At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 319, Goods Exchange, Tian Yangjiao settles accounts
At this time, the terminal employee Xiong Ju said: "Shopkeeper, what kind of goods are you on board?"

Mei You immediately said: "They are birches cut from Songshan Mountain. They are on the three ships, sixty in total."

Chenjun originally had a large number of virgin forests, and there was no shortage of wood. However, with the Qin-Han War, a large number of trees were manufactured into transport ships, baggage carts, wheelbarrows, trebuchets and other machinery, and a large number of century-old towering trees were cut down.

At the same time, with the rapid development of Chen County's handicraft industry, a large number of trees were manufactured into flat-bottomed transport boats, wheelbarrows, transport carriages, ox carts, textile machines and other handicraft products. These civilian needs were dozens of times greater than the military needs, which led to A large number of virgin forests in Chen County were cut down.

Three years ago, the prefect merchants and farmers were worried about Chen County's excessive mining behavior, believing that it was draining the wealth of future generations, and began to prohibit private individuals from felling giant trees. Only woodcutters could cut down some small trees and dead branches.

Only a few logging teams are allowed to cut down trees, but they are also required to cut down one tree and plant ten saplings. Moreover, the number of trees they cut down has a quota, and once it is reached, they cannot continue to cut down trees.

There was a logging workshop that secretly cut down dozens of giant trees. When it was discovered, the prefect merchants and farmers directly fined 100 million yuan, which directly shocked the logging workshop in Chen County and did not dare to mess around.

These fines were also used by commercial farmers to hire farmers to plant trees. At this point, everyone in Chen County was convinced. Ordinary farmers will also keep an eye on these logging teams and prevent them from messing around.

Before being influenced by foreign civilizations, the civilization of the Central Plains seldom did anything to fish from the lake. During the Xia and Shang Dynasties thousands of years ago, everyone knew that the net was open to three sides. The Zhou rites also persuaded the nobles not to hunt breast-fed prey, etc. The concept of human unity has always been integrated into this civilization.

Of course, the actions of merchants and farmers resulted in Chen County's huge handicraft workshops lacking raw materials. The most widely used raw material in this era was not steel but wood.

Where there is profit, there is demand. Due to the lack of wood in Chen County, the price of wood has risen sharply. Caravans around the area have begun to transport wood and sell it to Chen County. This kind of bilateral trade has made the merchants' profits even richer.

So Mei You's three transport ships were loaded with fine birch wood. Birch wood has high density, hard texture, wear resistance and durability. It can maintain its original appearance and function for a long time and is suitable for making various instruments.

Moreover, the texture of birch is beautiful, fresh and natural, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling, and is also suitable for making furniture.

Finally, birch is a common wood with a relatively low price. Every workshop in Chen County needs birch. It can be sold quickly and is a product with extremely low risk.

Xiong Ju nodded lightly and said: "To unload these logs, we will give you 50 yuan for each piece, 60 yuan for 3000 logs, and 300 yuan for the dock warehouse. What do you think?"

Mei You said in surprise: "It's really this price. You really calculated it correctly. There won't be any other fees, right?"

This price is more than half lower than the previous price. Plus there is no money for tea, hard work, etc., he can earn tens of thousands more this time. Small and medium-sized businessmen like him rely on quantity to win. Every year, he If he comes to Chen County more than a dozen times, and if the price is the same every time, he can earn hundreds of thousands more and double his profits. No wonder he is so pleasantly surprised.

Xiong Ju understood Mei You's surprise and explained: "Half a month ago, Chen County carried out a purge of rangers. Li Jie and other ranger leaders who were entrenched in Chen County Pier have been captured by the court, and the whole family has been sent to central Guizhou. It’s time to open up wasteland.”

Mei You laughed loudly and said: "Well done, this gangster Li Jie should have died long ago. I knew the emperor would still stand by us kind people."

Xiong Ju continued: "Now this dock is contracted by our Mo family."

When Mei You saw that the person in front of him was actually a Mohist, he bowed respectfully and said, "I didn't expect that this little brother is actually a Mohist. I'm really disrespectful."

Mohists pray for the people, no wonder the fee is lower than before, this makes sense.

