How does the emperor's day begin?
There is no difference from ordinary people.
Get up and do morning exercises. Then take a shower and have breakfast.
During breakfast, Emperor Zhu Da picked up the newspaper from the table as usual. Before the newspaper was delivered, it would be carefully ironed with an iron. This was to ensure that the ink was dry and that the hands would not be stained when reading.
Of course, it also has a sterilizing effect. Newspapers are usually served together with breakfast. We can't let Emperor Zhu Da do something wrong while reading the newspaper while eating.
"Ten million!"
Seeing the big bold letters on the front page of the news, Emperor Zhu Da showed a proud smile on his face.
"Ten million!"
This number is neither money nor things, but people!
On December 1, 1872, with the birth of a girl in Taiyuan (San Diego) Hospital, the population of the Ming Dynasty... no, it should be said that the Chinese population in the Ming Empire finally exceeded 10 million!
From 6 million at the end of 1870 to 10 million at the end of 1872!
In just two years, the population of Ming Dynasty almost doubled!
A full four million people have been added!
What kind of speed is this?
It is definitely an unprecedented population explosion. In fact, this is normal, because the immigrants in the Ming Dynasty are basically young adults!
It is not easy for millions of young adults to give birth to millions of children a year as long as the gender ratio is appropriate.
Moreover, there is an influx of 500,000 to more than 700,000 immigrants every year, which is simply not normal!
"The number of new students next year should exceed 2 million!"
Emperor Zhu Da calculated it with some pride.
"The new population is 2 million, and then add 700,000 to 800,000 immigrants. Well, it will almost reach 13 million next year, which will almost surpass Brazil in terms of population. In other words, by 1876, it will almost exceed 2,000
All in all..."
20 million people!
This population specifically refers to Chinese people!
By that time, the so-called Europeans and European-Indian hybrids will have become a real minority in the Ming Dynasty. By then, this land will really become the land of China!
"Ten million, twenty million, thirty million..."
Emperor Zhu Da, who was in a good mood, took a sip of milk and couldn't help but imagine the near future!
This speed is very fast. After all, the immigrants in Ming Dynasty are basically young adults!
As long as... Suddenly, Emperor Zhu Da's expression changed, he stared at the newspaper and shouted.
"Shameless!"
Emperor Zhu Da suddenly slapped the newspaper and said in a deep voice.
"Go and shout..."
Who are you calling?
Zhu Dahuang was a little confused. He suddenly realized one thing - there was no Ministry of Labor in the Ming Dynasty, and of course there was no so-called labor welfare.
Does Daming have worker benefits?
It seems... it's possible, maybe... it seems... it's really not.
"You really shot yourself in the foot!"
Emperor Zhu Da took a sip of tea a little depressed. The tea was Xingong Tea, but it was a bit bitter and astringent in his mouth.
"It seems that I have never considered the retirement of workers... Oh my god! There are millions of workers all over the Ming Dynasty. If they don't have pensions, who will provide for them when they lose their labor force?
...It is absolutely an unimaginable disaster!"
Faced with His Majesty's annoyance, Zuo Zongtang felt guilty. When he was in Europe, he had never heard of that country providing pensions for workers.
"Your Majesty, it seems that other countries don't have it either."
What Zuo Zongtang said is indeed true. Which country was the first in the world to establish employee pension insurance?
It's Germany, it's Bismarck. The pension insurance system of Bismarck's period was the first in the world to provide universal social security to workers in a legal way. However, it would have to wait until 1889, that is, sixteen years later, before Bismarck took the lead in promulgating it.
Disability and Old Age Insurance Act.
Before this, workers around the world had few benefits.
“Just because other countries don’t have it, doesn’t mean we can’t have it!”
Emperor Zhu Da shook his head and said.
"Not only medical care, but also pension and work-related injury insurance... Just like Zhang Dachun, such an honest worker, and he was also rated as a "labor pacesetter" in the factory. After losing his labor force, he was fired
Except! Xiang Zuo, this seems normal, but this normality is exactly the most abnormal thing, because this is an injury at work, shouldn't the company be responsible?"
When it comes to Zhang Dachun's dismissal, Zhu Xianhai's tone is still full of anger. Although he is very clear about the capitalist's face, such a face is still a bit unacceptable to him.
"I ignored it!"
When mentioning this sentence, Zhu Xianhai's tone was heavy. The reason why it was heavy was because besides Zhang Dachun, how many Zhang Dachuns were there?
"In the past, when I was in Nanhua, workers who were injured on the job were assigned idle jobs by the company, such as simple jobs such as guarding the gate or warehouse management, which was basically half-supported. But these days, there is more than just one company!
There are so many private enterprises, but our corresponding laws and regulations have not been established until now. This is simply... a crime!"
"Your Majesty, please do not blame yourself. After all, there is no precedent for this matter."
Zuo Zongtang's advice seemed very reasonable, but Zhu Xianhai still smiled bitterly.
"You don't understand, Prime Minister Left..."
After all, Emperor Zhu Da was a person from later generations. How could he not know about social insurance?
Uh... It seems that he only bought a medical insurance, and it seems that he really has never bought a pension insurance!
"If Ming Dynasty wants to have a real future, it must establish a social insurance system that covers everyone,"
After thinking for a while, Emperor Zhu Da thought of Bismarck's words.
"Social insurance is an investment that eliminates revolution. A person who expects a pension is the most responsible person and the easiest person to rule. Social insurance is an investment that eliminates revolution. As long as healthy workers are given labor rights,
If we ensure that his illness is treated and that he is taken care of properly, then... I dare say that this empire will definitely become a true thousand-year empire."
Why wait for Bismarck to pioneer? There are some things that Bismarck and others cannot do because of the social crisis. Of course Ming can wait, but why can't Ming be allowed to become the founder of this cause?
And the most important thing about starting this business is that it can provide an extremely stable foundation for the future of the empire. This stable social foundation cannot be bought with money, and it is also a manifestation of social progress.
"What your Majesty said is true. The reason why civil servants in Ming Dynasty do not dare to be greedy and accept bribes is because the salary itself is very high. Secondly, it is because supervision is strict and there are generous pensions. With expectations, naturally
Don’t dare to be greedy…”
Before he finished speaking, Zuo Zongtang suddenly stopped. He found that His Majesty's face seemed really ugly.
Isn’t it ugly?
Because the pension was originally proposed by Emperor Zhu Da himself, isn’t this exposing a scar?
This is because the butt determines the head, and we deal with problems from the perspective of a ruler.
It's hard to say that I ignored it now. I just didn't think about it at all.
Although his face looked ugly, after thinking for a moment, Zhu Xianhai still said.
"Prime Minister Left, the cabinet will study it and find a way to formulate a law to ensure that our people are treated for their illnesses and taken care of when they are old!"
This chapter has been completed!