This classical democratic system of the ancient Roman Empire had a profound impact on later generations, and was basically a precedent for capitalist democracy.

It's a pity that this is already the last glory, and soon the ancient Roman Empire will be in full swing and enter a stage of turmoil, and the system will also become a feudal monarchy.

To put it bluntly, this kind of classical democracy is actually equivalent to the tribal alliance ruling system in ancient China.

The Yao Shunyu era in China is very similar.

Liu Zhi did not deliberately hide what he knew in front of Deng Yan, of course, Nanhai Gong had long been accustomed to his unpredictable prophet.

The two have a tacit understanding in this matter without words.

It's just that what Deng Yan doesn't know is that Liu Zhi is full of envy for him, and all he knows is from the books.

Staying on the white paper and black letters, unlike Deng Yan, he has really walked through thousands of rivers and mountains, experienced wind, frost, rain and snow, and seen the prosperity and desolation of the world.

Years of sailing career have made Deng Yan's skin rough and dark by the cold sea breeze, and he has long lost the image of a young man in the past.

Just looking at his appearance, a person in his thirties is like a man in his forties compared to those pampered family officials in the capital.

However, with his outstanding temperament, no one can mistake him for a despicable villager.

After resting in the villa for two days, Liu Zhi decided to follow him to the sea.

He will not run far, at most he will walk around the Bohai Bay, see the endless sea, and enjoy the fun of sea fishing.

In his previous life, Liu Zhi was an inland man, and he did not have the opportunity to go to the seaside, let alone enjoy the spectacular scenery of the high ground and the wide sky.

Sitting on the big steam steamer going to sea, when you are in the endless sea, you suddenly feel that the world is so big, and you are like a drop in the ocean.

I only felt relaxed and happy, in this special environment, he temporarily put down his responsibilities as an emperor and became an ordinary person again.

Liu Zhi, who originally only planned to go shopping at sea for two or three days, knew the taste of the marrow, but it took more than ten days to return home.

Soon Deng Yan resigned to him, preparing to go back to Beijing to see his mother, brother and children, and then return to Nanyang to rest for a while.

Next, he plans to go to South America and North America again, and with the blessing of steamships, I believe it will not take so many years to make a round trip.

This has always been the case over the years, since Deng Yan made the Western Regions countries, for more than ten years, the two have been gathering less and leaving more.

However, they have long been accustomed to this model, and they are all people with a pattern, and they will not be sad because of this.

Liu Zhi has been staying in Zhuo County for the rest of the year, and the reason why he chose this place as the second place to travel is naturally due to national considerations.

As the old capital of the Western Han Dynasty, Chang'an is undoubtedly of significance to the entire Han Empire, second only to Luoyang.

But Liu Zhi felt that Zhuojun was also a very important place, and the central and western regions and Jiangnan had developed rapidly in recent years, and he also spent his main energy there.

As a result, the development of the northeast has been neglected, and Zhuo County has a vital position in this area, and its development can drive the economy of the entire region.

Therefore, in the name of summer vacation, he came to Zhuo County this time, and the main purpose was to inspect and build Zhuozhou City.

During this trip, he brought officials from the secretary ministry in charge of policy staff, as well as relevant personnel from the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Household Affairs, who were responsible for inspecting and making preliminary plans.

Before going out, he had already consulted with cabinet ministers on the matter, and basically reached a consensus.

After more than ten years of rapid development, Dahan's economy has indeed undergone earth-shaking changes, but it is extremely unbalanced in each place.

At present, the northeast, southwest and extreme north regions are all very backward, and compared with the Central Plains, there is a world of difference.

There is no way, there are too many reasons for such a situation, geographical environment, infrastructure, and cultural heritage.

Seeing that the Central Plains region is becoming more and more stable, Liu Zhi and the ministers of the DPRK and China have invariably turned their attention to the more barren areas.

Compared with the three regions, the foundation of the northeast is obviously much better, where the land is fertile, and it was the main place of immigration in the early days, so it brought advanced agricultural civilization.

Of course, there is also Confucian culture, which has been blended for more than ten years, and the Xianbei people here have slowly accepted the Central Plains civilization.

In order to develop agriculture there and build a new granary of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhi sent people to build a local institution similar to the agricultural technology station in later generations very early on.

