"According to my plan, in the next ten years, China's annual grain output will permanently exceed the demand of China's population," Vézé said as he handed a piece of paper to Levis. There was a very simple introduction and a calculation formula at the elementary level.
The Min dynasty now had more than 3 billion mu of cultivated land, with an average of 600 jin per mu, which was 1.8 billion jin. Based on the population of 1.8 billion people, it would be extremely difficult for them to starve to death with 1,000 kilograms of food per person. However, Vézé didn't dare to boast. After all, he had a case on the Internet in the 21st century. A brother loved the Internet and refused to work. Finally, he died of malnutrition. Although this case was very rare, it couldn't be ruled out. Moreover, raising lazy people was not the essence of democracy. Uncle Ma said that one of the basic prerequisites of democracy was "labor becomes people's demand." Raising pigs had never been Vézé's hobby. Vézé had limited interest in the American electoral system. The only thing that made Wei Ze feel reasonable about the United States was the United States' system of fierce competition. Competition was cruel, but without competition, there was only a dead end.
Lose morality, lose a lot; lose competition, lose everything.
"Will there be no more famine in the country from now on?" There was great doubt in Levis's voice, as if he didn't doubt Vézé's words, but whether he was really awake when he heard it. As a person who had seen starvation everywhere, it was only twenty years later that he suddenly learned that there would be no food to eat in the future. This change didn't bring joy, but deep confusion.
"In any era, lazy people will starve to death. You must have heard of that story. There was a man with a biscuit on his neck, but he was too lazy to even turn around, so he starved to death with the biscuit on his neck. "Wei Ze had no sympathy for lazy people, so his words were as cold as ice.
"But …" Levis's simple introduction was very simple, so Levis doubted whether the people in the province could really understand it. As the prime minister, he knew the wealth of the Min dynasty. For the Min dynasty, this data was not unusual. The only problem was that this required a stronger circulation of goods. As the granary of the Min dynasty, North America and the Northeast needed to transport a large amount of local food to densely populated non-agricultural areas. For example, the Zhejiang region.
"Also, I have plans to move the capital." Vézé threw out another piece of big news.
"Move the capital?" Levis's surreal feeling immediately flew to the highest heavens. This news was too shocking, and Levis didn't even have the feeling of disbelief.
"I want to move the capital to Beijing." Vézé answered. Whis's eyes widened and his mouth opened wide. Vézé waved his hand. "Of course, this matter has to be discussed in the Central Committee."
"Commander-in-chief … where are you moving the capital to?" Levis finally managed to ask this question.
"I want to move the capital to Beijing. Now the southern provinces have been stabilized, but the situation in the north hasn't been very good these years. Moving the capital to Beijing will divert everyone's attention from the south, "Vézé answered.
This answer was the reason that Vézé managed to convince himself during this time. He also knew that there would be many objections, but the uneven development of the country was a big problem.
Levis didn't think so much. Although he was shocked by the new news in his heart, there was another kind of joy in his heart. If there were so many things to do, the prime minister's position would be stable. One of the reasons why he came to Vézé this time was that he didn't want to be driven out of office in disgrace. The rebellion in the province was temporarily suppressed, but it didn't mean that it had been quelled. The Central Committee just decided to maintain the current system, and Levis just got a temporary respite. If Levis still couldn't settle the province in the following work, he would lose face.
What was more dangerous was that if Vézé wanted to give the province an explanation, the best way was to remove Levis from office. The province would probably settle for the next best thing and be satisfied with this result for the time being.
In order not to fall into this situation, Levis thought of an excuse. "If the province can do whatever they want, how can we lead in the future?!" There was no need to mention this reason now. As long as Vézé really wanted to push so many things, it was imperative that the Central Committee stabilize.
Levis didn't want to ask this question directly anymore. He asked in a roundabout way, "Commander in Chief, what should I do inside?"
Levis was worried about personal gains and losses. Vézé pondered for a moment. "What do you think the next prime minister will be?"
"Uh …" Levis hesitated.
Vézé waved his hand again. "Don't worry. I won't change the leader. But you only have one year left in office. You have to have your own ideas about who will replace you. "
With this final guarantee, Levis' heart was finally at ease. He quickly said, "I think Comrade Shen Xin is very suitable."
