The day after the summons was issued, local officials from the province who were closer to the Dark City rushed to the Dark City. In the following days, local officials and heads of various tribes also arrived one after another, and hundreds of people gathered in the Dark City.
The only hotel in the hotel was packed to the brim.
Among these people, most of them are familiar to me. The local officials are basically my subordinates, and the foreign leaders are also my elders. There is a long queue of people waiting for me to receive me in the Governor's Mansion.
The subordinates wanted to meet with me to report on their work, and the elders were even more indifferent. I could only find time to receive them one by one. Although the governor was so busy that he ran around without touching the ground all day long, in the end he was still too busy to do anything, so he had to let
Three internal affairs supervisors came forward to help me deal with it.
After finally waiting for everyone to arrive, after interviewing them one by one, I also had a certain understanding of the current development situation of the province. However, it would take a few days for my father to arrive due to travel reasons, and we could not afford to waste this time.
After discussing with Fichet, I decided to hold a meeting with officials from across the province to resolve the matter on the dark side first.
The meeting was held after lunch, and there was no room for more than a hundred people to sit in the conference building. Kelly, who was responsible for arranging the meeting, was so excited that she asked someone to move the meeting venue to the garden.
Before the meeting started, I went to ask for Fichet.
"I can't go." Fichet was sitting at his desk writing something, and answered me without even raising his head: "This meeting is an internal matter of the Dark Province, and it is inconvenient for me to attend in my current capacity.
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"Why? They are all people who are familiar to His Majesty! We all attended meetings together in the past." I felt a little annoyed because I kept encountering things that surprised me these past few days: "If Your Majesty doesn't go, I will feel sad in my heart."
It would be very unsettling.”
"My Governor Cohen! You are stupid again..." Fischette put down the pen in his hand and walked up to me: "Why don't you understand? If I attend this meeting, it will directly weaken your position here.
It may even have other negative effects if it affects the minds of critical officials.”
I scratched my head, using this gesture to show Fichet that I was confused.
"If the governors of other provinces knew that the king attended the internal affairs meeting of the dark province and gave instructions on the internal affairs of the province at the meeting, what would they think?" Fichet explained: "There is civil strife in the empire, and these groups
The governors of the original royal faction did not immediately switch to Luman. Apart from the fact that Luman was not an imperial orthodoxy, they were still waiting to see me."
"Watching you?"
"Yes, let's see if I am a king worthy of loyalty and if I plan to do anything to them." Fichet nodded: "If I attend the meeting, they will think that I am meddling in the internal affairs of the province and seizing power in disguise.
Your right. If I can do this to a close friend like you, of course I won’t let them go... By then, what do you think will happen to them?"
"I understand." I nodded.
"If you encounter any difficulties in domestic affairs, of course I will help you." Fichet patted me on the shoulder: "But you can't be lazy about your own duties."
"I know this." I said, "But for these governors, it is not a solution for His Majesty to not show up. You should do something to let them know your existence."
Fichet smiled slightly: "Look what I'm writing?"
I walked over to the table and saw that it was covered with letters written by Fichet to the governor who had not participated in the rebellion.
"It turns out that His Majesty has already thought of it."
"These letters will not be sent until after discussions with your father." Fichet said: "I hope these governors have not been bribed by Lumann."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, our chances are much better than Luman's." I comforted him and said, "These governors used to belong to the royal faction and had quite a lot of conflicts with Luman. They also know what Luman is at heart. For
Luman's desire to bribe these fearful governor-general officials will not happen overnight."
"I guess you have hit the key point!" Fichet said with a smile: "Go to your meeting quickly. Don't lose your temper when you encounter something difficult to decide."
"clear."
As soon as I walked out of Fichet's room, I met Feilin and the others.
"Why is it such a coincidence?" I smiled and walked between the three ladies.
"It's not a coincidence." Kelly said, "The meeting is about to start. We came here specially to wait for you."
"How did you know I would be here."
"Feline said it." Wen Sili came over and straightened my clothes: "I didn't expect you to be here."
"Is this really true?" I chuckled: "Feilin can already be a prophet."
