Chapter 1456: Chapter 1456

1456: Chapter 1452: Hometown Folks 1456: Chapter 1452: Hometown Folks The strong naturally have the right to step slightly out of line.

The Explorer Mechanism serves as shackles for most explorers from the Foreign Domain; when human resources are limited, a lot of things can only be dreamt about.

Lu Ping’an understood that these measures were taken for the long-term stability of the native world and to prevent the surrender faction, somewhat excessive though they may be.

With the implementation of the Nirvana Plan, things actually loosened up in various aspects…

after all, nothing can be done without people, and it’s not possible for the powers from the Foreign Domain of the Eastern Country to recruit local ethnicities indefinitely.

“We’ve got investment visas…”

“I have a study permit on my side.”

Looking at familiar faces presenting absurd reasons, Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but laugh.

Let’s head to my place today, a welcoming feast is ready, and someone will assist you in getting used to the environment…”

This batch of Easterners, more than seventy percent of them are from the Ancient city, the strategy of deploying father and son soldiers might be cliched, but it was indeed the best choice in most circumstances.

Loyalty and vested interest, though cliched, are reliable.

When Lu Ping’an thought about recruiting people, he naturally thought of his fellow townsmen, and when his hometown wanted to develop and expand, they would naturally think of their own people.

This group of people, numbering over a thousand, many with families in tow, clearly intended to settle down for the long term.

“…Director Qian, Captain Ma, Director Zhao, tonight we won’t return until we’re drunk.”

The newcomers were quite a mixed bunch, but they were indeed the “in-laws” that Lu Ping’an currently needed the most.

Captain Ma of the Special Service Team was an acquaintance from a brief encounter, but Lu Ping’an remembered that he seemed to be strong…

well, strong within the context of the Ancient city.

Nevertheless, his arrival with some members of the Special Service Team also meant the enforcement personnel for New Ancient Town were in place, and more importantly, it signaled the involvement of “Eastern Country Official” militarized forces.

Thus, Lu Ping’an’s “New Ancient Town” plan had naturally entered the execution phase.

“Director Qian, a student toasts you,” Lu Ping’an, unusually initiated courtesy at the banquet.

After all, this was indeed an elder, and moreover, one who had traveled a thousand miles to get there.

It’s Principal Qian now!” an old professor interjected.

“Oh, my apologies, my apologies…

I mean congratulations.”

Back in the day, I never thought you would get this far.

I couldn’t even imagine we were recruiting a future Rule-level…”

The admissions director of the Ancient City University, Old Qian, was an acquaintance of Lu Ping’an’s, and this time he was pushed up several ranks and sent over.

The restrictions of the Explorer’s Mechanism were always there, though they could be circumvented, it required some tactics.

The Easterners who had come this time actually fell into four categories, each bearing their own responsibilities…

to be precise, in the blueprints of Lu Ping’an and the Ancient City, they were the “pillars” of the new world.

One category included officials like Captain Ma, Director Zhao (Deputy Director of the Exotic Affairs Bureau), who would form the administrative system of New Ancient Town with Mayor Li and others who had arrived earlier.

The first group included administrative and inspection personnel, and once they confirmed their investment intentions, it was natural to send over defense forces.

In this regard, Lu Ping’an could actually provide such forces, and perhaps even stronger ones, but politically, this resembled a “threat,” a reality of “my people guarding your presence”…

Lu Ping’an did not actively seek to take on this work.

Even with mutual trust, taking on the security role entirely would invite additional apprehensions.

“When can we start our school?”

The focal point of this boundary-crossing operation was the “Investment Support Agreement” signed between the Eastern Country officials and the Salvation Army, which included a component for “educational support.”

On the Salvation Army’s side, it might be support, but from the Eastern Country’s perspective, there was definitely a hint of cultural invasion and indoctrination.

With the “hat” on, it became convenient to act, and Ancient City University, originally agreed upon, proactively became the first group of educational support personnel…

doing their own work while also receiving extra work subsidies.

