Chapter 230: How to Build a Modern Society (Part II)

In addition to a month of vacation every year, almost every day to work, Liu Jiao, who examines patents, has used ten pens to sign in just over a year, signing and signing cramps every day, until the printer comes out.

The political system and legal system have been modernized, the social culture and public opinion have been modernized, but the economic structure and fundamentals have not yet been modernized, so most of the people who cross the country are busy with this work. Continuously improve the efficiency of resource utilization one step after another.

Taking Chen Guanxian as an example, the innovation in finance can be described as unprecedented, and a new market every year, starting with the treasury bond market opened before the founding of the People's Republic of China in order to raise funds for the high deficit finance of the Great Song Empire, commodity futures, treasury bond futures, treasury bond interest rate futures, stock market, stock call warrant market, corporate bond market, convertible bond market, commodity options market, insurance trading market, reinsurance market, discount market, central bill repurchase market, interest rate futures market, and even the foreign exchange market that is not necessary at all. When the other traversers questioned, Chen Guan first took out the silver coins of Florin and Seljuk. These two 'foreign currencies' were created by the Solomon kingdom, and in order to unify the currencies of Western Asia and Western Europe, the control of coinage became a matter of passion. Florin was created by several Jewish families in Florence and Marco Polo, and it has begun to be promoted in Britain, France and Germany (the three countries have not yet appeared, the feudal lords are independent, Britain, France, Germany or geographical nouns are not countries), at least it is used for bulk trade and transnational trade. The Byzantine gold coins circulating in Eastern Europe were so-so. However, it is not on the list of major customers of the empire's trade settlement currency.

In addition to being very enthusiastic about building super-large-scale public buildings, Yang Wenhui, the honorary president of the General Association of the Construction Industry, has also invested a lot of money in the construction of low-rent housing to meet the housing shortage caused by rapid urbanization. In addition to undertaking various large-scale infrastructure projects with huge profits every year, most of the production capacity of the construction group under its name is struggling with the industry. Every time a cement plant is set up, Yang Wenhui has to forcibly book 80% of the cement production capacity in the next few years. Actually due to contamination and the gap is too large. Many cement and building materials plants are overloaded and ready to move or switch to production as soon as raw material resources are depleted in the vicinity of the plant to shorten the pollution cycle and reduce costs. The building materials gap is large to the point that the next year's orders can only use the building materials that can be produced in the next year, so many construction teams are constantly transferring work, and after the building materials at one construction site are used up, they will stop work and wait for materials, and transfer to another construction site with sufficient building materials. And the building itself also takes time to consolidate, and the solidification of concrete is a process that takes time. It can only be extended, not shortened, otherwise there will be internal stress leading to cracking or collapse of the building. Therefore, it is normal for a construction team to undertake several projects at the same time, as long as they are completed on time and with quality, there is no problem.

Qian Jin, who is responsible for the overall progress of industrialization, is even more busy every day and does not go home. His wife and children can only see him in the office and research institute every day, because of secrecy, except for holidays, they can't see him a few times a year. A large number of industrialization projects have sprung up everywhere, relying not only on the technical golden fingers of the public, but also on the accumulation of massive resources and man-hours. A 1 million-ton fertilizer project alone would require more than 400 supporting plants to run at full capacity for a year. A 10-million-ton steel complex is a spectacle of astronomical expenses. The budget is at least several times that of the Great Wall. The foreigners who visited almost all walked through the whole process in amazement like fools. When hearing the total price of all the outputs of all over Europe (including Eastern Europe and the Arab-controlled Iberian Peninsula) for a hundred years to build such a mega-project. They were all dizzy. Because I heard before that the most common rebar produced by this project costs only 400 imperial dragon dollars per ton, and the steel that can be used to cast swords in Europe is priced by ounces, which is converted to more than 17,000 imperial dragon dollars per ton, which is enough to make them go to the soup; But after hearing about the cost of the factory, I could only faint after being stimulated by joy and sorrow.

Industrial products such as cement, steel, wood, glass, bricks, gravel and hardware are only the largest part of the hardware raw materials used in the construction of a modern society. As for the education, paper industry, printing industry, news and newspaper industry, culture and entertainment, radio, film and television, and other industries that meet the needs of software construction, Zhao Shouzhong is in charge of the headache.

