Chen Hansheng knocked on the door of the vice-president's office. Guo Qian came over, took his arm and shook his hand cordially.
"Old Chen, thank you for your hard work. I asked you to go out for a trip right after the New Year. Didn't Karanda complain that we old men are unreasonable?"
"Chairman Guo, from what you said, do I look like someone who can't control his wife? Besides, she is wild and can't sit still just like me. Both of us always feel refreshed when we go out for a walk."
"Old Chen, I have to criticize you for this. Female comrades should still be respected. They are not big tigers, so how can you use the word "subdue"? Otherwise, if she comes to complain one day, I will not protect you." Guo Qian smiled and asked him to sit on the sofa.
"Haha, she can kill a tiger with just her fingers even with her eyes closed. Does she need to complain when she loses her temper?" Chen Hansheng laughed, patting the armrest of the sofa.
"You, Kalanda, are lucky. There will be no shortage of fun with you." Guo Qian made a cup of tea for him and himself. "Didn't we say in the previous meeting that our organizational structure will be more formalized in the new year? When the Civil Affairs Bureau is established, I will give you the first 001 marriage certificate."
"They want me to be a role model." Chen Hansheng took the teacup and said, "Of course I have no choice but to do it."
Guo Qian nodded and said, "To be honest, there are no people around who are more suitable than you. Old Chen, you are a member of the committee and our senior leader. Kalanda is a local, an imperial citizen, a civilian, and one of the first to join us. This symbolic meaning is very good."
"Chairman Guo, you have the final say on what these things mean. For me, it's enough that I like her."
"Yes, yes, I am being utilitarian." Guo Qian picked up the teacup, used the lid to remove the tea foam, took a sip and said, "There is one more thing the committee wants to discuss with you. Good news came from the capital. The kingdom has allocated a large piece of land to us according to the specifications of the magic tower. Most of the land is undeveloped, but there are also some areas with residents.
The committee held several seminars before, and most people still think that the land should be developed mainly by building new towns and supplemented by existing towns. The initial idea is to have a center with six radiating points, driving dozens of villages. The other five radiating points are all our new towns, but there is an exception, which is a town called Arano. This town is the only way to the earl's territory from the south. If we block this place, we can block any invasion from the south. We think the earl should not have given us this town in the first place. But the king may have intended to provoke us and gave it to us. "
"Since you've eaten something like this, you can't spit it out, right?" Chen Hansheng said.
"Of course. So, we need to arrange for a senior person who can take charge to be the first mayor there. When you were away a few days ago, everyone held a round of nominations, and the voice for you to go was the highest. But in the end, we still have to seek the opinions of the person concerned."
Chen Hansheng took a sip of tea and said, "Chairman Guo, you are all high-level intellectuals. You trust me, a veteran with only a junior high school education, with such an important matter. You think highly of me. If I refuse to do so at this time, it would be too ungrateful."
"Hey, Lao Chen, you can't say that. When you were the deputy team leader, everyone saw what contributions you made. Now that we are here, we are all equal, so don't say that!"
Chen Hansheng smiled and said, "Chairman Guo, what I mean is, wherever the school wants me to go, I will definitely obey orders. But..."
"If you have anything to say, just say it. If you have any difficulties, you can tell me." Guo Qian said immediately.
"Well, I wanted to give Chairman Guo a report when I came back this time. We found iron tools that used modern technology in Suero. I investigated for a week and found not only pots and pans, but also armor and swords. We followed the clues to find the source first, but the other party was very cunning and retreated without leaving any traces." Chen Hansheng took out a piece of paper from his pocket. It was a corner of an exercise book. "We only found this in their warehouse."
Guo Qian put down the teacup, took it and examined it with a serious expression, "Is he really one of ours?"
"I quietly asked the people in the industrial group about this. The locals make it differently and it won't be made like that."
"What do you think is the biggest possibility?"
"We can't produce and sell this stuff by ourselves. There must be cooperation from the locals. I suspect someone leaked the technology in an organized way and secretly co-founded a factory with the locals." Chen Hansheng unconsciously lowered his voice, "Chairman Guo, this matter may not seem big, but its nature is very serious. From a business perspective, from the perspective of our business team, it must be money that attracts people to do this. If they succeed in this business and find that the profit from selling our products is attractive enough, they may leak out swords and spears today, but tomorrow they may even leak out air guns."
Guo Qian pursed his lips and nodded slightly. He agreed, "What you said makes sense, but if you think about it, the problem may be more serious. After all, political power comes from the barrel of a gun."
"You mean, they have bigger plans..."
"These are just speculations. You originally wanted to investigate this matter yourself, right?"
"Yeah!" Chen Hansheng slapped his thigh. "I didn't expect that I would be transferred out of the business group right after I came back, leaving me stuck in one place. It won't be easy for me to take the opportunity to travel around."
"You said that when you were investigating, the other party responded very quickly, right? When did that happen?"
"It should be around January 10th. I saw the iron cup at the market in Suero that day." Chen Hansheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you suspect that someone in the school received the news, and then I was transferred?"
"That happened on October 15th. We are now gradually equipping ourselves with magic communication arrays. If those people also have these, it will be enough for them to send messages back."
"If it's a messenger, he can get back in time by riding two horses."
Guo Qian pointed at him and said, "Old Chen, maybe you are the one who is trying to take advantage of others' interests, so I'm asking you to take a rest. But the first person who proposed that you become the mayor was Mr. Li Mingde, who said that he and others jointly established an underground steel mill. I don't really believe it. I think you are being used as a tool by others."
"So what do we do now?"
"Go and take up your post. If you don't leave, how can they concentrate on their work? If they don't start working, how can they be exposed and caught by us?" Guo Qian said.