Chapter 388: Inheritance is very important
Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "What you said makes sense. People who don't have land can still plant land owned by landlords and pay some rent at most.
But if there is a natural disaster and the fields are harvested, the people will basically have no way to survive. "
"No." Qin An said, "If it is a natural disaster, the people can still sell their sons and daughters to survive for a while. When the weather is good, the people can recover.
As for children, they can be born again. Not a thing at all. "
"Qin An, how can you talk about the human tragedy of selling children and selling daughters as if it is a very common thing." Li Si said in shock.
"In ancient times, this was a common thing." Qin An said, "If my father-in-law could sell his sons and daughters to make a living and keep the whole family alive, then they would not rebel.
When the time comes to change sons and eat food, then the court will be in danger.
Every child is the heart and soul of their parents. Who is willing to sell their children? If possible, they would rather bear a lot of debt than sell their children.
If this situation really occurs, it can only mean that the court is incompetent, the officials are incompetent, the world is in trouble, and the society is ruthless. "
"If we did business in ancient times, would it cause people to stop farming?" Meng Yi asked.
"Yes, it won't." Qin An said, "It will cause some farmers to go into business, but it won't, because the vast majority of farmers are self-aware, so they will not go into business.
I still say the same thing, technology is very important, and the court cannot chill those who invent technology, but must protect such people and technology.
In the outside world, I invented a super engine. The country recognized my ability and protected my technology from being used by others.
Anyone who uses it without my permission will be punished. If you use it once, you will be punished once.
The punishment is not low, or even something they can afford.
However, if the country or individuals want to use it, they can purchase it from me.
In this way, after I make money, I can continue to research and optimize this super engine.
But in ancient times, anyone who invented something was working hard for the court and those with power.
If I invented the Quyuan plow in ancient times, when the government knew about it, they would only snatch my credit, dedicate it to the court, and erase my merit.
Or give me a few melons and two dates, or the imperial court issues an imperial edict to reward me with a plaque. What's the use of that thing? It can't change my life, let alone give me any motivation to continue doing research.
As a result, our technology will never advance.
Two thousand years of history in China, why is it the Warring States Period? China will become the most powerful country in the world because a hundred schools of thought contend and everyone is working hard to develop and learn.
Why did the world recognize China during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and call us Han people? Because we are powerful, whether it is military, business, culture or technology, we are stronger than any country in the world.
Why did Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty become the center of the world during the Tang Dynasty, and businessmen from all over the world rushed to Chang'an, the imperial capital, wanting to see the scenery of Chang'an?
During the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, China reached its peak and was number one in almost everything. However, after that, it declined. In the end, China became the cake of the Western powers, and China entered a dark period?
Why did the powerful China finally decline? Is it because China doesn’t want to make progress?
no.
The people of China have always tried their best to change themselves and make themselves rich. Over the past two thousand years, they have made countless inventions, large and small, but the imperial court has never paid attention to these talents.
In the end, many inventions disappeared.
Just like traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese traditional medicine, which has a history of 5,000 years since Shennong tasted a hundred herbs until now, finally lost to Western medicine, which has a history of only a few hundred years.
Why is this?
inherited.
Everyone attaches great importance to inheritance, saying that it should be passed down from male to female, from within to outside, and the master will always hold back, fearing that his apprentice will surpass him.
So it is best to pass it on. After generations of losses, now, Chinese medicine is in decline. Sometimes I really feel sorry for our ancestors.
Lao Feng’s problem is actually not a problem. The real problem lies in the general environment.
Just talk about building roads. If the court has no money, it can find businessmen. But what will you do after the road is repaired? Develop business? Develop agriculture? "
Feng Quji said: "Discover business."
Qin An nodded and said: "Discovering commerce, are you sure that the county where you are building the road can develop commerce? Is there anything in that county that is worthy of development?" 33
Feng Quji thought for a while and said: "It seems that I didn't find anything, it's just that I'm very poor. This is a new village given to the village chief by the imperial court. It's quite poor.
I remember there were about 150,000 people. "
"Fifteen thousand people. Can it be called a village with so many people?" Qin An was shocked.
"It's because there are too many people. This makes the village very poor. The court knows your ability, so it hopes to get help from your husband through the village chief.
Make the village rich. "Feng Quji said with a sad look on his face.
Qin An sighed and said: "I haven't conducted any on-site investigation on this, and I don't dare to talk nonsense. I can only say it after actually seeing it."
"It's okay, just say it." Ying Zheng said, "We are already very poor, will it get worse?"
Qin An thought for a while and said, "Yes, we are already so poor. My method will at least be better than now."
"That's right. My husband, please tell them what they are going to do." Ying Yinman said.
Qin An said: "Actually, I have already mentioned the method: attract investment, let the businessmen pay for road construction, and give them the right to collect fees for 20 to 30 years.
However, this road cannot be next to the official road. The people were very poor at first. They were so poor that they only had time.
In order to attract businessmen and people, official roads are necessary.
After you have merchants, you have to build major workshops. I see that you don’t have many workshops, so just build all the workshops in the village in that village.
With workshops and shops, people have work to do and wages to earn. If the father-in-law is strong enough, he acquires all the land in the village and the rights belong to the father-in-law, and then rents the land to the people for farming.
Because the father-in-law represents the court, which means that the land is leased to the people by the court, the rent can be cheaper, one-tenth is enough.
If the people don't want to farm the land, then the government will come forward and pay the people to farm the land. Anyway, the land cannot be left empty.
The more merchants there are, the more valuable the land will be. Draw the commercial area and let the merchants bid for the land in the commercial area. The one with the highest bid will get it. "
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