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Chapter 951 Qi Ke's Order Meeting ([-])
"Helping refugees settle down in a new place is a major achievement of the local officials. If the county lord in Donglin County can't even get the achievements sent to his door, then let him go. You can just be a bodhisattva." General Bai naturally didn't have to be too polite to the little magistrates, especially magistrates with poor governance skills, and he didn't get good looks from him.

"Well, that's it. First, pay close attention to the movements of the refugees and see how many people arrive in Donglin County." Bai Qing said.

"You are Qianhu, you make the decision." General Bai said, of course he would not make the decision for his son, after all, if he handled it properly, not only the local officials would get political achievements, but also generals such as Bai Qing would be able to record their contributions.

"Let's do it like this." Bai Qing thought for a while, then made a decision with fists and palms.

"Okay, then I'll just wait and see."

"If the refugees enter Donglin County, please let Mr. Qian tell me so that I can be prepared." Qi Ke stood up and said.

Bai Qing complied as it should, and then left with General Bai. Speaking of the present, the purpose of today's interview has been achieved.

After seeing off the guests, Qi Ke and Zhao Lin returned to Zhuangzi's back house, and they also had to discuss, sort out their thoughts, and make a to-do list.

"First of all, buy food. If the land reclamation of those islands goes well, we will use one of the islands as a farm to grow grain, vegetables and livestock. There will always be a shortage of food here, and so many slaves have to eat. We can't just rely on buying. It’s still the most reliable to grow by yourself.”

So Zhaolin wrote down an item on the to-do list to collect grass and potato seedlings to open up wasteland and grow grain to start a farm.

"Then we need to absorb some of the refugees to work as female workers. We need to build so many factories, and there is a huge manpower gap. It is not enough to rely on the Maternity and Infant Hall to buy one or two people over three days. People save in their hands to train skilled workers, anyway, they can afford it, and there is no shortage of food and clothing for them."

Zhao Lin quickly wrote down this, and the female worker who delivered it to the door should not be in vain.

"For male workers, we can only send them to Liangshui Town to build a warehouse for us. There are too many people and it's hard for us to show off our own people."

"It's okay. The structure of the warehouse is simple, and it's easy to build it by manpower. It won't take too long." Zhao Lin contacted Village Chief Jia while making records. How many people, how much food, and the construction period would be needed to convert human labor to build a house? Write down the length of time, the amount of building materials, and so on.

"Where is Jiaji Wharf? Find someone to build it, or should we build it ourselves?"

"Of course we have to build this one ourselves. The site selection is also very good. There are no other people around. The calibration and demarcation have been completed. We should seize the time to arrange the site and start construction immediately."

"Well, it's better to start construction earlier." Qi Ke also tends to hurry up. The infrastructure of the North Wharf of the county is too poor. Merchants who raise prices on whatever we buy.”

"Then go to Chawabo country to buy. We use the wood bought from that country in the construction workshop and dock. The wood needed in Liangshui Town is still bought locally, so as not to cause more trouble."

"Alright." Qi Ke tapped his fingers on the table a few times, "By the way, I would like to ask if there are any mineral merchants, and what are the restrictions on the trading and export of minerals in their country. Not only can we use them ourselves, but we can also sell them to the Bai family. military."

(End of this chapter)