At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 723, The Sun Also Rises (Finale)

Gaoling County, County Magistrate's Office.

A dozen representatives of various industries and the Internal History Officer Liu Heng looked at the county governor Gongsun Hong, pointed at the sand table in his jurisdiction and said: "The emperor once said that the biggest and most fundamental contradiction in the Han Dynasty is the contradiction between the people's growing material and spiritual needs and the backward production capacity of the Han Dynasty."

"This is also true for us in Gaoling County. The reason why Gaoling County's welfare policy could not be maintained last year was because the productivity of Gaoling's two million people was insufficient. They could not produce so much wealth and could not maintain everyone's relatively wealthy life."

Hearing this, representatives from various industries at the scene also looked regretful. They had a relatively comfortable year last year. Their parents' basic pension increased three times, their children in middle school and high school did not have to pay tuition for a year, and they did not have to spend money on medical treatment. In a year, they saved 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, and with a little more money, they could buy a car.

It’s a pity that such good days only lasted for one year. The county’s expenses were too high, so it had to reduce welfare.

"What Governor Gongsun said is absolutely right. After all, we are still not making enough money." Huang Wen, a representative of the agricultural cooperative, said regretfully.

"Chang'an City can do this, but we in Gaoling are still a little poor." Huanren, the representative of the mechanical craftsmen, said regretfully.

Gongsun Hong looked at those representatives who had to reduce their welfare and felt helpless. It was not easy to be a pilot prefect. In the past, only the prime minister could manage him, but now there were dozens of representatives who could manage him. With so many mothers-in-law above him, his position was more difficult than that of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

Especially when these representatives discovered that they really had the power to manage the Han officials, there was a retaliatory purge. If he had not been so good at maneuvering and standing on the side of the people of Gaoling, he might have been purged by them as the prefect of Gaoling County.

"Reducing welfare is only a temporary solution, not a fundamental solution. People naturally yearn for a better life and hope that their quality of life will improve year by year, which is also the fundamental goal of the court to build a harmonious world."

"To achieve this, we must upgrade the industry so that the people of Gaoling can produce more wealth."

"The nine counties of Gaoling have a population of two million, five large industrial zones, and more than 5 factories, which are the production base of Gaoling County.

Most of Gaoling’s people have a secondary technical school degree or above and are highly skilled. Together with the seven technical schools and two universities in the area, this has laid a solid foundation for Gaoling’s industrial upgrading.”

"And now Dahan's high-tech and high-profit industries are the automobile industry, the electrical industry and the shipbuilding industry."

"Guanzhong lacks the conditions for shipbuilding. Gaoling wants to develop high-tech industries, so it needs to work hard on the automobile and electrical appliance industries."

Liu Heng nodded, agreeing with Gongsun Hong's statement that the automobile industry is growing by leaps and bounds every year, and the market size is getting bigger and bigger, which has driven the construction of agricultural machinery industry, transportation industry, machinery manufacturing, highways and other infrastructure.

What made Liu Heng helpless was that Neishi and his team chose the wrong technology tree. At the beginning, everyone firmly believed that electric motors would crush internal combustion engines and that cars could not be compared with electric cars at all.

But now there are millions of cars running on the roads across the country, and trams are still trying to increase their mileage.

Because they couldn't even break through the battery bottleneck, Chang'an's master craftsmen came up with the technology of wired trams, which directly covered the city of Chang'an with overhead wires. As long as the trams were powered on, there would be no travel anxiety. Of course, the only drawback was that they could only travel on fixed roads.

Therefore, the electric vehicle market is still very small. The government has purchased several thousand electric buses, and the remaining tens of thousands of small electric vehicles can only be used in areas with short distances, high environmental requirements, and low noise pollution. Some sightseeing vehicles in parks and tool vehicles in factories have a small market, but compared with the huge market of the automobile industry, this is hundreds of times smaller.

The only thing that made Liu Heng feel relieved was that decades of research and development on electric motors were not in vain. Guanzhong was the region in the entire Han Dynasty that conducted the most in-depth research on the electrical industry.

