Chapter 166: Brother Pig is alive
At the meeting the next day, several councilors in blue-gray robes joined.
Although Yun Zhixing was not very serious, he would not neglect his job. He immediately whispered, "Here comes the trouble. Today's meeting is the main point."
Lin Wen nodded. His spirit had recovered to 36% and should be able to handle some common situations.
There are some dangers, but because I currently have 188 points of bad karma, it does not constitute the conditions for carrying out the final plan.
so.
"You're lucky."
The meeting was full of tension from the very beginning, and a fierce conflict broke out between Zezhou Governor Wu Jingtang, the meeting host Yang Huajie and the jury.
Yang Huajie accused Wu Jingtang of withholding a large amount of taxes paid by Zezhou, opening the border without authorization, maliciously allowing the Adriano Order's marauding teams to enter the interior of the empire to burn, kill and loot, and endlessly expanding the army in the name of the enemy.
Wu Jingtang angrily denounced the imperial headquarters for being idle and doing nothing. Knowing that Zezhou was in financial difficulty both internally and externally, they still refused to provide assistance, withheld money, and did not respond to Zezhou's many needs.
After a heated exchange of words between the two sides, the jury initiated the impeachment procedure against the governor.
Forty-eight people, forty-eight votes in total.
Forty votes in favor, three votes against, and five abstentions.
Impeachment passed.
"Zezhou Governor Wu Jingtang retains his position and is ordered to correct all issues raised by the Imperial Headquarters within one month. The Headquarters will dispatch a special commissioner to oversee the matter. After one month, the case will be submitted to the Supreme Elders Council for a decision on his fate."
Wu Jingtang left the room angrily, and his entourage also left with him. The conference room suddenly became much emptier.
The next one is Yunzhou Governor Zhao Chaoyang.
Zhao Chaoyang was gentle and spoke in a well-organized manner, always expressing his willingness to abide by the arrangements and instructions of the imperial headquarters.
Yang Huajie finally announced: "Yunzhou Governor Zhao Chaoyang is ordered to correct all issues raised by the Imperial Headquarters within one month, and the headquarters will conduct an inspection one month later."
Zhao Chaoyang gladly accepted the order.
Then, a burly councilor stood up. He had a face full of flesh and a long scar, and looked more like an executioner.
He took two steps forward and submitted the impeachment letter to the Imperial Headquarters Jury. Then he turned around, faced everyone, and said loudly:
"Counselor Chang Hai proposed impeaching Changshan County Magistrate Lin Wen for his incompetence, poor governance, and abuse of power."
"He's been in office for only a few months, and the region he oversees is already in chaos, plagued by ills and rampant corruption. This has caused Changshan County's output to plummet, now less than one-tenth of what it was in the same period last year."
"Therefore, I would consider that he is no longer capable of serving as sheriff and should be immediately removed from office and handed over to the court for trial."
Yang Huajie carefully read the materials submitted by the review committee. In addition to a large number of details, the materials mainly contained the output value statistics of Changshan County, but the data were all obtained through informal channels.
He put down the materials and asked, "Where are the official materials?"
A staff member handed over the formal documents. Yang Huajie took a quick look and frowned slightly:
“This is an estimated value.”
The staff member replied, "Master Yang, according to the rules, the output value for this quarter will not be calculated until the middle of the next quarter. However, the reviewer has already provided concrete evidence that matches the estimate of the Imperial Headquarters and is credible."
Yang Huajie asked again, "Director General of Taxation, what is the tax situation in Changshan County?"
Yan Gao, the head of the Imperial Tax Department, replied, "Due to the previous dispute, our headquarters has not received a single cent from Changshan County."
One member of the jury said, "I believe the plummeting output of Changshan County is the County Governor's primary responsibility. He must be dismissed and punished to set the record straight."
Another person also said, "I second the motion. This year, all regions have achieved good results, except Changshan County, which has plummeted. This sets a very bad precedent for the empire. Severe punishment is necessary to curb this downward trend."
The atmosphere in the meeting hall was approaching that of the first deliberation session, and Yun Zhixing became nervous. Although he had only been in Changshan County for a short time, like Qin Luoshuang, he had already regarded this place as his new home.
Lin Wen is the pillar of this new family. His power as governor has perfectly transformed Changshan County into a private reserve. As long as time passes, all the brothers and sisters of the former Sky Song will gather and return.
Having learned from their past lessons, they will surely rebuild a new ideal home.
This is their dream that surpasses everything.
Therefore, he will also use all possible means to protect Lin Wen's safety.
Many members of the jury expressed their opinions one after another, and Yang Huajie was slightly shaken, but as the presiding judge, he had to have solid evidence and complete arguments before he could convict.
He turned to Lin Wen: "What do you want to say?"
Lin Wen couldn't hold it back any longer, and immediately jumped up, laughed loudly, and pointed at the reviewers sitting in the review council seats.
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Chang Hai and the other judges were furious. Chang Hai sneered, "Let's see how this little bastard can argue."
As soon as Lin Wen stretched out his hand, Yun Zhixing immediately handed over the materials prepared by Qin Luoshuang.
"Look! This is Changshan County's output value for this quarter."
"This quarter, Changshan County's output value is growing, with an increase of 19,400%!"
Lin Wen's words shocked everyone, and everyone's attention was focused on him.
19400%.
This is a terrifying number.
This means that Changshan County’s output value increased 194 times in just one quarter!
"Nonsense!" Chang Hai shouted angrily, "He's just talking nonsense!"
"Shut up! Shameless old thief! How can you judge whether it's true or false?"
