I am the king of the dead

Chapter 745 The meaning of the existence of the Craftsman City

Zhu Qiyu looked at Teng Zhao and said with a smile: "Yi said: Likes flock together, and things are divided into groups, good and bad are born. What do you mean?"

"All living beings gather together because of similarities, so everything in the world is divided into groups, and then division into groups will inevitably lead to competition, and there will be good and bad luck."

"Profit is good for the group; loss is bad for the group."

"What is a group? It is a group that has a common language, culture, race, territory, court, history, and common cognition. It is a group."

In Zhu Qiyu's understanding, a group is a stable community formed after a long period of historical development.

Without recognition, there is no group.

Then after clarifying the specific definition of this group, we can answer Teng Zhao's question.

Are barbarians and Daming the same group?
Obviously, if they were not a group, then there would be no mention of Daming's violation of their private rights.

Yu Qian said that the overseas abandoned people are also the overseas abandoned people of Ming Dynasty, which is based on the clear cognition of the group.

In the community of the Ming Dynasty, there are clear boundaries in terms of region, culture, race, etc., but they are not static, and there are also dynamic changes.

For example, the three prefectures of Ryukyu, after Jingtai started prefectures and counties of Ryukyu in the fourth year, incorporated Ryukyu into the Ming community in terms of geography, culture, race, politics, etc.

For example, Jiaozhi Fifteen Prefectures joined the Daming group in the sixth year of Yongle, and announced their withdrawal from the group in the third year of Xuande, and Zhu Qiyu wanted Annan, the county, to join the group.

Teng Zhao earnestly understood His Majesty's explanation to the group, and the doubts in his heart were like seeing the sun through the clouds and mists, and suddenly became clear. Those things that he couldn't understand before, he had completely thought about it. The understanding of the word public and private, One level deeper.

It is beneficial to other groups, but harmful to this group, which requires public authority to intervene.

This is the result of the three brothers of the Qu family practicing with their own bodies, which is harmful to the group.

"Where does this road lead to?" Zhu Qiyu stood in the shipyard, looking at the road stretching eastward, and asked with some doubts.

Teng Zhao bowed his head and said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, this road goes east to the Wan'an Office of Haitan Mountain (Pingtan County), and it is only two hundred miles away from Jilong Island across the sea."

"Haitan Mountain is facing Zhuqi (now Hsinchu) on Jilong Island, and it is 120 miles from Zhuqi to Zhongfu Mountain (now Taoyuan). It is a suitable place to go to the island."

"A suitable place to go to the island?" Zhu Qiyu was taken aback. Daming's development of Jilong Island has always been based on exploration. For the specific map, Chen Yi has been asking the Ministry of War to submit the survey map.

Chen Yi took out a long scroll and opened it and said, "Please look, Your Majesty, from Zhuchi to Zhongfu Mountain is the most suitable location on the west side of Jilong Island to go to the island. The trade wind is strong in this section, and the water depth near the island is less than Three feet, when the tide is low, the jade and sandy bottom will be exposed, and it will be more than five feet back, which is good for going to the island."

Chen Yi took out a map called "Chicken Cage Soldiers Prepared Topography Map", which showed where it was suitable to go to the island with vermilion, and where it was not suitable to go to the island with the black standard.

The west side of Jilong Island is mostly plains, but the only place suitable for going to the island is the 120-mile range from Zhuqi to Zhongfu Mountain. The rest is too narrow and not conducive to the deployment of large-scale troops.

On the south side of Jilong Island, there is a section of Shangdao that is less than a hundred miles away, surrounding Hutou Mountain (now Kaohsiung), and in the southeast of Jilong Island, most of them are suitable for landing on the island. The direction is not suitable for landing on the island because of the obstruction of hills and mountains.

In this picture, information such as the difference between high and low tides, waterways, landways, good ports, fertile fields, wading, rainy seasons, flood seasons, trade winds, etc. are also marked.

"Is this the whole picture?" Zhu Qiyu looked at the picture of soldiers and nodded and asked.

Chen Yi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, this picture is a general picture, and there are specific pictures, which are still not finished. There are only nine pictures now, and there are still fifteen more to be drawn."

"Because the island is densely covered with mountains and forests, the survey still needs to continue, but the Penghu Inspection Department and Longmen Port are already very lively."

Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized a problem, even if it is a general map with not so many details, it is much more detailed than the usual map of soldiers pushing the chessboard.

In other words, the Bingtui chessboard he usually plays is a simplified version of the simplified war.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the road leading to Haitan in a daze, and asked in a low voice: "Yu Shaobao, do you think talent is more important in marching and fighting, or learning the art of war is more important?"

Yu Qian thought about it, and chose to tell the truth: "I think talent is more important."

