Chapter 229: Big Shots and Private Lives
There is a saying that proud people are the most disdainful of others and pride, and the stubborn Zola Hegel was completely fed up with these bullish dwarves, and when he heard this bad idea given by Luo Zhengdao, he immediately began to gear up.
Looking at the boatswain's excited appearance, Luo Zhengdao, who was afraid that he would get away with it, had to calm down his tone for the time being, give him a preventive shot in advance, and admonished:
"Hey, Zora, be careful, don't kill them, these craftsmen are good at making weapons, not cheap cannon fodder."
As soon as he heard Luo Zhengdao say this, the boatswain still had a nonchalant expression, shook his head and said:
"Hehehehe, don't worry! Drive slaves to work, I do this job. ”
Although he never talks about his past life experiences, no one can figure out what lies behind Zola Hegel's bold appearance. All that was known was the side of him that he was happy to show to others, and what kind of person this dark-skinned half-breed Drow descendant was, no one but himself could tell.
Knowing that the boatswain's body was full of fog, Luo Zhengdao didn't care at all how many unknown secrets Zora had, since he was willing to work hard with the money, he was a good employee, don't ask too much for everything. In terms of employing people, Luo Zhengdao has always followed the mainstream worldview of the Chinese style, and it is important to grasp the relationship between people and people. When the water is clear, there are no fish, and when people are observed, there are no relatives, and everything can be known. As soon as you encounter a difficult puzzle, you have to delve into it to get to the bottom, which is often the beginning of the troubles of self-trouble, as the so-called troubles are only to be strong, and if you don't compete and be competitive, you won't be troubled.
After beating Zola Hegel away in a few words, Luo Zhengdao sat down and took a sip of tea, then turned his head to look at the half-elf beauty who was flipping through the document, and said:
"How's the progress of the four?"
Copywriter Vina Dubov looks sleek and sleek with her dark green hair tied in a ponytail and an O1 professional dress that someone has a bad taste for instructing local tailors to make zuò, not much different from the white-collar beauties of the old world cosmopolitan office buildings. Holding the heavy bag of vellum paper, Vina Dobov replied without thinking:
"The construction progress is about 30 percent, and the supply of raw materials in the near future is relatively sufficient, so a qiē melee is smooth. Sarriel told me yesterday that the Yaling Empire intends to buy the blueprint of the ironclad ship, do you want to refuse her? ”
Hearing this, the corners of Luo Zhengdao's mouth turned up slightly, smiled confidently, and said:
"Well, you can sell the original blueprints of the Black Gold to Yaling, and anyway, the details of each of our ship designs are changing, and they can't say anything about a battle-tested rudimentary version. The purchase price does not need to be calculated too carefully, Yaling military aid is one of our financial pillars, and it is not worth making everyone unhappy for this little thing. ”
"Okay, I'll write your opinion in writing and forward it to the Admiralty of Yaling."
Standing up and pacing in the study, Luo Zhengdao, who was moving his muscles, walked around to the front of the table and found a letterhead with no contents on the cover. In order to save office time and avoid wasting a lot of time on official business that is not in a hurry, but delaying those important matters, Luo Zhengdao ordered that all daily affairs should be marked and stamped outside. For example, the patterns stamped with the stamp of municipal projects related to people's livelihood are knives, forks and plates, industrial mouths are of course crossed hammers and axes, agriculture is wheat ears and sickles, and so on in other departments. As for the letterhead that appeared in front of him at this moment, the name and address of the recipient and the sender were not marked, let alone stamped with a classification stamp.
Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao, who had a trace of doubt in his heart, pointed to the letter and asked:
"Vina, what is this?"
"Petition."
Luo Zhengdao was confused by the half-elf beauty's statement at a glance, he pinched the letter and looked at it carefully, and said:
"Petition? Why is it reluctant, is it because the food ration is too small? Didn't I remember just having a fuss two months ago? ”
Hearing this, Vina Dubov smiled mysteriously, stroked the strands hanging from her forehead, and said:
"No, see for yourself!"
The envelope was not glued, and the petition, which resembled an open letter, had no attempt to be kept secret at all, and it seemed that the person who sent it wished that everyone knew what he was holding. took out the letter paper and glanced up and down, Luo Zhengdao's face became gloomy, and he slapped the table angrily and said:
"Married? What does it matter to them whether I get married or not? ”
Presumably she had known what the petition was about, and Vina's smile was as bright as a fox that had just successfully attacked the chicken coop, and she seemed to say with a little entanglement:
"Will, you are already an adult, and you have no heirs, of course those who follow you will not be at ease, they may want to make some political capital!"
