Rising: Ten Thousand Years Chapter 45: : pattern
The prince looked at Li Zhen with interest, and asked tentatively:
"Since you have become the number one scholar, there is a high possibility that you will become an official in the future. If you become the governor of a state, do you think you are sure to bring this state to prosperity?"
"Yes."
"Then if you are allowed to be the Governor of the Southeast State, are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Tell me, if you are the Governor of Southeast State, how would you govern Southeast State? Tell me all the steps, and I will listen."
The crown prince looked at Li Zhen curiously. He was really interested. He wanted to see if the number one scholar in science could open up his mind and become a person who combined arts and science.
Just like the prince himself, he is also a science student, but he shoulders the great task of inheriting Kyushu. To govern the country in the future. Xun Shifei himself also believes that science can also govern the country.
After thinking for a while, Li Zhen pointed out the disadvantages of Southeast State: "Southeast State is located in various parts of Kyushu, and it belongs to an area with serious land desertification. So if I want to make Southeast State rich, the first step is nothing more than two hard points. Metrics."
When the prince heard that Li Zhen still had two hard indicators, this extremely purposeful answer, he couldn't wait: "Quickly say. Which two?"
"First, vigorously invest in the development of transportation. Within three years, the official roads will extend in all directions, and perhaps a faster means of transportation will be born. Second, vigorously develop the coastal ports of Southeast Prefecture. These are two hard targets."
The crown prince frowned suspiciously: "The first thing is, why develop transportation? Why not develop agriculture to generate income?"
"Because of the serious desertification of the southeast state, roads are sometimes absent. Only horses can be used for internal traffic, and only in a few areas with official roads can horse-drawn carriages be allowed to go on the road. The backward traffic will hinder The transformation of the region's resource advantages into economic advantages. Once the transportation is greatly improved and the resource advantages are quickly transformed into economic advantages, then the transportation can realize the role of supplementary economy."
The prince's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh suddenly: "It's wonderful! It's wonderful. Why didn't I think of this? I just thought that some areas were backward and the reason for the local development environment was limited. But I didn't expect that, The traffic is so smooth that there are such big hidden dangers. It’s wonderful. Then tell me, why do you want to develop the port again?”
Li Zhen said calmly:
"Ports and inland transportation are the same. Vigorously developing the ports in the southeast state will facilitate the trade efficiency of various places. A large number of fleets passing through the ports in the southeast state will bring a large amount of trade. With trade, It will increase the local consumption value and production value. Under the virtuous circle, the water and land transportation will be developed, which will attract more trade to pass through the southeast state. More trade will pass through the southeast state, even if a flock of geese only pluck a feather, In just two or three years, the GDP of the southeast state will double. Therefore, if you want to get rich, build roads first.”
The prince opened his mouth wide in horror, and looked Li Zhen up and down again, until his face turned red from seeing Li Zhen, but he still didn't say a word.
I missed my eyes, this time I really missed my eyes!
Xun Shifei was extremely shocked. The world only said that science students cannot rule a country. But Xun Shifei, a science student, happens to be the successor of Kyushu in the future. He believes that science students can govern the country.
Today was just an accidental whim. I wanted to test Li Zhen, but I didn't expect to find a treasure. There were witty words in this little boy's mouth.
Wonderful!
This point of view, this entry point. Xun Shifei was extremely shocked.
"Prince?"
Li Zhen blushed and shouted.
Xun Shifei came to his senses, and asked eagerly: "Then, wouldn't the number of businessmen in Southeast Prefecture multiply?"
"Yes."
"In this way, if everyone sees doing business to make money, wouldn't they put agriculture on hold? They all ran to do business?"
"How can the prince think so? There are more businessmen, why did he put agriculture on hold? With more businessmen, the consumption capacity will also increase at the same time, and the overall GDP will also increase. In fact, The burden on farmers is also reduced."
"Why is it reduced?"
Li Zhen smiled: "Because my second step is to gradually turn parts into wholes and replace fragmentation with mass production. When the local area is rich, there will be more rich people in the area. The state will start from 'Vigorously collect agricultural taxes' has been changed to 'vigorously support agriculture'. Foreign contracted land attracts investors to invest in farmland and breeding on a large scale. Replace 'scattered private households' with large scale."
"What do you mean?"
"It's the fields. It's no longer the crops you grow and eat. Instead, there are businessmen who specialize in large-scale farming, and then provide them to the market. Take the route of market economy, use capital to drive agriculture, and use businessmen's unprofitable The early characteristics let them see that agriculture has great potential. This is a market economy route.”
