Doomsday rat

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The guys at the barbecue stalls and naan pits sweated profusely under the heat wave. They delivered strings of barbecued meat, pots of stewed meat, and naan cakes to the customer's table, and then took coins and banknotes. , with a cheerful smile on his face.

Why is the self-administered district so lively, does it mean that it is forgotten in winter?That's impossible, God forgot who!There is only one reason for the excitement, there are goods not found elsewhere, and more delicious meals.

The goods are not ordinary handicrafts, nor carpets and knives, but a large number of clothing, shoes and hats, batteries and electrical appliances, furniture and kitchenware, tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea, and even a wide variety of bedding.

There is no need to ask about these goods, but all refugees who have lived in the safe zone for a year and above know in their hearts that they are definitely not from the right way, and most likely come from the red zone.

Doubt turns into suspicion. You have to buy it if you should, not to mention the needs of refugees. There are also many official residents of the base in the market, and they also have a lot of demand for these in-demand goods.The coalition government only distributes basic living materials. If you want to improve the quality of life, you have to find a way by yourself.

Meals are not ordinary meals, there are many fresh vegetables besides meat.This thing is rare in winter. Even though many greenhouses have been built in the safety zone in the north of the city, the output belongs to the alliance government, and the official residents in the base cannot guarantee fresh vegetables to eat every day, so it is the turn of the refugees to enjoy them.

But in the self-administered area, they demolished buildings by hundreds of people some time ago. In addition to strengthening and keeping the residential houses warm, they also collected a large number of glass and steel frame structural parts.

Using these things, the vegetable field planted in August has been turned into a greenhouse, which is heated by the sun during the day and kept warm by the coal stove at night. Although the output is not large, it is enough to supply restaurants.

Migrants from Xinjiang Province voluntarily sold these vegetables that belonged to their winter reserves, and exchanged them for money to buy more food for storage.It doesn't matter if you eat a few bites of vegetables, as long as you have food at home, you will be at ease.

"Dang, dang, dang..." Suddenly a rush of copper bells sounded, and two four-wheeled carriages painted in red and white came galloping from the road north of the market.The driver of the cab did not slow down when he saw the crowd at the intersection, but just desperately pulled the copper bell the size of his head, as if he wanted to ram the crowd on purpose.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way! What are you talking about, what are you talking about, what are you talking about, get out of the way and go to the side of the road, don't die!"

As the bell rang, several men with red hoops on their arms rushed to the middle of the road, waving sticks in their hands to drive people to both sides.Those who move slowly are scolded, and those who are heavier are hit with a stick.

"You can't fucking speak human language, I have never seen such a tyrannical person in the base!"

It was the weekend, and the crowd hanging out at Crossroads Market was mixed with many of the base's official residents.They live much more dignified lives than the refugees in the safe zone.

Only in terms of appearance and clothing, there is no essential difference between the regular residents and the refugees. Sometimes the refugees dress neatly and more advanced than the residents.But people who are familiar with here can tell the difference between the two at a glance. On the one hand, the spiritual temperament is not the same, and on the other hand, the nameplate on the chest is relatively special.

Spiritual temperament is not easy to quantify. For example, wild fish do not need to surface after being hooked. Experienced fishermen already know that they are really struggling with their lives and refuse to accept their fate.The raised fish may struggle twice because of the pain, but that's far from enough.

Most of those who wear metal nameplates on their chests are official residents.This is not a requirement, but an unspoken rule.Those nameplates are the serial numbers of the various ministries, units, agencies, factories and mines of the alliance, a bit like the number of the army, used to prove their identity.

When residents go out to activities outside the base, whether it is for safety reasons or to show off, they are used to pinning the nameplate on a conspicuous place on their clothes, so that people can identify themselves from a long distance.It cannot be said that there are no refugees imitating fakes, but there are too few.

"Looks like I'm really blind, and my brain isn't very good. See, we are the joint defense team, which is specially responsible for the security work of the self-administered area. If you want to know why you are being scolded, you can go to the door of the management committee to read the regulations. If you don't know how to read, Paying someone to read aloud from the market.

