Chapter 2255 restricting the industrial development of overseas vassal states and colonies
Chapter 2255, Restricting the industrial development of overseas vassal states and colonies
Wang Shouren has a huge headache, and the textile industry is of great concern.
Although the Ming Empire is developing rapidly and a large number of emerging industries are rising, the textile industry is still a very important industry and field.
"If Liu Jin were here, he would definitely be able to think of a way to deal with it."
Wang Shouren thought of Liu Jin again.
There are very few people who can admire Wang Shouren, and Liu Jin is one of them.
Liu Jin's talent, character and other aspects made Wang Shouren admire him very much. Especially when Wang Shouren reached the position of chief minister of the cabinet, he was more able to understand the decisions Liu Jin had made before and the systems he had formulated.
How useful and wise.
Not to mention anything else, it is just the official evaluation system. Under this system, officials need to focus most of their energy on their own performance. Only when they have achieved political achievements can they have the opportunity to be promoted.
Therefore, underground officials will find ways to do many things well, such as building bridges and paving roads, attracting investment, etc. In the past, these officials under their command would not only be doing nothing, but also only want to help others.
Forming factions, building relationships, intrigues, etc.
When the whole court revolves around these things, it not only delays important national events, but also greatly consumes the energy of the main decision-makers such as the emperor, cabinet ministers, and six ministers, leaving them no time and energy to
Real thinking concerns the major events and direction of the entire country.
Whether you say Liu Jin is lazy or smart, under Liu Jin's system, there are actually not many things that need to be dealt with by the cabinet every day. They are all major events that lead to this.
In the past, the flattering, greetings and other memorials have been greatly reduced, and have almost disappeared. The content written is also as concise and concise as possible, and it is no longer like the smelly and long foot wraps of a bad woman.
Wang Shouren thought of Liu Jin and how he would handle the current affairs if Liu Jin were in this position.
"Maybe I should send a telegram to Liu Jin. I wonder where Liu Jin is going sightseeing now?"
"He is really good at choosing the right time. At this critical moment, he resigned from his job and went sightseeing. I, an old man in his sixties, was working hard here, and he, a man in his fifties, actually started to travel.
It’s time to play with mountains and rivers.”
"His life plan is really unexpected!"
Thinking of Liu Jin, Wang Shouren couldn't help but shake his head. This Liu Jin always did things that people couldn't even imagine.
If it were anyone else, in his fifties and in good health, he would definitely continue to work as the chief minister of the cabinet.
What's more, the emperor trusted Liu Jin very much, so he had no reason to resign.
But Liu Jin is not an ordinary person, and his life plan is different from others.
Whether he knows how to retreat from the rapids or how to enjoy life, in short, Liu Jin is so unique. He began to travel around the world and enjoy life in his fifties.
As for power, he put it down as soon as he said it was put down, so simply, readily, and without any nostalgia. Even after resigning, Liu Jin was indifferent to the affairs of the government and the public, and he did not give anything to himself, an old man.
A friend writes a letter or something.
He also had to send telegrams and letters to Liu Jin himself. If other people knew about it, they would think that he and Liu Jin were at odds, as there was no correspondence between them.
While Wang Shouren was worrying about the impending thunderstorm in the textile industry and thinking hard about how to deal with it, on the other side, at Wangyue Tower in the capital, many leaders in the textile industry of Ming Dynasty also gathered together to discuss the current issues affecting the entire textile industry.
Big things for the future of the industry.
"Well, my warehouse is now filled with goods from several large warehouses, and they haven't even gone out. Calculated, these goods are worth more than 2 million taels of silver. This is produced when my factory only operates for half a day every day.
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"If I can't sell anymore, I will have to suspend operations. If those skilled workers leave by then, it will be difficult to open it again in the future."
Li Zhenting said with a sigh of relief that the Li's Colorful Textile Factory he opened was one of the top ten leaders in the Ming Dynasty's textile industry. It mainly specialized in cloth production, garment manufacturing, and shoe manufacturing, and employed more than 100,000 skilled workers.
"Fortunately for you, your family is big and your business is big. Other businesses are still doing well, and you still have liquidity. But I'm miserable. All my money is tied up in it. Now all the big warehouses are full, and I don't dare to stop.
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"Another loan from Galaxy is due soon. If I can't get the money to repay it by then, I will go bankrupt."
