Chapter 128
Listening to Sun Yuanhua's hint, Cheng Shijie already understood that he used Feng Sanniang's pretending to be Xiang's to get out of the gang.
In fact, it is not complicated at all to deceive ordinary people, but it is too difficult to deceive people who are interested. Although Jiangxi Xiangshi is far away from Shandong, investigating this kind of thing is not complicated.
Unless Cheng Shijie found a family whose entire family was confiscated and exterminated, and died without any evidence. This also just shows that Sun Yuanhua attaches great importance to his personal problems.
Although he stopped talking, Cheng Shijie pretended to be surprised, and then quickly returned to normal: "Shijie will investigate!"
Sun Yuanhua kept staring into Cheng Shijie's eyes. Judging from his surprise, Cheng Shijie probably did not lead this matter. It is possible that he was a victim.
With Cheng Shijie's IQ, he would not make such a low-level mistake.
Then the problem most likely lies in two aspects. One is that Xiang's daughter is really Xiang, but she is not Jiangxi Xiang, but an ordinary Xiang. When she married Cheng Shijie, she falsely claimed to be Jiangxi Xiang. Thereby raising one's net worth.
In fact, the Xiang family's daughter was really born into the Xiang family. Perhaps she was forced to marry Cheng Shijie for some unspeakable reasons. The relationship between Cheng Shijie and the Xiang family was also very tense. Even Cheng Shijie couldn't recognize that his wife had been cheated by a charlatan. Cheated.
This kind of thing would be very unbelievable in later generations, but it is very normal in this era.
For example, Sun Yuanhua himself went to Shanghai to study more than a month after marrying the Wang family. He did not return for three years. When he returned home again, his eldest son Sun Heding could already walk. At that time, he could hardly recognize Wang.
Cheng Shijie's situation is estimated to be similar to that of Sun Yuanhua himself. Cheng Yongxing died in the forty-sixth year of Wanli when Jiannu attacked Fenghuang Mountain to guard Qianhu Station. Cheng Shijie may have been separated from his wife at that time, whether it was the Nurhachi Massacre in the first year of Tianqi. In Liaodong, Phoenix Mountain fell in the 46th year of Wanli. This happened more than ten years ago.
It’s not surprising that memories of things that happened more than ten years ago will become blurry. When Sun Yuanhua was young, he also had a photographic memory, but now let alone what happened more than ten years ago, even a year ago or a few months ago. He had forgotten most of the things.
Sun Yuanhua felt some sympathy for Cheng Shijie. When he reached middle age, he was targeted by scammers.
In any case, this is Cheng Shijie's family matter and needs to be handled by him personally, and Sun Yuanhua can't say much.
"So good!"
Sun Yuanhua then set off to leave. Of course, Cheng Shijie would not let Sun Yuanhua leave Jinzhou empty-handed. Regardless of the true relationship between the two, Cheng Shijie does need the help of Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi at this stage.
Cheng Shijie prepared sixty sets of Xu Guangqi's hardcover books for Sun Yuanhua. These sixty sets of books were enough to load two four-wheeled carriages. These two four-wheeled carriages, plus eight horses, were all gifts to Xu Guangqi.
In addition to these things, there are also four sets of exquisite heating stoves, a specialty of southern Liaoning. This kind of heating stove is similar to the briquette heating stove of later generations. The slight difference from later generations is that it is not welded with electric welding, but It is riveted using the original steel-tie method.
Sun Yuanhua likes this kind of iron heating stove very much because it has a chimney, which can draw the smoke to the outside, and it is convenient for making tea at any time.
Cheng Shijie doesn't care whether Sun Yuanhua uses this kind of heating stove himself or gives it away to others. Anyway, it will be a leading product in Liaonan. All you need is a stove to keep the room warm as spring.
Four sets of exquisite furniture, mainly sofas and tea machines, are made of fine wood and are exquisitely made, especially twenty pieces of fine tiger skin and twenty pounds of old wild ginseng, which are all hard currency.
Who calculates Laoshan ginseng in kilograms?
