Chapter 796: Recruiting

Although she couldn't sense human emotions through any evolved ability, Xia Qing trusted her own instincts. Since Yanlong hadn't spoken, Xia Qing didn't speak either, but after leaving Territory Seven and returning to the car, she sent a message to her idol before heading back to her own territory.

As for how to decide, that depends on the idol and Zhang Shi's choices.

"Everyone!" Tang Huai's excited voice came through the new lord channel. "Just now, Captain Zeng called out Yan Meng in the 11-18 lord channel, asking him to cooperate with the investigation!"

After the lord channel was switched to encrypted, everyone relaxed when speaking. Zhao Ze immediately asked, "Is it about the Qi-Snakes?"

"Definitely! That Liao Chen in his territory somehow got his hands on a nest of Qi-Snakes from god-knows-where. The Qi-Snake crisis during the Qi Rain was his doing!"

Qi Fu didn't understand. "Why? What's in it for him to get Qi-Snakes?"

"He must be after the X-2 in our territory!" Wen Nengjie cursed. "They're all a bunch of bastards who can't stand seeing others do well!"

It wasn't just for X-2—it was to let Chai Shuling legitimately lead a group into the Northern Zone One territory during the Qi Rain, take over on-site command of the territory, then use the opportunity of searching for Qi-Snakes to enter Territory Three and search for unpolluted spring water.

Because they thought Xia Qing had already rushed to Mountain Fifty to provide support and wasn't in her territory.

Xia Qing gripped the steering wheel, eyes fixed ahead, a strong sense of urgency in her chest. With the idol keeping things in check, Liehu wouldn't dare make a move against her openly anymore, but Xia Qing couldn't rely on the idol's power forever—she had to become strong.

Strong enough that even if the spring water and her four-system evolved abilities were exposed, no one would dare target her or Territory Three.

This strength didn't only refer to her own combat power, but also to the resources no one could take from her and her territory alliance. Externally, she needed to maintain good relations with the base officials, the squad alliance represented by the Azure Dragon Squad, and the Hui Three Trading Company represented by Tang Zhengpo's family. As long as these three parties didn't band together, no one could take the spring water from her hands.

There was one more party—the northern and western wolf packs. Her alliance with the wolf packs had to remain solid! That was her fallback and shield.

After returning to her territory, Xia Qing ate lunch while reviewing the documents issued by the base: the establishment document for the Ninth Planting Center, the document appointing Zhang San as the person in charge, the Ninth Planting Center's management methods, and the planting arrangements Zhang San had drawn up.

The idol required that by July 10, the wasteland in Territory Nine be reclaimed, with 200 greenhouses built covering a total area of 300 mu, for planting rice, corn, and other grain crops; and that by October 10, 50 brick-wall solar greenhouses be built for winter vegetable cultivation.

The first batch of building materials allocated by the base for the 200 greenhouses—steel frames, insect-proof nets, rain-proof cloth, and fittings—will be delivered to the Ninth Planting Center on the 15th of next month, with the second batch arriving in mid-August.

Therefore, Xia Qing needed to complete the recruitment for the Ninth Planting Center and the reclamation of the 300 mu of farmland before June 15.

Today was already May 17! The Ninth Planting Center only had three staff members: Xia Qing, Zhang Tao, and Yue Haiying.

Recruitment had to start immediately.

Speaking of recruitment, Xia Qing only just noticed that the materials allocated in the approval documents had actually omitted the materials for building employee dormitories. She had to quickly apply to the Base Planting Management Department for this portion of materials.

Before that, she needed to calculate how many employees to recruit.

After lunch, Xia Qing immediately contacted Yue Haiying, the HR manager of the Ninth Planting Center, and then casually called over Kuang Qingwei, Zhao Ze, and the Tang brothers for a meeting inside Territory Nine.

Hearing that Yue Haiying had become the HR director of the Ninth Planting Center, Tang Huai immediately started clamoring, "Sister Qing, I want to join too!"

Xia Qing calmly asked, "What position can you take?"

Tang Huai's eyes lit up. "What positions are there?"

