The next three months can be called the harvest season in Qingyang. This does not refer to the harvest of crops in Qingyang, but to the three months when the revival plan formulated by Xiao Tang and others has achieved full effectiveness. In just over ninety days, a large number of immigrants poured in from various places outside Qingyang, including the distant Indian Kingdom, the countries in the Western Continent, the countries in the central and southern parts of the Central Continent, and the Tanghe Empire, especially the Empire. Yanyun County, Beiyuan County and the Indian Kingdom have seen a large influx of people.
After the two counties of Yanyun and Beiyuan were suppressed due to the peasant slave uprising two years ago, the local government and big landowners treated the peasants and slaves even more harshly. The lives of the peasants and slaves were even more miserable. Many peasants could not afford to pay their dues. They were forced to borrow money from landowners and eventually became slaves. After receiving the news that Qingyang was accepting immigrants, many farmers moved their families to Qingyang. Farmers in a village even disappeared en masse overnight and moved westward in groups. Of course, this also caused panic among the local landlords. On the one hand, they wrote to the local government, and on the other hand, they also took some measures, such as lowering land rents and reducing debt interest. But it was too late. The farmers received poor treatment in Qingyang. These measures were passed down to ten and passed on to hundreds. These measures could not stop the farmers who longed for a piece of land as their lifelong dream. It was not until later that the local officials felt that continuing like this might affect local agriculture, and then they submitted it to the Imperial Home Office for approval. , some compulsory restrictive measures were adopted, and the immigration trend in these two counties slowed down. However, there are still many farmers who simply walked away and went to Qingyang alone. After establishing a firm foothold, they quietly returned to Qingyang. Sneak back to your hometown to pick up your family.
The Indian Kingdom has a large population and a small amount of land. After learning that Qingyang accepts immigrants regardless of nationality and race, a few people first came to Qingyang to find out the truth. After getting the exact information, they went back to contact their relatives and friends. The local government also adopts a laissez-faire and even encouraging attitude, because the local population is indeed too rich and the land is insufficient, which even affects the local economic development and social security.
During these ninety days, a total of more than 85,000 immigrants were admitted, bringing the total population of Qingyang Prefecture to over 200,000. On average, more than 900 people move in every day, with the largest number of people moving in on a day reaching more than 2,000. Most of them are farmers who make a living by farming, and there are also some urban poor. Xiao Tang's Administration Department and Finance Department had tripled their manpower and were still unable to cope with such a large flow of immigrants. They had to temporarily borrow some manpower from other departments and the military logistics department to cope with it. Even so, all personnel still worked overtime every day. After a little extra work, I was able to push the work forward.
Municipal construction has also accelerated. Due to the influx of large numbers of immigrants, the original lack of labor has been greatly alleviated. Although the need has not been fully met, Su Minshun is already quite satisfied. The construction of the city wall is progressing at the fastest speed, and is nearly one-third complete, and the re-excavation of the moat is nearing completion. The re-planning and design of streets, the design of urban sewage systems, and detailed planning of various parts of the city have also been completed, and initial preparations have begun.
Road and bridge facilities have also undergone some simple maintenance on the original basis. Due to the lack of labor, it will take some time for large-scale construction and renewal. Rural agricultural irrigation systems are also being repaired under the leadership of officials from local market towns, organizing farmers who will benefit from them. Since these irrigation systems have been in disrepair for many years and the amount of engineering work is also very large, fortunately, the farmers who benefited are very motivated and have made some progress.
Due to the rapid increase in population, the labor force has also increased significantly, and the city's popularity has also increased greatly. In addition, the government has vigorously promoted municipal construction, and the social demand for various production and living materials has also increased significantly. Many workshop owners and businessmen have also come in droves, which has greatly promoted economic development. In the past month of May, 39 shops of various types were opened in the city, and 2 large factories, 3 large workshops, and 11 medium-sized workshops were opened.
