Chapter 142: Helping the Weak and Fighting the Strong
Therefore, money became the number one problem in Changshan County.
But County Magistrate Lin told him not to worry about the money.
Zhao Minggong also came according to the plan of not being short of money.
Changshan County is a very, very underdeveloped place. The fundamental reason is that it has complex terrain, numerous mountains, inconvenient transportation, extremely lacking infrastructure, and the risk of floods.
But from the perspective of the entire empire, it is located right in the center of the empire, with the Yunxiao Mountains above it and the Taixu Mountains below it. It is connected to Yunzhou, Lingzhou, and Hezhou in the west, and Zhongzhou, Mingzhou, and Dongqinzhou in the east.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is a major transportation route.
However, most of the western part of Changshan County is completely barren mountains and wilderness, making it impossible to pass through.
The difficulty of passing through Changshan County is not much different from that of passing directly through the Yunxiao Mountains.
Therefore, Changshan County's future development plan must include comprehensive infrastructure construction, the construction of roads, railways, ship docks, and the thorough reinforcement of embankments.
Moreover, due to various problems, the accumulated silt caused by floods has not yet been cleared.
The collapsed dam was only preliminarily sealed by the imperial engineering team. It was neither repaired nor reinforced. If there is another flood next year, the outcome will inevitably be the same as this year.
Therefore, the work that Zhao Minggong now assigns to the workers is to clear flood silt, eliminate the impact of floods, and repair embankments.
Subsequent tasks include digging mountains to build roads, building infrastructure, repairing water conservancy projects, leveling hills, and so on.
Once the plan is implemented, not to mention 400,000 workers, even 800,000 can be accommodated.
The core issue is still money.
Of course, a large number of talents are also needed.
A normal county hall cannot be run by just one person.
All matters require corresponding personnel to handle them. A complete and mature organization is the greatest guarantee for the plan.
Therefore, Zhao Minggong once again urged Lin Wen to quickly recruit talented people.
Lin Wen was a little confused about this.
If you want a talented person to come to Changshan County to develop, you must let him see the prospects for development. It is difficult to recruit him with money alone, unless "but he really gives too much."
But that is unaffordable.
Before he could come up with a solution, a special envoy from the Governor's Office arrived and handed him two documents.
One document was an administrative notice informing Lin Wen that Changshan County's administrative affiliation had been changed from Dongqinzhou to independence, and was directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial headquarters.
The other one was a new document granting the seal of authority to govern the country, and the authority granting the seal was changed from Governor-General Sheng Huaixuan to the imperial headquarters.
Lin Wen didn't quite understand what this meant, so he went to find Qin Luoshuang.
She already had an office in the county hall, which was registered as the Changshan County Governor's Guard Department.
This is an official standard agency, which means that all salaries and budgets for this department are allocated by the Imperial Headquarters.
At the same time, she is also the director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau, which is a local agency within Changshan County.
Ordinary county governors do not have this power. The establishment of new departments or professional work organizations requires approval from superiors.
However, Lin Wen had the power of military governorship, and he could directly establish any department. His authority was only valid within Changshan County, but his official rank was officially recognized and could not exceed the town level at most, but his salary was paid by Lin Wen.
As a result, the salary of the heads of these two departments was only 1 dollar.
All of their employees are also assigned to the County Governor's Guard Department, so Lin Wen doesn't have to pay their salaries himself.
If there were no limit on the number of people, Lin Wen would have almost killed all 1.5 million people in Changshan County.
So Qin Luoshuang's current income is the director's salary of 3,600 yuan + 3,600 yuan in benefits + 1 yuan + 1 yuan, a total of 7,202 yuan.
Calculated by purchasing power, this is equivalent to a monthly income of 14,404 yuan in the original world, making her a truly rich and beautiful woman.
Of course, Qin Luoshuang herself did not feel this way. Her daily pocket money used to be more than this amount.
As soon as I entered the director's office, I saw Qin Luoshuang working behind a huge mahogany table. Ten KGB "crows" stood on her left and right. They had cold and serious expressions, and a badge consisting of a sword and a large shield hung on their chests.
These are all members of the spy organization that Qin Luoshuang formed in the past in Sky Song. Although Sky Song has collapsed, the members of this spy organization are still loyal to her.
After hearing the call from their former leader, they gathered together. Now there are more than 200 people, and the KGB has begun to take shape.
The KGB is an organization under the county governor's guard department, with its headquarters in Changle Town, which is also Qin Luoshuang's other office.
Both of them were very busy, so without any greetings, Qin Luoshuang said directly: "Yao Jing Lingdu just called to express condolences and support for Changshan County. What happened?"
Qin Luoshuang maintains all foreign relations, and the Foreign Affairs Bureau is responsible for this.
At present, Qin Luoshuang is the only commander in this department.
Lin Wen handed the document in his hand over. Qin Luoshuang quickly read it, closed her eyes, leaned back gently, and leaned against the back of the chair.
This action exposed the flatness of her chest.
However, this is the standard outfit for fairies. Only in this way can one look ethereal and graceful when wearing white clothes.
There has never been a giant bear fairy, this is completely image-destroying.
