Chapter 2258, Let the market adjust everything

In Hongyun Manor in Nanyun Province, Liu Jin was reading the newspaper leisurely.

"There are textile factories everywhere in the Ming Empire. Where there is a need for so many textile factories, it is also a good thing to close some of them. In this case, funds and labor will flow to places that need it more, instead of gathering in a swarm of a few industries and industries.

Within the realm.”

"Our countrymen have been like this since ancient times. Any profitable business will cause a swarm of people to come over and make a lot of money."

"In addition to privileged and monopolized businesses, competition in the East has been extremely fierce since ancient times."

Liu Jin couldn't help but shake his head when he looked at the economic-related content reported in the newspaper.

The biggest problem in the textile industry is that there are too many textile factories. The Ming Empire does not need so many factories at all. It can even be said that the global market does not need so many factories.

The market is so big, and where is the amount of products that can be digested? When everyone rushes in, problems will naturally arise.

"What's more, if these overseas vassal states and colonies want to develop, they must develop some industries. The textile industry has a low threshold and is a labor-intensive industry."

"These overseas vassals and colonies often allow slaves, so the labor cost is very low."

"In this regard, the Ming Empire cannot compete with these overseas vassal states and colonies. Transferring some industries to overseas colonies and vassal states is actually a good thing for the Ming Dynasty."

"The Ming Dynasty must grasp the basic agricultural base with one hand and rely on food to control the world. The other hand must grasp heavy industry, chemical industry, machinery manufacturing, electrical industry and other industries with high technical content. Only these industries can provide

Ming people raise higher salaries."

"And Ming Dynasty has the advantages of talent and technology, so it is most suitable for developing these industries."

"Transferring out labor-intensive industries with low added value and focusing on developing high-tech industries is the path the Ming Empire will take in the future."

Liu Jin carefully thought about the future development of the Ming Empire.

Although he is no longer in his position, it stands to reason that he no longer has to worry about the Ming Empire, but when he is really in it, he still has to worry about the land that he deeply loves, hoping that it can become more prosperous.

Just like many angry youths in later generations, even though sometimes the scoldings are harsh and unpleasant, in the final analysis, they still love deeply and hate deeply. It is precisely because of deep love that they become angry youths.

When the country is in crisis, people like this are often needed to step forward.

"Master, the emperor's phone call!"

At this time, the housekeeper hurried over and said.

"The emperor's phone call?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly got up and hurried to answer the phone.

The telephone has developed extremely rapidly since its invention. Although the quotations of the Ming Telecommunications Company are extremely expensive in all aspects, there are still many rich people in the Ming Empire who cannot stand it. In addition, the telephone is very practical, so it is also

It developed extremely rapidly.

The Daming Telecommunications Company also adheres to the principles set by Liu Jin to serve the society and repay the society. It also sets up telephone lines throughout Daming as much as possible. In just a few years, it has basically established telephone lines in some important cities in Daming and overseas.

Telephone communication has been implemented all over the world.

Nanyun Province is a place at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. Naturally, telephones were opened here early and can be directly connected to the capital and even the Ming Dynasty.

As the most famous and largest manor here, Hongyun Manor has naturally installed telephones for a long time. What's more, now that Liu Jin lives here, these telephones and telegrams are indispensable, so that Liu Jin can communicate with the outside world in a timely manner.

information.

Liu Jin came to the phone and picked up the phone.

"Hello~ I'm Liu Jin!"

"Haha, Lao Liu!"

Zhu Houzhao's hearty voice came from the phone.

"His Majesty!"

Liu Jin also quickly shouted respectfully.

"Old Liu, you really know how to enjoy happiness. You can travel all over the world and be free and at ease. I live a hard life here in the capital. Staying in the palace every day feels almost like being in prison."

When Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin chatted in private, they basically didn't call themselves "I" and didn't have so much airs about Liu Jin.

"Your Majesty, you have so many things to do every day and have the country and the country on your shoulders. Of course you are very tired."

"During the holidays, you can also go around to play and relax. The air here in the capital is indeed bad, but the air here in Nanyun Province is very good."

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately smiled and said.

To be honest, after living here in Nanyun Province for several months, Liu Jin couldn't bear to leave. The climate here is very comfortable, the scenery is very beautiful, and the air quality is very high, far from that in the Beijing-Tianjin area.

Comparable.

Industrial development in the Beijing-Tianjin area has led to serious pollution.

