Chapter 790: Prisoners of War are also in short supply now
This false information will only lead these vassal states who have already received some information astray, and if they continue to study according to the information given, they will only make steam cans for at least fifty years.
By that time, perhaps our generators have already been invented and put into practical use. Nowadays, the Faculty of Engineering in the Royal Academy has gathered a large number of real talents. Many students are studying and doing internships at the same time, and at the same time, they are working on inventions and improvements with their hands.
The steam locomotives of the Chinese Empire have been able to be updated and improved repeatedly, thanks to their innovation ability and courage to try. The emergence of the same new technology products has brought wealth to those businessmen and the like, making them understand the importance of valuing scientific and technological personnel for the development of their wealth.
Attaching importance to and reusing has become a common means for merchants and scholars in the Chinese Empire, and a large number of new technologies have also emerged within the territory of the Chinese Empire.
The commodity economy of the empire is becoming more and more prosperous, and the prosperity of the commodity economy has brought about the abundance of food, clothing, housing, transportation, culture and entertainment of the common people, as well as the rapid growth of tax revenue of the Chinese Empire.
The opening of the bank has not only greatly facilitated the savings of the people, but also provided a platform for the people to solve their temporary worries.
In addition, it has dealt a major blow to those usurious family gate valves. In the past, the loan shark could only be described as really high, and if the loan could not be repaid within a year, then the loan shark might quadruple to tenfold.
But in the past, if it was a year of famine, the government did not act, and the common people wanted to survive, they could only borrow money to survive, and after borrowing, they could not afford to repay, sell their sons and daughters, sell their fields and sell their land, and in the end, they had to lose what they had done, and could only work for those borrowers, become their servants or sell themselves into slavery.
The timeliness and effectiveness of today's Chinese Empire in disaster relief are definitely far stronger than those of previous dynasties and many dynasties. Not only can it provide timely relief to the affected people, but the government will also be responsible for the production and life of the affected people after the disaster.
The emergence of banks can provide the necessary interest-free loans for those who have been hit hard, so that they can continue to survive, and only need to repay the loans after their lives improve in the future.
Of course, if you want to rely on a loan from the National Bank, you have to have the courage to do so.
Prosperity and prosperity, strength and abundance, this is the definition of today's Chinese Empire. And the clothes of the soldiers of the Chinese Empire have become a popular topic for people to emulate. Although they can't use bright red like military uniforms, and they can't use ribbons and ranks, it doesn't prevent them from liking such clothing styles.
In addition, the Chinese Empire did not prohibit costumes, so nowadays, it is common people who can often be seen on the street wearing straight and well-trained two-piece clothes, or gentry and merchants.
Especially in the past, those literati who thought that this kind of clothing was only for Qiu Ba, in the past few years, they finally gradually changed their views on the soldiers of the Chinese Empire's Revival Army, and occasionally wore such a heroic and proud costume to show that they also had the heart to do their pen.
"Today's Chang'an, but it is a little more lively than when the younger brother left." A handsome young man stood beside me and said. Although handsome and chic, his skin is no longer as white as it used to be, but a healthy and positive wheat-colored young man, who has only been back for a few days.
"Well, in fact, a lot has been moved out, for example, in the north of the city near the river, there is a huge bazaar, and the daily flow of people there alone exceeds 150,000. But Chang'an is still so crowded. I nodded, looking at the bustling crowd and said.
"Brother, I'm afraid the population of Chang'an is too much, right?" Wuyi leaned against the railing, looking at the distance below, his face, which had faded away, was a little more calm
"Well, last year, Chang'an's floating population was about 250,000, and this year, it is expected to be 400,000. If it weren't for the restrictions, and Chengdu, Hancheng, and Yan'an were also developing rapidly, I am afraid that Chang'an would become more crowded. I nodded, very proud, it was my efforts that made it possible to have today's noise.
The large number of migrants has not only provided factories with sufficient labor, but also enabled many families to obtain income outside farming. It's pretty good now, especially after the autumn harvest, and the scene of the migrant workers even reminds me of the crowded scene I saw at the Guangzhou railway station after the crossing.
The Guanzhong regions have been safe for several years, and in recent years, the mobility of the population has become more and more intensive. First of all, the court no longer advocates that parents travel not far away, that is, in the past, the court was worried that the mobility of the common people would make it difficult for them to control, so they vigorously promoted it.
