Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Hidden Dangers of Prosperity

Fort Town has a bank!

To be exact, it is not that there is a bank in Fort Town, but a bank of the Li family, and the monetary base is still the monetary base of the metropolis, but it is divided into two categories in terms of use. The alloy currency is mainly circulated in the market, and the original gold and silver currency is generally used as savings, and if customers need to go to foreign countries or cities, they need to subscribe in advance. Although it was a bit troublesome, after all, it was the establishment of Fort Town's own financial system, and the earlier distribution according to needs and barter finance methods have been completely reversed, and those who work in Fort Town can finally get their own salaries.

In fact, the issue of setting up the bank point in Fortress Town was raised as early as when Ke Junxia signed a contract with the Mu family and the Li family, but the Mu family insisted on not entering Fortress Town out of interests, and the Li family could delay it until Yu Niang resorted to strong measures to force the Li family to fulfill the promise that should have been fulfilled a long time ago.

Kaiwen Li took Hina and several bank clerks and servants to move to Fort Town with great reluctance, and became the president of Lee's Bank in Fort Town. Because in the eyes of the Li family, letting Li Kaiwen move to Fortress Town to live is actually a hostage in disguise.

But in any case, the people finally came, and the bank was set up, which was a great help, and at the same time, the total population of the permanent settlers in the town reached 10,000, more than half of whom were skilled craftsmen.

To celebrate, Ke Junxia personally sorted out the identity documents and house keys for the 10,000th immigrant migrant, a middle-aged tailor.

Shang Min's community design and construction of Fortress Town is a collection of the island design of the Chinese well field and Roman city in the Earth Age, the basic unit is called "fang", which is composed of nine "islands", the middle island is an administrative or public building, the highest three floors, and the surrounding island is mainly used to serve the central building staff, family members and other residents.

An island can accommodate up to 400 people (or 20-40 families) and a total population of 3,000 people in a square.

The Sangmin plan consists of eight squares and a public building complex (shopping street) to form a block. At that time, the fortress town can accommodate up to 24,000 people, so when the 10,000th immigrants successfully moved to the fortress town, Shangmin also completed the comprehensive main construction of the first block of the fortress town. The living environment is quite generous.

But Shang Min did not dare to relax, and immediately invested in the construction of the second block, because outside the fortress town customs, the number of people waiting to be relocated has also increased almost tenfold, there are already 30,000 or 40,000 people, and they have already built their own settlements spontaneously, of course, dirty, messy and disorderly public order is still inevitable.

When Ke Junxia began to notice this, he was startled. Isn't this like an uptown and a downtown? After putting in so much effort, the result was still such a familiar result, which made him a little depressed for a while.

But he quickly picked himself up again: after all, waiting and doing nothing was not his formality. However, all he can do now is to strengthen the power of the customs, absorb as many immigrants as possible, and grant Irina more supplies, so that she can build the Green Leaf Rescue Organization outside the walls based on the old station.

Interestingly, most of the main staff of the Green Field Rescue Organization are from the sewage town.

The inhabitants of Sewertown were once considered outcasts and negative teaching materials of the metropolis, and those who fell into Sewertown were once said to "not live for a week", only the Green Field Rescue organized by Irina brought a glimmer of hope to the outcasts of Sewertown.

During the first earthquake, the sewerage town was flooded by rising sewage, and the outcasts lost their last shelter and were forced to come to the lower town, but the lower town did not accept them.

"Now that you've decided that you're going to die, it's better to die there." This is the reply given by the residents of other metropolises when they ask for help.

Oddly enough, if Sewertown had continued, many people would have waited there peacefully for their deaths, whether from food poisoning or drug overdose. But now that the sewerage town is gone, forcing them back to their normal lives, they don't want to die. They began to fight for survival, and eventually some of them died in conflicts with the citizens, some of them succeeded in the counterattack, and some of them temporarily had jobs and shelters, and some left the metropolis to wander elsewhere and wait for death. Eventually, a few hundred people remained, and they made their way to the outside walls of the fortress, where they met their old friend Irina.

In fact, although the outcasts of sewage town seem to be downcast, many of them are also powerful figures, whether they are engaged in business, politics, or scientific research, they once shined brightly, but under the fierce competition and overturning, from the top to the bottom, sometimes it is only an overnight thing.

These people, if someone can give them a chance, and they themselves have the determination to regroup, although they may not be able to climb to the top again, but under normal circumstances, it is not a problem to mix a well-off food and clothing.

Irina gave them a chance, and Ke Junxia gave them a goal.

After a long journey and even death, the outcasts of Sewthtown finally make their way to Fort Town, a land of hope, where they meet their old friend Irina.

Irina happened to have enough people at hand at this time, so she recruited many outcasts from the sewage town to volunteer, and continued to help them quit alcohol and drugs. Gradually, people found that anyone who volunteered in the Green Leaf Rescue Organization could get a good treatment, at least they would have no worries about food and shelter, and they would be protected, and most importantly, as a volunteer of the Green Leaf Organization, they would be recommended to move to Fort Town! And the pass rate is very high!

