Han Jiang nodded.

Ouyang Bian said: "Simply put, my opinion is that in previous battles with Xixia, there were wins and losses. When they won, they could not achieve their strategic goals, and when they lost, they suffered heavy losses. The reason for the summary is nothing more than the limitations of logistics and the army could not go deeper."

Han Jiang raised his eyes.

This view is correct. Most important officials and generals in the Song Dynasty had similar statements, but this is a difficult problem to solve.

The Yongxing Army Road was dragged down by the war and its economy had long collapsed. It was simply impossible to complete the task of supporting the border army and military supplies through economic support, and materials had to be imported from the mainland.

However, long-distance material transportation consumes a huge amount of money on the road. A large amount of materials was imported into the hands of the border troops, and less than 10% remain. As long as the war lasts for a little longer, the domestic economy will be dragged down.

In this way, no one can afford to fight a long battle.

So you often have to stop after playing, and once you play, the economy will be on the verge of collapse. In this way, it would be better to give some annual monies.

"The fortress strategy was not my first creation. Dashun City, Rouyuan Village and other cities established by Wen Zhenggong and Lao Zhongshuai, are still in play today.

My fortress strategy was proposed on this basis, using the fortress advance strategy, so that the cavalry of Xixia did not dare to bypass the castle to attack the mainland, so that the rear of the fortress could develop the economy.

This time, I set up an industrial park in Qingzhou, introduced many factories, and promoted the economy of Yongxing Junlu and achieved self-sufficiency in all kinds of military supplies. In this way, I will no longer be afraid of fighting for a long time.

One stone of grain was produced on Yongxing Army Road, and one stone of grain was transported to the front line. Such a Yongxing Army Road was enough to support a war that lasted for a long time."

Han Jiang nodded: "This Yongxing Army Road has been dilapidated for a long time, how do you develop?"

Ouyang Bian smiled and said, "I'll take you to see the industrial park?"

Han Jiang nodded and agreed that this was his plan.

Ouyang Bian arranged a carriage and took them to the entrance of the industrial park.

"Sir, there are messy things inside, and the carriage is inconvenient. Let's walk in?"

Ouyang Bian said.

Lu Bing, who had heard the news at the door, quickly came out and walked in front to lead the way while explaining.

"Mr. Han, the Qingzhou Industrial Park covers an area of ​​about 15,000 acres, including mills, oil mills, machine mills, paper mills, sauce mills, cotton mills, sugar mills, wood mills, copper mills, lacquer mills, iron mills, cotton textiles, silk weaving, pulp dyeing, paper and porcelain making and other workshops.

After this industrial park was built, daily life and most industrial equipment can be purchased here.

There are now more than 400 merchants that have been confirmed to settle down. Once the construction is completed, it will become the economic center of Yongxing Jun Road and become the carriage that drives the economic development of Yongxing Jun Road!”

As he walked along, Han Jiang's face became more and more surprised.

This is the first time he has heard of the concept of industrial parks. Such a business environment has been specially created by putting so many industries together, which is indeed unheard of for the people of the Song Dynasty.

Although the business development of the Song Dynasty was in full swing, it was just an unconscious development, it was just a slight relaxation of control by the government, and the salt, iron, etc. were still under control by the government.

The imperial court had no choice but to suppress business intentions, so it would not specifically think about increasing motivation for business.

Now that Han Jiang saw such a large-scale industrial park built by Ouyang Bian, he realized that the economy could still do this.

There are many workers in the industrial park, and the construction is carried out in an orderly manner under the organization of the people from Xihucheng Engineering Company.

Lu Bing introduced: "The drainage ditches below have been dug and prefabricated canals have been sold, and now the factory building on the ground has begun to be built.

Because there is enough land and there is no need to be made too finely in each factory, most of the factories can be made of bricks and tiles. Red bricks and cement are fired on site, but the wood is not easy to find, so you have to buy it from the mainland, but this is a trivial matter.

According to the construction period, the factory here is almost completed in one month. With the paving of cement roads in the industrial park, etc., all enterprises can enter within three months, and they should be able to initially form productivity within six months. At that time, the development of the industrial park will be cemented on the official road.

After all, if the official road is not cemented, the four-wheeled carriage will not be able to enter operation. The supply of raw materials in Qingzhou is definitely insufficient now. It has to be transported from various states, or even from the mainland. Without a smooth road, it is not enough to supply the industrial park to swallow raw materials in this monster!"

Ouyang Bian nodded and asked, "Where is Mr. Jiang?"

Lu Bing smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang is recruiting people everywhere now. Yongxing Jun Road has been wars all year round. There are not many middle-aged men at first. Now, in order to recruit workers before the factory is built, the factory owners are snatching people everywhere. If they don't get together, recruiting people is not that simple now."

Ouyang Bian nodded: "It's no wonder that there are three main roads, seven or eight state roads at once, and multiple sections are constructed at the same time. Naturally, there is a lot of manpower required, and the fortress is also being prepared. Now each factory is recruiting people, and there is a gap of hundreds of thousands of people at once, so it's normal that it can't handle it."

Han Jiang said: "Since the manpower is so tight, I'll go to the mainland to recruit you. I heard that the salary of Xihucheng Engineering Company is quite high."

Lu Bing smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Jiang has said this. Apart from the original employees, the new ones are not willing to come."

"Why?"

Han Jiang was puzzled.

Lu Bing smiled bitterly and said, "When those people heard that they were coming to Yongxing Jun Road, they were all afraid, for fear that the war would be fought, so they would be arrested and joined the army."

Han Jiang also smiled bitterly. This is not impossible, it is very possible.

When it comes to a critical moment, who cares about who you are, you will go to the battlefield to respond to the emergency.

Ouyang Bian nodded and thought for a while, "If you don't want to come, then look for it locally. The population of Yongxing Jun Road is also 70 to 8 million. There are not even hundreds of thousands of workers who can't find it, right?"

Lu Bing said: "It's true. The frontiers are all strong men who are tightly recruited by the Han people, so most of the strong men of Han people are in the army, and the rest also needs to take care of the fields at home.

The foreigners are all tribes, most of them are born households, and although there are many familiar households, they also turn a blind eye to recruiting workers."

Ouyang Bianqi said: "Is it because the foreign people are rich? Why don't you want to come?"

Lu Bing shook his head and said, "It's probably because he's wary of the Han people."

Ouyang Bian nodded: "The situation of shortage of workers is very serious now?"

Lu Bing nodded.

"When you meet Mr. Jiang, tell him to come to me."

Han Jiang said: "The fortress can be handed over to the army for construction, and there are roads, and the army can be sent to cooperate."

Ouyang Bian nodded: "The army cannot move for the time being. It is better to warn the situation in Xixia. Moreover, the labor force of the foreign people must be discovered, and the demand for labor in the industrial park will become increasingly greater!"
Chapter completed!