In addition to providing technical guidance on agriculture, we are also responsible for lending seeds and agricultural tools for free.

Later, after the establishment of the College of Agriculture, Liu Zhi also established a branch in Northeast China, which played a positive role in promoting local agricultural production.

It's just that because the population is not enough, the area that can be cultivated is not much, so although the output has increased greatly, it is still not the granary of the country.

In the whole large region, there is a lack of a large-scale sub-administrative center to drive local economic development.

As a visitor of later generations, of course, he will not be a stranger to the ancient Zhuo County, since the Ming Dynasty, he has become the new capital, and then has continued.

After returning from the sea, Liu Zhi personally inspected Zhuojun City for half a month, and then summarized the information with relevant officials.

At this time, Zhuojun City was still a military town, but with the prosperity of the Central Plains, it was also radiated.

Coupled with the construction of the Grand Canal and the establishment of a northern seaport nearby, the trade position became increasingly important.

Overall, Zhuojun is a thriving city of hope, with some vigorous vitality and development potential.

Because since the Warring States and pre-Qin periods, Zhuojun was an important gateway against the Hu people, and the entire city was built in the style of a military base.

Therefore, it was not the economy that was considered at that time, and with the construction of steep mountains, his historical mission has long been weakened.

Therefore, the new Zhuojun City should be moved to the plain, otherwise there will be no way to continue to develop.

Of course, the cost of rebuilding a city was too high, and Liu Zhi presided over several discussions with the people, and decided to abandon the construction of the most conventional city walls.

The reason why ancient cities had to build high walls was mainly from the military and security aspects, and now the situation of the Han Dynasty has long changed.

Therefore, the new urban planning should also keep pace with the times, and Zhuojun New Town will be the first place.

Abandoning the city wall will save at least one-third of the cost, which is more cost-effective no matter how you look at it.

Wouldn't it be better to spend the savings on urban planning and infrastructure?

These officials had personally experienced the construction of Luoyang New City and had considerable experience.

The urban area is divided by roads, almost square, and is neatly divided into nine squares by straight avenues that run through the east, west, north and south.

The central area is the seat of the local government and government schools, and there are residential and trade areas in the east, west, north and south, but the main trade area is still the east and west cities, and the scale is much larger than other places.

This is also the regular division of the Han city, and because of this, buying things has become the spoken language of later generations, and this is the reason.

The South City is mainly a wealthy area, while the North City is a gathering area for handicraft workshops.

In addition, Liu Zhi attaches the most importance to the construction of urban drainage system, as the soul of the modern world, he clearly knows that this is directly related to the subsequent development of a city.

Think about it, a city with a lot of sewage and a smelly smell, even if it is excellent in other aspects, it is difficult to make people comfortable.

During the construction of Luoyang New Area, Liu Zhi made the first planning for the underground drainage system.

As for the effect, it can be said that it is surprisingly good, allowing Luoyang people to see a clean and tidy new city.

Later, he also carried out a gradual renovation of the drainage system of the imperial palace and the old city, so that Luoyang City was worthy of the political and cultural center of the country, and gradually became the most prosperous city in the world.

Now, in the planning of Zhuozhou City, this system has been perfected day by day, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry have long been familiar with it.

Of course, considering that the number of people in Zhuozhou City is not large now, even if some surrounding residents are added, the population is just enough for twenty or thirty thousand.

If the city is built too big, it will not only cost a lot of money, but it will also become an empty city.

But if it is built too small, it will be very detrimental to the subsequent development of Zhuozhou City.

So they took a compromise approach, building a city of about 50,000 people first, and then finding a way to move some people from the surrounding area.

At the time of construction, there was already enough room for subsequent expansion, and the well-shaped road and square shape were conducive to radiating to the periphery in the future.

Moreover, the current urban planning will not be too laborious and costly, which will cause strain on the national finances.

Of course, the labor needed to build the city could be requisitioned from the surrounding areas, and they would be among the first inhabitants of the city.

Such a huge project is the largest except for the construction of the Grand Canal, and the time span required is also very long.

Liu Zhi estimates that it will take five or six years to go up, but the price paid is worth it.

