Apart from that, Tang Yu also planned to make a rough division of the land use within the Sanctuary.
The villa area, halfway up the hill, and most of the area in the middle section of the holiday resort, this part would be the residential area of the future.
In the past two days, the number of survivors had surged, and although the area of the villa community could accommodate them by erecting some simple homes, Tang Yu felt that he needed to look further ahead. If it weren't for the current limited range of his territory, he would have already wanted to expand the layout to outside the resort.
Above the hillside, Tang Yu intended to develop the residential area into a high-level housing area, constructing boutique suites, townhouses, detached villas, and even manors, and so on.
Lindong could divide housing into five levels; he, on his part, had to reflect the differentiation in housing so that his real estate plans could better exploit...better bring a pleasant experience to the residents.
But talking about this now seemed a bit premature... Lord Tang's dream was that one-day money would come to him while he sat comfortably at home.
Then he could live as comfortably as a salted fish.
As Tang Yu mulled over his ideas, he spoke of his plans, "Moreover, the area to the west at the foot of the mountain, which is more remote, can be designated as an agricultural area for planting ordinary crops such as food grains, and approximately three farms can be opened within the valley behind the mountain, all of which are planned for cultivating medicinal herbs..."
Although the Sanctuary was not short of food, Tang Yu still planned to plant more crops...he realized his mistake before; he always thought transactions had to involve weapons and equipment, but now he thought about it, the unit price of food might be low, but it's the sheer volume that counts, and it's a basic necessity for every Sanctuary. Just think, what is that green scene in the future? That's money~!
"Lastly, the area at the entrance of the holiday resort can be developed into a commercial district. Old Chen, didn't you say that there have been too many survivors recently and not enough job positions? Perfect, constructing a commercial district requires a lot of manpower; even if the number of survivors doubles, there's no worry about running out of work."
In the past two days, the number of survivors had increased dramatically, and it suddenly became difficult to arrange jobs for everyone. For example, although Tang Yu still thought the material transportation by carrying teams wasn't fast enough—he consumed a large amount of stone and wood to construct the Arrow Towers last time—the carrying teams needed to coordinate with the Patrol Team, it's not about simply hiring more people to improve efficiency.
If survivors were without work, although the Sanctuary didn't lack food, Lord Tang had no intention of just supporting them; once inertia sets in, it becomes hard to eliminate...
It was perfect timing as the future construction of residences and commercial districts were planned; these would cost too much Source Crystal if constructed with system-defined builds, so it was ideal to assign these tasks to the survivors. The farms, too, needed some manpower. At the very least, for the foreseeable future, the Sanctuary would again become very busy and lively.
Chen Haiping pondered for a moment, "So, should we integrate these survivors into the construction teams?"
"No, no," Tang Yu shook his head, "That would make the construction teams too bloated, and besides, there may not always be so many construction projects in the future; rather than that, it would be better to follow Lindong Sanctuary's example and establish a labor service center where survivors can self-select their desired jobs."
"It would also encourage some creative and skilled survivors to open shops in the commercial district after it's built..."
Survivors taking jobs from the labor service center would be like temp workers, while construction crews, carrying teams, etc., would be permanent employees... Permanent employees must obey assignments, but get better treatment and higher wages, while temp workers have their freedom... though they don't really have a choice in work.
This was just a rough plan, with the rest to be managed by the staff of the Municipal Department.
Chen Haiping raised a concern, "Although there are many survivors in the Sanctuary now, there is a lack of sufficient construction tools and building materials. With our current capabilities, we can build some simple homes, but if we want to develop the commercial district as Director Tang has planned, I fear it will take a long time."
"No problem," Tang Yu replied, "The Patrol Team can go out to find construction tools and materials; we'll surely find some. And don't forget, now we have Awakeners, ability users, some construction difficulties can surely be solved with the help of relevant types of ability users. Think outside the box, Old Chen, I believe in you."
Chen Haiping's forehead creased with worry.
The two went on to discuss other matters, such as infrastructure construction.
The canteen had been popular since its opening, but with some of the best-selling dishes selling out as soon as they hit the shelves, many survivors had to sprint hundreds of meters to get to the canteen—it still couldn't compare with the speed of Awakeners grabbing food.
After the bathhouse was built, it also attracted many survivors. Tang Yu heard about incidents like people jostling because it was overcrowded, causing soap to drop, which happened now and then. Not to mention that after each water change in the bathhouse, the pool water would visibly change color at an alarming rate within an hour.
Public toilets were also a significant issue. Pre-apocalypse toilets were unusable due to water supply interruption. To maintain the cleanliness of the Sanctuary environment, Tang Yu even made special use of custom-built architectures, copying the blueprints of pre-apocalypse public toilets to construct some.
However, with the recent influx of a large number of survivors, public toilets suddenly became overwhelmed. Some survivors who couldn't hold it had to find other ways. Chen Haiping just mentioned that, recently, the woods at the foot of the mountain had seen an increase in indescribable objects, and the whole forest was shrouded in a strange and terrifying atmosphere.
This was a significant impact; not to mention anything else, at least the construction of public toilets was an urgent matter.
With the development policies of the Sanctuary roughly set, Tang Yu took a sip of water to ease his dry throat, only to see the chubby Wang Zhou rushing over.
Wang Zhou's belly had grown a bit since Tang Yu last saw him. When he reached them, he was gasping for breath, "Supervisor Chen, just now, a few new Awakeners got into a conflict with some of our Sanctuary's people. The situation is escalating, and although the Patrol Team has intervened, you should still go take a look..."
Wang Zhou, resting his hands on his knees, took deep breaths. After catching his breath, he noticed Tang Yu nearby. His eyes lit up as he almost ran over to cling to his leg for comfort, but was stopped by Tang Yu's foot with the universal sign for 'ugly refusal.'
He immediately halted and continued to plead his case, "Director Tang, you don't know what it's been like these days for us guides. The teams that manage to come to the Sanctuary often have one or two Awakeners, but we guides are all just ordinary people. It's okay when we deal with Awakeners who are in a good mood, but some of them are really hot-tempered, and we go to work every day in fear..."
He revealed a sleazy smile as he got to his ultimate goal, "Director Tang, when can we arrange for one or two Awakeners to join us here..."