Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 313 - 299: Who Approves, Who Objects? _2

Chapter 313: Chapter 299: Who Approves, Who Objects? _2

Then someone else added, "Moreover, Chuan-Yu Road currently has only one Acting Officer, which shows that there is still no one who can competently hold the Officer position. For such a Chuan-Yu Road, taking three portions of the rewards, I think, is reasonable."

Afterward, several other people chimed in agreement.

Only Big Beard sitting next to Zhang San kept his head down, saying nothing.

After all, he was sitting right next to Zhang San; it wasn’t quite right to speak ill directly.

At that moment, Principal Officer Changsun looked at Zhang San and asked, "Chuan-Yu Road’s Zhang San, if you have no objections to everyone’s thoughts, then let’s first determine your Chuan-Yu Road’s share."

Kneeling behind the desk, Zhang San straightened up and saluted everyone present with clasped hands.

"I believe that having many people is not necessarily correct. What’s important is what is reasonable. What does everyone think?"

At that moment, the Officer sitting on the far left laughed and said, "In previous years, Chuan-Yu Road took five portions because your martial artists suffered the least losses; that was reasonable. But this year, you had the most losses, so taking three portions is naturally reasonable as well."

Zhang San shook his head and said, "That’s not right. In previous years, Chuan-Yu Road took five portions not because our martial artists suffered less loss but because our martial artists were the strongest. Thus, for the same mission, the same risk, your martial artists were inept, which is why they died. Our martial artists were strong, so they survived! This has nothing to do with casualty rates; it’s about strength, real and tangible strength!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the seven nearby Officers all turned very unsightly.

Zhang San continued, "This year is different, I admit; Chuan-Yu Road has encountered major turmoil. So..."

By this point, the faces of the other Officers had eased somewhat.

It looked like Chuan-Yu Road’s Zhang San realized he couldn’t reap benefits this year and simply wanted to save face.

Saving face is easy to manage; everyone is a martial artist, and in terms of cultivation resources, they only care about tangible benefits.

If you, Chuan-Yu Road, want face, go ahead, as long as the tangible benefits are left behind.

But what nobody expected was that Zhang San suddenly changed his tone.

"Therefore, this time Chuan-Yu Road will take eight portions, and the rest of you can share the remaining twenty-two portions however you like."

Upon hearing this, the other Officers refused to accept it.

"Your Chuan-Yu Road lost so many martial artists; why should you take eight portions?"

"Since the establishment of the Town Martial Office, there has never been a precedent of any road taking eight portions!"

"You’re merely a Military Chief, and an Acting Military Chief at that; in front of several of us Officers, we don’t demand you show much respect to your superiors, but don’t talk nonsense!"

Hearing the Officers’ words, Zhang San scoffed.

"Gentlemen, now I know why you previously couldn’t overcome Bai Yucheng. Your minds are really not up to par!"

As he spoke, Zhang San actually stood up from behind the desk.

"Firstly, the reason Chuan-Yu Road used to take the most is that the martial strength of Chuan-Yu Road was the strongest. There’s no reason for the strong to yield to the weak; if the Town Martial Office preaches letting the weak prevail, then go talk to other Martial Path Sects, but don’t speak of it before me."

"Secondly, the reason you previously suffered so many losses is that you are inept, your strength insufficient, which resulted in heavy casualties during the mission."

Zhang San had just said this when Big Beard couldn’t help but interject, "But didn’t you also suffer many losses this year?"

Zhang San smiled.

This was exactly the question he had been waiting for.

"Did we bring about our own losses? Was it because Bai Yucheng embezzled cultivation resources and slaughtered his colleagues? I ask you, who appointed Bai Yucheng? Was he elected by our internal Chuan-Yu Road? Wasn’t Bai Yucheng appointed by the chiefs of the Town Martial Office?"

At this moment, everyone’s gaze fell on Principal Officer Sun.

Principal Officer Sun’s face turned red instantly.

He had been criticized severely at the Town Martial Office because of the Bai Yucheng affair not too long ago.

The issue had just started to cool down because Zhang San had entered the city and killed thirteen people from the Ministry of Punishment on his first day, and now Zhang San had brought it up again.

"Is this incompetence of the Martial Artists from Chuan-Yu Road? Or is it the mishandling by the chiefs of the Town Martial Office? Your losses are due to your own mistakes, our losses are due to the Town Martial Office headquarters mismanaging appointments! Are we in the wrong?"

At this moment, seven officers were stealing glances at the expressions of the four principal officers above, not daring to make a sound.

Your stance is too aggressive; we truly dare not match it!

At this moment, everyone finally understood why the acting officer of Chuan-Yu Road didn’t come, letting Zhang San come instead.

Zhang San, you truly are brave!

"Due to the appointment issues at the Town Martial Office, our Chuan-Yu Road suffered losses. Emotionally, it makes sense to grant Chuan-Yu Road additional cultivation resources, right?"

"The Martial Artists of Chuan-Yu Road investigated and resolved the issue with Bai Yucheng, the bane of the Town Martial Office, helping to maintain its good name. Logically, it makes sense to grant Chuan-Yu Road additional cultivation resources, right?"

"Lastly, Chuan-Yu Road had recently annihilated the Mysterious Soldiers Sect, gathering over four hundred martial artists possessing forging abilities, all of whom are highly useful. Moreover, having gathered over a thousand female warriors from the Dragon Serpent Gang, the number of martial artists in our Town Martial Office has significantly increased. Do all these new martial artists not compensate for the earlier losses? Legally, it makes sense to grant Chuan-Yu Road additional cultivation resources, right?"

"Thus, Chuan-Yu Road’s Town Martial Office taking eight shares of cultivation resources, emotionally, logically, and legally, all make sense. Moreover, I want to advise the seven officers, you used to take three shares, but this year you have a chance to take four. You can’t compete against us, but can’t you compete against the others?"

Principal Officer Changsun witnessed this scene and sneered inwardly.

Zhang San’s arguments sounded reasonable, but in reality, they were based on the premise that Chuan-Yu Road was already entitled to five shares.

Moreover, just because there are more new martial artists, it doesn’t mean they should receive more cultivation resources.

Dealing with the Bai Yucheng issue was, after all, Chuan-Yu Road’s responsibility.

The core issue was Bai Yucheng’s misconduct, but as Bai Yucheng was an officer of Chuan-Yu Road, the blame couldn’t fall on the headquarters of the Town Martial Office.

As long as the seven officers stood firm together, letting Chuan-Yu Road only receive three shares this year wouldn’t be a problem since it was an internal issue of Chuan-Yu Road.

But when Principal Officer Changsun noticed that the seven officers exchanged glances, he knew Zhang San’s last remark had made an impact.

These seven hopeless cases, there’s a side taking eight shares and they don’t compete for it, but they are pretty adept at fighting over one share.

Zhang San was right; you really are useless!

Principal Officer Sun kept his head down, daring not to say a word.

Principal Officer Yue was indifferent; his daughter was in Chuan-Yu Road, and it would be best to give all resources to Chuan-Yu Road.

And Principal Officer Hong remained expressionless throughout.

Upon seeing the enmity in the eyes of the seven principal officers, Zhang San smiled and knelt behind the desk.

"If the seven officers agree to the allocation plan I just proposed, Chuan-Yu Road is willing to consider the bigger picture for the Town Martial Office and offer an additional share to one of the paths among you. Who supports this plan, and who opposes?"