Chapter 278 Unbreakable Friendship
Lin Wen naturally refused.
Qin Luoshuang didn't say much and hung up the phone.
About half an hour later, a speedboat came over. It was a quarter of the Changshan County Navy's strength and was converted from a lifeboat.
The previous cargo ship was Qin Luoshuang's own personal property. She hid it when she fled. She only took it out and used it after Changshan County officially broke off relations with the Qin Group.
Lin Wen decided to confiscate them when he returned and put them into the navy, so that the Changshan County Navy would not have only four speedboats, which would be too shabby.
The speedboat driver skillfully stopped the boat at the riverbank and called out, "Chief Lin, come aboard."
He was wearing an army uniform and was obviously a soldier transferred directly from the army by Fang Dashan.
Lin Wen put the man on the speedboat and said, "You can go back."
The soldier did not suspect anything and saluted County Governor Lin before turning around and returning.
Lin Wenzhe jumped into the river and pushed the speedboat back to Changshan County.
With the blessing of [Fish and Water Harmony], he is boosted by the water flow. The faster the water flow, the faster his speed.
He can reach speeds of over 100 knots in the Tianjiang River, far exceeding the snail's pace of 40 knots of a speedboat.
After being pushed by Lin Wen, the speedboat suddenly broke through its limit and sped across the river at a speed of 80 knots, scaring the soldiers on it.
The speedboat seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit, and no matter how he accelerated or slowed down, it was of no use.
It was not until the Huaizhen Wharf that the speedboat suddenly slowed down and stopped just in front of the wharf, as if he was driving it.
Several navy soldiers who were waiting for him shouted in surprise: "Hey, how did you get back so soon?"
"Xiao Zhang, I've told you countless times that the water on the Tianjiang River is turbulent. Don't drive too fast. It's dangerous."
"Ah, hello, County Magistrate Lin."
"Huh? County Chief Lin, why are you all wet?"
"Look at you, Xiao Zhang! You're driving so fast you're splashing water all over County Governor Lin!"
Xiao Zhang looked at Lin Wen carrying someone away with a confused look on his face, feeling as if his brain was disconnected.
I must never drive a boat after drinking in the future.
Xiao Zhang, who always drinks two kilograms of white wine before boarding the boat, thought secretly.
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Qin Luoshuang and others arrived later than Lin Wen.
This trip was very fruitful and we were busy for a long time before we finished the work.
There were more than 6,000 civilians who returned with them. They were not refugees but immigrants and were handed over to Chen Xingtai for resettlement.
At present, more than 30,000 simple houses made of wood have been built at the foot of the Taixu Mountains, which have accommodated more than 300,000 volunteers and farmers rescued from various places, and the construction is still continuing.
More than a thousand members of the Black Knife Society were also resettled there. Under the guidance of Yun Qingshui, its leader He Shangsheng saw their dream home in Shangxi Town.
The endless fields, the thriving crops, the simple but complete water conservancy facilities, the farmers working with laughter and joy, their smiling faces without a trace of sadness, deeply moved He Shangsheng.
Seeing the 500,000 hectares of fields in the distance, the endless fertile land, the bustling scene of land reclamation, the ridges that had begun to take shape, and the neatly divided fields, he burst into tears.
"Damn it, if I had known there would be such good land and such a good official, why would so many brothers die?"
"So many brothers and sisters, so many good kids, and they all died like this. Damn those Shizhou officials, they're such a piece of shit."
He suddenly grabbed Yun Qingshui's hands.
"Qingshui, I want to see County Magistrate Lin! I want to join them, I want to fight my way back to Shizhou, and I want to chop off the heads of those bastards."
Before he knew it, tears were streaming down his face.
"I'm willing to be a vanguard. Our Black Blade Society doesn't want a penny. If you die, you'll be buried right there. All you ask is that we be allowed to fight the enemy!"
Yun Qingshui's father and He Shangsheng were old friends. This heroic man, who was well-known in Shizhou, often visited the Yun family and even taught her martial arts.
