Urban Sims

As the population increases and productivity improves, a huge problem is faced by the town of Limburg.

The sales speed of products cannot keep up with the production speed of products.

There is a large backlog of goods in warehouses, leaving new products nowhere to store and old products rotting and deteriorating.

For example, golden wheat bread tastes fragrant and sweet, but has a shelf life of only six months.

Another product, "brick bread," tastes a little unpleasant but can be kept for a year.

But regardless of half a year or a year, in the process of clearing inventory in recent days, a total of more than 5,000 tons of two kinds of bread have been processed.

The same goes for canned meat, with more than two thousand tons thrown away.

The waste was extremely serious. The person in charge of the warehouse, Lao Sun, felt distressed and blamed himself. He even said that he had not taken good care of it and had spoiled all the good things. At the same time, he was also very worried, would he be punished?

"It's okay, Old Sun. This is not your problem. It's the sales speed of our products that is too slow."

Zhou Ming comforted Lao Sun and understood the root of the problem.

There is overproduction.

Bread, canned meat, and fur clothing are three categories of commodities. Except for fur clothing, which are sold cleanly, other commodities are overstocked.

In order to reduce waste, the factory's operating rate had to be reduced, and the workers' work and rest arrangements were changed from five days a week and two days off to four days a week and three days off, still an eight-hour work system.

Even so, the output of bread and canned meat still exceeds demand.

In the town meeting hall.

“The main reason is the road. Although many businessmen are willing to come to Limburg Town, the road conditions still make many businessmen give up this plan, because the longer the road, the more dangerous and unprofitable it is. "

Zhou Ming pointed out the problem and said: "Only by building a flat, wide and relatively safe road will we attract more businessmen to Limburg Town and sell more products."

"Building roads?"

Uncle Xia looked puzzled: "What kind of road will be built? Where will it be built?"

Deputy Mayor Wu Yong also asked: "What should we do if others don't let us build the road through their door?"

Participants raised various questions and felt that no matter what kind of road it was, it was not that easy to repair... and would be restricted by various aspects. Even the town of Limburg was willing to bear all the road construction costs.

“If this road is not built, the town of Limburg may remain like this without greater development.”

Zhou Ming said solemnly: "This road will bring us certain risks, but it can also bring huge benefits!"

Because this road is a "cement road" that is more than 1,000 miles long and leads directly to Jinyan City.

good!

Cement, recently led by Zhou Ming and a research team, was successfully fired.

It was also a coincidence that he and his researchers originally wanted to use several special soils to bake some high-value ceramics. As a result, after the kiln was opened, the "ceramics" were burned into a pile of powder, and water was sprinkled on the pile of powder. Then, it quickly turned into something as hard as rock... This is a kind of cement with very excellent properties. It is not only hard, but also has a certain degree of toughness.

It can be used to build roads.

The reserves are also extremely rich.

Zhou Ming also discovered that although the metal elements in this plane are scarce, most of the non-metallic compounds can retain their original physical and chemical properties, or even be better.

For example, glass and cement can be produced relatively easily, and ceramics are also close to being successfully developed.

As for a piece of exquisite glass, not to mention the selling price in big cities, the ex-factory price of the glass factory in Limburg Town reached 500 spiritual coins. Businessmen rushed to buy it, and the supply exceeded demand.

There is also the rare large luxury dressing mirror with a length of 2 meters and a width of 0.5 meters. The price is 1 spirit brick per side (1 spirit brick = 10,000 spirit coins). Only ten mirrors are produced every year, and businessmen have to queue up to reserve them. 100 dishes have been reserved so far.

Therefore, as long as there is a road, it means there will be a larger market and sales. Various industries in Limburg Town, whether low-end or high-end, can take off at a high speed and make money.

only……

Some people will definitely ask: Limburg Town is already very rich. If it continues to get richer, won't it be afraid of becoming a "fat sheep" in the eyes of other forces?

The access target of Limburg Town is actually Jinyan City, which has 100,000 households and a population of nearly one million. If it is targeted by the high-level forces in this city and is connected with a cement road, wouldn't it be like seeking death on the highway?

Maybe it would be more in the interest of the town of Limburg if the roads were in worse condition.

Having said that, Zhou Ming is determined to build roads not only for the purpose of increasing product sales, but also for another purpose.

Expand the population of Limburg Town.

Strive to increase the population of Limburg town from less than 4,000 to 100,000 within five years.

Expand the town of Limburg into a city.

The question is: How can he bring in a population of nearly 100,000 to the small town of Limburg within five years.

Of course, the cement road can only be built up to that point, and the work of the "immigration team" can be carried out until that point.

When the road was built to Jinyan City, the target of the immigration team became this city with a population of one million. At a one-tenth ratio, it would not be any problem to get a population of 100,000 from Jinyan City.

Because today's Limburg Town is already a "legendary place" known hundreds of miles around. There is wealth and opportunities everywhere. Hundreds of gold diggers come here to develop every year. After coming, Not only will they not leave again, but they will bring the whole family here and register as a Limburg town household registration.