There are the largest number of master craftsmen, artisans and factories related to electricity in the entire Han Dynasty. The entire Han Dynasty is undergoing electrification transformation, and more and more cities and even towns in the Han Dynasty are beginning to be lit by electric lights.

The electrification transformation of industrial areas was more rapid, and generators began to completely replace steam engines in production and life.

In particular, various electrical appliances have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, such as projectors, kettles, washing machines, refrigerators. Dozens or even hundreds of electrical appliances are developed every year, changing the daily lives of the Han people. The expansion rate of the electrical industry has even exceeded that of the automobile industry.

Gongsun Hong continued, "I will build an electrical industry zone near the Electrical Academy. Relying on the technology and talents of the Electrical Academy, I will attract factories producing electrical appliances to build factories in Gaoling County. At the same time, I will set up an electrical development fund to invest in students with ideas and skills to help them start their own businesses."

"In the automobile industry, Chen County has already occupied an absolute advantage. Half of the cars in the Han Dynasty are produced by them. In terms of scale advantage, technological advantage, and industrial chain advantage, we can never compare with Chen County, but we in Gaoling also have our own advantages. The Royal Carriage Factory is in Gaoling, and the Nine-Five Supreme Carriage is the symbol of our high-end carriages in the Han Dynasty. All nobles and wealthy people are proud to own a Nine-Five Supreme Carriage. In recent years, due to the development of the automobile industry, the Royal Carriage Factory, but we have completely joined hands with the inner court to upgrade the industry and produce high-end cars. Chen County wants to compress the price of cars to less than 95 coins, but we can completely sell high-end cars for more than coins. In the luxury goods track, we have the upper hand."

"The output value of the automobile industry now exceeds 100 billion yuan, and the scale of the electrical industry is more than three times that of the automobile industry. If we in Gaoling occupy 30% of the market in these two industries, it will be enough for Gaoling people to live a life of welfare like last year."

"Grand Lord Gongsun is worthy of being a talented person who served the emperor. He is very capable. We are unable to come up with this plan." Representatives from all industries laughed. The two most profitable industries of the Han Dynasty were controlled by them. The welfare benefits like last year could be maintained for a long time.

Liu Heng smiled and said, "Gongsun Taishou has a comprehensive plan for the development of Gaoling, so I am relieved. The Gaoling pilot project has attracted the attention of the entire Han Dynasty. If the Gaoling pilot project succeeds, you can be promoted to the position of Nine Ministers with this achievement, and even have the opportunity to rule the world. Gongsun Taishou should not let this opportunity go to waste."

At this time, the noisy sound outside came over. Liu Heng frowned and asked, "What happened? Why is it so noisy?"

At this time, a minor official said with a bitter face: "County Magistrate Shi led the Han officials of nine counties to strike and march, and now they have surrounded the county governor's office."

The clerk then repeated several loud slogans from the demonstrations.

They could also hear the loud and uniform singing outside the courtyard wall: "We are not cattle or horses, we are human beings! We are not cattle or horses, we are human beings!"

Gongsun Hong held back his laughter. It turned out that the talented people were among the Han officials. In such a short time, they were able to create a song that fits their current situation.

As the county magistrate, he was of course aware of the demonstrations, but he also wanted to teach the representatives of all industries a lesson and not to do things that would make the horse run without giving it grass to eat.

After being taught a few lessons, these representatives of various industries will no longer abuse their power recklessly, and his life as the prefect will be much better.

"Strike, can officials of the imperial court also go on strike?" The representatives of various industries were all shocked. Isn't this their right?
When they heard the slogans of the Han officials, they felt a little embarrassed. Everyone's moral bottom line was still very high. Although they were trying to pass the buck, they were clear about what was right and wrong.

"Sir, what do you think we should do?"

Liu Heng said: "According to the usual practice, let them send three representatives to negotiate, and we can resolve this matter through consultation."

Soon Shi Qing and others arrived at the meeting hall of the county governor's mansion.

Liu Heng said calmly: "Tell me your conditions."

"We are human beings, not cattle or horses. We also have the right to enjoy eight hours of work and the right to holidays," Li Cai said angrily.

