Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 292 If conventional doesn’t work, then try unconventional!

Restaurant.

There was complete silence.

Officials including Zhou Ziliang and Wang Xuanfan all stood still on the spot.

They stared blankly at the people leaving below, still in a trance.

a long time.

Someone made the noise, startling everyone who was standing there in shock.

Lin Shijia said in horror: "What on earth does Xia Zhibai want to do? Isn't it enough to make a steam engine? He also has to make an iron horse? Doesn't he know how big an impact this thing will have on the world?"

"If it's not controlled well, it will cause chaos in the world!"

Lin Shijia was a little furious.

The appearance of the iron horse frightened him a little.

As a local official, he knew very well the value of such things.

Whether it is transporting goods or transporting people, it will be extremely convenient.

Moreover, this is an 'iron horse', which means that one day it may even replace the 'real horse'. Now in the Ming Dynasty, the roads are long and high, and transportation is inconvenient in many places. If there were an iron horse, I am afraid that transportation would be unimpeded everywhere in the world.

even
The imperial army arrived overnight.

This scene is chilling just thinking about it.

Moreover, once this iron horse is put into operation, the court's control over the world will be strengthened, and local control over prefectures and counties will undoubtedly be greatly weakened. It will then become much more difficult to hide or cover up anything. How can this be a good thing for them?
Zhou Ziliang's face also looked very ugly.

He took a deep breath, looked at the market entrance which had ended, his eyes were somewhat deep, and said: "Xia Zhibai finally showed his fangs. This is his fundamental purpose. The salt administration is just a cover. What he wants is to break the old pattern of our place."

"He knew it might not be possible by other means, but with these machines, it was very possible."

"because."

"We can't stop it!"

"Once the imperial court issues an order, we will not be able to resist, and we won't even be able to find an excuse. The imperial court will not listen to our excuses. The imperial court only wants to see the final result. Once the iron cavalry is really built all over the world, the imperial court's decrees can be sent to the local areas without any hindrance, and even skip us directly."

“It landed directly in the hands of state and county officials.”

"And it will be much easier if the imperial court sends someone to conduct a secret investigation."

"Because this thing is not under our control at all, and we will certainly not allow it to be controlled by us."

“We’ve all been tricked!”

Wang Xuanfan was anxious and asked, "Then what should we do?"

"Just let Xia Zhibai do whatever he wants? Then we do nothing and wait for him to put the reins on us?"

Zhou Ziliang sneered, "Do it?"

"What can you do? What can you dare to do?"

"Do you really think that the five thousand soldiers sent by the court are here for fun?"

"And this time, Xia Zhibai played a trick on us. He didn't inform us, but directly announced the Iron Horse to the world. Although it's only the people of Yuhang right now, people are alive, and words are spread by mouth. It won't be long before it spreads all over the world."

"We couldn't even stop it."

"The only thing we can do now is to hope that this iron horse is just a decoration and not as useful as people say. Otherwise, when the iron horse is really promoted throughout the country, I'm afraid the whole local situation will change drastically."

"This Xia Zhibai is a talented person."

“He’s also a genius.”

"There are all kinds of tricks all the time, which makes people worry."

"But there is no need to rush now. The Iron Horse will not be built so quickly in the short term. We should still have time. It's just a matter of waiting a few years, or even a dozen years. By then, the Iron Horse will connect the whole world, and our idea of ​​isolating the place will be completely in vain."

Zhou Ziliang shook his head.

He withdrew his gaze and slowly went downstairs.

He knew that the die was cast and everything was in vain.

Moreover, the rapid expansion of the salt factory has told the court that the Ming Dynasty is able to provide so many iron tools and support such rapid expansion. Previously, there were many people serving in the Ming Dynasty, and the people actually had deep resentment. But now, with machines replacing manpower, a lot of manpower has been freed up, and these people will eventually have a place to go.

Building these is the place to go.

All of this was within Xia Zhibai's plan.

They just didn't see it.

Xia Zhibai saw this a long time ago and had already made plans in secret.

