In the summer of the 11th year of Jianshuo, three buildings of considerable scale were built on the west side of Zhang Village. Each building had three floors and was made of cement and red bricks. The exterior was painted with white lime and was inlaid with transparent glass windows. The three buildings were arranged in a triangle around the square in front of them.
Due to Ning Yi's management, the style of the buildings was completely different from the houses in this world. The glass inlaid on the windows was very valuable. Perhaps out of some bad taste, the three buildings were simply named "Zhang Village Building 1", "Building 2", and "Building 3".
The buildings were open to the public. Building 1 displayed all kinds of scientific and technological achievements and principle demonstrations. Building 2 was a collection of various books and a large number of debate records about the development of the Chinese military. It was also a memorial hall for the major events along the way. Building 3 was a work building. It was originally intended to be managed by the Chinese military's business department and display relatively mature commercial products. But at this time, its role was slightly modified.
It was not easy for the Chinese military to come this far. In order to support themselves, commercial means played a big role. On the other hand, the Chinese military's ideology was shaped by the concept of "equality". But from a practical perspective, promoting the spirit of contract and based on the research of things to guide the industrial revolution and the germination of capitalism was also a path that must be taken.
Based on these ideas, after leaving Liangshan, it was very necessary to build such a set of exhibition hall and memorial hall to introduce the outline of the Chinese military to others. The business department could also rely on such a display to attract more business. At the same time, the face of the Chinese military was revealed to the outside world.
After leaving Liangshan, the entire Chinese military was very busy. They took over the various places, expanded the army, and trained the soldiers. In addition, the infrastructure in various places also had to keep up, so the construction of the face of the Chinese military was delayed. In the design and construction of these three buildings, Ning Yi did not consider the transition of aesthetics. He directly applied the simple, grand, and practical style of the future. With his unscrupulous background as a real estate developer, the housing project went smoothly. At first glance, there was a kind of "future" impact.
But in the summer of this year, the three buildings were built and the exhibition rooms were filled. The disaster of the Female Enlightened Person was imminent. The building that was originally intended to focus on business first moved towards the direction of political propaganda.
In order to deal with the arrival of the Female Enlightened Person, the entire Chinese military on the Chengdu plain was advancing forward. The area that was not occupied by the Hua Xia army was admittedly headed by Zi Province, but other than Zi Province, there were also dozens of small and medium-sized towns north of the Chuansi Road. At that time, they had already received the Hua Xia army's ultimatum.
At this time, although the outside world did not see a large-scale battle, the atmosphere was not gentle at all. The elites of the Huaxia Army were divided into several groups. While the military forces pressed forward, they supplemented it with persuasion and persuasion. In July and August, these towns surrendered one after another. Under such circumstances, no one believed that the Huaxia army would continue to show mercy to the stubborn resisters. Everyone understood that if they continued to play the die-hards, the Huaxia army would ruthlessly flatten everything in front of them before the arrival of the Female Immortal.
Apart from a few small scale resistance, in August, with the surrender of Zi Zhou, the Sichuan Fourth Road, which was the only exit, had entered the territory of the Hua Xia Army. All kinds of power and political handover were being carried out in full swing.
However, the Huaxia Army did not adopt a one-size-fits-all policy for the officials who were originally responsible for governing the various places. After a simple written test and intention test, some of the qualified officials who did not have much conflict with the Huaxia Army entered the training stage one after another.
The whole training process was also very simple. The training places were in several places with Zhang Village as the core. First, they visited the general outline of the three buildings in Zhang Village. Then they went to the factory, the office, the urban area, and the military camp in turn. After that, they returned to Zhang Village for a round of introduction of the overall situation. At this time, they could ask questions or ask for information in the building for reference. Finally, they entered a simple written test.
The whole process took about seven days. The purpose was to let these officials understand the basic concept framework of the Huaxia Army, administrative operations, and future expectations. It did not matter if they could not completely agree with the general direction, as long as they could understand and cooperate. As long as they entered the system, there would naturally be a lot of learning, supervision, recognition, and cleaning mechanisms in the future.
The late autumn sun was still very bright. Standing in the exhibition room on the second floor of Building No.1, Liao Qibin could not help but look at the window next to him. Things like glass bottles had long been available on the market, but they were very precious. Later on, the Huaxia Army improved this object and made the color more clear. They even smeared mercury on the back of the crystal clear glass to make it into a mirror. Due to the fragile nature of the glass, transporting it along the Sichuan Fourth Road was difficult. In the outside world, the high-quality glass mirrors produced by Black Flag had always been a treasure in the eyes of rich families. In the past two years, some places had become more accustomed to using them as an essential item in weddings.
