Chapter 743 The water of the times, the ship of the territory!
"County Magistrate Chen Yi, may I ask if my answer is correct?"
In the hall, as Su Mo's voice sounded again, except for Chen Shen's face, everyone else's expressions changed.
Sudden attack, they thought that Su Youzong would be suppressed aggressively and continuously, putting him at a disadvantage.
But now, I didn't expect the situation to be reversed.
This Su Youzong is not only familiar with the data of other counties and cities outside Sangtian Town, but also has a deep understanding of the laws of Tianyuan Territory.
If Chen Yi still follows what he said before, he will impose the name of Xishou County, which has failed to achieve anything, on him.
I'm afraid I have to punish him as a manager for a serious crime first.
"you!"
Chen Yi, who was blocked behind the table, wanted to say something, but in the end he could only let out a low roar.
And his performance also made other people present who were eager to try calm down instantly.
It is roughly the same as the intelligence information that was detected before. This Su Youzong is really not a fuel-efficient lamp.
It's difficult to test his bottom line in this simplest way.
Without a good excuse or reason, you will just get yourself involved first.
"Okay, okay, I already said that You Zong is the hero of our territory. You should take good care of your three-acre land. What does it have to do with others?"
"Besides, if your words are spread to outsiders, don't you say that our territory exploits and invents individuals, is that ridiculous?"
It was awkward for a few seconds. When no one came forward to answer the question, Chen Kai could only continue to smooth things over and let the atmosphere relax for the time being.
"It's okay. County Magistrate Chen Yi may be drunk and talking nonsense. It's understandable. It's understandable." Su Mo continued to maintain his previous smile, but the words that came out of his mouth made Chen Yi's face turn red again.
If you choose to be the vanguard, it doesn't matter if you are slowed down by others. The key is that it will be a bit embarrassing if you are blocked and can't speak.
Coupled with Sumo's counterattack, his hasty temptation also made most of the plans everyone had prepared useless.
At the moment, we can only
"Haha, it seems that our Tianyuan Territory has indeed found a treasure this time!"
Suddenly.
Before anyone else could continue firing, Chen Shen, who had been sitting silently, started laughing.
Moreover, his smile caused other people to force their words back, causing a fit of coughing.
"I heard that Mr. Su Youzong came to the territory only a month ago, and I have not personally visited other cities and counties in the territory."
"But now I see that Mr. Su is indeed a great talent. Not only does he have a unique talent for scientific research, he is also very familiar with the data and development of the territory."
"It just so happens that I have been worried about the issue of food prices for a long time these days. I am planning to hold a meeting to discuss it with everyone."
"It's better to choose a day than to hit it. I think everyone will discuss together tonight how to face this food crisis."
Wow!
Unlike Chen Yi's aggressive approach, Chen Shen's words were extremely polite and well-founded.
But the meaning revealed in it made other people present immediately report it.
Especially Sumo, who was still smiling lightly, felt shocked.
What is supposed to come is finally coming.
As the Vice President of Architecture of the Academy of Sciences, he could completely ignore other people's artillery attacks and fight back in a timely manner.
But Chen Shen is different. He is the acting lord of the territory in name only, and he is also the mayor of the entire Tianyuan City.
Now this "holding and killing" is a sharp knife that comes to test him.
Although this knife is not fatal, if you make a mistake or omission in your answer, you will most likely be caught in the future.
Just wait until he really shows his flaws and then attack together.
However, Sumo had been prepared for these problems before coming, so he was not too panicked at this time.
He glanced at Chen Kai next to him again, and then said slowly: "You Zong is just an ordinary person from a small border territory who is lucky enough to join our Tianyuan Territory. He has been too busy this month and has not gone out to see the territory a few times. Most of these data.
It’s all just talk on paper, and it’s not worthy of the mayor’s praise.”
"As for this food crisis, I can tell you based on what I saw and heard before," Sumo said sincerely.
"Don't be so restrained. Today is yours alone. It's not a formal occasion. You can say whatever you want."
