The Oyster continued southward along the East African coastline.
In the VIP suite on the ship, Liu Dazheng spread out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone, preparing to write a letter to Liu Jin.
"...I have visited many colonies or vassal states along the way, and I have gained some experience."
"The Western Union Trading Company and the Ningguo plantation economy are prevalent, and there are countless large and small plantations. However, the benefits of the plantation economy are declining, and the economic growth is extremely slow."
"Both the Governor of Ceylon and King Ning are interested in developing industry. However, the development of industry not only requires a large amount of capital, but also requires a large amount of talent."
"The rapid development of industry in the Ming Dynasty and the South African colonies was all due to the new learning founded and persisted by my father, because the new learning was able to cultivate a large number of technologies and scientific and technological talents to meet the needs of industrial development."
"Ningguo, the Western United Trading Company has very few Ming people on the one hand, and on the other hand it does not pay attention to new learning, and still focuses on traditional old school education. Therefore, I conclude that even if they develop industry, it will be difficult for them to achieve anything.
The complexion is not enough to pose a threat to the Ming Dynasty and South Africa's industry."
"My child now finally understands why, father, you want to strongly support the development of Xinxue."
"When I was in Ningguo, I visited a plantation. The owner of the plantation and the manor owned an extremely large amount of land. He had a large number of slaves and untouchables under his command, and he also hired some low-caste people to do work for him."
"The output of plantations and manors is mainly sugar cane, spices, tea, etc., and all output belongs to the manor or plantation owner."
"The large number of slaves and untouchables under his command could only obtain a very small amount of food and money to maintain their livelihood. This is very similar to what we had before the Ming Dynasty."
"The land is in the hands of a small number of gentry and landlords, and a large number of farmers become their tenants. They work hard to cultivate the land but they don't even have enough to eat."
"Such a development model is naturally very comfortable for the Ming people in Ningguo, but if it is applied to our Ming Dynasty, it also means that such a country will be a country without any hope and future."
"Once there is a year of famine, there will be wars everywhere and starvation everywhere. This may be what was recorded in the books before."
"But since the rise of new learning, the continuous development of industry, a large number of people have separated from agriculture, and productivity has been improved, people can slowly get rid of this pattern that has been passed down for thousands of years, so our Ming Dynasty can usher in today's
Prosperity."
"Therefore, I believe that we should vigorously develop new learning and combat old learning. Only in this way can we truly make continuous breakthroughs and become stronger and richer."
"Not long ago, my son went to the Li family's Taiyuan colony to visit his senior Li Bianxi. The Li family's Taiyuan colony is currently in a difficult situation."
"The Han people in the colony are in the minority, and the local Kunlun slaves are in the majority. The Li family gave these Kunlun slaves the status of free citizens. They originally hoped that these Kunlun slaves could be as hard-working and willing to work as we Ming people. In this way, they can obtain
A large amount of labor force quickly developed the colony."
"However, things went against expectations. Senior Li Bianzhi said that these Kunlun slaves are like mud and cannot hold up the wall. They are lazy and extremely lazy. They are extremely sloppy and lazy. As long as they have money and food, they will never come to work, even if they are
I also cheat and cheat when I go to work, and I often miss work."
"The Li family's Taiyuan colony has made various attempts over the years, but they all ended in failure. Now it is in a dilemma."
"In addition to the Li family colony, I also learned from other places that these Kunlun slaves are completely different from us Ming people. They have no sense of shame, do not understand benevolence and morality, and are extremely lazy. They are lazy and lazy. They are really poor people.
Not on the wall."
"This may also be the reason why Kunlun slaves are the cheapest."
"The child now understands why his father wanted to clean up the local Kunlun slaves in the South African colony. Perhaps at the beginning, the colony would lack a large number of laborers and develop more slowly."
"But without the fetters and the drag, the colony will develop faster and faster. With a small population, it can use a lot of machinery. In fact, it will promote the development of mechanization and make it more efficient."
"A few days ago, I even went to Izumo City in Chu State."
"The King of Chu of Chu State believed in Buddhism, established it as the state religion, and built temples on a large scale. The small city of Izumo actually had hundreds of temples, large and small, with more than 100,000 monks."
