Chapter 66 Population explosion? Create a miracle!
Chapter 66 Population explosion? A miracle!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 66 Population explosion? A miracle!
Mia and Bagge have helped Changan a lot.
Together with the armor and shields Bage brought back last time, as well as the weapons produced by the Ordnance Department itself, the supply problem of weapons and equipment for Chang'an's subsequent military expansion has been basically solved.
The key is not to charge money.
The goods totaling up to 70,000 gold coins are enough to keep glass factories, candle factories and other factories busy for a while.
It also solved the factory’s sales problem in disguise.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
The problem is that in the face of rapid population expansion, Chang'an faces far more governance problems than these.
After Mia left, Tang Jing presided over a new round of government affairs meeting at the Lord's Mansion, summarizing the work of the previous stage of the Lord's Mansion, and at the same time discussing and planning the next stage of work.
Focus on the arrangements after the population explosion.
Yao Bo, Director of the Department of Labor, was the first to speak, "The Department of Labor is conducting a preliminary screening of newly arrived residents according to major categories such as craftsmen, craftsmen, farmers, fishermen, etc."
"At the same time, centralized management will be carried out according to major categories, and craftsmen and others will be prioritized to work in the city."
As for farmers, fishermen, etc., they can only help with some hard work in the city. After the war with the Aztec Alliance is over, they will be distributed to villages and towns.
This is undoubtedly a very smart approach.
More than 300,000 new residents have to be registered one by one. I don’t know how long it will take. The only way is to sort them out roughly first, and then complete the household registration procedures after they stabilize.
"How are food and accommodation guaranteed?" Tang Jing asked.
"After sorting out the major categories, those who can be arranged for employment will be provided by the receiving unit to arrange their own food and accommodation. For those who cannot be arranged temporarily, collective cooking stoves will be set up in units of 500 people."
"If you want to live there, you really don't have the conditions right now."
"We can only give priority to the existing tents and empty houses to the elderly, children, women and patients. The remaining young and middle-aged men can only sleep on the streets for the time being."
Although Chang'an is already undergoing large-scale construction, time is limited after all.
"The Construction Department, can you adjust the construction plan and start the construction of all residential areas? These young and middle-aged men are all free labor." Tang Jing looked at Zheng Yimin, the Secretary of the Construction Department.
"It's okay, but it will affect the construction progress of other construction sites."
The tasks of the Construction Department are still very heavy.
It is necessary to not only help glass factories, paper mills, etc. to build supporting living areas, but also to build planned residential areas, commercial areas, and military and administrative office areas, as well as to build roads, parks, bell and drum towers and other supporting facilities.
The daily production capacity of brick and tile kilns is fixed.
The construction of more residential areas, such as commercial areas, bell and drum towers, etc. will be delayed.
There is no need to temporarily build new brick and tile kilns. When Chang'an City is completed, these brick and tile kilns will be idle. It is already planned ahead.
"That won't work!" Tang Jing shook his head.
Although the construction of residential areas is important, commercial areas, office areas, etc. must not be left behind.
"So be it."
"The super-large residential area near Tonghua Gate will be built according to the standards of wood and stone houses first. At worst, we will just demolish and rebuild when the conditions are suitable in the future." Tang Jing was very courageous.
It is not a problem for the newly added residents to continue to live on the streets.
And so on.
It is easy to get sick, and it can also cause many public security problems.
"OK!"
Zheng Yimin nodded in agreement, "If this is the case, the Construction Department can absorb about 30,000 residents."
"Thirty thousand..."
It's quite a lot, but it's less than one-tenth of the newly added citizens.
Tang Jingna looked at Zhao Feng, Director of the Department of Commerce, who understood and stood up and said: "Although the glass factory is waiting to be completed and put into operation, the workers have been trained in advance and can only absorb three to five thousand more people at most."
It’s even a drop in the bucket.
"Then is there any solution?" Tang Jing asked.
"some."
As Secretary Zheng, Zhao Feng certainly couldn't just ask questions.
"In addition to finding ways to add more factories and workshops, the best way is to vigorously develop catering, retail, cultural entertainment and other service industries, which can provide a large number of jobs."
