When Mo Lun's fat figure disappeared behind the door, Wu Feng lay gently on the easy chair, enjoying the moment of tranquility as the easy chair rocked, but the thoughts in his mind involuntarily led him to the Seventeenth Princess Come on.
It seems that this little girl is really not simple. Do Situ Mingyue and He Zhiqiu really want her to play a special role when they put her beside them? It seems that this little woman is really not a vase. She was treated like this when she arrived, and she actually had to meet with the leaders and representatives of the nomadic people. But this was in the northwest, and she took her status as a princess too seriously. Okay, thinking of this, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Wu Feng's mouth.
The arrival of Xiao Tang and Su Qin was unexpected by Wu Feng. A night of affectionate love did not affect his energy at all. It was time to get back to business. Although he was in the imperial capital, he could regularly get friends from the northwest. Reporting on various aspects of the situation, but it cannot compare with personally understanding the specific situation of all aspects. After more than half a year, Wu Feng has indeed been choked by this half year. Although there is endless wind, flowers, snow and moon accompanying him, Wu Feng prefers to be in the tense and exciting place. It is only in line with the principle of relaxation and discipline to make adjustments from time to time during work.
After listening to Xiao Tang's government work report, Su Qin made some additional remarks on diplomacy. Although Su Qin's position has not been clarified yet, he has become the de facto number two figure in the northwest government system, and is not limited to foreign affairs. .
Xiao Tang's report made Wu Feng very satisfied, especially the substantial improvement in finances, which made Wu Feng even more at ease. Everyone knew that the war was imminent and was about to break out. Their side was destined to be involved, and to a large extent, fighting a war would It is a logistical war of attrition. Without sufficient material preparation, it is impossible to support a war, and all of this naturally involves money.
Qingyang's financial situation is particularly gratifying. After several years of rapid development, the original development loans have expired one after another at the beginning of this year. People have begun to repay small loans, and the originally formulated three-year tax preferential policy has also expired. Due, the fiscal revenue has increased exponentially, making Qingyang's finances suddenly turn into a large surplus from last year's mere maintenance, and the amount turned over to the county finance has also surged several times. Jinzhou's financial situation is already good. It has been the financial backbone of the entire northwest in the past few years. The growth rate this year has also been very rapid. Although it is not as good as Qingyang's growth rate, because its base is much higher than Qingyang's, it is also It is no small matter, as it still ranks first in the county in terms of the amount turned over to the county finance.
The situation in Guide and Bonan is roughly the same. They are both still in the rapid recovery period, but their development speed is quite alarming. In particular, the ceramics and glass industries in Guide, salt and wine, and Bonan are showing a thriving trend, attracting foreigners. The number of investments by businessmen continues to surge, and the financial situation has also greatly increased. Now they can basically maintain their normal operations, and the government's investment in infrastructure has gradually increased.
The traffic conditions of the four prefectures have also been greatly improved. The main roads connecting the four prefectures have been fully completed, which has greatly improved the transportation conditions. Some sections of the Taiping River flow from Jinzhou through Bonan and flow into the Central Plains. It has also been renovated and several inland river terminals have been built, so that some ships of not too large a tonnage can sail up to Jinzhou Fucheng, which has greatly promoted the outbound transportation of Jinzhou goods, especially wood, furniture, medicinal materials and other goods. The number of outbound shipments has increased significantly, which is also a major reason for the rapid economic growth of Jinzhou.
Bonan Prefecture has also responded and worked hard to improve infrastructure. In Mati Town, where the Taiping River flows through Bonan, a medium-sized inland river hub is gradually forming. Here, another river originating from the Greater Hengduan Mountains - The Miluo River and the Taiping River meet and flow mightily to the southeast toward Longdong and Hanzhong. Many bulky goods such as pottery, porcelain, wine, wood, grain, oil, cloth, ironware, and tools are transferred here, or transported eastward to the Central Plains by ship and river, or landed here and transported by land to Bonan Fucheng. , and then transported from Bonan Fucheng to various places in the northwest. From Madi Town to Bonan Fucheng, it has become the busiest section of the entire northwest trade road.
The situation in Northern Luzon is also very optimistic. Due to the strong deterrent power of the First Division and the First Infantry Division of Northern Luzon, the stubborn remnants who were originally worried could not stir up any trouble at all. Entering development has also relieved a lot of pressure on the local interior department.
The broad and profound charm of Tang martial arts attracted many children from the middle and lower classes of various ethnic groups to participate. Even many children of the upper class were deeply attracted and joined these two sects. It became very popular, and many people even considered joining these two sects. For the glory of the sect, many sects in the Central Plains were jealous, and they all requested to go to Northern Luzon to develop, but Xiao Tang refused on the grounds that the Jiedushi Master was not around. Many people went to the imperial capital to find Wu Feng, but Wu Feng Feng pushed the ball back to Northwest County on the grounds that he did not understand the situation, and has not yet allowed other Jianghu sects to enter Northern Luzon.
The road from Vito City to Qingyang City in the east was completely completed in May. Xiao Tang personally attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the completion of the road on behalf of the Northwest Military and Government Jiedushi Mansion and the Northern Luzon Governor's Mansion, which took more than a month. We inspected the two prefectures of Northern Luzon and had extensive contact with representatives of all ethnic groups in the entire Northern Luzon region. We conducted comprehensive discussions on various issues such as economic development and urban construction, and achieved very good results.
