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Chapter 459 So poor, so pleasing to the eye

All the boats on this journey are big boats. Except for feeling a little shaky at first, with no roots on your feet and unsteady heart, after you get used to it, you really don’t feel tired.

What he saw today is completely different from what he has learned in his life. It can be said to be the opposite.

You know, he was the second place in the exam back then. Although he was slightly inferior to the champion, it can also be said that he was the most outstanding figure among the students in the world. It is impossible not to have a little pride in his heart. Dare to say that a body of knowledge is rare in the world, but for more than ten years in hiding in the prince's mansion, he has also devoted himself to studying, coupled with the experience of the treacherous clouds and waves in the court, and major events in the world, he has extensive knowledge.

But why, this Fuzhou Prefecture, or this Fujian, is different from what he has learned in the world, but it can be so rich?

He is also an inspirational person who wants to assist the king, reopen the prosperous world, the world will be peaceful, and his name will be preserved in history. It was the first time I walked the road of human relations with the maid, and there was a little more urgency when exchanging the principles of yin and yang.

After making up his mind, Sun Chengzong came out of the room without changing his clothes, so he found Hong Chengchou, and after hearing what he came for, Hong Chengchou laughed and said, "It shouldn't be a problem, since Mr. Wuzhou specifically asked me to rest here for a day. , That is to let everyone go out to play, let's go, let's go to the housekeeper, there should be arrangements, to be honest, I haven't returned to Fujian for four years, I have a lot of doubts in my heart."

The two found the steward in the mansion, and after briefly explaining their intentions, the steward immediately agreed, sent an open carriage, and ordered people to accompany them on the road to explain.

After leaving the mansion, Sun Chengzong insisted on visiting the slums, so the coachman turned his horse and ran to the outskirts of the city. The road was still a concrete road, and there were often very large four-wheeled carriages pulled by four horses. There seemed to be a lot of people sitting.

Yili's "Wang Du Ji" said: "The emperor drives six, the princes drive five, the ministers drive four, the doctor three, the scholar two, and the common people one."

It was overstepping again, Sun Chengzong frowned, turned his head and asked the accompanying person beside him, "Isn't this four-horse-drawn carriage overstepping?"

"Arrogance? How can there be so many rules and so many particulars? It's not too late. This is called a bus. It can hold 20 people in a bus. It has a fixed route. It has to go back and forth many times a day. How can two horses pull it?" You have to move, there are a lot of people who take cars every day, it’s inconvenient to go out without a car.”

"Wait... Who are the people in the car? Are all Fujianese so rich? Walking is not very good, cheap and economical?"

A series of questions made the escort couldn't help laughing, "It's only a copper coin for a trip in the car, and it's only a silver coin for a year, and it doesn't cost much. Besides, going to work is quite tiring, and it takes too long to walk home. , It’s inconvenient, with this time, doing something is worth more than a copper coin, as my husband once said, time is money.”

"Wait... What is a copper plate, and what are silver coins?" Sun Chengzong didn't understand, damn it, it's amazing to be rich!I can't even look down on a copper plate! ?
"Neng, these are silver coins and copper plates." As he said, he took out a handful of coins, "one tael, five renminbi, two renminbi, new copper coins."

Sun Chengzong took a look and was immediately dumbfounded, "This, this pattern, this size, this..."

This is too exquisite, it's nothing more than silver, how much manpower and material resources will be wasted to make it like this?

If Wang Xuan was here, he would pat his hair and tell him, child, do you know what a hydraulic forging machine is.

"This silver coin is good. It is absolutely impossible to counterfeit it. Now, no one uses broken silver and court copper plates at all. There are too many adulterations."

In a word, the choked Sun Chengzong was speechless. It really can't be faked, but the cost?But after thinking about it, the cost must not be much, otherwise, wouldn't it be that he lost money? Then Wang Xuan is definitely not stupid, but he can't break through the key points. He shook his head and changed the subject and asked: "You said Shanggong, Aren’t these people farming outside the city?”

"I seldom farm land. If it wasn't for the cheap land rent, it would be more profitable to work. In my husband's shipyard alone, there are more than 2 workers. There are tens of thousands of people in this city, all of whom work in various factories. That's a lot of money."

As we talked all the way, we arrived at the so-called slum area, looked at the soldiers standing guard at the gate, looked at the six-story buildings inside, looked at the people coming in and out, and looked at the large group of children playing in the entertainment area, Sun Chengzong I was speechless for a while, but I kept shouting in my heart, "What the hell is this slum area? You are fooling around, right? Damn, I have also studied!!"

"No way." The accompanying waiter shook his head, "The land in Fuzhou is too expensive, and the people can only live in high-rise buildings. After all, the same size of land can accommodate more people. Otherwise, these hundreds of thousands of people , It really takes up too much land, in Fuzhou, those who can live in bungalows are either rich or expensive."

