Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

As this was the first factory built by Shen Hao, Shen Hao was very satisfied and went to cut the ribbon in person.

All the officials from the entire Qing City came with us, and the status was very high.

Ordinary people also lined the streets to watch, very curious.

Most people don't know what a cement factory does.

'What does this factory do?'

'I do not know'

"It's cement, something foreigners use to build houses. Those small Western-style buildings are made of cement."

'That's expensive, right?'

"Nonsense, it must be expensive. For those of us who live in the countryside, forget about it. We can just own the land."

When Shen Hao arrived, firecrackers started to go off and the lion dancers began to show off their special skills.

After about ten minutes, the show was over.

Shen Haocai took the plaque under the gaze of everyone.

'Qingshi Cement Plant'

Five big characters with dragons and snakes dancing.

It was written by Shen Hao himself.

Many people couldn't help but admire these words.

"Master Shen's handwriting is really beautiful"

'Really, the brush is full of ink, and the dragons and snakes leap under the brush'

"It's so impressive. I never thought that Master Shen had such amazing calligraphy. I really want to ask for a copy of it as a family heirloom."

"Now that you mention it, I want it too."

After unveiling the plaque, Shen Hao said loudly: "From today on, we in Qing City have our own cement factory.

I am declaring to protect our local businesses and thrive.

From now on, whether it is for ordinary people or factory business, as long as cement is involved, only our Qingshi cement can be used."

The newly appointed Qingchu City Governor (administrative director of several counties under his jurisdiction) Wei Yunzhi led the applause.

"Master Shen said it well!"

Suddenly, there was thunderous applause!

Ordinary people don’t understand what’s going on here, they only know that whatever Shen Hao is going to do is a good thing.

All the land that Shen Hao had seized during the last crackdown was divided equally.

Although the land is under Shen Hao's name, he only rents it to them for 10% of the annual harvest. He is simply a living Bodhisattva.

How can I not support Shen Hao?

But many smart people present understood in their hearts that protecting local enterprises was nothing but monopoly, but no one dared to say anything.

The severe crackdown last month is still fresh in our memory. How many gentry and landlords were brought down.

The entire Qing City and the entire Shao City were slaughtered.

Only a few gentry and landlords escaped the disaster, some of whom were well-known philanthropists in the local area.

Shen Hao showed leniency to these people and did not beat them to death.

They just took their land and divided it equally.

It can be said that Shen Hao is now the largest landlord.

But who dares to say no?

Shen Hao was very satisfied with everyone's reactions. This was a sign of political stability and social harmony.

Shen Hao said again: "After the cement plant is built, the first thing we will do is to build roads, which will also increase employment opportunities.

Next, we will build more factories, and I promise that everyone in Qing City will have enough food to eat and no longer be hungry."

Simple and straightforward, it won rounds of applause.

Tens of thousands of people applauded excitedly.

They already believed what Shen Hao said about being able to have enough food to eat.

"Teacher Shen is such a good man."

"That's right. I used to work as a farmhand for Mr. Liu, and my family was so poor that we could barely afford to eat all year round. Now I have my own land and can grow food for myself."

'My family used to rent the Wang family's land, and we had to hand over 50% of the income every year. It was not enough to eat, and we worked so hard that we sometimes even had to pay out of pocket.

Master Shen only takes 10% of our money. He is truly a great and honest man.'

"Master Qingtian!"

"Master Qingtian!"

"Master Qingtian!"

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I don’t know who took the lead in kneeling down to express gratitude, but countless people followed suit and kowtowed.

This is the greatest respect for them.

Shen Hao did not stop him. He had just changed from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, and had been kneeling for a long time. For a while, the kneeling was engraved in his bones, and he had to change slowly.

After cutting the ribbon, Shen Hao left in a car.

The common people all looked on and saw him off.

For them, they will listen to whoever can give them enough food to eat.

The warlords next door imposed all kinds of heavy taxes and levies, but only under Shen Hao's management did they pay no taxes at all.

In the past few years, the Qing Dynasty forced them to sell their daughters to pay off the debts owed to foreigners, but now

Paying only 10% of the land rent can be said to be a blessing from heaven.

After returning, Shen Hao promulgated a new law.

It was directly issued to the county governors, who were asked to implement it.

