Chapter 1789 The Industrial Age - Wen Yuan's Arguments and Jobs
"Not bad." Yun praised his son a few more words first. Except for the last question of classifying "Shang Code" into "Civil Code", the other questions were very important. He originally thought that Wen Yuan would have to explain it if he didn't ask.
Yes, now that he has thought about it and asked these questions, it shows that Wenyuan's thoughts are getting closer and closer to his.
After the praise, Yun began to answer Wen Yuan's question. "Let me answer the second question first. To promote the establishment of trade unions, naturally the court cannot set up an yamen to take charge of it. If an yamen is set up, it will either hinder the establishment of trade unions or make the trade unions
A government office that is reduced to a subordinate government office that specializes in management will be of no use to unionized workers."
"If you want to form a trade union, it must be formed voluntarily by the workers. Any measures taken by the court to promote the establishment of a trade union will only encourage the establishment of a trade union and will only do bad things. But in this case, because it wants to encourage silk and textile households to become machinists, in order to discourage them
The resentment and worries about those who set up factories make them feel at ease, and it is very necessary to establish a union in advance.”
Wenyuan nodded, suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Father, my son remembered something again. Should the imperial court, no, the imperial palace directly under the imperial palace, and the steel factory jointly owned by Xungui, form a trade union? If a trade union is formed,
What should be done if workers are dissatisfied with their wages and launch a strike or beat workers who want to work?"
"Well, right now the workers are not dissatisfied with wages and other benefits, so there is no need to form a union. As for the future, let's wait until the situation is different." Yun thought for a moment and replied. Although the steel plant is now considered a private factory, in fact
It is still the same as in a public factory. The workers are treated very well and no one will think of going on strike. But it is hard to say how long this kind of treatment can last. Yun himself has not thought about waiting until the day when the steel factory can no longer maintain the current treatment.
Whether to completely ban ordinary people from entering this industry, or to let nobles abandon the steel plant and control other industries, will only delay the problem.
He immediately began to answer the third question. "There are indeed not many provisions in the "Shang Code" at present, and there is nothing wrong with merging it with the "Civil Code". But in the future, the "Shang Code" will definitely have more and more provisions; you can also see
I passed the banker who came from Florence. Florence has a lot of provisions related to industry and commerce, but they are mixed in with the provisions related to the people. Those in charge of criminal law need to find out the relevant provisions one by one if they want to judge the case.
, it is very inconvenient. To avoid inconvenience in the future, it is better to separate the "Business Law" in advance now."
"I will explain your first question later." Yun paused for a moment before continuing: "The increase in machinists and the opening of more workshops will indeed greatly increase the production of silk, satin and cloth.
But you don’t have to worry about who to sell the increased silk and satin cloth to. The Hanzhou continent, which is constantly being developed, the Yingyong vassal in the northeast, and many vassal states or foreign countries in Southeast Asia whose population is increasing day by day, can come to buy silk and satin cloth. Furthermore,
Even if the demand for satin cloth increases slowly in these places, there is still a big market for selling, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell it."
"Big Market, my son doesn't know where this refers to." Wenyuan said.
"Of course it's India." Yun said with a smile: "The population of India is almost the same as that of the Ming Dynasty. Such a big market can't accommodate the increase in silk and satin cloth?" Just kidding, India has supported Britain's industry in history, and now there are Central Plains and India.
Two large markets, as well as other scattered small markets and the New World, can't meet the Ming Dynasty's goods sales needs?
"Father, the Hanzhou mainland and the Yingyong dynasty in the northeast are just that. They have a sparse population, and there are gold and silver mines or other valuables that can be sold in the Central Plains. No one will open a factory; but the Nanyang countries and India have a large population.
"Especially in India, which has a huge population. Seeing that some people opened factories in the Ming Dynasty to produce cheaper silk and satin cloth, wouldn't there be people opening factories locally?" Wenyuan asked.
"Of course there will be people who want to open a factory, but it's not that easy." Yun continued to say with a smile: "How can the business environment between India and Southeast Asian countries be compared with that of the Ming Dynasty? If you are not a local wealthy family, you don't know if you want to open a factory.
