Chapter 19 Development Planning of Starry Night City
I returned to the city lord's mansion with Jia Xu. Now Xiao Tianci and the others have lived in with justification. Today, Jia Xu has identified all the servants from all over the mansion one by one. If possible, they will stay. All those who are suspected will be placed under house arrest.
After dinner, Xiao Tianci went back to the room directly. After consuming countless brain cells, Yangyangsha wrote a three-year development plan for Starry Night City.
Xiao Tianci’s plan for Starry Night City is as follows:
First, the People's Livelihood.
Xingye City has a population of one million, but most of them are distributed in villages of all sizes and thousands of miles away near Xingye City. They live in poverty, while the city has only tens of thousands of residents.
Xiao Tianci’s plan is to use three years to develop people’s livelihood, to exempt the poor from taxes and labor in the first year, to vigorously support agricultural development, burn forests, reclaim fertile land, introduce talents from outside, and initially establish a farmland scale.
In the second year, the scale of forest building will continue to be expanded, and taxes and labor will be exempted from civilians, and more civilians will be encouraged to participate in land reclamation. On the basis of the first year, the scale of farmland will be at least reversed.
In the third year, we will steadily increase the scale of farmland, strive to increase grain output, and initially form our own grain base.
In addition, Xingye City is re-planned, expanded the city scale, and recruited civilians to build brick factories to make bricks and tiles. It will take three years to build Xingye City into a big city that can accommodate at least 200,000 people.
Second, business chapter.
Also adapted to local conditions, it took three years to prosper the business of Xingye City (Xiao Tianci made several plans based on his experience on earth and the actual situation of Xingye City.)
In the first year, at least a fur and medicinal materials trading market should be built in the city. Taking advantage of the advantages of Xingye City, we should vigorously promote the fur and medicinal materials produced in the wilderness forests, and attract merchants from all over the kingdom to come and purchase.
At the same time, at least one large casino and other amusement facilities have been built in the city, and it has become famous through various novel ways of playing to attract tourists from all over the country.
Finally, in three years, the casino branches will be opened throughout at least one-third of the cities in the kingdom to form a scale, and the casinos in various places can also become their initial source of information.
Third, the military chapter.
For the time being, Zhang Liao is the main one, and at least 3,000 people are recruited to train them into a special military magic sword battalion. In addition, a large number of local hunters are recruited to form a longbow camp with a scale of 5,000 people. Within the first year, the lone wolf thieves in the forest of the Great Wilderness must be cleared, the passage with Changqing Mansion must be opened, coal mines must be mined, and their own ordnance factory must be initially established.
As for the remaining two years, Xiao Tianci did not write it, because after all, only Zhang Liao was the only general under his command. Let’s wait and see what generals can be summoned in the future.
Xiao Tianci has great ambitions. He wants to build Starry Night City into a different world, a real city that never sleeps.
It took almost a night to write and change. As soon as it dawn, Xiao Tianci arrived at the lobby with a pair of panda eyes and ordered someone to invite Jia Xu, Zhang Liao and Zhang Jingting to show them the development plan they had.
After the three of them saw it, Zhang Liao did not chew. Zhang Jingting looked furious and held the paper full of plans in his hand and refused to let go. He knew that if he could do it according to the development plan, Starry Night City would definitely become the richest city in the entire Tianqingzhou in three years.
As for Jia Xu, after reading it, he frowned and thought for a moment before speaking, "Lord, your plan is feasible, but it is estimated that the funds required to be invested will be extremely large. Although we are still sufficient at present, it is impossible to support such a huge investment."
Hearing Jia Xu's words, Zhang Jingting calmed down as if he was poured from his head to his feet by a basin of cold water. Yes, this development blueprint seems to have a bright future, but the investment is too large, and I am afraid that it will only be lost in the end.
"Haha, it's true that you can't eat a big fat man in one bite, but we can do it step by step. Why is it called a three-year plan? It's because we don't have enough funds. We can invest a small amount in the first year and develop step by step. When the business develops, we will naturally have funds to do the next step." Xiao Tianci chuckled, "In addition, I guess the subsidy this year is probably not going to be paid, but it's fine, at least we don't have to pay taxes. Haha, we have to tighten our belts in the future and live."
"Since you have such ambition, yourselves are willing to support you." Zhang Jingting gritted his teeth and said, "From today, yourselves are willing to no longer receive a salary, and you can also donate tens of thousands of dollars to support yourselves' development plan."
"Haha, how can you do this?" Xiao Tianci waved his hand and smiled, "The salary still needs to be paid, but I'm afraid it will be reduced by half. In addition, Jingting should keep the gold coins yourself, it's not that bad."
"Sir, this is Jingting's intention. I just hope that my hometown can develop, even if I spend all my family property? Zhang Jingting insisted on it.
"Haha, I understand Jingting's heart, let's do it. If I really need it in the future, I will find Jingting again." Xiao Tianci nodded with admiration, "But in the future, I will need Jingting to run more errands. Some things still need Jingting, you, a local, to do."
"Sir, please give me the order." Zhang Jingting bowed.
"It's not a big deal. In addition to the matter of selling grain, Jingting also needs to go to the townships below to promote our development plan."
After hearing this, Zhang Jingting looked upright, "I will go today for all my duties."
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After the discussion, the few people went to take action separately. Xiao Tianci stayed in the mansion alone and practiced his marksmanship for a while. Then he heard from his servants that someone asked for a meeting.
After wiping the sweat, Xiao Tianci came to the hall with some confusion, but saw Dashan and A Niu standing in the hall.
