Kai Fu Han

Chapter 286 Humiliating Sven
"From now on, I will have no worries as a soldier. Not only will I have food and salary to support my family, my family will also be exempted from food tax of up to [-] acres during my service. Not only that, my family will also receive care from the government. It is estimated that no one will dare to bully me anymore." The wife of a soldier is a housekeeper."

The middle-aged man on the stage explained to his family the "Allied Law of Prospering the Han Dynasty".

"In addition to these, after retirement, you can also get a job arranged by the Xinghan League, and you will have an iron rice bowl for the rest of your life. Hey, these are just a few of the benefits in the "Military Law". I want to be a soldier. I think I, Mr. Jia, have been studying hard for 20 years and have accomplished nothing..."

There was a bit of sadness in his tone when he said this.

"Old Jia, stop talking nonsense. With your physique and your age, if you want to be a soldier, you might not want to be a member of the Xinghan League." Some people booed from below, obviously everyone was familiar with this newspaper reader.

"Bullshit, I can read and write. If I want to write and join the army, they will definitely rush to get it." The middle-aged man obviously did not agree with the negation of him by the people who spoke.

"You are already a veteran. Nowadays, all new recruits who join the army have special teachers to teach them how to read. Your ability to read and write is not a sought-after ability."

"You old coward, can you write your own name?" The middle-aged man was a little angry and yelled.

"It's an insult to politeness!!" Several people below started to cheer.

"Okay, okay, guys, let Mr. Jia continue reading the newspaper and make him angry. Your tea today will be in vain." The teahouse owner hurriedly came out to be the peacemaker.

Then he came to the middle-aged scholar and gave him a few words of persuasion.

Presumably because of his shortcomings, the middle-aged scholar did not leave in frustration, but continued reading the newspaper.

The people in the audience were all gnashing their teeth as the scholar read out ten illegal cases. These cases were carefully selected by Lu Ren. They are all the kind of cases that make people feel indignant after listening to them, which can make ordinary people empathize.

After telling the case, he started laughing again with the jokes the scholar read out.

"Really, such a good newspaper published such vulgar content." The scholar himself was also amused, but he still said disparagingly.

"Really vulgar."

After the young scholar sitting in the audience started reading the newspaper from the middle-aged scholar, he stopped reading and began to listen to the middle-aged man on the stage reading the newspaper. The content of this middle-aged man's reading was not only limited to the content of the newspaper, but also It's very interesting to add some of your own knowledge and personal knowledge.

The reading of the newspaper has reached the short story stage, and the people in the audience are also in ups and downs with the plot of the story.

"Should!"

"happy!"

...

As the story ended, everyone spoke out happily.

For the last advertisement, the middle-aged man on the stage also read it carefully, and the people below also listened carefully. If Liu Xinqi were here, he would probably laugh out loud.

……

"How are the sales?" Liu Xinqi couldn't wait to ask Luo Gao who had just walked in the door.

"Yesterday, in addition to the newspapers ordered by various departments and enterprises, they were also retailed for 150 cents. It was really beyond my expectation. Yesterday at noon, there was no stock left. I hurriedly printed more newspapers, which affected some sales."

The people's curiosity and ability to pay for new things far exceeded Luo Gao's expectations.

"It seems that our goal has been achieved. From now on, this will be the main battlefield of our public opinion, and your burden will be very heavy." Liu Xinqi said.

"I will work hard." Luo Gao replied confidently.

...

"Alliance leader, prison director Ying Ping, please see me." The guard knocked on the door and came in to ask for instructions. "Let him in."

After the guards went out, Ying Ping walked in.

"Leader, I have a report to you."

"Go ahead."

"Our policy for the Penglai soldiers and five-county coalition soldiers who were captured in the previous occupation of Penglai County is to release them back at the end of the year," Yingping said.

"I remember that we will let them go back before the end of the year, and I think we can let them go back in the middle of next month, so that they can go home early and have a happy New Year." Liu Xinqi continued.

"That's not what I'm going to say."

"Oh?"

“As of today, more than [-]% of those prisoners have been registered as civilians of the Xinghan League. When the labor reform period is up at the end of the year, they will become civilians of the Xinghan League. More than half of them do not plan to go back and plan to settle down in Penglai. The remaining [-]% ​​are unregistered, and most of them are willing to come back to Penglai to work after the Chinese New Year," Ying Pinghui reported.

"This is a good thing, what's wrong?" Liu Xinqi was confused?

Population is productivity, and it is a great thing to increase the population by so much.

Liu Xinqi was previously curious about why the power value increased by more than 7000 during this period. Now after listening to Ying Ping's report, he finally solved his doubts. Most of the increase in power value this time was due to the surrender of these prisoners.

"What I'm worried about is that after they become civilians, they do the same job as they do now, but their salary has nearly tripled, reaching three times the original amount. Can the food of our Xinghan League support it?" Ying Ping asked.

It turned out to be the problem.

The compensation given to captives for their work in the labor camp is "charity", and the food stamps given are much lower than the treatment of ordinary civilians and citizens. Now that there are more than 5000 "high-paid" workers, it is inevitable that the "labor chief" Yingping will have concerns.

"The fact that you can consider this shows that you are very attentive." Liu Xinqi first recognized Yingping's work enthusiasm, and then continued: "Actually, these prisoners are all Denglai people. We have occupied Denglai now. These people will go home. They will also become civilians of our Xinghan League in the future. If they participate in the construction of Xinghan League, they also need to be paid."

"So, what you said is too much."

Information has been sent back before that Haicang Town and Glue have been occupied. Jimo County is estimated to have happened in the past two or three days. In addition to Muping occupied a few days ago, eight counties in Denglai have now been occupied by the Xinghan League. Six counties.

"Is that so?" Ying Ping was embarrassed that he had actually done something like "just eat the carrot and worry less".

"Not only that, once all eight counties are occupied, the roads between the counties will need to be repaired and widened immediately. By then, the number of laborers we employ is estimated to have doubled several times. The thousands of people you mentioned are nothing. It's over." Liu Xinqi continued to hit the target.

"My subordinate is short-sighted." Ying Ping became more and more embarrassed.

"Hahaha!" Liu Xinqi laughed out loud when he saw Yingping being restrained, and Yingping also laughed awkwardly.

"Hey hey hey!"

Liu Xinqi realized that he had embarrassed Ying Ping, so he quickly stopped laughing, stood up, and said to Ying Ping seriously:

"I don't mean to blame you when I say this. You are very attentive. I thank you for Xinghan League."

"How dare you dare."

"Sit down. I really don't mean to blame you when I say this. I just want you to realize the speed of development of our Xinghan League. You have to keep up, otherwise you will be easily left behind. Your department is very important. , No one is perfect, and it is inevitable to make mistakes. Your department is to reform those who have made mistakes, so that they can re-enter society with a new look and contribute to the development of Xinghan League." Liu Xinqi said.

(End of this chapter)