Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1213 Unified Market and Local Interests
"Tai Shi generally believes that if the price of goods is low, merchants will sell them to places where they can be sold at high prices; My work is like water flowing downhill, which is exactly in line with the principle of Taoism and nature."

"However, Sang Hongyang also believed that the king seized the wealth of the sky, banned the city, enforced the rules and punctuality, and controlled the people according to the severity. When the year is good, it is stored to prepare for exhaustion; Too much and not enough.”

"If we talk about it, the quality of Songsu cotton cloth is good but the price is cheap. If we let it go, we fear that the weavers in Hankou will lose their jobs and have no way to make a living."

"My son thinks that if the railway can pass, the so-called 'ship of steam against the wind' by the Academy of Sciences will not be far away."

"From Sang Hongyang alone, it is the purpose of 'the harvest will be accumulated in good times; the money will be sold in evil years; the flow will be more than enough, but the adjustment will be insufficient'. Then, the tax collected in Songjiang, buy Nanyang Grain, donate to Chuanchu; or buy grain from Sichuan, donate to Jingxiang... Then, where is the tax collected? From this point of view, there seems to be no difference."

"But in addition to the relief, we have to consider the interests of the small peasant women weaving. If Songsu cotton cloth is allowed to enter Hankou, it will be difficult for these common people who make weaving work. It is impossible to rely on relief alone."

"Your minister has some insight into the politics of Songsu. For example, in the matter of weaving, Duke Xingguo uses cotton yarn to control it, and let merchants contribute capital, buy looms, futures cotton yarn, and bear interest, and mechanics contribute to weaving at home. In this way, The common people will benefit, and those who were originally weaving cloth will not be affected."

"However, the native food in Chu is not the grasslands in the north of Jiangsu and Huainan in the south of Jiangsu. In the barren lands where the Yellow River is flooded, it is beneficial but not harmful to grow cotton."

"That's why, I think, if we can get the cotton from Nanyang and import it to Hankou, and Hankou can imitate Songsu Baobuying to develop the textile industry, it's not a bad idea."

"As for whether to collect the provincial customs tax again, I think that there is no need for it."

"It's better to directly ban Songsu cotton cloth from entering Chu."

"Follow the story of salt administration and divide the salt area."

"Songsu cotton cloth is exported overseas to the West, or to Japan and Korea, or to the Kanto Mongolia, or to Southeast Asia."

"Hankou cotton cloth, or to Sichuan and Shu, or to Shaanxi and Gansu, or to Xiaoxiang, or to Henan."

"I think that if the tax is imposed, the local merchants will be afraid that they will not start weaving. Instead, they will do business at the pass, specializing in Songsu cloth. In this way, although Songsu is profitable, the weavers will be unemployed. Suffering in Jingchu."

"For example, in the old days when the country was rejuvenated and the navy was revitalized, Songsu was opened as a port, so that 10 unemployed people in Wuling of the Xijiang River banded together as bandits. The merchants in Songsu would not give a penny to the local people in order to appease the livelihood of the local people, nor would those Unemployed people migrate."

"That's why, if you don't open your mouth, Songsubu is strictly prohibited from entering Chu, so you have to go to Japan, Korea, Kanto, Mongolia, Nanyang and the West."

"Salt-like means."

"The rest, such as cotton, cotton yarn, ironware, oil, soybeans, etc., are not controlled. After paying taxes in Songsu, they can go directly to Hankou. Such as the southern Sichuan salt and Haizhou salt."

The prince gave his answer with some trepidation.

The emperor was basically satisfied with this answer.

However, in the eyes of the emperor, the prince obviously forgot another key thing.

That is, he considered not to let the Jianghan area abandon grain and grow cotton, which is good.But behind this, there is a key thing that maintains the unity of the empire.

That is why, although the Jianghan area seems to be separated from Songsu, and may even generate local forces, these local forces themselves are still part of the empire as a whole.

