Chapter 71 Special Zone Plan
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Mao Geng has some unreal feelings, the top leadership of the Great Song Dynasty is too cute, the story he made up was originally just out of self-preservation and had to make it up, but because of such an unreliable thing he said, it caused all kinds of unbelievable worries, and in the end, the scriptures were mixed up, and there was the most unexpected result, which made Mao Geng laugh.
But Mao Geng immediately thought about it, even in later generations, there are many absurd decision-making events, such as the "release of satellites" with a yield of 10,000 catties per mu, and the top leadership is also hot-headed, among which the great scientist Qian Xuesen has a naΓ―ve calculation - according to the photosynthetic energy of plants receiving the sun, the yield per mu can reach 40,000 catties - may have played a misleading role, although Qian Xuesen calculated the long-term output of grain, but the things in the world are far from the same, and they are thousands of miles wrong. Just like today, things are going out of tune little by little, even if they are as wise as Zhao Yanjunchen, they are no exception, maybe they are really confused by the flying hot air balloon and a series of things that they can't understand. Mao Geng also imagined it, imagining that in the future life, if an alien who displayed all kinds of technology claimed that he was from somewhere in the deep sea, how many people would question it!
Unexpectedly, at this time, Xiao Sui stood up, gave a deep salute to Zhao Tuan, and once again stiffened his neck and said:
"Qiqi official's family, the old minister thinks that what Brother Mao said is really a bit of a chasing after the wind, how can he believe it! My Great Song Dynasty attaches great importance to the work of education, respects the way of the sage, and establishes the country with Confucian etiquette. If we follow the policy of 'a hundred flowers blooming', we will inevitably return to the old path of contention among all the sons and hundreds of schools, and at that time, I am afraid that heresy will prevail and all kinds of dregs will rise, and if there are ambitious people who take the opportunity to make things happen again, the consequences will be unimaginable! Therefore, the old minister was deeply worried, and secretly thought that acting so rashly was not a blessing for the community. β
Xiao Sui was born in Taiwan, he is an iron-clad figure in this dynasty, in the past, when Qin Hui was powerful, this gentleman did not buy Qin Hui's account, and even Mao Geng, who didn't care much about politics, had heard of it. Mao Geng saw that this old gentleman was really a character who dared to speak, which was admirable. Mao Geng also knew that in fact, even if Song Xiaozong wanted to implement a new policy, he would not only have to pass the hurdle of Taiwan admonition, but also face the letter of admonition to courtiers like Zhu Xi who did not give the emperor face, which was not something that Zhao Yan could do whatever he wanted.
Zhao Yan saw that Xiao Sui's words were a little alarmist, but it seemed to be reasonable when he thought about it carefully, Zhao Yan thought of Xiao Sui as soon as he thought of the Taiwan admonition, and the official had nothing to do to openly accuse the emperor This is not right, that is not right, there has never been a saying to save face for the emperor, if this is also published in the newspaper, so that the streets and alleys of the Great Song Dynasty are talking about the emperor, wouldn't it be terrible! There are even more figures like Zhu Xi, who have always talked about the government in vain, and if those mean remarks are also published in the newspaper, the emperor will also lose face.
When Zhao Yan was groaning, Wen Yuan opened his mouth again:
"Qiqi official, Xiaosheng thinks that what Xiao Shenzheng said is really out of the heart of seeking the country, but Xiaosheng also has a countermeasure, this countermeasure, not only to put an end to heresy, but also to achieve a hundred flowers blooming, Xiaosheng has the courage to say it, and also asks the official family and the ranking adults to correct!"
For the matter of running a newspaper, this is within the scope of guessing, Wen Yuan and Mao Geng have done their homework before coming here, and they will not show when to wait at this time!
Zhao Yan heard that Wen Yuan had the best of both worlds, although he was young, but after all, he had more experience in running a newspaper than anyone else, so he naturally wanted to listen to what he said, and immediately encouraged Wen Yuan but said that it was okay.
Wen Yuan actually wants to talk about the countermeasures, of course, from Mao Geng, that is, the set of press and publication system that Mao Geng was familiar with in later generations. First of all, newspapers are divided into government-run and private-run newspapers, with government-run newspapers dominating public opinion, while non-governmental newspapers are more focused on entertainment. Second, all newspapers should be censored, especially in the discussion of politics, and the general direction of private newspapers should be consistent with that of the imperial court.
