Lord Highlander

When Suldak arrived, a group of people were already arguing.

On the edge of the crowd, an official shouted softly: "The consul is here!"

The farce stopped. Suldac strode over from the other side of the corridor with a cold face, Siya trotted behind with a notepad in his hands, and Baron Martino followed as fast as he could .

Charlie and Luke stood among a group of officials behind the Minister of Logistics. They looked at each other and moved back quickly.

Suldak walked into the crowd, and the logistics department officials moved aside one after another. He came to the logistics minister, Earl Ian, and the logistics minister suddenly sneered a little guilty.

The financial officer Basil Hooton blushed furiously, but secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

"What are you guys doing here? Since there are conflicts, why not sit down and talk."

Suldak's voice was low, his eyes seemed to move away from the head of logistics, and he glanced around.

The logistics department officials caught by Suldak's gaze avoided his gaze one after another, and even the few financial clerks who were blocked from the crowd, no one dared to come forward at this time.

Suldak stopped talking, and walked in the front alone. The Minister of Logistics, Earl Ian, and the Finance Officer, Basil Houghton, glared at him and hurriedly followed behind.

In the largest chamber of the House of Representatives, Suerdak boarded the speaker's seat and let the officials of the logistics department sit in.

A group of officials sat in the conference hall and discussed.

"Since everyone has something to say, if there is any problem, everyone should make it clear in person here, Earl Ian, you speak first."

Suldak told the Minister of Logistics.

The Minister of Logistics, Earl Ian, stood up from his seat and first said: "My lord, the matter is like this."

"Since the beginning of this month, the funds required for the urban repair projects of the Logistics Department have been delayed. We have submitted the approval form five times in the past two weeks, but the answer is that the Finance Department has no money for the time being. Let's wait."

"However, the Department of Finance paid the purchases of several business groups in the city on time."

"The construction teams of the urban repair project are already in a semi-suspended state. I don't know how long this will take, so I want to discuss it with Chief Financial Officer Hulton today."

Suldak nodded slightly, then turned to the financial officer Basil Hutton and said, "Financial officer Basil, tell me."

Financial Officer Basil Hoodun stood up from his seat, his blushing face hadn't completely calmed down, and his tone was a bit blunt:

"I think even if I don't say anything about the financial situation of the city hall, everyone knows that the entire Mukuso City and even the entire Ganbu plane have no tax revenue for at least a year, and the Ministry of Finance can only rely on the reserves in the treasury. As well as the auction funds of houses in wealthy areas to maintain daily expenses, the financial situation is not good.”

"I have no intention of defaulting on the various projects of the logistics department, but the funds are indeed used in more important places. I paid a sum of food today because the food has already arrived in the soup pot of the residents of Mukuso City..."

The logistics department official hid in the crowd and took the opportunity to shout: "Master Finance Officer, I want to know if the city restoration project will continue?"

"Of course we have to do it. It's just that the Treasury Department can't come up with the money for the time being. We can only wait until the No. 15 manor is auctioned, and maybe we can squeeze out some money." Basil Hutton, the financial officer, said calmly.

The logistics department official continued: "As far as I know, it's not that there is no reserve in the city hall's treasury, it's just that the financial officer is unwilling to take it out..."

On the speaker's seat, Suldak angrily shouted at the logistics officer: "Who are you? You speak to the Earl of Mukusuo City with this attitude, there is no place for you to speak here! Shut your eyes!" mouth."

The logistics officer sat back depressed, and immediately retracted his head.

"Is it because the repair project cannot continue if the city hall can't get the money?" Suldak knocked on the oak table vigorously, and asked the logistics department officials coldly.

No one in the conference hall dared to answer.

Suldak snorted coldly.

Suldak said to Count Ian, Minister of Logistics: "Count Ian, please come and tell me."

The logistics minister blushed, but there was a trace of resentment in his heart, and he said to Suldak: "Now all engineering projects are short of money to buy auxiliary materials, and some craftsmen, our logistics department also have to pay them wages. Now some It's been two weeks in arrears."

"How much has your city wall been repaired this month?" Suldak asked back.

The Minister of Logistics was immediately rendered speechless by the question.

Suldak didn't stop, and continued to ask:

"The sewer was dug at the beginning of July. How long has the main line of Central Avenue been dug? You come to the city hall and ask for money. Come and tell me, how much money will it cost to build the main line of the entire city's sewer network?"

A layer of sweat suddenly appeared on the forehead of the Minister of Logistics, Earl Ian. He didn't know the specific data. He turned his head and looked at the officials around him, hoping that they could give him a hint. Unfortunately, at this time, everyone looked down. head.

"What is the total amount of the project payment? The data cannot be given until the end of the project." The logistics minister bit the bullet and said.

"If the repairs continue...will this project require funding from the city hall forever?" Suldak asked the logistics minister in a deep voice.

The head of logistics did not speak, but just took out a handkerchief and wiped the oily sweat on his forehead.

