At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 672: Global Alliance and the Flood of the New Era

After leaving the Xiongnu exhibition hall, Xu Fan saw Yu Shan bowing to them awkwardly and watching them leave.

Xu Fan asked: "What's going on?"

Xu Aimin told Xu Fan what happened in the Seleucid Empire, and said with a happy expression: "I don't like the Huns. They are too jumpy. They always like to jump out of where they should be and like to challenge the global structure set by the Han Dynasty. Sometimes I really want to destroy the Huns."

Xu Fan had a puzzled look on his face. Back then, he had wanted to turn Junchen into the Whip of God, but he had not expected that decades later, the Han Dynasty itself would restrict the Huns' westward development. It could only be said that things in the world are unpredictable.

But Xu Fan still said: "Killing one thousand enemies means losing eight hundred of our own. Although the Huns may not lose even eighty of the Han people, if the Han people continue to lose eighty like this, even if their foundation is strong, their hegemony will eventually end."

No matter how powerful Niu Niu is, he still had to fight two world wars with Hans the Cat and gave up his hegemony. Later, Xu Fan experienced the invincible bald eagle and went deep inland to fight some tribes. He fought for 20 years and finally brought his hegemony to an end. Later, he had to exercise restraint when facing the Slippers Army. I wonder if anyone has sent calcium tablets to their embassy?
Although Bald Eagle's internal corruption was the main factor in his downfall, his lack of restraint in the use of force and his abuse of force were also important reasons for his downfall.

Xu Fan continued: "Using the opponent's force to counter the opponent, standing on the general trend to deal with the enemy is what a great man should do."

The hegemony of the Han Dynasty at this time was a bit like the bald eagle in later generations, but if it did not exercise restraint, would its hegemony be destroyed in 30 years like the bald eagle?

After deep thought, Xu Fan could only smile bitterly. He estimated that it would not be much different. Although the Han Dynasty was pulled into the industrial age by him, the essence of the Han Dynasty was still a country dominated by aristocrats and Han officials. In the absence of strong enemies outside, the aristocrats of the Han Dynasty would not be much stronger than the factory owners. Otherwise, why not simply strengthen the Huns a little, or create a strong enemy in the New World?
Forget it, forget it, never mind. The technology of the Han Dynasty has reached this level. If the nobles continue to act recklessly, they will sooner or later be driven off the political stage by the people of the Han Dynasty. Xu Fan believes that the people of the Han Dynasty, who have been educated for 50 years, will definitely do better than the citizens of Europe at the same time.

Xu Aimin was unaware of his father's complicated thoughts and only thought that his father was advising him to be cautious in his use of troops. However, he had already thought of how to deal with the Huns.

October 52, 9st year of the Han calendar, Chang'an City, Zhangtai Palace.

This year's conference of princes was held earlier than in previous years. Princes and envoys from all over the Han Dynasty gathered in Chang'an City, and these princes were also using their connections to inquire about the rules and internal news of this year's conference.

They roughly knew that the Son of Heaven had to be not only the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but also the emperor of the world. Although the princes of the Han Dynasty despised the Romans, Carthaginians, Egyptians, and Mayans who came to the Han Dynasty to beg for food, they also understood that the title of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty was not as resounding as that of the Emperor of the World, and that they could become the global hegemon more legitimately.

The retired emperor has already achieved more achievements than the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. If the current emperor wants to be not much different from the retired emperor, then being the global emperor is the most important achievement of the emperor. So even though the princes of the Han Dynasty do not like foreign countries begging for food from the Han Dynasty, they dare not hinder what the emperor wants to do at this time.

What they were more concerned about was economic issues. The princes of the Han Dynasty were the richest in the world, but they earned a lot and spent a lot. Like the princes in the New World, except for the first batch of princes who had gold and silver mines and lived a better life, other princes were still trying to develop their own vassal states and turn the barren land into a land of fish and rice. The manpower, material and financial resources required for this were almost endless, and it would take decades or even hundreds of years to completely develop their own vassal states.

The distribution of the industrial chain of the Han Dynasty this time is of vital importance to the vassal states of the Han Dynasty. If they can find a way to seize an industry that can make money, their vassal states will gain hundreds of years of wealth.