However, the influence of Limburg Town is still not big enough, and it does not attract many immigrants every year. Therefore, Zhou Ming needs to pass the "Linjin Road" project to build a road while building a reputation.

Therefore, this road brings many benefits, even if it has disadvantages.

Whether to repair it or not depends on how decision makers evaluate it.

As the main decision-maker, Zhou Ming still ignored all objections and made the decision: Repair!

Organize engineering personnel immediately and start repairing!

There are three reasons.

One, the number of guests who recently joined Limburg Town has increased again, from the original two to the current seven.

Among the five newly added people, four are husband and wife, and they all have children. Their cultivation levels are above the middle stage of Qi refining. The most powerful one is actually a strong man in the late stage of Qi refining.

The two couples are old acquaintances of Su Yuanlong and Wang Caifeng, and they have a very good relationship. Not only that Su Yuanlong and his wife successfully invited them to come over by writing to them, the salary level of the four of them is also reduced to 30,000 spirit coins per year, which is not too much. , not too little, of course Zhou Ming also promised to give them a salary increase in the future.

The last guest was a 28-year-old single female monk. She was not very beautiful, but looked a bit like a handsome man. She liked to dress up as a man, and others could not see the problem. She had a thick voice and a very masculine name: Jiang Ruonan.

Jiang Ruonan has a unique physique and outstanding talent. His cultivation has reached the peak of the late Qi refining stage, and he is very likely to break through to the liquid condensation stage and enter a new realm of power.

What surprised Zhou Ming even more was that as the guest with the highest cultivation level in Limbao Town, Jiang Ruonan did not have any requirements for treatment. Instead, he said that as long as he could allow her to stay in Limbao Town for a few years and give her a quiet room to practice. , when she successfully breaks through to the liquid condensation stage, she does not want the treatment of a spiritual coin.

Zhou Ming felt strange about her request, and when he saw the other six guests with strange expressions, as if they had something to hide, his expression changed and he guessed the key point.

"Miss Jiang, I'm afraid she's in trouble and wants to avoid trouble here, right?"

"Miss Jiang's cultivation is so extraordinary that she was forced to run away. Your enemy must have a high cultivation level, right?"

Zhou Ming looked at her expression and saw a trace of uneasiness and panic, so he bowed his hand and said, "Miss Jiang, why not go to that big city and seek the protection of a big force? I am alone and weak, so I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it."

Jiang Ruonan blushed and hesitated: "I'm only here for a short time and won't bring you any trouble. Besides, I've got rid of that powerful enemy and won't be able to find me for a while."

"What if we find it?"

Zhou Ming asked calmly.

"Then I will leave by myself."

"If you leave, what happens if the strongman gets angry and takes revenge? What will happen to the people of this town?"

Zhou Ming bowed his hand again and said, "Miss Jiang, I would like to offer you 100,000 spiritual coins as your expenses and expenses along the way."

"you……"

Jiang Ruonan pointed at Zhou Ming, his face turned red, and tears welled up in his eyes. Just when he was about to say something and leave, I don't want your dirty money, the other two monks standing aside gave her a look.

"Run~"

Jiang Ruonan immediately understood, pulled out the thin sword from his waist, put it on Zhou Ming's neck, and said angrily: "I just want to stay with you for a few days. You have refused three times, which is very unreasonable. If you do this again, ,I kill you!"

Feeling the cool sword energy coming from his neck and the powerful aura emanating from the woman in front of him, Zhou Ming was shocked to realize that this woman was in the late stage of Qi refining, while he was not yet in the middle stage of Qi refining.

This woman wanted to kill herself, and she could do it with at most three or five moves.

The six guests next to him had no intention of rescuing him... They were friends of the female monk.

Zhou Ming immediately changed his mind, raised his hands and said, "Miss Jiang, please don't be angry. I thought about it and thought that she can stay here temporarily. I will help you settle down and provide hospitality with all my heart, so as to fulfill my friendship as a landlord."

"Hmph~"

Jiang Ruonan put down his sword, snorted and said, "That's pretty much it."

After leaving the house, Zhou Ming saw a trace of shame on the faces of several guests, but he remained expressionless and had a clearer understanding of the nature of the world.

The strong are respected!

He thought in his heart: "From now on, the so-called guest guests will not be recruited if they can. Everything must be done by yourself!"

In addition to the guest officials, their strength has been greatly enhanced. The number of the Home Guard Army has also been increased to 300 by offering high salaries and recruiting surrounding hunters, and most of them can draw full-arm crossbows. Zhou Ming The next goal is to expand the number of rural protection troops to 10,000.

The last one is related to a mysterious weapon. This weapon is a special weapon developed based on the unique particles of the "Ling Yuan" plane. Although each piece costs up to 10,000 spirit coins, its power is, It is ten times more powerful than the God Arm Crossbow.

The requirements for use are not high, and monks in the early stage of Qi refining can use it.

Even in this mysterious weapon, Zhou Ming saw that another unique technological path based on "Lingyuan" may bring about earth-shaking changes to this plane.