The crisp sound of the phone interrupted the conversation between the two, Yi Zhengxing got up and walked over quickly to pick up the phone, and after a few words of whispering, he turned around and said: "Father, it's King Gong's call, saying that the building of the Senior Administration Yuan and the Prime Minister's official residence will be completed within a month, and the repair projects of various ministries and institutes are also nearing completion...... ”

Is this preparing for the implementation of the constitution? Yi Zhizu got up and took the phone, and said loudly: "When does King Gong plan to implement the constitution?" ”

Yi Yi put his posture very low, "The announcement of the constitution is a major event for the whole country to celebrate, what day does Brother Guocheng think is appropriate?" Is it to pick an auspicious day for the zodiac? Or do you choose a symbolic day according to the Western calendar? ”

After a slight sigh, Yi Zhizhi said: "According to my opinion, it is quite appropriate to set it on the New Year's Day of the Western calendar." ”

"New Year, New Weather! It was set for New Year's Day, and there was plenty of time to prepare. Yi Yi said cheerfully, and then his words changed, "Will a big war break out in South Africa?" ”

"No, it won't." Yi Zhishu said in a firm tone: "All we need at present in Africa is a foothold, and then quietly wait for the opportunity for the world powers to carve up Africa." ”

After a pause, Yi Yi continued: "The constitution is scheduled for New Year's Day in the Western calendar, can this news be reported in the newspaper?" ”

"Naturally, you can, but you have to get the consent of the Queen Mother."

After he put down the phone, Yi Zhengxing said: "Father is worried about the leakage of news from the Transvaal gold mine?" ”

"King Gong is ambitious, and he has close contacts with the British and French ministers, so there is nothing wrong with being careful." Yi Zhizu said softly: "At present, we are in South Africa, and what we need is time ........ ”

Before he finished speaking, the phone rang again, Yi Zhishu picked up the microphone easily, and a somewhat unfamiliar but extremely excited voice came, "Big shopkeeper!" Tested with an internal combustion engine car, the speed is amazing, reaching a speed of 30 kilometers per hour! ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizu reacted immediately, this is the voice of Hong Zhigao, director of the Institute of Internal Combustion Engines and general manager of Shanghai Automotive Company, this guy is too excited The voice is a little out of shape, a four-wheeled car with a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, and the speed is amazing, he doesn't know what to say, he groaned, and he said loudly: "Congratulations!" You're going to go down in history because of this car! Get the car over! ”

When he put down the phone, Yi Zhengxing said with a smile: "The internal combustion engine car has been successfully developed?" ”

Yi Zhixiang smiled and said, "The speed has reached thirty kilometers per hour." ”

Cars are not a new thing in this era, steam engine cars, electric cars have come out one after another, but Yuanqi is a mind to develop internal combustion engine cars, in Europe steam engine cars are not to say everywhere, but in London, Paris and other big cities are really everywhere, steam engine cars have been put into use as a means of public transportation.

In the Qing Dynasty, it is very rare to see a steam engine car, and it is also difficult to see a steam engine car in Shanghai, which is the representative of the industrial civilization of the Qing Dynasty, and the asphalt road is either a horse-drawn carriage or a bicycle.

Seeing Yi Zhi's contented face, Yi Zhengxing immediately said tentatively: "Father seems to have a soft spot for internal combustion engine cars? ”

Hearing this, Yi Zhizhi couldn't help but smile, no one knows better than him, internal combustion engine vehicles are king, "steam engine cars and electric vehicles have great limitations, electric vehicles need to be charged, steam cars need to add water, which greatly limits their endurance, only internal combustion engine vehicles really have long-distance endurance."

After hesitating, Yi Zhengxing said: "The fuel for internal combustion engine vehicles is hydrogen?" ”

"It's not hydrogen, it's gasoline!" Yi Zhifen smiled: "The invention of the carburetor has solved the problem of fuel supply, with the continuous development of internal combustion engine technology, the endurance of a tank of gasoline is enough to reach hundreds or even hundreds of kilometers, which is no longer a competition between steam cars and electric vehicles." ”

The range of a tank of gasoline is enough to reach hundreds or even hundreds of kilometers? Yi Zhengxing was really shocked, no wonder Yuanqi has always been dismissive of steam cars and electric vehicles, and has been focusing on the research and development of internal combustion engine vehicles!

