If one had to use words to describe Rorschach's recent life, it would probably be "so busy that he doesn't even have the energy to complain."
If a person had so much work that he couldn't finish it himself, he would probably have the energy to complain, but if he doubted that he could even finish reading his own work list, then the feeling of helplessness would probably be the only thing that filled him.
"There are too many things, and most of them are beyond my ability. I can understand the magic armor factory and whatnot, but you want to deal with medical, health, education, and finance? I think our country is done for. "
Griffin's Griffin and Oak's Son retreated within a week after that day. Considering their size and the industries they were involved in, this was obviously an act of cutting off their own flesh … But considering that the situation had just stabilized when someone reported them for financial crimes, and the fact that their stocks had been delisted long ago, and the fact that the two days of increase in price were ineffective, the way they abandoned everything and retreated in such a pathetic manner seemed more like they were absconding with money in various ways.
However, it was fortunate that when the news was exposed, the entire market had already stabilized. At that time, due to the large influx of new capital from Cape Town, the market was once again skyrocketing, and the situation was great, so it didn't cause another huge uproar.
Following that, the new board of directors came up with a compensation plan that they had prepared beforehand. To a certain extent, they would compensate the unlucky people who were fooled, so it didn't cause any more losses. On the contrary, due to the direction of public opinion, most people's focus was on "If something happens, the Aishi People will think of a way to compensate", and not on the level of "The Aishi People are unreliable, and the Church will also run away with the money."
The battle of public opinion, the battle of wits and courage could probably be turned into a 24-episode news drama, and it almost paralyzed Rorschach and his media department. Fortunately, there were basically no dissenting voices in the city, and in the end, the situation was finally stabilized … But because of the current bull market, no one would believe it if they didn't say it was the end of the world.
For a news station of this level, Rorschach had to be in charge of it himself. Not only did it require his ability, but more importantly, "Absolute Truth" and "Rorschach Does Not Lie" were already a brand. Only when Rorschach personally came out to control the situation could it be said that the entire media force of the Church was mobilized.
These troublesome matters made Rorschach and his editorial department work overtime to the point of doubting life. While they were busy with the supplements and intelligence feedback, Rorschach himself had to deal with all kinds of word games, truth and falsehood, truth in falsehood, and true lies. It was a headache for him.
Fortunately, not only did he have a literary weapon, he also had a capital weapon and an administrative weapon. If there was really a media outlet that jumped out to sing a different tune to gain attention, the writer and chief editor of the article would be treated to tea by the board of directors that day. If they still didn't know what was good for them …
"Your house is gone."
Don't misunderstand. In this day and age, violent law enforcement had endless repercussions. The capital weapon was invincible. Not only were those who were smashed not angry, but they were also overjoyed.
Without the insistence of the Church behind them (they had to give face to the Game Church), acquisitions and mergers were always successful. There weren't many young people who would still be stubborn in front of their new boss. Even if there were a few stubborn ones … Hopefully, they could still find a new job in this new era where there was a lack of jobs.
After this battle of public opinion, the expenditure was astronomical. However, everyone in the Game Church felt that it was exceptionally worth it.
This wasn't just a matter of stabilizing the current development situation. More importantly, it was a matter of sorting out the current chaotic news industry, consolidating resources, and acquiring quality industries. After confirming the current situation, Rorschach also felt that it was about time for him to leave this area. After all, it was a bit wasteful for him to be a chief editor at this time.
However, the mentioned lack of jobs and the cold winter for newcomers might not necessarily be a bad thing.
"The population flow has exceeded 3000%. Do we need to control it?"
"Don't be silly. People come and go. You can't block the door with a gun like those warlords. You can't control it."
In a sense, there was only one power in the Harlet Wasteland now. It was showing signs of unification in all aspects.
Originally, the warlords could still control the situation in their own territories. They could come up with all sorts of reasons such as "the moon there is dangerous," "Vila Nova Dônia has a high crime rate," "they have serious racial discrimination, you can't find a job there, and you might not even come back alive after a day of torture." Public opinion had always been in the hands of the local government. If they couldn't control it, it was most likely that the government was already finished or was about to be finished.
However, now that the government was really finished, many conservative and old people would at least come over to take a look and travel under the new propaganda.
After taking a look and traveling, they didn't want to leave.
