Chapter 324 Governor Lanqi Is Serving the People

At the same time, thousands of miles away from the capital of the Kingdom of Esertalan, the Snowfield Province of the Protos Empire, it was also a bright afternoon.

The city wall has stood firm after years of baptism, and has accumulated the profound historical heritage of Kingston City. A team of people is slowly walking along the road on the city wall.

In the center of the front of the team, a man in a suit put his hands behind his back, and the sun shone on him, giving his figure a layer of golden brilliance.

He was worried and often looked into the distance, walking steadily and powerfully, as if feeling the pulse of the earth.

A group of city-state lords followed him. Although some of them were originally authoritative people in the local area, they all became respectful in front of the governor at this moment.

"High-quality development is the primary task of comprehensively building our Snowfield Province."

Lanqi is conducting intensive local inspections and research and is making a series of important deployments.

The subordinates around him nodded respectfully, their eyes were always fixed on Lanqi's shoulders or back, ready to accept his inquiries or instructions at any time.

Sometimes, they would slightly lower their heads to reflect on themselves, or avoid contact with the leader's peripheral vision.

As early as noon two hours ago, the Governor had held a brief meeting with these lords in the City Hall of Kingston City. In the meeting room, Lanqi listened to the work report in detail and gave a series of valuable opinions.

He first affirmed the work of the Snowfield Province in the past year, and said that this was the result of the hard work of all. Then, he elaborated on the strategic position of the Snowfield Province in the Protoss Empire and its responsibilities.

He pointed out that the geographical location of the Snowfield Province determines that it has great potential in ecological protection and tourism development. Therefore, the development plan must adhere to the principles of public security stability and ecological priority. While resolutely eliminating the Ghost Party, it must ensure that the local ecological environment is not damaged and maintain sustainable development.

Lanqi emphasized that the future development of the Snowfield Province must be based on local resources and characteristics, and should actively guide funds and technology to be invested in the corresponding infrastructure construction. At the same time, he also required that departments at all levels of the Snowfield Province strengthen cooperation with the city-state, learn from advanced experience, and strive to improve local operational efficiency and management level.

He finally expressed his belief that with the joint efforts of all the people in the Snowfield Province, the Snowfield Province will surely become a region with both ecological beauty and economic vitality, and make due contributions to the development of the Protoss Empire.

Although the governor's attitude was always serious.

But every well-thought-out and critical opinion made the local lords deeply aware of their own problems and made positive guarantees.

Now, after the meeting, several lords still accompanied Lanqi and walked on the walls of Kingston City.

Discussed the details of the work with him at the end.

"... I don't plan to stay in the Snowfield Province for too long. I will leave after arranging the work plan. The next time we meet should be in the imperial capital Helrom."

Lanqi only planned to stay in the Snowfield Province for one or two days at most, and then he would continue to the longer journey to the North Border Province.

If the magic rail train has not yet been restored and does not consider the bad weather, it may take several days to get from the Snowfield Province to the North Border Province.

Lanqi needs to make sure that he can return to the imperial capital Helrom before mid-April.

By then, in late April, the long-prepared bishop election will take place.

The lords and nobles around him all have the right to attend the House of Lords and a vote with weight.

Sigrid got a lot of votes again. She is very happy now. She said that the favorability that was deducted from Cid before has been added back to Lanqi. She asked him to keep working hard to make Cid a happy girl.

Of course, if Lanqi enters the House of Commons through election, he will also have a vote, and the votes of the House of Commons have a relatively higher weight.

The House of Commons of the Protoss Empire has an advantage in the division of powers and has the right to discuss many bills first. The House of Lords, composed of nobles, only has the right to postpone the passage for one month, and it is only responsible to the House of Commons.

The lords followed Lanqi like bodyguards. When they heard that he would leave soon, the lords looked at each other with worry.

Finally, they raised the issue they were most worried about with some hesitation.

"Governor McCarthy, may I ask what should we do about the Ghost Party after you leave?"

If Governor Rocky McCarthy himself is here, commanding them to eliminate the Ghost Party at any time, they will certainly be very relieved.

But if the Governor leaves, even if the Governor has divided the program for them before leaving, they don't know whether they can coordinate and implement it well, or whether they can deal with the Ghost Party in a timely and effective manner.

When it comes to the actual implementation, everyone may try to have game problems because of interests, and finally choose the implementation plan that maximizes their own interests, thus abandoning the optimal solution for the group's interests.

"Dealing with the criminals in the Snowland, such an urgent issue, can be delayed for so long. I personally think that the root cause is that you have not yet reached an agreement on the cost and benefits."

Lanqi stopped, exhaled a breath of mist, and said.

In the conference room before, he did not make the strategic plan public, and he was indeed ready to explain it to several leaders at this moment.

"..."

The other lords followed and stopped with some embarrassment.

The root problem was pointed out so sharply that they were speechless.

"Of course I don't mean to blame you... I just think that exercising justice should never be a negative benefit."

Lan Qi straightened his back, and scanned the snowy plain ahead with a vicissitudes of life. His deep voice echoed in the cold air.

"Change your thinking. Don't you think the cost is too high now? Then we have to increase the income and drive everyone to do good things."

"But...how can we increase the income from arresting the Ghost Party?"

A city-state lord stepped forward in confusion and asked.

This is undoubtedly the most troublesome thing for them.

Suppressing bandits requires a lot of actual financial and human resources, and the achievements obtained are not worth mentioning. The biggest problem that the lords could not reach an agreement before was the contribution of funds and manpower.

And at this moment, the governor actually told them that there is a way to increase the income from suppressing bandits?

If it is really feasible, it may directly solve their dilemma from the essence.

"Issue an official letter."

Lan Qi looked back indifferently and instructed.

"Official letter?"

Lan Qi nodded and continued:

"From now on, all prisoners in the city-state prisons in the Snow Plain Province will work in the world outside the high walls under proper supervision and engage in various public undertakings. They will learn the value of honest labor, and at the same time provide services to the community and contribute to the taxpayers."

"?!"

The other lords were all stunned when they heard this.

Although the Protoss Empire has demon slaves, even if criminals are converted into slaves, there are complicated registration, review, and certification procedures, and the cost of contracts and restrictive magic is quite high.

However, the regulations do not prohibit the use of prisoners in prisons for "rental labor work."

And the definition of this "work" is quite vague.

In this vast Snow Plain Province, where there are as many material resources as you want, as long as there are enough cold-resistant laborers, money will come like a flood!

This is not catching criminals, it is simply trafficking criminals!