Chapter 437: After the general meeting, start a small meeting (Part 2)
"The rules of procedure have been decided, so of course we can get down to business." Horn's voice echoed under the dome of the colorful Bliss Mountain mural.
Seeing that the topic has entered, the citizen elites and congressmen present sat upright.
"I know you have to adapt to this set of rules. Why don't you follow the rule of raising your hands to speak first." After announcing the decision, Horn first turned the page over the pad.
“Because the territory is expanding too fast, the administrative divisions within our Redeemer Papal State are still relatively chaotic, and there is no clear subordinate relationship.
The status I gave to Rapids City is that it is under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy Lady, directly under the Papal Palace, and on the same level as the county.
As for Saint Catherine’s Magadi Chamber of Commerce, after our negotiation, it will be split into the original Magadi Chamber of Commerce and Saint Catherine’s Bank.
We will write these details into a booklet and send it to you later. This booklet also contains the appointment of officials in the city hall. "
When I heard that it was an official appointment in the city hall, the entire meeting became even quieter. Everyone pricked up their ears for fear of missing a word.
"I represent the Holy Lord, Holy Tree and Holy Father. , granting Saint Catherine the position of governor of the rapids city, granting the position of foreign affairs envoy of Miterny rapids city, granting the position of captain of the night watch guard of Carl rapids city, granting..."
Horn reported his name, and some monks brought from Castle Joan copied the tables corresponding to official positions and names, and distributed them to the people in the first row of tables and benches.
These citizen elites gathered together to look at the charts in front of them and breathed a sigh of relief.
This basically retained Catherine's previous team, and their city council seats were also retained. Horn did not dissolve the council.
When there are occasional vacancies in the city hall, Horn will place some people from the Holy Father Order into them, and the number is within their acceptable level.
"...Before the end of martial law, Catherine's administration will lead the city councilors, city hall members and members of the Megdi Chamber of Commerce to go to Qiu Mu Island in batches for training and political observation..."
The government affairs in Rapid City are a mess. Horn can't just scratch his beard and armpit hair. He needs Catherine, a local snake, to deal with the entire city.
However, in order to effectively control Rapid City and prevent it from turning into a non-performing asset, Horn still had to add water to it.
Let Catherine and others go to Qiu Mu Island for training in order to carry out ideological and political transformation of these people and eliminate unqualified members.
During this period, Horn will also send monks from the Order of the Holy Father into Rapid City.
These monks are not involved in the reconstruction and daily operations of Rapid City, they only do one thing.
That is to record every speech, personnel transfer and decree issued at the city hall, and send it to Horn on time.
“Due to changes in the population, after the end of martial law, we will have to redraw neighborhoods and re-elect city councilors. Do you have any objection to this?”
“No.”< br>
“This is a natural thing.”
Seeing that Horne had no intention to interfere in the election of city councilors, the city councilors present were naturally relieved.
Subsequently, these citizen elites asked some questions about usury, taxation, the power of the city council, and justice.
However, Horn pushed it all to Catherine, and Catherine said that the discussion would be postponed and that she would have a one-on-one detailed discussion with Shengsun in person.
"Have we finished talking about administrative issues?" Horn sorted out the notes in his hand and turned to the people present and asked.
Everyone shook their heads in unison, indicating that there were no other questions.
Horn pulled out another stack of manuscripts and clamped it on the paper pad: "Then let Catherine be in power and talk about the current refugee and reconstruction situation in Rapid City."
In the complicated eyes of the citizens, Catherine pushed up her glasses and stood up:
"As the church army set fire to houses in the port area and engaged in street battles with wizards, the entire port area became a ruin..."< br>
“The most terrifying thing right now is that the water supply and drainage system inside and outside Rapids City has been destroyed. The canals, wells and drainage outlets have been deliberately damaged. It will take too long to rebuild...”
< br>"Our granary was burned down when the command company fled. Purchasing and mobilizing food from the surrounding areas cannot maintain the current balance..."
"According to the assessment of the personnel of the Megdi Chamber of Commerce, with the current rapids market The food reserves and infrastructure will result in an overflow of at least 5,000 to 8,000 residents in the city.”
"Five thousand to eight thousand?!"