As a result, the volunteers of the Green Leaf Rescue Organization also became fragrant and sweet.

But it is not so easy to be a volunteer of Luye, you must not have bad habits, but you also have to be diligent with your hands and feet, but this is nothing for people who are eager to find a safe place to live, not to mention food and shelter, and be responsible for vocational training.

Although Irina is very busy, in charge of the medical institutions inside the wall and the rescue agencies outside the wall, she still pays close attention to Ke Junxia's measures.

In general, so far, Ke Junxia's approach is still decent, but it is a little indulgent to his "favorite concubine" Yu Niang, although Yu Niang does things for the good of Ke Junxia, and for the good of Ke Junxia, it is also indirectly for the good of the fortress town at present, but her utilitarianism is too heavy, and she relies on Ke Junxia's favor, and she doesn't pay much attention to the rules and doesn't discuss with anyone.

For example, the matter of ordering the Li family to send their son over, originally negotiated on the terms to let Li Kaiwen stay in Fortress Town, which did mean that he would be a hostage. But after all, the Li family is an upper-middle-class aristocracy, and the purpose of coercion itself is not an end, but a means of bargaining, and once the pressure becomes a reality, it loses the purpose of its own existence.

At the beginning, Irina had already discussed with Mr. Igo, and the final result of this matter was to let the Li family allocate a part of the medical resources controlled by the family to Fort Town, after all, the sewage was overflowing, and medical resources were the most valuable resources.

Unexpectedly, Yu Niang made a move in advance and brought Li Kaiwen to be the president of the bank, although the financial system is also a necessary system for a town, but relatively for the correspondence to come, there is no medical resources as important at present. What's more, not to mention that the banking industry is not the main business of the Li family, now that Li Kaiwen is here with the bank, the original pressure no longer exists, after all, Fortress Town is not a bandit's den, and Ke Junxia and others are not bandits, so this time the two sides have become a real cooperative relationship, and then they have to fight for medical resources, I am afraid that they will have to pay more costs.

In order to prevent Yu Niang from causing more trouble, Irina decided to talk to Ke Junxia again. Although Ke Junxia is no longer as optimistic about himself as he was in the past, he is a smart and reasonable person after all, and he still has some respect for himself, as long as he is reasonable, he will probably be able to listen to his opinions.

Unfortunately, Irina was only half right.

When she told Ke Junxia, Ke Junxia nodded again and again, but when Irina said that he should immediately and completely stop the diplomatic authorization to Yu Niang, Ke Junxia suddenly became very embarrassed, rubbed his hands and said: "But I have promised her to complete three things, this is only one, and it is still a good job, I also invited that Li Kaiwen to dinner as a friend." ”

Irina was made to laugh and cry by Ke Junxia's appearance, and said: "Xiao Ke, you are now managing a town, and this town is destined to bear unbearable burdens in the future, we must be cautious in every step, not your simple promise to women." ”

Ke Junxia said, "But, I think she did a good job." ”

Irina said: "I don't deny it, Yu Niang is indeed a talent, and she will definitely be able to help you a lot in the future, but after all, she is inexperienced and her vision is not far-reaching enough, just take Li Kaiwen as an example......"

Irina was patient and explained this matter to Ke Junxia clearly.

After listening to this, Ke Junxia also felt that Irina and Mr. Igo's plan was better, but he was reluctant to immediately deprive Yu Niang of her diplomatic rights, and he always felt that it was not good to hurt her for this, and there were only two things left, so there should be no problems.

Irina was anxious and said, "How do I feel like dealing with the relationship between my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, am I your mother?" this for you!! Your own woman, you should be yourself, don't you understand that the harem doesn't interfere in politics. ”

Ke Junxia muttered, "Then it's not the Earth Age......

Irina was about to go crazy, turned her head and was about to leave, Ke Junxia saw that she hurriedly grabbed her, and said anxiously: "Don't be like this, you are like this, I am also very embarrassed, let's discuss a way to get the best of both worlds?" ”

Of course, the problem has to be solved, Irina had to endure it, sat down and discussed with Ke Junxia, and finally discussed it properly, and the last two things were still for Yu Niang to do, but what to do must be reported to Mr. Igo in advance, and Mr. Igo will make a feasibility analysis, and only after Ke Junxia's approval can Yu Niang do it.

Now Irina felt a little more steady, and she said to Ke Junxia before leaving: "Xiao Ke, our fortress town is now in the development stage, and it seems that it is indeed thriving, but under this prosperity, how many undercurrents are surging, if you are not careful, the fortress town may die, and I don't need to say that you know the consequences of the consequences." Originally, I planned to take you forward, but you are not willing to be a puppet, you want to be independent and seize power, I have to rely on you and assist you, but you have to do a good job, the fortress town is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of people. ”

Ke Junxia saw that he had finished talking about Yu Niang, and said happily: "Don't worry, Mom, I will work hard." ”

Irina also smiled bitterly and said, "Okay son, I'm also optimistic about you." ”