The people who presided over the meeting in Zhangtai Palace were the Minister of Internal Affairs Zhang Pijiang and the Minister of Rites Chen Zhen.

Zhang Pijiang looked at the hundreds of vassal states and the countries of Daqinzhou around him and said slowly: "In order to bridge global conflicts, balance the global economy, and create a peaceful, friendly, and developing world, I am appointed by the emperor to form a global cooperation organization, which is named the Global Alliance.

The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is the leader of the Global Alliance. The leader's main responsibility is to maintain global peace and security. Whenever peace is threatened, the leader can call a meeting at any time. All member states are obliged to implement the leader's decision in accordance with the provisions of the Global Etiquette.

"Of course it is so. Apart from Your Majesty, who else in the world has the prestige to become the leader of the alliance!" Zhang Buyi was the first to agree. He knew that the emperor had planned to establish a coal chemical industry in South Korea. Combined with South Korea's local industries, the Zhang family could be expected to be prosperous for a hundred years.

"The emperor is both civil and military virtuous, so the position of leader of the alliance should belong to Your Majesty!" The other princes of the Han Dynasty also immediately said in a flattering tone.

Claudius was filled with envy when he saw the scene before him, and deep in his heart he had the thought that this was what a real man should do, and if he wanted to be someone in power, he would want to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

So a global alliance was established, and the Han Emperor Xu Aimin was unanimously approved as the leader of the alliance.

Zhang Pijiang continued, "The Global Alliance has four major institutions under its jurisdiction: the Global Conference, the Global Shangshu Mansion, the Global Yushi Dafu Mansion, and the Global Taiwei Mansion.

Every country is eligible to participate in this global conference. Representatives of each country discuss and decide global affairs. According to the principle of equality among countries, each country has one vote to decide major global affairs. If a country obtains more than half of the votes but passes with less than half, the proposal can be vetoed. However, the leader of the alliance has one veto power.

Hearing this, everyone present nodded in satisfaction. This was relatively fair. As for the alliance leader's veto power, if you still want to do something that even the emperor disapproves of, don't drag them into it if you're seeking death.

"The Global Shangshu Mansion is responsible for coordinating the economic and social work of various systems and organizations in countries around the world, strengthening economic development and cooperation among countries, balancing the global trade system, and promoting economic prosperity and development in countries around the world. The prosperity of one country is not considered prosperity. Only global prosperity is true prosperity. The Han Dynasty wants to build a world of great harmony, and the world should also build a world of great harmony."

As soon as Zhang Pijiang finished speaking, the whole audience burst into cheers. Everyone gathered in Chang'an City. A large part of the reason was that the Han Dynasty planned to distribute money, and now it was finally made clear that it would be implemented.

The Global Censorate is the main judicial body of the Global Alliance. The Censors are nominated by the Global Conference and the Alliance Leader. They are mainly responsible for resolving disputes between countries and making judgments. All countries are obliged to abide by the decisions of the Censorate.

"The Global Taiwei Office is a military organization under the Global Alliance. Its troops are dispatched by countries around the world. It is mainly responsible for stopping armed disputes among countries, maintaining world peace, preventing local conflicts from escalating, or preventing conflicts from recurring, and helping civilians who have been harmed in the war, creating conditions for the final political solution to the conflict."

This is a pleasant surprise for small countries around the world, especially the Maya Empire that was bullied in the New World, Egypt in Yanzhou, the small Greek city-states in Daqinzhou, and the Seleucid Empire which is still in a state of fragmentation. This can greatly protect their interests. The world finally does not need to be completely based on violence. There is a place where reason prevails, and these small countries can also have dignity.

Zhang Pijiang continued, "There are some organizations under the Global Parliament, such as the Global Currency Department, which mainly integrates the currencies of various countries, the Global Development Bank, which provides financial assistance for your development, and economic, social, cultural, educational, health, labor, agricultural organizations, etc. However, these all need to be negotiated by us one by one."

Looking at Zhang Pijiang who was in high spirits, Zhang Buzhi who was sitting on the throne of princes felt very gratified. After the completion of this conference, his brother would surely accumulate huge prestige, and the next prime minister would probably be his brother.

Marquis Zhou Yang of Jiang whispered to Zhang Buyi, "Your brother can be considered to have inherited his father's legacy. Your father formulated the 'Great Han Rites', and your son formulated the 'Global Rites'. Your Zhang family can be considered to have lived together with the country."