Feilin smiled and didn't answer, but Kelly on the side said: "That's not all. My sister said that you must invite His Majesty to attend before the meeting, but His Majesty will definitely not agree to it. How about it? Are you convinced?
"
"I'm convinced, what's the point of dissatisfaction?" Feilin and I exchanged a look: "I, Cohen Keda, know my wife so well, it's not too late to be happy."
"It seems that long conversations before flowers and under the moon can really deepen feelings!" At this point, Kelly lowered her voice and imitated my tone and said: "My dear madam, husband, I will take you back to your room first, and then
Write another letter..."
I was angry and funny, so I could only let her go.
"Stand at attention... Hello, sir!" As soon as we arrived at the venue, the officers sitting on the right side of the venue stood up and saluted me at the command of the duty officer, while the civilian officials on the other side saluted with their chests.
"Hello everyone." I returned the greeting: "Please sit down."
Everyone sat down one after another, and the three ladies sat on the seats behind me.
"After waiting for a few days, everyone has finally arrived. You are all important officials of the province, so I don't need to talk nonsense." I stood in front of my seat and looked around the audience: "These days
, I have met with everyone individually and have a rough understanding of what you have done this year. Frankly speaking, I think you have done a good job. Although some people inevitably make mistakes, they are within an acceptable range.
, because you don’t have a deep understanding of your responsibilities, and you haven’t figured out how to be an official yet. It doesn’t matter, in my opinion, everyone can do better.”
After I finished speaking, the civilian officials on the left had some smiles on their faces, but the officers who had been following me in recent years were all sitting upright, following my figure with the same eye movement... Comparing the two sides, it was a bit strange.
feature.
"Although everyone has done a good job in their duties, our efforts have not changed as fast as the situation. Under the temptation of a certain force, Luman's beastly ambition and greed exploded overnight.
Now half of the country has been contaminated." I paused: "In order to avenge the death of His Majesty Creamer and his wife, we must change our strategy and send this beast to where he belongs as soon as possible!"
My words received a unanimous response, and everyone responded in unison: "I am willing to follow you, sir!"
"His Majesty Fichet has a way to deal with the whole situation. We don't have to worry too much about this." I continued: "But for me, I only focus on the battle, and this war is about to break out! The entire province must be prepared for
Be prepared for the coming all-out war. Today's meeting is a war briefing and a war mobilization. We must be prepared to fight, and we cannot let soldiers die in vain due to lack of combat readiness!"
"yes!"
"There are several major issues in today's meeting. One is war preparations, and the other is the settlement of the thirty-six tribes... Both of these are difficult to do. Everyone can speak freely!" Seeing that everyone's emotions have been aroused,
I then got to the point: "Carlos."
Carlos, who was sitting on the right side, stood up immediately: "Yes, sir!"
"Let me introduce to you that Carlos is the general staff officer of the Dark Province Army." I nodded to Carlos: "First tell everyone about the situation of our army."
"Yes, sir!" Carlos turned slightly and faced the civilian officials: "Currently, the total number of regular troops in our Dark Province is 150,000. Among them, there are the original garrison troops of the province plus
There are a total of 30,000 students in the training ground, and there are 120,000 people who followed the governor back to the Dark Province this time."
"According to Governor Cohen's order, the General Staff has once again adjusted the 150,000 troops and divided them into three major legions and the provincial garrison." Carlos took out a piece of paper from his arms: "The three major legions are Governor Cohen's.
The First Army led by himself, the Second Army led by Brigadier General Helter, and the Third Army led by Brigadier General Moya, the original garrison and the trainees from the training ground were organized into the provincial garrison. We will allocate funds from these three armies.
A group of experienced soldiers will enrich the provincial garrison, and the training ground will also receive a large number of qualified instructors."
"Let me tell you why the army should be divided like this." I walked to the middle of the venue and said: "I have talked with Kaili, the internal affairs supervisor. The most important responsibility of the garrison is the defense of the province. In peacetime, it is stationed in various parts of the province.
They maintain public security in the place and obey the dispatch of the provincial interior department during wartime, so this unit basically does not leave the borders of the dark province. Their supplies are provided by the garrison, is there any problem?"
