Chapter 32, Wang Qiu, Captain of the Urban Management Brigade (II)

When he learned that he was promoted to the position of captain of the urban management brigade under the mayor's mother, the expression on Wang Qiu's face was quite embarrassed for a while.

Especially when he thought that he would probably need to take a group of chengguan to fight in another world in the future, his face was even more embarrassed, although the power of China's chengguan was already recognized. The so-called "give me 3,000 chengguan, you can conquer the earth" and other powerful slogans have long been famous overseas...... However, in such a matter as an expedition to another world, it is really strange to use chengguan to go into battle.

“…… Isn't it common for expeditions to use irregular troops? We can't directly use the PLA to wage a war of aggression, right? The central government has not declared war with the empire or any otherworldly tribe at the moment, and if the PLA is rashly given the right to fire freely and fights casually, then it will be very problematic morally, legally, and systematically! And the overall discipline of the troops will also be affected after the fact. Even the European powers of the Age of Discovery rarely used regular national armies to conduct expeditions, and it was the royal family, aristocrats, and wealthy who raised their own funds to organize expeditions. ”

Mayor Wang Meiling shrugged her shoulders and replied, "...... What's more, PLA fighters are trained to fight regular warfare, and they need unimpeded supply lines and sufficient intelligence to exert their maximum combat effectiveness, and they are not suitable for small-scale low-intensity operations in such an unfamiliar environment. Even if you are a special forces trained to survive in the wild, if you ask them to deal with mysterious magicians and strange monsters, I am afraid that they will still be full of foreign appearances!

In addition, since we want to take root in the other world and expand our influence, we can't help but recruit rebels and absorb the natives of all ethnic groups in the Falmatt continent for our use. For example, the central government has recently decided to suggest that while rescuing the last male traverser, you can appropriately recruit some female headhunter rabbit warriors, and if the other party is willing, you can also migrate the entire headhunter tribe to the Arnus Hills.

But the question is, after recruiting so many bunny girls, what should we use to place them? China is not France, the People's Liberation Army is not the French army, and without the establishment of foreign mercenary corps, it is impossible to directly let these rabbits join the military. But I can't let you or I open a security company and recruit a large group of natives from other worlds as security guards: it's not that we don't have any money, it's that the central government really doesn't like to see such a large scale of private armed forces, even if they are deployed in another world. Moreover, this can easily be understood by the natives of the other world as slave soldiers, causing more unnecessary trouble. ”

“…… So, is it okay to let someone from another world be the chengguan? Their mission is not to catch peddlers, but to fight! Wang Qiu frowned.

“…… Question, it can't be said that there is no problem at all, but this is the easiest and easiest choice at present, at least in terms of law and system, it is still barely understandable what kind of organization Chengguan is, you should also know very well, right? In essence, as long as they can get the authorization of the public security organs, the Military Commission, and the Ministry of National Defense, the chengguan team can also perform more functions on their behalf, even if the chengguan is allowed to go to war. ”

Wang Meiling spread her hands and said, "...... Moreover, theoretically speaking, the chengguan has not strictly stipulated that only Chinese citizens are allowed to be recruited......"

Generally speaking, urban management organizations in China are authorized by local governments to act as agents for some of the rights (mainly punishments) of the industry and commerce, public security, health and other departments. In essence, the reason for the emergence of the violent group chengguan is that the administrative punishment power exercised by various local departments has been subcontracted to a violent organization. In other words, this is the result of various departments transferring the power of administrative punishment to the urban management because they are too troublesome. As a result, China's "urban management law enforcement" was able to control almost all public power in its heyday, claiming to be in charge of the world, the land and the air in the middle...... Theoretically speaking, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police (PAP) can also do the same and subcontract their own violent operations to the corresponding urban management agencies through the method of authorizing agents, including but not limited to the maintenance of public order, territorial defense, and waging war......

What is even more subtle is that because they are grass-roots teams that have been put on their own and there is no unified leadership and planning at the national level, the urban management in various localities usually formulates their own rules and regulations, and when necessary, they can be exempted from the current military regulations and discipline: the beating of the common people by soldiers is a scandal and a smear to the glorious image of the people's soldiers. The city management does not beat the common people...... Is that still called chengguan? From time to time, violence is exported, where can you subdue all kinds of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods?

In a primitive and barbaric, violent backward society, many of the disciplines and principles of modern civilized society are completely inapplicable, and in history, many famous European explorers of the Age of Discovery, according to modern moral standards, are probably out-and-out robbers, hooligans, terrorists, fraudsters, and murderers. However, if it were a modern man, with an expedition team with a sparse number of people and poor equipment, and the supply needed to be "dispatched on the spot", through the wild and foreign lands full of unknown dangers, and also cocoon himself and adhere to all the moral codes of civilized society, then let alone complete the expedition mission and return with honor. I'm afraid that I will lose my life soon, and even the bones will be taken to beat the drum!

