Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1199 Wooden Cow and Horse ([-])

However, the reality is like this, losing means lack of strength.

The practical school of Dashun now has a basic common idea, which is the future of only productivity.

These practical schools will inevitably fall apart in the future.

Whoever can understand China's current situation and truly understand China will win in the end.

In fantasy, there may be countless ways to reach that industrialized future.

But the key to reality is not the future of productivity improvement that the Practical School unanimously imagined, but how to reach that future.

In other words, whoever can solve the severe pain of industrialization transformation will be the winner among the practical schools that will inevitably split in the future.

Whoever can solve the severe pain of hundreds of millions of small farmers and handicraftsmen in the transition period is qualified to discuss the future.

Again, Liu Yu's reforms in Songsu solved the two problems of "Western imperialism" and "comprador capitalism".

But has the problem of widespread rural bankruptcy caused by dumping under the small peasant economy been solved?

Whether this piece of cloth is produced in Manchester or Songjiang Textile Mill, what difference does it make to small farmers in North China?
What is the difference between the rice and white noodles that the foreigners forced out and charged three or five Dou more, and the rice and white noodles that the Dashun people brought back from Liaodong and Nanyang?
What is the difference between the hundreds of rickshaw Xiangzi who were unemployed by trams and the hundreds of rickshaw Xiangzi who were crushed by trams in 29 years, and the hundreds of camels carrying coal who are now unemployed by railways and steam mining? ?
Liu Yu really wanted to tell Niu Er, yes, if you have no ability, insufficient strength, lack of theory, and no understanding of reality, you will fail.

If we cannot solve the problems of hundreds of millions of small farmers, we will not be able to succeed until we have clear ideas and strong organizational strength to suppress the severe pain of transformation.

There are many ways to solve this problem.

Even if the bourgeoisie in Dashun was so strong that it chopped off the head of the emperor with its left hand and killed ten million small peasants and small producers who revolted with their right hand, that would be a solution.The problem is that this is unrealistic. The power of hundreds of millions of people, the traditional people-oriented egalitarian thinking, the tradition that rebellion is a matter of course for a hero, and the unavoidable land issue, without considering these things, it is impossible to succeed.

Obviously, Niu Er didn't understand this truth at this time.

And obviously, he is a colony with a head, it is easy to choose violent means to solve it, and it is easy to miscalculate the balance of power.Just like when he was in Java, he always had the advantage. Once he got used to this advantage, he would inevitably hope to maintain this advantage.

He still naively hopes to produce a classic debater and a set of scriptures to explain that it is right to do so, so that the emperor, court, and ministers will all think it is right, and continue to do it.

Because he believes that as long as the court and the emperor think that "this is the price of going to the future", then there seems to be no obstacle.

Therefore, Liu Yu just took him to complete the pilgrimage to "Wooden Niu Liuma", but he didn't want to discuss whether it was right or wrong to do so and whether it was a necessary price.

Because it doesn't make sense.

Liu Yu never told the emperor his world view of "progress or reaction". Even when it came to invading India, he only said that it was conservative to maintain the imperial power system, the country was stable, and the country would last forever.

The emperor supported the construction of the railway from Mentougou to the capital, which had nothing to do with the progressive or reactionary worldview.

Objectively, it has been repaired, and the voices of opposition have been suppressed.

Subjectively, the instability of the capital caused by the lack of coal a few years ago was forced, and the large number of refugees after the abandoned canal had to find something for them to do.

Niu Er subjectively believes that this is an improvement in productivity, so he has to do it.

This and the emperor's subjective thoughts are fundamentally two completely different sets of three views and value systems.

In Niu Er's words, there is actually the meaning of asking Liu Yu to "play the sage face-to-face, ask questions in front of the hall, explain the inevitability of the future, put progress first, and accept the price", which really made Liu Yu feel like laughing.

Liu Yu's words were still telling Niu Er: the person who hits himself with coal is a good man.Their problem is that they are too weak, neither blowing up themselves, nor killing the whole family of reformers, so they can only accept the fate of carrying coal here.

Niu Er also vaguely understands this truth, which is what he understands as "I live or die".

The problem is that Niu Er believes in "you die and I live".

But he was thinking about pulling the emperor and the imperial court into the category of "I", "we", and "fellow travelers" in "I live".

It can only be said that Niu Er still doesn't understand the reason why the railway from Mentougou to the capital was built in the emperor's subjective consciousness, and the emperor asked in the palace whether to build the railway or emigrate first ,What exactly does that mean.

He didn't understand, and it was impossible for Liu Yu to tell him too much.

After experiencing this small disturbance, the two still got on the train to Jingxi to see the coal mines, lime mines and cement factories in Jingxi.

After all, for a person like Niu Er with a "pilgrimage" mentality, the "sacred objects" that represent the future are not only railways, but also factories and mining areas.

