The next three months can be called the harvest season in Tokugawa Prefecture, and this does not refer to the harvest of crops in Tokugawa Prefecture, but to the three months when the reconstruction plan formulated by Liang Qiming and his family became fully effective. In just over 90 days, there was an influx of immigrants from all over the country outside Tokugawa County, including the distant Indean Kingdom, the countries of the Western Continent, the countries of the central and southern parts of the Central Continent, and the Great Qin Empire, especially the Yanyun, Beishan, and Indean Kingdoms of the Empire.

After the suppression of the peasant slave uprising two years ago, the local government and big landlords treated the peasants and slaves even more severely, and the lives of the peasants and slaves were even more miserable, and many peasants were forced to borrow from the landlords because they could not pay the rent, and finally became slaves.

After receiving the news that Tokugawa Prefecture was accepting immigrants, many farmers moved to Tokugawa Prefecture with their families, and there was even an overnight situation where a village of farmers disappeared en masse and moved westward in droves. Of course, this also caused panic among the local landlords, who wrote to the local government and took measures such as lowering land rents and reducing interest on debts, but it was too late, and the treatment that the peasants received in Tokugawa Prefecture spread the word about it, and these measures could not stop the farmers who were eager to acquire a piece of land as their lifelong dream.

It was not until the local government felt that this situation might affect local agriculture, so it reported to the imperial court for approval and adopted some mandatory restrictions, and the tide of immigration in the two prefectures slowed down, but there were still many peasants who simply walked away and ran to Tokugawa Prefecture alone, and after establishing a firm foothold, they quietly sneaked back to their hometowns to pick up their families.

There were already many people in the Indean Kingdom, and after learning that Tokugawa Prefecture had absorbed immigrants regardless of nationality or race, a few people first came to Tokugawa County to find out the truth. After receiving the exact information, he went back to contact his relatives and friends and brought his family, and the local government also adopted a laissez-faire and even encouraging attitude, because the local population was indeed too rich and the land was insufficient, which even affected the local economic development and social security.

In these more than ninety days. A total of more than 138,000 immigrants were accepted, bringing the total population of Tokugawa Prefecture to more than 1.5 million. On average, more than 1,000 people move in every day, with a peak of more than 3,000 people moving in a day, most of whom are farmers who make a living, but there are also some urban poor.

Leung Kai-ming's Administration and Finance Bureau, which had tripled their staff, were still unable to cope with such a large-scale inflow of migrants, and had to borrow some more manpower from other departments and the army's logistics department to cope with it, but even so, all personnel continued to work overtime every day. only to reluctantly push the work away.

The construction of the government has also accelerated the pace of progress, due to the influx of a large number of immigrants, the problem of lack of labor has also been greatly alleviated, although the needs are not fully met, but for Xie Shuyu is already quite satisfied. The construction of the city walls is progressing at the fastest pace, with nearly a third of the work completed, and the re-excavation of the moat is nearing completion. The redesign of the streets, the design of the city's sewerage system, and the detailed planning of various parts of the city have also been completed, and initial preparations have already begun.

The road and bridge facilities have also undergone some simple repairs and maintenance on the original basis. Due to the lack of labor, it will take time for large-scale construction and renewal.

The agricultural irrigation system in the villages is also led by officials from the local market towns. Organize the farmers who will benefit from the renovation and carry out repairs. Due to the fact that these irrigation systems have been in disrepair for many years and the amount of work is also very large, fortunately, the farmers who have benefited from it are quite motivated and have made some progress.

Due to the rapid increase in population, the labor force has also increased substantially. The popularity of the city has also increased greatly, coupled with the government's vigorous promotion of government construction, the social demand for various production and living materials has also increased greatly, and many workshop owners and businessmen have also flocked to the city, which has greatly promoted the development of the economy. In the past five months, within a month. There are 89 shops of various types in the county, 5 large workshops, 10 large workshops, and 35 medium-sized workshops.

According to the agreement, several large merchants who had met in the capital last time also invested in Tokugawa-gun, and opened several large factories, mainly producing various iron tools for production, and of course also producing weapons, and the raw materials were imported from the neighbor Loulan Province to the north.

At the same time, the Imperial Wanfeng Qianzhuang Tokugawa County Branch was also opened for business, and the first business was the second special fund allocated by the Imperial Household Department, which was short of 20 million silver, and the first 30 million silver had been cashed in Huitong Money Village when Qin Du returned to Tokugawa Mansion. Immediately afterwards, Qin Duan negotiated with Wanfeng Qianzhuang about the small loan for immigrants.

At the same time, according to the good geographical location of the Tokugawa Prefecture and the traditional material distribution center, a large-scale commodity wholesale market and a bazaar designed and planned by Xie Shuyu were also completed and opened.