According to the agreement, the Miao family, one of the five major families in the empire, also invested in Qingyang and opened a large factory to mainly produce various ironware for production, as well as weapons. The raw materials were imported from Yinchuan Prefecture, the neighbor to the north. Wan Renming's Qingyang branch of Wanfeng Bank also opened for business. The first transaction was the second special fund of 1,000,000 imperial gold coins allocated by the Imperial Finance Administration. The first 1,500,000 imperial gold coins were already in Wufeng When I returned to Qingyang, I brought back the banknote and cashed it at Datong Bank. Immediately afterwards, Wu Feng negotiated with Wanfeng Bank regarding small loans for immigrants.
At the same time, based on the good geographical location of Qingyang Fucheng and its original location as a traditional material distribution center, a large-scale commodity wholesale market and a bazaar designed and constructed by Su Minshun were also completed and opened. The commodity wholesale market is divided into two parts. One part is the trading area, where almost all commodities such as grain, oil, cloth, silk, tea, wood, medicinal materials, tools, weapons, salt, wine, livestock, horses, spices, daily necessities, etc. are sold. You can find here, rows of shop stalls arranged in an orderly manner, where merchants negotiate and trade; one part is a storage area, located at the back of the market adjacent to the street, where all large quantities of goods are kept and bought and sold. The deal is negotiated and the goods are finally picked up here.
With the massive increase in population, the service industry and entertainment in Qingyang City have also risen. Large and small hotels, restaurants, restaurants, teahouses, pawn shops and other service places are also prospering, and new shops are constantly opening. In order to encourage the development of the entertainment industry, Wu Feng even personally attended the opening ceremony of Man Yuanchun, a large entertainment venue, and delivered a passionate speech, which greatly encouraged businesses to invest in the entertainment industry.
Xiao Tang once privately advised Wu Feng not to attend the opening ceremony of such a formal place. After all, Wu Feng was the head of the family, and attending such an event would really damage his image. Wu Feng pretended to be willing to bear the humiliation and explained that in order to promote the economic development of Qingyang, he was willing to make some sacrifices. When necessary, he could even make greater sacrifices, that is, he personally went to various entertainment venues to conduct comprehensive inspections. Fan. Xiao Tang was dumbfounded by what he said. He didn't know whether his boss really endured the humiliation or took the opportunity to be extravagant.
The increase in population also puts great pressure on cultural education and health services. Many immigrants came to Qingyang supporting the elderly and young children. The population suddenly increased and they came from different regions. What followed was a serious shortage of school education and medical and health facilities. In view of this situation, Wu Feng In order to ensure that the future immigration policy would not be affected, I had to reluctantly agree with Su Minshun's opinion, and spent huge sums of money from the already very tight finances to build two schools and a hospital, and recruit teachers and medical staff.
The army has benefited the most from the massive influx of population and rapid economic development. When immigrants enter Qingyang, the first thing they encounter is the overwhelming advertisements for joining the army. This is also one of the plans designed by Luhmann to better absorb talents from immigrants to join the army. The advertising slogan is full of temptation: "Do you want to eat for free? Do you want to wear new clothes for free? Do you want to take transportation for free? Do you want to take paid vacation? This is not a dream, as long as you join the army, Everything will become a reality." When Liang Chongxin asked Lu Man when he was a soldier and didn't pay for transportation, Lu Man asked seriously: "When have you ever seen a cavalryman have to pay to ride his own horse?"
A large number of immigrants joined the army, and the two garrison divisions each quickly replenished their numbers to about 15,000 people, and each formed two regiments of cavalry, including one light and heavy cavalry regiment. This was also a large-scale formation of cavalry for Wu Feng's troops. The start of the procession. Of course, an increase in numbers does not mean an increase in strength. Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu know this better than anyone else. It turns out that the training level of the troops has not met the requirements, and a large number of defectors from gangs have been added. Then a large number of new recruits have been added. What lies ahead is a heavy training task. However, Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu are still very satisfied. After all, they have added so much effective strength. As for the lack of training, they can make up for it through high-intensity training in the next time. Compared with the lack of major generals, it will definitely be better. Much better.
