In the ward of Jiangnan Hospital.

Jiang Xueying keenly realized that Zhao Hao seemed to have some different views on Li Zhi's article, and asked softly: "How dare you ask your brother, what kind of court do you hope for?"

"..." Zhao Hao thought to himself, of course I hope socialism, but the conditions are not met.

After a moment of silence, he took a deep look at his most trusted assistant and felt that it was necessary to let her know what she thought so as not to go against the rules in the future.

So he closed the memorial and said in a deep voice: "I hope there is a powerful state machine to protect us!"

"Oh?" Jiang Xueying was stunned. She didn't expect that her and her brother had such a big difference.

"Girl, we can't just focus on the size of a palm in Jiangnan." Then Zhao Hao said earnestly:

"The Ming Dynasty has two capitals and one thirteen provinces, not only one Jiangnan. If there is no powerful state machine, how can we reduce the excess and make up for the shortcomings? The blind emphasis on the "ultimate way and inaction" will only make the rich in the Ming Dynasty richer and the poorer poorer. At that time, internal and external troubles arise, and how can we get the eggs under the collapse of the nest?"

"This is something my sister didn't expect, and it's my brother who can see it comprehensively." Jiang Xueying showed a sudden expression. "We really can't just care about ourselves."

"Our vision is a little further. As I have repeatedly emphasized, this world has entered the age of great navigation. The Spaniards and the Flangji people divided the world, the Dutch, the British, and the French were ready to move. If we miss this era, the Ming Dynasty will always be in a passive situation and will no longer be glorious as the Celestial Kingdom!"

"And the Ming Dynasty's many seemingly terminal illnesses will have hope of healing as we enter a new era. How can the Ming Dynasty last for another two hundred years, four hundred years or even longer? Only by making yourself great again, the sun and the moon are in the sky, and forever shine on the five continents and four oceans, and there is no other way to go!"

"We are already behind in this competition and must catch up. But it is not just about trying to open a sea trade." Zhao Hao made a decisive railway line:

"Our sea ships must not only have cargo, but also artillery and firearms. We must have well-equipped and well-trained navy and support from the government and the people of the country to protect our routes and drive those Thais out of our sphere of influence!"

Zhao Hao became more and more excited as he spoke, and his whole body seemed to be shining, making Jiang Xueying feel intoxicated when he saw it.

This is what she is most obsessed with Brother Zhao. She feels that Zhao Hao is neither a literati nor a businessman, but an idealist who is "who can be a lingering person"!

No matter how much wealth is, it cannot be exchanged for the glory of ideals. It is dazzling and willing to follow his footsteps.

~~

As Zhao Hao said, the Age of Discovery has never been a free trade or market competition that future generations talk about, but a state capitalism with artillery.

Not just the Age of Discovery? Another British Empire, where the Industrial Revolution was born in another space of time and space, was not the free, enlightened and honest country described by later generations.

On the contrary, it is a bureaucratic group and powerful state that explodes military spending, constantly wars, pursues interference policies, high taxes, high debt, extreme trade protectionism... It is definitely not a democratic country either.

It was not until it completed the industrial revolution and became an empire that it suddenly promoted liberalism. Its purpose was nothing more than to fool the backward countries that followed him, abandon trade protection, open up domestic markets, and become its commodity dumping place, and destroy their national industries so that it can continue to dominate itself.

With these lessons learned, how could Zhao Hao get naive again?

So he was very clear that what the Ming Dynasty in this era needed was to protect the development of industry and commerce internally, and to smoothly allocate national resources. It could protect territorial security and protect overseas expansion.

It seems that this is very similar to the state capitalism dominated by Comrade Lenin, but the system hundreds of years later cannot be applied to the current Ming Dynasty.

So Zhao Hao dared not say which system is the most suitable for the Ming Dynasty. He could only try his best to do something within his ability to promote the development of the Ming Dynasty's economy.

Didn’t it mean that the economic foundation determines the superstructure? Then let the Ming system evolve with the development of the economy and see if it can produce a system that meets the requirements of the times.

That day, Jiang Xueying asked him the last question. "Does your brother believe that the court will become what you hope for?"

"..." Zhao Hao looked out the window silently. There was a plum tree, blooming the first red plum of this winter.

This kind of thing never guarantees...

~~

It was late winter moon, the sky was gloomy, and the north wind was swirling, even in Jiangnan, it was very cold.

In the room of Kunshan County Government Office.

The old man Yu Men, a member of the government affairs officer, hid in the gatehouse with a few fellow Beijingers, and roasted the fire and fucked.

These slaves who followed the young master south are now scattered in charge of business in Suzhou.

Some help the young master manage his private career... mainly schools, weapons, steel research institutes, etc. under Singular Investment, which have no business to do with Jiangnan Group.

Some work in the headquarters of Jiangnan Group or various companies. In addition to doing their duties as employees, they also secretly act as the young master's eyes and ears to prevent someone from deceiveing ​​his subordinates and concealing them and fooling Zhao Hao.

Some people are like Yu Men, who work in the county government office and help Mr. Zhao run around.

Therefore, it is rare to see everyone at a leisurely time. This time, all seven or eight people returned to the county government office and gathered in the gatehouse to chat.

There was a barbed wire mesh on the charcoal basin, and more than a dozen chicken wings were roasted on it.

Qi Ren, the chief officer of the Ordnance Research Institute, held a pig's bristle brush and brushed seasonings on the chicken wings. The fragrance made the villagers saliva.

Yu Men held the teacup and jokingly said, "This thing is so convenient to use, but if you let the young master know, Lao Qi, you asked the blacksmith who shot the barrel to help you hit the barbecue grill, you would probably put you on the rack and take the exam."

"What are you saying? We are calling this for scientific research." Qi Ren curled his lips and said, "Do you understand this part of the experiment?"

"Nonsense, roasted chicken wings are also tests?" The villagers naturally didn't believe it.

"Of course. Don't underestimate this barbecue grill. The wire on it is not something you can make anywhere." Qi Ren said proudly: "You have seen wire that is so soft, tough and not easy to rust before?"

"Yes, I've never seen it before." The fellow villagers suddenly said: "If you change to another iron rack, you will have to rust once. You can't use it for the second time."

"Hehe, you have never seen many of them." Qi Ren stopped and said, "But I can't tell you, otherwise it will be leaked."

"Go to you!" the fellow villagers spat, "I don't think you know it."

"Eating chicken wings can't block your mouth." Qi Ren rolled his eyes and said, "Okay."

"I'll do it, I'm here." The villagers snatched up the roast chicken wings.

Yu Men finally grabbed one, and was blowing the heat and trying to cool it down a little, but he saw his cousin Yu Xu, who was staring outside, come in from outside.

"Brother, there is an old man outside who claims to be our old man."
Chapter completed!