In ancient times, the people were divided into four classes: scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Throughout history, the policies of rulers have always involved these four objects.
Due to the needs of ruling, rulers often put "scholars" in the first column, so becoming a "scholar", that is, an official, became the highest pursuit of the people.
Agriculture comes second because it is the foundation of national development. The rulers attach great importance to the peasant class, and even most policies are based on agriculture.
Food is the foundation of a country.
The harvest of grain depends on the farmers. If the farmers cannot produce, the rulers will be on the verge of destruction.
As for workers, they refer to all kinds of craftsmen who master many skills.
The last one is merchants, because merchants have high mobility and possess a lot of wealth.
When businessmen grow to a certain size, they will try to get involved in state power through bribery and other means.
In addition, since merchants can easily obtain wealth, this will undoubtedly make farmers restless and try to abandon farming and go into business, causing damage to agriculture.
Therefore, in order to protect agriculture and suppress the development of merchants, rulers often adopt the policy of "promoting agriculture and suppressing commerce".
There is nothing wrong with this policy, and it is conducive to social stability, but it also creates certain resistance to social innovation and development.
Lin Tongxi, who had studied modern knowledge, knew this, so he did not intend to adopt the previous inherent policy of "promoting agriculture and suppressing commerce".
Each class has its special role, and Lin Tongxi does not want to favor one over the other or deliberately suppress any one class.
Instead, he intended to adopt a policy of letting a hundred flowers bloom, allowing all classes to play their due role.
In addition, the class classification of "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans" is still too limited and fails to encompass all the people to the greatest extent possible.
For example, how should the lower classes who do not participate in production, such as beggars, prostitutes, and gangsters, be classified?
It seemed inappropriate to just throw it to any of them. After thinking about it, Lin Tongxi added a word on it: flow.
The "liu" here refers to the "liu" in "three religions and nine flows", specifically the "lower nine flows", which serves as a safety net for a certain class.
Only by understanding all the people under your rule can you better adopt corresponding policies, win the support of these people, and strengthen your own power.
Since the annihilation of Zhang Yi's forces and the gathering of the Huxi tribe, the military pressure faced by Wangchen County has been greatly alleviated.
To this end, Lin Tongxi and Chen Yunxuan decided to focus all their energy on the development of Wangchen County, and it would be best if they could also drive the development of surrounding counties.
In order to give full play to their strengths, the two held a meeting at the Lin Mansion to discuss future development strategies.
According to their previous practices, the two have established similar institutions, such as the Chamber of Commerce, Anjifang, etc., to lay the foundation for development.
However, simply developing according to this idea is not enough to further promote the development of Wangchen County.
In a word, the two must change their playing styles.
In addition, there was a fact that forced the two to change their playing style, that was Ding Nanjing was ill.
The storm is about to come. If Ding Nanjing encounters any accident, Xiangzhou will definitely be in chaos.
The best way to preserve your power in this chaotic situation is to make yourself as strong as possible.
Based on this, the two adjusted the division of labor among the five classes mentioned by Lin Tongxi.
The first thing mentioned is "work", which Lin Tongxi listed as the first.
Science and technology are the primary productive forces, and as a modern person, Lin Tongxi knows this deeply.
"Regarding the Hundred Craftsmen, Brother Zhaoshan and I will be directly responsible for this project."
"Brother Zhaoshan is responsible for developing the technology for armaments, and I will be responsible for other aspects."
Lin Tongxi originally wanted to take charge of it all by himself. After all, he was the only one with modern scientific and technological thinking and knew the direction in which technology should go.
But doing so would be too much work, and the improvement of military strength could not be delayed, so Lin Tongxi specially picked it out and gave it to Wei Zhaoshan for analysis.
Wei Zhaoshan only needed to lead the craftsmen to improve the equipment, such as gunpowder, throwing weapons, cold weapons, riding equipment, armor, etc.
For this, Lin Tongxi can provide pistols, grenades, and incendiary bombs to Chen Yunxuan's subordinates for research.
As for the remaining aspects, Lin Tongxi will conduct reasonable research with Lumutong, with the former responsible for giving directions and Lumutong responsible for leading people in specific research.
The second most important thing is agriculture. As the saying goes, agriculture is the foundation, and food is related to the military and civilians.
"Mo Qing, A Xiu, you two will be responsible for agriculture. Mo Qing will be responsible for ensuring food security, and A Xiu will go and investigate the crop conditions in various places."
As a civil official, Ye Moqing has the talent of "managing the world" and is strong in logistics and internal affairs, so it is most appropriate to put him in charge.
After the training in Guangyang County, Ye Moqing also gained some understanding of the production, transportation, and storage of grain, and gladly accepted this task.
As for Ah Xiu, she was born in the countryside and has more experience in farming, which can make up for Ye Moqing's lack of agricultural experience.
Letting A Xiu conduct research in various places will also help develop agricultural products in various places according to local conditions and maximize their effectiveness.
If Wangchen County only cultivates one thing, it will easily lead to a situation where too much grain makes the people inferior to the farmers, lowering the price of grain and damaging the interests of farmers.
Planting a variety of crops can make full use of all land and avoid food shortages.
In addition, this is also conducive to discovering local specialties and cultivating one's own agricultural advantages.
For example, Hegu Township in Guangyang County is suitable for growing medicinal herbs, and the local area has developed as a result.
"By the way, A Xiu, when you develop agriculture, you can also work with the owner of Fuchuntang or other people to see which places are suitable for growing the products they want." Lin Tongxi reminded.
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