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

Chapter 691: The Great Harmony Party of Various Countries Comes to Power

After reading the economic data of Donghai County in recent years, Deng Tong smiled and said, "Donghai County's economic development is not bad. It ranks among the top ten in our Han Dynasty, and is considered to be in the middle among the second-tier counties."

Deng Tong was not being polite. Donghai County had three universities, which could train tens of thousands of students every year. Its annual steel production exceeded one million tons, ranking 8th among the counties and prefectures of the Han Dynasty, and it was only more than a hundred thousand tons away from the fourth. In terms of increased efficiency, it would not take many years to surpass the fourth. Moreover, Donghai County's non-ferrous metal smelting could catch up with the first-tier counties of the Han Dynasty. Its textile and food processing industries were also not bad, not to mention its extremely developed shipping industry. There were five docks and two shipyards in the county.

Shentu Jia said: "But compared with Chen County, Kuaiji County, and even Linzi County, it is far behind."

Deng Tong smiled calmly. Every industry in Donghai County was good, but it was not bad either. It was just a little bit short of the top ones. He said, "If the prefect wants Donghai County to catch up with big counties like Kuaiji, he can only develop industries with his own characteristics."

“Specialized industries?”

Deng Tongdao: "The emperor ordered me to formulate an industrial development plan, in which the electrical industry is the top priority. In the electrical industry, there are electrical, radio and other industries. Other counties in the Han Dynasty know little about these emerging industries.

In the electrical industry, all the counties of the Han Dynasty are in the same position. If Donghai County focuses on developing the electrical industry, it may stand out among the counties of the Han Dynasty and become the new industrial center of the Han Dynasty."

Shentu Jia frowned and said, "The electrical industry and the radio industry are about manufacturing electric lights?"

Deng Tongdao: "Not only electric lights, but also wireless telegraphs, wired telephones, phonographs, wireless broadcasting, etc. The electrical industry is a very large category."

"I and others cannot keep up with the times and do not know much about these things. Besides, there are no talents in this field in Donghai County. How can we develop this?"

Deng Tongdao: "So the county governor is going to apply for an electrical equipment college for Donghai County at this Sage Ceremony. Without talents, the electrical equipment industry cannot develop."

He thought for a moment and said, "If the county governor has time, he can go to the national laboratory established by the emperor, and he will definitely gain a lot."

Shentu Jia was a man of action, and he immediately said, "Let's go in and take a look now."

"promise!"

Deng Tong drove the car towards Mozi College.

Shentu Jia looked at the brand new car in surprise and asked, "Is this the car that Han Anguo and his men gave away everywhere?"

Deng Tong nodded.

Shentu Jia asked: "It is indeed much more practical than a tractor or steam car. Can we in Donghai County also learn to produce cars?"

Deng Tongdao: "It's difficult. Chen County has already mastered most of the automobile process patents and even built automobile production lines. Other regions can still compete with Chen County, but Donghai County is too close to Chen County. It is impossible to compete with Chen County, which has advanced machinery manufacturing."

The machinery manufacturing industry in Donghai County was suppressed by Chen County. Not only did several small tractor factories have low production capacity, but the demand for other machinery also required purchasing goods from Chen County and Kuaiji County nearby.

The car entered the national laboratory of Mozi College, and the two entered the laboratory.

Deng Tong brought Shentu Jia to the electrical laboratory. Shentu Jia looked at this unknown world in astonishment. He saw all kinds of pipes and electric lights emitting various colors. There was also a handle-like thing that could actually transmit human voices. This scared him. He thought there was someone hiding in the handle.

Deng Tong explained: "This is a telephone. The court intends to use this machine to replace the current wired telegraph. In the future, people thousands of miles away can not only communicate with each other by writing, but also communicate with each other through this machine."

Shentu Jia was amazed and said, "It's amazing! The Mohist technique is indeed worthy of its reputation."

But after walking a few steps, he was surprised to see that an iron speaker could actually play music by itself.

"This power is iron, this power is steel~~~~!"

“Is this the song of the Emperor?”

