#1269 mass meeting
On the third day after the Jiangdongqiu League, the Marquis of Qinghe once again held an unprecedented discussion meeting in Wuhuyuan. The invited participants were not only officials, gentry, merchants, famous scholars, local journalists, but also some ordinary people such as civilians, craftsmen and craftsmen.
Since you can't be low-key, then you can show Qinghehou's lively style as always.
The yard of Wuhu Garden is full of seats. Although the sun is strong, it is difficult for people from all walks of life to hide their excitement.
Chen Xu sat in the center of the rostrum in the front. The table was covered with red silk and a long teacup. In addition to the county magistrate Jiang Heng and the county magistrate, the senior officials in Wuzhong were also made on both sides, including local gentry and famous scholars and representatives of the private business community.
First, the Hou of Qinghe made a summary statement on the Jiangdong Qiu League's initiative, and gave high praise and praise to all participants. Then he made another enthusiastic speech, calling on millions of Jiangdong elders and people from all levels to respond to the call of the initiative, abandon all ideological prejudices, and work hard to produce in this rare peaceful and peaceful environment. In addition to satisfying one's own food and clothing, we must contribute to the prosperity of the Qin Dynasty. When Qu Zi cried bitterly and lamented how difficult the people of Chu were in the Chu State. Now that there is such a peaceful opportunity, we should work hard and contribute our own strength to the realization of the world's great harmony...
Chen Xu is now very good at this kind of speech. In this era when there were no TV, computer and mobile games, the only high-level entertainment over the years was reading. Therefore, the classics, history, and collections that he has read over the years also provide various materials for his speeches.
Moreover, Chen Xu's speech did not promote the doctrines of this sect like the disciples of the Hundred Schools, but the 100 school of scriptures and principles were integrated together. Laozi, Confucius, Mozi and Xunzi... Taoism, Confucianism, Legalism, Mojia, military genius, miscellaneous... Anything Chen Xu thought was reasonable would be said, and it was mixed with a large number of mottos and cultural thoughts from later generations. Therefore, this speech was not only full of fighting temptation, but also made all participants feel Chen Xu's uniqueness.
Especially the passionate roar when Chen Xu gave a speech, it would occasionally arouse the shouts and noises of hundreds of people in the Wuhu Garden.
The reason why there are a large number of rebellious forces among the people is not that they all want to rebel against Qin. In fact, many people are confused, especially many disciples of the Hundred Schools, Confucian scholars, strategists, and rangers who were in the melee of the seven kingdoms. These people have ideals and ambitions. However, after the Qin conquered the six kings, these people lost their organizations and targets to rely on, and lost places to display their talents and ambitions. The ideas were not upheld, and the ambitions were not realized. Even Xianyang did not dare to go to Xianyang because of their identity. From the guests of the six kings, princes and nobles who had lost their reputations and survived by the people. Under such extreme suppression, they began to contact those six kings, nobles, Sun, nobles, and nobles who were trying to restore the country. Both sides fell in love with each other and hit it off. They planned to seize the opportunity to create a rebellious country. The six kings, Sun, nobles, and nobles, were gained their reputations and each got their place.
However, since the emergence of Qinghehou, with his assistance, he has implemented various reforms, amended laws and developed people's livelihood, and continued to differentiate the peaceful factions among the disciples of the hundred families, and weakened the support rate of the nobles of the six countries in the six countries in the process of unraveling the cocoon. After the Xiang family rebelled, the rebel forces of the six countries suffered an unprecedented blow. With the continuous relaxation of various laws and the vigorous development of the economy, the attention of the people gradually shifted to supporting the family and making money. Living well would only cause any rebellion. So the current situation is that the people's sympathy for the nobles of the six countries still exists, but they can almost be ignored. Even if there are some dead and hard rebels, such as Gongsun Beiyan and Chen Yu and Zhang Er, they have almost become lonely and have no support or soil from the people.
But this is not enough. The existence of sympathizers among the people shows that the idea of developing people's livelihood and economic development in various places is still not unified enough. These people hid in the folk to open a library to teach their disciples, and their ambition to govern the country is still unrealized. Therefore, Chen Xu needs to use more people-friendly and intense means to resolve this hostility and spread his ideas with a more relaxed and open attitude.
The seminar is such an open activity with a very obvious democratic effect. Anyone can speak freely, anyone can put forward their own opinions and opinions, and anyone can participate in discussing the future and development of Wuzhong.
On the lanai on the third floor of Wuhuyuan Hotel, a group of women such as Shui Qingrou were all standing at the railings, watching the lively scene below.
"Brother Xiaoxu is so good at speaking. These people are so crazy to hear!"
Yu Ji lay on the railing and stared at the jubilant and enthusiastic crowd below, full of indescribable admiration.
"My husband is polite at home on weekdays, but he didn't expect his speech to be so passionate!" Meng Wan's pretty face was surprised, and her eyes fell on Chen Xu, who was passionately making a speech. She felt that Chen Xu seemed to be full of magic at this time, as if she could not divert her gaze at all.
"In the past, I heard that my husband was in the court and Li Si and other nobles were very good at discerning the affairs of the country. It is widely rumored that his husband was known as the best debater in the world. However, this is the first time I saw his husband so energetic, which really makes people feel excited..."
Ying Shiman's beautiful eyes also did not change at all. She fell on Chen Xu from the beginning and had not opened it, as if she finally knew today that her husband had such an unknown special function.
"My husband does not like to speak on weekdays, but there is something more memorable in Xianyang than before. When he was betting against Li Si, his husband invited hundreds of merchants to participate in the fundraising bidding conference at Qinghe Theater. His speech was even more passionate than this. At that time, countless gentry and famous scholars were impressed by his husband and willingly took out all their property and invested them in the Dongfang Road..."
