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Text Chapter 1226 Is this a little ahead of its time?

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    Zhao Hongyu, who was planning and constructing the project here in Jincheng, had no idea about Huang Taiji's ambitions.

    However, even if he knew Huang Taiji's idea, he wouldn't care too much about it.

    Because he had the empire to rely on and the powerful imperial army to rely on, Zhao Hongyu did not take the so-called invincible Houjin Eight Banners into his eyes at all.

    If it were a behemoth like the Ming Dynasty, it would still be possible, but with a population of less than 2 million, it is obviously impossible for Zhao Hongyu to be interested.

    The reason is very simple. In Zhao Hongyu's eyes, the Houjin Eight Banners simply have no ability to sustain a war.

    Once their foundation is destroyed, Houjin will no longer have any fighting power.

    In this regard, the Manchus of the Later Jin Dynasty are different from the Mongolians of the grasslands.

    The Mongols themselves are nomadic people, and as long as they have a population, they have the potential for war.

    But the back money is different.

    The Eight Banners did not engage in production, and everything relied on war and plunder.

    If they are driven out of their homes, Houjin will not be able to do much.

    Based on this premise, if you can still eliminate their small population, then Houjin will be even more miserable.

    Zhao Hongyu is very aware of such an obvious weakness.

    Therefore, Zhao Hongyu is not afraid of the ¡®invincible¡¯ Houjin at all.

    On the contrary, Zhao Hongyu despised Hou Jin very much.

    The Ming Dynasty still represents the advanced nature of the Eastern countries.

    But Hou Jin is completely different. The social system of Hou Jin is somewhat similar to a semi-slave feudal society.

    This is completely different from the countries in the world that are constantly evolving and developing.

    It can be said that Houjin¡¯s social system is simply regressing.

    No wonder the Manchus of the Later Jin Dynasty took over the Central Plains.  All of a sudden, various developments in the Central Plains began to stall and quickly retreated.

    You must know that today¡¯s Ming Dynasty is ahead of the world trend in many aspects, including technology and social development system.

    Of course.  This cannot include the Song Empire in America, because the emergence of the Song Empire was completely a bug.

    In the history of another time and space, if the Ming Dynasty did not have internal and external troubles and continued to develop like this, maybe there would be no trouble for the Europeans.

    Unfortunately, this is all just imagination.

    Real history.  It didn't develop that way.

    In this time and space, normal history has been distorted. Because of the emergence of Zhao Hongyu and the establishment of the Song Empire, normal history began to deviate from the predetermined track.

    "Sir, after statistics, there are more than 30,000 civilians following the army."

    ¡°Well, there are so many people, no wonder.

    After hearing the report, Zhao Hongyu sighed in his heart.

    Since this period of time, a large amount of food has been consumed every day.

    If it were just the Imperial Army and more than a thousand Ming troops, it would be impossible for them to consume so much food.

    Therefore, Zhao Hongyu has long felt that the problem lies with the common people.

    But he didn¡¯t expect it either.  There were actually so many people coming to Jincheng with the army.

    But this can be considered a good thing.

    There are more than 30,000 people, excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are still thousands of able-bodied laborers.

    With these people, the construction speed here in Jincheng will be faster, right?

    Well, thinking of this, Zhao Hongyu finally felt a little more comfortable.

    After all, it¡¯s not a problem to always give these people free food and drink.

    As the saying goes, if these people are used to eating and drinking for free, once they change something.  Aren't they going to hate themselves?

    In order to avoid such a situation, it is better to let these people obtain everything they need through labor.

    ¡°Besides, they need food, and they need to develop Jincheng.

    And things like this.  It is of great benefit to both the people and myself.

    "Well, what do the people say? Are they willing to follow the path I gave?"

    Zhao Hongyu asked.

    The imperial soldier who came to report responded: "A large number of people are willing to follow the path laid out by His Highness. After all, being able to exchange labor for food is acceptable to most people. Only a small number of people expressed this  Objection, but these people are old, weak, sick and disabled, because they consider themselves??I don't have enough physical strength to do any strenuous work, so I object to it.  "

    People are all self-interested, which is the so-called selfishness.

    It is normal for them to take some measures when something goes against them.

    So, Zhao Hongyu can understand this kind of person.

    Because I am also a mortal, and I can be selfish occasionally.

    Since you are such a person yourself, you cannot ask others to be so noble.

    ¡°Besides, this subordinate made it very clear that those who objected were the old, weak, sick and disabled.

    Although my proposal is very good, it is aimed at those who are strong and capable of doing things.

    So, what to do with these old, weak, sick and disabled people?

    Since they have no way to work, they have no way to continue to obtain supplies from the empire.

