Prince Su Shu and his party of nearly a hundred people took a special train to the west.
They will go to the first stop of the investigation, the industrial center of the empire, Hanzhong County, the land of Longxing.
The sky was brightening and the train was already traveling in Shanxi.
Prince Su Shu opened his eyes a little tiredly. Resting on the train was indeed a different experience than at home.
The train he took was an extremely comfortable special train, and ordinary trains would be even more difficult.
He looked at a black box about one meter long placed beside the bed of the sleeper.
At both ends of this black box are huge speakers.
This is now the most popular electrical appliance in the empire, the radio.
Prince Su Shu turned on the radio, which was powered by ten dry batteries, making the radio's speaker sound very loud.
But a slightly noisy song sounded from the radio.
This is exactly the program of Huaxia Radio, which is also the official radio station of the empire and the only radio station that can operate now.
Huaxia Radio Station has established broadcast signal towers in every prefecture.
With the advancement of technology, signal towers that originally could only cover a front-line area can now completely cover a whole city.
In this way, the cost of Huaxia Radio Station covering the entire empire was reduced to an acceptable level.
The father spared no expense, and the royal family provided all funds to establish a Chinese radio station covering the empire.
This process is also cultivating a new industry, and the empire will never lose money no matter what it does.
Prince Su Shu learned from scientists that they were confident that future broadcast signal towers would have wider coverage.
Scientists have found a certain frequency band that can transmit sound and reach the coverage distance of wireless telegraphy.
It's just that this technology is still a long way from being truly practical.
From the technology of radio broadcasting, Prince Su Shu could observe that the development speed of science and technology was far beyond people's imagination.
Prince Su Shu adjusted the antenna position of the radio, and the sound in the radio became louder.
The anchor of China Radio began to broadcast the morning news.
"Entrusted by His Majesty the Emperor, Prince Su Shu went to various provinces to inspect the situation of the New Deal."
"Confidence in the domestic market is gradually recovering. Tax revenue in the first half of the year has exceeded 50 million taels of silver coins again. This year's tax revenue is expected to exceed 100 million."
"Cui Ming, a professor at the Engineering Department of Hua Xia University, refuted folk rumors and said that the empire has enough technology to build railways in the tundra.
The key to building railways in frozen soil areas is foundation and subsequent maintenance.
Huaxia University has developed hollow metal tube heat dissipation technology, which can effectively solve the problem of excessive temperature difference between the underground and the surface in the northern part of the empire."
“European countries have raised tariffs one after another, making foreign trade miserable.
Representatives of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce wrote to the cabinet, asking the empire to uphold justice for the business community and coordinate the tariffs of various countries."
Prince Su Shu listened to other news with an indifferent expression. He had already understood these news in advance.
But when he heard the news that European countries had raised tariffs, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
This means that the door for European countries to cooperate to solve the economic crisis has been completely closed.
In the industrial era, economic flows will seriously affect the foreign policies of various countries.
Countries forming alliances and forming closed markets will inevitably enhance mutual trust within the market and extremely exclude entities outside the market.
Countries are beginning to slide towards war, and this momentum of development cannot be stopped at all.
Even if some people apply the brakes, it will have no effect and war will inevitably break out.
Prince Su Shu always believed that the major vassal states had completed their missions.
The major vassal states, either proactively or passively, have basically completed their Chineseization, with more than half of them being Han Chinese.
Once this trend is formed, this land will always belong to the Han Dynasty.
The main task of each major vassal state was to assimilate and clean up the indigenous people.
The assimilation of the obedient natives was successful, and the cleansing of the disobedient natives was completed.
This process is bound to be an extremely tragic one and will become a black spot that a country cannot erase.
When vassal states disappeared from history, this black spot also disappeared.
Prince Su Shu carried the radio to the dining car.
Even when moving, the sound of the radio is not affected.
Prince Su Shu and the officials accompanying him ate lunch from the dining car.
These officials are the mainstays of various ministries. His good relationship with these officials will not only be of great help to him during this inspection, but also to his future governance.
These are the two officials with the highest positions, namely Lu Yuanpeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zheng Kang, the censor of Youqiandu.
Especially Lu Yuanpeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is obviously going to take over the position of minister of the Ministry of Industry.
He served as a local governor-level official and was promoted to a capital official.
The emperor obviously wanted to reuse him, and there was great hope for this official to join the cabinet.
The empire's current systems are very complete, and there are very few front-line promotions.
However, the career of some officials is smoother than that of ordinary officials, and they can be promoted if they meet the requirements.
