Chapter 428: National Politics
Du Le learned from Guan Zheng that in the days of his absence, the development of Han's internal affairs was really prosperous day by day, which was very gratifying.
Ordinary people are gradually getting a stable environment. Under the relaxed tax policy, except for the newly occupied land, the local agricultural development momentum of the Han Kingdom was very good.
The people have a lot of surplus money in their hands, and their lives are gradually becoming better. Even, many people have reached the level of being well-off.
Because Du Le ordered the preferential treatment of merchants in the Han state, as well as various other policies to support the merchants, these policies had a very positive impact on the Han state.
Therefore, local merchants of the Han Kingdom, and even foreign merchants, have increased their investment in the Han Kingdom. For a time, the commercial development of the Han Kingdom reached a heyday.
The shops, workshops, etc., invested by these merchants, and at the same time, brought rich fiscal revenues to the Han state.
Nowadays, under the governance of the government, new workshops can be seen everywhere in the Han Kingdom. These workshops have been in business for a long time, making a lot of money, and the enthusiasm of the people of the Han Kingdom has become more and more high. The public's support for the Han palace is naturally higher. In particular, the Han State established a system of civic merit, so that civilians also had a channel to change their fate. Not only the citizens, but also the majority of the commoners became loyal supporters of the Han royal family.
Because of the great development of Han commerce, after the local merchants of Han became more and more profitable, they gradually did not just do business in China, but traveled all over the world and did business abroad. With the support of various primary science and technology in the administration, Han commodities are the objects of pursuit by people from all over the world.
Together, the Han government's revenue from foreign trade. Also higher than one quarter after another.
The high fiscal revenue means that the treasury of the Han State is getting richer and richer.
Some wealth, when managing politics and managing the Han Kingdom, is more handy.
In the Han Kingdom, there will be no more displaced people, let alone people dying of hunger.
Because of the selflessness of the government, the integrity of the upper echelons was maintained, the domestic politics of the Han Kingdom were clear, and the government-run workshops were stimulated, and the private industry became more prosperous.
Therefore. Du Le was very comforted in his heart.
Arguably. The development of the Han Kingdom has reached a very good stage.
This time, Du Le needs to deal with the state affairs of the Han Kingdom.
It is because Guan Zheng believes that the governance of the Han State has reached a good stage. Governance needs to be understood. Tule for the next stage of the country's development. What are the indications.
The Governor submitted a document to Du Le. In the document, Guan Zheng wrote about the problems encountered since the governance of the Han Kingdom. And also. How does the governance deal with these issues?
There are some questions that require instructions from Düle.
In this document, the content of the content, except for the questions. There are also some suggestions for governance, which are projects that can be carried out by the Han State at this stage. It's just that the priority development of those projects requires Du Le to personally choose and build the projects.
These final decisions naturally need to be decided by Du Le. Only when Du Le gave instructions could the administrator record it, and according to Du Le's idea, through the Bureau of Statistics, the budget was made and the project was run.
When Du Le was given the administration, he once set up a commission plan focusing on the development of Han's internal affairs in the system of governance.
Therefore, after carefully reading this document, Du Le found that many of the projects that have been built and developed in the document are projects close to people's livelihood.
However, some of the projects that have not yet been developed have caught the eye of Du Le.
For example, in one project, due to the lack of doctors in the Han Kingdom, there was not even a single doctor in a remote mountain village. Therefore, Guan Zheng suggested the establishment of special medical institutions, focusing on the training and assessment of physicians, training more physicians for the Han Kingdom, and allowing existing medical practitioners to undergo higher levels of training and greater improvement in their ability to treat diseases.
At the same time, it is also necessary to establish a sound national medical system, so that the people with the national status of the Han State can enjoy publicly-funded medical care except for special diseases.
In this project, the management government proposed that a certain percentage of the national tax revenue could be allocated to support the project.