Zhang Buyi couldn't help but smile and said, "That's too much. All of us princes share the same fate with the country."

Zhou Yang said, "How can they be the same? Your Zhang family customized etiquette for the Han Dynasty. You are the Duke of Zhou of the Han Dynasty. It is inevitable that your name will go down in history. In the future, if we, the vassal states, want to have a good development, it depends on you, your brother." Zhang Buyi also agreed with this. Han State had gained a lot of benefits, but he would not spread it around now.

There are many topics to discuss at the Global Alliance National Conference, and it has not ended even in October.

But the sensation it caused was enormous. Since the Han Dynasty led the Age of Discovery for more than 40 years, the world has gradually been connected into a whole by the world's maritime merchants. The Han Dynasty has been developing the world for to years. A large number of zombie civilizations and modern primitive tribes were either destroyed or annexed by the Han Dynasty.

Later, under the leadership of the various vassal states of the Han Dynasty, these countries slowly entered the agricultural society and enjoyed the convenience of the industrial age under the leadership of the Han Dynasty.

After 30 or 40 years of accumulation, the Han Dynasty finally built a global organization. The civilizations and countries of the world were integrated into a whole. To some extent, the establishment of the Global Alliance was a landmark event of globalization.

Chang'an City, a box filled with gold and jade.

Liu Yun said with envy, "Everyone in Chang'an is discussing that Internal Secretary Zhang is better than his teacher. He has formulated the Global Etiquette for the Han Dynasty, which has established the Han Dynasty's position as the world's hegemon in legal terms. He is the next prime minister. He is the most undoubted candidate for prime minister in the Han Dynasty in the past 50 years."

Liu Yun had to be envious, because he was the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, second only to the emperor, and even held some of the imperial power. He was a symbol of the emperor and the people of the world. His power was greater than that of any other prince. Among the hundreds of thousands of Han officials, there was no one who did not want to rule the world.

"Now many people want to go to the Consulate General and the Palace of Imperial Households of Daqinzhou. The books about various continents, major countries, and major civilizations of the Han Dynasty are now selling like hot cakes. Everyone wants to be the next Zhang Pijiang."

Zhang Yang said: "Speak less."

He knew that Chen Mai had always been eyeing the position of prime minister. You should know that Chen Mai was the first one to be one of the Nine Ministers among the emperor's confidants. Two years ago, the emperor had planned to make Chen Mai one of the Three Dukes. However, Chen Mai knew at that time that his qualifications were too shallow. Even if he was promoted to one of the Three Dukes, he could only be a fake prime minister at best. In order to realize his political ambition to rule the world, Chen Mai gave up the opportunity to become one of the Three Dukes.

They did a good job in this year's World Expo. Envoys from all over the world came to the Expo site and were amazed by this spectacular building. Many envoys from small countries even knelt down under the exhibition. The idea of ​​magnificence is fully achieved. Not to mention that hundreds of billions of trade orders were reached during this Expo.

They were praised and commended by the emperor many times. Chen Mai, the host of the World Expo, became the undisputed protagonist during the Expo. All the daily newspapers of the Han Dynasty published Chen Mai's deeds.

But who could have thought that the wind direction would change so quickly? Chen Mai, who had been the protagonist for more than a month, had to be defeated in the face of this global alliance meeting. Now Zhang Pijiang, who was presiding over the meeting, was the undisputed protagonist of the Han Dynasty. The front-page headlines of various daily newspapers were all about the news of this meeting.

What content should be formulated in the "Global Etiquette" has been hotly discussed by all scholars. The hegemony established by the Han Dynasty and the emperor becoming the global emperor have become the latest hot topics in the teahouses in Chang'an City. Everyone is hotly discussing the difference between the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the global emperor.

Chen Mai shook his head and said, "It's okay. I didn't expect that this global alliance, which looks almost the same as the Han Dynasty's princes' meeting, would cause such a huge sensation."

Then he sneered and said, "Those who want to take the road of opening up new frontiers are just a group of monkeys in human form. The Han Dynasty has become the hegemon of the world. Do they still want to find a new civilization?"

