Red Alert 1895: Chapter 873 new year preparation

d "Hahahaha, I heard that the faces of those British people are turning blue. This time we will directly show their methods, so that some newspapers in the British government who want to be famous and crazy will definitely come out They criticized. Didn’t they uphold the so-called freedom of speech? Let’s let him see where their freedom of speech will go. Don’t think that those guys put down their butcher knives and pretended to be gentlemen, so they seem to be civilized people. But They are a group of butchers at heart, with only fat in their eyes. They pretend to be civilized people, but they are almost as arty as us, but they are all embroidered pillows." Wang Guorui said very disdainfully.

However, Jun Ji-hyun did not make any comments, she still followed the daily requirements, and then prepared to send the documents up.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet suggested that we prepare a New Year's celebration in a few months' time. This time, the cabinet plans to organize a celebration, and the budget is estimated to be 10 million yuan. This time, we plan to discuss with you, Your Majesty, and have a look. Let the parliament pass it!" Quan Zhixian took out a document and said.

In fact, the parliament is also controlled by Wang Guorui. If Wang Guorui wants him to pass, no one dares not to pass. Of course, in order to put on a show, there will still be people who "oppose" it. This reflects the so-called "democracy"! However, this New Year's celebration is indeed costing, and it will cost 10 million yuan. This cost must be approved by Wang Guorui.

"Ten million yuan? Is it worth the expense?" Wang Guorui asked.

This 10 million yuan is not 10 million yuan in later generations. This 10 million yuan represents absolute gold. One yuan is one gram of gold, not the cheap one yuan in the past. So Wang Guorui also felt that it was too expensive, and this 10 million yuan was really too much. If this 10 million yuan is converted at the price of gold in later generations, it will probably not be less than two billion yuan. Two billion yuan is indeed a lot, even if it is two billion yuan for later generations, although many countries have more celebrations than this. But the times are different. The economic level of the 21st century is many times higher than that of the current era. Therefore, although it is compared with two billion, it is not enough for future generations and for the economic capacity of this era. It is not the same. At present, the fiscal revenues of all countries in the world are definitely not as good as those of the 21st century. So this is for sure. In this era, two billion yuan worth of wealth is spent on celebrations, which is indeed quite high compared to their respective economic aggregates.

But Quan Zhixian said something even worse, saying: "Your Majesty, this is only the budget for the New Year celebrations at the central level. If counting expenses at the local levels are included, it may increase by more than five times!"

"What? Spending so much money? Is it worth it?" Wang Guorui asked.

Wang Guorui doesn't like this kind of face project, because he also hated this kind of government's face project very much. After all, these are spent with taxpayers' money. So this celebration is so grand, it must have cost a lot. What's more, if it goes on like this. Once officials get used to spending extravagantly, no amount of money will be enough for them to spend. And if there are too many celebrations, those officials will have a false idea and deliberately do all kinds of absurd things for the so-called political achievements.

Quan Zhixian nodded and said: "I don't even talk about the central level. The cost of conducting New Year's military parades, various parades, etc. is not low, and according to the usual Chinese New Year, some officials and civil servants directly under the central government should be given some salary increases. Some daily necessities. These belong to officials, and in the orphanages affiliated to the imperial court, there are subsidies for some school students, some school students’ New Year’s goods, and even the expenses of various lonely and widowed elderly. There are also some people who cannot go home during the Chinese New Year organized by the government Going to the New Year's Eve dinner and so on. So it really costs so much. This is omitted as much as possible."

Wang Guorui shook his head and said, "No need? In addition to raising the salaries of officials and civil servants in various departments, there are also condolences to some lonely elderly students. Others should be more frugal. When is there no New Year's celebration? In the past, Manchu Qing The era of **** was not so expensive!"

Wang Guorui was also a little worried. If he spent too much money this time, it would give people a bad impression. You must know that there were very few times when such expenses were spent in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and since I just founded the country, it may not be appropriate to spend such expenses. Since ancient times, many founding emperors have advocated frugality, so this is not good for them

However, Quan Zhixian shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this time is different! This is your first New Year since you ascended the throne. If this first New Year is not good, how can you show your performance? Ordinary people are usually busy with Work, plus their daily work and life are just busy with some things around them. If this celebration is not used, how can we reflect the difference between the new court and the excellence of our new China? Can't it reflect the emperor's contribution to the people after the change of dynasty? Ordinary people may not know it, only the celebration can show it uniformly!"