"good!"
Seeing everyone focusing their attention, Sumo didn't have the slightest bit of stage fright for these key people he had single-handedly promoted.
He slowly opened the top button of his suit and took out a paper bag folded into a square from his pocket.
Somo spread them out one by one and picked up the top one.
"In May of the second year of the Doomsday Calendar, deep-sea humans officially migrated and the continental era began. The number of surviving humans is 1.56 billion."
"In August of the third year of the Doomsday Calendar, the first census after mankind had established its foothold, the number of surviving humans was 1.38 billion."
"In March of the fourth year of the Doomsday Calendar, a major earthquake struck, and the landscape of the wasteland changed. The number of surviving humans was 790 million."
"In August of the fifth year of the apocalyptic calendar, the first collective summer harvest ended. Humanity had a collective harvest, and the number of surviving humans was 640 million."
"In December of the sixth year of the apocalyptic calendar, the last war with the aliens ended. Humanity won the final victory, and the number of surviving humans was 320 million."
"In August of the seventh year of the apocalyptic calendar, the third collective summer harvest has ended, and has temporarily entered a period of rapid development. The number of surviving humans is 270 million."
"In May of the eighth year of the Doomsday Calendar, according to incomplete statistics, the number of surviving humans has dropped to 210 million."
"Among them, among the top three gathering places for humans, the Dragon Banner gathering area has 40 million people, which is the territory with the largest number of survivors among the human territories. The Northland has 28 million people, ranking second, and the Sun Country has 2,000 people.
Four million, ranking third.”
Given a series of data, Sumo raised his head and looked around from left to right.
Sure enough, one-third of the people present had realized what he was about to say, and their expressions were solemn.
Although the remaining people were a little confused, they also realized that Sumo did not seem to analyze it from the surface, but from another angle.
"Although 40% of human beings have joined the three major territories, according to the data provided by the Long Banner Territory, the net inflow of population into the three major territories is still rising every year. Last year, it was 3.35% of the total population. It has just passed June this year.
It has exceeded this value by a large margin, reaching an unprecedented 4.91%.”
"No surprise, this figure should stay around 8% by the end of the year, which means that half of the population will join the three major territories, and the remaining half of the population will be divided up by other territories." Sumo paused and looked around again
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This time, half of the remaining two-thirds of the people immediately understood what he said, and looked over and nodded slightly when they saw him.
The remaining people were also whispering, their eyes revealing complicated meanings.
"I came from a small territory, so I know better how important abundant food and a stable life are to the survivors who have been struggling in the wasteland for eight years."
"So, once the food crisis breaks out, I think if I am still in the previous territory, the first thing I will do is..."
“The Great Migration!”
Wow!
It was the sound of tableware being knocked over and falling to the ground.
Subconsciously looking in the direction, the eyes of the first-generation Chen family members intertwined with each other, all showing undisguised astonishment.
Before coming, they were not afraid that "Su Youzong" from a small territory would guess something.
After all, knowing and speaking out, speaking out and speaking thoroughly are completely different things.
But now, the situation has completely changed!
When I realized that Soma not only knew, but might even know as much as they did.
Without this absolute crushing of information, we have returned to the stage of competing for IQ.
A mediocre person is inevitably a little subconsciously afraid of genius.
"Continue!" Chen Shen's voice sounded at the right time, breaking the silence and bringing the stunned people back to their senses.
But the next second.
Maybe when Chen Shen said these two words, he didn't notice the change in his tone, but the people next to him felt it keenly.
Chen Shen's tone was obviously a little more serious, with a rare added emphasis!
"Water can carry a boat and capsize it. Small boats sailing between rivers and lakes cannot withstand the wind and waves of the sea. Huge ships traveling through the waves will run aground when they reach shallow water. We are inland and try to use dams
To control the quality and speed of the inflowing water, we can control the boat during navigation to avoid being affected by sudden changes as much as possible and move forward steadily."
