The Republic of China: A Letter of Appointment Creates the Most Powerful Warlord

The next day, around ten o'clock in the morning, Zhang Ye was still sleeping soundly in the inn when he was suddenly awakened by the crackling sounds outside the window. Judging from the frequency, it was as lively as the New Year's Day.

Zhang Ye thought to himself that Fang Yu must have come up with some new policy to benefit the people, which caused such a big commotion.

Zhang Ye rubbed his still somewhat confused head, climbed out of bed, opened the window and looked out. He saw the streets full of cheering people, all of them extremely happy.

Seeing this scene, the guy lying in front of the window couldn't help but grin and laugh out loud.

He likes this kind of lively and joyous scene. Everyone is happy and has no worries. How wonderful!

"Open the system panel."

After watching the excitement for a while, Zhang Ye closed the window and returned to his desk, calling up the panel to see his recent gains.

[Host: Zhang Ye]

Position: County Magistrate of Jingshan County, Leader of Fushui County, Army Major

[Territory: Jingshan County () Fushui County ()]

[Army: Full Guard Company (150 people), Overstretched Infantry Battalion*2 (800 people)]

[Wealth: 490,000 silver dollars, 24,000 ounces of gold (wealth estimate)]

【public opinion:】

"Wow, in just one morning, they've already attracted 130,000 people. It seems like there are more people in Fushui County than we imagined."

Zhang Ye looked at the rapidly rising numbers and gained a new understanding of this neighboring county.

Through the public opinion value, he has roughly estimated the permanent population of the county.

According to the prompts given by the system, a person can contribute up to ten points of public opinion per day. In other words, he has received full recognition from more than ten thousand people this morning.

Zhang Ye is quite satisfied with this result at the moment.

After all, his current platform is limited, and the services he can provide to everyone are also limited. In this case, how can he not be happy when he can still get recognition from so many people?

Tuk-tuk-tuk...

There was a knock on the door. Zhang Ye rubbed his confused face and called out lazily.

"Please come in!"

The next second, the door opened and Fang Yu, dressed neatly in a black suit, walked into the room quickly with a smile on his face.

"How's it going? How does it feel to be the county magistrate?" Zhang Ye looked at his rather handsome face and joked, "In the blink of an eye, you're now on the same level as me."

"Haha, Mr. County Magistrate really knows how to joke." Fang Yu leaned forward and sat across from him, pushing his glasses up on his nose, and began to flatter him: "No matter what day it is, we are all yours. County Magistrate or not, even if you ask me to carry manure right now, I won't hesitate."

"You're really overthinking it. Even if you're willing to go, I'm not willing to do it." Zhang Ye picked up the teapot and poured him a cup himself.

In fact, he is very confident in everyone under him. After all, anything produced by the system must be of high quality.

This group of people were all copied from a parallel world. Although they have independent thoughts, the system has already formulated the most important instructions in the process of copying them.

That's obedience!

Although Zhang Ye did not try this problem, he received the promise of a system.

If someone really rebels one day, the system promises to end his life immediately and pay the host 10 billion public opinion points as compensation.

With this heavy insurance, Zhang Ye wished someone would betray him right now. After all, 10 billion public opinion points were enough to rule the current chaotic situation and achieve true unification.

"Let's talk business." Fang Yu took a sip from the teacup in front of him, then cleared his throat and began to report on this morning's achievements. "After the tax cuts and land distribution policies were announced, the public response was very strong. Everyone knelt down to express their gratitude, and the emotions were very excited."

"I expected this." Zhang Ye lit a cigarette, scratched his head, and glanced out the window. "It's so early in the morning, and I haven't gotten any sleep yet."

"There's another piece of good news." Fang Yu immediately pulled a telegram from his briefcase, a faint smile on his face. "After reporting on your assistance in suppressing bandits in Lin County this morning, the superiors gave you high praise and promised to continue to recommend you for more merit."

"Also, the reward for the last bandit suppression in Jingshan County has been distributed. It's currently worth 10,000 yuan. You have also received some commendations and your rank has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel."

"Hmph, flashy and useless." Zhang Ye didn't even bother to read the telegram. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Go to Tuoziling and chop off two hundred bandit heads. Send them to the nearest bandit suppression office as proof of Fushui's bandit suppression efforts. I'll charge you a bit more, understand?"

"Okay, Mr. County Magistrate, I'll arrange for someone to do it right away."

Fang Yu understood his intention and recorded it.

The bandits we caught some time ago were quite useful. They brought us countless merits at critical moments, and each head could be exchanged for dozens of dollars.

"By the way, Feng's Zhili Provincial Government Office also sent a telegram." After recording the important things, Fang Yu slapped his forehead and remembered that there was another document.

I was so busy this morning that I almost forgot about it.

"Their meaning is very clear. They thank us for our support and will also bear the losses and expenses incurred in this bandit suppression campaign."

"Nothing else?" Zhang Ye frowned slightly and asked.

"Gone."

Fang Yu read the telegram again and shook his head.

"I guess these people haven't figured out the specific situation yet, so they need some time to study it."

"Oh, let's study it. It will take three to five years."

Zhang Ye stood up happily upon hearing this, and stood in front of the window, looking at the people below who were still celebrating. Suddenly, a way to gather public opinion more quickly emerged in his mind.

"Fang Yu, how are the preparations for the newspaper office in Jingshan County going?"

"Um...it'll take some time. The office space is still under construction." Fang Yu didn't understand why he suddenly asked this, but he patiently explained, "It's mainly because the printing factory needs time to debug the machines, and there's also the initial preparations for paper procurement, press interviews, and a series of other issues."

"Don't bother with that. Can you make up a story?" Zhang Ye turned around, a cunning smile on his face, and reminded: "From now on, opening a newspaper will be our top priority."

"The capital and Zhili Province are too close to the bosses, which is a bit dangerous. Let's start with Donglu Province and provide comprehensive coverage. We must ensure that every county has a newspaper office!"

"Huh!? Why do you have so many newspapers? This stuff costs a lot of money."

Fang Yu felt that he could not keep up with his train of thought and could not understand what bad idea this "father" was working on.

However, no matter what his idea was, opening a newspaper was not an easy task. Not only did it cost a lot of money, but he also had to establish good relationships with local governments to ensure that the newspaper could operate normally.

Just this point alone, they can't do it now!