At that time, He Shangsheng had a head full of black hair and was full of vigor and vitality. She often chatted and laughed with her father in the hall.
In just ten years, He Shangsheng now has a face full of wrinkles, a hunched back, and gray hair, looking like a dying old man.
His previous big sword was gone, leaving only two guns at his waist.
Yun Qingshui felt pity and couldn't bear to refuse, so he agreed.
The wrinkles on He Shangsheng's face spread out like a blooming old chrysanthemum.
He kept saying, "Good girl, good girl. I knew you were a good girl from the first time I saw you. You must work hard with County Chief Lin, cultivate more land, take in more farmers, and let them no longer suffer. County Chief Lin is such a good man, God will surely bless him with a long life..."
Yun Qingshui did not interrupt the old man's mumbling. This was actually a way to vent and regulate his emotions. The Black Knife Society had more than 100,000 people at its peak, but only about a thousand were left after the deaths. This was a huge blow to him.
She had also brought her brothers into desperate situations, and she would never forget the mixed feeling of despair and guilt.
So, she especially understood his feelings.
However, she actually could not influence Changshan County as He Shangsheng thought.
The Democratic Party is just an organization under the jurisdiction of Changshan County. Although she and Xingtai are the mayor and deputy mayor, they have never been involved in the actual operation of Changshan County.
Therefore, she could not be sure that Lin Wen would incorporate them into the Changshan County army.
But she couldn't possibly refuse such an old man's desperate request.
"Anyway, I'll go find Lin Wen tonight."
She thought.
"Anyway, he promised to tutor me. The more I read that 'book,' the more confused I get. The corresponding reference, 'The Road to Rise,' and the prequel, 'Birth and Fall,' are completely contradictory. Now I can't even understand the manifesto. My head is full of tool science, and I'm completely confused."
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More than 4,000 "human security forces" were locked up. Lin Wen picked out those who were all black and killed them. The rest were originally planned to be recruited into the Changshan County Army by Fang Dashan, but Lin Wen firmly disagreed.
The environment of the military melting pot has not yet been established, and this group of profit-seeking mercenaries will only pollute the environment if they enter.
As a result, the human security army became a non-staff army of Changshan County and was divided into five regiments.
The group leaders were Xu Chaogong, Li Changsheng, Hu Ming, and Shi Shuangyu, the favorite student of Shizhou Governor Gu Xuanli.
Shi Shuangyu never expected that he, the most direct descendant of the Shizhou Governor's direct descendants, would be directly appointed as the head of the regiment.
Did the young sheriff trust him so much?
But what he didn't know was that when Lin Wen saw this guy, he was full of rebellion, a thousand times more arrogant than Wei Yan, and had nothing in his heart except money, which made him just the right person to command these mercenaries.
Lin Wen specially formulated a special military merit system for them.
First, Lin Wen declared that because they had opposed the great County Chief Lin, each of them owed him one million, and the head of the group owed him one hundred million. They would only be allowed to leave if they paid off the money with military merits.
If you want to continue working after paying off the debt, you can withdraw cash using your military merits.
If you try to run away before paying back the money, you will be guilty of the "crime against humanity of not paying back the money you owe County Governor Lin" and will be hunted down to death.
If you die in battle, you will also receive a pension. The beneficiary of the pension can be designated by themselves, and it will not be deducted or used to repay their "debts."
In order to give them some hope and show the generosity of County Governor Lin, Lin Wen specifically stipulated that the money repaid with military merits would be ten times the amount.
The normal price is when you withdraw money using your military merits.
If you understand it the other way around, the amount you withdraw using your military merits is only one tenth of the standard amount.
The military merit system was written by Qin Luoshuang under the pressure of Lin Wen. It was based on the empire's military merit system and was relatively fair.
Lin Wen also mixed in some upgrade concepts, and soldiers can choose to upgrade instead of exchanging their military merits for money.
The levels are all set. The lowest level is the fighter, then the combat master, the great combat master, and all the way up to the combat emperor.
