Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

Under the trees in winter, it is desolate and lonely.

Jiang Xinghuo continued to write a few words on a branch, and then explained.

"Surplus wage is the small piece of watermelon that was cut off from the big piece of watermelon called 'surplus' when the Ming Dynasty's national wealth increased to a certain scale. "

Hearing this, a flash of understanding flashed in Old Man Zhuo's eyes.

"That is to say, the interest rate difference and the residual wage are in a trade-off relationship when allocating the 'surplus' from handicrafts/industry. If the residual wage is zero, that is, when there is only survival wage, the profit will be Will the difference be maximized or vice versa?”

Jiang Xinghuo nodded slightly.

The essence of surplus wages is that the handicraft factory owners give part of the surplus to the handicraft class. This is equivalent to the watermelon being grown, and then the watermelon owner cuts it into pieces called "cost", and the rest is "surplus". How much watermelon should be given to the craftsmen depends not only on how they divide it, but also on who holds the watermelon knife?

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The atmosphere in the secret room was extremely solemn.

"Cough cough cough"

Zheng Ci pretended to cough twice, lowered his eyes and looked at Huang Fu beside him.

At this time, Huang Fu's face was not as ugly as he imagined.

It stands to reason that Jiang Xinghuo's vision of an industrial country neither abolished exclusive land ownership or tenancy relations, nor expanded territory or reduced the population, but took a brand new and self-defeating path. This is undoubtedly It was Huang Fu who slapped him in the face.

But this calm-minded Shangshu was in a state of thought at this time.

"Huang Shangshu, are you satisfied with Mr. Jiang's answer?"

Zhu Di looked at Huang Fu who was lost in thought and asked with a smile.

Huang Fu's thoughts were temporarily interrupted, but he did not look anxious. Instead, he answered frankly: "Jiang Xinghuo's statement is indeed something I have never heard or seen. I even have to admit that even though I heard It sounds a bit fanciful, but if you think about it carefully, it has historical basis."

Seeing that Huang Fu did not retort just to save face, Zhu Di actually admired this outstanding minister a little more.

"Industrialization, I think, may not be impossible. After all, the Southern Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty both developed this extremely prosperous handicraft industry in the south of the Yangtze River, and both followed the path of maritime trade, but it was not led by the imperial court. If it can really be achieved, Establishing it on a large scale and systematically, and then cooperating with the Ming Dynasty's army to obtain raw materials and food from overseas countries, and sell goods, is indeed a way to avoid the conflict between people and land in the Ming Dynasty."

But Huang Fu immediately changed the subject.

"But after thinking about it, I still believe that this road called industrialization has two key points that have not been explained clearly. If it cannot be explained, I am afraid it still cannot be implemented. After all, this is related to the future of our Ming Dynasty!"

After hearing Huang Fu's words, Zhu Di also took it seriously.

Since Huang Fu admitted that the road to industrialization is indeed different from any previous road to solving the contradiction between man and land, then the next two questions Huang Fu raised must have been thought through.

After all, Huang Fu's abilities are definitely among the best in the Six Books of Secrets.

In other words, this is already the top bureaucrat that the Ming Empire can let out to take charge of its own affairs. No matter in terms of character, bearing, means, or vision, he is a first-rate existence.

The questions Huang Fu raised after careful consideration must be worthy of attention.

Huang Fu looked at Zhu Di who was extremely concerned about the path Jiang Xinghuo proposed. Even though he seemed calm on the surface, he couldn't help but sigh that Jiang Xinghuo held such a heavy weight in the emperor's heart.

No matter how many times he counted on his fingers, Huang Fu had never seen anyone whom Zhu Di respected so much.

It can even be said that he is respected as a god!

Just when Huang Fu was sighing in his heart, Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, suddenly asked: "What Huang Shangshu said is to suppress annexation?"

Next to him, seeing that his father did not react immediately, Zhu Gaochi helped and said without leaving any trace: "What Mr. Jian means is that just like large, medium and small landowners will annex fields, the owner class of handicraft workshops will also annex? Until a few Large handicrafts manufacturers have formed doubts about certain products (monopoly)."

"Um?"

Zhu Di frowned and looked at Huang Fu, waiting for his answer.

People's greed is endless, and annexation will naturally never end. What Huang Fu mentioned is indeed an important issue.

"This is exactly what I am worried about."

Huang Fu met the emperor's gaze and nodded.

“The absence of fields does not mean the absence of annexation.”

The decision-makers of the Ming Empire in the secret room were obviously very concerned about Jiang Xinghuo's answer.

If the merger problem in the industrial era cannot be solved, then for Ming Dynasty, it is better not to engage in industrialization.

