Chapter 2013 Cultivating Consumption Habits and School Stores
In fact, Marin wanted to mint more copper coins to meet domestic demand. Because he completely reformed the farms in the country into a wage system, the serfs became salaried hired hands, and they had more spare money in their hands. It's just that, after being liberated from the status of semi-slaves, the peasants have not yet developed the habit of consumption. When their consumption habits are formed, the commercial trade of the North Sea Kingdom will usher in an explosive development, and the demand for copper coins will also become great.
This point has been experienced by Marin in his previous life. In the first 20 years, although the economy has developed and people have gradually had money, most people are used to living a hard life of thrift and thrift, and they don't spend money when they have it, but only save it in the bank. It was not until the 21st century, when a new generation of young people grew up, that everyone began to become more and more accustomed to consumption, and even consumed ahead of time. Then, the market of the whole country was stimulated and began to take off. And the demand for money has also increased significantly. Fortunately, there is an electronic means of payment, otherwise there would be a shortage of banknotes.
Similarly, in the current Beihai Kingdom, after the farm reform in Marin and the payment of 2 fennigs per day to the serfs, the agricultural estates in the Beihai Kingdom have actually become capitalized hired farms. The next step is for Marin to encourage these farmers who have money to go to the town to consume and purchase.
However, because the current secrets of the high agricultural yield of the North Sea Kingdom need to be kept secret. Therefore, Marin did not cancel the status of the peasants as serfs for the time being, but also restricted their freedom of movement and forbade them to leave their hometowns. If you want to go far or something, you need an official pass. But within the boundaries of their home towns, the peasants' livelihood security has been greatly strengthened.
For example, the lives of the peasants were strictly protected by law, and the nobles could not dispose of serfs at will, and they had to go through a court trial. At the same time, Marin is already arranging for hospitals to be built in each town to protect people's health.
As a result of these reforms, the lives of the people of Beihai have been greatly improved. And Marin's prestige in the North Sea Kingdom is second only to religious gods such as God and saints. Of course, in normal times, Marin also asked Bishop Taylor's disciples and grandchildren to help brainwash the people and sing praises for the Hoffman family, which also made a great contribution. In particular, the disciples and grandchildren of the Foolish faction of Bishop Taylor made great contributions to the eight newly incorporated vassal states, and soon settled the local people.
Of course, this also had a lot to do with Marin's move of all the nobles of the newly conquered regions to Bremen. When a region rebels and rebels, there must be a leader. And in this era, the nobles, big and small, were the natural leaders of the various places. Centralize them all on the move, and it will be easy to control and suppress them. This is exactly the same as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's move of the country's heroes to Maoling - the heroes and powers in various places are centrally controlled, who dares to take the lead in rebellion?
Therefore, Ma Lin's method of imitating the centralized and powerful nobles from the Han Dynasty is very clever. This largely guarantees the tranquility of the place.
Those heroes and strongmen have left their lair, just like the tigers in Pingyang and the swimming dragons in the shallows, they can't shake up, and there is no threat. The Western Han Dynasty established the five imperial tombs of Changling, Anling, Yangling, Maoling and Pingling, which gathered the world's wealthy, which not only stimulated the commercial prosperity of Chang'an, but also brought peace to the place. Therefore, during the Western Han Dynasty, there was basically no local rebellion. Du Temo is under house arrest in Wuling, right under the emperor's nose, who dares to die?
However, the Eastern Han Dynasty did not implement the policy of relocating Haoqiang to the emperor's tomb, so that the local Haoqiang developed, and also built defensive buildings similar to castles such as forts, so that Haoqiang took root and grew up in various places. Then, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, these local heroes took advantage of the Yellow Turban Uprising to rise up and beat the world to pieces.
If the Eastern Han Dynasty continued to implement the policy of the Western Han Dynasty migrating the world's powerful people to the emperor's tomb, those powerful people would be centrally controlled, who would dare to be powerful in the local area? No, they have all been relocated, and they will definitely not be able to do power in their hometowns, and the common people will not be oppressed...... It will not force the common people to launch the Yellow Turban Uprising......
Ma Lin actually wanted to imitate this policy of the Western Han Dynasty, but the trick was that in European Christian countries, the emperor did not have a mausoleum. The kings were only buried in the cemetery of the capital's cathedral, and the most high-end luxury points in the cemetery. Could it be that you want to migrate the world's heroes to live in the capital cathedral? There's no room......
