"After all, this is the beginning of capital. There are still too many things that need to be improved."
"However, if this order can be maintained, it will be a good situation."
Looking at the Huangpu River in front of him, Liu Jin sighed.
People in this period relatively paid more attention to their reputation. Basically, the bosses of the Ming Dynasty would not be too harsh on their workers, clerks, etc.
And because ordinary people came from poverty in the past, they also cherish the jobs they have, especially those jobs where they can learn skills.
Diligence is the gene engraved in the bones of this nation!
When the boss gives money, everyone has only one belief, and that is to do a good job for the boss.
And because loyalty, filial piety, integrity and shame have been emphasized and followed since ancient times, the number one thing is loyalty. The ministers are loyal to the emperor, the servants in this family are loyal to their masters, and the workers must also be loyal to their employers, do their best, and take care of their employer's affairs.
See more than yourself.
Such a concept and concept was also very popular in the Ming Dynasty, so many times, the owners of many commercial banks directly handed over large amounts of money to the accounting clerks for management, and they did not have to worry too much about what would happen. And the accounting clerks of this era
, it is rare for a clerk to spit out his employer's money and property.
Because once something like this is exposed, not only will you be punished by the government, but even if there is no evidence and just a little bit of news gets out, your reputation will be ruined and no one will do business with you in the future.
Reputation is more important than anything else to people in this era.
It was such an era that made Liu Jin feel that it was really a good era.
The people of Ming Dynasty are diligent, intelligent, confident and loyal, and many excellent qualities are vividly reflected in them.
As long as you have food and a place to live, you can work hard and work diligently for your employer for a year without worrying at all that your employer will not pay you at the end of the year.
Where in the world can we find such an outstanding nation?
"Let's go and see the ever-changing Songhu."
However, Liu Jin also knows that self-awareness alone is not enough. Everything must be maintained by the law, especially capital, which needs to be firmly bound by the law. Otherwise, capital can do anything.
Got it.
Just like this time, these factory owners used a large number of slaves.
These factory owners do not treat their slaves as human beings at all. The slaves work in the dark factories for at least six or seven hours a day. Apart from eating and sleeping, they are like numb machines, working endlessly.
Until I was completely exhausted on the assembly line.
Wang Shouren's proposal is correct, and it is necessary to introduce such a law to protect the rights and interests of workers, just like the Xiu Mu Code introduced earlier.
At the same time, this is also a disguised form of urging capitalists to constantly think of ways to improve technology and production efficiency, and promote the core of technology and the development of science and technology.
Well, the machine does not need to rest, and no one has any rights at all.
Accompanied by Wang Shouren, Liu Jin inspected various major factories in Songhu and examined the industrial layout in Songhu in detail.
Although Songhu is a new city, it has developed extremely rapidly. A large number of factories have settled here, bringing a large number of jobs here and attracting millions of people to come to work and settle here in Songhu.
The shipbuilding industry, textile industry, steel industry, infrastructure industry and commerce here are all very developed. In the shipbuilding industry, Tianjin Shipyard set up a branch factory here in Songhu, which drove the rapid development of Songhu Shipyard.
Coupled with the increasingly rapid development of global trade, colonialism and ocean fishing in Ming Dynasty itself, the business of large and small shipyards in Ming Dynasty is very prosperous, and orders have basically been scheduled for a few years.
Not to mention the textile industry. The textile industry is one of the pillar industries of the Ming Dynasty. Not only are there a large number of textile factories in the north, but here in Songhu, the textile industry is also developed, and it is mainly based on silk spinning.
It is a high-end product line.
Silk is not affordable for ordinary people and is expensive. Even in the Ming Dynasty, silk fabrics are high-end luxury goods. Related products sell well all over the world and can bring huge benefits to the Ming Dynasty every year.
There is no way, Ming Dynasty is now the most powerful country in the world, Ming Dynasty's trends will naturally become popular all over the world, and Ming Dynasty's high-end products and luxury goods will also become popular around the world.
Rice paper, silk, porcelain, brocade, etc. are all very expensive and popular all over the world.
In the steel industry, Miyun Iron Works has set up a branch factory in Songhu. The iron ore used comes from Ma'anshan and Huguang areas, relying on the convenient water transportation of the Yangtze River.
Steel is considered a basic pillar industry. Nowadays, Ming Dynasty's demand for steel is very strong, which has also spawned an extremely large industrial chain. A large number of factories and workshops rely on the steel industry to survive.
The steel produced by the Songhu Iron and Steel Plant supports the huge demand for steel in the Ming Dynasty Jiangnan and the Yangtze River area.
