When Zhao Weiji formulated and promulgated Xinhua City's own laws, it finally seemed like a real society.

But there is a saying that when the house leaked and it rained all night, the gourd floated up when the gourd was pressed. Trouble always kept coming. Zhao Weiji, who had finally solved the legal problem, just wanted to take a rest, when new things came up.

"Your Majesty, our iron factory doesn't have enough manpower."

"Your Majesty, our paper factory doesn't have enough manpower."

"Your Majesty, our new school doesn't have enough teachers."

"Your Majesty, our mine doesn't have enough manpower."

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Well, in short, there is not enough manpower. Even if a large number of steam engines are built and put into every possible place, there are still not enough manpower.

Now every day, people from different places come to the city hall to complain to Zhao Weiji. They feel that there is not enough manpower and hope that more people can immigrate from the Central Plains.

It has been a year since Xinhua City was built. There have been three batches of immigrants, totaling more than 20,000 people. Basically, all the people that Zhao Weiji could deceive in the early stage have been recruited.

But it was still not enough. Too many people were needed here. With the advent of the steam engine, Zhao Weiji began to build primary factories. Coupled with the reclamation of wasteland, the rise of animal husbandry and the great development of mining, the number of manpower needed was really too much.

too much.

Didn't he have an agreement with Zhao Guangyi to provide immigrants to Xinhua City?

There is such an agreement, but Zhao Guangyi said at the beginning that people can give it to you, but there is a limit every year. The first year's limit has actually been used up, and because he cheated a little fiercely, he moved towards the Industrial Revolution in one step.

Progress has been made, so construction is a bit fast and there are not enough people.

Just when Zhao Weiji was having a headache, Jiang Yu came in, and his first words when he came in were: "Your Majesty, let's..."

When Zhao Weiji heard this, his head got big, and he immediately interrupted Jiang Yu: "Stop, stop, stop, I understand, there are not enough people, right? Where are we this time?"

"This time it's a woman."

"woman?"

"Yes, it's women. Many single male compatriots have reacted. Now that they have some money, it's time to marry a wife, but there are so few women in Xinhua City now, and these few poor women still have their own wives.

Damn it, so they hope that the prince can immigrate a large number of women in, or let them go back with the next ship back to the Central Plains, marry a wife and bring them back."

Well, it is true that the ratio of men to women in Xinhua City is now extremely unbalanced. Because they were originally here to open up wasteland, women did not play a very big role. In addition, many of these people who came were exiled by the imperial court, so bachelors

Mostly.

Now that these bachelors have money, they naturally want to get wives.

"Women, where can I change for you? My wife is still in the Central Plains. I've been masturbating for almost two years. Didn't I say nothing? Why don't I make some soap to relieve it?" Of course.

, this is just Zhao Weiji's inner monologue. He doesn't want all men to become gay. He also hopes that this group of people will take root here.

"Okay, I understand. Don't expect me to solve everything. I'm not a god. Let's brainstorm ideas. Get everyone here and let's have a meeting."

Of course, all the people referred to here are those who are usually responsible for administration in Xinhua City. As long as they are Zhao Weiji, Jiang Yu, Feng Yun, Wang Dayuan, and the newly arrived Tie Zheng, Linghuhuang, plus the last time the law was enacted,

A few highly respected people selected from the peasants, workers and other classes, their names were Yuan Geng, also known as Longping, Dongfang Li, Weiming, Yang Hua, and Zhongding.

After about an hour or so, all these people arrived at a big round table in the city hall.

"We are here for a meeting today. I think you all know why? It is to solve the biggest problem in Xinhua City now, which is insufficient population. I wonder if you have any good suggestions or opinions on this problem?"

After Zhao Weiji finished speaking, he looked at the people on the table. After hearing Zhao Weiji's question, these people also began to have troubles and stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes.

"How about? Let's go grab it? Go to several islands in the Song Dynasty, such as Qiongzhou and Liuqiu. These islands have a lot of population, but there are not many officers and soldiers, so it should be easy to grab them."

The person who made this suggestion was Yang Hua.

"Zhongding? What did you do before you were exiled?" Zhao Weiji was curious, why did someone come up and make such a suggestion?

Yang Hua blushed when he heard Zhao Weiji's question, "Back to the prince, I used to be a pirate and often traveled around the South China Sea. Once when I landed ashore, I was accidentally reported and captured, and then I was given to the prince together."

After hearing Yang Hua's words, everyone's eyes changed when they looked at him.

Seeing such a reaction on the spot, Yang Hua immediately explained: "Don't be like this, everyone. I have changed my mind now. Who is born to be a robber? If he can't survive, who is willing to float on the sea and make a living by robbing every day? Come on.

