The gray gray road is lined with rows of willow trees, and under the wind, the willow branches are swaying, and under the willow trees, a group of more than 30 people are moving along the road. These people are old and young, the old ones are 7 or 80 years old, and the young ones are only in their 20s, and the atmosphere is very harmonious when they talk to each other...

Blocking the willow branches on his side with his hand, Li Guojun smiled at the people beside him. "If you have some free time, it's also a good choice to come here for a spring outing..."

"yes..."

Looking at the surrounding environment, Li Guojun and the others' hearts, which had become irritable because of the current situation, also became calm.

Since the Qing court announced the formation of an 'imperial cabinet' composed of most of the imperial family, and the imperial cabinet issued an order on the nationalization of the railway, the whole country has been boiling.

Nowadays, Sichuan, Huguang, Anhui and other provinces are marching and protesting everywhere, and the momentum is getting louder and louder.

As constitutionalist elements, Li Guoyun and others originally had great expectations for the Qing court, but when they got such an answer, they naturally felt lost and angry in their hearts. I was invited to come this time, not only because I was invited by Yan Shao, but also because I planned to come to Wuhu to relax.

Looking at the beautiful scenery around, Li Guoyun and others became a lot more relaxed, and about ten minutes later, a group of more than 30 people finally came to the destination this time, the "Wuhu Workers' New Living Area", and the place where the "Wuhu New District" was built.

Coming to a position one or two kilometers away from the new area, looking at the tall buildings in the distance, Li Guoyun's eyes widened a lot.

"This is..."

Just when he was surprised in his heart, many exclamations came from behind him. Apparently they were all stunned by what they saw.

The 'Wuhu New Area' was originally started in the name of building living quarters for the workers, but such a large-scale construction began. It's not a thing to hide at all. After all, no one can hide a city that can accommodate more than 100,000 people in a province with more than 30 million people, and even Yan Shao does not have this ability.

So in Anhui, there were soon rumors that the Yushi Group was building a city, and they had heard of these Li Guoyun from the mouths of others, but because they had never seen it, they only thought it was a very large residential area.

However, compared with Li Guoyun and them, the Qing court is much clearer.

In fact, in the past, Zhu Jiabao even sent people here to take pictures. And the photo was handed over to the imperial court.

Being able to sit in the position of governor, after all, he still has some ability, and Zhu Jiabao almost intuitively sensed that something was wrong. People do this to send some warnings.

And although all these years. Yan Shao has never given Zhu Jiabao any benefits every year, but there is such an independent kingdom under his rule, I am afraid that no one will be happy. Especially when the magistrates of Wuhu and Dangtu have become puppets.

However, what he didn't expect was that the things he sent over had just been delivered to the military aircraft department in Beijing (there was no cabinet at this time). I received a telegram from the military plane and an answer asking him to "don't meddle in things"...

Such an answer surprised Zhu Jiabao. He originally thought that the imperial court would pay some attention to it, but who knows...

He didn't know that Yan Shao had not only been in Anhui over the years, but also in Beijing. After all, in such an era, no matter how famous Yan Shao is, his huge family assets are enough to arouse the covetousness of those bureaucrats.

In this case, if Yan Shao doesn't know how to be flexible, even if he doesn't have to worry about his life, I'm afraid he will encounter a lot of trouble.

The silver bullet tactic made Yan Shao have a lot less trouble and a lot more 'friends'.

Although the character of these friends is very worrying. But the basic work ethic is still there, after all, if even this is gone. It's hard to say who else will send them money in the future.

So every time someone wants to be unfavorable to Yan Shao, these friends will take the initiative to help him solve it.

These 'friends' in Beijing, coupled with Yan Shao's own fame and power, this is the foundation of Yan Shao's stability in Anhui.

This time, as soon as Zhu Jiabao's recital was uploaded, Yan Shao had already received the news and asked someone to send a telegram to Beijing. As a result, Zhu Jiabao's recital had not yet been delivered to the military aircraft, and the telegram telling him not to meddle in his affairs had already reached him.

Zhu Jiabao's mood can be imagined, and this encounter also made him a lot lazy.

Of course, he knew what was going on, but he couldn't do anything about Yan Shao, and he could only be out of sight and out of mind, and ordered people not to give him the Wuhu thing.

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Of course, there are not only more than 30 people who came to Wuhu this time, after all, there are already hundreds of people in today's innovation meeting alone. It's just that if they come in batches, there must be a sooner or later, and Li Guojun and their group are the latest among all of them.

"Vice President Lee? Please follow me..."

Seeing Li Guoyun and their group, at the entrance of the 'city', a very sweet-looking girl stepped forward and smiled sweetly.

