It is difficult to estimate how many tax evasions and exemptions there are, but the population of the feudal clan and the money and food required every year are shocking.

During the Jiajing period, taking Shanxi as an example, the local treasury kept 1.5 million stone of grain, but the clan in Shanxi needed to spend 3.12 million stone to support it. At that time, the clans of the whole country needed 8.6 million stone per year, of course, it couldn't be all grain, but it was still a terrifying billion catties.

But now, that number has tripled. The nation's clans need 23 million stone per year, or about 3 billion jin per year.

At the beginning of the fiefdom of King Fu, the emperor waved his pen to 40,000 hectares, which doesn't sound much, but it is very interesting to convert it into acres - 4 million acres. And that's just one.

Although this is a petty-bourgeois revolution to be prepared, the princes of this feudal privilege will inevitably be killed, and I hope that they will not wait until later, when they are full, someone will take the bourgeoisie's set of private property inviolability and weep for these feudal princes.

Revolutionaries cannot make revolutions, they can only wait for the time to come and erupt naturally. There are still more than ten years left in the calculation time, and what we need to do is to improve the program, enrich the thinking in these ten years, and turn a change of dynasty into a revolution, a revolution with its own program and organization, otherwise a change of dynasty will only bring an awakening that is easier than foreign rule after more than a hundred years, and the cost is too great.

Specific policies still need to be discussed sufficiently, and it may take more than ten years to ponder, but we can afford to wait.

Within five years, don't be impatient and live well. This is the most important thing that Chen Jian said and the continuation of the policy in the next few years.

After talking about this grand goal, which is not terrifying, Chen Jian talked about the development plan in recent years.

"What is certain now is that the profits of maritime trade will gradually increase, and even after monopolizing trade with Japan and Manila, the return on investment will be higher. But since we don't have the primary goal of making a profit, we have to invest in places where the rate of return is not very high, and it may take three or two years to see results, or even longer. ”

"I'm not talking about huge plans for the future, that's something that's within another system. I'm just talking about people's livelihoods, workshops, mines, and so on. ”

"More than a hundred miles up the Tamsui River is a group of volcanoes. The way to get there has been opened, and the large village community at least does not dare to be a direct enemy of us, and it is already possible to achieve economic control and the slow changes of the cattle farming era. ”

"All of you here know, and you've heard me say, that there's gold on it. The location of the prospecting team has been found, but this matter still needs to be kept secret for the time being, so don't rush to mine. However, the large amount of sulfur, coal and limestone in the volcanic area can be prepared for mining. ”

"Dried salt, sulfur, coal, lime and quartz sand. These raw materials, together with several sets of large workshop equipment for acid and alkali glass brought by the previous fleet, need to be produced as soon as possible. The tariffs imported into the Ming Empire were very low, and we took taxes normally, so glass and alkali could still be highly profitable, and at the same time, they could also be imported into the rest of the region. ”

"Water-powered spinning mills and handicraft workshops for wide plain weaves should also be set up as soon as possible. We don't grow cotton, we use the fleet to ship it from India. This is also one of the main targets of the trading company in the future, which is India. ”

"Wangbei City should not become a smuggling hub, but a trade center from India to Japan. In the short term, our only enemy is Portugal, so try to avoid unnecessary conflicts, but if they do anything excessive, they must not be relentless. ”

In other words, not counting the workshop industry, just looking at the trading company. As a major shareholder and controlling shareholder, we have to rely on the Japan and Manila routes to ensure the dependence of Fujian Maritime Group, but we cannot focus all our energy on Japan and Manila. ”

"Once our group of people leaves, it will be difficult to exchange information, and the people you leave behind will be the general leaders of the entire Asian region. Allocate some of their efforts to Thailand, relying on the Thais to restrain Myanmar and Portugal and maintain the rice trade there. ”

"Divide some of your energy to go to India, and trade there in the name of the Three Treasures of the Ming Empire two hundred years ago - no one will expose you, the Ming Empire will not send a fleet there, you will say that you are the fleet of the Ming Empire, and no one knows whether you are true or not. This is a name that is more useful in India than the British, Dutch or Portuguese, and this is our chance. ”

"We want to make Wangbei a producer of cotton cloth, glass, alkali and sulfur, as well as the most famous sugar producer and sugar cane wine producer in Asia. Relying on the developed workshop industry to ensure the prosperity of Wangbei City, so that it can develop sustainably. ”

"In this way, we still don't have enough people. After they became self-sufficient in food, they soon joined the system of commodity economic exchange with the disintegration of the primitive economy of the village communities and the use of new agricultural tools. They can provide a portion of the surplus rice in exchange for the various handicrafts they need, which in turn guarantees a portion of the food. ”

"We must also ensure that we import rice from Vietnam and Thailand for the purpose of not making a profit. In addition, the recruitment of hired workers and displaced people in the coastal areas continued, and although the famine passed, the annexation of land and fishing grounds continued, and a steady stream of displaced people was still generated. ”