The road construction project from Shuangdui City to Vito City was also officially launched at the beginning of the year. The two sides are progressing in parallel and are expected to converge at Crater Town (under the jurisdiction of Vito City) where the North Luzon Independent 1st Infantry Division is stationed in central China. The project is progressing It's going well and is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year. The construction project of the Zijingguan Fortress is nearing completion. The main project is expected to be completed in October, and the remaining auxiliary projects will also be completed before the end of the year. By then, two regiments of soldiers from the Shuangdui Prefecture Guard Division will be stationed there.
Since a large number of Gaoyue people migrated from the Hengduan Mountains, they brought sufficient labor force for road and city construction. According to preliminary statistics, more than 100,000 people in Northern Luzon have moved from the Hengduan Mountains to settle in the plains. Since Wu Feng strictly required the two governments in Northern Luzon to implement their own principles of ethnic equality and not to discriminate against the Gaoyue people, the relocation did not cause too many problems, but instead provided abundant and cheap labor. Not only infrastructure construction, but also the number of coffee plantations in the area south of Northern Luzon close to the Grand Duchy of Luzon has doubled. The reason is that in addition to feeling that the situation is gradually calming down and the newly established self-made government policies are more favorable, a large number of The influx of immigrants is also an important reason.
It is not just the Gaoyue people who have moved into Northern Luzon. There are also more than 50,000 Indian people of various ethnic groups who have moved to Northern Luzon from the Indian Kingdom. This is not only related to the relatively relaxed environment in Northern Luzon. The main reason is that the Indian Kingdom suffered another serious flood last year, which caused the food harvest in many areas to be cut off. The people were miserable, and they all started thinking of moving abroad. However, the conditions in neighboring Northern Luzon were good and the policies were loose. The autonomous government also had lax control over immigration conditions, so they moved eastward.
The autonomous government is very welcoming, because the Indians are the best farmers and workers. The long-term national characteristics determine that they are not good soldiers or excellent officials. The most suitable job for them is the agriculture that their ancestors have been engaged in for generations. and handicrafts. Their arrival can greatly promote the economic development of these two regions, which were originally relatively backward, especially agriculture.
The iron ore mine in Shuangdui Mansion near Wusun Kingdom has entered the final construction stage before development. A large number of immigrants have entered here, hoping to find a place to settle down with their skills. Luman, the city guard of Shuangdui Prefecture, sold the iron ore mine at a high price and divided it into 100 shares, with the autonomous government occupying 50 shares. The other 50 shares were divided into 10 shares for the Andes and 10 shares for the Coopers based on the proportion of the population of each ethnic group. The Purici people have ten shares, the Tang people have ten shares, the Indians have five shares, and the five tribes of the Green Sea Swamp in the west have one share each. Each share is priced at 20,000 imperial gold coins. The autonomous government does not contribute funds and takes fifty shares with the ownership of the mine. shares, but will be responsible for the road transportation construction of the mine, and the remaining fifty shares will be purchased among various ethnic groups. In addition to retaining necessary development funds, the annual profits will be distributed in proportion to the number of shares held.
The most primitive joint-stock mine this time was due to the fact that the self-owned government could not provide more funds to develop the mine, but it could not delay, because Wu Feng had personally written to Luman asking him to mine the first batch of ore within a year for supply. Needed, in this case, Lu Man launched this plan with the consent of Xiao Tang and Su Qin.
Originally, businessmen of all ethnic groups never thought that such a good thing could happen. As soon as this plan was launched, it immediately caused an uproar among businessmen of all ethnic groups. Businessmen asked to buy it one after another, but the number of shares was limited. For this reason, the autonomous government New regulations were introduced that only businessmen who had joined the Shuangdui Chamber of Commerce could buy, but it was still not enough to solve the problem. Later, they had to allow a few people to buy one share, and then the plan was reluctantly completed, but originally there was no The five Green Sea Swamp clans were not very interested at all. Seeing the fierce competition, they all invested in buying one share.
It is said that as soon as the dust settled on the first purchase of shares, a businessman immediately bought it at a price that was twice the price set by the government, that is, 40,000 gold coins. However, no one was willing to sell it. In the end, someone bought it for 60,000 gold coins and the deal was completed. share.
According to Mr. Xiao Ji, a famous economist later in the empire, he commented in "A View on the Economic Development System of the Early Empire": "This is the first time in the world. Although it is very crude and crude, such a large mine only has a mere one hundred shares. How ridiculous it seems now, and there are many irregularities in it. For example, to be eligible for stock options, you must be a member of a semi-official chamber of commerce, but all of this cannot hide one thing, that is, after all, it Marks the beginning of a new form of ownership."
With the capital of one million gold coins as a backing, the development progress of the iron mine has been greatly improved. The preliminary construction, land demarcation and recruitment of workers have been very smooth, and the simple roads promised by the government have been basically completed. It is planned that the first batch of ore will be mined and shipped out in November.
The Gaoyue people settlement in the eastern part of Weituo Prefecture has also been completely integrated into the management of the local government. Due to the reference of Jinzhou Prefecture, there has not been much change. The management model established by the Gaoyue people settlement in Jinzhou Prefecture is deeply rooted in The people of Gaoyue in Northern Luzon agreed, so everything went very smoothly. There were even many Gaoyue residents from other countries who traveled thousands of miles to come here, hoping to become a member here.
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