There is nothing mysterious about the way of governing a country. It is just like making a delicious dish. It only depends on the word "heart".
Zhang Yi always considers the welfare of the people, and what the people reward him with is his diligent efforts.
Although it is said to be a kingdom, in fact, each city has begun to implement an electoral system to allow the people to learn to manage themselves. This kind of social order is the most stable.
Zhang Yi can worry less and focus on important things.
"Brother Yi, the gunpowder was developed successfully." Xiaolong reported.
"Brother Yi, the artillery has entered the manufacturing stage, and the plan is to test-fire in eight days." Xiao Han reported.
"Brother Yi, our first battleship has begun to be built. The design tonnage is 500 tons." Tiejiang Hu reported.
"Brother Yi, this year's agricultural harvest will be bumper, and next year's output will more than double." Li Guaizi reported.
"Yi'er, the breeding of war horses is going well this year. Thanks to the dozen or so new breeds sent to us by Tsar Andrei, better war horses and draft horses have been bred," Zhang Ping'an reported.
"Brother, the northern border has spread over thousands of miles and is peaceful. Occasionally we see small groups of scouts from the Tsarist Empire, but they run away when they see us." Asl reported.
"Yi Ge, the situation in the Southwest is stable. All ethnic minorities admire Yi Ge's reputation. They send us wine and meat, and we can't finish them all." Shi Gandang reported.
"Yi Ge, primary and secondary schools have been established in every city, but it is difficult for children in mountainous areas to study. Please ask the government to allocate funds so that we can provide food and accommodation for children in mountainous areas." Anu and Yue Ya'er reported.
Good news keeps coming.
Zhang Yi was sitting in the study room of the palace. If someone came to report in person or in writing, he would listen carefully and reply seriously.
The above is only a small part of the reports, which are of course the ones he is most concerned about. There are also reports from officials in various departments, covering all aspects, and they are basically good news.
Zhang Yi could imagine that the whole country was prosperous.
Rejoice!
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"Brother Yi, so far, we have spent 120 tons of gold, and our trading income has been 30 tons of gold. The contrast is too big! What should we do if this continues?" Xiao Liu held a stack of financial reports and frowned.
The country has a Ministry of Finance and ministers. They used to be called ministers, but now they are all ministers. Slowly, Zhang Yi transformed the government agencies in the direction of modernization.
Xiaoliu is the director of the National Bank, and she must be most concerned about the final expenditure and income in gold.
Although we know that there are hundreds of tons of gold in the underground vaults, the current expenditure is too great. Construction is going on everywhere, schools, factories, roads and bridges are being built. At the same time, foreign aid is also very expensive.
Xiaoliu is the big housekeeper, so of course she is worried.
"Liu'er, don't worry," Zhang Yi comforted with a smile, "We are currently in the construction and investment period, and the expenditure is greater than the income. This is normal. When domestic and foreign trade channels are opened, our goods will continue to flow.
If you sell it, you will get huge returns soon."
"I know," Xiaoliu said worriedly, "relying on the internal trade of the three countries, we can only be equal at best, and I can see this. We should have made a lot of money, but you let Greater China and Little China take over
Okay, I support your policy, brother, and I hope they can accept your favor. Then we can only count on overseas trade. The question is, when will Qiao Da be able to open up the western trade route?
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Xiao Liu asked the key point.
Not long ago, Qiao Dayou sent someone back to report the situation. He led the business group to the French Empire.
Today, there are three major empires in Western Europe: England, France and Germany. They are all interested in carrying out commercial activities, have good economic development, strong military power, and a tendency to expand to foreign colonies.
But they were eager to obtain Chinese luxury goods such as tea, silk, and porcelain, so Qiao Dayou believed that there was a bright future for business.
But there is an obstacle. The Central Asian region separated between the East and the West is divided into pieces. Many nation-states have emerged, including more than 100 ethnic groups including Turkic, Caucasian, Indo-European and Mongolian. The regional situation is extremely complex.
They mainly focus on agriculture and animal husbandry, and their economic development is backward. Because of the long-term war, the living environment in many areas is harsh, similar to the early Mopan City.
At the same time, General Wang Zheng, who was guarding the west, also reported through documents that dozens of small countries in Central Asia were originally under the control of the Tsarist Empire. Since Zhang Yi defeated the Tsarist Empire, these countries broke free from their shackles and wanted to develop externally.
Some countries even unite and want to enter the western region of our country. Of course, they do not dare to use force easily. Their wording and attitude are quite tactful, but in fact, they still want to occupy the land in the western part of our country.
General Wang Zhengda asked for instructions whether he should launch a war to bring these small, weak and greedy countries back to their hometowns!
It saves them from worrying about China's territory.
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The current situation is like this. The country is flourishing internally and is at the juncture of moving from the agricultural era to the industrial era.
The international situation is extremely complex.
Zhang Yi learned from Qiao Dayou's report that the economic development of Western Europe was good, and they were in urgent need of Chinese tea, silk fabrics, plastic products, glassware, etc., especially tea, which alone could make a lot of money.
But how to safely and smoothly pass through the chaotic Central Asia region is a big problem.
Whether to follow General Wang Zheng's suggestion to create a passage or to use peaceful means requires Zhang Yi to think carefully.
Of course, after steam engines and ships are built, it will be possible to bypass Central Asia and reach Western Europe by sea, but this will take time, and will also stimulate the empires of Western Europe and prompt them to enter the industrial age.
"Making money in business is not our biggest goal," Zhang Yi said to Xiaoliu. "We can make money in business, make a profit, or not make a profit. Through these three means, we want to establish relationships with all countries in the world.
connect."
"Brother Yi, since our goal is to conquer the whole world, why do we have to work so hard to do business?" Xiaoliu asked in confusion.
Zhang Yi smiled and explained.
This is a rather complicated issue. We cannot say conquest, but unification.
Unification includes conquest by force and peaceful integration.
Doing business is not just business, but a diplomatic means.
Through doing business, we can understand the situation of various countries in the world and distinguish those that have good intentions towards China and can integrate peacefully, and those that have bad intentions towards China and must be conquered by force.
Finally, different methods are used according to different situations.
"It's so complicated, brother, there are hundreds of countries!"
"It's not complicated, Liu'er. You have to believe that we have the wisdom to deal with these countries!"