This project is accompanied by the establishment of a pharmaceutical factory to reduce the cost of medication for the people.
Another project is to implement a social welfare system such as pension insurance nationwide to ensure the livelihood of the elderly. In addition, the rights and duties of civilians and citizens are established, and the establishment of more perfect national laws is supplemented.
Among these projects, there are very few military-related projects, and they are mainly focused on the production of military weapons and the increase of military spending of the army.
But from these projects, it can still be seen that the management of foreign lands is indeed very reassuring. However, before he had decided which project to implement, he deserted and thought of another problem.
Du Le had already dropped satellites in the exotic sky earlier, so he no longer knew anything about the exotic continent. At least, for the entire exotic terrain, Düle already knows it well.
The whole exotic land, in fact, is also a planet. However, this exotic planet is not divided into several continents and oceans like Earth, but only one complete but very large continent. Although the territory of the Han, Ming, and Tibetan kingdoms is already very vast, in fact, the total area occupied is not even one-third of this continent.
However, the terrain of this continent has many restrictions, either it is blocked by towering mountains, or it is a vast ocean, and above the ocean, there are islands of different shapes.
When Du Le thought that on this exotic continent, there might be countless untapped and rich resources under the seemingly unremarkable and barren ground, which could be exploited at will, he couldn't help but be extremely excited.
The more he thought about it, the happier he became, and while Du Le's heart was blooming, he excitedly flipped through the document given to him by the administrator, but he became a little distracted. It wasn't until he inadvertently looked up and saw the ruler standing aside waiting for his instructions that he remembered that he had something to do, so he stopped his imagination and returned his attention to the content of the document. But. Before he finished flipping through it, he saw that he had reported in the document that he had encountered some troubles in the process of governing the Han Kingdom.
Because the management of politics is mainly based on the development of the domestic economy and other aspects, most of the time the administration is extremely passive in handling foreign affairs.
And among the troubles mentioned by the administration, the main ones are. There are some businessmen from the Han Chamber of Commerce. When doing business in other countries, they are not well and securely protected, and often encounter different types of obstacles. For example, in the last month. There were many merchants in the Han Kingdom who went to the Ming Kingdom to do business. The industry they opened in the Ming Kingdom. More or less in the Ming Kingdom, they ran into trouble.
For example, Han merchants had at least five rice shops, which had been seized by the Ming government. And the reason for the seizure is: Because these five rice shops have an unusually sufficient amount of rice grain, there is a suspicion of illegal hoarding of grain, which has caused the price of grain in the Ming Kingdom to rise sharply. But in fact, the most powerful hoarding of rice is the rice shops of the Ming Kingdom, and these rice shops of the Ming Kingdom have not been sanctioned by the Ming government at all, and they have not been affected at all.
In addition, a total of ten cloth shops were asked by the Ming government to increase taxes and fees, on the grounds that these ten cloth shops maliciously lowered prices, resulting in confusion in the cloth market. In fact, it was only a Han merchant cloth shop, and because of the adoption of new textile techniques, its cost was reduced by more than 60 percent, so the selling price could naturally be slightly reduced. However, after the Ming cloth merchants were affected by this, they immediately colluded with the Ming government and deliberately suppressed these ten cloth shops on trumped-up charges.
A rough calculation shows that no less than 50 of the various consumer goods shops opened by Han merchants in the Ming Kingdom have been suppressed by the Ming government to various degrees, and they have declared bankruptcy.
Therefore, these victimized Han merchants can only pin their hopes on their own palaces. The president of the Han Merchants Association, all the merchants in the United Chamber of Commerce, through the members of the parliament, jointly wrote to the imperial court, asking the Han government to make decisions for them. Of course, Du Le could not refuse their request.
Because, a lot of the grain that Du Le brought to the earth from foreign lands relied on these merchants to buy back in the Ming Kingdom. Tule was not a monarch who crossed rivers and demolished bridges, and he did not ignore the demands of these merchants.
