Nanjing, with the end of the annual leave, the start of the new year has also arrived. On the roads leading to Nanjing, you can see many young couples in pairs or many fellow villagers from three to five to come to Nanjing to work together. You can even see people riding bicycles in a cool way from time to time, pedaling the bicycles quickly in the envious eyes of passers-by.

"What a good time!"

Sitting in the four-wheeled carriage, Liu Jin also looked at the scene with a smile on his face.

Many scenes from later generations sounded in my mind. This scene in front of me will appear every time before and after the New Year. It is so similar. Perhaps the only difference is that the four-wheeled carriage on the road is replaced by cars.

Of course, the expressions on people's faces also bring expectations for me and the future.

However, in later generations, due to the suffering of a century of hardship, the development started late, the foundation was weak, and the industrial chain was at the lowest end, and they could only rely on cheap labor to earn meager money.

It was very pitiful when it finally fell into the hands of the workers at the bottom. The couple worked in the city for a year and couldn't make much money even after working hard. They had to endure the pain of separation from their parents and children.

A whole generation of people sacrificed themselves and used their hard work and efforts to eventually win the rise of the nation and the prosperity of the country. However, this generation is really suffering.

However, even after decades of development, although the conditions and status have improved, the internal volume is still serious, and the high housing prices, medical care and education still suppress this hardworking and wise nation.

Even though he is diligent, he still cannot live a leisurely and rich life like Europeans and Americans.

Looking at the present and looking at the smiles on the faces of the Ming people on the road, Liu Jindun felt that everything he did was worth it.

Because Liu Jin felt that only a nation as diligent, wise and compatible with the Chinese nation can be worthy of such a life and such a wealth.

The people of the Ming Dynasty are the most powerful countries in the world, at the top of the food chain, and the textile industry, steel industry, shipbuilding industry, infrastructure industry, etc. that are emerging now are all at the high-end position of this era.

From top to bottom, the Ming Dynasty did not need to be intra-rolled at all. Every year, it could obtain a steady stream of huge wealth from overseas and eat and fill it up from top to bottom.

The upper ruling class can obtain huge wealth, and the wealth they own is so huge that it is unimaginable; the middle ruling factory owners, workshop owners, merchants, etc. can also make huge wealth with their own wisdom and hard work, and they can easily spend money.

When they reach the bottom, they can also rely on their hard-working hands and work hard to get a considerable income and live a well-off life with abundant food and clothing.

According to the current income level of the Ming Dynasty, the couple works in the city. Even if they are the lowest-level workers who work in the factory, the average monthly wage will cost at least five taels of silver.

There was no way, a large amount of wealth poured into the Ming Dynasty, allowing the Ming Dynasty to have the most gold, silver and wealth. Coupled with the immigration strategy that had been insisting on, a large number of vassal states and colonies absorbed a large number of people.

This made the Ming Dynasty's local area shortage of people unprecedented.

This is something that has never happened before. The land of China has always been crowded with many people and few lands. In the past, it was extremely serious. Everyone was rushing to cultivate the land of the landlords. Even though the conditions were harsh, they were still trying hard to plant it.

Various places have been cultivated into fields as much as possible, and terraced fields are the most typical examples. Turning a mountain into fields shows how tight the land is.

Perhaps only after the dynasty changes, after great unrest, and deaths, the population is not naturally reduced.

In the middle and prosperous times of the dynasty, there were always many people and few lands, and it was impossible to have a shortage of people.

But the Ming Dynasty is short of people. Whether it is the local two capitals and thirteen provinces, or overseas, there are people everywhere outside the pass, and people have become extremely valuable resources, which makes the Ming Dynasty the world's largest slave market. Every year, millions of slaves are continuously imported overseas and outside the pass.

However, because the use and existence of slaves were strictly prohibited in the Ming Dynasty, this greatly aggravated the lack of labor and increased the labor price of workers in disguise.

Five taels of silver per month, which is already the lowest wage in the Ming Dynasty.

This is not because the capitalist has found out with conscience, or because he has too much money, he has to offer such a high price to everyone, but if you don’t offer such a price, it will be difficult for you to get enough people.

And even if you give five taels of silver a month, you still have to pay attention to accommodation and food, otherwise you will be unhappy in food and poorly living, and the workers will fire you and go to a factory with better treatment.