The abilities and background of this type of officer are outstanding.
Lu Yuanpeng was arranged to come here by his father. This is a normal arrangement.
Prince Su Shu's inspection of the New Deal this time was to inspect the development of industry.
A large number of officials from the Ministry of Industry followed, and an important minister who could suppress the situation was bound to be dispatched.
Zheng Kang, the imperial censor of Youqian City, is a newly rising figure in the Imperial Procuratorate.
He is the person specially wanted by Prince Su Shu.
His mission is very clear, that is, to control local lawlessness.
There are certain matters where it is difficult for Prince Su Shu to intervene, so it is appropriate to arrange for Zheng Kang to intervene.
Prince Su Shu did not believe that the people there were completely law-abiding.
Even though the imperial court has always dealt with corrupt officials with a heavy hand, corrupt officials are still being killed.
Prince Su Shu finished his meal and looked at the undulating mountain road outside.
He said with emotion: "Businessmen in Shanxi and Fujian are very active, which is also determined by geographical factors.
There are too many mountains here, and it is impossible to support a family by farming.
Those who are capable travel all over the country to do business, while those who are incompetent work as caravan buddies. This is also a way out.
Places like Shanxi and Fujian have not solved the problem of more people and less land for hundreds of years.
Their real solution to the problem of too many people and too little land is through immigration vigorously promoted by the empire.
That's how things are done, you have to adapt to local conditions. If a certain path doesn't work, you can only change directions."
Lu Yuanpeng nodded in agreement: "His Royal Highness is right, this is how things are done.
There are many ways to solve problems, and we must not let our previous experiences imprison our thoughts."
Prince Su Shu briefly communicated with these officials, and he ordered: "The train will arrive at Hanzhong County in the afternoon, everyone should be prepared.
The purpose of our trip to various places this time is to find out the problems that arise in the New Deal.
You don’t have to be afraid to take responsibility if you find out the problem.
It's even scarier if you can't find the problem.
Just find the problem and solve it. If we can't find the problem and let a small hidden danger lead to big trouble, then that's our incompetence."
Lu Yuanpeng replied firmly: "Your Highness, please rest assured that we are all loyal to state affairs.
We will definitely discover problems with the New Deal in a timely manner and find ways to solve them, and we will never collude with the local government and muddle through."
After Lu Yuanpeng expressed his stance, officials followed closely to express their stance.
They can join the team because they want to do some practical things and attract the attention of Prince Su Shu.
People who are truly carefree and muddle along will not get involved in these troublesome things.
When Prince Su Shu saw the performance of these officials, he was quite satisfied.
Officials in high positions such as Lu Yuanpeng can only build close relationships, but it is difficult to cultivate them into their own people.
But these middle-level officials accompanying them can be included in their team.
Prince Su Shu asked these officials to prepare and next inspect what needs to be done in Hanzhong County.
They will only stay in Hanzhong County for a day or two. If they want to get real results in such a short period of time, they need to prepare in advance.
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The special train that Prince Su Shu was riding stopped at Hanzhong Railway Station.
Hanzhong County was the center of the western part of the empire and one of the most important industrial towns in the empire.
Hanzhong is the land of Longxing, the father of the emperor, and enjoys many preferential policies.
The business environment here is not strong, but as the birthplace of imperial industry, it still retains a technology-first atmosphere.
The imperial court relied on Hanzhong's original industrial base and developed heavy industry mainly invested by government-owned enterprises with a very long profit period.
Hanzhong's heavy industry radiates to the west to the Western Regions, to the south to Sichuan and Chongqing, and also to Myanmar and Siam along the Sichuan-Burma Railway.
For those new overseas territories, the empire supports them in developing light industry, but will never support them in developing heavy industry.
Light industry can promote the development of the business environment, create a large amount of wealth, and effectively improve the happiness of local people.
This is very beneficial to the local people's centripetal force towards the imperial court.
Where light industry is strong, everything must be focused on money.
Not only will it fail to improve local military strength, it will actually corrode the local military's combat capabilities.
Where there is no support from heavy industry, their army's combat capabilities are very weak and can be suppressed with just a little force.
Where heavy industry is developed, there are basically large factories. The workers in these places are highly qualified and willing to obey orders.
Even if there is no local military support, these workers are the best army.
Heavy industry can also convert industrial strength into military combat effectiveness with extremely high efficiency.
The empire has always been very cautious about the layout of heavy industry.