"My Lord Governor, I have a question." A city manager stood up.
I nodded: "Say."
"Does the supply you are talking about include weapons and equipment?" The supervisor said: "We can find a way to feed the army. Even if I am hungry, I have to feed the army. But weapons... I can't even cry.
Come out!"
"You don't need to cry." I said loudly: "Weapons and equipment are distributed uniformly by the General Staff, and the equipment that has been replaced... Kaili Internal Affairs Supervisor said that you have established a war reserve force, and these things will be handed over to the reserve force on the spot!"
"Yes, Governor." The supervisor said happily: "I understand!"
I raised my head to Carlos and said, "Carlos, go on."
"Yes, in addition to this matter, there is another thorny matter that needs to be solved urgently." Carlos continued: "I believe everyone knows that our army has experienced many fierce battles in the war between gods and demons. Although we survived,
However, nearly 10,000 wounded soldiers have accumulated, and more than 3,000 soldiers have become disabled. How to place them is related to the prestige of Governor Cohen and the future morale of the army. As military personnel, we cannot solve this problem.
So, we can only leave these brothers and sisters to you."
Upon hearing that there were nearly 10,000 seriously wounded soldiers and more than 3,000 disabled soldiers, several managers from the Interior Department couldn't help but look at each other... This is a big burden!
"Mr. Governor." Under the pressure of my eyes, a supervisor said cautiously: "With such a large scale, no one of our departments can handle it!"
"Yes, sir, you also know our difficulties. It is really difficult for us to place these soldiers." Another supervisor continued: "Can they be demobilized and returned to their hometowns, or can we build camps to centralize them?"
As soon as he finished speaking, there were several small noises from the group of officers on the right side of the venue, like stools being squeezed, mixed with the sounds of clenched fists. I turned around to see what these sounds were.
The agitated officers immediately regained their composure.
"I know that there are a large number of injured people in this group, and I also know your difficulties... No matter how difficult it is, you have to arrange for these injured people!" I glanced at the internal affairs officials: "Have you ever thought about it?
?They are injured because of me, they are disabled because of the entire Dark Province! I can't give them a few silver coins each and drive them away, nor can I build a camp and raise them like animals. This is not me
What Cohen Kedar can do!”
"Mr. Governor, we are also officials under you. It's not that we don't want to take care of these wounded people." A supervisor stood up hurriedly and explained: "There is no one in the meeting who is not your trusted confidant, and there is no one who is not an official who is not loyal to his duty.
, The Governor's business is our own business...but this matter is really difficult, please give us some time, okay?"
"It's just because of the difficulties that I came to you." After hearing what he said, I relaxed a little: "I, the governor, have done everything, so why do you still need to do it? The situation is tense now, and we don't have time to dwell on these things.
, we must come up with a solution in today’s meeting.”
Hearing what I said, all the internal affairs officials suddenly frowned. In fact, it's not that I don't understand their difficulties. On the contrary, I know their difficulties clearly... But if I don't emphasize the tone, the officers will be emotional, and the army will
It is difficult to guarantee the cohesion of the army. In fact, I already know the solution to this matter, but the whole matter must be resolved by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Only in this way can the soldiers in the army understand that in the dark province, except me,
There are many people outside who care about them.
The meeting place was silent, and every official was racking his brains to come up with a solution... Indeed, these more than 10,000 soldiers who can't lift it with their hands or carry it on their shoulders are enough for someone to drink a pot.
"Kaili Internal Affairs Supervision." Seeing that these officials had fallen into a dead end, I had to enlighten them: "You are in charge of all the medical clinics in the province, do you want to talk first?"
"Okay, in fact, I have also visited the wounded in the past few days." Kelly stood up: "We have enough medical clinics and pharmacy workshops. As long as we have funds and the province's current treatment capabilities, we can
There is no big problem in providing complete treatment for these wounded people. But most of them are seriously injured. After they are cured, I am afraid that the number of disabled people will further increase... probably double the current number."
"Let's do our best to save them!" I said, "In the end, this is all my responsibility. If I can't place them properly, I feel guilty."
Kelly agreed and sat down. Feilin, who was sitting, looked at her and spoke.