Anyway, the grain can't be eaten with the support of Sun Chang's three magic weapons (improved seeds, chemical fertilizers, and unified purchase and sales), and other non-staple food production capacity and food safety have become Sun Fatzi's main projects. Not to mention the old cooked land, the newly opened wasteland is basically planted with cash crops and forage plants, and the return of farmland to forests in mountainous areas and the diversion of population are also being carried out in depth. The uninhabited black soil can absorb half of the surplus labor force in the territory that has been hidden unemployed due to the increase in agricultural productivity. Every year, in addition to taking a large amount of grain that cannot be sold for export, the empire vigorously develops the breeding industry, which is only used for winemaking. As a result, the price of liquor, especially liquor, which consumes a lot of grain, plummeted. Snakes, insects, rats and ants near various public and private grain depots and purchasing stations are full of brains. In his spare time, Sun Fatzi, who is known as the god of food, loves to develop new dishes, and for a while, the eight major cuisines appeared hundreds of years in advance. In particular, artificially cultivated seafood and cheap mountain and sea delicacies imported from overseas have greatly enriched the national table. After the sharp drop in food prices, those who paid attention to food and did not get tired of eating and not getting tired of eating have taken a political sideline, but the traditional scholars who are still propertied began to concentrate their energies on enjoyment, and the ostrich feast, the banquet of the eight generals (eight kinds of crabs), and the feast of the sea and the sky (88 dishes that fly in the sky and swim in the sea) have all been made. Liu Xin, the chief financial boss of the national housekeeper who likes pomp and corruption opportunities, is the leader of foodies, and he goes to Sun Chang's base camp (an internal restaurant under the brand of the National Diet and Health Research Institute) all day and night to fight the autumn breeze and eat big households.

Of course, in addition to eating, allocating funds is Liu Xin's job. It's not his style to deal with money-hungry bastards (specifically the Senate budget pros). Rather, it is to catch those moths and justifiably impose fines on tax evasion. Liu Xin, who is keen on picking thorns and checking accounts, is a ghost in the eyes of many people who have dealt with him, and he never directly refuses to ask for money, but disintegrates the enemy's fighting spirit from the side. What kind of office is over-equipped, the small treasury is too excessive, the expenses are too large, why don't you see the application for financial guidance, etc. The Ministry of Finance has made all the apprentices and grandchildren learn the same, and they are all stingy and ghosts. On the one hand, block the black hand of making money. On the other hand, he has to reach out to the pockets of those bastards who eat too much to get money (checking the dirty and punishing the confiscated is Heshen and the adult's specialty, and it is also a trick that Emperor Qianlong learned to pass on to his son).

Bai Jia, who was in charge of foreign affairs and other state affairs, was even more tired and vomited blood, not really vomiting blood, but a nosebleed that was greatly supplemented by diplomatic private gifts presented by various countries. Although he was determined to promote the modern spirit of equality and reciprocity diplomacy, in the world of the feudal era, Bai Jia's approach still earned nicknames such as Bodhisattva, Angel, and Savior. When there is a war there, he will send people to mediate and establish the influence of the empire. Constant expatriate field doctors, issue passports, allocate relief supplies, and participate in meetings of all sizes in the process of establishing the national system. The exposure rate is the highest, and it is also the most exhausting. While enjoying the protection and order of the empire, the magnates of various countries sent their children to study and emigrate to the empire. After experiencing the treatment of the citizens of the Empire, almost all of them were eager to give their ancestral domains to the Empire. Bai Jia is like an adult who maintains the order of the international community, the table for making cakes, while dispatching all the elements of making cakes to various child-like participants with an unclear division of labor, while holding a knife to divide the cake (deterring and tempting them to cut less or more, aid or sanction). I also held the thank you gifts from each participant. It's the perfect embodiment of pain and happiness at the highest level.

