This was an important speech delivered by His Majesty the Emperor Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty to all the civil and military officials at dusk at the end of the year, as he looked at the lights on outside the Donghuamen Palace wall and the entire Donghuamen Street.
The smiling expression and the way the corners of his mouth almost reached the back of his head were full of pride and pride.
He is also worthy of pride and pride.
Because throughout history, whether in the past or in the future, there has never been an emperor who was as capable of scientific research as he was, and there has never been anyone in the scientific community who was as capable of being an emperor as he was.
And if nothing unexpected happens, after he recovers the Western Regions, his evaluation among emperors of all dynasties will at least be ranked in the top five, and he may even compete for the top three.
If he could accomplish the feat of destroying Liao and unifying most of East Asia, it would be no problem to maintain the second place and threaten Ying Zheng's position.
In the current scientific community, even if Newton and Einstein came through, it would be useless. He has already laid the foundation for himself to be the first person in the scientific community and become the founder of the Eastern scientific system.
As a champion in both scientific research and imperial power, Zhao Zhen's historical status was destined to be unprecedented and unmatched, and he would achieve unprecedented greatness!
Who knows, in the future Internet era, people will no longer discuss whether Wang Mang was a time traveler, but Zhao Zhen.
Under the brilliance of Zhao Zhen, Zhao Jun seemed to become ordinary.
After all, the prosperity of a dynasty is often attributed to the emperor.
If this emperor happens to be quite outstanding.
Just like how everyone only thinks that Emperor Wu of Han was wise and brave, but forgets that it was Wei Qing and Huo Qubing who actually fought on the front lines.
In parallel with the rapid development of technology in Bianliang, there are also changes in the city.
After a year, the city of Kaifeng Bianliang had undergone a major transformation. Demolition work had begun in the city, and small-scale modern urban construction was underway.
Just as Zhao Jun had said before, Kaifeng Prefecture must start land acquisition work as soon as possible. Otherwise, the longer it is delayed, the higher the land price in Bianliang will be. At that time, the court will need to spend more money on land acquisition, which will be more costly than gain.
Then various bicycles and rickshaws began to shuttle around, and telegraph lines began to be laid. There was a train station outside the south city, which could directly reach Xiangyang.
The first batch of rubber trees transplanted to Hainan has matured. Although some of them died due to not adapting to the environment or improper planting, the surviving rubber trees quickly took root and grew vigorously. By the eighth and ninth years of the Qingli period, they were almost ready for harvest.
The industry was already in place, with many things already laid out, only the raw materials were needed. For example, the bicycle design had already been completed, and subsequent testing and manufacturing had gone smoothly. All that was needed was rubber tires for mass production.
There are so many benefits to having a pioneer like Zhao Jun. After the Industrial Revolution, the development of commodities had to be based on demand and innovation. People only started to invent things when they thought that bicycles were useful.
Zhao Jun, however, didn't need to look at the current market; he knew what was coming in the future and simply ordered its construction. Through the court's macroeconomic regulation, he practically predicted market demand.
Therefore, with such a vision that was far ahead of its time, the development of the Song Dynasty was naturally far ahead of others, soaring at a speed that was difficult for ordinary people to understand.
To some extent.
The current Song Dynasty is a bit like the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.
Kaifeng is Shanghai, where all kinds of novel things first appear, colliding with feudal society to create strange sparks.
The rest of the Song Dynasty remained the same as before, with not much change.
Apart from the fact that people live better, have enough food and clothing, and there are fewer people who are oppressed and exploited, the entire social outlook and overall structure are still the same as those of the ancient feudal dynasties.
The clan power in the south is still strong, local officials still hold enormous power, and feudal superstitions are still prevalent in rural social customs.
But Zhao Jun believes that with the passage of time, as the technological level of the Song Dynasty continues to rise, and as educational ideas become popular, these feudal remnants and outdated customs will sooner or later disappear in the long river of history.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Jun spent the New Year in Jiangxi and entered Hubei in the first month of the year. Since he could not go to Hunan to celebrate the New Year, he decided to take a long detour. He went south from Hubei to Hunan, then to Guangzhou, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places, and finally entered Sichuan from the Yangtze River.
Along the way, he discovered that the old customs and practices in the north were relatively good, while the south was the worst hit area. Things like human sacrifices, drowning of babies, village fights, and worship of evil gods were rampant.
In many games and movies of later generations, strange things happen frequently in villages. The masterminds behind the scenes are often villagers or village chiefs. They worship gods such as the Six Burial Bodhisattva and the Great Black Buddha Mother, but in fact they are all evil gods. The prototype comes from this.
Among them, the most famous evil god in ancient times was the Wutong God. In history, a secret shrine dedicated to the Wutong God was uncovered in Kaifeng City in the Northern Song Dynasty. The scene was extremely bloody and terrifying.
Wu Zeng, a contemporary of the time, recorded in his notes "Nenggai Zhai Manlu": "I pushed open the doors of two rooms and looked inside. In one room, there were many women and babies nailed to the four walls; in another room, there were countless prisoners who were being tortured and crying." This shows how rampant this kind of evil god worship was.
For this purpose, Zhao Jun stayed in the south for a long time, going to the grassroots and rural areas of various counties. He not only required each village to put up various anti-cult slogans, but also made many speeches, angrily denouncing the harm caused by cults.
This situation continued until the second half of the tenth year of the Qingli period. In October, he finally completed his travels through Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places, and entered Sichuan to investigate the situation in Shuzhong.
I originally thought that Sichuan would be a little better, but when I went there I found out that due to the closed information, the situation here was no worse than that in Huguang. In addition to these feudal superstitions, there was even a serfdom system.
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