Wasteland Border Inspector

Chapter 144: The First Round of Selection, Bidding and Construction!

Having already grasped the situation, the Western prosecutor naturally wouldn't provoke him.

Even though everyone knows perfectly well that if Cheng Ye is allowed to develop step by step, he will eventually become another major force in the Eastern faction, and may even participate in the power distribution of the checkpoint.

But they care more about the immediate pros and cons than the distant "future".

Going to provoke Cheng Ye now will inevitably make you the target of everyone's anger and needlessly attract fire.

Even the most ardent party enthusiasts must carefully weigh the costs and benefits before daring to make a decision where the risk far outweighs the reward.

But Garcia was different.

The feud between the two was almost irreconcilable. More importantly, the Westerners also needed a "representative" to check the rising star of the Easterners.

Rather than exposing everyone to the Dong people's view, it would be better to introduce someone who has already clashed with Cheng Ye. This would not only serve the interests of the faction but also transform internal conflicts into external confrontations.

Given the interplay of various factors, even if Garcia wanted to back out now, the Western prosecutors wouldn't allow it.

"Heh, interesting. He's in such a hurry to take over the business even though his injury hasn't healed yet."

Cheng Ye stared at it for a while. Garcia's left leg was obviously limping when he walked, and the outline of a bandage could be vaguely seen under his trouser leg.

In addition, his overall energy and spirit were also average, like a college student who was forced to return to school after a long holiday, with a dazed look in his eyes, as if he hadn't woken up yet, and even a little detached.

"This contract is crucial to the allocation of power at the checkpoints after the satellite city is completed."

Li Matai pondered for a moment, then continued recounting the rumors he had heard from who-knows-where:

"At that time, the three main stations will be reduced in size. The North and South stations will be converted to a single-person duty mode, which is the current four-person duty mode. The Central Station will also be reduced to a six-person staff. A total of 14 inspectors will be needed to operate the three stations."

"The first satellite city near the buffer zone is planned to accommodate 20 people. It is jointly built by various departments in the inner city, with Station Chief Harlin personally leading the team. After completion, a mini checkpoint will be set up with only two channels, one for vehicles and one for pedestrians. Two inspectors can keep an eye on it."

“The satellite cities further out are where we’ll get to contract. There are 24 planned cities, each with a capacity of 3 people. If we build them in pairs, we’ll only need 48 inspectors at most. But think about it, how can we possibly roll out so many at once? We’ll be lucky if we can get half of them started.”

Li Ma clicked his tongue, "So every round of this competition is important, and none of them can be missed."

"So, according to that, at least 32 of the 80 prosecutors present will be eliminated in the first round?" Cheng Ye quickly did the mental calculations, his tone becoming somewhat serious.

“Yes, that’s the correct number.” Li Matai nodded.

That's almost half the number of people; the competition is incredibly fierce.

Cheng Ye pondered to himself.

In fact, given Happiness City's current capabilities, planning 24 satellite cities is already far beyond its capacity.

Even with ample reserves of building materials, it would be impossible to simultaneously support the construction of a core satellite city with a population of 20, plus 24 secondary satellite cities, each with a population of 3.

However, since Ding Yishan dared to issue such an order, there must have been a deeper consideration behind it.

Is it the result of a power struggle among various departments within the inner city?

Or.
A guess flashed through Cheng Ye's mind: if the goal was simply to distribute the materials evenly to build houses, there was no need for the inspector to personally lead the team; the Public Works Department could simply arrange for workers to construct according to the plans.

The fact that prosecutors were specifically involved indicates that there must be "room for maneuver" involved.

Is the intention to create competition among the 24 satellite cities?

This approach forces the construction progress to be accelerated, making the various contracting groups compete with each other in terms of resources, efficiency, and results, and ultimately selecting the optimal development model.

Cheng Ye's thoughts gradually became clear, but the final answer would depend on the content of this round of assessments.

Not long after.

Nearly half an hour before the 9 o'clock meeting, all the prosecutors were already in place.

Seeing this, Ding Yishan no longer hesitated. He first signaled the staff to distribute thick booklets, and then raised his hand to signal Harlin to start the meeting.