"But there is one point that is difficult to ignore. The amount of water is actually not fixed. It is constantly decreasing. No matter how small our ship is, the water will eventually run out and it will be stranded."
"We are actually not confident that the boat we are sitting on can withstand the impact of wind and waves, nor are we confident that the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road in the same lake, so we are constantly trying various methods to reduce what we have to face when the risk really comes.
The right threat"
"But the direction of the ship seems to be very random. It can go east or west, but in fact, there are only two directions."
"Forward or backward!"
"Continue!" This time, before Su Mo's words had completely stopped, Chen Shen's voice immediately sounded.
The next second, he realized that he had lost his composure, and he took another long breath: "Su Youzong, if you were the person setting up the ship, would you choose to move forward or retreat?"
hiss.
After Chen Shen finished speaking, there was a gasp of air in the room.
Before coming, they subconsciously thought that Chen Shen would not personally end the case and would only listen to the debate between them to come up with the result.
But no one expected that after Su Youzong just said a few words, the scene had completely become a stage for the two of them, and everyone else had become a foil.
Even if you are in a lower rank, you will not be able to understand what the two of them are talking about for the first time.
The last time we saw this situation was when Chen Shen and Feng Tianmin were in the conference room.
It was just that at that time, one of them was the mayor of Hope City and the other was the commander of the northern war zone. Their status was extremely noble, which could not be compared with now.
"Mayor Chen, I am just an ordinary person, how can I decide the direction of the ship?"
"But I just want to hear what you will choose."
"What if I say I don't know how to choose?"
"I don't believe it. Besides, even if you don't choose, someone will force you to choose. The water is flowing and the boat is moving. As long as you don't go ashore, you can't stop."
In a few words, Chen Shen's tone became higher and higher, and the skin behind the mask tightened.
And now, he himself has realized that he has completely lost his composure and has no choice but to look down on all sentient beings from a high position.
But so what.
He didn't care at all, he only cared that no one had dared to talk to him head-on like this for so long.
He even dared to point fingers at him here in a lecturing tone.
He eagerly wanted to know what choice the man in front of him would make next.
It means choosing the same path as yourself and becoming a comrade who will support you in the future.
Or do you choose to be completely opposite to yourself and become an "enemy" just now?
"Mayor Chen, didn't you say it yourself, the water is flowing and the boat is moving?"
"Why do you always think that the person driving the boat controls the direction of navigation? Isn't it the current that determines the direction of the boat?"
"If you go with the current, you will get twice the result with half the effort. If you go against the current, you will encounter difficulties and obstacles."
"The captain is the soul of the ship. Every change of course is to avoid danger during navigation."
"But this change is by no means a derivative of the will of the water flow, and it is definitely not an expansion of the will of the ship. If you try to control the direction of the water flow, it will only make the ship capsize faster!"
On the same night, under the same starry sky, everyone's ideas have different expressions.
People who are greedy for glory and wealth will never understand why those who are willing to throw their lives and blood are so brave.
The ascetic monks who move forward silently never figure out where the so-called other shore is and how to get there.
Facing Chen Shen, Sumo never wanted to impose his will and turn him into his subsidiary personality.
But the facts show that not everyone will be as determined and wise as him, and not everyone who falls into the vortex has a chance to climb out.
After listening to the explanation, Chen Shen paused and seemed not satisfied with the answer.
But unexpectedly, he did not choose to continue asking. Instead, he changed the subject with a hint of trembling: "I heard Jiang Biao say in the afternoon that your Zizailiangfang seems to be applying for a trading license. I just have enough food tonight.
I’m not short of money, and I’ll work overtime in the office. If you have time, you can come to the mayor’s office to see me.”
"Remember to come early, maybe I will get off work at ten o'clock?"
He raised his watch and glanced at the time.
After Chen Shen finished speaking, he immediately stood up and walked to the back of the stage without stopping at all.
Seeing his sudden departure, the dozen or so people present, including Chen Kai, were a little stunned.
They searched hard in their memories, trying to find the last time Chen Shen lost his temper like this.