Li Guoyun and the others also guessed that this girl was the reception staff arranged by Yushi Company, so they followed without hesitation. After walking for about two or three minutes, the group came to a station-like place, where more than a dozen trams were stopping in turn.

"This is the traffic line in the living area, in the city...... The workers living in the living area will travel through these means of transportation, and we will also take these trams to the destination this time, which is the management center of the living area, and I, Ran Jinyu, am everyone's reception staff, and responsible for the interpretation of the reception process..."

Ran Jinyu, who gave birth to a child in the workshop of the cotton textile factory, because he was an old man in the company, and he knew a few words, and he was also very pretty, so he also held several positions in the company, and finally simply worked in the public relations department.

This time, because she had to receive a lot of people, she was sent out.

For life today. Ran Jinyu was still very satisfied, so he was also very attentive in the process of explaining, and soon some people raised their own questions.

"Excuse me..."After boarding the train. Pointed to a box at the entrance. "What does that do?"

"That..."Glancing at it, Ran Jinyu hurriedly replied. It is a cash box through which passengers who board the train pay their fares. ”

"These trams aren't free?" Hearing Ran Jinyu's answer, Li Guoyun and the others were slightly stunned. Before boarding the tram, they thought that many things in the city were free—————— after all, it was nominally for the workers.

However, hearing Li Guoyun's words, Ran Jinyu said with a smile. "Of course not. You still have to pay some money to use it, after all, the operation and maintenance of the tram also requires a lot of money..."

The most important thing is that Yan Shao built this place as if it were a city. It is not a simple living area for employees.

"How much is that?"

"1 cent..."Ran Jinyu replied very directly. It costs only 1 cent from the starting station to the final station, and the same is true for boarding the bus, and the bus will also be charged in the future..."

With the development of the automotive industry, it is almost inevitable that buses will appear in the future. In fact, the institute has already begun to deploy manpower to study buses. However, at present, the main focus is on optimizing the 'raindrop' car and assembly line. The second is trucks and tractors, so the amount of force placed on the bus is not very large.

"1 cent..."

After hearing Ran Jinyu's answer, Li Guoyun and the others pondered in their hearts.

At this time, the national wage level was the same as in the past, it was 1 to 1 dime and 5 cents, and this was the average wage, like many novices and child laborers on the Dasheng side, sometimes they could only get 5 to 8 cents of wages.

However, unlike other factories, Yan Shao's side basically starts with 2 dimes. There will be more for some special types of work. Therefore, Yan Shao's salary can be said to be the highest in the country, of course. It's not just a matter of kindness, but also a high wage that can increase the motivation of workers.

Ford was the first company in history to raise the daily wage of its workers from more than $2 to $5, while reducing the working hours from nine to eight hours.

While raising wages and lowering working hours for workers made Ford appear to have lost some of its profits, the economic plan to win with a lenient strategy was remarkable. Low wages may not be able to stop workers from being lazy, but if wages are increased by three times and workers' daily wages are raised from $3 to $8, workers will cherish their job opportunities and dare not make any mistakes in their work, otherwise it will be difficult to find such a 'golden job'.

Before the implementation of the 'New Deal', Ford's employee turnover rate was as high as 380%, and after the $5 New Deal, the labor turnover rate was reduced by 90%, and the absenteeism rate dropped from 10% to 0.3%, and Ford workers began to take pride in working at Ford, and they had to pin the company badge to their tie on their days off, and they would attract envious glances when walking on the street, which also strengthened their sense of belonging to the company.

Therefore, Yan Shao never felt that he was wrong to raise the wages of the workers, and he was even prepared to wait until after the Xinhai Revolution to raise the wages of the workers to the point of 5 jiao a day.

However, so far, it is only about 2 jiao, and if you take a train, it is equivalent to 1/20 of a day's salary...

"In this case, will the burden on the employees be greater?"

I earn 2 dimes a day, but I need 1 cent to take the bus, and I still have to go back and forth, as long as I think about it a little, I can imagine how much pressure it must be.

"Indeed..."Ran Jinyu smiled softly. Therefore, the department in charge of transportation in the company has specially introduced the 'monthly pass' policy, that is, you only need to pay 1 dime, so if you have a voucher, you can take 60 free trams every month..."

The monthly ticket is similar to the bus in later generations, of course, there will definitely be a certain loss in doing so, but for Yan Shao, this is a matter of indifference.

Hearing Ran Jinyu say this, Li Guoyun and the others also nodded. "At least according to what the little girl said, although it still costs some money, only one-sixtieth of the monthly salary can be equivalent to a free commute to and from work by this means of transportation, and it is not a very high price..."

Just when Ran Jinyu answered the questions of Li Guoyun and others, the tram had already begun to start slowly.

Stand at the front of the tram. Ran Jinyu, like many tour guides in later generations, explained to the passengers with a sweet smile.

