Meeting Agenda:
First, one person from each household will be selected to participate in the patrol team (those under 12 years old and over 60 years old are exempt).
Second, effective immediately, property management fees and rent will be collected in the form of grain or equivalent goods, depending on the size of the property.
For a 280-square-meter apartment, the grain delivery fee is 25 jin; for a 320-square-meter apartment, it's 35 jin; for a 360-square-meter apartment, it's 45 jin; and for a 480-square-meter apartment, it's 60 jin.
After last night's fierce battle, everyone is no longer resistant to each household sending people to participate in patrols.
However, there was a strong reaction to the change of property management fees and rent to grain payments.
Zuo Ling's house is 360 square meters. According to the new property management regulations, she needs to pay 540 jin of grain per year.
She moved in late, and there are still more than six months before she has to pay the property management fees.
The tenants reacted the most, as they were required to pay double the food allowance.
What we lack most right now is food. If we hand it all over, what will we eat?
Some homeowners were unwilling and immediately expressed their opposition.
He Guizi said coldly:
"You may not want to, but we have already received a mandatory allocation from the government. Noah's Ark will accommodate no fewer than 2,000 disaster victims."
In extraordinary times, don't talk to me about fairness. The government is requisitioning your houses due to special natural disasters, regardless of whether you want to or not. This is an administrative order.
If anyone is unwilling to pay grain taxes, your house will be among the first to be included in the resettlement program for disaster victims.
Of course, if everyone is willing to cooperate, we will prioritize arranging uninhabited houses or building temporary shelters for disaster victims on open land.
He coldly surveyed the entire room and snorted heavily:
"Many people are living in dire straits. Soldiers and police officers work day and night to carry out disaster relief without complaining. What do you have to complain about!"
Everyone was dumbfounded. Forced allocation? Noah's Ark only had 450 households in total, which didn't even add up to 2,000 people.
How can the safety of people and property be guaranteed when more disaster victims than the original residents are suddenly crammed in?
Zuo Ling immediately calculated in her mind that with 2,000 disaster victims, each household would need to accommodate more than four people.
Oh my god!
Eating, drinking, and relieving oneself are all under someone else's watchful eye; that scene... I can't even imagine.
He looked at Bai Hongwei, Lin Wang, and Li Mingli.
Just then, Bai Hongwei was also looking at her. When he saw Zuo Ling looking at him, he smiled slightly at her.
Look away, they probably don't want to take in disaster victims either. 2,000 people, that's a heavy burden.
He Guizi's words are a mix of truth and falsehood. It is true that he forced people to pay, but the payment was made to the entire community, not just individuals.
The external situation is getting worse, and the property management has many staff members who also need to support their families, so Bai Hongwei and his colleagues are under a lot of pressure.
He Guizi spoke coldly, but what he really hoped for was that everyone would contribute food to overcome the difficulties together.
The residents of the community were unaware that Bai Hongwei and his group had reached an agreement with the government to accept 2,000 people, but they would have to be screened.
The Noah's Ark residential complex survived earthquakes and boasts top-notch housing quality among Kyoto's many communities, making it a prime target for many who figured it was only a matter of time before it became a target.
Because of their family backgrounds, Bai Hongwei, Lin Wang, and Li Mingli knew far more than the average person, and they were the first to embrace the doomsday theory.
With a series of natural disasters and the arrival of polar night and extreme cold, it is clear that social order cannot be restored in the short term. Therefore, Noah's Ark can only be transformed into a doomsday fortress.
Building a stronghold requires talent from all walks of life.
Doctors, bricklayers, mechanical engineers, carpenters, people who can grow vegetables, people who can raise animals... and even people who can fight.
Before bringing people in, the community must be stabilized first. In times of crisis, what can stabilize people's hearts? Of course, it's food!
Our Chinese ancestors figured this out long ago: as long as people have enough to eat and wear, most people will be content with the status quo and few will rebel.
Although they have some savings, they can't just give them away for free, so they have to exploit the residents of the community.
Someone raised their hand and asked:
“We are willing to cooperate, but in these extraordinary times, banks are closed, supermarkets are not open, so where are we going to get so much grain to hand over?”
He Guizi was just waiting for these words, and his expression softened slightly:
"You can work in lieu of food. You can participate in the patrol team, planting group, or breeding group organized by the property management, or build the outer wall, clean up the community garbage, go out to find various supplies, etc., and you can get a corresponding reduction in food. Not only can you get a reduction, but those who put in more effort can also earn contribution points, which can be exchanged for food with the property management."
Zuo Ling was very surprised that Bai Hongwei and the others had taken such a forward-thinking approach so early!
She only heard about Noah's Ark from Ding Jiaojiao, but her description was vague and not nearly as impactful as seeing it with her own eyes.
A commotion arose among the crowd.
Most of the residents were well-off and had a lot of supplies stored up at home, but they couldn't afford to spend all their money without earning any. There were ways to earn food, and many people were willing to participate.
Only a few people put on airs, acting like they didn't care and wouldn't participate anyway. Among them were wealthy women who went to Zuo Ling's stall to buy milk.
Zuo Ling glanced at it and saw that the highest contribution points were for going out to find supplies.
Not only are the rewards high, but each time supplies are found, half are handed over and the other half are divided equally among the participants.
Zuo Ling ruled this out first.
The night is chaotic, with too many people resorting to sneak attacks and ambushes. You'll be watched as you go in and out. It's better to forget about risking your life for contribution points.
The rest involves raising livestock, planting crops, cleaning up garbage, building fences, and patrolling...
She doesn't want to participate; she just wants to lie down! Lie down!! What to do???
Professor Jin and his wife didn't want to participate either. Planting was the most suitable option for them, but the contribution points given by the property management were not as good as exchanging them for bean sprouts or hydroponic vegetables.
Neither family was interested, mainly because neither family was short of supplies at the moment.
Professor Jin lowered his voice and said:
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