Chapter 231 First Meeting (First Update)
After Lin Wen explained what happened.
Yang Shaohu spoke first.
"I think County Chief Lin's strategy is sound. Zhongzhou Governor Wang Bo'an is currently fighting on three fronts. He has to fight the invaders from the Papal Group, the Council behind them, and also protect the civilians."
"Because of the unfavorable war situation and the large number of casualties among the refugees, he has been attacked by the Council several times in a row at the Supreme Council meetings."
"Governor Wang has not taken refuge with any of the elders, so his situation is actually very dangerous."
Qin Luoshuang added, "In addition to whitewashing the Empire's victory, newspapers across the country are constantly attacking Wang Bo'an for his incompetence and uselessness, saying that he is the only drag on the Empire's war and a scum of the Empire."
"The current public opinion environment is also very unfavorable to him."
Yang Shaohu nodded.
"Ever since Wang Bo'an directly ridiculed the Council's ridiculous practices at the Supreme Council last time, the Council has designated him as their primary enemy. Old Dog Yu has personally devised numerous plans to defeat him and even prepared a replacement for him."
"Zhongzhou is a very important node for him. If he controls it, his sphere of influence will be connected from south to north. At that time, it will be even more disadvantageous to us."
"So, when we help Wang Boan, we are actually helping ourselves. Only by overthrowing the Council can the empire usher in the dawn of a new life."
Pa pa pa.
There was a burst of sparse applause, less than 10% of the officials applauded, and the other 90% of the officials were dumbfounded.
Overthrow the Council?
Random comments on the Governor?
Making irresponsible remarks about the Supreme Council of Elders?
Is this a county meeting? Am I not a town official?
Most officials had never experienced such an exciting meeting, and all they could think about was:
Who am I? Where am I? Who's having sex?
Lin Wen symbolically snapped a few times, then said, "Now let's discuss the issue of accepting refugees."
Huang Mingxiao, Director of the Civil Affairs Department, has presided over the resettlement of 300,000 disaster victims. He is the one who cares most about this issue and has the most say.
He said: "We currently have sufficient supplies. More than 200,000 tents and many daily necessities left behind at temporary resettlement sites during the disaster relief efforts are still stored in warehouses."
"The Civil Affairs Department currently has over a thousand officials and staff members, all of whom have extensive experience in resettlement work. I believe we are fully capable of handling the resettlement of 500,000 refugees."
Yang Shaohu said: "The construction of the second and third hospitals will be completed soon. If Miss Xia can recruit enough medical staff as soon as possible, our medical system will not be overwhelmed."
Xia Xiaoxiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will."
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically, and one difficulty after another was solved.
Under Xia Xiaoxiang's deliberate guidance, other officials quickly put aside their concerns and joined in the discussion, offering suggestions.
Xia Xiaoxiang fully played the role of organizer, and as the host, he acted as the coordinator and made the meeting very successful.
Amidst the heated discussions, the resettlement of 500,000 refugees, a task that cannot be underestimated in any region, was broken down and disassembled into insignificant matters, which were easily resolved by the corresponding officials.
Suddenly, many people discovered that this seemingly incredible thing was actually so simple with the cooperation of everyone.
Lin Wen was very pleased.
Finally, this day has finally come. The workers have worked hard, and good fortune has come to them, and he can reap the benefits.
Come on, workers, as long as you work hard, the boss will be able to become a true immortal and the master of the Tao soon.
By then, even if a tiny bit of energy leaks out from between the fingers of Lin Wen, the master of the Great Dao, it will be enough for you to eat.
Ha ha!
In less than an hour, all the work of resettling 500,000 refugees had been completed.
The resettlement site was chosen on a piece of wasteland below Huai Town.
That piece of land was very large and was surrounded by mountains on three sides, so the cold wind couldn't reach it. Lin Wen had captured the Phoenix Chick on a barren mountain there.
The most important thing is that the wasteland is very close to the highway out of the county, which is convenient for resettlement. It is also not far from Huai Town, which is convenient for material assistance. It can be said to kill three birds with one stone.
At the end of the discussion, when everyone was about to call it a day, Lao Xie suddenly jumped up and sang a different tune.
"We don't have enough money! 500,000 refugees, the way you're doing it, the average cost is 6 million a day!"
"Our current daily expenditure is an average of 36 million! Add in 500,000 refugees, and that's a total of 42 million! That's 1.26 billion a month! And our funds are practically depleted! Our revenue is nowhere near that!"
Lin Wen asked unhappily, "Has the small treasury been used up?"
The officials present all looked very embarrassed. Qin Luoshuang covered her face with her hands. She knew that this was how any official communication with Lin Wenlai would be.
"It's all gone."
Because she was in charge of the small treasury, she answered.