Mei You will not worry about being deceived, because in his three views, a Mohist will do things like this, which are not self-interested and only benefit others.

People in this era are still very simple, and their status represents their label. Confucianists are knowledgeable, Taoists have high status, and Mohists petition for the people. These are their most simple thoughts in the hearts of the people.

Xiong Ju said with some embarrassment: "A certain person is still a candidate for Mohism. Only after he succeeds in the assessment will he be a real Mohist."

Mei You smiled and said: "Brother, if you show your talent, you will definitely succeed in the assessment."

Then under Xiong Ju's command, three devices that Mei You couldn't understand appeared next to his transport ship.

He only saw a few dock porters pulling out a few hemp ropes from the equipment and tying them to the timber.

The tied up longshoreman yelled, “It’s time to pull!”

Then a tool behind the machine slowly pulled the rope.

Mei You said nervously: "This piece of wood weighs more than 300 kilograms. It's not something that just an ordinary person can pull. I'm afraid it won't be possible with just this little brother."

He was really worried that the Mohist would make a mistake, crush someone to death or have other accidents. This was a matter of life and death. He was unfamiliar with the place here, and no one would come to save him if anything happened.

But soon he saw a scene that stunned him. An ordinary dock worker actually easily pulled a piece of wood weighing more than 300 kilograms. The wood rose into the air and was transferred to a batch of flatbed trucks at the dock. Finally, the wood was The workers carefully placed it on a two-wheeled cart and tied ropes to fix it. In less than a quarter of an hour, they completed the transfer of the wood, and the 300-pound giant wood was pulled to the warehouse by a worker.

Then the machine turned around and continued to pull the wood on its own ship. What used to take dozens of people to complete, now only four people can complete a set of processes. Not only does it require fewer people, but the time is dozens of times faster.

"This, this~~~" Mei You didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xiong Ju said proudly: "This is a gantry crane made by our Mo family. It can lift several thousand kilograms of heavy objects. Even the mythical dragon can lift it."

Mei You sighed: "The Mohist family is indeed known as one with ingenuity. When I see it today, it is indeed worthy of its reputation."

When he arrived at Chenjun Pier today, he encountered too many surprises.

"You should really contract the Chenjun Wharf earlier, so that we small traders will not be extorted by those rangers."

The goods on the dock were being unloaded quickly, and Mei You and his sailors agreed to go to the city for a stroll after agreeing on a day to leave.

In this era, there are few cities that are more prosperous and have better infrastructure than Chen County.

There are too many novel products in Chenjun to keep them entertained, and there are too many hook-and-rail tiles to make these sailors intoxicated. Every time they come to Chenjun, for these sailors, it is no less than a trip. Chenjun will never It was a waste of time for them to make the trip.

The streets in Chenjun are as clean and tidy as ever, but the streets in their hometown are dirty and full of odor, which cannot be compared with Chenjun. For these sailors, Chen County is a completely different world.

Their hometown doesn't even have stone roads, but there are cement roads in Chen County. At first, the sailors were stunned by the cement road in Chenjun because they could not imagine how the people in Chenjun turned a huge boulder into a road.

Finally, it was only through the ridicule of the Chenjun locals that they learned that there was something called cement. But even if they knew what cement was, they were still shocked by the extravagance of Chenjun people, because the price of a bag of cement was as much as a stone of grain. This made the sailors think that Chenjun was a city made of grain.

On the other side, Xiong Ju took Mei You to see his goods entering the warehouse, and then took him to an empty warehouse.

The warehouse was very large, but there were no goods. Instead, it was filled with tables, chairs and benches. Mei You found that there were a large number of merchants like himself inside. He looked at Xiong Ju hesitantly and said, "What does this place do?"

Xiong Ju smiled and said: "This is the commodity exchange run by our leader. Our leader knows that it is very important for you to know the prices of commodities, so our leader has investigated all the ex-factory prices of goods in every workshop in Chen County. Written on the blackboard at the Commodity Exchange."

Only then did Mei You realize that there were numbers all over the blackboard in the warehouse. He looked over carefully and it read: Chen County No. 433 Weaving Factory, the price of linen is 1250 yuan, silk cloth is 1500 yuan, plain cloth is 3500 yuan, and silk cloth is yuan. money.

