"This is the power of mankind. In less than a year, a modern city was built!" Liu Xu sighed as he looked at the huge city in front of him, which almost appeared on the plain.
Although only about 30 days have passed in the real world, in the white elephant world, it has been another 300 days, nearly a year.
But let us push the time back 20 days, that is, when the Monster War has just ended, all the population has been transferred to the White Elephant World, and at the same time Liu Xu has completely devoted his time and energy to the new construction climax of the White Elephant World.
On this day, Liu Xu finally got accurate information from the medical saints in charge. All immigrants had completed their adaptation to the white elephant world, so it was very unfortunate that 786 people died in the camp, but among the 3 million people In front of the numbers, these 786 people are not worth mentioning.
Of course, Liu Xu, who deeply understands and inherits the wise saying "stability is above all else", did not choose to directly erase these 786 people. Instead, he erected a monument for them and solemnly received the families of these 786 people. After giving them profound comfort, they also provided each of them with a subsidy of 10,000 reading coins.
Yue Wen Coin is a currency newly launched by Liu Xu. It is also a currency publicly issued by the empire to all citizens. It is even the first currency publicly issued worldwide since the recorded history of the White Elephant World.
Because in the caste era, the entire bottom class of society was a pool of stagnant water. There were no opportunities for economic exchanges. The only economic method was barter, so there was no soil for currency to exist.
However, this does not mean that the people of Zhou State do not understand what currency is. On the contrary, they are very aware of the existence and value of currency, but this makes them strictly guard against it and strictly prohibit the emergence of currency.
Because the emergence of currency represents more extensive circulation, and more extensive circulation will give the people at the bottom more desires, which will destroy the cornerstone of the caste system, so the Zhou State very strongly suppressed the emergence of all currencies until After the establishment of the empire, Liu Xucai launched the world's first official currency worldwide.
At the same time, although the world has natural resources such as gold and silver, gold and silver have never become currency, so there is no ground for the existence of the gold standard or the silver standard, so Liu Xu finally chose the food standard as the basis of currency.
That is to say, the central bank of the empire stipulated that one yuan of currency can be exchanged directly for one kilogram of staple food at the central bank, thereby stabilizing the value of the currency.
In this way, the value of 1 reading currency seems to be about 2 yuan. After all, the purchase price of one kilogram of staple food is only two yuan. But this is the price that can only be achieved if you have efficient and modern agricultural facilities. In ancient times, when a farmer could only harvest several thousand kilograms of grain a year, the currency value of Yue Wen coins was actually quite high. After all, a farmer's net income per year was only a few thousand Yue Wen coins.
Liu Xu gave 10,000 yuan in one breath. The families of the victims were all grateful. Coupled with various commemorative measures and the fact that the dead cannot speak, this incident not only did not cause any instability, but actually Everyone praised Liu Xu, envied him so much, and wished that it was his relatives who died.
After all the more than 3 million immigrants recover, the white elephant world will usher in its most golden era of development.
Under Liu Xu's careful planning, or a quick decision, 3 million immigrants and a large number of engineering and agricultural equipment were divided into 5 different parts, which were handed over to the five kingdoms under his control. Directly arrange these immigrants and engineering equipment, and let them use these resources to develop their own country's capabilities.
This sounds a bit dissatisfying. It is estimated that all the things Liu Xu managed to obtain ended up being advantageous to his princes.
But there is nothing that can be done about it. Liu Xu is an outstanding historian, but he is by no means an outstanding politician. If you ask him to make specific arrangements for these millions of people, it will definitely drive Liu Xu crazy. .
On the contrary, the five vassal states under him are all the most evil people in Chinese history. Not to mention the political ability of the founding emperor himself, he also has a large number of capable officials under his command. They make the best use of their population and The power of resources has allowed the entire empire to embark on a path of rapid development. At the same time, Liu Xu only needs to focus on big policies from a high position, and can play as much as he wants at other times, which is not too fun.
Of course, the most important thing is that these princes and kings will never betray Liu Xu, so what is there to worry about?
But just when Liu Xu was about to issue this order, Zhuge Liang, who had received the news, suddenly came over in a hurry and asked Liu Xu directly, "Does the lord intend to bring chaos to the world?"
Zhuge Liang's question made Liu Xu confused. After a while, he said, "I want to develop my country and let my country's agriculture and industry develop rapidly. Everyone will have clothes and food, and the whole country will become It is becoming more and more powerful and stable, but how come the world is in chaos when the Prime Minister says it!"
"Liang dares to ask my lord, are these 3 million immigrants your reflection?" Zhuge Liang asked directly.
"No... don't ask me if I'm okay knowingly, just say what you want to say!" Liu Xu said helplessly.
"Okay, then I dare to ask my lord, can these 3 million immigrants follow the rules and prohibitions, only pursue food and clothing, and not pursue more spiritual and cultural life, as well as the so-called freedom, don't they have their own thoughts?" Zhuge Liang asked.
"I'm afraid this won't work!" Liu Xu shook his head.
"Then let me ask my lord, are these immigrant women willing to give birth to one child every year, one child after another, with only two months' rest in between, and continue to have children?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
"This doesn't work either. How can modern people give birth to so many children? Not everyone is my wife. In fact, the Writers Association also has very tough fertility indicators every year, but as far as I know, the speed at which we have children is not high. Many women They are not even willing to have children at all, because it will seriously reduce their living standards, and they are not willing to let their children live in a precarious world!" Liu Xudao.
"Okay, then let me ask you one more question: These immigrants can eat and live with all the natives, live in the same thatched huts, eat the same poor food, and live their lives from sunrise to sunset every day. Nailing themselves to the ground diligently, they will do whatever the government tells them to do, and make the best low-level consumables?" Zhuge Liang asked again.
Liu Xu stopped talking. He already understood what Zhuge Liang meant.
Seeing Liu Xu's attitude, Zhuge Liang sighed and finally asked, "My lord, can you guarantee that these immigrants will disperse and not have contact with the natives, and will not spread their ideas to the natives and tell them about life in another world, and Fraternity, equality, freedom, etc., the outlook on life in the new era?”
"Or if you allow them to live a life far beyond the living standards of the indigenous people, wouldn't that cause hatred and disputes between the two groups of people?"
"I understand!" After a long time, Liu Xu stood up with a long sigh and said, "The original order is invalid. Please, Prime Minister, please work with me to select a plain, and then move all the natives near the plain, and give priority to all immigrants to build on this plain. Sanjing City, let all immigrants live in this city, and we will never allow any immigrants to leave Sanjing City without formal work arrangements!"
"For at least a hundred years, indigenous people and immigrants are not allowed to have any exchanges other than work!" Liu Xu finally said categorically.
(End of chapter)