Especially now that coal is burned a lot of the time, the pollution has become even more serious. The stars in the Beijing-Tianjin area are no longer visible at night.

It's different here in Nanyun Province. At night, the stars are dotted and the night sky is bright and very beautiful.

"This is a good idea. Nanyun Province is a good place."

"Hey, Lao Liu, are there many beauties in Nanyun Province?"

Zhu Houzhao asked with a smile.

This guy only remembers the beauty and nothing else.

"Well~ there are indeed a lot of beauties. There are beauties everywhere."

Liu Jin was slightly startled and said with a smile.

"Haha, I must find time to go to Nanyun Province to play in the future."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately laughed happily.

Zhu Houzhao became excited when he thought of the beauties in Nanyun Province. For him, perhaps only the beauties in Nanyun Province were the biggest motivation to go to Nanyun Province. As for the others, they were not very attractive to him.

"Well, it's better for you to be comfortable. This tourist has a very happy life."

Then Zhu Houzhao said in a deep tone.

"Your Majesty, what happened?"

Liu Jin guessed what it was about with just a quick guess. It was nothing more than a matter in the textile industry.

"It's like this. Now our textile industry in Ming Dynasty has a big problem. A large number of textile factories are facing the problem of bankruptcy. There is a large amount of inventory squeezed into the warehouse and they cannot be sold at all."

"If we don't find a way to solve this problem, then our textile industry in Ming Dynasty will be completely devastated. We don't know how many factories will be closed down by then, and tens of millions of people will be unemployed."

Zhu Houzhao told the story in detail.

It is obviously inappropriate to say that he was an irresponsible emperor. He was also concerned about the country and the people. It is just that Zhu Houzhao in history became the emperor when he was immature. He was very playful and was induced by treacherous villains.

, that’s why the reputation is so bad.

Now Zhu Houzhao is more mature and understanding, and many systems are more reasonable. There is a huge gap between his emperor and the Zhengde Emperor in history.

Although Zhu Houzhao has only been on the throne for six years and has not made any great achievements yet, he can be said to be a wise king.

"The Ming Textile United Trading Company put pressure on me and the imperial court, saying that they would use tariffs to restrict textiles from overseas vassals and colonies from entering the Ming market."

"They also talked about abolishing the holiday system, making workers work more than ten hours a day, canceling weekend breaks, etc. They even proposed that slaves should be allowed in the Ming Dynasty."

"Hmph! Who do they think they are? How dare they use this to force me and the court."

"They also said that it is related to the employment of 20 million people, the tax revenue of the imperial court, etc., thinking that this can force me and the imperial court to formulate favorable policies for their textile industry."

When he said this, Zhu Houzhao looked very angry.

As an emperor, in fact, the most annoying thing is this kind of thing, forcing the emperor to do something he doesn't want to do, or to make some compromises, etc. based on some righteousness or the like.

This is the thing that the emperor and the court dislike the most, just like the demonstrations, strikes, etc. that often appeared in Europe and the United States in later generations.

Helplessness means that each group puts its own interests first and uses strikes and demonstrations to force conquerors or companies to agree to their demands.

Originally, this was actually a good thing.

Because everyone has their own interests and demands, especially when facing unreasonable systems and situations, they should strive for their own legitimate interests in this way.

This is certain, because it is precisely with such a system that workers and disadvantaged groups can fight for their own rights and interests.

But once this is played too much, it will be too much.

There are strikes and demonstrations every year, like a gap that cannot be filled, and they are constantly demanding increased wages, improved benefits, reduced working hours, improved benefits, etc.

This money is not born in vain, wealth is created by everyone.

Without hard work, the money will not come out on its own.

The welfare system in Europe and the United States is already very complete and sound, but they continue to demand more benefits and wages, and at the same time they don't want to work and have to reduce working hours.

If it goes on for a long time, it will be impossible to sustain it.

If it were not for the foundation accumulated in the past, the countries in Europe would have collapsed long ago and would not be able to sustain themselves.

In fact, European politicians are also very annoyed about this situation, because there is simply no way to solve this problem.

On the one hand, everyone needs to work hard to create more wealth, but on the other hand, they only want more benefits and don’t want to work more. This contradiction is irreconcilable and there is no way to solve it.

We can only keep writing blank checks to them. No matter who comes, it will be the same, and it will be impossible to achieve, because it is already a big problem to support it.
To be continued...