Then he also discovered that the prices of farm tools, fine iron, spinning machines, looms, waterwheels, windmills, grain prices, etc. were recorded here. Now he does not need to ask from house to house, as long as he is in Here, you can learn about the prices of the entire Chen County.

Then he also saw a batch of records.

1 kilograms of iron sand is sold for 15000 yuan. 10 kilograms of raw hemp is sold for 7 yuan.

100 pieces of pine wood are sold for 12 yuan.

Meiju asked in surprise: "What are these?"

Xiong Judao: "This is the price of the goods entering Chen County. The shopkeepers of these goods are all the same as you. They list the quantity and price of the goods here. The shopkeepers of my Chen County workshop will naturally come here to find the goods they need. In this way You two don’t have to communicate from home to home.”

Mei You said in surprise: "Someone's goods can also be hung here waiting for the workshop owner to buy them."

Xiong Ju nodded.

"Fortunately, your Mo family is not engaged in business, otherwise there would be no room for us in this world."

Of course, there is a price for entering this goods exchange. Mei You paid an entrance fee of 1000 yuan to hang his lumber here and wait for customers to come to him.

And Mei You's efforts were worth it. Due to the high demand, his birch wood was purchased by Gongsun Machinery Factory within half a day of hanging it up. This took him several days more than before, and it was very efficient. too much.

Moreover, at the goods exchange, after selling the goods, he can also place an order here. The cloth, spinning machine, and textile machine he wants will have already entered the warehouse at the dock to complete the handover with him the next day. He then asked dock workers to move the goods onto his own cargo ship, and he could return on the third day.

For a businessman like Mei You, efficiency is money and time is life. The Mohist family's management of Chenjun Wharf and its supporting cargo exchange saved him at least 10 days.

The words were divided into two parts. Under the leadership of the poet Tian Yang, hundreds of dock workers lined up in front of a hammer flag.

The ink master Tian Yang said loudly: "Everyone sings the ink song along with a certain person."

"Unity is strength, unity is strength~~~~~~~."

Hundreds of people also shouted: "Unity is strength, unity is strength~~~~~~~."

These hundreds of dock workers are the new Mohist candidates recruited by Tian Yang. They are all Mohist activists among the dock workers. They are really grateful to the Mohist family.

In the past, when they were controlled by rangers like Li Jie, they suffered a lot. Not only would their hard-earned money be stolen from them, but they would also threaten them with force. The dock workers in Chen County were originally honest farmers. , they did not dare to resist the intimidation of these rangers, and the consequences for those who dared to resist would not be good.

As for why he didn't file a lawsuit, that's a joke. In the eyes of farmers, the government office has always been a good idea to avoid entering the government office if they have no money. Ordinary farmers would not dare to go to the government office unless they are really desperate. Therefore, in the feudal era, when the people did not hold officials accountable, they were nakedly on the side of the nobles.

After the imperial inspection censor completed the purge of Chenjun Rangers, the Mohists took over the wharf where they worked. Not only were these Mohists not harsh on their wages, but they also doubled their wages and created many novelties. The tools allow them to work more easily. Now they can do things more easily and earn twice as much money as before.

In the eyes of these dock workers, all this was brought about by the Mo family. Among a group of vampires, a good man suddenly appeared. One can imagine the gratitude of these dock workers to the Mo family.

After Mo sang, Tian Yang said: "What I will teach you today is the core idea of ​​my Mohist school. Our Mohist school has ten propositions, namely universal love, non-aggression, non-fate, respecting the virtuous, advocating unity, non-happiness, and heaven's will. Keep ghosts in mind, use them sparingly, and bury them sparingly.”

What I’m learning today is that the core idea of ​​Mohism is universal love. Universal love means equality, no kinship, no distinction, no hierarchy. All other ideas are in the service of universal love.

At that time, the founder of Mozi believed that the reason why the world was in turmoil was because people did not love each other, and everyone benefited themselves at the expense of others and benefited themselves at the expense of others.

Parents, brothers, neighbors do not love each other, and countries do not love each other, so there will be turmoil. Therefore, the solution is to love all, love each other, and achieve mutual benefit, and the world will be harmonious.

