Chapter 399: The Railroad Age
In the eleventh year of the Apocalypse, the Spring Festival.
The provinces of the New Deal are jubilant, and the New Deal reform has brought great hope and vitality to the people, and the consumer market has been very hot before the year.
Ordinary people who have saved money for a year are always the happiest in their consumption before the year.
In the market, there are fish products brought back from Zhendong Province, cane sugar brought back from Taiwan and Nanyang, and various tropical fruits brought back from Nanyang, as well as various spices.
Locally produced vegetables, meat, fruits, and agricultural and sideline products have also increased by a large margin, the quantity of industrial commodities has increased by a tremendous margin, the supply of cotton jackets, cotton cloth, and woolen products has been sufficient, the types of daily necessities of various kinds have increased, the people's income has also increased significantly, and the people's livelihood has been greatly improved.
The efficiency of official administration has improved, and they have not dared to blatantly oppress the people, and the impression of ordinary people on the government has greatly improved, and the contradictions have been markedly improved.
Under the leadership of those scholars and scholars, the people of the provinces of the New Deal launched a series of activities to praise the emperor's merits during the Spring Festival.
Nowadays, the scholars and scholars of the provinces of the New Deal have changed from rejecting the emperor in the past to supporting and praising the emperor's new policy, and the situation has changed 180 degrees.
The reason why this is so is because Zhu Youxiao provides more opportunities for scholars to get ahead. In the past Ming Dynasty, scholars could only pass the imperial examination, even if they were selected, it was difficult to become an official if there was no way, and generally only those who won the Jinshi could enter the official career.
Nowadays, there are more channels to enter the official career, on the one hand, scholars can abandon their pen and enter the Royal Military Academy from Rong, although the requirements are extremely strict, not only for cultural demand. There is also a demand for physical fitness. The training is also hard. However, after graduation, you can enter the military system as an officer, and the number of people recruited each year is comparable to the imperial examination, which is still held once every three years. These officers who are admitted to military schools usually have a relatively high starting point. There are also some cadets in military academies who are sent for further study after meritorious service in the army, and this category is from the grassroots level to climb up.
Nowadays, although the officers of the Ming Dynasty can no longer have a family as in the past, and the oil and water are not so sufficient, the treatment is very good, and now the imperial army is fighting in the south and the north. There are many opportunities to make meritorious contributions, and high-ranking officers enjoy the dividends of the state-owned capital consortium.
These scholars can also be admitted to the Royal University of Science and Technology, and the students trained by the Royal University of Science and Technology, on the one hand, enter the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry and other departments, on the other hand, can concentrate on invention and creation, and are likely to get rich overnight.
At the same time, you can also be admitted to the University of Political Science and Law, which is another channel in addition to the imperial examination and civil service examinations, but this channel does not recruit the children of merchants, and this is the stronghold of the Han Emperor's party. If you want to be admitted to the University of Political Science and Law, you must understand the party program, party discipline and various purposes of the Han Huang Party. Plainly. The most basic skill of officials who have graduated from the University of Political Science and Law is to understand the general principle of maintaining the stability and prosperity of the country, and no matter what happens, they must act in accordance with this general principle. It is a place of unity of thought and principle.
There is also a way to enter the university of business and business, after graduation, it is easy to enter the state-owned enterprises, and if the results are excellent, the training for two years is the leader of the state-owned enterprise. Even if you can't enter a state-owned enterprise, after graduation, you are very popular with private enterprises, and you are hired with high salaries.
Coupled with the imperial examination and the civil service examination, there are a total of six ways to enter the ranks.
The imperial examination already accounts for a small proportion of these ways to enter the office, but the imperial examination is still regarded as the 'highest honor', and the appointment of officials in the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate is mainly selected from the imperial examination.
Although the exemption from agricultural taxes for the juren, jinshi, and officials was abolished, and the tax had to be paid to receive the money, the opportunities were increased, and such a system was welcomed by those who had no hope of entering the government.
Moreover, after the reform of the New Deal, the number of officials increased dramatically, and it was obvious that such privileges could not be maintained. The selection of talents in the imperial court has changed from a high degree of monopoly to a more open process, which is naturally welcomed by the majority of scholars.
Even if those scholars cannot enter the official career, they can also enter the education system to teach, and after the prosperity of industry and commerce, the demand for literate scholars has greatly increased, and those who have not been admitted to the imperial examination can also choose to join industry and commerce.
