Chapter 263: Da Chu
This kind of thing, even if it is presided over by the Red Queen herself, with the assistance of a group of smart adjusters who are far beyond ordinary people, coupled with the simulation and deduction of quantum computers, it is not possible to get the results in just a few days, not to mention that the Zhou Dynasty will have to get it on his own body later, which will be even more refined in terms of verification, so it will take longer time!
But it is obviously not interesting to let him stay in the base city like this, and he does not seem to have shown his head in the Great Chu Empire for a long time, so after staying in the base city for two more days, the Zhou Dynasty set off, leaving the island to move towards the Jiangxia Palace, which has not returned for a long time, and is ready to take a personal look on the road to see for himself, two months in the main world, after nearly a year in the Tang world, the construction of the entire Great Chu Empire.
With the support of this idea, a day later, the Zhou Dynasty, which set off on a trading ship of the Dongming faction, arrived in Fuzhou in later times, and then changed to the overland route and headed for Jiangxia.
At the beginning, the road was the same as the original road of this era, which was a kind of dirt road paved with loess, and when the wheels rolled, it could splash up a pile of dust and sand, but after approaching Linchuan, it immediately underwent a big change, and the original dirt road began to be replaced by an asphalt road, and the shaking car box no longer shook and bumped due to the road conditions.
The car no longer raises a large amount of dust on the road, the horse can not step out of the mud, and the flowers and green trees on both sides of the road are arranged, looking like the village and village road in later generations.
"Uncle, what kind of road is this, so stable." At this time, Zhou Chao lifted the curtain and came to the outside of the car, pretending to be a rich man in the countryside who had never seen the world, and asked the handlebar-style old man.
"This one, it's a black oil road." The handlebar style smiled and said, "It's our Emperor Chu who made it out of overseas learning, but it is strong, not only the road surface is smooth, the car does not run bumpy, and it will not be muddy on rainy days, so there is no need to be like before, worrying that it will get stuck in the horse's feet or collapse the wheels on the way." ”
"Really? So this road is not cheap to build, right? Zhou Chao was surprised.
"The old man doesn't know, but I heard that this kind of road is being built by the government, and it is the silver from the treasury, as for the more specific situation, the son will have to ask others." Old man said.
"Leave the treasury with money? Today's court loves the people. Zhou Chao said matter-of-factly.
"But no, as soon as the current sage ascended the throne, he was exempted from forced labor, reduced the Ding tax, changed the collection of official grain for purchase, and exempted many taxes from the previous dynasty, but the real sage Mingjun, there is no such good emperor in the world." The old man's eyes were full of gratitude, and his tone was full of emotion.
"Don't you know, wow, when the news came out, the people in the north were crazy, many people ignored the obstruction of the local forces, and they also had to drag their families across the river to come to my Dachu, just to live a bite to eat, that scene, although the old man did not see it with his own eyes, but just heard it, he felt proud. We people are angry. ”
"Then what will the state use to replenish the treasury?"
"I heard that the amount of commercial tax has been raised, and a tax on entertainment has been opened. Oh, by the way, and the imperial court has set up a lot of such enterprises, as if it is a way to supplement the tax and silver. The old man tilted his head and thought about it, and said stumblingly.
"How do you know?" The Zhou Dynasty did a good job of wondering.
"Huh? Hasn't Childe seen that skeletal-looking metal golem in the city? The old man was surprised.
"See, what?"
"That boy must have never heard them speak, basically as soon as the saint comes out with a new deal, those metal puppets will start to propagandize, the old man, I often go south and north, after a long time, I will remember it after listening to it a lot."
"I see." Zhou Chao suddenly said, "I have been studying at home for many years, and I don't go out much, so I am lonely and unheard." ”
"Childe is concentrating on learning, but I can't compare to us mud-legged people who have time." The old man complimented.
"The old man is polite." Zhou Chaodao: "Please also ask the old man to tell me more, what are the new policies of our Dachu now, I can also understand it." ”
"That's a lot." Seeing that the young man of the Zhou Dynasty was willing to listen to himself, the somewhat boring handlebar style that was in a hurry was also willing to break his mouth, and began to tell the policies he had heard one by one.
First of all, civil affairs, all in Dachu, children over the age of 6, regardless of whether they are rich or poor, must send their children to government schools for unified study.
Abolish slavery, prohibit human trafficking, abolish the system of three categories of people (i.e., civilians, untouchables, and criminals), and all people in Dachu are uniformly called citizens, and must apply for ID cards at the government to verify their identity.
Practitioners in the entertainment industry, especially those engaged in the leather and meat business, must be registered and undergo regular medical examinations and industry examinations.
All gambling houses are nationalized and operated by the state, and private individuals are not allowed to intervene.
Land buying and selling is prohibited.
Private arming is prohibited.
On the economic side, it is to open banks, encourage commercial behavior, and recycle all private precious metals in the country, and exchange the Da Chu currency.