"The 4th Plenary Meeting of Prosecutors of the Happiness City Checkpoint in its 35th year has officially commenced!"

Harlin stood up, his voice clear and steady, "This plenary meeting mainly focuses on the construction of the outer city. Now I will reiterate the core points of the Happiness City outer city plan to everyone."

"1. Purpose of the Outer City Plan: According to statistics, the number of migrants about to move to Happiness City has reached 76, with an average daily increase of 1.2, and the growth trend continues. According to calculations by the supercomputing system, it is estimated that 117 million migrants will eventually be included in the residents of Happiness City. This scale has far exceeded the carrying capacity of the buffer zone. In order to ensure the orderly progress of the resettlement of migrants, it has been decided to immediately launch the Outer City Plan to ensure that relevant personnel are properly handled."

"2. Why is the Outer City Project Requires the Participation of Inspectors: This Outer City Project was initiated by Station Chief Ding through a special application to higher authorities. It is an important opportunity to test the practical capabilities of the inspector team. If the project is successfully implemented, it will break the current limitations of the inspection station's activities, lay the foundation for the subsequent construction of inspection stations in satellite cities at all levels, and further expand the size of the inspector team to 200 people. The 50 additional positions will be filled by selecting the best candidates from the offspring of existing inspectors in accordance with regulations, so as to ensure the continuity and stability of the team's development."

3. The significance of the outer city plan for Xingfu City: The implementation of the outer city plan is a key measure for Xingfu City to optimize its spatial layout and enhance its carrying capacity. By orderly resettling new residents, the current shortage of urban resources can be effectively alleviated.

"4. Impact of the Outer City Plan on the Surrounding Area: It will form a radiating circle centered on Happiness City, driving the reuse of resources in the surrounding abandoned areas. At the same time, through the defense system of the satellite cities, it will further compress the activity space of the infected and reduce the threat to the main city."

"5. The core challenges of the Outer City Plan: the safe allocation and transportation of supplies, the security management after the resettlement of displaced people, the resource balancing among different satellite cities, and the emergency response to sudden attacks by infected entities."

"6. Participants in the Outer City Plan: Primarily led by checkpoints."

7. Phase Division of the Outer City Plan:

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A simple contract plan, when put into practice, can turn into a long list of rules and regulations.

From a holistic perspective, all the details of the plan provided by Cheng Ye only account for about 15% of the complete solution.

The remaining 85% was made up by the decision-makers of Happiness City and the checkpoint working day and night for the next four days.

This not only involves a comprehensive reward and punishment mechanism, but also outlines the future development path of the checkpoint.

Harlin read the list aloud, his voice echoing through the hall. Cheng Ye not only didn't find it boring, but also nodded in affirmation from time to time.

Because he understands that what we are writing now is not just empty talk to fool the leaders or the public.

Instead, these are action guidelines that will be implemented immediately, each one of which relates to the survival of millions of people and cannot tolerate any superficiality.

The two points that caught his attention the most were Article 17 and Article 32, which almost directly determined the contracting logic.

Article 17 concerns the attribution of personnel involved in the construction of satellite cities, and the checkpoint's answer was "recruitment system".

This means that inspectors cannot passively wait for assignments; they must personally go into the ranks of migrants and use their own development ideas and planning blueprints to attract them to join.

Of course, to ensure basic operation, all inspectors who have obtained the contracted position will first receive an initial quota of 200 people. These people are carefully selected from the buffer zone, and most of them are young and middle-aged people who are bold and willing to venture out, with a drive to "explore outwards".

However, the subsequent expansion of personnel depends entirely on the prosecutor's appeal: whether they can unite people with a vision or win trust with actual results directly determines the development speed and population size of the satellite city.

Article 32 concerns the allocation of resources during the construction process. Indeed, resource allocation did not follow the old path of egalitarianism, but instead adopted a sophisticated balancing exchange system:
The core indicator is the number of people resettled.

For each successful resettlement of a displaced person, the contracting team will receive corresponding points, which can be directly exchanged for construction materials, production materials, and even additional nutrient solution, defense facilities, weapons and equipment.

