For Fangzheng, this was his first time being an emperor. Of course, that was nonsense. After all, most people did not have the ability to be an emperor twice.
But for Fangzheng … being an emperor was not a job for a human.
There were too many things to do!
In terms of policies, Fangzheng used some of the ones he had an impression of in the future and made some improvements according to his own ideas. For example, the imperial examination system. As an important system to break the monopoly of the aristocracy, Fangzheng would definitely not let it go. But unlike the imperial examination system in ancient times, Fangzheng had also separated it into two subjects, liberal arts and science.
Of course, there were problems with this. After all, the imperial examinations in the past were all about liberal arts. Liberal arts students could become officials or teachers after they "graduated" from the imperial examinations. Obviously, science students did not have such benefits. But Fangzheng had also made preparations to ensure the employment of science students. First, after the new dynasty began, in order to ensure compulsory education for all, Fangzheng naturally established many schools, ranging from elementary school to high school to university. After graduation, science students could choose to become teachers, devote themselves to basic research, or work in state-owned enterprises.
In terms of business, Fangzheng chose to learn from the domestic policies in the early days of liberation. He implemented a complete national economic policy, leaving only some necessities for the private economy. The rest was all controlled by state-owned workshops and chambers of commerce.
In terms of politics, Fangzheng also set up a public cabinet system based on how he joined the Communist Youth League when he was still in school. Anyone could apply to join the public cabinet, but they also had to pass a political assessment and ideological education. Only those who joined the public cabinet were qualified to become officials and engage in politics.
In addition, Fangzheng also announced that land was state-owned. Without the permission of the state, no one could privately buy or sell land.
By the way, this policy also caused a small problem.
As the years passed, many martial arts practitioners also established various sects, just like in wuxia novels. In the original wuxia world, of course, they were far away from the emperor and no one would care about them. But it was different now. The land was owned by the state. If the Mount Hua Sect wanted to establish a sect on Mount Hua, it had to get permission from the state. Establishing a sect without permission was tantamount to illegal organization and construction. That old nun over there, don't run, I'm talking about your Emei Sect!
What? No money? If he had no money, he would use the Heavenly Sword to pay off his debt!
In fact, Fangzheng had always been curious about how the sects in the Wuxia novels were able to sustain themselves. Of course, those crooked sects naturally had their ways, but where did those righteous sects get the money from? Let's not talk about the land deeds and taxes first. You're such a big sect, occupying such a big mountain, with hundreds of disciples, all of whom are living people who need to eat and drink, where do you get the money?
School fees? Unless every student was a rich second generation, who would be able to afford to attend such a "noble school"? It should be known that in ancient times, very few people attended private schools. Even if they did, they were all day students. They had to bring their own meals and leave. Those private school teachers could only rely on the students' tuition fees to make ends meet. It was impossible for them to earn money.
On the other hand, this kind of sect school was almost equivalent to a boarding school. They might not even return home for a few years. Who could afford to go to this kind of school?
Therefore, Fangzheng was very curious. He wanted to know how the sects in this world solved these "economic problems".
Apart from that, there were also culture, education, hygiene … Fangzheng now knew that the job of founding a country was not for humans.
Fortunately, he was not a human.
On the other hand, foreign affairs were the least of Fangzheng's worries. After he established the Han Dynasty, the biggest external problem was the Xiongnu. But when it came to dealing with the Xiongnu, Fangzheng showed no mercy. He went straight to the grasslands and played the song "Grassland Cavalry", killing more than half of the Xiongnu. Then, he threw the rest to Xiang Yu, asking him to do everything he could to kill these damned bastards. He killed as many as he could until the country's economic construction stabilized.
Oh, by the way, let me mention Xiang Yu. After he surrendered to Fangzheng and became Fangzheng's general, Xiang Yu was initially disdainful of Fangzheng's inventions, such as armored tanks, hot air balloons, artillery, and mines. He felt that these things were despicable and not the way of war.
At that time, Xiang Yu told Fangzheng that he would rather jump down and die by the Wu River than use Fangzheng's mysterious inventions.
As it turned out, such words usually ended with one word – delicious.
At this moment, Xiangyu was playing with them as if he had just gotten a new toy. Coincidentally, there was no more war to fight in the Central Plains, so he happily brought these new toys to the grasslands to look for opponents.
Apart from that, something else happened in this world that surprised Fangzheng.
He did not know if it was because he had made this world a "xianxia" world, but the warriors in this world were generally a lot more powerful. Fangzheng had even seen a few geniuses who could use the Eighteen Subduing Dragon Palms in wuxia television dramas and blast the ground with loud bangs.
