Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 362 The Small Peasant Economy Is Collapsing

Li Zhongren was not afraid of Liu Guangzong, the county magistrate of Luojiang, at all.

on the one hand.

He himself is a member of Luojiang County and a major taxpayer in Luojiang County.

If Liu Guangzong wants to make some political achievements in Luojiang County—according to the current standards of the Ming Dynasty, if he collects more taxes than before, he has good political achievements.

The promotion of officials by the Ming court now has the meaning of "GDP only theory".

The gap between the rich and the poor and the concentration of land and wealth are very serious.

"Mr. Li, of course I know that you are right, and what you do does not violate the laws of the country, but the laws of the country are nothing more than human feelings. This Wang Asheng is also from Daqiao Town, a native of the same town. Why can't you talk about human feelings?"

"Master Liu, I, Li, pay attention to etiquette and legality when doing things. I, Li, is now a businessman. As long as I don't violate the laws of the country, I will naturally make a profit. If I rent the land to him, he has capital. Do you invest in it? There is no capital to invest in this land, and the good land will be ruined in a few years. He can’t eat enough for himself, and I can’t collect a few dollars. Now it’s good for me and him, whether it’s going to Chengdu or In Shanghai, everyone can find a job. Now there is a shortage of jobs in Shanghai. We Sichuanese have gone there recently. No matter how bad it is, go to the Northeast. There will be [-] acres of land when you go there. It is better than staying in your hometown and suffering. It’s much better. To tell you the truth, I have three sons in my family, I plan to let the eldest inherit the family business, and the second and third will go to the New World.”

Li Zhongren's words are true.

Because Li Zhongyi brought a letter back from the New World.

The New World is a great place.

The aborigines in that place are very stupid, and the land is fertile, even worse than Sichuan, but not infinite.

Now, the average household is 120 mu of land.

And as long as you know a little bit of writing, you can basically become an official!

It was a bittersweet tear.

Li Zhongren himself is a top student.

But none of his sons inherited his gene of being a top student.

The eldest son is 16 years old, and his grades in school are hard to describe.

The second son and the third son like to wield knives and guns instead, and have no interest in reading at all.

Therefore, it is hopeless to expect to participate in the imperial examination in China to become an official in Sichuan.

But to the New World.

With Li Zhongyi's care, the second and third children who are proficient in literary and ink, it is still very easy to find an official in Jinshan Governor's Mansion.

Because Li Zhongyi is now a sixth-rank tuntian official of the Tuntian Division of the Jinshan Governor's Mansion.

The speed of promotion is also very fast.

Liu Guangzong shook his head.

The second and third child of the Li family went to the New World.

Would it be the same to go to the Northeast, Southeast Asia, or even the New World with Wang Asheng's family?

The second and third sons of the Li family will go to the New World, and their father will definitely prepare enough funds for them. The boat they take is not a very crowded immigrant boat with poor sanitation, but a passenger ship of the New World Passenger Transport Company. The tickets are very expensive, not for ordinary people. can afford it.

With start-up capital.

It will be much easier for the eldest and second child of the Li family to go to the New World.

Even according to the [New World Enclosure Law], the Li family can still hire a group of people to go to the New World Enclosure!
In addition, the second master of the Li family was an official in the New World.

The second and third son of the Li family went to the New World to start a business, not to make a living.

And poor people like Wang Asheng's.

Certainly can't afford the fare of the boat thousands of miles away.

There will be no start-up capital.

So they can only go to participate in collective farms and be arranged to develop in the most dangerous places.

in the northeast.

In the land south of Heilongjiang, collective farms have already begun to be abolished.

The new collective farms have all been arranged in the plains north of the Outer Xing'an Mountains.

Although it belongs to the Ming Empire on the map.

But there are actually many Aboriginal peoples.

All kinds of savage tribes in the jungle may attack the collective farms of the Han people at any time.

In Nanyang, new collective farms were built on the island of Guinea, and they also had to fight against the local aborigines.

Collective farms also began to be established in the Western Regions and Tangnu Ulianghai farming land.

These places are frontiers, close to some nomadic tribes, and not very peaceful.

In short.

For those like Wang Asheng who want to join the collective farm, they can only go to the most dangerous place——the collective farm is for fighting, basically similar to military households.

Where there is no danger, there is no need for collective farms.

Wang Asheng knelt on the ground with a look of despair.

What kind of world is this.

Not even farming with peace of mind.

The evil capitalist system has once again shut down a family of poor peasants.

