There was some content at the end, so Yun glanced at it and finished the book, then closed the book. "Although Tang Jingzhi is considered to be a historian with a neutral attitude or even leaning towards ordinary people, in fact he still has a tendency, or rather
Your Majesty: Capitalists before the second social revolution are called capitalists, and capitalists after the second social revolution are called business owners."
"But this is normal. No matter what posture the government adopts, it will ultimately influence or even control ordinary people's thoughts. The difference is only hard control and soft control. Nowadays, the government's soft control is better than hard control.
.Furthermore, the current business owners are indeed not exactly the same as the capitalists before the revolution. Business owners have now become horses with a halter, and cannot do whatever they want like before the revolution, even if they change their names."
Yun took a sip of water and continued thinking: 'Although there is a democratic system and media, large and small, that are rarely regulated, power still controls capital, and only university graduates can be members of parliament and senior government officials, but this country
In fact, it is still under the control of the top nobles, and they are just handing out some leftovers to others.'
'Children of the top nobles will receive the best education, taught by the best teachers in the entire Central Plains and even the Empire Federation, and have the highest probability of being admitted to university; they can also marry other children of nobles and some civilian children who have been admitted to university.
Control the government. Zhang Jishan is a descendant of Min'er and Zhang Xuexi, Li Qianji is a descendant of Li Jiqian, and Lang He married Cao Kedi's great-granddaughter. Zhang Jishan, Li Qianji, Lang He, and other members of the Labor Party and Datong Party
Which of the party leaders outside the country was not born into a noble family, or was married to a nobleman?'
'And the system they designed is very clever. Even if some college students with commoner background want to eradicate the top nobles, when they want to do it, they will find that if they want to eradicate them, they have to overthrow the entire government.
The enemies they faced were not just the top nobles or aristocrats, but almost everyone. They either had to give up or be eliminated. Twenty years ago, Lin Yuanfu and Wei Yuan did not want to eradicate the top nobles, but just wanted to restrict the top nobles.
, he was slandered on many charges, dismissed from office and died in depression, and was not vindicated until his death.'
'Also, distinguishing between administrative officers and administrative officers can prevent corruption among administrative officers. However, the corruption of administrative officers cannot be stopped. It is just called political donations by another name. But this is also correct. It is not easy to win the battle among thousands of troops.
If the college graduates who are killed cannot marry into the top nobles, and the next generation cannot go to college, they can be rulers but the next generation cannot. Why not make more money while they are in power? The top nobles also
If you don't dare to block all the ways to make money, you will make the college students with civilian backgrounds fight them desperately." Yun thought of this and sneered.
After thinking about the content that Tang Jingzhi didn't write thoroughly in the book, Yun put down the book and wanted to review what the teacher taught in today's math and physics classes, and then preview the content of tomorrow's math and biology classes. He looked sideways.
I checked the time and saw that it was only 9 o'clock. I remembered that it was time for the rerun of the evening news, so I turned on the TV to watch the news.
In this life, the world is still divided into 24 time zones. Of course, the zero time zone is in the Ming Dynasty, with the meridian where the Purple Mountain Observatory is located as the zero degree line. Even if certain areas of Beihai Province are excluded, the land directly under the central government of the empire still spans from west to east.
Five time zones; and the western region is not like some areas in Beihai Province. The total population of Beihai Province is less than 3 million, and even the provincial council cannot be organized. There is only a provincial council, which does not need to be specially considered; Dihua Province in the west has two
There are more than 10 million people in Tibet, Qinghai, Xikang, Suiyuan and Gansu provinces combined, so the evening news at 7 o'clock is rebroadcast at 9 o'clock.
"... Hong Huoxiu, the leader of the Datong Party, was recently discovered to have had a secret meeting with Guo Songtao, an important member of the People's Party. He was suspected of jointly proposing a bill with the People's Party; but when a reporter interviewed him, he said he had no comment. The reporter also interviewed the Datong Party
Another important leader, Yang Silong, Yang Silong stated that his party has no intention of cooperation with the People's Party;..., Republican Party member Li Shaoquan was found to own a courtyard with an area of 0.1 square kilometers in his hometown of Hefei, Anhui Province. When interviewed by reporters, Li Shaoquan said that all his income
It’s all legitimate income;”
"..., because the construction of the new subway line in Tianfu is too slow, Yuan Jiasan, the speaker of the lower house of the Yingtianfu Parliament and the leader of the Solidarity Party, had to accept questions from reporters. But he said that the current construction speed is normal, and there is no deliberate delay in the construction time by the government.
;..., due to the recent proposal to designate Changsha as a priority city and carry out the renovation of old urban areas first, Hunan MPs Hu Kuisheng, Zeng Disheng, and Zuo Jigao are considered to have strong regional leanings. Labor Party MP Shen Baozhen has expressed opposition to the above three
Members have proposed impeachment and a hearing will be held tomorrow..."
