All in all, the plan to hire those of the Holy Roman Empire and use them as half laborers was bankrupt.

In addition to those mentioned earlier, there is another, more important reason.

Human rights issues.

Emperor Chongzhen thought that the people of the Ming Dynasty had human rights, and the officials and lords in various places naturally thought that the people of the Ming Dynasty had human rights, and even if they wanted to oppress the people, they did not dare to come too blatantly.

However, do those who do not have a Ming household registration have human rights?

There is no doubt that Emperor Chongzhen did not think that they did not, and the officials and lords everywhere did not think that they had human rights.

For example, after a barbarian child is brought home by some curious people, she is often beaten to death by the housewife because of some loud voices.

What are you doing so loudly? Are you afraid that your neighbors won't be able to hear? It's just immoral!

Then these men didn't care at all, and when they turned around, they might find a way to buy another one back, and they didn't have to worry about the housewife being jealous and angry.

In fact, that's the case, no one will get angry with pets like cats and dogs, just kill them if they don't like it, and the government won't care about these bullshit.

The women of the Holy Roman Empire are different, or rather, because of the existence of the "Minro Treaty of Friendship and Commerce", those women from the Holy Roman Empire have some human rights.

In addition, the concubine of the third son of the emperor, Zhu Ciyi, is the eldest princess of the Holy Roman Empire - the people of the Ming Dynasty have no idea what the Bavarian archduke is, so they naturally think that she is the eldest princess of the Holy Roman Empire.

The general opinion of the people is that since Emperor Chongzhen can marry the eldest princess of the Holy Roman Empire for the third son of the emperor, it means that the people of the Holy Roman Empire are like people.

If they are like people and have a relationship with the Ming Dynasty, the civilians of the Holy Roman Empire will naturally be looked down upon in the Ming Dynasty, and they will not be equated with other barbarians.

The people's minds are simpler, at least not like the bigwigs in the local government and the court, and the whole person's heart is black and bright from the inside out.

The bigwigs in the court, especially in the position above the squire, can basically see the purpose of Emperor Chongzhen to let the third son of the emperor marry the eldest princess of the Holy Roman Empire as the main concubine.

It's not that I have fallen in love with other people's territory, but by the way, I want to add more fire to Europe......

In addition to the reason for this bullshit, there is another reason, that is, the laborers who were brought back by the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies before were all castrated......

Now if you want to use the people of the Holy Roman Empire as half laborers, is that eunuch or not?

For the sake of relatives, once these Romans do something, it will be the Ming Dynasty who will be disgusted by the time.

If you are castrated, you will definitely have to face the risk that a large number of people from the Holy Roman Empire may hang up and the subsequent various compensation issues, no matter how you look at it, the gains outweigh the losses.

Just when Emperor Chongzhen had a headache over the labor issue, Wu Ganlai set his eyes on Zhang Zhiji: "Now that the Governor's Office of the Five Armies has dispatched a large army to the north, I don't know when the results will be achieved?" ”

Zhang Zhiji laughed and said: "Wu Butang doesn't think that the things on this battlefield are like a woman giving birth to a child, and she can give birth to a baby in October?"

According to the plan of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, this time it can be regarded as the Three-Way Army targeting Tsarist Russia, and the mobilization of soldiers and the preparation of materials have just been completed some time ago, and it is estimated that the Three-Route Army has just set off.

If the progress is fast, there will be good news in three months, and if the progress is slow, it is estimated that it will be delayed until next year, including the extremely cold weather over there. ”

Wu Ganlai also had a headache now.

Originally, I thought that Zhang Zhiji would be able to get some workers to come to Daming, so as to alleviate the contradiction between the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications, and the Ministry of Industry, but I didn't think that it would be three months before there was news.

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand with a smile and said: "That's it, whether it's three months or a year, these projects are all left and right, it's really not okay to take it slowly, don't be in a hurry." ”

Since there was no longer the risk of hanging on the old crooked neck tree, Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry, at least not in a hurry to deal with Tsarist Russia immediately, nor was he in a hurry to deal with the Mughals, Ottomans and European barbarians immediately.

In your lifetime, take your time and don't rush.