The key variable is the 'public satisfaction coefficient'.

The checkpoint will conduct covert investigations. If the inspectors blindly expand recruitment in order to increase their points, while neglecting the basic living conditions of the refugees (such as shelter, food, and safety), their satisfaction will plummet, with the coefficient dropping to as low as 0.5, and the actual resources they ultimately receive will be greatly reduced.

If the score falls below 0.5, the checkpoint will activate the elimination mechanism, removing the inspector and imposing penalties such as reducing the number of terms of service and blocking the accumulation of service, thereby ensuring that no one will act recklessly for the sake of merit.

If the number of people is small but the resettlement quality is high, such as stable order and good construction progress, the coefficient can rise to 1.5 or even higher.

Ultimately, this leads to a virtuous cycle of small-scale, high-quality operations → high coefficients → abundant resources → steady expansion.

Corresponding to the personnel mechanism, each contracting group will receive 100 base points.

While the exact amount of supplies that can be exchanged is still unclear, it should be enough to support the initial needs of 500 people. "These details will likely only be known once we obtain the allocation rights."

"Interesting, it really is a bit like playing a simulation management game, you have to consider the overall development."

Cheng Ye held the pen, the nib gliding quickly across the notebook, occasionally jotting down key points from Harlin's speech.

Especially those rules and regulations that are not based on written materials and are interpreted by him.

Cheng Ye vaguely felt that the key to obtaining the contract qualification might lie hidden in these seemingly casual supplementary explanations.

Li Matai also put away his usual playful smile and lowered his head to take notes with a serious expression. However, he couldn't help but click his tongue and comment at the end, "They're treating us like waiters. We have to bring in customers, serve them well, and only then can we get paid by them."

"Waiters don't have the power to decide a guest's life or death."

Cheng Ye calmly retorted, and Li Matai's expression changed slightly. He opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing more.

Clearly, there are still some differences in their philosophies.

Li Matai is more focused on the assigned tasks themselves and the rewards for completing them.

However, they failed to realize that from the very beginning of the contract system, the prosecutors already wielded unimaginable power.

This power directly determines the direction of satellite city construction, development philosophy, and even the quality of life of displaced people, and also subtly cultivates the power of the prosecutors themselves.

Just as he was pondering this, a young voice sounded from the side: "Inspector Cheng, I am Xiao Zhang from the Internal Affairs Department. This is your personal file. Please do not circulate it with others."

The young man speaking wore glasses, had a handsome face, and exuded a scholarly air.

He placed a manila envelope on Cheng Ye's desk and added, "After you've reviewed the materials, you can reach out to me to get the test questions."

Each prosecutor was accompanied by a staff member, who was supposed to provide services, but in reality, they were more like proctors.

Xiao Zhang continued to explain the rules: "During the question-answering process, you may request assistance from no more than three outsiders, but you are prohibited from revealing the content of the questions and can only ask about specific points."

"Are everyone's materials and test questions different?" Cheng Ye asked curiously.

"Yes."

Xiao Zhang nodded. "The data was generated by the supercomputer based on your duty records at the checkpoint, your personal habits, personality assessment, and other data, so everyone's data is tailored to their individual needs. As for the test questions, you should understand after you read the data."

Cheng Ye nodded slightly, opened the file folder, and inside was a stack of neatly bound documents.

His name was prominently displayed on the homepage, and below it was a pentagram rating chart with various values ​​marked.

Cheng Ye

[Order: 5 points (There are still obvious shortcomings, and it is necessary to strengthen the enforcement of rules and control the stability of the situation)]

[Management: 16 points (Possesses basic overall coordination and personnel scheduling abilities)]

[Construction: 5 points (There are still obvious shortcomings; there are no actual historical records that can be checked)]

[Collaboration: 41 points (Outstanding collaborative ability; able to efficiently leverage the strengths of various parties to form collaborative work)]

[Resilience: 29 points ( Demonstrates good coping and recovery abilities when facing unexpected situations and pressure)]

"What's the full score?" Cheng Ye turned his head to look at Xiao Zhang beside him, his fingertip lightly tapping the two glaring 5s for "Order" and "Construction".

