Since the end of the New Year's summary meeting, Yan Shao has focused his work on the planning of the 'staff living area', and has spent a lot of time on this, after all, a city with a population of more than 100,000 people is obviously not a 'construction' that can be started directly.

Just for a blueprint, Yan Shao discussed with several engineers from the United States for more than a month, and did not stop until there were generally no problems.

In addition to blueprints, there are countless other things, such as building materials. Although the output of the ash factory is barely enough to cover the cost of building the new city, other materials need to be purchased from other places, such as steel and wood, which is also a troublesome matter.

In addition, if you want to build a city, you always need to have enough land, after all, Yan Shao can't build a city in the sky.

"Speaking of which, I haven't been to Anqing for a while..."After covering the quilt for Elano and Caterina on the bed, Yan Shao, who was only wearing a single coat, returned to the table and continued to look at the blueprint that had been set not long ago.

For such a blueprint, Yan Shao has been busy for more than a month.

"Next, it's time to leave for Anqing..."

As I once said, the distance between Anqing and Wuhu is not very far, so Elaline didn't go to the pier to see them off, just stood on the steps of the manor and asked him to come back early, and...

"If you dare to mess with flowers over there, you should know what the consequences will be..."

Wielding the dagger that she didn't know where to put it, Caterina said unconcernedly. Elaine, on the other hand, just stood and watched with a smile.

Yan Shao and she realized that it had been several years now, and the number of times they had been threatened like this was countless, and they were almost completely immune to this threat. So the last thing is just a wave of his hand. "Yes, yes, I know..."

After waving his hand to the two people, Yan Shao left the manor surrounded by more than a dozen people.

Since the scale of the textile factory has expanded a lot, Yan Shao has also made a considerable amount of investment in the shipping company, and purchased more than a dozen cargo ships of about 1,000 tons and several river vessels for the company.

Needless to say, the former is naturally used for freight. For example, cotton from across the river is transported to Wuhu, or cotton textiles produced by the company are sold to other cities, while the river ships are used for official business.

For the people of this era. Horse-drawn carriages and trains were the main means of transportation, but in China at this time, railways were not yet common, at least in Anhui. Therefore, there are only two kinds of transportation when people travel. Horse-drawn carriages or boat rides.

Wuhu is on the edge of the Yangtze River. Naturally, it is more efficient to take a boat.

And now the group has its own stronghold in almost every city along the Yangtze River, so Yan Shao simply bought a few river ships back for the transportation of personnel, well, Yan Shao will also take this kind of boat when he travels.

It only takes a few hours to get from Wuhu to Anqing, so when Yan Shao arrived at the door of the governor's yamen, the time was only a little more than three o'clock in the afternoon.

Although Yan Shao doesn't come often, or only once every few months. But every time he comes, he will be very generous, so the disciples of the yamen also remember Yan Shao's appearance. Seeing that Yan Shao was coming, he just asked him to wait a while and ran into the yamen to report.

Hearing that Yan Shao was coming, Feng Xu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite Yan Shao in from outside, and at the same time wanted to know what Yan Shao's intention was this time, but when he learned about Yan Shao's intention, he showed a surprised expression on his face.

"Boss Yan, what do you want to buy such a large piece of land..."In the yamen of the governor of Anhui, Feng Xu said with some surprise.

After waving his hand and signaling Feng Xu not to be anxious, Yan Shao explained with a chuckle. "Now there are more and more employees in the company, and the original staff living area has been a little uninhabitable, and in order to build more houses, the layout of the living area is very chaotic, and the result is not only dirty and uninhabitable, but also the environment inside has become a little chaotic, almost three days and two ends will make some trouble..."

This Feng Xu also knows how to say, after all, he is also the governor of Anhui, and he has been to Wuhu a few times, so he naturally understands what the situation there is, especially after the Wuhu magistrate often complains to him that because of the increasing relationship between Wuhu workers, the security there is becoming more and more difficult to manage...

"So I plan to buy a piece of land on the riverside not far from the textile mill and several other factories, and then rebuild a living area for the workers, so that not only will the workers' lives be guaranteed, but the county government will also be more relaxed, so that they will not often have to go out collectively for some small things..."

"But, it's too big..."Looking at the area of land that Yan Shao wanted to buy, Feng Xu frowned, if Yan Shao really bought such a large piece of land, it may not be enough to build a city, but it is no problem to put half of the people in Wuhu into it—————— this is also the relationship between Feng Xu and his old vision, in Feng Xu's opinion, the so-called staff living area is a large number of bungalows, at most some two-story buildings, I didn't expect that Yan Shao planned to build a building on the riverside, none of them were less than six floors...

After hearing Feng Xu's words, Yan Shao also smiled bitterly. "I'm also forced to have no way, the number of employees in the group has reached more than 40,000 people at the moment, and this number will become more in the future, if you don't get a new living area, so many people I let them live where they can..."

This time, Yan Shao used the reason of 'building residential areas for more and more workers', and the reason was of course correct, but Yan Shao did not tell Feng Xu his real reasons and plans.

After all, the plan called 'Staff Living Area', which is actually 'Wuhu New Town', can not only attract attention, but also easily arouse the suspicion of others, especially the government.

A city with a population of more than 100,000 and only listening to Yan Shao's will can easily be mistaken for Yan Shao's desire to establish himself as a king, or to build an independent kingdom, so everything can only be done quietly, at least until the new city is built.

And wait until the new city is built. Faced with a city with a population of more than 100,000, even if the Qing court wanted to move, it had some scruples. What's more, by the time the new city is completed, it is estimated that it will not be long before the fall of the Qing court. It is estimated that the Qing court does not have the heart to control Yan Shao.