The speed of the internal combustion engine car is 30 kilometers per hour, Yi Zhicontent is not satisfied, but this speed has a practical value, can completely replace the carriage in the city, there are many carriages in Shanghai, and a huge amount of horse manure and horse urine are produced every day, which is a huge test for the health and environment of the city.

After pacing back on the sofa and sitting down, he casually asked, "I heard that there are traffic laws in England?" ”

Traffic laws? Yi Zhengxing laughed and said: "There is indeed a 'red flag law', which stipulates that the speed limit of steam engine cars is less than 4 mph in the suburbs and 2 mph in the city, and a man holding a red flag must go first a few meters in front of the steam engine car, so that people know that there will be dangerous objects approaching." ”

What kind of weird rule is this? Yi Zhizhi was amused, "Is it because the steam engine car disturbs the horses?" ”

Yi Zhengxing nodded, "The steam engine car looks weird and noisy, and it roars past on the road, which often frightens the horses pulling the cart and runs in chaos, and the pedestrians on the road are often disturbed, so they are not welcomed, so it is stipulated that they must drive slowly." ”

There is no muffler of the internal combustion engine car, easy to know content is seen, it is indeed the noise is amazing, it is extremely easy to frighten the horse, the population of London is three million, the number of carriages can be imagined, so the regulation, it is also a reasonable thing, otherwise a steam pole car will cause a series of traffic accidents, the horse is frightened in the city is definitely not a trivial matter.

Listening to the song and knowing the meaning of elegance, listening to him ask about traffic laws, Yi Zhengxing vaguely guessed that he might intend to replace the carriage with an internal combustion engine car, and immediately said slowly: "Steam engine cars and internal combustion engine cars are very noisy, if the street is full of noise, it must be extremely noisy."

In addition, there are many employees in the carriage industry, private carriages, rental carriages, bus carriages abound, and the number ......of coachmen, horsemen, carriage manufacturers, stable administrators, and horse manure cleaners is not small. ”

Yi Zhizu waved his hand and said, "I'll talk about it after I've seen the car." ”

Shanghai Automobile Factory, the director of the factory Hong Zhigao walked out of the office with an excited face, and said loudly to the people waiting on the playground: "The big shopkeeper asked us to drive the car to the palace!" Check the car again, don't let the big shopkeeper see the joke in the middle of the road or in the palace! ”

As soon as I heard this, there was a cheer on the playground, and the skilled workers hurriedly got busy to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the car, and they really wanted to go to the palace to lie on the nest, or to lie down in the middle of the road, and the factory was up and down with a dull face, after all, this time it was not tested in the factory, but all the way to Zhennan Wangfu, which was the first public appearance of the car made by the automobile factory.

"Someone." Hong Zhigao turned around and ordered: "Let's have a celebration banquet in the evening, everyone participates, let the canteen get ready, go and invite a few Chinese and foreign chefs to come, don't feel sorry for the silver." ”

The automobile factory was established only five years ago, but the number of scientific researchers, technicians and skilled workers has reached more than 300 people, and a year after its establishment, they launched the first internal combustion engine car on the basis of borrowing from the steam engine car.

After that, almost every six months they would launch a greatly improved model, but Yi Zhishu was never satisfied, however, under his constant advice, the performance of internal combustion engine vehicles in all aspects has been greatly improved, and more than 20 patents have been applied for, and now this new car is enough to throw European steam engine cars out of eighteen streets!

In the eyes of everyone full of eagerness and hope, a black car slowly drove out of the factory gate, as soon as it entered the main road, after silently overtaking several four-wheeled carriages, it immediately attracted the eyes of countless people, the coachman looked at the car with a faint black smoke on his face with a look of astonishment, and the pedestrians on the road also stopped to watch this never-before-seen Western scene.

