Hearing Chi Zhengjie's emotion, Zhao Lide paused slightly and turned his head to look at him a few times. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info didn't dwell on the topic, but asked:

"Applejack, after you finish your investigation this time, you plan to return to Lingao and continue your academic research?"

Chi Zhengjie hesitated, nodded and said:

"Yes, as you know, my major is ecology and environmental protection, which is not very useful in this era, and I can only return to the main base of Baiyantan to do some basic research work."

"And then in a few years, come up with a plan similar to 'Storm Rabbit' to add some meat to the tables of local farmers?"

Zhao Lide said in a slow tone, he couldn't hear the mood being good or bad, and Chi Zhengjie spread his hands:

"Yes, with my professional level, I can only help in these areas."

Zhao Lide suddenly stopped, turned his head to face Chi Zhengjie, and said solemnly:

"No, no, Applejack, if you want, what you can help doesn't matter much about the profession - I was just a grassroots police officer, but what am I doing now? Pang Yu is an architect, but his biggest role in our team is not to build houses. There is also Lao Jie, Xiao Guo...... It doesn't really matter whether we have professional skills or not, what matters is that we people have been cultivated since childhood, and we have the vision and insight that are hundreds of years ahead of this era, as well as the similar worldview and common goals...... That's what makes us better than the locals. ”

"This is not the society we used to be. We are just an inconspicuous screw there, but here, regardless of the requirements of the large collective, as well as our own quality, it is determined that the role we can play is not just a screw, but a pillar! ”

"I've been short of people here, both in terms of people and managers who can take charge of themselves, especially people I can trust - so, Applejack, help me. Compared to the 'Rabbit' plan, if you stand in a management position, through conventional economic means, the wealth and materials created will far exceed those clever schemes! ”

In the face of Zhao Lide's persuasion, Chi Zhengjie laughed softly:

"Before I came, someone on the side of the main base said: When you arrive in Qiongzhou Mansion, you will definitely face the recruitment of 'Secretary Zhao', you seem to have said these words to many people in the past year, right?"

mentioned this, but Zhao Lide looked depressed:

"Cut...... When Pang Yu first occupied this place, they were able to make up a 'Thirteen Taibao', but in the past few years, don't see many people coming and going, but most of them only temporarily enter and exit the big market and the villa, do some transactional work, and leave when they are done. There are not even ten people who are really willing to stay, which makes me how to carry out my work! ”

"They call me 'Secretary Zhao', and what I'm doing now is indeed similar to that of the secretary of the municipal party committee - but who is the mayor? Cheng Yegao, an old bureaucrat of the Ming Dynasty! And the people I can rely on mainly - police chief Wang Xinzhi, a local; Chengguan captain Lu Jinlou, a local; Yan Wenchang, secretary general of the government, is still a local! ”

"Aren't they all pretty reliable?"

Chi Zhengjie has also heard some rumors about this, and in fact, the issue of the loyalty of those who serve has always been one of the areas that the committee is very concerned about. Over the years, Mingli has defected to them, and there are many people who have secretly cut ties with the Ming Dynasty, and of course there are more people in reverse.

However, the Qiongzhou Mansion has always been regarded as an area where the "united front work" has done relatively well, and Zhao Lide has also been evaluated as one of the most politically capable people in their Qiongzhou Navy. With him in charge of the Qiongzhou Mansion, the committee is still relatively relieved.

However, "Secretary Zhao" himself mentioned this aspect, but he only smiled bitterly:

"Yes, these people either started cooperating with us in Lingao, or Pang Yu took the initiative to get closer after they arrived here...... In gaming terms: loyalty is high. Even Cheng Yegao, the old guy, chirped and said strange things, but in his heart he had already accepted that he was already a member of the 'short-haired anti-thief'. If the Ming Dynasty conscripts him back to the mainland now, he will take the initiative to resign...... These people are all determined to follow us, and there is no problem with safety and reliability. ”

But there is a big problem with their ability to do things - no matter how loyal and reliable they are, after all, they are still the vision and thinking of the Ming Dynasty. The way they work for us can only be 'Ming Dynasty style': go to the countryside to collect taxes? If it goes well, if you dare to delay and resist, you will immediately take the steak house. Solve the case? Find a suspect who is on the sidelines, first beat him half to death and then ask him -- don't say it, there is often a 50 percent chance that the real clues can be found, and the remaining 50 percent will either not be solved, or it will be an unjust, false and wrongful case. As for the chengguan brigade, in their eyes, it is simply an officially established gang -- there is indeed no underworld in Qiongzhou Mansion, because the chengguan brigade has taken over all the corresponding functions. Including collecting protection fees and smashing and robbing, the only advantage is that it is controlled by us and will not bite people indiscriminately. ”

"Can't we train our own cadres?"