Xiao Zhang's smile froze for a moment, then he regained his professional composure and honestly replied, "Prosecutor Cheng, all sections are out of 100."

"100?"

Cheng Ye raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Well, his scores are really low; none of the five dimensions even reach the passing grade.

Especially in construction and order, are they both terrible at combat?
It's understandable that he would undertake a project, since he has never participated in field construction before and has no past records to refer to.

Orderliness is rated 5 points.
Cheng Ye flipped to the back of the scoring sheet and was surprised to find even more detailed ranking data:

[Rank: 67, 64, 78, 35, 57]

Overall ranking: 62

[If there is overlap in rankings, the overlap will be counted as the same rank.]

[Ranking is only done for inspectors who are qualified to participate in contracted construction. This data is not used in subsequent evaluations and is only used for data generation.]

"So, there are 13 people like me who are complete trash with only a 5 out of 10 in orderliness?"

Cheng Ye was immediately delighted.

Among the 80 people present, he was the only trainee prosecutor. Unexpectedly, there were first-term and even second-term prosecutors who were on par with him in this regard.

Well, it seems that this order does not entirely represent force, but is more likely related to a tough style of duty and the degree of determination to enforce the rules.

After all, he has always been accustomed to resolving conflicts peacefully, rather than directly applying pressure through rules.

Putting that aside for now, it's worth noting the overall ranking.

Of the 80 people, he wasn't ranked last in terms of these obvious factors alone; instead, he was ahead of 18 people.

This initial advantage is much better than expected.

Cheng Ye continued to look through the documents. The content was not complicated, mostly detailed descriptions of the terrain around Happiness City and abandoned villages and towns, with a lot of "extra content" that Harlin had not mentioned before.

For example, Dabo Town, where Zhang Xiaofan once discovered the white water grass, is 60 kilometers away from the buffer zone. If he chooses to build a satellite city there, he can get an extra small mobile transport team, and building resources will also be allocated accordingly.

For example, in Duanshi Village near Linjiang, there is an abandoned cement plant. Xingfu City will assist in starting the production line, and the satellite city will be able to directly utilize the abandoned production line to provide certain jobs.

In the more than 300 pages of materials, descriptions of such advantageous terrain make up nearly half.

Based on his personal data, the supercomputer also selected certain suitable areas: if the collaboration capability is acceptable, it recommends locations that need to frequently coordinate with logistics and transportation departments; if the resilience is good, it includes several options with slightly harsh environments but great potential.

"No wonder the data can't be circulated." Cheng Ye suddenly realized, "If others know the contents of the data, they can determine how sought-after a certain terrain is, and even deduce the supercomputer's assessment of each person. Hmm, if that's the case, then the next question is..."

"tender?"

Cheng Ye was no stranger to him.

Although he hadn't had a chance to start working before he transmigrated, with the "help" of his graduate advisor, he still participated in many projects, large and small, free of charge as the "Saint of Civil Engineering."

From municipal engineering to industrial park planning, he was already intimately familiar with the logic of tender documents and bidding strategies.

There are only a few advantageous locations, and open selection would inevitably lead to fierce competition. Using this method of secret bidding without communication is precisely to ensure fairness.

While choosing unfavorable terrain may result in less competition, it may lead to excessive initial investment and high risks, causing it to be relegated to the end of the construction sequence or even become a backup option, ultimately being abandoned.

The real purpose of this information is to help prosecutors accurately identify their own strengths and avoid blindly following trends.

As for whether he would pass the final selection, Cheng Ye already had a good idea.

If this is the final round, this tender will directly determine the area to be contracted and subsequent planning.

But now, it's highly likely that they'll just be weeding out a bunch of brainless people and generating a second set of exam questions based on the content of the tender documents.

In other words, if this step is not done well, every step that follows will be fraught with trouble!
　P.S.: Second update delivered! The core farming aspect of the wasteland is coming soon, hehe~ Please give me some votes!
　　
　
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