But there is one thing, pay the fine before going to see it.After reading the regulations, you will naturally understand why you are punished. If you are not satisfied, you can go to court to file a lawsuit. Judge Hong is idle all day with nothing to do. He is definitely willing to play tricks on you. "

But today their identities were ignored by these defense team members who wore red bands on their arms and spoke strange Chinese.

"What's the matter, what's the matter? It's a hindrance to all gather together, come and come, everything that's okay is scattered!" At this time, the sound of horses' hooves came from the street corner, and the security team in black appeared.The idlers who were planning to watch the fun dispersed in a hurry, and the joint defense team also left the few residents who were not quite convinced and walked north along the street.

"Hey, don't leave, speak clearly!" Seeing the security guards riding on tall horses, the three official residents immediately became a little more imposing, and shouted at the back of the joint defense team.

"Stop, stop, don't shout, and explain exactly what's going on. If it's their problem, we'll deal with it fairly!" The security team did not listen to partiality just because one party was an official resident, and hurried away. Two steps across the middle-aged man who was still shouting, blocking the sight of both sides.

"Hey, we can't take care of this matter... That car is an ambulance, ringing the copper bell on the road indicates that there are critically ill patients inside, don't talk about you and me, even if the king and old man comes, you must give way first, otherwise you will not only be injured and killed. You deserve it, you have to be held accountable.

Several people, this is a self-administered area, not a safe area, and the regulations are different from before.If you want to avoid losses, it is best to understand the rules first.By the way, didn't they remind you to read the bulletin board carefully when you passed the checkpoint? "

After getting off the horse and patiently listening to the stories of several residents, the security team spread their hands and expressed helplessness.But he didn't leave right away. After all, they are all official residents. If you don't look at the monk's face and the Buddha's face, you should say a few more words, so as not to be confused later and violate the regulations.

Chapter 1075 Self-Administered District 2

"...Brother, you really want to be your own king here, even the laws are different?"

The three official residents looked at each other, well, when they passed the checkpoint, they were indeed reminded to read the notices on the bulletin board first, but none of them took it seriously.The middle-aged resident approached the security team, handed him a cigarette, and then asked in a low voice.

"Shh, you can't talk nonsense. The self-administered area is still a safe area for the Alliance, but part of the management power is handed over to the refugees to implement it themselves. The general direction is still the Alliance!" If it doesn't go up, it will cover the mouth of the middle-aged man.

Too sensitive, this kind of gossip is indeed spreading in the base, but don't bring it here.If you let someone who cares hear it, the joint defense team will be recruited in minutes. At that time, they will have to turn these people over to the management office, and the security team will not only be unable to stop them, but also have to cooperate.

At the management office, as long as the evidence is conclusive, these residents will not be able to get away with a fine.If the management committee is really unrelenting, it would not be an exaggeration to put on a big hat that undermines the stability and unity of the alliance. They will have to lose their jobs if they are not detained.

"Isn't this a mess, can they manage it?" The middle-aged man was obviously not in favor of the establishment of a self-administered zone, and there was a contemptuous expression in his words.

"How should I put it, it should be ok for now. Some time ago, they did statistics from house to house, and made proper arrangements for the refugees who did not have enough winter reserves. It seems that there is no big problem in getting through this winter.

They also built the hospital in front of them. The refugees in the self-administered area do not need to pay for medical treatment. Union staff members like us who are resident in the self-administered area can also enjoy a [-]% discount.

Some brothers tried it. The medical equipment is far from the hospital in the base, but the medical skills are still good, and the types of medicines are quite rich. There are many Chinese herbal medicines that we do not have here. "

Seeing that these residents had no intention of leaving, and the joint defense team was still wandering not far away, the security guard had no choice but to stay for a while, lest there would be another conflict between the two sides.Since you can't go, let's talk a little more.

"The three fires of the new official's appointment are due to the serious imbalance of taxation, output and expenditure here, and it will not last for long." The middle-aged people are still not optimistic about the future of the self-administered district. .

"Not necessarily, don't forget that there is also a former chairman Hong. It is said that the predecessor of the alliance was established by him from scratch. Now the conditions of the self-administered district should be much stronger than that at the time, and there are only tens of thousands of refugees. Enough to do it all over again."

