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Qin Mu stayed in Chang'an until the beginning of spring. There were some small-scale rebellions in the Qinghai-Tibet area, but there was no major change, so Qin Mu felt relieved.
I have to say that the conscription system is a really good policy. By taking away the young and strong men from these minority tribes, it is like cutting off the fuel needed to fuel the fire. Even if someone wants to make trouble, they can't.
On the northern grasslands, a large number of Mongolian nobles were relocated inland to prevent them from leading rebellions. In addition, the imperial court introduced policies to encourage Mongolian tribes to live together as much as possible, opened fur processing factories, recruited workers, and prohibited overgrazing, which played a very important role in protecting the grassland ecology.
Qin Mu set out to return to Nanjing in March, traveling and sightseeing along the way.
After several years of large-scale road construction, the traffic conditions in Daqin have undergone earth-shaking changes. Many prefectures have asphalt roads. In the past few years, 800,000 prisoners of war have been mobilized for road construction. The southwest passage from Changsha to Kunming to Wangbencheng has been fully built, the asphalt road from Chengdu to Chang'an has also been mostly completed, and the main road connecting Nanjing, Beijing and Xijing has also been basically completed.
Due to the high labor intensity, more than 40% of the 800,000 prisoners died during the road construction process. However, the war on the Indochina Peninsula continued, the extermination of the indigenous people continued, and new young and strong men were constantly sent back, and no matter how many people died, they were not afraid. Building roads was one way, and the other was to use the war to greatly reduce the number of indigenous people on the Indochina Peninsula and lay a solid foundation for long-term stability in the future.
The coverage of the wired telegraph was getting wider and wider, and basically every state had access to the telegraph. The telegraph station was open to the public, and it cost 20 cents to send a telegram of less than 50 words.
Even so, telegraph stations everywhere were still very busy. Every day, all kinds of official letters, text messages, and business information were quickly transmitted through the telegraph network. The speed of operation of the entire society was greatly accelerated due to the emergence of the telegraph.
The imperial court was therefore able to cut down on a large number of post stations and reduce expenditure.
Because the imperial court encouraged industry and commerce, the internal road network was improved, and foreign trade barriers were removed, the industry and commerce of Daqin continued to grow, and many industries transitioned from traditional family-style workshops to intensive large-scale production.
Fierce business competition has given rise to many business tycoons. Nanjing's Stock Exchange has become increasingly prosperous, with more and more listed companies. People in big cities have gradually changed their habit of hoarding money and instead used it to invest and make money.
The influence Qin Mu brought to Daqin was in all aspects. From politics to military, thought, technology, education, etc., the changes were revolutionary.
The official road from Xijing to Nanjing was paved with asphalt, very wide and flat. Along the way, Qin Mu had a very comfortable life. The spring breeze was blowing, the grass and trees were green, and he lay on the spacious and luxurious imperial chariot. He enjoyed the service of princesses from various countries.
Princess Irina of the Russian Empire and the charming Persian Princess Isman were half-undressed, their charming faces were vaguely visible, feeding Qin Mu cherries with their mouths, and the charming Russian Queen Dani was lying under Qin Mu. A piece of snow light was shaking... ..
The country and the beauties, this is the life of an emperor.
After returning to Nanjing, Qin Mu started to launch tax reform after completing the initial judicial reform. While refining and optimizing the original tax system, he also established consumption tax, personal income tax, corporate income tax, value-added tax, etc.
Since the beginning of history, China's tax system has been distorted. Those who pay taxes are the poor, while the rich get richer without having to pay taxes.
Such a tax system caused the court's tax revenue to dry up and made the contradiction between the rich and the poor irreconcilable. The rich became richer, the poor became poorer, and they could not even afford to eat. Eventually, it developed to the point where only force could be used to redistribute power and wealth. This was the reason for the demise of all dynasties.
This is the biggest cause of national destruction throughout the ages.
Qin Mu’s previous judicial reforms were actually paving the way for tax reforms.
In 1874 of the Qin Yuan Dynasty, under the strong promotion of Qin Mu, the judicial and fiscal reforms of Daqin were basically completed after three years.
In 1875 of the Qin and Yuan dynasties, the Qin Dynasty had basically completed the cleanup of the Indochina Peninsula and the South Pacific islands. The war subsided, and the court began to send immigrants in batches to these sparsely populated areas, set up government offices, and formally dispatched officials to govern.
In 1877, Daqin's steam engine technology achieved a major breakthrough, the steam locomotive was a success, and the first railway from Beijing to Kaifeng began to be laid, marking Daqin's entry into the railway era.
In the same year, the first steam iron kettle ship came out, with a displacement of one thousand tons and a speed of eight knots. Although it was relatively crude, it put the Qin Dynasty's shipbuilding industry ahead of Europe by an era.
In 1880 during the Qin and Yuan dynasties, after much demonstration and field investigation, as well as technical accumulation, the Qin Dynasty recruited 200,000 laborers from Africa and the Ottoman Empire to dig the Suez Canal, which took four years to complete, opening up the golden waterway between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean in one fell swoop.
In Europe, France was split into two countries, and the three southern provinces were occupied by Spain. Charles II of England was successfully restored to the throne and the centralized monarchy was restored.
In the Middle East, due to the depletion of financial resources, the Ottoman Empire has been unable to build a strong navy, and the Mediterranean coast has been constantly attacked by European countries. Domestic conflicts have further intensified, and three separatist forces have emerged in the Arabian Peninsula, openly breaking away from Ottoman rule.
The Persian Empire was exhausted from its war with the Kurds and Uzbeks in Khorasan for ten years and finally had to recognize the independence of the Kurds and Uzbeks.
In India, the relationship between the Mughal Empire and the Western Mongolian Empire established by the Dzungar tribe has always been very tense, and small-scale wars have continued. The Mughal Empire gradually weakened, and the Qin Dynasty's control over India continued to increase, turning India into a semi-colony.
In Ceylon in the south, the indigenous people were basically driven to the Indian mainland. Gaolangbu Port became the headquarters of the Qin Indian Ocean Fleet. The number of Han people on Ceylon increased to 80,000, and trade was unprecedentedly prosperous.
By 1881, the paper dragon coins of the Qin Dynasty had been basically circulated in Korea, Japan, Siam, and several vassal states in India. Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate, and was in a state of decline.
In the same year, the first modern breech-loading howitzer was introduced in Nanjing Arsenal, with a range of 17 miles. Mortars and torpedoes were equipped to the army, and the Qin Navy became the only overlord on the ocean. It began to colonize America and seized the Great Lakes region of North America.
In 1882, Qin Mu reformed the cabinet system and gave the cabinet greater administrative power. At the same time, he improved the local council election system and established a parliament, which allowed Qin Mu to take more time out from the daily heavy government affairs.
In 1883, the first wireless transmitter was invented in Nanjing. In the same year, oil refining technology made a major breakthrough, and diesel and gasoline were refined, which provided energy support for internal combustion engine technology.
The first thermal power station on Niu Shou Mountain south of Nanjing was successfully piloted and can provide electricity for lighting for the entire imperial palace.
In that year, Qin Mu was 38 years old and had 28 sons and 22 daughters. Because he cultivated himself both internally and externally, his body was still strong and healthy. He would still have sex with several women at night from time to time. Beauties from all over the world competed with each other in the Qin Palace... ... ...
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ps: After writing the finale of this chapter, I fell on the bed and didn’t want to move. I felt upset and exhausted... (To be continued...)