In southern Liaoning, this stuff could be exchanged for food from slaves or Mongolians or Koreans, and the price was unimaginably low. Although everyone knew that ginseng was valuable, as long as it was transported to the customs, it would be worth a fortune.
But the question is, who lets Cheng Shijie control the only channel?
A full shipload of sea goods is not very valuable, but sixty sheep and twelve war horses are things that are not easy to buy even if you have money.
Sun Yuanhua was very satisfied with Cheng Shijie's sincerity.
Cheng Shijie was indeed as heroic as ever.
Cheng Shijie gave Sun Yuanhua furniture, a carriage, a heating stove and various supplies. The intention was actually to advertise that he would go to the capital soon, and when the time came, he would bring a large amount of supplies to the capital to cash in these supplies.
As long as Xu Guangqi uses things that Mr. Xu Ge has said he would like to sell, will he still worry about selling them?
Even if Gao Qiqian didn't come this time, Cheng Shijie also gave Gao Qiqian a copy of the same supplies, which included various perfumes, spices, liquor, and heating stoves, and even included briquette molds and methods for making briquettes. Business is also booming in Beijing.
Doing business requires investment. This is the simplest truth. Cheng Shijie is now investing some money in Fu Zonglong and other officials. After autumn, it will be the harvest season.
During this period, although Cheng Shijie did not meet with Zheng Jian, Zheng Ji, and Zheng Qi recommended by Yang Yunniang. But in fact, Cheng Shijie already knew about the problems in bank operations.
This is because he thought too simply. In future generations, dynamic passwords will be set to prevent theft. Not to mention banks, even games will use dynamic passwords. But the problem is that dynamic passwords require a lot of data support, which means that using manual methods, Cheng Shijie's bank will go bankrupt.
To this end, Cheng Shijie formally met with Zheng Jian and Zheng Ji.
However, before Cheng Shijie formally met with the three people, new problems arose. Lin Xuzong and Song Xiance came hand in hand to report the new problems to Cheng Shijie.
For now, Cheng Shijie actually controls the four states of Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou and Haizhou in southern Liaoning. The total area is equivalent to Dalian and Yingkou City in Liaoning Province and part of Anshan City in later generations, with a total area of 20,000 square kilometers. about.
However, the fuzzy zone is the current Guangningwei, which is also the Anshan City in later generations. Since Jiannu did not have the power to take care of southern Liaoning, Cheng Shijie's fifteen newly discovered iron mines, copper mines and coal mines were all located within the Guangning Acropolis.
The problem now is that there is no official government in southern Liaoning.
Regarding farming matters, one hundred households are considered as a unit. A town is a town if there are more than one hundred households. Ten hundred households are a town. A town is an independent unit, and if it is raised to a higher-level management unit, it will be gone.
Later, Cheng Shijie established the Dusi on the basis of Ning Haijun's Military Supervision Bureau, Military Affairs Bureau, and Civil Affairs Bureau. This Dusi was at the same level as the Dudu Commandery Division, and was also held concurrently by Zhou Yandong. Later, during the construction of major factories in southern Liaoning, Cheng Shijie established a large number of engineering offices. This engineering office and the farming office were also managed by Zhou Yandong.
Almost all factories, large and small, in southern Liaoning belong to Cheng Shijie, and are under the jurisdiction of the Guns and Artillery Bureau, Ordnance Bureau, and Armored Arms Bureau respectively. Including transportation, factories, schools, railways, port facilities, etc. in the entire southern Liaoning, everything falls under the scope of military management.
The purpose of this was to avoid the imperial court's undue interference in Liaonan, but it also caused structural chaos in Liaonan to a certain extent.
In the eyes of Song Xiance and Lin Xuzong, Liaonan is now a huge freak and needs structural adjustment. Until Cheng Shijie was officially appointed as the economic envoy to Liaodong by the imperial court, Cheng Shijie had nominal management power over the military and civilians of southern Liaoning. Therefore, during this period, Song Xiance and Lin Xuzong had been discussing with Cheng Shijie how to adjust southern Liaoning.