Hearing this number, the citizens present were visibly suffocated. They couldn't handle one or two thousand refugees, let alone five thousand to eight thousand. . The most important thing is that these residents are all people who have signed a ten-household joint insurance agreement and whose names are on the city’s tax roll.
To allow these people with fixed urban residences to restore their refugee status and transform from civilians in the city to refugees in the wild, one can imagine the great resistance.
But Rapids City can no longer accommodate them. The destruction of the water supply system means plague and infectious diseases, and the destruction of the granary means famine.
Unless the Salvation Army uses force to drive them out...
The citizen elites immediately looked at Horn eagerly, but Shengsun still wore that incomprehensible smile and said nothing.
"Katherine is in power, so what should we do with these refugees?" A shareholder of the Megdi Chamber of Commerce raised his hand and asked.
“I can answer you this question.” Horn waved to him, “The Megdi Chamber of Commerce will invest fifteen thousand gold pounds to jointly establish the Holy Hammer Monastery with the Papal Palace to rebuild the houses and foundations. Facilities.
The City Hall of Rapids needs to acquire the land use rights of the citizens’ original houses and transfer them to the Holy Hammer Monastery, and the Holy Hammer Monastery will be responsible for the entire project.”
"The Holy Hammer Monastery will be a monastery directly under the Papal Palace and will sign an order with the city hall to help us repair the water conservancy system and rebuild houses, streets and the entire port area." Catherine wrote on the paper with a quill pen, " The port area will be restored to its former glory within three years at the earliest.”
“Your Majesty,” another citizen elite raised his hand.
"Please tell me."
"Rebuilding the ruins will cost a lot of money, and we don't have as much available wood as we used to have nearby..."
" Haha, don't worry." Horn couldn't help laughing, "We don't know how to use wood. Isn't the memory left by this fire unforgettable enough?"
"What do you mean?"
"Mortar, the new city of Rapid City will be like Qiu Mu Island, a neighborhood built with mortar, gravel and bricks.
As for You don’t have to worry about materials.
Our mortar workshop in Qiumu Island can produce more than 1,000 tons of mortar per month, and the 30 brick kilns near Mayo Town can produce monthly. 450 tons to 600 tons of square bricks, which is almost 130,000 pieces.
These building materials are enough for you.”
Horn said confidently: "We will rebuild a house at a very low price and re-plan the entire Rapid City. By then, one street in Rapid City will be able to shake the entire Kingdom of Leia.
Such a large project will definitely require a lot of labor. In this case, at least half of the overflow population of 8,000 can earn a living as construction workers and bricklayers."
"Genius! "The craftsman from the Masons' Guild almost jumped up from his stool to kiss Horn.
This group of masons will make a lot of money due to the large-scale infrastructure construction. Urban planning and housing design always require them.
Originally, after the war, everyone had no money, so they could only take orders for repairs bit by bit, but now it is better, there is a big order, and there is no need to worry about food and drink.
"But this can only cover small-scale low-level labor. You know, for ordinary craftsmen, it is really wasteful to be a construction worker or a laborer."
Despite the praises of the masons' guild, But the people in the dye guild, carpentry guild and leather guild started complaining.
They are all craftsmen, specializing in leather tanning, dye mixing, furniture carpentry and other high technologies. It is possible to work as a construction worker, but there is no other way.
"Don't worry, for those who can't find jobs or whose workshops have been destroyed, I can give you a place to go, which can absorb at least three thousand citizens." Horn said on the map in the middle of the table Clicked, "Here."
"Qiumu Island, you mean Black Bone Swamp!" Seeing the signs on the map, the expressions of some businessmen who knew the way changed.
It was a terrifying swamp filled with lycanthropic bandits and giant spiders. When did a city appear there?
Although this can solve the problem of refugees and ruin reconstruction, the eyes of the craftsmen present are worried. If it is moved there, it will be completely over.
“Don’t worry, we won’t force it. The Papal Palace will issue a notice to recruit relevant craftsmen. About 800 to 1,000 people will be divided into three batches. It is estimated that there will be two to three thousand people with their families. "
Horn spread his hands: "At least I can guarantee that you will get the same job there as before, and the salary will be only slightly lower than before. You can think about it yourself."
(End of this chapter)