As the third industry, the service industry plays an absolutely important role.
Today's Chang'an has little business and almost no service industry. From another perspective, it also has more potential for development.
"That is to say, we still want to invite players to come to Chang'an to invest and do business?" Tang Jing had an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.
If I remember correctly.
When Zhao Feng first took office, he made the same suggestion.
"It's not just players." Zhao Feng said without changing his expression, "For the aborigines who have the skills and the willingness to open a store, the territory will of course be treated equally."
"Then let's start with the indigenous people first, and then consider attracting foreign investment."
As a lord, Tang Jing naturally prefers the aborigines, and does not want many businesses in Chang'an City to be occupied by players, thereby squeezing the aborigines' promotion channels.
That's never a good thing.
"All right."
Zhao Feng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not refute.
After going around in circles, the issue of how to make good use of the new labor force has still not been well resolved.
"Do you have any other good ideas?" Tang Jing glanced around.
"cough."
Sun Zhongda, the director of the Department of Agriculture, finally spoke and said: "Sir, the beach at Playwater Bay is long enough, and we are fully qualified to build a salt drying field and add a new industry to the territory."
He has conducted on-site inspections.
"Sun Sizheng's proposal is good and can be started after the war. But the question is, what should we do now?" With the war approaching, all the people in the territory were forced to move to Chang'an City, and agricultural activities could not be started at all.
With more than 300,000 people crowded into the city, they can't afford to eat dry food every day, right?
"Sir, I have an idea."
Zheng Yimin spoke again, "Is it possible to start the excavation and construction of artificial lakes, moats and canals in a timely manner? This is not affected by the supply of bricks and tiles."
As a majestic city, Chang'an City cannot be without a water system.
Both the inner city and the outer city are planned to have moats, and canals are used to connect the inner and outer moats. Several artificial lakes are used as reservoirs to form a water network across the city.
Water wells can only meet domestic water needs.
Handicraft workshops such as garden watering, wine making, vinegar making, etc., especially industrial water, still draw water from the river, and wells cannot meet the demand.
We can only make do temporarily.
At the same time, water systems and water networks combined with green vegetation can also well regulate the city's climate, increase air humidity, beautify the environment, and even develop commercial, tourism and entertainment projects along the river.
There are many benefits.
Previously, due to a shortage of labor, the Construction Department had not had time to start related projects.
Now is the time.
"This works!"
Tang Jing's eyes also lit up and he cast an appreciative look at Zheng Yimin.
Still motivated by his own efforts.
"Has the Financial Secretary calculated how much capital will be injected into Chang'an Bank?" Tang Jing asked again.
As the number of citizens increases, so does the expenditure.
In order to maintain the liquidity of the entire financial system, it is natural to continue to inject capital.
Otherwise, liquidity will be limited.
The Financial Secretary, Ding Mei, was serious about his words and replied seriously: "Fifty thousand gold coins."
"So few?"
Tang Jing was slightly surprised.
"The Department of Commerce also reported just now that although the territory's population has increased dramatically, the formal employment that Chang'an City can absorb is actually extremely limited, and the corresponding wage growth is also limited." Ding Mei explained.
For example, the young and middle-aged people temporarily recruited by the Construction Department do not need to be paid, and they are just responsible for the food.
Hear this.
Zhao Feng, the director of the Department of Commerce, twitched his eyes, feeling that there was something in Ding Mei's words.
"Let's invest 100,000 yuan."
Tang Jing is not pretending to be generous, "The Department of Commerce should encourage the development of catering, retail and other service industries. The demand for loans is bound to surge. It won't hurt if Chang'an Bank has more funds."
It's one thing to prefer the aborigines, but he also sincerely hopes that Chang'an's service industry will improve.
"good."
The lord insisted, and Ding Mei did not object.
………
After the government meeting ended, Tang Jing did two things.
The first is to post acquisition information on the market, planning to acquire various factory building drawings in the long term at the price of "3 level 3 crystal cores + 1,000 gold coins".
We hope to enrich Chang'an's industrial catalog and increase employment.
after.
Then please invite Mia, the elf who is still staying in the city, to the study room.