In the summer of the 11th year of Jian Shuo, three buildings of considerable size were built on the west end of Zhang Village. Each building has three floors, with a structure of cement and red bricks. The outer layer is painted with white lime and inlaid with transparent
Glass windows. Three buildings are arranged in rows surrounding the square in front.
Due to Ning Yi's auspices, the style of the building is completely different from that of the houses in the world today, except that the glass inlaid in the windows is of great value. Perhaps out of some bad taste, the three buildings were simply named "Zhangcun"
"Building No. 1", "Building No. 2" and "Building No. 3".
The building is open to the public. Building 1 displays various current scientific and technological achievements and principle demonstrations; Building 2 contains various collections of books and a large number of debate records on the development of thinking in the Chinese military, as well as a memorial hall for major events along the way; Building 3
It is a work building. It was originally planned to be allocated to the management of the Huaxia Military Commercial Department to display relatively mature commercial products. However, at this time, the function was slightly modified.
The journey of the Huaxia Army has not been easy. In order to support itself, commercial means have played a big role. On the other hand, the shaping of the Huaxia Army's ideology over the years has certainly been based on the concept of "equality", but
On a practical level, advocating the spirit of contract and guiding the emergence of the industrial revolution and capitalism based on the study of objects is also a path that must be taken.
Based on these ideas, after leaving Liangshan, it became very necessary to build a set of such exhibition halls and memorial halls to introduce the outline of the Chinese Army to others. The Ministry of Commerce can also rely on such displays to attract more business, and at the same time, promote the Chinese
The face of the army was revealed to the outside world.
After leaving Liangshan, the entire Chinese military system was very busy. It took over various places, expanded the army and trained troops. In addition, the infrastructure in various places also had to keep up. The construction of face projects was relatively delayed. In the design and construction of these three buildings
On the other hand, Ning Yi did not consider the transition of aesthetics, and directly applied the simple, grand, and practical style of later generations. With his background as an unscrupulous real estate developer, the housing project went smoothly. After the completion, it looked like a "future" at first glance.
"The impact.
However, by the summer of this year, three buildings were completed and the showrooms were fully occupied. The Jurchen war was imminent, and the buildings originally planned to focus on business first turned to the direction of political propaganda.
In order to cope with the arrival of the Jurchens, the Chinese army on the entire Chengdu Plain is advancing. Although the areas that were not occupied by the Chinese army were headed by Zizhou, in addition to Zizhou, there are also dozens of areas north of the entire Sichuan Fourth Road.
Small and medium-sized towns had already received ultimatums from the Chinese Army.
At this time, although it seemed to the outside world that there was no large-scale battle, the entire atmosphere was anything but gentle. The elite of the Chinese army was divided into several groups, and while pressing forward, they used lobbying and persuasion. During July and August, these
Cities and towns are surrendering one after another. Under this background, no one thinks that the Chinese army will continue to show mercy to the stubborn resisters. Everyone understands that if they continue to act as diehards, the Chinese army will mercilessly crush them before the Jurchens arrive.
Everything in front of you.
Except for a few small-scale resistances that were expected to occur, with the surrender of Zizhou in August, the Fourth Sichuan Road, except for the inevitable exit of Jiange, has gradually entered the territory of the Chinese Army, and various powers and government affairs
Deliveries are proceeding in full swing.
However, for the officials who were originally responsible for governing various places, the Huaxia Army did not adopt a one-size-fits-all policy. After conducting a simple written examination and intention test, some qualified officials who did not have much resistance to the Huaxia Army entered the training one after another.
stage.
The entire training process is quite simple. It takes place in several places with Zhang Village as the core. First, we visit the three buildings in Zhang Village to see the general outline, and then enter the factory, government agency, urban area, and military camp for field comparison, and then return to Zhang Village.
The village will conduct another round of overall introduction. At this time, you can ask questions or request information from the building for reference, and finally enter a simple written test.
The whole process takes about seven days. The purpose is to let these officials understand the basic conceptual framework, governance operations and future expectations of the Huaxia Army. It doesn't matter if they don't fully agree with the general direction. As long as they can understand and cooperate. As long as they enter the system,
There will naturally be a lot of learning, supervision, recognition, and cleanup mechanisms in the future.
The late autumn sunshine was still bright. Standing in the showroom on the second floor of Building 1, Liao Qibin could not help but cast his gaze at the window next to him. Things like glass bottles have long been on the market, but they are quite
Because it is so precious, the Chinese army later improved this object to make it more transparent, and even applied mercury behind the crystal glass to make mirrors. Because this object is fragile, it is difficult to transport it in the mountains of Sichuan. In the outside world, it is produced by Black Flag.
The high-quality glass mirror has always been a treasure in the eyes of wealthy families. In the past two years, some places have become more accustomed to using it as a must-have item in weddings.