But here, such clear and fragile glass was used directly as a window. The sunlight outside, the trees, the river in the distance, and the pedestrians nearby could be seen at a glance. This made Liao Qibin, who had always been the county magistrate of Zi Zhou's Ji County, feel a sense of luxury.
However, after six days in Zhang Village, due to the tour along the way, Liao Qibin felt even more complicated about the things before him, apart from the initial feeling of luxury. "… Let's go back to papermaking.
"… Let's return to papermaking. On the first day, all of you only had a rough idea of what was going on. After a few days of walking around, all of you have a rough idea of what is going on, so things are much simpler. In this room, the improvements and efficiency of the papermaking method are all recorded here. At the same time, everyone can see the steps of the improvement of the papermaking method from hundreds of years ago … We have specially marked the year … Until now, the efficiency of the papermaking method has increased by twelve times. This is only a dozen years of improvement, and it is still continuing … But before this, the improvement process of the papermaking method lasted for hundreds of years, and it was not as diverse as what we have achieved in the past ten years …"
"… This isn't because the accumulation of the market has reached a certain level. All this progress has only happened within the Huaxia Army. This is the power of the study of things …"
Liao Qibin turned his gaze back to the speaker in front of the crowd. The man sat in a wheelchair. He didn't look old, but his hair was already half white. Liao Qibin didn't dare to overlook this person's identity. His name was Qin Shaoyu, a descendant of the Qin family who had almost followed Qin Siyuan to the disaster. When the strong came, his legs were broken, and he only survived until now because of the Huaxia Army. Now, the three buildings that were the face of the Huaxia Army were under his management. Every batch of people returned to Zhang Village on the sixth day, and he would lead them in explaining. He would also answer some of their questions in person.
It had been more than ten years since Ning Yi killed Zhou Zhe in a fit of rage. In these ten years, although Ning Yi was seen as a great rebel nailed to the pillar of shame by the Wu dynasty, the criticism of Qin Siyuan's merits and demerits had been constantly changing. Because Zhou Yong had been in power these years, his son and daughter had guided public opinion. In essence, Qin Siyuan's merits had been affirmed to a large extent.
The old minister had shouldered the responsibility of fighting against the Jurchens and saving the world. His eldest son, Qin Shaohe, had defended Taiyuan and would rather die than submit. He was also a hero. It was just that after repelling the Jurchens with such difficulty, the treacherous officials in the Jinghan court had joined forces to frame the loyal emperor because they were afraid of Qin Siyuan. The emperor had been deceived by the treacherous officials and had done something wrong.
This kind of public opinion had restored much of Qin Siyuan's reputation. But of course, even so, Ning Yi had no ruler or father. In the public opinion of the Wu dynasty, he was still an unpardonable rebel. When people talked about him, they only said that he should deal with the treacherous officials in the court like Cai Jing and Tong Guan, but should never have killed the emperor.
In this way, Qin Shaoyu had become the best candidate to exchange pointers with the people of the Wu dynasty. When Cheng Zhouhai had come to negotiate and dragged Song Yongping along, Ning Yi had dragged Qin Shaoyu over to wrangle with him. At this time and place, Qin Shaoyu's identity was naturally able to intimidate everyone. After introducing the papermaking industry, he introduced the development of the liuli industry. After that, he talked about ships, bridges, roads, cement, steel, and other facilities as well as research on raw materials.
After walking through the second floor, at the end of the building was a spacious hydraulic lift. Qin Shaoyu sat in a wheelchair and could only go up and down through this facility that was similar to the "elevator" of the future. When someone wanted to help him push the wheelchair, he waved his hand and refused. He had to rely on himself for everything.
"In the past … several years after the reign of the Golden Han dynasty, my uncle was reinstated as Prime Minister. I went to the capital and mingled with a bunch of playboys. If there are any friends who went to the capital in the past, they might remember a young thug from Bianliang called the Flower Taisui. At that time, I didn't have any prospects, so I wanted to follow him and act like a tyrant in the capital. But not long after, Ning Yi came to the capital, and my uncle asked me to receive him …
"… The Mister Ning that everyone speaks of today was also a wonderful person. He had the status of a son-in-law that married into the family and treated people with kindness. But, even the Flower Taisui couldn't gain any advantage in front of him. Afterwards, many things happened. I followed at his side and learned some things. In the eleventh year of the Golden Han dynasty, the Right Minister's Residence was in charge of disaster relief in the north. Mister Ning came up with a plan and mobilized a large number of merchants from all over to sell to the disaster area, suppressing the price of grain … the scene at that time really made one's blood boil with excitement …
"Everyone, don't look at me because I'm old and have half a head full of white hair. In truth, this is because my talent is lacking. Every day, I come into contact with everyone from the Wu dynasty, and they are all dragons and phoenixes among men. I don't dare to neglect them. As long as I learn more things and spend more time …
"In the Chinese army, the equality that everyone speaks of is actually quite simple. Everyone has seen that after understanding the Dao of Investigating Things, the efficiency of papermaking and printing has increased by over ten times. As for the other industries, even farming, fishing, and hunting, there are also methods of constant improvement. The farms raise chickens, and the supply of eggs and chicken has greatly increased … Everything has a method of improvement. In the past, everyone who has studied has found it extremely difficult to become a person above others. Some people understand reason, and some people don't. Thus, the sages said that the people can do as they please, but they cannot make them understand. This is because it is impossible for everyone to know.