"It is necessary to establish a government. The population in southern Liaoning is increasing, the territory is getting larger, and the strength is getting stronger. It is no longer appropriate to continue to use military management. Although the 'corporate responsibility system' is currently common, the fact has Proof that corporate accountability does nothing for local development!”
Cheng Shijie knew that the purpose of the company was to make profits. As long as it was beneficial to the company, the managers of these management companies would do anything. Prisoners in the labor camp liked every company very much because it was free labor.
As long as you pay a certain amount of food, you can make a profit. In order to make profits, the managers of these companies and factories can be said to be extremely bold. In order to obtain free labor, they even began to cooperate with the Dongjiang Army. They used the Japanese pirate Shangshan Shigento under Huanglong's command to obtain more than 8,000 free slaves from Japan.
He also took advantage of Hu Erqi and accepted more than 2,600 Jiannu slaves. Cheng Shijie didn't have much objection to these Japanese pirates. There was no psychological burden on them to go mining. But the problem was that he bought Jiannuo slaves from Hu Erqi at a low price. Most of the slaves were Ming soldiers or Ming civilians who had been captured before.
We must know that the casualty rate of slave laborers is very high. In just over three months, more than 360 people of the captured Ming army or civilians died...
At present, there are more and more private enterprises. In the past, they were just small businesses, opening small restaurants, small workshops, and the like. As a large number of businessmen poured into southern Liaoning, more and more private enterprises were established.
The factories controlled by Ning Haijun will automatically pay taxes, because they all know that they and Ning Haijun have the same boss, but those private businessmen are different. It is impossible to expect them to pay taxes automatically. It is like Children of later generations take online classes and appear to be listening attentively, but in fact they have already switched to picture-in-picture and are playing games.
Finally, and the most critical issue, the company management system does not arouse any interest in basic livelihood projects. Things like building bridges and paving roads are fine. Let them build a road from the mine to the factory, which is not a big problem. As for China Unicom In every town and city, if there is no business dealings, they have absolutely no interest.
But Cheng Shijie is also reflecting on what kind of government should be established.
Cheng Shijie was not very interested in the democratic parliamentary system that was so popularized by later generations. This is like what Kang Mazi said, "I will never increase the amount of wealth in the Qing Dynasty!"
The taxes borne by the common people are divided into two types: taxes and taxes. In later generations, they are roughly divided into national taxes and local taxes. Taxes are specially used for the royal family. Although the Qing Dynasty does not need to increase taxes, is the Ministry of Internal Affairs doing it? A Ministry of Internal Affairs is responsible for the taxation of three or four provinces. If Kang Mazi can say that our Qing Dynasty will never increase taxes, then he is a truly benevolent monarch. This is just a hypocrite, his left hand is the right hand, and he can raise taxes if he does not increase taxes.
In fact, the so-called democratic parliamentary system has nothing to do with ordinary people. For example, there was a video in later generations where Malaysia held an election. Many Malays abroad said that they valued politics and that it was related to their own interests. They wanted to return home to vote. .
Even if there is no problem in their election, will their votes count? Hitler was elected by the German people. As for the American democratic system, this is another quagmire.
It can only fool the ignorant people. People who really understand politics will find out that at least 80% of the people. That torn ballot is just paper that is too hard to wipe your butt.
Countless experiences have proven that the democratic representative system is not the best way to solve problems. The reason why the democratic representative system is now popular is because countries around the world have seen the development of the United States, so they will try to use the democratic representative system.
This is just like what Guo Degang said, when you are not successful, talent is equal to shit, but after you succeed, it makes sense to fart.
The American model is only suitable for the unique national conditions of the United States. It will not adapt to the local conditions in the United Kingdom, and the same is true in China. Nowadays, the people in southern Liaoning are generally of low quality and most of them have not received much education. They cannot be given too much freedom. Otherwise, once some people with ulterior motives secretly instigate it, it will have a serious impact on southern Liaoning.
