Chapter 108 The Second Expansion of the Family Ding Bing "Please ask the owner to give us a way to live!"
”The crowd knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing.Everyone wailed, and many people had tears and snot flowing down their faces, which made people look sad and cry.Quan Xu's face did not have any expression, he did not want to continue to adopt the backward agricultural production model of the Ming Dynasty.This backward model of the Ming Dynasty directly bound too many peasants.And the peasants are the poorest and poorest group of people.For the reform of the Ming Dynasty, it is necessary to reform from the root, that is, to directly change the mode of agricultural production.The United States is a ready-made example, with a population of less than 4 million, but with a whopping 2.8 billion mu of arable land, the land is relatively concentrated, and the price of agricultural products can be lowered.Many people will think that the economy of the United States is so developed, the cost of living must be very high, just like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, although the income is high, the cost of living is also the highest in the country.It seems that this makes sense.The cost of living in China's first-tier cities is much higher than that in second- and third-tier cities.In fact, this is not the case at all.An egg costs 9 cents.A chicken leg costs a few cents, and a pound of rice is 0.42 yuan.Purified water, 24 bottles are priced at 3.99 yuan, 0.166 yuan per bottle.Little pork knuckles are a dollar or two per pound, do you believe it?
(First of all, Lao Cheng is not a cent, the above data is taken from Sina News, the author is Simon Zhou) Why is American food so cheap?
The answer is actually quite simple, the cost of production.The cost of farming for China's 900 million peasants is much higher than that of the United States, and grain prices are low.In ancient times, there was a golden rule in the imperial court: "the grain is cheap and hurts the peasants".Therefore, once the price of grain is too low, the imperial court will artificially interfere with the market price to balance the income of the peasants.China's peasant incomes are increasing year by year, of course, and this is only a literal figure.If Chinese peasants own 1,500 mu of land per capita, and a family of three people has 4,500 mu of land, even if the wheat only earns 2 cents per catty, one mu of land is 200 and 4,500 mu of land is 900,000 according to the yield of 1,000 catties per mu.Chinese peasants can earn at least 800 yuan per mu of land, but less than two mu of land per capita, and the income from farming is barely more than 1,000 yuan.Land concentration can not only reduce prices, but also naturally promote the development of agricultural science and technology.Taking agricultural tractors as an example, China's current largest tractor is Dongfanghong LW4004 heavy-duty tractor with 400 horsepower, and no matter how big it is, there will be no more.Won't China be able to overcome the technology of large tractors?
Obviously not, mainly because there is no market for large agricultural machinery in China, 900 million farmers share less than 1.8 billion acres of land, and there is no need for large agricultural machinery at all.Tying the peasants to the land is actually the most wasteful of manpower.People always have to eat, but once they don't have anything to eat, they can only rebel.Land annexation is the root cause of the collapse of successive dynasties.In fact, the Chinese nation is spinning in this strange circle.From the end of the Western Han Dynasty to the Eastern Han Dynasty, including the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties, as well as the Tang and Song dynasties and the Ming and Qing dynasties, all because of land annexation, the financial bankruptcy of the imperial court, and in the end, the officials forced the people to rebel, and the entire dynasty collapsed.Along with the apocalyptic wars again and again, the brilliant soul treasures of the Chinese civilization have been damaged or disappeared in the war again and again.Some scholars have found that there are only 20 people who made guide cars in the past dynasties, and the anti-metal corrosion technology of the Qin bronze sword has been lost, and the memory metal has been lost.The principle of the early steam engine recorded in Wang Zhen's "Book of Agriculture", and the massive promotion of hot weapon technology in the Ming Dynasty, whether it is the eighteen consecutive rounds of thunderbolts, it already has the prototype of a machine gun, or a flintlock gun......
However, it came to an abrupt end because of the war at the end of the Ming Dynasty.Dividing land equally has a difficult problem to solve.That is, as the population increases, there will come a time when there will be a shortage of land.In fact, the peasants of the Ming Dynasty have always been very poor, and since the harvest has been abundant, the grain they get cannot be sold at a price, and the final profits will be made by intermediate grain merchants.Quan Xu decided to no longer adopt the traditional farming methods of the late Ming Dynasty, and slowly changed the social structure from the bottom to the top.The abolition of the tenant farmer system was only the first step.Although Quanxu has 150,000 acres of land, 150,000 acres of land sounds like a lot, in fact, there is really not much.If the method of mechanized operation is adopted, it is not a big problem for an adult to take care of one or two thousand acres."
The owner, pay an extra bucket of rent, do you fancy it?""
Owner, we used to pay five buckets per mu, but now we pay six buckets?"
Mr.