How many people would come to catch the autumn breeze? The cost would be much higher than that of merchants in the Ming Dynasty; if they were wealthy families, each with tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, why not recite poems and compose poems every day and have fun, but open a factory to earn hard money?
Therefore, there is no need to worry about the silk and satin cloth of the Ming Dynasty not being sold in India and Southeast Asian countries."
"If the Nanyang countries and several countries in southern India don't want their gold and silver to be stolen by Ming merchants, what should we do if the tariffs are raised?" Wenyuan asked again.
Hearing this question, Yun's smile became even warmer. "The warships of the Ming Navy are more than the total number of warships of all Nanyang and Indian countries. Raising tariffs is to give the generals of the Ming Navy, especially the Nanyang Navy,
The generals will give you credit."
"Just because they want merchants to sell goods, they send navy to attack these countries?" Wenyuan looked at his father in surprise.
"Wenyuan, do you think that your father established many vassal states in Nanyang and sent troops to occupy most of India for the benefit of the local people?" Yun said seriously to his son: "The people of Ming Dynasty can't be taken care of by so many courts.
If you let them go to the vassal country, would you care about the people of the vassal country? My father's purpose of dividing the vassal country and sending troops to India was not only to send all the princes out of the clan to prevent threats to the throne in the Central Plains, but also to rule the Ming Dynasty.
Stable. In order for the rule of the Ming Dynasty to be stable, the people of the Central Plains must live a good life; in order to let the people of the Central Plains live a good life, they can only exploit other people."
"Exploitation, as the name suggests, means deprivation and reduction; in Weifu's case, it means using other than robbery but not very reasonable means to obtain other people's wealth. The Ming Dynasty has such a large population and wants everyone to live a prosperous life.
How can we live without exploiting other people?"
"Naturally, we can't exploit it too directly, otherwise it will definitely offend the local wealthy families and the people. The most suitable method of exploitation is to gain wealth by selling goods that are cheaper than the locals. Therefore, these places must not be allowed to use
Use any means to restrict the entry of goods from the Ming Dynasty, even if you have to send troops to attack. But if you really send troops, it won't be in the name of them raising tariffs, but for other reasons." Yin said.
"Father, some places have been occupied by the Ming Dynasty, and their people also paid taxes to the court, so they should be counted as Ming Dynasty people." Wenyuan couldn't help but added.
Yun shook his head. Wen Yuan's words cannot be said to be naive, they can only be said to be the thoughts of a traditional feudal country. However, "The people of Nanyang are just that. You should have seen the people of India. They look completely different from the people of the Central Plains.
If we equate them with the people of the Central Plains, I am afraid that the vast majority of people in the government and the public will oppose it."
"But,..." Wenyuan wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by Yun: "Wenyuan, the capital of the Ming Dynasty is in the Central Plains. Almost all officials and soldiers have Central Plains looks. Our Zhu family also looks like Central Plains people; besides, India
If people rebel, they can also be suppressed by the Central Plains Guards. How to suppress the rebellion of the Central Plains people? Therefore, we can only favor the Central Plains people, and cannot be equal to a bowl of water or favor the Indians."
"Hey." Wenyuan sighed. Although he had the mentality of a ruler, he still couldn't be as ruthless as his father to put some people into another book, even though these people looked very different from him.
He also did not cite the example of the Mongols being driven out of the Central Plains a hundred years later: at that time, the number of Han people was dozens of times greater than the Mongolians, and the Mongolians who had lived in the Central Plains for a long time had been cured of their bones; now there are still slightly more Han people in the Central Plains than Indians.
Yes, and it is just a little bit of exploitation by selling cheap goods, and it doesn't cost much to spread it to each Han people. It will not raise all Han people to be masters, and there will be no problem in suppressing the Indian rebellion.
"How should the Han people who migrated to India and Nanyang vassal or fan countries be treated? Should they be treated like Indians or Nanyang natives?" Wenyuan asked again.