But here, such clear and fragile colored glass was actually used as a window. The sunny trees outside and the pedestrians near the river in the distance could be seen at a glance. This made Liao Qibin, who had been the magistrate of Zizhou Li County, all
I felt a kind of luxury.
However, six days after arriving in Zhangcun, due to this visit, Liao Qibin had some more complicated emotions in addition to the initial sense of luxury.
"...Back to papermaking. On the first day, you all only knew a rough idea. After walking around for the past few days, you all have an idea, and this matter has become much simpler. In this room, the improvement and improvement of the papermaking method are revealed.
Efficiency, edition after edition, is recorded here. At the same time, you can see that there are also steps to improve the papermaking method in the past hundreds of years... We specially marked the year... Up to now, we have increased the efficiency of the papermaking method twelve times.
, this is only an improvement in more than ten years, and it is still continuing... But before that, the improvement process of papermaking method lasted for hundreds of years, and it was not as diverse as our results in the past ten years..."
"...This is not that the accumulation among the people has reached a certain level. All this progress only occurs within the Chinese Army. This is the power of the study of things..."
Liao Qibin turned his attention back to the speaker in front of the crowd. The man was sitting in a wheelchair. His face did not look old but his hair was half white. Liao Qibin did not dare to ignore the identity of this man. His name was Qin Shaoyu, and he almost followed him back then.
A descendant of the Qin family who was killed by Qin Siyuan, his legs were broken when the strongmen came, but he survived to this day because of the Chinese army. Now the three buildings that are the face of the Chinese army are managed by him, and each group of people will return on the sixth day.
When you go to Zhangcun, he will lead the explanations, and he will also answer some people's questions face to face.
More than ten years have passed since Ning Yi killed Zhou Zhe in anger. During these more than ten years, although Ning Yi was regarded as a traitor on the pillar of shame by the Wu Dynasty, he did not criticize Qin Siyuan's merits and demerits.
It's always changing. In recent years, due to Zhou Yong's coming to power, his pair of sons and daughters have guided public opinion, which has essentially affirmed Qin Siyuan's achievements to a large extent.
The old prime minister took up the responsibility of fighting against the Jurchens and saving the world. His eldest son Qin Shaohe, who would rather die than surrender to defend Taiyuan, was also a hero. But after repelling the Jurchens with such difficulty, the leader of the Jinghan court was
Because the traitorous officials were afraid of Qin Siyuan, they teamed up to frame Zhongzheng. The emperor was deceived by the traitorous officials, and what he did was wrong.
Such public opinion restored a lot of reputation for Qin Siyuan, but of course, even so, Ning Yi had no king and no father, and was a treasonous person in the public opinion of the Wu Dynasty. When everyone talked about it, they only said that he should deal with the imperial court
He went to Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other treacherous ministers, but he should never kill the king.
In this way, Qin Shaoyu became the best candidate to negotiate with the Wu Dynasty people. When Cheng Zhouhai came to negotiate and roped in Song Yongping, Ning Yi dragged Qin Shaoyu over to argue with him. At this time and here, Qin Shaoyu's identity can naturally intimidate him.
After introducing everyone to papermaking, he introduced the development of the glaze industry, and then went on to study various facilities and raw materials such as ships, bridges, roads, cement, and steel.
After walking up the second floor, there was a spacious hydraulic lift at the end of the building. Qin Shaoyu was in a wheelchair and could only go up and down through this facility similar to the "elevator" of later generations. Someone wanted to help him push the wheelchair, but he waved his hand and refused.
It's all up to you.
"At that time...it was also a few years after the Jinghan Dynasty. When my uncle returned to the throne, I went to the capital and hung out with a bunch of dandy boys. If you have friends who have been to the capital at that time, you may still remember the scene in Bianliang at that time.
There was an evil young man named Huahua Taisui. At that time, I had no future and wanted to follow him and run rampant in the capital. But not long after, Ning Yi arrived in the capital and my uncle asked me to receive him..."
"... Mr. Ning, as everyone calls him now, was also a wonderful man at the beginning. He was kind to others due to his status, but even if he was too old, he would not be easy to do with. Many things happened later. I followed him and learned from him.
I bought some things. In the eleventh year of Jinghan, the Right Prime Minister's Office presided over the disaster relief in the North. Mr. Ning made suggestions and mobilized a large number of businessmen from all over the country to sell in the disaster areas and suppress the price of food... The scene at that time was really exciting..."
"I am a good-looking person. Don't look at me. I am old and half my hair is gray. In fact, it is because of my lack of qualifications. Everyone who comes into contact with the Wu Dynasty every day is a good-looking person. I dare not neglect it. I just want to learn more."
, spend more time..."
