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The most troublesome aspect of fighting the forces of Chaos, especially the forces of Chaos Astartes, has never been their inherent fighting power, but rather the endless stream of cultists that appear after they arrive.
Where do cultists emerge from?
Naturally, it will crawl out from the bottom nest.
Although the 108 worlds of the Misty Starfield were brought under Zhou Qing's rule.
Zhou Qing also provided them with a large amount of resources and support from the Ministry of the Interior.
However, each planet has at least 1000 billion people, and there is a constant influx of people from other worlds arriving.
These constant changes are also relentlessly impacting the internal affairs system that Zhou Qing has established.
The large population meant that Zhou Qing's previous attempt to completely abolish the bottom nest was unsuccessful.
Because many people need a place to live, and the newly built urban areas are simply not enough.
In the 108 worlds of the Hazy Starfield, virtually no world has managed to eliminate the bottom nest.
The only ones who could truly eliminate all of this were the colonies directly under Zhou Qing's control.
Chapter 124 Now is the time for the citizens to give back to the Grand Marshal.
Ignatius Dorn was stumped by the question. He began to spin wildly, his superhuman brain starting to work, and after two minutes he came up with an answer.
"I am very sorry, Commander Deus Krieg, I have failed the Grand Marshal's expectations. There is still no complete census of personnel on the Underhive."
"Judging from the current situation, the population under our single city should be at least 200 billion."
"Although we are doing our best to accommodate these people, as you know, void ships keep jumping short distances from the warp and dropping off large numbers of people here."
"Even though the crew members on these void ships are registered, the lowly people at the bottom of the ships are not."
I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't call them "outcasts," but as you know, it's just a term.
"Their numbers are simply too great. As long as one voidship docks on our star, at least hundreds of thousands of lowly beings will enter our underworld. This is impossible to count."
Deus Krieger fell silent upon hearing this reply.
He knew very well what the empire had once been like, and he also knew just how remarkable the world his Grand Marshal had created here truly was.
For ordinary residents of the Imperial World, everything here was practically paradise; they were bathed in the Emperor's holy light.
This is the place they dream of living in, even the bottom nest of the nest city.
These nests may not have been built or altered by Zhou Qing, nor by the local planetary government, but they are different from other worlds in one major way.
Zhou Qing will distribute relief food to them, and the local planetary government faithfully carries out this order.
They regularly send large amounts of food into the bottom nest every month to ensure that the people of the bottom nest do not starve to death.
Moreover, it's the kind of thing that maintains order, with the PDF troops responsible for protection and distributing it to everyone, while police also patrol the lower levels to maintain public order.
At the same time, people from the Ministry of the Interior will go down to find the bottom.
A portion of the people of the Nest were selected and allowed to enter the Central and Northern regions to live in the newly established urban areas.
Although this group of people will not be too large, there are still many more people continuously entering these planets.
But this is a glimmer of hope.
This is a priceless hope!
In the Warhammer universe, to see such a glimmer of hope in a dark region like the Imperium of Man is incredibly precious to ordinary people.
They were willing to wait for this hope. They were willing to die for this hope.
At least after risking their lives to reach these worlds in a void ship, they won't starve to death, even though they won't get to eat those delicacies.
However, regular protein bars and energy bars are definitely sufficient.
Once these people reach these worlds, they won't have to worry about starving to death.
Not being able to starve to death is like living in paradise!
The silence lasted for several minutes, but due to the urgency of the battle, it was broken by Deus Krieg after a few minutes.
"Well, you and I both know that the Grand Marshal's policies are indeed too attractive."
"None of the empire's subjects ever imagined such a day would come. The nest's actions are indeed not your fault, but they must be brought under control."
"Nairus World. I remember there were a total of 4.6 million PDF troops."
"Send out PDF troops and send them into the nest to patrol. They must patrol every day to prevent the emergence of cults. If a cult does appear, it must be suppressed immediately. We must not let it spread."
"At the same time, we need to expand the military to recall all retired PDs and PDFs and those who have undergone military training and return them to their respective units to prepare for service."
"Since we cannot get reinforcements for the time being, we need to expand our army to cope with the enemy's powerful military strength."
Their Space Marines far outnumber ours; my chapter might not be a match for those World Eaters.
Although it was really embarrassing to say that, Deus Krieg still said it.
The number of World Eaters far exceeds the number of Space Marines stationed here. With more than 1 World Eaters against 1 Space Marines, the World Eaters clearly have a higher chance of winning.
Moreover, the opponent can summon demons, considering that my Space Marine force was just a PDF a few years ago.
In terms of elite troops, they were definitely inferior to the enemy. Therefore, he still chose to say it aloud.