After arriving in Xinhua, no one will oppress you, and you can get rich with your own hands, so who will do evil?"

This is true. The reason why Yang Hua was elected as a representative was because of his active good deeds. Yang Hua can be said to be one of the first people to get rich. After he became rich, he not only did not be unkind for wealth, but also actively did good deeds.

, there is now a large inn in Xinhua City that he opened. This inn does not charge a fee like those in the Central Plains. This inn is specially provided to accommodate new immigrants who have just arrived in Xinhua City, and it is free.

of.

"Okay, stop staring at him. It's not like everyone doesn't know what Zhongding is like in Xinhua City." Although Zhao Weiji himself was scolding everyone, Yang Hua's appearance was really elegant, and he usually always

He was smiling, which was a bit different from the image of a pirate, so Zhao Weiji actually laughed out loud after reprimanding him.

And everyone couldn't hold back Zhao Weiji's smile.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, prince... I don't look at him because I am afraid that he will do something harmful, but because Zhong Ding's usual image is so different from that of a pirate. I am really curious." Tears of laughter flowed from his eyes.

Feng Yun, who came out, explained this.

Linghuhuang, who was laughing so hard that he almost fell under the table, kept echoing Feng Yun, "Yes, just like Hua Teng said, the contrast is too great, ha, ha, ha, ha."

Several others were laughing wildly and nodding in agreement.

After laughing for about two minutes, Zhao Weiji finally held back and said, "Okay, stop laughing, let's talk about Zhongding's idea."

Tie Zheng, who suppressed his smile, replied: "I don't think it's realistic. Don't forget that what we are short of right now is manpower. Where are the extra people in Xinhua City now who can organize an army to go to Qiongzhou and Liuqiu to rob people?

, even if there are not many officers and soldiers, can you guarantee that those people will follow us obediently?"

"I agree with Zhongtang. It's really unrealistic to snatch people." The person who spoke was Dongfang Li.

"If you don't agree with my method, then tell me if you have any good ideas." Hearing that his method was rejected, Yang Hua was a little unhappy.

Although Dongfang Li didn't agree with Yang Hua's method, he couldn't think of a good way to deal with it for a while.

At this moment Wang Dayuan spoke: "Actually, we don't need to rob people. We have a lot of gold, so we can just buy people."

"Buying people? Where to buy them?" Dongfang Li asked curiously.

"In addition to the Central Plains, there are many surrounding countries where a large number of Han people live. Most of them fled because of the wars in the early years. Many people could never return to the Song Dynasty after they left. This group of people

The status of neighboring countries such as Siam is not very high because they are always regarded as outsiders.

We can go to these countries and ask their kings to give money to take these people away. I think their kings will not embarrass us for the sake of gold. After all, the identity of the prince is here, and these small countries are not too

Dare to offend the Song Dynasty. Besides, those Han people often cause conflicts in these countries. It is estimated that their king also hopes to have the opportunity to send all the Han people away."

After finishing speaking, Wang Dayuan looked at everyone.

I have to say that Wang Dayuan's proposal is very good. These overseas survivors can indeed become an important source of population for Xinhua City. What's more, because they are all Han Chinese, there will not be any big problems in cultural exchanges.

"The question is, are the local Han people willing to follow us to Xinhua City?" Linghuhuang asked with some worry.

"I don't think it's a big problem." Zhao Weiji explained for Wang Dayuan at this time, "I would have forgotten these Han compatriots overseas if I had reminded Kui Huanzhang. In fact, our overseas Han compatriots don't even live locally.

This is great, because they are easily excluded and discriminated against by the local indigenous people. In addition, it is not their hometown in the first place, so relocation is naturally not an obstacle. I want to convince them

It should be relatively easy to move to Xinhua City."

"In this case, what are we waiting for? Let's get it done quickly." Yang Hua shouted excitedly at this moment. Because among the people present, he or the factory represented by him is the most short of manpower.

At this moment, a disappointing voice came out: "Your Majesty, this can solve part of the population problem, but how to solve the other part?"

"What else?" Wang Dayuan asked puzzledly?

"And what should women do? I think even if we recruit immigrants from Siam and other countries, there won't be too many unmarried daughters, right?" The one who said this was Yuan Geng, who had never spoken before.

"Well..." At this time, Wang Dayuan had no choice.

"You don't have to worry about this. I already have countermeasures. You just need to solve the problem of gathering overseas survivors first." Just when everyone was stuck again, Zhao Weiji spoke.

The reason why Zhao Weiji had a solution at this time was because Wang Dayuan's words reminded him that no one can buy it. Since men can buy it, women can also buy it.

At this time, Zhao Weiji set his sights on a place where a large number of immigrants with female surnames should be available.
Chapter completed!