"I don't have a bad feeling for readers, we are all human beings, and there are parts that we are good at and what we are not good at. Just like Mr. Shen, you have shown me a lot of advantages. I don't mean to be polite, Mr. Shen is better than many officials in our government in many places. Wei Ze looked at Shen Baozhen, who had a gloomy face, and said. When discussing the issue of dealing with scholars, Weeser clarified his views and position that the new government would never allow traditional scholars to become officials. Not to mention that the reader will not act as a doorman and a staff.

Shen Baozhen is actually very confident in himself, whether it is integrity or ability, he just hopes to find a way out for the scholars who have been idle and ignored by the new government. Being so clearly informed of the policy of the new government by Wei Ze, Shen Baozhen felt extremely puzzled, the change of dynasties and dynasties, it is common for officials of the previous dynasty to try to mix official positions in the new dynasty, but scholars are often not so shameless, they will stay at home. The new dynasty will try its best to encourage scholars to come out and become officials.

However, Wei Ze's Min Dynasty did not use this method at all, they just urged the people to let their children go to school, and they still attended the schools established by the new government. Rather than working hard to cultivate the children of the common people who are actually not interested in reading, but abandon the ready-made readers. Shen Baozhen believes that if such a policy is implemented for another ten years, and the traditional scholars have no way to enter the body, it will be completely abandoned.

"Then why does Your Majesty embarrass the world's scholars? Is it just because they didn't serve His Majesty as Lord when His Majesty was in trouble? Shen Baozhen asked in a heavy tone.

Wei Ze replied calmly: "There is more help for the righteous and less help for the unjust, compared with these scholars, the number of people in the world is larger. The scholars once stood with the Manchus, and even if they did not stand with the Manchus, the scholars also stood with the gentry and the clans. The Manchus have now fallen, and the gentry and clans have not yet fallen. Although I don't want to completely destroy the gentry and the clan by such bloody means, the gentry and the clan must be completely destroyed. In such a long-term confrontation, giving the old reader a chance is digging my own roots. Or what I said earlier, the old scholars only want to be masters, and the new government does not need masters. ”

Shen Baozhen wanted to accuse Wei Ze, isn't Wei Ze, the emperor, the biggest lord in China now? But Shen Baozhen is a person who points face, and under the new government system, the official authority of the government is not comparable to that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty at all. As for Wei Ze's official authority compared with the Manchu emperor, it is even more different. Moreover, the new government's actions in the countryside are to promote agricultural technology and help the people to "develop their productive forces". Although the landlords and gentry suffered great losses, the common people benefited a lot. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was completely reversed, and any action was a disaster for the common people, and the court did not necessarily benefit. The landlords and gentry took advantage of the plunder and benefited handsomely. Even if the old scholars were high-minded and tried to use their status to gain local leadership, their attitude towards the common people was actually in cahoots with that of the landlords and gentry.

After listening to Wei Ze's words, even though Shen Baozhen was very dissatisfied with Wei Ze, he also understood many things that he had only seen but had not figured out before. So Shen Baozhen didn't say anything more, but chose to get up and say goodbye.

The person was brought by Zuo Zongtang, but Zuo Zongtang could only send Shen Baozhen to the door, and he still had something to discuss with Wei Ze.

When Zuo Zongtang returned to the study, Wei Ze said with a smile: "I didn't expect Shen Baozhen to still have some knowledge. ”

Zuo Zongtang was also quite helpless, "He's just too ruthless." ”

Wei Ze shook his head, "I don't think so." Da Yin is hidden in the court, and I think he is far from being ruthless. In fact, there are many things in the politics of the Manchu Qing Dynasty that are more advanced than those of the previous generation, and I thought that Shen Baozhen could talk about these things, but I didn't expect him to have a bit of a taste of science. ”

"Oh? In the eyes of the governor, what else was the Manchu Qing more advanced than its predecessors? Accustomed to hearing the words of angrily denouncing the corruption and depravity of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but feel that these words were actually quite pleasant.

Wei Ze didn't want to talk about this issue more, he waved his hand, "Forget it, don't talk about this." Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty perished, it was far from the time when the coffin could be closed. To really comment on the Manchu Qing Dynasty, what is needed is a neutral and objective evaluation, and I think that era is still far away. We don't need to snatch the things of the future generations to do it. ”

The purpose of letting Zuo Zongtang come over this time is to listen to the report of Zuo Zongtang's vegetable basket project. Guangdong is the earliest in the development of the country, and the most problems encountered in the process of urbanization, don't underestimate this vegetable basket project. This is a problem encountered in the real era of industrialization, and at the level of urbanization of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there is no social and economic basis for such problems.

Of course, Zuo Zongtang would like to talk about his own merits, because the vegetable basket project itself is a problem of rural management, and it is a very complicated matter to combine market demand with rural vegetable production and supply.