Because they want to use the cotton and cotton yarn from Songsu, especially after the emperor confirmed the plan of Liu Yu and other practical schools to grow cotton in India.

Therefore, Jianghan and Songsu are inseparable.

And in the same way, the cotton and cotton yarn in the Songsu area... Huainan alone is not enough.

Once the strategy of providing cotton to India is determined, Songsu is inseparable from Gyeonggi.

Because Dashun's naval base, shipbuilding base, and several major ports of the naval fleet are in Weihai, Lushun, and Tianjinwei.As well as heavy industries such as iron smelting and ordnance in Dashun, they are deployed in Tianjin and Liaodong.

The absence of a navy means that Songsu cannot get cotton and cotton yarn, which makes Songsu and Gyeonggi inseparable.

Once the railway is completed in the future, a stable triangular structure will actually be formed.

The thoroughfare of nine provinces is connected with the capital by railway; Songsu is also in the capital and the shipping center of Jingchu.

Just right.

Although the crown prince didn't think of this problem, it can be regarded as unintentional.

After all, the prince is just a prince, not the emperor. From the emperor's point of view, it is understandable that he did not realize the problems between the local government and the central government.

The prince was slightly relieved when he saw that the emperor did not object to his idea, nor did he criticize him harshly.

So he struck while the iron was hot and said: "Mr. Xingguo and my minister discussed the benefits of the railway, the convenience of transportation, and the many impacts it brought. The minister has gained a lot."

"Sang Hong and Yang Yun: Zhuo and Ji of Yan, Handan of Zhao, Wenzhi of Wei, Xingyang of Han, Linzi of Qi, Wan and Chen of Chu, Yangzhai of Zheng, Erzhou of Sanchuan, rich and prosperous in China, are all famous capitals in the world. It is not helpful for those who plow their fields and cultivate their land. They live in the center of the five kingdoms and cross the streets. Those who have rich old things prosper and the people live, and those who live close to the city have rich families. Wealth lies in the number of tricks, not in physical labor ;The benefit lies in the status, not in the plowing.”

"My son was inspired by Duke Xingguo to know these truths, and it is right or wrong."

"If you don't work hard, there will be no mulberry silk, tea, cotton, etc."

"However, if you are located in the center of the five kingdoms, crossing the streets and alleys, you can indeed benefit from the power, not the hard work."

"And since ancient times, the products have been different depending on factors such as climate, precipitation, and land. This is clearly stated in the "Biography of Huo Zhi Biography."

"Duke Xingguo asked his son, saying that during Guan Zhong's time, Qi had the benefit of fish and salt. Then, what is the benefit of Jianghan, Xiangchu?"

"Southern Sichuan was prospered because of well salt, so there were coal mines, iron smelting and many other equipment."

"Jianghan has the advantage of being a thoroughfare to nine provinces, and it can also pass through Songsu's overseas cotton, such as Ruoxing textiles. This advantage is similar to Guan Zhong's fish and salt."

"In addition to this, there is another advantage, which is tea."

"At this time, most of the tea used in northern Mongolia and the West was Fujian tea. Fujian was connected to Songsu by sea through canals. This is the benefit of Fujian and Songsu."

"However, once the railway is repaired, then the tea heading to the north can be processed in Jianghan and go north along the railway."

"As for Zhangjiakou, you can either go to Mongolia, or go to the Western Regions, or even go to Songsu along the river if the demand for overseas tea increases in the future."

"In addition, tea must be grown in the Chaorun mountainous area, occupying less arable land and not harming food."

"If Hankou gets the benefits of tea and textiles, relying on the thoroughfare of nine provinces, it will surely prosper."

"If it is prosperous, firstly, it can increase the court tax; secondly, it can benefit the people's food and clothing."

"Xingguo Gong said that if the railway is open, apart from repression, relief, and fleeing from famine, Hankou is the only place that can promote industry and commerce without harming the people."

