"I heard that the old thief Wu Sangui built boats in Sichuan, intending to expand trade with Jingchu. This guy is really a business material, and he ignored everything for money. The little Emperor Kangxi in Beijing had no idea. The Qing court was really not good." On January 1, 1675, at a construction site in the suburbs of Yantai County, Liao Xiaoyao symbolically shoveled a handful of soil that had been roasted by fire on the ground with a shovel, and said to Shao Shuguang, general manager of the Taiwan Bank, who came to discuss the work.

"Hehe, how can the business practice Wu Sangui be considered compare to the overall situation planned by you in Denglai? It's far worse!" Shao Shuguang wore a mink coat and whale leather boots on his feet. He was dressed in bright clothes and looked like he didn't look like working. At this moment, he also put down the rake in his hand, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and flattered Liao Xiaoyao: "The Jiaolai New River is advancing steadily, and the Jiaoyan Line Light Rail has also broken ground. In the future, there will be the planned Taorong Line Light Rail. How can this courage of opening and closing be comparable to these local warlords?"

By the way, Liao Xiaoyao was also a person who did it at will. Only over a year later, he received the approval document for the construction of the Glue Smoke Line Light Rail. He had already started to level the foundations and make preparations in the six counties along the route, including Yantai, Fushan, Qixia, Laiyang, Jimo and Jiaozhou. For this reason, more than 100,000 laborers were mobilized in the above six counties. The strong man was busy at the construction site, and the strong woman helped transport soil, materials, materials and grain. Even in the planning of the development team government, if the manpower was not enough, some elderly people and children would also mobilize them. Among them, the elderly went to the construction site to help pick up firewood, fetch water and cook, and the children delivered water and food to the field. In short, all manpower must be used.

From being able to mobilize so many people at the same time, it can be seen that the East Coast government's rule in the Denglai area was very strong, especially the Dengzhou Prefecture, which had ruled for more than 30 years, was basically a territorial territory. The reason for this is actually related to the system established during the reign of Marshal Mo: As we all know, the Denglai area was repeatedly fired in the late Ming Dynasty, and the place was washed over and over again, almost becoming a white land, and the order was completely collapsed. After the East Coast people occupied this place, they immediately followed their own

His plans and ideas reorganized the order locally, and the rebound was minimal (a piece of white paper is easy to paint). Later, in a few decades, the military and political university of the Anti-Qing Dynasty (renamed Yantai College in 1674, it was the strongest cadre school in the entire Far East Sanfan area, far exceeding the Hei Water Transportation College established by Wei Boqiu), further strengthened the rule, and made the government's will break through the limit of imperial power that the county was not inferior to the county and reached the township level.

Otherwise, how could the East Coast government easily mobilize so many people to carry out corvee labor? You should know that "promoting a large-scale mission" has always been a very sensitive thing in ancient times. If a poor operation is done well, it may lead to rebellion and uprising. But the East Coast people really don't have to worry too much about these things now. Veterans and a large number of cadres who have been dispersed and placed in the local area for thirty years have played a backbone role. Any signs can be reported at a faster speed and then deal with them to avoid the occurrence of vicious incidents to the greatest extent possible. Perhaps after these cadres and veterans die or fall, the government's control over the local area will be weakened. However, at the moment when the new order has only been established for thirty years, this system is still possible and has played its due role in national defense and construction.

In fact, if you compare it, you will know that the four Shandong and East China Prefectures, which also have large-scale infrastructure, have suffered serious losses in the earthquake. The roads, river embankments and reservoirs were destroyed. The Qing court's local officials were not shit, so naturally they began to organize local manpower to restore infrastructure while applying for the court to exempt money and grain. This process is really different from the East Coast. First, it is reflected in the shortage of labor tools. Not only is it insufficient in quantity, but the quality is also very poor. Many people have to use wooden tools to work, and the efficiency can be imagined. Secondly, it is reflected in the lack of food supply. After the East Coast people sent away a large number of immigrants, the grain shortage was alleviated. However, Denglai still imported a large amount of rice from the South Ocean to ensure that the next large-scale infrastructure projects are not affected, not to mention the large-scale meat food sent from Jeju Island and Heishui areas. The nutritional supply is still quite good, which is very rare in ancient large-scale labor service.