Now, they have to start paying the price for their stupidity.

Wang Xuanfan's face was livid, his eyes were filled with resentment, and he said in a cold voice: "We have our own hometown in Jiangnan, and there are many waterways. This iron horse may not be suitable. Besides, such a large project cannot be completed in a short time. We have plenty of time to object."

"But this may require a lot of strength."

"But no matter what."

"We must not let Xia Zhibai's evil plan succeed."

"The South is the South for us scholars. If it is under the supervision of the imperial court, I'm afraid there will be only one chance of survival."

Lin Shijia nodded. "This Xia Zhibai has great ambitions."

"I just don't believe that he can really bring this kind of foreign theory to the court."

"Even if it comes to the court, I don't believe that there are no other officials who object?!"

"He has changed so much."

"Is he really not afraid?"

"Aren't you afraid of causing chaos in the world?!"

Lin Shijia cursed with gritted teeth, his heart filled with hatred for Xia Zhibai.

Li Benmo shook his head.

He didn't stay here for long and turned around and went downstairs.

The matter has come to this, and it is useless to say more.

Their ideas are not on the same level as Xia Zhibai's.

Even their understanding of what Xia Zhibai was going to do was not on the same level.

How could this possibly solve the problem?
the other side.

Hua Lun was also stunned.

He stared at Xia Zhibai blankly and asked, "Have you really developed the iron horse?"

"How can this be?"

Xia Zhibai smiled and said, "It's just a prototype at the moment. It will take some time for it to be put into use. Now it's just for display, and to scare the local officials so they don't really think that the emperor is far away and the court is beyond our reach."

Hua Lun rolled his eyes and said, "You are not just trying to scare me, you are clearly trying to scare me to death!"

"This thing has brought about huge changes to the existing situation in the world."

"Whether it's water transport, personnel transportation, or information transmission, they have all been greatly improved."

"In the future, if local governments want to commit fraud and make some 'empty seals' or something like that, it will be difficult to find excuses."

"You have ruined the livelihoods of countless people!"

"Right now, the kitchen is in turmoil. When the iron horse is really made, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos. Have you really thought about it?"

Xia Zhibai laughed and said, "You're actually worrying too much."

"These things are different from salt. They are not so easy to popularize or promote. At least the imperial court does not have that much money to promote them. Moreover, although this uses tracks, if we really want to popularize it, we can only lay rails."

"The Ming Dynasty is a vast country. How can it be so easy to build railways all over the country?"

“It is destined to be a long-term project.”

"But you're right."

"The emergence of the Iron Horse is bound to change the existing local ecology of the world. The old conservative and closed local ecology will definitely be broken by force, and local protection and local barriers will also be torn apart. The court's control over the local areas will be greatly strengthened."

“This is all destined.”

“It is also one of the purposes of promoting the iron horse.”

"In my opinion, the emergence of machines is to solve problems."

"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast. The areas that the railway can reach in the future will be the areas that the Ming Dynasty actually controls."

"After hundreds of years of evolution, local forces have long been formed and deeply rooted. It is difficult to eradicate them with ordinary forces. The imperial court cannot really kill the locals, so we can only find another way."

"Your Majesty can't find a solution."

"I found it!"

"It's about using machines to forcibly break down barriers."

“Let machines powerfully change the local ecology, thus forcing the local areas to make changes.”

“When a whale falls, all things come to life.”

“When the old ecology of a place dies.”

"The entire Ming Dynasty will come alive because of this!"

"I don't deny that the place will experience long-term turmoil or even unrest because of this, but all this may not be unhelpful. The old dies and the new is established. This is the basic law of nature."

“Only when there is change and rotation can the world have the power to move forward.”

"A world that is always conservative is a stagnant pool of water."

“I don’t like seeing that.”

"I want to give the people at the bottom a little light and hope, so that they have a chance to climb up!"

“I don’t want local people to live like animals forever.”

“They deserve more.”

“And deserve a better life.”

"Instead of being exploited and squeezed by the powerful people above!"

(End of this chapter)