The weather in May was a bit hot and humid, and the people, except for those who applied for work, worked in the morning and evening, and rested at noon.

After nearly a month of construction, the steel plant and cement plant have become quite large, and all that can be done now is to wait.

May 4th, fine.

Wang Xuan gave the students a nature lesson in the morning, and went to the Government Council in the afternoon, he wanted to make the development plan for the second half of this year, so that the auspicious construction is based on evidence, which is an integral part of the long-term plan, and fine-tuned according to the actual situation today.

In fact, this is also a delayed version of the year-end summary and the work plan for the coming year, after finalizing the details with the state ministers, it was decided that the formal meeting will be held on May 10, and the departments still have plenty of time to conduct data statistics and analysis, and Wang Xuan is constantly improving his plan.

On the 10th, hundreds of people, including principal government officials, representatives of villages, immigrants, and merchants, crowded into the courtyard. They were very satisfied with the invitation to the government work meeting, and they felt trust and respect, which greatly strengthened their sense of ownership.

The meeting was presided over by Zhao Sheng, and first of all, the Government Council made a summary report on the work in the first half of 54.

"Your Lord, colleagues, and consuls, first of all, I will make a report on the work of the government on behalf of the Government Council. ”

Wang Xuan took the lead in applauding, Zhao Sheng first introduced the current situation of the factory, as of May, auspicious new factories are: Yongsheng porcelain factory, plate factory, steel mill, mosquito coil factory, quarry, breeding farm, cement factory, brick and tile factory and other more than ten factories.

The porcelain factory has made a profit, with an average monthly sales of 50,000 gold coins, 5,000 gold coins in taxes to the government, and 30,000 gold coins a month when the government is included in the dividends. The sheet metal mill is a non-profit factory and currently relies on government grants to maintain production. Steel mills and cement plants are about to produce and will start to make a profit by July at the latest.

The farms have already produced benefits, mainly supplying construction sites, canteens, schools, etc., and the government pays nearly 2,000 gold coins to the farms every month. This money Wang Xuan did not let go, this is the start-up capital for the follow-up farm construction, now cement, steel, bricks, quarrying are available, and the temporary buildings of the farm should also be renovated.

The first batch of products of the mosquito coil factory has been produced, and a trial is being arranged for the people. First of all, it is necessary to test whether the smell of mosquito coil is harmful to the human body, and whether the product after combustion has a greater impact on the human body; secondly, it is necessary to confirm whether its mosquito repellent effect is up to standard, and whether the proportion of each raw material needs to be appropriately adjusted. It is expected that the entire experiment will last at least a month.

Nowadays, the front of the mosquito coil factory is crowded with businessmen who come to inquire about the news every day, and if it were not for the doorman to stop them, it is estimated that they would have moved directly into the factory to lay on the floor. The success of Yongsheng porcelain makes them unwilling to miss the opportunity to make money again, and they are not steadfast in their hearts every day. Most of these businessmen are newly registered private merchants in Jixiang locality, and the business atmosphere can be seen.

There is one quarry in the east and west of the river, the stone of the quarry is mainly used for building materials, widely used in foundations, road repair and some stone molds, tool manufacturing, monthly sales of about 1,200 gold coins, the government's monthly procurement amount is as much as 600 gold coins.

At present, there are two brick and tile factories, one in Hedong and one in Hexi, and the first batch of bricks and tiles are being fired in the near future.

The second part is an explanation of fiscal revenue, as of May, the revenue of Jixiangling reached 160,000 gold coins, the expenditure was 60,000 gold coins, and counting the 30,000 gold coins of the second wave of procurement plans, there were still 70,000 gold coins waiting to be spent in the Ministry of Finance and Taxation.

The expenditure is mainly included in two aspects, one is the procurement expenditure for the Great Xia, the purchase of 30,000 gold coins from March to May has been completed, and now the purchase of 30,000 gold coins from June to August will continue to be allocated. The other is construction investment, including the three avenues in Hedong, the plate factory, steel mill, breeding farm, cement factory built by the government, etc.

The third part is civil affairs, and there are nearly 20,000 people who have entered the factory as full-time workers (including Chengnan Farm), and the average monthly income of Quan Jixiang has reached two gold coins. According to this model, this year's per capita income is expected to reach 3.5 gold coins, more than double last year's 1.5 gold coins per capita, so Zhao Sheng's voice couldn't help but be a little higher when talking about this part.

There are nearly 500 new immigrants, and in the second half of the year, the new immigration policy will continue to be implemented, and priority will be given to Hedong.

