Chapter 1119 How to support the capital city
When the group finished visiting the construction site of the capital city and came to the engineering headquarters together, the three people gathered around the huge sand table model of the capital city, drinking tea and chatting.
Looking at the huge sand table in front of them, Dashu took the lead in reminding.
"Chief, this capital city is so huge. If it is really completed, it will take hundreds of thousands of people to fill the entire capital city. Even if all the people of our Han tribe are put in, it is estimated that it will not be full.
"And the population of this capital city is all urban population. How can these people live? Even if the suburbs of the capital city can be farmed, the suburbs are too far away from the urban area. People can't live in the city and go out to farm every day, right?
"But if the people in the capital city don't farm, they want to have income, they can only work to earn money, and then use the money they earn to buy the necessities of life.
"These hundreds of thousands of people, all go to work, how many jobs are needed, how much goods can be produced, and how many people are needed to consume these goods?
"In addition, there is the issue of food rations for hundreds of thousands of people. Assuming one kilogram of rice per person per day, if there are 500,000 people, this will require 250 tons of rice, hundreds of tons of meat, and hundreds of tons of vegetables every day. This is the daily amount
." Hundreds of thousands of people, not to mention where to get so many people from, even if there are so many people, how many farmers from counties and counties will be needed to support this capital? "
As soon as Dashu finished speaking, You Zhi was stunned. This guy had been following his two uncles at first. Later, after he brought Jiang into the Han tribe, Luo Chong asked him to be in charge of intelligence and lead the army. He had never been engaged in administrative work, so he didn't know much about managing people's livelihood.
As a result, You Zhi had been supervising the construction of the imperial palace and the capital for two years, but he didn't even think about this aspect. At this time, he was stunned when he heard Dashu list the data one by one.
Eating 250 tons of rice a day, that is 500,000 kilograms, and there are meat and vegetables.
It's really scary to think about it!!!
Luo Chong pondered for a moment and said, "The opinions you raised are very important, but as you said, these issues cannot be established for the time being!"
Seeing that You Zhi and Dashu both looked puzzled, Luo Chong continued to explain.
"First of all, it's the population problem you mentioned. Our Han tribe currently has a registered population of about 700,000, that is, people with registered permanent residence. This is the total population of the Tang tribe that has newly surrendered, so it is impossible for us to fill the capital all at once.
"According to my estimation, with a maximum of 50,000 immigrants in the early stage, we can lay the foundation for the capital, and then within five years, we can increase the population of the capital to 200,000. Perhaps in the future the capital will be able to accommodate a million people, but it is certainly not something that can be achieved in a short period of time.
"Then there is the survival issue you mentioned, that is, fuel, food, clothing, and water. We can't chop wood in the capital, but we can transport coal here and let the people buy it.
"As for water, we are close to natural rivers and rely on the Honghu water system. We don't lack water at all. As for the drinking water of the people, we can let them dig some pressure wells!
"For clothes, that is, cloth, we can set up a textile factory, purchase cotton from all over the country, and send it to the capital to weave it ourselves. This will not only solve the problem of cloth, but also provide a large number of jobs for the capital.
"Finally, there is food. Even without support from other places, the capital can achieve self-sufficiency alone.
"First of all, in terms of food, we can build farms on the outskirts of the capital and adopt mechanized farming. Now we have tractors and harvesters. The land cultivated by one person can feed thousands of people. Therefore, only a small number of farmers are needed to feed the entire population of the capital, and there is no need to transport food from other places.
"Then there is meat. Currently, the official farm in Liuyang County, that is, Sinong Temple, is already studying the mass breeding of domestic pigs, and has initially mastered the technology of castration, which can make pigs grow faster and have more meat.
"In addition, there is a project to breed beef cattle, which is also progressing steadily.
"In addition to this, there is mutton. The Han tribe has the technology to raise goats and antelopes on a large scale, and the goats reproduce quickly.
"We can even build a snow rabbit farm. Forget about chickens, as they are prone to disease.
"Just think about it, how much straw will grow on the farm every year, and how many livestock can be fed with this straw. These livestock can not only provide meat, but also a lot of fertilizer, which can be used to grow vegetables. It's a win-win situation.
"Well, even if the capital doesn't engage in breeding itself, our capital is in a unique location. It's close to the sea, and the sea fish caught in Takumi County don't even need to be salted. It only takes a dozen hours by train to deliver the freshly caught sea fish to the capital. In the future, when the trains are improved, the speed will be even faster!
"To the west of the capital is Honghu Lake, and across from Honghu Lake is the grassland. The three counties across from Honghu Lake can also use water transportation to provide the capital with a large amount of beef and mutton from the grassland, so there will be no shortage of meat.
"Then there is the issue of jobs for the urban population you mentioned. Didn't I say before, what is the purpose of the industrial layout in the south? At that time, we will definitely build a series of factories in the capital. These factories will need a large number of workers and can provide a lot of jobs.
"Finally, the service industry can also provide a large number of jobs.
"For example, the capital is so big, and the people have to go to factories to work. How can people from other places come here to visit? So should we do something about transportation?
"We can run a car dealership, customize a batch of tricycles from the bicycle factory, and hire people to ride tricycles. In this way, each person only needs a dime, or even a few coins, to take a human-powered tricycle to visit the capital, or commute to work.
"In addition, do you want other businesses? Business is the service industry, such as restaurants, department stores, and supermarkets. How many merchants, hawkers, and shop owners can be supported by this?
"As for the unsaleable goods you mentioned, that's impossible. If the market is too small, we can reduce the scale of production. We don't need that much, but we're still producing it. Isn't that stupid?!"
You Zhi and Da Shu were stunned when they heard it. They didn't expect that there would be such a way of playing in a big city?
What is a human-powered tricycle?
Neither of them knew much about it, but they knew something similar, such as the boat company in Hanyang City.
There are many eight-meter-long boats in Hanyang City that have no sails and rely solely on manual oars as power. But even these boats are extremely expensive, so the government set up a boat company and rented the boats to the people. As long as the people paid enough rent, the remaining profit would become their own income.
Now that I think about it, the human-powered tricycle and the car company are probably the same thing. The car company provides car rental services, and the people rent cars to pull people. After paying the rent, the remaining money belongs to themselves.
I didn't expect it. It turns out that in big cities, there is such a big business in transportation alone!
How many people are needed for these rickshaw drivers in the entire capital? How many families can they support?
These families also need to make a living, and living will lead to consumption. How many merchants and employees can these consumptions support, as well as their families?
(End of this chapter)
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