Seeing that the security guard did not intend to leave, several residents simply did not leave, and stood on the side of the road and chatted.Among them, an old man obviously did not agree with the judgment of the middle-aged man. He didn't have a specific analysis. He sounded superstitious about Hong Tao's glorious achievements.

"This time, that time. Back then, there were inexhaustible resources and weapons, and as long as you can gather dozens of people, it's easy to expand quickly. The times create heroes, and if there are no suitable conditions for heroes, they will be rambunctious. You are too easy to listen to rumors, the more you talk. The more magical it is, the more fictitious it is.”

Sure enough, the middle-aged man criticized the old man's subjective assumptions, and the reason was quite objective.At his age, he was a young man in his early twenties ten years ago, so he must have not joined the Revival Alliance, otherwise he wouldn't have been mixed up until now with only the nameplate of the instrument factory.

For the survivors who have never seen Hong Tao or experienced the initial stage of the Renaissance Alliance, most of them don't regard the rumored achievements as real things, and think that they have been mixed with water to some extent and belong to the category of myths.

This is called the generation gap, not in age, but in terms of era and experience.If Hong Tao's bonus is removed, the future of the self-administered district is indeed not very optimistic.Based on this inference, it seems more like a gimmick to provide comprehensive free medical care in the early stage of development. It has no advantages other than inviting people's hearts, but it has many disadvantages.

From this, it can be seen that Hong Tao's vision and ability are very general, and he created a self-administered area abruptly.This set of tricks has been played in troubled times. It has not changed much since ancient times, but the success rate is not low, and it is very popular with careerists.

"I don't know whether it is a hero or a bear, but there is one thing I agree with 100%. The income and expenditure of the self-administered district committee, including the personal property of all staff members, are disclosed to the public. It is less than half a year now, if they can really do this , Even if it is not comprehensive at the beginning, it is a great thing.

I have been transferred to work since the new safety zone was established. I used to work as a security guard in the east safety zone for a year and a half, and I am deeply touched by the changes in the safety zone and here.Whether there is a self-administered area, it is completely two ways.

When not, health, the environment, including roads, have to rely on the management office to hire people to maintain them, and the effect is very mediocre.It's not that it's wrong to hire people, but that the cost is not all spent on the corresponding projects. After layers of subcontracting, it's not bad to be able to spend a third of it in the end.

It is only right and proper to do as much work as you pay.If the wages are not in place, the hired refugees will naturally not do their best and follow the example. They are not working at all every day, but trying to fool them.

Outsourced workers fool regular employees, regular employees fool grassroots leaders, and grassroots leaders fool middle managers.The end result is that the money is not less spent, the people are not less occupied, the work is not done much, and the things are basically not done.

Outsourced workers are dissatisfied when they earn less money and work more. Regular employees are dissatisfied when they are scolded by refugees every day.

Practical problems cannot be solved for a long time, the sanitation and road conditions are getting worse and worse, and the refugees are even more dissatisfied.It goes on and on, and no one is satisfied.

After the self-administered district was established, the management committee took over all the work of environment, sanitation and road maintenance that was previously in charge of the management office. In less than a week, a significant difference was seen.

They also arranged these jobs piece by piece to the refugees through the outsourcing model, but it was not the people in the management committee who had the final say on who or not to outsource, nor was it given to whomever paid the lower price.

Instead, all the requirements are subdivided into specific subdivisions, and then a guide price is estimated according to the current labor and material prices by about [-]%, and all of them are announced to the public.

Whoever can complete 100% is required to contract and sign a liability guarantee at the same time.If the agreement cannot be fulfilled, the contractor and all participants will be fined multiple times, and those who cannot pay will be forced to work until the fine is paid off.

This method is not smart, but it works well.If you have time, you can go to the garbage station and public toilet in the self-administered area to have a look. It is much cleaner than other safe areas, and it will be considered good even if you bring it to the base.

In fact, you don't need to spend that much effort. You should have seen it when you came. Has the snow on the road been swept clean?Has the snow in front of the merchant's door been swept away? "

This security guard is obviously the type who is more receptive to new things. At the same time, as a grassroots worker, he also has a lot of resentment for the way the alliance is managed.After personally experiencing the new policy of the self-administered district, I am deeply touched, and my introduction is very convincing.

