(New books for collections, recommended votes, please, please!) Your attention is the motivation for my writing, thank you! ）

This group of town officials of more than a dozen people said that the prince saluted Geng Jingzhong, and the people on the street who were close to this temporary town office immediately knelt down in large numbers. Geng Jingzhong has the grace of life for them, and their current qiē is a gift from the Jingnan Palace, that is, Geng Jingzhong's gift. This common people, who can't read a single big word, will be grateful to whoever treats him well and is kind to him. Moreover, the common people have a natural fear of the government, and facing Geng Jingzhong, the prince, is similar to seeing the emperor directly.

"Fellow villagers, I am Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, you have just arrived in Luzon, it is not easy to cross the ocean, and if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can ask the town for help, and if the town can't solve it, there is also the county and the governor's palace. Of course, if you want to live a good life, the main thing is to rely on your own hands, and if there is any catastrophe, this king will definitely not sit idly by!" Geng Jingzhong took two steps up the steps and said loudly, today is not the market, it is not the time for the villages to catch the market, so there are not many people on the street, and his voice reached everyone's ears.

"The prince's kindness, the little old man and others are grateful, if there is no prince, the grass people and others are afraid that they will not be able to withstand last year's famine. It is even more impossible to have the current field, Xiao Lao'er set up an immortal tablet for the prince at home, but I didn't expect to see a real person today, Xiao Lao'er is dead now, and he is satisfied! "The one who spoke was a thin little old man, who had been a tenant all his life, and had experienced many catastrophes, and was now in his sixties. You can even get a large piece of land. The family's fertile land added up to almost catch up with the landlord in their village. is indeed rich overnight, how can this not make them excited to set up an immortal tablet for granted! "Huzi, quickly kowtow to the prince!" After speaking, he pulled his teenage grandson next to him and kowtowed together. When he knocked, the others followed suit.

Geng Jingzhong couldn't stop this situation, so he had to shout loudly twice after everyone knocked a few times: "Okay, okay, folks, get up, as long as everyone earnestly builds their current homes in the future." It's the greatest reward for this king! This king still has something to do, and you continue to be busy with your own, so let's all disperse! Geng Jingzhong really didn't want to say too much in front of the public, there was no need, just receive his heart, and besides, he didn't mean to speak specifically today. So, as soon as he had finished speaking, he turned around and went into the house.

Although Geng Jingzhong no longer showed up, the people on the street did not disperse, but there was more and more trend. Many people heard of the arrival of the king. They put down their work and wanted to take a look. Get a glimpse of it. The sixty guards who accompanied him were neatly lined up inside and out, and no one was allowed to approach the house where the town office was located. The soldiers with guns on their shoulders and in straight military uniforms were still quite intimidating, and the people were all standing dozens of steps away, and no one dared to approach.

"Oh, these people are really enthusiastic, the eyes just now really called me, how can you say it!" When Geng Jingzhong held a warmth event in Fuzhou before, he also received such a look, which was full of gratitude, but it was really embarrassing to be looked at by these dozens or hundreds of people like this.

"Hehe, Lord Wang, the people want to express their gratitude to you! However, the officials below us are also indispensable, such as this Xinyang Town, which was built so fast and so well, which also made the people feel that they had a head. Mayor Hua, the prince is very optimistic about you, work hard, and it is not impossible to be promoted to county magistrate or even governor in the future!" Everyone had already entered the back room, and more than two dozen people poured in at once, which seemed a little crowded. After Geng Jingzhong finished speaking with emotion, Li Guangdi said, praising Hua Youfu and encouraging him by the way.

"Thank you for your appreciation, and your subordinates will definitely live up to the high expectations of the prince and make persistent efforts." Hua Youfu was overjoyed, Li Guangdi's words really gave him great encouragement, he is only 35 years old now, and there is still a lot to be done in the future, not to mention the Mawei Group, it is the continued development of this Luzon Island, which will enable him to rise step by step. He had heard that many of the generals in the Mawei Army were originally ordinary sergeants, and now they have risen to high positions with their military industry, which shows that the palace has clear rewards and punishments, and he has every chance to be promoted to the governor in the future instead of joking. In addition, now that he has been appreciated by Geng Jingzhong, he has a great opportunity!

"Sit down, this king and his entourage have been walking all morning, that is, they have revealed their identities here. Also, it's almost noon, Uncle Gu, go to the restaurant next to you to order more than ten tables of dishes, so that the big guys can also taste the taste of Henan cuisine! It's really rare to get a taste of northern cuisine these years. Geng Jingzhong walked to the long table, pulled out the chair at the front, and said as he sat down.

Li Guangdi and a few others also pulled out chairs and sat down, they were all very aware of Geng Jingzhong's temper, and they didn't like a group of people standing around him at all. "Mayor Hua Youfu stays, and the others continue to work." Sure enough, as soon as they sat down, Geng Jingzhong gave an order.

