[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-468":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1887195,2510,"Chapter 468: May Reports (3)","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-468",468,"\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun arrived back into the office, a young woman was already sitting down in his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly stood back up and left the office as Xiaoyun turned his attention over to Yuqi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it done. You read all the documents already?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he sat back down in his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not yet. Just on the fourth one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun resumed reading the agricultural report, he was a little surprised by step three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was advocating for a full nationalization of the agricultural industry, removing the whole private run completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proposal was to flat-out turn the entirety of the agricultural industry into a state-owned enterprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, what do you think of turning all agricultural land into state-run?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he felt the plan was a little too drastic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know anything about it. Do I look like someone who has experience in this field?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Yuqi not interested in dealing with this issue, Xiaoyun turned his attention back to the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his mind, he was a little turned between the two options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the one hand, collectivizing allows for much greater control and more efficient processes in food production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, the risks of stagnation and lower competition could slow down agricultural output, especially with State-owned enterprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his history classes, he knew the 'logical' trend was to let natural collectivization take place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his 'farmer' class consisted mostly of urban citizens who had barely any experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that the people he had rescued in the rural area were either way too old or had turned into zombies, he had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The report found that even at private corporation levels, they were still clearly ineffective in pooling and managing their resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear his soldiers just wanted to centralize everything so it would be easier for them to help them in a single unified way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sitting there for almost ten minutes, Xiaoyun eventually gave the green light for collectivization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he added a single condition, with the biggest one being they had to get the farmers and corporations on board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a draft made on the laptop, Xiaoyun turned his attention to the last proposal on the agricultural report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Permit wider use of pesticide to boost food production... Rejected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading all four proposals, he put away the agricultural reports before picking up the next one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as expected, it was a massive stack of files next to each other, almost a third of the box alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh boy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun quickly skimmed through most of the documents, only checking the ones that were important statistics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first one was population, with the number of people registered as citizens already two-thirds of the way to 2 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the prediction, he would reach the 2 million mark by the end of July, no later than August.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear people all over the country were heading towards Guangdong in the hopes of escaping the harsh apocalypse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lot more people... Maybe it's time to start expanding the government more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more Xiaoyun thought of the idea, the more tempting it became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was especially true considering how overburdened the departments were based on the ratio of citizens to government workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1 to 200, with the total number of government workers being 6000 people, was way less than what a normal healthy amount would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this did not include police and state-owned enterprises, which would make up 30% of the population.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he included the soldiers, it would be a total of 80% employment based solely on the government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, do you think we should expand the civilian government?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you would never suggest that... Is your mind too hungry today or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi stood up and looked around Xiaoyun's hair, he quickly pushed her back to her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm serious, okay? If I raised the civilian budget by a third, do you think it would alleviate some of the management issues?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think? The fact that office workers in Guangzhou need to leave their office to help the refugees themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You better double it, or else I'm going to riot and protest against you. And I'm serious, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yuqi punching his chest in protest, Xiaoyun eventually caved into the two-fold budget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally. Something for the civilian budget instead of pouring into that endless monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi had already begun to make a draft for the upcoming budget, Xiaoyun turned his attention to the last document in the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The department of labor...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking it out, he could feel the heaviness inside despite the file being smaller than the statistics report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing he immediately saw was the amount of photos attached to each of the pages inside the file documentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were various workers' complaints with real photos to back them up, with a note right below saying resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of cases were resolved, ranging from unsafe workplaces with exposed wires to food safety when handling food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total amount added to almost a thousand violations resolved, with hundreds more in the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them are even part of government jobs, from construction crew to police departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now faced a choice as the labor department only listed the violations and did not take any action on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them weren't minor violations, either, ranging from workplace harassment to even assaults from people of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at the highest department level, there were violations, with the biggest offender being the person next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, how often do you call for overtime?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked as he put down the paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like once every few days... What? Why are you looking at me weird?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun picked up the paper again, he chose not to deal with the overworked issue within Yuqi's head department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly began to type on his laptop, making a draft to enforce and investigate all the violators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the basic overtime without pay to the assault, Xiaoyun did not comprise a single bit besides leaving Yuqi's department out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he could hope was that the budget raise would be enough or at least compensate those workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After working for three hours for the entire morning, it was finally lunchtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two put down their work as they headed downstairs before going towards the government cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoyun, what have you been working on for that long?\" Yuqi curiously asked as they crossed the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just responding to the labor department complaints. You finished making that budget?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... You know, this is the first time I actually have enough money to go around rather than being so stingy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you never ask me, how else am I supposed to know? You know I'm always busy——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, busy with the military. Maybe you should actually do your job as the governor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you're my secretary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi rolled her eyes as she turned around to grab a tray and walked down the aisles, picking several dishes onto her plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two finished grabbing their food, they headed towards a quiet corner that had no one sitting nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter Your:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So much more food variety than before,\" Xiaoyun murmured as he thought back to how little option it had in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, yeah, why do you think so many people are dying for this job? It got the best benefits that no one else can have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two began eating their food, Xiaoyun suddenly noticed Yueyue and Nami sitting across the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were seemingly chatting about something, with several office workers sitting alongside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, turn around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi turned around, she quickly noticed Yueyue and Nami sitting together as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are they having lunch together? Do they even have the same lunch break hour?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuqi murmured as she got a little curious about what the two were chatting in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We probably shouldn't disrupt them. Let's just eat and get back to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, the two headed straight to their office before working on their drafts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sun got lower and lower on the horizon, they were both done with all their administrative work for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all they had to do was double-check for errors before rolling out their decisions to the prospective government department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yuqi, are you sure you want me to sign all the papers? I didn't even write these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun asked as he agreed with the budget allocation, but he was a little surprised to see her asking him to sign it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You signing this will give everyone a boost, thinking you actually care about civilian government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I signed this, they would think I had turned you into a puppet or something. Come on, just sign it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short consideration, Xiaoyun signed the paper with his signature, approving the budget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, I could tell the financial department to suck it... Ahem, I'll go print this paper out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yuqi left the office with the paper, Xiaoyun sat back down in his seat to read over his papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still a little hesitant, not showing the paper to Yuqi yet, as he was afraid she would complain that the enforcement was overreaching.\u003C\u002Fp>",1550,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b593c43376c0c2b00faa74730ddb279f712ac3baccbb6dfb43dfc08ff42feab","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-469","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-467",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]