Deng Tongdao: "This is a phonograph. When our Mozi was doing experiments, he found that human voices could be recorded by applying electricity in real time. Then, based on this principle, our Mohist masters made the magnet into a disk shape, applied electricity to record sounds, and then used this large speaker to amplify the sounds, thus making this phonograph that can record singing."

Shentu Jia sighed, "The development of the Han Dynasty is so rapid that we will fall behind if we slack off. It is true that we should learn as long as we live."

In the laboratory, the master craftsmen are doing their own experiments, each one of them is very busy.

"Deng Tong, how come you, such a busy man, have time to come here?" Yang Ming, the master craftsman of the Mohist school, asked with a smile when he saw his old friend.

Deng Tongdao: "I've brought you a sponsor."

He immediately introduced: "This is Shentu Jia, the governor of Donghai County. He wants to develop industries such as electrical appliances and radio in Donghai County."

Then he continued to explain to Shentu Jia: "This is my Mohist master Yang Ming. He is the most in-depth researcher on electrical appliances. In recent years, he has applied for patents related to radio, accounting for a quarter of the electrical appliance industry. The county governor wants to develop radio, and the electrical appliance industry cannot do without the help of Master Yang."

Shentu Jia immediately bowed and said, "My Donghai County is willing to sponsor your research. Please give me a chance."

Yang Ming said: "The prospects of these inventions of mine are unknown, and they may not bring benefits to you, the governor."

Ever since Xu Fan established the National Laboratory, it has been the Han Dynasty's biggest money-burning weapon. In fact, even with Xu Fan's support and the court's support, there is never enough money to spend. In order to mobilize private capital for research and development, Xu Fan learned the angel investment system and was eager to let the wealthy businessmen of the Han Dynasty make money.

Although Xu Fan used cheats, there was a long gap between the first and second technological revolutions of the Han Dynasty, and the technology of the Han Dynasty developed very quickly, but even so, 90% of the inventions of these great craftsmen could not bring much economic effect. Although there were people who became rich due to successful investments, there were not a few wealthy businessmen in the Han Dynasty who suffered losses because of this. Among a hundred projects, there might be only a few that could really make money, or it might even be possible that none of them could make money.

Yang Ming was naturally enthusiastic about having a new financier invest in him, but he had to make it clear in advance. If he invested in his lab with the intention of getting rich but ended up losing money, it would be bad if both parties fell out.

Shentu Jia said generously: "As long as Donghai County can become the center of the Han Dynasty's electrical appliance industry, spending money is nothing."

Donghai County is not as good as the first-tier cities of the Han Dynasty, or the second-tier cities of Luoyang and Chengdu, but it has benefited from the Age of Exploration and is extremely wealthy. And because of the benefits brought by the Age of Exploration, they are more aware of the importance of seizing the opportunity. If Donghai County can take the lead in this industrial upgrade, it may not be impossible to replace Kuaiji County.

August 55, 10th year of the Han calendar, Chang'an City, Jianzhang Palace.

The bright full moon hung high in the sky, the lights in Jianzhang Palace were still on, and countless Han officials were busy carrying documents. It was not only the time for the local governors to summarize their achievements for the year, but also the time for the Han emperor to summarize his own achievements for the year, so he was as busy as countless Han officials.

However, he was still very pleased to see the results. Since the establishment of the international organization of the Global Alliance, the Han Dynasty can use it to adjust the global industry and allow the global network to penetrate into more countries and lands. And the Han Dynasty, which is at the center of this network, has expanded overseas markets, acquired more commodity markets and raw material production areas, and obtained the most lucrative profits.

After the war between the Allied Forces and the Xiongnu Kingdom ended, the internal disputes in Daqinzhou began to become fierce.

The first country to undergo drastic changes was Egypt. Knum sent 5,000 soldiers to join the coalition. After more than a year of training by Zhou Yafu and more than a year of actual combat, these soldiers had become a powerful force. After the war ended and they returned to Alexandria, they became the most staunch supporters of the Datong Theological Society.

