Liu Guannan was in such a hurry to return to Yulin Bay because he asked Shi Xianyang for one thing, and he has not received an answer until now. Since the last large-scale brawl between students at Yulinwan School, Liu Guannan has been trying to come up with a law against juvenile delinquency.

Liu Guannan conducted a survey in various schools in Yulin Bay and Wanzhou, and now there is a trend of rising school violence in schools. And although the education system was reformed a few years ago, the enrollment rate in Yulin Bay is still very low, not even reaching 50%. Most of the out-of-school children have gone to work in various factories and shops, and some have mixed into the streets for various reasons, and there are signs of gangs and even underworld in Yulin Bay.

Although Liu Guannan knows that with the increase in population and the increase in the gap between the rich and the poor, this kind of gang and triad is inevitable in any society. Throughout the history of mankind, only a repressive dictatorship has completely eliminated this phenomenon. However, Liu Guannan did not want this phenomenon to spread in Yulin Bay, let alone become a trend. Educating children well is one of the most important measures to stop the spread of gangs, because it is equivalent to plugging its source. But now there is no special law, so Liu Guannan entrusted this matter to Shi Xianyang.

After Liu Guannan returned to Yulin Bay, he first reported to the committee on the situation in Lehui County. Qin Songwang laughed for a long time when he heard the method that Sun Dalei came up with to catch the rape before he stopped, but he also acquiesced to this method, after all, there is nothing illegal about it.

Liu Guannan finished the report and went directly to Shi Xianyang: "Xianyang, did you get the law that I asked you to do?" ”

Shi Xianyang looked at Liu Guannan as if he didn't understand much: "Which law did you ask me to get?" ”

"That's the one about juvenile delinquency."

"Oh, it's the one." Shi Xianyang got up and looked for a while in the document, and took out a copy: "It's already out, you take a look first, I'll change it if it's not suitable." However, this law involves the children of the Ming Dynasty, so according to the procedure, it must be voted on by the General Assembly, which you should pay attention to. ”

Liu Guannan took it and looked at it: "There is basically no problem, but I still have two ideas." Isn't it a bit too high for you to set the age of criminal responsibility at 14 years old, but now 14-year-old children in Yulin Bay, especially those who have gone to school, have a lot of basic understanding, and I suggest setting it at 12 or 10 years old. ”

"Guannan, don't compare the children of the future with the children of the present." Shi Xianyang said, "The children of Yulin Bay know more than the children in other places, but they are still not comparable to future generations, and I think 14 years old is more appropriate." ”

Liu Guannan waved his hand: "This issue will be put on hold for now, and I will wait until I ask Aunt He's opinion before deciding." Another one, you said that you want to set up school police to put an end to school violence, I don't think it's appropriate. The school should be about giving children a sense of safety and warmth, not about making them feel stressed. If there are patrol police officers in the school, it will invisibly give children a sense of insecurity. ”

"I know you have a point." Shi Xianyang replied, "But now, if school rules and discipline alone cannot prevent the existence of such violent behavior, the school is not a law enforcement agency, and there is no coercive force, so that punishment has no deterrent effect on children who really want to challenge the rules." ”

Liu Guannan thought about Shi Xianyang's words and didn't speak, and Shi Xianyang said again: "The two of us can't make a decision on this matter, and we still need to consult the Education Bureau." I've been busy lately, so you can take this thing to Aunt He first, and listen to her opinion. ”

Liu Guannan put away the draft: "What are you busy with, I've never seen when you're not busy." ”

"Guannan, you sit first." Shi Xianyang got up and sat on the chair next to him, "I just have some ideas and want to talk to you, and you can also help me with the staff officer." ”

"Why are you like Xu Lang now, thinking so much all day long." Liu Guannan smiled, "What do you want me to give you a staff officer, our chief of general staff is now in Vietnam, why don't I help you call him back?" ”

"Guannan, what I said is true, let's stop joking." Shi Xianyang looked very formal, "I want to put forward a proposal at the next crossing conference, and we will officially implement the system of separation of powers in Yulin Bay." ”

