Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1422 It's over
When the most difficult part of a matter has been completed, and the rest can be basically succeeded step by step, in most cases, there is no need to worry about whether it can be completed. You only need to worry about whether someone will do it more aggressively or impatiently. That's it.

This is the situation in the Yellow River now.

Whether it is radical or not, Liu Yu doesn't care.Even if it is as radical as Zhao Yi's 50-year north-south exchange idea, in Liu Yu's view... 50 years later, with the development of industry and irrigation agriculture, the worry may not be the Yellow River's breach, but whether the Yellow River will continue The flow is cut off.

Shandong probably hates him now, because at this time the Yellow River is in any case a disaster, a source of disaster, and local labor will increase several times.But in the future, maybe we will be lucky because of the water because the Yellow River goes to Shandong.

The predecessors planted trees, and the descendants enjoyed the shade.Most future generations are not qualified to dislike those who plant trees and feel dissatisfied.

As for "how many more trees can be planted" at this time, in fact, it can never be finished.

For example, with the development of transportation and overseas trade, Hunan and Hubei replanted tea; for example, the Dongting Lake was relocated to the people; for example, the popularity of corn and potatoes in the southwest mountainous area; for example, the foreign trade and industrial development of Guangdong and Guangxi...

Even without considering major issues such as land equalization, there are still many things to do.Things can never be done, nor can they be done once and for all, nor can they ascend to heaven in one step just because they read the scriptures of the nation or capital.

Want to do, always have something.

But Liu Yu felt that he could no longer do it.

Since the Northern Expedition Rakshasa captured the Bering expedition team, the series of changes so far are still insignificant to the old power of the entire Dashun.The area that has changed the economic base and created space for the survival of the new superstructure is only that big, and it is only three or five provinces including Northeast and Southeast Asia.

What will happen in the future, he can roughly predict.

Just like a slight modification of the words he likes: We are not fortune tellers. Future development and changes should and can only tell a general direction, and it should not and cannot be mechanically fixed.But the great change we are talking about is about to come, and it is by no means an empty thing that has no meaning of action and is elusive, as some people say "it is possible to come".It is a sailing ship standing on the coast and looking at the sea from a distance, and the tip of the mast can already be seen. It is standing on the top of a high mountain and looking at the east. A baby about to mature.

When the noose he left for Dashun was tightened, if the emperor of Dashun could really break the noose and stand still... then, it can only be said that this is a feudal ruler The most powerful character in the book, really capable, nothing else to say.

But no matter what, even if there is still an emperor, the old foundation will eventually be subverted, at least it is impossible for the ruling class to continue to rule as before.

As for the real power of the great changes in the future, who it is, he cannot predict.

But it is certain that it is definitely not the bare-armed people on the embankment of the Daqing River who are digging up the soil in order to save the Central Plains from the disaster that affected tens of millions of people and lasted for a hundred years.

Because these people will eventually leave and go to Fusang.

Since Dashun has already given the same name as Xinyizhou, when the real big change comes... After all, China's affairs are resolved by people living in China, living on the land under their feet Only people can determine the future of this land.

Therefore, Liu Yu didn't pay attention to the people on the river embankment anymore, nor did he ask how long those serving in the army would have like what every official would do.

Instead, after looking around for a while, I chose to go back to Jinan City and went to Baotu Spring, which is rare.

The accompanying officials were even more surprised. Although they knew that Liu Yu was good at collecting flowers, plants, bamboos and stones, strange things from all over the world, and maybe even "like" soot or the roar of steam engines. Of course, he also liked to visit famous mountains. Okawa.

But now, it is the second outer embankment of the Daqing River, which is the day when the first embankment of the Yellow River will start inspection.

In the past few days, not only have I enjoyed some poems about coquettish spirituality, but I even came to Baotu Spring on such a day, which really puzzled the accompanying officials.

After turning around a few times, Liu Yu said, "I remember that Jinan Prefecture became the governor of Shandong Province from the previous dynasty, right?"

The accompanying officials hurriedly said: "Exactly. Since the Hongwu period, Jinan Prefecture has been the seat of the Shandong provincial government. Because of this, although Jiaoliao was separated due to many things before, the provincial government has not changed."

Liu Yu said again: "If you talk about economy, before Jinan was among the prefectures in Shandong, the prosperity of industry and commerce couldn't be ranked first, right?"

"What Guo Gong said is very true. If you only talk about the development of industry and commerce and the scale of shops, Jinan is really not prosperous. The west is like Linqing and Jining; even if you don't talk about the canal, it is not as good as Zhoucun, Weixian, and Yantai. According to Guogong's past According to the city division method, Jinan is somewhat similar to the capital, or it may be like Weihai, where the Duke of the State used to train soldiers. It is only used as a political or military center, and when it comes to commerce, it is just to meet the needs of the provincial officials and military garrisons in the city. .”

This official has followed Liu Yu for a long time and knows Liu Yu's understanding of the city.For example, Weihaiwei back then was a consumption-oriented city that relied on the military; for example, Beijing could be regarded as a consumption-oriented city at this time.

As for Jinan, it is actually similar.It's all because of being a provincial government, with troops stationed there, and provincial government offices. The city's handicraft industry basically revolves around the city's own needs.

There is a canal to the west.

To the east is the sea.

Sandwiched in the middle, it is obviously impossible for industry and commerce to develop greatly.

