Chapter 447: Scholarly Spirit
Ye Xing and the others already knew that there were other people listening, so they were not surprised, but nodded to the middle-aged man who walked down, and chatted to show goodwill.
The middle-aged man looked at Ye Xing with a smile and said, "You're right!" We also know what the problems of the Reims Empire are, but how to effectively reverse it? Can technology and commerce really increase national strength? And how to revitalize technology and business? ”
The other few people first looked at the middle-aged man, and then turned to Ye Xing, obviously very interested in the views of this foreign holy monk!
Ye Xing's face was calm and unwavering, and he didn't answer immediately, but he had quickly made an assessment in his heart, this person should be the person in charge of this academy, or his identity was extremely not simple.
The middle-aged man walked to the opposite side of Ye Xing and sat down, seeing that Ye Xing didn't answer, he was not in a hurry at all, just waiting, and picked up a book, flipped through it, but didn't really want to read it.
Ye Xing smiled and said, "You asked three questions, I will casually talk about my personal cognition, without deep thought, just to talk about it."
The middle-aged man smiled, "Naturally, I would like to hear your opinion, the so-called bystander is clear, there is always something we can't think of"
Ye Xing said, "Okay! Just use it as a chat, I'll just talk as I want. Reims has the best cultural and vocational education in the continent, and almost all adults are literate, which in itself is a great resource, it just depends on how to use it"
Everyone nodded in agreement, but Ye Li was the same, in fact, no one had ever regarded the literate population as a resource or a wealth.
Ye Xingdao, "Lance has been transferring too many people through the war, it seems to be very strong, and it has occupied a lot of land, but it is of little use to Lance's original country, and it has not made the country rich and the people strong, but it still has to spend a lot of financial resources and manpower to maintain"
The middle-aged man was still smiling lightly, but the others were frowning, and a look of disappointment appeared on their faces, but they didn't expect that what Ye Xing said was a big road, and there was no useless nonsense at all.
Ye Xing ignored it completely and continued, "A large population is not actually a burden, but a huge market. For example, the iron pot for household use, the 400 million population of Reims, plus the nearby dozen countries, may have a billion people, and at least 200 million iron pots are needed. ”
"All of them are produced in the iron foundry of Fries, which may not be produced in a hundred years, but if you improve the mechanical technology to produce it, you can increase it tenfold, and you may be able to produce 10 million units a year."
Everyone focused, but they still didn't quite understand what Ye Xing meant, but Ye Li understood, and she also wanted to help Ye Xing sort out her thoughts, so she deliberately interjected;
Ye Li said, "So what? You have to sell it when you produce it! ”
Ye Xing nodded and said, "To complete the production and sales process of 10 million iron pots, a large number of people are required to participate, steelmaking, coke, casting, sales, shipping, logistics, and many people must participate in each link, that is to say, just the industrial chain made of iron pots, in Fries, there must be 100,000 people who are employed." So..."
The middle-aged man immediately replied, "If there are 100 kinds of commodities produced in large quantities in the city of Fries, it will need 10 million working people. Well, that is, the workers of Friestown would have to expand a hundredfold, and with their families, it would probably have to be a population of 40 million! ”
Ye Xing nodded and smiled, gave a thumbs up and said, "Yes!" With the talents of the Reims Empire, he will make every effort to improve the technology of the entire industrial chain, produce a hundred kinds of commodities in large quantities, and sell them to the entire continent, so that Reims can become rich in the world, and there are not enough workers at all? So there is no need to use war to divert the population."
Ye Li said, "These products, the hundreds of millions of people in Lance, also have to be consumed in large quantities, that is to say, without relying on neighboring countries, Lance itself can be digested internally, and hundreds of islands overseas are all markets."
A young man gathered around the side said, "These goods, when they are shipped to other countries, will increase the cost on the way, and is there still a market?" What if other countries refuse to open their markets? ”
Ye Xing said with a smile, "Lance has the strongest military force in the whole continent, and if the market is not opened, it will be forced to open!" Moreover, the cost of mass-produced goods is much lower, and it is mechanized production, which is much more efficient, and the same goods of the other party cannot compete with it at all."