Liu Guannan was obviously shocked by Shi Xianyang's words: "Xianyang, how can you have this kind of thought, do you think it is possible, will you give up your supreme power in the Crossing Conference?" ”

"I knew it wasn't likely, so I had an idea." Shi Xianyang explained, "I want to reform in the federation first. In fact, the current Federation of Nations is based on the model of our original crossing congress, and exists as the House of Commons. But they now have more and more power, in addition to being able to veto some of the resolutions that cross the General Assembly, they can also impeach civilian officials. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that." Liu Guannan began to understand at first, "The Federation should have the power of supervision. ”

"Listen to me first." Shi Xianyang stopped Liu Guannan, "We all understand the truth, absolute unchecked power is wrong, so I won't say much about the reason, I only talk about ideas." Now we have two systems in Yulin Bay, one is our own, through the General Assembly, through the court, the Constitutional Court and our committee. The other set is from the Ming Dynasty, the United General Association, the Yulin Bay Court and full-time civil officials. I wonder if there is a reform among the people of the Ming Dynasty now, where the power of the General Assembly will be reduced and only exist as a legislative body, and the power of the Yulin Bay Court and full-time civil officials will be expanded, so that these three departments can check and balance each other. ”

"It's not very feasible." Liu Guannan understood, "You want to copy the American political system, but I don't think it's possible." You think, not to mention the current Ming Dynasty people, even after 400 years, how many Chinese really understand what the separation of powers is, and how many people really understand the meaning of universal suffrage. If you do this, it may cause even more confusion. ”

"But." Shi Xianyang said, "Now the drawbacks of this system are becoming more and more serious, not to mention anything else, let's just say that our strategy, whether it is going north or south, will be the same for a while, and it cannot be changed at all." ”

"I understand what you mean, but you're too far ahead of your time." Liu Guannan gave an example, "Any democratic change should start at the top, because the people at the top know the true meaning of democracy best." If you think about it, 400 years later, the so-called democracy will only be the election of village chiefs and grassroots representatives. But what is the real situation, what is the power we should have, and how many people will know. Even Confucius said that it is necessary to 'be virtuous for government', and the leadership should set an example for the following. Only when the top level changes, can the following follow suit, which is a reality that cannot be changed. It is impossible for any change to start from the grassroots level, and which change in Chinese history was spontaneous, whether it was spontaneous or not, and spontaneous is called revolution. Take Yulin Bay as an example, if we don't move and only change the federation, I don't think it will work. ”

"You make a lot of sense." Shi Xianyang was a little depressed, "But it's more difficult for us to change." Even if most people now understand that many of the resolutions of the General Assembly are irrational and unworkable, who wants to give up that power. ”

"Don't think about it that much." Liu Guannan got up to leave, "I still have some things over there, so I won't talk to you yet." If you really want to submit this bill, go and discuss it with Fan Qiuming, and the joint submission of the two presidents of the court should have a certain influence. No matter what the result is, let's submit it, we have already piled up a mountain of bills that will be rejected every time we meet, and I don't care about you. ”

Shi Xianyang smiled and pointed at Liu Guannan: "When you are free, ask Tianhao and Yiyi to have a meal together, we haven't been together for a long time." ”

"I have time, it's up to you." Liu Guannan stopped, "Hey, Xianyang, I'm going to be a father again, and your daughter-in-law hasn't moved anywhere?" ”

"I don't have to worry about this old man." Shi Xianyang smiled, "I'm working hard, there should be movement soon." ”

Qin Zhigang went to the Military Research Institute to find Shen Daxing: "Daxing, I have something to ask you." ”

"What's the matter with you?" Shen Daxing smiled, "How do I think you seem to be very formal, is there something wrong with your Industrial Bureau and you want to come to me for help?" ”

"It's just very formal." Qin Zhigang said very seriously, "Is your current steam engine technology mature, our Industrial Bureau now has a method, I want to test the tractor." ”

Shen Daxing's mouth opened wide: "You didn't dream, tractor." It was going to be tracked, it was going to be diesel, it was going to be an internal combustion engine. Director Qin, if you can get a tractor, I can make a tank, do you believe it? ”

"It's not as complicated as you think, we want to experiment with the most primitive tractors."

