Chapter 241： Build a metropolis

The people are all hearsay, and there is no one who really understands the situation.

Outside a makeshift tent in the distance, Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying were watching the raging project.

"I heard that the governor wants to build a hundred thousand houses of this kind. This requires too much money."

Ma Shiying said that based on the cheapest one, twenty taels, it would take two million taels to complete the plan. More importantly, these inputs are not as profitable as investing in steel plants.

Ma Shiying also heard about Wu Changqing's plan to build Nanjing into a super metropolis that can accommodate five million people.

According to the plan, 100,000 red-brick houses of this kind are far from enough, and more houses will have to be built by common people’s businesses.

Ma Shiying doesn't quite understand this scale of infrastructure.

"This is not a one-off. It will be carried out in three phases. The first batch is 10,000 buildings. When you have enough money, you can build 30,000 buildings in the second phase and 60,000 buildings in the final phase. The first two phases are used for low-cost rentals. , The last issue is for sale. It’s for sure to lose money, but it’s for the people after all."

When Ruan Dacheng learned that Wu Changqing wanted to build Nanjing into a metropolis with a capacity of five million people, he was shocked.

This idea is too crazy, since ancient times there has not been such a big capital.

This project is not easier than the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

However, after Ruan Dacheng thought about it carefully, it seemed that Wu Changqing's idea was not impossible.

In just three months of this year, the population of Nanjing has increased by more than 400,000.

If this trend continues, the goal will be reached within two to three years.

"I don't understand why the Governor insists on building such a large-scale capital city. The population is concentrated in the cities. Who will grow the fields in the countryside?"

Ma Shiying said with emotion that he didn't understand the logic very well.

"The Governor explained to me that dense population can promote the development of industry and commerce. It makes sense to think about it. It is precisely because so many people gather here that those factories can recruit so many workers. And the population is large, Everyone needs to eat and drink, and the market will grow bigger.

As for the rural land, people in the scientific research department are still studying some machines that can save manpower. It is said that after the successful development of that kind of machinery, one person can plant hundreds of acres of land. "

These people like Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng are engaged in official struggles, but they are laymen on how to develop the economy, and naturally they do not understand the siphonic effect in economics.

If the economy wants to develop rapidly, it is obviously impossible for the population to be scattered everywhere, which will cause the cost of collaboration to be too high.

Only when the population gathers together can we provide cheap labor, various advantageous resources, and attract investment.

To give the simplest example, a family that sells jelly can only make a penny for ten bowls of jelly, and in a small town, they can only sell ten bowls a day.

Then there will be no people selling jelly in this small town, because the money earned is not enough to feed oneself. However, after coming to Nanjing, which is densely populated, one can sell one hundred bowls a day, so one day's income will be ten cents, and you can support yourself, and this industry will be born.

Other industries have similar effects.

In short, population gathering can promote economic development.

This has been verified by time in later generations. The larger the population, the more developed the economy. A big city with a larger population has more investment opportunities and a better investment environment.

As for the problems in the rural areas, as the population is smaller, more land will be allocated and life will be better.

"I always feel that the Governor is a bit overjoyed. He is a bit aggressive in doing things. For example, providing free farm tools and housing for the people. These decree are good, but the speed is too aggressive and problems are prone to it."

Ma Shiying sighed, judging from his experience as an official, many decrees should be made step by step and should not be rushed.

Once too radical, good decrees will do bad things.

For example, free farming tools were provided to the people, which almost resulted in losses and poor management of the steel plant. Although this problem was finally solved by issuing treasury bonds, the process was quite thrilling.

With free housing now, the problem is even greater.

Wu Changqing only arranged for the construction of the house and how to allocate it after the house was built. He did not instruct this, and Ma Shiying needed to deal with it.

This is not an easy task, 10,000 houses are just a drop in the bucket for so many poor people.

No matter who it is distributed to, the other people who have not received it will be dissatisfied.

In case of being agitated by a caring person, there will be big troubles.

The last person to play this way was Emperor Sui Yang, who also liked to do all kinds of big projects, and finally tossed his finances.

The original intention of Emperor Sui Yang to excavate the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was good, and from the long-term history, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal was also an absolute feat.

However, Yang Guang was too radical and ignored the objective reality. In order to achieve his own goals, he did not hesitate to squeeze the people excessively and cause chaos in the world.

"These problems naturally depend on us to figure out ways to solve them. Otherwise, what is the use of us as officials?"

Ruan Dacheng said, as an official, regardless of whether the leader's decision is right or wrong, all they can do is try their best to assist.

Ruan Dacheng smiled and continued: "Moreover, the Governor-General is not necessarily radical. You can see that although he has carried out a lot of major construction projects, it has not harmed anyone's interests. On the contrary, it has benefited most people. It's profitable, are you talking about it?"

There is a fundamental difference between Wu Changqing and Sui Yang’s projects. Sui Yang Emperor squeezed the people to obtain funds, while Wu Changqing relied on the creation of wealth to collect construction funds.

Wu Changqing did not squeeze the people, nor did he squeeze the merchants in these major projects, but instead made them profit. The wealth needed for construction was created out of thin air.

Most people really don't understand the logical relationship in this.

However, Ma Shiying and others with high IQ already have some experience on how to create wealth.

It is nothing more than to make money elsewhere and improve production efficiency.

Wu Changqing relied on this method to frantically plunder and create wealth from other places to support these large projects that benefit the people.

Once these major projects are completed, they can increase production efficiency and create more wealth, thus forming a virtuous circle.

"It is indeed wonderful. I seem to have seen the shadow of a dynasty that can achieve common prosperity."

Ma Shiying said with emotion.

In the past, the total amount of wealth was roughly constant. Officials and landlords could only get rich by exploiting the people. And this will inevitably lead to irreconcilable contradictions between these two classes, which will trigger rebellion.

But now, Wu Changqing wants to lead them on a path of common prosperity, which not only satisfies the extravagant lives of officials and wealthy landlords, but also allows the people to fill their stomachs.

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