As per the plan, they were mainly here to teach cultural knowledge, including the History of Eastern Country, entertainment, culture industry, and so on, but in reality, based on the reports privately filed by Lu Ping’an, most of the people from Ancient City University were from extraordinary professions.

I will do it as quickly as possible, within a month, to start with we’ll set up two departments, one will teach battle-professions and the other comprehensive logistics.”

For the people of this world, living was already difficult enough, “combat power”, the reliance to survive, was the best-selling commodity.

If there were a school teaching Eastern calligraphy, it would definitely be covered by various local media, but in the end, it would just fade into obscurity once the people left…

getting applause without drawing a real audience was not what Lu Ping’an wanted; the “school” he planned had to truly become a core power, naturally it needed real selling points.

“Cultural professions…” Principal Qian was somewhat troubled, after all, this was a task given from above.

“That works too, but I wouldn’t recommend it as the first batch.

The local environment is rather harsh, and the top priority is always power.

As long as we train more high-quality professionals, we will naturally have more students coming to us, and then we can complete the task of cultural dissemination…”

Since it was his own territory, Lu Ping’an became very straightforward.

Although it was a bit awkward that the “cultural dissemination as a top priority” became seemingly irrelevant, no one was uninterested enough to quibble over these things…

The reason for reporting and applying for project funds was no longer important once the project was approved.

The task of cultural dissemination was a proof of concept, meant to appear on television back home, and Lu Ping’an certainly didn’t forget, but this was always a long-term job, and there was no need to rush.

“Initially, we can stage things a bit, to fool them into creating good propaganda, and once Ancient City University’s reputation grows, and our entertainment (movies, books) industry also spreads, then we can work on cultural dissemination, which will simply be a matter of subtly influencing things.”

Lu Ping’an didn’t shy away from saying that he was ready to stage things.

This made things a bit awkward for a moment…

but in the next instant, Principal Qian actively laughed to ease the tension.

Since everyone was there to get things done, discarding those hollow formalities, efficiency could be greatly increased.

Lu Ping’an made it clear that he was the local Emperor here, those “procedures from hometown” could be cut wherever possible.

“Our entrepreneurs need some local intelligence and information.”

“Communicate with my Chamber of Commerce’s clerical staff; they can provide first-hand information.”

The second type of personnel were business inspection and technical personnel from various enterprises in Ancient city, who were “investing” following an invitation by Ancient City officials.

Most were heavy industries that were big and unsophisticated…

As an old city, there were quite a few enterprises that were half-dead, their industries had been left behind by the times, but due to various reasons, they couldn’t finish off entirely (due to the many employed), enduring losses year after year.

Their outdated production capacities on Earth might not be so outdated in this world, but of course, the initial investment needed to localize them would likely be astronomical.

Looking purely at the return on investment, it just wouldn’t be worth it…

I will personally help you accomplish localization of the industry, just tell me directly if you have any requirements.”

As the local chief, Lu Ping’an simply took this matter upon himself.

These tasks that required extraordinary powers and technology, after much consideration, he decided that only he had the ability and resources to successfully tackle them quickly.

The other party was extremely thankful, even proactively offering a toast…

they probably did not yet understand the weight of Lu Ping’an’s promise, but as time passed, they would naturally appreciate the sincerity and value of this commitment.

Even for some outdated capacities, Lu Ping’an still placed great importance on them, not only because they were “his things and part of the industrial chain”, but more so because as long as they profited, New Ancient Town would continuously attract Gold Diggers from the hometown.

In a sense, their ability to reach here was also directly related to Lu Ping’an…

If it weren’t for the package agreement signed between the Eastern Country officials and the Salvation Army, they would never have been able to come as investors to the Exotic Realm.

And what made Lu Ping’an feel subtle was that the composition of these business people was not so pure…

“We are not businesses from Ancient City…

but we are very interested in the New Ancient Town Project, we hope to become the first batch of investing enterprises.”

It seemed that some people had already taken the initiative to approach them.