Storm (4 times)

Yuan Jizu, Li Liang and others were all born in wealthy party families, and their families more or less had some Western Xia royal blood. Ping Suri has read a lot, and has had his own thoughts on how to govern a city and a place. However, I have never heard of such "strange theories" as Guan Ruofei said that reducing agricultural taxes can reduce national treasury expenditures and reducing road cards can increase commercial tax revenues. I have the heart to refute, but I have nowhere to start. Thinking carefully about what he saw and heard along the way, he really didn't see so many centicards under the rule of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and no one collected bridge tolls and money for entering the city at the city gates and bridges.

Guan Ruofei was careful, and when he saw that everyone had a suspicious look on their faces, he explained with a smile: "When I was in school, the instructor said that this road is like human blood. If the blood is blocked, the muscles and bones will die. Most of the governor's offices do not have many tax collection cards, which is the reason. Everyone, please think, take a cart of refined salt, 500 catties as an example. From Fuzhou Yantian to Anqing, the price is doubled. If the government only collects taxes once, the traffickers will be like carp crossing the river. If the government collects taxes twice along the way, two percent of the salt sellers will try to evade it. The government's income has increased by 80 percent, but the expenses of paying tax collectors have doubled. If the tax is collected more than five times along the way, the salt seller will either abandon his business or take the risk and sell smuggled salt. The government has nothing to gain, and the law and order along the way is bad. If the tax amount is reduced by half, the number of peddlers will be doubled, the government tax will not be reduced, and the inns and restaurants along the way will be rich......"

As if someone had suddenly pushed open a window in front of them, Yuan, Li and others saw a world completely different from before. Although the view in the distance is still blurred, the feeling inside and outside the window is completely different. In the Northern Yuan Dynasty, everyone first experienced the dilemma of Ahma's tax increase and the treasury had no money to pay for officials, and then Lu Shirong was replaced, and the main roads and small roads were full of centicards, but the prices soared, all industries were depressed, and the non-greedy people had no money to buy rice. The generals of the Tanma Red Army originally thought that all this was due to Kublai Khan's improper use of people, and the greed of officials in Zhongshu Province such as Ahma and Lu Shirong, but now after listening to Guan Ruofei's words, they realized that the entire policy of governing the country in the north had gone astray. Now, it is impossible for the Northern Yuan military strength to capture the Great Song Dynasty in one fell swoop, and the national strength of each other is equal. If its policy of governing the country is high, if the clouds and mud are judged, the days will go by, and the other will rise, how can the world be Dayuan in the future.

Thinking of this, everyone had the intention of staying under the command of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to seek a career, and paid more attention to the new things along the way, the various administrative measures of the government, and the rules and regulations. Guan Ruofei also knew everything, starting with the "Provisional Covenant Law" that affirmed the equal treatment of all ethnic groups, and briefly summarized the current system of official selection, promotion, impeachment, and management methods for factories, mines, workshops, shops, and shipping in the Great Song Dynasty. As well as the convenience measures for new students, such as voluntary schools, libraries, pharmacy offices, night schools, and free clinics. At the beginning, Yuan, Li and others could still make some comments on the details, and later, every time Guan Ruofei said the same, everyone could only say the word "good", and they had nothing to think of in their hearts except admiration.

Talking and walking, everyone is not bored. In a blink of an eye, I came to the outside of Minqing City. On the edge of the Min River, it is another scenery in the eye. On both sides of the river, there are rows of huge wooden wheels, which are driven by the river, and the wooden wheels are flying, carrying a series of wheels and ropes, and they are busy. On the edge of each water wheel, there are still a few shirtless men, holding shovels, steel drills, and oil pots, running back and forth.

Farther away, there are people erecting new water wheels, taller and bigger. When I walked a little closer, I saw that there were four or five wooden wheels, "moored" on the bank of the river like a ferry.

"What is this?" The general of the Red Army asked in surprise. They had also heard of the strange and ingenious things under the rule of the Grand Governor's Palace. But at first glance, I was shocked when I saw such a huge machine.

