When he saw how ashamed everyone was, Yan Guilai said, "Alright, now that no one wants to buy them and you all don't want to rent them, how should we deal with these 30,000 shops? Can't you all give us a rule?"
Rule?
Everyone looked at each other in the face of Yan Guilai's question, but no one could say anything.
How should they deal with them? There was no way to deal with them …
If they auctioned them off, gold and silver notes would be trash. If they wanted gold and silver notes, the Ministry of Government could just print them themselves and have as many as they wanted.
What humans lacked now was real money. Thus … if they auctioned them off, they could only accept real money.
Since Yan Guilai wasn't willing to buy them, the shops could only be taken over by the Ministry of Government and rented out.
However, a few days ago, everyone present had approved of Chu Wuqing's actions and rejected Yan Guilai's decree.
If Yan Guilai couldn't rent them, then there was no need to talk about the others. They couldn't possibly say that everyone in the world could rent them, except for Yan Guilai, right?
Dead knot …
They smiled bitterly at Yan Guilai. Everyone knew that unless they agreed to sell these shops to Yan Guilai at a low price, renting them out was the only way.
For a moment, everyone smiled bitterly. They didn't know what to say.
Chu Wuqing had originally wanted to protect the thousands of shops. However, in the end, not only had he failed to protect them, but he had also lost tens of thousands of other shops.
The Seven Great Generals of the Military Department had originally stood up to uphold justice from a moral point of view.
However, they hadn't expected that not only would they fail to uphold justice, but they would also lose the eight million sets of Emperor-grade equipment that they were about to obtain.
Yan Guilai looked around coldly and said, "People have to pay the price for their actions. Since you all dared to reject my decree, then you all have to take responsibility for it!"
Looking around, Yan Guilai said, "Alright, you guys can think about it here. When you come up with a solution, remember to inform me. I will do as you say and deal with it."
After speaking, Yan Guilai stood up and strode out of the conference room. He had said what he needed to say. Anyway, he had no other choice.
Watching Yan Guilai leave, everyone suddenly felt like they were in a predicament.
At this point, they were the ones who had overruled Yan Guilai's decree. Since that was the case, they had to come up with a solution.
He couldn't possibly say that he only rejected the proposal but couldn't come up with a solution, right?
Everyone in power knew that the most useless people were those who found fault all day long but were unable to give any constructive opinions or suggestions.
Most of the time, everyone knew that it wasn't perfect, and they also knew that it wasn't reasonable.
But the point was, no matter how imperfect or unreasonable it was, this was the best solution at the moment.
It was useless to just nitpick. It would be truly awesome if he could provide a solution to the problem.
If he was really talented, so what if he was promoted as an exception?
But the reality was that there were a lot of people nitpicking, but when they were asked to come up with a solution, they were immediately speechless. They couldn't say a word.
Everyone present hated this kind of person. But now, it seemed like they were going to become this kind of person.
Forbidding Yan Guilai from renting out the shop, but they couldn't sell it. What should they do?
They wanted to leave, but this was government affairs, not child's play. If they couldn't come up with a solution and only randomly interfered, then everyone would be punished.
And most importantly, with such a record, it would be difficult for them to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Hand Government in the future.
Therefore, in the following time, if they couldn't prove that they weren't useless trash who only knew how to cause trouble and not accomplish anything, this matter would be troublesome.
Time passed minute by minute, but they still couldn't come up with a solution to this matter.
They couldn't sell it, and they couldn't rent it. What should they do?
After sitting there for three days and three nights, finally … everyone left the Ministry of Hand Government dejectedly. They didn't even dare to say goodbye to Yan Guilai.
Originally, Yan Guilai could have used this as a pretext to make a fuss and hold everyone accountable.
But Yan Guilai wouldn't do such a useless thing. Since they couldn't come up with a solution, then they would put the matter aside. After all, Yan Guilai wasn't in a hurry.
The next morning, Yan Guilai informed the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Military Affairs that he was going to establish a new army outside of the Ministry of Military Affairs.
This army would be privately funded by Yan Guilai. It would be under Yan Guilai's personal control, but it would assist the Ministry of Hand Government and be responsible for the security of the major cities.
The human race currently had a population of ten billion people living in a thousand major cities. Every city had about ten million people.
Therefore, every city should have an army of ten thousand people to maintain the security of the city.
Once the frontline required it, this army of ten million people could be deployed at any time to fight against the Demon Race. This was the last trump card of the human race.
As for the seven generals of the human race and Shui Liu Xiang's subordinates, a total of eight million people, although their equipment was already very old, it could still be used after some repairs.
Given the current predicament of the human race, how could they hope to use brand-new equipment? Unless it was really damaged and couldn't be used anymore, they had to persist in using it.
Living a simple life and being hardworking should be the fine tradition of the military.
Therefore, the ten million sets of brand-new Martial Emperor equipment wouldn't be given to the eight million soldiers of the Ministry of Hand Government.
Faced with Yan Guilai's decision, the seven generals of the Ministry of Hand Government were simply unable to voice their grievances. They wanted to look for Yan Guilai, but what could they say?
Was the equipment damaged? If it wasn't damaged … if it wasn't damaged, why did they have to change it? This was too extravagant and wasteful.
Of course, Yan Guilai wasn't really going to abandon the Ministry of Hand Government. If all the equipment was repaired, it wouldn't be a problem to use it for another ten years.
Subsequently, Yan Guilai vetoed the Ministry of Justice's proposal to establish a legal force. If there was a need to use force, Yan Guilai's army of ten million people would naturally help. There was no need to establish a separate force for this purpose.
In the face of Yan Guilai's decree, this time … no one dared to casually oppose it.
However, one day later, Yan Guilai issued another decree. The rights to the thirty thousand shops that originally belonged to the Great Chu royalty would be given to the ten million soldiers.
The rent of these thirty thousand shops would be the military expenses of the ten million soldiers. In this way, the Ministry of Government would no longer need to allocate military expenses to this army.
Everyone was enraged when they heard the decree.
This army was Yan Guilai's private army. What right did they have to get these thirty thousand shops for free?
In a fit of anger, everyone wanted to go to the door and demand an explanation. However, before they could even step out of the door, everyone shrank back.
It was fine if they didn't give it to them, but what about these thirty thousand shops?
If they couldn't sell them and weren't allowed to rent them, what should they do?
Moreover, this army of ten million soldiers had to serve the Ministry of Government for free. They had to maintain the law and order of a thousand cities. They also had to assist the Ministry of Justice in arresting and punishing criminals.
If someone opposed Yan Guilai's decree, who would establish the law and order army? Where would the military expenses come from? Why should they do so much for free?
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