"I'm very interested in the development of Xinyang Town, can Mayor Hua tell me about your next development plan?" Geng Jingzhong asked with a smile. This little mayor is quite advanced in his thinking, and he can be regarded as a cadre. Being able to organize people to set up town-run enterprises in advance, rather than using the Hai family's wealth to open private workshops, is what Geng Jingzhong appreciates the most, and this consciousness is not possessed by ordinary people. Maybe Li Guangdi and Xu Shan didn't feel anything special, but Geng Jingzhong knew that no matter whether Hua Youfu himself had no intention of doing such a thing, but it was this action that was already several levels ahead of others!

The difference between a private workshop and a collective workshop is the ultimate profit. No matter how big the private workshop is, it will only be paid by some workers who work in the workshop, and Hua Youfu defines this workshop as a collective workshop, that is, it belongs to the whole town, not to a certain individual, although for the time being, the money earned is not much, and it is not distributed to every household, but the money earned has been done a lot, and the expansion of the streets in the town is one of them, which does not take a penny from the governor's palace. Like in other towns. Each received some money from the Doge's Palace. That's it. The progress and scale of the construction of those towns are far from catching up with this Xinyang Town.

"Back to the prince! It's easy to say, all we have to do in the next few years is one thing, build! This construction is divided into family construction and collective construction. Family construction, mobilize the people to rest and rebuild houses, the people came in a hurry, and you have also seen the prince of the house where he lives now, just a temporary house that shelters from the wind and rain, very simple! Therefore, it is necessary to mobilize the people to help each other. Expand your home even more. The second point of collective construction is the expansion of several workshops, as well as the organization of collective production of the common people according to the instructions issued by the Governor's Office. In addition to the few existing workshops in the town, we can also build other workshops, and as long as the things made are good, we don't have to worry about sales. In this way, at most a year and a half, the whole town will be turned upside down. Hua Youfu replied in an orderly manner.

"Hmm!" Geng Jingzhong nodded in agreement. Now the whole of Luzon is under construction, at least for the next two years. It will be infrastructure construction, houses, roads, bridges and even land reclamation. It is already commendable that Hua Youfu can take the lead in proposing collective construction. "These two can be said to be one thing, but there are not necessarily as many others as you think! Although I gave orders to the towns to organize people to create various workshops and use their own skills to produce various products, it is estimated that many grassroots officials will not pay much attention to it. At least, I won't be as interested in you as I am. ”

"In a few months, a new wave of immigrants will come, and within two years there will be a million more immigrants, so you don't have to worry about selling whatever you want to do with your existing workshop. If you are short of silver, it is better to go to your old lord Haijia to borrow it, and apply directly to the Governor's Palace, hehe, this is no interest! "Now there are not many workshops in the twelve immigrant towns, and most of the daily necessities of the people are provided by foreign caravans, except for some of the caravans sold by the original Chinese families, and some are the goods transported by the Kunpeng caravans and other caravans.

The migrants settled down in August last year, and although the rice was planted in August almost a month later than normal, it did not hinder much, and the first harvest was ushered in in November. The intensive cultivation of the Chinese people is unmatched by other countries and regions, and on this fertile and undeveloped Luzon Island, every acre of land has at least three stones of grain harvested. Which family of ordinary people is not more than five people? Each family used 50 acres of land as the base, which totaled nearly 150 stone of rice. Two hundred stones! What a staggering number! In the past, when the wind and rain were good on the mainland, ordinary people and their families could have a total of about seven or eight stone of surplus grain, and the average family of five was one stone and five buckets of grain per person per year.

One stone and five buckets, that is, one hundred and eighty catties, which is barely enough to eat for a year, and with the family labor to go out and earn some more, life can be so-so. But that's only in a good year, if you encounter a little natural and man-made disaster, don't say you are full, you can eat and burn incense and worship the Buddha! Now, two hundred stone of rice, recovered, piled up all over the room. How had they ever seen so much food, and it was all their own! According to the market price of Luzon, one stone of rice costs six dollars of silver, which is three or four percent cheaper than that on the mainland, but the people are still willing to sell rice to the governor's palace. The Governor's Mansion was all purchased at market price, and the people did not complain. Moreover, the people also knew how they got their own qiē, and after leaving enough rations for one year, the rest was sold to the governor's palace.

On average, a household sells 100 stone of rice, and each household gets 60 taels of silver. Geng Jingzhong's command used silver dollars, that is, sixty large silver dollars. After repaying the silver money borrowed from the palace at the beginning, plus the cattle and seeds, etc., there were still twenty large silver dollars left. From having nothing to owning a "huge fortune" of twenty large silver dollars, it can be said that he became rich overnight, and when he had money, of course, he had to buy all kinds of household goods to improve his life, so the goods produced by the town's workshops were always in short supply.

This is Southeast Asia, rice is planted three times a year, after the rice harvest, the next round of planting is carried out, this is about a month to start harvesting, their own money bags are immediately more plump, the faces of the people are full of festive smiles. This farming alone can earn an income of one hundred and fifty taels a year, an average of thirty silver dollars per person. In their opinion, the money from doing business is not so fast, so few people ask about the shops in the town, which is one of the important reasons why many people are reluctant to open shops in the town. It's just that in Geng Jingzhong's view, the people themselves are short-sighted. When the people's income is high, consumption will inevitably increase greatly, which is a good time to make money, and if you miss it, you will definitely regret it in the future. (To be continued......)