Chapter 1067: Xiao Yu's Clever Strategy
Chapter 1067: Xiao Yu's Clever Strategy
LΓΌ Huiqing and Zhang Dian quickly reached an agreement, and Zhang Dian proposed to play His Majesty immediately, but Lu Huiqing did not agree.
"Zihou, don't forget, we are all members of the New Deal Society, if we bypass the New Deal Society and go directly to Your Majesty, wouldn't it be a break in the rules?"
When he said this, Zhang Duan took a sharp breath, and then smiled.
"Brother Jifu is really cautious, and the younger brother is convinced!"
Three days later, Su Song convened the meeting again, and this time not only the officials of the political affairs hall, including the six ministries, but also the members of the New Political Science Society in Beijing, such as Su Shi, who was in charge of the think tank, all attended the meeting.
Zhang Dian spoke first, "We have discussed the issue of military spending before. I think that Tianzhu is rich, not a barren land, and a large population, a huge market, if the imperial court takes proper measures, it can swallow Tianzhu with very little military spending, and the key lies in mobilizing civil forces! β
When Sima Guang heard this, he was slightly displeased.
"Zhang Tianguan, Your Majesty is going to take Tianzhu down, how can it be handed over to the people? Isn't this Your Majesty fighting the world for these people? β
Zhang Dian smiled slightly, "The monarch is honest, opening up the territory, there must be someone to run it, how can you call the world for these people?" On the contrary, it is they who do things for His Majesty and guard the Quartet for the saints. β
Sima Guang hesitated slightly, and smiled, "It's me who is pedantic, what else does Zhang Tianguan have to say, I will listen to it!" β
Hearing this, Sima Guang was a little displeased.
Zhang Dian ignored him, but talked eloquently.
"Tianzhu's greatest resource is a large population, and the obedience is excellent, this is a huge wealth, very valuable!" Zhang Duan exaggerated.
Everyone present was stunned, and Su Shi was curious: "Brother Zihou, listen to what you said, are you going to sell people?" May I remind you that there are still many people who oppose slavery! The people in science are even more waving their flags and shouting, not only do you not abolish slavery, but continue to expand, beware of those moral gentlemen who trouble you? β
Lu Huiqing smiled and said: "Brother Zizhan's reminder is reasonable, but the introduction of Tianzhu people is just to abolish slaves!" There is no contradiction between the two! β
Su Shi said he didn't understand.
Lu Huiqing patiently explained, "China and barbarians, worlds apart, since ancient times, entering China, leaving barbarians...... Khitan, Bohai, Goryeo, Wa, Western Regions...... These places have long been influenced by the Chinese kingdom, advocating Chinese clothing and using Chinese characters. Especially in recent years, there have been frequent exchanges of personnel, intermarriages have occurred from time to time, and they have become a family, Brother Zizhan, you won't deny this, right? β
Of course, I won't deny it, because those who don't want to be a family have been killed.
Su Shi has always maintained a pure heart, and he also feels that some measures are too cruel, but he is different from those pedantic fools, although he is not satisfied, he can still accept it!
"What do you mean? Barbarians who have been naturalized can abolish slavery? β
"Clever!"
Lu Huiqing smiled and stretched out her thumb.
He raised his head and said enthusiastically: "My Great Song Dynasty is the most powerful country in the world, and it should have the atmosphere of a superior country, and there is indeed something unreasonable about slavery...... Therefore, it should be abolished gradually, we must not expect to eat a fat man in one bite, we must be methodical and eliminate the existence of slaves. I am going to cancel the slaves in Bohai, Waguo, and Khitan first, and if you have any opinions, you can put them forward, and we will discuss them together. β
"It's a good idea." Zeng Bu said with a smile: "Slaves are indeed inappropriate, but many factories and mines are inseparable from slaves, step by step, little by little, it is very suitable!" β
The rest of the important ministers spoke one after another and praised one after another.
But only Sima Guang, his face was solemn, and there was no joy.
Lu Huiqing said it nicely, but in fact, it was a deception at all.
Why do you want to exempt slaves from these places? That's because these places have been largely assimilated by the Han family.
Take the Wa Kingdom as an example.
The original population was less than 6 million, and 150 people died in continuous wars, and another 2 million were sold as slaves, of which 1.5 million were young and strong.
In other words, the men of the Wa Kingdom almost all died or became slaves.
As for the rest of the women, they were basically married.
To some extent, the Wa kingdom has disappeared, and it is only necessary to wait for the time to establish a province, that is.
What is abolition?
There are simply no slaves available, no manpower and extraction!
To put it bluntly, it's just a bone that has been gnawed clean and replaced with another piece that is fatter.
The Japanese Kingdom, Goryeo, and Bohai are all small dishes, but India is the real big meal, the kind that is full of luxury!
According to Lu Huiqing's approach, slaves cannot be abolished at all, on the contrary, there will be a lot more, but they have just become Tianzhu slaves!
Morning and evening, that's what they're talking about!
It's not a bothersome thing, and Sima Guang believes that anyone can understand it.
