Kai Fu Han

Chapter 379
"However, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of nearby people. Besides, even if there are refugees, there should not be too many. Can it solve the current labor shortage problem of Xinghan League?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"It's probably difficult, but it can be alleviated anyway." Luo Cheng replied.

It seems that Luo Cheng had communicated with Xu Zhong before coming and knew about the current refugee situation in the outside world.

"In fact, the most important thing is to liberate farmers from the land." Liu Xinqi said, and explained in detail how to liberate farmers from the land.

In the near future, we can upgrade agricultural tools, increase animal power and mechanical power, develop pesticides to reduce the labor required for weeding, etc.

In the long run, we need to encourage more childbirth and increase the total working population.

"These are indeed possible, but they are not immediately effective." Luo Cheng responded.

After listening to Liu Xinqi's opinions, several people agreed very much, but at the same time they also understood that these are long-term solutions and will definitely be effective, but the results will be slow.

Liu Xinqi once again searched for relevant information in his memory, and suddenly remembered the knowledge about black slaves in later generations.

Asia is too far away from Africa, so copying it is definitely not appropriate, but it should still be feasible with slight modifications.

"There has always been a slave trade between Goryeo and Japan. Can we buy people from these two countries? According to the round-trip transportation time, Goryeo only takes ten days, and Japan only takes up to 20 days. The results will be seen soon." Liu Xinqi said.

After hearing Liu Xinqi's opinion, several people looked at each other a little bit, and the office was quiet for a while.

"Hasn't the alliance leader always been very opposed to the existence of slaves and the behavior of slaves?" Luo Cheng asked in a low voice.

Liu Xinqi smiled after hearing this and said: "What I exclude are Han people as slaves. In fact, our Xinghan League's policy of criminalizing foreigners is also a disguised and milder slavery policy."

"Besides, there are many benefits to buying young men from Goryeo and Japan back to work for our Xinghan League."

There is an essential reason why the economy of provinces that exported large amounts of labor in later generations could not catch up with the provinces that imported labor.

People are productivity and wealth.

"I would like to hear the details!" Luo Cheng said.

In this world, refugees are regarded as a burden by the authorities. Although the Xinghan League is now aware of the various benefits represented by the population, spending money to buy people is still a bit too "avant-garde".

"First of all, the price of foreign slaves is not high. Young and strong men only cost about ten taels of silver. Ordinary women, children and the elderly and the weak are even cheaper. When they are bought, they will become the labor force of our Xinghan Alliance. As long as we treat them well. , I believe they can create endless benefits for me, far exceeding the cost of purchasing them.”

Goryeo has always had a tradition of selling "Goryeo maids" to mainland gentry and wealthy merchants. When it was a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, it also paid tribute to the court. Goryeo maids were Goryeo beauties and their prices were very expensive.However, for Xinghan League, this kind of luxury product is not necessary, so it is not within the scope of purchase.

"Secondly, using foreign races to do simple and repetitive labor work can free the Han people to carry out high value-added work such as research and development and creation. By then, we will have mastered the core knowledge and technology and will not be afraid of these foreign races doing us any harm. pose a threat."

This is the routine of Western countries in later generations. The bottom-level production is handed over to the third world or developing countries, and the upper-level R&D is in their own hands.

"In the end, every time a person was sold in the Goryeo and Japanese countries, it was equivalent to the loss of a labor force, and the national strength weakened a little. A drop of water formed a river. It is estimated that by the time their leaders reacted, the national strength had been severely damaged. This is very important for our Xinghan For the alliance, there are advantages and no disadvantages." After listening to Liu Xinqi's analysis, several people looked like they suddenly understood.

"According to this, we can actually buy slaves from countries such as Zhao, Jin, and even Xixia, and the effect should be the same." Liu Zhimu reasoned.

"That's the truth, but for the Kingdom of Jin, spending money to buy it is not worth it. In the past few months, it is estimated that the Jin army in Liaoyang Prefecture has almost assembled, and the rebel army that has just transformed into the city has almost rested. The war is about to break out. Wait for the war If we win this battle, the Liaodong Peninsula, including Tokyo Road, will be a place where we can plunder the population without spending any money."

"It seems that the logistics department has a new task." Liu Lisheng sighed.

"Yes, the rebels are now considered their own. Muskets are too sensitive and cannot be equipped with them. However, each soldier should be equipped with one armor, so that when the rebels fight against the Jin Kingdom, they will be in vain due to insufficient armor. Die." Liu Xinqi replied.

Liu Xinqi now regards these rebels as the assets of the Xinghan League. With the development of the Xinghan League, their "shield" role will gradually become dispensable. At that time, it will be time for these rebels to be merged into the Xinghan League.

"There are currently fifteen thousand pairs of steel armor in stock. If all are supplied to the rebels, the gap will not be huge. I will adjust production when I get back and produce the missing armor as soon as possible." Liu Lisheng replied.

The iron sheets and steel sheets used in armor production are now made by stamping. Water conservancy stamping equipment has not yet been developed, so manual stamping is used for the time being.

Using labor-saving and reasonable equipment such as pulleys, the strength of dozens of people (including soldiers) can be combined into one place, lifting heavy objects, and then free-falling for stamping, which is dozens of times more efficient than hammer forging.

……

On August [-], the penultimate day of the summer tax payment deadline, the Xinghan League's new recruitment announcement was published in the People's Daily.

Recruitment notices were also posted on notice boards in every city gate, city, and township.

People in each county responded positively to the military conscription. The number of applicants in each county exceeded 1. The lowest number of applicants was in Penglai County.Perhaps because the Xinghan League has been recruiting troops in Penglai for the past two years, it has exhausted the population here who are willing to serve as soldiers.

In less than half a month, after screening, 2 new recruits were recruited.

The [-] recruits will enter two recruit camps in Jiaoshui and Penglai for training.

The [-] recruits who entered Glue were all Army soldiers, while the [-] recruits who entered Penglai were evenly divided between Army and Navy.

On August 25, Liu Xinqi convened a meeting of all senior officials in Penglai.

The chief officers of each department reported the work summary of the first half of the year one by one.

"The results of this recruitment far exceeded the previous expectations of the Ministry of War. The total number of applicants exceeded 10, and 2 were finally selected. They are all between the ages of 23 and [-]. They are all young, strong and highly malleable young people. People." Liu Lizhenhui reported.

Previously, we were worried that there would not be enough people to recruit, and the maximum age for conscription was relaxed to 35 years old. Unexpectedly, it turned out that everyone was unfounded, and the Xinghan League was still very popular among the people.

(End of this chapter)