"That's right, I've been cultivating. But what do you think 'nurturing' is? We have to teach them by hand -- cadres don't fall from the sky. The question is, do we have that many people? Of the 139 shorthairs, there are less than 10 people who are willing to work here with peace of mind, and they are either sitting in the barracks or, like you, clinging to their 'professionalism' and refusing to let go. Really able to endure the temperament, sink into the local society, start from going to the toilet, and teach the locals to change customs little by little...... Not a single one! ”

When he said this, Zhao Lide sighed deeply:

"In the past, Pang Yu and his team, there was still a Zhang Shenyue who was willing to go to the grassroots level. But he had his own ideals and persistence, and he had to go back to his hometown in Shaanxi to mobilize the masses. Guo Yi is also willing to work hard in this area, but as a mud-legged teacher in the countryside of Hainan, where can he go to Beijing to fall in love with Miss Gonghou to be happy...... After all, we are still 'petty bourgeoisie', and it is not acceptable for our generation to be the screw of socialism with peace of mind. ”

Although Zhao Lide said that he was free at tonight's banquet and easily suppressed those big people who tried to put forward conditions, he still drank a lot more after all, and at this time, the alcohol came out, half complained, half explained, and poured a lot of bitter water in front of Chi Zhengjie:

"In the past, when I watched those historical travel novels, I always said that as long as the protagonist had one mouth, all kinds of advanced inventions could come out directly, and the author was scolded for opening his golden finger. But now I know from my own experience: compared with the great leap forward in technology, the construction of the cadre team and the cultivation of management personnel are the most important things. Without advanced equipment, many things can be survived by manpower, but there is no suitable person, even if there is advanced technology and smart ideas...... No one is doing it, it's all a fantasy. ”

When he said this, Zhao Lide patted Chi Zhengjie's shoulder, and finally pulled the topic back to his original sentence:

"Ajie, you say that we have chosen a parliamentary system, that we have chosen to be in the same league as the landlords and the old wealth, and that we will still put the ruling power in the hands of the gentry in the future—this is exactly right, but it is nonsense that makes no sense. In today's Ming Dynasty, the only person who has the ability to rule the country is the gentry class, and there is no other choice. Of course, you can mobilize the masses and educate them – but that will take a long time and the results will be difficult to define. Because the reason why many people are willing to listen to you and learn from you is still to become a new gentry. ”

"So, Applejack, we don't really have a choice at all - or rather, there are only two paths before us: either we work with the gentry and choose collaborators from among them to make sure that our management team can keep up with our expansion - but the corresponding downside is that we share political power with them, and many of their stereotypes, selfish thoughts, will inevitably affect our team. And the most crucial point: in the process, we risk losing our dominance over the regime. Let the elites of this generation be the de facto controllers – those who shout all day long that they can't be in the same league as the gentry, and that's what worries them most – is nothing more than that. ”

"So, what can we do if we maintain the 'purity' of our ruling ranks, as they hope, and take everything into their own hands? ――Do you have people in all the key positions? Okay, then first of all, the army, according to the principle of 'branches built on companies', from the company commander onwards, all modern people are used to take charge -- three infantry regiments, two marine regiments, even according to the minimum establishment, each regiment needs at least nine company commanders, plus battalion and regimental cadres, one regiment needs at least 15 'own men', five regiments 45 people, which is exactly one-third of the total number. ”

"Then there is the local governance, the three prefectures and ten counties of Hainan Island, to ensure complete control, you can't let the Ming Dynasty people be the county commanders - assuming that each county only sends two people. According to our standards here, there are at least ten people, and there can be no less. In this way, it would take at least 50 men to complete effective control of Hainan Island -- Hainan alone. ”

"Well, now we have complete control over the military and politics of Hainan Island. Ninety-five people were occupied, and we could draw up to forty-four ...... Even if he's fifty. We will rely on about 50 manpower to control everything on Hainan Island except for the military and political -- including agriculture, industry, commerce, and transportation...... All of these aspects. Again, regardless of gender, without regard to personal choice, assuming that everyone is willing to act as a screw, and that everyone is qualified for their positions, it is possible to meet this standard - but Applejack, do you think this is realistic? ”