"The Chinese army is equal to what you said, but it is actually quite simple. You have all seen that after understanding the way of studying things, the efficiency of paper making and printing has increased by more than ten times. The other industries, even planting, fishing and hunting,
There are also ways of continuous improvement. Chickens are raised on farms, and the supply of eggs and chickens has greatly increased... There are ways to improve everything. In the past, when you studied, it was extremely difficult to become a superior person. Some people understand, and some do not.
Therefore, the sage said, the people can follow it but cannot know it. It is simply because it is impossible for everyone to know it."
"But now, as you can see, it is possible that one day, everyone in the world will have a book to read. After reading the book, everyone will have the hope of understanding. At that time, there must be complete equality between people.
Although it is difficult, the shortening of the distance is something that can be expected."
Qin Shaoyu pushed the wheelchair with both hands and walked forward on his own. Someone on the side asked: "When everyone becomes an official, who will farm?"
After hearing this question, Qin Shaoyu did not panic, and did not slow down the movements of his hands. He smiled and said: "If everyone can study, the world must have another look. People who are officials are no longer superior to others, but just
Government officials who are equal to others, some are fishing and hunting, some are farming, some are doing business, and some are teaching. At that time, there will naturally be people who are good at management and strategic planning, and will be transferred to management positions. What you have seen while walking these days, I, China
It is based on this principle that government officials in the military are strictly prohibited from speaking evil words and giving orders to the people under their command."
"Of course, there have been many discussions on this matter in the Chinese military. A large number of the discussions over the years are also preserved in Building 2. Mr. Ning has also made several explanations and assumptions. Those who are interested in this
, you can borrow it and discuss it.”
Qin Shaoyu smiled: "Of course, the world is difficult and the road ahead is not easy. Based on the development of the study of things, many things will be turned upside down in time. Even the many ideas in Building 2 were only accumulated in ten years.
It's not necessarily, nor is it the answer. If you have more ideas after reading it, the Chinese Army will hold such discussions regularly. If you have profound opinions, they will even be passed on to Mr. Ning to answer them personally, or even
Start a debate... Next, let's look at some ideas and results on plant selection and breeding..."
Everyone visited the three buildings in Zhangcun on the first day they arrived. For many theories that they didn’t quite understand at the time, after visiting and explaining them in the following days, they actually had a rough outline in their minds.
.Looking back on the sixth day, after Qin Shaoyu explained in series, the present and future picture of the entire Chinese army was gradually drawn up, and everyone was shocked and slowly deepened.
After Qin Shaoyu said that a large amount of information was preserved in Building No. 2, everyone stopped mentioning some superficial issues. Soon after, everyone moved to Building No. 2. The first floor preserved the achievements and construction history of the Chinese Army along the way.
It also displays things about Qin Siyuan when he was prime minister, and even Qin Siyuan's death after that, the situation of the Wu Dynasty, Ning Yi's regicide, etc. Many details are disclosed in detail. Of course, in this part, Qin Shaoyu
For now, I politely avoid it.
As he walked on the wheelchair, he said: "In fact, during the first few receptions, people kept asking me why the Chinese army had made these things so colorful. After all, many things could only be seen in these beautiful houses, including
After all, not everyone can afford the glazed windows, the steel and other materials used to build these three buildings... But at this point, I hope you can pay attention to the fact that we, the Huaxia Army, have been at the forefront since more than ten years ago.
Struggling in a harsh environment..."
"We were struggling to develop, reclaim and build in Xiaocang River and Qingmuzhai... Not long after, Xixia came. We defeated Xixia in the northwest, and later fought against the attack of almost the entire Central Plains' million-strong army, including the Jurchens... We
Killing Lou Shi without missing a beat, turning to Liangshan from the northwest, and similarly opening a road in the mountain with great difficulty..."
"In such an environment, we still maintain the development of so many things. How long will it take until we leave Liangshan and arrive here? Will it be a year before the situation stabilizes? Dear friends, the Jurchens have come and conquered the Central Plains.
Jiangnan, defeated the entire Wu Dynasty and came southwest. Imagine what it would be like for you when the Jurchens conquered Shu..."
Qin Shaoyu pushed a wheelchair through a historical picture: "Looking at these developments and imagine, if we defeated the Jurchens, if we were in a larger area, it would not be as remote as the Xiaocang River, and it would not be as remote as the Xiaocang River.
A barren place like Dengsan County is like the Chengdu Plain. It doesn’t need to be bigger! What will we look like after three years of development and five years of development? Think about it, who will be the whole world by then?
I believe that those who can stop me from China can restore my Han family's clothes. This is also what my uncle dreamed of back then..."
