Chapter 1848: Civil Service Examination

The city of San Antonio, which has experienced wars, is in a state of waste, and the newly appointed Mayor Sherlock is also full of ambitions, looking forward to a hard work and a higher status.

Due to the sudden increase in the territory controlled by the Aurora Legion, the civil service team has become extremely scarce. Even if Lena Fox continues to hold various short-term government affairs training courses and reserve cadres, she still cannot cope with the large number of government positions that need to be filled. So now as long as you have a little ability, you can be an officer in the legion.

As a Jew, Sherlock made his fortune by serving as the leader of the Aurora Legion. The troubled times told him one thing - money is nothing, only the right can keep one's life and property.

So Sherlock is not in a hurry to make money now, he wants a better position, higher status, and greater power. It all depends on whether he can do a good job as mayor of San Antonio.

After occupying the southwestern region of the United States, the Aurora Legion faced a very urgent problem, which was to restore social order in the new territory. There is no need to worry about supplying the food and drink needs of the society. The biggest trouble is that there are a lot of guns and ammunition scattered by the people. These weapons are enough to start a war.

At the beginning, the Aurora Legion relied on provoking the tough Texans to defeat the American Baath Party. Now it is naturally afraid that someone will copy the same tricks to deceive itself-collecting civilian weapons has become a very urgent matter.

"But the problem is... the Texans are probably the most stubborn gun-holding group in the world." Seeing a series of "gun ban" decrees issued by the Legion, Sherlock's head suddenly became dizzy. "It's not a good job."

In American film and television works, western cowboys have always been a symbol of perseverance, bravery, patience and strength. It even became one of the cultural elements of America. Most of the cowboys actually come from Texas.

What is denim? This is no romantic job. On the contrary, a cowboy is a coolie who drives a cow. A host of good qualities in a denim come from hard work on the ranch.

The hardships of cowboy life are unimaginable for ordinary people. They don't eat well, drink well, have low income, and are quite dangerous. Cowboys must have a strong ability to survive, so the temper of this group can't go there. And the Texans, known for their cowboy culture, have always had a fiery personality and are rebellious.

"If you want the Texans to surrender their guns, it's better to kill them." Sherlock never expected that he would face such a difficult problem as soon as he took office.

But if you don't hand over the Texans' guns, let alone the legion, even Sherlock himself is worried. Moreover, the Legion currently has no particularly good way to ban guns in Texas, so I hope that someone in the local area can make a breakthrough.

Mexico's gun ban relies on the absolute strength of the Aurora Legion. The local tyrants were blasted to pieces by the Legion's cannons, and all resistance was disintegrated. But in North America, this is a bit troublesome. With foreign enemies looking around, the legion needs to consider face and stop being so violent.

"I have to think of a way to make some achievements." Sherlock is extremely eager for political achievements. Now in this period of legion expansion, as long as he has political achievements, he can climb up quickly. He hoped that one day he would be governor of Texas, something he had never dreamed of in the past.

"But how do we get the Texans to hand over their guns willingly?" Sherlock racked his brains and pondered, "It's useless to rely on administrative orders. The citizens won't talk to me at all. We should lure them. And this way of lure has to be Special."

Two days after the new official took office, Sherlock posted notices outside his temporary city hall, and sent people to drive around the city with electric speakers to publicize.

What are you doing? Recruit civil servants.

The city is devastated and in a mess, and a large number of citizens are waiting to return to normal life. If life is to be restored, someone needs to work. First, the government system is set up.

At present, there are still 200,000 to 300,000 people in the city. Mayor Sherlock decided to recruit 1,000 government backbones in the first batch. How to recruit? Of course it's an exam.

The content of the exam is quite satisfactory, basically how American civil servants took the exam in the past,

How to test now. But there is only one thing special about this exam - there is a gun shooting test in the exam items. It is not an ordinary target shooting, but a real marksmanship test close to actual combat. Those with a poor level can't pass the exam.

Although the residents of Texas did not have much rejection of the arrival of the Aurora Legion, they were not particularly happy. There is still some vague hostility among the people, after all, a leader of a foreign race always makes people uncomfortable.

So on the first day of the exam, very few people came to sign up.

There are a lot of people who come to make trouble.

A big man from Texas came here to take the test. This man's cultural level is very average, even bad, but his marksmanship is very good, and he can play with pistols and rifles very well. The speed is fast, the marksmanship is accurate, and the reaction is very alert.

When Sherlock, who personally proctored the exam, announced that he had passed the exam, the big man from Texas proudly announced his refusal to serve as a civil servant of the Aurora Legion. He said that he came to the exam just to show how good the Texans are, "Our Texas Cowboys are the best."

Looking at the foolish and confident smile of the Texan guy who came to find trouble, Sherlock, who had been prepared for a long time, said that he "understands and respects the other party's choice", but he also expressed "sincerely" that the announcement that the other party passed was actually worried about the Texan's marksmanship Too poorly lowered admissions standards.

"My marksmanship is too bad?"

"Yes, the women in our legion are stronger than you. We just lowered the mark not to hurt your self-esteem."

"Impossible, you are talking nonsense."

"Nothing is impossible. For example, Miss Ellie next to me is better than you. You must know that Miss Ellie is still a reporter in our army."

Fuck, is it tolerable or unbearable!

The big man from Texas who came to find trouble was naturally dissatisfied, so the petite and pretty Ellie "reluctantly" showed up on the stage to show off the marksmanship of an "ordinary female reporter of the Aurora Legion".

Hehehe... Ellie didn't waste much effort, and easily overwhelmed the opponent with faster, more accurate and more agile performances. No matter what tricks she played, she made the big Texas man who came to look for trouble doubt her life on the spot.

When the mayor of Sherlock edited the exam situation taken that day into a video and played it repeatedly on TV, the citizens of San Antonio were shocked.

Many people clapped their hands and applauded when they saw a trouble-seeking Texan who passed the exam but refused to be a civil servant. But when it was discovered that he was not as good as a woman, everyone scolded him as a weak scum, he couldn't represent Texas, and he couldn't prove that Texans were not as good as the "ordinary female reporters" of the Legion.

The number of citizens who came to take the exam on the second day increased significantly, the smell of gunpowder became extremely strong, and the competition was fierce. Ellie didn't leave the stage anymore, and the Texans who came to take the exam themselves began to compete with each other unconvinced.

Sherlock took advantage of the opportunity to announce the salary of the civil servants of the city government, ensuring that as long as he can be a civil servant, he can basically live comfortably and support a large family. He also announced that this exam will determine the best gunner of the year, as well as a large bonus.

This special test item immediately aroused the enthusiasm of the citizens to participate, and being admitted to San Antonio's civil servants became a symbol of high marksmanship.

There will be a large number of citizens watching at the test site. If someone performs well, he can win the applause of the whole house, and the honor and status will be obtained in an instant. If the marksmanship is too bad, believe it or not, the boos and curses on the scene can make people lose their heads immediately.

The test site, which was originally sparsely populated, was crowded within a few days, and even Texans from other places came to take the test—whether they can become civil servants is a second matter, and it is true that they can become famous immediately after passing the marksmanship test.

The Texan's fiery temper just likes to compete in marksmanship.

When Zhou Qingfeng came to San Antonio for an inspection a week later, he was very happy to praise Sherlock - well done!