After the official said this, he continued to follow the words: "In the past, Tai Shigong wrote "The Biography of Huozhi", which talked about production, consumption, and the prosperity of the world. The customs and customs of the people are the habits of the people."

"Only in the matter of 'traffic', there is very little ink."

"In the past, I didn't realize it. I took it for granted. It has always been the way it is. Now that the canal has been abandoned and Jiaoji is open to traffic. For many years, only the form of business and industry is very different."

"The little Suzhou of Jining in the past has now fallen to this point."

"As for Jinan City, no one in Lu used to know that Jinan was a provincial capital and a place where troops were stationed. Now, because of the opening of Jiaoji to traffic, products from all over the west and middle are gathered here, leading to Jiaozhou and going out to sea. This Jinan It's actually getting richer day by day, and even the towns around Jiaoji Road are also developing."

This is often the case.If everything remains the same, many problems will not be exposed. Even if someone gives the correct reasoning, it cannot be verified, especially when it comes to millions of people.

And what Liu Yu said at the beginning has been verified one by one now, and many people who are also called Dashun have an obvious and suitable object of observation to study what is needed for industrial and commercial development.

In recent years, changes in transportation, logistics, and transportation methods have had the greatest impact on Songsu and Shandong.

It was so big that several major uprisings broke out in succession in Shandong, and the industry and commerce in the western region were significantly depressed...even in some western canal-rich counties that were depressed for several years, no gentry and merchants paid for the repair of county annals. Before the canal was not abolished, there were county annals But it is repaired every year.

The entire economic structure of Shandong has been rewritten.

This also made many people in Dashun start to think about some things: Without considering some basics such as ownership, what exactly has a great impact on the development of industry and commerce?

Is it the temperament and habits of the people in various states and counties?
Is it the ability and ability of officials in various states and counties?
Or, these things together are not even as simple as the word "traffic"?
And once you start thinking about such issues, there will be more issues waiting to be considered and discussed, especially in the face of the rewriting of Shandong's economic structure within 20 years...and it is a particularly drastic rewriting that is visible to the naked eye. It was meant to make many people think.

Sometimes, it might be said, economics is sometimes like shooting the arrow first and then drawing the target.

But sometimes, it's not.

Economics and politics are inseparable.

Liu Yu heard these officials talking about economic and business development, but smiled, shook his head and said: "I don't want to talk about this today, or... I don't need to talk about it at all. After the canal was abolished A lot of questions are already enough to make it clear."

"You also know that I talk less about righteousness and more about profit."

"The sages of the pre-Qin period, some people said: friendship is beneficial to each other. They also talk about benefits, and they want to benefit the world through mutual benefit."

"Tai Shigong also talks about profit. The so-called good people do it because of it, secondly benefit the way, secondly teach it, secondly make it orderly, and the last one compete with it."

"But since it is said to benefit, or to say, benefit the world..."

"So, what's the deal in this world?"

"In the world, there is no reform that can benefit everyone, at least not now. Even if it is technical, if you make something better, some people who were originally engaged in this matter may be unemployed."

"Taking Shandong as an example, the reforms in these years have completely destroyed Luxi, Lubei, and the coast of the canal. But in the same way, they have also enriched Jiaodong and the coast."

"The people involved are tens of millions on each side."

"Since it is said that the reform has advantages and disadvantages, it is impossible to satisfy everyone, and it is impossible to benefit everyone."

"Then, there must be a standard."

"Under this standard, some reforms benefit the world at the expense of some people; some reforms benefit the world at the expense of some people."

"So, how should this standard be calculated?"

"I don't really study the rituals of the week, so these things are different from the rituals of the week. Follow the rituals of the week to reform, and those who are close will be good, and those who are far away will be bad."

"You can reform according to the benefits, some people benefit and some people suffer, so it is correct to 'benefit the world'. Then, how to evaluate those who are beneficial to the world, and which are the fame and benefit of the world but actually harm the world?"

"In other words, do you think that the reforms of these years have damaged the interests of the people, from the canal to Guangdong and Guangxi, and the number of people who have suffered losses is no less than 500 million. Do you think these reforms are beneficial to the world?"

Although talking about benefits, Dashun is still a dynasty that emphasizes tradition.Even when Wang Anshi reformed the law, at least in principle, it cannot be said directly to enrich the national treasury, but it must be said that it is in line with the benefit of the world, or close to Zhou etiquette.

In fact, Dashun may no longer have the opportunity to take the path of "restructuring from the ancient times".In other words, it is no longer possible to revise the Confucian classics and mess up the Zhou ritual system so that the "reform" can gain the legitimacy of "being close to the sage".

Therefore, it seems that Liu Yu is talking about "profit".

In fact, after he felt that the things he should do were basically done, he asked these Dashun officials who were not too deeply influenced by him about something-whether they possessed a vaguely progressive or three views of liberating productivity Evaluation system, to evaluate something?

Because, at least as far as what Liu Yu has done these years, if you want to get "correct", then you can only get a "right" by relying on the evaluation standard of productivity alone.

It does not conform to the ancient Confucianism, the Zhouli system, the natural correctness under the private ownership of land to the tiller, and the previous Confucian system. Then, how can we say that the changes in these years are "right" rather than "wrong"? "Woolen cloth?

(End of this chapter)