Section 6 The Great Leap Forward

The next three months can be called the harvest season in Qingyang, which does not refer to the harvest of crops in Qingyang, but refers to the three months when the revival plan formulated by Xiao Tang and them achieved full practical results. In just over 90 days, there was an influx of immigrants from all over Qingyang, including the distant Indean Kingdom, the countries of the Western Continent, the central and southern countries of the Central Continent, and the Tanghe Empire, especially the Yanyun County, Beiyuan County, and the Indean Kingdom 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 Qingyang accepted the emigration, many farmers moved to Qingyang with their families, and there was even a group of peasant households in one village who disappeared collectively overnight and migrated westward in droves. Of course, this also caused panic among the local landlords, who on the one hand submitted a letter to the local government, and on the other hand, they also took some measures such as reducing the land rent, It was not until later that the local government also felt that this might affect the local agriculture, so it was reported to the Imperial Interior Administration for approval and some compulsory surname restriction measures, and the immigration tide in these two counties slowed down, but there were still many farmers who simply took the method of leaving, ran to Qingyang alone, and after establishing a firm foothold, they quietly sneaked back to their hometowns to pick up their families。

After learning that Qingyang had absorbed immigrants regardless of nationality or nationality, a small number of people first came to Qingyang to find out the truth, and after getting the exact news, they went back to contact their relatives and friends to come with their families, 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 90 days, a total of more than 85,000 immigrants were accepted, making the total population of Qingyang Province exceed the 200,000 mark in one fell swoop. On average, more than 900 people move in every day, with a maximum of more than 2,000 people moving in a day, most of them farmers who make a living, but there are also some urban poor. Xiao Tang's Administration and Finance Bureau, which had tripled their staff, were still unable to cope with such a large-scale wave of immigration, so they had to temporarily borrow some manpower from other departments and the army's logistics department to cope with it.

Municipal construction has also accelerated the pace of progress, due to the influx of a large number of immigrants, so that the original lack of labor has also been greatly alleviated, although the need is not fully met, but for Su Minshun 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.

Roads and bridges have also undergone some simple repairs and maintenance on the basis of the original, and due to the lack of labor, it will take time to build and update them on a large scale. The agricultural irrigation system in the villages, led by officials from the local market towns, has been organized to repair the farmers who will benefit. 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 enthusiasm of the beneficiary farmers is quite high, and some progress has been made.

Due to the rapid increase in population, the labor force has also increased significantly, the popularity of the city has also increased greatly, coupled with the political axe and vigorously promoted municipal 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 month of May, 39 shops of various kinds have opened in the city, 2 large workshops, 3 large workshops, and 11 medium-sized workshops have opened.

According to the agreement, the Miao family, one of the five major families of the empire, also invested in Qingyang and opened a large factory, mainly producing all kinds of iron tools for production, and of course also producing weapons, and the raw materials were imported from the neighbor Yinchuan Prefecture to the north. Wan Renming's Wanfeng Qianzhuang Qingyang branch also opened for business, and the first business was the second special fund allocated by the Imperial Finance Administration, with a short period of 1,000,000 imperial gold coins, and the first 1,500,000 imperial gold coins had been cashed in Chase Money Village when Wufeng returned to Qingyang. Immediately afterwards, Wu Feng negotiated with Wanfeng Qian Zhuang about the small loan for immigrants.

At the same time, according to the good geographical location of Qingyang Fucheng and the traditional material distribution center, a large-scale commodity wholesale market and a bazaar designed and planned by Su Minshun 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, and general merchandise can be found here, and rows of storefronts and stalls are arranged in an orderly manner, where merchants negotiate and trade;

With the large increase in population, the service industry and entertainment in Qingyang City have also risen, and large and small hotels, restaurants, restaurants, teahouses, pawnshops and other service places are also thriving, and new shops are constantly opening. In order to encourage the development of the entertainment industry, Wu Feng even attended the opening ceremony of a large-scale Fengyue venue, Man Yuanchun, and delivered an enthusiastic speech, which greatly encouraged the active surname of businesses investing in the entertainment industry.

Xiao Tang once privately persuaded Wu Feng not to participate in the opening ceremony of such an weathered place, after all, Wu Feng is the honor of the government, and attending such an event is really detrimental to his image. Wu Feng made a look of being willing to endure humiliation and bear the burden to explain that in order to promote Qingyang's economic take-off, he was willing to make some sacrifices, and when necessary, he could even make a greater sacrifice, that is, he personally went out to various entertainment venues to inspect in an all-round way. Xiao Tang was dumbfounded by what he said, and he didn't know whether his boss really endured the humiliation or took the opportunity to be chic at public expense.