Finally, we have to talk about the grassroots of the local area. People on the east coast restored production order, migrated a large number of people, redistributed land, and all rules and regulations were based on local (for example, 30 acres of land per person are not allowed to be bought and sold, etc.), and a new system was established from scratch. Now, only thirty years have passed, and the prestige of the government is still there, the local clan relationship has not yet been formed, the landlords have no soil for survival (restricted by policies), and the merchants are still in the stage of capital accumulation, so the government basically dominates everything, with extremely little resistance.

On the other hand, the Qing Dynasty even mobilized people to build a dike to the river to build a dike, and the county magistrate begged the local gentry to handle it, and the money and grain were also distributed by the gentry clans. If it was built near one, it would be fine, but if it had nothing to do with it, their enthusiasm could be imagined. In addition, several years have passed, and the Qing court has not healed the trauma left after the earthquake disaster that year, and agricultural production has not been fully restored. In the four large Shandong and East China governments, it is a bit difficult to support a 100,000 army, and it has squeezed the people into humans. This shows the gap in administrative efficiency between the Qing and Eastern governments.

This difference in administrative efficiency is reflected in economic development, which is the different style between Denglai and the four Xi prefectures. Speaking of the construction of the Jiaoyan Line Railway, in addition to its military significance (communicating with Jiaozhou and Yantai, the two most important military strongholds located on the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea coast), is it not related to the economic development of the six local counties? How is it possible!

Yantai, Fushan, Qixia, Laiyang, Jimo and Jiaozhou, even if the six most prosperous counties are not considered to be the average level of six six counties. A population of 600,000, the stable production of grain, fruits and handicraft products already have the conditions for the regional market for component parts. Now, once this light rail line is fully connected, the logistics cost will be reduced to a fraction or even one tenth of the previous one, which will surely promote the prosperity of the commodity market. The government not only collects taxes, but also collects a lot of more. Especially when Denglai has a large number of consumers (no landlords, almost all of them are self-cultivated farmers).

The improvement in the market has also greatly driven investment from all over the world. In recent years, a few businessmen from Ningbo and even local areas have invested and opened enterprises in the Denglai area. For example, in 1673, a local businessman Liu, invested in the construction of a brick production line, which can make nearly 10,000 bricks a day. As a result, sales volume is very good and the product is in short supply. Especially after the Jiaolai Xinhe Defense Line and the light rail railway project were started, various facilities along the way needed a large amount of bricks, which made this investment a daily gold-making project. I don’t know how many people envied.

For example, the Sun clans in Ningbo jointly established a cement factory in Ninghaizhou in 1674, with an investment of more than 30,000 yuan and an annual output of 8,000 barrels of cement. Similar to the brick factory, this enterprise, which also mainly produces volcanic ash cement, sells quite well in the Denglai area. And thanks to the rich limestone resources on the seasides of Yantai, Ninghaizhou and Weihai, the cost of producing cement is also quite low, so the profit of the entire factory is amazing.

It is worth mentioning that the booming business of brick factories and cement plants has promoted the government and private capital investment in coal mines. Among them, the Japanese company in the East Coast was invited to invest in Kushiro Coal Mine, which increased its capital and expanded its shares by 100,000 yuan. It introduced several new coal mining equipment from the local area and hired several technical and managers with high salaries, intending to double the existing coal output; the North Korean company in the East Coast took a different approach and directly negotiated with the North Korean government, intending to invest in coal mines in northern North Korea to use the rich and cheap human resources locally to produce a large amount of low-cost coal, which is much more competitive than the coal mined by the East Coast people in Kushiro and Hei Shui.

In addition, the forest logging industry and timber processing industry in Heishui and other places have also been affected by these two giant projects and have developed rapidly, attracting a lot of investment. Taiwan Bank has invested in many forest farms or wood processing plants, with a total investment of more than 95,000 yuan. Moreover, this giant Far East company has now set its sights on Heishui Machinery Processing Factory, a workshop-style enterprise that originally focused on smelting North Korea's imported pig iron and producing metal agricultural tools and simple industrial tools.

