Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2076 Badler

In the following period, as the sword of 'cutting fiscal expenditures' continued to fall, the speed of development and construction within the Great Zhou was greatly reduced, but it did not actually have any substantial impact on the lives of the people.

During this process, the country's internal fiscal pressure has also visibly eased.

Zhou Xu has recently been reflecting on himself.

As an efficiency enthusiast, he has always pursued the maximization of efficiency.

This is one of the fundamental reasons why the Great Zhou Dynasty has maintained full-speed operation in its development and construction year after year.

Under this premise, Zhou Xu did take into account the physical condition of the working people.

He pursued efficiency, but he basically did not exploit his people.

We work when it's light and rest when it's dark, with a lunch break also arranged at noon.

His core method for getting people to work hard is simple: give them money!
The underlying logic of working in Da Zhou is that you get paid according to how much work you do; the more you do, the more you earn!

This is also the fundamental reason why people are so enthusiastic about their work.

Under this premise, whether people want to earn more or less is up to you to adjust.

The people weren't stupid. Life wasn't difficult in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment. If they really couldn't work anymore, they would rest on their own. Generally, no one forced them to work.

But what Zhou Xu didn't expect was that, in this process of development, compared to the health of the people, it was their Zhou Dynasty's purse that first started to have problems.

However, Zhou Xu did not hold a grudge about this matter.

Perhaps this is an opportunity, and it's time to slow down a bit.

As the pace slowed down, the working people might not have noticed much after a while, but Zhou Xu's feeling was very obvious: fewer documents were being submitted.

Originally, an engineering project had a one-year construction period, from commencement to completion, plus some periodic reports, or applications for funding, labor, and special equipment and resources.

Throughout the year, the documents submitted could pile up into a stack, or even more, and this is just one project.

But things are different now. For the same project, the construction period has become two years. The same stack of reports has been spread over two years, so the number of reports submitted will naturally decrease.

Sure enough, it was only 10 a.m. on a new day, and all the documents that had been delivered that morning had already been reviewed and approved in the Hall of Diligent Governance.

This is a feeling that has been long missed. Since Da Zhou has grown to its current size, Zhou Xu has not experienced the feeling of leaving get off work early for a long time.

If you spread it out evenly, those in the Diligent Governance Hall can get an extra hour or two of rest time each day.

Maintaining this state, some time passed, and autumn quietly arrived.

When Zhou Xu issued the relevant orders, it was late spring or early summer of the same year. After about a quarter of preliminary preparations, the Northeast Port project officially started.

As always, Zhou Xu certainly couldn't wait until the naval base was completed before building the port, docks, and then ships.

For Zhou Xu, shipbuilding is the top priority!

After all, in coastal areas, without ships, there is no dominance.

In this way, various projects in the region are naturally carried out simultaneously, and even the construction of ports and docks has a higher priority.

The construction of the shipyard was relatively quick. The key was that the related machinery and equipment were all delivered directly from the nearby steamship factory.

By the time all the dock equipment was in place and the shipbuilding workers and engineers were in position, it was already late autumn. The temperature here had begun to drop steadily, and winter was just around the corner.

But for the workers at the Northeast Shipyard, their shipbuilding work has only just begun today.

They were all very motivated at the moment. As per their emperor's request, they would build destroyers for the northeastern ports at a rate of one per year.

At the same time, inside the Hall of Diligent Governance...

"Captain Badler of the Great Zhou Navy reporting for duty!"

The man in front of me, who called himself 'Badler,' was dressed in a crisp white naval officer's uniform, and his thick red beard revealed his origins; he came from the Barton Islands.

"No need for formalities. How has Bai Tu been lately?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. The general is doing well."

The man before him, Badler, was the White Butcher's adjutant.

Years ago, as Lin Youshu demonstrated his military leadership skills, Bai Tu began to let him command a fleet independently under his command, thereby training Lin Youshu's ability to lead troops alone.

He then selected a suitable adjutant to train, who was none other than Badler, who was recently transferred to the Northeast Navy by Zhou Xu. Counting the time, he had been learning from Bai Tu for quite some years.

It's actually quite embarrassing to talk about this.

Over the years, Bai Tu felt like he had changed careers, as if he had opened a naval academy. His best students were always snatched away by Zhou Xu in the blink of an eye, and he couldn't do anything about it.

Of course, Bai Tu was just making a few casual remarks. He knew in his heart that his students were truly accomplished once they were transferred away by His Majesty.

Because once they go out, they're all leading their own armies.

Conversely, what future prospects would someone have if they stayed by your side as an adjutant?
Despite his thick beard and seemingly age of forty or fifty, Badler is only twenty-three years old. He is rated four stars for bravery, three stars for intelligence, endurance, and leadership, and his talent is the same as Harald's—a 'naval hero'.

They are talents cultivated by their Great Zhou over the years.

Judging from the five-dimensional attributes, he is already quite outstanding, and at such a young age, his strength has already reached the peak of the Hundred Refinements Realm.

Unlike Lin Youshu, whose martial talent is relatively limited and who is currently stuck at the peak of the Hundred Refinements Realm, Badler, with his four-star martial talent as a safety net, can basically break through his bottleneck and reach the Vajra Realm in no time as long as he doesn't slack off.

Ultimately, though both are students of Bai Tu, their specific roles are not the same.

Lin Youshu's advantage lies in his four-star command ability, which allows him to command larger fleets more effectively in combat, making him a very pure naval commander.

Badler's role, on the other hand, leans towards that of a naval commander.

Of course, a three-star commander isn't exactly a top-tier commander in the navy, but it's generally sufficient.

After all, under normal circumstances, a naval battle today does not require commanding tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops.

At this juncture, Zhou Xu specifically transferred Badler from the Barton Islands to this location. The purpose is self-evident: to entrust him with the task of establishing and training the Northeast Navy.

(End of this chapter)