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The stronghold plan was only a secret within the Chinese family. This strategy was publicly known as the《 Great Qing accepts 21 Rules for Investment in the Chinese Special Zone》.

Abbreviations: ”The Twenty-first Secrets”!

This whole set of treaties was extremely huge and responsible. In the secret agreement, Zai Chun promised to open it up to the Chinese: Zhenjiang, Jiangning, Anqing, Jiujiang, Hankou, Hanyang, Yue Yang, Chongqing, Luzhou … All the way to Chengdu, ten cities along the Yangtze River.

These cities would be relegated to their new cities and would establish Industrial Zones with the Chinese race as the dominant race, following the example of Tanggu's Northern Industrial Zones.

After the opening of special zones along the Yangtze River, the second batch was opened: Jinzhou Fushun, Danzhou Jiaozhou, Haizhou, Chongming Haimen, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Xiamen, Shantou, Guangzhou, Qiongzhou … Waiting for ten coastal Industrial Zones s.

These twenty Industrial Zones s had completely copied the Tanggu's pattern. The Chinese recognized that the Great Qing had absolute sovereignty over the Special Zone, and that the Chinese merely wanted to rent it for a hundred years.

All special administrative regions must have a wall built to separate them from the military and civilians!

The Special Administrative Region has independent judicial power, independent taxation, an independent military and police system!

After the opening of the second batch of special administrative areas, Article 21 also dealt with the later phase of railway construction!

Zai Chun agreed that the special area should have railways laid out for the transportation of goods. As for the specific rules of the railway construction, they would need to start another round of negotiations.

The power of the foreign devils would definitely not let this go easily. The British had also received the same promise from Zai Chun, otherwise, they would not have given Tongzhi so much military assistance.

Even the United States, Germany, and France would not ignore this.

Xiao Letian's plan was very big, but he was also very patient even if he was not in a hurry.

First, he forced Tongzhi to implement the treaties and built the fortresses one by one to form industrial centres. As long as there were goods, materials and money flowing, these fortresses would quickly become a thriving city.

The ability of an industrial city to create wealth was incomparable to those of the original markets!

As long as these special zones began to operate, it was obvious that a massive siphon of wealth would appear!

The large amount of cheap industrial goods charging out would cause the primitive handicrafts in the surrounding Qing Dynasty to die completely, and the funds and materials would gather unceasingly in the Industrial Zones.

The first economic invasion had been completed!

Along the Yangtze River and along the coastal areas, these twenty Industrial Zones s were placed down.

How can primitive handicrafts contend with industrial forces? Even foreign devils could not compete with them in industrial products, because the native Industrial Zones also saved a lot of logistics costs.

How much can the cost of freight be saved in local production alone?

The stronghold's plan could be said to earn money from the very beginning, but the most difficult thing was to make Tongzhi and the other officials of Qing Dynasty accept it.

Even if there was resistance, it was certain. Zai Chun nodded his head, but it might not work.

Cai Bixia felt a headache coming on as she thought about those stubborn people. I can't be too anxious! Let me wait a little longer, I feel like this group of people will fall out at any moment! ”

”It won't be too late for us to attack after they've bitten each other until they're drenched in blood!”