Therefore, Cheng Shijie agreed that a clear local government should be established, but he did not follow the example of Daming Pass and establish provincial-level three-district prefectures and counties and a democratic parliamentary system, so forget it.
The constitutional monarchy and the democratic parliamentary system are both very far away and very unfair to ordinary people. Haven’t you read the amazing quotes over the years?
"Pollution in the city is not caused by too many cars, but by bicycles. Bicycles pollute more than cars." This quote comes from Professor Wang Wei of Southeast University.
"The gap between the rich and the poor in society must be wide, and the rich must be extremely rich. If everyone is as poor as me, how can China leave such a glorious history?" Hu Kailin, a member of the Kunming Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
"Ordinary people have their own way of living, the government has its own way of living, and rich people have their own way of living." Zhang Jieting
The above is just the author’s excerpt of some amazing quotes from the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. In fact, you can look for them, and there are many more shocking quotes.
At any time, the butt determines the head, and the head determines the thinking.
The democratic conference system only represents the interests of their class. It can never be ordinary people. No matter what kind of system is implemented, it is the elite that essentially leads the society forward. It is not impossible for the people at the bottom to participate. They must first strive to become the elite, and then they will have the opportunity to participate.
To see whether the structure of a society is reasonable or not, we have to look at it from another angle. This society does not allow ordinary people to become the middle class through hard work, and does not allow themselves to move from the middle class to a higher elite class through hard work.
A healthy society should ensure that all levels of society have smooth channels for advancement. The meaning of "ascending channel" here is not to reach the sky in one step. In the pyramid-like social structure, the higher you go up, the smaller the number of people, and the higher the difficulty of ascent.
It is not easy to achieve class crossing, but there is a real chance. In the past, those who were good at business could get an official position, but now those who are good at literature can also get an official position. For example, some of the great people the author knows, such as Ruqing, are now members of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Wu Jiu is a deputy to the National People's Congress, and I am also a member of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference... In addition, there is Apu, who is a member of the Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
There are fewer and fewer examples of those who dream of becoming rich overnight. For example, in Hanhai City where Cheng Shijie is located, as early as the 1980s, there was an ordinary farmer who became a well-known household worth ten thousand yuan by raising chickens.
When real estate was on the rise, he got involved in the real estate field, completed primitive accumulation, and was worth over 100 million. He made a lot of money, but he strictly educated his children. Although his chicken farm is still in operation, it is already at a semi-loss. There are hundreds of pigs in the pig farm, but under his training, his children have obtained three master's degrees and two bachelor's degrees. The family business has also moved from a low-value-added industry to the emerging Internet economy. They also play Douyin. With millions of fans, the income can be imagined.
The current situation in Liaonan is a very healthy social structure. Although it is impossible to surpass Cheng Shijie, Cheng Shijie has not calculated how much money he has, but all he can see is his industry.
Next is Zhou Yandong, Ning Haijun’s second-in-command who likes to eat two eggs and a piece of fat meat every day. It is also impossible for many people to transcend. The richest part of Ning Haijun is actually Zhang Yu, Shen Mingyu, Shen Shikui, Liu Qingsong, Zhou Ning and others, who have completed the preliminary accumulation.
Then there are the managers of various factories, or technical personnel, and those who are willing to contribute technology. If they rely on hiding and tucking to maximize their ability, it will be like crying without tears.
Because technology is not the only thing, what you know may be known by others, and it may also be figured out by others. After all, the current technical threshold is not high.
To talk about the richest woman in southern Liaoning, the first one must be Yang Yunniang, followed by Jin Qiaoer. The textile factories she manages are now divided into cotton textile factory, silk textile factory, linen textile factory, wool cloth textile factory, Gebu textile factory and so on. Textile mills, canvas textile mills, a total of six general-level textile mills with more than 1,000 and no more than 1,500 employees, two quilt factories, and two shoe and socks factories, she can get a soft hand by sharing dividends and wages.
Jin Qiaoer would never be able to carry his monthly salary.