In the future, the entire Northeast region will become more and more prosperous because of his existence, and Zhuojun is the next accompanying capital.

In order to do this, we have been busy from the end of June to August, and after repeated revisions, the plan and budget have been successfully completed.

Next, Liu Zhi will return to the capital with the budget and discuss the issue of financial allocation with cabinet ministers.

Then there is a selection of officials who are specifically responsible for building the city, and this person must be experienced and selfless.

In fact, Liu Zhixin already has a candidate in his heart, that is, Chen Yu, the director of the canal, who presided over the construction of the Grand Canal, and it was completed very successfully.

Since last year, he has been in charge of digging the canal from Luoyang to Chang'an City, hoping to directly connect the two most important megacities in Dahan.

In his experience, it should be more than enough to build Zhuozhou City, and there will be no problems.

Moreover, Liu Zhi planned to wait for the Zhuo County City to be repaired, and then let Chen Yu serve as the governor of the entire Northeast Province, just like Dong Ban is now the governor of the southwest.

The power of a governor is very large, and he can govern several states, but the governor only has the power to supervise and direct, and does not have any military functions.

Otherwise, he would have lost any meaning in carrying out state and county reforms back then.

Moreover, the governorship is not a permanent position, it is generally a remote area and in urgent need of development, and once the local economy develops, the governorship will be removed.

Although the governor is only a temporary official, he has a very high rank, belongs to the second rank, and is directly appointed by the central court.

In other words, they are fundamentally different from local officials, and theoretically they are on an equal footing with Beijing officials of the same rank.

I took a steamer back from the canal and didn't make any stops on the way, so the speed was very fast, and I returned to Luoyang in a few days.

Because of the boat ride all the way, there was no hard work, so Liu Zhi did not rest, and directly took out the planning plan and budget, and held a court meeting.

The planning map of Zhuo County City, everyone has no opinion, but there are quite a few complaints about the project budget, and the preliminary budget plan given by the Ministry of Industry is as high as 200 million yuan.

This is only the first phase of the project budget, and the later period will be invested year by year, and in five or six years, it will be an astronomical amount.

"It's just a small border city, there is no need to build it so prosperous, shouldn't Your Majesty consider reducing the size of the city first, and then let it be natural and develop slowly."

This is the mainstream opinion in the court, which has been supported by most people, Liu Zhi looked at it and found that they were basically middle-level officials.

Those bigwigs, but the old gods are there, and they have not expressed their opinions on this matter.

It seems that there is still a big gap between them and those middle-level officials in terms of vision and pattern.

Sure enough, just when the courtiers were discussing and asking Liu Zhi to reduce the budget, Yuan Xu, a secretary of the provincial university, slowly spoke.

"I look at Your Majesty's meaning, I want to build Zhuozhou City into a new companion capital, and the development potential of the Northeast region may be underestimated.

I'll explain it to you. ”

The main responsibility of the secretary ministry is to collect information on all aspects of the country, and through analysis, statistics, and screening, and then discover various problems existing in the country's construction.

And on this basis, he suggested a new policy adjustment plan to Liu Zhi.

Therefore, in terms of regional development, Yuan Xuan naturally has the greatest right to speak.

"In your hearts, is the Liaodong region still in the stage of barbarism and uncivilized?"

Before Liu Zhi sent people to attack Liaodong, there were only Xianbei tribes living there, and there were no Han people.

At that time, the Xianbei people were still in the nomadic stage, and their lives were mainly maintained by fishing, hunting and grazing.

After the return of Liaodong, in order to pass on the very serious land annexation contradictions at that time, Liu Zhi encouraged the landless displaced people in the Central Plains to settle in Liaodong.

A series of preferential policies were enacted, such as free distribution of seeds and exemption from any taxes for up to 10 years.

Help to build houses, lend production tools, lend rations free of charge, and a series of policies.

At that time, disasters and wars in the Central Plains were frequent, and there were a large number of displaced refugees, as well as countless slaves who were forced into slavery and wanted to escape oppression.

Liu Zhi's series of favorable policies attracted a large number of laborers in a short period of time, but with the gradual development of the Central Plains, fewer and fewer people were willing to emigrate.

It was basically cut off in the later period, but in order to supplement the population of Liaodong, Liu Zhi came up with a new trick.

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