Doomsday rat

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He is a survivor from QHD. He joined the revival alliance in 2024. He originally ran a farmyard. He has no special skills, a low level of education, and his health is not very good. He wanted to be a soldier but he couldn't pass the physical test. To catch up with the establishment of the safe zone, he simply signed up as a security officer.

I have been doing this for more than 5 years, and many people have become small captains since then, but he has not been promoted. There is only one reason, timidity!Colleagues dare not participate in open and secret struggles, and mutual rivalry in the management office hides as much as they can, seeking no merit but no fault.

But since the birth of the fourth child, Hou Zheng's fortune has changed.According to the league's regulations, a mother who has more than three children is considered a hero mother, and must be taken care of in terms of benefits and work arrangements.

As a family member, he also took a ride. He was promoted from an ordinary security officer to a small team leader. His work is still relatively stable, and it is difficult to find mistakes without any grades.But with the halo of the hero mother's family, no one deliberately suppressed him, and he was promoted to the squadron leader two years later.

But not to be suppressed does not mean not to be excluded. At the level of the squadron leader, if you work harder, you may be promoted to the next level and become a real alliance official.The colleagues were all red-eyed and ready at any time. How could he tolerate a bastard who didn't stand in line and didn't make progress.

Just in time for the establishment of the new security zone, elite soldiers and strong generals will be drawn from the security teams in each security zone to form two security squadrons.He was recommended immediately, and he said that he has become a go-getter with rich work experience, calm style, and ability to stand alone.

This is not nonsense, I have been in the security team for almost ten years, so I have a lot of experience.Doing nothing all day, fighting for nothing, and not being promoted in six years, you must be calm enough.

Hou Zheng has nothing else to do, he just looks at the weather, not the natural weather, but the microclimate in the unit.Over the years, seven or eight security teams have been changed from the east of the city to the south of the city. Every time they arrive at a new unit, they can quickly determine whether a storm is coming, and then make corresponding choices.

This time I only met Lian Chunyu once, and after staying in Xin'an for less than a week, Hou Zheng complained of illness and stayed home from work.At that time, he had already made up his mind. Even if the position of squadron leader was dismissed, he would not go to the new unit to work hard with the new leader. That kind of working method was simply desperate and too dangerous.

But after arriving at the self-administered area, Hou Zheng suddenly found that the atmosphere here was far from being as precarious as he had imagined, and instead felt a little thriving.So temporarily suppressed the idea of ​​continuing to find excuses to avoid, settled down to investigate carefully, and came to the conclusion: it's interesting!

What's more interesting is that the immediate boss works in a completely different way from the former director. He didn't show his teeth and claws to find fault with the management committee, and he didn't intend to confront the refugees in the self-administered area.

Zhang Qian's requirements for his subordinates are also very simple. Strictly abide by the management measures of the alliance's safety zone and the interim regulations of the self-administered zone, do a good job of linking the past and the future, and then... it's gone.

What should this request mean in translation? Hou Zheng thinks there is only one meaning: wear your eyes and ears at work, leave your hands and mouth at home, watch more, listen more, and control less. Hello everyone!

People who want to make progress and express themselves must be quite critical of this way of working.If you don't do anything, you won't get results, and if you don't get results, your progress will be slow.But Hou Zheng really likes this way of working, it would be perfect if he didn't even wear his eyes and ears!

mix?That's right, it's just messing around!Hou Zheng came to a conclusion through these years of grassroots work, that it is very difficult to rely on work performance to advance.Most of the work of the security team is just to maintain the daily order of the security zone, which is trivial and trivial, inconspicuous and annoying, and there is no obvious achievement.

Unless there is a relatively large incident, at least it must be able to shake the top of the league to be called an achievement.But if that kind of thing really happened, it would be a big question whether he could still be rewarded alive if he rushed up.If you have to spend the rest of your life lying in bed, or lack an arm and a short leg, does it matter whether you are the director or not?

How did others get promoted without relying on work performance?There are various methods and methods, but in summary there are only two things, money and relationships.

The most important thing is relationships, or contacts.Take Zhang Qian, the current immediate boss, as an example. This person has always had a good reputation, very few crooked ways, and his promotion speed is above average.