The commodity wholesale market is divided into two parts, one part is the trading area, where almost all commodities such as grain, oilseeds, cloth, silk, tea, timber, medicinal materials, tools, weapons, salt, wine, livestock, horses, spices, daily necessities can be found here, and rows of storefronts and stalls are classified and arranged in an orderly manner, where merchants negotiate and trade; Part of it is the storage area, located at the back of the market adjacent to the main street, where all the large quantities of goods are stored, where the buy and sell transactions are negotiated and finally picked up.

With the massive increase in population, the service industry and entertainment in Tokugawa Prefecture also emerged, and large and small hotels, restaurants, restaurants, teahouses, pawnshops, and other service establishments also flourished, and new shops were opening all the time. In order to encourage the development of the entertainment industry, Qin Duan even attended the opening ceremony of a large Fengyue venue, Manyuanchun, and delivered an enthusiastic speech, which greatly encouraged the enthusiasm of businesses investing in the entertainment industry.

Liang Qiming once privately persuaded Qin Duan not to participate in the opening ceremony of such a weathered place, after all, Qin Duan is the honor of a county, and attending such an event is really detrimental to his image.

Qin Du made a look of being willing to endure humiliation and explain that in order to promote the economic take-off of Tokugawa County, he was willing to make some sacrifices, and when necessary, he could even make even greater sacrifices, that is, he personally went out to various entertainment venues to inspect all aspects. Liang Qiming was dumbfounded, and he didn't know whether his boss really endured the humiliation or took the opportunity to be chic.

The increase in population has also put a lot of pressure on culture, education and health. In view of this situation, in order to ensure that the future immigration policy would not be affected, Qin Duan had to agree with Xie Shuyu's opinion, and spent a huge amount of money from the already very tight finances to build ten schools and five hospitals, and recruit teachers and medical staff.

The military has benefited the most from the massive influx of people and the rapid economic development, and when immigrants enter Tokugawa Prefecture, the first thing they come into contact with is the overwhelming advertisements for joining the army. This is also one of the plans designed by Li Hua in order to better absorb talents from immigrants to join the army. The advertising slogan is full of temptation: "Do you want to eat without money?" Do you want to wear new clothes without money? Do you want to take transport without spending money? Do you want paid time off? This is not a dream, as long as you join the army, it will become a reality. ”

When Liang Qiming asked Li Hua when he didn't spend money on transportation when he was a soldier, Li Hua asked seriously: "When have you ever seen a cavalry ride your own war horse and have to pay?" ”

A large number of immigrants joined the troops, both in the garrison and in the main battle force, and the personnel were also replenished. Of course, the increase in numbers does not mean the increase in strength, and Zhu Yongqing, Liu Xiaoshan, and Shangguan Yonglun know this better than anyone else.

Originally, the training degree of the troops had not yet met the requirements, and a large number of defectors from the gangs had been added, and then a large number of recruits had been added. However, Zhu Yongqing, Liu Xiaoshan, and Shangguan Yonglun were still very satisfied, after all, so much vital strength had been added, as for the lack of training, in the next time, it could be made up for by high-intensity training, which would definitely be much better than the lack of major generals.

Due to the influx of foreign population, the public order situation has inevitably become complicated, and not only has there been a large increase in ordinary criminal law and order cases, but what is even more worrying is that there are also spies and spies of many other forces mixed in with the immigrants, and the workload of the various departments under the Department of the Interior has increased dramatically.

Mu Ziqi was so anxious about this that he sent a report to Liang Qiming asking for an increase in the staffing of various departments of the Home Affairs Bureau, and on the other hand, he also began to appoint reliable personnel to act as eyes and ears among the new immigrants to cope with the increasingly complex situation.

Liang Qiming also sensed the urgency of the situation, and immediately reported to Qin Du, who was not ambiguous in this regard, and immediately agreed to double the staffing, and the specific personnel were recruited by Mu Ziqi himself and submitted to the Administration Office for approval.

Qin Du was also very busy in this issue, not to attend the opening ceremonies of various workshops, or to inspect the construction sites of urban defense, municipal, farmland and water conservancy, or to inspect the training of the army, and from time to time to attend the banquets and cocktail parties of various merchants, and to listen to the reports of various departments or read materials at night. Even the few women who waited for him often woke up after falling asleep, and saw Qin Dui reading or thinking about problems under the oil lamp.

During this period, the red-sleeved women who were far away in Jinling all sent their lovesickness, and also sent more than 3 million silver to Qin Duan, which was the dividend of the perfume business last year. As for Mu Yunxi, who is in Liyuan County, she often writes to her, telling her thoughts and the old man Mu who is anxious for him to go back and get married. (To be continued......)