"You people's management of the city repair project is completely in a state of chaos and disorder, so how do I know if the artisans below have taken money and are working?"

Suldak looked at the logistics department officials and questioned them.

"Regarding the current situation of urban repairs, I have now decided that the Department of Finance will change to a payment method."

After finishing speaking, Suldak glanced at Sia beside him.

Xi Ya quickly distributed the prepared summary of the establishment and management system of the Urban Construction Bureau to all the officials of the logistics department in the conference hall.

Suldak went on to say: "The logistics department will form a new urban construction bureau. I hope that Mukusuo can set up some construction teams with construction strength and apply for construction qualifications from the urban construction bureau."

"In the future, all municipal projects will be subject to unified public bidding before construction, and then all construction teams will make unified quotations."

"The Department of Finance will not allocate funds to you in advance. For all engineering projects, the construction team must make advances. The wages of the craftsmen and the cost of building materials during the repair process must be solved by the engineering team themselves, and the construction team must be responsible for its own profits and losses. "

"Don't expect the city hall to take care of you like a nanny, and pay in installments according to the construction period and construction progress. Only when the project meets the expected goals can you get the project payment."

Finally, Suldak glanced at the Minister of Logistics and said:

"The Minister of Logistics, Earl Ian, temporarily concurrently serves as the Director of the Urban Construction Bureau."

Earl Ian, the Minister of Logistics, wiped the fine sweat from his forehead again, wondering why such an offending thing happened to him again.

"Baron Marin Martineau is the deputy director of the Urban Construction Bureau."

Suldak continued.

Baron Martineau was in the corner of the conference hall, and Suldac waved to him at this time, signaling him to come to the stage and introduce him to everyone.

A group of officials behind the Minister of Logistics were dumbfounded. Obviously, this Baron Martino is a confidant of the Consul of Suldak.

Suldak glanced around the conference hall, but no one dared to speak.

Earl Ian, the Minister of Logistics, only now understands one thing. Consul Suldak should be prepared for this matter.

So he immediately shut his mouth. Anyway, the Urban Construction Bureau is still in his hands, and more importantly, whether this matter can be carried out, if no one responds...

The Minister of Logistics tried to make the smile on his face less obvious.

"Urban construction projects are all classified into the Urban Construction Bureau, and the logistics department only reserves materials and distributes various materials to the city." Suldak said.

Although he established an urban construction bureau, it was still handed over to the logistics minister Earl Ian to manage it.

It not only divides the authority in his hands, but in fact it means that there is no division.

After finishing these words, Suldak continued:

"Go back and think about it. If any of you are willing to form an engineering team, you can sign up at the Urban Construction Bureau."

"In addition, the housing repair project in the civilian area, the urban waterway project, and the city wall repair project cannot be stopped. You are currently managing these projects. You can think about it carefully. I need to hear everyone's reply in the afternoon, including the quotation of the project. And the construction period, if you can't do it, just give up your position, get out, I'll ask someone else to do it..."

The officials of the logistics department showed embarrassment one after another. Who knows how long it will take for these projects to be completed. They have never thought about it carefully, and they only know an approximate deadline.

But under the sharp eyes of the Suldak consul, no one dared to speak at all.

Suldak showed a trace of boredom on his face, waved his hand, and said to the officials of the logistics department: "You can leave now, what should you do, go back and think about it."

When the officials from the logistics department left the conference hall, they found that the MPs from Mukusuo had already stood outside the conference hall, watching them come out and filing in.

The Minister of Logistics, Earl Ian, could only sit back.

After everyone sat down, Suldak casually talked about the establishment of the Urban Construction Bureau just now, and then asked the councilors to vote by show of hands.

The establishment of the Urban Construction Bureau has been carried out, and if there is anything else to vote on, it will be passed unanimously.

These councilors are all representatives of the thirteen lord armies, and as long as they don't get involved in matters on the territory, they will fully support Suldak.

The Minister of Logistics, Earl Ian, thought that the meeting was finally over. If he had known that something like this would happen, he would not have gone to see Basil Hooton in the morning.

Unexpectedly, Suldak did not leave. He knocked on the table again and continued:

"I propose that a prosecutor's office will be established in Mukuso City."

"Investigate and deal with all dereliction of duty by officials. The first chief prosecutor of the procuratorate was appointed by Samira. He punished corruption, bribery, dereliction of duty, and acted as an umbrella for local forces."

"City hall officials, you can do it secretly, but just don't let me find out. Now Mukuso is mine. If you dare to take my money and put it in your bag, you will give me whatever you take. Spit it out, and if you don’t want to do it, please submit your resignation.”

Suldak stood up and asked all members of parliament to vote by show of hands.

The MPs in the chamber didn't even communicate with each other, or make eye contact or anything like that.

They all raised their hands and passed unanimously.

Everyone is a smart person, so there is nothing to discuss about it. The Suldak Consul said it at the meeting, just to inform everyone.

Samira walked onto the stage from behind and saluted the members of the House of Representatives...

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