Chapter 616: Rising from the Ground
"This is the power of humanity, and in less than a year, a modern city has risen from the ground!" Looking at the huge city in front of him, which almost appeared on the plain, Liu Xu sighed.
Don't look at the real world, only about 30 days have passed, in the white elephant world, it is another 300 days, nearly a year.
But let's push back the time by 20 days, that is, just after the end of the Demon Clan War, all the population was transferred to the White Elephant World, and at the same time, Liu Xu also completely devoted his time and energy to the new construction climax of the White Elephant World.
On this day, Liu Xu finally got accurate news from the several medical saints in charge, all the immigrants have completed the adaptation work to the white elephant world, so in the end, it is very unfortunate that 786 people died in the camp, but in front of the figure of 3 million people, these 786 people are not worth mentioning.
Of course, Liu Xu, who deeply understood and inherited the wise saying "stability overrides everything", did not choose to erase the 786 people directly, but instead erected a monument to them, and at the same time solemnly met with the families of the 786 people, gave them deep comfort, and provided them with a subsidy of 10,000 Yuewen coins each.
China Literature Coin is a new currency launched by Liu Xu, and it is also the currency issued by the empire to all citizens, and even the first currency issued by the world in the history of the White Elephant World.
Because in the caste era, the bottom of the whole society was a pool of stagnant water, there was no opportunity for economic exchange, and the only economic way was barter, so there was no soil for the existence of money.
However, this does not mean that the people of the Zhou State do not understand what currency is, on the contrary, they are very aware of the existence and value of currency, but this makes them strictly guard against it and strictly prohibit the appearance of currency.
Because the emergence of currency represents a wider circulation, and a wider circulation will make the people at the bottom have more desires, which will destroy the cornerstone of the caste system, so the Zhou State very strongly suppressed the emergence of all currencies, and it was not until after the establishment of the empire that Liu Xu launched the world's first world-wide official currency.
At the same time, although there are natural resources such as gold and silver in this world, gold and silver have never become currency, so there is no soil for the existence of the gold standard or the silver standard, so Liu Xu finally chose the grain standard as the basis of currency.
That is, the central bank of the empire stipulated that 1 yuan could be exchanged for one kilogram of staple grain directly at the central bank, so as to stabilize the value of the currency.
In this way, the value of 1 Chinese literature coin seems to be about 2 yuan, after all, the purchase price of one kilogram of staple grain is also 2 yuan. But this is an efficient, price that is only available in the case of modern agricultural facilities. In ancient times, when a farmer could only harvest a few thousand catties of grain a year, the value of the Chinese literature currency was actually quite high, after all, the net income of a farmer in a year was only a few thousand reading dollars.
Liu Xu gave 10,000 Yuewen coins in one go, and the families of the victims were all grateful, coupled with various commemorative measures, as well as the characteristics of the dead who couldn't speak, so this incident not only did not cause any instability, but made everyone praise Liu Xu and envy him, and he wished that it was his relatives who died.
After all the more than 3 million immigrants have recovered, the white elephant world will usher in its most golden era of development.
Under Liu Xu's careful planning, or rather, a decision to pat his head, 3 million immigrants and a large number of engineering and agricultural equipment were divided into 5 different parts, which will be handed over to the five kingdoms under his control, and they will directly arrange these immigrants and engineering equipment, so that they can use these resources to develop their own country's capabilities.
This sounds a little unpleasant, and it is estimated that the things that Liu Xu finally got turned out to be cheaper than the princes under him.
But this is also something that can't be helped, Liu Xu is an outstanding historian, but by no means an outstanding politician, if you ask him to make specific arrangements for the work of these millions of people, it will definitely drive Liu Xu directly crazy.
On the contrary, the five major vassal states under him, all of them are the most demonic people in Chinese history, not to mention the political ability of the founding emperor himself, and there are also a large number of capable ministers under him, who maximize the power of these populations and resources, so that the entire empire can embark on the road of rapid development, and at the same time, Liu Xu also only needs to grasp the big policy from a high position, and he can play to his heart's content at other times, which is not too cool.
Of course, the most important thing is that these princes and kings will never betray Liu Xu, so what is there to worry about?
But just when Liu Xu was about to give this order, Zhuge Liang, who got the news, suddenly hurriedly came over, blocked Liu Xu's face and asked directly, "Is the lord planning to make the world chaotic?" ”
Zhuge Liang's question stunned Liu Xu, and after a while, he said, "I want to develop my country, let my country's agriculture and industry develop rapidly, everyone will have clothes and food, and the whole country will become stronger and more stable, how can it become a big mess in the world in the mouth of the prime minister!" ”
"Liang dares to ask the lord, are these 3 million immigrants your reflection role?" Zhuge Liang asked directly.
"It's not...... You don't knowingly ask if it's okay or not, just say what you want to say! Liu Xu said helplessly.
"Okay, then I dare to ask the lord again, can these 3 million immigrants do what they order and prohibit, only pursue food and clothing, and not pursue more spiritual and cultural life, as well as the so-called freedom, and have no thoughts of their own?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"I'm afraid this won't work!" Liu Xu shook his head and said.
"Then let me ask the lord again, are these immigrant women willing to have one child a year, one child after another, with only two months of rest in between, and give birth to a steady stream of children?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
"This is not good, how can modern people have so many children, and not all of them are my wife. In fact, the Great Writers Association also has very strong fertility indicators every year, but as far as I know, the speed at which we have children is not high, and many women are not even willing to have children at all, because it will seriously reduce their living standards, and they are not willing to let their children live in a precarious world! Liu Xu said.
"Okay, then let me ask you again, can these immigrants eat and live with all the natives, live in the same thatched huts, eat the same poor food, work every day at sunrise and sunset, diligently nail themselves to the land, and do whatever the government asks them to do, and make the best low-level consumables?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
Liu Xu stopped talking, he already understood what Zhuge Liang meant.
Seeing Liu Xu's attitude, Zhuge Liang sighed, and finally asked, "My lord, can you guarantee that these immigrants will not come into contact with the natives when they are scattered, unlike the natives who spread their ideas and tell them about their lives in the other world, as well as the outlook on life in the new era such as fraternity, equality, and freedom?" ”
"Or if you let them live far beyond the standard of living of the natives, wouldn't that create hatred and strife between the two groups?"
"I see!" After a long time, Liu Xu sighed and stood up and said, "The original order is invalid, please ask the prime minister and me to choose a piece of plain together, and then move all the natives near the plain, let all immigrants give priority to building Sanjing City on this plain, let all immigrants live in this city, there is no formal work arrangement, and no immigrants will be allowed to leave Sanjing City!" ”
"For at least a hundred years, there must be no communication between indigenous people and immigrants other than work!" Liu Xu finally said categorically.
(End of chapter)