Relying on these soldiers, Khnum eliminated the separatist warlord forces entrenched in Alexandria and finally took control of Egypt's largest city in the hands of the Pax Romana Theologica.

With Alexandria as its base, the Pax Romana Theological Society was finally no longer a floating duckweed, but a revolutionary force with territory and finances. Alexandria was especially important as it was the largest city in Egypt and its fiscal revenue accounted for more than 40% of Egypt's total. The Pax Romana Theological Society, which occupied Alexandria, became the most powerful military force in Egypt.

With these allied forces as foundation, Khnum established a military academy, expanded the army, and purchased advanced weapons and equipment. A war of unification was ready to begin.

The changes in the Asian Peninsula were relatively slow. There were many small countries here. Because of the rich land and early development of civilization, it was the richest place in the entire Qinzhou. When the power of the Han Dynasty had not yet penetrated into this continent, fighting for the Asian Peninsula was what the overlord of Qinzhou had to do.

At that time, the Romans had already achieved clear hegemony, and their next plan was to conquer this rich land. However, the arrival of the Han people directly interrupted the Romans' hegemony, forcing them to open up those barren lands to the north and recognize the local Gauls and Germans as brothers.

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The changes brought about by the Han Dynasty were already severely impacting the traditional order of small countries such as Greece. The kings and nobles of these small countries avoided being sent to the guillotine only by clinging to the Han Dynasty.

But the allied soldiers defeated the Huns, and countless Seleucid nobles died at their hands. They had seen the nobles' cowardly and ugly faces, and the worship of the nobles by these retired and returning soldiers was completely shattered. In addition, they saw a new country without a king and nobles, and these soldiers began to stir and wanted to change the status quo of their country.

They were organized by members of the Datong Society and planned to build a world without kings and nobles in their own country.

The kings of small Greek countries learned of this trend, and they betrayed their own nobles, or united with these nobles, compromised with the members of the Great Harmony Society, and discussed with them the establishment of a constitutional monarchy.

Moreover, their rhetoric was very tempting. They said that Han was the most powerful country in the world and their system was the most perfect system in the world.

But the Han Dynasty had an emperor and nobles. The emperor of the Han Dynasty was elected by the people, and the nobles were elected because of their meritorious services. The emperor of the Han Dynasty rewarded these nobles with land. Isn't this the most perfect system in the world?

Our country has all these, but it lacks the Sage Council that represents the will of the people. We can completely change the Senate system and make the consuls the leaders of the country. Isn't this a perfect copy of the Han Dynasty's system?

We are all from the same race, so why kill each other and let foreigners take advantage of us for no reason? The Seleucid Empire was originally a large country with a large population and vast territory, but because of the civil war, the Huns took advantage of it and almost destroyed the country.

There is an old saying that the bourgeoisie is weak, which makes sense, but not entirely. If you look at the history of the Song and Ming dynasties, you will find that the landlord class is also weak. In the face of the steel knife of satisfaction, they know how to compromise.

After reading the history of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, you will find that the aristocratic families also have weaknesses. The Hu people who used to be their slaves would also kneel down at their feet and become their slaves very willingly.

This should be said that the ruling class also has weaknesses. When they find themselves facing an enemy that they cannot defeat, they will shed their brutal faces and collude with these enemies in order to preserve their own power.

The members of the Pax Romana in Greece had not experienced too intense a struggle and were childish. Compared with the system of the Han Dynasty, they actually agreed with the kings' statements, gave up the plan to seize power by force, and gave up the idea of ​​purging the nobles. Instead, they wanted to change their country in a bloodless way through literary struggles in the Senate.

Of course, these members of the Datong Society were luckier than those in history. In this world, the Han Dynasty was promoting the Datong Rule. There were no other powerful countries that were equal to the Han Dynasty to compete for hegemony. The Han Dynasty supported them. The kings and nobles in the Greek region could only let the members of the Datong Society take power, and then implement the equal-field system to develop their own industry.