"The waterwheel was there in the Han Dynasty. This is just an enlarged version, nothing new. Only this multi-group is a rarity! Guan Ruofei said lightly. Those used to drive iron-making, sawing, and weaving machines have an even output and are better than livestock. It's just that the big rivers can't be driven. The Minjiang River is in a hurry, so the waterwheel is built more, and there is no such good location elsewhere! ”

"Oh!" Everyone nodded in unison, with a serious expression on their faces. Where tall and magnificent man-made buildings are always visually stunning. Especially for the party and ethnic groups who believe in Buddhism, before Genghis Khan's soldiers and horses, tall pagodas and monasteries abound at the foot of Qilian Mountain. Even if the country was destroyed by the Mongols later, the Dangxiang people who were exiled to Tibet had to build temples and pagodas on the bitter cold plateau to unite their people. Today, Yuan, Li and others saw such a huge waterwheel, and heard Guan Ruofei say that it originated from the two Han Dynasty and could be used to weave cloth and strike iron, and unconsciously equated them with artifacts by virtue of their own habitual cognition of things. It's just that this artifact brings them not only a visual shock, but also a cultural impact.

"That's a pulley crane, using a pulley set to lift things, and the strength is not even half of the original!" Guan Ruofei saw that everyone's eyes were straight, and he was pretentious, pointing to a steel arm that was busy nearby.

"Pulley crane?" The generals of the party were shocked again. Looking in the direction of Guan Ruofei's finger, I saw a steel shelf in the air, under the shelf, seven or eight small iron wheels came and went, with a black pitch rope of unknown material, and the huge wooden wheel was hoisted in the air.

Put down the wooden wheels, lift the hook, and then hoist over the fixed beam, before and after less than a pillar of incense, the riverside project has advanced several feet. Everyone in the party was dazzled, and they couldn't help but secretly think: If you get such a monster in your hands, it will only take a few days to build a stone city wall. If fortresses had been built at all intersections at the foot of Qilian Mountain, I am afraid that no matter how strong the Mongolian iron cavalry was, it would not have been able to break through.

While he was thinking wildly, a series of crisp bells suddenly sounded in mid-air, "Dang, dang, dang", the sound was so loud and agitated that the horses jumped in fright, and it took a lot of effort for everyone to calm them down.

"What's that!" Li Liang asked, pointing to the tower that made a sound in the distance. I haven't seen it for a few years, and the "towers" in the Minqing City in the distance are lined up, which is no longer the scene of the old days.

"It is the bell tower of the Crucifixion, and there is a large bell made by the Academy of Sciences, which is particularly accurate. Every few days, someone adjusts it according to the sundial and the celestial instrument, and the craftsmen of the nearby workshops and workshops work and work on and off the clock, all relying on this to control the time. The boss wants to delay the working hours with a black heart, but he can't hide it from everyone's eyes! Guan Ruofei proudly explained to everyone.

The clockmaking industry is one of the most profitable industries in Fujian, and the large clock developed by the Shaowu Academy of Sciences divides the day into 12 hours, 24 hours, and each hour has 60 minutes, and the minutes are divided into 60 seconds. Depending on the use, the size and accuracy of the clock also differ. The bells used in the ordnance yard and smelting place are small and accurate, and the cost is very high. The people's own use is of moderate size and gorgeous appearance, which is a good furniture for the people to show off their wealth. Buddhism, Taoism, and other sects are used in huge shapes, loud voices, and accurate instructions. Of course, monasteries, temples and churches also have to pay huge installation costs to the clockmakers.

"Crucifixion, is it the Nestorian Cult?" Yuan Chengen stepped forward and asked. In the past few days, everyone has lost face in front of Guan Ruofei like a hillbilly entering the city. Now, he finally found a topic that he could more or less interject, and he couldn't help but feel a wave of pride in his heart.

