Chapter 220: A Rapidly Growing Territory

Li Lan specially held a sumptuous dinner for Zeng Zhihua and his party, and after the banquet was dismissed, he returned to the base console.

After eight months of preparation, the development of the base has now entered a very stable situation, and the construction of the construction unit has also begun to enter a fixed cycle mode. Four ore refineries and one high-tech drilling well are the main directions for the future.

The two units of oil drilling wells and ore refineries are now more and better. The other two sub-bases are for the continuous construction of various weapons and ammunition reserves and civilian construction units. Civil shipbuilding industry, manufacturing, energy industry, science and technology industry...... A series of work are also being carried out in an orderly manner.

The four major populated cities of Bossaso, Erigabo, Bagua City, and Carlin have also accelerated the progress of education work, from the most ordinary elementary schools to the undergraduate senior universities and Jishu colleges, all of which have been built according to the plan.

And those more than two million refugees, these three cities are also beginning to be consumed, and the population of the four cities is further expanding, just like the original Bagua City to take in residents. In particular, the originally small city of Carlin became the main place to accommodate these refugees. The original city with a population of 50,000 or 60,000 was directly expanded by 20 times under Li Lan's planning, and the construction of the city was formed and perfected in the drizzle.

The residential area of Bagua City has also been further expanded, and the population accommodated has further increased, and the original scale of seven or eight hundred thousand will increase to one and a half million in Jihua, which will directly double the size. And then the rain moistened, the original design of the artificial lake, the water network around the city. Construction has also begun. In addition to greening the city, this design is also a measure to intercept the water from the Surud Mountains and prevent it from flowing into the sea as much as possible. Between the mountains and the sea. The construction of sufficient water-filled rivers and artificial lakes is a project to maintain sufficient water supply every year.

The same goes for Bossaso and Erigabo. The population of these two cities has also begun to surge, and the civil affairs department has to issue tens of thousands of identity certificates every day. These Somali civilians who agree to join the territory will be legal citizens of the territory in the future.

The garrison also began a new round of expansion, and the strength of the garrison was expanded from one integrated division to two, and the number of troops soared to 30,000. The 30,000-strong garrison will be the main force for border defense and law and order maintenance in the territory, while the regular troops will devote themselves wholeheartedly to military training. Temper the cooperative combat capabilities of various arms.

Policies such as the police and the law are also being further implemented and improved. The police are a department formed by Li Lan from various branches of the armed forces, which is specially used to maintain stability in the territory, crack down on some individual crimes, and maintain harmony among various tribes. After all, with the increase of the population, it will bring problems in all aspects, especially in this society with many tribes, and conflicts between all ethnic groups are unavoidable. Naturally. It needs a Liliang who can uphold justice to maintain, and the Somali natives are not suitable, so Li Lan chose the Red Police soldiers that he fully trusted.

And also took the opportunity in four cities. A rapid reaction force of about 300 people has been formed to deal with emergencies and prevent terrorist attacks. Armored vehicles and helicopters were equipped. They are guaranteed to be able to deploy quickly and maneuverably. Moreover, the rapid reaction force of each city also undertook the work of de-infiltrating the periphery of the city. A large number of military dogs were sent to the Rapid Reaction Force, which became a second line of defense against the infiltration of armed shili into the territory. The first line of defense. It is a border garrison that is gradually improving around the territory, also equipped with military dogs and advanced communication equipment. Covert infrared and thermal imaging surveillance equipment has also been installed in various no-man's land to prevent armed personnel from taking advantage of the situation.

In particular, the planned planting area is an important precautionary object. The villages outside the city, more or less also garrisoned with soldiers, were responsible for the security of the siege.

Such an insurance move is also Li Lan's desire to have any turmoil in the territory. After all, all the weapons of these residents have been collected, and the sense of security in the hearts of many has not yet been established. He is obligated to ensure the safety of every lawful resident of the realm. Therefore, even if military spending was increased, Li Lan did not hesitate.

Another task related to the safety of the inhabitants of the territory has also been carried out in recent stages, that is, vaccination. This work began in schools and then spread to all the babies in the territory. All seedlings are injected free of charge, and the seedlings are supplied from the territory itself, and some simple seedlings have begun to be cultivated on a large scale under the development of scientists. Specifically designed to combat some of Africa's most common diseases.

