Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1478 Parting Warning ([-])

Here, Li Yan asked whether road construction and infrastructure construction should be regarded as the top priority of Dashun after the construction of the Yellow River.

From the perspective of the two private ownership disputes in Dashun, yes.

Only when the infrastructure is completed and the road is repaired, can the pain of the small farmers be less intense in the subsequent murders.

Or immigration.

Or to build roads.

Or go to Fusang as a contract long-term laborer.

In short, road construction and infrastructure construction, for Dashun at this time, is more of a possible way of life for people under the first type of private ownership who are bound to be violated.

As for touching the relations of production and ownership... This is not something that can be achieved by the reform of the feudal dynasty, nor is it a problem that can be considered under private ownership.

Many times, it is necessary to figure out what exactly you are supporting.

Do you support private ownership?
So what kind of private ownership do you support?

Of the two private ownerships, the latter must survive on the corpse of the former.

Is it private ownership itself that you support?

Or do you support private ownership under the so-called "eternal justice" and "divine gift"?

In other words, under the blessing of the so-called "eternal justice" or "benevolence and righteousness", under the first type of private ownership, the petty bourgeois fantasy?

If you support private ownership itself, then you "deserve it" for your bankruptcy and loss of land, as long as the other party is on the basis of private ownership, you use your right to dispose of your property and hand it over to the other party.

The essence of private ownership is the right to dispose of it, not mine.

It is for the convenience of most people to "sell", not to make it easier for most people to "have".

The land issue in European feudal society affected "sales". The messy property rights, subordination rights, feudal privileges, etc. made the sale very troublesome.

Supporting private ownership blessed by eternal justice is the utopia of the petty bourgeois, trying to use morality or justice to stop the second private ownership from killing the first private ownership.This is no different from the ideal society of Confucianism or the eternal justice of Jacobin in France.

Under private ownership of small plots of land, you, as a small farmer, have the right to dispose of small plots of land.Then, as a big businessman, I have a hundred ways to "legally" kill you, let you use your right of disposal "naturally" and hand over your land to me.

Cheating, lending, intimidating, manipulating prices, etc., forcing you to hand over your land deeds is an issue of "eternal justice" and an issue of "benevolence, righteousness, morality, and morality".

It does not involve private ownership itself, nor does it violate the sanctity of private ownership.

On the contrary, it is precisely because of the sanctity of private ownership that we need to use our brains to cheat, lend money, manipulate prices, monopolize the market, etc. Otherwise... how did the Middle Ages treat Jewish creditors?The aristocrat owed money to the creditor of the merchant. Can the merchant turn the fiefdom of the aristocrat into his own to pay off the debt?Slaves are born slaves, do they need to pay their debts and sell their sons and daughters as slaves?

"Da Shun Law", in the land system, is an obvious private ownership.Compared with the land ownership system in France at this time, it is much clearer and clearer.

But therein lies the problem.

Capitalism is the second type of private ownership.

Private ownership does not equal capitalism.

Capitalism is that kind of private ownership based on the extraction of the labor of others.

And the kind of producers who regard their own labor as their own private ownership is not capitalism.

Dashun just completed the step of "private ownership" ahead of schedule.

Stuck on the legal murder of the former by the second type of private ownership, and was killed every time.

Judging from the historical experience of France, France in history is obviously considered a first-mover country.Is it possible to draw a conclusion that it will be very difficult to determine private ownership first, and then complete the legal murder of the first by the second private ownership?

If it is not done well, it is easy to fall into widespread poverty; it is easy to establish a country with usury; and the small peasants always have illusions about the emperor and the sage; country", "all labor and all exchange" based on the nonsense utopian society.

It is not easy to solve these problems systematically.

It requires bloodshed, sacrifice, awakening, restoration, anti-restoration, uprising, and resistance, wave after wave, and finally eliminate the superstition of some old things in the struggle and find your own way.

Therefore, these things are not something Li Yan can solve at all.

Putting it on Li Yan, he now asks Liu Yu if he thinks that road construction can be done at any cost and by any means, and this matter will be the top priority of Dashun for the next 30 to [-] years.

Liu Yu naturally supported it.

But he had to remind Li Yan that it had to be in line with the reality of Dashun, and how this matter should be guided.

And Li Yan must be clear that the forced redemption in Shandong, and the forced savings and forced industrial investment after the compulsory redemption, are simply not enough.

If Li Yan wants to do something, he must learn some social analysis and class analysis to understand who he should wear and who he should benefit from.

Although, it sounds like Li Yan is speaking clearly and logically, as if he already has a little understanding of some things in the new era.

However, a theory is a theory.

Practice is practice.

The difference is still quite big.

With this in mind, Liu Yu did not immediately answer Li Yan's question directly, but instead asked: "Your Highness must have known about the two bubbles in the West three to forty years ago, right?"

Not to mention that Li Yan actually fought in the Atlantic Ocean, even if he hadn't been there, Liu Yu often talked about it, and of course many people in Dashun knew about it.

Li Yan was not surprised when Liu Yu asked this.After all, he himself thought that he could learn from Liu Yu's method of making bubble financing in Fusang.

So he nodded, indicating that of course he knew.Then he made a gesture of all ears.

Liu Yu said with a smile: "Your Highness, have you ever thought about why people at that time were so easy to believe? Or, on the other hand, why the two bubbles at that time were related to 'exclusive colonization'? And the people who fooled all this , and didn’t make any effort in other directions?”

This question is not difficult.