In the thirties of the 19th century, the use of steam vehicles to haul agricultural machinery and implements for field work began to be studied. But the steam engine tractor that could be built at that time (the predecessor of the steam tractor) was like a small locomotive, which would have compacted the soil and made it impossible to cultivate, even if it was not sunk in the field. In 1851, Faras and Smith in England used the steam engine for the first time to achieve mechanical farming of fields. Some saw this as the beginning of agricultural mechanization, but at the time they did so by placing a steam engine in the field and pulling the ploughshares that were ploughing in the fields far away with wire ropes. Later, with the advancement of steam engine manufacturing technology, a miniaturized steam engine appeared, which was installed on the chassis of the vehicle to drive the wheels to drive, so that it could drive from the field into the field to directly pull agricultural machinery, which gave birth to the tractor.

Shen Daxing listened to Qin Zhigang's introduction and asked: "Why do you suddenly have this idea, this kind of tractor is not practical at all, even if you make it out and you want to sell it or use it, who can afford it." ”

"It's not my idea to do this, it's Liang Chengdong from the Agricultural Bureau who found me."

At the just-concluded Qiong Fair, the cotton cloth produced by Wu's factory received a large number of orders, which was originally a happy thing, but the raw materials became a problem again. But there is no cotton on Hainan Island, and the so-called cotton on Hainan Island is kapok, which is different from the cotton that is really spun and weaved. At present, Wu's cotton is still mainly purchased in Guangzhou and Macao, which is time-consuming and laborious, and the price is also very high. Wu's sister-in-law approached the Agricultural Bureau, hoping to find a place to grow cotton in Qiongzhou Prefecture.

But the problem is that Hainan Island is not very suitable for growing cotton, mainly because of the climate. Cotton is a heat-loving crop and has a certain demand for water, but it should not be rainy and light-loving during the flowering period (i.e., pollination period) and harvest period. Therefore, cotton is best grown in areas with dry climates but abundant irrigation water, such as the Nile Delta and Xinjiang. Hainan has a tropical monsoon climate, with more rain and high air humidity.

It's just that Liang Chengdong also knows that cotton cloth is the main product of the first industrial revolution, and the cotton cloth of the British can be sold all over the world, and the American Civil War is a war caused by cotton from a certain point of view. If the cotton in Yulin Bay can also be sold all over the world like the British, it will be a very good thing for the entire Yulin Bay and the Crossing Group.

So Liang Chengdong began to think about this matter. But growing and picking cotton requires a lot of labor, which is why slavery was not abolished in the American South. Although the labor force in Yulin Bay is quite sufficient, it cannot turn these people into slaves like the United States, so we can only think of ways from another angle.

So Liang Chengdong thought of the tractor, and then thought of the cotton gin. The cotton gin is a good idea, and the Bureau of Industry can completely imitate Whitney's invention of the sawtooth cotton gin in 1793. But the tractor is a big problem, Qin Zhigang thought about it for a long time and didn't have any good way, so he could only ask Shen Daxing what he meant first.

After hearing this, Shen Daxing felt that Liang Chengdong was a little whimsical: "I don't think Lao Liang's idea is good at all. If you really want to plant cotton on Hainan Island, I am afraid that it will not be hundreds of acres or thousands of acres, and it will take tens of thousands of acres. I thought about how many primitive tractors and how many steam engines we needed to meet the needs of cotton, and we simply did not have such a large production capacity. If you have time for this, you might as well get more people to farm. ”

"Isn't it just that you can't get people now, and even if you get people, who wants to farm." Qin Zhigang said with a smile, "Don't worry about it so much, take me to see your current steam engine, and I'll go back and discuss it with Lao Liang to see what to do." ”

Shen Daxing hesitated a little: "The research and development of the steam engine is still a top secret, and I'm afraid you don't have the right to know about this matter, so I can't take you to see it." ”

"Daxing, don't be so mysterious, who doesn't know that we have a steam engine now, I'm afraid even Tao Min knows." 8)