In the recent stage, the construction of the territory has been very busy, and Li Lan, who has made such a sacrifice, also hopes to be recognized by the Somalis from the bottom of his heart, rather than relying on military means to force it down. The Somali civilization is a traditional Arab civilization that has much in common with the Arab Shijie. For such a nation, Li Lan only wants to get the sincere support of most of them, and only when all the people can support him wholeheartedly, he will not have any worries.

Relying on forcible military means, it is impossible to get their real support, and the architecture is naturally loose, and it is easy for the enemy to directly attack from within. After all, he is a Chinese, not a Somali, and many times a word of outsiders or plundering can cause him great trouble. But as long as everyone can love him from the bottom of their hearts, then any public opinion attack and spread malicious rumors are paper tigers.

Therefore, in terms of building people's livelihood, Li Lan has spared no effort in many cases. When he watched the popularity of the people in his territory slowly grow, the pride in his heart was indescribable. He doesn't care what people in other countries think of him, because as long as these millions of people have unwavering support for him, this is his most stable base base. A strong group with a strong national will, coupled with the combat effectiveness of the Red Police Corps, this is the development model he is pursuing.

At present, his set of development strategies has achieved very good results, accommodating more than 2 million refugees this time, and the people's sentiment index has not fallen below 70 percent, and according to the current development model, the people's sentiment index will continue to increase steadily.

Especially after the injection of seedlings, the people's sentiment index has been greatly improved. In particular, the people's sentiment index in Bagua City has broken through to 90%, and according to the assistant's explanation, the 90% people's sentiment index is almost reaching the point of faith. If it can reach 100 percent, it will be exactly the same as the Red Guard Branch.

However, in order to achieve such an index, it is not possible to rely on the accumulation of time, and Li Lan needs to do something very sensational and convincing to them, so as to achieve the 100% index given by the base.

Early on, his assistant told him that as long as the popular opinion index exceeded 50%, his decree would be implemented smoothly, and reaching 80% was loved by the residents. Every word he says will be enshrined as a golden rule, and no one will refute him.

Today, the popularity of the people in the territory can be maintained at about 70%, which is also brought about by the implementation of his policies to benefit the people. The popular index set by the base for him is actually to let him enhance his strength and influence according to a reasonable way of development, so as to avoid Zuihou becoming a rootless duckweed.

The construction of people's livelihood is a part, and the construction of industry and science and technology will also be the focus of the next stage. To this end, Li Lan has begun to set up a number of training institutions specifically to train a large number of jishu workers.

In terms of financial construction, due to the extreme inflation of the Somali shilling, it has long been not circulated in the territory, and all the shilling currency does not have any purchasing power in the territory. A month ago, the first bank was established in the territory, and a new currency was printed from the base and began to circulate in the territory.

Exchange the original Somali shillings and currencies such as the US dollar, the British pound and the euro in the territory, which is a currency issued in circulation in the sovereign credibility of the territory, and currently only has the purchasing power in the territory. The number of prints is linked to the economic development of the territory. This is a preliminary attempt, and as long as Li Lan has legitimate sovereignty, then this monetary policy will be able to be popularized internationally. It is not very complicated to meet such a request, to occupy the entire territory of Somalia, to unify all of Somalia, to implement a new monetary policy, and to be recognized by a certain number of countries.

At present, the settlement of wages and the circulation of goods in the territory are also carried out according to the new currency. Foreign trade is still settled in US dollars, and the policy of exchanging US dollars for new currencies is carried out at a ratio of 1:10 to strengthen the real purchasing power of new currencies.

Such a new monetary policy has not been hindered in the territory, as long as it can be circulated smoothly. Li Lan is also making preliminary preparations for the unified currency of Somalia in the future, which belongs to the stage of trial implementation. The construction of economy is also the development of synchronicity.

However, these things are not Li Lan's main focus now, the policy is formulated by him, and the implementation is handed over to the people below. The implementation of all work is also on the right track, and the rest is the accumulation of time. Therefore, Li Lan also began to have time to think about himself.

As soon as he returned to the console, he opened the construction page, and the second training center was almost completed, and the Tanya icon, which had not been touched, had also entered the countdown of Zuihou and was about to complete the call.

After eight months, Li Lan had the time and funds to recruit Tanya. For this majestic female general, Li Lan is also looking forward to it. He really wanted to see what kind of woman Tanya was! And what is the difference with Natasha.

However, before he can see Tanya herself, he needs to understand one more thing that concerns him.

PS: This is a novel, if it's too unreasonable, please forgive me, and don't compare it with reality! (To be continued......)