Dezhou has been known as the nine-street skyline since ancient times. It has stifled the west gate of Shandong and is adjacent to Wuyi, the current ruling center of Li Ze. It is the place that Li Ze attaches great importance to. It was because of this that a torch turned Dezhou into white land. Now, Li Ze has invested countless funds to rebuild Dezhou. Mobile::

After more than a year of construction, Texas is slowly recovering its vitality. Dezhou New City has begun to take shape, and one workshop after another has officially settled here, and is continuously producing most of the supplies they need for Wuwei.

Although most of the entire Texas area is still in a wasteland, it seems energetic near Texas New Town.

Li Ze's overall plan for Dezhou basically proceeded along a line, starting from Dezhou New City, then passing through Wuqiao County, Dongguang County, to Nanpi County, and finally connecting with Cangzhou.

The abundant hydraulic resources provide power to many heavy industries in Wuwei. On the Weixin River and along the Zhangweixin River, workshops that use hydraulic power were established in one year.

Here, there is a military workshop for making weapons and armor. Now the plate armor standard for all soldiers of the Wuwei Army is made here by using hydraulic hammers. Nearly 80% of the weapons and equipment needed by Li Ze's army, as small as feather arrows reach siege equipment, are manufactured here.

This is also the minting place for the Wuwei new coins that Li Ze attaches great importance to. The Wuwei new coins produced here are spreading in the Tang Dynasty at an incredible speed through the Wuwei Money House and the Changlong Money House. For Li Ze, there is no business that is more profitable than minting. Moreover, in addition to making money, the existence and circulation of Wuwei copper coins and the squeezing of the original Tang Dynasty coins, there are countless other wonderful uses. These uses may not be effective in a short period of time, but in the future, the role he can play is no smaller than that of a fully armed army.

Of course, there are also a series of factories such as silk reels, textiles, and ready-to-wear.

Here, not only are the production of military and national heavy weapons, but also a strong competitor to many civilian products.

"Governor Guo, Texas is a gold-swalking beast. In the past two years, we have invested millions of chunks of money here." Xia He looked at the accompanying Texas Governor Guo Fengxiao and said, "When can Texas be self-sufficient?"

Guo Fengxiao spread his hands and said with a smile: "Madam, if the Duzhi Department allows us to collect taxes from the military workshop and the Money Cash Department here, then we can be self-sufficient this year. But the problem is that these are directly under the jurisdiction of the town. We cannot collect money from them, and we still pay a lot of them every year. There is really no way!"

Wang Mingyi said: "I don't think about this matter. Whether it is military engineering or minting, these are important weapons for the country and it is absolutely impossible to hand it over to the local government for operation."

Xia He waved his hand: "It's not entirely true. It's not impossible to hand it over to the local area. Although Dezhou is a local area, it is also part of the jurisdiction of Jie Town."

Guo Fengxiao was overjoyed: "Madam, is it the Grand Tutor who already has this idea?"

"No, it's me!" Xia He said.

"Isn't it the tutor?" Guo Fengxiao was very disappointed.

Xia He glanced at him and said, "In the first two quarters of this year, the Duzhi Department was not very satisfied with the entire operation of the Soldier Workshop and the Money Casting Department. Doing exclusive business, there is no need to worry about anything. Some officials are obviously lazy. In our opinion, the costs of these industries can be greatly reduced. The Duzhi Department has sent them official letters to them several times, but it is obvious that they did not take it seriously. My idea is to hand them over to the local area for management, and every year the town places orders to them. The price is also negotiated by both parties. If they make more money, you will get more money in your local area and less money. If you can't support people, you will have to pay for it."

When Guo Fengxiao heard this, he was immediately dissatisfied. "Madam, it is obvious that the town will significantly lower the price at that time. We have to produce with quality and quantity. If we miss the military situation, we will be beheaded. This is to hand over the problem to the local area!"

Xia He was happy as soon as he heard this: "It's really the idea, otherwise why would you put Guo Fengxiao in this place? If you want these industries to become an old hen that can lay golden eggs in Texas, you have to find ways to improve their efficiency and reduce costs."

"If this is the case, then I would rather not." Guo Fengxiao shook his head repeatedly: "I would rather work hard in other places."

"You can't help but this. Our Duzhi Branch has already drafted the feasibility report. When the young master comes back from Luzhou, he will submit it to the young master's desk. There are a group of young masters. You, Guo Fengxiao, are not happy, so go and tell the young master!"

Guo Fengxiao suddenly felt bitter.