Even if some businessmen want to establish heavy industrial enterprises, except for a few mineral and petroleum processing industries, most heavy industries must be established in the core territory of the empire.
The four major heavy industrial areas of the empire are all located in the core territory of the empire.
The Bohai Rim Heavy Industrial Zone composed of Northeast China and Beijing and Tianjin is the most powerful heavy industrial zone in the empire.
Following closely behind are the Yangtze River Delta Heavy Industrial Zone and the Pearl River Delta Heavy Industrial Zone.
These three heavy industrial zones all rely on sea and land transportation and radiate to most parts of the country.
The remaining heavy industrial zone is Hanzhong Heavy Industrial Zone.
It is the only heavy industrial zone located in the western part of the empire, supporting the development of industry in the western part of the empire.
Due to its geographical environment, Hanzhong Heavy Industrial Zone has developed the most slowly.
But there is also a good side here in Hanzhong.
The environment here is relatively closed, and information should not be leaked. It has always been a testing ground for the empire to research high-end industrial products.
In order to develop their own industrial strength, vassal countries did everything they could.
If you can buy relevant industrial technology, buy it with money. If you can't buy it, steal it or rob it.
The rapid progress of the vassal country's industrial strength cannot be separated from their despicable methods.
After the empire suffered some losses, the most advanced technology has been kept strictly confidential.
Prince Su Shu asked Lu Yuanpeng to receive local officials.
He first went to Prince Qin's Mansion to see his childhood home.
The Qin Palace in Hanzhong did not become a palace for the royal family.
Emperor Father directly opened the Qin Prince's Mansion and turned it into a museum, allowing people to buy tickets to visit.
Prince Su Shu didn't quite understand his father's approach, so he opened the former residence of Prince Qin's Mansion for people to visit.
This directly breaks the mystery of the royal family and damages the majesty of the royal family.
But things have happened, and Prince Su Shu can only accept it.
His father often did things that were incomprehensible, and he was already used to it.
Prince Su Shu visited the Prince of Qin's Mansion, and some memories from his childhood came to his mind.
Under the guidance of his mother, he matured very precociously.
His father is leading troops outside, and what he is most worried about is that something happens to his father.
His mother acted very strong outside, and he had secretly seen her when he was a child, and she was crying alone in the house.
He didn't quite understand the things his mother was afraid of when he was a child, but now he understands.
Once something happens to my father, too many people will be affected.
Newly established regimes are likely to collapse suddenly, and they become the work of others.
Even if they don't collapse, he and his mother, his orphans, and his widowed mother are likely to be bullied by the generals who hold heavy troops.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, this situation continued to occur.
Prince Su Shu saw the people visiting the Prince of Qin's Mansion. They were in awe of everything in the Prince of Qin's Mansion and visited quietly.
They do not feel threatened by the royal family, but truly worship their father.
After Prince Su Shu visited the Prince of Qin's Mansion, he felt immediately relieved.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! What he missed before was not the Prince of Qin's Mansion, but the lingering memory of the Prince of Qin's Mansion in his heart.
Prince Su Shu left the Qin Palace and met with the accompanying officials.
Zheng Kang came over and said: "His Royal Highness, Lu Yuanpeng, Minister Lu, suggested that we take advantage of him to hold off the local officials.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the opportunity to inspect important places in Hanzhong Mansion.
Without the help of local officials, if these government-run companies want to make fraud, they cannot hide it from the sharp eyes of our group."
Prince Su Shu nodded in agreement and praised: "This is indeed a good method, but it can only be used once.
We will conduct a surprise attack, after all, we are here to investigate the problem."
Zheng Kang asked: "Your Highness, I don't know much about industry, where should we check first.
According to my experience in investigating cases, the first place to attack will yield the greatest rewards."
Prince Su Shu said confidently: "I heard that there is such a saying in officialdom.
A thousand miles to become an official just for money, three years to become a magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver.
We just need to keep a close eye on money and check where we spend more money first.
When corrupt officials reach out to a company, they will never ask for power or sex, they will only ask for money."
Zheng Kang said excitedly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's high opinion points directly to the core.
Let's start our investigation from the flow of silver coins.
As long as there is no problem with money, if there are some problems in Hanzhong County, it will only be a problem of ability, not attitude."
They began to look through the information and found that the most expensive company in Hanzhong County was a little-known Hanzhong County Aviation Technology Company.
When Prince Su Shu saw this strange company name, his heart trembled. This was by no means an ordinary company.
He ordered: "The accompanying officials will be sent out to investigate other places. This company, we can just go there."