For the town of Limburg, after the first severe existential crisis, the rest of the year can be described as "a smooth road".

Reconstruction work began immediately, and various undertakings flourished.

Only eight months later, the town of Limburg, where the city wall was completed, was officially upgraded from a town to a city after a plaque was hung on the square city gatehouse.

Zhenlin City!

A small and affluent city with a population of more than 100,000,

However, in private, someone gave the city an alias - Tuxian City.

Many years later, in other places, the name Tuxian City was far more famous than Zhenlin City.

There are even some people who only hear of Tuxian City, but not Zhenlin City, and don't know these two names, which represent a place.

As for why it's called Tuxian City...... There is no doubt that there must have been an immortal who fell in this city, but few people know that the first person to fall here was a demon named "Nether Ancestor".

It's just that whether it is nearby Jinyan City, or other cities farther away, there are not many monks who have heard the name of "Netherworld Ancestor", but through some channels, I know that there is a strong man in the Gudan period who can fly with a weapon, and after a conflict broke out with Zhenlin City, he was killed by a mysterious powerhouse hidden in Zhenlin City with one blow, which is terrifying.

As a result, it was concluded that Zhenlin City was protected by strong people above the Gudan period.

The number of strong people in the Gudan period is very rare, not to mention how many ordinary people have one out of 10,000, even if it is in the group of monks, 10,000 miles, I don't know if it can produce one?

Therefore, for the newly established Zhenlin City, all forces are extremely jealous, and those with bad intentions dare not act rashly.

This invisibly reduces a lot of interference for the development of Zhenlin City.

As a result, in the next five years, Zhenlin City entered a period of rapid development that can be called a "golden development period".

The speed of development is dizzying, and I feel that it is changing with each passing day.

Almost every day, there is a visible change.

Almost every year, people feel like a different city.

So, what kind of changes have taken place in Zhenlin City in the past five years?

It can be seen in a number of ways.

First of all, the most important population.

The population of Zhenlin City has increased from more than 100,000 to 505,000 in five years, and the population has increased dramatically, so that the urban area that was originally empty enough to accommodate a population of 300,000 has become extremely crowded, and the urban planning bureau has to build one after another commercial and residential areas outside the city, and due to the existence of rail transit, the outer city wall is not intended to be built.

With a sufficient influx of people, the agricultural and industrial output of Zhenlin City has exploded.

In the field of agriculture, the simplest item of "total grain output" is an example, in the past five years, the total grain output of Zhenlincheng has increased dozens of times due to the realization of full mechanization (animal power) from sowing to harvesting, and the total grain output has increased from 200,000 tons five years ago to 1 million tons at present.

With such a huge amount of food, such a small population in Zhenlin City, it can't be solved at all, and it can't be eaten to death.

Even if you add the hundreds of thousands of people in Jinyan City, you can't eat it all with help.

Then it is processed into feed, which is fed to pigs, horses, cattle, sheep and rabbits...... Improve the animals' diet, so that they grow meat and hair faster.

Grain can also be brewed, a large number of brewing, special distillation and purification process, the brewed elixir jade liquor, vigorous, mellow and long, sales are extremely hot, the market is "water is not as good" water, to eliminate all...... There is even a sect that placed an order for 300,000 altars in one batch.

As a result of all these measures, one million tons of grain have been completely digested, and farmers are even encouraged to increase their output.

In agriculture, in addition to traditional grain production, there are two new fields, which have developed very rapidly in recent years.

One is the cultivation of medicinal herbs.

One is the breeding of fierce beasts and exotic beasts.

The value of medicinal herbs is very high, and the demand is also very strong, but under the conditions of wild growth, after long-term mining, the number of medicinal herbs is getting smaller and smaller, the year is getting lower and lower, and the medicinal properties are naturally much worse.

In the end, the mountains and forests that are closer to human cities and high-value medicinal herbs can be said to be gradually extinct.

It is more dangerous to dig deep in the mountains.

So will the medicinal properties of artificially grown herbs decline significantly?

Some medicine farmers tried to plant and found that in the artificial environment, the medicinal properties of the herbs will decrease somewhat, but not too much, if the cultivation time is long and the soil is fully nutritious, the medicinal properties will tend to be the same.

Therefore, the herb planting industry is promising.

Another beast breeding industry, how to develop this, how to raise?

Very simply, the hunter first contracted a large area of primeval forest, and then reduced the frequency of hunting in the mountains, only once at a longer interval, for the initial period of time, did not fight beasts, exotic beasts, nor hunted the food of these beasts - such as wild boars and deer, etc., specifically to fight those carnivores that are not beasts of prey - such as wolves, hyenas...... Artificially regulate and control the ecological chain, turning that jungle into a paradise for fierce beasts and alien beasts.

When they are numerous enough to reproduce, the hunters' harvest season will come.

The emergence of the breeding industry also marks a earth-shaking change in the way hunters work.

Let's talk about industry.

The development of the industrial field can be divided into two aspects: light industry and heavy industry.

Light industry is mainly the production of non-staple food, furniture, daily necessities, clothing, and luxury goods, which is related to all aspects of the quality of life...... There is nothing to say.

Heavy industry has been the focus of Zhenlincheng's development in the past five years.

In particular, the alchemy industry (equivalent to the steelmaking industry) is the focus of the focus.

Near Jinyan City, there is a mineral called "Yaojin Stone", which is not only a common refining material, but also a golden metal can be obtained after high-temperature redox, which is hard in texture, high strength, and very good toughness, and is widely used in the production of kitchen knives, blades, and armor, as well as the most commonly used circulating currency in the mortal world - gold coins (1 gold coin can buy about 10 catties of grain), which is also cast by Yaojin.

