251: Chapter 251: Positives outweigh negatives

“Didn’t they just borrow a batch of Experts a while ago? Isn’t this a bit too greedy?” Shang Yangping, the Director of the Civil Affairs Department, asked.

“You can’t say that. It’s a special period now, and all industries are in a state of shutdown. But even if work stops, people still need to eat, right? We’re already under immense pressure to feed so many people every day. Look now, how much food ration can each person get daily? There are also a lot of people in the Capital who rely on the Finance Department, so where will the supplies come from?” Chen Guanxuan, the Director of the Finance Department, said.

“That’s true. I don’t know how things are on your end, but on my side, people come to me almost every day to report their situations. They hope I can report it upwards and solve their living problems. But what can be done? We are currently eating reserve grain. This reserve grain will eventually run out, right? What happens after it’s gone?” Jing Cheng, the Director of the Culture Department, said.

“I also wonder how the fully enclosed cultivation project of the Agriculture Department is progressing with its verification?” Shang Yangping, the Director of the Civil Affairs Department, asked.

“No news means it’s still in the experimental stage. This kind of cultivation takes time, so you don’t even need to ask; what results can you see in a day or two?” Chen Guanxuan, the Director of the Finance Department, said.

“I went there a few days ago. According to Councilor Yao, it’s still in the optimization stage. Especially for wheat, two problems haven’t been solved yet. One is the issue of artificial pollination, and the other is the issue of light. The artificial pollination of the last batch of experimental crops was not ideal, and the yield was very low. Furthermore, during the maturation stage, it needs to maintain a high temperature of over thirty degrees Celsius inside and more than ten hours of light duration daily, which consumes a huge amount of energy and can easily lead to the collapse of the entire sealed ecological system. They still need time to repeatedly adjust the parameters, which will be a very time-consuming process.” Jing Cheng, the Director of the Culture Department, said.

“Distant water cannot quench a nearby thirst!” Chen Guanxuan shook his head.

“So the current question is, should we approve or disapprove the Huatong Chamber of Commerce’s application to establish a business school? Should we lend the Experts and professors or not?” Jing Cheng asked.

“I think we can lend them, but not for free. These are our treasures, the top talents in relevant industries in Huaguo. If they don’t pay some cost to get so many Experts, it would be disrespectful to the talents,” Chen Guanxuan said.

He was preparing to fleece these professors.

“Hey, I think Councilor Chen’s words make a lot of sense. I also agree to lend them, but the other party must show sincerity.” Shang Yangping echoed.

Baili Ji nodded, looked at He Jinghui, the Director of the Security Department, and Director-General Pang Lejia, the Director of the Legal Department, and said:

“Councilor He, Councilor Pang, what do you two have to say?”

The two had not spoken, only listening quietly from the beginning until now.

“Speaker, if you ask me, I definitely disagree. The Huatong Chamber of Commerce’s development speed is too fast. In just these few days, they have established a very high influence in the 20 Settlements they have already cooperated with. If we let them continue to develop, I’m afraid there will be a situation where the tail wags the dog one day. Moreover, up until now, we still haven’t fully grasped their background. If they make moves detrimental to Huaguo then, the consequences will be quite passive,” He Jinghui said.

Baili Ji nodded, said nothing more, and continued to ask:

“Councilor Pang, what is your opinion?”

“Many laws and regulations from before the virus outbreak are not very applicable now. I think this matter can only be analyzed as a special case under special circumstances. Let’s first talk about the Huatong Chamber of Commerce’s application to establish a business school.”

Everyone focused their attention.

Due to the nature of the Legal Department’s profession, as soon as Councilor Pang spoke, the regulations were very clear, and everyone wanted to hear his point of view.

“To weigh whether the business school should be approved, we should consider two points. The first is what their purpose is in establishing a business school? The second is what kind of impact it will have on Huaguo?” Councilor Pang paused here and then continued to speak slowly:

“I think the first point is very easy to judge. Their purpose in establishing a business school is nothing more than to pave the way for their own development and cultivate some high-level management talents. I think this is understandable; for an enterprise to develop, talent is necessarily the first priority.”

“So, does their action have any impact on Huaguo? Is it a positive or negative impact? In my opinion, there is an impact, and the positive impact outweighs the negative. First, let’s talk about our first cooperation with the Huatong Chamber of Commerce. At that time, the council borrowed quite a few crystalss from the Huatong Chamber of Commerce to purchase Ultrasonic Emitters. And then there’s the matter of establishing branches in various Settlements this time. As far as I know, all the Settlements that have already cooperated have completed basic resumption of work and production. The people’s living standards have significantly improved. And the entire social atmosphere has been completely revitalized.”

Everyone nodded at this point, except for He Jinghui of the Security Department.