People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 551 The patent fee alone is 2 silver coins every month!

Chapter 551 The patent fee alone is ten taels of silver every month!
When they thought of this, some people actually lowered their heads.

I was secretly blaming myself in my heart.

Why do you say such things? What qualifications do you have to say such things?
You have no right to look down on this or that here.

You know, after Daming came here, it was really like what Wang Dahai and Liu Baihu said.

The entire Sanfuqi was taken down without firing a single shot.

What does it rely on?
They relied not only on strategy and wisdom, but more on their muskets and artillery, and made a name for themselves when they conquered the Majapahit Kingdom.

It is precisely because of that incident that now whenever people mention the Ming Dynasty, everyone feels that they have to give a thumbs up.

Because of what?
Because you are just not as strong as others.

Because you are just not as good as others.

Because you just have to admire how great they are now.

So when people think of this, they ask themselves.

What is there about you that is worth people's attention?

Are you talking about those acres of land of yours where even crops can’t grow?

Or those tattered pants with holes in them?

There is nothing worth worrying about. Why do you feel that others are plotting something against you?

So now they are condemning themselves in their hearts.

Why do you still say such sarcastic words at this time?

Especially when you see that people are working so hard on it, you tell yourself that as long as you follow us in the Ming Dynasty and carry out reforms together, you will be able to live a better life.

Even for craftsmen, a profession that was previously looked down upon by everyone, we can make you become a highly respected person here.

With just these benefits, why do people think this way about others after hearing them?

It is precisely because of this kind of thinking that many of them now feel a little embarrassed when they think of this.

It's more of a feeling of guilt and inferiority.

Especially when I hear people say that even craftsmen can live a better life.

They even couldn't believe it when they realized that they could get everything including self-esteem and status.

It turns out that everyone was thinking the same thing - craftsmen could never get respect from others.

Craftsmen should be looked down upon.

Craftsmen should be humble, etc.

Once this idea came up, everyone thought the same way.

But the Ming Dynasty didn’t think so.

Such a powerful country, which could uproot your entire Srivijaya and destroy the entire Majapahit Kingdom overnight, would say that the craftsmen actually changed many things in the Ming Dynasty during this process.

What a great honor it is.

For the craftsman, this result can be regarded as the greatest luck in his life.

If you can catch such a ride, your life will be worth it.

But some people have narrow-minded thoughts in their minds that they must be plotting something.

They must be plotting against my little property, my underwear or something like that.

Everyone who had this thought lowered their heads at this moment and dared not speak.

Wang Dahai did not blame them.

Wang Dahai might be more sympathetic to them.

Because it was the same in the Ming Dynasty, when the people of the Ming Dynasty were being exploited and oppressed to the point where they couldn't even lift their heads.

Even though reform has so many benefits, they sometimes can't believe it.

It is because my life is so hard that I cannot believe that there is such a sweet thing in the world. This is very sad.

At the beginning, Wang Dahai did not feel this kind of sadness very well in the army.

It can be said that he did not get to know the common people in depth and understand how they lived while in the army.

And my parents have always been soldiers and have never been too involved among the people.

But now when he saw these ordinary people, he finally understood why they were saying that.

In fact, my life is very hard, and the most miserable people in the world are the common people.

Although the status of those businessmen has never been very high, they are sometimes even discriminated against.

But one thing must be admitted, they are not respected by many people even spiritually.

But what they have received materially is something that ordinary people will never be able to experience in their entire lives.

They ate all kinds of delicacies from land and sea.

They were dressed in silk and satin.

They were hugged by their beautiful wives and concubines.

Are those things that ordinary people can feel?
Those wealthy businessmen do not have to suffer from the sun and rain in the summer or the cold wind in the winter.

In fact, their lives are much better than those of ordinary people.

Even though their status is not as good as that of scholars and so-called ordinary people to a certain extent, they live much better than them.

So who are the most miserable people in the world? The most miserable people in the world are the poor people.

And now Chen Han’s reforms are aimed at enabling these poor people to live a good life.

Reforms can only be truly successful if they allow the poor people to live a good life.

Wang Dahai saw the craftsmen lowering their heads before he slowly said, "The Duke wanted to come to you to carry out reforms so that you can live a good life like the people in the Central Plains.

You craftsmen have always been looked down upon, not because you are incompetent, but because of the inherent ideas of the common people. Where do these ideas come from?
It is certain personal definitions that define you craftsmen as people who should be poor all your life. These people may be scholars, members of the upper class, or wealthy people.

Why? Because the work you guys do is really tiring and hard, and it’s not something that ordinary people can endure.

Although you can earn some money, in the eyes of some people, the money you earn is cheap, earned by being lowly, and at the expense of your own dignity?

But is it really so?

I would like to ask the ordinary people here, if your house is short of a cabinet, would you have to be polite when you ask someone to come and build the cabinet?
Do you think these craftsmen are lowly?"

When ordinary people think of this, they really feel the same way in life.

If you want to make a cabinet or a door at home, you will not humiliate the craftsmen if you invite them to your home. You will even have a nice conversation with them, have a heart-to-heart talk with them, or even invite them to have a meal and thank them.

