After receiving the order, Bao Youzhi immediately returned to Vladivostok and made arrangements for his wife and children.
However, the Beihai Navy still stayed on the west coast to take charge of security work.
Another advantage of the Renaissance Army in developing the West Coast region of North America is that the Renaissance Army has already deployed in California very early.
On the West Coast, California is undoubtedly the most developed area.
Many of the construction materials for the Renaissance Army were shipped by the West Coast Company in San Francisco, which greatly reduced the development costs of the Renaissance Army.
Bao Youzhi returned to his home in Vladivostok to explain, and immediately went south to take over the Second Fleet.
Although this second fleet is all sailing battleships.
But there are more than a dozen battleships among them, and it would be very impressive to pull this out.
Moreover, Dong Shuheng promised Bao Youzhi that he would help them slowly install these battleships with steam-auxiliary power.
When the time comes, even those British hybrid battleships will be able to withstand them.
Of course, the reason why Bao Youzhi was willing to take over the Second Fleet was that Dong Shuheng promised to give priority to the Second Fleet after the new destroyers were launched to replace the old warships of the Second Fleet.
Now the Second Fleet is gradually changing its battleships to hybrid engines in order to prepare sailors to be able to drive destroyers in the future.
As for the Renaissance Army's armored cruiser, which is still in concept, Bao Youzhi is even more looking forward to it.
Isn’t driving a big ship now just to prepare for taking over those giant ships in the future?
"Mr. Hu, the auction is about to begin. Please say a few words first." The secretary came in and said.
Manila City, Hu Kuansheng has been here for many days.
He first met with ministers from various countries and stated the FNA's policy of peacefully developing Luzon.
"The future Luzon will be an open Luzon and a paradise for trade." This is what Hu Kuansheng promised to the ministers of various countries.
Dong Shuheng’s positioning of Luzon is not just a provider of mineral resources.
At the same time, he also hopes to build Luzon into a trade center in the Nanyang region.
From here, you can reach the Americas through Guam to the west, and Australia to the south through the Sulawesi Sea and the Maluku Strait.
Luzon, like the island of Papua New Guinea, will become the springboard for the Renaissance Army to enter the Australian region.
At the same time, Luzon is not far from other islands in the Southeast Asia region.
Therefore, we can completely rely on its location advantages to build it into a business center.
Hu Kuansheng participated in the auction of real estate such as houses and shops in Manila today.
After the Spanish left, all these industries now belong to the provincial government of Luzon.
After Hu Kuansheng appeased the foreigners, the next step was to meet with representatives of the local Chinese families.
Now Luzon is basically controlled by these Chinese families.
After the Spanish power was eliminated, the natives on the island could no longer jump around. They were like dogs that had lost their master, as helpless as they were.
Many indigenous people were involved in this war. In order to obtain more labor force, the offensive force will also expand the number of implicated indigenous people.
Those tribes that usually had close contact with the Spaniards were targeted for purges.
Of course, most of the people who perform this task are local big families.
These captured natives became free labor for the Renaissance Army to develop local infrastructure.
Of course, a large part of the labor force for developing local infrastructure was originally borne by local Chinese.
Now that all natives can be used, it will naturally be better.
In this way, the local Chinese can focus more on building and expanding their estates and mines.
Many families have foreseen a bright future for their families, and they are full of confidence in their future development in Luzon.
"You are all the masters of Manila now. I hope that everyone can work together to make Manila more beautiful and make it a pearl of Southeast Asia..."
Hu Kuansheng didn't mention a word about money. He just said that everyone should have the consciousness of being the masters of Luzon.
Everyone here is a leader of a wealthy Chinese family or a wealthy businessman.
Some people even came from other parts of Southeast Asia.
Everyone wants to get some industries here in Luzon.
Some people want to develop here, and some people feel that it is safer to be taken back to the mainland than under other people's rule.
Everyone knows the principle of the cunning rabbit's three burrows.
Next comes the intense auction process. Some properties in good locations will naturally go through a process of fierce competition.
Hu Kuansheng didn't care about this. This kind of thing would naturally be handled by professional people.
What he is thinking about now is the future governance model here. Although these big families in Luzon contributed a lot to the Fuxing Army's occupation of Luzon.
But in the future, we cannot completely rely on them to govern this place.
Hu Kuansheng is familiar with history and naturally knows that many dynasties fell because of the excessive power of local families.
