Cutting 1719

Chapter 588 Don't even want to live, just be comfortable

If you want to understand the current changes in Dachu and the situation of the people, you can’t describe it with just a few words, and you can’t even use a certain angle to describe it. This kind of change from the inside out is an unprecedented change, so If you want to understand the plight of Dachu, you need to understand how heavy the three words of industrialization are for a country.

At least according to Ning Yu's understanding of future generations, even in the 21st century, there are very few countries that have truly industrialized, and most countries still have not really industrialized, but even for such a few industrialized countries, the experience The blood and tears are also unimaginable.

In the original history, as the first British Empire to start industrialization, it was not as beautiful as people imagined. The industrial waste floating in the London River and the polluting gas produced all the year round made London even have a so-called " It is called the Fog City', and what is deeper inside are the layers of bones of the child laborers who died in the factories, forming the foundation of the British Empire.

And such a British Empire is not the free, enlightened and clean government described by people later. On the contrary, it is a country with huge military expenditures, always in a state of war, pursuing interventionist policies, high taxes, and high debts. A bureaucratic group and a powerful country with extreme trade protectionism.

Colonial expansion abroad and harsh exploitation at home are the reality of capitalism and industrialization.

As for other industrialized countries, although there is a big difference in development from the British Empire, it is difficult to completely avoid the above two restrictions. Even China's road to industrialization is full of thorns and ups and downs. It took a heavy price to finally realize it.

So without industrialization?Can such a tragedy be avoided?
Obviously, this is impossible, and this is the reason why Ning Yu still insists on implementing it, knowing that industrialization will bring a lot of pain to the people, because if he does not take the initiative to carry out industrialization, the final end will only be worse.

In another time and space history, the Qing Dynasty failed to industrialize successfully, did not obtain raw materials and markets, and could only choose to digest the pain itself, which caused the people at that time to almost fall into an unspeakable tragedy.

"There is no doubt that no country has been so mired in so many catastrophic cycles of poverty as this great kingdom of heaven. There is not a single year in which this country is free from mass famine. Precarious people cannot count."

"Just one drought, flood, or other calamity that makes a province lose its crop, and two-thirds of the population immediately goes hungry. You'll often see armies of begging men, women, and children marching together , just to find some supplies in some village or town."

"Many of them passed out and died by the roadside before reaching their likely destination of rescue. You'll see their bodies lying in fields and by the roadside, and you'll probably pass them without noticing them: after all This horrific scene is all too common and familiar here."

These words come from what a Catholic priest who traveled in China saw and heard at that time. Of course, there were factors such as wars, but it can be seen that in the traditional agricultural society, due to the extreme backwardness of productivity, the Become very passive in the face of natural disasters, and the ability to resist risks is extremely weakened.

Ning Yu doesn't want his country to remain like this in another 100 years, so no matter what, he must carry out industrialization, and to carry out industrialization, he must lead the people forward from all aspects, and even drive them forward , even if the process is full of sadness and bitterness.

So is there a day to relax?Naturally, there are, and it is not difficult to predict.

The key is to wait until the industrialization is successful, then you can use the power brought by industrialization to plunder the vast raw material production areas and markets, and let the merchant groups help the farmers in the country to finance, organize production and sales, so as to feed back the country's agriculture .

Because it is impossible for single-family farmers to rely on the division of labor to organize enterprises and create a large market. They lack funds and raw materials, and they don’t know where the sales channels are. If they know, they are unable to control and maintain safety and punish fraud.Only businessmen who have become rich through global trade can use industry to help regulate the distribution of domestic interests.

Still use the British Empire as an example. During the hundreds of years of primitive industrialization, British farmers naturally suffered extremely. After the initial effect of industrialization, the British government created the world’s largest textile market for British township enterprises. Wool And cotton raw material supply, production base, and global sales network, and thus obtained a lot of wealth.

Then the British Empire, which occupied wealth, in order to occupy such a large market and interests, it needs to rely on the factory system and support professional workers to implement large-scale production technology to be profitable, and this will bring prosperity to township enterprises and agricultural products Commercialization allows farmers to get rich, exports surplus labor time to the original manufacturing industry, and opens up and creates a unified domestic and foreign market for them.