Compared to Cape Town, Vila Nova Dônia's situation was still much better. It was like a rural youth who came to a colorful city during the Great Migration Era. If they didn't have anything to worry about, they wouldn't want to go back.
Now, Vila Nova Dônia was in the early stages of the Great Reshuffle. There was a shortage of people in various industries. Many companies, departments, and factories had changed their leaders and core members. It was a good time to recruit people.
However, there were still too many people coming. There were so many people that it caused a new period of employment in the city. There were so many people that Rorschach received a letter of inquiry from the mayor of Cape Town, Feng.
Rorschach didn't explain, nor did he talk about the ins and outs of the matter. After all, there was no point in talking about it. Feng probably knew more than he did. After the threshold for population flow was lowered, the people's yearning for a better life was unstoppable.
"We'll be a family in the future. Why are you fussing about this? The board of directors of Vila Nova Dônia will be reorganized soon. I'll give you a seat. Even if you're not in the top three, you'll at least be in the top five. You have to prepare the collateral. What? You're not talking about this? You're talking about the development of Cape Town and not your personal interests? "
Rorschach almost laughed out loud. It wasn't just because of the exaggeration in Feng's words.
He already knew how to deal with it.
"In the next period of time, we'll increase the construction of the railway network, double the number of air flights, and build a road network in two years to completely close the distance between the two cities. At the same time, there will be a large number of projects in Cape Town, such as the reconstruction of the old city and the construction of new factories, including military and light industries. "
Rorschach wasn't a good negotiator because he only spoke the truth. However, when it came to simple and efficient communication to solve problems, this characteristic of his was extremely effective.
If the distance between the two cities was so close that it was like going to the suburbs for sightseeing, and if it was as smooth as going in and out of the house, then the distance between the two cities would naturally be closed.
Perhaps Feng himself didn't understand, but his aides would remind Rorschach of his true intentions.
If they really considered the entire Great Wilderness as a benchmark to consider the strategic layout, then it would be too short-sighted to be tangled in the population situation of the two cities.
Giving up the share and seat would seem to show Rorschach's sincerity in all aspects, but in reality, it was also because the gap here was too big, and it was a good thing if there was someone who was willing to fill the gap.
"The statistics are out, probably … probably less than one-tenth of the total."
The overall national power had its own set of calculations, and the statistics department was busy with all kinds of data every year, comparing with the previous year, the same period, ten years ago, the neighboring countries, and so on. It was nothing more than a reference and basis for the decision-makers, and to give the people confidence that their lives were getting better and better.
The set of data for the internal side was relatively realistic, and the set of data for the external side was relatively more exciting. Now, the set of data given to Rorschach would probably cause a serious panic if it was thrown out.
What Rorschach saw was not that the overall national power had shrunk to one-tenth, which was basically impossible unless the losses were on the level of destroying a city. Now that there was only one-tenth left, it was the most critical thing.
"The military power is less than one-tenth of the total? Are the major churches leaving such a large gap? "
From various aspects, this was the most troublesome aspect. The overwhelming power of the various churches was reflected the most in their combat ability.
Warships, chariots, excellent Descenders and mages, as well as numerous production lines and workshops for equipment, magic armor, and ammunition. These were the true foundations of this city and the Aishi People.
The conclusion of this investigation was toppling. The ratio of strength between the Aishi People and the Seymour People was now 1: 13. If a war were to break out now, even if most of the Aishi People's armed forces, the Aishi People still would not be able to win.
Before the major churches left, they could sell off their assets that couldn't be moved, and sell their properties that were crazily rising in value, or even give them away for free. However, as long as there was the slightest possibility, they would take away anything related to combat at all costs.
The warships were driven away, and the newly formed squadrons that were willing to follow were all poached with high salaries. If it wasn't for Rorschach's threat of exposing some information beforehand, they would probably have taken away the parts of the production lines that they didn't want to leave with.
"Has the recruitment notice been posted? Alright, do your best and persevere for a while. "
Rorschach knew that this situation was only temporary. There were some things that they wouldn't be able to take away. These were the true wealth that had been accumulated over the years.
The actual situation in the Aishi and Ansorenne regions determined that the core of the new churches would be the Descenders. This also determined that the number of Aishi People would always be limited. No matter what squadron, they would have to use locals as the backbone. Warships would have to be operated by locals, and the military factories would also have to be managed by locals. In fact, many of the final researchers and leaders would have to be filled by locals.