If you can enter the official career, under the ******** system, you can live a worry-free life and do the career you like. In particular, there are a large number of grassroots civil servants and officials, many of whom are not from high backgrounds, and if they are upright, they still love to contribute to the people.
It's just that the court was corrupt in the past, and there were not many opportunities to enter the office, so it was difficult for this kind of person to get ahead, and there was no stage for them to show their ambitions.
Now they have a platform to dedicate their strength, and the emperor is extremely strict in anti-corruption, and they dare to stand up and make a big deal when they encounter corruption in the officialdom, anyway, they have the emperor's backing.
A large group of honest and honest officials, with the support of Zhu Youxiao, quickly rose in the officialdom, joined the Han Emperor Party one after another, and began to occupy a dominant position.
Although there are still many speculators in the officialdom, under the suppression of these upright officials, these speculators are afraid of corruption, and even if they are corrupt, they have to sneak around, and they dare not blatantly oppress the people. Sometimes, even if you don't embezzle and oppress the people, it's dangerous to stand in a pit and not.
Seeing that they did not have much 'money' to become officials, many opportunistic elements simply resigned and went home, while some corrupt officials resigned after the reform began, fearing that they would be discovered.
With the rise of the Han Emperor's Party, the atmosphere of officialdom began to improve rapidly, and it was widely recognized by the people.
Justice begins to prevail, and the upright dare to speak upright, which is a sign of prosperity. In this world, the yang dominates the yin, and once the power of the masculine is suppressed by the feminine and does not dare to come out, it will inevitably mean that 'yin and yang are reversed, and heaven and earth are reversed', which is the rhythm of chaos in the world.
As for those scholars who oppose such an officialdom benefit distribution model, their power in the north is not very strong, and the most powerful power of the scholars is still in the Jiangnan region.
The emperor ascended the throne for ten years, and the people took advantage of the Spring Festival to hold various celebrations, and the people even began to popularize the immortal card for the emperor, and the **** was constantly worshipped.
When the cabinet chief assistant was interviewed by the newspaper, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Since the Holy Monarch ascended the throne. It has been ten years. Emperor Shenzong died. The traitors in the court are in charge, and Donglin rebels against the party to control the government. plotted the Red Pill case to murder the first emperor, and brazenly launched the palace transfer case in an attempt to hold the Son of Heaven hostage. At the beginning of the Holy Monarch's ascension to the throne, tigers and wolves were fed, and the elder Fang Ge was also squeezed out, which can be described as helpless and bullied. At that time, the people's livelihood was difficult, and thieves were everywhere. Local disasters are mostly cannibalistic, selling wives and children, and being displaced. Liaodong was also defeated for many years. Tieling, Liaoyang, and Shenyang were lost in succession. The imperial court's finances were also unable to make ends meet year after year, and they were unable to maintain the situation. Later, the holy monarch tried his courage in lying on his salary, training the new army, improving the finances, selecting the loyal and good, and overcoming obstacles along the way. ”
"In the past, the army was defeated for many years, but now the military has been reported successively, expanding the territory to the north to the North Sea, and expanding the territory to the land of the Americas to the east. To the west to recover the Western Regions, expand the territory of more than 4,000 miles. Hit the Western Red Empire, the South Seas, and Australia are all royal paradises. In the past, the people were poor, but now the people in the provinces of the New Deal have no food and clothing, and live and work in peace and contentment. The grand occasion of education has also been done in the past dynasties, and the literature of the holy monarch is strategic. It's rare in the world. Today's situation is not easy for ten years. ”
sang the praises of virtue, once again raised Zhu Youxiao's prestige by a few points, and at the same time stepped on the Donglin Party a few times again, which is simply to make the Donglin Party never turn over.
If it was in the past, it would not be so easy to step on the Donglin Party like this. Now there is an obvious contrast, didn't the Donglin Party say that the traitors are now in charge? Is the emperor mediocre?
So why can the imperial court win the battle now, and why is the new deal area strictly governed?
Doesn't it say that the court competes with the people for profit? Why is it that the provinces of the New Deal in the north are now prosperous in industry and commerce, while the industry and commerce in the Jiangnan region are beginning to be depressed.
This is the gap, those Donglin Party can not admit it, but the people in the provinces of the New Deal can personally feel the tremendous changes in the past ten years.
Although disasters are still continuing, the lives of ordinary people are better and their ability to resist disasters has been greatly enhanced. People's hearts do not rely entirely on what they say, but on the warmth and coldness they feel.
As long as there is the support of the people, no matter how much the Donglin Party defends, it will not help.
