We traveled through Lantian County and arrived outside the city.
This area has now been transformed into a vast plain.
The scenery of towering mountains that once existed is no longer there.
It was slapped to pieces by Li Chang'an, turning into a plain.
Zhang Jiadi stood on the hillside, looking at the scene before him, and stopped in his tracks.
Hundreds of thousands of people were seen working on the plains.
Houses rose up one after another, the ground was paved with stone slabs, and rows of small trees were planted along the roadside.
Further away, there were many more people leading countless oxen, clearing land.
Some of the cleared wasteland has been planted with crops, and the seedlings, shaped like small trees, sway in the wind in the sweltering summer.
Li Chang'an stood beside him and spoke.
"This is the city I built with my own hands, and it's also the reason why I've always stayed in the capital."
"Tai'an City, this is the name given by the people."
"We named this city in the hope that it would bring peace and tranquility."
"Once this city is built, it can accommodate millions of people and provide countless jobs."
"From now on, this will be the center of the Ming Dynasty, and also the best city in the world."
"It incorporates the best technology in the world to date, as well as the best management system."
"Although this is only a small step in my dream, it is a giant leap in the history of the Han people."
Zhang Jiadi stared at the city for a long time, stunned.
He Qiang took a look and was also somewhat shocked.
Such a large city must have cost a fortune to build.
After watching for a while, he couldn't help but ask.
"Your Highness, please forgive my rudeness, but I have not seen any city walls in this city."
"No city walls are needed."
"unnecessary?"
Li Chang'an looked at him, stretched out his hands, and embraced the sky.
"After I have settled things here, I will go to the border."
"I will lead the people of Tai'an City to conquer a vast territory and make all the other people become subjects of the Ming Dynasty."
"With standardized cart tracks and a unified written language, the whole world will speak the official language of our Great Ming and learn the script of our Great Ming. In this world, there will only be one country, and that is the Great Ming."
"There is only one race in this world, and that is the Chinese."
"There is no need for city walls here, because they would block our descendants' view of the world."
After hearing Li Chang'an's words, He Qiang stood there dumbfounded.
He wanted to say something arrogant, but then he thought about it and realized that the other person had the right to be arrogant.
As the three people walked down, Li Chang'an began to explain the planning of Tai'an City to them.
The current Tai'an City no longer operates under the system of equal distribution of resources.
It was changed to a wage system.
The entire city was like a giant construction site, employing hundreds of thousands of people.
It was divided into an infrastructure regiment, a logistics regiment, a security regiment, a guard regiment, and a political commissar in charge of ideological education.
The management system was also planned by Sha Niu, and each regiment had a regimental commander and a political commissar.
There are various positions available, and the salaries and benefits vary accordingly.
The logistics team was mainly composed of women who were responsible for providing the workers with three meals a day, work clothes, and other living necessities.
Most of the construction team members did manual labor, while the capable ones were selected by the security and guard teams.
Every worker hopes to be selected.
Because being a soldier is the highest-paying job of all.
Not only did they receive five taels of silver each month, but they also received various other benefits.
What they value most is that their children can attend school for free.
In addition to this, there are other rewards, such as monthly subsidies for family members for cooking oil, salt, and firewood.
The school also organizes for the children to work at their homes every month.
In Tai'an City, joining the army not only meant a prosperous life, but also brought prestige to one's family.
Not only will they not be looked down upon, but they will also be respected.
Even when it comes to finding wives, people are willing to marry their daughters to soldiers.
Because the prince had given orders that officers and soldiers should die on duty or on the battlefield.
The widows of the family would be supported by the government for life.
They will also be assigned positions, and their children will have additional privileges, including priority selection to enter the military.
Not only because of these reasons, but also because what the people value even more is that men who enter the army will change a lot in terms of personality and temperament.
The former good-for-nothing was selected to join the army and became a soldier, after which he completely changed.
Not only is he filial to his parents, but he also does some housework and has learned to read and write.
He transformed from a peasant into a sensible and well-behaved child.
So nowadays, the most common thing people say to their children is, "You must work hard so that you can join the army in the future."
If someone becomes a soldier, our family will be honored.
Under Li Chang'an's deliberate propaganda, being an officer or soldier became the most sacred profession in the hearts of the people.
Besides soldiers and officers, becoming a worker in Chang'an was also a dream for ordinary people.
Once you become a worker, you've secured a stable job, and your life will be basically worry-free from worrying about food and clothing.
Working twelve hours a day would earn you a minimum of two taels of silver.
In addition, there are other welfare subsidies, which add up to almost five or six taels of silver.
Even when they're too old to work, they can still get paid.
He would receive half of his basic salary each month based on his position at retirement, and this would continue until he died.
Even the lowest-level logistics workers could receive a silver tael after retirement.
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