[All dead?]
That was out of Jiang Chen's expectation.
He had originally planned to pick out a few elders who had renounced the darkness for the light and let them continue to help him take care of the affairs in the stadium, but he did not expect that they would all die.
Jiang Chen looked at Chen Lin with a meaningful look.
The ambiguous smile made Chen Lin afraid to look up at him.
"Mr. Chen is decisive. Not bad."
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead as Chen Ling said in a submissive tone.
"I wouldn't dare."
"Fine, if they're dead, then they're dead." Jiang Chen waved his hand.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Chen Lin finally felt relieved. Killing all the elders and emperors of the previous dynasty was just his little plan. Only when this high-ranking official of the Empire lost his drive would his importance be highlighted. The only thing he was worried about was Jiang Chen's opinion of his actions. But now it seemed that although the NAC general saw through his plan, he didn't care.
Jiang Chen thought for a moment before he asked.
"What's the population of the capital?"
"The permanent population is 43510, and the floating population is 3000," Chen Lin immediately answered.
"Last month's financial surplus?"
"Ninety thousand crystals."
"I didn't know that you're quite familiar with Empire's situation. You didn't make a random guess, right? "Jiang Chen glanced at him in surprise.
Chen Lin laughed and said in a flattering tone, "I wouldn't dare to lie to you."
"Very good, looks like you're not an idiot." With a smile, Jiang Chen nodded. "If that's the case, are you interested in working for me?"
Hearing this, Chen Lin was ecstatic. He didn't care about other people's gazes as he immediately kowtowed.
"Don't be too happy yet." Jiang Chen didn't let him get up as he looked down at him with a smile. "I know all your tricks. You should also know what will happen if you use those little tricks in the wrong places. "
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Chen Lin immediately placed his forehead on the ground to express his loyalty.
"If Chen Lin dares to have any other thoughts, I'm willing to be executed by a thousand cuts!"
Looking at Chen Lin who was bowing down, Jiang Chen said softly.
"Remember what you said today. Get up."
"Thank you, general!"
…
Although Chen Ling's character was questionable, he was talented in management. Jiang Chen sent people to verify the Empire's household register and treasury accounts, and the data was almost the same as what he said.
As long as the dog was chained properly, there was no harm in using such a person.
After all, they were not choosing a moral model.
On the way from the square to the palace, Chen Lin fully utilized his talent as a lackey as he followed behind Jiang Chen while nodding and bowing. However, Jiang Chen wasn't interested in his flattery and flattery. He simply asked a few questions about Empire's situation before shutting the guy up.
As soon as he stepped into the palace, he saw that the officials of the empire had already filled up the entire palace.
Looking at the obedient officials, Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows. He tilted his head and asked Chen Ling, "How many officials are there in Empire?"
"Reporting to the Marshal … There are 527 officials in total, from the first to the fifth rank."
F * ck! So many?
Jiang Chen estimated that one out of every one hundred people in the empire was an official, and this did not include some minor officials.
Sensing the confusion on Jiang Chen's face, Chen Ling immediately walked up and whispered into Jiang Chen's ear.
"The bureaucratic system of Empire is massive, and the elders have had a lot of headaches because of this. But these people are more or less related to the elders. Everyone sees each other all the time, and no one dared to talk about layoffs. Therefore, the number of officials in Empire naturally increased, and a lot of things are split into five tasks for ten people to do … "
"There are too many people, let's get rid of some." Jiang Chen waved his hand and said in annoyance.
Different from Chen Ling's cautiousness, Jiang Chen didn't control his volume when he spoke. Because of this, when they heard what he said, the officials in the palace immediately froze as dissatisfaction was written all over their faces.
Chen Ling had a bitter smile on his face, but Jiang Chen didn't care about their thoughts as he walked directly to the seat in the front of the palace.
Sitting on the throne, Jiang Chen felt the feeling of being an emperor for a while before he looked at the officials.
"I'm sitting here, is there anyone unhappy?"