Although such a change is not thorough, it has promoted the progress of Daqinzhou in a practical sense. The members of the Datong Society are all industrial parties. When they are in power, they must improve productivity. These countries want to develop industrialization, which requires the purchase of machinery. Dahan is the only country in the world that can buy high-quality and low-cost machinery, which in turn has driven the growth of Dahan's global market.

As of October of the 55th year of the Han Dynasty, the export volume of the Han Dynasty exceeded 10 billion coins, an increase of 3500% over last year. Imports increased by 2%, but due to price factors, imports only increased by less than 2700%. The total price of imported goods was 800 billion coins, and the Han Dynasty had a trade surplus of 800 billion coins. In addition, most of the Han Dynasty's exports were second-hand machinery and equipment, and the equipment was updated at the lowest cost, which was far more than what the trade surplus of billion coins could show.

Of course, other countries in the world did not lose too many precious metals. What the Han Dynasty was pursuing at this time was not a trade surplus, because this method was unsustainable and was even more detrimental to the Han Dynasty's establishment of a global market. What the Han Dynasty was pursuing was a global trade balance.

Because of the scissors gap between industry and agriculture, the trade between other countries and the Han Dynasty is naturally at a disadvantage. It is impossible for the Han Dynasty to learn the method of the bald eagle in later generations and abandon its own martial arts and rely on financial bloodsucking to support its global hegemony.

Zhang Pijiang thought of purchasing labor to balance global trade. This year, Dahan issued more than 50 labor certificates, bringing the total number of workers in Dahan to over three million.

Some of these migrant workers are high-tech talents, but the vast majority are ordinary young people. They come to Dahan to clean streets, repair sewers, work on railway and highway construction sites, dig tunnels for Dahan in the mountains, mine ore for Dahan in mines, and build houses for Dahan people on construction sites. They do dirty, tiring and heavy physical work.

But even so, these young people are willing to do it, because apart from food, clothing and daily necessities, they can save 3 yuan every year and bring it back to their homeland, so that their family can live a relatively wealthy life in their hometown. At the same time, they are also accumulating a considerable amount of foreign exchange for their country, helping the Han Dynasty balance global trade, and making the global industrialized system established by the Han Dynasty more stable and prosperous.

From the current perspective, the globalized trade system established by the Han Dynasty is in line with the development of global productivity at this time and is relatively progressive.

Because the import and export of the Han Dynasty has grown by more than 20% for three consecutive years, and after updating the equipment with higher production efficiency, the Han Dynasty's industry has entered a new round of growth. Driven by exports and investment, the Han Dynasty's economy has started a new round of growth. The fiscal revenue has increased by more than 30% for three consecutive years. The Han Dynasty's fiscal revenue has doubled in three years on the basis of its already extremely high fiscal revenue.

The increased fiscal revenue once again exceeded Dahan's welfare expenditure. A few years ago, he felt that it was difficult to pay pensions, but now Dahan's finances can still afford it. Because of this industrial upgrade and economic growth, Dahan has once again entered a golden period of development.

Xu Aimin was reviewing the memorial until late at night, but Shangshu Ling Li Qiang did not continue to review the memorial. Instead, he advised: "Your Majesty, it is already 10 o'clock, you should rest. The emperor said that health is the capital for governing the country."

Xu Aimin looked at the clock and said, "It's already so late!"

When it comes to daily routines, Xu Aimin listens to his father very much. After all, his father lived past 80. Among all the emperors from ancient times to the present, except for those mythical figures in legends, his father lived the longest. And his father was not the only one who lived a long life. The founding heroes of the Han Dynasty, as long as they did not suffer hidden injuries in the war, generally lived past or years old. The old Prime Minister Zhang Cang just celebrated his th birthday.

The reason why these meritorious officials lived so long was that they generally lived according to the daily routine set by Xu Fan. Therefore, it was also spread among the people of the Han Dynasty that the emperor was the one who truly obtained the secret of longevity, otherwise these meritorious officials would not have lived so long.

Xu Aimin wanted to see more changes in the Han Dynasty and naturally wanted to live longer, so he listened to Li Qiang's advice, put aside the memorials, and ended his government affairs for the day.

(End of this chapter)