With students, schools can start on schedule. In the school, there was the sound of reading aloud.

Hearing this neat and immature voice, those who are parents feel comforted in their hearts.

After learning Chinese characters, these little ones will have a chance in the future.

Even if you can't get fame, even if you can't get a good job, you have to get more wages than if you can't read.

The school is open, and the road is under construction.

The provinces are also gradually starting to build factories.

They know very well in their hearts that building roads is only a basic condition for getting rich.

If we want to really make the people rich, we must rely on industry and commerce, breeding and factories to drive it.

Those close to the sea are vigorously developing fisheries.

You must know that most of the Chinese are foodies.

Foodies, how can you not have seafood?

As long as the name of seafood is beaten, the mountains will be eaten, and the sea will be eaten.

Wouldn't they be able to earn more than the non-coastal provinces by relying on the sea?

Right now, they're working to promote seafood.

After the Huaxia National Kingdom, in the blink of an eye, nearly a year has passed.

The weather is getting colder.

And the people of Huaxia Kingdom, after the autumn harvest, the granary is also full.

Now, at the beginning of the founding of the Chinese state, money was needed everywhere.

Therefore, Li Su could only collect a part of the agricultural tax from the people.

The tax rate levied is only one-tenth of that.

At this tax rate, Li Su is afraid that there will be some trouble.

Because, in the past, the aborigines of the people existed in a tribal situation.

At that time, they didn't have to pay any taxes at all.

Now that they have just become citizens of Huaxia Kingdom, let them pay taxes, will they have resistance?

Will it not be paid?

As a result, in the end, Li Su's worries were completely superfluous.

For the imperial court to collect agricultural taxes, those aborigines, expressed complete understanding.

I thought that now the imperial court needs to build roads!

Construction is going on all over the place.

In the old days, they didn't have to pay taxes, but whether it was roads, buildings, or whatever, they were much worse than they are now.

They felt that it was worth paying this agricultural tax.

Because the wages they are now working will far exceed the taxes they pay.

Of course, there is a deeper reason.

These aborigines have a grateful heart.

And when the plague broke out here, it was the emperor who sent his own men to save the lives of countless of them.

They will remember this thing in their hearts for a lifetime.

Therefore, in the face of tax collection, the aborigines have no resistance.

As for those Eastern Slavs, not to mention.

When they had just been migrated here by the people of the Family Alliance, they needed to pay at least sixty or seventy percent of the food.

Dang, because here in the Golden State, the land is fertile and the grain production is very high.

Even if they pay six or seven percent of the food, the rest can barely be eaten by them, so that they will not starve to death.

But, at that time, they were the object of oppression, exploitation.

There is no enthusiasm for work.

And now?

Now they only need to pay 10% of the agricultural tax, and they themselves can leave 90% of it.

Moreover, the farm tools sold in Huaxia are more advanced than those of the Family Alliance.

Grain planting should be more excellent, and cultivation methods should be more scientific.

In this regard, the Family Alliance really can't be compared with Huaxia.

In Datang, in fact, the gap between the two sides is not that big.

Because if you have any way in Yizhou, people in other places will soon be able to learn from it.

And, even if you don't study and do your own research, you can study everything.

However, the soil and temperature in the Golden State are different from Datang.

The family alliance came late, and their attention to agriculture was far less than that of Huaxia.

And Li Su also has various materials in the Americas in later generations to consult.

Therefore, in the land of the Golden State, the agricultural level of Huaxia is much higher than that of the Family Alliance.

In fact, for those aborigines, the food left after they paid 10% was more than all the grain they had harvested before.

As for the Eastern Slavs, not to mention.

Looking at the mountains of food hoarded at home, my mouth was about to crack open with laughter.

In the past few months, under the comprehensive governance of Huaxia, their lives have become more stable.

Their income is increasing day by day.

The present days are more energetic than their days in East Slavia.

I don't know how many times better than they followed the Family Alliance.

