Chapter 1306 Cross the river by feeling the stones
However, what Zhang Tang did not think about was that Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall and built a network of straight roads running from north to south, with cars on the same track and books on the same text.
Then the second generation died.
In this world, not all Legalist bureaucrats will eventually become Ximen Bao, Li Kui, and Shang Jun. A hundred years later, they will be commemorated and worshiped by the people, and the incense will continue.
It is also possible to become Zhao Goulisi, who will be infamy for thousands of years and be despised by all generations.
This is also a common problem among bureaucrats of the Legalist faction.
Liu Che looked at Zhang Tang and laughed, tapping his fingers slowly on the table without saying anything.
When Zhang Tang saw Liu Che like this, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Today, it’s not easy to be fooled.
He controls the embroidered clothes and guards, and is supplemented by the imperial censor and the Yamen, so he knows everything.
However, if there are things he wants to know and things he wants to find out, there are really not many people who can hide them from him.
Even when Zhang Tangyuan was in Nanyang, he had heard that a certain minister from Chang'an complained to his family about a certain colleague at the court who was too weird after returning home from court one day.
But as a result, the next day, when the minister entered the palace, the emperor suddenly asked him: I think what you said yesterday was good...
It is said that the minister was so frightened that he could only crawl on the ground and shout long live.
Although this matter may be a joke made up by Xiu Yiwei himself to promote his own power, it may also be true.
How dare Zhang Tang bet?
He hurriedly bowed: "Of course, there are still some noises. Some foolish women and common people cannot understand your majesty's lofty aspirations. For their own selfish interests, they often make things difficult for me and my subordinates..."
Liu Che listened and smiled slightly.
Foolish woman and foolish people?
maybe!
In this world, when any new thing appears, it will face counterattack from the old things and the groups accustomed to the old things.
And it was a fierce and ferocious counterattack.
Just like when the automobile first appeared, the horse-drawn carriage industry fought back.
When the steam engine first appeared, British craftsmen smashed the machine.
Another example is what Liu Che once witnessed with his own eyes. When e-commerce rose, there were complaints and conflicts among bottom-level retailers, as well as disputes and disputes between the online ride-hailing and taxi industries.
This is all historical necessity!
New things, new technologies, and new orders will definitely harm the old system and society.
And tear it open, leaving the wound exposed and bleeding. The contradictions and rifts between the old and the new usually take time to heal.
Liu Che also knew that similar resistance and opposition would arise.
but……
What Zhang Tang said is really true?
Not necessarily!
Liu Che touched the three Xiuyi Guards' investigation reports on the people three hundred miles around the Nanyang Iron and Steel Base in his sleeve. Liu Che ordered Wang Wenshu, Yin Qi and Zhang Zhi, the three Xiuyi Guards captains, to prepare them individually.
Report.
The reason for this is to prevent false reports that are not objective.
In these three investigation reports, they all describe the fact that many people, especially many local gentry, now know and understand the necessity and convenience of blast furnace steelmaking.
Everyone knows that these things will bring them benefits.
But they still object!
The reason, in addition to the more common reasons of 'damaging the earth, fire and feng shui', 'harming the harmony of the sky' and 'making it impossible to grow grains and livestock', etc., one of the things these people worry about the most is the concern for future generations.
They are afraid that because of these blast furnaces, their hometown will become a dead place where humans cannot survive, which will bring disaster to their descendants and to all generations.
Therefore, over the years, the local gentry and powerful people in Nanyang have been arguing with Zhang Tang, and on the other hand, they have quietly been working or supporting various heroes and ordinary people to destroy or interfere with blast furnace steelmaking.
Some people even deliberately destroyed roads and tracks to prevent the operation of the blast furnace.
There was a time when the prison in Nanyang County was even overcrowded.
Legalist high-pressure policies caused a lot of dissatisfaction and resentment among the people in Nanyang.
Of course, we cannot say that Zhang Tang and his colleagues did anything wrong.
If you want to promote the industrial development of Nanyang and the Han Dynasty and complete the accumulation and construction of primitive technology, you need a certain degree of high pressure.
But Liu Che was worried that if things continued like this, the people of Nanyang might become alienated from the central government.
In the future, it will become a scar for the Han Dynasty.
This is not difficult to understand.
Liu Che knew very well what the people of Nanyang were paying for the future of the Han Dynasty and the progress of mankind.
Not only will they suffer losses in the current generation, but they may also harm their descendants.
If industrial technology continues to advance in the future, steel production will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold.
The price paid by the people of Nanyang will also increase exponentially.
People are not beasts, they have their own feelings and thoughts.
If the cost is too high, when a critical point is reached, people will vote with their feet.
This is what Liu Che does not want to see.
But if you want to develop, you must destroy it first.