Jinyan City is prosperous because of the distribution of "Yaojinshi", and the reserves of Yaojin Mine in many nearby mines are also considerable, Zhou Ming has been to several large mines to investigate, and the reserves of each mine are more than 100 million tons.

The total reserves are at least 10 billion tons or more.

Zhou Ming estimates that in addition to selling raw ore, the annual output of pure "yaojin" in Jinyan City will not exceed 1,000 tons.

With this output, Zhou Ming, who was moved, wanted to cry.

And the metal "Yaojin" reminds Zhou Ming of "steel", but "Yaojin" has lower density, higher strength, and corrosion resistance, which is more similar to the so-called "titanium", so Zhou Ming also called this metal "Yaotitan".

Zhou Ming, who had his eyes on Yao Titanium, imported a large amount of raw ore from Jinyan City, and began to engage in industrial smelting experiments, and soon found a smelting method, established a titanium smelting plant, and smelted Yao Titanium on a large scale.

After the titanium smelting plant was put into operation, 5,000 tons of yao titanium were smelted in the first year.

With a large number of Yao Titanium, the manufacture of steam engines also has a basic material guarantee.

Not bad!

This plane cannot develop high technology, but it does not mean that low-tech such as "steam engine" cannot be developed.

After all, water also exists in three forms in this plane, and after the water is boiled, the teapot lid can also be opened.

Even in this world, there are "thunder and lightning", and thunder and lightning are often heard on rainy days...... It shows that there is no big problem in dealing with electric lighting, electric motors, generators, telephones and telegraphs.

And with the steam engine, whether it is industrial agriculture, production efficiency can be greatly improved, especially in transportation, the combination of the steam engine and the track, can put wheels on everything and run fast.

But......

Although the steam engine is good, it also has the problems of low efficiency, large size, high noise and serious pollution, which will bring a series of negative effects to the environment, so under the premise of already having a large number of water-driven machinery, Zhou Ming does not plan to fully promote the steam engine - except for the transportation field.

He was more optimistic about another form of powerplant, the psionic machine.

Compared with the psionic machine driven by spiritual elements and spiritual power, the antique steam engine can be said to be weak.

As long as your mental power is sufficient, the psionic machine can work non-stop, emit huge power, and can be used to drive cars, pull trains, drive propeller planes to take people into the sky, and even act as a rocket engine...... The application prospects of psionic machines are unlimited.

The construction principle of the psionic machine is not complicated, it is similar to the Lingyuan Gun and Lingyuan Cannon, but the restriction is that only monks can control and use it.

In Zhenlin City, in addition to Zhou Ming, there are no more than 100 students who have been trained by the Township Protection Academy in the past few years and who have cultivated in the early stage of qi refining and above.

Therefore, the road of psionic machine has to wait for the population of the "monk class" belonging to Zhenlin City to exceed a certain base before it has a promising future for vigorous development.

And Zhou Ming is already full of confidence in this!

I have the confidence that within 20 years, the power in my hands will develop into a high-tech society of cultivating immortals.

Because since the first year of the construction of Zhenlin City, Zhou Ming has implemented 9 years of compulsory education in the whole city.

All children over the age of 6 must be enrolled in compulsory education, and if a child of school age is not enrolled in school and is discovered by the patrol guards, the parents will be warned the first two times, and the third time, the whole family may be evicted from the town.

In addition, the nine-year compulsory education not only exempts students from all tuition, but also takes care of food and drink, and also teaches students cultural and cultivation courses...... To improve the quality of the whole people, some students with higher qualifications will also be focused on training, and may eventually become "immortals" that ordinary people can not reach.

As soon as the nine-year compulsory education system was introduced, people were shocked and immediately took action to express great enthusiasm and welcome...... In the process of implementation, there was almost no resistance.

Parents not only send their children to school and tell them to study hard, but also do not forget to send some money or gifts to the teachers and ask the teachers to help take care of them.

This scene made Zhou Ming sigh, no matter what world, what class, for future generations, parents basically hope that their sons will become dragons and their daughters will become phoenixes, and in the face of some things that are obviously beneficial and helpful to the development of their children, they are extremely active in supporting and promoting, showing their wisdom and long-term vision.

Especially for things like schools, Zhou Ming believes that even if a certain fee is charged, there will be many parents who pay generously.

What surprised Zhou Ming even more was that there were many students from other places in the schools in Zhenlin City—there were thousands of them.

Most of these out-of-town students come from low- and middle-class families thousands of miles away in Jinyan City...... The parents of these students, after hearing that Zhenlincheng had implemented 9 years of compulsory education, even taught the Xianjia Gongfa, so they rushed to the school with their children and successfully enrolled in the school before the registration deadline.

There are no clear restrictions on the source of students in the schools in Zhenlin City...... The same is true for free education.

This is naturally a deliberate opening left by Zhou Ming to attract students to immigrate.

In the second semester, more students rushed from Jinyan City to Zhenlin City to sign up, more than 5,000 people, including their parents, that is nearly 20,000 people.

There were even more than a dozen students who signed up, coming from Wuhe City, which was more than a thousand miles away from Jinyan City.

A few years later, because of the highly developed education system, student immigration became the main reason for more than half of the immigrant population in Zhenlin City to immigrate to the city.

Education for all has become a magic weapon in Zhou Ming's hands, so that his power, in the years that followed, has been developing and moving forward at an astonishing speed, expanding rapidly like a monster.

The pace of expansion and progress has never been interrupted by any force.

This is something that even Zhou Ming himself didn't expect at first.

In the future, everyone will also witness that the huge power of the universal education system that is like a knowledge bomb is so powerful for any force...... It's terrifying.