"But now, everyone has seen that one day, there is a possibility that everyone in the world will be able to read books. After reading books, everyone will have the hope of understanding reason. At that time, although it will be difficult for people to be completely equal, the distance between them will be pulled closer. This is something that can be predicted. "
Qin Shaoyu pushed his wheelchair forward, minding his own business. To the side, someone asked, "At that time, everyone will become an official. Who will farm?"
Hearing this question, Qin Shaoyu didn't panic. The movements of his hands didn't slow down at all. He smiled and said, "If everyone can study, then the world will have a completely different appearance. The officials will no longer be a cut above others, but will only be government officials who are equal to others. Some will fish and hunt, some will farm, some will do business, and some will teach. At that time, there will naturally be people who are good at management and good at planning who will be transferred to management. Everyone has seen in these past days that the government officials of the Chinese army are strictly forbidden from speaking viciously or ordering people around. This is precisely the principle."
"Of course, regarding this matter, there have been many discussions in the Chinese army. The results of these discussions over the years are also recorded in the second building. Mister Ning has also explained and imagined several times. If you are interested, you can borrow it and discuss it."
Qin Shaoyu smiled. "Of course, the affairs of the world are difficult and the road ahead will not be easy. Based on the development of the study of things, there will be many things that will change in the course of time. Even the many ideas in the second building have only been accumulated over the last ten years. They may not necessarily be the answers. If you all have more ideas after looking through them, the Chinese army will regularly hold such discussions. If you all have a profound opinion, it will even be passed up for Mister Ning to personally answer or even debate … next, let us take a look at some ideas and results regarding plant selection and breeding …"
Everyone had already visited the three buildings in Zhang Village on the first day they arrived. There were many theories that they didn't understand at the time, but after several days of visits and explanations, they actually had a general outline in their hearts. On the sixth day, after Qin Shaoyu had connected the dots and explained, the present and future of the entire Huaxia army was gradually constructed. The shock in everyone's hearts gradually deepened.
After Qin Shaoyu talked about the large amount of information in the second building, they didn't bring up some superficial questions. Not long after, everyone entered the second building. The first floor preserved the achievements and construction process of the Huaxia army. In fact, it also displayed things related to Qin Siyuan's time as prime minister, as well as the subsequent death of Qin Siyuan, the situation of the Wu dynasty, Ning Yi's regicide, and so on. Many details were revealed in detail. Of course, this part was still politely avoided by Qin Shaoyu.
As he walked in his wheelchair, he said, "In fact, during the first few receptions, people kept asking why the Huaxia army made these things look so beautiful. After all, many things can only be seen in these beautiful buildings, including the glazed windows and the steel and other materials used to build these three buildings. After all, not everyone can afford to use them … But now that I'm here, I hope everyone can pay attention to the fact that our Huaxia army has been struggling in the harshest environment for more than ten years …"
"In the Little Canghe River, we and the Green Wood Stronghold developed and reclaimed the land … Not long after, the Western Xia army came. We defeated the Western Xia army in the northwest. Later, we fought against the attack of the entire Central Plains army, including the Female Zhenren … We killed Lou Shi and Ci Bufu, and then we came to Liang Mountain from the northwest. Similarly, we opened up a road in the mountains with great difficulty …"
"In such an environment, we still maintained the development of so many things. When we left Liang Mountain and arrived here, how long would it take? Would it take a year for the situation to stabilize? My friends, the Female Zhenren has come. She has conquered the Central Plains, Jiangnan, defeated the entire Wu dynasty, and is coming to the southwest. Imagine what would happen if the Female Zhenren conquered the land of Shu … "
Qin Shaoyu pushed the wheelchair as he walked through a historical scroll. "Think about these developments again. If we defeated the Female Zhenren, if we were to live in a bigger place, not as remote as the Little Canghe River, not as barren as the three counties of Hedeng, just like the Chengdu Plain, it doesn't need to be bigger! After three years of development, five years of development, what would we become? Think about it, at that time, who in the whole world can stop the people of Huaxia and restore the glory of the Han? I believe that this is also the scene that uncle dreamed of … "
The sunlight shone in through the window. By the time they finished their tour of the second building, it was already noon. Qin Shaoyu led more than twenty officials of the Wu dynasty to the canteen for lunch. Lunch was a buffet with simple but delicious dishes. After lunch, Liao Qibin went outside to bask in the sun. His mind was still a little confused. He got the position of county magistrate through official channels. Speaking of which, he was a dragon among men. A few days were enough for him to see the general outline clearly, but it still took time to digest the shock.