The real problem is that although these people can understand, they are still willing to wave the flag and shout for Lu Huiqing, which makes Sima Guang very uncomfortable. Is it difficult that the surname Lu already has such a strong appeal?
If this is the case, how to deal with the next court situation, it is really troublesome!
No matter how smart a person is, once they get caught up in the power calculation, they will become stupid and drilly.
This is the case with Sima Guang.
All his thoughts are focused on the replacement of the prime minister, he wants to dispel his master's doubts and get Wang Ningan's support, he wants to prevent Su Song from staying in office, and he also wants to get enough support...... But Sima Guang didn't notice that his calculations, without exception, were all for himself.
The overall situation of the Great Song Dynasty, industrial development, and even the New Deal Society, he was ranked behind.
Be!
Lu Huiqing's method is suspected of covering up his ears and stealing the bell.
But is there a better way now?
The science side criticizes every day, and public opinion is also under pressure, and if no countermeasures are taken out, isn't it a corpse vegetarian meal?
But if the slaves were really to be abolished, no one present could accept it.
After all, the whole industry is still in the initial stage of development, there are still many difficult railway construction that has not been completed, and the farms and estates everywhere are tired and endless...... If there were no slaves for these things, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty were hired at a high price to do them, many factories would have to be closed, and the manors would not be able to maintain.
Sometimes, it's a good idea to cover your ears and steal the bell.
Fooling around is a moment.
In a few years, when the industry is more mature and more profitable, there may be a way to solve it.
Lu Huiqing's method was supported by most people, and in the end, Sima Guang was also helpless, raised his arm, and unanimously approved.
Not surprisingly, this proposal was strongly criticized by the physicists.
They are simply mad, this is not abolition at all, but a blatant, more massive slave trade...... It won't be long before tens of millions of Tianzhu slaves will fill the streets of the Great Song Dynasty.
The tragedy that has happened in the past will be repeated again and again!
If the Great Song Dynasty wants to be great, it must completely abolish slavery!
Instead of selectively pardoning some slaves, this is fooling the people, fooling the people of the world!
In a fit of rage, they chose to start with the abolition of slavery, in addition to grabbing the moral high ground, they also had an unknown calculation.
Because once slavery was abolished quickly, the cost of factories in the Great Song Dynasty would increase rapidly, and some factories would not be able to hold on, so they would have to be sold at low prices...... The only thing that can take over these factories is the financial forces with deep pockets.
Moreover, the current situation, many industries in the Great Song Dynasty have strict restrictions, such as coal mines, underground workers, and the proportion of Han people can only be 20% at most, and they are also responsible for command and coordination, and the real manual work is done by slaves.
If slavery is abolished, the work of going down the mine will not disappear, and people will still have to do it...... But it can tear open the cracks in labor protection laws and make the use of workers more unscrupulous.
All in all...... This was a deliberate move, but it was interrupted by Lu Huiqing, and Yang Shi and the others all vomited blood.
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"This Lu Jifu still has a lot of ideas."
Wang Ningan was in a good mood, some time ago, because of the problem of the political meeting, he was not very happy with a few students, and felt that he had cultivated them in vain, and he had no ability to do things at all, which was really disappointed!
But now it seems that these guys just haven't adapted to their identities, after all, they've been obeying Master's arrangement for too long, and they're not ready to deal with it alone.
No, once adjusted, the situation is different.
"Now there is only one question left, and that is what to do with the population that exploded!"
Wang Ningan was followed by Chen Shunzhi and Xiao Yu.
Chen Shunzhi: "The population pressure is indeed not small, and the population has increased too much in recent years, and the part of the fiscal revenue has been eaten. More and more idle laborers are coming to the cities again, and within ten years at most, there will be a crisis! β
It may sound like a long time, but the situation is getting worse every day, time is running out, and the pressure is real!
"Therefore, the top priority is to organize immigrants!"
Wang Ningan frowned, "Is it so easy to immigrate?" There is no shortage of adventurous people in the world, but many more people are greedy for comfort and are easily unwilling to leave their hometowns...... At this time, if we force them out with knives and guns, we are afraid that we will be scolded again! β
Xiao Yu's eyes rolled, he thought carefully, and suddenly said: "Dad, since you can't force them out, then use interests to lure them out!" β
Wang Ningan chuckled twice, "It's easier said than done." After all, from prosperity to wilderness, the gap is too big, and the general interests are tempted, and the court can't take so many benefits...... At the beginning, he was a father in the name of implementing Juntian, and he expelled the family, but now he can't do it! β
"But there are still slaves!"
Xiao Yu's tone was excited, and he said loudly: "Millions of slaves, if you say pardon, you will be pardoned, so don't you directly become normal people and live and work in peace and contentment in the Great Song Dynasty?" How does this work? They should be organized, granted land in Liaodong and other places, and let them settle down. But if you want to get land, you have to work, reclaim 100 acres, give them 20 acres, and use the remaining 80 acres to reward immigrants...... What did my father think? β
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