Entering the second half of December, the annual summary work of Meaux City is basically going on and concluding.

Many people are starting to prepare for the New Year, and this year is better than the previous one.

The aborigines do not have such deep feelings for the New Year, and most of them believe that it is a festival of dancing and singing.

And the Ming immigrants who have slowed down are more persistent in living a serious year here.

They took the trouble to prepare the New Year's goods, but fortunately, most people in most people's homes this year finally have a little bit of chicken, duck, eggs and fish.

But the Ming immigrants will still deliberately exchange a piece of pork from the house of a person with a pig.

Even if it was a burlap coat, they had to buy a new one.

The red paper couplets in the supply and marketing stores also sold very well, and many people even got their own paper, saltpeter, and charcoal to make simple artillery battles.

After the days are promising, almost everyone begins to decorate their lives, believing that the future will be better, so they are willing to let life be less uniform.

Even Yan Zheng began to prepare for the New Year, in order to eat something good, he deliberately wrote a note, which was used by the public boat for private use, and asked Tian Wu to help him buy a batch of ingredients and spices of the Ming Dynasty.

Among these spices, there are pepper, nutmeg, cloves, etc. from Nanyang, as well as star anise cinnamon produced in Daming, the ingredients are even richer, and there are flavors from the north and south, even the dry mouth outside the Guanwai has it, not to mention any Fujian and Jiangxi specialties.

Although it cost more than 300 taels of silver, but after a whole year of hard work, what's wrong with enjoying it?

And as a not so qualified politician, he finally knows that Chang Kaishen and Lao X like to entertain their powerful subordinates with family banquets.

So since these ingredients and spices were brought, the Red House began to feast guests every day.

A group of battalion and company commanders who were invited to the banquet at the beginning, after this family banquet, the annual military summary meeting was also completed.

Yan Zheng also learned about the ideological dynamics of these officers in this peaceful family banquet, and by the way, he also got closer, and told them: "We already have four battalions, and we are going to form a fifth battalion in the coming year, and a strong military strength is the guarantee of strength, I believe that the army has the strength to ensure the safety of our Dongfan, and I also hope that the soldiers can open up more land for Dongfan, and obtain more raw material supply and market ............ for our factories."

Then the second batch of banquets were the directors of various factories, in the food and wine, and this intimate banquet atmosphere, these directors were extremely excited to say that they must go to a higher level year after year.

Yan Zheng also said with a smile: "In terms of industry, the number of our workers has reached more than 1,500 people, and various industrial products are constantly expanding their production capacity according to demand.

Last year, the largest increase in production capacity is the textile mill and machinery factory, the textile factory not only consumed the ramie we planted, but also consumed all the friendly tribes around to sell the ramie, which not only made us profitable, but also made the surrounding tribes profitable, linen has been sold to the Ming Kingdom and Ryukyu, the linen market is broad, promising! ”

"The same is true for the thresher of the First Machinery Factory, the huge overseas demand for the thresher has not only stimulated the production capacity of the machinery factory, but also greatly stimulated the capacity growth of the steel industry.

This virtuous circle has driven the steel mill, the mold factory and the wood factory, and a thresher has almost allowed our entire industry to enjoy the benefits. As long as we continue to open up the market, our industrial development will not require blood transfusion from the people, but on the contrary, it can feed back to the people and boost consumption............"

After that, the third batch was to entertain the agricultural technicians, and the dishes used were all Dongfan products, plus the spices from the Ming Dynasty, which also made these agricultural technicians eat wolf.

Yan Zheng took the opportunity to praise at the wine table: "Comrades, in the past year, we have made considerable progress in our work again, and it can be seen from the data alone that in the past year, we have achieved a sustained increase in grain production, a sustained increase in the registered population, and a sustained increase in the area of cultivated land.

Now under our rule, the total population has exceeded 30,000, including aborigines, Ming naturalized people and prisoners of war. There are more than 40,000 people in the surrounding tribes, large and small, who pay taxes to us! ”

"Population growth is the greatest affirmation of our work. Not only do we let these people have a land and a house, but we also educate their children, and we also ensure that they can live a good life through their own efforts! According to the data of supply and marketing stores, our people's consumption power of commodities is also steadily increasing, and the per capita grain and oil volume has reached a new high............"