"The world is as dark as crows, where can there be a cat that doesn't steal fish. As long as the official thinks, there are a hundred ways to hand over the oily work to relatives and friends, and even if others get it, they also have a way for you to take the initiative to transfer it.

The rule is dead and man is alive.Take clearing snow, for example. If I were the head of the management committee, I would be dissatisfied with the lack of tribute paid by the contractors. I would immediately find several unqualified places on this street.

There is really no way to find someone to do it on purpose. Anyway, if the above wants to make trouble, the people working below will definitely not be able to escape.If there is no trouble, there is only one way to feed the people above with money.This is not the same as other safe areas, it is nothing more than a change of skin, which can confuse people even more. "

But prejudice is a stubborn thing. The middle-aged people understand 100% what the security guards mean, but they firmly don't believe that the self-administered district can do it.In other words, noble official residents can't enjoy this kind of treatment, so how can lowly refugees overtake the car in a corner.

However, he is still reasonable. He didn't bother to admit it, but based on what he saw and heard on weekdays, he raised more reasonable questions from the aspects of operation procedures and supervision.If these two problems are not solved, no matter how good the solution is, it will not achieve the desired effect at all.

Chapter 1076 Self-Administered District 3

"The primary court of the self-administered district openly recruits [-] voluntary judges to form a review team every week. Judge Hong or the court staff will lead them around the self-administered district, randomly check a certain proportion of all outsourced projects, score them on the spot and report the results. Announcement.

Each refugee over the age of 15 in the self-administered area is only allowed to serve as a reviewer three times a year, and it cannot be consecutive, so as to prevent someone from hiring a special person at a high price to sign up.Although it cannot be eliminated 100%, it can be regarded as adding a lot of difficulty to cheating.

The weekly ratings can urge contractors to find job loopholes and make up for them as soon as possible, and it is also the basis for the committee's overall evaluation after the contract period expires.Whether or not the contract can be continued at that time, the people in the committee will not be able to fully decide. The annual ratings are there, and it is clear at a glance. "

The security officer didn't dislike this middle-aged man who asked a lot of questions and had strong subjective prejudices, because he could answer this question that sounded troublesome.Oh no, it's not that he can answer, it's that the management committee has already answered with clear rules, and he's just a narrator.

"This can avoid favoritism and fraud to a large extent, but it can't go too far... Random checks are also accidental. In case the contractor is unlucky, catches up with several special circumstances, or has competitors deliberately making trouble, the score cannot be completely Reflecting the actual situation, it may even lead to unjust, false and wrongly decided cases.”

Hearing that the security officers praised the new policy of the self-administered area so much, the old man who had no prejudices at all became interested, and raised a question worthy of discussion, how to guarantee the interests of the contractors.

In the current environment of the East Asian Union, the contractor is often a party to the transaction of money and power, and benefits from it.But with the New Deal in the self-administered area, the contractor instantly fell from the sky into the dust, and became an easy target to be wronged.

Rules are there to protect everyone, and it's not good to be too biased towards either side.If this problem is not resolved, the management will be incorruptible, but the people in charge will be scared out of their wits, and would rather do nothing than accept employment from the government.

"Hehehe, you should have thought of the management committee. The annual assessment is not the final decision. Both the employer and the employee can appeal to the court if they are not convinced. All the trial process of the primary court is open to the public, and the judgment is reasonable. Unreasonable, everyone can watch it at a glance.

I think that the management committee has done its due diligence to achieve such a level in less than a month, and I hope it is not a flash in the pan.In a few years, when the children graduate, if they don't collapse and can still be like this, I will move to the self-administered area and find a job in the joint defense team to support the whole family.

Oh yes, I have to remind you a few words, don't throw garbage casually, such as cigarette butts.The management committee just promulgated a new regulation last week. Littering is considered a violation. If the case is minor, you will be fined. If the circumstances are serious, you will be detained and forced to work.Here, there are always children with green armbands on the street, such as waste paper and cigarette butts, you can ask them to come and collect them. "

The security officer was still fluent in his answers. It seemed that he had carefully studied the interim management measures of the self-administered area, and showed a strong sense of agreement.At this time, the middle-aged man threw the cigarette butt on the ground casually, and was stopped just as he was about to step on it with his feet.

