Chapter 693 I'll be waiting for you downstairs!
After successfully recruiting Zhang Jingyan, Zhou Xu suggested that he move to the City Lord's Mansion, just like when he recruited Huo Qubing.
On the one hand, it is for safety, and on the other hand, it is convenient for him to confirm Huo Qubing's condition at any time.
Apart from anything else, Huo Qubing's life safety is undoubtedly one of the things he values most now.
In response, Zhang Jingyan did not refuse, but only said that he would be given two days to deal with some trivial matters.
After seeing Zhang Jingyan off, Zhou Xu and Silk made some general arrangements for tomorrow's porridge distribution.
Of course, immigration is also an issue that needs to be arranged.
But this time, they were not immigrating to their Great Zhou, but to Huangsha City.
During this year, the number of new people who moved into their Great Zhou territory was already large enough, and they still had to digest them.
In this way, unless they are special talents, those who come after them will have to wait at least two or three years before entering their Great Zhou territory.
When Zhou Xu first arrived in Huangsha City, he was so anxious to relocate the population of Huangsha City because the situation was still unclear at the time, and there was indeed a shortage of population in their Great Zhou. If these people were left on the front line, they were afraid that they would cause trouble, so they just moved them away, killing two birds with one stone.
But now it’s different, the situation is clear.
Yan Sheng had caused his people to complain and had long lost their support. Now Zhou Xu naturally did not have to worry about the people causing trouble.
Under this premise, the purpose of allowing the people in the city to migrate to Huangsha City is to evacuate the population.
At this moment, Black Stone City has replaced Yellow Sand City and become the frontline city of their Great Zhou here.
As we all know, frontline cities are risky and wars may break out at any time. At that time, the people in the city may become a burden to him.
Removing some of them appropriately can not only reduce his burden but also reduce the risk.
After all, if too many people gather together and cause trouble, the trouble will definitely be serious.
If half of the population of Black Rock City could be moved directly to Yellow Sand City, the probability of trouble and the risks involved would be greatly reduced.
They had already done the work of distributing porridge and relocating the population as early as when they were in Huangsha City. Shi Lei and his team were very familiar with this process.
Zhou Xu didn't need to worry too much. Just give them the instructions and they would naturally get the job done.
Compared to the issue of providing porridge to immigrants, what he really needs to worry about now is the development plan for this territory.
Whether it is Black Stone City or Yellow Sand City, now that the situation has become clear, it is time for these two cities to start operating slowly and begin to demonstrate their value.
With this thought in mind, Zhou Xu began to fall into deep thought.
[As the original border city on the opposite side, the value of Huangsha City is mainly reflected in its "military fortress". It is extremely barren, and only the lead and zinc mine next to it as a resource output point can still have some value. ]
[But if we want to mine, I will definitely get a lot of prisoners this time, and it will be cheaper to let the prisoners of war, who are cheap labor, mine. ]
The barren Yellow Sand City, after losing its special status as a "military fortress", even the significance of its existence began to decline.
However, Zhou Xu still has some ideas on how to arrange it.
[The land in Huangsha City is barren anyway, so why not just turn it into an industrial city here and build factories specifically for it.]
Now Zhou Xu is responsible for building factories in two places. One is on the outskirts of the rainforest area, and the other is the earliest Salt Lake City.
A series of related factories, such as brick-making, pottery-firing, forging and smelting of metal utensils, are all concentrated in these two places.
Originally, according to the original layout of the Great Zhou, it was enough to survive.
But now the situation is different, they have expanded their territory to this side of the world.
If you think about it, the nearest venue to here is now in Salt Lake City.
That is to say, if these things are needed here, they have to be transported from Salt Lake City! My goodness, there is a continuous mountain range in between! One mountain is connected to another mountain. Even if a mountain dweller who is familiar with the environment and has outstanding skills, it will take almost half a month to cross the mountains alone.
If we bring a large amount of supplies, the transportation cost will be sky-high!
In this case, in order to avoid the transportation costs, the best way is to build a factory area here directly, and then move all the factories to Huangsha City for operation.
In this way, the value issue of Huangsha City can be solved.
As for Blackrock City, it is actually a city based on minerals.
Coal mines were first discovered here, so it was named Black Rock City and the city was built here.
But according to the intelligence he obtained, many new veins and associated minerals were discovered in the process of coal mining.
So when it comes to the mining industry, Black Stone City is no match for Yellow Sand City.
Not to mention that as the main fuel of this era, the value of coal itself is also very high.
At the same time, the location of Blackrock City itself is not as barren as Yellow Sand City. It can develop normally as a city focusing on the mining industry, so there is no problem.
While Zhou Xu was busy planning the subsequent development of the two cities, a bright light suddenly shone in a secret room somewhere in Black Stone City. In the light, Yan Sheng, whose face was pale as death, appeared out of thin air.
Recalling the situation at that time, his legs felt a little weak and he almost lost his balance and fell down.
“Grass! Grass grass grass grass!!”
He managed to keep his body steady, but at this moment, Yan Sheng's mentality had completely exploded. He aimed at the stone lampstand next to him and kicked it hard. In this way, he continued to vent his emotions.
His desperate action ended in failure.
Things had come to this point and he had absolutely no idea what to do.
At this moment, a black shadow flashed behind him. The next second, Yan Sheng felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck, which made his brain go blank! During this time, his body's survival instinct made him swing his arms back suddenly.
While forcing the attacker back with this move, he also staggered around and saw the attacker's true face.
The knife must have pierced Yan Sheng's trachea, causing his voice to become hoarse and unclear, and he couldn't even speak clearly. However, from the expression on his face at this moment, one can more or less tell what he wanted to express.
Li Wenjian, who saw this scene, couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Haha, hahahahahahahaha, I've finally waited for this day!!"
At this moment, Li Wenjian was laughing crazily, while Yan Sheng looked as pale as death.
His lung function was normal, but his trachea was cut. Although he wouldn't die for the time being, he wouldn't live long.
When he thought of this, Yan Sheng's expression instantly became ferocious. He didn't know where the strength came from, but he actually picked up the dagger that fell on the ground and rushed to Li Wenjian in one breath. It looked like he wanted Li Wenjian to take the blame for him even if he had to die! Unexpectedly, facing the sudden attack of Yan Sheng, Li Wenjian did not dodge, but opened his hands generously, allowing Yan Sheng to stab the dagger into his heart, and his face was full of the pleasure of revenge!
He had wanted to die for a long time, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.
"Mr. Yan, I'll be waiting for you downstairs! Hahahahahaha..."
If nothing unexpected happens, there will be additional updates after 10:30 today (end of this chapter)
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