Not to mention the construction industry. Since the emergence of cement, it has quickly become popular throughout the Ming Dynasty. It is indispensable for building bridges, paving roads, and building houses and tiles. spanstyle>谷/spanstyle>
Jiangnan is prosperous, and the demand for cement is very large. Cement plants of various sizes have also been established in Songhu, supporting the infrastructure construction of the entire Jiangnan.
"Songhu is a microcosm of Jiangnan. If Jiangnan develops as rapidly as the Beijing-Tianjin area, it will soon surpass the north."
On the road back to Tianjin, Liu Jin sat in a four-wheeled carriage and talked with Wang Shouren about the development of Songhu.
In fact, in later generations, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the north was much stronger than the south, especially the three northeastern provinces. Because of the presence of a large number of state-owned enterprises, it completely overpowered the south.
However, with continuous development, the south began to gradually surpass the north. There are many factors and reasons for this, but the most important reason is that the climate and natural conditions in the south are better than those in the north.
"Yes, the south of the Yangtze River has always been a prosperous land. Throughout the dynasties, the south of the Yangtze River has been a tax-heavy land, a land of plenty, but the current development is much slower than that of the north."
Wang Shouren also nodded solemnly. He is from Zhejiang himself and is very familiar with the situation in Jiangnan. It has a large population, rich products and outstanding people. No matter which dynasty it is, it is the most important place.
"It's a little slower now, but it will catch up soon. The South attaches great importance to education. Whether it is private schools, academies or emerging new schools, the South is very popular. There are many people studying, which is destined to be a good place in the future.
, they have unlimited possibilities and futures.”
Liu Jin nodded, and the carriage drove to the edge of the Yangtze River.
Someone stopped the carriage, and Liu Jin came to the Yangtze River and looked at the Yangtze River in front of him. The water in the Yangtze River was still very clear, and the water volume was also very abundant. It was possible to see ships of various sizes going east and west on the Yangtze River.
We went to small fishing boats and cast nets in the Yangtze River to catch fish.
Even though it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather is freezing and the wind is blowing on the river, it is still such a busy scene.
"Liu Jin, I plan to build a cross-river bridge here in Nanjing to connect the north and south of the Yangtze River."
"It would be inconvenient to travel between the north and south sides of the Yangtze River just by boat. We have had plans and ideas for a bridge a long time ago, but building a bridge over such a wide Yangtze River requires a huge amount of funds and a very high cost.
High bridge building technology.”
Wang Shouren on the side looked at the broad river in front of him and told Liu Jin an idea in his heart.
As the chief envoy of Southern Zhili, Wang Shouren still wants to leave something to Southern Zhili, and a bridge across the Yangtze River is definitely very good.
"Building a bridge over the Yangtze River?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately started thinking quickly.
In later generations, more than a hundred bridges were built on the Yangtze River from the middle reaches to the lower reaches. Starting from the earliest Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, more and more bridges were built.
These bridges have greatly facilitated travel and transportation between the north and south of the Yangtze River, and promoted the development of various regions.
However, there were also many critical voices in later generations.
It is believed that when these Yangtze River bridges were originally built, due to a lack of foresight, the height of the bridges was not high enough, which greatly hindered the Yangtze River from playing its role in river transportation. Large ships of 10,000 tons could not pass through.
In later generations, the water volume of the Yangtze River was six times that of the Rhine River, but the shipping value was not even one-tenth of it. A very important reason for this was because there were many Yangtze River bridges built on it.
The height of these bridges is not high enough, like iron chains, blocking ships on the Yangtze River. Only small and medium-sized ships can sail on the Yangtze River, and large cargo ships cannot sail on the Yangtze River.
The consequence is that Huguang, Jiangxi, and Anhui in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River have directly become inland areas, unable to enjoy the advantages along the river, and their development has been greatly restricted, without the advantages of coastal areas.
Otherwise, if the Yangtze River can carry 10,000-ton ships, the entire Yangtze River line will not be much different from the coastal areas, and the cost of shipping will be much, much lower than that of land transportation.
"Building the Yangtze River Bridge is a good thing, but when building the Yangtze River Bridge, it must be built high. This bridge cannot be allowed to become a shackle, blocking the development of Huguang, Jiangxi and other regions in the middle and upper reaches."
After thinking about this clearly, Liu Jin also said.
"Come Xiugao?"
"How high should you cultivate?"
Wang Shouren asked doubtfully.
"Old Wang, look at the river in front of you. The current ships are not too big. It seems that they don't need to be built too high. But in a hundred years, maybe the ships will be bigger and bigger. By that time, if we don't have enough
If you are far-sighted, if the bridge is built too short, someone may stab you in the spine."
"We can't let Huguang and Jiangxi's development destiny be cut off."
