Lu Jie was also very busy at the moment. Although it was a time of war, Wanping City had not been affected by the Japanese artillery fire, so he had already begun to plan the construction of Wanping City.
He had such powerful firepower and more than 10,000 soldiers. If the Japanese army could still break through his position, he might as well find a piece of tofu and kill himself.
There were still many commoners in the city. Lu Jie felt that the Urban area should be renovated. He had to admit that the construction of Beiping City was not bad. There were many brick houses in Wanping City.
However, Lu Jie felt that this was completely unqualified. He was used to the big cities in the future. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that the buildings here were too LOW.
Now he thought of another way to earn money. Selling firearms alone was not a very reliable thing. He had to have other sources of income.
Since he was going to build the Urban area, he had to solve the problem of building materials. First, he had to build a brick factory, a cement factory, and a small steel factory.
Wanping County was not small. There were several small towns below. These projects would be highly polluting industries in the future, but who would care so much in this era?
First, Lu Jie built a brick factory and a cement factory in a small town, providing many jobs for the local people. Moreover, the salary was actually two dollars, which was very generous in their eyes.
Even the Central Army's direct troops only had less than 10 yuan per month. The ratio of money to money was fixed by the Central Government at 1:1. Two yuan per person was enough for a family to live comfortably.
When the two big factories were recruiting workers, even the people from the nearby villages rushed over.
In the countryside, the proportion of farmers was N times larger than the proportion of workers. Lu Jie felt that if he opened a factory, it would attract many farmers, freeing them from the land and investing them in industrial construction.
The brick factory and cement factory were very advanced. These were the latest equipment from 1945, and the productivity was very high. The cement and bricks were still very popular in China, but who would buy them in this war?
The city's reconstruction work quickly began. Since not a single shell of the Japanese army had landed in the city for so many days, the people who were in a panic could not help but feel at ease.
At the same time, due to the war, the prices of goods in the city soared. This was very common in China at that time. When the war broke out, those unscrupulous merchants began to raise the prices.
When Lu Jie saw that the rice in a rice shop was actually sold for tens of copper coins per bushel, he could not help but fly into a rage. These people deserved to die. Compared to before the war, the price of rice had soared more than seven to eight times.
Originally, a month's salary was barely enough to feed a family. Now, it was difficult to even feed a family for a week. It was not only the price of rice, but also the price of other industries.
Lu Jie asked around. It turned out that everything was organized by the Wanping Merchant Association in the city. They used to do the same thing.
"Bastard! Did they not care about the lives of the people? With such a high price, who knew how many people would starve to death!”Lu Jie cursed.
Tanya shrugged." This is the darkness of this era. Even if they let the grain rot in the granary, they won't sell it cheap!"”
Lu Jie's eyes flashed with killing intent as he said,""In the past, I couldn't control what they did. After all, I wasn't here yet. But now, Wanping City is my territory.”
"Tanya! Go and deal with these people. Drag out the leaders and shoot them to death for raising prices. Those who are more serious will work for me in the brick factory and cement factory until they die. Since they don't care about the lives of the people, I don't have to care about their lives either. Also, raid their homes!”
Lu Jie would not allow such a thing to happen in his territory. It would cause a huge mess.
"Also, open two large grain stores in the city. I will provide food and sell it to the people at the lowest price possible. Once someone is found hoarding and selling it, they will end up like those people!”
What Lu Jie needed now was a stable people's heart. Only by letting the people eat their fill could they work in peace.
Soon, teams of soldiers barged into the homes of these unscrupulous merchants and dragged them out. The commoners on the streets could not help but rejoice when they saw this.
No one would not hate these unscrupulous merchants. Now, they had finally received their retribution. At the same time, the county government had also issued an announcement that there was cheap rice for sale on both the east and west streets.
Instantly, Lu Jie's name was deeply engraved in the hearts of the commoners.
"What a good official. Wanping has produced a saint who knows how to think for the people.”In fact, the people of China did not ask for much. They just wanted to eat their fill. It was that simple, but how many people could do it?
Lu Jie had been in this era for quite some time, and he had a deep feeling about this. He would definitely lead China to the top of the world. Feng.
Soon, the street renovation began. The citizens also enthusiastically participated in it. While the construction was in full swing, the battle outside had reached its climax!
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