All dead
This was beyond Jiang Chen's expectation.
He originally planned to select a few elders who had abandoned the secrets and turned to the bright side, and asked them to help him continue to take care of the affairs in this gymnasium, but he did not expect that they would all die.
Jiang Chen gave Chen Ling a meaningful look.
The half-smiling expression made Chen Ling dare not look up at him.
"Mr. Chen is decisive in killing and has good methods."
Cold sweat ran across his forehead as Chen Ling said solemnly.
"Don't dare."
"Okay, just die." Jiang Chen waved his hand.
Hearing what Jiang Chen said, Chen Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was his little idea to kill all the former senators and emperors. Only when the high-ranking officials of this empire become more motivated can their importance be highlighted. The only thing he was worried about was that Jiang Chen had objections to his actions, but now it seemed that although the NAC marshal saw through his little thoughts, he didn't care.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Chen asked casually.
"What is the population of this imperial capital?"
"The permanent population is about 3,000 people, and the floating population is more than 3,000." Chen Ling replied immediately.
"Last month's fiscal surplus?"
"Ninety thousand crystals."
"I can't tell, but you are quite familiar with the situation in the empire. Isn't it just temporary?" Jiang Chen glanced at him unexpectedly.
Chen Ling smiled and said in a flattering tone: "How dare I lie to you."
"Very good, it seems you are not a fool.
With a smile on his lips, Jiang Chen nodded, "In that case, are you interested in doing something for me?" "
Hearing this, Chen Ling was overjoyed and immediately kowtowed in thanks regardless of other people's eyes.
"Don't rush to be happy yet." Jiang Chen didn't let him get up. He looked down at him with a smile, "I know all your little cleverness. You should also know that if you use those little clevernesses in places where they shouldn't be used, it will be a disaster. What will happen?"
Hearing Jiang Chen's words. Chen Ling immediately put his forehead to the ground to show his loyalty.
"If Chen Ling dares to have any different intentions, he will be punished by Ling Chi!"
Looking at Chen Ling who bowed his head, Jiang Chen said softly.
"Remember what you said today. Get up."
"Thank you Marshal!"
…
Although Chen Ling's character is open to question, he still has management talents. Jiang Chen sent someone to check the empire's household registers and treasury accounts, and the data above were almost the same as what he said.
As long as the dog is on a leash, it's okay for someone like this to use it.
After all, you are not choosing a moral model.
Along the way from the square to the palace, Chen Ling gave full play to his talent as a fool. He nodded and followed Jiang Chen. However, Jiang Chen was not interested in his compliments or flattery. He simply asked a few questions about the Empire's general situation, and then told the guy to shut up.
Stepping into the palace with one foot, I saw that officials from the empire were already packed into the palace.
Looking at these obedient officials, Jiang Chen frowned slightly, tilted his head, and asked Chen Ling: "How many officials are there in this empire?"
"Back to marshal... Official positions range from one to five ranks, and each rank is divided into five levels, with a total of 527 officials.
"
Dry! So many
Jiang Chen estimated that one out of every hundred people in the empire was an official. This does not include some petty officials.
Sensing the puzzled look on Jiang Chen's face, Chen Ling hurried forward, leaned closer and whispered.
"The empire's bureaucracy is huge, and the Senate has had a lot of headaches over this matter in the past. However, these people are more or less related to the Senate. Everyone looks up and sees each other, and no one is embarrassed to mention layoffs. So naturally there are more and more officials in the empire, and many things are divided into five pieces and assigned to ten people to do... "
"There are too many people. Let's cut off a group." Jiang Chen waved his hand and said impatiently.
Unlike Chen Ling's caution, Jiang Chen didn't control his volume at all when he spoke. That's why. After hearing what he said clearly, the expressions of all the officials in the palace suddenly froze, and their dissatisfaction was immediately written on their faces.
Chen Ling secretly smiled bitterly, but Jiang Chen would not care about their little thoughts. He walked directly to the seat directly in front of the hall.
Sitting on the dragon chair, Jiang Chen felt the feeling of being an emperor for a while, and then looked at the officials and spoke.