Without even thinking about it, Li Yan blurted out: "That's because those companies that specialized in colonization and monopolized patents in the past had a really high rate of return. This can be regarded as an 'example' for Indian companies in various countries. Because those similar companies before The company really made money, so everyone is very confident about similar things. Similarly, those who make bubbles will naturally use this to tell stories."

After blurting out, Li Yan suddenly realized: "The meaning of the Duke of the State is the bone of a thousand gold? In any case, let people really see the benefits of road construction and infrastructure, and then they can invest money in it. So that in Kyushu, the provincial gentry Merchants, are you also thinking of repairing the road to the province?"

He thought so.

However, Liu Yu shook his head.

"What your highness said is just looking at the appearance, but not the essence. Then I will ask your highness from another angle."

"Why, before the Yellow River was repaired and the people moved, I could raise enough money to move people to Fusang?"

This question, of course, is not difficult.

"Before going to Nanyang, cultivating cotton fields in Huaibei, and even going to India, trading with Japan, etc., the businessmen really benefited. Moreover, every time it is true, the money invested can really see the return."

Liu Yu nodded and said, "So, this matter is the same as the two bubbles in Europa 40 years ago."

"It's just that in Europa, what people saw before was the place where they made money, that is, companies that specialize in colonial monopoly trade. Therefore, we seek its shape. This shape is a company that specializes in monopoly trade."

"As for this dynasty, this is the reputation of the court. The court said that it can make money here, and it has been verified many times, so the capital really believes it."

"Therefore, the matter of Fusang, the matter of cotton fields in Huaibei, and the matter of trade with Japan seem to be completely different on the surface. But in essence, it is all about the 'reputation of the imperial court' behind it."

"Because of this, when the Yellow River was being built, I was able to raise money to cultivate and immigrant Fusang. As for gold and silver, the court said they had it, and they believed it. This is reputation."

"This reputation itself is actually valuable. At least, it can be used temporarily. After all, the last time, Fusang really had gold and silver. Not only is the reputation still there, but it has also increased."

"Your Highness should make good use of this reputation."

"I said that there is gold in Fusang, and everyone believed it based on my previous reputation. So I raised money. In five years, I moved people for reclamation and transfer of population, which solved the most difficult initial problem of Fusang's early immigration. Five years later, to They're gold."

"Then, think about it, Your Highness, is there any gold in the north of the Songliao Watershed?"

"They can bear the gold from Fusang for five years. Can't they bear the gold from the Songliao watershed?"

Li Yan was stunned, and asked back: "What does the Duke mean... to follow the bubble story? However, the Northeast is no better than Fusang, I'm afraid this story is hard to tell. Moreover, as the Duke said, this kind of reputation can only be used once. .seem……"

Liu Yu laughed and said, "Your Highness, gold is gold, silver is silver, silver is gold, and gold is silver. Then, is copper gold? Is coal gold? If you don't regard gold as gold, but as money, A lot of things figured out."

"Since Your Highness has thought of it, destroy India's sugar industry, support Nanyang Sugar, and expand the demand for soybeans in Nanyang, Japan, Sulu and other places."

"Then, why doesn't Your Highness think any more?"

"The money from Fusang immigrants was not obtained in the name of Fusang immigrants, but in the name of digging gold."

"Then, Your Highness may wish to think about it. If the income of this railway is high in the future, is it a good thing or a bad thing? If it is low, how will His Highness pay the promised rate of return? If it is high, the significance of this railway transportation will be greatly reduced."

"So, is there a way to make the railway's rate of return very low, or even just the interest of the dead-dated national debt, similar to national debt, not involving equity, only paying interest, and repaying the principal in 20 years. But at the same time, it will allow capital to actively invest Woolen cloth?"

Li Yan suddenly understood.

"What does the Duke mean... the land north of Songliao is bound to this railway bond? How many tens of thousands of hectares of land around the railway will be divided, and those who have railway bonds in the future will be given priority to buy land?"

"In this way, how much the bond will increase does not involve the railway itself. At that time, the imperial court only needs to repay the principal and interest of the national debt, and the railway will be in the hands of the imperial court. Even, the railway bond is used to offset the price... In this way, the imperial court may not spend much. money, the ownership of the railway can be recovered.”

"However, it's like living without food. If the road is built... the land there is already worth money."

Liu Yu thought to himself, Dashun can live for a few years, it's hard to say.

To eat more than enough food without money, what is needed is to eat more than enough food without money, and lay a series of inheritances such as infrastructure and heavy industry early.

As Nasan said, the land is easy to talk about and can be divided; large industries cannot be dismantled, and they will definitely be able to stay in the end.

So, Liu Yu borrowed Li Yan's question just now, and asked back: "Your Highness, you just asked, and said that in the next 30 years, besides the Yellow River, is road construction the top priority?"

"If it's a top priority, do you have to pay any price?"

"Your Highness asked this question, did you just forget it when you turned around? Is it a price to pay for it?"

"Now the imperial court still has a lot of frontier land, all of which are state-owned land. Realize it as soon as possible, and complete heavy industry and infrastructure."

"Don't have both ends."

"We want to build infrastructure, heavy industry, lay the foundation for the development of industry and commerce, and bet the future on the development of industry and commerce."

"I also thought about holding a large amount of frontier land in my hands, so that small farmers will be relocated in the future, and small farmers will still be the main ones, following the law of land equalization and the story of a good family in the frontier."

"Or feel sorry for the future and feel that it can be sold at a better price in the future."

"At both ends of the head rat, nothing can be achieved. In the final analysis, His Highness still does not believe that industry and commerce are the ultimate way to break the situation."

(End of this chapter)