On January 18, the 17th year of the Apocalypse, Qin Duan arrived in Meishan County, accompanied by military and political officials headed by Xie Shuyu and Kang Younian, Qin Duan made a short stay in Meishan, and inspected the largest kiln area in the northwest near Fucheng - Baishui Kiln District, where the number of official kilns has been greatly reduced and replaced by private kilns backed by private capital.

Seeing the fireworks of the kiln in pieces, the workers sweat like rain, the porter door is busy, the vehicles that come and go to transport goods are lined up in a long line, and the inns, restaurants, tea houses, carriages and horses, silver buildings, and Fengyue places that come into being on both sides of the road in the kiln area also stretch continuously, and extend to the north gate of Meishan County.

Merchants constantly drink the men who come in and out of the goods, and ask them to be careful, and from time to time to check the quality of the goods themselves, so as not to mix in the defective products. The kiln owners nervously patrolled the kiln area, urging the masters to keep abreast of the fire at all times to avoid missing the opportunity.

Seeing this qiē in front of him, Qin Duan was very satisfied, and Xie Shuyu, the county guard of Meishan County, who was standing behind Qin Duan in plain clothes, also introduced it appropriately: "My lord, this Baishui kiln area is currently the largest kiln area in our northwest, that is, in the entire empire, its scale can also rank among the top three, the porcelain and pottery produced here every day are worth more than 100,000 silver, and merchants from other places have to book two months in advance in order to mention the goods as soon as possible, otherwise it cannot be guaranteed." Even so, the merchants were still worried about the delay of the shipment date, so they simply ate and lived near the kiln area, which also led to the development of various service industries in the vicinity. According to a rough calculation, this kiln area alone and the nearby service industry can provide the treasury with 80,000 imperial silver tax revenues every month! ”

Xie Shuyu's tone was full of pride, and Qin Duan also patted Xie Shuyu's shoulder with satisfaction: "Yes, keep working hard." Our Meishan was originally a famous ceramic city in the empire, looking at the current situation, it should have caught up with the peak of the year, Zhengbin, you have to grasp it. ”

"Rest assured, my lordship will never disappoint my expectations."

Xie Shuyu's face flushed with excitement. To be so praised by Qin Duan, it is not in vain for his hard work.

"How many kiln areas of this scale are there in the entire Meishan County?"

"Lord Hui, there is another kiln area located in Meishan Town in the southwest, which is similar in scale to here, and there are two other places that also have a certain scale, but they are a little worse than these two."

"Well, we must find a way to continue to expand the scale of the existing places, and try to make it as convenient as possible for the businessmen who come to invest here, so that they will be happy to invest here. And make them feel that they can make money here, and only in this way can they become more and more prosperous. By the way, what's the difficulty? Qin Duan encouraged with great interest.

"There is no big problem, but the foundation of Meishan is thin and has been abandoned for too long, and now many kiln owners and workshop owners also want to expand the scale and have funds. But there is a lack of technicians and skilled workers, and this cannot be cultivated overnight. This may be the biggest problem that plagues our Meishan ceramic industry. Speaking of this, Xie Shuyu, who was originally full of confidence, was also a little distressed.

"This problem should not be difficult for you, at present, the ceramic industry in Meishan has such a scale, as long as it persists for another year or two, let the kiln owners spend more money to ask the masters to bring more apprentices, and then think more from the outside to invite some technicians to guide. This problem is not difficult to solve. In addition, if necessary, the government could raise funds to organize some technical exchange activities or to organize some basic technical training courses. Even engage in some similar activities in technological innovation competitions, which can speed up and improve the development level of Meishan ceramic industry. Qin Du thought about it for a while, and then proposed to build yì.

"My lord said very well, some measures have been taken, but it will take some time to gradually see results. There is also an idea to see if we can introduce the glass manufacturing technology of the Western Continent to Meishan, if we can succeed, then Meishan can become a veritable ceramic glass capital. Xie Shuyu had a yearning look on his face.

"Okay, if you have ambition, just do what you want. Now that the Western Continent is in constant turmoil, there are many conflicts between various countries and ethnic groups, you can contact the County Economic Development Bureau, and both of them will find some ways to take advantage of the current favorable opportunity to introduce some technicians and facilities to settle in Meishan, so that glass manufacturing is no longer the patent of the Western Continent. Qin Duan is also interested in introducing glass-making technology, so that he can get a cornucopia.

Standing on the Yangmakou Fortress, Qin Du thought about it, and then stepped into the territory of Lishan County, which is the easternmost part of his territory, but now it is only nominal, in fact, the entire Lishan County is under the control of the imperial court, and everything is not reported to the expert, the envoy of the Northwest Military and Political Festival.

Qin Duan did not put forward any opinions to the imperial court on this matter, nor did he interfere in the management of Lishan County, after all, now the imperial court is also taboo about himself, if he proposes to take over Lishan County, many people in the imperial court will not be able to sleep, which is very detrimental to his own development, so Qin Duan deliberately kept Lishan County and did not stimulate the fragile nerves of the imperial court.

Yangmakou is actually not a dangerous pass, but these two sides are some shallow hills, dense forests, only this area is a flat land, plus this is the junction of the northwest and the Central Plains, naturally it has become a checkpoint.

"Kang Younian." Looking at the endless plains to the east, Qin Duan remained motionless.

"The subordinates are here." Kang Younian, the commander of the Second Division of the First Army Corps, who was standing behind Qin Du, took a step forward and responded respectfully.

"Do you know the reason why I put you and Lin Shan here?" Qin Duan didn't look back, and his tone was extremely flat.

Glancing lightly at Lin Shan, the deputy next to him, Kang Younian replied stubbornly: "My subordinates understand." ”

"Oh?" Turning around in some surprise, Qin Duan put his hands behind his back, and his eyes fell on the face of the black and thin man in front of him, "Let's hear it." ”

Clearing his throat, Kang Younian calmed down for a moment, and said unhurriedly: "Lishan County is located in the southeast corner of our northwest, and it enters the hinterland of the empire to the east, and its geographical location is extremely important. The people of Lishan County are fierce and war-torn and have been determined, and after the people have pacified the northwest, the people here are obedient, and it is a good place to actively develop the economy and train the troops. ”

"Needless to say, the importance of economic development is so why is it a good place to train the military?" Qin Duan also heard a hint of off-string sound. (To be continued......)