The security guard personally bent down to pick up the cigarette butts, and while reaching out to greet the children across the road, he took the opportunity to popularize the new regulations to these formal residents who were wandering from the district for the first time.

The child ran over quickly when he saw someone greet him, and held out the tin can in his hand for everyone to put their cigarette butts in.Although he was wearing very old clothes, they were thick enough, and there was a woolen hat on his head. Except for his little face, which was a little red from the cold, there was not much suffering in his expression.

"Young man, what are you collecting cigarette butts for?" The old man took out two coins from his pocket and put them in the tin can. It was not a charity, but a plan to spend money to buy some truth.

"Remove the shredded tobacco and mix it with new shredded tobacco to make more cigarettes. Come on, uncle, this is the leaflet of our cigarette factory. If you have the money, you can try to buy some goods and try it in the safe area , can make a lot of money!"

The child seemed to be in his teens, and he spoke Chinese well, or he might simply be a descendant of local refugees.He picked out two coins from the can and put them in his pocket, then took out a small roll of paper, carefully pulled out two and handed them over.

"Niya Cigarette Factory...Young man, what does this Niya mean?" The old man took the piece of paper and looked at it. The printing was rough, but the content was probably clear.It was an advertisement for a cigarette factory called Niya, which sold Resist cigarettes at a price [-] to [-] percent lower than the market price, and the brand was also called Niya.

"Niya River, Your Honor said that it is a big river in my hometown. He is afraid that we will forget it, and when we grow up, we will be reminded of our hometown when we see cigarettes! Hey, don't step on it... give me the cigarette butt!"

The child came as soon as he opened his mouth. From his expression, it could be seen that he had no impression of the river, or of his hometown.If there is no cigarette brand called Niya, I might not be able to remember what my hometown is like in a few years.

But a child is a child, just halfway through speaking, he suddenly shouted emotionally, and rushed out like a civet cat, and rushed to the opposite side of the road in a hungry tiger.There were also a few people dressed as formal residents taking a break to smoke, and one of them had already dropped his cigarette butt on the ground and was about to stomp on it.

"Professor, isn't this shoddy, and the management office is indifferent to this!?" The child ran away, and the middle-aged man became agitated again, and asked the security team to torture his soul.

He found a very outrageous plot from the introduction just now, that someone in the self-administered area actually collects smoked cigarette butts, and then mixes the shredded tobacco into new shredded tobacco to make cigarettes, and sells them openly.

"...It seems that you seldom go to the safe zone, and at most you go to the Three Rings Entertainment City to watch movies and eat." The security officer didn't show any guilt, but pointed at the middle-aged man's chest and sneered.

"..." The middle-aged man was stunned for an instant, like a student whose teacher saw through a lie, not only speechless, but also flustered in his eyes.

"Why do you know that?" The old man didn't change much, he was still calm and unhurried.

"The safety zone in the capital city is not bad, there is a relatively sufficient supply of tobacco leaves, but many refugees still cannot afford to smoke. To save money, they will find some grass leaves and leaves that are not too strong in the smell, mix them in and smoke them together.

I haven't been to places that are too far away, let's just say Jinmen Port.There are many children who specialize in picking up cigarette butts, get out the smoked shredded tobacco and add dried grass leaves or leaves to roll it into cigarettes for sale.Compared with them, the cigarette factory here is already very good. "

"Immigrants from Xinjiang came very late, so there should be no time to grow tobacco. They sell cigarettes so cheaply, so they might not be full of tobacco, right?"

The old man did not entangle himself in the issue of whether the refugees in the safe zone could afford to smoke, but continued to discuss why the price of cigarettes in the self-management area was cheaper than the tobacco leaves in the safe zone, and the focus was still on suspicion of fakes.

"When they came, almost everyone brought a few kilograms of tobacco, not our tobacco, but a kind of finely divided particles called yellow flower tobacco. I have smoked it, and the taste is not as good as our tobacco leaves, but it is not too bad. Much, much better than leaves and grass.

These cigarette butts are picked up and mixed with yellow flower tobacco, which tastes closer to tobacco leaves and costs less than tobacco leaves.Before winter, they reclaimed all the wasteland near the water source in the self-management area. It is estimated that a lot of things will be planted in the spring of next year, and there must be yellow flower smoke among them.