"What did you say!" Chang Hai's face suddenly turned red.
Yun Zhixing submitted all the corresponding statistical materials, even giving a copy to the review committee.
Chang Hai lowered his head and read each line, his face turning red and green.
"Impossible, impossible, this is impossible."
He trembled and repeated a line like Lin Xiangsao.
"Impossible, this is all fake!"
He raised his head and looked at the judges, and several of them saluted him slightly.
Chang Hai immediately understood what was going on and exclaimed, "Obviously, this is crudely fabricated data!"
"Please note that Changshan County reportedly built approximately 200,000 houses in nearly three months, repaired and restored 9,000 houses, dug 7,000 drainage channels, constructed 800 kilometers of village roads and 50 kilometers of secondary roads, reinforced or are currently reinforcing over 30 embankments, built or are currently constructing over 10,000 infrastructure projects, and repaired and renovated a significant number of facilities."
"I'd like to ask, how many people are needed for such a massive project? How much funding is needed for such a massive project? Where do you get the people? Where does the funding come from?"
"This is the Imperial Headquarters. Do you think this is your County Hall? You're just making this up? Nonsense..."
"Shut up!" Lin Wen shouted, interrupting him and pointing at his face: "You're a dog with a broken spine, and you still dare to bark in front of me?"
"You!" Chang Hai's neck suddenly became thicker than his face.
Lin Wen slammed the table and said, "Yun Zhixing! Tell them where the people come from and where the money comes from!"
Yun Zhixing's face flushed and he stood up immediately.
As an outstanding graduate of the Empire's top university, he was also the leader of the speech club during his student days. He is very good at speaking of his achievements in a fluent and emotional way.
He spoke eloquently and incessantly, describing how Changshan County mobilized the common people in the county to donate enthusiastically for the future development of Changshan County.
County Magistrate Lin worked tirelessly and moved the people. The common people in Huaizhen surrendered, laid down their arms, and donated all their property.
Of course, a few bad apples were found among them. After they were executed, their property was confiscated, which was also one of the sources of funds.
There were also a small number of lost horses who, under the moving persuasion of County Governor Lin, returned to the right path, changed their past mistakes, and created many beautiful stories.
Everyone had different expressions, all in disbelief.
After listening to Yun Zhixing's long-rehearsed crosstalk performance, they all went back to carefully read the materials handed over by Changshan Jun word by word.
The reviewer seemed to have become a chameleon, his face turning blue, white, and red at times.
After Yun Zhixing finished talking about where the money came from, he began to talk about where the people came from.
This is the real evidence.
Yun Zhixing was even more eloquent, talking about how County Governor Lin turned the tide and saved the collapsing empire. When the unemployment rate in the empire was about to collapse, he took action and recruited a large number of unemployed people with preferential treatment, giving countless poor civilians in the empire a new way of life.
He is simply a Buddha in every family and a true immortal in the world.
Yun Zhixing was already fully engaged in his speech. He madly praised the greatness of County Chief Lin, and praised from every angle County Chief Lin's noble character, far-sighted vision, majestic chest, broad shoulders, handsome face, charming height, and the key point that was enough to make everyone scream.
County Chief Lin has become the most perfect man in his dreams, the ultimate goal he strives to become. He has exhausted all the compliments to praise him, just like praising his future self.
Everyone was getting goosebumps after hearing this. Chang Hai couldn't stand it anymore and jumped up and shouted angrily, "Bullshit!"
Yun Zhixing, who was on top of the cloud, was brought back to his original state by a vulgar remark and immediately became furious.
"What did you say?"
His eyes were red as he stared at Chang Hai, as if he was ready to tear him to pieces at any time.
Chang Hai's hair stood on end as he was stared at. He dared not look back, and turned to the jury, saying, "This is all unverifiable! It's a lie deliberately fabricated by Changshan County!"
"No, that's not right!"
Wen Liang from the highest official Ministry of Personnel said.
"Changshan County has indeed recruited a lot of people. Not only has the quota for the Imperial Army been filled, but there are still over 10,000 local personnel and over 400,000 hired workers. I have also sent people to verify this, and it is indeed true."
"That's right." Xu Chengfeng said, "I've heard about the recruitment drive in Yaojing. Changshan Commandery has recruited over 400,000 ordinary workers in Yaojing. Mayor Changsheng has reported this to me."
"Right," another person said. "It was a big commotion at the time. It was during the Thirteen States Joint Conference, so many people knew about it."
Xu Li from the Imperial Planning Department said, "Also, Chang Duchang also explained this to the Supreme Elders Council. He said this is a new economic approach to differentiate people, allowing ordinary people to gather in Changshan County, allowing Changshan County to develop, and allowing outstanding talents to gather in Yaojing County, making Yaojing County more pure. It's a win-win situation."
The jury also said: "The Supreme Council praised this economic model. After the division, Yaojing's economy has developed rapidly, and the average salary has increased by more than 80%."
Xu Chengfeng slapped his thigh and said, "That's right! Changdu Chang said it was a win-win situation. The high-end Yaojing has already won, and the low-end Changshan County is the other winner!"
"Changshan County's base stats are low. Yaojing transferred a large amount of its resources to purify itself, and Changshan County experienced explosive growth. This is understandable!"
As soon as this was said, everyone nodded secretly. The host Yang Jiehua thought about it for a while and had a plan.
Chang Hai felt a severe dizziness, he could not stand and almost fainted.
He looked at several people on the jury for help.
But at this time, they seemed not to know him and turned a blind eye to him.
(End of this chapter)
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