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In Nanyang City, the seat of the Nanyang Government Office, at dusk, the dim street lamps cast a faint light. Li Mu led several guards to walk on the bluestone slabs on the streets of Nanyang, looking at Nanyang City in this period.

The appearance of street lights surprised him a little, but he also took it for granted.

Li Mu has read some information. As early as 1879, electricity had already appeared in China. British engineer Bi Xiaopu lit the country's first electric light on Zhapu Road in Shanghai.Three years later, the British built China's first power plant in the Shanghai Concession, and connected 15 electric lights in series around the Bund.

In 1888, Li Hongzhang also lit up the Forbidden City in Beijing, allowing Cixi to use electricity, and established a power plant the following year.That is to say, since this year, the domestic electric power industry has developed rapidly, and the number of users has increased year by year.

Before the Revolution of 1911, there were 80 power plants in China, and the total capacity of power generation equipment reached 37000 kilowatts.

Afterwards, electricity developed even more rapidly in China. According to relevant information he read, before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, the country's annual power generation had reached 44.5 billion kilowatts, ranking 14th in the world.

44.5 billion kilowatts, that is to say, before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, China's annual power generation had reached 44.5 billion kilowatt-hours, ten kilowatt-hours per capita.

Although most of them are concentrated in big cities such as Nanjing, Shanghai, Beiping, Tianjin, Guangzhou, and Wuhan, as well as developed coastal areas, the proportion of inland areas is not large.

However, it can also be seen that electricity had been widely used at that time, and large and small power plants were spread all over the country.

Although Nanyang is inland, it is such a large area with a population of more than 500 million. As a local government, Nanyang City, an economic and administrative center, it is actually very common to have electricity and street lights.

Not only electricity, but telephones are now widely used.

According to the information he knows, the telephone began to develop rapidly in China since the Beiyang period.In the beginning, the phone can only be used in the same city, and the line often breaks down, especially when it is windy and rainy, the wires are either twisted or broken, which is very unreliable.

The first long-distance telephone line in China appeared in 1927, namely the Nanjing-Shanghai long-distance telephone line.

Since then, the telephone line has been continuously extended. From 1931 to 1934, Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hankou and other cities successively established automatic telephone exchanges in the city.Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Hebei, Hunan and other provinces have also successively launched intra-provincial long-distance telephone services.

On this basis, starting from January 1934, the Ministry of Communications planned to build long-distance telephone lines connecting nine provinces including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Henan, Shandong, and Hebei, with a total length of 1 kilometers.The project was basically completed in February 3173.

Unfortunately, when the Anti-Japanese War broke out, many telephone lines were cut off, and these places soon fell into the hands of Xiaobenzi.

Li Mu wandered around Nanyang City for a long time. With the appearance of street lights and the chaos of war in the coastal areas, many people poured in with their families, and the city became more lively and prosperous.

However, similarly, there are a lot more beggars and refugees, which makes this prosperity look a little deformed.

Li Mu frowned and asked, "We have launched so many projects, we are asking for manpower everywhere, and the treatment is good. Why are there so many beggars and refugees?"

"Find a job, don't worry about food and housing, and save some savings. It's no better than being a beggar here."

Xu Weixin, the adjutant who just took office, said: "Tuan Zuo, these people should have formed a habit. Our Nanyang City is not bad now. There are many people who are willing to give them alms. There is no shortage of food. How can they go to work?" .”

Li Mu frowned and said: "The battle on the front line is tense. In the future, it is conceivable that more and more people will flee to the interior, and there will be more and more people here, and there will be more and more refugees and beggars."

"Begging is nothing. There are too many refugees and beggars, which is prone to problems and has a great impact on public security. We can't let it go like this."

Then he turned his head and ordered: "Adjutant Xu, tomorrow you will lead people to gather these beggars and refugees and screen them one by one. If they are really disabled and unable to work, they can beg. Those lazy people with healthy limbs, They are all sent to construction sites with strict guards for construction, and we don’t oppress them, we control food and housing, and pay them as usual, but we can’t let them dawdle like this.”

Xu Weixin said: "Yes, Tuan Zuo!"

As he was walking, Li Mu saw some little beggars again, walked over and asked a few words, sighed and said: "Xing, the people are suffering; death, the people are suffering. This time of war, how many families fell apart, how many children became orphans! "

"Adjutant Xu, tomorrow all the little beggars in the city and the children among the refugees will be sent to the sales school. According to the number of people, please go over and teach them to read. Otherwise, they will continue to be beggars in society, or they will not leave. Righteousness, or starvation, is of little benefit to society as a whole."

