Since the first group of residents settled in Ping'an Fort in November 1633, which set off a wave of development in Ping'an Fort, after nearly two years of construction, Ping'an Fort has now become a town with more than 1,000 formal residents, and is firmly ranked among the top three in the East Coast Republic (the population of Chengguan Town, Dongfang County is more than 5,000, and the population of Dingyuan Township is 2,500).

According to the unwritten regulations of the central government, once a formal residents of a certain stronghold exceeds 1,000, the development team system will be abolished. At the beginning of this month, after sending personnel to verify the household registration table, the Ministry of Civil Affairs officially ended the Ping'anbao development team system, and Ping'anbao was upgraded to Ping'an Town. As long as the population and economy of the coal mine area (more than 800 formal residents) in the upper reaches of the Coal River will reach a new level and be upgraded to a township; the total population of the two places exceeds 3,000 and the government's annual fiscal revenue exceeds 20,000 yuan, the formal establishment of Ping'an County will be put on the agenda.

This is the second county-level administrative unit in the country. It is absolutely fake to say that the officials in Ping'anbao are not moved. For example, for Qian Hao, the newly appointed mayor of Ping'an Town, once he becomes the county magistrate of Ping'an County, this qualification will be extraordinary and will have a great effect on his future development in his career.

In order to achieve this grand goal, Qian Hao and other officials of Ping'an Fort carried out a vigorous economic development campaign. He himself took a boat to the central government every few days to ask for money, people and supplies. The entire Ping'an Fort showed a positive and vigorous spirit.

So when the inland transport ship of Iran 007 arrived at the Ping'an Steel Plant freight terminal early in the morning on October 27, Shao Shude saw a busy scene. A large amount of iron ore and pig iron were piled up on the freight terminal, which was purchased from outside; in addition to these, there was also a large amount of coal (mainly lignite). After seeing the cargo ship approaching the port, the employees of the steel plant simply acted as dock workers. They quickly unloaded the ship's iron ore and piled it up.

"Team Leader Shao, why are you here in person?" Since Qian Hao went to the central government to go to the central government for supplies, Xu Wenxuan, the mayor of Ping'an Town, came to greet him on his behalf. Faced with this rare opportunity to curry favor with a high-ranking official of the "geckard master", especially when there was a relationship between the two sides, if Xu Wenxuan didn't grasp it well, it would be a fool.

"When the coal working group was disbanded, the area around Ping'an Fort was only a few hundred meters, and the population was only 500. The economy was even more unremarkable. In addition to the few acres of vegetable fields opened outside the city wall, there were large areas of primeval forests. Unexpectedly, after two years, Ping'an Fort changed a lot. Not only did the urban area double, but the population also doubled." Shao Shude looked at the open dockyard and the Ping'an Steel Factory factory with interest, and said with a smile: "Even the area of ​​the Yuzi River (Yakui River) that was still a dense forest, you have built such a few factories. It is really exciting."

"Haha, these are the foundation laid by the old leader back then." Xu Wenxuan flattered, "And the old leader is in the central government and has great support for Ping'an Fort. Lord Qian often mentioned this to me, and more than a thousand people in Ping'an Fort have been grateful for it."

"You, don't play with me these stupid things." Shao Shude waved his hand and cursed with a smile: "Ping'anbao, the coal mine area was established during my time as the head of the coal working group. I have always had a lot of feelings for it. I don't support who you support! I am also very pleased to see that this place has developed so well. By the way, the output of the Changshanbao iron mine area is difficult to increase for a while. The time for the official production of Ping'an Steel Plant may be delayed. I see that you have also set up some graphite crucibles here. This is good. First, we will produce some steel first and provide some scarce steel raw materials to some supporting factories around."

"Yes, this is also what Lord Qian means." Xu Wenxuan echoed. Then he pointed to several factories next to the steel factory and said, "There is a newly built state-owned first machinery factory. Currently, it is mainly to manufacture some simple lathes and various machine parts. It is said that the production task of textile machines will also be moved here in the future. This factory also has a strange boiler workshop. I heard that a steam engine research and development department was established. A while ago, a batch of samples were also trialed for trial use by local people. Unfortunately, the local one exploded during the trial process and two workers died. At present, the work has been temporarily suspended, saying that it is necessary to continue research and improvement. In addition to this machinery factory, the central government has approved the transfer of some technicians and craftsmen from the Dayuhe Arsenal to build a larger arsenal - the state-owned Northern Arsenal, which will start construction at the beginning of next year."