"Of course this can't be done." In Yun's vision, because there are too many Indians and Egypt is too far away, the Han people in India and Egypt will become like the children of the Eight Banners, or the Mongols in the Central Plains during the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty will receive preferential treatment as officials.
, in order for generals to be promoted quickly, businessmen have privileges, and tax exemptions are provided for opening factories, but there is no guarantee of "flag salary" to prevent them from becoming uncles who do nothing; Indians will always be oppressed and remain in the middle and lower classes.
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But he has never made up his mind on how to deal with the Nanyang natives. Whether to treat them as Han people for integration, or directly treat them as colonial people. At this time, he thought about it and felt that some Nanyang natives should be allowed to integrate with the Han people, except for the Annan people.
Most other people will be oppressed as colonial people, and in the eyes of the Anglo-Saxons, they are also the natives of the American colonies.
After listening to his father's idea, Wenyuan sighed again. Yun added: "Nanyang is so close to the Central Plains, and it is the first place for people from the southern coastal provinces to migrate overseas. If the natives of Nanyang are treated like the people of the Central Plains, then there will be
How should the court deal with disputes? It can only favor the people of the Central Plains. However, how to treat the natives and Han people in the enfeoffed vassal country is left to the vassal country to handle, and the court will not interfere."
"Father, all the vassal states in Nanyang will be withdrawn in the future." Wenyuan suddenly said: "Nanyang is so close to the Ming Dynasty. It is more convenient to travel to and from the capital than many places in the northwest, and it is very easy to rule. The vassal kings who will be entrusted will take care of the fiefdoms.
After becoming like the Central Plains, it is time to withdraw the feudal vassal and return it to the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court."
"You are right." Yun was stunned for a moment, and then admitted: "Not only the vassals in Nanyang, but also the Yingyong vassal in the northeast will withdraw from the vassal in the future and return it to the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. However, the vassals in the northwest and those west of the Indian Ocean will
The vassal states, the vassal states on the Hanzhou continent will not withdraw their vassals."
He praised Wen Yuan again. "If you can see this, I will feel relieved when I hand over the Ming Dynasty to you when I become a father for a hundred years."
"Father!" Wen Yuan suddenly became excited and abandoned his concern for the Nanyang natives to the Kingdom of Java. This was the first time that his father said that he would hand over the country to him. Although there were only two of them, father and son, it also showed that he
He was completely approved by his father, even more than the previous praise. How could he not be excited?
"Okay." Yun said with a smile: "Don't be so excited. The world of Ming Dynasty will be yours sooner or later, so why be excited."
"My son is not excited because of this, my son is because..." Wen Yuan was about to argue again, and Yun said: "My father knows that you are excited. This is all my fault. I praised you too little in the past. In the future, I will
Father praises you so much."
The father and son talked for a while, and Wen Yuan's excitement calmed down. At this time, Lu Yi asked softly outside if he wanted to pass on the meal, and Yun then noticed that it was already late, and he and the Li family
The father and son have not yet been interviewed. So he decided to keep the story short and briefly answer the final question: "Wenyuan, as for the interest on the money borrowed by the bank that you are worried about, my father plans to send you to take care of it."
"Son, are you going to take care of it?" Wenyuan raised his head again and looked at his father.
"Not only in the future, even this time if they lend money to craftsmen who want to open a workshop, the interest rate of the bank may not be low. With the order of the imperial court, they dare not charge high interest rates explicitly, but they can use various means to raise the interest rate.
For example, if you agree to borrow 3,000 guan, but only give 2,000 guan, you have to pay back 3,000 guan in interest. There are many ways. If you personally supervise this matter, you can stop Suzhou banks from playing tricks."
"Not only are you responsible for supervising bank borrowings and promoting the establishment of trade unions, but you also have to handle the civil commotion. It is not appropriate for the local officials in Suzhou to be transferred for the time being, but let them handle it. My father is worried about the good management.
They mumbled their words; this matter is very important and can only be left to you." Yun finally said.
"Yes, father, my son understands. My son will definitely handle the errands in Suzhou well," Wenyuan said.