022. Land annexation
With the addition of 6 new people, the huge Ren Mansion finally no longer looks so empty.
"Master, it's time to eat."
In the main dining room, in front of the newly bought dining table, Ren Pingsheng looked at the food served by the maid.
"Did you send it from the front yard?"
Ren Pingsheng stood at the door, and the maid Siqi poured warm water into the copper basin, holding a clean towel and waiting.
After he washed his hands and put his hands there, Siqi hurriedly wiped Ren Pingsheng clean with a towel.
"Sister Qingyin has already sent it over."
The maid said picturesquely.
The names of the four maids were given by Xiaowan.
They are called light sound, Siqi, forgetting books, and picturesque.
"Young master, I just watched Qijin and Qiaomei cook in the kitchen, tonight's meals are all made from Qijin, except for this saliva chickenββ"
Xiao Wan walked in with a plate at this time: "Young master, try it, this saliva chicken is new to me, let's see if it's delicious." β
Seeing that it was Xiao Wan who was staring at the kitchen in person, Ren Pingsheng was also relieved, and the guinea pig that he had prepared before to test the poison was no longer needed.
For dinner, whether it was Ren Pingsheng or Liu Qiang in the front yard, they were quite satisfied with the dishes cooked by this new cook.
In terms of taste, it is no worse than the restaurants in the city.
After dinner, the two of them, Forget the Book, and Ruhua clean up the meal, and if there is an unfinished meal, they will also bring it to the ear room to eat together.
"It's half past seven."
Xiao Wan glanced at the clock hanging on the wall.
It was already dark, and Qingcheng became quiet.
In the room, only the clock and the second hand were "ticking" and walking.
She picked up the kettle and walked into the westernmost bedroom of Ren Pingsheng.
In addition to the queen-size bed, there is a work desk, a computer chair, a five-story bookshelf, and a safe in the corner.
Although there are four new maids, no one is allowed to enter the young master's bedroom except Xiaowan.
After entering the bedroom, I saw the young master working in front of the computer screen.
Xiao Wan lightly took out the lilies in the glass jar, put them in the thermos cup, and then brewed them with the hot water in the thermos.
"Thank you."
Ren Pingsheng saw Xiao Wan gently put the cup on the table, and ordered: "The outdoor power supply is about to run out, take the battery board and put it in the yard to charge it tomorrow." β
"Okay."
Xiao Wan nodded.
"It's a pity that the heat of the sun in winter is just not enough, and charging is slow."
After Ren Pingsheng complained, he continued to type on the computer.
Since the brothers from Liujia Village came out, it is natural to have an industry to stabilize people's hearts.
Besides, only with industry can there be money, people, and power.
There is money, and money is floating wealth, which is coveted and manipulated.
There are people who are unstable, unsystematic, and difficult to mobilize.
Only with industry can we produce a system, expand influence, breed power, and make people listen to what I say and use it for me.
In this way, we can gain a firm foothold in this world and enjoy life better.
When he planned to come to Qingcheng Town, Ren Pingsheng had a plan in his chest, and after refining the plan at this time, a short-term development outline was quickly formed.
Xiao Wan sat next to her and read quietly, and when she saw that Ren Pingsheng had finished drinking the water in her cup, she refilled the water for him.
Ren Pingsheng felt that he didn't have a Xiaowan to take care of people.
"Hum~"
The printer on the table spit out two pieces of paper, Ren Pingsheng took it in his hand, looked at it again and felt that there was no problem, so he put the paper on the table.
glanced at the book Xiao Wan was reading - "The Development and Change of the Dynasty from an Economic Perspective".
"There's a lot of economic stuff in this book, and you might find it obscure."
Ren Pingsheng leaned back, and the leg rest on the computer chair automatically rose to support his calf.
He held a thermos cup in both hands and drank lily tea - during the last physical examination, the uric acid was relatively high, and the doctor advised him to eat less meat, not drink alcohol, and make lily tea.
The book says that dynasties rarely succeeded in reforming from within, and most of them were broken from the outside, thus changing dynasties.
Why is that? β
Xiao Wan saw that the young master had finished his work, so she asked.
"Because the rulers who control the means of production have no incentive to reform, and even their existence is exacerbating class divisions, they do not want the people to be rich, because when the people are rich, there will be fewer people who are dominated.
It is difficult for them to obtain land, population, and other people's support at a lower cost. β
Ren Pingsheng said.
Chatting at night is already a regular repertoire for him and Xiaowan.
Xiao Wan can learn knowledge, and he can also teach Xiao Wan at the same time, re-sort out the knowledge in his mind, play the role of checking and filling in the gaps, and in the face of the impact of the new world, new situation, and new changes, it is also convenient to find a response more quickly.
Xiao Wan held the book and asked, "Then are we now considered dominators?" β
"It doesn't count."
Ren Pingsheng shook his head and said: "We don't have the means of production in our hands, and now we are petty bourgeoisie at best."
"However, for a long time to come, what we have to do is to form a business, build a workshop, annex land, build a farm, and buy people.
If you want to survive in the troubled times, you must first have money and food, second, you must have land, and third, and most importantly, you must have people. β
Xiao Wan asked, "But I read in the book that land annexation is a stubborn disease that leads to the decline of the dynasty. β
Ren Pingsheng nodded: "Yes, you see that the Jing Dynasty has been in the past for more than 200 years, and it is difficult to return to it now, and at this point, land annexation accounts for a large reason, there are more and more landless farmers, and more and more land is in the hands of big landlords, and it is often tens of thousands of dumps."
The year of the disaster was the time when the big landlords showed their talents, and under the clever plunder, the landed peasants became their tenants.
The landlords and gentry also placed the land on the meritorious scholars, and the population and taxes disappeared in large numbers from the household registration and account books of the imperial court.
There are natural and man-made disasters, floods raging, rampant expropriation, and there are landlords and gentry who skillfully seize the peasants' land, and a large number of landless peasants have become chaotic people, mobs, and refugees.
This goes back to the original problem, those who have constant property have perseverance, the more landless peasants, the more erosive the situation is difficult to solve, the landlords and gentry are too deeply related to the court, and the inherent class attributes make the possibility of revolution from within the dynasty very small, even if some people are willing to take the big risk, the possibility of success is very small.
Unless the spring thunder sweeps away and recreates the world, it will be difficult to improve the situation now.
Although I don't know how many years of national fortune the Jing Dynasty has, but the Northern Anhui military rebellion continues, and Yuntai County is facing Northern Anhui. β
Xiao Wan didn't understand a little, so she felt that the young master was really knowledgeable and talented, and the young master's eyes were full of wisdom.
"Young Master, how should we prepare?"
Ren Pingsheng patted Xiaowan's head: "The development of things is not immutable, we must look at problems with a historical, dialectical and objective attitude."
Without investigation, there is no right to speak, and if you plan out of thin air based on a few words and previous historical materials, you will fall into empiricism and essentialism.
Reading books is to have a clear ambition, but we also need to think more, think more, read more, combine it with reality, and sum up experience in practice.
This question has to wait for our in-depth research and understanding to get the correct answer that can stand the test. β
"Hmm."
Xiao Wan closed the book and yawned.
For her, tonight's chat was filled with a large number of new words, which had already made her a little confused.
"It's getting late, let's go to bed. I'll put together a list of books for you when I have time, and you'll understand it by reading more. β
Ren Pingsheng said.
"Hmm."
Xiao Wan nodded, put on her coat and went to the west wing.
"Whisper, don't forget to add firewood at night, don't let the fireplace go out."
When she returned to the West Wing, Xiao Wan instructed the light voice on duty tonight.