But their memory told them that it had been a long time.
It has been so long that it is difficult for anyone to remember a specific time, specific place, or even specific words.
"How dare he?"
Until Chen Shen disappeared.
Looking at Somo's young face, Chen Kai touched his unshaven chin, still thinking about Somo's last words.
Since the establishment of the Chen family, the number of people has increased, and the Tianyuan territory has grown larger and larger.
Facing Chen Shen, the patriarch of the Chen family, the mayor of Hope City, and the acting lord of the territory.
Everyone felt more pressure, and they did not dare to say anything that crossed the line for fear of affecting the leader's thinking.
But Su Youzong was different.
He was obviously an ordinary person from a small territory, so why did he dare to be so arrogant as to confront a top thirty territorial lord during their first meeting?
Is it true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers?
"Have a good meal, everyone. I have to go over and apply for a trading license first. After all, workers' wages during the summer harvest depend entirely on this thing."
Putting away the extra white paper, leaving only the last certificate, Sumo stood up, picked it up, waved it in front of everyone, and then showed a bright smile.
After he stood up in a daze, Zhang Min obviously hadn't recovered yet, and was half-pulled and half-dragged away by Somo.
Pay attention throughout the process.
It wasn't until Sumo and Sumo disappeared from sight that the dozen or so people at the table lifted their silence.
"Do you dare?" Chen Kai looked at Chen Zheng beside him.
"I don't dare, do you dare?" Chen Zheng looked at Chen Le next to him.
"How dare I, do you dare?" Chen Le didn't stop, and continued to look at the "unruly" Chen Yi.
Being stared at by everyone, Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly: "Don't look at me, I just sang a few times. How dare you talk to the clan leader like this? Even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't dare."
Do you dare?"
"dare?"
A dozen men in their thirties looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes.
This is not an era where everyone in the lord can sit down and it will be my turn next year.
In troubled times with frequent disasters, people like them often feel overwhelmed when they only deal with the affairs of a county or even a town.
And if you want to deal with a territory, connect different places, races, and even various schools of thought.
The pressure he has to bear, if it were an ordinary person, he would either go crazy or just fail in three or four days. There would be no third possibility.
"He is a very idealistic guy, but his ambition seems a bit too big."
"Yes, he is indeed a bit awesome. I think what Chen Kai said before is right. We have to change our attitude towards him."
"Ambition? This is the world. I am not afraid that you are ambitious, but I am afraid that you are not ambitious!"
"What should I do? I'm a little panicked now. I seemed to have offended Su Youzong severely just now. He won't do anything to me in the future, right?"
"What are you afraid of? If the patriarch really appreciates him and wants to cultivate him, we can just come and apologize."
"Apologise, I'm already in my thirties, how can I apologize to a young man in his twenties?"
After hearing other people's suggestions, Chen Yi scratched his head and looked a little embarrassed.
Some people look forward to changes and are always waiting for change to come quickly.
But some people are afraid of changes, fearing that their current good life will be broken.
In the Tianyuan territory, by coincidence, the Chen family is the group of people who are most looking forward to the changes.
At this time, when I thought that Su Youzong might actually become a variable in the future.
The embarrassment of facing Chen Yi.
After everyone looked at each other, they all burst out laughing, causing the juniors at other tables to cast glances at them.
"It's boring, it's boring. It's really boring to be with these juniors. I'm going to watch the battle."
"I'll go too, wait for me"
"Then what are you waiting for? I want to see how someone who can talk to the clan leader like this will behave."
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It only took three to five seconds to stand up.
A dozen steady men jumped up and ran away, and before anyone else could react, the building was empty.
Looking at the empty seats, the other younger members of the Chen family are doing fine.
The other outside groups that came to attend the meeting were all somewhat silent at this time.
Chen Shen's sudden departure caused the first generation members of the Chen family to run away, and they did not know the reason.
But they know it very well.
I'm afraid that after tonight, no one in the small Zizailiangfang in Sangtian Town can keep the pace of improvement!