As soon as Wen Yuan said this policy, all the people present were political experts, and they immediately felt that this proposal was feasible. Because the Great Song Dynasty has never published ** books, there is no restriction on the publication of books by the people, and the Xiaozong Dynasty has no restrictions on the Confucian debates of various factions, so that there is the dispute between Zhu Xi and the Goose Lake Society of 6 Jiuyuan, and there is a long debate between Zhu Xi and Chen Liang in the form of letters that lasted for more than a year, the latter is the debate between the "merit school" of science and pragmatism. It can be said that the Xiaozong Dynasty was the most liberal era of thought and scholarship in the Great Song Dynasty.
Zhao Yan never had the idea of banning the "New Newspaper", but he didn't have a proper idea of how to run the official newspaper for a while. Originally, Zhao Yan also wanted to recruit Wen Yuan to Lin'an to run the newspaper, but now that he sees that the official newspaper does not need to pretend to others, there are many talents who are qualified to run the newspaper in the DPRK and China.
At this point, Ting ran a lot of off-topic and finally got back to the point.
Zhao Yan also came back to his senses at this time, and then remembered that the court had discussed the scheduled topic this time, and the hot air balloon matter was discussed, and then ran off topic for a long time, and then ran back to the second topic - running a newspaper, and it seems that the newspaper can be stopped here, so then it is time to discuss the transformation of water shipping and the matter of government-run cement.
Zhao Yan cleared his throat and said:
"I heard that the two students are building a hydraulic mechanism on the water to facilitate boating, and the local people have different opinions on this, so I want to hear your two opinions."
According to the division of labor, this is the subject that Mao Geng is responsible for coping, Mao Geng has long been prepared for this, and now he methodically described the relevant aspects of shipping transformation, including greatly reducing the risk of shipping and greatly increasing the capacity, and the batch system of water wheels will greatly reduce the cost of water wheels, and further let water wheels serve the water conservancy irrigation of the Great Song Dynasty, in addition, the improvement of water shipping will greatly enhance the administrative efficiency of the Great Song Dynasty in the original Meishan barbarian area, which is conducive to the naturalization of the barbarians. Etcetera. Appropriate fees are only for the sake of maintaining its long-term operation, and free fees are not feasible for the time being, unless the government can fund maintenance and hire manpower to run it. In short, this move is beneficial and harmless, and it is a real move for the benefit of the people.
Zhao Yan is still quite concerned about the things that benefit the people, especially Mao Geng's statement that improving water and shipping can improve the administrative efficiency of the Great Song Dynasty government in the local area, which is said to Zhao Yan's heart. But the five old ministers are people who have experience in local administration, and they are not gullible because Mao Geng said that he is extravagant, because after all, the matter of ship charges is also the first time in the entire Great Song Dynasty, this matter can not be cautious, although no one opposes this matter, but the final compromise result is that the Ministry of Industry sent officials to Shaozhou to investigate, after the investigation is feasible, and then build three or four water facilities in advance to try to charge, if the effect is good, and then fully implement.
Mao Geng only smiled bitterly, but he also knew that it was not wrong for the Great Song Dynasty ministers present to act cautiously, and such a safe plan was almost the inevitable choice of the Great Song Dynasty monarchs. On the other hand, such a transformation project, even in the future, I am afraid that it will have to go through several twists and turns, and I am afraid that it will have to be approved by the Reform Commission before it can be implemented. However, in later generations, after all, communication and transportation are much more convenient, and it will not take too long to complete the procedure, but in the Great Song Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to complete the investigation, demonstration, and pilot project and then fully implement it without two or three years.
Therefore, Mao Geng was very disappointed, and said in his heart, under such fetters, it is so difficult to do something involving public welfare, and it is not difficult to talk about reform!
But Mao Geng then remembered what happened to Xin Qiji, who was suspected of being a traverser to the Great Song Dynasty, and his ambition was difficult to pay, and he was much more tender than Xin Qiji, and he could be appreciated by Song Xiaozong, so that he could promote the transformation of water shipping step by step, and he should be content.
