stjorthotic Chapter 760: A Glimpse Of Things Like Food, Clothing, Housing And Transportation That Will Be In Sho
Chapter 760: A Glimpse Of Things Like Food, Clothing, Housing And Transportation That Will Be In Sho
"Sheep eating people" refers to a land enclosure movement that took place in Great Britain at the end of the 15th century in Yan Changqing's previous life.
At that time, Britain's overseas trade began to grow, and wool became the most exported product, so the price of wool also soared.
This led many British landowners and nobles to start the wool business.
And they did some calculations and found that the labor used to raise sheep was far cheaper than the labor consumed in farming, and operating a pasture was far more affordable than operating a farm, and the profits obtained were more substantial.
As a result, a large number of landowners and aristocrats converted their land into pastures and developed the sheep raising industry on a large scale.
They not only enclosed the land in their own hands, but also used force to plunder the land in the hands of farmers.
In order to occupy the peasants' land, the landlords and aristocrats knocked down the peasants' houses and even set fire to the peasants' houses.
If those peasants dared to disobey orders, they would be severely beaten, maimed, or even directly killed by the landlords and nobles.
Suddenly, mourning flooded the land.
A large number of homeless farmers have no choice but to flock to the city in search of work, but there are so many suitable jobs available to them.
In order to survive, they either became beggars or became strong men.
At that time, London had a population of 100,000, half of whom were homeless farmers. Therefore, the social order in Britain became increasingly chaotic.
At this time, the development of capitalism just needs a large amount of free and low-cost labor to help them produce.
In order to fill this vacancy, the state issued a decree to allow homeless farmers to accept low-wage jobs.
If you don't accept it, you will be whipped if caught.
The second time he found out, he had to cut off half of his ear.
If he is found wandering for the third time, he will be punished by death.
And for those workers who can't find a job within a month, it's just as cruel.
The first time you are discovered, you will be sold as a slave, working as a cow or a horse. Once you can't stand this kind of slavery, after you escape and are caught, you will be a slave for life.
If you try to escape a second time, you will be immediately sentenced to death if caught.
Therefore, in order to survive, many peasant families had to send their children to be apprentices and do hard labor.
During the reign of Henry VIII, as many as 72,000 landless peasants were executed.
The farmers who were lucky enough to survive became society's cheap labor force.
The essence of this "sheep-eating-man" enclosure movement is that the profits from raising sheep are greater than the profits from other agriculture, thus squeezing out the living space of agriculture and farmers, and eventually "eating" agriculture and farmers. "!
The "sheep eat horses" strategy proposed by Yan Changqing with reference to "sheep eats people" essentially takes advantage of the fact that the value of raising sheep is much greater than the value of raising horses, thereby squeezing the living space of raising horses, and ultimately killing the horses. "eat"!
This abolished the cavalry of various grassland tribes, leaving them without horses to ride and unable to form large-scale, organized cavalry regiments.
Zhu Xiongying, who was sitting at the bottom, suddenly raised his hand and asked:
“Teacher, can we use up all the wool we purchased?!!”
"If all the tribes on the grassland switch to raising sheep, then it is estimated that there may be tens of millions of sheep on the grassland.'
"Tens of millions of sheep can produce 40 to 50 million kilograms of wool a year!"
"With so much wool, coupled with the cotton, silk, linen and other clothing materials grown in the Ming Dynasty, all of these are added up. Can the people of the Ming Dynasty use it?!!"
"If the people of the Ming Dynasty can't use up all the money, then the court won't be able to sell it, and will the court lose money in the end?!!"
Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Zhu Xiongying and said with a smile:
"A simple set of ready-to-wear clothes requires about one kilogram of fabric for children's clothes, and about two kilograms of fabric for adult clothes.
"To make a compromise, let's assume that a set of clothes requires about 1.5 kilograms of fabric."
"Even if we produce 50 million kilograms of wool a year, it will only produce about 26.66 million sets of ready-made clothes at most."
"There were 60 million people in the Ming Dynasty. On average, one person could not get one set of woolen clothes per year."
"Even taking into account the current output of various cotton, linen and other fabrics in the Ming Dynasty, it is estimated that at most it can barely satisfy the 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty, with one new set of clothes per person per year to two new sets of clothes per person per year."
"And this quantity of clothes is far from enough from the perspective of actual needs."
"In the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter alone, if the people's financial ability can support it, then it is best to have four sets of clothes that can be replaced to adapt to seasonal changes.
"Moreover, clothes will also wear out, especially for people working in the fields. Their clothes are often more easily damaged, but most of them are repaired and worn again after being damaged."
"In addition, in the next five years, the population of the Ming Dynasty will increase by at least tens of millions of newborn children, and the total population is expected to exceed 100 million!"
"In the next ten years, the total population is expected to reach between 150 million and 200 million!"
"This sudden increase in population has brought about even greater demands for food, clothing, housing and transportation!"
"Don't say that the grassland only produces 40 to 50 million jins of wool per year; even if it produces 400 to 500 million jins of wool per year."
"Judging from the huge population of the Ming Dynasty in the next five to ten years, they can still eat it."
"What I'm worried about now is that in the next five to ten years, the output of cotton, linen and wool from the grasslands will not be enough, which will cause a substantial price increase in the clothing and textile industries, thus affecting people's livelihood."
"So in recent years, His Majesty still needs to make further reserves related to food, clothing, housing and transportation."
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"This is how we can cope with the shortage of daily necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation caused by the sudden increase in population in the Ming Dynasty."
"The national court has taken action to buy out a large number of daily necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, and lowered the prices to ensure an adequate supply of daily necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation for the people ["
After hearing the end, Zhu Yuanzhang took a pen and wrote on the rice paper in front of him: "The population has increased dramatically, and there is a shortage of food, clothing, housing and transportation."
Many times, many problems can be foreseen in advance and then prepared in advance.
Then when most problems arise, they can be solved through the strong dominance of a country and the timely mobilization of forces from all walks of life.
The most troublesome thing is the sudden problems, the lack of preparation, and the resulting chaos.
One of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to Yan Changqing was that compared to the ministers in the court, Yan Changqing always had a long-term vision.
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Even if something hasn't happened yet, Yan Changqing can predict in advance when something will happen, what impact it will have, and what precautions they should make.
This is equivalent to opening a foresight, which directly caused Daming to take countless detours and wrong roads, and keep moving in the right direction.
This is also one of the important reasons why Ming Dynasty has been able to recover quickly and develop so fast in these years.
Yan Changqing looked at the sky outside the window, and he talked about the management suggestions for the Northern Xinjiang grassland and various parts of the Northern Xinjiang grassland from day to afternoon.
What needs to be said has basically been said. What is left is how Zhu Yuanzhang and a group of ministers in the DPRK and the Central Government will further discuss and improve the implementation of related plans and policies, and this has nothing to do with him.
So Yan Changqing also looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
"I have already finished talking about the value of the northern Xinjiang grassland and my ideas and suggestions on how to weaken the various tribes in the northern Xinjiang grassland."
"I wonder if what I said today can be worthy of the doctors, craftsmen and other officials His Majesty seconded to me?!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who came with full expectations and returned with a full harvest, also nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Looking back, Mr. Yan still needs to loan out any officials or craftsmen. Just tell us that if we can loan them to you, we will definitely loan them to you!!!"
In Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, there is simply no more cost-effective deal than using a mere 180 officials and craftsmen in exchange for Yan Changqing's advice.
He wished that this kind of business could happen more often, since he had many officials and craftsmen anyway.
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