"You don't have to worry so much." Xia He continued: "Since you are handing over the problem, you will naturally give you the corresponding power. At that time, you may be promoted to the position of Governor Guo. Although you are still serving as Governor here, you will have another position to effectively manage these special industries. In the next two years, Wuwei will stop the troops and stop the war, and the demand for weapons and other things will drop significantly. This is also an opportunity for you to calmly rectify them. These workshops have only been officially operated for more than a year, and many of the problems have been exposed. After all, they are still

It is a problem for one person. Over the past six months, the young master has been very dissatisfied with the research on many weapons. He has clearly given ideas and feasible methods, but new things cannot be released. Many people are comfortable and believe that our Wuwei weapons are the best in the world and can sleep lying down. However, they do not know that if they do not advance, they will retreat. The better our weapons and equipment, the fewer people will die on the battlefield and the more abundant finances will be. So much research funds are allocated to them every year, not for them to use them for some messy things."

"It's true." Guo Fengxiao said with a deep feeling: "The ambassador responsible for military production is bigger than me in Texas."

Xia He chuckled and said, "When he becomes your subordinate, you have some ways to deal with him. Let's not talk about this, and then discuss it after everything is a foregone conclusion. Governor Guo, let's talk about other industries here. I am very interested in the wool-textile industry."

"The textile industry, when military industry, money minting and other industries cannot bring profits to Texas, is now our pillar industry in Texas!" Guo Fengxiao said: "The wool spinning in Boxing has already formed a scale, and can produce tens of thousands of cloth spun from wool every year. The added value of these cloth is much higher than that of ordinary cotton cloth, and it has already caught up with silk. In Boxing, we have built several large-scale textile factories and organized the people there to work in the factory, which is extremely efficient. The problem now is that there is insufficient raw materials and the wool production is far from keeping up with the production speed."

"Now the outside world has basically been pacified. The people sent by Yixing Society are vigorously appeaseing the people wherever they are and recruiting all kinds of miscellaneous people. So far, it has been effective. The large-scale breeding industry has gradually formed outside world. After this year, raw materials will be continuously transported. At that time, I am afraid you will not be able to consume it."

"How is that possible?" Guo Fengxiao said: "Now near Dezhou New Town, there is basically nothing to do. The industries such as armed forces and coin casting here do not recruit women. The farmland work is too heavy for women, but these are labor. With a steady stream of raw materials, I can let these people work at home with a spinning wheel, and then spin the thread, so that Boxing's textile workshops can be purchased in a unified manner. In this way, it not only solves the employment problems of these women, but also solves the raw materials problems of textile factories."

When Wang Mingyi heard this, he couldn't help but give out his thumbs up: "GuoShi Guo seems to be an expert in business. He acquires these individuals, and these people use their spare time to do these things. I believe you must make a fortune from the middle."

"Of course, I'm plucking my hair when I pass by!" Guo Fengxiao laughed. "But madam, there is one thing I want to ask."

"What's the matter?"

"This time when Jin Highway passed by Texas, he gave me a carpet. It was said to be from far away Persia. I asked the price and it was shocked. But I saw that the texture was not better than the quality produced by the textile factory here. I heard that this kind of thing has a price but no market in Jiangnan. Why don't we do it? But the only problem is a dye problem. The carpet that Jin Highway gave me was colorful, with bright patterns, and it did not fade for a long time. I heard that there were some people under the command of the Grand Tutor who specialized in researching these things. Can you ask your wife to help and send these people to me?"

"Oh, you mean the people in the team of Shihuozhu!" Xia He thought for a while: "It seems that there are some such people, but I don't know much. When the tutor comes back, I will ask you for help! I think the problem is not big."

"Then I'm thankful for my husband." Guo Fengxiao was overjoyed.

"The most important thing in Texas is a problem of insufficient population," Guo Fengxiao said: "The people who were removed back then are now in Wuyi, Nangong, Shiyi, and Yizhou. Compared with Dezhou, they are only stronger and not weak, and those who left are unwilling to come back. Now the large area of ​​land in Texas is abandoned, which is the most heartbreaking thing."

"This question can only be done slowly." Xia He thought for a while and said, "There were many prisoners of war some time ago, or they would send some people to you. By the way, those prisoners of war from Lu Long are still at peace now?"

"I've been so happy about Shu for a long time." Guo Fengxiao said: "The earliest group of these people have left their prisoners of war and have settled their homes in Dezhou. If they want fields and houses, who is willing to go back? If they have their own prisoners of war, they have made every effort to live and work here after their identities change!"
Chapter completed!