Chapter 2644: Spontaneous Support for Order, Winter Development Plan

In just two short days, the Government Hall received a large number of suggestions and inquiries; after Laidun organized them, he also synchronized them with Xia Duo.

Among these inquiries and suggestions, many were asking about specific details of the living environment after the renovation, such as residential area, school enrollment standards, canteen meal prices, and so on.

Others put forward practical and specific suggestions regarding road width, ground hardening indicators, street lamps, greening, and other aspects.

As for those who opposed it, there wasn't a single one!

Although the renovation project caused many to lose their once-familiar environment, everyone knew that life was changing for the better, not the other way around; while they might suffer temporary losses in the process, they all believed the future would definitely be better.

Based on past experience, many people thought the Territory would provide compensation, but the scale of this renovation was so large that some had actually given up on compensation in their hearts.

As long as the Territory developed well, these temporary losses would count for nothing at all, and life would only get sweeter.

However, after Xia Duo finished reading the suggestions and inquiries from the residents organized by Laidun, he attached an instruction to the back of the document: "All relocation losses must be compensated in full, and all renovation expenses shall be borne by the Territory."

In reality, this meant Xia Duo was paying out of his own pocket, but he didn't care about this small amount of money; moreover, the funds invested now would be recouped later in the form of taxes and the purchase of civilian Magic Items.

After all, if the living environment has improved, one should have higher pursuits, such as adding some household Magic Items to the home or buying oneself a couple of nice sets of clothes.

The renovation project plan for Linshui Village made by Laidun was quite detailed, but it was not detailed to the extent of "which job type does what work at what time"; that was something the Development Department responsible for the specific implementation of the project needed to consider.

Compared to the physical body, the smallest resistance was actually just the cold; under such circumstances, what reason did Xia Duo have to refuse?

Although Xia Duo would not directly strip Jiefu of his position because of this matter, letting Jiefu's deputy, Kelake, take over was also appropriate, as the deputy's ability was something everyone had witnessed.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo told Jiefu, "If we don't talk to others, why don't others take the initiative to talk to us? Like this, I will give you an additional task—"

Because once people see hope and possess hope, they do not want to lose it again.

Therefore, the environment is very important; to a certain extent, it can change a person's attitude and change the rise and fall of a territory!

"There are, and they are all good hands at work, it's just that they don't communicate much with others, only with their own people." Jiefu's expression was clearly unusual.

Moreover, Xia Duo was not very satisfied with Jiefu's mention of "their own people"; what did he mean by "their own people"? Here, there were clearly only the people of the Great Xia Territory!

Establishing a good order and maintaining it well can naturally change everything around it.

"This winter, I want you to make at least five Mulan friends, understand their interests and hobbies, and learn at least five traditional Mulan food recipes. I will come to check before the snow melts next year."

Xia Duo paused for a moment before continuing, "You can use the teams from the Development Department, but pay attention to the combination of job types; what is needed in the early stage and what is needed in the middle stage must all be planned in advance."

The harsher the environment and the more difficult the work, the greater the return; this is directly proportional, and the return may even grow faster.

In any case, the residents couldn't stay indoors for the whole winter; they had to go out for activities, and if they could go out, they could certainly carry out development.

Due to the Water Vapor Migration Plan, there would be no rain or snow this winter; the temperature would just drop, which was the perfect time for engineering construction!

"Was there any before?"

Of course, if he hadn't forcibly liberated the slaves, the workshop managers would still not treat slaves as people; even if a slave discovered the secret of brick-making, it was more likely that the secret would be silenced.

In the end, no constructive opinions were received; it was mostly urging the project to be implemented as soon as possible.

But this technology was also not proposed by him, but rather a slave discovered the secret of brick-making in production practice, and it only developed bit by bit afterward.

And in this process, Xia Duo actually didn't do much; he mostly just established a relatively fair order and then maintained it well, while the residents did most of the rest themselves.

