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The Black Heart of Yudishthira
As the residence of the ruler expanded, Siti Fatimah and Laxmi also got their respective courtyards. Heru Cokro even arranged for Rama to stay alone to develop his independence. Of course, Zahra would still personally take care of him.
Although the residence of the ruler had developed once again, they continued the tradition of eating. No matter how busy Siti Fatimah and Laxmi were, they would rush to the main courtyard to eat with Heru Cokro.
Heru Cokro made such an arrangement because he did not want any distance to affect their relationship.
Compared to Siti Fatimah who was affected by the rumors, Laxmi was fine. His garment workshop has grown once again, and become the largest workshop in Java Dwipa. At this stage, the tailor alone had already reached hundreds of people.
The orders the workshop received were not limited to the welfare packages of the Financial Bureau, as they received orders from commoners, various settlements, and even trade unions.
For the next step, Laxmi wants to bring some weaving machines to build a large-scale weaving workshop in order to overcome the problem of material supply. In addition to large-scale garment stores, they basically cover the entire industrial process.
In the future, Laxmi is even preparing to rent a large area in the west to set up mulberry gardens and cotton gardens to address the problem of sourcing materials.
Laxmi is personally in charge of the high-end tailor shop, design, and customization. He had used the industrial chain theory that Heru Cokro had taught him perfectly.
As the industry expanded, Laxmi's profits continued to rise. He has achieved his dream of becoming rich. His personal assets had reached ten thousand gold, which made him one of the wealthy people in the region.
Heru Cokro never expected him to have such talent. However, he was still lacking in a certain aspect. Due to his obsession with money, he had neglected his skills. Although he was the first talent to become a master, he was not the first to become a grandmaster.
Even if you don't mention the grandmaster blacksmith Empu Supo Mandrangi, even master-level shipbuilder Wakidi is on the verge of a breakthrough after building Vahana Surya.
On this matter, Heru Cokro specifically looked for Laxmi and explained the matter to her. She really did not want to see her talent in sewing go to waste. As for the effect of his words, only time will tell.
The progress of garment workshops basically reflects the expansion and growth of shops in Java Dwipa. So after privatization, the owners of the first wave of workshops and stores basically get rich if nothing special happens.
As the amount of wealth increased, the number of traders also followed.
First, they have a higher requirement for living conditions. The merchants were not happy with the small grounds built by the Construction Division. Instead, they wanted to buy land and build their own villas and mansion. At the very least, they were envious of the official residence area.
Fortunately, the planning of Jawa Dwipa was completed, and the Construction Division worked closely with the Javanese Manor Dwipa to select a plot of land that could be lent by wealthy merchants. This will allow the traders to build their homes.
In the plan of Jawa Dwipa Subdistrict, the core area where the Manor Regent is located is known as the capital. Beyond that is the inner city, which includes the area inside the walls of Kebonagung and Batih Ageng regions.
The area outside the walls of the territory known as the outer city.
The outer city occupies 600 square kilometers. While the Javanese Manor Dwipa is able to use an area of that size freely.
Purely from renting land, Manor Jawa Dwipa earned 50 thousand gold, and this income continues to increase.
To the families of the soldiers, the territory gave them preferential treatment.
The Javanese manor of Dwipa also planned a larger area outside the city for the housing of army families. Their living conditions were much higher than ordinary people and they had more complete facilities.
Of course, one had to pay for it and the selling price was not cheap. Through this method, the prefect of Manor Jawa Dwipa, Yudistira, had removed all hard-earned salaries from the soldiers. Because of this, the soldiers dubbed him as the black-hearted prefect and some of them even made a fuss at the Military Affairs Bureau.
The military affairs director of Gajah Mada felt helpless. After all, Yudhishthira made a logical and correct decision. Moreover, the division of duties and powers meant that although he was the director of military affairs, he had no power over Yudhishthira.
When Heru Cokro heard about this matter, he simply laughed at her. He did not expect Yudistira to have such economic thinking and imitated the modern housing industry in Java Dwipa. It was really a much different picture from the puppet story he knew.
In addition to lending land to let the rich build their homes, Yudhishthira eagerly tried to persuade various trade unions to buy land and build various workshops.
The Maimun Trade Union was the first. At the price of 20 thousand gold, they bought a plot of land along the Bengawan Solo River. Of course Cindo was not far behind and with the price of 30 thousand gold, they bought a larger plot of land.
The closer to the river, the more popular the land.
Of course, all of that has a process. Trade unions cannot simply buy the piece of land they want, and must conform to overall city planning. They can only buy land in certain areas, and the land they buy must be in groups and should not be arbitrary.
Only after the land in one area is sold will the next region start selling.
Not only that, Yudhishthira also personally rushed to Surabaya to persuade trade unions there to invest in Java Dwipa and build its branch.
His words were very effective, to date, the two trade unions had agreed.
The development of Java Dwipa also attracted the attention of Java Island.
Based on the good relations between the two, Yudhishthira advertised the plans and development of the city to attract commoners from the surrounding area to move. With his action, another wave of migrants from Java Island began. Only in East Java, there are four trade unions that are willing to settle in Java Dwipa.
After he tasted success, Yudhishthira's ambition grew. He began contacting various offices in the system's capital and promoting their development plans. He withdrew the trade union there to settle in Java Dwipa. After all, Jawa Dwipa became very famous, and his name spread everywhere.
Yudistira wanted to use the people's assets and their power to jointly build Java Dwipa.
If one thought about it carefully, Yudhishthira was really black-hearted. Java Dwipa not only does not sell its land, but also acts as a land developer that elevates people in real life.
With such a method, Jawa Dwipa can obtain large amounts of funds, enough to support its development projects in the future. The Finance Bureau was still concerned about funding for the city, but Yudistira had already resolved the matter himself.