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Chapter 215 Continue to seize the benefits of the Jiangnan gentry

"Why do people care about so much when they become greedy for profit? For example, even if some officials know that they want to peel the skin, they know that the court has the silver for raising integrity and the silver for raising honor, but they can't help but greedy, right?

This is the disadvantage of human nature!

Besides, this is not as simple as fame and fortune. First of all, Your Majesty is His Majesty, who occupies the orthodox status of the world;

Secondly, our Majesty is very kind to the common people. Fang, Xu and others already hold the same philosophy as the ancient Confucians, not like the modern Confucians, so they regard those refugees as the people. Therefore, they also think that although the emperor is cruel, he is not less kind, and although he is extreme, he is not stubborn! Although he is not a benevolent king, he is actually a wise ruler!

Therefore, they do not think that the emperor intends to make them slaves, or that they are now willing to take the lead for the emperor!"

Zhao Nanxing smiled and started talking again.

"No matter what, the Xu family cannot betray our gentry in Jiangnan so much, and let the inner court use the Xu family to seize profits with the people! The subordinates decided to send people back to Jiangnan as soon as possible. First, they organized like-minded people to form secret associations. The court did not allow us to form associations, but we insisted on forming associations! How to resist evil politics if we don't form associations?! But just die! Then, they are trying to find a way to destroy the Xu family's cotton yarn industry. No matter what secret skills the Xu family has obtained in the cotton yarn industry, we have to smash him and get this skill!"

Man Chaojian said gritting his teeth.

"I hope you can succeed."

Zhao Nanxing smiled and said.

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"Whether it is to use large-scale construction to support these refugees, or immigrate to the border of Liaodong, as well as the subsequent military supplies, and the increased expenditure on maintenance and wealth, we still have to spend a lot of money and food in the future;

Last year, the taxes that were urged from Nanzhili could be used to support it, but now we cannot continue to clear the land and the land and the land and the public will not increase much income. It can only curb the excessive exploitation of the people in the local area. Therefore, these expenses this year and next year still have to rely on new investments. In addition, the Yulin Guards are now expanding their troops and the General Administration of Ordnance Manufacturing needs more money and grain to expand their scale;

Therefore, I decided to continue to expand the official industry. First, your Xu family's cotton yarn industry must continue to expand its scale. Second, the shuttle loom machine of Shanggongjian must be established as soon as possible for promotion. It is still the same method. My dear recommended a few reliable wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan to handle this matter and go to Jiangnan to build a new weaving factory to increase national profit."

Zhu Youxiao was still insisting on the Wenhua Palace Sutra, and the Sutra Session became a place where Zhu Youxiao and Xu Guangqi discussed separately.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao proposed the idea of ​​using the flying woven fabric technology to build a new official weaving factory in Jiangnan.

After hearing this, Xu Guangqi couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, it would be fine if you ask me to recommend a few reliable merchants to run official weaving factories;

But I am worried that this will affect the benefits of ordinary scholars and people in Jiangnan. Before, the Xu family's cotton yarn had been following His Majesty's instructions and did not dare to increase the scale without authorization, nor did it reduce the price, and continued to collect the soil yarn, which basically only made the profit of low-cost;

But now, if the scale is increased, the price of cotton yarn must be reduced to squeeze out the cotton yarn sales share occupied by other merchants. After all, the cotton yarn that Westerners need to purchase is limited!

In this case, other merchants will be even more dissatisfied, and even ordinary yarn merchants have to sell them to local cotton yarn shops at lower prices. In addition, the cloth woven by the flying shuttle loom machine has also been seen. Both the texture and width are better than the local cloth. Therefore, once the flying shuttle loom starts to enter the weaving industry, it will attract a large amount of Western purchasing without expanding its scale, and will take away the benefits of other cloth merchants and in turn hurt ordinary weaving households. Therefore, please be cautious."

"I have also considered it, but there is no better way than to use new skills to increase the profits of the government and to make up for the increasing money and grain expenditures of the court;

Otherwise, it would be more land taxes to the people of the world, which would make more ordinary people unable to survive!

Or increase the commercial tax on the gentry in the world, which will make the gentry in the world even more dissatisfied, and it is not something that can be done now;

Or continue to clear the land of Zhangzhang, and in other provinces outside Nanzhili, it will make the vassal kings and nobles with farmland dissatisfied, and will also make the border generals with elite servants dissatisfied;

Only use new skills to increase the profits of the official business. If the profits of ordinary weavers and cotton households are injured, the court can make up for them. Anyway, the major teeth shops have not given them much profits in the past. However, they can make up for the profits they need not starve to death. I can share more of the profits they have taken from the big ones, and expand the scale so that they can directly become workers in the official business workshops. Not the weavers who can only fill their stomachs in Jiangnan now, but weavers with monthly salary, and even the monthly salary is not low, at least they can save money in addition to supporting their families;

As for the big cotton yarn merchants and weaving merchants, they can only suffer. Their generations have made so much profit by smuggling cotton yarn and cotton cloth. They didn’t give the court a penny, and it was already polite that the court did not punish him!

Besides, if they lose this livelihood, they will not be unable to survive. None of these big households are fertile land and no one is complete with all kinds of industries. Anyway, this is the only way to do this now!

If the court wants the people and the country to be rich, reform the finances and increase income, it will inevitably suffer people; either the gentry or the people will suffer, and if anyone among them is willing to earn money from the outside world with the court, they will naturally become richer and richer."

Zhu Youxiao said that and looked at Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi pondered and said after a while: "Since this is the case, I have no objection. Now it seems that this is indeed the most appropriate strategy. I just hope that more big families can understand the general and follow the trend. I would rather use new skills to earn extra benefits with the court than be stubborn, just thinking about not letting the court take its own profits and refuse to follow the arrangements of the court."

"Since that's the case, go do it now!"

"You know more than me that those wealthy businessmen in Susong, Jiangnan have far-sightedness and general understanding of the great power. When you ask them to come to Beijing as soon as possible to discuss how to handle this matter, you must also discuss how to deal with the bankruptcy of a large number of ordinary cotton households and weaving households. The latter must have a response. This is the key to benefiting them and the court in the future by relying on new textile skills. As long as you win over the cotton households and weaving households below, everything else will be fine!"

Zhu Youxiao gave a firm command in a tone.

"I obey the order!"

Xu Guangqi replied.

Zhu Youxiao then said: "You are still the Minister of War, so you have to continue recruiting new recruits from Yulin Guards with Lu Jiude. In the future, the Ministry of War will be mainly responsible for military dispatch, recruitment and training, and post-war pensions, and the rest will be handed over to the veteran generals of the Governor's Office of the Five Army;
Chapter completed!
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