The situation of the battle is ever-changing, and the opportunity for battle is fleeting. On the battlefield, there are too many changes. Generals who can subconsciously make judgments in extremely complicated situations are good generals.

The military always pays attention to talent.

What Yu Qian said was true, but he never denied His Majesty's decisive role in the war. In Yu Qian's view, war is definitely not a fight between the two sides and called it a war. It is a group fight, and it is played by the famous Japanese.

His Majesty's [Leniency in Predicting the Enemy] can be said to give Daming the upper hand.

Take the Annan battle in counties that has already begun as an example.

His Majesty arranged for the pier to be far away from Hou Yebu and went deep into the captive camp to investigate the facts; arranged for Tiqi to go to persuade Liu Pu to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty; ordered the Songjiang government to increase the import of rice and grain from Annan by [-]%; ordered Liu Pu and others to protect Li Yimin's army A series of measures such as the reign of a tyrant, an incompetent king, meeting with Li Sicheng and making promises to reduce the risk of governing Annan, are they considered acts of war?
Yu Qian thinks it counts.

Because the purpose of war is to make the opponent submit to one's own will, the means to weaken the opponent's will to resist is to fight.

His Majesty may not be good at directing specific operations, but His Majesty's actions before taking action effectively reduced the will of Annan's soldiers and civilians to resist, turning Annan into a dilapidated house that collapsed with just one kick.

As the Supreme Commander of the Ming Dynasty, His Majesty did not have much talent in specific combat techniques, but His Majesty was wise in strategy and played a vital role.

The boat pond of Fuzhou Shipyard stretches along the Minjiang River into the distance, with no end in sight. Countless shipwrights are busy in it. The boats that sail out of the dock will go to the nine provinces of Ming Dynasty. All over the country, Fu is going to Mizhou Shipping Department.

Daming's new ocean is slowly taking shape.

Zhu Qiyu had a full schedule. After visiting the Fuzhou Shipyard, he went to the Fujian Weaving Bureau to inspect the production and operation of the Weaving Bureau, and then went to the Spice Factory, Ironware Factory, Porcelain Factory, Lime Factory, Cement Factory and so on. It was after Chen Mao put down the rebellion in Fujian that he prepared to build it according to His Majesty the Emperor's instructions to restore the official factory.

Along the way, Chen Mao was smiling from ear to ear. These factories are operating very well, and the scale has expanded. Surrounding the official factories, a large grass market has been formed. People come and go, rubbing shoulders. heel.

"Is there no craftsman city in Fuzhou?" Zhu Qiyu asked only when he stopped.

Teng Zhao shook his head and said, "There is no craftsman city, so it must be built?"

"Yes, it's very necessary." Zhu Qiyu looked at Teng Zhao's puzzled expression and said, "Are you thinking, as long as you can get paid for your work and maintain the Labor Insurance Bureau, why build a craftsman city?"

"Yes, my lord... stupid." Teng Zhao was puzzled why His Majesty suddenly mentioned Carpenter City.

For the Fujian province, it is not difficult to build a craftsman city. According to the experience of the Songjiang Prefecture craftsman city, it is not a big craftsman city and costs less. Fujian provinces are fully capable of building a craftsman city.

But what about motivation?
Zhu Qiyu said as he walked: "There are only two things that are most afraid of from the beginning to the end."

"The first one is farmers and artisans. They can be organized in any form, whether it's a labor union or a farm. Once the workers are organized, they have the qualifications to negotiate with them, and meat eaters can't kill them at will."

"The second is to obstruct the laborers who create wealth as much as possible, and have an impact on the decision-making of the court. For example, building the Dengwen Drum Academy on the courtyard wall; for example, setting up various poetry clubs, societies, colleges, etc. The nonsense that people sneer at will not let the laborers talk."

"These are the two things meat eaters must do in order to maintain their existence."

"So the existence of Craftsman City makes the meat eaters feel like a stick in their throats."

"The Artisan City fully gathers artisans together, which is a joint force and a bargaining chip for negotiations. After all, compared to the huge group of artisans, the meat eaters are the small group."

Only then did Teng Zhao bow his head and said: "I will take care of the construction of the Carpenter City. When Your Majesty returns triumphantly, I implore Your Majesty to stay on the ground in Fujian again."

Only then did Teng Zhao realize the importance of the Craftsman City, even if it is of positive significance to the local area.

The Renhe Xia family in Zhejiang Province, Xia Shizheng coerced the people to avoid disasters in Lingzhou County, and the Renhe County magistrate reported every year, wasn't it just being forced by the local wealthy family?
Teng Zhao is not talking nonsense, he gave a clear time, when His Majesty returns to court, the construction of the Carpenter City on the ground in Fujian will start, and even be completed, for His Majesty to inspect again.