"Dean Lorenzo." To my surprise, Feline named Dean Lorenzo's name first: "I want to hear your opinion."
Lorenzo stood up from the back row, saluted Feline first, and then said: "Madam, I am not an official in charge of internal affairs. I can only express my personal opinion on this matter. As for whether it will work, it depends on
Please discuss it."
"Please tell me." Feilin smiled lightly.
"The reason why this batch of wounded people find it difficult to place is probably because everyone thinks they are disabled." Lorenzo said slowly: "What does a soldier rely on to become a soldier? It is a sound body. Once the body is disabled, what will happen to him as a soldier?"
With one soldier, they are useless."
As soon as he said these words, not only the officers' faces turned blue, but also the expressions of the civilian officials changed. Although what he said was the truth, all of my officers were promoted from the ranks of soldiers. When they heard such words, they felt sad in their hearts.
Blood dripping! I had no choice but to suppress the restless officer with my eyes again, but in my heart I wanted to rush up and grab Lorenzo, and slap him dozens of times with my bow left and right.
"But is the matter really that serious? Why can't we look at them from a different angle?" Lorenzo didn't seem to feel that the atmosphere of the venue had changed due to his words, and continued calmly: "In these
I have been observing these soldiers every day...I found that in them, in these soldiers who have experienced many wars, there are very valuable qualities!"
I breathed a sigh of relief, this old guy was not stupid after all.
"They have a simple nature and quick minds." Lorenzo slowly walked to the front row: "Under the guidance of His Majesty Fichet, their loyalty is not a problem! Military life makes them disciplined, and combat has tempered them
The expedition broadened their horizons, and they are no longer ordinary people with limited vision..."
"Dean Lorenzo." Feline interrupted: "I don't want to interrupt you, but can you please get to the point?"
"Yes, madam, what I want to say is that if they are properly trained, they are fully capable of serving as administrative officials at the village chief level!" Lorenzo said: "You know, the lack of village chief level officials has always been a big hidden danger in our province.
, there is almost a power vacuum there, especially at this critical moment, it is very important to prevent civil strife. These wounded people are loyal, strong, do not mess around, and are highly vigilant. Under the leadership of upper-level officials, it is not a problem to become village chiefs.
.”
After he said this, everyone in the venue nodded frequently.
"Thank you, Dean Lorenzo, for your suggestion. Please sit down." Feline glanced at me.
"Wen Sili's Internal Affairs Supervisor." I asked: "Can our current school provide education for this special group of students?"
"Yes." Wen Sili replied to me: "We have enough space. Although the learning purposes of this group of students are different from ordinary students, we can ask people from the Staff Department to participate in the management, and individual courses can also be sent by the Interior Department.
Official Professor."
"Wen Sili's Internal Affairs Supervisor has agreed." I then said to the officials of the Internal Affairs Department: "Do you still have any questions?"
My internal affairs officials are not stupid. With Lorenzo's idea, the next thing will be easily solved. Each supervisor takes turns, from the education process to the placement sequence, and the whole thing is arranged in three strokes, five divisions and two divisions.
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"What did the staff say?" I asked the officers, "What do you think of this arrangement?"
"Sir, we have no objections." Carlos stood up and said emotionally: "On behalf of the injured brothers, I would like to thank the Governor, my colleagues in the Department of the Interior, and Dean Lorenzo!"
As he said that, all the officers, including the two regiment commanders, stood up at the same time and gave a standard military salute to the interior officials. In fact, they also knew in their hearts that the placement of these wounded soldiers was very problematic.
They were very happy to have such a destination. And Dean Lorenzo, this old guy, also gained the favor of the officers from this moment on.
"This is the best. The Ministry of Interior must hurry up on time." I nodded and said, "Let them take care of it first. I don't ask them to do very well during this period. The situation of the province during this period
We must focus on stability, and as for people’s livelihood, I will send them assistants one after another in the future.”
"yes!"
"Okay, let's discuss the second thing now." I said: "About the resettlement of 1.6 million people from 36 tribes."
Upon hearing this worrying figure, the managers of the Department of the Interior bowed their heads neatly. (To be continued)