Mao Geng glanced at the clock with his eyes, the time was already five o'clock in the afternoon, Mao Geng's attention just now was focused on the court pair, so he temporarily forgot about hunger, at this time it was almost dinner time, and he felt extremely hungry, but the court pair was not over yet, and Zhao Tuan did not mean to provide snacks.
Mao Geng didn't know how long the court would last, Mao Geng originally planned to reveal that he could build artillery for the Great Song Dynasty, so that the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers would be excited, but after a court match, Mao Geng's focus now is on self-preservation, imagine how Song Xiaozong's father and son would feel if the artillery was built? It's about both love and fear. Before he could show his skills, he was regarded by Zhao Tuan as having the "ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth", if he created a big killing weapon, wouldn't it make Zhao Tuan's father and son sleep! Therefore, Mao Geng decided not to build weapons such as artillery for the time being until he gained the full trust of today's officials.
Mao Geng was thinking about proverbs such as accompanying the king and accompanying the tiger, and the right prime minister Liuzheng raised a new question:
"Mao Yisheng, the old minister built yì official family to buy you the method of making cement, and the government produced its own cement to meet the needs of the Great Song Dynasty to build a city and defend the palace, and the official family also felt that this matter might be able to try, and the old minister wanted to ask you what you meant."
Of course, Liuzheng said this to leave room for the official family, but it is obvious that the official family has the meaning of official cement, which is very unexpected by Mao Geng. Damn! Do you really want to build a big enterprise? If Ting's first question is this, Mao Geng may agree very happily, as long as he can be the CEO of the government-run cement company, other conditions are easy to negotiate. But now it's different, the court just now made Mao Geng have an idea, one is that he can't stay in Lin'an, where he is not only greatly constrained by all parties, but also inconvenient to continue to develop new technology.
In the eyes of Zhao Tuan and his son, he has probably become a dangerous person, if he stays in Lin'an and continues to open up shocking new technology, there are many people here who have ulterior motives and are good at making a fuss, they are all golden, and the monarch has never been suspicious, if one day Zhao Tuan and his son feel that they are really a threat by the couch, it is likely that their lives will be lost.
But then again, since he is now a dangerous person in Zhao Yuan's eyes, what is his best self-protection strategy?
Alas! I have to focus on the story I made up, according to my own definition, the huge "secret" thousands of miles away should be a threat that Zhao Tuan and his son are more afraid of, if Zhao Tuan and his son believe that they can salvage this secret! First of all, they should believe that they are the best candidates, and if they believe that their attitude is sincere for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty, then not only will their lives be worry-free, but Zhao Tuan's father and son will also be favored.
So the second is that from now on, we must let Zhao Tuan and his son see their sincerity in obtaining "secrets" for the Great Song Dynasty.
Xiao Sui saw that Mao Geng was just silent, and couldn't help but be a little moved, and said:
"Boy, do you dare to defy the might! To do or not to do, if you have something to say, say it quickly. β
However, Zhao Tuan kindly excused Mao Geng:
"I want to buy it from him, he wants to sell it, and it's inevitable to think about it, Xiao Aiqing doesn't have to force him."
Yes, don't get angry at every turn, you see how good the official family is. However, Mao Geng still said to the official family gratefully:
"Thank you for your understanding!"
After a while, Mao Geng finally came up with a perfect countermeasure that he thought would kill multiple birds with one stone, and then said:
"It's not that the kid cherishes himself, it's just that before talking about the cement, the kid has something to say, please ask the official for permission."
Zhao Tuan summoned the two of them today, although he felt that Mao Geng was too magical, and people faintly felt some kind of pressure, but on the whole, Mao Geng's appearance was quite satisfactory, he had something to say, so he naturally wanted him to say it, so he smiled:
"Brother Mao, just say it."
Mao Geng took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and then said angrily:
"The kid is bold, thinking that there are two things in the Great Song Dynasty at the moment, which are the most important things. The first is how to compete with the Jin people, and the second is how to create the secret of how to salvage thousands of miles away. Regarding these two things, the kid already had a plan in his heart. β
When Zhao Tuan heard this, he sighed, and the first thing in his heart was that I had not devoted much effort for so many years, and I was determined to go on the Northern Expedition in the early years, but now I have retreated. As for the second one, what kind of deep-sea god ship you just said you need to build in order to salvage it, is there really any hope?