"Also say cotton cloth, the benefit of tea."

"My son deeply thinks so."

"It is my son's opinion that if you want to promote Jianghan's industry and commerce, you should focus on two things: weaving cloth, growing tea and processing brick tea."

"Prosper cloth but not cotton, so that the common people will have enough food for their basic needs."

"Take advantage of the railway to promote tea, so that the tea in the north, Mongolia, Rakshasa, and the Western Regions all come from Hunan and Chu."

"The profits obtained can not only rejuvenate the national treasury, but also recruit the people of Dongting, so as not to encircle the lake and reduce the flood of the Yangtze River..."

Although the emperor told the crown prince, let him listen to Liu Yu to listen to what happened, don't just listen to what happened without judgment.

But now that the crown prince said these things, the emperor smiled wryly in his heart, thinking that if you came up with these things yourself, then I can be completely relieved.

I want you to listen to what he said, and then let you understand the reason, and figure out how to do it yourself.

You say that, Xing Guogong seems to be counterproductive.

If you can really read "Salt and Iron Theory", "Biography of Huozhi", "Guanzi" by yourself, understand it, and then draw inferences from one instance, and draw such a conclusion with Daoyan technique, why should I worry about it?

I'm afraid you don't understand half of what you read.The more you half understand the economic principles of these important and important techniques, the easier it is to listen to everything and think it makes sense.Especially if he is a person who is really reasonable and can speak clearly.

Let’s talk about the railway issue, the tea development, the cotton cloth industry, and the flooding of the Yangtze River caused by the maintenance of Dongting Lake. These are not things you can think of yourself.

Even if you have such a staff confidant in the East Palace you have, that's fine.

If there is, if you can grasp the general direction and make repairs, you can always succeed.

But if not, there will be more and more new things in the future, and new problems will continue to appear. What will you do then?
Thinking of this, the emperor didn't want to ask the rest of the two questions anymore, and instead praised the crown prince.

Taking advantage of the prince's joy, he asked again: "Did Duke Xingguo tell you about equalizing fields, well fields, moving people, reclamation, etc.?"

The prince hurriedly said: "Returning to my father, Duke Xingguo actually said some truths about 'the difference between the end and the end'."

"It is precisely because I understand the difference between 'the root and the end' that I feel that it is the right way to rely on the cotton and cotton yarn from overseas and Nanyang, and to develop the cotton cloth in Hankou."

Hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but sighed in his heart, thinking that if you really understood what he meant by "the end and the end" he said, you wouldn't just think about cotton yarn and cotton.

At the beginning, he cried about the sorrow of the universe, but in the end, he was making wedding clothes for others, and his heart was all about the land issue.

He talked to you about the ins and outs, and that's all you heard?
Nowadays, the world of learning is booming, but there are no more than two ways to solve the sigh of samsara and the sorrow of the universe.

One is like a variant of retro Confucianism, practicing the method of equalizing the land and granting the land.

Those who lack land may work as scholars, workers, or merchants;

Second, if some young and practical people think that the industry of industry and commerce will surely accommodate tens of millions of people in the future, as long as the industry and commerce are vigorously developed, it seems that this sigh of reincarnation can be resolved.

I don't believe it, he talks to you about the ins and outs, if you really understand, how can you be so high-spirited and feel that you really understand?

I'm afraid not.

No matter, no matter, if you can really understand the law of success, it may not be a bad thing.

Thinking of this, the emperor tried his best to be as kind as possible, and said with a smile: "Since my son has gained something, I am very relieved."

"That's fine too."

"Songsu and Jianghan are very different. They are also promoting industry and commerce, but they have to face different things. The officials of Songsu are mostly Xiao Guicao. It is also a good thing to experience in advance to know the difficulty and the difference. .”

"Secondly, it would be my son's good luck if we can sharpen and wash out a few talented and amazing young people during the Xinghankou incident."

(End of this chapter)