Chapter 138 Wave
How could Lin Wen refuse such a good thing?
But when he said goodbye and left, he found that things were far beyond his imagination.
He originally thought that there would be only tens of thousands of people at most, but when he looked over, he didn't expect that there were nearly 10,000 people under Qi Mu who were helping to recruit people.
The entire old city was packed with people, stretching as far as the eye could see, and there were a lot of shouting sounds coming one after another.
"Hey buddy! Changshan County is great, 800 yuan a month. How much do you make here? 500? And it includes food and lodging!"
"How could I lie to you? The County Hall was recruiting, and the big shot was there in person. And then there was this little idiot who got himself into trouble, and tens of thousands of people chased him and beat him! I saw it with my own eyes!"
"What big shot?"
"I heard he's the chief engineer of the Imperial Network!"
"Right, right. How could such a powerful person deceive an illiterate person like you?"
“But why do they recruit so many people?”
"Hey! You don't know, this is a secret imperial project, a super project that can be worked on steadily for several years. I'm only telling you quietly, don't tell anyone else."
Some people waved hard:
"This way, this way, County Hall clerk applicants! This way!"
"Look, that guy over there with the silver anchor badge on his chest is a County Hall employee!"
"They will all be responsible for the Empire's super projects in the future!"
"You're so jealous! I told you to study harder, but you didn't listen! You didn't listen! Now you can only do hard labor like your father!"
Lin Wen finally found Qi Mu, who was sweating profusely.
At this time, he had requisitioned an open-air hall with at least a few hundred tables, and behind the tables were all new Changshan County Government staff members with silver anchor badges on their chests.
They are busy registering every new worker.
Qi Mu was at the back, surrounded by people who came to interview for county office positions, and cheers and sighs could be heard from time to time.
But those who were rejected were not disappointed and immediately turned around to join the labor team.
Seeing this scene, Lin Wen decided not to disturb him.
He originally wanted to stop this horrible recruitment meeting.
From the looks of it along the way, the number of people was at least 100,000.
Changshan County is so poor that it doesn't even have a hair on its head. Where did the imperial project come from for more than 100,000 laborers to work on it?
The number of workers to rebuild homes for disaster victims has long been saturated, and what is lacking is large-scale construction machinery.
Shangxi Town has a maximum population of only 50,000 to 60,000 people, and it is almost unable to accommodate them.
The County Hall is indeed short of staff, but at this glance, even if only one percent of the people can get the job, it will almost fill up the County Hall.
And there wasn't a single officer he needed!
There is no sign of anyone who can take over some of Wolong's work.
Moreover, Lin Wen also found that he seemed to have underestimated the power of his conditions. Changshan County was indeed very poor, and Yaojing was indeed very developed.
However, in the developed Yaojing, they suffered from hardship, humiliation, fatigue, hunger, and discrimination. They received the lowest wages and did the heaviest work without enjoying any benefits.
It’s better to go to a poor place, at least you can have enough food to eat.
Their only worry is being deceived. After they go there, the promised benefits will be cancelled and their salary will be cut in half.
This kind of thing does happen.
But when all this was guaranteed by the empire, the attractiveness of this job far exceeded Lin Wen's imagination.
The lives of the lower-class civilians in Yaojing Lingdu were far more miserable than what Lin Wen had seen and heard. They lived in poverty and were exploited by the foremen layer by layer. The compensation they received was almost gone, and they could barely fill their stomachs.
If you don't work for a day, you won't have food to eat.
They can't afford to get sick, can't afford to take leave, and can't stand injuries. This is their true portrayal.
In the most developed Yaojing, the lowest class of people are like residents of the abyss.
Lin Wen's recruitment was like a ray of light shining into this abyss.
Once it was confirmed that the light was not an illusion, countless people naturally flocked to it.
Lin Wen already felt that good fortune was surging towards him, and the faint cry of [Without a Colorful Phoenix] kept lingering in his ears.
So he decided to go all out and accept everything.
And when Chang Shengxu's power came to an end, everything became a foregone conclusion.
This feeling of a dream coming true drove all the poor people almost crazy. Some of them laughed out loud, some burst into tears, and many more just clung to the piece of paper proving their successful application as if it were their life and property.
To them, this means that a bright future is beckoning them. With hope in their hearts, they quickly pack their luggage and belongings, or simply take nothing with them and board the bus, green train, or large ferry to Changshan County.
But for Lin Wen, this is a huge pressure.
He bears the hopes of all these people, which means he must fulfill his promise. Otherwise, if the promise is broken, hope disappears, and bad karma soars, then he will explode on the spot.
Lin Wen immediately used a satellite phone to contact Zhao Minggong who was working in the hospital.
When Zhao Minggong heard that Lin Wen had recruited at least 100,000 workers in one go, he remained silent for a long time.
