Chapter 627: Happy Events in Guangzhou
After a few showers, it is quite refreshing to clean Guangzhou in the middle of summer. The streets and alleys are full of flowers, purple and red, and all things are prosperous, which is worthy of the title of "Flower City".
At this time in Guangzhou, people set up tall colorful buildings with bamboo on the streets, and decorated them with flowers and plants and colorful silks, and they were full of joy. From the Tianzi Wharf on the bank of the Pearl River to the foot of Yuexiu Mountain, hundreds of archways decorated with colorful silk flowers are lined up along the way, immersing the entire city of Guangzhou in a joyful atmosphere.
This is not only the case in the city of Guangzhou, but also in the entire Pearl River Delta, from Guangzhou to Foshan, from Huizhou to Dongguan, almost all towns and cities are full of joy. After the implementation of the new policy in the past few years, coupled with the crazy road construction, the scene of Guangdong can be described as a new look. A wide official road that allows two horse-drawn carriages to run in parallel connects the county from county to county. The situation where the accents and customs are different across the river is quietly changing. The reform of the money and grain system has made farmers and businessmen realize the benefits.
The farmer does not have so much floating income, every family has a book of money and grain, and there is no need to pay the silver, and those who rely on the fields and mountains and forests to eat, how much grain should be collected every year is clear at a glance. If the rent is exceeded, the tenant has the right not to pay or say anything, and he can also go to the yamen to file a complaint. Nowadays, grain is becoming less and less valuable, and the landlords have calculated very well that it is better to have the benefit of abiding by the law than to lose face in front of the public and lose a mean reputation in the countryside for the rent of one liter and a half bucket.
What's more, you have a reputation and a good impression of a law-abiding and enlightened gentry in the official family, and you are always the first to think of you if there is anything good in the official family. This is much easier to get rich than calculating the tenant rent of one liter and one bucket.
In addition to the easy hand of building roads and implementing new policies, which is easy to win the hearts and minds of the people, another system that has been forcefully implemented is not so warm and welcoming.
"It is forbidden for the villages and surnames to fight each other! Violators will be severely punished! ”
Private fighting in various parts of Guangdong is also a stubborn disease. The so-called arms fights between villages and towns, between surnames and clans. Although the reasons on the surface are varied, the root cause is actually the so-called contradiction between the Turks and the Turks. Historically, the Qing Dynasty has developed to its peak, and it is often tens of thousands of people, and even firearms are used, and you are embarrassed to greet people with hundreds or thousands of people. But the previous small-scale fights were also endless. Therefore, the fight has also become an obstacle to the development of business. If you are a foreigner, if you don't have the ability to walk around, it is a very dangerous thing. In addition to hindering business, the greater threat is the challenge to the authority of the government.
The reason why the fighting reached a peak during the Qing Dynasty was because of the pig trade in Southeast Asia.
Therefore, it is also profitable for these patriarchs to engage in armed fighting, which is essentially a virtue with the slave plundering tribes in Africa. Therefore, although there has always been the problem of armed fighting, it was only in the Qing Dynasty that armed fighting on the scale of more than 10,000 people broke out
But now that Liangguang is under the jurisdiction of Li Shouhan, will he still allow this kind of regime challenge to persist and let it develop? It just so happens that there are already grassroots political power everywhere, so we will use the prohibition of weapons to test the quality of the grassroots political power!
The main work of the grassroots political power in villages and towns is in two directions, one is to popularize the law. If there is a large-scale fight, no matter how many people are involved, the officials will be severely punished according to the law, and each village offender will be punished by one village, and one town will be punished by one town. There is one truth that everyone needs to know. The people's hearts are like iron, and the official law is like a furnace. And if there is looting in a private fight. Killing and injuring people, destroying water conservancy facilities, burning houses, insulting graves, human trafficking and other heinous illegal acts are all the more serious crimes
For this kind of similar warning issued by the officials, neither the squires nor the villagers were concerned at first, and this is not the first time that the officials of the previous dynasties have said this kind of official article. But which one has really carried it out? As the saying goes, the law does not blame the public, but I am afraid that when the time comes, the real weapon will fight, and the scale of tens of thousands of people, the county town will have to close the four gates and wait for the wind to subside before daring to open the city gate. It is said that the only person in history who dared to blame the public was Shang Ying, who was sentenced to death by Weishui and cut off the heads of hundreds of people at a time. Let's not talk about what happened to Shang Ying. Let's just say that the number of people is only a few hundred, and it is not unusual for thousands of people to be in these two vast realms, so I don't believe you can do it.