After all the horses under his command bowed down, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "In addition to these things, are there other things?" ”

Wu Ganlai bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister still has something to report." ”

After Emperor Chongzhen nodded, Wu Ganlai spoke: "According to the statistical results of Chongzhen's twenty-five years, although the output of grain has not decreased much, the idle rate of private land has increased compared with Chongzhen's twenty-four years.

If you look at the data from Chongzhen fifteen years ago, I am afraid that this data will be expanded several times.

Wechen is worried that from this year, the idle rate of land will rise again, which may eventually affect grain production. ”

This is a serious problem.

Food is definitely a very important factor in the stability of a country, followed by issues such as public security or governance.

Very simply, whether you can eat enough and dress warmly is the first need of people themselves, as for public security or official governance, it can basically be classified as the second need after meeting the first need.

Regardless of whether this article is placed in ancient times, in the other world, or even in the fictional world of those writers at the starting point, it is actually universal, and it is not satisfied with the basic law of food and clothing, and the rest is completely.

Otherwise, what kind of etiquette and shame can the people be expected to pay attention to when they are hungry?

Are you kidding?

Emperor Chongzhen said: "What is the reason? ”

After glaring at Hong Chengchou and the three of them hatefully, Wu Ganlai bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the income from grain output is not as much as the money from working on the construction site, especially in the construction sites of the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications, and the Ministry of Industry, and the silver given is more than farming.

In addition, in addition to the needs of the imperial court for these projects, the workshops run by the private sector have also increased the wages of workers from the side, which has led to more and more people choosing to work instead of farming. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded and said, "How long is the grain reserve of Da Ming right now?" If you look at the situation in the past few years, if there is no harvest every year, how many years can it be supported? ”

After pondering for a while, Wu Ganlai bowed down and said: "If there is really no harvest every year, and there is not even a single grain of grain added to the warehouses in various places, not counting the grain stored by the people themselves, it can only last for three years at most." It's just that three years later, I'm afraid that the tragic situation of Yi Zi and eating will be repeated, and even the world will be in chaos. ”

Emperor Chongzhen immediately laughed.

If the grain stored in the reserve warehouse can last for three years, even if the grain stored by the people themselves is not counted, there will actually be no problem.

Supply and demand will solve this problem on their own.

As long as the government does not come forward to suppress it, the price of grain will inevitably rise, and this is a very normal market supply relationship.

The original situation in which the income from growing grain is not as good as the income from work will be changed, and the people will naturally go back to grow grain when they see that it is profitable to grow grain, in order to make more money.

Even, even if there is no rise in food prices, Emperor Chongzhen will still not worry too much.

Now the main force of the Ming Dynasty is still the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications, the Ministry of Industry in the three major projects in the big projects, as for the private workshops, the actual amount of labor is really not much, far less than the high demand for labor in later generations.

The project of these three is indeed very large, but the people of the Ming Dynasty are not used to going out to work, once the local project stops, do not honestly go back to farming, do you have to follow the three major projects all over the world?

After smiling indifferently, Emperor Chongzhen spoke: "Look at the people near the capital and Nanjing, whether there are more people who have chosen to go back to farming recently, this matter is much easier."

The so-called higher income from work than farming is actually an inevitable phenomenon, but what if there is no work to do? Where should the people go? Don't you still have to farm?

A few years ago, I and all the Aiqing had a headache about how to get the people to work, but now they have a headache about how to let the people farm, which is really funny to think about. ”

Although Wu Ganlai did not have as many things as Emperor Chongzhen, after Emperor Chongzhen said the key to this, he immediately understood.

I was frightened by the growing idle rate of land, for fear that people all over the world would throw off the land and run to work on the construction site.

In fact, even if all the people in the world run to work, this matter will not be achieved overnight, it will definitely be delayed for a long time, and there will be no notice at all in ten or eight years.

Even if there is a day, there will be a corresponding way to solve this matter.

After revealing this article with a smile, Wu Ganlai took the opportunity to lead the topic to Tsarist Russia.

Wu Ganlai has no interest in Tsarist Russia, even if Emperor Chongzhen now requires everyone to get a foreign slave girl to go home to serve as an example, Wu Ganlai still has no interest.