Gao Jing, the sissy, loves nothing more every day than she is busy shaving her hair and making it easy to wear. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, it is the basic right of everyone to use the huge public opinion resources and fashion leadership to advocate the New Life Movement and enjoy a higher quality of life. From blubber soap to shampoo, from perfume to cosmetics, revolution. Those toxic and harmful lead powder and cinnabar were banned as early as the founding of the People's Republic of China. Many women-related industries with huge profits are thriving under Gao Jing's hands. Jewelry, fashion, bathroom products, cosmetics, baby products, etc. have all been implanted in a large number of soft advertisements into countless film and television works under the collusion with Zhao Shouzhong. The clothing, footwear and socks, and luxury goods industries, which should have become a tragic battlefield, are basically the world of the Gao family. The hundreds of brands under the Gao Group involve products that are equivalent to the first to fifth floors of supermarkets and shopping malls. Many of the partners' century-old brands have voluntarily given up their trademark and brand exclusivity in order to become a nationwide brand, and have instead cooperated with Gaojing. Those who do not cooperate naturally do not need to take the initiative to coerce and induce, and the cost and price advantages brought by strong advertising and scale advantages are enough to defeat all competitors. The result of the unification of FMCG is naturally the decline in the price of consumer goods and the improvement of quality, because the increase in profits, the reduction of price wars, the shortening of intermediate links and other changes will maintain prices in a stable range. The environment, which is different from the large fluctuations in prices in ancient dynasties, has also played a role in shaping the modern economy. After all, price stability is the premise of economic stability, and losing evenly is also a major national function in ancient and modern China and abroad.

Zhou Lijian's chemical group army is the big boss of the raw material warehouse. Not only Gao Jing asked him to provide unique high-precision chemical raw materials (other simple raw materials are easy to do, the key is that products such as organic chemicals can only be provided by Lao Zhou. High-grade man-made fiber textile raw materials, aromatics, fine oils and other raw materials can only be produced by Zhou Lijian relying on technical strength. In addition to a large number of chemical fertilizers and inorganic chemical products (industrial salts and acid and alkali raw materials, coolants, lubricating greases, fuels, additives, slag agents, abrasives, pure oxygen, acetylene, solvents that dissolve minerals or impurities, paints, coatings, latex, plastics, adhesives, ceramic glazes, dyes, etc.), even the supply of fuel requires the nod of Mr. Zhou before it can be approved to those military departments and large fuel consumers who need it. In the heavy industry sector, where the demand for chemical products is the largest, it is like a lady chasing luxury goods around the person in charge of the chemical industry with limited production capacity.

Wang Xinyu, who is in charge of military affairs, is also very busy; in addition to inspecting the achievements of various military scientific research institutions every day, he is engaged in an internal arms race; under the premise of a limited military budget, the major military regions have done their utmost to conduct exercises, and they can use whatever is effective, and as long as they can annihilate the 'enemy army,' they can be promoted and raised. What barrage advances, airship bombing, tunnel warfare, trench warfare, pillbox tactics, movement warfare, sparrow warfare, biological and chemical weapons, decapitation tactics, landing and anti-landing operations, airborne operations, large group advances, blitzkrieg, and so on. The allied officers who were invited to visit together could only extinguish their desire to catch up after seeing the military power of the empire as if it were alien technology, and they could only honestly write their observations and memoirs after returning home. Under the premise that the basic industry is 108,000 miles apart, there is no choice but to be a vassal state.

Of course, these are inexpensive exercises, and many of them are calculations and assessment reports on paper, but when they meet in an internal meeting to discuss the response to the movements of India and other Western countries, they are much calmer. The viruses and germs brought over during the crossing were almost inactive in the freezer before thousands of special bombs were made in case of emergency, and as long as they existed, they could deter other countries not only with thermonuclear weapons, but also with biological and chemical weapons and humanoid weapons (the great man with great influence was also a deterrent, and when Mao Deng was alive, there was no external pressure from the cheating father now. When Li Shimin was there, there were no internal and external troubles, and the same was true of those great men in the religious world)

The opposite of modern civilization is all kinds of crimes against humanity, and the development of such weapons is also a sample created for the purpose of countering the other side or developing the means of confrontation. That's what everyone thinks anyway.

When the political, cultural, economic, and military fields have basically entered the stage that an industrialized society should have, the society as a whole can be regarded as entering the threshold of modern society.

In fact, the empire under the leadership of the Crossing Masses has been basically disconnected from the world, and the high-speed primitive accumulation of capital has hardly relied on foreign markets, and 90% of the accumulation has been achieved by the empire itself and the colonies by extensive overdraft and fair distribution. When the strength of the empire has already surpassed the second too much, it no longer makes sense to lead. A modern country will not be too interested in a country that is still in a feudal society, unless the feudal country has what it wants. (To be continued......)