As a result, these people soon knew that if they dared to violate the criminal law, thousands of people were in the Nanyue Army, and it was not a big deal at all. Of course, in the face of extensive private fighting at the beginning, the Nanyue Army did not indiscriminately kill people as soon as it came up, but first asked the cadres of the grassroots political power in various villages and towns to patiently popularize the law and repeatedly preach the laws of the Nanyue Army to the villagers.
Those members of the work team said patiently, meticulously, and painstakingly to the villagers and squires that the laws of the Nanyue Army were different from those of the Ming Dynasty, and they did not hold the people accountable for their laws. If one person violates the law, one person will be punished, and one village will be punished if he violates the law, and then the punishment will be increased or reduced as appropriate according to the circumstances.
This round of law popularization has calmed down the private fighting a little, after all, on the whole, the people are still afraid of the official family, but there will always be ghosts in this world who are not afraid of death. After the popularization of the law, there were still some people who, for one reason or another, provoked large-scale fights.
Referring to the experience of Jiqingwei and Taoyuan Taisha, they first drove a large group of men to suppress them by force, and then conducted an in-depth investigation, and arrested and punished the squire patriarch who organized the armed fight according to the law, and then publicized to everyone the reasons behind these people's private fights. The patriarchs and squires who organized the armed fights were paraded through the streets of various towns and villages, and the gongs were sounded to listen to them tell them about their crimes. Those backbone elements at all levels who participated in the armed struggle were sent to the deep mountains and old forests of Nanzhong to engage in life-consuming activities such as cutting wood and mining in the mines.
Not only was the prestige of the patriarch and squire knocked to the ground, but more importantly, the villagers found that many private fights were simply due to private hatred or entanglement of interests between the patriarch and gentry. After the two-pronged treatment, the atmosphere of the two Guangxi has changed, and it is estimated that even if Shang Ying is reincarnated, he will feel that he is too pediatric.
After this ploughing and sweeping governance, the small merchants and hawkers in Liangguang can walk alone in the countryside without worrying about looting and killing, let alone currying favor with the powerful everywhere in order to pass smoothly. Dramatically reduced logistics costs in modern terms. And what is the significance of reducing logistics costs, I believe everyone knows very well.
The weather of the two Guangxi is new.
It's a pity that Li Shouhan, who ruled the two Guangzhous, was lying in bed sick at this time.
On the way southeast from Shandong, Li Shouhan fell ill. The root cause of the approximate illness is the same as that of Huang Taiji in Shengjing and Zhu Youzhen in Beijing, all because he invested too much effort and energy in the Great War of Western Liaoning, but such an outcome is what he does not want to see. How much more is there a rebellion in the root land?
Ship to Guangzhou. The people refused to go any further, fearing that the lord's body would not be able to bear it. After some arguments and compromises, Li Shouhan lived in Yuexiu Mountain to recuperate, and at the same time organized to quell rebellions in various parts of Nanzhong.
The rebellion was mainly divided into several parts, and the rebellion that caused the most headache for the top brass of the Southern Yue Army was concentrated in the territory of the original Zheng family. This can be regarded as the top priority of the Southern Guangdong Army. A large number of factories, mines and smelters are concentrated in this area, which is the place where it started, and it is also adjacent to it. Once something happens, the consequences are unimaginable.
Among the rumors, one rumor frightened the high-ranking officials the most. "Ha Jing was burned to the ground! There are no less than hundreds of thousands of people with red scarves on their heads! ”
"Expelle Beikou and return my rivers and mountains!" This is a slogan shouted from the remnants of the Zheng family who organized and led the rebellion.
