"Brother, I still don't know your surname," the other party asked Zhang Xiaobao.
"My surname is Zhang, and my name is Xiaobao. What's your surname, Big Brother?" Zhang Xiaobao replied.
"I … Brother, don't joke around. My surname is Liu, and my name is Pan. My father found someone to give it to me. He said it means tenacity or something. Anyway, my life is very tough. What's your name?" the person who called himself Liu Pan asked again.
"My name is actually Zhang Xiaoyu. Brother Liu, shouldn't you find someone to come back?" Zhang Xiaobao had no choice but to make up a fake name.
"Come back. Little Brother Zhang, do you really have a way to make money?" Liu Pan was still hesitating.
"Really. Making money is very easy, especially small amounts." Zhang Xiaobao had a confident expression.
Liu Pan was still worried and hesitant. Zhang Xiaobao simply took out a handful of money and stuffed it into Liu Pan's hand. "Brother Liu, here. Take it as a deposit. If I'm wrong, the money is yours."
Liu Pan glanced at the money in his hand and was shocked. He looked at the denomination of the notes. They were all 10 strings of coins. Yi Luo estimated that there were at least 300 strings of coins. He quickly stuffed the money back. "I believe you. Wait a moment."
"Sister-in-law Gui 'er, take it too. I still need her help." Zhang Xiaobao reminded again.
"Okay, I'll take it all." Liu Pan saw that the other party took out a lot of money and thought about himself. He realized that it was not worth it to be cheated once.
Liu Pan first ran to the stall selling Liangpi and told Gui 'er. He threw down the bowl and ran to the dock to discuss the handover.
Under normal circumstances, it was not easy to find someone to take over the work halfway. If the work was not done well, for example, there was a problem with the stacking, and the person behind took over, earned a portion of the money, and took all the responsibility. That would be stupid.
Liu Pan probably wanted to give up all the money and then use his reputation as a dock worker to give the benefits to others. He would then be able to recruit his brothers back.
"Xiao Bao, what are you trying to do?" Wang Juan still did not understand. She only knew that Xiao Bao thought of a way to make money with Liangpi. To her, it was normal. The question was whether the return was proportional to the effort.
"What else can we do? Give a demonstration. As the saying goes, I'll make an example and let everyone see that a simple industry can also play well with the twelve national policies. Most of the people are still observing. When they see that I'm successful, they'll be willing to follow suit.
Under normal management, the role of the leader was very obvious. Many things were actually ruined by the officials. Some of the officials were kind enough to govern the area, but the other officials were not thinking about the situation of the area, but how to cause trouble, and thus determine their own position.
In the end, when someone raised a contrary opinion, not only did this group of officials not humbly accept the correction, but they also talked about great principles. For example, if they wanted to do more, they had to protect their position and let themselves be in a better place.
Or they might say something like, "In the jianghu, one has no choice." Well, you are in the jianghu. In order to do more things that benefit the common people, you first have no choice but to embezzle, accept bribes, flatter, and speak empty words.
All along, you have the idea of doing more for the common people in the future, and all along, you did things against your will. Others who wanted to do things for the common people were eliminated by you. You finally reached the position of the Head of Department, and then … "
"Don't, Xiao Bao, in the Great Tang, there is no Head of Department, nor is there a situation where the Municipal Party Secretary is a vice-minister of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee. Let's talk about the current situation." Wang Juan interrupted Zhang Xiaobao.
"Okay, all the way to the position of a third-grade or fourth-grade provincial governor, you found that because you used the excuse of climbing up the ranks in the jianghu to get rid of many officials who were willing to do things for the common people, while you were in a high position, you did countless things to harm the common people.
So now, you need to start doing things for the common people and realize your original life dream. You, on the other hand, need to explain to the people who came to you that you are now a provincial governor, not a village chief or county magistrate. If you care too much, how can the people under your rule live?
If you do everything, what can the people under you do? So, as the Secretary, oh no, as the Provincial Governor, you mainly care about people. If you maintain the balance between the officials under you, you will be successful.
And you will also say that many people don't understand you. In this position, there are too many things to consider. You have to maintain the overall correct path and not be biased. At the same time, you are under a lot of pressure from the capital. It is you who desperately communicate with the higher-ups to maintain the stability of the local development.
Harmony, many common people don't know the importance of harmony. In the process of development, there will definitely be problems. But, do we not do anything in order to not make mistakes? The officials in the capital are watching, and so is the Emperor.
Then why can't we maintain a harmonious scene so that the higher-ups can see prosperity? Do we have to make small problems infinitely bigger? Problems do exist, but we can't stop development because of problems.
As the Municipal Party Secretary, oh no, as the Provincial Governor, the production of the entire province, no, the GDP of the people has doubled compared to previous years, a growth rate of 100%. The average income of the common people has reached 1500 copper coins per month. What does this mean? It means that the path I have been taking is right.
As for how the 1500 copper coins are averaged out, it doesn't matter. I gave you the opportunity to develop, but you didn't work hard. You dragged down the GDP, so how can you have the nerve to complain? And a small number of people are facing difficulties in their lives. This is the pain brought by the reform and development.
As the Provincial Governor, I have to take care of the majority of the people, not a few people who don't have the ability to develop and adjust themselves. Do you want me to directly give money to people who don't have a good life? That would be instilling lazy thoughts in the entire province. I … Wife, why aren't you against me? "
Zhang Xiaobao said a lot of things, and all of them were true. After he finished speaking, he seemed to have vented his feelings and was in a good mood. However, he found that Wang Juan didn't interrupt him like before.
