Chapter 375: The Chinese Empire in the Eyes of the Chinese
[The previous chapter was a bit abrupt, mainly Kavin, I don't know how to connect with the following, okay, that's it]
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The peasants who made a living from farming would be the largest group in the empire for a long time, and this could not be changed for the time being, after all, the foundation of the Manchu Dynasty was too weak, and there were basically not many industrial facilities, and the industrial achievements of the Chinese Empire today were completely brought by Yan Xueyi.
Under the rule of the Manchu Dynasty, the plight of the peasants' lives was unimaginable, the peasants were the lowest level of society, and anyone could be bullied at will, but the peasants could not resist, they could only bear all the pain silently, like the walking dead, and there was only one thought left to keep them alive - to pass on the ancestry.
I don't know how many peasants, because of natural and man-made disasters, have to sell their own land, and finally rely on renting the landlord's land for a living, suffer from the landlord's exploitation, if you meet a better landlord, the tenant can still live, it is not easy to be able to eat all year round, if you meet a greedy landlord, you are forced to sell your children and daughters, and it is possible to die.
Even if the peasants did not become tenants and still owned their own land, those days were very difficult, the Manchu Dynasty had all kinds of taxes, and the government at all levels added taxes privately, and in the end, the peasants were able to leave their families with food, which was already very good, and I don't know how many peasants were forced to sell their land, and then were squeezed by the landlords.
But now it is different, under the rule of the Chinese Empire, the peasants have their own land, even if the Chinese Empire has a large population, everyone can get a relatively small amount of land, so that the family can live well on the land, coupled with high-yield crops, and very low taxes, the peasants are no longer a fantasy to be fed and clothed, as long as they work hard, these can be obtained.
If some farmers have the courage to lead their families to emigrate, after immigration, the family will get more land, and the income will increase several times, even if they do not emigrate, they can enter the factory to become a worker, and even if the family does not farm, they can live well on the wages of the workers.
In addition, whether the children of peasant families go to school or join the army, it is a bright road, as long as they work hard, they will achieve something in the future.
The lives of the peasants have changed dramatically, they know who brought this, knowing that the grace is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, the emperor is high, they can not repay, they can only worship his statue at home, many families even directly worship a Chinese coin.
Yan Xueyi didn't expect that in addition to the use of Chinese currency as a transaction currency, there was such a use, which made Yan Xueyi cry and laugh.
Officials, merchants, workers and peasants, the position of the official is the highest, in the Manchu Dynasty, the merchants, workers and peasants are subject to the oppression of the officials, in some remote areas, a small seven-rank official county order is like the soil emperor, the people under the rule have the power of life and death, and the merchants are also among the people.
Although businessmen are rich, but they are mostly said to be coppery, a small official dares to look down on the huge rich, when Yan Xueyi did not raise the army, the Yan family had to deal with officials in order to do business, even if the Yan family became the richest man in the country, in some areas, there are still officials who do not give the Yan family a good look.
The Yan family is like this, and other business families have also been suppressed by officials, and in desperation, they can only offer a large amount of money.
But the establishment of the Chinese Empire, everything is different, the Chinese Empire pays attention to the word "law" in everything, and uses the "law" to regulate the behavior of everyone except Yan Xueyi, and officials cannot attack businessmen at will, which creates a very favorable business environment for businessmen, businessmen no longer need to be afraid of being blackmailed by officials, nor do they need to worry about opponents and officials uniting to frame themselves, so that businessmen can put all their hearts on business.
A country's economic development cannot lack commerce, commerce is an important link to make the circulation of goods, once there is a shortage of commerce, it is a very serious blow to a country.
A fair and just environment allowed the Chinese Empire to flourish in commerce and also promoted the economic development of the Chinese Empire.
In ancient China, there was never a shortage of wealthy merchants, but most of these people did not end well, and perhaps the officials could put the merchants to death if they found a random excuse.
Now businessmen don't need to worry about these things anymore, they can do business boldly with confidence, and even go out of the country to occupy the markets of other countries, and even give other countries an economic war, the role of businessmen cannot be ignored.
Of course, the establishment of the Chinese Empire was most beneficial to the aristocracy.
The Manchu Dynasty fell, the old aristocracy also fell, the Chinese Empire was established, a new aristocratic class also appeared, a country always has such a class with various privileges, in the Chinese Empire, this class was listed, became the existence that all the people yearn for.
Often the privileged strata of a country will be xenophobic, unwilling to join the newcomers, because that will divide the interests of the original privileged stratum, if there are more and more newcomers, then everyone's interests will be less and less, so the privileged strata of each country want to block the road to the privileged stratum, not allowing the newcomers to distribute their interests.
The Chinese Empire has clearly pointed out a number of bright roads, the citizens of the empire are not distinguished from the noble and the low, as long as you work hard, you will have the opportunity to become a member of the aristocratic class, although the chance of becoming a real nobleman is very small, but to become an honorary nobleman, it is not too difficult to do so, whether it is in the army, politics or business, it is not too difficult to become an honorary nobleman.
The Chinese Empire gave all people an upward path, which also reduced the probability of civil strife in the empire to a low point, as long as the empire's policies remained unchanged, most people would be loyal to the empire and the imperial family.
In addition, the Chinese Empire does not need to worry about a problem, although the number of nobles is increasing, but the interests of each nobleman will not decrease, the interests of the nobles will continue to increase with the expansion of the empire, not to mention the welfare of other nobles, not to become a nobleman is never imagined to be a nobleman.
Some people may say that the earth is limited, even if the "China Star Project" is successful, the Chinese Empire only occupies one planet, and there is still a limit in the end, but don't forget Yan Xueyi's work in his previous life, the earth is just a planet in the universe, and only when the Chinese Empire unifies the earth and eliminates those who are dragging its feet, can it better develop beyond the earth.
According to Yan Xueyi's will, the Chinese Empire did not kneel and worship, but Yan Xueyi made earth-shaking changes in the lives of the Chinese people.
The enthusiasm of the people made Yan Xueyi have to reduce the number of trips he makes.