Chapter 237: 4/4 of the Second Year of the First Peace

Chapter 237: The Second Year of the First Peace

According to the general law, after the development of the productive forces, the old relations of production are no longer applicable to the new productive forces, and then, after a long period of running-in, the relations of production will slowly adjust to the extent of adapting to the productive forces. Then it moves on to the next cycle, or it stops.

However, what makes Chen Cheng stronger than people in this era is not his IQ, but more than 2,000 years of knowledge. As soon as the signs of confusion were detected, measures were taken immediately. He originally thought that it would take two or three years for this situation to occur, but people who have been oppressed for a long time, once they have the hope of turning over, they will burst out with great strength.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance.

Chen Cheng and Yan Zhong discussed, and in less than two days, a "Marriage Law" was promulgated, the provisions are very simple, just a few, mainly to protect the rights and interests of women. The broad masses of the people, more precisely, the male compatriots among the broad masses of the people, are very dissatisfied with this bullshit law, and think that this is nonsense.

What's wrong with the big man beating his mother-in-law? That's how we've lived for thousands of years!

The middle and lower classes of the people had mixed reviews, as half of the women agreed, although most of them were afraid to speak out. Among the upper echelons of Yinchuan, the law was greatly appreciated. Why? Because the textile factory makes money! The women worked hard every day, that is, they were making money for the officials, the army, and the princes and the powerful. In the face of money, they naturally have to support their own money-making tools.

But soon, they began to complain. Because Chen Cheng then came up with the "Labor Law" and the "Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests", stipulating that workers cannot work more than six hours, or 12 hours, every day, and violators will be fined.

The British textile industry is full of workers' blood and tears in the process of development, although Chen Cheng decided to develop the textile industry, but he never thought of squeezing manpower to that extent. The new two laws were filled by Yan Zhong after Chen Cheng had set a big framework, and Yan Xing made a lot of effort in the process. After the introduction, whether it was an official or a strong man, they all felt uncomfortable, but they were all acceptable, and under the strong pressure of the state governor's office, everyone just had to pinch their noses and admit it.

In order to ensure that these laws would not become a dead letter, Chen Cheng set up a new police department, which was attached to the forbidden army and monitored the situation in various factories. In this era, the wealth that can be produced in the rural areas is very limited, and the only things that can be provided are soldiers, grain and livestock, and the real wealth can be produced by the cities.

Inspired by the rebate system, those policemen in black uniforms and white leggings ran around Yinchuan, Lingzhou, and Fuping all day long, just wanting to make a big news. Soon, these guys were dubbed "black-skinned dogs" by the heroes.

New things are appearing in Yinchuan at a rapid pace, and many locals are dumbfounded. Their ancestors have lived here for generations, and their lives are unchanged, but the old habits have been shattered in just a few years. When new things first appeared, there would always be a lot of friction, and many officials wrote letters asking for things to be put right, wanting to return to the previous life of male farmers and female weavers, but they were all reprimanded by Chen Cheng.

Officials can get benefits in the factory, Chen Cheng is not a harsh person, he would rather be hungry himself, he must first fill the stomachs of the people below. But while officials have benefited, they also feel more and more restricted. They are not against building factories, they are just against putting a hanger on themselves. That is, these people have not watched "Let the Bullets Fly", otherwise, they must say "We just want to stand and earn money!" ”

After Chen Cheng ran into a wall, these people still did not give up, and began to complain to Xu Chao and Yan Zhong, the bigwigs among the civil officials, telling about the inconvenience and harm caused by the new law and the new department, and some people even said eloquently: "The new law is competing with the people for profit!" ”

By the time these words were spoken, it was possible that the ordinary people who had earned the money had been expelled from the ranks of the "people". But this is not surprising, anyway, officials and powerful people have always believed that many people are not people at all.

But who are Xu Chao and Yan Zhong? The former is as hard as a stone in a pit, not only hard, but also smelly. Xu Chao has resisted Yang Qiu, Hou Cheng, and Chen Cheng, and everything he has identified cannot be pulled back by nine cows. The latter, while not smelly and hard, is a pragmatist.

Yan Zhongcai doesn't care what kind of tradition and pastoral poetry, opening a factory is convenient for the government to collect taxes, and the output of the factory can enhance his own strength, which is enough. He is a ruthless man who can set fire to the palace, what is it if the heroes are uncomfortable? He also suggested to Chen Cheng that the heroes and scholars in Liangzhou should "use them first, and then kill them". Therefore, in the face of the civil and military officials who came to complain and the powerful people from all over the country, Yan Zhong's attitude was "love to do it, not to do it".

Yan Shangshu, who was even more imposing, gathered a group of opponents together, and then said sharply: "If you are not convinced, you can try it, see if your head is hard, or the steel knife of the government is hard!" ”

Xiliang people have been dissatisfied with Wang Hua for a long time, and it is the norm to be unruly, but it also depends on who they compare with. Now that the state governor has money, soldiers, and food, as well as a "thunderbolt cart" that can quickly smash open the Wu Fort, his arms really can't twist his thighs, so he has to go against the grain.

Is Han Sui ruthless? Is Ma Teng ruthless? Is Yang Qiu ruthless? ZHANG Heng,CHENG Yin,SONG Jian........ These people all admit defeat, and although the heroes of Northland County have some soldiers and horses, they still can't compare with the princes of all walks of life. Those people have voted, can they still turn the sky upside down? Gathering together is just in the spirit of "having dates and not playing three poles", and now since there is no benefit, it is better to go home and make money honestly.

