Chapter 61                           

According to this person, half of the project funds allocated by Zhou Mengchen is probably used for the main business, and a considerable proportion are divided up in the middle.

No matter what kind of tricks Zhou Mengchen made, the power of the countryside was still divided by clans, gentry, and scholars, and even the three could be combined into one.

The people in charge are both scholars and clan leaders, and there are officials who have retired or become officials outside the family. For such clans, even the county magistrates can do nothing to them. Could it be that Zhou Mengchen's tricks can be shaken?

Zhou Mengchenmin felt that his most powerful enemy had already appeared. It was such a powerful clan power.

To promote industry, labor is needed, and personal dependence is required. People must be free people. In Zhou Mengchen's view, there are two types of freedom, which are naturally labor that can be used by factories. The other is personal freedom.

Especially the latter type, in the countryside, is an independent kingdom. No matter how rich you are, the power of the clan always has a way to eat people clean. No matter whether the clan leader above is greedy and uses improper means to get money into his own hands, or there is no problem with the clan itself, but as a member of the clan, you must contribute to the clan, then make money, and invest in the construction of the clan again. After the clan is strong, you will naturally expand to the outside world. Although the court exists, this kind of expansion will not be fought or killed, but it will never be calm.

In Zhou Mengchen's view, there is only one way to commercialize the clans and let the people below do business on the clan unit. In this way, commercial interests will always break down the clan system, or transform the clan system into a commercial group. This will help promote industrialization or capitalization.

Anyway, this kind of clan power cannot be disintegrated, the people cannot be liberated, and many things cannot be done.

This is all a story later, but Zhou Mengchen confirmed one thing, that is, his so-called village contract plan had failed.

I originally thought that bypassing the county-level government and directly dating with the townships below, that is, connecting with the people, would greatly reduce corruption. Now it seems that it is just like that. The funding usage rate is 50%. Zhou Mengchen doesn’t know whether it is high or low.

But one thing is certain, Zhou Mengchen is sure. That is, if the county government is asked to take charge of these tasks, the rate of interest on the funding will only be lower.

This is why the world was in the midst of accidental construction of large projects in ancient times, and this is why the mainstream values ​​of the Ming Dynasty were not advocated by major projects.

The latter court will learn from the experience of the rise and fall of the previous dynasty. Don’t forget how the Yuan Dynasty perished. Don’t tell me that the stone man had a single eye to provoke the Yellow River and the rebellion of the world. It is because the construction of the Yellow River will lead to the vigorous uprising of the Red Turban Army and the destruction of the country.

This is also the reason why many major projects were very cautious in the Ming Dynasty. Some people may explain that many projects were built in the era, such as the Great Wall, canals, etc. But if you look closely, you will know that the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty was not built at once, but was built by the governors and governors from all over the country when the Tartars were harassed. The same is true for the canal. The canal actually borrowed many old rivers, and not many were actually excavated. Then there was no way to build the river project. The central government of the Ming Dynasty did not have the idea of ​​actively promoting large projects. Of course, this was related to the fact that the central government of the Ming Dynasty had no money in many cases.

From this perspective, Zhou Mengchen really understood it by many officials of the Ming Dynasty. No matter how much it costs, one layer to the bottom, it would be nice to have 20% of the main places if it could be used in the main places.

When the money is withdrawn from the top, no matter how well the calculation is or how high the treatment is given, it is still a matter of whether it is really fallen into the hands of the lower-class civilians. In this case, taking the initiative to carry out major projects is simply a rebellion by the people below.

Some water conservancy projects are built by the county and local gentry themselves. The projects initiated by locals and supported by the county magistrates are not much money, and the people themselves should be more efficient in their work. In addition, the local people will not do too much.

This model was the model of many local projects in the Ming Dynasty, such as city walls. During the Hongwu period, there was a wave of large-scale construction of cities, but they were all big cities. As for county towns, many county towns did not have city walls. In the north, it was only after the Zhengde period that the Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled. In the south, it was only now that the city walls were built on a large scale, that is, after the Japanese riots, that is, the city walls were built on a large scale.

Most of the construction methods are like this. The government supervises the people to contribute money and the people to work hard, continue to show off, and work together.

But such a small-scale project is fine, but it is not enough to really cross prefectures and counties, or even provinces.

The Ming Dynasty court was near Beijing and had some organizational capabilities. The distance was a decoration.

Zhou Mengchen suddenly realized that he wanted to build railways all over the world, and even other basic projects, so this would not work. Zhou Mengchen dared to guarantee that as long as he presided over a project, he would definitely do his job well. See who dared to be a monster under his eyes. However, Zhou Mengchen could not always preside over the project.

"I have to think of a solution." Zhou Mengchen said in his heart: "Whether to create railway troops or other special construction corps?"

Zhou Mengchen's idea was not surprising, because in the Song Dynasty, there were troops dedicated to building water conservancy. The Ming Dynasty's garrison troops also participated in large-scale construction, but they were not set up specifically but did not.

"My nephew, the country man is short-sighted. Please forgive me." Han Bangqi's face was not good-looking, but he could only come to plead with Zhou Mengchen. I hope Zhou Mengchen will not be furious.

Zhou Mengchen smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, uncle, I naturally have a sense of responsibility. However, some things are right and wrong. I can ignore them, but right and wrong cannot be reversed. Right and wrong cannot be distorted. Otherwise, they will feel that things should be like this, and that's not good."

Zhou Mengchen was sure that most of the so-called projects in Guanzhong had such problems. There was only something Zhou Mengchen saw in front of him. Although Zhou Mengchen felt uncomfortable, there was a volume that was right, and the law did not blame the public.

Even though Zhou Mengchen was furious today, dealt with the Bai family hard, and even uprooted the Bai family, it was as simple as a spring sleeve for Zhou Mengchen. But is this effective?

No, not only does it have a positive effect, but it has a negative effect.

Zhou Mengchen killed the Bai family, the Hei family, and the Hui family would do the same. However, such a large family in the Bai family must have a place among the gentry of Guanzhong. If Zhou Mengchen dealt with this, there would inevitably be a gap between him and the gentry of Guanzhong.

In the future, it will not be easy for Zhou Mengchen to get their support.

This is actually harmful to Zhou Mengchen.

When Han Bangqi heard Zhou Mengchen say this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He immediately nodded and agreed, "My nephew is right. Don't worry, I must scold you very much, the boy of the Bai family. Let them spit out what they should have and beat him hard for his father."

Zhou Mengchen sighed and said, "The way to educate is a long way to go."

Zhou Mengchen did not think that Han Bangqi was useful. He wanted to change the country the most fundamental change, which was the way of education. That is, the Confucian education. However, Zhou Mengchen knew one thing very well. Education was a very expensive time. The education funding of later countries was higher than military expenses. Now the Ming Dynasty court's stingy appearance made them spend money to invest in education, which was simply impossible. Now the basic education of the Ming Dynasty was actually shared by various gentry. They also gained great benefits from controlling educational resources, just like the quota of imperial examinations. In the imperial examinations, northerners are far inferior to southerners. Are northerners not as smart as southerners?

It is naturally a matter of money and educational resources.

The most convenient way Zhou Mengchen wants to influence education is to let Qixue defeat the study of the mind and become a world-renowned academic. Thus, it will naturally be popular all over the world, and there will naturally be many gentry trying their best to promote Qixue, which gives Zhou Mengchen a lot of motivation in spreading Qixue.

When Han Bangqi heard this, he felt ashamed that he had not done enough and that he had not even educated his juniors in his hometown.
Chapter completed!