Chapter 143: Ideological Conflict
Hangzhou is a big city, which is different from today's Hangzhou. In this era, Hangzhou was as big as several cities, and there were waterways in the city, so aquatic products can be eaten here often.
But Lin'an is different. There are still very few aquatic products in comparison. Except for the point in the river, basically no one transports aquatic products here.
When Su brought a villager named Tianbao to Lin'an, Tianbao was shocked. This was his first time to arrive in the county town. Although he is almost twenty years old now, he has never come out. If he hadn't had this opportunity, he wouldn't know when he would have come out.
"This Lin'an County is so big, with so many things." Tianbao was confused and forgot that he was visiting the shop.
The shops in the farmers' market are neat and uniform, which is much better than many people's housing, which costs Su a few hundred taels of silver.
Of course, Tianbao had no problem, so he quickly agreed and asked for two shops next to him to manage aquatic products, and even his parents were coming.
When other people heard that they had money, they were extremely happy. It turned out that people's happiness was so simple.
The villagers began to fish together and transported them to Lin'an City through the Tianbao family's donkey cart. Once they arrived here, the business became so popular. Whether it was fish or shrimp, they sold as much as they were. In a few days, they rented the house.
The other villagers also received a lot of rewards, and they still asked someone to buy various things from Lin'an County to take them back.
Making money is something that can infect people. When you see others making money, you also want to make money.
Soon, many remaining stores were rented out, and some of the original grain and oil stores even opened branches here, making the business so popular.
In the past, when I went to a store, the boss said that the price would be as much as possible, and even some unscrupulous people would cheat people.
But here, there are several companies doing the same business, so it is easy for people to choose from, compare and choose the right one, and they are not afraid of being cheated, the price is also cheap, small profits and quick sales, and the farmers' market ushers in spring.
And this has only been a few months.
Su looked at the prosperous Lin'an. Now many people are applying for land to build houses in the county government offices in Lin'an. Some slightly wealthy people have started to build houses with bricks and tiles. They are much stronger than wooden houses. In this period, there are quite a few people coming from the surrounding villages.
More and more people are coming outside Lin'an. Many people come here to do business, and the streets are full of traffic, and the scene is prosperous.
Even so, Su Zhiyuan was still criticized and boycotted by many people when he did a lot of things.
The first point is the diversity of clothing.
Although the clothes for the show in Hangzhou are even more bizarre, people look at it in the minds of entertainment. Although some people buy it, they are all in a minority.
In Lin'an, even if some people wear such clothes on the street, they will be regarded as an alien. Over time, Su's clothing business and reputation seem to be very poor.
For this reason, although Wushang had made great efforts to manage this, he still had to start selling traditional clothing as the most important thing. Su's modern clothing suffered a Waterloo.
"You think, is it strange? People are born with a simple and simple way. Why do people have to wear clothes? That is thoughtful, why can't people's clothes change? Are the clothes I designed very badly?"
Mr. Su felt very strange and asked everyone in the yamen.
Tang Siyu raised a curve on the corner of her mouth: "Brother Yuan, you made good clothes, no problem, but you have to give the public time. As time goes by, people will slowly accept it."
Yabo Run: "Master, the work uniform you designed is very good. People praise it, so no one can say it well."
Su Zhiyuan thought about it and said that some traditional clothing is too cumbersome, with long sleeves and looks elegant, and it is really inconvenient to fall to the floor when going to the toilet. If you do clothing suitable for public work, it will be very popular. Why start with supplementing parts?
So the sleeves, aprons, and hemp rope gloves were soon sold in Su's clothing store. As expected, they were so popular that they were very popular. Soon many cloth businesses came to discuss business and were willing to cooperate for a long time.
As for many clothing, they cannot be made due to materials, and they can only wait for the cloth and silk weaving industry to develop.
The second point is that the three religions and nine popular ones affect the development of the times.
They are inferior third-rate. Some people want to do this, but they are looked down upon. Everyone wants to do the third-rate, but many people are starved to death.
This is a decadent system and backward idea.
Those who sell candy, actors, prostitutes, shave their heads, sniffing at weddings and funerals, and those who sell art on the streets are all inferior. Su Zhiyuan even saw children throwing candy sellers on the streets with stones, and even filthy words, which made him very angry.
These people rely on their own abilities to make a living and are treated like this everywhere, but society cannot do without their existence. Su decided to set off a storm of thought in Lin'an. Although it may cause many great scholars to attack, no matter what, Su took it.
For this purpose, he prepared a speech for several days!
Finally, on a sunny morning, Su Zhiyuan stood on the beam of the Lin'an County Government and summoned a lot of Lin'an people to prepare for speeches.
Fortunately, there is a loudspeaker.
"Hey, hey!"
The people below were in agitation, thinking something strange was happening.
"I am Su Zhiyuan, I am the magistrate of Lin'an County. I believe that many people know me and say that I like to show up in public. It's good, but I think that since I want to do my duty, I must communicate with the people, so I have to show up in public. Today I came out to gather everyone together to say something, something about all kinds of religions and all kinds of things."
"People always like to divide us into the upper and lower levels, so we become noble and humble, but I tell you, in Lin'an County, there is no such statement. Everyone can come to this world, all of whom are born and raised by their parents, and they are equal. We are all human beings, and everyone is equal, and we will not be inferior to others in personality. Men and women are equal. If one is missing, we cannot be born, and one is missing, we cannot live. Today, I want to let Lin'an County eliminate discrimination. If I see someone spitting at the street performers, 30 sticks and throwing stones, the same goes for the children, if the child is still born. The street sellers, juggling, and shaving their heads all rely on their own abilities to make a living. Why are we discriminated against? Do we do something else noble? If we want to live a better life, we must strengthen ourselves, use knowledge and technology!"
When they talked about this, many people were already in tears. They suddenly felt how happy it was to live in Lin'an. Although many people whispered below, Su Zhiyuan didn't care, because it was necessary to create a harmonious and civilized city and eliminate backward ideas. This step will be taken sooner or later.
"It is not embarrassing to make a living by your own ability, nor is it embarrassing to go to business, nor is it embarrassing to make people laugh when playing tricks. I hope everyone can relax their mindset and look at problems, so the world will be better and make Lin'an a better place. I believe everyone is the same as I think."
After stopping the speech, I was stunned for a while, and then people cheered wildly.
This cheer will be recorded in history and is a unique day for Lin'an to announce the elimination of discrimination.
Lin'an on this day seemed so unique!
(To be continued)
Chapter completed!