The required military merit for each level is doubled to ensure that a large amount of military merit can be recovered, extending service time and saving money.
As for what the upgrade would do, Lin Wen hadn't figured it out yet, so he wrote down a special reward from County Chief Lin. It might be something like healing injuries, restoring disabilities, restoring virility, or improving health. In short, most of these would fall under spells like [Yangzhi Ganlu].
Of course, this newly formed human security army still needs supervisors to ensure that they do not escape or rebel.
Lin Wen decided to form a special supervisory army to be responsible for this task, and all specific matters were handed over to Qin Luoshuang.
Anyway, she spies on others every day, so she should be very good at this kind of work.
Qin Luoshuang was extremely annoyed by this. She felt that Lin Wen treated her like a trash can and threw all kinds of chores on her.
She also has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and she has to do the next work well, otherwise she will feel uncomfortable and unable to sleep.
“There are still not enough people.”
Qin Luoshuang thought.
Changshan County is now a large region in terms of population, but there are still only a few main officials. Every day, affairs pile up like mountains. The higher the official, the more tired he is. At their level, he is exhausted every day.
If there wasn't a Wolong who helped them share a lot of pressure with extremely high efficiency, not to mention a dog, even if they were exhausted as a pig, they would not be able to finish it.
Thinking of this, Qin Luoshuang became a little worried again. The last time, Zhao Minggong's condition was once very dangerous, and even an obituary was issued.
Although he was finally rescued and is now in good condition, the doctor is not sure what happened and does not know how long he can hold on.
If Wolong falls, Changshan County will inevitably fall into the abyss of endless affairs and will never be able to operate as efficiently as it is now.
"I want to force Xia to recruit people for me quickly."
But when she looked over, she found that Xia Xiaoxiang was even busier than her.
The compound she bought in Changle District has become a library, filled with files and archives everywhere. Xia Xiaoxiang is almost lying on the mountain of books.
The more than 30 employees around her all had scary dark circles under their eyes.
Xia Xiaoxiang's voice came from the crowd.
"No, this person cannot be used like this. Someone with such a bad temper cannot be in a window position facing the civilian population."
"This person needs to be observed. I feel like he's just putting on a show. Logistics managers are the most vulnerable to corruption. I don't want to take down another one."
"Hey, here, here, let's make an appointment for the five of you. I want to talk to you in person tonight."
Qin Luoshuang walked over quietly and saw her across the crowd.
Xia Xiaoxiang sat in the crowd, wearing a pair of large glasses, a serious apple hairstyle, and a loose gray official uniform that completely concealed her figure.
This was Xia Xiaoxiang's work attire, serious, plain and old-fashioned, deliberately covering up all her advantages, making her look like an old woman who had been in a high position for a long time and had no charm.
She looked a little tired, but still full of energy, as if something stronger was burning and supporting her.
Qin Luoshuang felt a little nostalgic. The last time she saw such an image was two years ago. She had never worn it like this since the organization fell into crisis and collapsed.
At that time, in order to raise funds for the organization's operations, she had to dress in the most gorgeous clothes and run around among her family and allies to win everyone's favor.
But in the end, this curse shattered their dreams and destroyed the hopes of countless like-minded young people.
It wasn't until Xia Xiaoxiang finished a section of his work that Qin Luoshuang called out, "Xia!"
Xia Xiaoxiang turned her head, and this simple word brought a smile from the bottom of her heart to her face.
"Qin," she called.
The autumn sunshine was pure and clear, and they looked at each other, just like that autumn many years ago.
The lonely girls met in a courtyard with locust flowers in full bloom. Qin Xiao, who was underage but already had the appearance of a fairy, and Xia Fei, who was as delicate as a jade doll, looked at each other in the same way. Their lonely hearts, which were far superior to their peers in intelligence and talent, collided with each other and produced the most sincere friendship.
They had promised never to separate, just as they had also promised:
"I will definitely find the best man in the world and make him your husband."
(End of this chapter)
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