Xu Weixin hesitated and said: "Yes, group seat. However, I heard that the salesmen in the city are also very difficult now. Now that the war is raging ahead and the local finances are empty, there is not much money allocated to them, so they can barely maintain on."

"If you send so many people and teach them to read, then..."

Li Mudao: "This is also a problem. Which local finances are not empty now? Forget it, in my name, donate [-] French coins to the sales school, and first take these children in and study them. Later, when the finances are rich, then Find a solution."

4 French currency is now worth almost [-] to [-] yuan.The French currency before [-] was actually quite valuable. After [-], due to the random issuance of currency, it began to depreciate on a large scale, and it became less and less valuable.

For the Salesian, this is definitely a great asset, even if it can raise thousands of children, it will be no problem.

Xu Weixin said solemnly: "Yes, group seat!"

The group continued to walk, when suddenly there was a commotion in front of them, Li Mu looked up, and saw that there were more than a dozen green-skinned hooligans who were fooling around, collecting protection fees one by one from the stalls that set up stalls at night. The booth was kicked over, and a group of people went up to beat and kick.

Li Mu was furious when he saw it, and with his current status, it was not easy to rush up and do it.

Turning around, he told Xu Weixin, "Adjutant Xu, I'll leave it to you. First arrest the person and have a proper interrogation. I will hear the report in an hour."

Xu Weixin said: "Yes, Tuan Zuo!"

The group of people went shopping in casual clothes. On the surface, they were only followed by a few guards, but there was actually a group of guards far behind.

After Li Mu finished speaking, he was not in the mood to continue shopping, so he turned and went back.Xu Weixin immediately greeted the guards behind and went up to arrest him.

Li Mu's residence in Nanyang City is a garden of more than [-] acres "Yu Garden", with pavilions, terraces and pavilions, covered with flowers and plants, and in the middle is a small Western-style building that combines Chinese and Western styles with luxurious decoration, which can be regarded as the best in Nanyang City The mansion is gone.

It is said that it was originally built by a certain parent in Nanyang, and after several officials continued to repair it, it became what it is today. After tidying up, it just happened to be Li Mu's residence.

When we returned to Yu Garden, dinner was ready just now. A few young and beautiful maids quickly prepared the meal. A table of delicious food. Several chefs in Yu Garden were proficient in various cuisines. from.

Li Mu has never been someone who treats himself badly, as long as there are conditions, he can enjoy it as he should.

As a martial arts practitioner, I exercise a lot every day and eat a lot, and soon I can eat a lot of food on the table, and I am satisfied.

As soon as he finished rinsing his mouth, Xu Weixin came over to report, and Li Mu asked the maid to go down.

After listening to the report, he frowned and said: "So, now there are three major gangs in Nanyang City. They use some means to monopolize a lot of business, and they also collect protection fees. The one who did it today is one of them called the Little Knife Society."

Xu Weixin said: "That's what they explained, and I asked someone to find out more about it, and it is indeed the case."

Li Mu raised his hand and knocked on the table: "Nanyang, you don't need these gray forces, and you won't allow these unstable factors to exist."

"The task of suppressing the bandits over there is almost over now. Except for a few who fled into the deep mountains and old forests, the banditry has been wiped out. Tomorrow, transfer two battalions into the city, and then notify the police station and ask him to cooperate with you to take these few A gang was wiped out."

"A public trial will be held, and those charged with serious crimes will be shot immediately. The rest will be sent to work in the mountains. They are short of labor! After a few years of training, when they get better, they will be released."

Xu Weixin stood at attention and saluted: "Yes, group seat!"

Li Mu smiled and said, "I'll leave this matter to you. Okay, let's go back and rest."

Only then did Xu Weixin turn around and go out.

After taking control of Nanyang City, Li Mu has considered the future development of Nanyang for a long time, and he has three development strategies for this.

The first is limited investment; the second is only focused on industrial and military fields; the third is all-round investment, a hundred flowers bloom, and Nanyang is built from all aspects.

After thinking for a long time, Li Mu chose the third option, investing in Nanyang in an all-round way, building him from all aspects, and striving to let a hundred flowers bloom in all fields.

