Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1526, slaves are not allowed to appear in the mainland of Ming Dynasty
Liu Jin looked at the slaves in the factory building in front of him, all of them were white slaves, all of them were thin and thin, and the hair on their heads was shaved properly. Because of long-term exposure to the sun and malnutrition, their cheekbones protruded , the eyes narrowed and looked very narrow and long.

It seems that there is no tall and handsome white people in Europe and America at all. They feel very thin, ugly, and dirty. They don't see the slightest confidence. They are timid and afraid. When they see Liu Jin and other Ming people, Like a mouse seeing a cat, it is very frightened.

This scene reminded Liu Jin of the compatriots who were tricked to build the railway on the west coast of Huangjinzhou. All of them were emaciated, with prominent cheekbones and squinted eyes.

So much so that in the end, it became a means used by Europeans to satirize the Chinese, and even the so-called highly educated elites in their own countries deliberately catered to these stereotypes of the Chinese in Europe and the United States, and produced works that insulted the Chinese.

"If you have a camera, you should record the scene in front of you and post it to those people in future generations to see how the so-called squinting eyes came about."

Liu Jin was full of thoughts, and he thought of many things at once.

This made Lu Daquan on the side even more frightened to death. He knelt down on the ground and cried bitterly, "My lord, I'm really not wrong about any crimes."

"All I use are slaves, and they are bought with money. Slaves belong to the slave owners' private property. I just let them work in the factory longer, in order to prevent them from escaping, and give them less food. "

"I can't find a Ming worker in my factory."

"And I also pay taxes according to the regulations. There is no tax evasion or evasion. If you don't believe me, you can check at the tax office. I pay taxes every month, and I pay them in full."

"Also, and, people like me are in charge of these slaves. Naturally, we need to find some more vicious people so that these slaves can be restrained, otherwise they will run away."

"Using slaves is not just me doing this, many people are doing this."

"Slaves are cheap. A white slave is enough for four to fifty taels of silver. As for those Kunlun slaves, they are even cheaper. A Kunlun slave can be bought for only twenty or so taels of silver."

"If we are from Daming, hiring a worker from Daming costs at least a few tens of taels of silver a year, and there are holidays and holidays, and there are strict restrictions on working hours every day."

"There are not so many restrictions on buying slaves. Not only is the price cheap, but you can also fool around with food. Just let them eat seventy percent full. Sweet potatoes, corn, and bran are all fine. They are very cheap, but for us Daming workers can’t do it anymore, they will be scolded to death, and their spines will be stabbed.”

"Slaves can also work all day long, just give them a little time to eat and sleep, and it only takes about half a year to pay back their capital, which is very cost-effective."

"So it's not just me who use these slaves. Many factory owners in the entire Jiangnan area use these slaves, especially the Kunlun slaves. They are becoming more and more popular now. They are cheap, in good health, and not easy to get sick."

Neither Liu Jin nor Wang Shouren asked any questions, but Lu Daquan began to speak out all at once.

While talking, he accompanied Liu Jin and Wang Shouren to calculate the financial accounts inside.

It is too expensive to hire Daming people, and they have to eat, drink, and live well, and their working hours are limited every day, and they have to be given holidays and holiday rewards during holidays.

All things considered, hiring a Ming worker would cost at least eighty taels of silver a year, which greatly increased their production costs.

But buying slaves to use as workers is different.

These slaves were all bought out at one time, and the price of Kunlun slaves was very low. You could buy one for more than [-] taels of silver, and more than [-] taels of silver was only enough to pay Daming workers a few months' wages.

Slaves can not be used as human beings. There is no rest time or holidays. All day long, all year round, except for eating, drinking and sleeping, they are basically working for the factory owners.

This greatly reduces the cost of the factory owner, and the products produced are extremely competitive.

"The price of a piece of cloth in this market is about 100 yuan. If Ming workers are used, even with the best machines, the cost can only be controlled at 70 yuan, and the profit for a piece of cloth is less than 30 yuan. "

"But if slaves are used, the cost is only raw materials. As for labor costs, the cost can be minimized. The slaves just eat some food, and the food is worthless now."

"If you calculate it, the cost of a piece of cloth doesn't even need 40 cash, and the profit inside can reach 60 cash. The cost is low, and the cloth is easy to sell."

"Similarly selling 100 wen a piece, I can earn the money that others sell two pieces of cloth by selling one. If there is a price war, even if I have 70 wen a piece, I still have a profit of 30 wen, and they can't do it. "

"I'm not breaking the law, I'm just using slaves."

