Chapter 12 Peace is profitable
Sold to Sishang, the distance is far away, and the place where people are generally employed is a densely populated area, and it is difficult to escape or something.
In addition, after all, he is not the one who was arrested here in Sishang, and he does not have so much hatred.
He also said that everyone is equal, and there is no status of slaves, but they are not given money, no land, and no farm tools, forcing them to become the same identity as "landless peasants under the enclosure": there is no hair, and if they don't work, they will starve to death, but they have a free and equal identity, that is, the so-called hypocritical equality of the peasants.
In the end, there is still hope here, and after working for a few years, you can have a legal status and enjoy the treatment, obligations and rights of the people. Land may even be allocated, depending on the situation.
From a certain point of view, the standard of living of these people has improved compared to before, and there is not much resistance.
Because they had been engaged in labor during their youth, it was basically impossible for them to serve when their contracts expired, and the main force of the righteous teachers was still homesteaders and fiefdom farmers who had fled here or farmers who owed debts.
It's not that Lin Wujun didn't think about the Mo family's strong propaganda and organizational skills, and every time he sells one more person, he will save himself from danger in the future.
But think about it again, in the long run, everyone has to die, if he doesn't sell others, he will sell others, Linwu doesn't sell the Mo family, you can go to Jiuske to buy, and when others are strong and they are weak, it will be useless.
The more than 3,000 people used to exchange guns were captured by him in the mountains to the west not long ago, and half of the profits needed to be given to Quanlingjun in the west.
Quanling is in the west of Linwu, also known as Jiuzhi Mountain, where the legend is that Emperor Shun died in the south, buried in Jiuzhi, so it is named after the mausoleum, and because it is the source of Hunan water, it is called Quanling.
Another important frontier of the Chu state in the south was in Quanling, which also had close trade ties with the South China Sea region.
Later, the first emperor dug the Ling Canal, that is, slightly to the southwest.
The Yangtze River and the Pearl River are separated by the Nanling Mountains, and Linwu communicates the Beijiang River and the tributaries of the Xiangshui River in the upper reaches of the Pearl River. Quanling is the upper reaches of the Xiangjiang River and the Li River.
At this time, the Li River is also known as Lishui, because there is a lot of gold in the nearby rivers, so there are also many settlements where gold is mined, and Quanlingjun also has a part of the income.
Han Feizi once told a fable about the gold panning in Lishui, saying that it was the land of Jingnan, where gold was born in Lishui, and there were many people stealing gold. The ban on gold mining: get it and live up to the city. Many people are separated from their waters, and people steal more than gold. The big sin is not serious in the city, and those who do not stop do not have to get it. Therefore, it is said here: "Give you the world and kill your body". Philistines don't do it. The husband has the world, and the great profit is also, and those who still do not do it will know that they will die. Therefore, it is not necessary to get it, although it is innocent, the theft of gold will not stop; If you know that you will die, the world will not do anything.
The Mohists' expansion in the South China Sea was carried out along the river, mainly in the form of colonial development in which a single city controlled a region, because the urban population was relatively easy to govern and mobilize, and the vast frontier land was difficult and unprofitable.
For various reasons, the two richest feudal lords in the entire border area of Chu State, namely Linwu Jun and Quanling Jun, also have the closest relationship with the Nanhai Chamber of Commerce, because they involve vital interests.
Population and gold, as the main means of payment, were exchanged for weapons and gunpowder, which also made the two feudal lords have more and more power to speak within the Chu State.
For Quanling Jun and Linwu Jun, more muskets armed more troops, more troops captured more people, more people in exchange for more muskets, and by the way, they could also pan for gold in some rivers as slaves.
This development model is also destined to have close ties with the South China Sea, no longer as a single fiefdom, but because trade is connected to form a unified market, especially if Lechangxia and Lingqu can be advanced to the line.
Therefore, Lin Wujun would not consider the impact of selling people to the South China Sea on his future, nor would he consider going abroad to interfere in the victory or defeat of the Song State. The Song State is too far away from here, even if the Chu State loses, he should be a feudal monarch or a feudal monarch, whether he should trade or trade, as long as he makes sure that the Mo family does not have the intention of going north in the South China Sea.
As for the future, it was useless for him to think about it, the current enemy was not the aggressive Sishang, but the sword of change hanging over the heads of these feudal lords.
Of these 3,000 muskets, in addition to 500 for Quanlingjun, 700 for himself, the rest will be transferred along Xiangshui to the lower reaches of Xiangshui, where the feudal monarchs also need weapons.
Because the King of Chu granted the Mo family a tax-free gold festival that did not allow the sale of weapons, a large part of the profits were obtained by frontier feudal lords such as Linwujun.
The caravan's negotiator had received orders before he arrived, allowing him to make many deals, including weapons, with the feudal monarch, and it was fitting that he was in charge of the transportation and that he was paying for it with the population that was urgently needed in the South China Sea.
Seeing that the other party agreed, Lin Wujun asked again: "I wonder when this batch of muskets will be traded?" I'm here, so I'm so prepared. β
He still wanted to test the meaning of the Mo family and see if the Mo family was ready to use force in the direction of the South China Sea.
