Chapter 135: What kind of garbage is the agent?
Gu Hang assigned the task of building the school to Ossena, asking her to first set up the framework of the three colleges.
Ossena was actually a little surprised. According to what was said before, their primary focus in education was adult education, including literacy and basic worker training to make it easier to work in the factory.
In addition, there is four to six years of compulsory general education for children and teenagers.
This is very pragmatic behavior.
Doesn’t education cost money?
For adult education, the purpose is to provide short-term training so that they can be competent for their jobs as quickly as possible. Even if the training is a little sloppy, it is better than having manpower alone but unable to perform their duties. For children and teenagers, education focuses on the future, and there is no real need to use child laborers who overdraw their future potential and have low production efficiency.
However, in terms of education, in addition to students leaving their jobs, a large number of full-time teachers are also needed. These people need to be supported by the government, and they are all costs.
As for the church building, that was actually an easy matter. It was just a few houses. During the massive construction of Fuxing City, it was not difficult to plan out a place for special construction.
But according to what the Governor has said now, these three colleges can be considered as the level of higher education.
How long had it been since such a school existed on the Wrathful Owl? Most of the so-called intellectuals in the wasteland, at least those that Ossena had seen, were privately educated or trained on a small scale, relying on private tutors, education from elders, and a wealthy family background.
She herself has some of that in mind.
Into higher education?
Not bad, but isn't it a bit too early?
Apart from anything else, we can’t even find teachers who are good enough.
It's fine for that comprehensive college, Zhongsi College can also rely on drawing personnel from the army, or even shamelessly invite Phoenix to come, or even send people to the Phoenix Monastery for further studies.
But what about the technical college?
Among the forces under the Governor, Wu Jiarong is the only one who can be considered as an outstanding technical staff. The rest, her students, are nothing more than ordinary junior specialists who are not qualified to take on the responsibilities of teachers.
The same is true for comprehensive colleges. Should we let the local intellectuals who originally received the so-called elite education and family education in the inner city teach? It is not impossible, but we have to wait until the suitable ones are selected from them and then undergo the transformation of Zhongsi College.
She raised these questions to the Governor, and Gu Hang did not force her to carry out the orders, but gave her an explanation.
Of course, the so-called explanation does not mean to explain some system or something like that.
"It doesn't have to be used right away. I know everything you said. It's just that we need to build the framework first. Even if the content we teach is not good enough, it can always provide a place for teenagers who have completed compulsory education and for those with potential who want to learn further. It's true that things should be done step by step, but there must always be a beginning."
"I see."
After receiving the words, Ossena left.
As for education, even if there was no new [Architecture] interface, Gu Hang would still have to do it. The only difference is that it is now moved forward and there is a way to spend gifts to help.
The bonuses from the building system are not much, but the most important thing is long-term. Whether it is the colleges or the two types of factory bonuses, as long as the core areas under the rule can maintain stable production, they can play a long-term role.
Compared to the temporary expenditure, the long-term output is definitely valuable.
Of course, if we are faced with war every other day, and the factories and schools with the bonus of the building system are destroyed by others, there is nothing to say.
…
After Ossena left, Denison Henry followed in.
This guy just came from Garbage Town early this morning.
It’s not that he came here specifically to be a consultant to Gu Hang, but he really had something to do.
"Do you need more weapons?"
"Yes." Henry looked a little embarrassed when he answered. The last time he came to ask for military supplies, he seemed to have said that this was the last batch, but only a week later, he wanted it again.
But he had no choice.
He is not only a consultant to the New Alliance's Ministry of Commerce, but also a businessman who has served the Governor. But at the same time, in the past two months, his status in Garbage Town has also risen sharply. The agent he had always dreamed of in the past is now within his reach, and he has indeed obtained it.
Now, while working for the Governor, he also has to consider Garbage Town.
Fortunately, in his consideration, the two were not in conflict.