Ignatius Dorn acted as if he hadn't heard anything; the fact that a Space Marine could say he was incapable was an indication of the seriousness of the situation.
He still possessed the political acumen expected of a planetary governor; he wouldn't bring up that statement and slap the face of the opposing chapter commander.
"Understood. I will now order PDF to act accordingly. The rest is up to you. I will order the factory to resume full production."
"I know that the next decree may go against the instructions given to me by the Grand Marshal and also go against the Grand Marshal's original intention."
But please understand that all of this is to prevent the world from being conquered by the great enemy of chaos, and all of this is to protect humanity.
Ignatius Dorn spoke with a sincere expression.
Expanding the military isn't something that can be achieved simply by talking about it. Where do the equipment, weapons, and ammunition needed for military expansion come from? Well, they have to come from factories.
With a planetary war about to break out, the factories will inevitably have to work overtime.
Working overtime is a must, but continuing the 8-hour workday stipulated by the Grand Marshal is clearly impossible.
"Chaptermaster Deus Krieg, I hope you can understand my upcoming actions and procedures in domestic affairs."
And please understand, do not interfere arbitrarily, just as I am now handing over complete military command to you.”
"Nairus, if it weren't for the appearance of the Grand Marshal, this world would have already fallen into the hands of the great enemy of Chaos."
It was the Grand Marshal who brought vitality to the world today, and it was the Grand Marshal who saved the world.
"As the planetary governor, I cannot watch this world fall into the hands of the Chaos Enemy. I will never allow the Grand Marshal's honor to be tarnished by the Chaos Enemy at this time."
Therefore, I must fulfill my responsibilities, and if this world ultimately falls into the hands of the Chaos's greatest enemy, then I would rather destroy it.
"The citizens have enjoyed the Grand Marshal's kindness to them; that was the Grand Marshal's kindness to them, and now it is time for them to repay him."
Ignatius Dorn's gaze was resolute!
Deus Krieger remained silent, looking at the planetary governor before him.
The other party's words were undoubtedly a way of giving him a heads-up.
His silence is tantamount to acquiescing to the precautions the other party has taken.
Chapter 125 Speech in the Tavern
"The latest directive from the Ministry of the Interior."
"From now on, all factories will extend the 8-hour workday to 16 hours."
In addition, all workers' wages will be halved, and the halved wages will be used to maintain the army's expenses.
In order to protect this world, and to better protect the world created by the Grand Marshal.
All food rations for everyone are halved, and the halved portion is replaced by energy bars or protein starch bars!
For the Grand Marshal, for the Emperor!
Ignatius Dorn understood what it meant that the Chapter Master opposite him hadn't spoken further, so he didn't hesitate any longer.
He revealed his plans.
Working hours have been doubled to 16 hours!
In the end, he was actually merciful. After all, in the human empire, when the world is under attack, it is worthwhile to increase working hours to 22 hours.
However, he only mercifully increased it to 16 hours.
Deus Krieg looked at the planetary governor standing before him, his mouth moved, but in the end he did not stop him.
Zhou Qing is the only true pure-blooded member of the Human Federation. He possesses the Human Federation's high moral standards and attempts to pass them on to his subordinates.
He was successful. Under his influence, his men did indeed treat ordinary citizens better and better, and even those who could be called Space Marines were incredibly tolerant of civilians.
But no matter what, they all come from the Warhammer universe, they all experienced the darkness of the past, and they know very well how suffocating it was. Therefore, they all agree on one point.
Sacrifice is the cornerstone of the empire; there is no sacrifice too great to be accepted, nor any betrayal too small to be tolerated!
Now that the enemy has arrived, the great enemy of chaos has arrived, what's wrong with the citizens making some sacrifices in order to protect this world and to realize the Grand Marshal's plan?
It's just making them work 16 hours a day. Is 16 hours a day a lot?
In many ordinary worlds, a 16-hour workday is the norm, and in most foundry and industrial worlds, the workday is 18 hours.
Deus Krieger feels that he can accept the increase in time, which is simply being raised to 16 hours.
And even though wages are halved, isn't halving wages also for the sake of the world?
Under Zhou Qing's rule, the wages in Nairrus were four times higher than in other prosperous parts of the empire.
Even if their wages were halved, they would still earn twice as much as those in other imperial worlds.
As for food, it goes without saying that in this world they can eat real food, while in other worlds they can't even get enough corpse starch. Are such conditions really that harsh?
Those who have truly experienced darkness will never find such conditions harsh; in fact, they are quite forgiving.
More importantly, the planetary governor did not say that food supplies to the lower nest would be stopped; the food supply to the lower nest continued, ensuring that those in the lower nest were still well-fed.
This kind of treatment would be enough to call someone a saint on any other planet. He's practically a living saint!