Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 351 - 229: Luo’s Reform (8600 words, asking for monthly votes)_3

Chapter 351: Chapter 229: Luo’s Reform (8600 words, asking for monthly votes)_3

And the content of Luo’s new laws involved using the state to regulate the market, and they just focused on the stock market, banks, industry, and social security based on the actual situation centuries later.

Meng Yuan asked, "What does Sir Jing think of these new law’s content?"

Wang Wenchuan nodded in approval, "They certainly hit the nail on the head, identifying crucial issues. However,

"Given the numerous provisions and intricate details of such legislation, wouldn’t its implementation be anything but smooth?"

Meng Yuan smiled, "The enforcement hundreds of years later naturally differs from that of the era Sir Jing lived in.

"During the reform process, Luo could directly communicate with the entire nation’s populace through the radio. And if any bureaucrat tried to undermine the implementation, they would be quickly found out.

"And in this era of economic development, many methods that were once impossible have now become possible."

Wang Wenchuan suddenly nodded in realization. Clearly, Luo’s method of a "Fireside Chat" was absolutely unimaginable centuries ago.

"So... what do the people think of Luo? Do they greatly admire him or utterly despise him?"

Meng Yuan didn’t answer directly; instead, he waved his hand, displaying the scene directly in front of Wang Wenchuan.

Ecstatic crowds held a massive parade in celebration; over two hundred thousand people marched for a full ten hours amid cheers and laughter, and the spectators numbered up to two million.

A shocked expression appeared on Wang Wenchuan’s face as he said, "With such popular support, naturally, there is nothing but success...

"However, as you’ve said before, this act is undoubtedly bleeding the merchants dry. Given that this place is ruled by merchants, how could they possibly let it go?"

Meng Yuan nodded, "They certainly will not let it go.

"The capitalists soon retaliated, branding Luo as a ’Fascist’ or ’Communist,’ or claiming he violated the sacred, inviolable principle of private property."

Wang Wenchuan pressed, "So, how did Luo respond?"

Meng Yuan smiled, "In response, Luo refuted them briefly.

"He said, ’These people always complicate simple issues, but I believe in pragmatic explanations and pragmatic policies. My goal is the real needs of the nation and the people, and all the measures of the new laws ultimately serve the interests of the nation and the people.’

"He also said, ’While wealthy merchants and political officials are well-educated and knowledgeable, they seem never to recognize their responsibilities to their fellow citizens.’"

Unable to help himself, Wang Wenchuan clapped and exclaimed, "Well said!

"Heaven does not fear change, people’s words are not alarming, and ancestors are not laws.

"Without such courage, how could one push for reform?"

Clearly, Wang Wenchuan greatly admired Luo’s words.

Because this was the creed he had always upheld.

Especially the last statement; wasn’t it what he wanted to say to those conservatives in the old party?

The leading conservatives of the old party, each well-versed in poetry and generous in spirit, excelled in poetry and essays.

Yet, these scholars, facing the empty national treasury and the decline of people’s livelihoods, facing the reality where "the rich own vast lands, while the poor have no place to stand," remained indifferent.

They could certainly cite classics to find countless justifications for "following the ways of the ancestors," yet they never recognized their responsibilities to their brethren.

To enrich the nation, defend against foreign humiliation, to let people live in peace, the state not imposing extra levies, and the people having plenty.

These were the issues they never considered in their lifetimes of studying poetry.

And these officials of the old party, their many words essentially summed up to one sentence: "They wanted to share the world with fellow scholars, not with the common people."

In other words, they did not regard ordinary people as their brethren.

The scene before them rapidly changed, the line of unemployed people seeking relief grew shorter, the moribund city revived with vitality, large-scale infrastructure activities smoothly advanced, and the whole city, even the whole nation, was changing at a breathtaking pace.

Wang Wenchuan asked, "So, this Luo’s new laws, they succeeded?"

Meng Yuan nodded, "They succeeded.

"These measures achieved tremendous success within five years, the national GDP nearly tripled, unemployment fell from 17 million to 8 million, and national income increased by thirty percent.

"And Luo, with a strong hand, even managed to gain the support of Congress and the Supreme Court for his new laws, bypassing those stubborn bureaucrats, and directly pursued his goals.

"In one speech, he said:

’There is a mysterious cycle in the human world.

’Some generations receive more blessings from heaven, some generations are entrusted with great expectations, and our generation...

’Is destined to fulfill the mandate of heaven!’

Wang Wenchuan appeared somewhat bewildered, as if he had also stepped into the life of Luo, feeling a deep admiration for his tumultuous life.

Immediately thereafter, Wang Wenchuan witnessed an incredible scene.

After seemingly effortlessly standing and speaking with the aid of a cane, Luo, in private, sat in a wheelchair or spent extensive time struggling to practice walking.

Wang Wenchuan was even more surprised, "This Luo, he’s disabled? He’s indeed like the heroic figure, Sun Boling..."

Sun Boling, was an ancient military strategist with a disability in both legs.

Meng Yuan nodded, "Yes, his legs are disabled, and he cannot walk. To run for office, he had to stand in front of everyone, because no one would vote for a patient who could only sit in a wheelchair."

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