Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 355 Heluo Wind and Thunder 8
Yang Menglong was surprised by the businessman's worries: "After finishing his studies, he left? How could that be?" He casually pointed to a military household: "If you are a poor man with nothing, you have learned everything in Nanyang's school. Skill, will you pat your ass and walk away?"

The military household laughed loudly: "Slap your ass and walk away? Are you out of your mind?"

Yang Menglong pointed to a farmer: "Now I will give you a sum of money to move to Xinyang or Luoyang, will you agree?"

The farmer smiled naively: "It's strange that I would agree! The taxes in Xinyang and Luoyang are extremely heavy. All year round, the tax collectors are either forcing taxes or the landlords are chasing debts. I can't breathe. How can I buy more than ten acres of land in Nanyang? , earning seven or eight taels of silver a year is comfortable!"

A worker said viciously: "There are three children in my family studying in the health school. If they dare to move to other places after they finish their studies, I will not break their legs!"

The businessman laughed dumbfounded, mocking himself that he was worrying too much.Nanyang's household registration is becoming more and more popular now. People from the outside are trying to squeeze in, but people from the inside are refusing to move out, and just leave after finishing their studies?If your brain is flooded, just leave!

Yang Menglong said loudly: "I believe that our Nanyang will become more and more prosperous and more vigorous. A city full of vitality has a bright future. If anyone walks away after completing their studies, they are unwilling to repay them for training them for several years. Even more than ten years of Nanyang can only prove that he is an idiot! We don’t need to feel sorry for such an idiot if they all leave!”

People laughed and whistled and couldn't agree more.

Yang Menglong waited for everyone to finish laughing, and waved his hands to signal everyone to be quiet.He cleared his throat and said: "Although this year's taxes have been paid smoothly, everyone can enjoy the fruits of their labor with peace of mind, but I must point out that it is not the time to relax, there are still many things waiting for us go do it."

Everyone pricked up their ears.

Yang Menglong raised his index fingers one by one: "First, the facts have proved that setting up factories is profitable, and the profits are very rich! I hope that all counties and towns will take active actions to set up factories, and stop blindly They are eating in those few acres of thin fields! Farmers should not cling to those few acres of fields and be reluctant to leave for half a step. During the slack season, you can go to the factory to do part-time jobs, and the income is higher than farming!"

Everyone nodded.Setting up a factory is more profitable than farming, as even a three-year-old child in Nanyang knows.Take a look at the soap factories, glass factories, quilt factories, steel factories in Wuyang Industrial Zone... among those factory owners, which one didn't get rich within a few years?There are also some potato starch processing factories that don't need to find sources of goods or find a market. They just set up a few production lines and recruit hundreds of workers to help Cheng Ji process potatoes, and they make a lot of money!With so many living examples before our eyes, those who don’t know how to act are really hopeless. They should die and bury what they deserve!

Yang Menglong raised his middle finger: "Secondly, the iron and steel industry needs to consume a large amount of coke. Nanyang does not produce much coke locally, so it has to be purchased from Ruzhou. If so much coke is transported by land, the cost is staggering, and it must be taken by water. Now The silt in the canal is getting thicker and the navigability is getting worse, which undoubtedly greatly affects the water transportation! I hope everyone can raise a sum of money to dredge the canal as soon as possible, so that the canal can once again have the ability to navigate [-]-ton ships! "

Someone asked in surprise, "My lord, how big is a two-hundred-ton ship?"

Yang Menglong said: "One ton is two thousand catties, two hundred tons is 40 catties!"

As soon as he explained it, everyone understood.In fact, the water transportation in Nanyang area is relatively developed. Many rivers run through the mountainous area of ​​Funiu Mountain, and several water routes have been opened up early.There are three important water routes. The first is from the Han River to Nanyang Chengguan, transfer to Sheqi, and enter Luoyang via Ruzhou. This is a route often taken by merchants going to Shanxi; the second is from Wuyang County via the Tang River. Beiwudu goes all the way east, passes through Kaifeng, and reaches Jianghuai. This is an important route for Nanyang to transport fruits, medicinal materials, leather goods, and import cloth, sea salt and other materials from other places; the third route is to go south via Nanyang Chengguan Wharf. Entering the Hanshui River, crossing Jingxiang and arriving at Wuhan, this is an important route for Huguang's rice transportation to the north.However, since the Grand Canal moved eastward, water transportation no longer passed through the Central Plains, and these routes gradually became depressed. But now that Nanyang has begun to develop by leaps and bounds, the importance of water transportation has begun to highlight again, and it is time to clean up the silt in the canal.

Fang Yizhi said that the plan to dredge the canal in Nanyang had been put forward long ago, and the construction would start as soon as the autumn potatoes were planted.As for the canals in the Ruzhou section and the Luoyang section, he had to communicate with the imperial court face-to-face to let these two places be dredged.