Then there is the sect's religion, all Buddhism and Taoism personnel must be registered in the government, and the existing number of people as the benchmark, the full implementation of the naturalization approval system, but anyone who wants to become a monk, in addition to the need for the consent of their families, also need to go to the government to report, private registration of the temple, the temple will be examined, lightly stay in the temple to mention people, the implementation of guidance and supervision. The heavier ones directly closed the temple and closed the emptiness.
The existing school-age children in the temple are all forcibly returned to the laity except for those who have a clear status of master and apprentice, and the orphans are sent to the welfare home for unified care, and will be sent to government schools to study.
All the land in Qingliang Temple and Guan is nationalized, except for the rated number of acres of land within the prescribed requirements.
Finally, the military government began to recruit voluntary soldiers throughout the country, and began to formulate a follow-up compensation and pension plan in accordance with the military pension regulations of later generations.
In short, the entire Great Chu was forcibly transformed from a semi-feudal society to a modern industrial society under the joint action of the Zhou Dynasty and the numerous skeleton people throughout the territory.
In the process, it is natural that all sorts of vested interests and other opponents will emerge and cause trouble, such as a rebellion that broke out at the instigation of some well-intentioned people, but was soon completely suppressed by the Zhou Dynasty's powerful force.
The leaders were executed on the spot or escorted to the base city to be used as real materials, while those of the ordinary soldier class were sent to the mines for labor reform according to their own conditions, or they were directly deported and blacklisted, and the other party was never allowed to enter the country.
Among them, the latter, in particular, is specifically aimed at those Buddhist and Taoist forces that have been provoked by a certain courtyard or a certain fast of the leader of the White Dao. Of course, the main thing is Buddhism.
After all, the southern generation still belonged to the Shangqing faction - that is, the later Maoshan faction, and they did not deal with the northern Taoist faction and Ning Daoqi, who was regarded as the first person in the Daomen, so in this great change, they were very wise not to follow Cong, and they survived a catastrophe smoothly, and are currently cooperating with the Zhou Dynasty's sectarian management to organize themselves in order to adapt to the general trend.
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In this paradoxical and patchwork explanation, the carriage entered Linchuan City.
In an instant, a city full of ancient charm but traces of modernization can be seen in the details from time to time came into the eyes of the Zhou Dynasty.
The road is made of concrete, which is very smooth, and the pavement and horse paths are clearly separated by white paint, as well as zebra crossings and other common things in later generations.
There are a small number of bicycles on the streets.
There are simple buses on the highway that are driven by skeleton machines. From time to time, good music reverberates in the streets and alleys.
The police officers who have become the police patrol the streets, suppressing possible violations of law and discipline in the city.
The young, snotty bear children screamed madly and ran to the skeleton machine that appeared, jumping and screaming around them, not afraid of their appearance at all. Even the passers-by next to him looked strange.
Obviously, after nearly a year of adaptation, the people in Dachu have become accustomed to the existence of the skeleton machine.
"It's so peaceful." Zhou Chao said softly.
"Yes, thanks to today's saints, if it weren't for the sudden rise of the saints, we are estimated to be still living in war every day, like the people in the north, living in precarious poverty." The old man also said with deep feelings.
"Hey, don't you thank the Song family?" Zhou Chao said deliberately.
"The Song family also wants to thank you, but there is no saint, only one Song family ......" The old man didn't speak again when he said this, but just shook his head slightly, indicating his attitude.
It seems that this kind of old man can see clearly.
Seeing this, Zhou Chao smiled with satisfaction and didn't ask any more questions.
After that, the old man drove the car to an inn, and after having a full meal inside, he drove again and headed for Yuzhang.
And because of the change of the road, this time the speed of travel was faster, almost shortly after night, the carriage drove into the city of Yuzhang. Then the Zhou Dynasty rested in Yuzhang City for a day, then paid for the car, quit the old man, and took an iron-clad boat equipped with an engine at the ferry, went up the Poyang waterway, entered the Yangtze River, and moved towards Jiangxia in the retrograde.
Along the way, I saw the big boats on the river road coming and going repeatedly, a lively and prosperous scene.
After a few more days, the Zhou Dynasty arrived at Wu'Chang Wharf.
This time, the scene was even more prosperous than in Yuzhang and Jiujiang, where a large number of labor-like people flocked to the wharf, shouting "hey, hey, hey", carrying large quantities of goods and sending them to the wooden ships and large iron ships moored at the harbor.
During this period, the rich and noble, women and civilians gathered, interspersed with orderly walking on the dock.
In addition, the style of the wharf is more modern, and if it weren't for the wooden boats parked next to it and the clothes of the people on the wharf were too inconsistent, the Zhou Dynasty really had the illusion of returning to modern times.
Zhou Chao, who got off the boat, didn't stay on the dock for long, passed through the crowd, walked to the station not far away, and took the bus that arrived on time towards Jiangxia City...... R1152