Therefore, Marin could only rely on the opportunity of the initial conquest to stuff the nobles of the conquered regions into the province of Bremen. Then, arrange for the officials and police of the North Sea State to take over the new area. At the same time, it was also arranged for Bishop Taylor's fool to send his disciples to help pacify the people.
However, this approach can only guarantee stability for the first few decades. After a long time, there will still be new heroes rising in various places. Therefore, Ma Lin has been hesitating - whether to learn from the Western Han Dynasty's policy of migrating heroes to the imperial tombs, or to strengthen judicial construction?
After thinking about it for many days, Marin decided to strengthen the construction of the judiciary. Because, forcibly relocating to a place is too harmful to the local economy. The reason why Haoqiang is Haoqiang is that it must control the lifeblood of the local economy. If it is forcibly relocated, it will certainly make Haoqiang lose its threat, but it will also cause harm to the local economy. Therefore, Marin decided to strengthen the construction of the legal system in order to monitor the local tyrants.
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Of course, during the decades when the nobility from all over the country was concentrated in the province of Bremen, the interior of the North Sea Kingdom would be extremely peaceful. Therefore, Marin can rest assured that all kinds of reforms and constructions can be carried out. Then the economy of the North Sea country will inevitably explode. Even if people's consumption habits have not been cultivated in 20 years, in 20 years, when the new generation grows up, everyone will get used to spending money.
At that time, the domestic market of Beihai will usher in explosive growth. Then, everyone has money, and there is a huge demand for goods in the market. And the official tax revenue will also be abundant......
Similarly, the demand for coins in the North Sea Kingdom will be extremely strong at that time. Whether it's gold, silver, or copper, the demand can become intimidating.
But now, the demand for coins in the North Sea Kingdom is not so great. Because, the generation of Beihai State, mainly peasants who account for the majority of the population, have not yet formed the habit of consumption. At the same time, it has not been a few years since they started saving money. Even if you want them to consume, they may not be willing to do so.
However, when the next generation grows up and becomes the main force of society after 20 years, this generation has saved up for 20 years, and basically every family has a lot of money to spare. Based on the income of 2 pfennigs per day, the annual income is 730 pfennigs, which is about 12.16 gold coins. But there is no money for food and lodging in the Beihai Country Farm, they only need to buy clothes, firewood, rice, oil and salt and other daily necessities. If you save a little, you can have a balance of seven or eight gold coins a year. 20 years later, it will be a hundred or dozens of gold coins. That's a lot of money, and you can buy a lot of things. When the time comes, their children will be able to spend on it......
But first, Marin wants to cultivate the habit of consumption in children......
Therefore, Marin decided to open a chain of school stores in the artisan schools (in fact, ordinary schools, just to cover up and not disgust the nobles), and open a chain of school stores.
When the time comes, all kinds of sweets, biscuits of various flavors, milk powder, french fries, dried bananas, melon seeds, peanuts, popcorn, candied fruit and other snacks will be put on the shelves of the school store. Of course, when the pepper cultivation and production in the Americas form a scale, Marin will also launch a hegemonic snack - spicy strips......
Marin plans to use these snacks to cultivate a "good habit" of spending money in children. When they grow up, the coins will not be hidden in their hands and moldy in their homes. Moreover, people who have read books often do not treat themselves badly. Because they are more confident and think that they have knowledge and status, they are naturally reluctant to treat themselves badly, and they will spend more generously.
In addition, there is no money to study in Beihaiguo, and children only need to spend money to buy clothes, pens, ink, and paper. In addition, they have money in their families, as long as they cry and make trouble, they can still get some pocket money to buy spicy noodles or something......
This is only a school for the children of the common people, a formal school for the children of the nobility, and Marin does not need to cultivate their consumption habits. All you need to do is open the school store, put the snacks on the shelves, and there will be people buying them......
It doesn't take 20 years, more than ten years later, a group of children who grew up eating snacks have money in their hands, and they don't have to worry about not going to the store to spend. At that time, it will be the time for the commercial explosion of the Beihai Kingdom......
In other words, Marin opened a school store, in fact, to cultivate children's consumption habits. Of course, the school store is also very profitable, and there is no disputing this at all. Although Marin has invested a lot of money in running a school, as long as he monopolizes the school's store, he can still earn back his capital......