Ye Li said with a smile, "With such a hundred kinds of commodities, the whole continent is produced by the Lance Empire, and in just ten years, Lance will already be the first in the world!" ”
Ye Xing smiled, "If the Reims Empire uses patents and monopoly methods to force other countries to produce goods of the same technology with military strength, then is there any problem?" ”
Everyone was stunned, and the middle-aged man also stared at Ye Xing's face, and stayed for a while before sighing, "It's so powerful, what a despicable means!" Technical and commercial means can still be used in this way! ”
Ye Xing said with a smile, "Military power, it's not for war, it's not for war, it's not for it, it has a huge shocking power!" War is no longer aimed at the possession of land, but at the market, and the other side will not resist stubbornly, that is, surrender without a fight."
Ye Li sighed, "With the strength of the Lance Empire, as long as the method is right, there is no need for war at all, and you can control the whole world, especially the technology patent franchise method, which is really powerful."
Ye Xingdao, "All this is because the Reims Empire has an excellent foundation of talents and technology, which other countries don't have and can't do!" ”
The middle-aged man was silent for a long time before he said, "Excuse me, in terms of internal affairs, how do you have to cooperate to achieve these goals?" ”
This time, Ye Xing was also silent for a long time, and the others were the same, all of them lowered their heads and thought about it.
Ye Xing casually flipped the book in his hand, and only after a long resound, did he say, "Stop the senseless war first, and seek development, change, stability, and innovation in China!" ”
Everyone was puzzled, looking at Ye Xing suspiciously, and the middle-aged man stared intently, hoping not to miss every word in Ye Xing's mouth.
Ye Xing explained, "1. Cancel all legal prohibitions that hinder technological innovation and reduce taxes; 2. Those with vested interests shall not monopolize technology and market in China; 3. Reward innovative talents, give patents and franchises, and protect them with the state; 4. Absorb all talents, including foreign talents, and provide subsidies"
The middle-aged humane, "It's too general, is there any more detail?" ”
Ye Xing smiled, "I also talk casually, and I don't know much about the situation in Lance, it's just a bystander's words, and it may not be appropriate." To put it simply, the internal affairs are lenient, the technology is the country, the external is soft and subordinate, and the market is occupied rather than the land is contested."
The middle-aged man took a feather on the table, dipped it in ink, and wrote down Ye Xing's last sentence on the cover of the homepage on the writing in his hand.
The rest of them didn't speak, and they each took out a paper and copied down Ye Xing's words and the approximate meaning.
Ye Xing saw that everyone was like this, so he nodded at everyone, and looked through the book by himself, anyway, it was nonsense, in fact, he didn't have a complete idea, I don't know what they remembered.
After half a ring, the middle-aged man stood up and asked, "Two holy monks, can you ask the daimyo?" ”
Ye Xing smiled, "My name is Ace, this is my wife Arya, a monk from the continent I have traveled!" The above words are completely bookish, don't take it seriously, bear with me."
The middle-aged man said, "My name is Yasvera, and I want to invite the two of you to my house for a few days, how about we talk a little more?" ”
Ye Xing wanted to refuse, but the middle-aged man repeatedly invited him, hoping to get more insights from him, and finally agreed.
Ye Xing and his wife followed the middle-aged man out of the library and came to a luxurious mansion in the academy, ready to stay for a few days.
After some exchanges, the middle-aged Yasvila, who is really a person with a lot of background, is a famous prince in the royal family of the Reims Empire, and is also the nominal dean of the Friesian Academy.
Yasvila, who usually lives in the capital, thousands of miles away from this city, also comes here once a year to check the situation of the college.
The three of them exchanged for three days, Yasvera, constantly asking questions, hoping to get Ye Xing's unique insights, especially Ye Xing's method of using technology and war as a means to get rich, which was extremely admirable.
didn't hide his opinions, Ye Xing said a lot of ideas and ideas from the twenty-second century of the earth, which made Yasvira and Ye Li unable to imagine, it was too wild.
And when it comes to improving the steam engine and the internal combustion engine as the power, and the idea of standardizing the related production technology, it directly made Prince Yasvera almost bow down, and he must Ye Xing teach at the Friesian Academy, not to teach students, but to teach those teachers.
Of course he refused, Ye Xing only said that he was all utopian, he didn't have any talent at all, and he was completely a fantasy person who was divorced from reality.
Yasvira is still a low-level monk of light, and with his identity, he has also seen countless big scenes, and he is also a human spirit, so he naturally changed the topic.
The three of them talked more about what they had seen and heard on the mainland, Yasvira was a learned person, and Ye Xing and his wife also benefited a lot from it, especially some insider information that outsiders could not know.