It's just that the Han Kingdom just cut off a piece of meat on the Ming Kingdom, and after the war, of course, it is necessary to recuperate and devote all its energy to production and construction. If there is a war with the Ming State in the short term, it is not in line with Du Le's own interests.
If the Han State and the Ming State went to war, not to mention whether the Ming State could stop all kinds of obstruction and difficulties against Han merchants, the most direct impact was first of all because the war was too long, which not only affected the stability of people's livelihood and life, but also caused many development plans of Du Le to be destroyed.
Because the number of machinery and equipment owned by Du Le at this stage has been seriously insufficient, and more manpower has to be added to the production plan, so it is more in line with the interests of Du Le to ensure stable development.
Conquering a new territory takes time to govern, and a long time to recover and become stronger. This is one of the reasons why Du Le did not invade foreign lands on a large scale. If you only know that the Dao is captured, but you don't know that the Dao is developing quietly and standing firm, it will still be easy to be bitten by the enemy after all, and you will be defeated.
After a year of recuperation, the Han State was not only not wiped out by the great powers, but its territory became larger and larger. As the lord of the country, Du Le has won the approval of the people. All this is very rare. Although Du Le had a powerful machinery and equipment to support his governance, the stability of the court depended on the support of the people, and once frequent wars were launched and the people were dissatisfied, the consequences would naturally be unimaginable.
What's more, Han Guo can't always rely on the high-tech machines provided by Düller. Machines are not humans, they can kill, but they cannot replace humans and rule over them.
Therefore, Du Le could not fight for the moment, and sent troops out on the spur of the moment. In order to help these Han merchants who were suppressed by the Ming State to solve their problems, it is necessary to make the Ming State palace and government have a greater taboo against the Han State, and dare not easily offend the Han merchants.
To do this, you can't start a war by brute force, and Düle has to find another way. At the very least, in the name of the Han Palace, a solemn protest should be issued to the Ming Kingdom.
It was also because of this situation that Du Le suddenly realized that in the process of governing and developing the Han Kingdom, Du Le seemed to rely too much on the assistance of high-tech machines. In the future, it is still necessary to truly rule human society with human beings in order to be more sound.
Therefore. Du Le felt that the Han Kingdom needed a stronger army. Now that the country has become rich because of the great success of the strategy of supporting merchants and merchants, it means that the time has come for the Han state to expand its army.
If you are a corrupt monarch, once the treasury is loose, you may only think of building palaces for pleasure and indulging in erosion. However, Du Le was essentially a man with a Chinese higher education. And he has always looked down on the common people the most. The monarch who cares for his own pleasures, therefore, Du Le is determined not to let this happen. He didn't want to, so he worked hard. It took so long to develop and establish the national capital. Eventually, it will cause popular riots or uprisings. And ruined.
Moreover, Tule is not often in foreign lands, and he does not live in palaces. He didn't feel necessary. Therefore, the excess financial revenue, Du Le can be used for the development of the military.
While maintaining the original military structure of the Han Kingdom, Du Le thought that he could add two special types of troops. They are crossbowmen and grenadiers.
Du Le wanted to build a more advanced rifleman and artillery, but in the current situation, it was not necessary. Because, these two arms alone are enough to keep the Han State in a constant position to have an advantage in the war.
In addition, the reason why Du Le denied riflemen and artillery was also because these two types of troops required too many resources. Moreover, large-scale logistical support is required. With the current industrial base of the Han Kingdom, it is a bit reluctant to develop such an army.
Crossbowmen and throwing soldiers are different, as long as they are provided with qualified repeater equipment and more powerful explosives, they can be a class of troops that can give the enemy nightmares.
With the management of the government, a qualified crossbow production line can be established, and the key parts are lacking, and the parts can be printed through 3D printers. Qualified explosives, Du Le can find synthetic formulas on the Internet of the earth.
