After roughly explaining the principle, Ning Wanjun's eyes lost focus for a while, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses, "You mean, everyone can achieve immortality as long as they master the tricks?"
"Not bad." Xia Fan affirmed, "As long as the research on the human body advances to the microscopic level, I believe that this alchemy will appear sooner or later."
So the key is to apply magic to research - the former is equivalent to a portable tool that can greatly reduce the difficulty of searching for true knowledge.
"You always come up with some amazing words." Ning Wanjun sighed, "If this kind of magic really appears, I am afraid that those who sense Qi will become immortals and will no longer be able to integrate into ordinary people. bingo."
This is a rather realistic problem. Xia Fan secretly thought that unfair life span is undoubtedly the greatest injustice among human beings. If those who sense Qi can live forever through magic, the existing society may really be broken up.
"At least we don't have to worry about this problem now." Li interjected.
"That's right." Ning Wanjun stretched, "By the way, how many days do you plan to rest?"
"Uh... what do you mean?" Xia Fan suddenly felt something bad in his heart.
"You have been here for a month, and there are so many things that have piled up in Jinxia City, and they are all related to the plans you led. Eunuch Li and Prefect Hong can also share other things, such as the school and the bureau. They can't control it." Ning Wanjun clapped her hands at this point, "Qiuyue!"
"Hey, the maid is here."
Then Xia Fan saw Qiuyue staggering in with a stack of documents nearly half the height of a person.
Snap.
All the paperwork was piled in front of him.
The princess showed a sly smile, "You have worked hard for so long, so you must have a rest, but it shouldn't be a problem to get the paperwork approved during the holidays. Otherwise, you can just live in the palace these days. You can tell Qiuyue what you want to eat. He said, after you have had enough rest, you can almost finish reading these reports summarizing the plans for the coming year."
"Ahem... Xia Fan, I suddenly remembered that Shanhui has been ignored for so long. I wonder if he is still alive." Li stood up, "I'm going to check on this guy first, and I'll see you later."
"Um... Hey, wait..."
Before Xia Fan could react, the fox demon had already slipped out of the palace.
"Then, I leave it to you." Ning Wanjun also put on her robe and walked out the door.
After a while, Xia Fan was left alone facing the pile of documents.
He couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
Sure enough, the princess still didn't forget that she owed half a month's contact time.
Xia Fan opened the top book, and the first one was Mo Yun's report on the Mechanism Bureau.
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When it was getting dark outside the window, he finally looked through all the documents.
It has to be said that the emergency officers trained by the Secretariat have begun to show their effect. At least in the summary report, all content involving quantities, increases and decreases are listed with specific and detailed figures, instead of being vaguely expressed with words such as "a large amount, a little" as in the past.
This requires officials not only to be literate, but also to master basic arithmetic rules and calculation skills. Although in later generations, these skills are still at the elementary school level and do not involve multiplication and division operations, they are a huge improvement compared to the past.
Of all the reports, Xia Fan was most satisfied with Jinxia City's population growth rate.
According to a recent household census, the number of permanent residents in Jinxia has exceeded the 200,000 mark. Although there is no specific record from the previous government office, it is estimated to be around 100,000. In other words, relying on the refugee policy and word of mouth from local people, the population growth rate during this period can be described as explosive. The growth in half a year exceeded the total of the past thirty years, and it also made Jinxia City feel overwhelmed. It has reached the threshold of half of the total number of people in Shangyuan City.
Among these people, refugees fleeing from Leizhou are not the mainstream, accounting for only 30%, while the remaining 70% are provided by surrounding towns. In other words, after half a year of construction, Jinxia City has produced a population siphon effect and begun to accelerate the accumulation of surrounding resources and wealth.
This kind of attraction can not only lure the poor, but the rich will also gather here because of business opportunities, fame and other factors. If the parents and officials in these towns were also time travellers, they would definitely scold Jinxia City for sucking blood, but this process would not be interrupted by protests, let alone the county officials and squires who knew nothing about it.
However, Eunuch Li and Hong Siqi raised concerns about this "abnormal" growth rate.
There is very little land left in the city that can be used for housing construction, the massive influx of people has caused food consumption to be much higher than expected, and the silver stolen from the Wang family has bottomed out... Various data show that Jinxia City has reached a "shaky" stage. To the extent that if they continue to be absorbed like this, the Secretariat will be overwhelmed, and the current order may collapse.
When he saw this, Xia Fan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Now the two men have learned to use data to provide theoretical basis for their advice.
But he had no intention of stopping the carriage.
Development is the most effective way to resolve all conflicts. As long as it does not fall apart, it will naturally run as fast as possible.
Because what Xia Fan values more is another series of numbers.
According to the report of the Secretariat, the urban employment rate is approaching the 50% mark!
Since no one had ever compiled relevant data before, this report was placed at the bottom by Ning Wanjun. Only Xia Fan knew how astonishing this number was.
The total population cannot widen the essential gap between one city and another. Shangyuan City with half a million residents is the best example.
But the employment rate does.
An employment rate of more than 50% means that at least 20% to 30% of women go out of their homes to participate in various positions provided by the Secretariat.
This is progress unmatched by any other city.
Considering that businesses such as merchants and shopkeepers will not be included in the Secretariat's statistics, this number can be increased by a few tenths of a percentage point.
Nearly half of the people in a city have their own jobs and can earn stable income and support their families, including a large number of women. This is absolutely proof of the health of Jinxia City. The rapidly growing population is not a burden, but a guarantee for the city's rapid development!
For example, Mo Yun mentioned in his year-end summary that the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau had opened its third factory and employed as many as 2,000 people. Among them, there are more than 300 elves, and the air rifles and celestial instruments have entered the mass production stage. In terms of scale, they are no less than the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry.
Of course, the expenses during this period are also quite "considerable".
There is another gold-swallowing behemoth school that is also making rapid progress.
Not only is the second college area about to be put into use, but there are also more than 1,500 students attending classes. If the serious shortage of teachers can be solved, the two schools can accommodate 5,000 students. When these people go to work, they will inevitably bring a new leap to Jinxia City.