"I'm sitting here, is anyone dissatisfied?"
Bullshit, who dares to speak out if they are dissatisfied
The officials lowered their heads and said nothing. But he sent the most vicious curse in his heart.
"Very good, no one seems dissatisfied." Jiang Chen leaned on his chair and narrowed his eyes at the officials in the audience.
The emperor of this empire would indeed enjoy it.
Not to mention that this dragon chair was much more comfortable than the wooden chair in his marshal's office. Looking down at the ministers from such a high position, the taste of power was indeed intoxicating.
After clearing his throat, Jiang Chen spoke.
"Chen Ling, official list."
Chen Ling hurried forward and respectfully handed over the tablet in his hand.
Although the empire's technology was lagging behind, it had at least achieved information management. The names and ranks of all officials are registered on the palace's server, and the person with administrative authority is responsible. Under normal circumstances, this person is the emperor. If the emperor dies, it will be deferred to the second-ranked senator.
The emperor was dead, and Chen Ling was the only elder left. The management authority of the server data naturally passed to Chen Ling.
Now that Jiang Chen reached out for it, Chen Ling naturally offered it with both hands.
After taking the tablet, Jiang Chen saw that the roster had been opened on the main interface, so he started flipping through it.
"Yang Liang."
"Here we are." A slightly older official stood out of the queue and bowed to Jiang Chen.
"You are in charge of the city gate tax, right?"
"Exactly." Yang Liang said solemnly.
"There will be no city gate tax at Qingshan Stadium from now on, so you can go home." Jiang Chen said casually.
With a plop, the old man Yang Liang knelt on the ground, tears bursting out of his eyes.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
The job of managing the city gate tax was a lucrative one. Every day, hundreds of people from the empire came in and out of the city gate, and everyone who entered the city had to be charged a fortune. Although 2 sub-crystals are not much, at least two to three thousand sub-crystals were accounted for in this day.
If you scrape one or two hundred crystals from this to subsidize your family, no one will notice at all.
Jiang Chen's actions simply cut off his financial path.
"What's your name? Your Majesty? Marshal." Jiang Chen said impatiently, not bothering to listen to his complaints. With a flick of his finger, he continued to call out the next name, "Lu Guangyuan."
"Here we are." Lu Guangyuan walked out of the queue cautiously, swallowing his foam and waiting for Jiang Chen's announcement.
"Market Regulation Department, what is this department?"
"Stabilize prices, promote economic development, and improve—"
"Then what is the Price Department? Wang Qiangping, tell me."
"Hey! Yes, here." Wang Qiangping hurriedly stepped forward and responded in a cold sweat.
Jiang Chen used his eyes to signal him to speak.
"Stabilize prices, promote economic development, and coordinate—"
"There's a difference." Jiang Chen said impatiently.
"This... Marshal, please listen carefully, the last two words are different..." Wang Qiangping said solemnly, his little eyes staring at the ground constantly wandering.
Jiang Chen didn't waste any time and drew two lines on the screen with his finger.
"The two departments will be abolished, and the unified tax rate will be formulated by the newly established Ministry of the Interior after studying the relationship between supply and demand. You can go home first."
With two plops, Lu Guangyuan and Wang Qiangping knelt on the ground in unison, with expressions of tears on their faces.
If the person in charge of the city gate tax is just a piece of fat, then these two departments are like a whole pig with countless fat hanging on it. How could they be willing to withdraw them now
"Marshal, you, you can't act like this-"
"No-"
A chill came to my forehead along with goosebumps, and the tablet in my hand almost dropped to the ground.
Hiss, that's so disgusting, don't make people outside who don't understand think I did something to them.
After holding the tablet steady, Jiang Chen glared at the two of them fiercely and winked at the soldier wearing an exoskeleton next to him, "Take them out."
As the officials watched tremblingly, three officials who were kneeling on the ground were forcibly dragged out by soldiers holding their arms.
dissatisfied
Everyone will be dissatisfied!
The cake was snatched away. To these people, it was a complete robbery!
But in the face of the black muzzle, no one dared to say no. (.)