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  Chapter 808 805 [Development Model of China's Rural Industry]

  In the guest room, a group of people are chatting.

   There are Qi Biaojia and his wife and sister-in-law, as well as his son, daughter and prospective daughter-in-law. There are also Liu Shuying from Jiangxi, Yan Yuan from Hebei, Tang Zhen from Sichuan, and Yan Ruoqi from Taiyuan.

Yan Ruoqiu, the youngest, said: "Your Majesty undoubtedly encourages industry and commerce, and develops industry and commerce centered on cities, and advocates merchants to open workshops and factories inside and outside the city. Tax collectors at all levels are mainly located in cities, and it is easier to apply for land in the suburbs. There are several advantages, one is that the people inside and outside the city can go to the nearest factory to work; the other is that it is convenient for the government to collect taxes; the third is that the transportation is convenient, and the raw materials and goods can be circulated quickly.”

   "Indeed." Tang Zhen nodded.

  Yan Ruosu’s family is in the salt industry, Tang Zhen’s is in the silk and oil industry, and Qi Biaojia is the owner of a textile factory.

   As for Yan Yuan's family background, it can be said that it is difficult to describe in one word.

  Because of his poor family, his own father adopted Zhu's family in the same village as his adoptive son. Yan Yuan's former name was Zhu Bangliang. His own father couldn't stand the Zhu family's discrimination, so when the Tartars entered and plundered, he took the initiative to follow the Tartars to Liaodong, and he hasn't heard from him till now.

  His adoptive grandfather was the local garrison officer of the Ming Dynasty. He first surrendered to Li Zicheng, then Dorgon, and helped the Manchu Qing suppress the uprising army, and then surrendered to Li Zicheng. He was finally sentenced to death by the Datong Army.

  Because Yan Yuan was young, he was not implicated, so he lived in his teacher's house and changed back to his ancestor's surname Yan.

  He practiced riding and archery with his teacher since he was a child, and also learned the art of war, medicine and magic, and even learned alchemy to cultivate immortality. Primary schools in Hebei were established very late. He was sent to the school by his mentor, and he skipped grades faster than government-run schools. He once completed primary school courses by himself, and then discovered that there was no middle school in the county.

  By the way, Yan Yuan’s mentor Wu Dongyun, when the Datong Army, Li Zicheng, and the Eight Banners Army were fighting in Hebei, he closed the rural private school and took the initiative to join the Datong Army.

  A little old man in his fifties or sixties, riding a poor horse, with an iron sword hanging from his waist, a bow and arrow on his back, and a long halberd in his hand, rushed to the Datong military camp with his gray hair. He was immediately appointed as the leader of the local rebel army, and then assisted in the formation of the farmers' association to divide the fields. He is now the principal of Boye County Middle School.

  Yan Yuan became the grandson-in-law of his mentor...

  Yan Yuan asked: "Is there anything wrong with the court's move?"

  Yan Ruozhu pointed to Qi Biaojia and said: "You can ask Mr. Qi about this, Mr. Qi should have a deep understanding."

Qi Biaojia said: "The suburbs of the county have a large population, so it is easy to recruit workers, but there is not enough land for the factory. I had to find a sloping land outside the town and apply for the land to build the factory. But although the sloping land is barren, it is still arable land. The government was very slow in approving it, and it took four years to get it approved."

Yan Ruoqiu explained: "This is because the officials in the county only have very little authority to grant land every year. In order to prosper the county and facilitate tax collection, they centrally approve the land in the suburbs to build factories. They will wait for immigrants every year and give priority to the land in the suburbs. Many farmers moved to the north, and the vacated land was used as land for building factories. Some of the land was very fertile, but it was approved in violation of regulations. And the barren land in villages and towns, because it is too far away from the county seat, it is difficult to get approval from the government.”

   "Indeed," Qi Biaojia nodded and said, "We have no land to approve in the outskirts of the county, so we approved the construction of factories in villages and towns."

Yan Ruoqiu said: "This is wrong. The imperial court and the local government had the wrong idea from the very beginning. The land should be approved to build factories around towns. Not only are there more barren land suitable for building factories, but they can also absorb nearby farmers. In this way, the merchants who set up factories will get convenience, and the nearby farmers can also increase their income. In this way, the people inside and outside the city will not be rich, while the people far away from the county can only farm the land.”

  Yan Ruoqiu's thinking is very clear, in the final analysis, there are only eight words: focus on developing township enterprises!

  Shang Jinglan looked at Yan Ruoqiu in surprise: "Little brother, you are Geng this year?"

  Yan Ruozhu replied: "Seventeen years old."

   Everyone was speechless.

Yan Ruoqiu explained: "An uncle of mine also planned to open a textile factory, and encountered the same problem. I heard my uncle complain, so I began to pay attention to this matter. Every winter and summer vacation, I travel between Hebei and Nanjing, inquiring about the relevant situation along the way, Gradually, this kind of thinking came into being. In fact, in Daming, many places are already similar. For example, Yanshen Town specializes in glass, Jingdezhen specializes in porcelain, and Foshan Town specializes in iron. They are all centered on towns and attract farmers to work, and then become Wealthy and big town. Once there are more factories in a certain town, it will grow rapidly. The unfavorable conditions such as transportation and taxation will no longer be a problem."

  Including Zhao Han himself, the idea of ​​the court officials is to build industrial and commercial centers next to the cities.

  Yan Ruozhen's idea is to develop industrial and commercial towns, use more towns, drive more farmers to become rich, and merchants can build factories and start production more quickly and conveniently.

  This is a way of thinking that is different from European industrial development. It really needs to be compared. It is more similar to the large-scale development model of township enterprises across the country in the early days of reform and opening up.