Wang Juan sighed softly: "Xiao Bao, you said so much about the situation that existed at that time. Then tell me, how should I change it? Don't be like that person called Lang something Ping more than a hundred years ago. He spouted a bunch of nonsense. Now that things have happened, what's the use of him saying nonsense to sell himself?
He only knows how to act like an actor on TV, but he doesn't talk about how to solve and prevent the problem. Many fools listen very seriously and think that he is very impressive.
Then tell me now, how do you solve the problem and not keep criticizing it when you know the problem? Don't talk about solving the problem of governance. According to what you said, from the section chief level to the central government, they are all rotten. Even if you can take them all down, who will fill in the positions during that time?
You can just take down a mayor and find a normal person to tell him that you are now the mayor. Do you think he will be the mayor? If you take them all down at once, the country will collapse. "
Zhang Xiaobao was stunned after hearing this. After thinking about it, he admitted: "Yes, I have been criticizing it in the past, but it is useless. I need to solve it. China belongs to everyone, so I have to start with myself. If I feel that society's imagination is wrong, the first thing to consider is what I have done.
If my actions are to go with the flow, I have no right to criticize others. I should not be thinking about going against the flow. What I need to do is to do my best to guide.
The solution you asked me for is actually very simple. The reason for this problem is one of the problems of China's bureaucracy since ancient times. The other is the problem of economic expansion. To solve the bureaucracy, the upper echelons need to have absolute control over the military. They need some people to replace the current officials.
If it is difficult, then solve the economic problem. First, investigate the illegal merchants at the bottom and punish them harshly. Let the people have a sense of hope and expectation for the upper echelons. Then, investigate the merchants in the middle. They have been playing the role of a link.
After investigating them, the people will realize that the situation around them has changed. Then, it will be a political game to get rid of the illegal upper echelons. At the same time, strengthen the country's military in advance to prevent a large amount of money from flowing out and being protected by other countries. "
"Then what if there is a protective umbrella when investigating the merchants?" Wang Juan nodded and asked.
"Protective umbrella? Let their opponents deal with them. The upper echelons only need to take down a small portion of the officials under the protective umbrella. The strong ones will send a signal to the other officials under the protective umbrella to let them fight each other. Then, the upper echelons will laugh at the situation.
The final result is that the officials under the protective umbrella will first make a move on the forces under their protection. They are all shameless anyway. They can just find an excuse and compromise with their opponents at the same level. Only then can they keep their position or step down with dignity.
During this process, encourage the people to sue the officials. According to the normal principle of fairness, let the people win a few more times to give the people confidence. Then, for five to ten years, some of the officials will not dare to secretly collude with the merchants.
After they retire, the new officials will want to collude with the merchants again. However, they will realize that the people are no longer the people they used to be. They know how to resist. Even if the leaders at the top change, they have no choice but to follow this rule. "
Zhang Xiaobao explained his method of changing a common social phenomenon. He started with the merchants. Although a portion of the merchants would be wronged, if others could suffer, why couldn't they?
"Then do you think the people will listen? As you said before, many of the people are not complaining about the bad society. They are complaining that they can't occupy a position where they can get more benefits. They scold the officials and profiteers because they can't be officials and profiteers. How do you think we should change it? "
Wang Juan asked another question that was difficult to answer.
"Losses. Use losses to exchange," Zhang Xiaobao answered.
"How? Who are we going to lose?" Wang Juan asked again.
"We will lose the country's economic and international political interests. We will raise the industry standards for foreign investors. We will even confiscate the assets of foreign investors. We will show a strong stance internationally and suppress the neighboring countries. The upper echelons can even broadcast a strong speech on TV and scold people.
This way, the people will feel that their country is very powerful. Although it is an illusion, at least they will feel that their backs are straight. The result is that the countries that trade with our country will be very angry. They will use various means to sanction China's foreign enterprises and be politically isolated for a short time.
However, there is no need to be afraid of a large-scale war. That will destroy the world. It will be a long process to get through this period and then make concessions internationally. But if we want to keep the roots of this nation, we must do it.
First, we will mention the pollution of the enterprises and cause public opinion. Then, we will investigate and pull down some of the officials and give a hint to the opponents of the same officials in other places. Then, we will investigate every official who is exposed. "
After Zhang Xiaobao finished, he waved his hand. "Don't talk about it. It's useless. Let's talk about it now. I want to use practical actions to tell the people of the Tang Empire that cold jelly can also be made on a large scale. Let them see it and they will learn."
"And then?"
"And then … and then we won't go to war. We can use it to divert domestic conflicts and give the Ministry of Works technology some time to adapt to the civilian application. From then on, all problems will no longer be a problem within a few years." Zhang Xiaobao liked the current system more and more. The Emperor had so much power. It was so easy to do things.
Wang Juan knew that Xiao Bao might not attack the previous system in the future because he knew it was useless. But Xiao Bao's words were worth thinking about. If the upper echelons had the same idea at that time, they might have handled it better. They were playing this game.
Thinking that there would be a period of peace on this matter in the future, Wang Juan was in a good mood. Suddenly, she thought of a question and asked, "Why did you start with cold jelly? Was it a coincidence? "
"Because there are more broad beans in Sichuan. I can always be stupid and find something that doesn't exist in the area to make a sample, right? That's pure idiocy. "Zhang Xiaobao winked at Wang Juan.
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