In the past, the reason why the Donglin Party controlled public opinion was because the upper class controlled the channels for speaking. Now that major newspapers have been established, ordinary people have a channel to make their voices heard. After the completion of the reform, Zhu Youxiao also created a new group of interest classes, a new interest class willing to accept the current system.
With the same mind, public opinion in the northern provinces of the New Deal is already one-sided, and there is nothing more that a small number of people who are resentful. So much so that in the northern provinces of the New Deal, it is difficult to hear the voices opposing the New Deal in public.
The fundamental reason is that the wealth distribution model after the reform has made ordinary people more satisfied, and their lives are much better than before. At the same time, the new interest class is also very satisfied, and the only damage to the old interest class, some of them have been transferred to the new interest class, and some have been eliminated from the competition and have lost their right to speak.
The situation in the northern provinces has been completely stabilized. It is obviously the right choice to postpone the expansion of the scale of reform. In this way, the fruits of victory have been greatly consolidated, and it can be described as steady and steady.
On the occasion of the Spring Festival, Zhu Youxiao was also busy. I personally went to comfort some families in difficulty and the families of martyrs, and his posture was extremely well done.
Local officials also work up and down, and even if they don't like to go, they have to behave.
Those needy groups have also received subsidies from the imperial court, and they can also live a good year with peace of mind, so that they have no problems in terms of basic rights to life.
As soon as the lively Spring Festival passed, the number of people who chose to emigrate overseas began to increase dramatically. There are also a large number of young people who choose to join the army or go to technical schools to learn skills. Technologies in the fields of navigation and shipbuilding and machine building are the most popular.
Because these mechanics earn relatively well, especially in machine building and shipbuilding. But there are also many young people who, after reading the official propaganda, ran to become sailors, hoping to rush to the endless ocean. These sailors run on the sea all year round, and their minimum salary is ten yuan per month, which is considered a high-paid class.
Joining the army is also a way out for young people who have no educational opportunities in ordinary families, and the imperial court will have a policy of changing jobs after leaving the army, as long as they perform well in the army, it is very easy to enter state-owned enterprises after leaving the army.
If you have made meritorious contributions in the army and have learned well in culture, you can even be sent to the Royal Military Academy for further study, and then stay in the army as a junior officer.
The imperial court has opened all kinds of doors, so that those young people who are willing to work hard have a chance to stand out, and their strength can be used on the right path.
As for the immigrant people, most of them have heard about the official propaganda and various news about making a fortune after going overseas, which attracts them, hoping to change their life by immigrating overseas.
In fact, it is true that some people who have immigrated overseas have been able to make a fortune, but not everyone can. The environment is like a mirror, the purer the environment, the clearer it will be. The key is to be a man, plus a little luck, and then have enough environment to get ahead.
Therefore, some people who are lazy and lazy, even if they emigrate, are still poor. Only those who are willing to pay and struggle, and with a little luck, can immigrate overseas to make a fortune.
Not only is the number of immigrants increasing in the North, but also in the southern provinces.
Among the southern provinces, Fujian is the province with the largest immigrant population, with a large number of people immigrating to Taiwan and various parts of Nanyang, and many people going to Australia.
The number of immigrants in the Jiangnan area increased a lot after the year, but not all of them emigrated overseas, and many Jiangnan people went to the north.
There are also many small and medium-sized capital businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River, who have gone to the northern provinces to do business.
The construction of the main railway line in the north began a year later, and the scale expanded rapidly, and the number of workers involved in it reached more than 200,000 by the end of the year.
The Beijing-Tianjin railway has been half laid and will be opened to traffic in the middle of the year.
The production capacity of rails and sleepers has been rapidly expanded, and funds have been provided with the support of banks, and the construction of other main railway lines can begin as soon as the route mapping is completed.
The track gauge standard of Daming is set to 1500 mm, that is, 1.5 meters, and the train tracks built in the future will be this standard, unless it is special terrain and some islands, other specifications can be used.
Once there is no unified standard for rails, goods will have to be transferred, and transportation costs will be raised.
In order to speed up the construction of the railway, these railway lines were surveyed and mapped, and the construction method began to be carried out in multiple sections.
At the same time, steel and mining companies are also building railways in the mines, which are freight railways that transport bulk raw materials.
The era of steam roaring, with the construction of these railways, is fast coming.
Jobs for railroads continue to climb every month, steel mills are working at full capacity to produce steel rails, and carpentry mills are working overtime to produce sleepers and then transport materials to the site in horse-drawn wagons. (To be continued.) )