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 was not affected, Wufeng had to reluctantly agree with Su Minshun's opinion, and spent a huge amount of money from the already very tight finances to build two schools and a hospital, and recruit teachers and medical staff.

The military has benefited the most from the massive influx of population and rapid economic development, and when immigrants enter Qingyang, 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 Luhmann to better absorb the talents of immigrants into the army. The 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 transportation without costing money? Do you want paid vacation? This is not a dream, as long as you join the army, everything will become a reality." When Liang Chongxin asked Lu Man when he didn't spend money on transportation when he was a soldier, Lu Man 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, and the two garrison divisions were quickly replenished to about 15,000 men each, and each formed two wings of cavalry, one of which was one for each of the light and heavy cavalry, which was also the beginning of the large-scale formation of cavalry teams under the command of Wufeng. Of course, the increase in numbers does not mean the growth of strength, and Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu know this better than anyone. 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, Liang Chongxin and Cui Wenxiu are still very satisfied, after all, so much vitality has been added, as for the lack of training, in the next time, it can be made up for by high-intensity training, which is definitely much better than the taste of 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. Mo Lun was so anxious about this that while he sent a report to Xiao Tang asking for an increase in the staffing of various departments of the Interior Bureau, he also began to appoint reliable personnel to act as eyes and ears among the new immigrants to deal with the complicated situation. Xiao Tang also felt the urgency of the situation, and immediately reported to Wu Feng, who was not ambiguous in this regard, and immediately agreed to double the staffing, and the specific personnel were recruited by Mo Lun himself and submitted to the Administration Office for approval.

Wu Feng 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 administration, 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 businesses, and to listen to the reports of various departments or read materials at night. Even Di Rena, who was waiting for him, often woke up after falling asleep and saw Wu Feng reading or thinking about problems under the oil lamp.

During this period, Guan Yingying, Hua Yumei and Angel all exchanged letters, telling their hearts. Guan Yingying's father, Guan Yiming, accepted Wu Feng's proposal almost immediately, and even thanked Wu Feng for providing this opportunity for the [***] gate, after all, if he was sold to the emperor's family, he could have the opportunity to enter the army for development, and his future future was immeasurable, which was what all martial arts practitioners dreamed of.

Twenty disciples of the [***] sect who had passed the rigorous test came to Qingyang Mansion with Guan Yiming's handwritten letter, and the leader of them was the disciple in charge of reception who Wu Feng had contact with at the gate of Hejian Mansion, and Wu Feng was quite impressed by his keen observation and adaptability. Wu Feng, together with several chief officers of the army, personally examined these twenty disciples, and found that these twenty disciples were not only quite good in martial arts, but also quite good in organization and adaptability, and two of them were even more outstanding figures, Wu Feng was very satisfied, and asked Liang and Cui to arrange these twenty disciples to a suitable position to exercise in order to observe their performance.

Hua Yumei also introduced his family's business to Wufeng, the Hua family originally had its own branch in the northwest region, more than ten years ago due to the unstable social security situation, the branch was withdrawn, taking this opportunity, there was a new expansion of the Hua family's business scope to the northwest region, and at the same time led other businesses in the Jiangnan region to enter Qingyang for development, these people were warmly welcomed by Wufeng and other political axe officials in Qingyang Prefecture.

As for the treatment of Pamela, Wu Feng considered the need for a model to deter those individuals and organizations who served foreign enemy forces, and the fact that Pamela's identity had been completely exposed and no longer had much practical value, so he publicly sentenced Pamela and sentenced him to death. The two leaders captured in the two anti-bandit campaigns, one was Mao Jin, a spot-faced man in the "Purple Turban Thieves" organization, and the other was Helianbo, the leader of the "Black Tiger" organization.

At the same time, forty admission letters from the Imperial Affairs College were also sent to Qingyang. Most of the officers believed that the sending of 40 people to study in Yanjing at this critical time would certainly seriously affect the army's ongoing training work and thus affect the realization of the training intention of enhancing combat effectiveness. Both Leung Chong-shun and Choi Wen-so have this view, and both suggest postponing the study time. However, both Wu Feng and Ling Tianfang believed that this study opportunity was rare, and even if it was difficult, they would have to spare people to participate in the study, which would bring about a qualitative leap in the quality of military officers, and they absolutely must not give up. In the end, Wu Feng overrode public opinion, and worked alone to persuade Liang and Cui to draw 20 outstanding officers from each of the two divisions, including Mao Jin and Helianbo, to Yanjing for a year and a half of further study.

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