Guan Ruofei nodded and replied, "It seems that yes, the Western monks who came with the merchant ships, they all believe in God, but there are many branches, and they almost fight with each other." Later, Master Wen ordered that all sects could develop freely, but they were not allowed to interfere in local government affairs, and they should not fight the idea of dominating the world. However, there are some benefits to their coming, it turns out that those monks and Taoist priests cheated the people of money, and they only ate and did not vomit. These Crusaders received money, but they used a large part of it to do good deeds and help the needy. Monks and Taoist priests were afraid of cutting off their own incense, so they also followed the opening of the charity hall, the pharmacy, and the nursery, so that the people got a lot of benefits! (Please go to the guide to support genuine version)

In that year, due to the participation of some Taoist temples in the assassination of Wen Tianxiang by the Northern Yuan, they were arrested by the Enemy Intelligence Division. The Metropolitan Governor's Office took the opportunity to issue an order to cancel the preferential policies for the ancillary industries of temples and Taoist temples throughout the country, and to levy heavy taxes according to the area occupied by temples and Taoist temples. Unable to enjoy the benefits of being a monk, most of the fake laymen and real people also lost the motivation to continue their cultivation and returned to the vulgar one after another. The business of Taoist temples and monasteries in various places has plummeted.

Taking advantage of the decline of Buddhism and Taoism, mosques and cross religions developed rapidly, and tried to interfere in the administrative operation of the Metropolitan Governor's Office. For these religious maniacs who reap benefits in the name of the gods, Wen Tianxiang is not polite. Through the support of Lu Xiufu, strict regulations were made, religion belongs to religion, and government belongs to government. The Metropolitan Governorate does not interfere in the operation of religion, but all sects should not try to interfere in the daily affairs of the Metropolitan Governor's Office and the laws of the state, otherwise, they will definitely be uprooted and will never be allowed to set foot in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

The various denominations could not influence the policies of the metropolitan governorate, and the religious theories they preached could not dominate the government. I had to focus on winning over believers. As for how to expand the number of believers, each faction has its own tricks. However, compared with the Buddhist theory of the afterlife, the Muslim theory of punishment is much more practical than the charity hall and almshouse of the Crucifixion. In order to compete with it, various sects have increased their efforts to benefit the people, and put a large part of the money they receive on weekdays to give back to the people.

When the generals of the Tanma Red Army heard Guan Ruofei say this, they all laughed heartily. In the former Great Xia Kingdom and today's Northern Yuan Dynasty, there was also a general situation where monasteries and the state competed for wealth. Although the state needs monasteries to stabilize the people's hearts, a large number of young and middle-aged people have become monks, and a large amount of property and land have been returned to monasteries, which has greatly undermined the country's tax stability. Therefore, in all dynasties, there were bold emperors who raided the homes of monasteries to alleviate the emptiness of the treasury. For hundreds of years, wise people from all over the world have not been able to find a proper solution to this contradiction, but the phrase "religion belongs to religion, and government to government" has completely extricated itself from this dilemma.

"Isn't the Metropolitan Governor afraid of monks, Taoist priests, Muslims, and Crusaders inciting rebellion?" After thinking for a while, Yuan Jizu asked again. (Please go to the guide to support genuine version)

"The common people are well fed, well-drunk, and have no worries about food and clothing, who wants to pin their heads to their trouser belts to rebel. Besides, our Metropolitan Governor's Office is fair, the officials are decent, and the people are too late to be grateful, so why do you rebel? Guan Ruofei glanced at Yuan Jizu in surprise and replied loudly.

"Yuan is taught!" Yuan Jizu bowed his hand and said solemnly.

A self-confident court is bound to be very tolerant of all religions. Because the court behaves rightly and walks straight, it is not afraid of monks and Taoist priests inciting trouble. Because of the wealth of the people, the monks and Taoist priests who instigated the troubles could not find excuses and opportunities, and the people would not blindly follow. On the contrary, the less self-confidence the court has, the more tired the people are, and the more wary the government is of the people.

Li Liang saw that Guan Ruofei talked about governing the country and the people, and knew that his future future might not be limited to a small captain, so he was interested in making friends with him, so he immediately stepped forward and asked in a low voice: "The little general is very knowledgeable and has a broad vision, so he must have come from a famous family." I don't know which hero Ling Zun is, whether Li has the honor to ask for advice in person! “

"Famous?" Guan Ruofei's face changed instantly, and there was a bit of sadness in his voice, "I did read some books with my father back then, but unfortunately, you came and burned my house to the ground." My father didn't know which general he died under the sword. Over the years, I have studied in Shao Wuyi and military academies, and practiced martial arts, in order to one day get all this back and give justice to my parents and fellow villagers! ”

"Ugh!" All the party generals took a breath at the same time, and some people immediately went to their waists to touch their knives, looked at the surrounding brothers of the Broken Army with their usual expressions, and looked at the bustling Han people on both sides of the road, and put their hands down again.

