Chapter 8 The Eaters
The transfer of the "serfs" belonging to the Cui clan of Qinghe from Henan is a matter of great work, and it is not a simple matter of transporting people from Henan to the Yangtze River, and then disembarking from the Hanyang wharf, even if it is over.
There are too many things involved, the emperor, the outer court, the inner court, the nobles, the family, the imperial examination jinshi, and the central decree cool officials...... From top to bottom, from north to south, every level must be dotted and every aspect must be taken care of. Although there are more people who ransom Qinghe Cui's "family children", as long as Wuhan makes any moves, there is basically a chance to lead to a swarm.
This has been the normal operation of the market in the core area of Datang for so many years, and there is no law to restrain it, which can be said to be quite rough and barbaric. No matter how much Zhang De has a headache, he can only whine and cry in vain.
"Chasing the rise and killing the fall" is the common sentiment of people, who called Wuhan procurement a "weather vane"? Salt merchants, silk merchants, and maritime merchants in Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huaiyang, and other places...... Every year when planning for the coming year, Wuhan's bulk procurement is an important indicator.
Wuhan's bulk commodity procurement, its orders are rarely not public, of course, to collect these public information, the difficulty coefficient is not small, the average small businessman and local tyrant, really do not have the qualifications and resources to play. But all the giant businessmen who can follow up on Wuhan's purchase orders are often giants in one place, and their background strength is incomparably strong, and princes and county kings abound.
Therefore, when Wuhan was ready to redeem 20,000 or 30,000 "serfs" belonging to the Cui clan of Qinghe, the "price" of these "serfs" directly rose by 30%.
Officially, it is strictly forbidden to keep slaves, but if you want to bypass this "high-sounding grandiose", it is not difficult for local giants.
For example, you can collude with the Department of Criminal Affairs and be sentenced to exile in XX County; For example, you can also collude with the Ministry of Industry, XX county needs XX project, and XX people can be transferred to XX county for hard labor......
However, in recent years, what has become popular is not to collude with the government, but to talk directly with the emperor. Of course, the emperor will definitely not come over on a horse to sign a contract with you, and the people who do things are all yin and yang dead eunuchs.
This model is special, for example, in order to repay the emperor Lao Tzu for taking care of our place, XX County decided to build a temple to kowtow to the emperor Lao Tzu to present a gift for the 20th anniversary of the emperor's accession to the throne!
The heart of the people, the emperor Lao Tzu is the parents of all the people, for the sake of the children who are so filial, they can't not give no face.
Then the emperor saw that the people were very loyal, and I was very pleased, so I was right. However, the place is also very difficult, and the place can't be too draining on people's labor, there are a number of XX criminals here, if you transfer over, you can also relieve the pressure of the operation.
Of course, there is no pressure on the place, not only is there no pressure, but there is also money......
The whole process seems to be very harmonious, this is the "family happiness" of the emperor Lao Tzu and his children, can you manage the bureaucrats of the foreign courts?
Then in a few years, the XX clan that used to be in Hebei may become the XX clan in Lingnan, after all, hard labor also has an end, and sooner or later you will have to leave the country, right? However, in the past few years of losing personal freedom, all the output of his labor has become the income of local construction.
These benefits, put in the past, it is absolutely unacceptable, who can look down on the past dynasties? Unless the repair project is big enough, but the big project can still get the place, that is the central court presiding over the work, and the place can brush "666" on the side.
All the changes are due to the continuous progress of Wuhan's shipbuilding industry, the continuous development of shipping trade, the continuous expansion of the core regional market, and the continuous extension of the empire's influence.
As for other miscellaneous mechanical technology, metallurgical technology, material technology, and processing technology...... All of them further strengthen this demand, so that the benefits brought by this investment have been magnified like never before.
However, in the past, most areas could not afford this kind of investment, and in some places without the participation of "foreign capital" such as Zhongyi Society and Xiqin Society, they had to figure out how to reduce costs by themselves, and think about it, that is, to increase the amount of labor and offset the management costs, which is the most cost-effective.