The environment of the Tianshui Three Planes is monotonous, and people who grow up there are more like flowers in a greenhouse, but since they chose to return to the Main Plane, they must face the will of difficulties, whether passively or actively.

A few days ago, when winter began, many residents proposed wanting to continue development during the winter; after all, working one extra day meant getting a little more money when the land was allocated, and winter development obviously had a merit bonus.

Thus, one month after Xia Duo first proposed the idea of renovating Linshui Village, the Great Xia Territory Linshui Village Renovation and Linshui Town Construction Project officially began implementation.

With relatively perfect relevant systems and sufficient execution, the vast majority of residents in the Territory Development Department who had not yet received land still hoped to work in a harsher environment, because as long as there was labor, there was a reward.

Of course, corresponding cold protection measures must also be in place in a timely manner, such as hot soup, medicinal herbs, hats, gloves, sufficient meat, and so on.

In the past, because there was precipitation every winter, rain or snow, the ground froze quite severely, and coupled with the poor conditions and cold weather, Xia Duo had not agreed to carry out development in the winter.

And order is the intangible environment with the greatest influence in this world.

Here, Xia Duo personally issued instructions for winter development to the Territory Executive team led by Laidun, and then asked Laidun and others for their opinions on increasing the proportion of personnel from the Tianshui Three Planes.

However, for this winter's development, Xia Duo planned to use more new residents from the Tianshui Three Planes; struggling against a harsh environment could temper their will, let them adapt to the variable climate of the Main Plane as soon as possible, and accelerate their integration into the Territory.

It can be said that in the current Great Xia Territory, those residents who work all day long hope for the Territory to continue developing more than Xia Duo does, and they also hope for the Territory to be maintained for a long time more than Xia Duo does.

This actually counts as a cultural barrier, but ethnic integration cannot wait for others to take the initiative to assimilate; it requires active communication and the active creation of opportunities for integration.

"After all, it is winter, and the temperature has been falling for the past two days. There is no need to pursue the same development speed as under normal circumstances. Moreover, my goal is not to force these people to develop a certain amount of land, but to hope that this method will let them integrate into the Territory as soon as possible. As for the Linshui Village renovation—"

Linshui Village, Government Hall.

Money only has meaning when it flows; this is also what Xia Duo has been doing all along.

"If you don't satisfy me, hmph hmph!"

But nowadays, the residents' thermal insulation conditions are much better than in the past, and because there is no precipitation, the degree of ground freezing is relatively low, making it easier to develop.

Very quickly, a new plan with certain adjustments based on residents' suggestions was publicized again; this time, the residents discussed it even more actively, but fewer opinions were received afterward.

For example, most of the ground in the Territory was paved with bricks; the idea of burning bricks was indeed proposed by Xia Duo, but Netheril itself had brick-burning technology, it was just that the Nan Jing did not have a specialized Brick Workshop, nor had they thought about the technology.

This time, letting him go and make friends with the Mulan, besides being a warning, could also be considered giving him a chance; if he does well, even if he is no longer the Supervisor of the Development Department in the future, he can still go to work in relevant ethnic affairs departments.

Right now, it is an opportunity.

It can be said that the Territory Development Department is basically managed by Kelake, while Jiefu is only a leader because he became one a step earlier; when subordinates make contributions, he also has leadership credit.

"Then should we add Mulan to the winter development list?" Jiefu asked again.

Moreover, Xia Duo's attitude toward Kelake is more about winning over and reusing him, rather than squeezing him out or suppressing him; only then could he sit firmly in his position until now, otherwise he would have been removed by Xia Duo long ago.

Regarding this, Jiefu, who had been in charge of the Territory Development Department since the early days of the territory's development, stood up and answered immediately, "My Lord, in the last two months, people from the Tianshui Three Planes have also joined the Development Department, but the vast majority of them have physical fitness that cannot compare to the ordinary people of the Territory. If we let them do winter development, there might be no guarantee in terms of efficiency."