When Zhang Cuishan came to the capital of Zhejiang, he saw a lot of new things. Zhejiang is an area that is actively industrializing.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang originally produced silk, and Jiangnan Weaving was established in these two places. After industrialized production, the current situation is that the speed of silkworm silk production cannot keep up with the production of silk in factories.
But silk is an important income for the imperial court, so this year the imperial court requires Jiangsu and Zhejiang to increase silk production. To increase production, more silkworms need to be raised, and to raise more silkworms, more mulberry trees need to be planted.
So the imperial court proposed to "change rice to mulberry" and change the rice fields to mulberry fields. After the change, taxes would be exempted for three years.
When the imperial court's policy was being implemented, officials at all levels were thinking about how to make a huge fortune under this national policy. The best way was to annex the land at a low price, and then plant mulberry trees themselves, which would make a huge fortune.
But farmers are definitely not willing to sell their land at a low price, because in this era, farmers without land will starve to death.
However, when it comes to national policy, officials naturally want to implement the policy for the sake of political performance or making money, so the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions have been in chaos recently.
As soon as Zhang Cuishan left the train station, he saw a lot of beggars in ragged clothes, and when he passed the gate of the government office, there were many farmers who complained.
After leaving Wudang Mountain, Zhang Cuishan felt for the first time what it meant to make people's livelihood difficult.
Seeing that the capital of Zhejiang was in such chaos, and that other places must be even more unbearable, he couldn't help but wonder what was going on.
It's all caused by "changing rice into mulberry".
The imperial court used a reward mechanism to encourage farmers to complete national policies, but the officials who implemented them did not care whether the farmers were willing or not. They just wanted to convert more rice fields at the minimum cost, and even trampled on the rice fields that had been planted, forcing them to
Farmers sell their land or replant it themselves.
As for farmers not farming, they don't care what they eat this year.
This is the surface, but the deeper meaning is the cruel impact of the industrial revolution. The emergence of industry has to change people's habits for thousands of years in a short period of time, which is not easily achievable.
In Britain during the Industrial Revolution, in order to produce more wool, there was a "sheep cannibalism" enclosure movement.
The same is true now in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. In order to increase the production of silk, silkworms are now eating people. It is also for the purpose of enclosure. However, it is not only capital that is operating, but also various corrupt officials who want to reap benefits and political achievements. What's more,
brutal.
Zhang Cuishan came to a friend's house and talked about these things with his friend, but he was a little confused. According to his friend's introduction, the court's policies are very good, but why do good policies make people miserable? Among them are corrupt officials and profiteers.
There's a lot of chaos in there.
The world under the mountain has really changed too fast.
My friends also felt that this topic was too heavy, and they could not change anything by being promoted to ordinary people, so they changed the topic: "You must have learned Qinggong very well in Wudang Mountain. Why not follow me to participate in a racing event? Bicycles and Qinggong are now popular in the city.
You must participate in the competition with me."
"What is a bicycle?" Zhang Cuishan didn't understand.
“You’ll know once you go there.”
Zhang Cuishan was originally going down the mountain for fun, so he agreed.
The tragedy of silkworm cannibalism has much less impact on urban residents, because urban residents do not rely entirely on the land, but rely on craftsmanship.
Cycling and internal strength competitions were initiated by a group of people who had nothing to do but had enough to eat. Some of them were local martial arts families. Basically, there would be a competition once every half month, and gambling could also be conducted.
Bicycles are still primitive and are pedaled by strong men, and the speed is not satisfactory. It is still possible to compete with martial arts people in light kung fu.
In this era, many martial arts have been lost, and the martial arts world is no longer the same as it used to be. In the past, many martial arts practitioners came from all over the world, but now the resources for martial arts training have been concentrated by sects. Basically, the most powerful people in the martial arts world have
There is a sect in the family, and it is difficult for a warrior to become a monk in a wild way.
Times have changed, and the period Zhang Cuishan is now in is the beginning of a great change that will change the entire world.
Zhang Cuishan stood in the crowd and realized that a vehicle with two wheels was called a bicycle. He observed carefully and found that the wheels were linked by iron chains to move forward. However, he was surprised that the previous vehicles had side-by-side wheels. This bicycle had two wheels at the front and rear.
Why won't the wheel fall over when it's on the line?
When I asked my friend, he didn't know. He laughed and said, "You are indeed the disciple of Zhang Zhenren of Wudang Mountain. I haven't thought of this question after looking at it for so long. You thought of it after just a few glances. No wonder you are Wudang Zhang Wuxia."
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"This brother asked a good question, why does the bicycle not fall over? In fact, even the people who produce bicycles don't know this question at present. This is a very complicated question. It is not only about the movement of the bicycle itself, but also about the cyclist.
The reason. As of now, what I know is: it’s not that the bicycle will not fall down, it’s the person who controls the car that keeps it moving forward.” A woman’s crisp voice came from behind Zhang Cuishan.
Zhang Cuishan turned his head and felt his heartbeat speed up.
I saw that the woman who spoke was extremely beautiful, like a hibiscus emerging from the water or a fragrant cinnamon in the moon. I really couldn’t find a more beautiful woman than her. Zhang Cuishan knew very few members of the opposite sex, except for the senior sisters from the Emei sect who met several times a year.
There is no other woman. This woman is different from those women of the Emei sect who abide by the rules. She has a beautiful smile and is more energetic.
"Idiot, have you seen enough?" Yin Susu saw that Zhang Cuishan was very knowledgeable, so she explained. Of course, Zhang Cuishan's handsome appearance was also one of the reasons.
Seeing Zhang Cuishan's gentle manner, Yin Susu was not surprised: "Zhang Wuxia is too polite. The little girl only has a little research, so she talks too much, which will inevitably make her generous."
"No, no, the girl explained it very well." "I wonder what the girl's name is?"
"Yin Susu."
The two were predestined in the past life and met again in this life. It was love at first sight when the bastard looked at mung beans at the same time. However, Zhang Cuishan was more introverted and not as open-minded as Yin Susu, a son of the world.
Yin Susu dared to seduce Zhang Cuishan, but Zhang Cuishan did not dare to do anything that crossed the line.
What a good name. The girl is beautiful in person and even more beautiful in terms of her fame and knowledge. Zhang Cuishan feels like her whole soul is about to fly.
When my friends saw that Zhang Cuishan could meet girls when he went out, he felt jealous and shouted that it was unfair. Isn't he so handsome?
However, the more Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu chatted, the more they became more and more speculative. Friends became superfluous and they could only find a corner to hide in loneliness.
Yin Susu is definitely the most knowledgeable girl Zhang Cuishan has ever met. They have a lot in common, they can talk about poetry, calligraphy, and current affairs and government affairs. Yin Susu's insights often make Zhang Cuishan suddenly enlightened.
Zhang Cuishan respects the girl in front of him more and more. However, he doesn't know that the girl in front of him has a famous saying: "The more beautiful the woman, the more she will lie." Yin Susu's identity is not simple. She is the daughter of Yin Tianzheng, the leader of the Tianying Sect.
Daughter, and Yin Tian is one of the four great Dharma kings of the Ming sect, which is an evil sect that is incompatible with the upright sect of the famous family.
Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu's identities are completely opposite, but their hearts are very close.