Xia Qing looked at Yue Haiying. Yue Haiying had already taken office before the Qi Rain and begun preparing the recruitment work for the Ninth Planting Center, so he should be very clear on what positions were available.

Yue Haiying immediately took out a folded piece of paper, opened it, and began reading. "According to the staffing configuration of planting centers within the Safe Zone, we need to set up the following departments: the Center Office, the Agricultural Products Planting Department, the Technical Department, the Warehouse Management Department, the Maintenance Department, the Medical Department, and the Security Department—seven departments in total. The specific job positions for each department are written on this paper."

After speaking, Yue Haiying handed the hand-drawn organizational chart to Xia Qing with both hands.

As Xia Qing took it and looked, Tang Huai immediately picked his position. "I can be the Office Director—I can do that."

Everyone……

Tang Heng asked with a smile, "Brother Yue, have you gotten the job descriptions for the main positions at the planting center?"

"Got them. Because there's so much content, I put them in electronic form." Yue Haiying took out a half-old laptop and began showing everyone.

Tang Heng first looked at the qualification requirements for the Office Director, then told his brother, "The Office Director requires a college degree or above in a management-related major, plus three years of work experience."

Tang Huai, who majored in archaeology, deflated.

Zhao Ze silently chuckled. He met the qualification requirements, but he wasn't planning to apply for a position at the Ninth Center, because the work in his own territory was already more than enough—he couldn't handle any more.

While Tang Huai hugged the laptop and picked out jobs he could do, Xia Qing briefed everyone on the initial construction requirements for the Ninth Planting Center, then asked, "Brother Yue, have you contacted the proposed candidates for these positions?"

"I have." Yue Haiying pulled a second piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Xia Qing. "These are the candidates on it. I've already contacted them, and they're willing to come. The current total is already 80 people."

Xia Qing unfolded it and looked.

Good lord!

Besides combat veterans, there were military hospital doctors, nurses, military equipment maintenance personnel, administrative management, accounting, publicity officers, barracks maintenance, materials and equipment storage, materials procurement, quality supervision, logistics, and other senior, intermediate, and junior professional technical personnel.

Yue Haiying explained, "These people all meet the qualification requirements for their respective positions. It's just that most of them are disabled, so they can't compete for the corresponding positions within the Safe Zone. But their abilities are not a problem."

"Good. Brother Yue, notify them to come for interviews in the next couple of days. If they pass, they can stay in the territory. The position wages and benefits will refer to the wage standards for corresponding positions at Safe Zone planting centers." Then, Xia Qing explained the purpose of inviting Kuang Qingwei over. "Brother Qing, Brother Huai, the houses in Territory Nine will be built intensively over the next few days. Before the houses are built, can we rent some of the employee dormitories in your two territories first?"

Kuang Qingwei's territory originally had over 60 workers. After the territory invasion incident earlier this year, he had laid off a large number of workers, so there were currently fewer than 10 workers in his territory, with plenty of empty dormitories. Tang Huai's territory originally housed a large number of refugees, and now there were quite a few empty rooms as well.

"Sure, you can stay as long as you want, no rent needed." Kuang Qingwei agreed without hesitation. Like most ordinary citizens, Kuang Qingwei also had a natural trust in veterans.

"Same on my end." Tang Huai was also very eager.

Xia Qing shook her head. "Business is business. I can apply to the base for this portion of the funding, so there's one more thing I need to trouble Brother Qing with. Work with Brother Yue and Brother Zhao today to calculate exactly how much material is needed to build the employee dormitories, then compile a document. I'll submit an application to the Planting Management Department to allocate these materials."

The three immediately nodded.

Xia Qing then discussed with Tang Heng, "Neither Brother Yue nor I have experience managing a planting center. We'll have to trouble you to keep an eye on things and see if there's anything we've missed."

Tang Heng immediately nodded. "No problem."

Tang Huai looked at Xia Qing eagerly—What about me? What do I do?

Xia Qing said dead seriously, "I'll also have to trouble Brother Huai to keep an eye on things and see if there's anywhere we've missed."

What Xia Qing hadn't expected was that not long after the announcement of the Ninth Planting Center's establishment was posted in the Safe Zone, Zhong Tao actually called her, wanting to find a position here.