Bullsh * t, who dared to voice their dissatisfaction?
The officials all lowered their heads and didn't say anything, but in their minds, they were cursing him.
"Very good, looks like no one is unhappy." Jiang Chen leaned back on the chair as he looked at the officials below the stage with his eyes narrowed.
The emperor of Empire certainly knew how to enjoy himself.
Not to mention the fact that the throne was much more comfortable than the wooden chair in the general's office, the feeling of being able to look down at the officials from above was intoxicating.
Jiang Chen cleared his throat as he spoke.
"Chen Ling, the official list."
Chen Ling immediately walked up and respectfully handed over the tablet in his hand.
Although Empire's technology was outdated, it at least implemented information management. All the officials' names and ranks were registered on the palace's server, and the person with the authority was responsible for it. Under normal circumstances, this person was the emperor. If the emperor died, the position would be passed to the second elder.
Since the emperor died, Chen Ling was the only elder left, so the authority to manage the server data naturally fell into Chen Ling's hands.
Now that Jiang Chen asked for it, Chen Ling naturally gave it to him.
Taking the tablet, Jiang Chen saw the name list was already open on the main interface, so he began to flip through it.
"Yang Liang."
"Here." A slightly older official stepped out of the line and bowed to Jiang Chen.
"You are in charge of the city gate tax, right?"
"That's right," Yang Liang said timidly.
"From now on, Qingshan Stadium will not collect the city gate tax. You can go home now," Jiang Chen said nonchalantly.
With a plop, the middle-aged Yang Liang knelt on the ground. Tears gushed out of his eyes in an instant.
"Your, Your Majesty …"
Managing the city gate tax was a lucrative job. Every day, there were hundreds of people entering and exiting the city. Everyone who entered the city would have to pay a fee. Although two crystals was not a lot, there would be at least two to three thousand crystals in a day.
No one would pay attention to one or two hundred crystals to subsidize their family expenses.
Jiang Chen's move had cut off his source of income.
"Don't call me Your Majesty, call me General." Jiang Chen said impatiently as he didn't want to listen to his complaints. He swiped his finger and called out the next name. "Lu Guangyuan."
"Here." Lu Guangyuan stepped out of the line while trembling. He gulped and waited for Jiang Chen's order.
"The Department of Market Regulation? What the hell is that?"
"Stabilize prices, promote economic development, improve —"
"What the hell is the Price Bureau? Wang Qiangping, tell me. "
"Eh! Here, here. "Wang Qiangping immediately stepped forward as cold sweat dripped down his face.
Jiang Chen signaled him to speak.
"Stabilize prices, promote economic development, harmonize —"
"What's the difference?" Jiang Chen said impatiently.
"This … General, listen carefully, the last two words are different …" Wang Qiangping's small eyes kept moving as he stared at the ground and said timidly.
Jiang Chen didn't waste any more time as he swiped his finger on the screen.
"The two departments will be abolished. The unified tax rate will be set by the newly established Ministry of the Interior after studying supply and demand. You can go home now. "
With a plop, Lu Guangyuan and Wang Qiangping kneeled on the ground at the same time. They looked like they wanted to cry but had no tears.
If the city gate tax was a piece of fatty meat, then these two departments were a whole pig, with countless pieces of fatty meat hanging on it. Now that they were removed, how could they bear to do it!
"General, you, you can't be so reckless —"
"No —"
A chill followed by goosebumps appeared on his forehead, and the tablet in his hand almost fell to the ground.
[This is disgusting. Don't make people outside think I did something to them.]
Holding the tablet, Jiang Chen glared at the two and signaled the soldiers in kinetic skeletons next to him. "Take them out."
Under the fearful gaze of the officials, the three officials kneeling on the ground were forcibly dragged out by the soldiers.
Dissatisfaction?
Anyone would be dissatisfied!
The cake was snatched away. For these people, it was a blatant robbery!
But in the face of the black muzzle, no one dared to say no.
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