Not long after, some officials and officials came out to talk to him in low voices. Most of them talked about the upcoming war. Would the core of the war be in Jiange or Zizhou? Would the Huaxia army be able to hold on? Or would the Female Zhenren be able to conquer the world? These questions were the top of the discussion.
During this time, people talked about Mister Ning. From this square, they could see one side of the courtyard where Mister Ning lived. It was said that Mister Ning was still in Zhang Village. Some people talked about the traffic in Zhang Village and the Chengdu Plain.
"… Since the Huaxia army took control of Chengdu, they have helped with disaster relief and business. Their priority has been to build roads. Now, with Zhang Village as the center, the main roads have been renovated and extended in all directions. Mister Ning being in Zhang Village is the best choice. When the war starts, even if there are people with ulterior motives in the rear, the reaction here is the fastest. A few years ago, this place was still a wasteland. Now, four bridges have been built … "
As the people discussed, they couldn't help but sigh in admiration. Those who could come here, even if they no longer understood the Huaxia army after a few days of touring, would not say it now. As long as they didn't become officials of the Huaxia army, they would be able to escape in the future even if they were monitored for a while. Moreover, if they really didn't talk about ideas and only talked about methods, Ning Yi's ability to build such a foundation was really admirable.
After discussing like this for a moment, Qin Shaoyu came over from not too far away and joined in the small discussion. He was all smiles as he enjoyed the late autumn sun with his uneven white hair. Then, he smiled and brought up the topic that everyone was concerned about. "You were talking about Mister Ning before? It's a pity you won't be able to see him today. "
Everyone was surprised. "Could it be that we still have a chance to see Mister Ning?" Some of them even thought of taking a risk if they really had the chance to see him …
Qin Shaoyu smiled. "Everything here has been arranged. With the war ahead … he left for the frontline of Zizhou yesterday."
Qin Shaoyu's words were calm. When Liao Qibin heard this, he thought of the austere and resolute figures of the Huaxia army camp. His heart trembled with fear. After a moment of silence, he whispered, "Mister Ning … going to the frontline? If the Enlightened Lady comes and besiege Zizhou … the Fourth Sichuan Route is a thousand miles wide … I'm afraid we won't be able to respond … "
They had not fully joined the Huaxia army yet. Although Liao Qibin knew it wasn't appropriate to ask about it, he couldn't help but speak slowly. Qin Shaoyu narrowed his eyes and glanced at him. "It's fine."
He said, "As long as the Fourth Sichuan Route and the Huaxia army are still here, Zong Han … won't be able to besiege Zizhou."
*****
Ning Yi left Zhang Village on the afternoon of the 23rd of September. He was actually about to reach Zizhou on the 24th of September.
The plan to stop Wanyan Zonghan's army and set the battlefield a hundred kilometers between Sword Pavilion and Zizhou as much as possible had been decided earlier. Of course, the most ideal deployment would be to stop the enemy in Sword Pavilion. If Sword Pavilion couldn't surrender and it was difficult to capture it, then the frontline would be set at Zizhou.
Although the frontline of Chengdu had been the Huaxia army's territory for two years from the south of Zizhou, the truth was that beyond Zizhou, the Chengdu plains stretched as far as the eye could see. At that time, even if they could defeat Wanyan Zonghan head-on, his hundreds of thousands of troops under the command of the Enlightened Lady, who still had outstanding leadership skills, could easily turn into a mess. Wanyan Zonghan might even take advantage of his military superiority to occupy various small cities and drive the people around to kill, or even do something like breach Dujiangyan. In a situation where the Huaxia army was short of manpower, they would eventually be badly battered.
Ning Yi's departure was due to two pieces of news that had arrived on the 23rd.
One of them was that in the Jiangnan area, there had been a rescue operation closely related to lobbying Si Zhongxian, which had failed.
The other was that a carefully planned assassination had broken out in Zizhou, which had extended to Ning Ji's side. Ning Ji had been caught by the enemy's assassins.
It wasn't until he was taken to the outskirts of Zizhou and several assassins met up that this 13-year-old Ning family descendant cut the ropes with a dagger hidden in his sleeve and launched a sudden attack. Before reinforcements arrived, he chased the assassins all the way and killed six of them with various means.
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