Chapter 14 Construction of New Cities and Appointments

Zhao Xiaoxi, who came out of Shili Village, asked Zhao Da to leave five taels of silver for Village Chief Zheng, and soon left here. Some villagers who had long wanted to come over to ask who Zhao Xiaoxi was, soon gathered in the courtyard of Village Chief Zheng.

For entertaining a dozen people for a meal, they earned five taels of silver, and the villagers who moved here were somewhat envious. And Village Chief Zheng was also a little worried that what he said earlier would bring him any trouble.

It's just that the other party asked very politely, and he couldn't not answer. Besides, in his opinion, this young man from a small background should be very powerful in the town. Telling the other party about some of the problems encountered in the village will definitely have some effect.

When the young man in the village asked him who he was, Village Chief Zheng said directly: "You ask me, who do I ask?" Don't tell me, you don't see each other's origins. Those guards with knives are not easy to mess with at first glance. ”

Although it is a village of new immigrants, everyone has lived in the village for more than a year and has become familiar with each other. A bold young man said, "Village chief, he is eating at your house, didn't you ask him what his surname is?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Village Chief Zheng quickly said: "The surname is Zhao, but I have dealt with those officials and masters a few times in the town, and I have not heard of any officials and masters surnamed Zhao." And this person looks so young, in addition to the guards and maids around him! ”

As soon as these words came out, someone in the crowd was surprised: "Ah, I know who he is." Village Chief, you really don't know Taishan! Do you know who the person who was eating at your house just now? ”

When Village Chief Zheng heard the person who spoke, he quickly said, "Xu Laosan, I know that your kid is well-informed. Yesterday you went to the town to see the excitement, and I didn't see you come back to tell everyone what the excitement was.

By the way, you kid was shocked. Tell me about it. Who the hell is this young man? I see that the tone of his speech before is louder than that of the official master in the town! ”

The young man surnamed Xu immediately said arrogantly: "Then in person, those officials and masters in the town, to put it bluntly, also do things for others. Yesterday I went to town. I saw those officials and lords with their own eyes, and went to pick up the great Song prince who came ashore yesterday.

When we came here last year, didn't we also hear that there was a county prince in the Great Song Dynasty who beat the Xixia people to the head of the rats? Yesterday, those officials went to pick it up, and it is said that it is this county prince. And this is also the territory of the prince of that county.

This is a guard and a maid, and the other party is still a country surname, you can talk about the whole island. In addition to the prince of the county who arrived yesterday, can you find the second one? Village Chief, you invited the prince to his home for dinner today, you are very blessed! ”

As the young man surnamed Xu guessed the identity of Zhao Xiaoxi, Village Chief Zheng was also taken aback by the news. But thinking about what Zhao Xiaoxi said before, he realized why the other party asked so much about the immigrant village.

Dare to love the other party is a private visit to Weifu. Be sensitive to the people's feelings. Fortunately, he didn't seem to say anything bad, which means. The other party shouldn't be looking for trouble with him. What's more, the dignified prince is willing to eat at the same table with them, which is really a blessing from his previous life!

Gradually, this excitement soon evolved into speculation about Zhao Xiaoxi's gossip by the villagers. And this time. Zhao Xiaoxi continued to lead the people to other migrant villages. When the sun was about to set, he returned to the town with the group.

On the first day, Zhao Xiaoxi took Kim Yuna and the others to inspect, but on the second day, he only brought Zhao Da and others. Because next, he's going. They are all relatively new immigrant villages.

In these new villages, the roads are difficult to navigate and the distance from the town is relatively long. In order to protect the safety of the migrants, an elite military guard was also sent to protect these migrant villages.

When these newcomer villages are regularized, these guards who serve as caretakers will be evacuated and returned. With the presence of these guards, the safety of the new immigrants is also more secure.

It's just that when these guards saw Zhao Xiaoxi come to inspect in person, they were undoubtedly extremely shocked. I have never seen that prince like this, walking dozens of miles not far away to visit these newly relocated immigrants.

And these new immigrants were also shocked when they learned of Zhao Xiaoxi's identity. A group of villagers even knelt down upright, until Zhao Xiaoxi helped the old people among the immigrants up, and everyone got up.

Compared to older immigrants who already have a stable income, these newcomers are just beginning their lives. The selection of each migrant village was selected by the Wu Wei, and the prerequisite was that there was a water source and a wasteland that could be cultivated.

The living conditions are also significantly worse than those of other immigrant villages. But the immigrants who came here with the ship were also very excited. After all, there are plenty of fields to cultivate near this village, and if you give them a little time, this place will become a paradise.

Zhao Xiaoxi, as the leader here, also quickly said: "Folks, you have come here thousands of miles away, and you want to live a good life. Now it's all starting from scratch, and although it's a little hard, it's your new home after all.