Yang Menglong raised his third finger: "Third, our life has indeed begun to get richer, but the cultural industry has not kept up!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment: "Cultural industry?"

Yang Menglong said: "That's right, everyone sleeps all day long except for work. What's great is that you invite some friends to listen to ditties and drink a few cups together, or go sightseeing together. Don't you feel tired? Anyway, I am tired. !” He shook his fist vigorously, and said loudly, “The citizens must live a more fulfilling life! We are human beings, not mules, so we can’t work and sleep all day long. We must have some other entertainment!”

Fang Yizhi screamed badly, this bastard is going to mess around again!He frowned and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"

Yang Menglong said: "I suggest that each county should set up a library with hundreds of books in it, so that everyone can go to the library to read books when they are free. The same should be done in Nanyang City, and it will be done if necessary. One of the largest in the country, with tens of thousands of books and all kinds of miscellaneous books in it, we want to turn Nanyang into a city with a strong reading atmosphere!"

Someone shouted: "Ordinary people, why do you read so many books? Just know how to work?"

This bastard immediately attracted accusations and scolding from everyone, including many poor scholars.Books are very precious these days. It is not easy to get a book to read. If there is a place with tens of thousands of books, there are all kinds of books, it is simply a treasure trove for them!The two sides had a fierce debate. Some people said that facilities like the library are useless and only a waste of money, but the vast majority of people believed that they also had the right to study. Since Master Fang allowed them to make their voices here, they must Defend your legitimate right.In the end, the minority obeys the majority, and libraries must be built.

"There is one more thing," Yang Menglong continued, "Many people usually live in their own villages, and many people have never left the county town in their lives. This is very bad! I hope that after the wheat harvest every year, they can live in Nanyang A grand sports competition will be held in the city, and each county will send its best men to the city to participate in the competition, and everyone will communicate with each other!"

Now, many people frowned: "Is it really necessary to do this?"

Yang Menglong said: "Of course it is necessary! At least everyone can get together to have fun, and those with skills can get honors, instead of living a life of muddleheaded life!" He was beaming, "There are many things that can be compared. We can race horses, We can compete in racing, rowing, archery, martial arts, long-distance running, sprinting, high jump, long jump, javelin throwing, shot put, and football, basketball, and volleyball competitions. The top three can win gold, silver, and bronze medals..." Said It was spittle flying, and those sitting below had to hold up umbrellas to withstand his fierce, uninterrupted firepower.It's just that everyone didn't know what he was talking about at all!No way, he had no choice but to explain everything. It took an entire hour to let everyone know what horse racing, car racing, and rowing are all about, and how long-distance running, sprinting, high jump, and long jump are all about, and then it took another entire hour. Only then did everyone know what volleyball is, what football is, what shot put is, and the significance behind sports competitions.He came prepared, and even prepared samples of volleyball, football, and basketball.There is no rubber these days, and it is not easy to make a real volleyball football, but he has his own way, by having people make several different sizes of takraw balls with excellent elasticity, and then wrap them in tanned cowhide. Hold, seal, blow in the gas, and finally seal the gas nozzle, the perfect replacement is done.He took out a sepak takraw ball that was to be used as a basketball and slapped it hard in front of everyone. The ball bounced so high that everyone was amazed.

Finally, the second-hand product took out samples of gold, silver, and bronze medals. The golden gold medals, snow-white silver medals, and yellow bronze medals made people salivate.This thing is made of real gold and silver, wearing it, the effect of pretending to be first-class, if you don't want to pretend, you can sell it for a lot of money.

"The cost of hosting the sports competition is borne by the Heluo New Army. There are no household registration restrictions or ethnic restrictions on the participants. As long as you have a skill, as long as you have the confidence to beat the crowd, you can come and register for the competition. Once you win, you will get a medal! "Yang Menglong excitedly instigated, "Think about it, everyone, defeating all opponents in front of tens of thousands of people, and finally standing on the podium, and Nanyang officials will personally give you the gold medal and laurel crown. What a glorious thing! What a glorious thing to have such a character in your hometown! Don't you really want such an honor?"

……

It has to be said that this guy has first-class ability to fan the flames. After he fooled around and after a heated debate, in the end, most people agreed to the proposal of holding a sports competition.Originally, there used to be celebrations held every year when there was a bumper harvest. The big guys got together to have a lively meal and watch a show, and they were very happy. Good thing, there is no reason not to agree.

People in the Ming Dynasty still had a relatively strong curiosity about new things, and were willing to try and explore...

Yang Menglong also suggested that all factories have a three-day holiday during the sports competition, and now everyone is not happy about it. The three-day holiday will cost them less money!However, this face still has to be given. After discussing for a long time, everyone reluctantly agreed.

(End of this chapter)