That's why ordinary people would not look down on these ordinary carpenters. They would even think that it is worthy of recognition for them to come and make cabinets for them. They don't look down on them. But who looks down on craftsmen?

Ultimately it’s all because of those rumors in society, or even a word or two from certain people.

For example, a scholar with status in a village said.

The most lowly people in the world may be the craftsmen, because they have to bow their heads and do things that others are unwilling to do.

For example, the ditch is dirty and messy.

For example, those who repair the wall may face the test of life and death every day.

For example, those carpenters spend their whole lives making cabinets, but they only have a few decent pieces of furniture in their own homes.

For example, those bamboo craftsmen have made so many bamboo products and so many fine lacquerwares in their lifetime, but is there any one thing they dare to use themselves?
Perhaps once this impression becomes deeply ingrained, many people will feel that this is indeed the case.

Those craftsmen are of such lowly quality, indeed they are not as good as us.

In fact, sometimes it is a kind of compensatory psychology.

Some ordinary people already live a very hard life, and yet they are tortured by others.

The government collects taxes, the neighbors look down on them, and perhaps the scholars will also come and step on them.

They have very low self-esteem, but when someone tells them that craftsmen are even lower than them, they will naturally feel that.

Yes, at least I'm better than those craftsmen.

Those craftsmen are so lowly, how can they compare to us?

Over time, this kind of mentality will generate so-called compensation.

Because their lives are not going well, they use this kind of thinking to compensate.

This kind of thinking is actually quite hateful, but it can make some people feel a little more balanced and not be so miserable that they commit suicide.

It is precisely because this idea is prevalent in society that everyone originally thought that if a real craftsman came to their home, they would treat him well with food and drink and would not look down on him. However, once he left the house, they would look down on the craftsman. This is the trend.

Of course, this makes life difficult for the craftsmen. In fact, the craftsmen themselves are also affected by this atmosphere and do not recognize their own work.

Many craftsmen would say with great inferiority that if it were not for the little money and to support their families, who would do such a menial job.

Many craftsmen are very good at making cars, but because of some prevalent social trends, they cannot hold their heads up high.

Originally, they earned their wealth through their hard work, but they did not dare to spend it lavishly.

Because once you spend this money, once you are seen by others, some people will point fingers and say that you are such a lowly craftsman, how can you have the qualifications to spend money lavishly, you should just live a miserable life, you should be very humble.

Under the influence of such an atmosphere, many craftsmen are psychologically unbalanced.

But they had no choice.

But now Wang Dahai has expressed their thoughts. They want to know even more how precious the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are.

In this way, they will have a compensatory mentality just like ordinary people.

I also thought to myself that the craftsmen there are so good.

It turns out that the craftsmen over there can actually live with such dignity, which actually makes me feel a little better.

Wang Dahai wants to make this idea deeply rooted in the minds of the people.

The purpose is to let them know that the craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty lived a much better life than you.

So Wang Dahai continued, “But this was not the case for the first craftsman in our Ming Dynasty.

Especially those craftsmen who entered Daming Engineering College, their lives were so comfortable.

why?

First of all, there is one thing that you simply cannot imagine.

Each of our craftsmen has mastered a unique skill, so all they have to do is contribute their unique skill.

Of course, some people will ask why I should contribute my unique skills. If others learn my unique skills after I contribute them, how can I survive?

I want to compete with others through this unique skill, but our Duke can compensate in another way."

In fact, when it comes to unique skills, the craftsmen think the same way.

How can I hand it over?

How can I survive after handing it over?

The reason why I can live a better life is because I have mastered skills that others do not have.

My technology is so advanced that others will be left far behind.

Even if they know how it is made, they just can't meet my standards technically.

If you don’t meet my standards, you won’t be recognized by others. If you are not recognized by others, you cannot replace me, and I will be able to take orders that you cannot.

So when they thought about handing over their unique skills, they felt a little uneasy.

I just thought it was too simple.

Could it be that they are actually plotting to take my technology?
In order to prevent this idea from spreading, Wang Dahai immediately said, "So our Duke has come up with a solution, that is, a craftsman with unique skills, although his unique skills may be used in other places, and may also be learned by others.

But in order to compensate him, he can receive ten taels of silver from the academy every month for the use of his unique skills, that is, the patent fee."

When Wang Dahai mentioned the patent fee, the craftsmen below immediately widened their eyes and opened their mouths.

The patent royalties were ten taels of silver per month. Although they did not understand what a patent was, they understood that they could earn ten taels of silver per month for free.

Is there such a good thing in the world?

Ten taels of silver, how much is that?

These people work very hard for a year and may only earn around 30 or 40 yuan.

Anyone who could earn five taels of silver was considered a rare talent.

But in the Ming Dynasty, a craftsman simply contributed his unique skills.

Then this unique skill may be used or learned by others.

But as compensation he actually gave out ten taels of silver.

The monthly compensation is one hundred and twenty taels of silver a year.

Some craftsmen may never earn so much money in their entire lives.

And they are just charging a patent royalties.

Thinking of this, all the craftsmen present at this moment were shocked and envious.

Why do people over there live so well?