Good Luck Angel was just a minor interlude.
Before long, Xu Nan focused his attention on the use and recruitment of special talents.
At first, he had planned to handle it himself. Later, prompted by Blazing Fire, he realized there was still a whole bunch of people outside lounging around with their legs crossed, drinking tea while working for him. Without hesitation, he kicked the matter over to the City Hall officials.
Xu Nan required them to produce a comprehensive, detailed policy on the management and effective use of special talents within three days.
The officials immediately got busy.
Of course, Xu Nan still provided an outline for the general direction.
First, special talents had to receive rewards and allowances. In the early stages, these could mainly be paid in Cloud Ascending Coins, though adjustments could be made according to their individual needs. Their treatment had to be clearly differentiated from that of ordinary people—currently, mainly Icefield People miners and dwarf-demon farmers.
Second, while fully motivating their enthusiasm for work, the city needed to reasonably add and create new positions. This did not necessarily have to be done by the government itself. City Hall could provide simple guidance. For example, tailors could open their own tailor shops, while special talents could apply for temporary tax exemptions or preferential loans... The specific details would be left to the officials themselves.
Xu Nan offered some suggestions, but he did not force them to adopt them.
Third, Xu Nan decided to select special talents from among all residents on the existing basis. He believed there were quite a few among the Icefield People
who possessed useful skills. But since Anonymous City had only just been established and was still under semi-regulated management, they had all been sent off to mine. It would be