The man of the caravan said cheerfully: "Three thousand muskets, not much. But you also know that there are many passes along the Yangtze River, where it is not possible to transport muskets. In the case of the South China Sea, I estimate that 1,500 pieces can be paid in the warehouse first, and the rest needs to be transferred from Hangou to Yuedi, and then sent from the coast. Next year at the latest. β
"Fifteen hundred, I can send them before the fall."
"As for the payment for the transaction...... Both gold and copper can be shipped away. I'm afraid that I will need to stay here for a while in order to organize people to transport it in the South China Sea. Those 3,000 people may also need to be in Linwu for the time being. β
Linwu Junqi said: "Isn't Lechang Gorge still unfinished? It's a time when there is a shortage of people. β
The caravan man replied: "Naturally, there is a shortage of people. However, the grain transfer is insufficient, and if you rush to send people over, you are afraid that the food will not be able to meet it. β
"Although the Wujiang River leads to the South China Sea, but along the road are all upstream, the mountains are high and the water is urgent, and the transportation is quite difficult, and the entire South China Sea is busy with this matter, and it is really impossible to draw more manpower. More than 20,000 people is already the limit, and if it continues, countless grains will be consumed every year, which is really unsupportable. β
As soon as he said this, Lin Wujun was even more relieved, he was also from the military and knew the role of logistics in the war.
With 20,000 people building in Lechang Gorge, the South China Sea region is already stretched, and if there is really any conquest, more logistics personnel will be needed.
He is guarding Linwu, and he is not open, and he goes upstream, and the Mo family is not easy to capture.
As for whether the civil strife in the Song Dynasty would involve Linwu, Linwujun felt that as long as he sent someone to monitor the construction site of Lechangxia, he could know, and if those people temporarily stopped work and took charge of logistics, then he would have time to prepare in advance.
Lin Wujun was convinced of the explanation given by the caravan people, and asked: "The grain can be stored here temporarily, but it needs to be delivered in advance, and all the losses will be borne by you." Those populations ...... It's going to be delivered in a while. β
"These people need to be fed and clothed, and I can't always support them, and I don't have any work for them to do for the time being."
The people in the caravan asked, "Is it okay to stay in Linwu first?" As you know, we have a shipbuilding workshop in the upper reaches of Xiangshui, and now Xiangshui, Dajiang and Dongting have frequent trade, and there are many giant trees here, and we need to increase manpower recently. β
This is also true.
After Chen and Cai successfully supported Wang Ziding's restoration with the help of the Wang Ziding Rebellion, the sacrifices of Cai were still retained, but a large number of people were migrated to Gao Cai in the Hunan region, and continued to exist as a vassal state of Chu, but Chu also had county governance there, which belonged to the coexistence of feudal and county governance.
With the migration of a large number of people, Gaocai, Changsha, Hengyang and other places have gradually become the granary of the Chu State.
Therefore, the so-called Yun, Pang, Changsha, and Chu Zhisu also.
The Yuanshui in the upper reaches of Dongting Lake is also an important front line of Chu against Pakistan, backed by the granary developed by Cai immigrants, guarding the upper reaches of Dongting Lake, and there are gold mines, cinnabar mines and the best male yellow mine in the entire Chu State nearby.
Because the Dongting area is hot and humid and insect-ridden, realgar that can repel insects is also an important strategic material, so the state of Chu attaches great importance to it.
In addition, there is the Mayang Copper Mine, the second largest copper mine in the Chu State, which is important in the upper reaches of Yuanshui, and the entire Dongting area has gradually become an important place in the Chu State on a par with the Nanyang area.
The development of the economy, the progress of the productive forces, and the introduction of various tools have all led to the rapid development of the shipping trade centered on Dongting Lake.
Chu State's own shipbuilding technology is very good, but it is still not as good as the many disciples who have developed rapidly over the years, integrating the two carpenter saints of Chu Lu Ban and Song Guo Mo Zhai; It is a Mohist shipbuilding technique that combines the shipbuilding technology of the Yue Kingdom and the shipbuilding techniques of some of the shipbuilding techniques that Solushen returned from his westward journey.
Coupled with the efficiency improvement of shipbuilding methods such as division of labor workshops and hydraulic sawmills in Sishang, the warships were built by the Chu State itself, while most of the merchant ships were purchased from the shipyards of the Mo family.
There is a shipyard in Lin Wujun's fiefdom, and this shipyard brings a lot of income to Lin Wujun every year.
Although the owner of this shipyard is the Chamber of Commerce, Lin Wujun also has a part of the shares in it, plus some important raw materials such as wood, etc., there are slaves on Lin Wujun's side, and every time a ship is sold, Lin Wujun will pay a tax according to the rules, and Lin Wujun is very satisfied.
As soon as the people of the caravan talked about the shipyard, Lin Wujun also felt very good, and said, "That's fine." Some people can be housed there. There is only one ...... Strictly follow the rules. β
"You have your righteousness, and we have our courtesy. You can do whatever you want in the South China Sea and Sishang. But here, don't do some demagoguery. β
"All the dealings in the shipyard, we also agreed before, that special people are responsible for procurement. Do not have too much contact with the common people of the locality, and remember not to proclaim your righteousness to the local people when they go away in the future. β
"If it is preached, drive it away immediately."
This is a rule that has been set a long time ago, and the people in the caravan nodded again and again: "This can be assured." We have our own rules, and harmony is profitable. β
Lin Wujun also laughed and said, "Yes, peace is profitable." β
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