Cultivate an Alternate Identity, Radiate Across the South!
Before Tianyuan reached a population of one million and Qinggang City had been completely rebuilt, Mine Island, located in the Southern Fire Domain, was destined to remain a region whose primary goals for a long time to come would be defense and low-key development.
As a result, it was unlikely to earn much credit here. All it would gain was one thankless task after another.
If those ambitious people from the territory were directly assigned here, it would be equivalent to sending them into exile on the frontier.
Even Chen Shen, who was willing to work tirelessly without complaint, would not be content to come here and "waste his days."
Therefore, choosing a capable local to manage the place was actually the best choice.
As it happened, Sun Guangmin, the only manager left on Mine Island after the chaos, perfectly met all of Su Mo's requirements for choosing a candidate. It even made him suspect for a time that Hu Shulin had been lying. Only after he found Spicy Iron Hammer to verify it did he believe that Sun Guangmin truly was such a rare talent.
First, Sun Guangmin possessed adequate management and development abilities, but he was not overly ambitious.
The development of Tian Tie Island clearly showed that he had always cautiously controlled the pace of its external expansion while steadily building up and improving its internal strength.
That fit Mine Island's future positioning perfectly: seeking no merit, only avoiding mistakes.
Second, Sun Guangmin was one of the rare managers capable of recognizing and calmly admitting his own shortcomings.
When Su Mo heard from Hu Shulin that there was actually a manager who did not take charge of military affairs, he was extremely surprised.
On the wasteland, force was often