Therefore, many factory owners not only need to increase their wages, accommodation and food, but also have to play emotional cards. We are all fellow villagers. Everyone helps me with their work. I will not treat everyone badly. During the holidays, I will give you something or something.

A person’s net income of five taels of silver per month is 60 taels a year, and a couple can get a net income of 120 taels of silver per month.

This is still the lowest income. If some of the couple has craftsmanship, such as bricklayers, carpenters, etc., the income will be even higher. If the couple does some small business by themselves, the income will naturally be even higher.

The couple earns 120 taels of silver a year, which is a considerable income.spanstyle>Gulf/spanstyle>

You should know that even if housing prices rise again and again in Beijing and Tianjin, buying a large-scale apartment of more than 100 square meters will only cost more than 1,000 taels of silver. In other words, couples worked hard for ten years and could almost buy a property in the most expensive Beijing and Tianjin area.

If you convert it into the value of money in later generations, the average price of a house is 40,000 yuan. Even if it is calculated as 100 square meters, it is 4 million yuan. One tenth of this is 400,000 yuan.

In the later generations, the couple had a year-on-year living expenses and could have left 400,000 yuan, which is probably going to crush at least a large part of the people and live a pretty good life.

What's more, it's the Ming Dynasty now.

Now, because the Ming Dynasty has a vast enough land and is at the top of the global food chain, it has abundant resources and extremely low prices. Both the food prices and other aspects of expenses are very small, and the money is still very valuable.

Moreover, in terms of education, new schools that don’t spend money can also make a lunch for your children, unless you want to take the imperial examinations, go to private schools and academies, that will cost a lot of money.

This means that even if the annual net income of about 400,000 yuan was equal to that of the Ming people in this period, they would live a more comfortable life than those in later generations, and they would be truly well-off.

Moreover, in later generations, no one is willing to have children because of the great pressure, and the per capita fertility rate has dropped to the lowest in the world. Many of them are only children, and not too many of them are.

But the Ming people in this matter are different. They have always adhered to the principle of having more people and having more power. Every household has several children, three or four fewer, seven or eight more, and a dozen more, and not to think it is strange. It is normal.

Anyway, food is cheap and the pressure is low, so I worked hard to have a child. I used to worry about the population tax and other things, but now the population tax is exempted. The more I have children, the more beneficial it is for me. I can become a small landlord if I immigrate casually.

This is the Ming Dynasty today. Even if it is the ordinary workers at the bottom, as long as they work hard, they can still live a dignified life and a happy life of well-off life.

This is why Liu Jin lamented that this is a good era.

Only such a life is worthy of this hardworking and wise nation.

Have dignity, confidence and prosperity.

Think about the Europeans and Americans in the future. They are obviously not as hardworking as us and hardworking as us, but they live a carefree life.

It’s too much to work eight hours a day, and many places have a six-hour working schedule. In the afternoon, I get off work early and go home to accompany my children.

I was not satisfied with working five days this week, but I even clamored to implement a four-day working system. After counting all kinds of holidays, I spent half of my time on vacation.

Even so, their income is still far higher than that of us, and their social security and welfare are extremely perfect, completely overwhelming us.

Liu Jin couldn't figure it out before.

Why can they live a good life? They are so lazy, we work hard but are very tired.

Now, Liu Jin finally figured it out and figured it out.

After all, it is because their ancestors occupied the world's most resources and wealth in the Age of Discovery. The following industrial revolution and technological development established their position at the top of their food chain.

So they can easily obtain huge benefits, wealth beyond imagination, easily crush you and live a rich life.

This gap cannot be easily surpassed by hard work. It takes time and opportunities. But in the end, a nation with hardworking and wise will eventually stand in the forest of the world's strong races and stand to the top of the world.

Just like the current Ming Dynasty, it is already the most powerful country. Years of expansion and development, coupled with its own many advantages, has created the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty and has also allowed ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty to live a prosperous and well-off life.

Sitting on the four-wheeled carriage, Liu Jin's thoughts drifted far away and he thought of a lot of things.

This is just the life that the Ming people who stayed in the local area lived. As for the Ming people who moved overseas, their lives were even better than those of the Ming people in the local area.

Overseas, the vast land outside the pass, the massive resources, and the strength of the Ming Dynasty, their lives will not be worse than those in the local area.

"Strange, there are a lot fewer people~"
Chapter completed!