Chapter 264: Complex Issues
The village of Korkit is located on the banks of the Drin River, just 31 km from the Albanian city of Skadar. Its location on the main road from Albania to Kosovo has always led to a constant flow of caravans and pedestrians passing through the village, which has also made the residents of the village very profitable.
Although the number of caravans and pedestrians on this road was much reduced due to the war, the village's income did not decrease much due to the frequent passage of Italian troops through the area.
On the new day, the villagers got up one after another, they were busy, and the fruits and vegetables in the farmland were a lot of money for them. Although the rulers have now been replaced by foreigners from the Apennine Peninsula, years of experience have taught them that if they want to keep to themselves, it will not affect them much, after all, they are required to pay taxes.
In fact, it's not just the local residents who have this idea.
Two kilometres east of the village of Colkit, there was a small military camp with a company of Italian garrisons, whose main responsibility was to ensure the stability of the surroundings and to keep the road to Kosovo open at all times.
Today, however, the commander of the barracks, Captain Gurela, received a different order.
"Are you sure it came from the division headquarters?"
Captain Gurela had read the order, but still wanted to make sure again.
"Yes, this order was given by His Excellency the Division Commander himself."
The herald was not surprised by Captain Gurela's slightly skeptical words, for nine out of ten commanders had asked. Although the questions are different, the core content is the same.
Hearing that it was the division commander who gave the order himself, Captain Gurela stopped saying anything. Captain Gureira has not been in the army for a short time, and he also knows a lot about the temperament of the division commander, Major General Brasso, and his own division commander rarely gives orders directly, usually in the name of the division headquarters, and the orders issued in his own name are all urgent and serious orders, and such orders cannot be changed or questioned, and the troops below must strictly implement them 100 percent.
Since the herald said so, Captain Gurela had to strictly enforce even if he had any doubts.
After seeing off the heralds, Captain Gurela called in the orderlies. "Immediately call in the deputy company commander and the squad platoon leader, now we have a mission."
"Yes, company commander."
As the orderlies brought in the deputy company commander and the squad and platoon commander one by one, a meeting on the deployment of operations was held in the barracks. The meeting didn't last long, and after an hour, it was over. After the meeting, after the platoon leaders had left, Captain Guerrera spoke to his deputy company commander. "Then we just have to wait for the government to arrive."
The people from the government that Captain Gurela said had already been prepared, but the Albanian Governor's Palace, located in Tirana, had not yet issued an order.
Because Viscount Aykut Demir, who is the governor of Albania, is still a little undecided.
This Viscount Demir, who previously held a position in Italy, and this time he finally became the governor of Albania, which is also a manifestation of wanting to improve. Before that, there were only two and a half viceroys in Italy (the viceroy of Sicily could only be counted as half due to many restrictions at home). If you look at the Governor of East Africa and Borneo, you can see that you are half a prime minister (last year, the Governor of Lanfang was renamed the Governor of Borneo, and Italy's ambitions for the island can be seen from the change of name).
Although Italy has three new governors this time, it is also a demonstration of his ability to grab the second most important governor of Albania.
By the way, the most important new governor is the Governor of Kosovo. Italy plans to invest the most money because of the discovery of large quantities of much-needed minerals in the region. Then there is the governor of Albania that he served, and as for the governor of Libya, because the land is vast and sparsely populated, it is full of deserts, and no one wants to eat sand, so it is a position that is disliked by people.
At present, in addition to him, the governor of Kosovo, Mills, has just arrived, and as for the governor of Libya, Haward Georgi, who has only just set foot on that land with the army, it is estimated that even where to live is still a problem.
It's just that I didn't expect that when they were all in place, and they were not familiar with anything, this fateful order was sent from China.
The expulsion of all the locals from the country, if this was an order issued by another person, no matter who it was, even if it was the prime minister, Viscount Demir would dare to spray him until he was completely skinned. It's just a mess and just doesn't give them time to prepare. You know, before they came, the plan was not like this, and now they are suddenly making drastic changes, and it takes time just to get people used to it.
Although he doesn't like these heretics who believe in the Koran, he can't drive them all away because of this.
The time spent in the process of expulsion and immigration alone kept him busy with the newly formed Albanian government.
It's just that the person who gave the order, he didn't dare to say it at all, so he could only carry it out silently.
Of course, it was impossible for him alone to carry out this policy, and a large number of officials were needed, and this led to another problem, that is, most of these officials who were sent with Viscount Demir were not ready for it.
Yes, it seems as simple as sending troops and officials to drive the locals away. But in reality, it is very complicated, it needs to be received, and it is also necessary to plan the route, arrange the escort, and register the property.
In addition to this, there is a very important reason, and that is to change the philosophy of officials.
Being an official in the colony and being an official in the country are two different styles. In the colony, as long as you complete the work assigned by your superiors, then at other times, compensate yourself a little, and you will not be said anything. Look at the officials who have returned from Borneo and East Africa in recent years, all with rich family assets, I don't know how many people envy them. In fact, the Roman side is also well aware of this, and this is a kind of compensation for the various risks they have taken.
You must know that every year, colonial officials cause nearly 100 casualties due to various diseases, accidents and other factors. Especially in Borneo, which is in a tropical rainforest climate, it accounts for 70%, and if you don't give enough compensation, how can you work with peace of mind?
As for the country, due to the stable environment and the political clean-up in recent years, it is no longer possible to make money on a large scale as it was nearly ten years ago.
At present, nearly 100 officials at all levels in China are sent to prison every year for corruption and bribery.
The Roman order to expel the natives was clearly intended to operate as if it were a native land. Since it is local, then the laws and regulations must also be implemented in accordance with the local. This will disappoint many people, and Viscount Demir needs to reconcile the mentality of these people first.
Viscount DeMill, who had just finished the meeting, returned to his office and drank a large glass of water first.
"Governor, the military is here again, asking when we will send someone over."
Before he could catch his breath, the secretary informed him of the military's urging.
"Tell them to give us three more days."
Hearing the secretary's words, Viscount Demir replied without raising his head.
He still doesn't know what the military thinks, doesn't he just want to gain more benefits in this operation. That's why he urged himself one after another, after all, the military has been here for several months, and he and government officials have been here for less than half a month. Taking advantage of information asymmetry, there are too many manipulation methods.
Viscount Demir is a man of great skill and can be taken advantage of by the military.
So the first time he came here, he immediately arranged for someone to find out. According to the information so far, Albania has a lot of property, and he needs to arrange for people to keep an eye on these properties next.
Three days can be said to be fast or slow, but in any case, in the course of three days, the government sent a lot of men to fight the military to carry out the expulsion of the troops.
An imminent military security operation is about to begin.