He lay on the ground, unable to cry, the tears were all drained.

Sitting in the courtroom, Liu Guangzong opened his mouth, his face was pale, and his eyes were filled with tears.

at this moment.

Liu Guangzong really wanted a hanging seal and left.

To make a humble protest against this damning world.

Master Liu is a good official.

He gritted his teeth.

It was decided to send this story to Zhongdu through a memorial.

Although he knew that the emperor would most likely not see this story.

But he still has to write, and he still has to speak.

Holy Son of Heaven, hang down and rule.

Living with the people is the right way.

How can we force farmers all over the world to travel thousands of miles to open up the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast Asia, or the New World?
If given the chance, he would even die in front of the palace.

The emperor is required to suppress mergers, suppress and drive out tenants, and live with the people!
And to do all this, you still have to be an official.

County Magistrate Liu, who had lofty ideals, took a deep breath and sighed as he looked at Wang Asheng who was lying on the ground.

Instead, Li Papi snorted coldly: "Wang Asheng, don't blame me. This field belongs to me, not yours. I will take it back and plant it myself, and I will also waive the land rent you owed before. I am doing my best. Moreover, going outside the customs, going to Nanyang, going to the northwest, and going to the New World are all ways out. If you go there, you will have more than 100 acres of land, which is much more comfortable than in Sichuan. How about a penniless person like you? not good."

Wang Asheng raised his eyes, stared at Li Zhongren, and said viciously: "Li Papi, you said it was easy, why didn't you go? Traveling thousands of miles, you have to escape death. If you could get more than 100 mu of land so easily, people would have been crowded. I broke my head,"

"Isn't it overcrowded now? Among other things, you don't know how many people have passed away in our Daqiao Town in the past two years? If you want to be rich, but you don't dare to gain money, your family deserves to die of poverty." Hearing Wang Asheng directly Calling himself Li Papi, Li Zhongren's face darkened.

"Stop arguing!"

Liu Guangzong was a little bit upset by the two guys from Daqiao Town.

"Wang Asheng, going to the collective farm is not a narrow escape, it should be said that it is a narrow escape." Liu Guangzong smiled wryly.

In fact, narrow escape is also an exaggeration.

Now the medical industry in the Ming Empire is very developed, at least there are enough antibacterial drugs.

Therefore, the loss rate on the road is not high.

Out of a hundred people, about three or four died.

Because Luojiang County wants to assist immigrants, if they are delivered to their destination, they can get a rebate of more than ten yuan.

So Liu Guangzong is still clear.

Moreover, it is impossible for the escorting officials to cause so many deaths.

Many people died.

The travel expenses and food expenses along the way will be at a loss.

The immigration company pays money according to the head.

Dead people don't want it.

"I have an eighty-year-old mother. If I travel thousands of miles, how about my old mother?"

Liu Guangzong was a little embarrassed: "Then don't take the old mother with me, and give it to the tribe to raise, and the county government will subsidize another one or two, how about it?"

Wang Asheng kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Master Liu, for your great kindness. There is an old saying that the grassroots have no teeth to forget. Parents are here, and they don't travel far. The young ones can't be unfilial sons. The young ones should go to Chengdu and find a job to make ends meet."

Liu Guangzong nodded: "Filial piety is rare, how about this, I have a classmate who opened a cement factory in Chengdu, I see you as a filial son, so I recommend you and your eldest and second to work there, you The second child in the family is 16 years old, not counting child labor. Each of the three of them gets 20 cents a day, [-] cents a day, and more than [-] yuan a month, which is enough for you to support a family. Also, the spinning mill in Chengdu It is good at recruiting female workers, you can let your daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law try it."

Wang Asheng kowtowed to thank him repeatedly.

The wages of workers in Chengdu are not high now.

But Wang Asheng has two sons and two daughters.

Except that the youngest daughter is only 13 years old, which is considered a child laborer.

Others are over 16 years old and can be paid as adult workers.

The price of female workers is lower, only [-] cents a day.

Girl child labor is only paid ten cents a day.

So it counts.

If Wang Asheng's family of five can find a job.

He and his two sons spend nine cents a day.

Daughter-in-law and eldest daughter, four cents a day.

The youngest daughter earns a dime a day.

Do a day with one block four.

This income is really not low.

And the factory usually manages two meals.

That is, if there is no consumption.

This money is purely earned.

The family rents a house and raises an old mother.

I can save a dozen or 20 yuan a month.

Although the cost of living in the city is high.

