Chapter 9 The Mysterious Zhenguan Island
Hey?
Guess what Li Quan saw?
Internet cafe.
You must know that along the way, Li Quan saw a lot of shops and stalls, most of which were daily necessities, basically no high-end products, let alone high-tech, and he even thought in his heart that this so-called new city was just a change of soup and not a change of medicine, just a layer of modern skin.
"Wang Xianling, we also have an Internet café in Xincheng?" asked Li Quan.
"Back to Your Majesty, yes, there are three Internet cafes in Xincheng, all of which were opened last year, one is run by British, and two are run by our Tang people............" Wang Yi knows every grass and tree in Xintang very well, and gave Li Quan a detailed account of the origin, development and future planning of Internet cafes.
It seems that he is still very competent in this county order, at least his ability is good, he is a doer, and the reform will be useful in the future, Li Quan has already set the image of a talent for Wang Yi in his heart, if Wang Yi knows, he will be very happy.
It turned out that the first Internet café was opened by an Englishman who often traded with New Cause, and then it suddenly caused a sensation in New Cause, especially Honglu Island, and everyone was very curious about this new thing, and the business was very hot.
The local people in Xincheng see that it is profitable and want to open an Internet café, but they can't get a computer, but Nutang also has people who specialize in purchasing and dealing with the outside world, because computers are more expensive, so these people jointly opened two other Internet cafes, and there is no more, because the county no longer issues business licenses, so there are only three Internet cafes in Xincheng, which can barely meet the young people of Xincheng, after all, the population of the entire Xincheng is less than 40,000.
So the young people here are the first people to open their eyes to the world, fortunately Li Quan is here, otherwise you can imagine what New Tang will become in the future when these groups become more and more numerous.
Maybe revolution, maybe peaceful evolution, but in the end it was the British who benefited.
Li Quan just stood outside the Internet café and looked at it a few times, but did not go in, he already had a basic understanding of New Tang, and there was no need to continue.
Li Quan and his entourage stayed in Honglu Island for a total of half a day, the new city is not big, after a preliminary understanding, in a word, it is very backward, there are even some places outside the city that there is no electricity, and I heard Zhang Xian say that the new city is already the best in the new Tang Dynasty.
Although the development here is very backward, the people here are in good spirits, and the standard of living should be good, which makes him think of the happiness index, I am afraid that the happiness index here is higher than most countries in the world.
"System, what do you say is going on? Obviously, the people here are very poor, but how can it give me a completely different feeling from Huaguo. Li Quan was very puzzled by the contrast he saw.
"Your ancestors have a sentence that can explain this phenomenon, not suffering from widowhood but suffering from unevenness, although the outside world has become very rich in material, but the construction of spiritual civilization has not kept up, so the outside materialism is rampant, money is in charge, it can't be said that it is not good, it can only show that the development is too fast.
And the people here, their requirements are very low, as in ancient times, as long as they are well fed and warmly dressed, they feel very happy, which is still good for Xintang, maybe because the country is small and easy to manage.
There are no beggars in the new Tang Dynasty, there are no poor people in the real sense, and the prices here are low, the cost of living is very low, but it is only backward in industry and science and technology.
In addition, the New Tang Dynasty owed Britain so much money over the years, but in fact, a lot of it was spent on food, medicine, military and education.
Moreover, since the incident that greatly damaged the vitality of the New Tang Dynasty 70 years ago, the New Tang Dynasty began the policy of cultivating life and recuperation, and it has been very effective for so many years, and the population alone has increased several times, from 100,000 70 years ago to more than 500,000 now. In addition to explaining Li Quan's doubts, the system also said so many words at one time, this was the first time, but Li Quan didn't care, just nodded.
"What happened on Zhenguan Island seventy years ago, where did those 100,000 people go, and are they all dead?" Li Quan had heard more than once about the legend of the forbidden land.
System: "..........."
Li Quan: "???"
Li Quan still doesn't believe in evil anymore, so it's hard to see if there are still some cannibalistic things in it.
"Not to mention pulling down, I have legs myself. ”
The system may be afraid that Li Quan will really do something, and some alarmists said:
"Host, it is recommended that you don't know for the time being, curiosity kills the cat, it is best to develop the New Tang Kingdom wholeheartedly, when you have a certain amount of self-preservation, I will tell you that only when you have the ability to be enemies of the whole world can you open the secrets of Zhenguan Island to the outside world, otherwise if you are not careful, your entire New Tang Kingdom will probably become cannon fodder." ”
It seems that there is a big secret on Zhenguan Island, and it must be a shocking big secret, otherwise the system would not say such a thing.
For the system, Li Quan still trusts it, after all, everything he has is given by it, so he no longer struggles with this issue, but just hides it in his heart and works harder to develop Xintang.
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"Ge Lao, I have a question, I don't know if I should talk about it or not?" Li Quan asked.
"Your Majesty, please ask, the minister will know everything, and there is no end to what he says. Zhang Xian replied.
"I heard you say before that the New Tang Kingdom has been recuperating all these years, but how do I see that it is still very backward. Li Quan only said this to Zhang Xian alone, after all, the two were already somewhat familiar, and they didn't ask in front of everyone in public, mainly for fear of embarrassment.
In fact, Li Quan had already guessed it in his heart, but he just needed to verify it with Zhang Xian's side.
"This?" Zhang Xian's look of wanting to speak made Li Quan more sure of his guess.
"Hey, let's tell the truth, this is what the first emperor meant, mainly afraid that the outside world's ideological trends will be introduced into the country, resulting in the instability of the country, so our new Tang Dynasty rarely has contact with the outside world, and at the same time try to weaken the development of industry, especially the information industry, and the new city has only developed in recent years. Zhang Xian hesitated, but still told the truth.
Li Quan saw that Zhang Xian's answer was really similar to what he thought, so he didn't ask any more: "I see, I know." ”
Zhang Xian also became anxious along the way.
This is a feudal centralized rule, but the people's living standards are not bad, the people's thinking is relatively simple, there is not too much eagerness for quick success, and there is a lot less impetuousness, so there has not been a single uprising and rebellion, at most it is the kind of storage competition between his grandfather and the second grandfather, but they also try not to affect the civilians.
On the whole, the country is safe and secure.
Summary: There is no problem with what system a country uses, as long as the people live and work in peace and contentment, the foundation of governance is unbreakable.