The annual autumn parliament was held again in Jidu, and hundreds of parliamentarians and local officials from all over Daqian gathered together.
Mr. Wang summarized last year’s work in front of hundreds of senior officials and council members.
Daqian was still in its prime at this time, with huge economic growth every year. For example, grain production increased by 10 million shi, soybean production increased by 1 million shi, steel production increased by 30,000 tons, and 1,500 miles of railways were built. , 2,000 miles of tracks, 2,000 miles of cement roads, and 5,000 miles of water canals have been built, adding another 3 million acres of irrigated land to Dagan.
Last year, all industrial and agricultural data increased, and fiscal revenue reached an unprecedented 84.3 billion yuan. In short, the situation last year was not a little good, but a great one!
The high-level officials of Daqian present were all happy when they saw these data. Living in a prosperous era and seeing their country getting better every year, they were naturally happy.
Then ****** Wang took out the financial budget he had prepared for next year, which recorded how many railways, tracks, roads and canals he planned to build next year, how much steel, coal, cement and how much the output of mines planned to increase!
Next year's fiscal budget has just come out, and the scene has suddenly become lively.
Dagan stretches thousands of miles, and even though it has been under construction for decades, there are still too many places that need infrastructure construction. For example, the railway is only more than 10,000 miles long, barely connecting the railway network of three northern states.
But the Central Plains does not need railways? Jiangnan does not need railways? Southwest does not need railways?
Of course it is necessary, but the railway construction speed is so fast. It is very rare to reach 1,500 miles per year. If it is faster, the court's funds will not be able to support the construction of the railway, and the output of the steel plant will not be able to support the construction of the railway. This requires The imperial court came to coordinate and take care of everything.
There are also track construction, road construction, water canal construction, and even steel plant construction. These are the interests that local state and county councilors have to fight for!
"The imperial court cannot care about our life and death in Jiangnan!" a voice shouted.
Everyone turned to look, it was Jingzhou Congressman Zhu Ya!
Not to be outdone, Zhu Ya stood up and said, "Most of the land in the south of the Yangtze River is still in a barbaric state!"
After saying that, he took out an extremely huge picture and put it in the center of the venue. Then he found the blackboard and used a magnet to attract the picture. Everyone carefully discovered that it was actually a map of the Daqian territory!
Zhu Ya pointed to the location in the south of the Yangtze River and said: "Look at such a huge territory, there are several cities there, and further south there is not a single city for a hundred miles. Look at the cities in the Central Plains and Hebei areas, they are densely covered with them. Even the smaller cities are not worthy of appearing in the drawings. From this drawing, we can know that that place needs more infrastructure."
Even after many years of development during the Qian Dynasty, the population of Jiangnan has doubled. However, due to the great development of the navigation industry, most of the population is concentrated along the coast and along the Yangtze River. It can be said that the population situation in Jiangnan is not as good as during the Han Dynasty. There has been too much improvement, but the places that should be neglected are still neglected. This is something that is difficult to change in a short time!
Another Yangzhou congressman also said: "Our Jiangnan is a good place. As long as the cultivated land is of the highest quality, we can easily produce three stones per mu, and two seasons a year. This kind of land is only available in Liaodong in the entire Daqian." It's comparable, but they can't grow it for two seasons."
Then he said sadly: "Such a rich treasure land, but because of lack of capital investment, it is left there like this. Don't you feel sad and sad! If Jiangnan can be built as well as the Central Plains, there will definitely be more wealth than the Central Plains. many!"
The Yanzhou congressmen are dissatisfied. If you ask for funds, you should ask for funds. Why are they using the Central Plains as a stepping stone?
He immediately stood up and said: "Railways, tracks, cement roads and steel plants should be built in our Central Plains. Only if we build them well, can the vast amount of materials be connected to all directions. What is the use of building the railway in Jiangnan now? It cannot connect the Central Plains and China." Hebei, are we going to let the people from Jiangnan just enclose the land for themselves?"
This statement made everyone laugh!
Yuzhou congressmen also loudly said: "You Jiangnan people are not rich enough.
Silk, tea, sugar, and even managed to get into the porcelain industry during this period. Is there any place in Daqian that has more specialties than theirs? You have made so much money, you can even build your own railways, and you still have it? How can you have the nerve to rob the imperial court's financial budget from poor people like us!"
Although Jiangnan has not yet been fully developed, it has become rich by taking advantage of the east wind of sea trade. There is no way God can give you food. Silk, tea, sugar, and porcelain are all specialties that have been verified in the Age of Discovery. These are all It can be produced in Jiangnan. However, overseas precious woods, spices, and even expensive minerals such as copper ingots must pass through Jiangnan and enter the Daqian hinterland.
Wu County and Danyang County have both the power of shipping and the power of the Yangtze River. It can be said that this generation has become the fastest growing place in Daqian. Lou County has now become one of the most populous cities in the entire south. There are more than 500,000 people, and they are still growing rapidly. It is estimated that in less than 10 years, the Oriental Pearl of later generations will appear on this land.
Therefore, the people here are very dissatisfied with the fact that the representatives from the four Jiangnan states took advantage of overseas trade, and yet they still behaved even though they got the advantage. They are simply unworthy of a human being!
Wang *** also had to come out and say: "You Jiangnan is rich. If conditions permit, you can use local funds to build infrastructure. The most the court can do is help you immigrate to fill Jiangnan!"
Even though ****** Wang tried his best to keep a bowl of water straight, he still couldn't help but give some preferential treatment to a good student like Jiangnan. After all, Jiangnan is now the fastest growing place in Daqian, and even if the funds invested in Jiangnan are You can get your money back in 3-5 years, which is much better than this group of poor students in the northwest. Even compared with Hebei, it is only a short development time, but it is not inferior to Hebei in terms of potential!
Then he continued: "This year's fiscal budget is mainly invested in Xiliang, especially the track construction to connect the entire Western Region, in order to facilitate the imperial court to prepare for transporting supplies to the Western Region!"
He looked at the crowd and explained: "Liu Bei's power in Tianzhu is getting stronger and stronger. If he annexes the Kushan Empire, he will be bordering our Dagan in the Western Regions. The imperial court wants to increase the strength of the Western Regions to prevent Liu Bei from attacking the Western Regions or even Take a peek at Xiliang and Chang'an!"
After saying this, he felt relaxed for a while. If it weren't for the elders of the Daqian government who were in power to retire, it would be really difficult for him to suppress this scene! When Niu Gui was the prime minister, even Niu Gui couldn't persuade him to fight for the financial budget every year. These elders will not listen until the ruling party comes forward!