Chapter 698 New Immigrants
Last night, Zhou Xu stopped in time and reduced his own damage to a great extent. He slept until noon and basically woke up.
After washing his face and finishing his meal, he leaned back in his chair for a while, feeling his physical condition.
Mainly the eyes and head.
The backlash of that thing only lasted for a moment, and if he gave up in time, the trauma he suffered would not last too long. At this moment, his eyes had basically returned to normal.
I still feel a little dizzy, but as of now, it’s not a big problem and I will be fully recovered in two or three days at most.
After finishing his breakfast, Zhou Xu wiped his mouth. Considering his own condition, he didn't plan to make himself too tired today, but he still had to pay proper attention to some work that required attention.
"What's the response to the immigration issue this morning?"
Hearing the question, Silk, who was now also serving as a 'secretary', had already gotten used to this new identity and could now answer fluently.
"Reporting to the king, according to the latest report, there are only fifty-seven people who have applied to immigrate to Huangsha City."
“…”
This number is even smaller than Zhou Xu expected.
But there was nothing that could be done. Although Yan Sheng had lost the support of the people, it could not change the fact that their Great Zhou had just arrived and had just suffered the shock of the war. It was normal that the people of Black Stone City still lacked trust in them.
Although these are extraordinary times, trust is still something that takes time to cultivate and cannot be gained overnight.
Zhou Xu, who made a fortune by touching Yan Sheng's corpse yesterday, is in a very good mood now.
"Anyway, the first batch of immigrants will leave in a week. When the time comes, no matter how many people there are, we will send them to Huangsha City first."
According to the plan Zhou Xu had prepared yesterday, Huangsha City should also develop.
The engineering team within their Great Zhou was also very busy, so it was impossible to transfer an entire team over here. However, he could select a few foremen who could lead a team and set up a branch of the construction engineering department here.
This is an old operation of Zhou Xu. He did the same thing when he annexed the Lizardmen’s territory before.
The management team is composed of internal personnel from their Da Zhou, while the workforce below is recruited locally.
This approach not only avoids the problem of labor shortage within their Great Zhou, but also solves the job problem for a large number of people here.
You know, the previous war, coupled with the famine, has basically paralyzed Blackrock City. Countless people have lost their livelihoods, and now they can only survive by queuing up for porridge every day. At first glance, the entire city's population is made up of refugees.
Under this premise, if the Great Zhou could arrange jobs for these refugees, they would probably be able to gain the trust of these new populations more quickly.
To some extent, this is a good thing for Zhou Xu.
"Your Majesty, there is something I don't understand."
"ask."
In his office in the Black Stone City Lord's Mansion, Zhou Xu replied without even raising his head.
"Why don't we spread the news that immigrants can get jobs? If they know they can get jobs and solve food and accommodation problems, then these refugees in Black Rock City will definitely be willing to go, right?"
After listening to Silk's doubts, Zhou Xu nodded.
"Yes, the refugees will definitely be willing to go, but the number will suddenly become too large, which may not be a good thing."
"Your Majesty, I don't quite understand."
At this moment, Silk's face was full of question marks.
“Isn’t it good that there are many refugees going there?”
"The result is good, but the process is not so good."
As for Huangsha City, he has decided to build it into an industrial city. Under this premise, the labor force required for both the early stage projects and the subsequent construction of factories will be huge.
Considering this point alone, Zhou Xu wouldn't mind if all the population of Black Stone City moved there.
When it comes to building a city, any amount of labor is never too much.
Not to mention that Black Rock City has now become a frontline city. The fewer people there are, the fewer unstable factors there are, and the more stable the city will be.
But if he does this right from the start, he will inevitably face some troubles in the process.
"Silk, for a large-scale population transfer, we will definitely need to arrange people to escort and manage it along the way, right?"
"right!"
Silk thought there was nothing wrong with this and nodded.
"After arriving in Huangsha City, someone will have to arrange and manage the food, clothing, housing, transportation, and work of these people, right?"
"right."
Silk nodded again.
"But at this stage, the main task of our frontline forces is to garrison Black Rock City to prevent wars from breaking out at any time. In this situation, we don't have enough manpower to do these things."
"Considering the staff management issues in Huangsha City, we can only send 300 people in the first batch. If there are more than 300 people, they may not be able to manage them. As for when the second batch will be sent, it depends on the digestion of the first 300 people. It may be half a month or even a month later."
Having said that, Zhou Xu's face turned serious.
"And the current population of Black Rock City is at least over 5,000 people!"
"If we release this news, I believe that the number of people who sign up to immigrate to Huangsha City on the first day will exceed a thousand. This is because the registration staff at the registration office will not have enough time to record them. Within a few days, more than half of the city's population will appear on the immigration list."
Looking at Silk who was obviously unaware of the problem, Zhou Xu didn't have any ideas.
After all, Silk's job is to be a general, and this is something that the internal affairs personnel need to worry about.
But since Silk had this doubt, he didn't mind talking about it.
"Once these people sign up, they will automatically enter a state of waiting. For those who are waiting, time is long, especially when they are in a difficult environment. After a long wait, some people will become impatient. Once such emotions arise, they may start to blame us in the end, or even cause some riots."
“Ah, this…”
Zhou Xu's words made Silk feel incredible, or rather, incomprehensible.
Unlike the simple and honest people of the Great Zhou, the people of this country have experienced a lot, so human nature is more complicated, and the bad qualities hidden in them are also revealed.
"Instead of that, it's better to keep the current situation. At least they only need to wait for the porridge every day. We have plenty of food in the Great Zhou, so we can basically ensure that there will be no problems in this regard. We can save ourselves the trouble and avoid those possible troubles from the beginning, and they don't need to suffer the torment of a long wait. It's good."
(End of this chapter)
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