Another representative, Wei Wan, said: "We demand equal pay and equal benefits for equal work. Han officials are also an industry, and we should also have our own representatives from all industries."

Shi Qing said coldly: "If you don't agree to these demands, on behalf of the more than 3,600 Han officials and inspectors in the nine counties of Gaoling, I announce to you that we will go on strike starting today. You have to find a way to maintain order in Gaoling County. We will not do this anymore."

Representatives from all walks of life were a little dumbfounded after hearing Shi Qing and his party's conditions. The Han officials were on strike and the government office was paralyzed. Such things were unheard of and had never been seen before. They did not have much experience in handling government affairs, and now they encountered such a strange thing. For a moment, they did not know what to do.
All they could do was look at Liu Heng and Gongsun Hong, hoping that they could come up with a solution.

Liu Heng pondered for a moment and said, "You have a point. Gaoling is a pilot project for building a harmonious world. If we can't even achieve the most basic fairness, we have no face to say that we are building a harmonious world. Han officials are also an industry of our great Han, and they should also be protected by our great Han laws."

Outside the county magistrate’s mansion.

Xu Fan and the others were still watching the fun, and soon Shi Qing and the others came out. What did the protesting crowd say now?
Soon the procession began to cheer, and the procession sang and danced around the county capital, but soon dispersed.

Then Xu Aimin and others entered the county governor's mansion and found Liu Heng and Gongsun Hong. He said with some worry, "This pilot is a bit confusing." Liu Heng also said with some worry, "I didn't expect the current situation. It's confusing but also turbulent."

Gongsun Hong said seriously: "Although the road ahead is unpredictable, why not take a step back and make plans."

In his opinion, the current system of the Han Dynasty is already very good. The prosperity of the Han Dynasty is unprecedented, the territory is unprecedentedly large, and the country is thriving, which shows that the Han Dynasty is on the right track. There is no need for too many changes. On the contrary, too many changes are prone to problems.

Xu Fan smiled and said, "When the rules change, there will naturally be a certain period of chaos, but this kind of chaos is full of vitality, which is a good thing. This was the case during the founding of the Han Dynasty. When everyone adapts to their new positions, the boundaries of everyone's rights will be explored, and everyone will adapt to this new change."

"We can't retreat just because of the current chaos. Isn't the purpose of pilot projects to make mistakes? If we don't reform when the country is at its strongest, and wait until conflicts intensify before we want to make changes, it will be too late to reverse the situation and we will be doomed to fail."

Xu Fan wanted to say something, but suddenly he felt dizzy and then his vision went black.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Fan regained consciousness. He found himself on a busy main road, with cars flowing everywhere and skyscrapers dozens of meters high on both sides of the road. "The Twin Towers are still as tall, and Wanda Plaza is still as crowded!" Xu Fan looked at the scene with nostalgia, and even the unpleasant smell became a little sweet.

"I'm home!"

At this time, he saw an old friend. He immediately rushed over, grabbed the friend and said, "Wang Lei, you are screwing me. Why do you want to climb Meiling Mountain when you have nothing to do but eat?"

Wang Lei said, "Why are you crazy? This happened a year ago, and even if you got lost, you came back with nothing to lose."

"One year ago?" He looked at his phone and found that it was December 2024, 12.

"It's been less than a year?"

Then he looked at the various news on his mobile phone.

"The war between Mao and Mao hasn't ended yet?"

"There are still some to fight."

"Oh, Central Asia is in chaos."

"That place has never been peaceful, but now we have a way to spread the news so that people all over the world can see it."

"We have developed the sixth-generation aircraft. Are you sure this year is not 2034?"

Wang Lei said to him as if he was crazy: "This is news you see every day, is there any need to be so excited?"

Then Xu Fan said excitedly: "I traveled to the end of the Qin Dynasty. Do you know how bad that place is? The food and sleep are not good. There is no Internet, no mobile phones, and most importantly, there is no you. I stayed there alone for decades. Do you know how lonely it was?"

Wang Lei said helplessly: "You have read too many time-travel novels. You are old now. Don't stay up late. You look crazy now."