In the case that the "Bailihou" in one place cannot directly turn the people of the whole county into "labor prisoners", it is very attractive to import from the outside.
In the final analysis, these "court criminals" can be regarded as the central government's investment in the local government, but from the emperor's point of view, the local construction itself is also a long-term benefit for him, so a little "filial piety" is almost enough.
In the past, the market price was naturally stable, but with the emergence of giant crocodiles, such as Wuhan, a mouth is like a whale swallowing, which immediately broke this subtle stability in the past few years.
It can be said that he is hated. After all, the county town that is willing to go out and play this kind of trick with the emperor is often regarded as a "poor mountain and bad water", although it is certainly along the river, but it is often small and transparent, and it can never be compared with rich areas.
Wuhan came out like this, which can be regarded as a small delay in the "development" of many counties. It's just that because these "developments" are attached to the overall "expansion" of Wuhan, they can only "dare to be angry but dare not speak".
"This year's performance is over."
"The eunuch surnamed Ou also said that 'Hubei Province' was created in the past, how could he keep Dingkou for local states and counties. In a blink of an eye, I ran to Jiangxia to give the surname Zhang an egg, this fucking ......"
"The price has risen by forty percent, and the emperor doesn't love money anymore? I don't fucking believe it! ”
"The county has built a parallel factory, and there are more than 2,000 looms stored before and after, and there is a shortage of people at the moment. The people of the big families in the Central Plains are so good, the women are all weaver girls, the men are all cowherds, and they are all good hands in the house and the fields. Alas...... Now it's over, no one is working, and the loom is also an ornament, reserved for insects to eat. ”
"You are doing things in Jingzhou, you really can't do it, hand over your resignation to the county magistrate, and you can eat in Wuhan. I am a native of Fangzhou, and my whole family is in Fangling, so if I can't get someone, I can only fool the township party first. Let the county order hook some people to come over and stand up for a while. ”
Fangling is the name of Zhenguan ten years to change, originally the famous penal place "Guangqian County", it is said that because someone successfully cultivated immortals, in order to spread falsehood, there is this name. Basically, the masters of a certain grade of the emperor are still talking about, and they are all stuffed here, is it close to Chang'an? Maybe it's transferred back, and you and I can't do it, maybe not?
In the past, Fangling County was referring to the policy of "thousand-year-old professional penal colony", and those who were exiled to Fangling had a good consumption level.
Since I heard that there were people engaged in development and wealth all the way to Hanshui next to him, the old irons of Fangling County fell into the evil, and even with the two county orders, they also fell into the devil, and the GDP was promoted to make a fortune, and the eldest grandson Wuji said in the book.
Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water, relying on "exile" to eat "criminals", saving management capital is also a skill, and a little bit of building one or two "star enterprises" is enough for local officials to eat for free.
Small days can be more beautiful, right?
With the great expansion of Wuhan and the radiation of Jingxiang, the old irons of Fangzhou went to Xiangzhou next door by Zhushui, which is a foot road.
So it is impossible to eat meat and drink soup, "leftovers and cold fire" are always there, and the annual consumption of marine ropes can be connected to circle the earth one, two, three or four times, no one knows. But just such a small processing industry is enough to feed many people and make a fortune.
The number of ships has increased over the years, and the number of boat ropes must have increased as well.
Then the officials of Fangling County had a hot brain, and they became a typical example of being deeply hurt by Wuhan's large-scale procurement this time. There is no free labor from outside, and there is no door for local small farmers to throw away their land and go to work in the factory.
Unless you grit your teeth, think about Taigu County back then, and then Wang County of the king ordered the soul to possess the body, this thing, it can be done.
It's just that if you do such a lack of virtue with a son, outsiders can do it, but if a local aboriginal does this, he will either lose his mind or lose his mind.
The projects launched by the "poor counties" in various places are often digested internally, and the officials raise their own funds, borrowing and borrowing debts, after all, in their opinion, the development momentum is booming, who would have thought that they would be in a trance?
In a hurry, it is not uncommon for local officials who do not want to invest in waste, gritting their teeth to learn the Wang County Order.