"Choose another one." Vézé rejected Levis's suggestion without hesitation. Shen Xin was a very good comrade, but Shen Xin was not suitable for the first candidate.
Seeing that Vézé rejected it so decisively, Levis didn't dare to say anything else. Thinking about it carefully, since Vézé wanted the next prime minister to be responsible for the country's backstop, he had to choose an expert. At least, he had to be able to undertake this task. Who would be able to shoulder such an unprecedented task? There was no precedent for the country to fully undertake the obligation to not starve to death. Thinking of this, Levis calmed down.
"Commander in Chief, how are you going to implement this backstop plan?" Levis finally remembered the process.
"This plan is divided into three parts. The first part is mandatory compulsory education and vocational education. If it's just raising pigs to prevent people from starving to death, it's better to force people to work hard. The backstop is the backstop for workers, not the backstop for lazy people. If a person is lazy, the country will force them to become workers. This needs to be publicized throughout the country so that everyone can understand the core concept of the backstop. This has to be done to make people play their role, and they have to be responsible for explaining this matter to the people. " Vézé resisted the urge to say that it was okay for lazy people to starve to death. Sometimes, this kind of saying was correct, but it lacked political correctness. So he couldn't say it.
"The second part is that the party and the government have to have a theoretical system for this. If it's a measure like charity, then it's better not to do it. This is not charity, but the concept of a new society and a new system. Just like not every decision made by the Central Committee is correct, but the Central Committee's decisions are facts. We have to rely on the system to do things, and organizational discipline cannot be broken. "
"The third part is to communicate with the people. Whether the needs of the people are included in this backstop system. If there is a need within this backstop system, then this need should be included in the system. If the people are pursuing a higher goal, then it has to be made clear. There is a limit to the backstop, but it is not unlimited … "
Listening to Vézé slowly explain his plan, Levis felt an impulse. The country guaranteed that the people would not starve to death, which in itself was like a paradise. He did not think that the people would have any objections. Hearing Vézé's cautious words, Levis thought that Vézé was overthinking. However, this thought did not last long. Based on Levis's long-term work experience, Vézé's judgment of the future was incomparably sharp.
While others were leading the way, Vézé had already led the organization to the shortest route. While everyone was celebrating their success, Vézé began to prepare to deal with the negative effects. While everyone had a more comprehensive understanding of the matter and was seeking a more comprehensive understanding, Vézé was establishing a system. While everyone was working hard to operate the system, Vézé had already rushed to the next stage.
As a top figure in the upper class, Levis recognized that there were many outstanding people around him. In other words, they were indeed outstanding, but they were still human. They had strengths and weaknesses. Some were admirable, but also had shortcomings that they could not overcome. In general, Levis and most people in the upper class were in awe of power, but not of those who held power.
Wei Ze was the only one who didn't use this method. For others, power made this person great. For Vézé, it was he who made power great. When Vézé was at the peak of power, the power system could exert earth-shattering power, and the great cause of changing the world gave power a sacred luster. Since Vézé was so cautious about this, then Vézé must have a lot of other people's business.
With this internal balance, Levis would not inflate himself unlimitedly. He pondered for a moment about Vézé's approach and couldn't help but ask, "Commander-in-Chief, are you going to strengthen the power of the people?"
The people had always been considered to be the work of an assistant. Although they had a high status in name, they actually did very basic work. However, the people questioned the government, especially the local government. Therefore, the central government's attitude toward the people was a tool used to balance and supervise the local government. Levis felt that according to Vézé's idea, the power of the people could be slightly strengthened.
"The people have a lot of power, so we need to balance the people." Vézé agreed with Levis. Vézé didn't like the Western system because the Western system itself was wrong. The so-called supervision and balance had always been a monopoly in the West. If the president was locked in the cage of the system according to the so-called Western theory of power separation, then there was no reason for the institutions of power to stand outside the cage. Instead, they had to be locked in a tighter cage. Just like the people, if the people were raised to the sky, it would create a tyrannical system that was more terrifying than a dictatorship.
A pure dictator could not exist. As long as there was power, there must be democracy within power. When democracy became power, it meant the death of democracy itself. This was the good thing about the Americans. They had always been a republic, not democracy.
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