Does he have work grades?Except for this extraordinary promotion, there was no such thing as before.But he has some relationships with old superiors and comrades-in-arms. As long as he can maintain these connections, and someone above him will say a word or say hello for you at critical moments, he will be promoted if he is almost qualified.

If you want to say that I have no contacts and can't find them in a short time, then don't be stingy with money.Don't go too far and spend money on high levels, first take care of your immediate boss, and send some hot goods during the New Year and holidays, and they will not forget you when there is a quota.

Hou Zheng looked in the mirror and found that he didn't have any of these two things.I don't want to sell my soul to be someone else's running dog, and I don't want to bet on standing in line to charge forward and become cannon fodder. I just want to live a life where caged chickens have food near the pot and wild cranes have no food.The only way is to mess around, to mess around quietly, to mess around full of helplessness.

Chapter 1078: Secretly Observing

Hou Zheng, who was full of melancholy and somewhat hopeful, did not mention it. The three people who were suspected of being private visits from high-level microservices did not leave after shopping and eating some special delicacies. Shopping, seems to be interested in all kinds of products, but basically did not buy anything, just kept asking the price.

After about two more hours, the sun had already reached the top of the head, and I came to a very popular horse meat shop on the street, found a seat by the window, and ordered some horse meat and horse intestines.

"If you don't read it, you don't know it. It's shocking to see it! If you don't come out to see a lot of data in person, it's really hard to get a comprehensive understanding from the documents alone. What came out today is so worth it.

You two are tired too, come, try these, it is said to be 100% Kazakh herdsman flavor, it is only made in winter every year, even in most areas of Xinjiang Province, it is difficult to eat. "

Although the old man was the oldest, he had the most physical strength. He walked non-stop all morning without feeling tired at all, on the contrary, he became more and more energetic.Smiling, he added a bottle of special fruit wine from the self-administered area and filled it up for the two companions, but he only wanted a bowl of honey drink for himself.

"There are indeed a lot of problems. If I didn't come out with you, I would never have thought about it... It's too outrageous, too daring, and too arrogant!"

The middle-aged man seems to have hurt his laughing nerves. Even when talking to the old man, he still has a face of class struggle. Now he is full of indignation, and he raises his hands while talking.If it wasn't for being in the store, I'm afraid the table would be slammed.

"Oh, did Wenshan see it too? Well, you can talk about your experience first, but keep your voice down." The old man seemed to have gotten used to the behavior of middle-aged people, so he didn't care at all, and he still smiled.

"...Have you noticed that the goods sold by many stalls in the market are mixed with in-demand supplies. This kind of goods is not common in the Great Ocean Road Market. They have been here for only half a year, and the self-administered area has just been established for more than a month. , the source of the goods is worth investigating!"

Seeing that the old man paid more attention to his speech, the middle-aged man immediately sorted out the memory in his head, lowered his voice, and looked around. After making sure that no one was paying attention, he mysteriously said the first one he thought was worthy of attention. The place.

"Well, is there any more?" The old man nodded without commenting.

"There is also this kind of wine, you try it! I noticed its taste in the market. It is definitely not an ordinary brewed fruit wine. It must have undergone at least one distillation process. The alcohol content may exceed [-], and the price is ordinary fruit. More than five times the wine!"

The middle-aged man leaned his body against the table, stretched his head forward, and lowered his voice.This time, he not only talked, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip, and then brought the whole bottle of wine to the old man.

"Auntie said that you are not allowed to drink, let me taste it... Hey! It's quite strong, it's more than [-] degrees, and the taste is still good!"

But just as the old man's fingers touched the wine bottle, the young man who was gnawing on the horse meat beside him suddenly moved.He snatched the wine bottle and put it on the other side of the table, picked up the glass and drank it down in one gulp, staring at it for several seconds with his mouth closed, and gave his own evaluation.

"The alliance only stipulates that grains are not allowed to be used to make wine, but it does not stipulate the alcohol content. Huzi, can you taste what is used to make wine?" The old man seemed to have full confidence in the young people's evaluation of wine. When the degree exceeds [-], I can't help being a little curious, and I'm not sure if it's fruit wine.