Just like what is said in history books, the Han Dynasty alone died due to strength. Several of the heroes during the Three Kingdoms period were not from noble families.
But these people eventually became the strongest cause of the demise of the strong men.
Hu Kuansheng understood that if these families were allowed to develop, they would eventually monopolize the economic lifeline of Luzon Island.
These current family heads all came under Spanish rule, and they are relatively enterprising. But what about their descendants?
By then, if these people complete their monopoly, Luzon Island will inevitably lose its vitality for development.
Those Chinese who come from poor families will find it difficult to succeed on the island, which will lead to the loss of talent on the island.
When I was meeting with those Chinese families to discuss future development plans for the island.
Many family patriarchs have proposed to buy the confiscated land and mines of the Spaniards and natives.
But Hu Kuansheng did not refuse or agree, but instead talked about him. Hu Kuansheng had rich experience in dealing with these Han families.
He had already pointed out in his report to Dong Shuheng that these state-owned lands and mines must not be transferred to the hands of local wealthy families.
Even the railways, electricity and other facilities built here in Luzon in the future cannot be controlled by these people.
Dong Shuheng accepted his suggestion.
Work has already begun on mobilizing manpower from within the country to take charge of operating these industries.
Currently, only properties in Manila are put up for auction.
In any era, a business related to real estate is a business that can make money quickly.
This time Hu Kuansheng also did publicity and preparation. Many of the wealthy businessmen who came from other places in Nanyang were invited here through the Fuxing Army's connections in Nanyang.
Otherwise, the news about the filming of the Manila City industry here would not have spread to various places in Southeast Asia in such a short period of time.
Hu Kuansheng needs this money very much.
When he came to Nanyang, Dong Shuheng didn't even bring him a grown man.
So when he first came here, Hu Kuansheng was still a little uneasy.
Most of the people who came with him this time were young officials, some of whom had just graduated from the academy.
"Sir, the results are out. The real estate in the city has been sold for a total of 12 million yuan." A government worker named He Yannian reported.
Hu Kuisheng, who was still immersed in thinking, became a little uneasy.
Such a large amount of money was equivalent to tens of millions of taels of silver during the Qing Dynasty.
Hu Kuang was born as a local official in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and he was a local official who studied the science of managing the world and applying it to practical applications.
He knew very well how many things could be done in a province with so much money.
"Well, very good, this matter will be credited to everyone. Let the financial staff urge these people to deposit the money into the FCB as soon as possible." Hu Kuisheng explained.
The Development Bank controls the national treasury and local treasury. Therefore, wherever the government of the Renaissance Army is established, the Development Bank will be established.
Hu Kuansheng's little heart was pounding with such a large amount of money, so he felt at ease if they put it into the treasury as soon as possible.
"Yes, sir, we have already contacted people from the Renaissance Bank. However, those who participate in the auction only pay a deposit. Subsequent funds will not be available so quickly." He Yannian, the young secretary, explained.
"It doesn't matter. We won't use such money all at once. It's good to have the deposit now. As for the remaining balance, as long as they perform according to the contract, it will be fine."
"Yannian, go and call the heads of each department. Now that the money is in place, we have to prepare this year's budget." Hu Kuansheng ordered. He Yannian is now equivalent to Hu Kuansheng's secretary. Now Luzon The provincial government has just been established, and many departments have not yet been established.
Hu Kuansheng only had a few secretaries around him to help him.
"Well, it's Mr. Hu."
Most of the real estate left in the city has been sold. But the people brought by Hu Kuansheng and the ordinary people who will come here in the future still need a place to live.
Therefore, Hu Kuansheng's first step was to build a new city outside Manila to provide affordable housing for ordinary people in Manila.
Now that he has money in his hands, he can start planning for Luzon's future construction.
All the people who came to Luzon with Hu Kuansheng, except those who were sent to the local government, are now working together in the original Governor's Mansion.
So everyone gathered quickly.
The originally spacious living room of the Governor's Palace has now become a conference room.
"Everyone, everyone must be aware of the income from the auction just now. In addition to the property seized previously, we now have more than 20 million yuan in financial funds at our disposal."
"Next, we have to formulate this year's financial plan, because it involves the work of various departments, so we will call everyone here."
"I already have two projects here, one is the new city project outside Manila, and the other is to build a short-distance railway from Manila in the north to Lingayen and south to the Batangas area." Although this railway is not It will take a long time, but this at least solves the problem of whether there is a railway on Luzon Island.