Anyway, in the history books of later generations, Liu Che has never seen any example of a country that has become an industrial country without going through the cycle of development-pollution-control.
We want both industry and environmental protection.
This is either a joke or a fool.
Therefore, Liu Che looked at Zhang Tang and said calmly: "This time, I am ordering Aiqing to return to Beijing. In addition to reporting on her duties, I hope that Aiqing can stand on the last post in Nanyang and establish a new system and system for me in Nanyang.
New order..."
Zhang Tang has ended his first term as county magistrate in Nanyang County and started his second term as county magistrate.
According to Liu Che's system, he only has the last three years left.
It is even possible that he will return to Chang'an within three years.
Then, someone has to clean up the career and mess he left behind.
Obviously, not everyone is Zhang Tang. He has such great ability to reconcile conflicts in all aspects. He can even be shameless and listen to the scoldings of the three local elders, but still keep smiling. He can even be chased by others with several sticks the day before.
After walking three streets, the next day he still smiled and went to visit and express condolences to the three elders, instead of retaliating or framing each other.
These characteristics of Zhang Tang are the key to his success in Nanyang.
As far as Liu Che knows, even those who hate Governor Zhang the most have to admit that he is indeed a good official who does practical things and does them well.
It's just that he is too domineering and goes his own way.
But Zhang Tang will leave Nanyang sooner or later. After he leaves, Liu Che can't guarantee that the newly appointed county magistrate can still behave like him.
Even if it is possible, what about the next term? What about the next term?
It is impossible for everyone to have Zhang Tang's skills, temperament and abilities.
And as long as one person in the middle makes a mistake, the consequences are likely to be catastrophic.
Mass explosions can explode almost at any time.
But the development of this industry takes a long time. From the current indigenous blast furnace to a technological level similar to that of Western steel plants at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, Liu Che estimated that the Han Dynasty would at least have to explore and develop.
Fifty, sixty or even hundreds of years.
And in this process, any disturbance may cause all the results to be wasted.
Liu Che was worried that future generations might not be able to grasp it.
This is very possible.
China is not Euro 6, and the Chinese people are not European serfs.
They are particularly capable of resistance and have a particularly rebellious spirit.
Especially in the Han Dynasty, the folk customs were fierce and the proportion of common people armed with weapons was the highest in all dynasties.
This is an advantage most of the time, but when it comes to industrial exhibitions, it is likely to become a disadvantage.
Anyway, until now, Liu Che could not think of anyone who could think of any way to make thousands of Han people endure the most cruel and horrific exploitation in a factory without anyone rising up to resist.
I want to be like Omi, throwing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of workers into a hot, dirty factory with low pay and a difficult life.
Liu Che felt that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang might lead these workers at any time to kill the capitalists who exploited them, smash all the shackles that bound them, and then set fire to the factory.
This is also the biggest difficulty China faces if it wants to enter a capitalist society.
The common people are too strong and too staunch.
Moreover, unlike Oumi, China's ideological, academic and public opinion circles will definitely side with these workers when the time comes.
Even aristocrats and bureaucrats may stand up.
Fighting against injustice and eradicating tyranny has been the banner of the king since ancient times, the natural slogan for the people to fight against tyrants and tyranny, and it is also the greatest wealth left by the three kings and five emperors to their descendants.
In China, it is unlikely that there will be a social environment and cultural background similar to the rise of the early wave of capitalism in Europe and America.
It is impossible for capital to control the country and dominate the war like Omi did.
The so-called China is called Xia because of its great etiquette, and it is called Hua because of its beautiful uniforms.
Benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and kindness are universal values that are followed by everyone from the emperor to the common people of Guizhou.
This is the most terrifying thing.
At present, Liu Che can only be like a tinker, repairing whatever is broken.
Let time heal the wounds and let society progress to find solutions.
Anyway, Liu Che knew that as long as it developed and showed signs of industrialization, China's elites and people would always think of ways to resolve these contradictions.
Because they are smart and wise.
Since the Three Kings and Five Emperors, China has changed its social model.
As for now?
Of course, we must find a way to calm the anger of the people of Nanyang first.
Therefore, Liu Che took out a piece of paper and handed it to Zhang Tang and said to him: "After you return to Nanyang, you will follow the requirements above to reorganize the order and society of Nanyang and calm the complaints of the people as soon as possible..."
Zhang Tang took it and took a look, his eyes suddenly lit up, and then he was dumbfounded and shocked.
In fact, what is written on this paper is a bit too shocking.
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Tang moved his lips but stopped talking.
However, Liu Che stood up, waved his hands and said: "You can take it back and think about it carefully, and cross the river by feeling the stones... If this matter succeeds in Nanyang, in the future, it may become the basic system of the country...
