Warhammer 40: Starting as a Rogue Trader

Chapter 52 Management Ability Max
After ordering Eunice to keep it secret and asking Damon to put the star map away, Gao Yi walked out of his dormitory.

Gao Yi walked out, and Rebecca, who had been waiting in the distance, immediately came to greet him.

"My lord, do you need to rest for a while? The Royal Court District should be safe for the time being. Your warriors and soldiers have already re-strengthened the defense line."

"No need. The Lower Nest has not yet returned to the Dynasty's hands. The next battle will be the most difficult. I need all the important information about the Upper Nest and the Royal Court."

Since his body has been continuously strengthened, Gao Yi has found that his energy is becoming more and more abundant.

He needed less and less sleep.

"I am ready."

"Hmm? Ready?"

When Gao Yi saw what kind of information Rebecca put in front of him clearly and concisely, Gao Yi understood why the Monget Dynasty would put Rebecca, a non-blood relative, in the position of Governor of the Capital World.

If there were a character panel, Rebecca's management skills would definitely be MAX. I really don't know how she could integrate all the post-war information in just a few hours.

Although he had Will's assistance before, Will was not a professional after all, and a lot of information still needed to be integrated and processed by himself. With Rebecca, a professional, Gao Yi suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

All the information you want is clearly listed.

After reading the report, Gao Yi learned the basic situation of Shangchao and Wangting District.

Now the population of the Royal Court District and Upper Nest under the control of the dynasty is still more than 30 million.

A small number of them were original residents and soldiers of Shangchao, and the rest were refugees who poured into Shangchao when the war began.

Among them, there are nearly 20 combat personnel. The combat personnel here refer to professional soldiers who have received formal training, including PDFs, law enforcement officers, and personnel of the state religion.

The remaining defense forces, which were temporarily formed from the refugees, could be used for defense, but they could not be expected to take the initiative to attack, and might even cause more trouble.

Although there seem to be a lot of combat personnel, these people also have to bear the responsibility of defending the entire upper nest and the royal court area. The remaining people who can be mobilized will probably not even make a splash if they are really poured into the huge lower nest.

As the Upper Nest lost the supply of the Lower Nest's industry, the once Upper Nest and the Royal Court, which were the most prosperous and comfortable places in the entire nest, were now in ruins, and no longer had any trace of their former glory.

In order to maintain the basic survival of Shangchao's current population, a large number of buildings were demolished, and even the mansions and residences of the nobles were not spared.

All of these places have been transformed into temporary industrial areas and fast-growing fungus cultivation areas.

There are also huts that can accommodate more people. If you didn't look up and see the sky that the lower nest cannot see, you would really think you have come to the lower nest.

I have to say that Rebecca has done a great job. It is not easy to prevent the entire Upper Nest from falling into chaos under such circumstances.

However, even if some food and supplies are stockpiled in advance, it is still impossible to feed everyone.

The influx of refugees also exceeded Rebecca's expectations.

Food must be supplied to officers and soldiers first. After all, if even they are too hungry to have the strength to fight, then everyone will die.

The remaining refugees were also arranged to work in temporary factories or do other jobs.

The food they received was barely enough to keep them alive.

Rebecca did not leave them idle but gave them something to do, working in exchange for food.

This is also to stabilize people's hearts. It is to tell these refugees that you are still useful to the dynasty and you will not be abandoned easily.

But the reality is that there are not enough jobs to accommodate such a large population, and sometimes people without jobs can only endure hunger.

As for those who were assigned to work, even if they were asked to rest, these refugees refused to do so. Everyone was eager to prove their worth!
Even so, thousands of people still died every day in the Upper Nest due to starvation and other causes. "You did well, Rebecca, better than I thought!"

"The dynasty trusts me and has given me the position of governor, so I must do my best. This is my duty!"

With Rebecca's assistance, Gao Yi spent a day planning some post-war matters.

He first completely designated one-quarter of Shangchao as a controlled industrial area.

This area will be under the charge of Pavian and his priests.

The barracks on the battleships will be retained, but all subsequent barracks, starports, and heavy factories will be placed in the industrial zone.

The end of this battle brought his psychic crystals to an unprecedented number.

With the help of these psychic crystals, he can also completely increase industrial production capacity.

If he really built all the barracks, without considering the armor material, he could arm a regiment every day.

Since the number of soldiers available in the upper nest is limited, he makes up for it with quality.

When every soldier entering the lower nest has a set of CMC, the combat effectiveness of Gaoyi's soldiers will be qualitatively improved.

He ordered Rebecca to select qualified soldiers from the defense force composed of refugees. The battlefield is a proving ground, which will automatically screen out qualified people. After experiencing such a tragic war, many people naturally became qualified veterans, but they lacked some standardized training.

Rebecca also expressed concern when Gao Yi briefly introduced the role these buildings would play.

These fully automated STCs do not require workers, and once the original temporary factories are demolished, the idle population will become even greater.

Once there are no jobs, the uneven distribution of food will cause even greater problems.

"Relax food rations. Military rations remain unchanged, but civilians should be guaranteed one meal a day. I've calculated the timeline, and the first batch of food should arrive in Agathos in a few days! Once the food arrives, we'll quickly launch a counterattack on the Lower Nest. At that time, these people can return to the Lower Nest's factories, and Agathos can resume normal operations as soon as possible."

"I'll do as you say. There's one more thing I need to report to you."

"You say it."

"Bishop Holt of the Church was eager to see you. Seeing you were busy, I declined, saying you were exhausted from the battle. However, a priest from the Church has been waiting outside the palace. I believe he came to discuss the Divine Emperor's miracle and your blessing."

After hearing what Rebecca said, Gao Yi knew that he could not escape and he had to meet this bishop.

Under the jurisdiction of the Empire, if you want to rule a world well, you cannot escape the behemoth of the state religion.

As the only legal religion in the empire, it is the most important component of the entire human race.

It transcends the empire's political system, but the empire cannot do without it. Their only mission is to spread and maintain mankind's faith in the God-Emperor.

Although the state religion can no longer possess armed forces, the Sisters of Battle are an exception. They will recruit a large number of crusades when launching holy wars and expeditions that they deem necessary. The state religion is exploiting a bug. For them, these fanatical believers are all voluntary.

It's not my initiative to set it up.

However, the Empire is extremely strict in this regard. The previous Vandir and the tragic siege of Flax were all disasters caused by this.

And when those fanatical priests find that words cannot persuade you, they will also let you know what it means to know a little bit of boxing.

The gods of this world really exist, and belief in the God-Emperor is almost an indispensable part of human life in this Warhammer world.

Otherwise, this shitty life without faith will be bewitched by chaos in a moment.

(End of this chapter)