"The vegetable markets established by His Majesty, as well as the forced buying and selling system created by the gangsters, I will combine them......" Zuo Zongtang told with confidence. To put it bluntly, this system is a highly targeted supply plan, and the purpose of growing vegetables in rural areas is to sell them in the cities. The government did not provide special support, and former officials either felt that it made it more difficult to manage the city, or they had ill intentions that it was a good way to make money or collect taxes. If Zuo Zongtang really has made any achievements, it is that he has positioned this as a necessary link in the supply of the city. It is necessary for the city management to take responsibility for this part and pay a certain price to support vegetable farmers.

With such a clear positioning, the concept of the city has undoubtedly expanded. Cities are not just about industry or commerce, but also about the grain supply system that citizens used to have, and the details of management are more precise. Cities need to be purposefully integrated with rural areas in a more efficient way.

These were just ordinary things for Wei Ze, who had seen vegetable farmers protest against too heavy taxes and too many management fees, and also seen citizens scolding the food for being too expensive and unaffordable. He has seen residents of the community complain about the eviction of street vendors by the chengguan. As a result, the chengguan simply ignored it, and the vegetable sellers and vegetable farmers set up stalls at the entrance of the community to sell vegetables, blocking traffic and creating garbage, which greatly reduced the quality of life of the residents, and the residents of the community returned to beg the chengguan to maintain order.

History spirals up like this, and it is impossible for Weeser to make things happen in one step. But Zuo Zongtang can make such tangible achievements, this is progress. After listening to Zuo Zongtang's report, Wei Ze smiled: "Good job." Vice Governor Zuo will sort out these contents, and I will send them to other cities, so that other cities can learn from Guangdong's experience and what is suitable for them. ”

"Oh!" As soon as he heard that his things had to be selectively studied, Zuo Zongtang's emotions were not so high.

Wei Ze heard this, and he smiled, "Vice Governor Zuo, let me say so." There are not many vegetables suitable for growing in Guangdong, and the vegetables that can be grown in Jiangnan are different from those in Guangdong. Something is bound to happen if you copy it all. The central authorities must always be responsible for the documents issued by the central authorities. ”

Zuo Zongtang thought about it, so he was relieved. On the contrary, it was Wei Ze, who suggested that Zuo Zongtang cooperate with the technical department to try the greenhouse technology that has been studied for a long time in Guangdong winter. Now, even without plastic film, the price of glass has been falling all the way, and this cost has reached the edge of an acceptable range. If you push it again, I'm afraid the cost can be reduced.

Wei Ze is a practical person, and so is Zuo Zongtang, and the two have a very happy conversation in this regard. The rise of the city is constantly increasing the demand for vegetables, and Zuo Zongtang is very confident in the value of his work.

After talking about all this, Zuo Zongtang couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, did the wealth of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom fall into our hands?" ”

Wei Ze didn't hide it, "Whether it's me or not, we're still deciding." But it's very likely. ”

Zuo Zongtang suddenly realized, why Wei Ze would ask such a question to Shen Baozhen. With Zuo Zongtang's cleverness, he also felt that what Wei Ze said was not to amuse Shen Baozhen, but some of Wei Ze's own true thoughts. His Majesty said to Shen Baozhen. The Han people are an individual's self-perception of the government, and it has nothing to do with anything else. It doesn't matter what the ancestors did or where they came from. The important thing is not to admit that you are a member of China, whether you are willing to accept the leadership of the government, whether you can abide by the law. In a sense, this is the world of Datong. Is this also His Majesty's opinion of those people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom? ”

Wei Ze sneered a little helplessly, "Hmph! This is the basic theory of the modern industrialized nation-state. The two major forces in this society are the people and the government. When the socialist system develops to the extreme, all feudal remnants that have been drawn into the ground will be completely eliminated. Whether it was the old scholars represented by Shen Baozhen, or the princes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, all they were looking forward to was the establishment of a feudal system. We, the Liberators, must not let them get their wish, let alone engage in these things ourselves. ”

"Got it!" Zuo Zongtang nodded again and again, and then he remembered his work, and couldn't help but smile: "If it is according to what Your Majesty said, the vegetable basket project can be regarded as breaking the feudal guild." ”

Listening to the words of this Wang Po selling melons, Wei Ze Zhengse said: "What you said is not wrong at all. If you analyze the angle and concept correctly, you will see a lot of deep-seated social contradictions. The transformation of a subsistence small-scale peasant economy into an industrial society will be reflected in this. So Vice Governor Zuo, although you can't force the market to operate according to your ideas, you have to let the market develop on its own. However, this matter should not pass with a gust of wind, and follow-up observation and analysis is also a very important work. Personally, I suggest that you let the Institute of Social Sciences of the Party School follow up, as long as you are really willing to do a good job, this is a very good subject. ”

Zuo Zongtang originally relied on the party school to conduct the investigation of the Guangdong vegetable market and the underworld, and after listening to Wei Ze's words, he quickly replied: "Understood! ”

After sending Zuo Zongtang away, Wei Ze immediately convened a meeting of the Military Commission. Hong Tianfugui's actions are really beyond expectations, don't look at Hong Tianfugui himself is just an unknown person, but his status is enough to set off a storm that swept the northwest. The opportunity to solve the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was so unexpectedly ripe.