Jiang Ye first toured the factory.
Production was normal.
On the main street of the town, he randomly approached some residents to inquire about their current living conditions.
Most residents expressed satisfaction, while a few raised issues such as the lack of bathrooms, wives, or furniture.
Jiang Ye recorded these problems in his notebook, promising to resolve them as soon as possible, much like a senior official visiting the grassroots for poverty alleviation.
During his inspection, he noticed some interesting shops that had quietly sprung up in the village.
A shop making wooden furniture was run by a middle-aged man named Fu Yuan Chun in the town center. His base vehicle displayed a large wooden plaque: Fu Yuan Chun Wood Furniture. He was busy making furniture in his yard, with wood shavings flying everywhere. The wood came from fast-growing bamboo and willow, and fast-growing eucalyptus.
The customer flow was quite good, with many people queuing up to have furniture made. Orders for tables, chairs, benches, and wooden beds were already booked a month in advance. The man's account balance had risen to over two hundred thousand.
A shop selling grilled fish was run by a young girl on the east side of town, and business was also booming. The fish were caught from the sea, and whatever was caught was grilled. Half a fish cost one hundred yuan, and a whole fish cost one hundred and eighty yuan.
A small bar selling corn wine and baijiu was located on the west side of town. The owner's name was Aleksey Mikhailovich Khrushchev, which clearly indicated Russian ancestry.
The corn wine was homemade, with wine vats filling the entire space. The vats were made of crude pottery fired by himself, which were ugly but practical. The baijiu was sourced from citizens of Cao County. It was said that more than a dozen drunks gathered there every night, drinking and singing until two in the morning. The bar was making a fortune daily.
Jiang Ye was very satisfied and praised the self-employed bosses. The better the commercial development, the more vibrant the town would be, and the more stable the order.
After the inspection, he returned to the base vehicle.
Jiang Ye decided to expand the town's scale!
One hundred people were still too few.
The time was ripe to increase the resident population.
He didn't have money for new houses yet.
However, he could bring people over first.
He opened the chat channel.
People in the channel were still discussing Jiang Ye's status as the Commander.
Why isn't Commander Jiang Ye talking in the channel?
I want to know if they are recruiting. I'm starving and want to join the army for rations.
Did you hear the rumors? The Commander has built a town, and hundreds of people are living there, living very comfortably.
How come I haven't heard of it? Is it fake?
Impossible. Given the current situation on our planet, it's impossible to gather people. Don't you remember what happened with Guan Wenwen before? They lost both people and money!
Yeah, what's the point of being a Commander? It's just an empty title, like declaring oneself emperor in a remote mountain village. It's meaningless.
Jiang Ye watched for a while and then stopped. He typed and edited a message:
Greetings to all colony commanders on Planet M78, Nebula Six!
I am Jiang Ye, the Commander of this planet, entrusted by the military to be responsible for the planet's military security.
Dozens of days ago, I established Jiang Ye Town, which currently has 100 residents living in stability with no reported incidents of crime.
Therefore, I have decided to expand the town's scale and absorb another 200 colony commanders into the town.
Jiang Ye Town is equipped with comprehensive facilities, including a road network, a surveillance network, and a police force. Several factories have also been built or are about to be built, with a high demand for workers and high wages. Agriculture, commerce, and forestry have all been initially established. Backed by the planet's express center, large item delivery times are fast.
If you wish to join the town, please private message me. Slots are limited, so hurry!
He sent out a long message.
Jiang Ye sat in front of the base panel, waiting silently.
One second.
Three seconds.
Five seconds.
Ding dong! A notification for a new message.
Immediately after, notifications came one after another, creating a chorus!
Countless new messages were sent privately, exceeding five thousand in just a few minutes!
Jiang Ye was astonished.
He needed two hundred people, and five thousand applied.
The probability was more intense than applying for postgraduate studies! It was a mad scramble!
Well, he wouldn't do anything else today but focus on selecting personnel.
Jiang Ye started private messaging from the earliest private messages.
Town members must be carefully selected; they couldn't recruit just anyone. Character was the top priority; at least they had to be good people. Secondly, their abilities and wealth would be assessed.
He chatted all morning.
As more and more colony commanders passed the review, the 200 new people to be introduced were finally confirmed.
Jiang Ye asked for their coordinates and wrote them all down in his notebook.
At eleven o'clock, it was time for lunch.
Jiang Ye went straight to Isabel's house.
While eating, he handed her the notebook.
Let's start picking people up this afternoon. As we agreed, it's ten thousand yuan per person, Jiang Ye said.
Isabel took the notebook and carefully poked at it with her finger.
No need to count, there are two hundred in total. Two million has already been transferred to your account, Jiang Ye said, lowering his head to drink soup.
No problem, I can bring five this afternoon, Isabel nodded. But there are no empty rooms in town, right?
We'll talk about housing later. Let's bring the people first. They all have base vehicles, so they can stay in those for now, Jiang Ye explained.
After eating, Isabel immediately changed into her courier uniform and left by spaceship.
Jiang Ye didn't stand idle either and headed straight for the road printer.
North of the town, a large area of road network was printed with a rumbling sound.
In the middle of the road network, empty spaces were left, just enough in size for houses and yards. When the new residents arrived, they could park their base vehicles in these spaces, report to the police station, and consider it their new home.
In the evening, the delivery spaceship returned.
Sheriff Shao Wan and Jiang Ye were already waiting. As the spaceship landed steadily, they immediately went up to greet them.
They verified the personnel, processed their documents, and arranged their accommodation.
The five new members were so excited when they saw the town that tears streamed down their faces.
After all, humans are social animals. Living alone is too lonely. Finally finding a community, how could they not be excited?
Jiang Ye was also excited. Every additional resident meant more labor!
The assault rifle factory was completed at ten o'clock at night.
Based on previous experience, it should have taken at least another day or two to complete. This time, the speed was clearly much faster.
Jiang Ye suspected that because he had been promoted to Commander, Xu Yan had allocated more equipment and personnel for construction.
But he felt embarrassed to ask about it.
That night, the workers entered the assault rifle factory for trial production.
Production went smoothly, with hundreds of black assault rifles appearing on the production line, along with large quantities of magazines and bullets.
However, Jiang Ye did not smile.
Standing by the production line, he looked at the bullets and suddenly realized a problem:
If a worker wanted to steal some firearms, it would still be quite easy.
Stealing a little each day, within half a month, they could steal enough to form a formidable armed force.
Although the workers all looked reliable, Jiang Ye had to prepare for the worst.
He needed to find a way to prevent the theft of firearms.