On June 16, Luo Jian and Shi Kefa saw off the long-sailing fleet at the Jiangyin wharf, and when the fleet had all left the port, the two rode back to Nanjing.

"Brother Xian, I want Wang Xiuchu to serve in Shanghai County, what do you think?" Luo Jian and Shi Kefa rode away side by side, remembering what they were thinking about last night, and then turned to Shi Kefa and said.

Wang Xiuchu has been Luo Jian's secretary for more than two years, and his ability is very satisfactory to Luo Jian, but he can't let him always be a secretary, which is really a bit condescending.

"Xinghua, he didn't do things well?" Shi Kefa asked curiously.

"Huh?! What do you mean by Brother Xian, he did a good job, I am very satisfied. Luo Jian was a little confused, and he didn't know why Shi Kefa asked that.

"He has done a good job and has the ability, so you are ready to let him serve in a county? Xinghua, don't you think it's too condescending? Shi Kefa glanced at Luo Jian with some dissatisfaction.

Shi Kefa's words do make sense, the current governance of a county is very different from a county in another time and space, except for a few counties near Nanjing and Yangzhou that are very developed in industry and commerce, the general counties are still mainly agriculture, and there is really not much to do.

And Wang Xiuchu has been by Luo Jian's side for more than two years, and he has learned a lot of things, whether in terms of knowledge or way of thinking, there is definitely no problem in letting him lead a mansion now, and now Luo Jian only asks him to be a county official in Shanghai County, Shi Kefa must have some ideas.

"Hehe, Brother Xian, I'll tell you what I think when I get back."

It must be a little inconvenient to talk on the way, Luo Jian has long wanted to talk to Shi Kefa about this issue, and today he saw that the fleet was departing from Jiangyin Port, and the huge "Yue Fei" and the huge merchant ships seemed a little crowded, which made Luo Jian remember the idea that he had been thinking about for a long time.

When the two returned to their office in Nanjing, it was almost lunch, and Shi Kefa, who had eaten in the government canteen, couldn't wait to go to Luo Jian's office, saw Wang Xiuchu in the room outside, and looked at him with some worry.

"Let's go, let's go in and sit down and talk." Luo Jian came back later than Shi Kefa, and when he saw Shi Kefa staring at Wang Xiuchu, he called both of them to the back room.

"In the case that the railway has not been repaired all over the country, is it convenient for us to transport materials with Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Guangxi provinces by sea or on the road?"

After Luo Jian sat down, he said a question that had nothing to do with Shanghai, and Shi Kefa and Wang Xiuchu looked at him strangely.

"Xinghua, aren't you talking nonsense? The cost of overland transportation is too high! Shi Kefa was most dissatisfied with Luo Jian's always detouring when he spoke, and Wang Xiuchu nodded when he heard it.

"Good! With our continuous development, the flow of materials in these provinces will be larger and larger in the future, and the scale of ships will also be larger and larger. On the other hand, as we continue to open up overseas routes, the scale of ocean trade will also increase. ”

Luo Jian stopped and took a sip of tea from his cup, Shi Kefa and Wang Xiuchu were thoughtful.

"In the past, when the Southern Ming Dynasty was there, I wanted to build a new port in Haizhou (Lianyungang), but now there is a better place, we must give priority to this place, this place is Shanghai!"

"You mean to build a seaport in Shanghai?" Shi Kefa stared at Luo Jian and asked.

"That's right! Not only to build a seaport, but also the world's largest seaport, after the completion of the seaport, Shanghai's development speed will exceed our imagination, or in a few years, Shanghai will become the largest city in China and even the world. ”

"You're not dreaming, are you? Xinghua, why do I think what you said is like a dream? You haven't been to Shanghai County, have you? Shi Kefa didn't believe Luo Jian's words at all.

"Inspector, I think it's entirely possible that the Metropolitan Governor said, Inspector, you can see Guazhou, it was originally a desolate place, but it has only been more than two years, and it has developed into a piece with Yangzhou." Wang Xiuchu is more sober than Shi Kefa.

Luo Jian glanced at Wang Xiuchu appreciatively, and then said:

"I had this idea a long time ago, but because our ability can't reach it, now that we have this condition, this matter can't be delayed for a day, so today I brought the two of you to talk, that's what it means."

Wang Xiuchu also reacted at this time, this matter must be related to him, otherwise considering such a big matter, as a secretary, it is possible to come over to record, but this is the first time for him to express his opinion.

"Then how much money do we have to put into it?" This is what Shi Kefa is most worried about, although the provisional government is now relatively financially well-off, it cannot afford endless spending.

"I have thought about it carefully, as long as the port is repaired, the construction of the city is a later matter, although we also have to invest some money in urban construction, but at that time, the wool will come out of the sheep, and there is no problem at all with the income from the port."

Luo Jian said confidently, glanced at the two of them, and continued:

"With the completion of the port, many businesses will soon invest in the vicinity of Shanghai in order to save costs, so that Shanghai's economic development will also be very fast, this is a benign interactive process, Brother Xian, you don't have to worry too much."

"Metropolitan governors and governors, can the government give certain preferential policies to businesses investing in Shanghai? This will attract more businessmen to invest and build factories in Shanghai. Wang Xiuchu has followed Luo Jian for more than two years, and has learned a lot of some of Luo Jian's ways of thinking.

