Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Chapter 722 Industrialization and the Modern State
Cui Ruoyun just smiled and closed the forum for the vigorous discussion of national identity and nationalism posts on the forum.

Ever since Jiang Lun went to Chang'an, Jian Xia finally remembered her best friend Cui Ruoyun, and came to play in her laboratory every other day.

Cui Ruoyun managed to relax, and when she browsed the forum, Jian Xia yelled at her ears.

She couldn't help but said: "Otherwise, you can go to Chang'an too, so as not to bother me every day."

Jian Xia was a little moved, but she quickly said: "No, my laboratory is here, and it will take a lot of effort to rebuild the laboratory when I go to Chang'an!"

"Then let that scumbag come back."

"No way, this is an excellent opportunity. You don't know that the group of people in the Wangfu Bank have to beat their brains out every day for the economic route. It is not easy for Alan to have this opportunity. I can't delay him. leg!"

Cui Ruoyun couldn't help but hold her forehead, and she was too cheap to give her advice, so she ate another mouthful of dog food.

"Is your lab all right?"

Jian Xia smiled slightly and said: "You also know that experiments in materials science require long observation time, anyway, these test assistants can also do it."

Cui Ruoyun looked at her best friend helplessly, and waited for the results of the experiment with you, then ran over to harass me.

"What post did you read just now, so engrossed?"

"It's the nationalist post that has been debated recently. Since Mr. Fang published "The Debate between Hua and Barbarians" in the newspaper, the entire Tang Dynasty is now arguing about this."

Jian Xia curled her lips and said, "Now Chang'an is also discussing this issue. Last time, Jiang Lun discussed this issue with me."

Cui Ruoyun said: "Without industrialized production, where would there be any nationalist ideological trends, and what kind of family is in the country? Is it because the country could not provide social welfare in the agricultural era, and we could only survive by relying on family newspapers and groups for warmth."

Cui Ruoyun continued: "In the agricultural era, large clans were able to better resist natural disasters. Even when we first entered the industrialization era, rural areas still had to have more sons. Only with sons can labor force, and labor force can manpower to farm, so as not to be People bully."

"In fact, the decline of the clan is due to urbanization caused by industrialization. After the atomized family appeared, the big clan naturally disintegrated."

Jian Xia asked in surprise: "Aren't there big families in modern society? Isn't that entertainment star a descendant of a certain clan?"

Cui Ruoyun smiled and said: "What kind of clan can he be? At most, people with the same surname held an exchange meeting. Haven't you seen those big families in the Tang Dynasty? They gather together in production and life, which is called real clan. Clan."

"Didn't I say that urbanization is the best contraceptive pill, and urbanization is also the best way to eradicate clans."

"With the improvement of living standards in cities, people don't need to stay together to survive. Services such as education and medical care don't need to be resolved through clan mutual assistance, so large clans will naturally disintegrate."

"If your own family can survive, would you like to live with your relatives?"

"Don't talk about living with relatives, if you and Jiang Lun get married, would you like to live with his parents?"

Jian Xia immediately shook her head and said, "If you don't want to, I can hire a nanny!"

"That's it. If it's not for survival, who wants to live together with the family. Look at the number of conflicts between the big families in the Dream of the Red Chamber."

Jian Xia nodded again and again, she felt that what Cui Ruoyun said made sense.

"It turns out that urbanization has so many benefits."

"Of course, cities have a high population density, can accommodate more people, can provide more jobs, and can provide education and medical services at a lower cost. Of course, they are more efficient than rural areas."

"The higher-quality urban population can also engage in higher-level jobs and create higher value."

"Although there is no high or low level of work, the social value that an industrial worker can create must be higher than that of an agricultural population."

Jian Xia asked again: "What does this have to do with nationalism?"

Cui Ruoyun replied: "Of course there is a relationship. In the industrial age, the traditional family relationship disintegrated, and people naturally wanted to find a higher identity."

"The earliest nationalism is often formed from a city. For example, Londoners will discriminate against foreigners. London is a level of identity entity."

"When it came to the outside world, Londoners replaced the family name and became another symbol, and the earliest identity appeared."

Jian Xia asked suspiciously: "The same is true in the Tang Dynasty, for example, we call ourselves from Longyou, and Chang'an calls ourselves from Chang'an."

Cui Ruoyun shook her head and said: "It's different. In the industrial age, cities and cities are in a relationship of competition and cooperation. When London's goods are sold to Paris, everyone in London can benefit from it. Merchants earn money, workers have jobs, and cities have More money for municipal construction and infrastructure.”