Speaking of which, although the people below have earned some money, they are the ones who have earned the most. The current Beidi County, especially on both sides of the Yellow River near Helan Mountain, can make money by doing anything. The government is expanding its armaments and placing a large number of orders to the people, from clothes, shoes and socks to wooden bowls and kettles for soldiers.

Yang Hao, the newly appointed Taishou of the Northland, even began to organize an army because of a lack of manpower, and went to the grasslands in the north to capture the remnants of Xianbei who were nomadic everywhere. The coal mines, copper mines, silver mines, and iron mines in Helan Mountain all need a lot of manpower, and if you catch a Xianbei person and sell them to the mine, you can exchange them for twenty or thirty yuan, which is faster than opening a factory to make money.

In fact, when Lu Fang was still the Governor of the Northland, he was already doing this. It's just that it was a small fight at the time, but now it has developed into an industry. After Chen Cheng knew about it, he was silent for a long time, and then he approved the three words "know" in the recital, and then there was no follow-up to this matter.

In the past, Chen Cheng had to spend money and dismantle the army to make some investments, and now these investments have begun to pay off. Mines and smelters are just recovering their costs, and textile mills are beginning to generate huge profits. The locals have slowly become accustomed to this chaotic and orderly life, to the daily queue of workers to enter the field, queue up for dinner, and queue up to do this and that.

It was like clockwork, and in the midst of all the disturbances, the time soon came to May and June. The people in the government began to get nervous again, busy with the summer harvest. Cities and factories can generate wealth, but they can't produce food. Farmers who were doing odd jobs in factories all over the place ran home and began a busy double robbery.

The whole Northland began to grow rapidly in a savage and energetic way. People elsewhere don't feel it very much, but locals can clearly feel that life is getting better. Last year was better than the year before, and this year is better than last year. Everyone was suddenly able to eat and have more spare money in their hands.

There are also many things that everyone is not used to, for example: there are more and more rules in the government, and even walking can only walk on the right. This really doesn't make sense, let's just go to the left, what's wrong?

The two black-skinned dogs came running over with a whistle and scolded, "Damn, didn't you look at the sign over there?" Pedestrians and vehicles stay on the right! What the? Are you illiterate? Can you go retrograde if you can't read? If you admit to being beaten, you will go to the mine to dig coal for ten days, and if you admit the penalty, it will be 100 yuan! ”

As soon as he heard that he was going to be sent to the mine to dig coal, the person who drove the car couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly smiled: "Accept the punishment, accept the punishment!" ”

Isn't it just a hundred dollars, and you can earn it back in a day or two by going to the factory. If it's sent to the mine, isn't it going to take off a layer of skin?

When the summer harvest was over, Chen Cheng made something like a hydraulic forging hammer again. The principle of a hydraulic hammer is similar to that of a hydraulic mill, which converts the kinetic energy of flowing water into gravitational potential energy, and then into kinetic energy. After a period of operation, he found that although the machine was much more efficient, the beaten iron ingots still needed to be further beaten by craftsmen before they could be made into qualified armor.

Although it is not as easy to use as imagined, and it cannot directly explode the plate armor, the efficiency has indeed improved a lot. In the past, 60 pairs of iron armor and 200 pairs of simple armor for miscellaneous soldiers could be made in a month, but now the number has increased to 200 and 400 respectively. At this rate, 10,000 people could be replaced with more defensive armor by the end of this year.

By next year, 30,000 people will be fully armed. With 30,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters as the core, plus 30,000 soldiers and horses of the Xiliang princes, you can attack Guanzhong again. With better and harder armor, you can fight head-to-head with the heavy infantry of the Han army in places like Chencang.

But just as Chen Cheng was about to conquer the soap production process, two unexpected things suddenly happened. One is that the imperial court sent an envoy to canonize Chen Cheng as the pastor of Liangzhou, and ordered Chen Cheng to lead his troops to attack Dong Zhuo in Bingzhou. As soon as he heard that the imperial court had offered such a price, Chen Cheng knew that He Jin's military operation this year was not going well. Otherwise, such a method would not have been used.

For this sugar-coated shell, Chen Cheng's countermeasure is to eat the sugar-coated shell and hit the cannonball back. After accepting the canonization, he said to the angel: "Please go back and tell the general, I will send troops to the county, the army will be on the Yellow River, and the rebellious ministers and thieves in the state will be deterred!" ”

Everyone who heard it shook their heads secretly, although Shangjun was the territory of the state, it had already fallen into Chen Cheng's hands. Now that they are going to attack Shangjun, is this treating everyone as fools?

It was Wei Li, Chen Cheng's subordinate when he was in Luoyang, who came to deliver the imperial edict, and he was stunned at the time, and said with a wry smile: "Why should the envoy bother me? Shangjun has already fallen into the hands of the envoy, so what do you say about sending troops to Shangjun? ”

Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The angels don't know, now Shangjun is still occupied by the Huns." I intend to appoint Xu Rong as the general of Zhendong and order him to lead his troops into Shangjun. ”

Although he was regarded as a traitor by many Huns, he was indeed a Hun and was supported by many tribes. Now letting Xu Rong take care of them is also a matter of killing two birds with one stone.

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