"You might as well check if there are any demons from the White Lotus Sect among these people, and among the leaders of the thieves, is there a guy named Liu Futong? What to play Mo Dao Shiren with one eye, this thing is out of the world? ”
Although the words were very easy, if it was just those remnants of the defeated generals who rose up and made a rebellion under the banner similar to the reopening of the Great Song Dynasty, Li Shouhan would not care. But. There are many tribes in various parts of Nanzhong, and what is the state of the potential power of various regimes of all sizes that were originally wiped out by the Nanyue Army. What attitude, Li Shouhan and his intelligence department did not dare to take risks. What's more, there are also Burma and Siam, Burma is newly defeated, although they signed treaties and were canonized by the imperial court, but God knows what will happen to these Buddhas who can easily wipe out tens of millions of Chinese troops?
And there are also Wa Kingdom and North Korea next to it. In Luzon and other places, in order to deter this group of guys who may have bad intentions, Li Shouhan forcibly presided over the wedding of Li Huamei and Shi Lang despite his serious illness.
Li Huamei and Shi Lang were resolutely opposed, but Li Shouhan had an idea and said that he wanted to use marriage to be happy. So the two had to reluctantly agree.
The decoration of various towns in the Pearl River Delta is that the officials and gentry everywhere celebrate the great joy of the marriage of the grandfather of the country.
But I don't know if Chong Xi really has an effect, after the news of Li Huamei and Shi Lang's wedding came out, Li Shouhan's body gradually began to improve. However, what is more credible is the doctor's statement, Guogong's disease was born because of anger, and now he is in a slightly better mood when he sees his children getting married, so this disease is naturally better.
As Li Shouhan's body recovered, guests and friends from all over the country who came to participate in the marriage of the county lord's mother gathered in Guangzhou.
If you want to say that the Pacific Rim is now, unless the United States crosses it as a whole, there will be no one more powerful than the Li family. What's more, who is Li Huamei, the eldest daughter of Li Shouhan, the powerful grandfather of the country, the most capable sea scarlet winged tiger among the naval divisions of the Nanyue Army, and the county lord certified by the Ming quality system, these three titles together are enough to throw the once famous Qin Liangyu out of 10,000 miles.
And Shi Lang, who married Li Huamei, is also a great character, he was a famous young hero at sea in his early years, and later followed Li Huamei to Liaodong, thousands of people went to 100,000 people back, conquered Liaoyang, swept Liaodong, and burned dozens of towns in Liaodong into ruins with a fire, this record is enough to throw Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang far away. Therefore, the wedding of these two is not so much a union of golden boys and girls as an alliance of two monsters. It is also a symbol of the thorough integration of the Li family and the Fujian Maritime Group.
Therefore, although Li Shouhan ordered a qiē to be simple, it is strange that your sister can be simplified. As soon as the news came out, the entire western Pacific region heard the news, and it was the sailors who took the lead. Among the various departments of the Southern Guangdong Army, the sailor seems to regard himself as the county lord's maiden family and descendants, and his waist is very hard when he speaks. From Zhang Xiaohu to Xu Huanshan and others, the veterans of the Navy Qiyue unanimously built a second-class ship that was about to be launched and named the Langmei to commemorate the wedding. This move was immediately rejected by Shi Lang Li Huamei, in addition to not wanting to play this kind of vanity, the two also faintly felt that this name was awkward no matter how it sounded. Lang Mei? Lang is not good?! Is this a curse?! In the midst of the turmoil, the sailors and soldiers begged for a living in the cannons and waves, and paid more attention to lip gloss and omens. Such an unlucky name, whoever you like to take it away, anyway, Lao Tzu doesn't want it!
Seeing that the sycophants were not photographed, the sailors had to retreat to the next best thing, and when the wedding celebration was built, the sailors from the waters of Guangdong gathered on the Pearl River. Gun salutes were fired along the way to celebrate. This was built with universal approval and eventually passed through.
In the sound of earth-shattering firecrackers, a gift wrapped in joy was loaded onto a flying clipper ship and sent from the Hue Palace to Guangzhou as quickly as possible.
The gift-giver was an employee of an enterprise directly under the Li family in Nanzhong, and after hearing about Li Huamei's wedding, they decided to build a carriage in the form of donations as Li Huamei's wedding car. The cost of the carriage was a day's worth of wages per person.