"...It tastes like cider, but cider is not so strong, so I'm afraid I'll lose my life by distilling it. I'll try again... I can't tell, maybe I added honey. I'm still the first in this brewing technique. Next time, brewing high-quality wine with honey should not be a habit in the mainland.”

The young man called Hu Zi was not polite, took the wine bottle and filled it up for himself, then threw his neck back and dried it up.Tapping his mouth, he tasted a raw material, but it was obviously not enough to prove the degree of the wine, so he simply poured another glass and began to sip it in small sips. In the end, he didn't dare to be sure, but only raised a possibility.

"Wenshan, Huzi has been drinking with me since he was a child. He has drank a lot of people in the north, the south, domestic and foreign countries. He said that if it is not grain wine, it should not be. As for the supplies that are in short supply in the market... No matter where they come from, It's not a bad thing as long as it makes life easier for the refugees.

I know what you want to say is likely to come from the red zone. Someone in the self-administered zone crossed the blockade without authorization, which seriously violated the league regulations.But have you ever thought about what the refugees will think when they know that there is something to feed them across the road, but someone stops them from taking it?

The refugees in the self-administered area are not the same as those in the safe area. They come from a different environment from here. They have not been domesticated for a long time. Once they are hungry, they will do whatever they can. They will never stand by and wait to starve to death. Still do nothing.

The girl on Xishan Radio also raised this question, who should the materials in the red zone belong to, and should they be controlled by the alliance government?I wasn't sure about the answer to this question before, but after seeing the life of the refugees in the self-administered area today, I seem to have some clues.

In addition, did you notice a detail? Not only are there many kinds of in-demand goods sold on the stalls, but also a lot of them.If the soldiers on the blockade did not deliberately neglect their duties, it would not be possible to get so many goods by smuggling alone.Do you think the Union Army is also involved in illegal activities in the autonomous zone, and to what extent? "

With the young man's preliminary judgment, the old man put down his chopsticks and began to answer the two questions raised by the middle-aged man.The main thing is to discuss the possible sources of supplies that are in short supply, Gao Jiu just skipped a word.

"...It's unlikely! If Minister Jiao wants to support that person, he doesn't need to use this method. It's too easy to be criticized. Minister Lin alone can't pass the test!"

The middle-aged man thought for a while and gave a negative answer.Although he can't get used to the management methods in the self-administered area, he can partially maintain an objective attitude towards things and people, and is not as bureaucratic as he looks on the outside.

"That's good. Investigating crimes is the job of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. We shouldn't interfere, and we don't have the right to interfere. Hey, this water tastes good, Huzi. When you leave, buy two more bottles and bring it home for your aunt to taste. !"

The old man nodded and focused his attention on the food again. He was more interested in the non-alcoholic drinks brewed with honey by the immigrants from Xinjiang.

"Wenshan, after this morning's observation, what do you think of the current management method implemented in the self-administered area?" A few minutes later, seeing the middle-aged and young people eating stuffily, the scene was a bit cold, the old man put down his chopsticks and wiped Wiping his mouth, he took the initiative to bring up a new topic.

"It's nothing new, it's still the same thing! Even if it is not banned, there will be serious power struggles inside after a long time. I don't know what that person thinks, insisting on repeating this system from the West He repeats it mechanically again and again, doesn't he understand the truth that when an orange grows in Huaibei, it becomes a trifoliate orange?"

The middle-aged man put forward two discoveries that he thought were very important, but they failed to attract the approval of the old man. He couldn't help but feel a little lonely, and his mood began to deteriorate.

"The current problems of the league have something to do with the rules he formulated, but they are not the main contradiction. Whether the system of the self-administered area is the second revival alliance is not yet fully determined.

I personally think that there are essential differences, one of which is very obvious, the management committee, as the management department in the self-administered area, fully controls all the powers, without the fetters of the board of directors.

According to your point of view, if that person wants to replicate the development model of the rescue team and the revival alliance, he should set up another organization with similar functions as the council in addition to the management committee to decentralize power.

In his system design, decentralization is a very important core idea, which must be established in the first step to contain and disperse the power of the members of the management committee, and there is no reason to supplement it later. "

The old man smiled, still not satisfied with this answer.The reason is simple. When he compared the two systems together, he easily found an obvious and crucial difference.