Days like this make them more and more adaptable.

……

On this day, in the palace of Huaxia City, Shangguanyi was reporting to Emperor Li Su.

After finishing the work report, Li Su nodded and expressed his approval of Shangguanyi's work report.

Then, Shangguan Yi routinely asked: "Your Majesty, it's almost the New Year now, I don't know what other instructions the emperor has?" ”

After thinking about it, Li Su couldn't help but say: "It's almost the New Year, but those aborigines, as well as the Eastern Slavs, don't have the habit of our lunar year." ”

Shangguan Yi heard Ya's words and knew what he meant, and couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, that Weichen ordered to force everyone to celebrate the lunar year." ”

Hearing Shangguan Yi's words, Li Su couldn't help waving his hand and said helplessly: "This kind of thing? How can it be forced? Be subtle. ”

"You give orders to the administrative ministries and ask them to organize people to organize dragon and lion dances, set off firecrackers, and eat and drink in the two years of Chinese New Year's Eve and Spring Festival."

"Also, organize people to help them paste Spring Festival couplets and hang money. Let them get used to this festival within a few years, and they will also follow us to celebrate this festival in the future. ”

Shangguan Yi nodded again and again, with a thoughtful look on his face.

This is cultural integration.

This generation, among each other, is still distinct.

However, after two or three generations and four generations, the various ethnic groups are completely integrated and no longer separate from each other.

And the emperor's move is to speed up the process of national integration.

Moreover, Shangguan Yi himself felt that this measure was still very necessary.

Because the number of Tang people is still too small now.

Even, among many cities, there are few Tang people at all.

There are only a few Tang people, and there is no way to bring the other aborigines of the entire city, or the Eastern Slavs.

That's the way it is.

If you guide it at the beginning, you can get off to a good start, and the speed of integration can be further accelerated.

After receiving the emperor's instructions, Shangguan Yi immediately went down to carry out the order.

The following administrative provinces did not pay much attention to the New Year.

Now there are many things, and the various functional departments of the imperial court have endless government affairs to deal with every day.

Where will they have time to guide the people to celebrate the New Year?

Their original plan was to go with the flow.

However, after receiving the order of the imperial court, they immediately realized the necessity of this.

Now, in the entire Chinese country, the number of Tang people is still too small.

Far less than the aborigines and Eastern Slavs.

Now that the emperor is here, there are advanced technologies and weapons, and they can be suppressed.

However, if it doesn't come together all the time, sooner or later something will go wrong.

And now the order of the imperial court is to promote the integration between ethnic groups.

As long as the various nationalities are integrated with each other, and in the end there will be no distinction between them, and there will be no problems.

After figuring out this festival, they immediately organized their staff, organized their finances, and made intensive preparations.

Those aborigines, as well as the Eastern Slavs, actually did not have the custom of celebrating the New Year.

Therefore, after entering the wax moon, there is no special thing for them.

However, after entering the wax moon, another film activity was carried out in various places.

This time, it was they who organized it themselves.

Of course, the projectionists weren't unemployed.

It is still uninterrupted, and movies are being played all over China.

However, these films are basically chosen by each administrative province on its own.

They either buy discs from Datang or play discs shot in the Golden State.

Of course, Shangguan Wan'er is also constantly filming movies.

For example, the Detective Emperor is constantly coming out with a series.

At present, it has come out to the third part.

And such a repertoire fully satisfies the audience's curiosity and is wildly welcomed and sought after.

And there are many movies that have been broadcast recently, all of which are related to the Tang people's lunar year.

First of all, he told the origin of the year and why he wanted to celebrate the New Year.

Then in the movie, the lively scene of the New Year was played.

Well, there is some invisible propaganda.

For example, the Spring Festival couplets are posted to pray for blessings.

Firecrackers are set off to drive away bad things and usher in good luck.

Chinese New Year's Eve is the farewell of the old, and the first day of the new year is the Spring Festival, which is to welcome new hopes.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, you will go to the top if you have the conditions.