He organized his words and continued, "The main threat is from the green-skinned orcs. The number of those ghost creatures seems to have increased a lot compared to the past two years. We... the scavengers in Junk Town have abandoned several scavenging sites with good outputs; the adventurers have also gathered together and fought several battles with the green-skinned orcs, but to be honest, the physical strength of those green beasts is too high. Even though their weapons are relatively simple, their individual combat capabilities are still far beyond that of armed adventurers."
He paused, looked up at the Governor's face, and then continued, "Affected by the green-skinned orcs, the waste recycling industries in Garbage Town have lost about 20% of their output. If the situation continues to deteriorate, this number will increase. The last batch of weapons sold to Garbage Town must have been useful. We armed more than 3,000 scavengers and managed to hold off the greenskins. But the losses were huge. Not only were we unable to retake the original scavenging grounds, but we don't even know how long we can hold on."
After listening to Denison Henry's report, Gu Hang said thoughtfully: "Then what do you need?"
"More weapons, more powerful heavy equipment. The armed adventurers in Junk Town can no longer use ordinary rifles and risk their lives to fight those orcs in the ruins of the tower." Henry said firmly, "The equipment of the former Alliance is not enough. We need the G9 series rifles and artillery from your regular army. It would be great if you have armored vehicles! Junk Town can exchange everything. Our future output can all be supplied to Renaissance City, which will sell it on behalf of us. Whether it is metal raw materials or hot limestone, the price can be further reduced!"
Gu Hang showed a bright smile:
"How about this? I'll give you about twenty infantry fighting vehicles, a dozen tanks, hundreds of heavy artillery pieces, and eight thousand sets of complete individual equipment. What do you think?"
Henry was stunned.
He was trying to bargain with the Governor.
He knew that the New Alliance Corps was still in the process of reorganizing its army, whether it was infantry fighting vehicles or artillery, and that there were not enough for each unit. Officers at all levels kept urging the General Logistics Department to quickly deliver the corresponding equipment.
He had never expected to get those two things. He just wanted to use this exorbitant price to get the G9 series rifles that were more reliable than the domestically produced guns.
As long as they have this thing, they will be able to have a certain advantage when fighting against the green-skinned orcs with about three to five times the number of people, instead of like now, where they need ten times the number of people to maintain a stable defense and nearly twenty times the advantage to dare to launch an attack.
Denison Henry has seen the capabilities of the G9 series rifles. They are easy to maintain, durable, and adaptable to various environments. They are much more powerful than domestic firearms, and most importantly, they are lighter and more accurate.
To put it bluntly, when you really have no other choice, a bayonet can serve as a good long-handled melee weapon, which is more reliable than carrying an extra broadsword.
As a result, I was just thinking about asking for one or two thousand sets of equipment, and was even willing to reduce the price of various raw materials, but the Governor asked for eight thousand sets, plus heavy artillery and infantry fighting vehicles?
Is this a surprise?
It's right to be scared!
Henry immediately wondered if the Governor was mocking him.
But his thoughts immediately changed and he had an even more terrifying idea.
Why does the amount of equipment mentioned by the Governor sound so much like a complete infantry division?
Of course he didn't know the specific details of the military reorganization, but he had some rumors.
Thinking of this, when he raised his head again, his face was filled with horror.
But the smile on the Governor's lips seemed cold to him.
Suppressing the uneasiness in his heart, he asked, "Governor... we don't need so many weapons... Garbage Town may not be able to gather so many raw materials and supplies for purchase at once..."
But Gu Hang didn't intend to play any more tricks with him, and his next words were quite straightforward:
"I know that Garbage Town can't afford this price, but I can barely accept using the entire Garbage Town as compensation."
The guess was confirmed. Henry suppressed his uneasiness and forced a smile: "Do you want to take all of Garbage Town?"
"Of course, what's wrong with that?" Gu Hang said, "Junk Town is a member of the Alliance and an important raw material supply base for the Alliance. Now, it is under serious threat from the green-skinned orcs, and I will certainly not sit idly by. By the way, I don't like the production methods and power structure of Junk Town. I have to align it with Fuxing City."