Shao Shuguang, general manager of the Bank of Taiwan, has agreed to issue 5,000 shares in a targeted additional 5,000 shares, each of which is priced at 100,000 yuan. The factory will use the 100,000 yuan obtained from the financing to purchase some eliminated miniaturized iron furnaces, crucibles, steam engines, forging equipment, mechanical processing equipment, etc. from the local area, and hire some technical talents to strive for some industrial upgrading.

Shao Shuguang optimistically predicted that the factory could trial-made small cast iron light rail by the end of 1676, and then export it to Denglai in large quantities to provide the 380 to 90 kilometers of line requirements for the glue-filled cigarette line and the planned Taorong line. You should know that this is an extraordinary business. Once successful, the HeiShui Machinery Processing Factory will be rich. Successful upgrade and transformation will no longer be a problem. It will become a first-class smelting company in the Far East. It is also a matter of time. Of course, due to the requirements of technical confidentiality, the East Coast has repeatedly emphasized that the technology and talents introduced by the HeiShui Machinery Processing Factory can only be strictly limited to Sakhalin Island and must not flow out of the island to spread to other places, otherwise everyone will bear the responsibility!

Liao Xiaoyao was the captain of the Denglai Development Team and did not dare to disobey the local requirements. Therefore, he never asked to move the Heishui Machinery Processing Factory to Dengzhou Prefecture, otherwise he would not be able to bear the responsibility if the information was leaked in the future. Therefore, after mentioning the construction of the railway line, he had to remind Shao Shuguang again to let them perform the obligations of shareholders and supervise the normal operation of the factory, so as not to let them be hurt by some incredible factors, resulting in the suspension of production.

Shao Shuguang naturally nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and only heard him say: "The glue smoke line is a big project. The Taorong line that is likely to be launched in the future is also a big project. It has a mileage of 400 kilometers. The Black Water Plant may not be able to eat all of them, but it is still very likely to eat one-third or even half of them. This is a big market. We will not lose the big because of small things, don't worry."

"Just know the importance of the matter." Liao Xiaoyao nodded after hearing this and said, "After the light rail line is completed, there will be five major terminal projects in Yantai, Jiaozhou, Weihai, Rongcheng and Dandong. There are also a large number of light rail and other facilities on it, which is enough for the Hei Water Plant to eat for a long time. As the first modern coal-iron-iron joint enterprise in the entire Far East, I don't want this cluster of flames to be extinguished by some uncontrollable factors. That's a pity. It's also a crime against the Hei Water people, the Denglai people and the Ningbo people."

"After these enterprises have grown and grown one after another, and Denglai's economy has also been on track, there is the solid Jiaolai Xinhe defense line. If the Qing Dynasty in the west cannot control the sea power, why should they fight with us? Only then may the local executive committee may allow Denglai's front-line technically sensitive enterprises, and they will not be as worried as they are now for the Chinese to strictly prohibit them." Liao Xiaoyao also said: "The three major development teams in the Far East face great challenges and risks in the future. If their own economic strength, industrial production capacity, and military combat effectiveness are insufficient, the outcome will be worrying. Among these three, Denglai has the greatest development potential.

, The security situation is the best. My expectations and plans for Denglai are very big! Of course, maybe I don’t have the chance to see this day, but I hope that my successors will insist on making this plan in the future to make Denglai stronger. Manager Shao, as a large enterprise rooted in the Far East, you Taiwan Bank should also keep in mind this point and don’t be reluctant to spend money when it’s time to invest. This time you invested in many companies in Heishui, and did a good job. I am very pleased. I also hope that you will invest in Denglai Duoduo in the future. I heard that you are planning to invest in Weihai to build a machine grinding factory? This is very good. You can also invest additionally in the future. The government will protect you. This business cannot be wrong."

"Of course, Commander Liao, there is no problem with investment, but qualified workers are hard-won. The government will still have to further popularize primary education in the future." Shao Shuguang also said.
Chapter completed!