Hu Wanli, the owner of Jinxiu Textile Factory, who is also one of the top ten textile companies in Ming Dynasty, also sighed.
He is so worried that his hair has turned all white now. Thinking about the bank loan that is about to expire, he is worried to death. If this is not paid, the house, land, manor, plantation, etc. will all be given away by the bank.
take away.
“I don’t know what’s going on, but our products just can’t be sold.”
Someone followed up and said: "The current price is even cheaper than before. We can't sell it even if we sell at a loss. Some of my old customers don't buy my goods now."
"They said that the products in some overseas colonies and vassal countries are much cheaper than ours."
"It's okay if you don't tell me. I get angry when you mention this period."
"Those textile factories in overseas colonies and vassal states use slaves in their factories. All they need is to give them food. Of course, the cost is very low."
"We are different. Labor in our Ming Dynasty is too expensive. Each worker has to be paid at least more than 100 taels of silver a year, and he only works eight hours a day, and he has to take holidays and other holidays, as well as two weekends off."
"The factories in overseas vassal states and colonies are different. All they use are slaves. They don't need to pay wages at all. They can still work 12 hours a day, all year round."
"No matter how cheap our goods are, we can't compare with theirs. At the price we sell at a loss, they still make a good profit. There's no way to compare."
When Li Zhenting heard this, he immediately said helplessly.
Of course, they are also very clear about the situation of overseas textile factories, because they all know each other, and many of them have even transferred part of their textile industry to overseas colonies and vassal states.
"If this continues, we will all be killed by them. We will open factories in the Ming Dynasty, pay taxes to the court, and increase employment."
"Those overseas vassals and colonial factories did not pay taxes at all in our Ming Dynasty, but their cloth could be sold back to our Ming Empire, taking away our market."
"This is very unfair to us. I think we should jointly submit a letter to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to restrict the industrial development of overseas colonies and vassal states and not allow overseas colonies and vassal states to open factories."
"Otherwise, in the future, not only the textile industry, but also other industries will be severely impacted by overseas colonies and vassal states. They have extremely cheap labor, while our local labor force in the Ming Dynasty is getting more and more expensive."
Hu Wanli also said in deep agreement.
"It doesn't matter if there are no restrictions, but we must be allowed to use slaves, otherwise we won't be able to do it at all."
"Or we need to lower workers' wages, extend working hours, cancel holidays, etc. Otherwise, if our employers cannot survive, they will go bankrupt and their workers will have no food to eat."
Li Zhenting thought for a while and added.
In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, there have always been strong calls for the liberalization of slave restrictions, especially in these labor-intensive industries.
The rising labor wages in the Ming Empire made capitalists like them feel more pressure, especially labor-intensive industries, which were increasingly affected.
Many overseas colonies and vassal states do not have this restriction. They can use slaves, and the labor price is extremely cheap, and can even be said to be negligible.
These cheap products not only robbed overseas markets, but also impacted the Ming Dynasty's local market, causing Ming Dynasty's capitalists to complain.
However, there was free trade between the Ming Dynasty's mainland and overseas colonies and vassals. There were no restrictions on each other, and there would be no additional tariffs or anything like that.
Even the currency is unified. So far, overseas vassal states and colonies have not issued their own currency, because even if some vassal states and colonies have issued their own currency, everyone does not accept it or recognize it, and the market cannot circulate it.
, in the end I had to use Ming Dynasty silver coins and banknotes.
"If the imperial court doesn't take care of people like us, we will have no choice but to move to overseas colonies and vassal states, otherwise we will not be able to survive at all."
"Yes, if there is no other way, we will definitely have to move out. Then the court will have a lot less tax revenue, and a large number of workers will be unemployed."
"I think we should express our thoughts to the court together and see if the court will come up with any measures."
"I think it is possible. Our entire textile industry in Ming Dynasty is related to the livelihood of tens of millions of people, the employment of a large number of people and a large amount of tax revenue. The imperial court must attach great importance to it."
Many capitalists are constantly discussing and discussing the matter of petitioning the DPRK.
For them, based on their perception, the problems they are experiencing are due to unfair competition from overseas markets, and they do not fully realize that the main reason why this problem occurs is because
The reasons are overcapacity and serious imbalance between supply and demand.