"It's really a dog biting a dog." Faced with these news, Yun commented: "It's really corrupt! Not only corrupt, but also inefficient. The subway is only ten kilometers in total, and it has been repaired for five years and it has not been completed; the old
We have been clamoring for urban renewal for twenty years. Not to mention that all the reconstruction has been completed. Even the provincial capital cities have not been completely transformed. When the reconstruction is completed, they will probably fall behind and have to carry out reconstruction again. This is how they make money."
"It is really unlucky for the people of the Ming Dynasty to have such a government." Yun finally made the final comment.
However, although Yun commented on the imperial government and politics in this way, it is hard to say whether the imperial government is more corrupt or more honest than the governments of other countries. However, under the management of such a government, the lives of the people of the empire are almost the same as those of all countries in the world.
The ordinary people live the most comfortable lives.
The wages of workers in the empire are higher. Because any factory, shop or other profit-making institution that employs more than twenty people must establish a trade union, and the trade union must be independent. Government agencies and factories are not allowed to control the relationship between the trade union in any way, so
Workers are not passive when discussing wages with the employer, and it is difficult for the employer to lower workers' wages.
According to statistics, the average monthly salary in the Central Plains region is 5,332 yuan, which is second only to the sparsely populated vassal (located in Australia) that is mainly engaged in mining in the small imperial federation where the imperial currency can circulate freely.
The empire's welfare system is very comprehensive. Not only does it have to pay higher wages, but the employer also pays five insurances for the workers. Once it is discovered that the employer has not paid for a certain insurance for the workers, the union will immediately complain to the local council and hold a
A strike forces the employer to pay insurance. If a worker is unemployed for more than 31 days, he or she can receive unemployment benefits from the Labor Bureau for 12 consecutive months. The unemployment benefits are 50% of the national average wage; if there is still no unemployment after 12 months
Work and receive a minimum subsistence allowance, which is approximately equivalent to 25% of the national average wage.
Whether it is unemployment benefits or subsistence allowances, this is already very high. Yes, no, Q has the title of Duke, and his monthly salary is only 70% of the average salary in the Central Plains; even the top five doctors with the ninth-level title,
Salaries are only about twice the average salary. Only those with titles of baronet or above have higher salaries. Oh, I forgot to introduce that in this time and space, the salaries of government officials, congressmen and nobles are called salaries, and those of others are called wages.
Prices in the empire are very low. You have a say in this. As mentioned before, among other prices, rice is 1 yuan and 8 cents per catty, flour is 9 and 5 cents per catty, and pork is 4 yuan and 5 cents per catty.
, beef is 4 yuan and 70 cents per pound; if you go to a self-service fast food restaurant or buy a box lunch from the supermarket, 10 yuan is enough to make you feel full.
Of course, this refers to situations that do not involve labor services. If labor services are involved, such as going to a restaurant to eat, it will cost a lot more; not only meals, but also all things involving labor services, such as repairing plumbing.
Pipelines and taxis all cost a lot of money. But this is normal. If the services of workers are not valuable, how can the high average income come from?
The empire's transportation is very convenient. All cities with a population of more than 1 million have many subways or light rails, and it is also very convenient to transfer. There are also circular light rails connected to the subway, and circular light rails are connected to intercity railways, whether within the city
It's very convenient to go to another nearby city. If you prefer to drive by yourself, there are also highways to choose from. It takes about the same time as public transportation if you don't speed. Of course, you can take a plane to go to distant places.
In addition, the Empire now has a new form of transportation called the Flying Car. As the name suggests, this type of vehicle can fly. As mentioned earlier, the Empire's energy technology is very advanced, which lays the foundation for the creation of vehicles that can fly at low altitudes.
The foundation was laid; and because the imperial army needed to study flying cars, and the rich also needed vehicles that could show their strength, flying cars were finally born ten years ago. What Yun saw on the first day of his life was something he had never seen before.
The most popular means of transportation is flying cars. But of course, flying cars are very expensive, more than 10 million yuan each, and their production is limited, so few people can own them.
The empire's nursing and medical industry is very developed. There are many nursing homes in the empire, both high and low-end, allowing elderly citizens to choose freely. There are also many hospitals and clinics, ensuring that residents will have a hospital or clinic within 15 minutes' drive. Hospitals are divided into
There are three categories, namely high-end private hospitals, private hospitals and public hospitals. Of course, high-end private hospitals are prepared for the super rich, and the fees are scary, but they are the best in all aspects; public hospitals basically don’t cost money, but they require
The queues have led to the emergence of ordinary private hospitals. Ordinary private hospitals are mainly responsible for emergency cases and a few diseases with a large number of patients. Their services are inferior to those of high-end private hospitals and higher than those of public hospitals, and their charges are relatively moderate.