"Now around the new city and within the Fucheng, because of the convenient transportation, those poor people who used to have houses, no matter how dilapidated the houses are, as long as they are willing to sell, they can sell a lot of money. My husband said, this is called the demolition generation, don't worry about it. How poor I was before, I can turn around in one fell swoop."

Sun Chengzong opened his mouth. He wanted to slap the guy next to him to death. What you said made sense, but I was speechless.

"Let's go to the factory and have a look, why is this job paid so much!" I still don't believe it, did the money come from the strong wind?

The group turned to a nearby textile factory again. Looking at the license plate number, they knew that it was the carriage of Wang Xuan's family. Naturally, no one dared to stop it. As soon as they entered the textile workshop, they looked up and saw women. Going out, this man and woman can't kiss each other. He is a big man who stepped into the crowd of women, and he is not a brothel. If it is spread, it will be bad for these women.

"Master Sun, what's the matter with you?" the waiter turned his head and asked.

"These are all women. If I go in, it will damage their reputation."

"It's all a mess. They work openly and aboveboard, and you didn't molest them. Why did you lose your reputation?"

"This woman is showing her face outside..." Before Sun Chengzong finished speaking, he was interrupted by the waiter raising his hand, "Master Sun, don't talk about such decadent ideas in Fujian, it's embarrassing to hear, move on Counting 300 years, there is no woman who can't go out and say, aren't you born by your mother, why do you look down on women?"

"I..." Sun Chengzong's face turned red, of course I was born by my mother, not...how dare you scold me, a little waiter, and stared at the waiter angrily, but found that the other party's eyes were full of meaning,'I said something wrong ? '

You're right, I don't have the same knowledge as you, Sun Chengzong swallowed this breath, gritted his teeth and walked in, these women don't mind, he is a big man, what can he shrink back!

When he got closer, he realized that this loom was completely different from the looms he had seen. It was huge and complicated. Under the operation of a female worker, the piece of cloth appeared little by little at a speed visible to the naked eye. too fast.

"The efficiency of one female worker weaving cloth can surpass that of more than a dozen people in the traditional way, and the quality is better." The waiter's voice came from next to my ear, "So, our Fujian cloth is cheap and good. Seven or eight years ago The days when they couldn’t afford to wear clothes are long gone. The wages these female workers can get in a month can support a family’s expenses. They are not allowed to go out to work and stay at home. You will be surprised if they don’t rebel at home. "

so much?Sun Chengzong was shocked, and then he became a famous watch, with more than a dozen per person. Even if the price is cheaper, the profit will be too much, and the wages of workers will definitely increase. If you make so much money, what are you telling these people? I can't show my face, hehe, I can't beat you to death!
Women workers make money like this, and if men can do the work, wouldn't they have more money? Then it is certain that the people in Fujian are rich, but where does all this money come from?Throughout the dynasties, the tax revenue has not changed for hundreds of years. Just talking about this Ming Dynasty, if it is not for the increase in salary, the tax revenue will drop, which makes Sun Chengzong's head full of confusion.

The day's rest time was all spent walking around the neighborhood, including going to other rural counties along the newly built concrete official road. As far as I can see, although the people in Fuzhou are not as rich as the people in Fuzhou, they are obviously Strong and healthy, neatly dressed, obviously living a very prosperous life.

Their Sun family is from Northern Zhili, and their family is extremely wealthy, but he also knows what the life of the people is like. Compared with here, even the tenants live better than the rich peasants in Northern Zhili. Yes, even poor people's homes can often eat meat, it's just... I dare not think so in my dreams!

He also heard about this. There are many fishermen on the sea. Those fish are not afraid of spoilage after being pickled with large salt, and the price is cheap. It turns out that the money to buy salt is almost enough to buy this kind of salted fish, which is just right for cooking. .

In addition, in the paddy fields, some fish, shrimps and crabs are also stocked, and they can harvest a lot every year. Although the land rent has dropped, the income of the landlord is not bad, but the income of the tenants is too much.

If you have money, you will naturally have a rich life.

After a quick glance, he boarded the big ship again in the early morning of the third day and headed towards Guangdong. Along the way, Sun Chengzong was silent and had too many questions in his heart, but no one could answer him. He could only go to Guangdong to meet Mr. Wang Xuan from Wuzhou. Come on, let's see what kind of person it is to do such unseen and unheard of careers in Fujian.

After another ten days or so, the big ship finally arrived in Guangzhou. After disembarking, Sun Chengzong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This Guangzhou finally became normal. Like other places in Ming Dynasty, the same poverty, it seems much more pleasing to the eye...

Immediately, he felt that something was wrong. He had always hoped that the people would be rich, so why did he suddenly have such a strange idea... After thinking about it, it must be that the changes in Fujian were too unreasonable, which made him feel a little strange and unreasonable. reality.

(End of this chapter)