It symbolizes that this year can be climbed step by step.

After watching these propaganda films, those aborigines, and those Eastern Slavs.

They are all full of interest in the New Year of Datang.

And halfway through the wax moon, the imperial court began to distribute Spring Festival couplets and hang in front of the door for free.

This made those people very happy.

After they watched the propaganda movie, many people were hesitating to post Spring Festival couplets at the door.

I heard that you can pray for blessings by sticking Spring Festival couplets.

Who would dislike the blessings of their own family?

And now, the government actually distributes Spring Festival couplets for free.

So what are you waiting for?

Naturally, it's going to be posted!

As a result, the entire Huaxia country, basically every household, has pasted Spring Festival couplets.

By the eighteenth day of the lunar month, all the construction sites were suspended.

In fact, if you want to meet the deadline, there is no need to stop work at all.

Because the vast majority of people here are not even the Spring Festival.

But this time the shutdown was just for them to celebrate the Spring Festival.

Even the trees on the streets are covered in red.

A wave of joy came to the face.

It was freezing and there was nothing to do, and many people walked out of their homes one after another.

The streets began to come alive.

And in every city, there will always be some Tang people.

These Tang people will wear new clothes, cook food, and say auspicious words when they meet people.

He also teaches others how to cook New Year's food.

Gradually, the aborigines and the Eastern Slavs.

I also learned how to make New Year's delicacies and how to make dumplings.

They also learned to congratulate and say auspicious words when they met people on the streets.

All of this makes them feel new and interesting, and it is very interesting.

The Spring Festival is much more fun and interesting than their own festival.

Soon, the time came on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Although the aborigines and Eastern Slavs found the festival very interesting, deep down, it was impossible for them to immediately regard the Spring Festival as their own festival.

Therefore, the entire Tang Dynasty, almost everywhere, held bonfire parties.

And also put food on the spot, roast pig, beef and mutton, as well as wine.

Everyone partyed, sang and danced together.

These delicacies are all funded by the imperial court, and they don't have to pay for it themselves.

Therefore, almost everyone went out of the house and came to the bonfire party to revel.

The atmosphere at the scene was really hilarious.

I don't know if this bonfire will continue forever and form a new custom.

Even if it continues, it will be good news for Huaxiaguo.

Although there is a slight difference in the situation of celebrating the Spring Festival with the Tang people and keeping vigil on a household basis, it is not a big problem.

As soon as 12 o'clock passed, people began to organize and set off firecrackers.

This is a real firecracker, not fireworks or firecrackers.

It is to ignite the bamboo joint, and when the bamboo is bursting, it will make a beeping sound.

Firecrackers began to gradually become popular after the rise of gunpowder.

Although Huaxia had already manufactured gunpowder and rifles.

However, their gunpowder recipe has not been passed on.

At present, although it has been applied to civilian use.

For example, it has been applied to mines or roads.

But the control is very strict, all of them are controlled by the military, and they have not been lost to the people.

Of course, the gunpowder formula can't be blocked all the time.

After all, there is not much technical content, and they themselves, other countries, may be able to develop it themselves.

Li Yu just let the formula be blocked for as long as possible.

The formula for gunpowder is still under the control of the military.

Naturally, firecrackers will not be produced.

However, firecrackers also have the benefits of firecrackers.

It's a little quieter, but it's not dangerous.

Don't be afraid that the explosion will hurt people.

Everybody, they had a great time.

The next morning, those Tang people began to visit the New Year door to door.

Of course, in some places, the number of Tang people is a little small.

It is impossible to string all the doors.

But also do your best to try to get more doors.

And this way of greeting the New Year also brought a lot of aborigines and those Eastern Slavs.

They feel that this kind of New Year's greeting is very festive, and it can also pull their interpersonal relationships more quickly.

Therefore, the aborigines and Eastern Slavs began to join in the New Year's greetings.

(End of chapter)