Chapter 1332: Mass Meeting
On the third day after the Autumn League in Jiangdong, the Marquis of Qinghe once again held an unprecedented discussion meeting in Wuhu Park, which was invited not only by officials, gentry, merchants, celebrities, and local reporters, but also by ordinary people such as civilians, craftsmen, and village elders.
Since it can't be low-key, then show the lively style of Qinghehou as always.
The courtyard of the Five Lakes Park was full of seats, and although the sun was strong, people from all walks of life who attended the meeting could not hide their excitement.
Chen Xu sat in the center of the rostrum at the front, the table was covered with red silk, and there was a long teacup, and on both sides of the table were made in addition to the high-level officials in Wuzhong such as the county shou Jiang Heng and the county lieutenant and the county Cheng, there were also local gentry and celebrities and representatives of the private business community.
First of all, the Marquis of Qinghe made a summary statement on the proposal of the Jiangdong Autumn League, and gave a very high evaluation and praise to all the participants, and then made an enthusiastic speech again, calling on millions of Jiangdong fathers and people from all walks of life to respond to the call of the proposal, abandon all ideological prejudices, and work hard to produce in this rare peaceful and quiet environment, in addition to satisfying their own food and clothing, to contribute to the prosperity of Daqin. Now that there is such a peaceful opportunity, we should work hard and contribute our strength to the realization of universal harmony......
In this era when there are no TV, computer and mobile games, the only high-level pastime for several years is reading, so the subset of scriptures and histories he has read over the years has also provided various materials for his speeches.
Moreover, Chen Xu's speech is not like a hundred disciples to preach the teachings of this school, but a hundred schools of thought are fused together, Lao Tzu, Confucius, Mozi, Xunzi...... Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Moism, soldiers, miscellaneous ......, everything that Chen Xu thinks is reasonable will be taken out and said, and it is also mixed with a large number of aphorisms and cultural ideas of later generations, so this speech is not only full of fighting bewitchment, but also makes all the participants feel Chen Xu's difference.
In particular, the passionate roar of Chen Xu's speech would arouse the hoarse shouts and hustle of hundreds of people in the entire Wuhu Park from time to time.
The reason why there are a large number of rebel forces among the people is that not all of them want to oppose Qin and restore the country, in fact, many people are confused, especially the many disciples of the hundred schools of thought who were mixed when the Seven Kingdoms were in the chaos before, those Confucianists, Zonghengjia, rangers and other classes, these people have ideals and ambitions, but after the Great Qin conquered the Six Kingdoms, these people have lost the organizations and objects they can take refuge into, and they have lost the places where they can display their talents and ambitions, their ideas cannot be extended, their ambitions cannot be realized, and even Xianyang does not dare to go because of identity problems. From the time when the guests of the six kings and princes were reduced to hiding among the people, under this extreme suppression, they began to contact the six kings and nobles who tried to restore the country.
But since the emergence of the Marquis of Qinghe, under his assistance, he implemented various reforms, revised laws and regulations to develop people's livelihood, and at the same time continued to divide the peace faction among the disciples of the hundred schools, and weakened the support rate of the nobles of the six countries among the people in the process of peeling off the cocoon, and after the Xiang rebellion experienced a nationwide crackdown, the rebel forces of the six countries suffered an unprecedented blow, and then there were various laws and regulations and the vigorous development of the economy, and the people's attention gradually shifted to supporting their families to earn money and make a fortune. So the current situation is that the people's sympathy for the nobles of the Six Kingdoms still exists, but it is almost negligible, even if there are some die-hard rebels, such as Gongsun Beiyan and Chen Yuzhang Er and others, but they have almost become a lonely existence, and there is almost no support and soil for the people.
But this is not enough, the existence of sympathetic people in the people, indicating that the idea of developing people's livelihood and developing the economy in various places is still not unified enough, these people are hiding in the private museum to teach apprentices, and their ambitions to govern the country are still unrealizable, so Chen Xu needs to use more pro-people and fierce means to resolve this anger, and spread his ideas with a more relaxed and open attitude.