Xiong Ju immediately said: "The founder said it well, if no one bullies anyone, the world will be better off."

The other dock workers nodded when they heard this. They also felt that it made sense. As long as no one bullied them, they could live a good life. Of course, this is also related to the fact that they have been bullied and they do not have the ability to bully others.

Although they can't make any big reason, they instinctively feel that this idea of ​​universal love is good for them. If everyone is equal, then you have no reason to bully us.

Tian Yang said: "But today, people think that our Mohist's universal love is too unprincipled. Universal love can become a moral code for people to live in the world, but it is difficult to apply it to a power or a country.

For example, it is difficult for the people to love the monarch at the same time. Although the interests of the monarch and the people are the same sometimes, the interests of the monarch and the people are different sometimes. For example, if a monarch dies of illness and wants his people to be buried with him, how can he be both loving and caring? "

Everyone looked at each other. Do they have to spend their lives to love each other? Obviously they don't want to do this.

"The emperor said that the biggest problem of our Mohist family is universal love without taking any position, so that when Mozi was alive, he did not prevent the war in the world."

"What is a stance? It means that the world's scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants occupy different positions. They compete for their own interests in the world, and a stance will emerge."

“To give an example, what is the position of farmers?
Farmers want to farm to support themselves, so they want the court to equalize the land, have their own piece of land, and be able to support themselves and their families. From the perspective of farmers, they don't like corvee, don't like land tax, and don't like Dingkou Money, etc., they don't like anything that harms their interests. "

"Look, everyone, equalization of land, freedom from corvee, and tax exemption are the farmers' stance."

Everyone nodded, that's what they wanted.

"But in fact it was impossible to do it. To maintain the operation of the imperial court, it was indispensable for farmers to perform corvee service, to pay land taxes, Dingkou money, etc."

Xiong Ju said: "Yes, the imperial court cannot protect us without taxes and fees. We have to pay this tax."

Tian Yan said with a smile: "You are not talking about your position. When the Qin Dynasty was still there, how much tax did you have to pay?"

Xiong Judao: "A certain person has 20 acres of land, and also rents 100 acres of land. He can earn about 150 shi a year, but he has to rent 30 shi of grain to Mr. Li and 70 shi of grain to the court. If there is no corvee, a certain person will earn shi of grain a year. Day laborers can still have enough to eat.”

Tian Yang took a piece of white chalk and wrote: "You earned 150 shi, Mr. Li took 30 shi, and the court took 70 shi, leaving you with only 50 shi left. Look, you have worked hard for a year, and six Seventy percent of the income was taken away by the court and the master."

Xiong Ju said: "Everyone is like this."

Tian Yang said: "Everyone is different. The Mr. Li you are talking about may have tens of thousands of acres of fields at home. He can harvest 15000 shi of grain every year, but he only has to pay 500% tax at most. Even Mr. Li has to pay A stone of grain was used to bribe Qin officials, and their family did not have to pay a single stone of tax.

"But if the imperial court wants to fight wars and raise troops, it must collect grain from the people. If Mr. Li pays 1% tax like you, his family will have to pay more than shi in taxes."

"But the current situation is that Mr. Li has not paid this tax at all, but the court has to collect this tax. Let's talk about it, where will the Qin officials collect this tax?"

Xiong Ju pointed at himself in astonishment and said, "From us!"

Tian Yang said: "That's right, it's from you, so the less Mr. Li's taxes and fees are, the greater everyone's taxes and fees will be. If Mr. Li evades taxes, there will be one or two hundred ordinary farmers like Xiong Ju to shoulder the burden. "

Tian Yang continued: "The reason why I, a big man, can reduce taxes and exempt everyone from corvee is because I, a big man, collected 4500% of the tax from Mr. Li's family and can get shi of grain, which can provide households like Xiong Ju. Taxes for ordinary farmers will be reduced by half.”

"So the good life we ​​have now is all because the imperial court returned all the taxes and fees that we should not have borne before to Mr. Li and the others."

"So from our standpoint, the imperial court is good, but from the standpoint of people like Mr. Li, the imperial court is bad."

(End of this chapter)