Shui Qingrou's eyes also fell on Chen Xu all the time, and his voice was calm and gentle.
"Maybe this is the unique personality and charm of my husband. It is indeed God's favor to be able to marry his husband in this life. None of my sisters can be as free and happy as me. They have never even appeared in Guanzhong yet..." Ying Shiman held her daughter's hand tightly.
"I think I'll be separated from my husband in a few days. I feel empty and I can't bear to leave!" Meng Wan said with a little redness in her eyes.
"We are reluctant to part with the Marquis!" The four concubines in Chun, Summer, Autumn and Winter also agreed.
"My husband is doing a great thing to create the world. Don't cry when you break up. The slowest thing is that we will definitely return to Xianyang before winter!" Shui Qingrou turned his head and told him seriously.
"Yes, sister, don't worry, we will definitely not be sad and let your husband see!" Meng Wan nodded quickly.
"Sister Shui is with you all the way. Please take care of your husband carefully and return to Xianyang earlier!" Ying Shiman nodded and reminded Shui Qingrou.
The discussion meeting downstairs is still continuing.
After Chen Xu's passionate speech, the emotions of hundreds of participants were mobilized, and they began to join this extremely enthusiastic discussion meeting just like pyramid schemes were brainwashed. All classes expressed their opinions on agriculture, commercial, industrial, education, culture, transportation, and even the development of Quyuan. Many of them sound promising proposals Chen Xu would discuss with a group of officials and celebrities such as Jiang Heng to see how these proposals can be implemented and other plans.
Seeing that Chen Xu was not just talking, many people raised some very realistic questions, and even discussed them with Jiang Heng on the spot, and then came up with a preliminary solution. This greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of the participants, and the discussion became more and more enthusiastic.
"Mr. Marquis, I have a private matter, please help me, I wonder if I can?" In the lively and noisy venue, a man in a gorgeous uniform, stood up and asked loudly in a little hesitantly.
Chen Xu also knew this man. He was the man who hired a boat by the lake to salvage giant clams the day before yesterday.
"Haha, today we talk about Wuji in both public and private affairs. I am not the left prime minister of the court today, nor are you a court official. It's okay to say it, but since it's a private matter, if I help, I have to invite you to drink!" Chen Xu smiled and put down the teacup and said.
"Natural, even if the Marquis doesn't help, it's honorable to invite the Marquis to have a drink!" The man was very excited, and then sorted out his mood and bowed, "In the morning, Zhang Xun originally invested in building a shopping mall in Wuzhong with his companions. The construction started in winter last year. Now the foundation has been laid and started building buildings. However, in May, it was suddenly reported that the Marquis began the plan of the smooth road. The country's steel and cement supply plan are given priority for the construction of the river port terminals and other transportation hubs. Therefore, several cement factories in Kuaiji and nearby steel factories are unwilling to supply building materials. Now our project has been suspended for more than two months. Marquis, I and several companions have invested a lot of money in this shopping mall. If I continue to delay for a year or two, I am afraid that everyone will lose all their money and become a pauper..."
"Is it the construction site with scaffoldings near the west gate of the city?" Chen Xu asked in surprise after hearing this.
"Yes, it's that construction site!" Jiang Heng, who was sitting next to him, nodded and replied.
"Why did the Governor Jiang not help with this?" Chen Xu frowned slightly.
The Tantu Plan must ensure that the construction of the project is true, but it does not mean that all private commercial construction must be stopped. Moreover, when the first phase of the Tantu Plan was calculated, Chen Xu had reviewed the information and output of the national steel plants and cement plants registered by the Ministry of Industry several times, and invited craftsmen from the Academy of Sciences to conduct calculations to ensure that it would not affect the development of the people.
Kuaiji is close to the East China Sea and basically has no coal and iron production, but the county next door is rich in copper and iron, which is Tongling, Anhui Province, which was divided into later generations. The two major mining areas of Ma'anshan are on the edge of the Yangtze River. Before coming to Wuzhong this time, he visited these two places one after another.
Tongling is now called Lingyang, which was originally a copper mine base of Chu. After Qin destroyed Chu, he established a copper smelting official here, which was under the jurisdiction of Shaofu. He recruited more than 20,000 prison slaves to start mines all year round. It is almost the largest copper mine base in the southeast. Shaofu also established a coin minting factory in Lingyang. The copper coins from the southeastern counties were almost sent from Lingyang to Huaxia Money Houses in various places.
Ma'anshan is now called Danyang County. It has rich iron ore reserves and has developed very early, but it has never been lukewarm. It has not been developed much because of iron smelting technology. However, after the emergence of new iron smelting technology, Danyang's status has quickly become popular. A large number of copper and iron merchants in the southeast contracted mines and mines here. It is now the largest steel smelting base in the southeast counties, with more than 300 blast furnaces of all sizes and sizes. The workers involved in mining and smelting were more than 30,000 prison slaves. The whole Danyang seemed like a huge steampunk base. You can see the scene of thick smoke coming down from Tongling shortly after a boat was taken to see. It was about the same scale as the Wuyang Iron and Steel Base in Nanyang, which was very spectacular.
Because of steel, Danyang is also an important node of the Tantu project. The first phase of the project is a port with an annual throughput of 10,000 tons, and it is a double-in-one port. Because iron smelting also requires a large amount of coal, and most of the coal must be transported from Sishui County and Nanyang County. Therefore, a large ferry terminal must be built on the other side of the Yangtze River for coal transportation.
Chapter completed!