Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 655

Zhu Youjian pointed to the migrant workers who braved the scorching sun to carry goods on the opposite shore of the lake: "Those in sackcloth are second-class citizens?"

"No, they are first-class citizens. Your Majesty doesn't know about it. Inside the pass is no different than outside the pass. Especially in Yingtian Mansion, there are very few second-class and third-class citizens, and most of them are first-class citizens;
Times have changed now, and new schools have given first-class citizen children the opportunity to learn, but because of this, the family's expenses have also increased;
Moreover, the world is getting worse and people's hearts are not old. Everyone can't just be satisfied with food and clothing, but also hopes to build a house. In addition, the guide system has been cancelled. Therefore, many first-class citizens want to make their children better or live their lives It is better to leave home and come to Nanjing to work;
So many of the hard work in Nanjing City are done by them.

Even if some businessmen want to use cheaper second-class or third-class citizens, after all, these citizens do not need to pay welfare and security funds, nor do they need to be given vacations and rest time to study, and they do not have to bear compensation even if they are exhausted.

But these first-class citizens don't want to let second-class or third-class citizens take away their jobs, saying that this is taking away their way of life, either drive away second-class or third-class citizens, or go to the government to sue us for disrespecting first-class Citizens, therefore, have no choice but to use first-class citizens to do these rough jobs. "

After Yang Mingshen said, he took a look at Bai Yunzhen, the governor of Yingtian: "For this reason, the government also requires us to give priority to first-class citizens when recruiting, but it is actually against our business rules."

"I understand. What you mean is that from a businessman's point of view, it is better to use second-class or third-class citizens with lower costs, but first-class citizens and the government will not agree."

When Zhu Youjian asked this question, Bai Yunzhen, the governor of Yingtian, hurriedly explained:

"Your Majesty, there is no other way. There were 1203 million foreign first-class citizens in Nanjing City last year, and many even brought their families with them. I can't let them live or die. I can't let them have no work. These workshops If the factory doesn't use these first-class citizens, what do you ask the lower officials to do, you can't pay them for nothing, and it will also destroy Ying Tianfu of the humble minister."

"Master Futai, Mr. Yang admits that what you said is reasonable. Didn't you realize that a large number of factories have been relocated outside the customs and overseas? The reason is to have better profits. If things go on like this, you Yingtianfu and the entire Daming’s taxes will be reduced, and industries will be weakened as a result!”

Yang Ming roared excitedly.

And Governor Yingtian was not to be outdone and said: "Agriculture is the foundation and business is the end of the industry. This is not a sign of weakness, but a good sign of the return of the Ming Dynasty to Datong. It is because there are more merchants like you that more and more people are here. More and more people left the land and became the targets of your exploitation, and your greed caused more and more people to die in factories. The imperial court even wanted to increase taxes so that the people could have a safe place to live in the town. You all have to be opposed to!"

Zhu Youjian suppressed his hand: "What you said makes sense. Since this is the case, I would like to ask, what if the first, second and third classes of citizens are banned?"

"No!"

Yingtian governor Bai Yunzhen and Yang Mingshen replied at the same time, without any thought at all.

"Tell me why", Zhu Youjian was a little surprised. The two people had disagreements at first, but now they are surprisingly consistent.

"Your Majesty, in order to guarantee the welfare of first-class citizens, Ying Tianfu's financial resources are difficult to maintain. If the treatment of first-class, second- and third-class citizens is the same as that of first-class citizens, the minister's Ying Tianfu will probably collapse, and the court may not be able to support it. It is easy to become extravagant, but it is difficult to change from extravagant to frugal. If the first-class, second- and third-class citizens are the same as the third-class citizens, the first-class citizens will definitely not want it. Many of them are now educated scholars. If you let them abandon their privileges, it is equivalent to forcing They rebelled."

Bai Yunzhen, governor of Yingtian, said.

"If the first-, second-, and third-class citizens are the same as the first-class citizens, businessmen still have no way to make profits by hiring cheap labor. I'm afraid they will have to go farther to open factories. It is said that the hundreds of millions of first-class citizens in the country will not agree, they are already a privileged class, and if they are asked to give up their privileges, they will have no way to accept it, including the humble officials themselves."

Yang Mingshen said.

After hearing this, Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing. This was simply contradictory, and he didn't know what to do now.

But Zhu Youjian still couldn't help asking Yang Mingshen:
"That being the case, why is your bank still in Mochou Lake, Nanjing, instead of going to the newly established Dongying or Lelang in Daming?"

"Banks are different from factories, we need first-class citizens who understand money laws, and don't need hard work;

Weichen would rather cooperate with universities in Nanjing and Beijing, train and hire a few students in advance to inject new money management talents into the Central Bank of Ming Dynasty, and would not go overseas to let a third-class citizen learn Chinese first, and then let him Learn the money method, and then let him manage the money, and even the humble minister must ensure that he has enough trust in him;
Therefore, it is not cost-effective for banks to use second-class and third-class citizens. As for the high cost of first-class citizens, it is nothing to the wealth they create. "

While Yang Mingshen was talking, two well-dressed people came to greet Yang Mingshen and Bai Yunming: "Hello, Mr. Yang, and Bai Zhongcheng, who is this gentleman?"

"My surname is Zhu." Zhu Youjian put on the latest version of Daming sunglasses to conceal his identity and avoid being seen by these Daming people.

And the two just responded and left the teahouse.

Seeing this, Zhu Youjian asked, "Who are these two people?"

"They are all employees of our central bank. One is Liu Tingzhang, who graduated from Beijing Normal University, and the other is Tang Xu, who graduated from Nanjing Normal School;

Among them, Liu Tingzhang is an orphan of a martyr whose father died at the hands of the Manchu Tartars. Because he was an orphan of a martyr, he was admitted to the Beijing Normal University with ten points. He is quite talented in money law, but his Chinese is not very good. Four books, if such a person were put in Chongzhen 25 years ago, he could only inherit his father's mantle and be a soldier;

But now he is the steward of the central bank in charge of the business of Nanzhili, with a monthly salary of [-] silver dollars. A few years ago, he went to Xiyi to speculate and made millions of silver dollars. "

After Yang Mingshen said, Zhu Youjian couldn't help saying:

"We did all the hard work to exterminate the rebels and thieves, and expelled the Tartars, so that Han children like Liu Tingzhang would no longer be slaves to build captives, and even have a bright future of their own;

The people of the Han family have paid so much for Daming, and now their privileges are what they deserve, they should not be abolished, and even more rights should be given to them in the future, they are the masters of this country;
As for the rise and fall of industry, I believe that Ming Dynasty will not weaken the industry of the empire because of their high value, on the contrary, it will be more prosperous than it is now, because in the future they will definitely have more people who sell their brains, not coolies There are many people.

The government does not have to stop factories from relocating outside the customs and overseas. It is impossible to keep merchants if you don’t let them make more money with you. You can only attract more merchants by improving the advantages of the area you manage. Come to you to take root, since you can't provide cheap labor, then provide a freer market, a better security environment, and better human resources. "

"Your Majesty's words are very true," Yang Mingshen and Yingtian Governor Bai Yunming also felt that it was very reasonable after hearing Zhu Youjian's words, and hurriedly stood up and replied.

(End of this chapter)