The symposium is such an open activity, which has an obvious democratic effect, and anyone can speak freely, anyone can put forward their own views and opinions, and anyone can participate in the discussion of the future and development of Wuzhong.
On the veranda on the third floor of the Wuhuyuan Hotel, a group of female dependents such as Shui Qingrou stood at the railing, watching the lively scene below.
"Brother Xiao Xu is so good at talking, these people are so crazy to listen to!"
Yu Ji lay on the railing, staring intently at the jubilant crowd below, her face full of indescribable admiration.
"My husband is polite at home on weekdays, but I didn't expect to speak so passionately!" Meng Wanqiao's face was pleasantly surprised, and her eyes fell on Chen Xu, who was bursting with passion and giving a warm speech, feeling that Chen Xu at this time seemed to be full of a great magic power, so that she couldn't divert her attention at all.
"In the past, I heard that the husband was in the court and Li Si and other princes to discuss state affairs, and it was rumored that the court and the opposition were known as the first debater in the world, but today it is the first time I have seen the husband so radiant, and it is really exciting to hear......"
Ying Shiyan's beautiful eyes have also not shifted in the slightest, and they have not been opened since the beginning when they fell on Chen Xu, as if she finally knew that her husband still had such an unknown special function today.
"The husband does not like words on weekdays, but there is a more memorable thing in Xianyang than in front of him, when he gambled with Li Si on the Oriental Road, the husband invited hundreds of businessmen to participate in the fund-raising bidding conference in the Qinghe Theater, and the speech was more passionate than this, and countless gentry and celebrities were impressed by the husband, and they were willing to take out all their family property and put it into the Oriental Road......"
Shui's gentle eyes also fell on Chen Xu all the time, and his voice was calm and gentle.
"Maybe this is the husband's unique personality and charm, Shi Yan can marry her husband in this life, it is indeed God's favor, none of my sisters can be as free and happy as me, they have ......not even been out of the relationship until now" Ying Shiyan held her daughter's hand tightly.
"Thinking about how many days to be separated from my husband, I feel empty in my heart, and I can't bear it!" Meng Wan's eyes were a little red.
"We are reluctant to part with Hou Ye!" The four concubines of spring, summer, autumn and winter also echoed on the side.
"What the husband is doing is a groundbreaking thing, when the time comes, you must not cry and cry, we will definitely be able to return to Xianyang before the slowest winter!" Shui gently turned his head and said earnestly.
"Yes, sister, don't worry, we will not be sad for our husband to see it!" Meng Wan nodded hurriedly.
"Sister Shui is with you all the way, please take care of your husband carefully, and go back to Xianyang as soon as possible!" Ying Shiyan nodded and then told the water to be gentle.
At this time, the discussion downstairs continued.
After Chen Xu's passionate speech, hundreds of participants were mobilized and began to join the heated discussion conference as if pyramid scheme elements had been brainwashed, and all walks of life expressed their opinions on agriculture, commerce, industry, education, culture, transportation, and even the development of Quyuan, many of which sounded promising, and Chen Xu had to discuss with Jiang Heng and a group of other officials and celebrities to see how to put these proposals into practice.
Seeing that Chen Xu was not just talking, some of the very realistic problems raised by many people were encouraged and supported by Chen Xu, and even discussed with Jiang Heng on the spot, and then came up with a preliminary solution, which also greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the participants, and the discussion became more and more enthusiastic.
"Master Hou, I have a personal matter to ask you for help, I don't know if it's okay?" In the quiet space of the noisy venue, a man in Chinese costumes, who was about forty years old, stood up with some hesitation and asked loudly.
This person Chen Xu also knew, it was the man who hired a boat by the lake the day before yesterday to go to the center of the lake to fish for giant mussels.