"It's all gone?" The first person to jump up was not Lin Wen, but Xiao Xiao. "I worked so hard to earn this money, and it's all gone so quickly?"
Qin Luoshuang was too lazy to explain: "Go ask him."
He pointed at Qi Mu, who was huddled in the corner. The latter's face quickly turned red. "Ah? Ah? I only bought a few mainframes?"
Old Xie had long been dissatisfied with this so-called Network Technology Department, and as soon as he got the chance, he immediately started foaming at the mouth.
"Don't you know how expensive mainframe computers are? Don't you know how expensive dedicated lines are? Don't you know how expensive your crappy Intel 4 processor is? If County Magistrate Lin hadn't said this was a top priority project, I wouldn't have approved it."
"alright."
Lin Wen stopped Lao Xie from complaining: "Please report how much money is left on the books and how much income you have."
Old Xie said angrily, "There's still a total of 840 million on the books, part of which came from the slush fund due to the pork incident."
Speaking of this, he glared at Xiao Xiao fiercely, and the latter glared back at him without showing any weakness.
Old Xie continued, "Among the County Government's revenue, tax revenue has grown significantly, averaging around 3.6 million yuan per day. Changshan Iron and Steel Plant's average daily profit is 1.1 million yuan, and Tenglibaba Company's average is around 7 million yuan per day. The total is only around 11.7 million yuan."
Lin Wen was silent for a moment. The gap was too big. He had already started two projects, so why was he still short of money?
After thinking for a while, he asked, "Where is the flying sword workshop?"
Zhao Pengyuan from the Imperial Capital Office replied, "Chief Lin, the equipment is still being debugged and we've encountered some difficulties..."
Lin Wen interrupted, "I know."
Turning around, he asked, "Qi Mu, why is Blue Moon Legend's profit so low?"
Qi Mu was stunned for a moment: "Ah? County Chief Lin, is this still low? Our download volume is skyrocketing every day, and countless people are calling to top up their accounts..."
Lin Wen interrupted, "How much is the download?"
Qi Mu said, "The average daily number of users is around 40,000 to 50,000. The average number of online users per day has exceeded 80,000. The second new server is being prepared. We are already the most popular online game in the empire..."
"No." Lin Wen frowned, "This amount is too low."
He turned to ask the people from the Long-term Cooperation Department: "How did you promote it?"
Cao Yuan, one of the four responsible persons, replied, "Chief Lin, the online pop-up ads have already been launched. We are still preparing the film, advertising design, and promotional video...."
"Still planning?" Lin Wen had no intention of listening to his nonsense. "You have three days to go. If you see someone in golden armor carrying a sword in any first-tier city, come and cut my ad!"
The four advertising giants were startled, knowing that they had already angered County Governor Lin and could not delay the matter any longer.
Fortunately, County Mayor Lin had already told them the key points and methods of the advertisement, and after experiencing it for some time, they also understood the appeal of this game.
The four of them looked at each other and decided to create something earth-shattering.
Otherwise, their limelight would be completely overshadowed by the Finance Department, the Security Department and the Chief Personnel Department, and even the newly established Planning Bureau would tend to overtake them.
The Changxie Department, which was originally in its heyday, was actually placed under the Changli Department and was messed around by a woman. They really couldn't swallow this.
"Okay, that's it."
Lin Wen clapped his hands and decided to end the meeting.
Old Xie suddenly started howling again: "Chief Lin! There's not enough money! The daily shortfall is over 30 million! And this advertising will cost even more. Their method is too expensive. We must cut costs. The refugee standard must be lowered to 2 million per day..."
Huang Mingxiao immediately retorted, "Two million? Only four dollars per refugee per day?"
"What's the big deal? When there were 300,000 disaster victims, the expenditure was only 1.2 million, which is only 4 yuan a day!"
Huang Mingxiao's face immediately turned red: "I didn't have money back then! Now..."
"I don't have any money now!" Old Xie said loudly: "If I could get 4 yuan then, I can get it now!"
He turned around and tried to seek Lin Wen's support: "Chief Lin, are you right?"
Lin Wen suddenly realized, "I almost forgot, Huang Mingxiao, you should raise the living standards of refugees by two levels."
Old Xie was stunned.
Huang Mingxiao was delighted: "Okay, County Chief Lin, that means 12 yuan per day for food and 8 yuan for other supplies, a total of 10 million per day."
"Alright, that's it. Our next priority will be to continue the development of Changshan County and provide assistance to refugees."
Before Old Xie could come to his senses, Lin Wen quickly slipped out.
The new officials had never seen such a bizarre conference before. They felt it was novel and exciting at the same time, as if they, the small officials, had also stepped into the struggle among the upper echelons of the empire and could have a little connection with the council and the elders.
However, a few people began to think about giving up.
After all, not everyone dares to go against the Council.
(End of this chapter)
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