The local education and training institutions would invest so much resources and money in order to enter a virtuous cycle and allow each faction to have its own system. However, the situation in the two regions determined that most of the main forces and backbones would have to be nurtured from the locals.
Just like Rorschach's situation in the past, within the Eagle's Crown and Griffin's Griffin, there were already many Ansorenne local cadres from other regions.
Not only did the Game Church employ a large number of Seymour people, the other churches had already established a system to absorb and nurture talents. Considering that their businesses were at least dozens of times larger than the Game Church, the demand generated supply, and the number of people who were trained at the grassroots level was not a small number.
The only difference was that the Game Church borrowed a large number of talents from the Mount Sainte faction. They used ready-made talents … It couldn't be helped. After all, they lacked a strong foundation. The resources and time required to nurture talents from scratch were too frightening. It was better for them to simply find jobs and undergo pre-job training.
Those few old churches were far-sighted, or rather, they were rich and didn't lack that bit of training time and resources. They nurtured their talents from scratch.
This advantage was obvious. After more than ten years, their loyalty would naturally be high. Their knowledge system and the composition of their job skills would also be more suitable for their needs. However, there was a problem now.
It had only been six years. Some churches had even only taken four years. The Seymour people were long-lived species that didn't have any concept of time. The kindness shown by the large churches wasn't enough for them to abandon everything in their homeland and go to a faraway place.
Especially now that the news of the Dimensional War had been completely exposed, most of the Seymour people who had something to worry about would naturally prioritize protecting their homeland and not somewhere thousands of miles away.
Of course, this situation wasn't absolute. It wasn't that no one wanted to leave and followed them. However, it wasn't very likely that the majority would choose to stay.
Some of them were high-level technicians and back-up cadres in factories. Some were trainees in battle squads. Some were apprentice sailors and rookie engineers in large battleships. Their unemployment was the true cause of this employment winter.
Regarding these 'half-finished products', the large churches were conflicted. However, after repeated discussions with the Game Church, they gave up on the idea of forcefully taking them away and buying them at a high price.
The reason? It just wasn't worth it.
"We don't lack these half-baked rookies. It's not worth it to be tempted by a high salary. If we forcefully take them away, their hometowns will also be faced with war. The resentment in their hearts might even be a ticking time bomb. Although it's a pity that we've lost our previous investment, we can't jump into a bigger hole just to fill a hole. "
Rorschach had always felt that talents were the greatest wealth that the churches couldn't take away. However, the current situation was that too many talents had suddenly appeared on the market. They didn't have the habit of saving up, so they couldn't be picky. There were more than one or two researchers applying to be janitors. If this continued, there would be a huge problem.
This was especially true for the professional warriors who had left battle squads. They might only be half-baked rookies, but they were overwhelmingly powerful to the commoners. If they had nowhere else to go, then the instability of society would skyrocket.
The result was that even though there were many things waiting to be done, the most important thing was to put up a recruitment notice. They had to build up the city's army first before anything else.
"As expected of the Game Church. With a new army, we can prepare for the Dimensional War."
"This time, it's not some church's private army. We're going to have a real army."
"I heard that Cape Town is also recruiting. Should we go there and give it a try?"
Perhaps the military reserve officers who excitedly came to sign up didn't know that the creation of armies and battle squads wasn't for them to protect their country. Instead, it was purely to prevent them from wandering around in society and becoming dangerous unstable factors.
This time, after much deliberation, it was finally decided that it wasn't the Game Church's subordinate battle squads. Instead, it was Vila Nova Dônia's guardian battle squads.
From this moment on, the preparations for the Dimensional War were fully launched.
Perhaps they only had less than one-tenth of their combat strength now, but given enough time, everything would change.
There was too much work to do. Rorschach was so busy that he didn't even have time to complain about being tired. There were many things that Lori didn't trust others to do, so only her elder brother Rorschach had to work overtime.
Just as he was at his busiest, he received a message asking him to leave this area and return to Aishi.
"I'll go with you to the Truth Symposium's questioning session?"
The person who sent the letter was the archbishop of Eagle's Crown. Rorschach couldn't figure out what was going on.
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