"In order to ensure that food is self-sufficient, people are transported every year. This is a set goal, which must be strictly implemented, and a large part of the budget must be devoted to recruiting displaced people to cultivate the land. ”

"I know that money will be more profitable if it is invested in maritime trade, but I reiterate that profit is only a means to our ends, and this is a matter that must be talked about every year, all the time, all the time. The comrades of the committee need to hold internal discussions from time to time to correct some possible mistakes. ”

"Remember, this is a more effective investment for the long term, even from a profit perspective. If there aren't enough people, we won't be able to keep it safe and we won't be able to mine the gold. Not to mention the rest of the minerals or the rest of the stuff. ”

"What questions do you have about this?"

One of them stood up and said, "After the first batch of hired workers expires, some people will choose to stay and continue to work as hired workers, and some people will choose to do some small business, what should we do?" ”

Jian Chen thought for a while and said, "Let's analyze the specific situation on a case-by-case basis." Like, well, let's say spinning and weaving. In the presence of water-powered spinning mills and joint weaving women's workshops, they do not choose to weave. But if there are other crafts, such as brewing, carpentry, masonry, restaurants and other small businesses, of course, this should be supported. Not only do they not object, but they also have to set aside a part of the funds as a small loan to support them in doing so. Cities, they are indispensable. ”

The man thought for a moment and said, "If this is the case, life in agriculture will be more pleasant." If we don't keep the purchase price very low. So, how to ensure the number of workers and seafarers in the workshop? If we want to maintain absolute control of the fleet and the trading company, we can't rely on equity alone, we must also ensure that the majority of captains, trainees and combat seamen are our people. Also, since we have set our goal in the north, do we need to start preparing for the army's affairs now? ”

Jian Chen said with a smile: "I fully agree with the latter point about controlling seafarers. It's far from the homeland, and some names don't have to be hidden, and the naval school and the trainee system must be maintained. From the propaganda point of view, they are proud to join the fleet as interns and captains; In terms of treatment, let them join the fleet and interns as the first choice. It's your business to study the treatment, I'm leaving soon, let's see you together. This is an island, and without a strong navy, all the good life we have built is subject to destruction by a potential enemy. ”

"Military preparations, as the first batch of troops to go to sea with me have left one after another, there are also a group of people hired by domestic organizations to help fill this vacancy. After that, a standing army of about 1,500 men was to be established, which was supplemented by trade money. For the rest, the general system of leisure drills and the system of small drills in the schools were to be introduced, and although the flintlock pistol appeared, some people's minds were still stuck in the age of arquebuses and spears—I say to you, the age of the flintlock pistol brought not only a change in tactics, but also a change in strategy. If you start teaching queues, turns, counts, and running from the Enlightenment Academy, you will be able to pull out a new batch of infantry in three months when something really happens. The most important thing in the competition now is the number of people. ”

"A standing army of fifteen hundred men, without cavalry. There is no problem with artillery, and there is no problem with the stragglers or grenadiers of the aborigines of about 300 people, so it is not a problem to protect themselves. Within ten years, neither the Dutch nor the Portuguese had a fortress that could not be defeated by fifteen hundred men and superior artillery and trench-and-blast tactics. Ten years later, the decision will be made depending on who the enemy is. ”

"At the end of the day, it's a question of construction. Artillery and officer academies are regularly recruiting students to train junior officers in excess of the number of armies. The construction of normal schools should also be stepped up, so that children can be exposed to the proper training of flintlock infantry in the enlightenment education. We will continue to accumulate grain, build Wangbei City, and accumulate money by relying on the advantages of maritime trade and technological monopoly. ”

"Ten years from now, if the world really changes, how many children can be cultivated in ten years of school, I can pull out one-third of the boys to train for one year to become qualified flintlock soldiers. And a large number of grassroots officers who have always maintained an excess quota will be the guarantee of combat effectiveness at that time. There was no big enemy in peacetime, and a standing army of 1,500 men was enough to deter nearby enemies. For a decade or more, we don't need to maintain such a large number of troops, all we need is to recruit every new generation of educated citizens who want to protect their good life when the fighting breaks out. ”

"I roughly calculated that when we helped the victims before, we also focused on helping some orphans between the ages of six and ten. These children have endured hardships, seen disasters, and lived a hard life to a day where they now don't have to worry about starving. Ten years later, they were sixteen to twenty years old, the golden age. They learned about freedom, rights, citizenship, protection, protection, and duty, all of which everyone should know. ”

"Now, we use labor, technology, and school to protect these children. Ten years from now, as we grow old and older, these children will use all the courage and strength we have given and theirs to protect us, to protect themselves, and to liberate their brothers and sisters who they perceive to share a tragic fate. ”

"At the end of the day, education and construction. An eternal, thriving, and beautiful life is the guarantee of future victory. ”