After speaking, all the agricultural technicians swore an oath, saying that they must learn more skills in the coming year and start agriculture!

Finally, after the banquet for people from all walks of life, Yan Zheng hosted a banquet for the officials of Dagang Township on December 24.

It has been a year since the township experiment, and this year has completely demonstrated that this set is feasible in Dongfan!

This is the biggest harvest in the past year, Wang Qimei, Ah Ku, Wang Jiang, Li Ya, Chen An and Li Cheng are all the biggest heroes!

In order to show his attention, Yan Zheng deliberately made a hot pot.

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When these guests came to the Red Room, they were a little reserved, but looking at this hot pot, they couldn't help but be curious.

Yan Zheng explained with a smile: "Hot pot, it sounds like it's booming, eating hot pot together can be regarded as a good omen!"

Everyone smiled, and the atmosphere relaxed a little after taking their seats. And faintly excited, this is the family banquet of the king of Dongfan, and the rumors in Mocheng have been boiling recently!

Yan Zheng said again: "Hot pot, there must be a pot base, and any ingredients can be added to it, a hodgepodge!" But! Our Chinese culture is like this hot pot! ”

While adding ingredients, he quipped: "You see, hot pot can accommodate all ingredients, just like this Chinese culture, which is all-encompassing and inclusive." However, any ingredient soaked in the hot pot must become a part of the hot pot, bringing the taste of the base, just like this Chinese culture! ”

Several cadres listened to the lecture with a smile, and they didn't understand the cultural understanding very well, but this metaphor was very easy for them to understand.

After adding the ingredients, Yan Zheng picked up a piece of hairy belly, put it in a bitter bowl after seven up and eight times, and said: "This hairy belly and beef are not easy to get, and the teacher also used his privilege to let people slaughter a head, you eat more!"

Ah Ku hurriedly thanked him, and after tasting it, he found that this thing called hairy belly was very crispy and refreshing, and it tasted good in his mouth.

Yan Zheng gave each of them another piece in turn, and after tasting them, he smiled and said, "I've worked hard for you this year, and you've done a good job!"

Ah Ku seemed to be prepared, he stood up and said, "It's not hard, in the past year, we have all learned more and grown more in this experiment!" The only thing I am worried about is that I am afraid that I will not be able to complete the task given by the teacher! ”

"You've done a great job!" Yan Zheng approvingly: "I have read your report, and I have personally visited it, last year, your Dagang Township, the number of functional departments increased by three, the population of the township increased to 4,000, and the area of cultivation increased fivefold.

Commerce between villages has also developed, and a fixed trading point has been formed for ten days. It also established a township-owned oil mill, which not only generated income, but also greatly facilitated everyone to process beans, so that the output of edible oil has also increased a lot! ”

"This is a real achievement, your year, has proved that this set can be implemented in Dongfan! Starting next year, I will implement it in Dongfan! ”

Ah Ku said happily: "I know that the method given by the teacher will never fail!"

Wang Qimei smiled and said modestly: "Education and people's livelihood are still lacking, although we have established kindergartens and junior primary schools in various villages, and the teachers are also trained by ourselves, but we have not yet prepared to build a junior high school!"

"Nowhere else has it been! None of these two things can be rushed, especially when preparing for the establishment of a junior high school, at least until the curriculum content is clear! Yan Zheng said with a smile.

Wang Qimei nodded, and sighed: "In fact, more importantly, we now have data to check for each expenditure and output, and in the whole process, each section performs its own duties, with clear responsibilities and clear division of obligations, which reduces the friction in the implementation process, and also allows the responsible person to be found for each problem."

"Many immigrants say that they have never seen such a practical official! They are full of praise for our township approach! Those old people all said that after living most of their lives in the Ming Kingdom, it is better to live here for two months! ”

Wang Qimei laughed as she spoke, her face full of pride.

The same smiles spread across the faces of the rest.

Yan Zheng clapped his hands and said: "The people said it well! It seems that this experiment is really successful, and with this success, I also want to explain one thing to you, this matter, many people already know, that is, one day next year, we will announce the founding of the country! ”

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