Chapter 1079 Observation 2

"...But they have a court, so it should also be able to play a check and balance role?" The middle-aged man was stopped by the question, rubbing his nose and thinking for a while, as if he had found a substitute.

"It's just called a court. Judging from the signed official documents, this department should be a mediation agency affiliated to the management committee, and it is not independent at all." Unfortunately, this answer was immediately denied. It was not a guess but evidence in black and white.

"It's really not him who is behind the scenes?"

The middle-aged man was a little hesitant. In his heart, he always believed that all actions in the new security zone were related to Hong Tao, and his purpose was to muddy the water and seize power.But the reality proved time and time again that Hong Tao really didn't seem to be the main culprit, otherwise how could he give away all the director and deputy director of the management committee.

"On this point, I agree with your analysis. Without his guidance, immigration from Xinjiang province alone would not have handled things so moderately. One trick would have prevented the coalition government from attacking or retreating. It was very passive and let the The differences between the factions intensified, and it almost became two peaches killing three warriors.

But the system of the self-administered area is completely different from the Renaissance Alliance and the East Asian Alliance. If you have to say it is similar, it is not a Western country in the old world, but it is somewhat similar to the ancient imperial court.The management committee is the emperor and the military aircraft department, and the military, political and legal affairs are grasped and highly centralized. "

This seems to be the first time that the old man agreed with the middle-aged man's opinion, but then he put forward a new point of view, which seemed to be a bit unsurprising. Even the young man who was not interested in the topic couldn't help but put down his chopsticks, intending to seriously Hear what's going on.

"...That, isn't that completely contrary to his ideas!" The middle-aged man fell into deep thought again, and after thinking about it carefully, what the old man said was indeed more in line with the current state of the self-administered area.But he never believed that Hong Tao would stay out of the matter, and he was willing to work as a idler with little real power in the mediation agency, and watched the self-administered area become a small court.

"The ancients said well that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. Mature chefs will never stick to a certain cuisine, they are best at choosing the best cooking method according to different materials.

If the system of the East Asian Alliance is braised in brown sauce, then the self-management area may be steamed.The system is not static, it is just a tool, and using the tool to achieve the goal is the correct way of thinking. "

The old man looked elegant, but he was not flattered by his eating habits. He gnawed half of the roasted sheep's hoof three or five times, spat out the bones, and pointed to the dishes on the table to give an example.

"...Is there any benefit to doing this?" The middle-aged man fell into thinking again. He understood the truth of what the old man said, but he didn't quite understand the extended meaning of the example.

If Hong Tao is really in the dark to control all of this, then why do you want to leave the mature system unused and have to redesign another one?Even if a mature system has problems of one kind or another, it is far easier and more reliable to modify it on the basis than to build a new one.

"The conditions are not met! The backbone of the rescue team and the revival alliance followed him step by step from scratch, and they are familiar with each other and have a tacit understanding. The other members were rescued by them from the brink of life and death. I agree with this model very much in my heart, and there is no need to slowly build trust.

In this case, no matter which system is adopted, it will not be opposed by too many people. In other words, his reputation is very high, and no one thinks it will be wrong. choose.

The situation in the self-administered area is different. There are not only immigrants from Xinjiang and provinces, but also a similar number of local refugees. The composition is very complicated.Their trust in that person is also very limited, and they will not easily entrust their wealth and life.

At this time, if you continue to operate in the previous way, there will be a big problem. He can't control the thoughts of most people. If he divides the power, he will lose the right to speak, and most of the time will be spent in endless discussions and wrangling. Use up.

But what he lacks now is time. If the self-administered area cannot undergo obvious positive changes in a short period of time, or even lose control, the alliance government may unilaterally announce the cancellation of this pilot project.

If you want to do things, the most efficient way is to centralize power. As long as you can reach an agreement with the leaders of a few major forces, he can follow the law and respond to all calls. He can concentrate his limited power on the most critical places, eliminating a lot of internal pressure. trouble. "

The old man explained very slowly, as if he was phrasing and thinking, with obvious uncertainty in his tone.It is a bit difficult to come up with such a specific answer just by looking at the flowers all morning.