"It has been 5 years since the planning began in 06, and after more than 5 years of hard work, what appears in front of you is the living area in front of you. The entire living area is mainly composed of 300 6-storey western-style buildings. Employees who have worked in the company for at least 3 years can get a house to live in for free. ”

"In addition to the houses for workers, there are also schools for children, hospitals for patients, parks, theaters, cinemas and other entertainment venues, as well as independent department stores and wet markets, and the first and second floors of the buildings on both sides of the main road are designed as store houses. It is mainly provided to some merchants who are willing to operate, and the rent earned is mainly used for the operation of the city..."

"There are also two thermal power stations and a hydroelectric power station outside the city, which are dedicated to the city's electricity supply. The sewers of the city's main roads are also designed to withstand a once-in-a-century flood, which is definitely not as troublesome as the fear of flooding..."

Because I have done my homework in advance, Ran Jinyu's explanation is very detailed.

And when they arrived in the city, there was a building in the center of the city called the Administration Center. In fact, it is in front of a 20-story building in the city hall. Hundreds of people have already been concentrated.

There were only about 200 people who were invited to the meeting, and the rest were the staff of the group and the security guards in charge of security.

Standing in front of the gate of the municipal government, seeing that Li Guoyun and his party had come, Yan Shao hurriedly put down a few people at hand and came over to greet Li Guoyun and them.

And looking at the high-rise building in front of them, which is not much inferior to the Yushi Building, thinking about the scenes they saw along the way, Li Guoyun and they couldn't help but sigh.

"What an eye-opener..."

The whole city is designed to be orderly from the beginning, coupled with the spotless appearance of the streets (mainly uninhabited yet). It really opened Li Guoyun's eyes.

And hearing Li Guoyun's praise, Yan Shao also narrowed his eyes happily.

This 'city' is indeed his most complacent masterpiece. After all, in such an era, the city is completely 'modern'.

And this city is also the strongest fortress of his time, because when the entire city is filled with the group's employees, the city is completely an independent kingdom belonging to Yan Shao.

No matter how many ups and downs they experience in the future and how difficult they are, they will become Yan Shao's backing and hole cards.

Of course, there are also people who know Yan Shao's plan and think that it is unnecessary to spend such a huge amount of money to build a city. After all, when Yan Shao reached the top, the city would lose its greatest significance.

If Yan Shao didn't have another idea...

"In later generations, West Berlin was called the 'showcase of democracy', and of course there were several such showcases, such as the Philippines, but this was undoubtedly a failure. And if the historical West Berlin is a 'showcase for democracy', then for me the new city of Wuhu is a 'showcase for nationalism'..."

Nationalism was put forward by Yan Shao when the Reform Association was first established, and will continue to be put forward in the future, the question is what is nationalism?

Statism was still a relatively unfamiliar thing in this era, and later people knew more about capitalism, the Three People's Principles and Communism.

If we just talk about it in the air, it is difficult for people to tell which of these isms is better. At this time, if someone can come up with a model, people will be able to draw more comprehensive conclusions.

First of all, after the Xinhai Revolution began, Yan Shao needed the support of all walks of life in Wuhu, so that he could stand in Anhui and reduce the resistance he encountered when implementing various policies.

With the existence of Wuhu as a 'shop window', all walks of life in Anhui can have more confidence in Yan Shao and the nationalism he introduced—————— although all this is piled up with money.

And when Yan Shao starts to go further, this can become Anhui's 'window' for the whole country, helping Yan Shao get more support...

Even when Yan Shao succeeds in reaching the top, the city can become a 'shop window' for China to Asia and the rest of the world, and then, not to attract the support of others, but to attract people who want to be helped.

At this time, the only independent countries in the Far East were Thailand, China and Japan, and almost all of the remaining countries were colonies of the Western powers. As long as the colonies are not willing to do so, they will do everything they can to find support, and the historical Thailand is looking for Japan, and now they seem to have another choice, and then Wuhu can be used as a 'shop window' to these regions, to make them more confident in China, and to move them closer to China rather than Japan.

“…… However, it seems that it is a little too early to think about this..."Yan Shao, who had come back from his contemplation, chuckled in his heart. "Although people want to look at the long-term point, but the most important thing for me now is to think about how to climb to the top of Anhui, and then the whole country and even the whole world, and to do the" window ", the location of Wuhu is always a little worse, really at that time, it is difficult to say whether it is suitable to be a "window" here..."

At this time, Yan Yongnian came over and whispered in Yan Shao's ear. "Boss, the time has come..."

"It's already there?" Yan Shao nodded lightly, although he has always been very indifferent to this kind of thing, but there is no way, who called this world like this. "Let's go, it's time to get the ritual done..." (To be continued......)