"Director Jiang, you mean I still have to be assigned a stronghold?" Ou Lin said, half complaining and half joking.
"Governor, you're in charge of an entire city. If you just sit back and do nothing, it'll be hard to justify to everyone else, right? I'm protecting your authority here."
Ou Lin gave a wry smile. "I can't win an argument with you, Director Jiang, but let me speak frankly. I can take responsibility for a stronghold. But would you let me borrow troops from the military and the Action Bureau?"
"As long as they agree, you can borrow troops from wherever you like." Jiang Yue smiled. "But I have a condition of my own."
"I have to meet conditions too? Director, don't make things difficult for me." Ou Lin kept complaining.
"I've already submitted an application to the Joint Command Group to establish a Direct Battalion under its direct command. But its benefits and equipment will be on the same level as the Action Bureau's regular members, and you, as the Governor in charge, will be responsible for that."
The Governor controlled the local finances. In principle and in practice, any department established in Yun City should be funded by Yun City.
"Director, isn't that a little hard to justify? The Direct Battalion would be under the Joint Command Group's command, but Yun City's finances would have to cover the costs..."
"This is to defend Yun City and fight for Yun City. If we were defending Star City, and Star City's Governor said he wouldn't cover the costs, I'd be the first to walk away. Even an emperor can't expect his soldiers to fight on empty stomachs. Governor, you want the horses to run but don't want to feed them. That won't make sense anywhere. The Joint Command Group