The "Regulations on Reclamation of Wasteland" only have two articles. The first is that everyone can reclaim wasteland. On an individual basis, each person can reclaim five acres.

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There are also examples: for example, Wang Mazi's family of three can reclaim 15 acres of land.

Article 2: All contracts for reclaiming wasteland must be completed by the authorities within three days. If you encounter any difficulties, you can report it directly.

This is mainly to encourage childbirth.

There are many wastelands in this era.

The last few decades of the Qing Dynasty were the darkest time, with internal and external troubles and people living in hardship.

He lived a life of being poorly clothed and becoming skinny.

When you have no idea where to start, the most important thing is the bowl in your hand.

Life was miserable, and the situation was getting bleaker every year.

Many people were forced to leave their homes and beg for food due to natural disasters and man-made tragedies.

Many people who farm face various taxes, which make them feel suffocated and unable to survive. After a long time, the land becomes barren, and those who don’t have land dare not farm for fear of being sued.

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It took almost 13 days to reach Fengtian.

There are fewer railways built these days, which is indeed inconvenient.

Of course, Shen Hao also had a lot of people with him, including a guard company.

As soon as we entered the Fengtian section, Zhang Zuolin came to greet us in person.

In the crowd, Shen Hao saw Zhang Zuolin standing in the front.

He is short in stature, with bright eyes and a look of vigor and toughness in his brows.

And her skin is not dark, but whiter than that of ordinary women.

Before, Shen Hao always thought that Zhang Zuolin, who came from a bandit family, should be a tall, strong man with a sturdy build.

However, when I saw the real person, I didn't expect that Zhang Zuolin actually had a fair complexion and decent facial features. He had a typical "northerner with southern features" style.

Zhang Zuolin laughed and took the initiative to step forward and shake hands with Shen Hao.

"Teacher Shen is truly a hero at a young age."

156. Liuzi, what does your brother-in-law look like?

The two men shook hands and stood together. Shen Hao was a head taller than Zhang Zuolin.

Shen Hao had a feeling of looking down on others.

As a junior, Shen Hao took the initiative to lower his posture and said with a smile: "Uncle Zhang, I have admired you for a long time. I am young and a junior, so don't call me Master Shen.

Just call me Ahao."

Hearing this, Zhang Zuolin was very satisfied with Shen Hao's attitude, and the smile on his face became even brighter.

The adjutant Zhang Zuoxiang and others around him also laughed.

At least, at this first meeting, everyone had a good impression of Shen Hao.

Not so arrogant and domineering. Besides, Shen Hao will soon be the son-in-law of the division commander Zhang Zuolin.

We are all family now.

This is just the beginning of our meeting, and everyone has a very good impression of each other.

Zhang Zuolin laughed and said, "That's fine. I'm a rough man and I won't be pretentious.

Just drag it out and call you Ah Hao.

You can call me Lao Zhang or Uncle Zhang, I am used to being free and undisciplined, I don't care about those empty words."

"Okay, then I'll call you uncle."

"Okay, okay, Ahao, you've been tired from the journey. Come back home and have a good rest. It's very cold outside."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang"

"Why are you being so polite? We are all family now, why don't you say different things?"

Then, Shen Hao got on Zhang Zuolin's carriage.

The roads outside Fengtian City were still bumpy, and riding in a carriage was quite bumpy.

Shen Hao was a little surprised that Zhang Zuolin didn't even buy his own car and was still using a horse-drawn carriage.

This treatment is far worse than those officials in the capital, who all have their own car drivers.

However, Shen Hao could also understand.

Zhang Zuolin was a practical and economical person.

Spend money where it counts.

He didn't care about these empty things. What he cared more about was how many soldiers he had and how many guns the soldiers had. These were what Zhang Zuolin cared about more.

As long as you have a disease and a gun, you can rob any car.

At present, Zhang Zuolin is still only a division commander, and his financial situation is far worse than Shen Hao's and is very tight.

At this time, inside Zhang Zuolin's mansion.

His concubines were all dressed up in mink coats and were beautiful.

They lined up in a row and stood in the yard, waiting to greet Shen Hao in person.

"Old Five, do you think Mayor Shen is handsome? Is he good-looking?"