Chen Mai looked unwillingly at the brightly lit World Expo Hall in the distance. In the dark night, countless bright lights made the skyscraper even more dazzling. This spectacular building could be seen anywhere in Chang'an City.

Even in the dark, the World Expo was still brightly lit and crowded with people. Now the Expo site has become a new opening place for Chang'an City. After get off work, the people of Chang'an City will bring their families to the Expo to see the specialties from all over the world. People from Guanzhong and even the entire Han Dynasty came to visit. In just over a month, the World Expo brought more than ten yuan of income to Chang'an City. His achievements are worth writing about at any time in the Han Dynasty, but he has changed from a protagonist to a supporting role.

Chen Mai couldn't help but smile bitterly. He didn't have much time left. Unless he achieved more than Zhang Pijiang, it would be inevitable that Zhang Pijiang would become the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty in eight years. But he didn't have the confidence to refuse the opportunity to become one of the Three Dukes again. In eight years, he would be 8 years old and he didn't have time to wait another ten years.

Liu Mansion.

Liu Gong said excitedly: "Fourth uncle, you don't know how majestic Uncle Zhang is. Every word and action of his is listened to carefully by all the princes in the world, fearing that any word might be missed. Even the prime minister of the Han Dynasty is not as majestic as Uncle Zhang."

Liu Heng said tiredly: "Brother Pijiang has always been very talented. It was only a matter of time before he would reach this point."

Liu Heng was the busiest person during this period except Zhang Pijiang.

The emperor has already formulated a policy to fully promote electric motors, and announced at the court meeting that electric motors are the beginning of the second scientific and technological revolution of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty must begin industrial upgrading and attach as much importance to electric motors as it does to steam engines. It must expand the electric motor college, cultivate electric motor talents, build power plants and electric motor equipment factories, and begin to popularize power grids in all industrial zones throughout the Han Dynasty. It must regard the power grid as a new infrastructure project.

The propositions the emperor spoke of were grand and extensive. Scientific and technological revolution and industrial upgrading were all very important, but for Liu Heng, the Minister of the Imperial Household, they meant that the amount of government affairs had to increase by more than ten times.

Industrial upgrading is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. The cost is very high. In the whole Han Dynasty, the most advanced steam engines were in the Shaofu, and the most steam engines were also in the Shaofu factory. The steam engines owned by the Shaofu factories were worth tens of millions. The emperor said that he would use motors to replace steam engines, which was equivalent to giving up steam engines worth tens of millions, and spending the same or even higher price to buy new motor equipment. Who dared to make such a crazy turn?

Although the Shaofu managed the state-run factories under the Han court, he had been continuously delegating power to the managers of those factories in recent years, and even implemented a one-man system. It was not that the Shaofu could just issue an order and the factory managers below would obey.

But Liu Heng also knew that it was an inevitable trend for electric motors to replace steam engines. He went to the laboratory of the retired emperor and saw experimental electric-driven textile machines. Not only were their efficiency ten times higher than that of steam engines, the noise in the factory and the pollution from coal were reduced, the maintenance of equipment became simpler, and the price of electric motors was even cheaper than that of steam engines.

Other things like various machine tools driven by electricity are more than ten times more efficient than steam engines. There are also heat treatment machines. In the past, kilns were used and the temperature was difficult to control, but now electric heat treatment machines are used and the temperature can be controlled within a dozen degrees. This means that you can basically burn at any temperature you want. These motor equipment are not comparable to the old equipment from the Han Dynasty, and it is an inevitable trend for them to be replaced.

But when Liu Heng thought of the dozens of factories producing steam engines in the Han Dynasty, he couldn't help but feel helpless. The tide of the times is so terrible that it can eliminate you without even saying a word. It may be the most advanced and profitable factory last year, but it has fallen behind this year and may even be ruthlessly replaced by electric motors.

Hundreds of thousands of employees producing steam engines were about to lose their jobs, and the lives of millions of craftsmen in the steam engine industry might be affected. Liu Heng thought of the jobs of these millions of people and felt the cruelty of the market for the first time. He didn't even know how to face these craftsmen.

After thinking about it, he decided to gather all the factory managers under the Shaofu to Dahan, so that they could also feel the impact of the new era, let them know that they are in danger, and have the motivation to take the initiative to change the status quo of the factory.

(End of this chapter)