Even if you come with a "pilgrimage" mentality, you have to keep up with the pace of the times.After all, when the optimists of the European Enlightenment movement designed the "Garden of Eden in the Age of Enlightenment", they also realized that in the Garden of Eden, labor was also required.

Since people like Dashun came here with a pilgrimage mentality, it is time for them to see the whole picture of the "future" they dreamed of.

When a group of people came to a coal mine, it happened that the coal mine was dealing with something.

Something went wrong underground, and some people died.

It's not a big deal, and the death of people in coal mines is so normal that it can no longer be normal in this era.

At the exit of the mine, a corpse-bearer carried the corpse of a child up from the mine.

As soon as he climbed to the mouth of the well, the kiln owner rushed over and slapped the man carrying the corpse fiercely.

While smoking, he also shouted loudly, "Do you still dare to come!"

The professional corpse-bearers in Jingxi will put their faces very professionally at this time, so that it is convenient to slap that slap, and the slap is crisp.

"Don't dare! Don't dare to come again!"

After finishing speaking, he put the corpse on his back to the ground, and ran out of the gate of the mining area in a hurry.

And the next corpse-bearer who came out of the well did the same thing. He was slapped severely by the kiln owner, cursed, and then said that he never dared to come again, and then ran away in a hurry.

The official of the mining area who followed Liu Yu explained in a low voice: "It's the rule here. It's not the corpse-bearer, but the life-seeking ghost."

Niu Er frowned and said, "Such ghosts and gods are false, but there are people who believe it?"

The official hurriedly said: "Just for peace of mind. The corpse-bearers here also eat this food specially. If you don't want to be beaten, don't eat this food."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "This matter is just a custom, and it's not an empty talk of ghosts and gods."

"There was an incident before. Some family members couldn't give birth to boys. Three or five girls in a row were girls. One drowned and another came, and one drowned and another came again. Finally, they got angry and said that the girl was a water ghost and was not afraid of water. You have to be burned to death so that you can stop pestering him, this is the false talk of ghosts and gods."

"Customs and ghosts need to be clearly distinguished."

The official also said: "Xing Guogong's words are very true. In fact, we people understand the truth. In fact, the number of incidents in the past few years has been much less. This is really thanks to these steam engines."

As he spoke, he pointed to a steam engine that was parked on a cart in the distance and was about to be unloaded, and said, "Originally in this line of work, half of the workers are long-term workers, and most of them are short-term workers."

"Because in summer, once there is a few rains, it is easy to fill the bag with water. At that time, the water is flooded, and it is really impossible to lift the water outside."

"So coal mining is mostly after autumn and winter. And in autumn and winter, some people have no farm work in winter, so they come here to do short-term labor for a period of time."

"Short-time workers are unskilled, so accidents are more likely to happen. Long-term workers who go to the mine, professional coal sunspots, have experience in danger and are easy to hide."

"Now there are steam engines, and there are companies that pump water for this kind of money, and it can be mined all year round. Therefore, more long-term workers are used, and there is no need to increase production when the weather is dry in autumn and winter, and fewer people will die like this."

"If you want to say that this is a vain theory of ghosts and gods, there is no need. Whether you are a mine worker or a mine operator, you all know it. How can there be any ghosts who want to kill you? But it's just for peace of mind."

"It's just that we all know that this is a business to make money with our heads up, so we can't help but feel a little bit taboo. On the way to work, if you see a child crying, you will feel unlucky, so you don't come to work, which is normal."

After talking about this, the official introduced the employment system, death compensation and other things, which sounded very good.

Liu Yu is not worried about the living conditions of these miners.

Because there is no use in pity and handouts, he just created a factory structure that "can be quickly mobilized like an army", and is building a material and social foundation.

In addition, this is after all on the edge of the capital, and the millions of people in the capital all depend on the coal in the west of the capital, which is not comparable to other places.

As for what the miners should do, how could they not do something like the miners' strike that Wanli would have done in 31 years?

The new era has many contradictions that did not exist in the old era. All parties involved in the new era, even the Dashun court, should gradually learn to play in the contradictions of the new era.

Now it seems that the emperor is still learning very quickly.

After the railway was repaired, the emperor allowed private individuals to open mines in the west of Beijing, but did not choose to open a large number of government-run kilns.

It seems that what the emperor was thinking about was still trying to be an arbiter beyond the contradictions of the new era.

Such a ruler is extremely sophisticated.

Compared with the learning speed and sophistication of the old rulers, the two major classes in the new era are a little weaker, whether it is experience, theory, practice, etc., are quite different.It is still far from taking on the heavy responsibility of being the ruling class.

However, the good news is that this sophisticated method relies too much on personal talent, diligence, secret service agencies, experience, and so on.

When a person dies, the technique disappears.

(End of this chapter)