Hong Zhigao sat in the passenger cab with a face full of enjoyment, "Slow down, don't honk, it's not good to frighten the carriage and cause an accident." ”

The car drove smoothly on the smooth asphalt road, and although you could still hear the roar of the internal combustion engine, it was not loud, not even as loud as the horse's hooves, and you could not feel the bumps when sitting on the slightly soft sofa, which was much more comfortable than riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

"It's not the same as the steam engine car we bought." Tang Yuqi, the chief superintendent sitting in the back row, said with emotion: "It's really thanks to the big shopkeeper." ”

"That's it." Hong Zhigao said: "Carburetor, muffler, shock absorber..... Almost all of them are thanks to the guidance of the big shopkeeper. ”

Seeing that he had overtaken a four-wheeled carriage, Hong Zhigao smiled and said, "Once our cars can be mass-produced, these carriages should be eliminated." ”

"Mass production is for sure." Tang Yuqi said: "The big shopkeeper has invested so much in the development of automobiles, how can he not produce it in large quantities." ”

The two talked in a relaxed tone, but the driver was nervous, although he had already been able to drive the car skillfully, but driving on the road in such complex road conditions was also the first time for him that the big girl got on the sedan chair, after all, there were too many carriages on the road.

"Don't panic, drive slowly." Hong Zhigao noticed his nervousness, and hurriedly relieved: "This is the first public appearance of our factory's products, it must be safe, it doesn't matter if you slow down, it will be regarded as advertising." ”

As soon as the speed of the car slows down, the attention is higher, the pedestrians on the sidewalks on both sides have stopped to see the excitement, many bicycles actually follow the car to chase to see the novelty, some foreigners who have seen the steam engine car at first thought it was an electric car, and when they saw the faint black smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe of the rear of the car, they couldn't help but be surprised.

Zhennan Wangfu, Changle Book House.

Yi Zhengxing spread out his notebook and quickly recorded the key points of the conversation with a pen, this is a habit he developed with Zhao Liewen, stopped writing, he glanced at Yi Zhicontent, who was sitting behind the desk reading the letter, and said softly: "Father just said that low wages are good things and bad things, but in general, they do more harm than good....... ”

Yi Zhishu raised his head and said, "This matter is very complicated, and it is not a clear ...... in two or three sentences. Seeing Zhao Liewen come in, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the sofa, and then said: "The constitution has been decided, next year's New Year's Day, there is a very important question next, what kind of economic system does my country adopt?" ”

Yi Zhengxing was stunned when he listened, "Isn't it to follow the example of England and adopt a free economic system?" ”

"Laissez-faire is the golden rule and the treasure of the rise of the United Kingdom, and liberalism can be said to be the source of the British economic system, so Britain admires free competition." Yi Zhizu said slowly: "But if China also adopts an economic system of free competition, what will be the consequences?" ”

After a pause, he continued: "England's industrial revolution was nearly a hundred years earlier than ours, not only with strong industrial strength, with vast overseas colonies, but also formed a perfect domestic and overseas market system, if we also follow England's example to implement a free economic system, it is tantamount to making a wedding dress for England!" Because we don't compete to win England!

The prosperity of England is closely linked to liberal capitalism, and it can be said that England has opened an era - the era of liberal capitalism, but this era will soon be replaced!

As the world powers compete to develop industry and complete the industrial revolution, it will inevitably lead to the intensification of competition in the world market, and no one in China, the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Tsarist Russia is willing to make wedding dresses for England. As early as 1841, the German economist Liszt put forward the 'theory of infant industrial protection', you can read it carefully. ”

After a slight groan, Yi Zhengxing said: "Then what kind of economic system should my country adopt?" ”

"China's territory is vast, the population is large, and the resources are also abundant, but the economic differences between various regions are very large, and if the free economic system is adopted, disorderly competition will inevitably be formed, resulting in a waste of resources, a waste of funds, a waste of talents, and redundant construction, forming a one-sided single development, a situation of scattered sand."

Yi Zhizhi said unhurriedly: "China's industry started late, far behind England, once this situation is formed, the gap with England will become wider and wider, therefore, we must abandon England's free economic system."

As far as China is concerned, the most suitable economic system is to adopt the state centralization, adopt an economic system that combines the planned economy with the market economy, mobilize resources, talents, and funds, and establish its own heavy industry system as soon as possible. In this way, it is possible for us to take advantage of the opportunity of the second industrial revolution to catch up with England in one fell swoop! ”

Adopt the centralization of state power and adopt an economic system that combines a planned economy and a market economy? Zhao Liewen glanced up at him and said, "Is this system that the big shopkeeper said is the development model that Yuanqi has been talking about?" ”