After an hour, Chen Jinjun had read almost all the newspapers on the coffee table and was wondering whether to ask Huo Tingyu for some books to pass the time.
Ji Lifeng ran in angrily and knocked on the door: "Commander, everyone is waiting below. Are you leaving the city?"
Huo Tingyu put down the official document in his hand and nodded: "Leave the city."
As soon as Chen Jinjun heard the word "leave the city", the negative mood from reading the newspaper disappeared and he jumped up and walked out the door.
Huo Tingyu shook his head helplessly, quickly clipped his gun and followed.
The refugees outside the city had already seen the notice posted by the Yongzhou government. They formed a long queue along the corner, looking ahead and waiting for the government to send someone to select them.
Huo Tingyu took advantage of his height and glanced behind him. The team was so long that he couldn't see the head.
He lowered his head and said to Chen Jinjun: "How about it? If you take a quick look, can you see the right one?"
Chen Jinjun looked around and frowned.
Although she had already prepared in her heart that these refugees might indeed be inferior to those professional workers, some deviations would inevitably occur.
Chen Jinjun sighed: "It's okay, they just do some hard work of transporting wood, taking care of food and housing. Although the wages are not much, it is enough for them to survive in Yongzhou. What's more, the commander-in-chief also gave him a way to settle down.
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Huo Tingyu sighed: "With the great famine in the Central Plains, these refugees will naturally flee in all directions. If Yongzhou can accommodate some people, it will also be a preparation for the expansion of our warlord's army."
Chen Jinjun nodded: "I paid for this introduction, and the commander-in-chief exempted me from taxes. I will naturally ask people to bring available people to the commander-in-chief's Yongzhou in this project."
The master who came to post the notice early saw Huo Tingyu and jogged over happily holding his hat: "The commander is here."
He turned around again and saw Chen Jinjun, and quickly asked again: "My boss is here too."
Huo Tingyu nodded: "It's not too early, we can start."
After saying that, he took Chen Jinjun to the city gate.
Ji Li led the soldiers, divided the refugees in line into groups of ten, and brought them up to the city wall.
There are many rolling logs on the city wall. This is not only a defense for Yongzhou City, but also Huo Tingyu plans to use it as an assessment standard for whether refugees can be hired.
Chen Jinjun sat in the first place on the right side of Huo Tingyu, looking at the mountains in the distance with vague eyes: "These refugees have not had a good meal for a long time, and their strength will be affected. They only need some ordinary coolies to do it."
There are light-bodied workers, and there are also some women, children and the elderly who cook."
She lowered her head and sighed: "Commander, you and I must harden our hearts. We cannot let in people who do not meet the requirements just out of pity. We are rescuing people in distress, not rescuing them."
Huo Tingyu looked around at the other officials from the Household Registration Department present and said coldly: "Did you all hear what Chen Dong's family just said? We are thinking about the future of Yongzhou, not for the so-called kindness. If anyone is moved by compassion,
Yes, the Chen family and the government will not pay a penny for the worker's labor costs and settlement fees. Whoever registers the worker will pay this share."
Chen Jinjun followed Huo Tingyu's words and said: "Of course, if the worker meets the requirements, then I will also allow him to bring his family to the construction site, but there will be no extra wages."
"I remember that the settlement document that the commander gave me said that if a person meets the conditions for settling in Yongzhou, his relatives within three servers can settle in Yongzhou with him. This not only saves one person, but also saves a family."
Chen Jinjun's clear voice floated on the tower, and Huo Tingyu glanced at Chen Jinjun approvingly.
Starting from his direction as a person in power, almost every point Chen Jinjun made was for the government's consideration, not just the kindness of his daughter's family.
Huo Tingyu also continued what Chen Jinjun said: "Therefore, you all should be worthy of the clothes you are wearing and don't do anything to harm Yongzhou."
"Yes!" The officials all worked hard and prepared to start interrogating the first batch of refugees.
Chen Jinjun adjusted his sitting posture and found a comfortable position.
Huo Tingyu calmly pulled up his chair and sat next to Chen Jinjun.
He lowered his voice and said in Chen Jinjun's ear: "My boss really impressed me."
Chen Jinjun glanced at Huo Tingyu curiously: "How do you say this?"
Huo Tingyu personally poured tea for Chen Jinjun: "I am praising my boss for being brave and resourceful and being able to think about us Yongzhou officials."
Chen Jinjun smiled nonchalantly: "The stability of a city, or even a country, is definitely not based on the so-called kindness. Force and financial resources are both indispensable."
She naturally took the teacup from Huo Tingyu's hand: "The commander-in-chief has the military force, and I, Chen Jinjun, have the financial resources. Why don't we work together to manage Yongzhou well inside and out, so that it can be regarded as a safe place in this turbulent era."
When Huo Tingyu heard what she said, he nodded thoughtfully: "My boss, do you want to protect Yongzhou with me?"
"Protect?" Chen Jinjun glanced at Huo Tingyu and took a sip of tea happily. "This is the boss's business. I will simply do business in Yongzhou to make some money. There is no need to make it big."
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"How big does the owner's industry want to be?" Huo Tingyu couldn't help but tease her, "Is it possible that the entire Yongzhou wealth is controlled by the owner to be big?"
Chen Jinjun raised his eyebrows: "How can Yongzhou be enough? I have great ambitions and a big appetite, which cannot be satisfied by Yongzhou."
Huo Tingyu knew in his heart that Chen Jinjun's goal in the business award was definitely not just to simply establish a foothold in Yongzhou. On the contrary, Chen Jinjun's goal was probably the entire north.
As for the south, it is the seat of the Republic of China government. As long as you set foot there, you will inevitably be targeted by the Republic of China government. When the time comes, it will be difficult to deal with.
Even Huo Tingyu, who had a dark eye for business, could think of a place where Chen Jinjun had already taken precautions.
It’s not that she doesn’t understand the principle that a big tree attracts the wind. The Chen family was once a tree that attracts the wind, and they had to cut down a large section of it. Only then did they become the Chen family that still stands in the business world after such big changes.
The soldier led a refugee in the first team up the city wall. Huo Tingyu frowned when he looked at the refugees, always feeling that they had no way of passing the test.
Chen Jinjun was not in a hurry. As the general manager, Miao Yu's requirements were actually not too high. He even knew that Chen Jinjun was going to use refugees this time, so he deliberately lowered his requirements.
Moreover, these refugees only need to do some simple transportation work, and even as a professional team, they have specially prepared many equipment for easy operation.