Yuan Jizu and Li Liang didn't expect that they would be so enthusiastic about themselves along the way, and they didn't expect that a child from an ordinary family would enter the realm like this after being cultivated by the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, so they made eye contact with each other, jumped off the horse, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed: "The things of the year may not have been done by us, and we will not escape the blame." If the general wants to avenge his father, let me take my life. Since the army was defeated and surrendered, there is no resentment in my heart! ”

"Please forgive the General!" All the party generals jumped off their horses together, knelt on the ground and said.

This time, it made Guan Ruofei feel embarrassed. Hurriedly jumped off the horse and stretched out his hand to help, and said with tears: "The old hatred, Guan has been avenged. From now on, I hope that I will no longer draw my sword against you. Rest assured, General Zou's promise, the law of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Guan will never dare to violate. ”

When the generals of the Red Army heard this, their hearts were a little calm, and they stood up and led their horses away. I didn't have the heart to chat with Guan Ruofei anymore, walked sullenly for a while, passed through the city gate, and entered Minqing City.

The scenery in the city is even more lively, on both sides of the street, the new blue brick and blue tile small buildings are more than the phosphorus. Workshops, workshops, and trading houses are next to each other. Yuan, Li and others were all dressed in civilian clothes, and the people around them could not distinguish the difference between the party and the Han people from their faces, and when they saw them walking together with the soldiers and soldiers, they thought that they were the civilians of the army, and they put out the best goods and sold them to everyone. (Please go to the guide to support genuine version)

"Master Jun, the best Gutian celadon, can you take a look?"

"Master Jun, the best thin-soled fast boots!"

"Master Jun, I'll give you a seven-fold discount when you eat inside"

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"Brother, they don't seem to be afraid of you!" The enthusiasm of the people made the generals of the Red Army look puzzled, and they couldn't help but pull the soldiers of the Broken Army and asked.

"Afraid, afraid of what. It's not like we don't give money when we buy things! A Broken Army soldier replied in surprise. Reaching out and taking a pair of boots, he compared them at his feet, took out a few copper dollars and handed them over.

"Thank you, go slowly!" The vendor who made a business waved goodbye.

The generals of the Red Army of Tanma looked feverish, and their hearts were not even more pleasant. There is a way that soldiers are like bandits, in the territory of the Song people, they burned, killed and looted, and the people fled when they saw them, lest they see them. Even in their own homeland, when the people saw the soldiers, they hid like demons. I have never taken the initiative to say hello, let alone come forward to sell goods.

"Someone is openly selling weapons!" Walking past a shop that mainly deals in ironware, the general of the Tanma Red Army shouted in surprise. The shop was cleaned, and a few young men of sixteen or seventeen years old were rummaging through the knives, swords, guns, and shields of the weapon racks, and from time to time someone picked them up and danced a few laps, while the people next to them watched quietly, showing no fear at all.

"Of course you can sell it, the Prime Minister said that since the Han Dynasty, wearing weapons is the natural right of my Chinese people!" The Breaker soldier replied disdainfully. (Please go to the guide to support genuine version)

"Chain mail is also sold?" The party general deliberately raised the bar and raised his voice to ask.

The shopkeeper heard this, and hurriedly greeted him, "There is it in the chain mail, but it is not as strong as the supply in the army." You or, I'll let the guy move two out. It's not expensive, it's only forty silver dollars! ”

"Thank you, thank you!" The party general hurriedly waved his hand, and scolded in his heart: "Forty silver dollars is not expensive, I can't grab this amount for a year!" ”

"It seems that there are bows and arrows, bows and arrows!" The general of the Tanma Red Army, who was accustomed to the five families of the common people with a kitchen knife, couldn't stand it anymore, and in the armory shop, he saw the precious black lacquer bow, wolf tooth arrows and other things that were absolutely forbidden in the north, and shouted loudly.

