#463 - Chapter 463: Recruiting 100,000 Soldiers
"Alright everyone, listen up! There's plenty of food for everyone, each person will get their share. Understand? So, no one should be fighting, okay? Eating sooner or later makes no difference, no fighting! Agreed?"
"Folks, give me a response, is that a yes or no?"
A middle-aged woman, holding a megaphone and standing on a stool, was yelling at the top of her lungs next to the food stall.
"Yes!"
People shouted sparsely.
"How about this, let the elderly and children eat first, followed by the young people, is that okay?"
"Yes!"
The men in the crowd shouted.
Hearing the men's agreement, the middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief.
This first meal was the most troublesome. Everyone hadn't eaten properly in a long time, making it easy for people to fight over food and cause stampedes. Therefore, each stall had such a guide to prevent such things from happening.
"Okay, so, I have 20 armbands here. We'll select 10 male volunteers and 10 female volunteers to help us maintain order and do some odd jobs. This way, the work efficiency will be higher, is that okay?"
"Yes!"
Everyone shouted.
Why do this?
Because it's easier to manage this way.
Letting them manage themselves works best, and it can also avoid conflicts.
Of course, some people are more outgoing and willing to take on this task, while others don't like it. It's all voluntary.
Soon, twenty people were selected and put on the armbands.
Each food stall had gathered about a thousand people, and with these twenty people in charge, the scene was firmly under control.
"Alright everyone, listen carefully! I guarantee that as long as everyone follows the rules, everyone will be able to eat their fill. But if anyone disobeys management and deliberately causes trouble, then they will be punished by eating instant noodles, understand?"
"Understood!"
"Hahaha ~"
The crowd burst into hearty laughter.
No one had ever heard of punishing people by making them eat instant noodles; this was a first.
But you have to say, this trick worked.
With meat to eat, who would be stupid enough to eat instant noodles?
So, the scene had completely calmed down. They would do whatever they were told, no one complained, and no one said an extra word.
Anyway, just get the food according to the number, no one suffers, and no one worries.
In fact, a group of people is easier to manage than an individual. As long as you make everyone feel fair and reasonable, plus a little management skill, there won't be any major problems.
What's most frightening is if you are unfair or the process is not transparent, it's easiest to incur public anger. Once public anger is incurred, the scene will be out of control.
The staff were already familiar with this kind of thing and handled it with ease.
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In order to accommodate so many people, the underground living area was very well-connected.
Dongfang Chen specially designated a living area for layered construction.
The living area currently has 10 floors. Each floor is divided into dozens of small blocks, and each block has two independently lifting large-scale rail elevators. The areas between the blocks are straight traffic lines, and the traffic lines are equipped with horse routes and rail lines. Horse routes can be used for cycling or walking, and there are horizontal rail elevators on the rail lines every few minutes.
Each block can accommodate about 5,000 people, and all 10 floors can accommodate nearly 3 million people.
This scale is not large. Many resettlement sites in first-tier cities in China have their underground survival bases built according to this volume.
The remaining small resettlement sites will design the number of floors according to the population.
So, why did Dongfang Chen absorb so many people in the Ulan Neutral Zone?
Of course, there was a reason.
He planned to form an army, and the soldiers would be recruited from these people.
It is said that there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, and political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.
Moreover, those mysterious ancient civilizations, who knows what big moves they are brewing, it is better to prepare early.
Three days later, Lu Guyun personally welcomed 800,000 people from Hulun City to Bato City.
Since then, Dongfang Chen's plan to attract people has come to an end for the time being.
Subsequently, he appointed Lu Guyun as the mayor of Bato City, Sun Zhuo as the deputy mayor, and allowed them to select the rest of the leadership team themselves.
Soon, the residents settled down in their new home.
Now that there are people, they have to be given something to do.
If there is nothing to do, the society will not be stable.
So, Dongfang Chen arranged several tasks for Lu Guyun:
The first is conscription, with a quota of 100,000 people.
The second is renting. Every block in the living area is full of a large number of stores, as well as large entertainment centers, and there are also many stalls. With more people, there is a need for various life services, such as hairdressing, massage, fitness, entertainment... When people have business to do, their minds will be at peace.
Furthermore, these stores will definitely need manpower, which can provide many jobs.
The third is to formulate temporary laws and regulations.
Without rules, there can be no order. With rules, people will have a sense of awe, and society can be stable.
The fourth is to recruit public service positions.
On this point, Dongfang Chen only has one requirement: no iron rice bowl.
If you have the ability, you can stay; if you don't have the ability, you can leave.