Although the flow of population will be a little more troublesome than in the past, the flow of population has led to the development of the transportation industry and service industry, and at the same time, the flow of population has made the factories have enough workers, and also makes the people have a certain amount of living money in their hands in addition to farming, and this money will re-enter the circulation channels.
Nowadays, there are people from Chang'an who have gone to Luzon to do business, because a large number of people have migrated there, and the living materials are relatively scarce, so they can also make a lot of profits by selling silk or other daily necessities there, and buying a large number of spices and other special products from the local area.
Of course, the court, as a watchdog, will watch over these merchants, and those who disrupt the market economy and raise prices arbitrarily will be punished by commercial regulations. The system of commercial regulations not only regulates the economic activities of merchants, but also allows the people to enjoy affordable goods.
The wide variety of commodities also makes it difficult for businessmen to live as strange goods as in the past, and rely more on quality and reputation to win.
“…… Now that Luzon can develop so well, you are the first to take the lead. I looked at the bustling crowd downstairs in Dongshi, and smiled and affirmed the achievements of Lao Wu during this time.
Tens of thousands of people have been relocated to Luzon, but there has not been a single riot incident, and the people are doing well in the local area. There are even several corrupt officials who were personally found out by Lao Wu after a private interview on Weifu and secretly investigated and obtained evidence.
Now Lao Wu Wuyi's prestige in the eyes of the people on Luzon Island is not low, after all, everything he does is in the eyes of the people, and the difficulties of the people will be solved by him as soon as possible, and he can think about the people and solve problems for the people.
"This little brother can't live, it's my cousin who works hardest and hardest, and those soldiers who march and fight in the mountains and forests all day long for the peace of the people on Luzon Island." Lao Wu Wuyi looked into the distance with an emotional look on his face.
"The resistance of those Luzon barbarians is still fierce?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's not too intense, but after all, there are still rebellions from time to time, and there are too many primeval forests in Luzon, and there are still a lot of barbarians who run out from time to time to make trouble, but they haven't caused much damage."
"That's good, let them refuel, our mining area on Luzon Island is still short of manpower." I nodded with satisfaction and smiled.
"It's true that more and more minerals are being discovered these days, and many of the mineral deposits found on Luzon can only be temporarily marked on the map, and there is no one to mine them at all. It's a real headache, although some natives can be caught every day and thrown into the mine to mine, but after all, it is a drop in the bucket. The fifth child began to spit and complained about the bitterness of the stars.
Ben Gongzi could only frown. "Then you can only overcome it temporarily, haven't you also captured a lot of natives from other islands? Just throw a piece at the mine. ”
"That's not enough. Brother, the younger brother wants to discuss with you, why don't you give an order to send a group of prisoners of war from Wajima to the younger brother? With 50,000 or 60,000 prisoners of war, the output of our mineral deposits on Luzon Island can at least double. The fifth man looked at me blankly.
"Fifty or sixty thousand? Are you your brother and I am a god? "This boy gave this guy a white look angrily." Not to mention that the gold mines on Wajima are also in urgent need of manpower, besides, the population of Wajima is only a little over a million, and after several battles, the captured prisoners of war are only 70,000 or 80,000, give you 50,000, and the remaining 30,000 prisoners of war, how to train the Wajima volunteers? How else do you mine the minerals on Wajima? ”
"Then you have to give some, right? There is much more gold and silver on Luzon than on Wajima. "The fifth Wuyi obviously began to cheat. But who let this guy be my own brother, after thinking about it, I finally decided to squeeze out 30,000 prisoners of war and hand them over to Lao Wu, as for the labor shortage, I had to rely on the expeditionary force on Luzon Island to go to the mountains and old forests to find a way.
"By the way, brother, this kind of gold and silver coins is really good, the people on Luzon Island, many people directly regard this kind of coin as a collector's item, and you don't want to spend it if you let them spend it."
"Of course, this kind of coin took a lot of effort from the empire to come out, and the collection value is very good. I nodded, and beckoned to my brother.
"And when Brother Wei gave your son a hundred days ago, he threw a whole hundred sets of new coins into the mansion, and by the time your son reaches adulthood, he will definitely be worth the old nose money." I patted the guy on the shoulder and said with a lewd smile.