After the outbreak of the first industrial revolution, the industries of the British Empire were also rapidly upgrading. There was a huge demand for new coal resources, power and transportation, and the traditional production models would be phased out. Therefore, the evolution The prosperous demand of the trinity of "coal-steam engine-railway" was created, thus solving the bottleneck problem.

At the same time, the needs of the trinity also made the British Empire have a quantitative demand for steel, machinery and other heavy industrial products, that is, the second industrial revolution followed, that is, for all intermediate products, steel, cement , machines, bridges, and tunnels, and carry out large-scale quantitative production, and the British Empire that has completed this step has become the world's number one empire on which the sun never sets.

Great Britain, which became the empire on which the sun never sets, immediately entered the era of comprehensive welfare, that is, providing economic welfare to all members of society, unemployment insurance, public medical education, social safety net, etc., which is unimaginable to the people of other countries at the same time The advantages.

To put it simply, industrialization is very painful and terribly difficult, but once it succeeds, the benefits that can be obtained are simply unpredictable. Among them, it occupies a very favorable position.

Therefore, the current Dachu is on the eve of the outbreak of the first industrial revolution. The phenomenon of land annexation has been improved, technological innovation is also advancing rapidly, and the government is increasingly inclined to mercantilism, even using force to ensure that there will be no major turmoil in the society. The support was also firmly in Ning Yu's hands, so all he could do was to continue walking.

Of course, the chat between Ning Yu and Cui Si did not go deep enough, but turned around and continued to engage in the court game, and after Ning Yu communicated with the cabinet, the entire cabinet secretary contact meeting also appeared for a long time Unspeakably calm, which is in stark contrast to the battles of recent days.

"I know, in your hearts, you have always thought that the current Great Chu can simply enter Kuma and release Nanshan with swords and guns. There is no need to spend tens of millions of silver dollars every year to maintain such a huge army, and there is no need to fight for the frozen soil in the north. The Russians are fighting each other to the death, and even in your opinion, with the development of industry and commerce to this point, you can completely sit back and study without continuing to develop—"

Ning Yu's expression was full of helplessness. He needed to let his officials understand his thoughts from the bottom of his heart. Otherwise, even under the coercion of the imperial power, it would be difficult to achieve good results. Therefore, Ning Yu Yu also had to work hard to convince them.

"But have you ever thought about it? In the past, the world was only a corner of East Asia. Even with North Korea, Japan, and even South Asian countries, it is nothing more than some small countries that are not worth mentioning. If there are no major changes, there is no way to treat me in China. The country poses any threat, so that after Mongolia is completely recovered by me, you will feel that there is nothing wrong with the world."

"The world is all right, and the emperor is still here to dictate. This is simply the most annoying thing. Many of you may be cursing me in your heart. You hope to live a more comfortable life."

The crisp voice echoed in the hall, but the expressions of the ministers also showed a little distress and bewilderment. They had something they needed to insist on, but the emperor also had something the emperor wanted to say.

Ning Yu inspected the crowd coldly, and said with a sneer: "In each of you, I wish that I could rule the world from the bottom of my hand, so that I can continue to rule the world for three generations, but you don't think about it carefully, you really want to be so comfortable. , will no one pose a threat to you and Da Chu in the future?"

"Don't be afraid of death, but be afraid of not being comfortable. If you don't want your life, you must be comfortable!"

"Please, can you open your eyes and take a look, take a look, look at the current Europe, the current world, and what the future enemies of Dachu are doing now?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are ignorant and really do not understand His Majesty's ambition. However, the minister has something to say, please listen carefully to your Majesty."

Cui Wancai stood quietly in the main hall, but sighed softly. Strictly speaking, this year is his first year as the chief assistant, but he already has to fight the emperor, even though he knows that this will not happen. Slow down the speed of the emperor, but he still has to uphold the idea of ​​opposition.

Because as the chief assistant, he is not the emperor's answering person, and the emperor and the people don't need a puppet and clay sculpture to stay in the court hall to receive the respect of all officials, otherwise, what good will it do for the country and the people to be such a chief assistant?

Ning Yu calmed down slightly, and said expressionlessly: "If there are useful words, I will naturally listen."

　Today's Double Eleven was affected by work, so I only coded [-], and I will start to change more later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)