If Columbus in the Americas had been found to be an honest man, he would have been thrown into the sea by rebel sailors in the Atlantic; If Vasco da Gama in India was found to be unwilling to be a robber, he would have to return home from India empty-handed; If Colster, who conquered Mexico, was not good at fooling, then he would be stripped of his heart and skinned to sacrifice to the gods; If Pizarro, who destroyed the Inca Empire, was obsessed with morality and etiquette, he would most likely have to be beaten by Inca craftsmen as human leather drums.

In fact, with what Wang Qiu and his gang have done in various different worlds, according to the laws and regulations of any modern country, it has already been enough to sentence the death penalty I don't know how many times...... Before, it was because the two worlds were not directly connected, so it didn't matter. But now with this underwater "gate" in Victoria Bay, Hong Kong, news from the other world can no longer be kept secret, and some image issues have to be paid a little attention.

“…… Moreover, there is another advantage to using the name of the Chengguan Brigade, as long as you sign a contract with the indigenous soldiers, you can find a leather bag labor service company to work with you and become a temporary labor dispatch worker, then even if the natives we recruit from other worlds make a lot of trouble and commit more atrocities that damage their image, the pressure on the central government will not be too great Anyway, they are all temporary workers dispatched by labor service companies, and they are not even civil servants. Even if the news and evidence are leaked out and the impact is not controlled in time, leading to any criticism in international and domestic public opinion, it can be explained that the government has hired a group of foreign workers in another world...... It's just that their job is to cut people. Wang Meiling continued to explain.

“…… Oh! I understand! Temporary workers are a basket, everything can be loaded into it and let the temporary workers do it, and if there is a problem, the temporary workers will carry the black pot, as long as those of us who are leaders make a profound review, and then fire the temporary workers in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner, we can have an explanation for the above and below. After the fact, you can quietly re-recruit the original team, which is equivalent to nothing...... However, the strange way that even expeditions and wars can be turned into labor dispatch temporary workers really reminds people of the Japanese soldiers in Japanese dramas......"

(A daily wage soldier, in the Japanese drama "Wonderful World Story", a temporary worker of the Self-Defense Forces who takes the subway to and from the military camp and the city every day, and can clock in and receive a salary without military training.) Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense also has a similar plan to replace soldiers with temporary workers, and the advantage is that the army can be disarmed or expanded in a big way at any time, but the disadvantage is that the combat effectiveness is basically reduced to zero. However, if an army is not prepared to fight at all, such a design is definitely the most ingenious. ）

Wang Qiu pursed his lips and complained, "...... Well, the captain of the chengguan brigade is the captain of the chengguan brigade! But where are my teammates? It is not so easy to recruit natives, and without the backbone of their own compatriots, such a team is simply unreliable! ”

“…… On the recruitment of urban management personnel...... This is really unsolvable for a while. ”

Wang Meiling shook her head with a wry smile and said, "...... After all, the city has just been completed, there are basically no citizens, and even the houses are still painted! If you need your chengguan brigade to be dispatched immediately, you can only temporarily let the PLA and armed police forces here change their signs, and I believe that the central government will also understand our difficulties. Of course, son, don't worry, I promise that I won't let you be the commander of the light pole all the time! It won't be long before we pull our own team! Mom has already helped you contact a lot of people, all of whom are special talents in all aspects! ”

“…… Belch...... Well, about the Chengguan Brigade, let's talk about it for the time being. But...... Mom, who are the other officials of the city government? Do you want me to get acquainted, after all, we may have to work together for a few years in the future......" Wang Qiu changed the topic.

“…… Well, son, I actually arrived half a day earlier than you, and I just set up the office by myself......"

Wang Meiling said embarrassedly, "...... I haven't even had time to walk around this office building......"

“…… That's right...... It turns out that Mom, you are also just here, can you tell me about the latest situation in China? ”

Seeing that his mother was a little embarrassed, Wang Qiu quickly diverted the topic again, "...... I heard that there is a lot of unrest in the South China Sea, and the talks with the United States have collapsed again? ”

Speaking of this topic, Wang Meiling, who is naturally fond of all kinds of gossip and points out major national affairs on the computer keyboard, immediately began to talk about it with her eyebrows fluttering and gushing endlessly, and in the past few days that Wang Qiu and the others have been exploring the other world, the confrontation in the South China Sea, which has lasted for nearly half a year, has once again become tense, and the latest multi-party talks on the South China Sea issue, which I thought had great hope of success, finally collapsed yesterday morning.