"Good! It's good that you have this kind of thinking, you are willing to give, you are willing to give, and you have to give to get it. Luo Jian was very happy that Wang Xiuchu could have this kind of thinking, it seems that he has not chosen the wrong person.

Listening to the words of the two, Shi Kefa did not speak, but pondered.

"Brother Xian, what do you want? Don't talk for a long time? Luo Jian looked at Shi Kefa in a daze, and then asked.

"Xinghua, I didn't think about Shanghai, I was thinking, when we have defeated the whole of China, the gap between the Manchu Qing Dynasty and our side is too big, and there will be a headache for us at that time."

"Hehe, I think I've thought far enough, I didn't expect Brother Xian to think further, China is so big, and the uneven development of various regions is also a normal phenomenon, and when the problems of the whole country are solved, let's think about these again, what do you think about the construction of Shanghai now?"

Luo Jian knows that the country is big, and the uneven development of various regions is also a headache for Chinese leaders in another time and space, and these problems cannot be solved in a short time, so they have to take their time.

"Hearing what you said so much, I don't have any opinion, Xinghua, should we gather everyone together to discuss?" Shi Kefa didn't fully understand Luo Jian's intentions, but he just felt that his idea would probably not be wrong, so he wanted to bring everyone together to discuss it.

"It's natural, but we have to agree on it first. If you are asked to go to Shanghai County, do you think you can do it well? Luo Jian turned his gaze to Wang Xiuchu.

Wang Xiuchu didn't answer immediately, but lowered his head and thought about it.

Shi Kefa and Luo Jian both looked at Wang Xiuchu, waiting for his answer.

After a long time, Wang Xiuchu raised his head and said to Luo Jian and Shi Kefa:

"Governor, Governor, it's okay for me to go, but I also have a few requirements."

"Hehe, you say, what you want, if you can agree to you, we will try our best to do it, of course, whether the government has the ability or not, you know."

Luo Jian said with a smile, he was most afraid that Wang Xiuchu would pat his chest and agree without hesitation, which would disappoint him.

"Governor, Governor, the first point is that I want people, I want some people from the School of Administration to go with me." Wang Xiuchu said thoughtfully.

"That's fine, you go on." Luo Jian and Shi Kefa both nodded.

"The second point is the preferential policy I just mentioned, and I hope the government will consider it as much as possible." Wang Xiuchu did not say very much on this issue, he knew that although the provisional government was financially rich, it spent money like flowing water in a big war.

"Thirdly, I hope the government will consider building a railway to Shanghai." Wang Xiuchu hesitated for a long time before saying this.

"Good! You can take these into account, even if I am not wrong, I promise you this, when the railway in Hangzhou is completed and everything is running normally, the second railway will be repaired to Shanghai. Luo Jian didn't wait for Shi Kefa to speak, and said anxiously.

After the three of them finished talking, Luo Jian talked with Yuan Jixian, Lu Zhenfei, Ren Minyu and others for a long time, and finally got through the thinking of several people, and the idea of developing Greater Shanghai formed a consensus within the provisional government.

With the idea of developing Shanghai, the plan for the first railway from Nanjing to Hangzhou has also been revised, and the revised railway does not go in a straight line, but passes through the area from Zhenjiang to Changzhou, Suzhou, and Wuxi, so that the journey to Shanghai will be much shorter.

This route has long been available in another time and space, so there are relatively mature materials, which saves a lot of time for exploration, of course, this section to Zhenjiang is the most critical, here is the process of technical exploration and accumulation

After the construction of the railway was completed, Luo Jian turned his focus to the military.

Wang Qiang's Seventh Division was about to leave for the front, and the garrison of Nanjing must also be taken seriously.

Once the Seventh Division leaves Nanjing, there will be no formed troops near Nanjing, as the capital of the provisional government, it will definitely not work without troops to defend it, thinking about it, Luo Jian decided to recruit another brigade.

The brigade commander of this brigade made Luo Jian and Shi Kefa have a lot of brains, and finally chose Gao Xiaozhang.

Gao Xiaozhang's tenure in the General Staff Department has not been short, and his ability to serve as the commander of the First Brigade is no longer a problem.

Luo Jian had a lot of contact with him, and he also had a deep understanding of his thoughts, and after a long conversation with him, he finally decided on it.

As the full-scale offensive was about to begin, the three administrative academies were also greatly expanded, and thousands of scholars entered the academies to study, and they all knew that with the development of the Wehrmacht military operation, the Manchus would not last long, and the vast land needed a large number of officials.

By the time the expansion of the garrison brigade in Nanjing was completed, the time had already reached July.

Chen Zilong finally figured up a set of equipment that could mass-produce bullets, although the output was not satisfactory, but the problem of supplying a regiment was no longer big, so the regiment of the Seventh Division was also replaced with new rifles, and the regiment of the Seventh Division with new rifles has become the most combat-effective unit in the world.

It's just that the production capacity of the military factory does not guarantee the open supply of bullets, which makes Luo Jian and Wang Qiang a little regretful.

The all-out attack on the Manchu Qing was set by Luo Jian on the first day of August, Xiao Liu and Xiao Wang, including Liu Lan, all understood Luo Jian's thoughts, but the others did not feel that this day was any different from other days.