Henry was already in a state of confusion.
I have worked so hard for so many years and finally got a position as an agent in Garbage Town. However, after only half a month in the position, the entire Garbage Town is about to be gone?
But can I resist?
Obviously not possible.
He was promoted to the position of agent by the governor.
In fact, the Governor wanted him to be the agent, which was clearly a preparation for conquering Garbage Town one day.
Of course he understood it himself.
He just didn't expect that this day would come so soon, before he even had time to get his butt in place.
"Go back and think about it carefully. I hope my army will only need to deal with those green-skinned orcs by then."
Gu Hang gave him the last words.
…
Denison Henry did not stay in Fuxing City for long and took the bus back to Junk Town that day.
Two hundred kilometers, given the infrastructure conditions between Fuxing City and Laji Town, it would take seven or eight hours to drive, and that's if the road was unobstructed.
But the trade route is now smooth.
On the way back, Henry thought about the whole thing carefully.
He soon figured it out.
What's unclear about this?
I was just an agent in Garbage Town who had just become an agent with the support of the Governor's business, and I was not even the biggest agent among all the agents. On the contrary, by relying on my relationship with the Governor, I could enter the system of the New Alliance. Wouldn't that position be much more prestigious than being a leader in Garbage Town?
What's more, will the future alliance be as bad as it has been in the past decade?
Looking at the Governor-General, he retains the shell of the so-called "alliance", but what he does is centralization.
It is foreseeable that the new alliance will expand rapidly. The governor has people with guns, money, and justice, and there are starships in the sky to support him... In the future, the authority of the new alliance will become stronger and stronger, and the areas directly governed will become larger and larger. Why not hurry over and get there? What are you waiting for?
Whether being a high-ranking official under the new alliance system, or sticking to the current business and becoming a big businessman, it is obviously much more promising than hanging around in Garbage Town.
What's more, can I stop this?
As soon as the car drove out of Fuxing City, he began to regret his confused appearance in front of the Governor.
Why do you have to sit on your butt in the garbage town when you talk?
What kind of garbage is the Garbage Town Agent?
I am clearly a consultant to the Ministry of Commerce!
In frustration, he quickly thought of a way to remedy the situation.
He talked to the driver for a few words, and the car quickly turned and headed towards the abandoned cave area of Weixing City.
Henry met Patel there, and through their old friendship, he contacted Pobov and learned the location of his camp, and then hurried over.
In Sanchi Town, Henry saw Pobov who had completed the mission of suppressing bandits.
He really didn't know that Sanchi Town was a bandit's den before. At most, he knew that this place was closely related to robbers and was an important place for selling stolen goods and hiding them, but he really didn't know that the entire town was a bandit's den.
He first praised it, saying that it was a great thing that Perbov had wiped out the gang here. At least five or six thousand bandits were killed in one battle, and the two hundred-kilometer area from Fuxing City to Laji Town was now clear.
Where has Perbov been praised so highly before? He is a little embarrassed by the praise.
Seeing that the atmosphere was right, Dennison Henry took the opportunity to make an invitation.
It was to let Pobov walk another fifty kilometers to the northeast.
That's the garbage town.
"You want me to attack Garbage Town?" Perbov shook his head like a rattle. "No, I won't do anything big without military orders."
"Major Perbov, you misunderstood. I didn't want you to lead the team to attack Garbage Town. I just wanted you to station the team not far from Garbage Town. Of course, I also understand that such an important operation must require the approval of the Governor. I came to you with the intention of contacting the Governor through your military hotline."
Perbov thought for a moment and said, "Are you trying to borrow my troops to bully others?"
Henry clapped his hands and smiled, "Yes. The Governor intends to mobilize a large army to take down Garbage Town. I was thinking, if it has to go to that step, wouldn't it mean that we are not doing a good job?"
(End of this chapter)
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