The carriage should be said to be not too glamorous in appearance, not decorated with too much gold and silver jewelry, and can even be described as unpretentious, like the success rate of a five-million-dollar sports car and an Alto accosting a beautiful woman on the bar street. If Ye Qi used this car to pick up girls on the Qinhuai River, it is estimated that he would not have the reputation of chasing the tide Ye Xianggong. However, connoisseurs look at the doorway and laymen look at the bustle. If someone who knows how to look at the details and be obedient, this is definitely a masterpiece that transcends the times.
First of all, look at the wheel axle of the carriage, which adopts the quenching roller that Nanzhong has just completed, which makes the wheel axle of the carriage strong and durable. The tires are made of vulcanized rubber and revolutionize the use of pneumatic tires. This is a very bold move. The delegates who originally offered the gift were still very opposed, but after countless trials. It was only after proving the superiority of the new tires that it was finally able to pass guò. Compared to these two revolutionary achievements, other things such as the new spring damping and the new door locking system are not worth mentioning.
Compared with the above achievements, a more subtle small accessory fully reflects the current industrial technology level of the Li family. The valve core of the tire is designed in the form of a screw. Moreover. In many parts of the vehicle itself, screws are also used to fix and install.
In the non-industrial era, standardized screws were very expensive. (Don't forget, Uncle Lei Feng was a collector of screws back then.) In 1962, the Celestial Empire had already experienced the Great Leap Forward and had a certain industrial base. But screws are still a more expensive thing. Don't think that Uncle Lei Feng's collection of screws is a fool's errand, the screws of the 1960s are almost equivalent to the accessories of today's luxury cars. Although the screws of the 60s were much cheaper than before 1959, they were definitely not as good as the road goods after 1974. So don't laugh at Lei Feng's collection of screws, the screws were high-end goods that year. Basically, it can be equated with the parts of today's high-end luxury sports cars. Therefore, the spirit of the screw should also be viewed dialectically, and it is also very inspirational in the environment at that time. In the '80s, the propaganda of worker ownership also began with the collection of small parts such as screws. In the 80s, a large company maintained the habit of collecting screws, which accumulated a lot of money. However, after entering the 80s, the quality of the Celestial Empire screws began to decline. The screws before the 80s are completely incomparable to those after the 80s. Before the 80s, no matter where the pole was, no matter how many years it was rainy, the screws and screw caps would not rust, and they could be removed with a wrench. But if it is after the 80s, it will be miserable, as long as it is used for more than three years, you have to use an electric drill to remove it.
Therefore, as soon as this inconspicuous carriage was delivered, it was well received by the high-level leaders in the south, including Li Shouhan, Li Hua, and Mei Shilang, and asked the enterprises directly under the central government to do their best to promote the use of these new technologies, and for the research and development of these new technologies engineering and technical personnel and related craftsmen, it was naturally a great commendation.
On the auspicious day of the zodiac when the wedding was chosen, with the rumbling salute fired by dozens of gunboats anchored along the water of the Pearl River, the Aomei, with Li Huamei's handsome flag flying high on the mast, slowly sailed into the port of Guangzhou and anchored on the Tianzi wharf.
Today's Aomei has washed away the dust of the past and replaced it with flowers and brocade as decorations, just as Li Huamei took off her military uniform and reappeared her daughter's delicate state. At the moment of entering the port, the music sounded, and all the sailors lined up on the deck, raising their firearms to cast them into the air, expressing their respect and newlywed blessings to the captain Li Huamei.
Subsequently, Li Huamei, who was dressed in a bride's dress, walked down the pedal along the pedal accompanied by the fathead fish. I saw my own female soldiers standing on both sides of the road to greet him. These female soldiers who followed Li Huamei to fight in the north and south are still wearing military uniforms today, and the female soldiers have long surpassed the relationship between the eldest lady and the lord and servant, and the experience of facing the smoke of artillery fire makes them happier than anyone else today about Li Huamei's marriage. However, the roles they play today are slightly different, somewhat similar to Li Huamei's girlfriend group and maiden daughters.
I'm here to make trouble for Shi Lang's welcoming team! (To be continued......)