590 Cultural development
Although in the past two years, the Tang Dynasty frequently launched wars, carried out the Tangxi War, seized a large area of North American land, pulled up three South American younger brothers, and then successively seized the Vietnamese colony Dongying Colony, and also used a lot of real money and weapons and equipment to support the German National Revolution to launch an uprising. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć But in fact, Datang is still as calm as ever, the people live and work in peace and contentment, new regions and cities are constantly being opened up, new factories and enterprises are constantly appearing, people's living standards have not been affected, and even further improved in many aspects.
Materially, in fact, the starting point of the Tang Republic is extremely high. For example, the life of people in the most developed Jiazhou area, Los Angeles, and San Francisco area is highly similar to that of the United States after the 60s of the 20th century. More than 85% of the residents of the city belong to the middle class according to Datang's standards, and these middle-class families have the following characteristics: husbands and wives are generally dual-income, with a wide range of occupations, from teachers, doctors, workers to civil servants, enjoying full welfare benefits, unemployment insurance, pension insurance, medical insurance, and various subsidies given by enterprises and institutions; If you have more than 3 children, the children are entitled to free education from the state, and there is basically no expenditure on other children except for the cost of living; own a property that is entirely your own; Have more than one family car for transportation; Have a deposit of more than 1,500 Tang Yuan.
These middle-class families are the mainstay of Datang's entire society, and like the United States on the other side, they create social stability and promote the continuous development of the country. It enjoys major advantages in technology and civilization, and can earn high profits in foreign trade and other fields, and at the same time has a vast territory and rich resources. These are also the starting points when Datang can start from the vast majority of the people. It gives them a main reason for a prosperous and happy life.
At this time, there was also a relatively large regional gap in Datang. The three states on the west coast have the highest degree of development and the highest standard of living for their residents, especially Jiazhou. Even worse is the three states on the east coast, and Pengzhou has the best economy among the three states on the east coast. The inland states and newly formed states that followed were almost two worlds from these developed regions. Most of the area is dominated by agriculture, with some minerals. The cities along the railway lines are better, and the more remote places are not much different from life in other countries at this time. Some farm communes don't even have electricity yet. Construction of facilities such as running water. However, relatively speaking, the situation is relatively good. Every time Datang develops a region and builds a city, it will build a relatively complete urban system, and there will be water supply and power supply. Although some rural areas are more backward, relying on the cities, the standard of living has risen relatively quickly. Not to mention, the profits of the farm are actually relatively high, and the immigrants eat and live far better than when they were in the Qing Dynasty, so there will be no complaints.
Datang's land development model is relatively straightforward and simple. It starts from coastlines and railway lines and extends to inland areas. Priority should be given to areas with good locations, such as those with resources or good climatic conditions. By building a city and then developing rural farms around the city, the city can provide a variety of basic services for the surrounding areas, such as medical care and education, and the city's infrastructure such as water and electricity can also be extended to rural areas.
In addition to material progress, Datang has also paid more and more attention to progress in the cultural field. is different from the **** after the change in the other face, the **** at that time had too much oppression, and there were all kinds of ill-intentioned competitors, and there were also goals to catch up. At this time, Datang's environment can be said to be unique, with a safe and stable geopolitical environment, abundant resources, and a degree of technological, economic and social development that surpasses that of other countries, all of which make Datang relatively stable, excellent and open-minded from top to bottom. This is a strong country mentality, on the one hand, rooted in the traditional Chinese concept of Shangbang, on the other hand, from a rich and stable life. Therefore, the Tang people have more time to let go of material things, let go of the pursuit of money, to enjoy their own lives, and to enrich their own culture.
The reading craze has been spreading in this country for ten years, and all kinds of books and writings that have crossed over under the banner of anonymity, and the novels and literature of the New Tang Dynasty written by the talents from the Qing Dynasty, it can be said that under the integration of the old and new cultures, the Tang Dynasty has truly achieved a hundred schools of thought in literature. Both old and new style poems are popular, and some famous poets often publish poems in newspapers and magazines, as well as their own poems, and the sales of this niche issue are also very good, and some people even live a good life on royalties. All kinds of popular science books have always been a category with high sales in bookstores, and the Tang people advocate knowledge and love learning, which is something that comes from the national character, and many new immigrants who have been left blind will use their time to learn new knowledge. Because it is obvious that in Datang's relatively fair and rapidly developing social environment, people who have mastered advanced knowledge and labor skills can find better jobs and rise to higher positions. Of course, the most common ones on the market are all kinds of novels.
A few years ago, he wrote about Bai Nan and various real or apocryphal characters, and the realistic or fantasy novels that showed their strength in the Beijing Incident, which seem to have made readers aesthetically tired. And with the fact that Baeknam became president, the arrangement of the president slowly began to be consciously avoided by the authors. Moreover, novels with new themes continue to refresh the bestseller sales of major bookstores, and Chen Beifeng's travelogues, which were popular in the early years, have gradually been transformed into various adventure novels. Later, a wave of suspense, thriller and detective novels emerged, and some detectives full of a sense of justice and resourcefulness became familiar characters. Even some film companies have followed the trend and made criminal investigation films with some success. After that, the imaginative science fiction genre was noticed again with the continuous change of technology. This does not mention those relatively less popular, but the reputation is relatively good, and the drama novels are also more profound.
In short, Datang's publishing market has developed into an important industry, Datang has a relatively strong mechanism to combat piracy, and readers are relatively more spending, and all aspects of publicity are also in place, so under the virtuous circle, the cake is getting bigger and bigger, which ultimately has a positive impact on the national economy and improves the cultural atmosphere of Datang itself.
(To be continued.) )