The same is true of the historical Dasheng Company, after founding many industries, Zhang Jian turned the original small Tangjiazha into a new industrial town. industrial raw materials and products, in and out; All kinds of people are busy; Land and water vehicles and boats come and go; Workers commuting to and from work are like a tide. At that time, Tangzha was prosperous, and even known as "Little Shanghai".

The History of Urban Construction in China, compiled by the Department of Urban Planning of Tongji University, describes it as follows: "...... The Tang Gate forms a complete and independent industrial area, and the section of the factory perimeter facing the canal leaves open space to build a commercial street dominated by two-storey shops. The vacant land between the branch and the factory was built with a warehouse and a stack, and the workers' residential area was built near the factory, mostly with brick and wood bungalows. On the other side of the canal there is the Tang Gate Park".

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After thinking for a while, Feng Xu nodded in agreement.

After all, Yan Shao has also 'honored' a lot of things to him in the past, and Yan Shao's reputation in Anhui is also quite good, and he is a very influential person. Feng Xu couldn't treat Yan Shao like an ordinary businessman.

And after getting Feng Xu's consent. Yan Shao is also happy.

Since the number of employees in the group has reached more than 40,000, Yan Shao's speech in Wuhu has been more effective than that of the county, which is not only clear to the county itself, but also to Feng Xu. However, Yan Shao relied on workers equivalent to one-third of Wuhu's population, and even Feng Xu did not dare to forcibly dismiss so many workers, so he had to turn a blind eye to this situation.

However, in comparison, the magistrate of Wuhu likes the current scene very much.

It's not that he's shaking M or anything, it's just that he can receive a lot of benefits just by sitting in the position of the magistrate every year. There is no need to work hard, and the annual assessment results are excellent every year because of Yan Shao's relationship. In this way, even if he is hollowed out, what does he have to complain about?

If it weren't for the fact that Yan Shao wanted to buy too much land this time, and even the magistrate couldn't be the master, Yan Shao didn't even need to come to Anqing this time, just give a direct order.

Leaving from the governor's yamen, he shook the permission in his hand, and Yan Shao's face also showed a smile. "It's finally time to start planning..."

After returning to Wuhu, the construction team that had already been prepared began the construction plan, and they were followed by the American engineers who discussed the blueprint with Yan Shao. There is no way around it, after all, China has never carried out such a large-scale plan in the past—————— not even in other countries.

At this time, there were no construction engineers in China, so Yan Shao could only ask foreigners for help.

And those American engineers also wanted to see what the planned new city would look like after it was built, so they didn't leave after helping Yan Shao design the blueprint, but stayed.

With the help of these people, the construction of the new city began at a breakneck pace.

After participating in the groundbreaking ceremony of the new city, Yan Shao took a boat to Dangtu overnight...

"Good job..."After getting off the boat, he walked up to Huang Hao, who came to greet him, and Yan Shao patted him on the shoulder.

"Where, this is everyone's effort..."Although there was the same joy on his face as Yan Shao, Huang Hao still did not forget to be humble at this time.

Hearing Huang Hao say this, several other people standing behind him also showed a hint of a smile.

Although everyone's tired time for a year is not entirely for themselves, if Huang Hao just grabbed everyone's credit, even if they are familiar with each other, they will still turn their faces.

Hearing Huang Hao's words, Yan Shao smiled and spoke. "Don't worry, I won't forget everyone's contributions..." Now we can go to the ironworks. ”

"Of course." Huang Hao nodded his head, and soon led Yan Shao to a carriage with the brand of Yushi Group...

Sitting by the window, Yan Shao looked out through the window.

The completed highway is full of people, and many local people and some vehicles are coming and going on the road.

When this road was built, it was not considered that only people within the group could use it, so almost all people and businesses could use this road. Of course, this will inevitably cause some loss to the road, but fortunately there is no practical car in this era, and there is no shadow of the truck, if it is only a horse-drawn carriage, even if it is overloaded, it doesn't matter, and the concrete pavement composed of large blocks of cement can not cause any excessive damage, and naturally there is no need to charge any road maintenance fees...

And when they saw the sign of Yushi Group hanging on it, driving on the highway in rows, those passers-by walking on the highway also hurriedly stepped aside.

This is not out of fear, but out of respect, respect for what Yan Shao has done all these years...

The carriage with rubber tires drove smoothly on the gray road, and even the speed became much faster than on the normal road. In addition, Dangtu is only more than ten kilometers away from Xiangshan, and Yan Shao and his party have arrived at Xiangshan Town in less than an hour.

When Yan Shao and his entourage arrived at Xiangshan, a large number of people had gathered there at the entrance, waiting for Yan Shao's arrival.

When Yan Shao got out of the carriage, several people soon greeted him.

"Lord Yan..."

"Boss..."

"Mr. Yan..."

Different titles, different people, and different identities...

The one who called the adult was the official of the Tu County Ya, although they were also the parents of the same place, but in front of Yan Shao, the owner of the top product, they did not dare to be the slightest rampant, and they had to respectfully call Yan Shao, a businessman, an adult...

Of course, the people who call the boss are the people in the company, and the people who call them gentlemen are some local gentry and celebrities, and there are those Germans who come to help...

These people crowded up, and Yan Shao also had to stop a few steps and greet them by the way.

And after the greetings were over, Yan Shao walked to the ironworks outside the town with a slightly excited mood.

After a year's hard work, some of the smelting equipment was finally put into use. Although it is only a part, this part can still bring more than 30,000 tons of crude steel production per year, although it is still far from Japan, but it is comparable to the Hanyang Iron Works at the same time.

Yan Shao came back this time because he received a telegram from Huang Hao and wanted to witness the first test furnace of the iron factory...

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