According to the actual situation in this time and space, democratic centralism is practiced only on a small scale. The starting point city still has to be developed according to Wang Yue's personal will, and other people's opinions can only be used as a reference, and only he can grasp the general direction.

In fact, with such a power structure and the convenience of communication, even if Wang Yue is thousands of miles away, he will not cut off the contact with the starting point city, and he can still command remotely.

The British lost Canada because of the backwardness of communication and transportation, and the government decree could not be reached in time, so they had to allow Canada to be self-governing. There is no such problem with the technical conditions of the starting point city, who made Wang Yue a cautious person?

In the tenth year of Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, on June 28, 1637, Wang Hongwu of the Fourth Regiment of the Tiance Army and Feng Yuanshan of the Fifth Regiment, and four regiments of the security army, with a total of more than 9,000 troops, rushed to the front line of Anqing to suppress bandits under the leadership of Wang Yue.

Those who came to see him off were the cabinet minister, Xie Baoqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Li Jizhen, the right attendant of the Ministry of War, and other officials of the Ministry of War, and Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the seal of the celebrant and the eunuch, also came to see him off on behalf of Chongzhen. Wang Yue is currently the left attendant of the Ministry of War, and he is the second-in-command of the Ministry of War.

The Tiance army went to various places one after another, the pressure on the Jingshi was greatly reduced, and this tiger was finally going to suppress bandits for the imperial court, and Chongzhen's mood was also very good.

The crow's feet in the corners of Cao Huachun's eyes laughed: "Our family wishes Lord Wang a successful start and success." ”

Wang Yue smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Chief Manager Cao, Jiyan!" ”

Xie Baoqing was also full of spring breeze: "Then work hard Sihua to extinguish the Liukou as soon as possible, and then make new contributions." ”

"Take care, Lord Xie!" After Wang Yue bowed his hand to Xie Baoqing, he said to a middle-aged eunuch beside him: "Gonggong Wu, please get in the car." ”

This eunuch's name is Wu Zhi, and he is also a Bingbi eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, and he is now the eunuch of the supervising army of this expedition.

Since the Tiance Army was still the nominal army of the imperial court, according to the usual practice, Chongzhen still sent a eunuch to supervise the army. He didn't expect this eunuch to influence Wang Yue, at least so that Chongzhen could know the details of the Tiance Army after this expedition in time.

Wu Zhi is resistant to this job, is it easy to work as a eunuch in the Tiance Army? But there was no way, how could he dare to refuse the emperor's order?

Wu Zhi said politely to Wang Yue: "Thank you, Lord Wang, our family came with a carriage, or take a carriage." ”

Wu Zhi was accompanied by two little eunuchs and a few personal soldiers, a total of two carts.

Wang Yue said: "Gonggong Wu, if you take the carriage, you won't be able to keep up with the speed of our army." If you don't calm today, if you encounter bandits, I'm afraid you people won't be able to resist it. ”

The army on this expedition was divided into two routes, and the main force was led by Wang Hongwu and his fourth regiment and four security regiments to Anqing by land.

The other route was led by Feng Yuanshan, and the two battalions of the Fifth Regiment set out from Tianjin by water, and finally converged at Anqing.

The waterway was mainly to escort logistics supplies and replenish military supplies after arriving in Anqing. The Tiance army could not expect the local government of the imperial court to replenish itself with food.

In addition to the chaos of war and natural disasters, it is normal to see no people for dozens of miles. Most of Henan, which has been washed over and over again by thieves, and the northern part of Huguang, it is a joke to solve the problem of supply on the spot. In the no-man's land of dozens of miles, you can't spend any money, so you can only rely on your own logistics, Wang Yue has a clear understanding of this.

The two battalions of the 5th Regiment marched to Tianjin in all modern vehicles, mainly carrying grain and foodstuffs, and ammunition was well stocked on the supply ships.

The 4th Regiment, 1 battalion of the 5th Regiment and 4 security forces traveled by land, all of which were horse-drawn wagons, with the exception of 36 armoured vehicles and 40 tankers of the two regiments. There are a total of 800 carriages, which will be used for logistics support in mountainous areas, and these carriages to Anqing are basically empty cars, carrying only half a month's grain.

The soldiers who accompanied the army each had a horse, and practiced riding while marching.

So even by land, the march is not slow. However, the prince must follow the king by water, and this is easy to choose.

So Wu Zhi had to hand over the carriage to the security army and take it to the destination, and he and his attaché got on the bus to Tianjin.

This time he went south, and Wang Yue still took his Golden Dragon RV. Maybe when you get to the Dabie Mountains near Anqing, it will be difficult for RVs to pass, but it is good to be able to stay in a tent for one less day.

With Wang Yue's order, the two armies rumbled all the way to the east and all the way to the south, and the subsequent communication would rely on telegraphs.

After seven or eight months of construction, Tianjin Port has begun to take shape. Five kilometers of the wharf have been built, and many buildings have been built near the wharf, the tallest five-storey building is the Tianjin Port Office Building. In fact, the highest near the pier is a clock tower with a height of 42 meters, which provides timekeeping services for the port area.

The wharf of Tianjin Port is divided into two parts: civil and military, and the military part is a forbidden area, and idlers are not allowed to enter. The civil wharf has been opened to the outside world, but it must be subject to the dispatch of Tianjin Port.

With the construction of Tianjin Port Area, the Civil Affairs Office of the Starting Point City has recruited more than 30,000 workers to put into the construction. These workers, along with their families, quickly brought the population of the Tianjin port area to more than 80,000 people, most of whom were poor households.

Most of the laborers used in the construction project are young and strong men, but because of the good income, it is enough for the family to live a good life. These stove households are all near Tianjin, not too far from the port area, so many families come here with their families to beg for a living.

According to the actual situation and Wang Yue's instructions, the Civil Affairs Office of the starting point city allocated manpower to build rows of bungalow schools, and all workers' children could be enrolled free of charge. Although the school here does not study the Four Books and the Five Classics, the temptation of free meals a day cannot be resisted, so most of the workers send their children here one after another.

As in the starting point, the elderly are responsible for cleaning and managing the sanitation of the port area, so that they can earn a small monthly income. This meager is from the starting point city, and it is five dollars of silver per month, which is already very remarkable.

The women's canteen cooks, manages the warehouse, distributes supplies, etc., especially the fishery also uses a large number of female workers, anyway, the fishery uses a lot of machinery, and it does not require much effort. These women all have a monthly income ranging from one to two taels depending on the intensity of their work.

Anyway, it just doesn't let people be idle, and these more than 80,000 people, except for children and the elderly who really can't move, basically have income.

The improvement of the economy has inevitably led to the development of commerce, small merchants and hawkers have heard the wind, and the starting point city has also set up a lot of point stores here, after planning, not far from the wharf, a town has begun to take shape.