Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1955 The Elves Enter the City
As Wright left, the first batch of elves who came to work in Da Zhou also arrived.

These elves are mostly young people. Homesickness? That's non-existent. Away from their hometowns and families, they are all like liberated beings, and they are incredibly happy.

The work assigned to them was not complicated, and no demands were made on them.

In their Great Zhou Dynasty, they always paid wages based on the amount of work done.

Generally, if someone's work efficiency is too low, they will be fired and replaced with someone more efficient.

But these elves are clearly not ordinary cases; they are special cases.

Given their grand plans, they naturally wouldn't make that request of the elves, but rather let their desires drive them to work hard.

The elves who are willing to work in Da Zhou are basically those who are no longer satisfied with life in the Elf Forest.

He was full of energy at that moment, so he naturally worked very hard.

In Da Zhou, there is one day off every week. While making money, they also need some time to spend it.

The specific day off can be adjusted, since it's a shift system and the rotation schedule can be discussed.

"I'm off tomorrow, how about we go for a stroll in the city?"

"I'm resting too! Let's go together!"

"Me too!"

These words immediately garnered a large response.

There is no train service on this stretch of road from the suburbs to the city.

Incidentally, although the Goblin Kingdom already had cars, they were limited to use by the military and some important units, and were not widely available for civilian use.

However, from the perspective of the Great Zhou Dynasty, in order to enhance the influence of their Great Zhou culture on the elves, they would definitely encourage the elves who come to work to visit their city more often.

So they arranged several buses along this route so that the elves could take the buses directly to the city center on their days off, a privilege that citizens of other cities in Da Zhou did not currently enjoy.

Just like Wright when he visited the city before, the elves had no interest in the green belts along the road or the natural park in the city center, and plunged headlong into the commercial streets and shopping malls.

In less than half a day, they had spent all the money in their pockets and become a group of paupers, but they were all quite excited.

In just half a day, they saw many things they had never seen before and tasted many foods they had never tried before, all of which were completely new experiences for them.

Back in the dormitory building, without saying a word, they all immediately transformed into city promotion ambassadors.

Showing off is a common problem among most young people, especially those who are inexperienced in the ways of the world. If you ask them to hold it in, they simply can't.

The elves here were already very interested in the city, and now they absolutely had to go.

So far, the assimilation of the elves is progressing very smoothly, and Blackmoon City has been busy since the beginning of spring.

Because in a while, it will be the centenary celebration of the founding of their Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although Zhou Xu himself wasn't interested in trivial matters, he was interested in taking advantage of this opportunity to stimulate consumption within their Great Zhou and, incidentally, to gather a large amount of faith power.

To prepare for this day, they planned to officially start operation of the first large-scale power plant in their Great Zhou Dynasty and officially light up the streetlights in Black Moon City, the imperial capital! This was a historic event for their Great Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou Xu took it very seriously, keeping a close eye on the progress.

"Your Majesty, the thermal power plant is ready and in place."

The person in charge of this project is undoubtedly Qin Fen, who is currently reporting the latest progress of the project to Zhou Xu.

In Qin Fen's view, the centenary of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty was undoubtedly an important day, and he dared not relax at all.

The thermal power plant was located in the suburbs.

After all, if a factory that houses a large number of high-power thermal generators were built inside a city, it would cause enormous damage should any unexpected situation occur.

At the same time, the operation of thermal power generators also produces a large amount of thick smoke and exhaust gas, which will also affect the city's environment.

Considering all these reasons, after comprehensive deliberation, relocating the power plant outside the city is a relatively wise choice.

"How's the city's electrical circuit planning going?"

"Your Majesty, the power bureau just sent word this morning that the power lines for the East District, South District, and North District have been confirmed. The remaining areas will be confirmed by the end of the month."

This power bureau was a new department that Zhou Xu had just established last winter. Under normal circumstances, it was responsible for the city's electrical system and all related matters.

"In addition, all the streetlights and lampposts that need to be installed have been produced and are now ready for installation."

"Then let's start by laying out the circuits and installing the streetlights in the areas that have already been identified."

"Yes!"

Although the royal palace and related units had been using electricity and electric lights for some time, this was the first time they had officially put them into civilian use.

Not to mention the official lighting time, which was set on the day of the 100th anniversary of the founding of their Great Zhou Dynasty, which was of great significance and absolutely could not be missed!

During this period, Zhou Xu also began to carry out related publicity with the help of storytellers and newspapers, which aroused considerable discussion.

Clearly, people are still very interested in 'electric lights' and 'electricity'.

According to storytellers and newspaper reports, once the electricity system becomes widespread, the thing called 'electric light' will completely replace candles and oil lamps in their lives.

This also means that they will no longer need to buy consumables such as candles and lamp oil as before, but will instead pay a fee called 'electricity bill'. For the people, this is a significant change.

As the new day begins, the streetlights under construction on both sides of the street attract the attention of many passersby.

Installing streetlights in an area is not a particularly time-consuming project. As long as the work is done efficiently, the installation work in an area can be completed in a short time.

In comparison, the subsequent installation of electrical lines and the erection of utility poles were actually more troublesome for the construction team.

Because they had to ensure that all the power lines perfectly bypassed the various buildings within the city without affecting pedestrians, and then led all the way to the power station outside the city.

During this time, they also had to consider the subsequent circuit arrangements to avoid the situation where, in the end, all kinds of wires in the entire city would be tangled up in a mess. Just thinking about that scene was enough to give anyone a headache.

(End of this chapter)