"This identity has expanded the entire country. The British enjoyed low-priced sugar cubes and coffee tea through colonialism. The British pirate fleet plundered merchant ships and increased naval expenditures for the United Kingdom. From this time on, the concept of the British began to truly condense and succeed. Hence the term nationalism or patriotism.”

"Patriotism in modern times is not the moral pursuit of a few elites, but the sense of identity and benefits that a national identity can bring. This is not a one-sided love, but a relationship of giving and rewarding."

Now Jian Xia said: "Jiang Lun also said the same thing. Now Longyou is more like an economic concept than a geographical concept. On the contrary, the people of Longyou look down on the people of Chang'an, ahaha."

"Everywhere Longyou merchants go, they will build Longyou guild halls, allowing other Longyou people to live there for free, and various special products bearing the name of Longyou are also sold well throughout the Tang Dynasty."

Cui Ruoyun said: "Indeed, this is the initial identification."

Jian Xia suddenly raised her head and stared at Cui Ruoyun and said, "I didn't expect you to agree with colonialism?"

Cui Ruoyun said calmly: "Industrial parties need resources, labor and markets. In this era, colonization is naturally the best way to obtain these."

"But don't worry, there is still a huge market like Datang that can be developed. Isn't our latest product in Longyou easy to sell again?"

With the economic recovery after the war, demand began to recover, and Longyou's products began to sell well again.

The excess production capacity some time ago has been digested, and the merchants in Longyou have brought their products to more places.

The vigorous Longyou machine has once again increased its horsepower, and at the same time players are also pulling more regions into Longyou's economic circle.

Shandan Ranch, the largest ranch in Datang, has now become the largest animal husbandry base and dairy base in Longyou.

After two years of cultivation, Zheng He also crossed a breed of dairy cows with a large milk yield from the breeds of cows from the Western Regions. This breed of cows can produce milk stably for a long time. A pasteurized bottling line was developed, and pasteurized milk can be stored for a longer period of time.

Through train transportation, the milk was sent to more cities, and the addition of dairy products made the new generation in Longyou significantly improved in size.

Shandan Ranch has now spread its banner throughout the Western Regions. Zheng He has negotiated a big deal and is now sitting in a carriage heading to Khan City.

This carriage is a regular shuttle bus from Zhangye, one for Khan City every morning and afternoon.

Because the road is still being built recently, the journey that originally took only one week has become ten days.

However, there are rest inns along the way, and the shock-absorbing carriage is comfortable and stable. You can visit forums during the journey, which is considered a rest for Zheng He.

The person who contracted the carriage was a native of Zhangye named Zhong Da. He was originally a carriage driver between Zhangye and Jiuquan. After the railway between Jiuquan and Zhangye was opened to traffic, he changed it to a long-distance trip to Khan City in the grassland. car.

Six people can sit in the carriage, except for Zheng He, the other five are not players.

Zheng He bought a newspaper before he set off. He got in the car and read the newspaper for a while, because of motion sickness, he closed the newspaper and closed his eyes to rest.

The young man beside him couldn't help asking: "This gentleman, can you lend me the newspaper?"

Zheng He opened his eyes. This young man was dressed like a scholar, but he was different from the other four passengers who looked like businessmen.

Zheng He handed the newspaper to the other party, and the man eagerly read it.

When the man finished reading the newspaper, Zheng He still had an expression on his face, and Zheng He couldn't help but said:

"Is this little man going to live in Grassland City permanently?"

The young man sighed and said, "Yeah, I just don't know when I'll be back this time."

The man added: "This time I heard that Uyghur Shang Ke Dun is going to recruit a group of Sinology teachers. I want to try my luck."

Zheng He looked at the man's attire and said, "Since you are reluctant to leave your homeland, and there is a huge gap in Longyou's official position, why doesn't Mr. Lang apply for the official selection examination?"

Cui Tao led more than 2000 officials to Chang'an, and the job gap in Longyou suddenly became larger, and the natives who could write and count could easily enter the government.

The young man said, "Have you read Fang Daru's "The Argument Between Hua and Barbarians" a few days ago?"

"Already read it."

"Fang Daru said that the grassland is also a branch of my Huaxia, with the same origin, but lost the orthodoxy in nomadism. Now Shangke Dun is recruiting sinology teachers, just to re-establish the Huaxia orthodoxy in Uighur. I am not talented, and I am willing to contribute a part. strength."

Zheng He looked at the determined gaze of this young native and exclaimed, "Good!"

(End of this chapter)