Wang Guorui thought about it carefully, and it seems that this is really the truth! Although this is suspected of being a face-saving project, it seems to be indispensable. Especially after the change of dynasty. Of course, a lot of face-saving projects have to be done. For example, slandering the former dynasty is a common practice. And there is another routine, which is to do some face-saving projects, especially after the new emperor ascends the throne, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe, and then the so-called celebration will be held to show the rule of the new court.

Which imperial court does not claim to be for the good of the people, if it does not come up with some ceremonies, how can it prove its prosperity? This kind of celebration can be used to show that it is normal and reasonable for him to replace the previous dynasty. So this New Year's ceremony is actually a show, a time when the benefits of the new court will come. Let the people see that it is good for Wang Guorui to replace the Manchu Dynasty, and it is for them to live a good life, not to be as decadent as before.

Although Wang Guorui claimed to succeed the legal system of the Ming Dynasty, in fact this was only used as a political means. The Manchu Qing ruled China for more than 200 years, and it was impossible for the people here to have so-called affection for the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of almost all ordinary people, in fact Wang Guorui overthrew Manqing and gained the ruling power. In fact, in the final analysis, inheriting the legal system of the Ming Dynasty is just a means. In fact, almost many people understand what is going on. The common people don't care about these things, they actually recognize the Qing Dynasty much more than the Ming Dynasty, and more than two hundred years are enough to make people forget the so-called Ming Dynasty back then.

Therefore, this change of dynasty must show the "kindness" of the new court, which is used to buy people's hearts. This kind of face project exists in all dynasties and generations. Some people do not have face projects in foreign countries, but in fact, there are definitely a lot of face projects among foreigners. Didn't the London Olympics in later generations also become a face project by the British themselves? In fact, face engineering exists in every era and in different countries, so it can be completely eliminated if you want to eliminate it.

"It seems that this first New Year's celebration really can't be saved?" Wang Guorui asked.

Quan Zhixian replied: "It's true that it can't be saved. It can be saved in other years, but it must not be saved this time. This is the first New Year of the emperor's enthronement, so if it is saved this time, the people will not be able to save it." What kind of good impression will it leave. This is the first time of the change of the dynasty, if there are no good things, how can the people see your performance, the emperor?"

Since Wang Guorui was like this, he simply said: "If this is the case, let's make it smaller in the next few years, so we don't need to make so many large ones. And this kind of military parade, once every ten years is enough, it doesn't need to be done every year." Military parade. Every year, our financial resources can't take it!"

This kind of large-scale activities are very expensive. If you don't have enough financial resources, don't do it. Generally, regular activities are done once every ten years~www.mtlnovel.com~ But this time is the first New Year since the founding of the People's Republic of China, so we might as well make it more grand. In this way, the people can really see the changes of the new dynasty, so that they can have a real sense of belonging. If there is no change after the change of dynasty, it will be more difficult for them to have a sense of belonging. So a good celebration, this is also a very good solution. However, this specific saving of money is also possible.

"How can we not only achieve the effect of saving wealth, but also achieve a better effect? ​​It is not a problem to spend so much! If only the government invests, it will indeed cost a lot of money. If every The government has to spend money on the next major event, so it will definitely lose money in the end." Wang Guorui began to think.

"Your majesty, didn't you say that? In fact, such a large-scale event or even a war may not necessarily lose money, especially the stimulating effect on certain industries is very obvious. Maybe we can use this method to carry out Stimulate the economy! Especially if the economy can be stimulated through such activities, it may not be a bad thing, especially at present, our economic structure is not too stable. If we can promote consumption to drive light industry and the like, it will be a good thing for us The stability of various domestic industries in the future will also have a lot of benefits, so spending money is not necessarily a bad thing." Jun Zhixian said.

"Oh?" Wang Guorui was a little surprised. (To be continued.) xh:.147.247.73c