NOVEL NEXT Chapter 188: A Busy Month! Plus Papaya Milk! _3
Afterwards, I took a trip to the commerce association.
The main purpose was to officially welcome these people's arrival, though there was no need to make a big fuss about it yet.
Once everything is completed, this will be announced through the bulletin board.
The citizens of Xufu Town will certainly be very pleased by then.
The entire process, of course, was very smooth.
By noon, the entire procedure was completed.
Currently, in addition to the original six families, the commerce association has gained twenty-four more families.
So now there are a total of thirty families in the association.
The scale, one might say, instantly grew fivefold, and the association's power reached a formidable level!
Bai Rou took a moment to bring a bowl of papaya milk, claiming it was made by her own hands.
Yuchi accepted it.
He pondered for a while but did not dare to drink it.
Naturally, in the morning, he also took the time to learn about the Zhangsun Family, and it turned out Changsun Hao had stepped down and handed over to Changsun Mei.
Changsun Mei came this morning.
This little beauty was obviously upset, behaving properly in business, but personally holding some grudges against Yuchi.
The perplexed look at Yuchi's face was even deeper:
He...
Why isn't he attracted to my body?
Am I not youthful enough?
Am I not beautiful enough?
Am I no match for Wei Yuan?
...
Noon came with another meal, and after finishing it, Yuchi found himself at the government office in Xufu Town.
Seated before him were two people, one being the governor's assistant, and the other naturally the County Magistrate.
Facing the excited duo, Yuchi earnestly shared the upcoming arrangements with them, saying:
"I believe you both have heard a bit about it? The clothing families from these four towns will be moving to live in Xufu Town."
"They will move in directly once the residences in Xufu Town are complete."
"By then, all the citizens who rely on the clothing families will also come over."
"If my calculations are correct, the population moving to Xufu Town this time will be around five hundred thousand."
This is the first step that the commerce association aims to accomplish, to become absolutely formidable.
Before achieving absolute strength, there's no need to establish a 'branch' in every small town.
It's unnecessary.
Thus, there's a need to gather and concentrate the people together for better management of the association.
Once the main commerce association is truly saturated, they could replicate this and set up others far away.
As for the transport pressure, it would only be a short-term issue.
As more people arrive, the roads will improve, and better roads will conveniently boost the efficiency of freight transport.
Upon hearing Yuchi's words, the County Magistrate's face turned as red as a pig's liver!
The governor's assistant jumped right off his chair; it wasn't an exaggeration, he truly bounced up!
His whole demeanor was one of disbelief: Don't try to fool me; I haven't read many books, but I wasn't born yesterday.
One must know that Xufu Town currently has a population of about ten thousand, which is already quite substantial for a town.
The residents are very densely packed!
The moment they saw Yuchi come over, they knew he had serious matters to discuss!
They just didn't expect such terrifying news right from the start!
Four towns' worth of people will be coming to Xufu Town, making it a town with a sudden population of six hundred thousand!
Could such a regular town still be called a town? In times like these, it might as well be a city!
And what about me, an unknown magistrate, with so many citizens under my command!
Wouldn't my status almost be on par with some City Lords?!
Yuchi wasn't done yet.
He continued:
"This is a short-term boom, and I believe once Xufu Town reaches a population of five hundred thousand, there will be more to see."
"More people from other towns will come to reside here."
"By the end of next year, Xufu Town's population is projected to exceed a million for the first time."
"Hence, housing for these million people will be a big issue."
Hiss! A million! This is a million! My God, what an astonishing figure!
Could a hundred thousand people be the norm by the big river's edge?
The County Magistrate and the governor's assistant were glaring at each other with such excitement that their eyes turned bloodshot!
Yuchi silently thought: What's the fuss about? Have you heard of "Celestial City Garden"?
Currently, Xufu Town is just the beginning; you're used to sparsely populated lands, but to me, this is a village.
In certain people's eyes, you are just peasants.
With a sigh.
Yuchi sensed the wild excitement in the breaths of these two, their joy barely contained.
He doused their enthusiasm with cold water.
Only to hear Yuchi calmly say:
"At such times, real estate economy easily arises."
"This is something I definitely don't want to develop, hence the two of you must provide me with a detailed exchange scheme."
Yuchi got down to business.
"I don't care what specific plan you propose, but the goal must be achievable."
"That is, even when someone possesses property in other towns with land deeds."
"We cannot allow them to spend money to buy residences in Xufu Town."