"Is there any benefit to doing this?"
"There are too many benefits. The reason why businessmen are chasing profit, adding the scientific concept of development, will greatly increase the output. Not only that, but also reduce the investment generated when the state collects agricultural taxes. If there were 10,000 in a county before The crops grown by farmers will be invested by a hundred people when the agricultural tax is collected. However, if the crops are rounded up, only one person will be required to collect the agricultural tax for the same large crop. This is the reduction in the agricultural tax cost."
Xun Shifei took a deep breath: "There is still a cost to collecting taxes?"
"Of course there is a cost. The government has to send people, and manpower is the cost. It has to be counted to the household, and everyone's situation has to be counted. This is another cost..."
"I... I didn't even think that there would be costs for taxation. It turns out that's the case. But, what about the farmers who are facing the loess and the sky after the production and industrialization of agriculture you said? ? They have no survival skills and can't survive."
Li Zhen shook his head and denied: "No, because at that time, the wealth of the southeast state will surpass that of all states. And the southeast state will use a small part of the tax revenue to feed back farmers, and the farmers in the southeast state will enjoy the special household registration of the state Rights and interests. That is the subsistence allowance. At that time, the southeast state will be able to support all the farmers, and send money to the old and homeless farmers every month to let them live. Thus, it will change from "farmers supporting the country" to "state supporting farmers". Older farmers are given voluntary support in the southeast state, and young and strong farmers will turn to other industries.
Another batch of manpower was invested in other industries, which led to the vigorous development of other industries. This is a virtuous circle. "
Xun Shifei pondered for a moment: "It won't work, your method won't work. Yield planting is easy to say, but it still requires a lot of manpower to plant, that's what you call farmers. Too much manpower is invested , it will squeeze the interests of the merchants, and the interests are thin, so what merchants would contract the land?"
"Hasn't the prince imagined that one day in the future, farming will no longer require people?"
Xun Shifei's eyes widened in shock: "What? How is this possible? You don't need people to farm the land? What do you need?"
"Mechanized production."
"Mechanization... How can there be such a machine?"
"There will be."
Li Zhen smiled proudly.
Xun Shifei looked at Li Zhen in amazement: "You...you can invent that kind of machine?"
Li Zhen said with a smile: "In five years, that kind of thing will definitely come out."
"What exactly?"
"One of the infinite evolutions of the steam engine. If you give me time, even an internal combustion engine will appear. It can replace cows and people. Only one person is needed to complete the work of ten people."
"Steam engine!" The prince suddenly exclaimed: "Is it something recorded in ancient books? Can you restore this magical thing?"
"If conditions permit."
Li Zhen's heart was beating uncomfortably. Under my leadership, the age of steam must come ahead of schedule!
The prince became serious and stopped talking too much on this topic. He already knew in his heart that he underestimated Li Zhen's situation...
Li Zhen's pattern is to change an era.
Rather than purely being king in a discipline. He doesn't need anyone to compete academically with him, and he doesn't need to gain any fame~IndoMTL.com~ His pattern is to change an era.
"It's late at night, go to sleep."
The prince didn't say anything encouraging, and he didn't ask about the steam engine. He left quietly with his hands behind his back.
After some night talks, the prince had a plan in mind.
What test school? What competition knowledge? It's all just floating clouds.
"Xiao Lian."
"What's the matter, Prince?"
"Tomorrow morning, send Li Zhen and others to Beijing."
"Ah? Aren't you going to compete in knowledge?"
"No more. I've already lost."
The prince said with a sigh, but he couldn't see the slightest failure in his eyes, only excitement and ecstasy.
As an heir to an empire, there is nothing more ecstatic than discovering a talent that changes the times, even if it is a false name? If you prove that you are not Li Zhen's opponent, or Li Zhen is not your opponent, so what?
The lifeblood of the empire!
"The enthusiasm of the people is so high, it can't be compared now, isn't it rumors?"
Xun Shifei sneered: "What do rumors and public opinion matter?"
“…”
Li Zhen was also very excited. When he talked about agriculture with the prince, he planned to tell the prince about his steam engine plan. He just wanted to plant a seed in the prince's heart, and this seed would take root in his heart with the advent of the steam engine.
For the emperor, what is more exciting than mechanized production, efficient production, and a complete solution to the problem of food and clothing for the whole people?
Is the steam engine the end? No. The steam engine is just the beginning, and the future is too long. Li Zhen needs the lifeblood of the empire-money and power.
The night passed.
This night, I did not dream of Zhang Zhi.