Yan Ruoqiu continued: "The imperial court must adjust the allocation of town officials. When the industrial and commercial tax revenue reaches a certain amount, the rank of the town's officials should be raised. For example, the mayor of Jingdezhen should be at the same level as the section chief of the county government. A dedicated tax collector. Once the industrial and commercial tax revenues fail to meet the quota for three consecutive years, the town's level will drop, and the mayor's level will also drop."

  Yan Yuan expressed doubts: "Your Majesty will really agree to this method?"

"So, we need to investigate this matter more clearly," Yan Ruoqiu said, "I'm only familiar with the situation on the front line of the Grand Canal. Mr. Qi is from Jiangnan, Mr. Geshan (Liu Shuying) is from Jiangxi, Brother Tang is from Sichuan, and Brother Yan is from Hebei .We will try our best to visit as many places as possible, collect and study the situation in each place, and then we will jointly file a petition with the imperial court!"

  Qi Biaojia was worried that he would offend the court ministers, so he said: "I can help with the investigation, but there is no need for a joint name."

  Liu Shuying patted the scabbard and said: "This is a matter of benefiting the country and the people, and it is my duty! I will not go to the female officer examination, and I will return to Jiangxi to help visit in a few days."

  Tang Zhen said: "Brother Yan and I are about to take the examination. After the examination, we will become officials. I'm afraid we won't have time to return to our hometown."

Yan Ruoqiu said: "If the two virtuous brothers are trustworthy, I will write a memorial. Write down all the pros and cons of the matter clearly. If you two are high school Jinshi, you can take the opportunity to hand over the memorial when you see Your Majesty. If so, please don't do it for the time being." Officer, after investigating this matter thoroughly, return to Jing Hou Que."

  Yan Yuan thought about it for a while, and felt that there was something wrong with this matter, and suddenly clenched his fists and said: "Let's bet with Brother Xian!"

   "Haha, then I will accompany you to the end!" Tang Zhen laughed coquettishly.

  Yan Ruozhu was disqualified from being an official in the imperial examination because of his father's crimes. For the sake of his future, he worked hard enough, and he only asked the emperor to let him be an official.

  If this thing is done, Datong China’s industrialization route is likely to embark on another path, which is very different from the European industrialization model. Although in the end most of them lead to the same goal by different routes, and those industrial and commercial towns are likely to become new cities, but the process in the middle will be very different.

  For example, greatly reduce the impact of industrialization on the countryside, greatly reduce the impact of industrialization on the small peasant economy, and to a certain extent weaken the desire of industrialization for land mergers. Farmers no longer need to crowd into the city, and the cities and towns can absorb surplus labor nearby, and farmers who cultivate land can also work in their spare time.

  However, with this development model, it is difficult to form a location advantage in the early stage, and the national industry is in a state of fragmentation.

  The industrial version of the rural economy?

Qi Biaojia was a little worried about the consequences, but now he was affected by the young man's arrogance, and he laughed too: "Haha, unexpectedly, I am middle-aged, and I can still discuss important things with young people. I also wrote my name on that memorial." Bar!"

  What kind of emperor there is, what kind of ministers and people there are.

  Zhao Han has always avoided the practice of being convicted for his words, and has always encouraged the development of industry and commerce. That's why these people in front of them dare to do it when they have an idea, and they dare to go to the school with courage. Even if they fail, they will not be punished, and there is even a high chance that their opinions will be adopted.

  Shang Jinghui said: "The matter of women's imperial examinations cannot be delayed. You are all great talents, write an article each, and wave the flag for women all over the world."

   "It's a matter of course, we can't let those rotten scholars gain the upper hand." Yan Yuan immediately expressed his opinion.

   Tang Zhen also smiled and said: "I have always admired women."

   Everyone asked the waiter to bring food and drink, and each of them got drunk and began to write articles for the newspaper.

   It's just that the young people are still young, and they are studying new-style education. They don't have a thorough understanding of traditional classics, so they can't write articles at the level of Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu.

  Historically, Yan Yuan was the founder of the "Yan-Li School", advocating real writing, practice, substance, and practicality. And Yan Ruoqi was one of the founders of Sinology (textual research) in the Qing Dynasty, and had the status of academic patriarch in the Qing Dynasty. The two of them probably won't devote themselves to studying Confucian classics. After all, how can they have time to read piles of old papers?

   Mid-February.

  More than 30 new publications popped up at once, and these newspapers and magazines did not care about the cost at all. Regardless of whether he can sell it or not, print a lot of it first, spend money to entrust the postal system to take it to various places, and send the goods to the bookstore for consignment without collecting a deposit. Even hired children of a few years old to sell along the street, and the price was half sold and half free.

  Four words: soaring!

  This kind of ignorant and inhumane approach suddenly stunned the serious publications. They didn't know how to respond, so they could only be forced to write articles and pen sticks.

   "This article must have been written by a great Confucian. It is very difficult to deal with it." Zhai Wenben held a copy of "Jiangning Business Daily" in his hand.

  Zhang Tianzhi said angrily: "Bastard Confucianism! These newspapers seem to be run by merchants. How can a real Confucianist be greedy for those few pennies and help merchants and women write deceitful articles?"

   Huang Zongxi is indeed not a great Confucian, but one of the prince's key teachers.

  Zhai Wenben asked: "What should I do?"

  Zhang Tianzhi said: "It's very lively now, and the newspapers don't worry about sales. Don't wait until next month, invite colleagues to write articles immediately, and quickly publish supplements to fight back against those merchant newspapers. You can just sell newspapers and make a fortune!"

  (end of this chapter)