It was safe to say that this world had completely evolved into a world of martial arts!
Regarding that, Fangzheng could do nothing but sigh.
Forget it. I'll just play it as the wuxia version of Civilization.
Fangzheng was so addicted to Civilization that he could not extricate himself. He did not expect that because of that, people would praise him as a wise emperor.
After all, in the eyes of the other ministers, Fangzheng was neither addicted to sensual pleasures nor wasteful. Even the palace he lived in now was only a remodeled version of the original building, which did not match his identity as the founding emperor at all. He was not particular about food either. He even worked until two or three o 'clock in the morning every day without sleeping …. Although many people knew that Fangzheng was a reincarnated angel, this was still a shock to them.
However, Fangzheng felt very helpless. He had no interest in the sensual pleasures of this era. Fangzheng was so bored that he began to consider designing the Wanzhi brand (xianxia version). The aesthetic standards of the women in this era were too different from his own. To be honest, listening to them was not even as good as listening to them sing was better than listening to Fangzheng play "Evening on the Outskirts of Moscow".
As for the harem … .sigh … .how should I put it ….
Out of a little selfishness, Fangzheng did not abolish polygamy, but he had to close all the brothels …. When he signed the decree, Fangzheng's heart was bleeding!
His only pleasure in this era was to go to the "Red Chamber" and spend money to have intimate contact with those beautiful girls without any burden, but he still had to do that?
But he had no choice. After all, the nature of the brothels was the exploitation of women. They were also an important source of human trafficking, and the liberation of women was a basic national policy ….
'If I knew this would happen, I wouldn't have become the emperor.'
Of course, this was just a thought for Fangzheng. Although the women in the "Red Chamber" were all smiles, every one of them had a miserable past. It was fine if there was no other way, but now that there was a way, he had to change the situation.
As for the ministers who wanted Fangzheng to marry a wife and have children to inherit the dynasty, Fangzheng silently refused. 'Are you kidding me? I won't abdicate even if your grandson's grandson dies. If I really have an heir, he'll be even more miserable than Charles.'
As for a thousand years later … .if everything went according to Fangzheng's plan, by then, the country could be successfully converted to a republic, and there would be no need for an heir.
Therefore, Fangzheng forced himself to indulge in civilization. He climbed up the technology tree, found some cultural branches, and opened up new branches of technology. Just like that, when Fangzheng could finally take a breather and relax comfortably, he was surprised to find that a hundred years had passed …
The technology tree of this world had been completely distorted by Fangzheng.
Fangzheng could never have imagined that because of his subconscious transmigration and climbing the technology tree, he would actually open up a new era that he could not believe.
That was — — the era of steam!
That's right, as a transmigrator and a true God who believed that "science and technology are the number one productive forces", how could Fangzheng not work on steam engines?
He could not create a generator right now, but steam power should be possible, right?
After all, steampunk was also a man's romance.
Of course, Fangzheng swore that when he first started working on steam power, his goal was very simple. He just wanted to open up the technology tree of airplanes, trains, and cars. After all, in Fangzheng's view, as long as he reached this step, even if he was gone in the future, as long as his successors did not seek death, the Chinese civilization of this world would certainly not suffer the same humiliation as the previous hundred years. After all, industrialization was the foundation of modern civilization.
The Huns next door were still eating grass, but here they were already equipped with armored tanks … .wasn't that a wonderful feeling?
In the end …. Fangzheng had to admit that he had underestimated the imagination of the people ….
They actually came up with — — Steam Wuxia!
That's right.
Steam Wuxia!
In fact, many scientific theories originally had a foundation in ancient times, but later on, because of the dominance of Confucianism and the dominance of the literati, many of them declined. It was true that Li Bai was a poet, but even if he wrote a hundred poems, he could not increase the yield of the fields by a hundred kilograms, could he?
But now, because Fangzheng had divided the liberal arts and sciences into different subjects, and he had also built various specialized colleges based on later generations, many of the knowledge that had originally been lost in this era for some reason had been preserved, and had even improved. For example, some people had now developed artificial hands and legs that could be used to replace lost limbs. There were even universities specializing in the study of yin and yang, the five elements, feng shui, and topography ….
In all fairness, Fangzheng did want to refuse the approval of such universities on the grounds of "promoting feudal superstition", but such things actually existed in this world ….
Therefore, when Fangzheng stood at the top of King's City and looked down at the brightly lit town below, as well as the jingling trains around the city, and the airships whizzing past in the sky, he had a feeling that ….
Could it be that he had ruined this world?
(End of this chapter)
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