Du Le didn't need to let the craftsmen of the Han Kingdom study and compare, he directly found the cable-pulled wooden handle bomb independently produced by a certain army in China in the last World War on the Internet.
Du Le slowly told Guan Zheng what he thought in his heart, and then Guan Zheng transformed them into the main policy of the Han court in the next stage.
After dealing with state affairs, Du Le rested for a while before teleporting back to the island country.
Back on the island, Du Le first asked the smart little K to translate five detectors and inject the common toxic substances on the earth into the detectors one by one.
Little K is connected to the Internet of the earth, and relevant information can be easily obtained.
Of course, in addition, Du Le also asked Pan Huan to buy a substance testing database through the Intelligence Bureau of Country M.
The Intelligence Agency of Country M has confirmed the accuracy of the intelligence of the Island Intelligence Agency, and they are hoping to learn more about the intelligence of the aliens.
Hu Fu, director of the intelligence bureau of country M, did not refuse Pan Huan's request, and through his privilege, he took out a description of various viruses and bacteria, experimental data, and other materials from a testing and inspection agency in country M.
Du Le got the information and quickly enriched the toxic substance database of the testing instrument.
As long as the testing instrument comes into contact with toxic substances, the detector can take the initiative to remind the holder in a very short period of time whether the tested items are toxic and harmful, and tell the possession which kind of toxic substance.
After setting it up, Du Le informed Charif and asked him to send an official in charge of testing to come and collect three detectors. The remaining two detectors were ready to be kept for his own use.
Unexpectedly, one day before the time of visiting China, a big incident happened in the island country, and Charif had to report it to Du Le.
That is, among the large quantities of grain shipped from China, a large amount of rice was detected as a substance harmful to the human body.
This batch of Chinese rice was shipped by Chinese businessmen who found that the price of rice in the island country was turbulent and wanted to ship it to earn dollars.
Because of the alliance with the local merchants of the island country, and the Sharif government did not ban foreign food. With the consent of Chinese Ambassador Wen Tianping, Chinese businessmen specially transported a batch of rice from a major grain province in China.
In the words of the Chinese government, the Chinese people are here to support the people of the island countries.
Of course, the government of the island country knows that the Chinese government will not send rice in vain.
Therefore, the governments of the island countries are also prepared to allow rice from China to be sold in the island countries at a price lower than 50 percent of the US dollars of the island country government.
After all, Sharif didn't want the people of the island country to have no money to eat after suffering big losses. Du Le was silent about this. He just didn't feel the need to pay attention to everything.
This time, the import and export inspection department of the island country, using the testing equipment provided by Du Le, found that the rice of Huaguo was contaminated with toxic substances, and the rice contained toxic substances. Sharif quickly reported to Du Le, also to know whether there was a problem with Du Le's equipment and how to deal with this poisonous rice incident.
After all, the island country and China are in a honeymoon state. Moreover, Du Le was going to visit China as an official of the island country, and Sharif told him that it was reasonable.
Du Le personally went to the port, saw the Chinese goods in the warehouse, and inspected it again, proving that this batch of rice was indeed contaminated, and he did not hesitate at all, and immediately asked the customs department of the island country to notify the owner of this batch of grain, the Chinese embassy, and the foreign trade department of China.
Du Le clearly told Sharif that the evidence was conclusive, and refused to allow this batch of Chinese rice to enter the island country's borders and return it.
When Chinese Ambassador Wen Tianping got the news, he was taken aback, he was the first Chinese official to arrive.
As far as the Chinese government is concerned, the refusal to return the exported grain this time is undoubtedly a very serious incident. This will greatly damage China's image in the international community.
A few years ago, rice in a province in China was polluted by industry, after it was exposed nationwide. It has made many people in China dissatisfied.
This time, a batch of contaminated grain was sent abroad to the island nation.
For Wen Tianping, it is undoubtedly also a political event. Crisis management. (To be continued......)