"These monks are monks on the surface, but secretly they are male thieves and female prostitutes. They eat, drink, go whoring and gamble a lot."
"In addition, the temple is domineering and seizes other people's property. The monks bully men and women, and even stand openly in the court hall."
"Buddhism in Chu State has developed into a trend similar to European Christianity. It is increasingly influential, powerful, and extremely exclusive. Originally, there were some Taoist temples in Chu State, but today, all Taoist temples are
It has been overtaken by Buddhism, and Taoist priests have to go far away and find another high mountain to practice."
"Haier concluded that there will be great chaos in the Chu Kingdom in the future, and the root cause of the chaos lies in the King of Chu's blind belief in Buddhism. Don't you know that this Buddhist monk does not produce food himself, and everything he eats and drinks is supported by ordinary people."
"Now that everyone has become a monk, who will farm the land? Who will pay taxes? Who will serve as a soldier?"
"The child has also understood your good intentions, father, and has clearly seen the nature of religion, and also understands why the spread of any religion is strictly prohibited in the South African colony."
Liu Da wrote thousands of words eloquently, describing what he saw and heard along the way, and also his own experiences along the way.
In the past, I never understood why the South African colony was so special and unique.
Other colonies are buying slaves on a large scale and allowing local indigenous people to become free citizens. However, the South African colony does not want any other slaves except female slaves. Even the local indigenous Kunlun slaves are killed.
Drive them all out.
For a colony that was in urgent need of labor, how could it develop without labor?
Regarding this point, the owners of the South African colony also raised such questions to Liu Jin, but in the end everyone believed in Liu Jin and persisted.
If there is not enough labor force, we will find ways to use machinery instead. If you have more than a thousand people cultivating a plantation, I can cultivate a plantation with just a few people using machinery.
When agriculture was not developing well, I developed industry and set up large-scale factories, workshops, etc. Slowly, the South African colony became better and better, and everything was prosperous.
It now seems that only the development model of the South African colonies is the correct development model. As for the development models of other colonies and vassals, there are more or less problems, and these problems will become more and more prominent, affecting these vassals.
the continued development of the country and its colonies.
"Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. What the ancients said still makes sense."
"I have learned a lot along the way. I have gradually come to understand my father's good intentions and many policies and systems in South Africa."
After Liu Da finished writing the letter, he looked at the sea outside and was thinking about it.
He admired his father Liu Jin very much since he was a child. Liu Jin was the number one scholar. Liu Da once clamored to study in the old school and said that he would take the first prize in the future. However, Liu Jin sent all his children to study in the new school.
learned.
As he grew up, Liu Da gradually began to learn to think independently and constantly thought about many things. He liked history, read the history of the Ming Dynasty, and knew what the Ming Dynasty was like in the past.
It is no exaggeration to describe the country as suffering from internal and external troubles, and the people's lives are extremely difficult.
But since Liu Jin appeared, he began to gradually develop capitalism and colonialism, develop new learning, and continue to carry out reforms. The Ming Dynasty gradually came to its current situation.
Each of the stubborn problems was gradually solved, and the Ming Empire ushered in an unprecedented prosperous age, extremely strong, prosperous, and wealthy.
It can be said that it is completely different from before and has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The people of the Ming Dynasty are no longer limited to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, but have spread all over the world. They have huge colonies and vassal states overseas. The people of the Ming Dynasty basically live a good life overseas.
Why can such a huge change occur?
What prompted all of this to happen?
Liu Da has been thinking about this issue, and at the same time he is also thinking about how to develop after the Ming Dynasty.
Now Liu Da slowly had some answers in his heart, and now he gradually understood some of the things Liu Jin insisted on.
"The South African colonies should continue to adhere to the existing policies and systems. I believe that in a few decades, the South African colonies will not be inferior to the Ming Dynasty."
"And because the South African colony does not have the burden and restrictions of old learning, it may be difficult to surpass the Ming Dynasty in the future."
Liu Da thought carefully.
A few days later, the Oyster finally arrived at the East African island where the South African Colonial Governor's Palace is located.
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