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Chapter 946 Urbanization, Capital City with Increasing Population

"The capital is the most prosperous city in our country and even in the world. The registered population is increasing. In addition to the population of the nearby villages, there are also Spaniards, Siberian tribesmen, Koreans, Dongying people, some of them apply for temporary residence, and some of them apply to become permanent residents. Because there are no detailed management regulations, we temporarily do not open permanent residents, and only issue temporary residence permits to them. For those who live in the capital without registration people, we will forcibly send them out of the city."

"There are more and more people in the capital, and the problem of public security has gradually become more prominent. The number of officers and soldiers maintaining public security has increased by [-]% in the past. When there are too many people, various conflicts are prone to occur. People from different regions will gather into small groups. Groups to improve their right to speak in the city, as well as the conflict between the aborigines and the immigrant population..."

When Chu Yun came out with several officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs, he clearly felt that the current capital city has a larger population than the capital city when he first entered Beijing, and there are also a lot of migrants—not just overseas migrants, but also from other industries. People from the province or the surrounding villages are also migrants compared to the aborigines in the capital.

After factories begin to appear in cities, the population will gradually gather in cities with the best resources, and urbanization will accelerate.As the most industrially developed place in the capital, the surrounding population has been attracted, and the labor force is still not enough to make up for the vacancies.

From the words of the officials of the household department, Chu Yun heard two problems caused by population.One is the problem of immigration management, and the other is the problem of social security caused by the increase of the immigrant population.

"Public security issues can be managed by changing sub-districts, try to let the immigrants settle down, and catch those who cause trouble. Immigration issues require the establishment of a special immigration management agency, and the improvement of corresponding laws and regulations..." Chu Seeing the increasingly prosperous capital city, Yun is pleased with the changes, but at the same time, he has to do a lot of things to reduce the distress caused by urbanization.

In Chu Yun's impression, there are many big cities that inevitably bring a lot of troubles when they start to develop industries.In the city of London during the first industrial revolution, severe smog was produced due to serious industrial pollution, causing a large number of people to die or be affected.This is only one aspect, and the conflicts and contradictions caused by the rapid population growth in daily life are rarely recorded.

"The prevention and control of epidemic diseases is also very important. If there are a large number of migrants, it may bring some epidemic diseases, especially the highly contagious plague. Once it breaks out in the capital, the consequences will be disastrous." Chu Yun thought of Xiao Xiu'er mentioned to him not long ago. Development and production of the smallpox vaccine.

If smallpox or similar large-scale infectious diseases broke out against the background of the increasing population in the capital, the consequences would be disastrous.Don’t say that the plague is a technology of this era, even in the 20th and 21st centuries, it will still cause hundreds of thousands or millions of deaths, and the more concentrated the population, the heavier the casualties.

"The Department of Medicine of the Academy of Sciences is responsible for the prevention and control of the epidemic, and our household department will allocate funds according to their budget." An official of the household department said.

Chu Yun nodded. He realized more and more how difficult the development of civilization is. Just a capital city can make him burn out.

In the future, the capital will also build underground railways, build new sewers to drain water and waste, plan four-lane roads in advance, protect the ancient city walls, and electrify the whole city... The city is the epitome of civilization.

The road has to be walked step by step, and the meal has to be eaten bite by bite.Chu Yun knew that even if he spent his whole life, he might not be able to build this place into what he wanted to see, but he would try his best to make this place into the most prosperous modern city far beyond this era.

"Master, you asked us to come out this time, not just to patrol around the capital, right?" the official of the household department asked.

"Yes, this time we went to meet Li Jinde, a British businessman, to discuss the establishment of a Western trading company. He is a businessman with an adventurous spirit. I also hope that I can set him up as an example and encourage non-governmental businessmen to open up the West. market, rather than actively waiting for others to come to you." Chu Yun expressed his intention.

"Can Li Jinde, an ordinary Fujian businessman, be able to take on this important task? Maybe he just happened to go to Britain." The official of the household department said.

"It's not as simple as a coincidence to be able to travel across the ocean to the Western Ocean, which is tens of thousands of miles away, and come back alive. As long as this legend is reported by the newspaper, it can create a legendary explorer image. Don't underestimate it. The power of the people, they are the main body of trade." Chu Yun said.

A group of them came to Li Jinde's house, which surprised Li Jinde.

"Master, why don't you come here in person? If you have any orders, just send someone to come down to the mansion." Li Jinde said flattered.

"I'll come over to see if you're used to living in the capital," Chu Yun said.

"Although I am a southerner, my living habits and diet are different from those in the north, but most of the habits are the same, and I am not acclimatized." Li Jinde said.

"That's good. Let me introduce to you. These are officials from the Ministry of Accounts in charge of the Oriental Trading Company. They have some experience in foreign trade and often deal with Koreans, Japanese and even Westerners." Chu Yun introduced to Li Jinde brought in by the officials.

The Oriental Trading Company is the Far Eastern Trading Company, responsible for dealing with Korea, Japan, and Western businessmen who came to the East for trade. Over the years, it has also trained a group of foreign trade management officials.

"My lord, Li Jinde has met all of you!" It was the first time that Li Jinde dealt with the senior officials of the household department.

"We may have to work together in the future, please give me your advice." The officials from the household department who came here knew that Chu Yun wanted to portray Li Jinde as an explorer to stimulate the people to conduct ocean trade, so they were naturally polite to Li Jinde.

"I heard that you and Selina are living together now. I don't know if it's convenient for us to go in and talk about things?" Chu Yun stared at Li Jinde's eyes, wanting to see if she was the heartless person that Princess Sofia said, and her personal morals were not good enough. There will also be times when a person's measure is enabled.

Li Jinde didn't know yet: "She was taken away by the princess early in the morning, saying that she was going to a new house called a big fish girl. I have stayed in the capital for more than a month, but I have never heard of a big fish in the capital." girl."

After hearing this, Chu Yun felt dizzy. The big Yuer girl should be Da Yuer whom Sophia just met. Li Jinde misunderstood Sofia's inaccurate Chinese pronunciation.

　Today is here, New Year's Eve ten more notice

　　
　
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