I'm sure you've seen the lives of other villagers when you moved here. Here, as long as you are willing to work hard, the future life will be very good. And I will do my best to provide you with a good living environment.

Next, everyone's main energy is to reclaim these wilderness fields into grain fields. If you need anything, you can tell these guards, and the town will do their best to help you through this difficult time.

After this year, next year you will plant grain in the fields you have cultivated, and I believe that you will be able to harvest the grain that you will grow for the first time since you moved here. With food, everyone's life will gradually improve. ”

In order to cheer up these new immigrants, Zhao Xiaoxi naturally drew a beautiful blueprint for them. And the new immigrants also know that according to the official who picked them up, as long as the grain field is cultivated, it is their own land.

Only 30% of the income needs to be handed over every year, and the rest of the harvest is theirs. This kind of good thing, in the hometown where they live, is almost impossible. Many people come here because they don't have any land at home.

In the Great Song Dynasty, more land was acquired by some landlord officials. Many people are so busy all year round that they can't even afford to pay their rent. This also leads to starvation every year when farming every year.

Now, when I come here, I see those new immigrants living a life with surplus food for their families. They naturally look forward to it, hoping that in the future, they can also harvest new hope from here and make life prosperous.

It took three days for Zhao Xiaoxi to visit every village in the base. For now, it's all pretty good. Although there were some minor problems, the overall development went smoothly, which made him more or less aware of it.

After three days of inspection, Cho Hyo-seok spent another day inspecting the pirate barracks in the town. For these co-opted pirates, they are still fighting on the whole, but the discipline is undoubtedly too lax.

After inspecting the entire base, the next day Cho Hyo-seok gathered his subordinates again and gathered in the conference hall to prepare for the meeting. And the officials who have been waiting for four days also know that they should be determined today to be the official candidates of this base.

Sure enough, as Zhao Hyo-seok told what he had seen and heard in the past four days, he affirmed the words of these managers. He quickly said: "From today onwards, the base will be officially named New South City, and the military and political powers in the city will be under the command of the city lord."

The lord of the city, the king, temporarily served as the king, and after the king left, the king's father, King Xu, served concurrently. If there is anything, you can report to King Xu in the future. If you can't make up your mind, report it to the king.

The Lord's Mansion will be rebuilt in the future, and in addition, the king will build a city wall outside the town, which will really make them our first big city overseas. Let future generations know that this is not a wild place. ”

To build a city and expand the port is one thing that Zhao Xiaoxi must do. But he knew that this was easy to say, but to build a city, it was not something that could be done in a few words, which required follow-up work to be completed.

But no matter what, Zhao Xiaoxi feels that the current town is no longer suitable for leading so many people. Therefore, he must make a big move both internally and externally to comfort everyone to take root and survive here with peace of mind.

Seeing that everyone seemed a little excited, Zhao Xiaoxi said very seriously: "Since the city is going to be built, the project will naturally not be too small." And it's not as inland as it is, and a lot of things need to be sourced from us. So, you will be very fortunate in the future.

The king decided to wait until the people of the immigrant village had finished harvesting the rice. The young and strong people in the village can participate in the construction of the city. Of course, this kind of participation is not gratuitous, on the contrary, it also costs wages.

The matter of building the city, the king decided to hand it over to Jiang Dashi to be in charge. From tomorrow onwards, you will be the chief officer of the king's fortifications, and your rank will not be determined for the time being. In the future, you will be responsible for all the affairs related to the Ministry of Engineering, is there any problem? ”

Jiang Dashi is also a middle-aged man, but this middle-aged person's identity is not simple. Before coming to Ryukyu Island, he was in charge of the construction of several secret camps. In the end, he was sent here as the main person in charge of the construction of the base and the resettlement village.

Jiang Dashi, who had also dealt with Zhao Xiaoxi a lot, heard that the grade was undecided, but he was also very excited: "Thank you Lord Wang, my subordinates will definitely let people draw graphics and prepare stones for building the city as soon as possible." ”

Facing the excitement on Jiang Dashi's face, Zhao Xiaoxi also said directly: "Remember, the task of the Ministry of Industry will be very heavy in the future." It's just that this situation shouldn't last long. After a period of time, the king will move out of the secret camp workshops one after another.

At that time, with them helping you to set up the Ministry of Works, I believe you don't have to worry about human affairs. The New South City is the first city we built on the island, and it is likely that there will be a second, or even more new city, to follow. ”

Hearing that Zhao Xiaoxi planned to relocate the inland workshop, Jiang Dashi also felt relieved. There are those helpers who are really skilled in craftsman affairs, and he, the head of the Ministry of Works, will undoubtedly be more worthy of his name! (To be continued......)