In addition to Yang Yunniang and Jin Qiaoer, Zhang Chen from Dongfang Trading Company is the most powerful. In just over half a year, she has initially completed the initial accumulation. Now she is undergoing a period of crazy expansion. She uses Dongfang Trading Company's stores and her own The family's yard was pledged as a mortgage, and they borrowed six thousand taels of silver from the bank, and surrendered twenty-two water-powered mills at once. After autumn, after a large harvest of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and wheat, people could make money at home.
“Then set up a management committee!”
Cheng Shijie thought about it and looked at Song Xiance and said: "Mr. Song serves as the chairman of this committee, and Mr. Lin serves as the vice chairman. Then, Chen Guodong, Zhou Yandong, Cheng Shi, Cheng Hu, Shen Mingyu, Zhang Yu, Zhao Wencai , Shen Shikui, Li Zhixiang, Yuan Shiliang, Yang Yuniang, Jin Qiaoer, Xie Zongze, Xie Jinglin, Zhang Huaize, Chen Zilong, Song Yingxing, Fang Yizhi and other eighteen people serve as members of the management committee to exercise the collective responsibility system of the management committee and run it for a period of time."
Cheng Shijie is not worried about this management committee. He has absolute authority in Liaonan. Even if there are problems with the management committee, Cheng Shijie can directly make adjustments.
Compared with the democratic representative system, the biggest advantage of the management committee is that it does not require the participation of the whole society in the election. This reduces a lot of reasons for wrangling. Members do not need to please certain groups of voters for votes. Many social issues It is this "vote" that causes it.
In Song Xiance's opinion, Cheng Shijie's committee was Cheng Shijie's cabinet in southern Liaoning. He, as chairman, was the chief minister of the cabinet, while Lin Xuzong was the second minister of the cabinet, and the other committee members were cabinet members.
This is just like the cabinet during the Tang Dynasty, with multiple actual cabinet members, each responsible for their own affairs. Whoever has a problem will be removed and replaced.
Compared with the general parliament, this management committee is very different in the form of formation. In the general sense, members of the parliament are elected. The management committee of Liaodong is directly appointed by Cheng Shijie. To become a member of the management committee of Liaodong, Pure reputation cannot play a decisive role, and his contribution to Liaonan is not the most important. The most important thing is Cheng Shijie's attitude.
In terms of contribution, what contributions did Cheng Shi and Cheng Hu, the two adopted sons of Cheng Shijie, make?
Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing were a little better, but Fang Yizhi did not complain about Cheng Shijie less. He made a ridiculous contribution. As for Yang Yunniang and Jin Qiaoer, they made a contribution.
The members of the parliament present, especially Fang Yizhi, secretly thought that the contribution of the two women should be in bed...
Cheng Shijie organized and participated in the first meeting of the Liaonan Management Committee. At this meeting, Cheng Shijie directly announced in legal form that the Liaonan Management Committee was the highest management organization in Liaodong.
Every member, vice chairman and chairman of the Management Committee must be appointed by Cheng Shijie.
On the day when the Liaodong Management Committee was established, that is, from the sixth day of June in the fifth year of Chongzhen, the Liaodong Management Committee had the power to legislate, form an army, and establish relevant functional agencies.
The "Da Ming Code" was deleted and revised, and some inhumane and incompatible provisions that were not in line with Cheng Shijie's values were abolished, and it became the "Basic Law of Liaodong Administration"
This also prompted the establishment of the Liaodong Court. Zhang Ruyi, who had served as the clerk of the Dengzhou Weizuo Qianhu Office, became the president and the first judge of the Liaodong Court, responsible for hearing civil disputes other than Ning Haijun. This civil The definition of dispute is different from that of civil disputes in later generations.
In southern Liaoning, civil disputes refer to all members except the formal soldiers of the Ning Navy, including military households in the field, engineering military households and craftsmen, merchants and ordinary people.
Until now, Cheng Shijie's grassroots team has been completely established.
PS: Well, I wish everyone a happy Lantern Festival. Lao Cheng will continue writing today. There will be more later. It may be late.
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