At the same time, it also solved the problem of where a large number of indigenous workers would go.
"Everyone, please tell me what budget your department is planning to make. It just so happens that we can discuss it together."
The director of the Department of Education, a big spender, was the first to say: "Mr. Hu, there are only some private schools established by local families on Luzon Island. Our Department of Education plans to spend one year to establish primary education here. In this way, we probably need
Fifty primary schools will be established. In addition, 1,500 teachers will need to be recruited from China. These teachers will come from overseas, and each of them must pay a settlement fee. Therefore, a budget of at least 1.5 million yuan is needed."
Well, one-tenth has been removed at once. China now attaches great importance to education, and various places invest very heavily in education, not to mention that it is now in the initial stage. A large number of schools will be built. Added
Only so much investment in infrastructure construction is required.
But it will definitely be much less in the future.
"In addition, we also want to build a mining vocational school. Of course, the money for this school can be funded by the mining company. After all, it is to help them cultivate talents. Many domestic vocational schools are built and operated by companies, and we also
You can use this method." The director of the Department of Education continued.
"If funds allow, we are also planning to establish a National Nanyang Academy. It can recruit students from the entire Nanyang region. Of course, it can also be postponed a little later. It all depends on Mr. Hu's arrangement."
Hu Kuansheng listened carefully. Education is indeed the top priority. Because if we want to completely assimilate here, we must promote education. In the future, even the local natives will also receive education from Chinese schools.
Dong Shuheng paid more attention to education in these newly occupied areas than in domestic areas.
It is because many people in these places lack identification with China, so they need education to assimilate.
As a traditional literati, Hu Kuansheng knew very well that if he wanted to promote Wang Hua, the most important thing was education.
Therefore, the Renaissance Army has never been stingy in investing in education.
Naturally, Hu Kuansheng would not be stuck on this.
The second person who stood up and spoke was the director of the Department of Health. Schools in various places must be established.
Then hospitals and health centers will naturally be established.
Needless to say, investment is mainly in infrastructure and recruiting personnel.
The humidity and heat here in Luzon are easy to breed diseases, so the establishment of a hospital is an urgent matter.
Now doctors and teachers can only be recruited from within the country.
If you work overseas, you must have additional subsidies, otherwise who would want to come?
At present, domestic talents are still in short supply.
Professional talents cultivated by various medical schools and normal schools are in high demand.
In primary schools in China, many teachers are originally talented students who have been trained by young students to serve as teachers.
However, Hu Kuisheng felt that they were recruiting almost all such people. Who among the teachers trained in normal schools would want to come here?
Next is the director-general of the Department of Transportation. Construction work on main roads in various places has begun.
There are already a large number of prisoners working on the roads everywhere to expand the original roads.
The Fuxing Army has its own standards for road construction. The national-level straight roads have the same standard, and the provincial, prefecture and county levels have their own construction standards.
"Mr. Hu, we are planning to use gravel pavement for the provincial road that is being expanded. Luzon is mountainous and quarrying is not too difficult. If we build cement pavement, the cost will be too high. We will wait until the local cement factory builds it in the future.
After it’s done, just harden it.”
Hu Kuansheng was very pleased that the director of the Department of Transportation could step up and help save money. The first two people had already taken away more than three million yuan.
Transportation investment and construction is inherently the most expensive.
Next, people from the post office will come out to ask for money to build postal networks in various places. This is not the most important thing.
The most important thing is that they need to connect a telegraph line to the country.
Hu Kuansheng naturally knew that the telegraph line was very important. But there was an ocean between here and the mainland, so how to pull the telegraph line?
Hu Kuisheng is not a professional. He does not know that cables can travel under the sea.
As long as the distance to the seabed is not too long, current technology can already reach it.
The telegraph line that the Renaissance Army pulled through the Shandong Peninsula to North Korea and then to the Far East went to the bottom of the sea.
The northern part of Luzon Island is not very far from the Tainan area. As long as it can be integrated into the telegraph line on the island of Taiwan, it will be done.
Everyone supports this plan, which will greatly improve their work efficiency.
In the past, I had to wait for many days for approval, but if I had a telegram, I would get the news very quickly.
A group of people on Luzon Island are ready for a big fight, and their confidence is the large sum of money in their hands.
The colonists completed primitive accumulation through the people of the fish and meat colony. The Renaissance Army directly relied on robbing the colonists to complete primitive accumulation.