I learned from the second aunt that after Zhang Xiaochi and others left Qingwa Town, there were many families from all over the country in the follow-up, and they more or less brought their own teams, and some people roughly counted that the people brought by these families added up to more than 50,000 people.

The town of Qingwa is such a large place, and so many people have poured in at once, and the demand has increased dramatically, so the major families have to choose representatives to send special food to here.

In order to promote the enthusiasm of farmers to grow grain, major families pay taxes on behalf of farmers, which will last for three years.

Because of the changes in Qingwa Town, people from nearby towns and villages arrive every day with a large number of supplies, just to establish a foothold before Qingwa Town becomes Qingwa County.

In a word, Qingwa Town is now a rising star on the frontier.

Zhang Xiaochi still wanted to consult something, but the restaurant business was too good, and after a while, the second aunt also began to be busy, and he had to give up in a hurry for the time being.

Back in the backyard, Zhang Xiaochi planned to take Lin Songyang to see Qingwa Town, but the old man was very tired after a long journey, so he let him rest first, leaving Lin Xiaoxi to take care of his father-in-law at home, and he planned to go out to see what changes had changed in Qingwa Town.

"Brother Zhang, I'll go too."

Zhao Ling'er hurriedly said.

Zhang Xiaochi looked at Zhao Ling'er with a smile and suddenly asked.

"Aren't you afraid of being discovered by Chen Huizu and Su Ignorance?"

When it comes to these two people, Zhao Ling'er is as listless as an eggplant beaten by frost, one of these two people is a dog skin plaster, and the other is a scoundrel, she doesn't want to see anyone.

"Brother Zhang, then when you come back, you must tell me about the changes in Qingwa Town."

"Okay."

Zhang Xiaochi left from the back door, which was very quiet here before leaving Qingwa Town, but now, the flow of people here can catch up with the flow of people on the streets of Qingwa Town before.

Walking on the streets, familiar faces are rarely seen, most of them are unfamiliar faces, and they all have foreign accents.

After visiting, he found that there were many buildings under construction at the end of the previous street, and it seemed that they wanted to extend the main road, not only that, but in the past, there was only one main street in Qingwa Town, but now, four have been planned, and they are still expanding.

"It's a big change."

Zhang Xiaochi couldn't help but whisper to himself.

He looked around and found buildings under construction under the banner of the Su family and the Chen family, which were quite large-scale, and not only that, but also found that other families were also working on them.

After turning around, there is currently only one Chixi Restaurant in Qingwa Town, but he found that many buildings under construction are under the slogan of building restaurants.

It seems that when it is completed, Chixi Restaurant will no longer be the only restaurant in Qingwa Town.

But it's normal to think about it, after all, at this time and that time, the population of Qingwa Town has increased dramatically, and one restaurant is not enough at all, and he will not be so greedy that others will open restaurants to grab business.

Before returning to the restaurant, he went to the winery to take a look, and as soon as he entered the door, Xu Kunming, the owner of the winery, complained to him, which roughly means that the population of Qingwa Town has increased dramatically, food has become a scarce commodity, and the cost of winemaking has increased, and the funds allocated to him are still the same as before, and asked Zhang Xiaochi if he should follow the price increase.

Zhang Xiaochi thought about it and felt that the price increase was also reasonable, and planned to go back and talk to the second aunt about the price increase.

After walking around outside, Zhang Xiaochi returned to the restaurant.

As soon as he went back, Zhao Ling'er caught him and asked him to tell him about the changes in Qingwa Town.

Zhang Xiaochi called Lin Xiaoxi and told the two of them what he saw and thought.

"Husband, you said that turning our Qingwa Town into Qingwa County is an extremely important strategic decision?"

Lin Xiaoxi asked curiously.

"Yes."

Zhang Xiaochi nodded, he is a special soldier himself, and the knowledge he receives is naturally extraordinary, in this case, any ordinary person can see the reason.

Qingwa Town has a special geographical environment, it is a border town, and the Jin Kingdom is eyeing the Great Yue Kingdom, and it will start another war at any time.

The war requires huge human, financial and material resources to support, and it is simply not enough to rely on a few nearby towns and villages to supply, so when Qingwa Town becomes Qingwa County and attracts more people here, it will be able to support the daily needs of the army to fight the war.

Of course, Zhang Xiaochi felt that since they chose to establish a new county here, they would most likely build a tall city wall, and to put it mildly, even if the front line was lost, they could retreat into the city to resist.

Hamza was wounded, and it was inferred that there would be at least a year of peace on the border between the two countries, and when Hamza was restored, he, the militant, would never give up.

"Brother Zhang, is it out of place for us to build a private house in Qingwa Town?"

Zhao Ling'er asked.

"You can build it, but you can't use all your strength to build it, and unless you have enough people to build the walls, I still don't recommend going to such a big deal now."

"Well said."

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Qiankun appeared in the backyard and applauded Zhang Xiaochi's remarks.

"Brother Zhao."

"If you come back later, you will probably see the new Qingwa Town."

Zhao Qiankun poured himself a glass of water, raised his head and drank it all, and then said slowly.

"Xiaochi, your opinion just now hit the nail on the head, it stands to reason that we should indeed build the city wall first, but the imperial court has given us a lot of people, and the construction of the city wall and the city can be carried out at the same time."

"Big brother, really?"

Zhao Ling'er asked excitedly.

"It is estimated that the construction of the city wall will start tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the location has been chosen, and the city wall will be built in the middle of the mountain about a mile away from Qingwa Town."

"Is there a big river there?"

Zhang Xiaochi's expression moved, and he hurriedly asked.

"Yes."

"You're a local, so you should know the benefits of having the walls there, right?"

Zhao Qiankun asked with a smile.

"The two mountains stand opposite each other, and they are unusually steep, and our locals call them Shuangzhu Peak, and the big river in front of Shuangzhu Peak is called Shuangzhu River."

"The city wall was built between the Shuangzhu peaks, and if the people on the other side of the Shuangzhu River wanted to come over, they could only pass through the city gate, and once the city wall was built, it could be said that it was easy to defend and difficult to attack."

Zhao Qiankun smiled.

"That's why the above decided to set up a new county seat here."

Zhang Xiaochi nodded slightly, he glanced at Zhao Qiankun, and then asked.

"Brother Zhao, I just walked around and found that those big families are building their own mansions, why didn't you see your Zhao family?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qiankun smiled slightly and said calmly.

"We're not in a hurry for now."