The human beings of the New World have been in a hierarchical social environment for a long time, and they have subtly cultivated many customs that look extremely strange to outsiders, and the whole society from top to bottom has a deep fascination and obsession with blood origins. The self-made traverser emperor who founded the Guangming Dynasty, if he wasn't more or less aristocratic in his own right, he could barely be classified into the ruling class, and later married a young lady of a famous noble family for generations as his wife, no matter how great the personal ability of this predecessor is, he can't cross the shackles and quagmire of the times.
Sure, as an iron-fisted ruler with a strong grip, you can kill a handful of opponents, or even purge a large number of dissenting men, but to eradicate everyone is outright brain-dead, and no one has ever done such a feat.
After smacking the taste for a while, Luo Zhengdao then looked thoughtfully at the half-elf beauty and said:
"Vina, do you have something to say to me?"
"No, what a thing! I...... I'll go back first. ”
Seeing Vina Dubov pushing open the door and leaving in a hurry as if fleeing, Luo Zhengdao suddenly laughed, touched his chin and said:
"Hehehehe, I've pushed myself a little harder!"
It's not a big deal to play and sleep with a woman on the spot, Luo Zhengdao feels a little awkward about giving birth to a child, this body is Will Needham's, and the soul has been replaced by him, a traverser, who should the child be counted, it's really a confused account! Luo Zhengdao, who can't think of things that he can't think about for a while, doesn't want to spend his energy thinking about it, so he just pretends not to know, today he was punctured by a petition This layer of window paper, he is embarrassed to push back, you can't continue to bury your head in pretending to be a grandson!
After a while, the door of the study was pushed open, and the staff of the secretariat outside looked at the Earl, only to see him holding up the unmarked white paper envelope, and said with a relaxed expression:
"If the person who handed in the petition asked, then sue them, I accepted the petition, and I will seriously consider this matter."
"Yes, Lord Earl, we know what to do."
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao nodded with satisfaction, and added:
"Inform His Excellency Faul Chopin that he has time to see me."
"Yes, sir."
Returning to the study, Luo Zhengdao sat down and continued to read the documents, these materials include such as market price fluctuations, the management department asked whether to put in inventory materials to stabilize the market price, the municipal construction department asked for instructions on how to deal with illegal buildings built privately, and so on, a city with a population of more than 100,000 is not so easy to manage. It's easy to let go of all the things that are entrusted to others, and it's inevitable that there will be any trouble later. The so-called accumulation of evils by the upper and lower levels and the pursuit of personal interests by public officials are common in any organization, and the difference is only in whether or not they can be controlled within a relatively small range. Like the urban management of the old world, they often raid houses and smash stalls on the streets, and the forced demolition team breaks into the door in the middle of the night, talking about stability, unity, and social harmony is more like a kind of irony.
The doorbell of the study was ringing, and Luo Zhengdao pressed the switch of the crystal communicator and said:
"What's the matter?"
"Lord Earl, Archon Chopin has arrived."
"Ask him to come in."
The one-eyed dragon Fort Chopin received the divine treatment that Luo Zhengdao asked for assistance from the Yaling Empire in the first half of the year, of course, those temples can not buy the pirate earl's account, and often give him small shoes to look at his face, the problem is that the behemoth of the Yaling Empire has opened a golden mouth, and many temples are not the same heart, of course there will be no pressure. With his vision restored, Faul Chopin seemed to be rejuvenated, and he had recently had a hot fight with a girl who was seventeen years younger than himself, and the well-informed Luo Zhengdao had always listened to this kind of lace news as a daily pastime.
As soon as they met, Faul Chopin bowed and said:
"Lord Earl, did you summon me for anything?"
Luo Zhengdao's finger tapped on the petition, briefly introduced the contents to Faure Chopin, and then said:
"Faure, what do you think about this? I'll marry a half-elf woman, all right! What do you think, Miss Vina? ”
Hearing this, the old man's face was blue and white for a while, and he whispered after a while:
"Well, Lord Earl, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, for with your status and status, it is very inappropriate for a concubine of impure blood."
"And what do you think?"
At this time, Luo Zhengdao, who was expressionless, seemed to be talking about how to breed the pet dog at home, and asked indifferently. Seeing this scene, Faure Chopin felt more and more at a loss, and in the face of this inscrutable head of the family, he really couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking, and he strengthened his courage, and he continued:
"Lord Earl, your wife should be a pure-blooded human, preferably a noble lady, but it is not easy to find a suitable marriage partner now. Well, this is just Your Majesty's personal opinion for your reference. ”
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