Sunlight shone in from the windows. After everyone visited Building No. 2, it was noon. Qin Shaoyu led more than 20 officials from the Wu Dynasty to the cafeteria for dinner. Lunch was a buffet with simple but delicious dishes. After eating
During lunch, Liao Qibin walked outside to bask in the sun. His mind was still a little confused. He had found the post of county magistrate through official channels. He was naturally one of the best. A few days had been enough for him to see clearly.
The outline is large, but it still takes time to digest the shock.
Not long after, officials came out to talk to him in a low voice. What they talked about the most was the war that was going to happen soon. Is the core of the war in Jiange or Zizhou? Will the Chinese army be able to hold on or the Jurchens?
In order to finally conquer the world, these issues are the top priority of discussion.
During this period, everyone was talking about Mr. Ning again. You can see the side of the courtyard where Mr. Ning lives in the distance from this square. It is said that Mr. Ning is still in Zhang Village at this time. Then someone talked about the transportation in Zhang Village, Chengdu Plain
Traffic in this area.
"...Since the Chinese army entered Chengdu, they have provided disaster relief and facilitated business. The first priority is to build roads. Now with Zhangcun as the center, the main post roads have been renovated and extend in all directions. Mr. Ning came to Zhangcun
Sitting in command is the best choice. When the war breaks out, even if someone behind the scenes has ulterior motives, the response here will be the fastest. Don’t you see, this place was still a deserted beach a few years ago, but now four bridges have been built..."
While everyone was talking, they couldn't help but admire these things. Those who can come here, even if they no longer understand the Chinese Army after a few days of visiting, will certainly not say it now, as long as they are not members of the Chinese Army in the end.
Even if this official is under surveillance for a while, he can always escape in the future. Moreover, if we really don't talk about ideas, but only talk about means, Ning Yi's ability to create such a foundation is really convincing.
After discussing like this for a while, Qin Shaoyu came over from a short distance away and participated in the small-scale discussion. He smiled and enjoyed the late autumn sun with his ragged white hair. Then he smiled and talked about the topic that everyone was concerned about: "You guys mentioned it earlier.
Mr. Liao Ning? It’s a pity that I can’t see him today.”
Everyone was wondering: "Is it possible for us to meet Mr. Ning?" Some people even thought about it. If there was a chance to see that person, they would take a risk...
But Qin Shaoyu smiled and said: "Everything here has been arranged, and the battle is ahead... He left for the Zizhou front line yesterday."
Qin Shaoyu's words were calm. When Liao Qibin heard these words, he thought of the kind of chilling and the fierce figures of the Huaxia Army's military camps in the past few days. He felt horrified and frightened in his heart. He stayed for a long time and whispered: "Mr. Ning...
...Go to the front line? If the Jurchens come and surround Zizhou...a place thousands of miles away from the Fourth Sichuan Road...I might not be able to respond well..."
They had not yet fully joined the Chinese Army. Although Liao Qibin knew that it was not appropriate to ask about this matter in detail, he still couldn't help but speak out slowly. Qin Shaoyu squinted his eyes and looked at him: "It's okay."
He said: "As long as the Fourth Sichuan Road is still there and the Chinese army is still there, Zong Han... will not be able to encircle Zizhou."
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Ning Yi left Zhangcun on the afternoon of September 23rd. On September 24th, he was actually about to arrive in Zizhou.
To block Yan Zonghan's army, the battlefield should be as close as possible to the 100 kilometers between Jiange and Zizhou. This was a plan that had been made earlier. Of course, the most ideal deployment is to block the enemy at Jiange. If Jiange cannot surrender, it will be difficult to capture it.
Next, the front line will be set at Zizhou.
Although it is said that from Zizhou to the south, the front line of Chengdu has been the territory that the Chinese Army has been operating for two years, but in fact, beyond Zizhou, the Chengdu Plain stretches as far as the eye can see. Even if Wanyan Zonghan can be defeated head-on, his hundreds of thousands of troops will still be there.
A famous Jurchen general with excellent commanding ability would lead a chaotic attack, which could easily lead to a disaster. They could even seize small towns by taking advantage of their superior strength, then drive the people to fight everywhere, and even do things like breaching the Dujiangyan Irrigation System.
, when the Chinese army is short of strength, I am afraid it will be beaten to a pulp in the end.
Ning Yi's departure was because two pieces of news came one after another on the 23rd.
One of them was that in the Jiangnan area, a rescue operation closely related to lobbyist Zhongxian failed.
The other one was a carefully planned assassination operation that broke out in Zizhou and extended to Ning Ji. Ning Ji was once caught by the opponent's assassin.
It wasn't until he was kidnapped to the outskirts of Zizhou City that several assassins gathered together. The thirteen-year-old Ning family member cut the rope with a short knife hidden in his sleeve and launched an attack. Before help arrived, he chased the assassins all the way.
Kill six people by various means.
Ning Yi hid Xiaochan's knowledge and set off that day towards Zizhou.