The former Beilong Town, now Changchun City, has a population of more than 10,000.
If this scale is placed in the mainland, it can only be regarded as a slightly larger township, but it is the largest settlement in Jilin.
During the walk, Zuo Maodi was not satisfied.
“Winter is coming soon, why haven’t the immigrants’ homes been built yet?”
In a town of more than 10,000 people, you can basically see it from beginning to end at a glance.
However, in Zuo Maodi's eyes, all the houses here have owners.
This means that there is not even a new house.
But new immigrants are coming soon, and winter is coming. If there is no house to live in, are we going to let people freeze to death?
Zhang Chun accompanied him on inspections everywhere, and the reason was revealed at this time.
"After investigation, the Northern Military Region believes that it is better to resettle the immigrants on Xiayi Island first. The climate there is more mild and the time for growing crops is longer. And it is only separated by a strait from Japan, so no one can There is no telling when Japan will come over. Enlarging the population and protecting the land are the top priorities."
To the south of Xiayi Island is Japan's Songqian Kingdom, which the Xia Kingdom's navy has already discovered.
For defensive reasons, Hong Qi and others have made suggestions to the provincial government to take the lead in completing the population filling of Xiayi Island.
"My Healing Game"
In this way, if you have enough power, you don't have to worry about Japan's prying eyes and invasion.
There is no need to doubt Zuo Maodi's strategic vision. Hearing that this was the case, he felt a little relieved.
"Are the houses on Xiayi Island ready?"
Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Don't worry, the army will take action in person, so it will be absolutely foolproof. All we have to do is wait for people to come over. At that time, the government will have to sort out the land so that it can be distributed to the immigrants."
Zuo Maodi accepted it humbly.
"This is indeed a serious matter. When the work here is finished, I will personally go over and take charge."
After on-the-spot investigation, Zuo Maodi found that the walls of the houses in Jilin were very thick and divided into two layers, the inner and outer, with a hollow center.
Slightly better houses will install an iron tube in the open space inside the house, with an iron stove connected underneath.
Poorer houses also have Datongpu earthen kangs and pots and stoves. As long as there is a fire, the room will be warm as spring.
"These are all the methods His Highness told us, and they really withstand the bitter cold here. I didn't expect that His Highness has never been to this far north, and he actually knows this place well. His Highness's scholarly knowledge of heaven and earth is really admirable."
Zhang Chun had never met Zuo Menggeng, and the more he knew about the commander-in-chief of the Xia Kingdom, the more he worshiped him as a god.
Zuo Maodi was puzzled.
However, he did not have the opportunity to go to Zuo Mengeng to explore such a problem in person.
He noticed that every household here had begun to prepare firewood, which was piled up in the yards in front and behind the houses.
"Is there no coal here? Can we only burn wood?"
Zhang Chun told him the surprising fact.
"There is not only coal on the island, but also iron ore. We have reported it to the central government, and people from China will be sent to develop it next year."
The mineral resources on Sakhalin Island are actually very rich, and the army heading north has already discovered this during the process of completing the survey.
Coal and iron are important strategic resources, and the area currently occupied by Xia State is not very rich. Especially with the development of industrial production, the need for coal and iron has become increasingly urgent.
Therefore, after learning that Jilin has rich coal and iron resources, the central government has decided to start mining next year.
Knowing this situation, Zuo Maodi was really happy.
Jilin is now a province, and it must have a certain industrial base if it wants to develop.
Coal and iron are the prerequisites for the development of industry.
The future here is definitely promising.
Leaving the town and heading east across the river mouth and swamp, we came to the shipyard.
Today it is still under military control, but it also undertakes shipbuilding tasks for civilians.
The sea here in Jilin is vast, and connections between various places must be through sailing boats. The actual environment has caused a huge demand for sailing boats here.
After more than two years of development, the shipyard here has reached considerable scale.
When I came here, the first thing I saw was the Galen warships that were gradually taking shape in more than a dozen shipyards.
Zuo Maodi was amazed by the castle-like scale.
"I heard that the Linqing sails across the ocean and has no rivals. I wonder which of these ships is better or worse than it?"
General Wu, who was at the shipyard, came over to accompany him. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "These ships are of the same specifications as the Linqing. The navy calls them third-class battleships. This is not the biggest. I heard that Qingdao is doing this. After the first batch of third-level battleships are launched, we will try to build a larger first-level battleship. It is said that the crew of such a ship alone will require more than 600 people, and I don’t know how spectacular it will be."
Zuo Maodi and Zhang Chun couldn't help but yearn for it after hearing this.
The three of them took a boat here and went all the way south to the central area of Xiayi Island (Sapporo).
There is the best plain on Xiayi Island, which is a long triangle from north to south, and has a river running through it. It is the best settlement on the island.
The headquarters of the 12th Division of the Northern Military Region is here.
Because the division commander Mang Gurtai was still studying in the local military academy, the deputy division commander Wu Zhikui and the military affairs officer Yin Yuchun took charge of the work.
In addition, Miao Niansheng, Chief of Staff of the Northern Military Region, is the general person in charge here.
"Such a good place is more than enough to house a population of 100,000. Our military has already prepared all the housing needs and is just waiting for the immigrants to arrive."
Accompanied by Miao Niansheng and Wu Zhikui, Zuo Maodi inspected the settlements on Xiayi Island.
He felt relieved when he saw row after row of brick houses along both sides of the river.
"I already know the strategic considerations of your military. The future immigration provincial government plans to give priority to this. No matter what, we must support the needs of your military."
This far north land is far away from China and can definitely be considered alone overseas. There are also big countries like Japan next to it.
Under such circumstances, both the military and the government must cooperate sincerely to ensure safety.
Although Zuo Maodi is young, he has a rare perspective on the overall situation and does not think that as the governor of a province, he can override the Northern Military Region.
The officials of Xia State at least knew that the military was the guarantee of security.
Therefore, in any administrative aspect, the military must be given priority.
Only in this way can the smooth development of administration be ensured.
And their knowledge is really heartwarming for the military.
"Thank you for the government's support. This way, Xiayi Island will definitely be impregnable. Once those warships are launched next year, we will no longer have to worry about the threat from Japan."
There were some things Miao Niansheng didn't say.
Once those third-level battleships from the shipyard are launched into service, it will not be a question of whether Japan is spying on Xiayi Island.
But they need to worry about whether Xia Gui will have any thoughts about them.