Lin Wen continued:
"Most of them are from the lower classes of Yaojing, and they can no longer survive in this city."
"Their living conditions are very bad. From what I saw on the scene, there are quite a few disabled, sick, and chronically malnourished people. I also told Qi Mu to take them all in."
"So, in the coming period, you will be receiving a large number of workers, as well as some patients. Please make sure to find a way to properly arrange them."
On the other end of the phone, when Zhao Minggong heard the death option, which was almost impossible for a normal person to choose, he suddenly laughed.
"As expected of County Chief Lin."
“Never shrink from the difficulties of reality, and never compromise because of the uncertainty of the future.”
"good!"
His voice suddenly became excited.
“This will be the most meaningful thing I’ll ever do in my life.”
"Don't worry, County Chief Lin, I will do my best to settle them!"
"They have a place in the future development of Changshan County!"
"Thank you, County Magistrate Lin."
The phone hung up.
However, even after taking so many measures, things were still far beyond Lin Wen's imagination.
After 10 o'clock in the evening, the recruitment ended and the number of registered people had exceeded 80,000, far exceeding the capacity limit provided by Changsheng.
The next morning, recruitment continued.
Although Lin Wen has decided to fight to the end.
But when I arrived at the scene, even though I was mentally prepared, I was still dumbfounded.
After a night of fermentation, people who were still hesitant, those who did not believe, those who had not made up their minds for various reasons, as well as more unemployed people who had just learned the news, low-level coolies, oppressed gray-collar or white-collar workers, unemployed students who graduated, a large number of wanderers who came here because of the reputation but could not find decent jobs, various poor people who made a living by odd jobs, handicraftsmen, etc., came one after another.
At a glance, the sea of people stretched to the end of the sight.
The old town is almost full.
As a last resort, Lin Wen had to move the recruitment location to the outskirts of the city and put up a huge billboard full of reverse advertisements, which detailed how poor and backward Changshan County was and how almost all modern welfare was unavailable there.
This successfully dissuaded some of the undecided and trend-following people, but there were still many people left, and the huge crowd did not decrease much.
Because, the most core and crucial thing is that the treatment promised by Lin Wen has not changed.
It is impossible to change.
He is a cultivator.
The better the treatment, the more good karma one has. If it weren't for the fact that 8,000 yuan a month would make him explode, he would want to recruit all the poor people in the empire and pay them all 8,000 yuan.
What? You don’t want 8,000?
Are you looking down on County Magistrate Lin's financial strength? Someone slipped me 80,000 yuan and told me to look down on you. You'll be in big trouble!
This is very stylish. Lin Wen likes this kind of thing. It has a great feel.
However, that was just a dream scene, unless he had already ascended to the Golden Immortal and could make gold, silver and treasures fall from the sky with a wave of his hand.
But in the physical world, there is no such thing.
There are no gods.
Only people.
As time went by, more and more people showed up at the scene, and it looked like the number would break the 200,000 mark. Changshan County couldn't possibly handle so many people. They might not even be able to pay their salaries, let alone their resettlement.
However, Lin Wen had no intention of backing down.
This is a ray of light that finally shines in from the abyss. If it is extinguished just because of Lin Wen’s own difficulties, it would be too cruel to those who came here with hope.
It is also not in line with Lin Wen’s consistent spirit.
For Lin Wen, any action that reduces demand, lowers wages, or reduces quotas due to temporary difficulties is a retreat.
It is a retreat in the face of a powerful enemy.
For Lin Wen, any retreat is unacceptable.
If you don't seize the good opportunities that are right in front of you because of a little difficulty, then when you face the challenges of the immortals and gods in the future, won't you have no choice but to kneel down?
If you can't kill immortals and destroy your ancestors, then what's the point of cultivating immortality? What's the difference between that and just hanging around in the mortal world?
Therefore, this is actually a kind of practice, an experience, and a challenge.
The spirit of never giving up is the most fundamental value of human existence.
At least that's the case for Lin Wen.
Of course, we can't act recklessly, we also need to be methodical.
Lin Wen told Qi Mu that all temporary staff should repeatedly emphasize to any job applicant all the backwardness of Changshan County during recruitment, and make him confirm five times before deciding to recruit him.
In this way, we can completely eliminate some of the unsteady people, some of the people who do not particularly need this job, some of the unrealistic people who have illusions, and some of the people who blindly follow the trend.
Only in this way can we more accurately help those who need Changshan County's work more.
It can not only reduce the burden on Changshan County, but also reduce the conflicts after unrealistic fantasies are shattered in the future, and ensure the acquisition rate of good karma.
Kill four birds with one stone!
Maybe this is genius.
Lin Wen thought happily.
(End of this chapter)
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