After a moment, Fairy Qin said, "It's a blessing in disguise. Sheng Huaixuan is afraid that you'll be too aggressive and ruin his plans. No, not Governor Sheng, but his allies. Sheng Huaixuan has never been afraid of such things."
"Yu Zhongxian must have been the secret promoter. You directly ripped him off in the joint meeting. He must hate you to the core. But he can't keep attacking Sheng Huaixuan. Blindly escalating the war will only result in mutual destruction."
"His best option is to push for Changshan County's independence, so that he can attack you alone. Because you are already administratively managed like a state, directly under the control of the Imperial Headquarters."
"But your authority has not been taken away; the grantor has simply changed. This proves that you are not completely abandoned and still have much room for maneuver."
Qin Luoshuang opened her eyes, only to see Lin Wen staring blankly at her chest, not knowing what he was thinking.
"What are you doing?"
Qin Luoshuang blushed and buttoned up her coat.
Lin Wen was still in a daze. He just thought of fairies from his flat chest, then of dual cultivation from fairies, then of competing for a Taoist partner, then of fighting for a Taoist partner, then of fighting for a Taoist partner, then of fighting for a Taoist partner, then of the battle between fairies and demons. Then he was immersed in the battle between fairies and demons, and it was difficult to pull his thoughts out of his mind for a while.
"Will you be serious?"
Qin Luoshuang was very angry.
"Didn't you say I wasn't good enough for you? Why are you still staring?"
"Oh, sorry." Lin Wen managed to collect his thoughts. "You're still a mortal, you're really not worthy of me. I wasn't looking at you just now. I was thinking about something else."
As soon as these words were spoken, not only was Qin Luoshuang furious, but even the ten agents turned their eyes towards him, but they always abided by their duties and did not say a word.
But, unlike before, she recovered quickly.
"Never mind, that's your style."
She covered her forehead with her hands, looking helpless.
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Yes, you have matured a lot. Do you think I can use this opportunity to recruit the hidden talents in the empire? Just like you."
Qin Luoshuang gave him a strange look: "How did you find me then?"
Lin Wen said, "A person named Zhang Jing, who wishes to remain anonymous, told me this."
"Then go find him."
"He has passed away."
Qin Luoshuang felt a little strange, but didn't ask any more questions. After thinking for a moment, she said, "I can do some propaganda for you, suggesting that Changshan County's independence is the result of the Empire's attention. It's impossible for outsiders to understand the Empire's internal affairs so clearly. Maybe it will be useful."
"Alternatively, you could also look for officials who have fallen from power and been convicted, but this might be risky and might offend people."
"Your current relationships are extremely important, otherwise you will be very sad if no one helps you during the meeting."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Don't you have it? Just take responsibility."
Qin Luoshuang sighed, "Okay, I'll take care of all these things. Your top priority right now is money. The Finance Department only has 160 million on its books."
"Changshan County is full of money-making expenses. The monthly wages of 400,000 workers alone are 320 million, not to mention any other expenses. Add to that the home reconstruction, land reclamation in Shangxi Town, and all the other expenses. You'd need at least 1 billion a month in revenue to keep it afloat."
"Changshan County's revenue now relies entirely on Huaizhen, but this year's major taxes have already been collected. The minor taxes only average a few tens of thousands per month, which is almost negligible."
Lin Wen frowned. This was too little. Huaizhen was the capital of Changshan County, with a population of more than 400,000. Collecting only this little tax must be a problem.
Suddenly, I remembered my previous successful experience, and an idea came to my mind.
"Qin Luoshuang, from now on, you will immediately form the Changshan County Forbidden Spell Master Corps, and the KGB will temporarily halt its expansion."
Qin Luoshuang looked at him with a puzzled look.
When Lin Wen handed over the security department to him, he explained that there were seven units. Except for the last "Dragon Group" which was commanded by Lin Wen himself, the other six were handed over to her to form.
Among them, the "Changshan County Forbidden Spell Mage Group" is the sixth and should be the last unit she formed.
But now, the formation of the first unit "KGB" is far from complete, and its strength is far less than one percent of the strength of her spy organization during the Sky Song period.
But she was asked to set up the sixth unit in advance. Why?
Moreover, the name of this Forbidden Spell Mage Group is really weird. I wonder why it was given such a name?
She was thinking.
Does it have anything to do with your philosophy?
Lin Wen continued:
"After its formation, the Changshan County Forbidden Spell Mage Corps will focus on Changshan County, primarily Huai Town, to crack down on tax evasion, smuggling, and underground transactions."
"First, arrest some of the smugglers and confiscate all their illegal gains."
"Catch the wealthy in the city and thoroughly investigate their deeds. Those with bad records will be imprisoned for crimes against humanity and required to atone for their sins with all their wealth."
"If anyone has committed a serious crime and has blood on their hands, they must atone for their sins before being handed over to Fang Yaobo for trial."
"If you're not sure whether it's good or bad, come to me."
"Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Qin Luoshuang looked at him. She knew very well what kind of storm was behind these few light words.
He could have said it so clearly, there was no way he didn't know the consequences of doing so.
She asked softly, "Is this your philosophy?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "No, it's not mine. I borrowed it."
"But, fighting the strong and supporting the weak, and upholding fairness and justice, isn't that what you and I want to do?"
(End of this chapter)
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