Chapter 1216 Development Plan
After leaving the city of Mystila, I rode on a fast horse and moved from the territory of the female warrior clan to their northeastern border.
After arriving here, Zhou Xu could take the train and go straight to Black Moon City, but he obviously had no such plan at the moment.
Since the opening of the railway, the construction efficiency in the Northeast has been greatly improved. Previously, troops were sent to support the Smith Kingdom. Considering efficiency, they arrived at the border directly as quickly as possible and went to join the troops of the female warrior clan. Therefore, this in the Northeast He really hasn't paid much attention to the construction situation nearby.
Now that we are here, we definitely need to take a few more looks.
At this point in time, as the highest priority construction project in the Northeast region, an entire border fortress with all facilities from the outside to the inside has been completed.
At the same time, considering that this side of the border might be invaded by green-skinned troops, they specially asked the engineering team to heighten and thicken the protective wall on this side.
Now the height of the protective wall here has reached fifteen meters.
At this height, even if the ogre rushes under the protective wall, it is no longer possible to climb up the wall easily.
In addition, they also specifically added steel plates to the wall below ten meters, further improving the defense capabilities of the bottom wall.
In this era, steel is an important military material, mainly used for casting weapons and armor, or some large ordnance, directly used to strengthen protective walls. This is undoubtedly a luxurious decision, but it also makes people feel more at ease.
After briefly viewing the border fortress, the pro-corps regiment headed by Zhou Xu got on the train and arrived at the second stop of the inspection, the Northeast Transfer Station.
This was originally their border fortress in the northeastern region of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Later, with the expansion of their territory, it was changed into a transit station connecting the border fortress and the city behind. It was also an important site.
It just so happens that there is a large enough place here, and it is not far from the border, so the transportation is convenient. According to the previous agreement with Yalvite, Zhou Xu plans to arrange the trading post here.
I just took this opportunity to confirm the situation here and make a rough plan in my mind.
When the large-scale trade with the female warrior clan is officially launched, this place will soon become lively, and it will definitely become an important trading site between the two forces in the future.
Further back is the original oil village, which has now been built into an oil city.
In terms of scale, it can be regarded as a small city similar to Prairie City. It is mainly functional. The existence of this small city is purely to provide services for the oil fields in the area.
Around this area, an entire industry chain has been formed, all of which is handed over to Zhou Fei.
Of course, considering the existence of border fortresses, once a war breaks out, Oil City will directly become the most important rear support point.
Taking this factor into consideration, some related industries will be added in the future to enrich the functionality of this city.
In any case, the current city can be considered to be quite decent.
While Zhou Xu was leading troops to support the Smith Kingdom, all the remaining finishing work was completed at this time. The engineering team just withdrew a week ago. If nothing else, the engineering team took a little rest. After that, it's time to support the southern region.
Thinking of this, Zhou Xu felt a little emotional in his heart.
The southern region was an area he occupied relatively early, but in terms of development progress, it was directly at the bottom.
In the south, the territory is large, but the distance cannot be tolerated. It takes a lot of time just to travel, so the development efficiency has not been improved.
It was not until the past two years that railways began to pass in some areas in the southern border that the construction efficiency was improved bit by bit.
This time, Zhou Xu also wanted to take advantage of the fact that there was nothing else to worry about for the time being, and concentrate on the development and construction of the south!
With such thoughts in mind, Zhou Xu returned to Black Moon City and directly discussed these matters at the court meeting the next morning. First, I briefly mentioned the establishment of a trading station with the female warrior clan...
"Kong Daqian will leave this piece of work to your department."
"Wei Chen takes orders."
In the early years, the Propaganda Department headed by Kong Daqian was also responsible for the transactions with the Wood Elves.
They have rich experience in this area of work, and Zhou Xu feels most at ease if it is left to them.
After simply arranging this matter, the topic of the court meeting quickly shifted to the development of the south.
In the southern border, it goes without saying that the railway will continue to be laid. In addition, there is another issue that cannot be avoided, and that is population.
If an area wants to develop, in addition to carrying out preliminary construction, you also need to have talented people.
Otherwise, the southern region, which is such a large territory, will be sparsely populated and will not be able to develop at all.
This problem is actually very common and will be encountered when developing new areas. However, the southern region is too large, so this problem becomes a bit more difficult.
"In short, the Population Registration Bureau will first count the population of each city and compile it into a document and send it over."
After receiving the order, the Population Registration Bureau moved quickly. It was still morning, and a document had already been sent to Qinzheng Hall.
After receiving the document report, Zhou Xu quickly flipped through it.
Although their military operations in the Great Zhou Dynasty have not stopped in the past two years, they have been mainly for support, and all wars have been blocked by them, without affecting the lives of the people inside.
It has always been calm inside the Great Zhou Dynasty, and there has been no fluctuation in prices.
The people live a safe life, have no worries about food and drink, and there are no entertainment activities at night. After blowing out the candles, aren't they busy making humans?
Now that they are married, it is normal for those who have a family to have three children in the family. Some even have four or five children.
This has caused their population to continue to grow in recent years.
Of course, the power has not been fully revealed in the past two years. After all, they are still minors, but in a few years, the early newborns will begin to mature in large numbers. By that time, these cities will suddenly become crowded.
This congestion refers not only to the physical level, but also to jobs.
After all, the number of jobs a city can provide is limited, especially those cities that have completed their overall development and will not make any big moves in a short period of time.
At this moment, Zhou Xu directly screened out all the cities that would face this situation in the next few years.
Then immigration policies were promulgated for those cities, providing various benefits and encouraging everyone to immigrate to the southern region to live.
Once these people pass, they will not only solve part of the future population problem, but they can also directly serve as a labor force at this stage to assist in the development and construction of the southern region. It can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
(End of chapter)