Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 458 Prosperity will definitely come
The news of the abolition of the corvee soon spread throughout the country, and wherever it went, the common people were naturally rejoiced and praised the benevolence, righteousness and kindness of the court.

In the private sector, more and more ordinary people simply signed up enthusiastically, wanting to work with the imperial court, especially those with many children at home.

There is only so much land in the family, and when the children grow up, the division of the family will inevitably divide the land. Instead of guarding the few acres of Susukida to live a hard life, it is better to leave the land and work with the court, at least the wages are not bad.

The common people are happy to move their minds to work, but if they are happy, they will naturally be unhappy.

For example, local folk workshops.

Once the court pays the forty renminbi, it is equivalent to directly setting the minimum wage system across the country.

For example, in some remote provincial capitals in the northwest and southwest, the wages of local employers are only twenty or thirty yuan. Once the official documents of the imperial court arrive, no additional money will be added, and the common people who will follow you will run to the imperial court. Sign up to go.

Correspondingly, the system of working hours, work breaks, and work periods has also blossomed all over the country.

Youdao means that policy is the wind vane of the country's overall development. Once the imperial government's employment policy was announced, all localities followed suit. In just half a year, all provinces, whether it was the recruitment method of the local government or the employment of private workshops and companies, All follow the old to bring forth the new.

In order to compete with the imperial court for workers, many firms followed suit with wages of forty Wen per day.

Slowly, the wages are exactly the same, and the locality still has an advantage.

That means you don't have to leave your hometown.

It's better to be able to go home after work every day, and keep your wife and children warm on the kang, than to follow the court's running around.

On the front line of national development, Guangdong has undergone tremendous changes.

Chen Jiading, who succeeded his father as the head of the Chen family, quickly sensed something unusual from this policy.

However, out of caution, Chen Jiading still approached Chen Xi, who had retired to the second line, for advice.

"The abolition of corvee by the imperial court will inevitably compete with the private sector for workers. In order to compete with the imperial court for workers, private businessmen must also improve the treatment of workers, learn from the imperial court's approach, and introduce more favorable work leave systems and work contract benefits.

As a result, the cost of labor has increased a lot, and the price of commodities in the circulation market will rise to ensure that profits will not decrease.

At that time, there will be an upsurge in prices, and the ring will move around. The rise in commodity prices will directly affect the cost of living of the people. Although there are strict red lines for necessities such as rice noodles, grains, oil, salt and vinegar, the prices of commodities follow the laws of the market. of.

When commodity prices are high, it will be difficult for the common people to live in peace. Is it appropriate for the imperial court to do so? "

Thinking about it carefully, Chen Jiading's statement is also correct, and it fits very well with materialist dialectics.

Is abolition a benevolent government? There is no doubt that it is a benevolent government, but does it have any disadvantages? What Chen Jiading is talking about now is the disadvantages.

This is true of any policy, there is no absolute tyranny nor absolute benevolence.

Everything has two sides.

Chen Jiading was born in a family of merchants, and he has learned the way of doing business since he was a child. Now he has caught up with the great period of economic development of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years, and his thinking is progressive.

"The basis for stabilizing prices lies in production, just as grain prices are low in good harvest years and expensive in famine years, it depends on the amount of production.

If the overall number of workshops has not increased, it means that the overall productivity has not increased, but the cost of labor has increased, so the price of the produced goods is bound to rise.

If the imperial court cannot control prices, how can it deal with the market economy that will continue to rise in the future. "

Chen hoped for Chen Jiading in front of him, feeling very relieved.

There is no father who does not want his son to become a dragon, and his son has grown up.

"You can think of these, being a father is very gratifying, but you only saw the surface, and didn't think about it on a deeper level."

"The increase in labor costs will indeed increase the price of commodities, and then the living standards of the people will be affected. What will the people do for their own quality of life?"

After thinking for a while, Chen Jiading said: "Food prices have not been high, and it is difficult to guarantee food, drink and clothing if we continue to cultivate the land, so the people may gradually leave the fields and turn to work.

In other words, the number of workers in our country will increase substantially in the future. "

"That's right, as the number of workers increases, there are more and more skilled workers, and the number of production workshops will also increase. Then productivity will increase, and commodity prices will naturally fall."

Chen Jiading immediately said: "However, if the number of workers increases, the number of farmers will decrease, and grain production will also decrease. As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for the people. The court has also said many times that the red line of grain prices must not be touched. of."

"You need to know that the number of farmers will never decrease, it will only increase."

Chen Xi said: "Don't forget that the growth rate of Dingkou is very fast. The imperial court just issued a policy to stimulate the reproduction of Dingkou two years ago. If you have children, you will be tax-free to Tian."

Chen Jiading slapped his forehead immediately.

"That's right, why did my son forget about this matter, father, you mean that the court has thought of these things a long time ago."

"Do you think that the imperial court's policies are all based on brainstorming?"

Chen Xi criticized: "Every national policy formulated by Your Majesty is connected with each other. Looking at it now, when Your Majesty promulgated the policy of encouraging reproduction, he was already ready to abolish the corvee.

In this way, after fifteen to twenty years, the number of people in the country is expected to exceed 20 million or even more. Isn't this number enough to make up for the shortage of workers who leave the land to work.

The number of workers and farmers will increase, so the overall price of the country will only become more and more stable. Even if the cost of labor and commodity prices increase, the income of the common people is also increasing. Then, the overall income and expenditure of ordinary people’s households will remain the same. tends to be stable. "

Chen Jiading thought about it for a while, and felt that what Chen Xi said made sense, but he still faintly felt that something was wrong, so he slapped his forehead after thinking for a while.

"Father, after all, the income of farmers has not changed. You see, where the price of grain is, the income of farmers will never change at all."

Chen Xi sighed and said, "Have you ever thought that when there are more and more commodities in the market and more and more transactions in circulation, the country's finances will become better, in other words, the country will become richer and richer.

When the country is rich, does it still care about the people's annual tax of [-] per cent?

Can the imperial court be tax-exempt?

In addition to tax exemption, can the imperial court give extra land subsidies to the people depending on the financial situation.

As the country gets richer and richer, the income of farmers will only get higher and higher. How can it be lower and lower? "

Chen Jiading blinked in disbelief.

"You mean that the imperial court may abolish the land mu tax?"

"The imperial court can abolish the corvee system for thousands of years, and the land tax is abolished. What's so unexpected about it?"

Chen Xi muttered and said with emotion: "My child, we have caught up with an incredible era."

Abolition of corvee and exemption from land tax.

If the scene of that day really comes, what a great and prosperous scene it will be!

Now Chen Xi had a feeling from the bottom of his heart.

Feel happy for the whole world.

Happy to meet Chen Yunfu, the King of Yu, and the Prime Minister of the Military and Political Academy of Ming Dynasty.

"The old man must be alive, and live to see the day when the prosperous age comes."

(End of this chapter)