It is said that the yield of this kind of tobacco is very high, and the whole plant can be ground and used, and the price of cigarettes may drop by then.For the rationed and wealthy people, this is nothing, but for the 10,000+ refugees in the safe zone, it is not a trivial matter to be able to save a few dollars a month and to be able to smoke decent cigarettes . "

The security officers have a comprehensive understanding of the situation in the self-administered area. In fact, these things are not big secrets at all. As long as you have frequent contact with the refugees, it is more difficult not to know than to know.

"Oh, I see, they use Mohe tobacco. There are also people in the three northeastern provinces and the NMG generation who grow this kind of tobacco, but the sales volume is very small. I didn't expect it to be used here. It is really a place where people grow. Thank you for your help, don't bother me, let's find a place to eat and go back."

The old man nodded slowly, obviously he had heard of this kind of tobacco before, then raised his hand and looked at his watch, nodded his head slightly as a thank you, and took the lead to walk to the south of the market, the middle-aged man and another young man who had never been serious and kept quiet. follow.

Chapter 1077 Lie Flat

The security officer looked at the backs of the three and shook his head slightly, turned around and got on his horse, greeted his companion not far away with hand gestures, and walked north alone.One of the two companions kept up with the other and still stayed at the intersection, their eyes seemed to scan around, but in fact they would always stop at the old, middle and young people.

"Boss, what are they doing?" Another security guard urged his horse to catch up and asked in a low voice.

"I don't know, it's definitely not an ordinary resident, and if it's not complete, which big head came to visit privately. Sigh... If I had this kind of thought, I wouldn't have to be so passive. People are more dead than others, and goods are thrown away. I hope I will come out for a while It’s not for nothing, I can learn a little bit and go back!”

The security guard shook his head. He really didn't know who these three people dressed as residents were, but he was [-]% sure that they were definitely not ordinary residents who came out to hang out while they were on vacation.

It's useless to pretend to be another identity with bare clothes, you have to look alike.A person's identity, status and type of work can be roughly seen from a person's speech, demeanor, and behavior.

The old man is very easy-going, but every move has the calmness of a superior.The hostility of middle-aged people is relatively heavy, and another way to say it can be called official authority.People who can hang official power on their body anytime and anywhere and exude it regardless of the occasion are often officials, but their status is not high.

The young man didn't speak a word, and even showed few expressions, making it difficult to distinguish his status.But you can also see clues, quick eyes glance around, thick body and steady footsteps, the clothes are open to hide the mystery, it is almost like a bodyguard.

Going out with bodyguards, accompanied by a small official, the identity must be ready to be revealed, the same is true for the high-level alliance.They don't say hello, disguise themselves and wander around in the self-administered area. They are definitely not here to find fault. The higher-ups can't do that kind of work themselves.

It is even more unreliable to conduct private interviews and investigate grievances through micro-services. Only novels and TV dramas have such plots. In reality, no one will run to the street to make decisions for the people when they are full.

If you really have that kind of thought, you don't have to go so far, just go to the powerful department to look through the files, there will be countless unsolved cases, death cases, and suspicious cases to investigate, and it is all grievances to solve a few casually.

The only answer is to come to evaluate or evaluate. It is said that this kind of work does not need to be done by the senior management in person. It is enough to sit in the office and read the report and listen to the report.Obviously, this matter is very important, and I can't bear to listen to those empty-headed nonsense, so I have to see is believing.

This is also the fundamental reason why the security guards are willing to spend a few more words. They want to reflect the actual situation of the self-administered area in this way, so as to avoid misjudgments made by the higher-ups.

In fact, he is not an ordinary security officer, but Hou Zheng, the captain of the security squadron in the self-administered area.Some time ago, the arrival of Lian Chunyu made him feel the danger, so he kept hiding under the excuse of illness, and even wanted to transfer away from here in private activities.

In the end, there was no clue about the job transfer, and something happened to Lian Chunyu, which almost broke the sky!The staff of the entire management office were almost taken over by one pot, and only Zhang Qian made a fortune because of this, and he escaped by luck, but there was no hope of transfer work for the time being, so he could only bite the bullet and take up the post.