"The Metropolitan Governor's Office stipulates that men must learn to ride and shoot and fight after the age of eight. During the township test, those who do not hit the target in fifty steps, ten shots, and four are directly eliminated, and they are not allowed to sell bows and arrows. The soldier really didn't understand why the party members were making such a fuss and replied loudly.

"Aren't you afraid of the people rebelling?" The topic repeats the old questions that were explained on the way when they arrived.

"Didn't I tell you that if the officials don't do bad things, why should the people rebel? The people don't practice martial arts, so what will the Mongols do when they come? The voice of the answer was very impatient, in the Great Song common sense question, how the party members look at everything is fresh. (Please go to the guide to support genuine version)

The atmosphere became awkward again, and the generals of the Red Army of Tanma were sneering, silently bearing the impact of new things. It's so different, today's Great Song Dynasty is simply not the same country as the Great Song Dynasty back then. The difference is manifested not only in the force and the appearance of the city, but also in the market and in the body of each and every one of the people.

Those ordinary people still look modest, but they are modest with pride and self-confidence. The clothes are still simple, but they are simple and neat. The voice is still polite, but the tone is neither humble nor arrogant. Even in front of a large deal, there is no servile appearance. The calm demeanor makes you feel intimate as soon as you see them, and feel that they are just like yourself, and there is no difference between them except for the accent of their speech.

"It seems that no one is pouring filth on the side of the road, and no one is throwing dirty water into the river!" After passing through the bustling main street and approaching the pavilion in the city, Yuan Jizu discovered an incredible thing and said to himself.

In his memory, whether it is the Han people in the south, the Dangxiang people in the north, and the Khitans, they all use the outside of their yards as a garbage dump. Especially for those small people in the market, ash and sewage are all poured at the door of their homes. But for some reason, I didn't see this kind of scene in several Fujian cities I walked through. On the contrary, both sides of the road are clean and clean, and it is rare to see chicken feathers, charcoal ash and other dirty things that are common in the city. The entrance to the shop is also flat, and it is difficult to see a sinkhole.

"It's still thanks to you, since you threw corpses into the river and let the plague spread along the Min River, forcing the people to dig the upper and lower sewers in the city according to the arrangement of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the garbage of each family has been collected and buried by special personnel since then. lest the plague arise again and the whole city suffer! Guan Ruofei, who was walking in front, turned around and sighed and explained.

The prohibition of littering, the unified supply of tap water and the uniform discharge of sewage are among the few measures that the Metropolitan Government has vigorously implemented to facilitate the people. Because of this measure, it has also attracted many "righteous people" to criticize and write. Some democratically elected Li Zheng and district chiefs also complained one after another. However, after a few years of enforcement, good results have gradually been obtained. Today's cities are much cleaner and cleaner, with occasional minor epidemics, and there is no longer the horrific sight of the whole city being infected.

"Oh!" Yuan Jizu nodded awkwardly, and finally found that he had followed Da Chun all these years, and in addition to sabotage, he had also done something "beneficial".

"We know that we are ashamed of yesterday's events, and if we can atone for our sins in the future, we will be broken to pieces!" Li Liang, who had been silent for a long time, finally came up with an appropriate sentence to express his feelings. In the past few days, he has seen a lot of factories, mines, docks, and shops, which has given him a completely different perception of life. Before leaving, Zou Wei suggested that they meet Wen Tianxiang before deciding whether they would stay or go. Now, he hasn't seen Wen Tianxiang, and he has already thought about what he should do in the future.

"Brother Yuan, in the past, we would only destroy, and we had never done any ......construction," Li Liang, who couldn't sleep, said to Yuan Jizu in the post station that night.

"Yes, if any city were like the Grand Governor's Office!" Yuan Jizu replied with a sigh.

If any city were like under the Metropolitan Governor, the northern peoples would not have to plunder everywhere for a living, nor would they have the strength to plunder the cities where people's hearts were united.

What if the war-torn garden at the foot of Qilian Mountain was rebuilt like Fujian? The fire-like thought burned Yuan Jizu, making his blood swell.

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