"Then you are not a talented person?" The middle-aged man did not question the old man's analysis, nor did he intend to let Hong Tao go.He hasn't said anything good this morning, and his big hats have been buckled harder and harder. From a bootlegger to an organizer of smuggling, he has become a scholar now.

"Don't make a fuss, reading is not the end of the world, any system is a tool, and a tool can't do things by itself. Whether it is good or bad depends entirely on whether the people who use it can suppress greed.

Xiaohu, did you buy something good today?Don't rush to deny it, I clearly saw you whispering to a stall owner for a long time, and he stuffed you with a small cloth bag when paying.Don't be alone in beauty, take it out and share it! "

For this word, the old man's understanding is different from that of the middle-aged man, but this time he did not explain in detail, but changed the subject, and pointed his finger at the young man who was quiet and reticent.

"It's not a good thing." The young man made no excuses, reached out and took out a coarse cloth bag the size of a book from his pocket, moved the two plates and put them down gently and opened them slowly.

A pistol was quietly lying in the coarse cloth bag. The metal body and the wooden handle of the gun could only be described as a bit rough.

"...What did you buy it for?" The old man frowned and picked up the pistol and weighed it. After looking for a few seconds, he found the hammer. After pulling it away, he looked at the magazine and stopped studying. He put it back on the table dislike.

This is a self-made pistol with a very simple structure. There is no recoil device, no magazine, no slide or even an ejection mechanism. Before firing, you have to open the hatch to load a bullet, aim at the target and pull the trigger, and then Open the hatch and pour out the cartridge case to reload.

"Look, although this gun has a simple structure, it uses a relatively thick seamless steel pipe, the rifling is very regular, the caliber is 7.62, and it uses 51 pistol bullets. It should be quite powerful..."

The young man picked up the pistol, dismantled it into parts in three or five strokes, and introduced the advantages and disadvantages to the elderly and middle-aged people one by one.At this time, he did not hesitate to use his words like gold, and he spoke eloquently.

"Since when have you, a gun fan, become interested in self-made weapons?" The middle-aged man didn't touch the pistol from the beginning to the end. Obviously he was not very interested in weapons. He resisted listening to the young man and immediately began to taunt.

"The stall owner said that it is more powerful than most standard pistols and has a much longer range. If you use a steel core bullet, it can penetrate a third-level body armor at a distance of ten meters. I plan to take it back to verify it. If it is true, the security The team may have to change to the fourth-level military body armor."

"Did you ask the stall owner where it was made?" Hearing the young man's introduction, the old man was a little worried. The alliance does not restrict self-made weapons, but it is necessary to check the source of such a powerful weapon.

"You may not know that there is an unspoken rule in the safe zone. The gun maker does not sell the gun. The gun maker is very careful and usually cooperates with an underground force to solve the problem of raw materials and sales, even if the plainclothes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs comes , and the stall owner won’t know anything.” The young man showed a rare smile, and shook his head to indicate that he couldn’t find anything through this channel.

"It's really a seamless steel pipe... This is a military supply. Reselling military supplies will result in a sentence of hard labor for more than five years!" The middle-aged man heard the seamless steel pipe, his eyes widened suddenly, and he grabbed the pistol and pointed it at the muzzle for a closer look. After a while, his face became ugly, and he was already gnashing his teeth a bit when he spoke.

"Wenshan, don't get too excited. There are so many factories in the old world in the red zone, and there are still undiscovered ammunition depots. They don't necessarily come from the ordnance department of the Material Bureau. You can check it secretly after you go back, but don't make a big fuss .

It’s only been a few years and we’ve been seriously out of touch with reality.Sitting in the office all day and reading reports is obviously not enough. There is no shortcut to understand the actual situation. You must go out and walk more.If there is nothing important next week, let's go to the wasteland they reclaimed..."

The old man waved his hand lightly, signaling to the middle-aged people not to be surprised before finding out the whole story. He took advantage of the situation and sighed again. He was planning his next trip from the administrative area when he suddenly noticed that the young man's eyes were wrong and he was stunned. Staring behind him.

Chapter 1080

"Hey! Captain Zhang, oh no, it should be Director Zhang. Your nose is too good. Did you come here by smelling it? Come on, sit down first, don't disturb everyone's interest."