"Oh, I've been squatting in the mountains of Changshan Fort for a year, but I didn't expect that the change here has changed so much." Shao Shude sighed a little, "I used to have an impression of this place only on the description of government documents, and it has been difficult to have an intuitive impression. When I came here today, I found that the change was really big. Haha, this is also a microcosm of our country, changing with each passing day."

"My Great East Coast Country is like the rising sun, with a huge atmosphere." Xu Wenxuan was also very moved, "Thinking about the old Ming Dynasty, it's a pity. Uh... Lord Shao, the lower official is not thinking about his hometown, but he is just a little emotional." Xu Wenxuan said a moment and was a little embarrassed.

"It's okay." Shao Shude waved his hand, "I still understand Assistant Xu, you have no doubt about your loyalty to the country. Our former Song survivors and the people of the Ming Dynasty came from the same source. It is normal for human beings to feel a little bit of emotion and nostalgia. However, the Song Dynasty has been dead for hundreds of years, and you are no longer a subject of the Ming Dynasty. It would be better to have less emotion in the future. Nowadays, I think Assistant Xu, you, a smart person, will definitely be able to understand it."

"Yes, yes, the old leader is also for the good of the officials." Xu Wenxuan's forehead was a little sweaty and said, "Mr. Qian often listened to the officials in the court. Since the central government has decided to eliminate bad habits and refresh and boost the people's spirit, Ping'an Town naturally obeyed. This matter has been entrusted to the officials to preside over the matter, and the officials did not dare to slack off for a moment."

"Oh? Are you doing this? Xiao Qian is so fucking good-looking." Shao Shude became interested and asked, "How did you do it? Let me listen."

"Most of the more than a thousand people in Ping'an Fort are simple Chinese people, and their habits have a lot in common with the etiquette system promoted by the court. In addition, the city has complete facilities, so it is not difficult to implement the regular bathing, regular haircuts, regular hairdressing, new clothes, ban cults, intermarriage among ethnic groups, and maintain hygiene. Most of the energy of the officials is focused on telling the people and warning you that the people of Dong'an now need to work honestly, obey orders, and create benefits for the country.

This country is not only from a certain family, but also from all my people on the East Coast." Xu Wenxuan said, "The officials organized a missionary team, and they will choose the densely populated area every day to tell the people: Now everyone is from the East Coast, and the Ming Dynasty has become a passing cloud. The country has given you land, houses, and food, and you should serve the country well. Anyone who does not listen to the country will be better than a wolf and a dog."

"Puff." Shao Shude just opened the water bag and drank a sip of water. When he heard these very funny words from Xu Wenxuan's mouth, he almost squirted out. "Haha, Assistant Xu, I couldn't help laughing when I heard these slangs from you, a gentleman. Haha. The common people are keen on profits, so there is no need to preach this matter. You can tempt it. Regarding this, Dingyuan Township has done a good job, so you can learn it. Now there are 2,500 people over there, except for their appearance and skin color, almost the same as those in the Middle Land. By the way, I heard that the Ming Dynasty women are very popular now. There are all people from the capital who come here from afar to offer a large dowry to marry the Ming Dynasty women."

"It's because of this." Xu Wenxuan said a little embarrassedly, "Because it was rumored that those who marry alien women were promoted faster in their careers, and they will receive more subsidies than others in the future. Because there are many Thais in China and few Ming people, those Thais officers, craftsmen, and officials look down on native women, so they go to Ping'an Fort to marry a Ming woman. The competition is so fierce that it is terrifying. I heard that seven or eight people came to the same family and competed with a large sum of money. The last naval officer married a Ming woman with a dowry price of 50 yuan. This incident caused a sensation. I don't know how many Ming people who had no daughters in the family envy."

"Haha, this is also groundless." Shao Shude laughed and said, "It is nonsense to advance faster in the career, but it is true that more subsidies are received. This policy is about to be introduced. I heard that most local people have married Tatan women in neighboring coal mines and those in the Taisi women in Zhenhaibao, south of the town. Ping'an Town paid thousands of yuan in bonuses alone. It's good, your work is still effective. Ethnic integration is a century-old plan of the country and it is impossible to be careless. If you don't force it to be implemented at this time, you may have to pay a price in the future. Okay, don't stand here, and you'll be unloading the goods quickly. I'll have to take a boat to Dongfang County later."

"Ah? The old leader is so anxious to leave. The official has already put some wine at home. I hope the old leader will enjoy the scenery." Xu Wenxuan said hurriedly.
Chapter completed!