    ¡°In this case, wouldn¡¯t they be hungry?

    Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that they would object.

    Zhao Hongyu, who had figured this out, had no grudges against these people, it was just human nature.

    "Oh, some people objected, so what is the final result?"

    Zhao Hongyu asked.

    The imperial soldier continued to answer: "After all, it is the minority who opposes it, so in the end we can only obey the majority. What else can we do? After all, the majority of people are in favor, so the minority cannot afford to rebel."  What big wave is coming?"

    "But in response to this situation, the general has taken a measure. The able-bodied people will get more if they do more. The old and the weak can do some relatively easy jobs, although they won't get that much wages.  But it¡¯s not like there¡¯s nothing to do¡­¡±

    Listening to the story of his men, Zhao Hongyu kept nodding.

    Regarding Jay Chou¡¯s arrangement, Zhao Hongyu expressed his support from the bottom of his heart.

    Yes, these people cannot be left idle.  If you are idle, you might cause some trouble.

    People from any country outside the imperial army can be killed.

    But when it comes to the people of Ming Dynasty, this is hard to say.

    Although it is another time and space, they are still of the Yanhuang ethnic group after all.

    So, give these people a job.  Give them something to do.  Then if they have work, they can make money, and if they have money, they can buy food to fill their stomachs, then they will have hope.

    People, once you have hope, you won¡¯t do any messy things.

    Only when you can¡¯t see it, people will take risks and do things that are unexpected.

    so.  Zhao Hongyu is still satisfied with Jay Chou's arrangement.

    "Okay, you go down first and let General Zhou come to my place."

    The soldiers left, and about twenty minutes later, Jay Chou walked into Zhao Hongyu's tent.

    "Your Highness. Are you looking for me?"

    Zhao Hongyu stood up and asked Jay Chou to sit down.

    Then, Zhao Hongyu walked to one side of the tent, where there was a row of bookcases from this era.  Zhao Hongyu walked to the bookcases, raised his hand, opened the cabinet door and took a look inside.

    Holding an open drawing, Zhao Hongyu came back again.

    After unfolding the drawings on the tea table in front of Jay Chou, Zhao Hongyu sat down.

    "This is Jincheng's construction plan. You can take a look and see if there are any problems, or you can make suggestions."

    "Where did your Highness get this drawing?"

    After Jay Chou saw this plan, he couldn't help but feel curious.

    The paper used in this planning drawing is all modern.

    Jay Chou is no stranger to such modern gadgets.

    Zhao Hongyu smiled and said, "Where else could it be." Seeing Zhao Hongyu's "you know" expression, Jay Chou suddenly realized.

    It seems that this drawing was obtained from the bug.

    "For this drawing, I spent a small amount of money."

    Zhao Hongyu said to Jay Chou.

    While listening to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s words, Jay Chou focused his attention on the drawings.

    In this modern construction planning and design drawing.  You can completely see what Jincheng will look like in the future after construction is completed.

    The center is a large government building complex. With this building complex as the main body, four main roads extend to all directions.  Surrounding these four main roads and commercial streets.  Residential areas, as well as military camps were plannedCome.

    With such a planning map, the construction of Jincheng becomes much simpler.

    Just follow the plan of this design drawing and build it step by step.

    Jay Chou slowly asked some questions, and Zhao Hongyu answered them one by one.

    Regarding such a plan, Jay Chou really has nothing to be picky about.  In this drawing, all the planned facilities have been planned, and even some that he himself had not thought of have been planned in this drawing.

    For example, small parks, community squares, public bathhouses and toilets are all reflected in such drawings.

    This is a planning drawing with a completely different style from this era. The architectural style of the entire city is also very different from this era.

    A small high-rise building with a modern style cement structure is planned in this drawing.

    As for whether the people of Ming Dynasty are accustomed to such housing, that is not something Zhao Hongyu has to consider.

    Of course, this is not the most important thing.

    The most important thing about this drawing is the city¡¯s defense plan.

    Tunnels and turrets completely cover all blind spots.

    This is the most critical thing in the entire planning map.

    However, Jay Chou thought of a key point, so he had to ask a question.

    "Your Highness, there is no problem with this city planning map. I just have a doubt. Are the people of the Ming Dynasty capable of constructing the planned cement structure buildings?"

    Yes, this thing is still a bit ahead of its time after all.

    Facing this question from Jay Chou, Zhao Hongyu already had a plan in mind.

    He smiled at Jay Chou: "Separate half of the Imperial Army's manpower into a construction team, and at the same time, break up and mix the best among the common people into it, let them learn while doing it, and wait until they have learned enough.  , the future construction can be left to them, right"
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