"Greetings to Master." Seeing Xiao Tianci come out, Dashan hurriedly pulled A Niu and knelt down at him.
"Get up." Xiao Tianci stretched out his hand at them and signaled them to get up, "How is it? Have your injuries been healed?"
"Thank you for your concern. It's okay if you have any skin injuries. Just apply some herbs." Dashan smiled happily. He was also dark-skinned and bearded, and he felt almost fierce when he smiled.
"Sir, the young man went up the mountain to get some wild game. Today I send it to you to thank you for your life-saving kindness." Dashan pointed outside the door and continued.
"You are welcome. As the city lord, it is my duty to make the decision for the people. You don't need to do this." Xiao Tianci looked righteous and tried hard to show the aura of the city lord, but he was too young and did not have the aura of the city lord at all.
"Sir, they are just wild game, and they are not worth much money. They just want to thank the adults." A Niu also bowed his hand.
"Okay, I'll accept it." Xiao Tianci didn't want to bother with this matter too much. He nodded and looked at Dashan again, saying, "Dashan, I haven't asked where you live? How is your life?"
"Good sir, the young one lives in Shino Village, Zhuxing Town. Everyone in the village makes a living by hunting. Whenever they go, they sell some prey to the city for some food, salt, etc., and their life is still acceptable." Dashan laughed and pulled A Niu and said, "In addition, I joined the army last year and can get three silver coins every month. The villain thought of saving the money for him, and then he would tell this stupid boy about his wife's wife next year."
"Dad, why are you talking about this?" A Niu felt a little embarrassed.
Xiao Tianci didn't care about this. He thought for a while and asked, "Oh, A Niu, is your monthly salary of three silver coins?"
"Yes, sir." A Niu nodded, "Then Lord Lin Chong is a good official and never deducts military pay. Old and weak people like me and Uncle Forrest Gump can get three silver coins every month. As for those regular soldiers, they can get five silver coins every month."
"Are you good official? Haha." After hearing this, Xiao Tianci chuckled softly, rubbed his chin and thought, "In this way, Dashan Aniu, can I do my mansion a favor?"
"Sir, you said." Dashan said respectfully.
"This mansion wants to recruit a group of archers, preferably hunters with skilled bows and crossbows, so I want to ask you to help promote them in the townships below. After all, you are familiar with those hunters, and they believe you. You can tell them that as long as you are willing to join the army, our mansion will give them ten silver coins every month."
"So many, sir, aren't you kidding?" A Niu said in surprise. You should know that the royal army paid only five to six silver coins in a month.
"Of course, I never joke. You just recruit me according to this." Xiao Tianci nodded and said.
Even Dashan was a little moved when he heard that there was such a high salary, and he hurriedly said, "Please rest assured, the younger one must do this. I wonder what other requirements are there?"
Xiao Tianci thought for a while and said, "Well, the recruitment age is temporarily determined to be over 18 years old and under 30 years old. It is best to be someone skilled in bowing and crossbows."
"Sir, I'm willing to sign up first." After hearing this, A Niu said with his chest straightened.
"You haven't grown up yet, are you?" Xiao Tianci laughed.
A Niu said angrily, "Sir, I have been hunting with my father since I was a child. I play with my crossbows better than him. I am famous in our village. If you don't believe me, you can go and inquire."
"Yes, sir, this kid is very talented, so sir, please accept him." Dashan also echoed.
"Ha, it turns out that he is still a master. Okay, I can accept you for the time being, but you have to complete the task assigned to you by our mansion, otherwise you will come back wherever you come." Xiao Tianci joked.
"Hmph! Make sure to be completed. The younger one will go now. Sir, let's go first."
"Haha, go."
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Thousands of miles away, the royal capital, the Duke's Mansion of the Fuguo.
"A bastard." Xiao Shiyun was looking at Xiao Tianya with an angry look on his face.
"Father, what are you doing? I scolded me as soon as I came back, and what did I do wrong again?" Xiao Tianya looked aggrieved.
"Hmph!, don't you know what you did wrong?" Xiao Shiyun scolded, "I'll ask you, what's going on with the Herringbone Squad? What did you send them out for?"
"No... nothing." Xiao Tianya suddenly felt sad when he heard his father's questioning.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Shiyun slapped the table and made a loud bang, which scared Xiao Tianya so much that he shook. "Don't think I don't know. You sent the Herringbone Squad to assassinate Xiao Tianci, right?"
"So what? I just want that kid to die." Xiao Tianya also took the initiative and roared with his neck.
"Bang!" Xiao Shiyun waved his hand and slapped him hard, "Don't you think that killing Xiao Tianci will be over? What did you tell your grandfather to think? Did you think your grandfather didn't guess the last framed incident? If you really kill Xiao Tianci this time, have you considered the consequences?
"That's not the killing." Xiao Tianya touched his face and said aggrievedly, "I don't know what happened to this squad. I can't even handle a waste, and I even let him arrive in Xingye City smoothly."
"Enough, I warn you, don't care about Xiao Tianci's affairs in the future." Xiao Shiyun rubbed his head angrily, "After a while, you will go to the Ming Empire. I have signed up for you in the Divine Sword Sect. I will study there with peace of mind in the future and make less of these things for me."
"What! Go to the Divine Sword Sect?" Xiao Tianya said in surprise, "Father, can you not go?"
"No, I have to go, otherwise I will break your legs." Xiao Shiyun's roar came from the room.
Chapter completed!