After all, the dangers of mergers are too terrifying.

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The thinking of smart people in the world always leads to the same goal by different paths.

As a former high-ranking official of the imperial court, Zhuo Jing, the minister, could certainly think of the issues that ministers could think of.

Old Man Zhuo twisted his beard and asked: "Then if the 'surplus' obtained from the production of goods in various industries is occupied by one person or a few people, wouldn't it cause more trouble?"

This sentence can be described as heart-breaking.

But none of the people under the tree would contradict him, because everyone knew that what Old Man Zhuo said was the truth.

In the distant future of the Ming Dynasty, let’s not mention the new mergers that may occur in the era of industrial countries, let’s talk about the present.

In recent years, land annexation in the Jiangnan region has shown signs of resurgence.

But now it is only thirty-five years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

The landowners in the south of the Yangtze River, who once trembled under the butcher knife of Emperor Taizu Gao, began to "rich people travel across the country" again.

What worries Zhuo Jing the most is that the annexation itself is not limited to the land itself, but also affects personal dependence, cultural control, etc.

Once the land annexation is unstoppable, the next step will be the rebirth of the "gates" with two powerful tools: knowledge and land.

On this point, there are commonalities no matter which dynasty or generation, and it has even been repeated many times in history.

After all, people have been proud of reading and literacy since ancient times, and the desire for knowledge and fields has been deeply engraved in the blood of China.

Although some people don't want to admit it.

But that's the truth!

What is conceivable is that if in the era of industrial countries, monopoly production and knowledge are combined, the effect will be even more terrifying than the combination of fields and knowledge!

Just thinking about this situation makes people shudder!

Zhuo Jing shook his head and said, "Once this happens, I'm afraid it won't be optimistic."

Everyone fell into silence.

Zheng He sighed: "It seems that even if it changes from an agricultural country to an industrial country, annexation is still inevitable. If the court does not take measures, then... alas!"

"But what can be done about annexation?" Zhu Gaoxu asked, scratching his beard.

Jiang Xinghuo said calmly at this time: "There are many ways."

"ah?!"

Of course Zhu Gaoxu knew that there would be a way, but Mr. Jiang's expression was so calm that it made him feel that this was not a problem at all to Mr. Jiang.

Jiang Xinghuo said: "The annexation in the industrial country era is actually different from the land annexation in the agricultural country era, so you should not compare the powerful clans formed by combining fields, armed forces and population in the agricultural country era with the industrial country era. From an intuitive level, the annexers in the industrial country era are by no means as scary as you think. Let me briefly explain it and you will understand."

Of course Jiang Xinghuo was aware of their concerns, and even understood that if the fear of "annexation" that was deeply imprinted in the hearts of every emperor could not be eliminated, then Ming's plan to take the industrial road would be doomed to be impossible.

The best way to eliminate fear is to face it directly and recognize it clearly.

As long as you recognize the true face of fear hidden in the darkness, you will find that it is nothing more than that.

Jiang Xinghuo slowly explained: "Where industrial countries are more advanced than agricultural countries, new productivity is naturally born, but we must also realize that although new industrial productivity is more powerful than agricultural productivity, it is also comparable to agricultural productivity. , from the perspective of state control and management, it is actually easier.”

"How do you say this?" Zheng He asked.

Jiang Xinghuo only said one sentence.

"——Because industry has upstream and downstream."

The three of them were stunned for a moment, then woke up.

"I understand!" Zhu Gaoxu slapped Zheng He's thigh hard and said, "You can farm in the Wubao and grow it yourself to eat. But to engage in industry, even cotton textiles require large areas of cotton planting. The place goes through a series of complex processing and finally has to be sold!”

"And as long as we pinch any of the upstream and downstream links, we can inhibit mergers."

Zheng He rubbed his thighs and added: "So, as long as raw materials, processing, and sales are not controlled at the same time, it is impossible for an industry to be merged into a merger."

"Monopoly." Jiang Xinghuo said.

"Jiang Xiaoyou is a good term. It describes it very aptly, and it is even more apt than Bique. But does it come from Mencius?" Zhuo Jing asked.

Jiang Xinghuo nodded. This word is not a modern borrowed word, but comes from "Mencius": You must seek monopoly and climb it, and you can gain profit by looking left and right.

The original meaning refers to manipulating trade from the high ground of the market. Now it is more suitable to describe control and monopoly.

"And there's one more thing to note."

Jiang Xinghuo continued to write and draw on the ground.

The most important part of the difference in productivity and class between industrial countries and agricultural countries has been clearly explained.

As for what I mentioned just now, it is just to eliminate the concerns of these feudal lords and develop industry.