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Chapter 603 New Deputy Village Chief ([-])
After collecting their bank notes, they made an appointment to see the inventory of the material warehouse. The men got up and said goodbye, the village chiefs went home, and the soldiers went back to report.

Qi Ke and Zhao Lin went back to the back house side by side, and as soon as they stepped into the door of the hall, Qi Ke put on a face of settling accounts after autumn.

"Hmph~" Qi Ke pointed at Zhaolin, "You are keeping it a secret."

"Otherwise, how can you call it a surprise?" Zhao Lin said bluntly, "Your acting skills are not that good, and that one is a general, what scene have you never seen? If you knew in advance, every move and every move could not deceive his eyes. Look at the three of you at that time. How cute is the uniform look of surprise."

As Zhaolin said, a holographic image was played, which was the silly expression of her and the two village chiefs when General Mou mentioned the appointment of Qi Ke as the deputy village chief.

Qi Ke watched it, and had no choice but to bow his head and admit that his acting skills were poor, and he couldn't make a correct and natural reaction without knowing it in advance.

"What's the matter with the deputy village chief? What do they think? Give me such a title?"

"Probably because of your potential. You have made so many meritorious deeds, and it would be unreasonable not to reward you, but if you want to pay money according to your merits, Bai Jiajun is so poor and can't give you money, so I will give you a small position with limited power. Since they have won you over, they can save money, and both sides can save face." It is not difficult for Zhao Lin to analyze what the higher-ups think.

"Is there any precedent for letting a woman be the village head?"

"Yes, under the traditional custom that there are no restrictions on men and women, and whoever does it will win, it is not surprising to appoint a woman as the village head."

Zhao Lin controlled the holographic screen to turn around, and let Qi Ke listen to the remarks she had just sorted out.

"Well, that's pretty much the same. Otherwise, I'll be a small village official for no reason. I'm afraid they might have someone to deal with me."

"You don't trust them?"

"I can't believe it. Bai Jiajun's approach is, to put it bluntly, a compromise based on the serious shortage of labor force." Qi Ke showed sarcasm and smiled slightly, "Young and strong want to join the army, and no one in the village will do it." work, the labor force is low, and the productivity is insufficient, as long as there is a capable person who can do a little bit, of course, he must be promoted as a benchmark."

"What are you trying to guard against?"

"Let me tell you a history that is happening." Qi Ke stretched his neck, "When the labor force is insufficient, the country promotes that women can hold up half the sky, and encourages women to leave the family to work; if it is not needed, it will become an aging country and a shortage of newborns. We want women to return to their families and have more children."

"Are you worried that one day the village will be really rich, and you will be killed by men crossing rivers, tearing down bridges and killing donkeys?" Zhao Lin instantly understood Qi Ke's meaning.

"Can you not be afraid? If the Bai family army is still living in the former territory, then I am not afraid of them turning their faces. But in fact it is different. We live in a rich place with abundant resources. The local people are poor because they are uneducated and don't know how. Taking advantage of the wealth given by nature, I am of course afraid that they will kick me away once life gets better." Qi Ke licked his lips, "Now the Bai family army is still under the control of the Bai family, and it looks pretty good, but After all, they are the army of the imperial court, the world is unpredictable, it looks good now, who knows what will happen in the future?"

"Understood, whether it's the capital or the army, we don't gamble on human nature, we only look at risks. I will make a precautionary plan. If someone really wants to erase our credit in the future, then we will take back the wealth we gave. , this is the price of ingratitude, and it does not damage your due merit."

(End of this chapter)