"Hehe, today no matter whether it is public or private affairs, everyone talks freely, Ben Hou is not the left minister of the court today, and you are not an official of the court, it doesn't hurt to say it, but since it is a private matter, if Ben Hou helps, you have to invite you to eat and drink!" Chen Xu said with a smile, put down the teacup.
"Naturally, even if Hou Ye doesn't help, it's an honor to invite Hou Ye to eat and drink!" The man was excited, and then sorted out his mood and said, "In the next Zhang Xun, originally with a few companions in Wuzhong to invest in the construction of a commercial building, last year in the winter has been started, now the foundation has been laid to start the construction of buildings, but in May suddenly reported that Hou Ye began to plan for the smooth road, the national steel and cement and other priority supply of the road plan to build around the river port wharf and other transportation hubs, so several cement factories in the territory of Huiji and nearby steel mills are unwilling to supply building materials, now our project has been suspended for more than two months, Hou Ye, I and a few companions have invested a lot of money in this commercial building, and if we continue to delay it for a year or two, I am afraid that we will all go bankrupt and become poor......"
"Could it be the scaffold-ridden construction site near the west gate of the city?" Chen Xu asked in amazement after hearing this.
"Yes, that's the construction site!" Jiang Heng, who was sitting next to him, nodded and replied.
"Why didn't the Jiang County Guard help in this matter?" Chen Xu frowned slightly.
What's more, when the first phase of the Tantu plan was calculated, Chen Xu had already checked the information and output of the national steel mills and cement plants recorded by the Ministry of Industry several times, and also invited the craftsmen of the Academy of Sciences to make calculations to ensure that it would not affect the development of the people.
Huiji is close to the East China Sea, basically there is no coal and iron production, but the next door is rich in copper and iron, that is, the two major mining areas of Tongling and Ma'anshan in Anhui Province divided by later generations are on the Yangtze River.
Tongling is now called Lingyang, it was originally the copper mine base of the Chu State, after Qin destroyed Chu, the copper smelting official was placed here, under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu, and more than 20,000 prisoners and slaves were recruited to open the mine all the year round, almost the largest copper mine base in the southeast, and the Shaofu also set up a coinage factory in Lingyang, and the copper coins of the southeast counties were almost all sent from Lingyang to various places in Huaxia Qianzhuang.
Ma'anshan is now called Danyang County, iron ore reserves are abundant, and the development is also very early, but it has been tepid, because of the iron-making technology has not been much developed, but because of the emergence of new iron-making technology, Danyang's status has quickly become hot, a large number of copper and iron merchants in the southeast have contracted mines to mine and make iron, and now it is already the largest steel smelting base in the southeast counties, with more than 300 large and small blast furnaces, more than 30,000 workers and prisoners and slaves involved in mining and smelting, and the whole Danyang is like a huge steampunk base. Soon after taking a boat from Tongling, you can see the scene of thick smoke billowing out, which is about the same scale as the Wuyang Iron and Steel Base in Nanyang, which is very spectacular.
Because of the relationship between iron and steel, so this Danyang is also an important node of the Tantu plan, the first phase of the project is an annual throughput of 10,000 tons of port, and is a two-in-one port, because ironmaking also needs a large amount of coal, and most of the coal has to be transported from Surabaya County and Nanyang County, so on the other side of the Yangtze River at the same time to build a large ferry terminal for coal transportation.
For Wuzhong, whether it is steel or cement, it is not easy to transport, mainly because of inconvenient transportation, coal and steel are used river boats to go ashore near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and then transported to the vicinity of Wuzhong by cars, horses, boats, and boats, this price is very large, but no matter how difficult it is, as long as there is profit, there are still businessmen who are willing to rush back and forth to transport, but at the moment it is Wuzhong's businessmen waiting for the rice to go to the pot, but the steel plant and the cement plant are unwilling to sell is the biggest problem.