You must know that Fujian is one of the sixteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, an active province, how can it be left behind?
Zhu Qiyu continued: "It is human nature to pursue profit. Based on this, we can infer that meat eaters naturally have strong motivations to do something."

"For example, to reduce the labor wages of workers. The labor disputes handled by the Labor Insurance Bureau every year are empirical evidence."

"For example, prolong the working hours and intensity of laborers as much as possible. On this point, there is also a saying in the Han Dynasty: Farmers and their sons are exposed to the middle and wild, and they do not avoid the cold and heat. Taxes are privately demanded by the township department, and cannot be paid for, so the people abandon their basics and chase after the waste, and the tillers cannot half."

"For example, try to make workers obedient and follow the rules. For example, the two elder brothers of Yang Tie in Gaochang were sold to the workshop by Master Yang and Young Master Yang to work as bonded labor in the workshop, so that they can be physically attached to prevent them from running away or being disobedient. "

"For example, let the laborers bear the cost of reproduction as much as possible. Farmers often wonder, obviously they planted the land themselves, but they have to borrow money to buy grain every year? The craftsmen are also thinking, obviously they made the iron tools themselves. , but also to spend time, energy or money to obtain ironware, porcelain and so on.”

"Based on this strong motivation, we can get a ground truth."

"That is, the meat-eaters have more and more liquid assets, fixed assets, and reserved assets, so much that they don't know how much they have. Their lives are extremely extravagant, and they spend money like running water. They even spend tens of thousands of taels of silver to buy a broken sack. And enjoy it, but, instead of decreasing, the silver in the treasury is still increasing, and piled up like a mountain."

"However, the peasants and craftsmen of the working class are getting poorer and poorer, and they still have to be grateful for the charity of the meat eaters. The court and the emperor can't hear their voices, even if the wealth is created by them."

"The rich get richer and the poor get poorer. What is the long-term result?"

Teng Zhao said subconsciously: "What is it?"

Zhu Qiyu sneered: "I lost my way and died in the world. Everything was completely destroyed by the boundless anger, and I started all over again."

"how so?"

"It's very simple. The consumers who buy workshop goods and food are still the majority of people."

"The meat eaters occupy all the profits, but the laborers get meager labor remuneration, or even can't get the due remuneration, then the world's total demand for commodities will fall again and again."

"Most people, like the monks in the temple, have no desires or desires. Who will buy the things produced by workshops and land?"

"Demand decreases, workshops reduce production, and laborers' wages are even less guaranteed. This further reduces demand, and this has fallen into an endless loop. It cannot be extricated, and winter is approaching."

"The existence of the Craftsman City can reduce the cost of reproduction that the craftsmen bear on themselves. This is another important significance of the Craftsman City."

Zhu Qiyu's so many words are actually a process of argumentation.

What he wants to express is: the existence of the craftsman city, in addition to ensuring the bargaining power of the laborers to form a joint force and ensure the influence on decision-making, has another important role: that is to reduce the reproduction cost of the laborers and ensure domestic demand.

What the workshop produces are commodities, not luxury goods, not broken sacks of tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the commodities are paid for by most people.

And Ming Dynasty is the kingdom of heaven and the largest consumer market, endless stripping, and the final result is that no one pays for the products produced.

Zhu Qiyu, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, could not talk about stabilizing and expanding domestic demand on the one hand, but on the other hand he was unwilling to exercise public power, intervene in the systematic exploitation of workers by meat-eaters, and even guarantee the rights of meat-eaters to the exploitation of subordinates. .

As the poor get poorer, who will sell the commodities produced?

How to stabilize and expand domestic demand?
"The official residence is the home of the bureaucrats, and the artisan city is the home of the craftsmen." Zhu Qiyu put one foot on the big jade leg and said conclusively.

Teng Zhao has fully understood why His Majesty asked about Jiangcheng. Fujian's farms are doing very well. Jiangcheng is a shortcoming on the ground in Fujian. His Majesty pointed out the way for him in the future. !"

Yu Qian turned his head to Xing'an and asked in a low voice: "Da Dang, have you written down what your majesty said just now? Send it back to the capital, let the Yantie conference study your majesty's words carefully, and write them into "Jingtai Yantie New Theory" "In."

Xing'an said with a smile: "Don't worry, Shaoan, our family has made a note of it."

For Xing'an, every word His Majesty said is very important, and this is also the reason for his existence as a big peng.

Zhu Qiyu returned to Bieyuan and began to deal with the memorials sent by the capital. At dusk, Zhu Qiyu received a pond newspaper, his complexion suddenly changed, and he said sharply: "Li Yimin, what a daring dog!"

　Ask for a monthly ticket, woo! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

　　
　
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