It was not without reason that he chose to do so. Nanyang is indeed a good place, with fertile land and a large number of manpower. Most importantly, it was the last city that Yu Province fell to.

The time of the fall seemed to be April [-], only a few months before Xiaobenzi's surrender.

Except for the one-month battle that was fought during the fall, there was no major battle at other times, and it was basically peaceful.

It is very suitable for operation and development as a base, and with him there, it is impossible for the Nanyang area to fall again.

In the morning of the next day, Li Mu called a meeting with the heads of various departments of the Office. There were three topics, one was education, the other was infrastructure construction, and the last was conscription and the establishment of militia reserves.

The education issue is mainly in the Nanyang area. Try to make every school-age child have books to read and learn.

The four-year primary school compulsory education shall be popularized as much as possible.

Li Mu's requirements are not too high, so everyone should complete the four-year compulsory elementary school education, at least be able to read and write, not to be illiterate.

Those who are talented and among the best can continue to go to middle school.

This aspect is very difficult, not because of the problem of talents. Before the Anti-Japanese War, the literacy rate in the Republic of China was almost 15.00% to [-]. Teachers were still easy to find, but mainly because of funding problems.

In order to popularize the four-year compulsory education in primary schools, the entire Nanyang area may need to build at least [-] primary schools.

To build a new primary school, even if most of them are located in rural areas, the cost of materials and labor is relatively cheap, plus tables, chairs, benches, and basic teaching tools, it will cost about 400 yuan, which is not a small sum.

If apportionment is required, it will definitely increase the burden on farmers. They may prefer that their children do not go to school, and they are unwilling to bear these heavy apportionments.

Many officials were worried, for fear that Li Muzhen would do some apportionment. With his status and power, as long as he made up his mind, no one would be able to stop him.

Li Mu can only say that you are overthinking. Although the construction cost of [-] elementary schools is a lot, it is not as much as imagined, only about half a million silver dollars.

After thinking about it, under the shocked eyes of everyone, Li Mu himself subsidized 100 million French currency, which is equivalent to more than 70 silver dollars.Not only is the construction cost of [-] elementary schools not a problem, but the corresponding construction and repair costs of junior and senior high schools are also available.

Basic compulsory education is solved in this way.

The second issue is infrastructure construction, mainly roads, electricity and communications.

As for the road problem, Li Mu has already carried out large-scale repairs within Nanyang, and several main roads have all been repaired as roads.In fact, before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, all provinces and important cities in the country basically had access to roads, and Nanyang itself already had several roads connecting it to the outside world.

After these highways are completed, the transportation and communication in Nanyang area will be more convenient.

As for electricity, there are currently eleven power plants in Nanyang, three in Nanyang City, eight in the following counties, and many counties that are currently not connected to electricity.

Li Mu plans to build another batch of thermal power plants. The main task, of course, is to provide power support for the major factories that will be built next. If there is a wealth of power, it can also supply Nanyang City and the people.

At present, there are three power plants in Nanyang City, and the power is not high. Because of the outbreak of war, some machines cannot be purchased, and naturally it is impossible to expand or build new power plants.

Now in Nanyang City, less than one-tenth of the households have access to electricity.One is that the price of electricity is too high for ordinary people to afford it; the other is that the electricity is really not enough, and so much electricity is generated every day, and it cannot supply so many people.

In the future, when thermal power plants are built, if they are wealthy, they will be able to supply some of the private sector.

Then there is the issue of communication. Li Mu plans to use telegraphs and telephones to build a communication network covering Nanyang.

All counties, important strongholds and towns, factories, schools... must be connected by telephone and telegram.

These are not difficult. Before the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, communication networks in many coastal areas and large cities were built on a much larger scale than this.

The last problem is that of conscription and building up the militia reserve.

The territory has expanded, there is no shortage of money in hand, and there is no shortage of weapons. A reinforced regiment is obviously not enough.

Li Mu plans to recruit 10 new recruits, and at the same time form a militia reserve of about [-].

Nanyang itself has a population of more than 500 million, and with the addition of a large number of people fleeing disaster, the population is even greater.

Conscripting [-] new recruits and setting up [-] militia reserves will not be a heavy burden on the localities.

Now that the war is raging ahead, and the various places are in turmoil, the stability and prosperity of Nanyang also needs to be maintained by the army. Naturally, this issue was passed by no surprise.

Next, is the implementation of the construction phase.