Lu Daquan's calculations are very clear. He really deserves to be a good capitalist in the new era, even the cost.

Hearing his words, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren on the side were dumbfounded, especially Wang Shouren. His family's Caiyun Textile Factory is the largest textile factory in Ming Dynasty, and he is naturally very clear about the production cost.

"Using slaves, the cost of this piece of cloth is less than 40 Wen?"

Wang Shouren asked in shock, and then looked at the factory in front of him. The machines inside were all old models, which were made several years ago. The machines in his factory were all the latest advanced textile machines, and the production efficiency It is much higher than these machines in front of you.

However, even if Wang Shouren's textile factory has many advantages such as technological advantages and scale advantages, it is impossible to say that the cost can be reduced to 40 Wen. The cost of the Wang family's cloth has never been reduced to less than [-] Wen. Cotton, wool, Where are labor and machine depreciation placed?

"That's right, the most expensive thing in the major factories of my Ming Dynasty is labor. My Ming Dynasty has a vast land and few people, and a large number of people have migrated to overseas, Liaodong, Western Regions, Hezhong and other places."

"This has led to a continuous decline in the population of my homeland in Ming Dynasty. It is difficult to recruit workers. The wages of workers are naturally not cheap, and they have to be served like uncles. If they are not happy, the other party will leave directly."

"The wages are the bulk of the cost. Even the cotton is transported from Tianzhu and Africa, and its cost is very low. It is the labor that is expensive."

"With the reduction of labor, the cost is naturally very low. This is still the beginning, because the slaves are bought and counted in the early stage. After a few years, the slaves will be used longer, and the cost can be lowered. "

"Now the cloth business is very easy to do. My Daming itself has a very strong demand for cloth. Now for the Chinese New Year, every household, old and young, everyone wants to get some decent clothes."

"In addition, the overseas market is also very large. A large amount of cloth is sold overseas every year. It is now the largest transaction in foreign trade. The demand for cloth in the market is very large, and there is no need to worry about selling as much as you have."

"So everyone likes to open this cloth factory. The other is the cement factory. The demand for cement is very large. It is indispensable for building bridges, paving roads, and building tiles. It is also easy to sell as many goods as there are. I know many cement factories. They were all slaves."

"We southerners don't know about those Yankees. The Yankees like to use all kinds of weird machines. We like to use slaves. Anyway, as long as the cost is low and it can make money."

"Although those machines are highly efficient, they often break down and need to be repaired. Moreover, the machines are very expensive and the investment is too high. It is better to buy slaves for practicality."

Lu Daquan continued to talk, almost telling his business experience.

"You are really a talent, and you are really a powerful capitalist."

After Liu Jin heard it, he couldn't help but look at him with admiration.

This Lu Daquan is a well-rounded talent, and the cost is calculated to death.

"Where, where~"

Lu Daquan smiled awkwardly, and didn't know whether Liu Jin's words meant praise or belittling you.

"Do you know that it is strictly forbidden to keep slaves in the mainland of Ming Dynasty, and it is even more forbidden to use slaves, and slaves are not allowed to appear in the mainland of Ming Dynasty?"

After thinking about it, Liu Jin asked.

"Who doesn't know, he already knew when he bought the slave."

"But I don't understand why slaves can be used in Nanyang, Australia, and the Golden Continent, why can't it be used in the Ming Dynasty?"

"And why can female slaves be bought and sold in the mainland, but not male slaves?"

"Now in my homeland of Ming Dynasty, labor is expensive, and it is difficult to recruit workers. If we don't need slaves, it will be difficult for our factory to continue. At that time, we might as well set up factories overseas."

Lu Daquan nodded and said.

"Slaves are not allowed, so there is a reason why slaves are not allowed."

"This land is the foundation of my Huaxia, the cradle and source of my descendants. If a large number of slaves flood in, wouldn't the land of Huaxia be full of barbarians in a hundred years?"

"As for female slaves, it's for my Chinese descendants to flourish better. Many people buy slaves if they can't marry a wife. This can also continue the incense."

"Besides, like your factory, all slaves are used, and the cost is still very low. Who will buy machines and research more advanced machines and equipment? In the end, they still stay at the original technical level, and there is no progress. ?”

Liu Jin looked at Lu Daquan, then looked at these slaves, and replied.

Then he thought for a while and said, "Come here, thoroughly investigate the large-scale use of slaves in factories and workshops all over the south of the Yangtze River, and eliminate all slaves in the local area!"

　Recently, a lot of insults to our people have appeared~
　　
　
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