According to the central idea, given the limited time it takes for the "door" to open to the Atlas, and the size of the "door" also limits the amount of resources that can be brought back from the Atlas. Therefore, the country originally intended to share and jointly study various discoveries from other worlds with the world, in exchange for concessions from ASEAN and the United States in the direction of the South China Sea and the Pacific, at least to recover all the islands and reefs and offshore oil ******** in the nine-dash line.

But the problem is that, because of the leaks, the gringos also know that Hong Kong, the "door" to the other world, can only be opened for a few years, and it is impossible for China to permanently have a new territory in the other world, as well as endless untapped resources...... As a result, the United States and ASEAN went so far as to put forward counter-demands during the talks, vainly hoping to empty their gloves and white wolves, and were ready to demand that China make major concessions on the South China Sea issue and withdraw from a number of islands and reefs at the cost of allowing China to monopolize its interests in other countries.

Now, warships and warplanes of the two sides have repeatedly clashed hands in the Spratly Islands, the global financial market has been in an avalanche, and all kinds of tensions are about to rise to the extreme. The news media in Europe are already gloating about whether a new world war is about to start in the Pacific......

“…… Why does this sound like ...... Countries around the world are abandoning this new and different world? It's not scientific! ”

Wang Qiu couldn't help but exclaim, and then he was a little worried, "...... Will such an unexpected situation affect the country's support for us? ”

“…… You can rest assured that the domestic investment in us will definitely only increase, not decrease. After all, there is so much hot money in the country, there must be a place to invest. And, in the event of a nuclear war, wouldn't this otherworldly city be the best place of refuge? ……”

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After such a discussion, before I knew it, it was past the evening meal, and from the fourth floor where the mayor's office was located, the lights had been turned off in the canteen opposite. So, Wang Meiling took out a large number of boxed microwave foods from the Xiaoice box in the office, from pizza to curry rice, piled up on the small coffee table in front of Wang Qiu, and asked her son which one he wanted to eat for dinner.

Then, looking at the all-Japanese labels on these microwave foods, Wang Qiu finally understood where the incongruity was before, the furnishings in the mayor's office, from the tables, chairs, sofas, refrigerators, microwave ovens, to the food on the coffee table, were all Japanese!

“…… Huh? Why is everything in the office Japanese? Because all of these things were purchased from Doraemon's [period vending machine]! Why don't you use domestic goods? Don't you know how big the 'gate' connecting the two worlds is? Even if you let the trucks go back and forth around the clock, how much can you transport? How can it afford the construction needs and daily consumption of a city? ”

Wang Meiling replied with a natural face, "...... And it is much more convenient to bring a few truckloads of yen banknotes and buy things from the [era vending machine], and these banknotes are still brought back from the World War II plane! What other place to spend it than in another world? ”

Well, the reason is really good and powerful. But the question is, if in order to save transportation capacity, most of the modern goods needed for clothing, food, housing and transportation in Arnoos City, from tableware and clothes to cars and yachts, must all be bought from [era vending machines], then should this be regarded as building a Japanese city in another world, or a Chinese city? How can we promote Chinese culture in another world?

Although Wang Qiu, as an infinite space reincarnation who has traveled through many worlds, is definitely not an extreme "imperial Han" or Han nationalist, he still can't help but feel embarrassed about the fact that the Chinese travelers built a Japanese-style city in another world......

At that moment, the computer on the desk suddenly beeped sharply, indicating that an urgent email had arrived. Wang Meiling and Wang Qiu returned to the back of the swivel chair at the desk, opened the email in the office system, and found that it was a military emergency report from another world: first, a set of satellite photos, which captured a ruined city burning in flames. Then there is the text describing the sudden change in the battle situationTaking advantage of the opportunity of the new emperor Diapo leading the central army to stay in the north, the eastern rebels led by the great prince Sochar have advanced by sea and land from the southeast, and have attacked the empty imperial capital of Ulabianca in one fell swoop, and the few defenders in the imperial capital are still making the last resistance, but it is obvious that they will not last long......

“…… This imperial civil war, which broke out two or three hundred kilometers away from us, looks like it will soon be decided! ”

After thinking silently for a moment, Wang Meiling turned her head and reached out to pat Wang Qiu's shoulder, "...... Son, in the next few days, you will probably have to continue to work hard for a while, maybe it won't be long before the top will soon order you, the captain of the urban management brigade, to lead your troops to the battle! ”

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ps: Found a bug, according to the original setting, the eldest prince Sochar was officially canonized as the crown prince by the emperor a few months after the "door" was opened. Although he was the first in line of succession before, and if the emperor died, he should indeed ascend the throne, but this procedure and ceremony have not been completed.

However, this bug should not affect the development of the plot, in short, he will be called the eldest prince in the next chapters.