Don't care if you have money or not, at your own level, anyway, the court will send female slaves, what do you care?

Wu Ganlai is still concerned about how much treasury will be used in the end of the conquest of Tsarist Russia - there is money in the treasury, but if it is really used too much, what is the difference between it and cutting off one's own flesh......

Zhang Zhitun pondered and said, "It shouldn't be too much?" This time, it is mainly to clean up those barbarians, and the main conquest is cavalry, and artillery will not be used too much. ”

Before Wu Gan could speak, Hong Chengchou asked first, "Cavalry?" Purge? Is the military government mainly killing people or arresting those barbarians this time? ”

I can't help Hong Chengchou not worry, it's really a little too much black history of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies - how many times have I said it, try to catch some live barbarians back, don't just think about killing and killing!

But the current situation makes it clear that the military government is not thinking about arresting the barbarians.

It's okay to replace those pure civilian officials who don't understand military affairs, but Hong Chengchou has led soldiers after all, and he knows what kind of performance the cavalry is on the battlefield.

It is naturally too much to describe them as not giving birth, but these killers are much more ruthless than artillery.

No matter how the artillery goes, there will be some fish that slip through the net, and the infantry can still catch it back as coolies, and once the cavalry starts to charge, it is basically rushing to kill them all!

Zhang Zhiji said in pain: "What did Hong Butang say?" If you use artillery and troops, not to mention the question of whether those barbarians can run or not, the weather over there alone is enough for the army to drink a pot! ”

Although he knew that what Zhang Zhiji said was the truth, Hong Chengchou couldn't help but say: "In any case, please try to catch some live barbarians from the military government to come back?" Killing fewer people can also accumulate more yin virtue, right? ”

Zhang Yingxuan also spoke: "Yes, if you can catch more barbarians and come back, it will naturally be excellent, so why kill more?" ”

Zhang Zhi glared at Hong Chengchou and Zhang Yingxuan hatefully.

Don't look at these bad old men who are now kind-hearted and kind-hearted to ask for less people and more yin virtues, in fact, these old guys are all bad!

If you don't believe it, just look at how many barbarians have died on the major projects of the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Industry, and now jump out and pretend to be a Bodhisattva? These scholars are so damn good at opening their eyes and telling nonsense!

Wu Ganlai was thinking about it in his heart.

For those killers in the military government, it doesn't matter whether they kill barbarians or catch barbarians.

Don't look at the military merits of capturing a barbarian, and by the way, you can sell it for another five taels of silver, but is the military function of capturing prisoners the same as killing the enemy?

Obviously, even if there is a bonus of five taels of silver, the military merit of capturing prisoners is not comparable to the military merit of killing the enemy, and the two are obviously not the same thing!

A few years ago, it was better to say that after all, Qiu Ba's hands were a little nervous, and it was the choice of many big-headed soldiers to sell five taels of silver to subsidize their families, so there were more cases of prisoners.

Now as the treasury of the Ming Dynasty is getting richer and richer, and the military expenditure is getting higher and higher, these Qiu Ba people have silver in their hands, so they naturally care about military merit and don't care about silver.

That can't be done, for the Qiu Ba people, military merit is more cost-effective, but for the household department that spends money, it is more cost-effective to capture prisoners - even if a barbarian prisoner costs five taels of silver, it is less than the military merit reward for killing the enemy!

After pondering for a long time, Wu Ganlai spoke: "The British Duke, the household department still buys at the price of five taels of silver per barbarian captive, but can the military government modify the calculation method of military merit and mention the military merit of captive prisoners?"

If you don't mention the military exploits of capturing prisoners, I'm afraid that the soldiers are too busy killing the enemy to take prisoners? Aren't we going to have a headache like we do now? ”

Zhang Zhiji nodded and said: "It's no problem to mention it, but this wind can't rise, if it becomes a rule in the future, who will concentrate on killing the enemy?" I'm afraid they're all busy capturing prisoners. ”

Seeing that Wu Ganlai still had a sad face, Zhang Zhiji couldn't help but speak: "If you want to catch more barbarians and come back, it's actually not impossible?" ”

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