But compared to being a tenant, going to the city to beg for a living is actually better than being a tenant.

Of course, Emperor Zhu didn't know what happened in Sichuan.

But in fact, he is very clear about what is happening in the Ming Dynasty now.

The traditional small peasant economy is gradually disintegrating.

The countryside of the Ming Dynasty began to transform into a new era.

The transition process is painful.

Especially those low-level farmers who actually bear the cost of transformation.

The Ming Empire was different from all previous dynasties.

The dynasty established by Emperor Zhu is affecting this ancient country in the most profound way.

The rotting deadwood and old bark of the old trees were falling.

The new shoots that replaced it did not know whether it could bring real new life to this ancient tree.

At this moment.

Emperor Zhu received some ministers from North Korea in his Jiangbei palace.

North Korean ministers in red robes knelt on the ground, and many of them were still sobbing.

"Your Majesty, Pyongyang has been breached."

North Koreans in Zhongdu came to the Jiangbei palace one after another, crying to Emperor Zhu.

It was Zhao Jiakun who was talking, and Zhao Jiakun was really in tears now.

This was apparently spooked by the news from North Korea.

Emperor Zhu's face was very calm.

The recent international situation is too favorable for the Ming Empire.

There are no forces around that can threaten the core interests of the Ming Empire.

The war gradually subsided.

In exchange for the Ming Empire, the Ottoman Empire stopped sending weapons to the Russian Empire.

They signed the Treaty of Istanbul.

The Ottoman Empire leased the Isthmus of Suez and the Port of Iskenderun to the Ming Empire for 99 years.

at the same time.

The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Empire signed the [Daming-Ottoman Tariff Agreement].

Each side grants the other most-favored-nation status—goods from both countries can enter their respective markets with the lowest tariffs.

However, this treaty is obviously beneficial to the Ming Empire unilaterally.

Because the Ming Empire is now the factory of the world.

They export so much.

And the Ottoman Empire basically had nothing to export.

Oh.

When they have something to export - say when oil in the Arabian region starts to become valuable.

Giving minimum tariffs to imported oil is actually beneficial to Daming.

Ottoman is a closed and huge empire.

Now the country's market is completely open to Daming.

In other words.

It is not too far away when the goods of the Ming Empire use the Ottoman Empire as a transit point and enter Europe on a large scale.

Another important meaning is that the Ming Empire finally got a port in the Mediterranean.

Once the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Ming Empire entered the Mediterranean Sea.

Then the Ming Empire will have the ability to use force to influence European countries!

However, it is not easy for the fleet to enter the Mediterranean Sea.

The Strait of Gibraltar between the Iberian Peninsula and West Africa is so narrow that it is in the hands of the Spaniards.

The navy has to go around the Cape of Good Hope and sail north for tens of thousands of miles to reach it.

Such a long expedition, and then breaking the blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar to enter the Mediterranean, just thinking about it is too difficult.

It would be much more convenient if the Suez Canal could be opened.

Emperor Zhu thought about it for 100 years, while watching the performances of these North Korean officials with cold eyes.

After the North Korean officials finished their performance.

Only then did Emperor Zhu cough and say, "Everyone, the problem with North Korea is not military, but political. It lies in the monopoly of the wealth and power of a country by two wealthy families."

"The ministers are waiting for ten thousand deaths."

Emperor Zhu hadn't finished speaking yet.

A group of North Korean officials hurriedly began to kowtow.

North Korea's current situation is definitely inseparable from Liangban.

But these people are not worried that Emperor Zhu will really take them.

after all.

The Fourteenth Prince of Ming Dynasty cannot live without these people if he wants to become King of Joseon.

Emperor Zhu seemed to have no interest in kowtowing by officials.

He continued: "North Korea's core problem lies in the privileges of the Liangban and the annexation of land. The land is all in the hands of a few big families, such a serious concentration of land, it can be said that the wine and meat of the wealthy family stinks, and the road is frozen to death!"

The ministers below had their heads on the ground, not daring to speak, but their bodies began to tremble.

Listen to the meaning of these words.
Son of Heaven, it's time to attack the second class.

"Since Daming is the father of North Korea, I naturally have a responsibility to the North Korean people. Since the root cause of North Korea's problems lies here, it is impossible to turn a blind eye. Liangban needs to abolish the privileges and divide North Korea's land equally among the North Korean people! If you agree , I will follow my fourteenth son, and when North Korea is pacified, there will be a princely position, if you don't agree, go back and join the Dongxue Party now."

(End of this chapter)