Ming Zuo

Chapter 1060 Jilin Layout
The former Beilong Town, now Changchun City, already has a population of more than [-].

If this scale is placed in the local area, it can only be regarded as a slightly larger township, but it is the largest settlement in Jilin.

During the walk, Zuo Maodi was not satisfied.

"Winter is coming soon, why haven't the immigrants' residences been built yet?"

A town of more than [-] people can basically be seen from the beginning to the end at a glance.

However, in Zuo Maodi's eyes, all the houses here belong to their owners.

Then it means that there is not even a new house.

But the new immigrants will arrive soon, and winter will also come. If there is no house to live in, will people freeze to death?

Zhang Chun accompanied him to inspect everywhere, and now he explained the reason.

"After investigation in the Northern Military Region, it is considered that it is better to resettle the immigrants on Xiayi Island first. The climate there is warmer and the crops can be grown for a longer period of time. Moreover, it is only a strait away from Dongying Kingdom. It is uncertain when Japan will come over. Enriching the population and defending the land are the top priorities."

To the south of Xiayi Island is the Songqian Kingdom in Dongying, which the Xia Kingdom Navy has already found out.

Out of defensive considerations, Hong Qi and others have already made suggestions to the provincial government to take the lead in completing the population filling of Xiayi Island.

In this way, with enough power, there is no need to worry about Dongpu's peeping and attacking.

Zuo Maodi's strategic vision naturally needn't be doubted, and he felt relieved when he heard that this was the case.

"Have the houses on Xiayi Island been ready?"

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Don't worry, the army will take action in person. Naturally, nothing will go wrong. We just need to wait for people to come. At that time, the government has to sort out the land so that it can be allocated to the immigrants."

Zuo Maodi accepted it humbly.

"This is indeed a business matter. After I finish my work here, I will go over and take charge in person."

After on-the-spot investigation, Zuo Maodi found that the walls of the houses in Jilin are very thick, and they are divided into two floors, inside and outside, with a hollow in the middle.

In a slightly better house, an iron tube will be installed on the open space inside the house, and an iron stove will be connected below it.

The poorer houses also have earth kangs with pots and stoves paved by Datong.As long as there is a fire, it will make the room as warm as spring.

"This is all the method His Highness explained, and it has really resisted the bitter cold here. I never thought that His Highness has never been to this extreme northern land, and he knows everything about this place. His Highness is really admirable."

Zhang Chun had never met Zuo Menggeng, the more he knew about this commander of the Xia Kingdom, the more he worshiped him like a god.

Zuo Maodi was puzzled.

However, he didn't have the opportunity to go to Zuo Menggeng to inquire about such a question in person.

He noticed that every household here has already started to prepare firewood, all of which are piled up like mountains in the yard in front of and behind the house.

"Is there no coal here? Can we only burn wood?"

Zhang Chun told him the fact that surprised him.

"There is not only coal on the island, but also iron ore. We have reported it to the center, and next year the country will send people to develop it."

The mineral resources on Sakhalin Island are actually very rich, and the Northward Legion has already discovered this in the process of completing the survey.

Coal and iron are important strategic resources, and the area Xia Guo now occupies is not that rich.Especially with the development of industrial production, the demand for coal and iron has become more and more urgent.

Therefore, after learning that Jilin is rich in coal and iron resources, the center has decided to start mining next year.

Knowing this situation, Zuo Maodi was very happy.

Jilin is now a province, and it must have a certain industrial foundation in order to develop.

Coal and iron are the prerequisites for the development of industry.

The future here is definitely bright.

Walk out of town, across the estuary and swamp to the east, and you'll come to the shipyard.

Today it is still under military control, but it also undertakes the task of building ships for civilians.

The sea here in Jilin is vast, and the connection between various places must be through sailboats. The actual environment has caused a huge demand for sailboats here.

After more than two years of development, the shipyard here has reached a considerable scale.

When you come here, the first thing you see is the Galen warships that are gradually taking shape in more than a dozen docks.

The scale of the castle made Zuo Maodi amazed.

"I heard that the Linqing has no opponents at all across the ocean. I don't know how these ships are better than it?"

General Wu, who was in the shipyard, came to accompany him, and said with a smile: "These ships are of the same specification as the Linqing, and the navy calls them third-tier battleships. After the batch of third-tier battleships is launched, we will try to build a larger first-tier battleship. It is said that on such a ship, the crew alone needs more than [-] people, and I don’t know how spectacular it is.”

After hearing this, Zuo Maodi and Zhang Chun couldn't help yearning for it.

The three of them took a boat all the way south and came to the central area of ​​Xiayi Island (Sapporo).

Here is the best plain in Xiayi Island, with a long triangle from north to south, and a river passing through it, which is the best settlement on the island.

The headquarters of the [-]th Division of the Northern Military Region is here.

Because the division commander Mang Gurtai was still studying at the local military academy, the deputy division commander Wu Zhikui and the military administrator Yin Yuchun presided over the work.

In addition, Miao Niansheng, chief of staff of the Northern Military Region, is the general manager here.

"Such a good place is more than enough to accommodate [-] people. Our military has already prepared all the housing needs, and we are just waiting for the immigrants to come."

Accompanied by Miao Niansheng and Wu Zhikui, Zuo Maodi inspected the settlements on Xiayi Island.

He felt relieved when he saw row after row of brick and tile houses along the banks of the river.

"I already know your military's strategic considerations. The future immigration provincial government intends to give priority to this side. In any case, we must support your military's needs."

This extreme northern land is far away from the Middle Earth, so it can definitely be regarded as being alone overseas, and there is a big country like Japan next to it.

Under such circumstances, both the military and the government must cooperate sincerely to ensure just in case.

Although Zuo Maodi was young, he had a rare overall view, and he didn't think that as the head of a province, he could surpass the northern military region.

Officials of the Xia Kingdom at least know one thing, the military is the guarantee of safety.

Therefore, in any administrative aspect, the military must be given priority.

Only in this way can the smooth progress of the administrative aspects be guaranteed.

And their knowledge is really heartwarming for the military.

"Thank you for the government's support. This way, Xiayi Island will be solid. After those warships are launched next year, there will be no need to worry about the threat from Japan."

There are some things that Miao Niansheng didn't say.

Once the Tier [-] battleships in the shipyard are launched into service, it will not be a question of whether Dongying will spy on Xiayi Island.

It's that they need to worry about whether the Xia Congress will think about them.

(End of this chapter)