As a result of the slowdown in the pace of development to the south, only eight people died from disease infections in the first half of this year, and the situation is very optimistic. Or because of the end of the war and the government's encouragement of childbirth, more than 1,300 new pregnant women were added!

The fourth part is the construction plan for the second half of the year, which is explained by Wang Xuan himself.

"Money has to be spent to participate in social mobility to be effective, and it is worthless if you don't leave it alone, so I'm going to talk about how to spend it. A light laugh immediately erupted at the scene, and Wang Xuan himself was happy.

"First of all, the construction of the factory in the second half of the year will continue, and at least four factories will be built: hardware factory, stationery factory, grain and oil factory, and furniture factory. Speaking of this, the scene suddenly became enthusiastic, whether it was officials, businessmen, aborigines or new immigrants, it was clear that building a factory was something that everyone benefited, and no one liked it.

"These factories will be open to all auspicious lords......"

There was a thunderous applause at the scene, chanting "Young Master Wise" endlessly, Wang Xuan had to press down his palm frequently, and then everyone gradually quieted down, but the excited look on his face lasted for a long time.

In addition, the government plans to build more than 30 primary schools and three secondary schools in a year's time. Hedong, Jixiang City, the vicinity of Yongsheng in the west of the city, Chengnan Farm, Liuyin District along the Liuyin River, and Chengnan District along the Xingyao River will start construction one after another, and merchants are welcome to donate money and materials to participate in the construction of the school. ”

"In the second half of the year, we will increase the purchase of livestock, one is to meet the needs of breeding to help the people cultivate the land, and the other is to enrich everyone's balanced nutrition on the table. At present, the farm in the south of the city mainly raises chickens, ducks and pigs, and sheep and cattle will be added in the second half of the year. ”

Wang Xuan also made a special statement that the inner treasury would allocate 1,000 gold coins every month for the purchase of livestock and sell them to the people at a flat price.

"Another big project to spend money on is to build a road, and the Nongnan Road of Chengnan Farm will be extended eastward to the intersection of Xingyao River and Hexi Avenue, and this new road is Nongxing Road. Hexi Avenue is a first-class road built along the Xingyao River with Hedong Avenue in general, with a total length of about 15 kilometers in the first phase, from Xingyao Lake South to Nongxing Road in the north, these two roads are planned to invest 20,000 gold coins and take 2,000 workers to build in three months. ”

After a pause, Wang Xuan threw out even more shocking news.

"The development of Jixiang is changing with each passing day, and the existing Jixiang City can no longer meet our development needs, so the early construction of the new city will be carried out in the second half of the year. The new urban area will be four times the size of the existing urban area, and the layout will be more reasonable, with more emphasis on humanity and livability. The clean-up work will be completed in the second half of the year, and the main roads and bridges will be completed, and the sewer system will be built simultaneously. In addition, all businesses are welcome to invest, and the Ministry of Construction and the Government Council will issue a joint statement on specific matters. ”

The news shocked everyone dizzy for a while before they came to their senses, the construction of the new city involves all aspects, and the investment is astronomical, for the two years to build a new city, we do not doubt, doubt that the money can keep up.

According to Wang Xuan's estimate, this year's annual fiscal revenue is expected to exceed 600,000 gold coins, next year will exceed one million gold coins, and the year after next will exceed 2 million is possible, so it is really not difficult to carry out the construction of the new city now.

Part of the construction of the new city will be contracted to businessmen, which greatly reduces the burden on the government. Wang Xuan believes that after two years of development, the people will have some savings in their hands, and then implement the installment payment plan so that the house will not be sold.

If some chemical raw materials can be discovered early, then both the development of technology and financial revenue will move to a new level.

The meeting ended in a cheerful atmosphere, and this time the army building plan was not discussed, as if Wang Xuan had other ideas. Its adults, including the five ministers of the Government Council, did not dare to speak on the part of the army, and they knew very well what the taboo was.

The front of the government council was crowded with people who came to inquire about the news, and with the spread of the representatives and the fermentation of the incident, the auspicious city boiled in the evening, and the residents of the old city were calculating how much gold they could compensate for their houses, how many gold coins they needed for the new house, and how big the gap was.

Merchants are thinking about how to expand and get a bigger share of the new city as it underworks.

Artisans are thinking about increasing the number of people in their workshops and trying to get more orders.

Ordinary people plan to learn a trade and increase their literacy to increase their chances of being admitted.

The people inside and outside the city were as happy as a festival, running around to tell each other, and the neighbors who usually had a little dislike were able to greet each other with smiles, as if all the sorrows and dissatisfaction were blown away by the wind of reform.