Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 410 Industry (2)

One of the hallmarks of the small-scale peasant economy is that men farm and women weave, and are self-sufficient. As long as this basic need is met, there is no higher stimulus for the basic requirements for productivity. After all, it is enough, so why go to all the trouble to improve productivity?

But it is precisely because of this that although China has sprouted several times, it has never taken root and grown.

Some of the unemployed female workers under Tianjin were widows. In order to allow them to live with dignity, these widows would be given priority in government-run factories.

To support widows and orphans, it is by no means that the court regularly provides enough money and food to make a living, and everything will be fine. Life is said to be short, but it is said to be long. Many things will be encountered along the way, so that this group of people can live confidently. Living a good life is what Zhu Youxiao wants to do!

This is also the reason why Zhu Youxiao had to remove the widows and orphans scattered in various places from the very beginning and let them leave their hometown and concentrate them in Huangzhuang in various places under the rule of Beizhili.

This is by no means a face-saving project.

One is the ethical issues of the Ming Dynasty, and the other is that Zhu Youxiao can take into account both. In order to allow this special group to have a new life, no matter how much thought and money is spent, all of this must be done.

Because they are worth it! !

Their husbands and their fathers died on the battlefield for the Ming Dynasty and shed all their blood. Everyone can forget them, except the court! !

"Your Majesty, the standard of the official shipyard represents the highest level of Tianjin's shipbuilding industry."

Chen Qiyu calmed down and looked at the emperor sitting opposite him and continued: "The shipbuilding standards of the seventeen private shipyards are uneven. Among them, eleven private shipyards are affiliated with the Tianjin Thirteenth Industry."

"The shipyards in this part have the highest standards, and only two of them have been completed. The remaining nine were built in batches along the coast of Tianjin after the Tianjin Thirteenth Line tasted the sweetness of various trades with Liaodong. The land used for the construction was replaced with the acres under the jurisdiction of Tianjin Thirteenth Bank."

"In the past exchanges with Liaodong, the largest share was grain, cotton, cloth, soybeans, etc., and the largest purchases were made by the Liaodong Governor's Office, followed by the Liaodong Governor's Office. Such large-scale trade exchanges contributed to the prosperity of Tianjin's shipping industry development, which is also the main reason to stimulate the development of the shipbuilding industry."

"It seems that I made the right choice by not letting Liaodong's secretary deliver the gold and silver that was seized in Liaodong to Beijing." Zhu Youxiao said with a faint smile.

"It is true that the main body of the Thirteenth Bank of Tianjin is the group of nobles in Beijing, but behind them, to be more precise, under their sects, there is a group of gentry, merchants and other groups."

"Your Majesty is right."

Chen Qiyu nodded and said: "When the Thirteenth Bank was first set up in Tianjin, they were extremely cautious. They were also afraid that they would not make any money in the end, but would lose a lot."

"If the trade with Liaodong gave them a taste of the sweetness, then the Spanish maritime merchants who were the first to rush to Tianjin deeply stimulated them. This is also an important factor for them to increase the proportion of shipbuilding."

"After that, His Majesty made it clear in Beijing that he wanted to reopen the negotiations. Although it was mainly going to the Denglai coast to the Liaodong coast, Tianjin could also participate. When the news reached Tianjin, those in the Thirteenth Group were all worried. So exciting.”

Zhu Youxiao smiled. The bustle in the world comes because of profit, and the hustle and bustle in the world all goes away because of profit.

This principle applies at any time.

The total value of half of the silver stocks of Tianjin Thirteenth Bank is 2600 million taels. Although part of this is paid with land, etc., these are also real assets.

If we want the Thirteenth Bank to take root in Tianjin, actively participate in the opening up of overseas trade, and gain momentum for the overall development of Tianjin, we must let them see tangible benefits.

Who would do a loss-making business?

"Don't worry, they will be more excited in the future."

Zhu Youxiao suppressed his smile, looked at Chen Qiyu and said: "I have ordered you to promote the sea trade with the vassal Korea. If it goes well, large-scale sea trade will be facilitated soon, and the imperial court will open a port on Jeju Island to use In order to deter the Western barbarians who are heading north, we will also increase the intensity of anti-smuggling."

When I first talked with those people in Beijing, it was clear that North Korea's sea trade would be increased. Compared with low value-added products such as grain, cloth, and cotton, whether it is Liaodong or North Korea, there are a number of high value-added products. , such as medicinal materials, furs, Korean ginseng, etc. If these products can be sold through customs, the profits that can be earned will be considerable.

At the same time, with the booming development of Tianjin's shipbuilding industry, large-scale timber shipping is irreversible, which is another stable source of income!

"If this is the case, the development of Thirteen Banks in Tianjin will go further."

Chen Qiyu couldn't hide his excitement and said: "Right now, the main industry in Tianjin is upstream and downstream industries, mainly shipbuilding. This has led to the emergence of a number of industrial workshops in Tianjin, attracting many people who are out of work."

"The second is the textile industry. In addition to the government-run textile factories that the Shaofu is planning to build in Tianjin, the Thirteenth Industry has also been involved in this industry. Liaodong has great demand for this type of industry, which has also caused the cotton grown in Shandong and other places to go to Tianjin is coming in, but the price of cotton has also increased a lot."

"This is inevitable."

Zhu Youxiao narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "When all areas of Beizhili develop, this phenomenon will become more and more obvious, and it will even break the pattern of the northern provinces."

Chen Qiyu nodded in approval.

Developing intensive handicraft manufacturing is by no means as simple as talking about it. As time goes by, the volume and scale continue to increase, and the siphon effect generated around Beizhili will become more and more obvious. A variety of raw materials will flow into all parts of Beizhili, and a huge group of bankruptcies will flood into all parts of Beizhili.

This has never happened before in the long history of China, so Zhu Youxiao did not dare to take too big a step and focused his intensive hand-made industry on Beizhili, where the imperial power could radiate and influence. If it were bigger, it would be easy to take off.

To stimulate the development of intensive handicraft manufacturing, in addition to various internal adjustments, the external sea trade policy must be gradually expanded to cover more areas, and the products produced must be dumped or replaced. To obtain raw materials, or to earn a large amount of gold and silver, otherwise this model will be difficult to maintain.

However, as this situation develops, the conflict between the north and the south will inevitably intensify, but Zhu Youxiao is not afraid. The key to completely controlling the southeast is to kill a group of privileged groups and seize everything that belongs to the imperial court. Come back, there will definitely be blood flowing! !

(End of this chapter)