Turning around, he saw a man in casual military uniform standing behind him, whom he didn't recognize.At this moment, the middle-aged man smiled, greeted him warmly in a low voice, and at the same time leaned to one side, making room for half a bench.

"Director Han, you just came down quietly like this, making it difficult for those of us who work at the grassroots level!" The man called Director Zhang did not take the opportunity to sit down, but pulled a stool from the side to sit On the opposite side, there are quite a few criticisms in the words.

"Since you're dressed casually, just order casually, don't call yourself a job. Come on, get acquainted, this is Mr. Wang, and I came to your site today to take a stroll. Mr. Wang, this is Zhang Qian, the director of the self-administered district management office. , Sun Feihu's little fellow."

The middle-aged man turned a deaf ear to Zhang Qian's complaints, glanced at the old man next to him, saw no response, and then began to introduce each other.But the old man only has a surname and no job title.When it was Zhang Qian's turn, he not only had a job but also added a comment, Sun Feihu!As for who the young man was, he didn't mention it at all.

"Oh...Director Zhang, it's not easy to stick to principles under pressure. You are young and promising. My surname is Wang, and I serve in the Disciplinary Committee of the Council. This is Chief Lin of the Internal Security Division of the Council." Waiting for Zhang Qian Responding, the old man stretched out his right hand first, not only reporting himself, but also briefly introducing the young man's background.

"Chairman Wang, I saw you come down to inspect the work when I was working in the South of the City Safety Zone... Chief Lin, welcome to come from the management area to give us your valuable opinions." Zhang Qian hurriedly stretched out both hands to gently hold the old man's hand, and then took the initiative to hold the old man's hand. Reaching out to young people, the attitude is much more respectful than that of middle-aged people.

"Xiao Zhang, this is not a unit, so don't call it a position. We are not here today for work. It is purely a private act. Don't think too much about it. Although you are also a new official, you are more familiar with us than us. How about it? , for Wenshan's sake, can you chat with us a little more?"

Seeing that Zhang Qian was a little cautious, the old man waved his hand, indicating that the etiquette can be simplified, and at the same time explained the purpose of this trip, which set the tone for the following conversation.

"Okay, okay, then I will give a general report on the current situation of the self-administered area..." That's what Zhang Qian said, but Zhang Qian didn't dare to believe it all.

"Hey...Xiao Zhang, I'm not here to listen to the work report. It's the work of the Secretary-General's Office. Wenshan, you are familiar with Director Zhang, so you should ask. Talk to Xiao Zhang about the issues just discussed. Say, listen to the opinions of front-line parent officials."

But the cliché at the beginning was interrupted, and the old man reiterated the keynote again.Seeing that Zhang Qian still couldn't let go, he simply handed over the work of asking questions to Han Wenshan. He and the young man ate and listened, rarely interjecting.

The question-and-answer session lasted about 40 minutes before it ended. The old man didn’t say anything, insisting that the young man settle the bill, and repeatedly rejected Zhang Qian’s offer to arrange security guards to escort him. The three of them walked eastward slowly along the street. go.

"Director, who is he?" At this time, Hou Zheng, who had been leading people cruising nearby, approached, looked at the back in the distance and raised a question in his heart.

Zhang Qian was called by him, or attracted.Coincidentally, when he returned to the management office, Zhang Qian happened to be on duty. He casually mentioned that he had just seen three formal residents who had not successfully pretended to be in the market. Unexpectedly, he immediately attracted more detailed inquiries. Physical appearance and speaking accent of middle-aged people.

Then the chief picked up the phone and made three or four calls in a row, but he didn't seem to get a satisfactory answer, so he brought a small team of security officers back to the market to look for the traces of the three people.

"Wang Dalin, Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Council..." The cloud on Zhang Qian's face was heavier than the sky at this time.

"Ah! Living Hades... What is he doing here?" Hearing this position, Hou Zheng's face was even uglier than Zhang Qian's immediately, and he blurted out a nickname that was not very flattering.

There is an obvious lack in the system of the East Asian Union, there is no judiciary.This is a problem left over from history. When Hong Tao established this system, the alliance was relatively small and could not support too many administrative departments. Some functions that were not urgently needed were taken part-time by relevant units. For example, the judiciary was handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.