Guo Songyi consulted the information and learned that "in the late Ming Dynasty, the yield per mu of the dry land in the north could exceed 1 stone, about 1 stone on the ground, 0.7-0.8 stone and 0.6-0.7 stone in the middle land, and 0.3-0.4 stone and 0.2-0.3 stone in the lower ground." ”Paying six buckets of rent is almost equivalent to eating with a mouthful of food, barely starving to death.No matter how high it is, there is no way.Everyone was very disappointed when they saw that Quan Xu did not waver at all, and they got up one after another, preparing to flee.At this moment, Quan Xu said: "I am not going to rent the land to you to plant, but I can recruit you as workers, work for me, and I will give you food!"
”The gray-haired old man boldly said, "We can only farm!"
”"No, you can learn, no one is born with everything, even eating and walking are slowly learned."
Quan Xu continued: "Work for me, take care of food every day, 50 catties of food per month for strong men, 40 catties of food per month for strong women, and for the old and infirm, work restrictions can be relaxed as appropriate!"
Of course, there will be less food to be distributed, but if you know how to do it, the wages will be higher. ”Everyone began to calculate in their hearts, according to Yue Quanxu, the key is to manage the rice, a young couple can earn eight stones and four buckets a year, which is much more cost-effective than renting land.The gray-haired old man squeezed in front: "Boss, you say, what else can I do at my age?"
”Quan Xu looked at the patch on the old man's body: "Give you the land, do you have the strength?"
”"I, I can!"
Quan Xu said with a smile: "Farming is not light work, as long as you can do it, you can do the same, I have a kiln, you go and move bricks, three dry meals a day, and give thirty catties of grain!"
”Nowadays, in Quanxu's group, the person with the best treatment is Jia Ding Bing, who is actually a skilled craftsman.The classes have been divided, in chronological order.Quan Xu continued: "If you are willing to work for me, go to Steward Yuan to sign a contract, in black and white, let's write it clearly, if you are not willing to do it, and you still want to farm as a tenant, then please go to other big households to try your luck." ”As Quan Xu's words just fell, in fact, not everyone wanted to be a craftsman, and everyone started talking."
What now?""
Oh my God, please open your eyes!""
How do we live!"
…… Quan Xu ignored everyone and got into the carriage directly, and he returned to the Quan's compound with Erniang and Sanniang.Yuan Shiqing looked at Quan Xu's back and let out a long sigh.Sitting in the carriage, Jeon Wook lay on the sofa with his eyes closed to recuperate.Sanniang couldn't help shaking Quan Xu's arm: "Xianggong, what are you going to do?"
”"What do you do?""
Even if you are not satisfied with their tenants, you can choose some young and capable ones!"
Erniang also said with some concerns: "Yes, Xianggong, what should we do with so much land in our family?"
”"Cold salad!"
Quan Xu smiled disapprenously: "Don't worry, I can't afford to abandon these lands!"
”Quan Xu did not forget that he was a grain chief and needed to bear the heavy responsibility of 8,000 stone grain tax.Quan Xu has already decided to transform the Ming Dynasty, and he will fundamentally transform it, should he continue the original model of the Ming Dynasty?
That's definitely not going to work.Even if he can create a prosperous dynasty through unremitting efforts, the result is the same as that of the Ming Dynasty, because of the population explosion and the overwhelmed land, and finally fell short.Any reform involves sacrifice, and this is an inevitable reaction.The cities we see now are all clean.Many netizens ridiculed India's dirty mess, but they didn't know that Beijing was like this, defecating everywhere, and the city was full of yellow and white filth. ”Not everything is worth keeping, and it must be pursued, albeit reluctantly.For now, he has managed the whole group in a corporate way, and it has been successful.Because of the flexible incentive policy, the subordinate kilns, blacksmith workshops, carpenter workshops, including women's workshops, all of them have their own business development.With the arrival of the precious timber ordered by Huashan Hu, the carpenters led by Guo Fugui are preparing to make great plans and prepare to build a batch of furniture with Ming Dynasty craftsmanship.Quan Xu can get another source of wealth for the next generation.If you adopt pure handmade craftsmanship and use the wood of golden silk nanmu to create a thousand-worker stepping bed, how much can it be sold for in the future?
That's eighteen million.This so-called thousand-worker stepping bed is actually just an ordinary version, not a luxurious and noble version.Of course, it is also possible to sell wood, the key is that no matter how expensive the wood is, it is not as valuable as the technology of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty.The technicians of the Women's Workshop, in order to get more commissions, began to explain a variety of beauty care products to the customers, and their services were more attentive and thoughtful.After making the first pot of gold by making briquette molds, the blacksmith's workshop began to produce birch plows, hoes, forks, and various tools.As for the coal court, it has also begun to expand its business.At this time, the Quanxu compound has slowly formed a machine and began to operate autonomously.If we want to carry out reforms, we will definitely need resistance, and we will also be hit, and the guarantee of force is necessary.With Yuan Shiqing recruiting a large number of employees from the tenants, Quan Xu can once again expand the ranks of the family soldiers.When he came to the Quanxu compound, Luo Shiming hurriedly greeted him."
Master!""
Notice, I want to recruit family members again, but all men over 16 years old, under 35 years old, women over 16 years old, under 30 years old, can participate!".