Since Mao Geng had started, he continued to say without hesitation:
"The kid once heard Chen Liang say that there is a saying in the market that the Great Song Dynasty and the Jin people compete with each other, for the Great Song Dynasty, it is a matter of survival, and for the Jin people, it is only a matter of winning or losing. Just because after the Jin people lost, they only had to flee to the north, and it was impossible for the Great Song Dynasty to chase them to the north all the time. But the Great Song Dynasty is different, just because the Great Song Dynasty has no buffer room, and further south is the sea. Therefore, it is not unreasonable. β
The people present are familiar with the scriptures and history, familiar with the old things of the Han and Tang Dynasties, even if they are as strong as the Han and Tang Dynasties, they can't sweep the entire desert and wipe out the alien race in one fell swoop, and even after the fight, they can't govern it, just because the further north they go, the more barren they are, and they are not worth the battle, so for the Jin people, it is really just a matter of winning or losing.
Mao Geng saw that no one in the audience refuted it, not even Xiao Sui did not speak, knowing that this argument was also very popular in the eyes of the highest level of the Great Song Dynasty. Mao Geng was more sure in his heart, so he tried to throw out his plan:
"The mentor of the boy once said that in the southeast of Fujian, there is a huge island across the sea, where the land is fertile, the climate is pleasant, and the rice can be harvested three times a year.
When Zhou Bida heard this, he guessed what Mao Geng was referring to, and interjected:
"Is Brother Mao talking about Yizhou? It is rumored that Sun Quan once sent troops to this island during the Three Kingdoms, but the miasma on the island is very heavy, and it is said that there are only wild people on the island, and ordinary people are afraid that it will be difficult for nine out of ten to survive on the island. β
Mao Gengxin said that you all know this island, and you are afraid of miasma just because you don't know what miasma is, and after you understand it, it will be nothing. Mao Geng said with confidence:
"The boy has passed down the method of curbing miasma, and with this method, ordinary people can land on the island at will."
When Zhao Dian heard this, his eyes lit up, but he still didn't believe it, and asked again:
"Really?"
"Seriously!"
Mao Geng has the Yao family's method of dealing with miasma at the bottom, and he has the basic knowledge of dealing with miasma that he brought from later generations, so of course he dares to pat his chest.
Since the Great Song Dynasty didn't want to occupy the island of Taiwan, which was known as Yizhou in ancient times, but was just worried about the miasma, it would be better to do it, Mao Geng breathed a sigh of relief, and said:
"And the second thing, to salvage the secret thousands of miles away, it takes years of preparation, such as building a dragon ship that can dive to the bottom of the sea, and this matter must be carried out in secret, and that Yizhou Island is the best place to prepare for this."
Mao Geng paused, looked around at the Great Song Junchen present, and said very sincerely:
"The kid thinks that whether it's for the sake of confronting the Jin people or even the Central Plains of Beiding, or from going thousands of miles to explore the secrets, he should run Yizhou, and the kid is willing to go all out. After taking down Yizhou, the kid thought that it was okay to turn it into an official camp at that time, just like cement and a time watch, but in order to strictly keep the secret, it was appropriate for the kid to move to Yizhou Island. At the same time, the official family of the boy built Yizhou as a special zone, and the rules did not have to copy the provisions of the Great Song Dynasty. The kid estimated that in a ten-year period, it should be able to bear fruit. β
Mao Geng couldn't wait to throw out the concept of the Special Economic Zone, he really felt that he couldn't fight the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, and he couldn't even play with the powerful suspected traverser Xin Qiji, let alone himself. At the same time, he can't compete with the powerful customary forces, and a transformation of water shipping has made him see the difficulty of breaking the tradition, even if the emperor has to succumb to tradition most of the time.
In this case, in later generations, there will be a successful case of Deng Daren setting up a special zone to engage in "experimental fields", and he came to the Great Song Dynasty to copy it uneasily, which is simply too sorry for people.