"Everything I said is true." Xu Fan almost jumped up.

But at this time he seemed to be isolated from this world, unable to hear any sound or interfere with anyone.

"Father!" Xu Aimin called out softly.

Xu Fan suddenly opened his eyes, and then he saw his son with a panicked face. He wanted to get up, but found that he had no strength in his body. Thinking of how he used to be able to lift a tripod, but now it was difficult for him to even raise his hand, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and his golden finger had expired.

"Father, father." Xu Aimin didn't believe that his father, who was like a god, would suddenly fall down.

Xu Fan smiled and said, "Birth, aging, illness and death are a process of life. Father is over 9 years old. There is basically no emperor in history who lived as long as father. Father is self-sufficient. Besides, it is not a bad thing for father to leave. Maybe he can return to his hometown."

Xu Aimin cried and said, "If you leave, what will happen to the Han Dynasty and the people of the world?"

My father’s hometown has always been a mystery. The Han Dynasty’s influence spans almost the entire world, but there is no place that is my father’s hometown.

According to the research of the master craftsman, the clothes that his father wore were a chemical product made of petroleum as raw materials. The master craftsman also discovered that other items like mobile phones were electrical appliances with exquisite craftsmanship. The functions of many of the components were so sophisticated that even the top craftsmen of the Han Dynasty were not clear about their principles. The technological level of this mobile phone was far beyond that of the Han Dynasty.

After understanding these, Xu Aimin suddenly realized why the development of the Han Dynasty in the past few decades had been so rapid and so stable. All this might be something that his father had experienced, so his father was able to point out the direction for everyone when no one could see the way.

Xu Fan said casually: "You think too highly of my father. This world does not revolve according to anyone's will. The sun sets, but it will rise again as usual."

"Father is just one of the common people. Even if he leaves the Han Dynasty, the people will continue to farm and work. The Han Dynasty will continue to exist as usual."

Perhaps knowing that he didn't have much time left, Xu Fan held Xu Aimin's hand and said, "Dahan is the hard work of my father's life. After my father is gone, you will take care of him."

"It was extremely difficult for the Han Dynasty to reach its current state. It is thousands of times more difficult than you can imagine. It can be said to be a miracle that cannot be replicated. If prostitutes, knights-errant and rentiers appear again, the Han Dynasty will have wasted this miracle.

"My child understands!"

Xu Fan said: "Push father out and let him take another look at the big man."

Xu Aimin and Liu Chang helped Xu Fan sit in a wheelchair.

Xu Aimin pushed Xu Fan along the street.

There were a lot of people coming and going on the streets. Because it was time to get off work, there were many young people playing and joking on the streets, and then discussing whether to go to the night market to eat barbecue or go to the cinema to watch a new opera.

Xu Fan looked at this scene and smiled: "The scene in front of me already looks 80% like my father's hometown."

Xu Aimin asked with a smile: "What is our hometown like? I also want to know what kind of place it is. How could it produce a hero like my father?"

Xu Fan recalled with a smile, "My father's family was very poor when he was young, but he was trained as a successor, just like the princes of other feudal lords. There was a powerful country that was 10 times richer than the Han Dynasty waiting for my father to grow up and inherit it, but at that time, my father's favorite thing to do was to look at the stars, and he aspired to become an astronomer."

"But as he grew older, he became more and more mediocre. His academic performance was not very good. He liked playing games and reading novels. No matter how his parents beat and scolded him, he never changed. Because he didn't learn any skills, after he grew up, my father worked as a community security guard, served in the army, worked in a factory, and finally became a small vendor. So my father is not a hero, but just an ordinary person."

"But my hometown is starting to get better. The roads are getting wider and wider, high-rise buildings are being built one after another, and there are more and more cars on the streets."

At this time, the surrounding scenery was increasingly similar to Xu Fan's hometown, as if a city had traveled through time to Gaoling to welcome Xu Fan.

Xu Fan stood up and walked towards his hometown, saying with a smile, "I'm going back to where I should go, ~~ ...
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(End of this chapter)