Due to the large influx of immigrants, the social security situation has inevitably become complicated. Not only have ordinary criminal security cases increased significantly, but what is even more worrying is that among the immigrants there are many spies and spies from other forces. The Internal Affairs Department has The workload of various departments has skyrocketed. Molun was so anxious about this that he sent a report to Xiao Tang and asked all departments of the Internal Affairs Bureau to increase staffing. At the same time, he also began to appoint reliable personnel among the newly arrived immigrants to act as eyes and ears to deal with the increasingly complex situation. Xiao Tang also sensed the urgency of the situation and immediately reported to Wu Feng. Wu Feng was unambiguous in this regard and immediately agreed to double the staffing. The specific personnel would be recruited by Molun himself and submitted to the Administrative Office for approval.
Wu Feng was also very busy during this meeting. He was not attending the opening ceremonies of various workshops, inspecting urban defense, municipal administration, farmland and water conservancy construction sites, or inspecting military training, and he also attended banquets of various merchants from time to time. and cocktail party, and in the evening I have to listen to reports from various departments or read materials. It can be said that I forget all sleep and food. Even Di Leina, who served him, often woke up after falling asleep and saw Wu Feng reading or thinking about problems under the oil lamp.
During this period, Guan Yingying, Hua Yumei and An Qier exchanged letters and expressed their true feelings. Guan Yingying's father, Guan Yiming, accepted Wu Feng's proposal almost immediately, and was even very grateful to Wu Feng for the opportunity he provided to the imperial family. After all, if he learns to sell to the emperor's family, he will have the opportunity to enter the army and develop in the future. The future is also immeasurable, which is what all martial arts practitioners dream of.
Twenty disciples of the ** sect who had passed the rigorous test came to Qingyang Mansion with Guan Yiming's handwritten letter. One of the leaders was the person Wu Feng had come into contact with at the ** gate of Hejian Mansion. A disciple in charge of reception, Wu Feng was quite impressed by his keen observation and adaptability. Together with several chief officers of the army, Wu Feng personally examined the twenty disciples and found that these twenty disciples were not only excellent in martial arts, but also had excellent organization and adaptability. Two of them were outstanding. Wu Feng was very satisfied with the characters and asked Liang and Cui to arrange the twenty disciples in suitable positions for training to observe their performance.
Hua Yumei also introduced her family's business to Wu Feng. The Hua family originally had its own branch in the northwest region. However, due to the unstable social security situation more than ten years ago, the branch was withdrawn. Taking this opportunity, He re-expanded Huajia's business scope to the northwest region, and also led other merchants in the Jiangnan area to enter Qingyang for development. These people were warmly welcomed by Wu Feng and other government officials of Qingyang Mansion.
As for how to deal with Pamela, Wufeng considered that he needed a model to deter those individuals and organizations that serve foreign enemies. In addition, Pamela’s identity had been completely exposed and had little practical value, so he sent Pamela away. The verdict was pronounced publicly and the death penalty was imposed. The two leaders captured in the two bandit suppression campaigns, one was Mao Jin, a spotted-faced man from the "Purple Turban Bandit" organization, and the other was He Lianbo, the leader of the "Black Tiger" organization. After education and ideological work, , Wu Feng personally persuaded them, and finally both of them were convinced and sincerely joined Wu Feng's army, and according to the situation, they served as mid-level officers.
At the same time, forty admission notices from the Imperial Military Academy were also sent to Qingyang. These forty notices also had a huge response within the army. Most of the officers believed that sending forty people to study in the imperial capital at this critical time would seriously affect the army's ongoing training work, thereby affecting the training to improve combat effectiveness. Fulfillment of intention. Both Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu shared this view and suggested postponing the study time. However, both Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang believed that this learning opportunity was rare, and no matter how difficult it was, they still had to spare their hands to study. This would make a qualitative leap in the quality of military officers, and they must not give up. In the end, Wu Fengli overcame the public opinion and worked alone to persuade Liang and Cui. Twenty outstanding officers from each of the two divisions, including Mao Jin and He Lianbo, went to the imperial capital for a one-year mission. Half of further study.