The three of them, Jin Pu, exchanged glances, then stood up in shame, bowed their heads to the ground and said, "Monkey is a great talent, I can't wait!"
Liu Haojia stood up and returned the courtesy, motioned for them to sit down, and then said loudly: "Then there is a third question, which is whether the new salt-making method is a magic skill or not? Should it be banned?"
Jiang Lin stood up and said loudly: "Master Hou, I was wrong to wait for this. You must not ban the new method of making salt. This method can make people all over the world eat cheap salt. You must not ban it." !」
Jin Pu pushed him down on the chair and said: "Brother Xian, you are so confused! Just now, the Marquis has said the solution to the problem caused by low-priced salt, so naturally he will not ban the new method of making salt. What are you doing? Why be anxious?"
The scholars were also amused by Jiang Lin's behavior! However, they also knew that Jiang Lin was relatively young and had a pure heart, so they just smiled and had no other thoughts.
Liu Haojia was also amused by Jiang Lin, but he admired Jiang Lin's enthusiasm! Many people were full of loyalty before joining officialdom and vowed to revive the Ming Dynasty! As a result, over time, his ambition was wiped out by the officialdom, and he even became complicit in it!
So he specially comforted Jiang Lin, who was blushing, and said: "You don't have to feel ashamed! As the saying goes, knowing your mistakes can make a lot of improvements. What's more, it's not a mistake of yours, but a manifestation of not forgetting your original intention! I hope that you will continue to do so after entering the officialdom in the future. To have such a pure heart!"
Then Liu Haojia went on to say to everyone: "When it comes to this issue, we need to talk about what kind of things are magic tricks in my mind? According to everyone, the new method of making salt is no longer considered magic tricks. , then if one day a loom that can hold ten people appears, is this considered a miracle? Will this cause a large number of women to be unemployed? What if one day someone invents a loom that can hold ten blacksmiths? With the machine, will so many blacksmiths starve to death? Is this considered a miraculous skill? If one day..."
Liu Haojia mentioned several examples one after another, which made all the scholars fall silent! Especially the example of the textile machine, they just heard about it in the lobby! And it was because they heard about this example that they came to negotiate with Liu Haojia regardless of their own safety, but they didn't expect that things would take a dramatic turn!
However, with the example of the new salt production method in front of them, they have been able to reflect on this issue deeply. So Wu Jifeng said tentatively: "Master Hou, do you mean that we shouldn't arbitrarily assert that something is a magic trick? There should be a standard, right?"
Liu Haojia nodded and said: "Your guess is a bit close! In fact, in my opinion, the so-called magic tricks are just synonymous with new things! But the emergence of every new thing will have a huge impact! For example, the first The emergence of the first car allowed people to carry heavier things for longer distances, but the car was not easy to make! The emergence of the first metal weapon gave people the ability to fight wild beasts, but he needed to mine mineral deposits! So for every new weapon We must see both the advantages and disadvantages of things, give full play to their advantages and work hard to make up for their shortcomings!”
Wu Jifeng said: "This student understands! For example, Liansheng's acquisition of other salt shops in the surrounding area is to make up for the shortcomings of the new salt production method, right?"
Liu Haojia nodded and said, "You can definitely say that! Our recruitment of them will not only provide them with income, but also allow the people to eat cheap salt. Everyone will benefit! But if I can produce a large amount of low-priced salt, Price salt, and using them to impact the entire market will cause a large number of unemployment and bankruptcies in the salt industry! So you can see, it is not about any magic or tricks at all, but how we use them. Something new!"
Jiang Lin said: "Master Hou, you can solve the problem of the new salt production method, but how can you solve the problem of the loom you just mentioned?"
Everyone thinks this is a good question! And they felt that they could explore more ways of governing the country through this question, so they were eager to get the answer from Liu Haojia. And Liu Haojia said: "This is why I want you to go to the private sector often and take a look! As you guessed, if this new type of machine really appears, it will indeed subsidize those weavers. Household women have some impact. But we need to see clearly that those older women
Some women who weave at home only use their free time to weave. The output is very low, and most of it is used by their own families. Only a small amount of surplus is sold on the market. And those women who purely rely on weaving for a living will not have the problem you mentioned, because they can just use new looms! "
Wu Jifeng said: "We can understand those women who weave for a living directly using the new looms, but what about those women who weave at home to support their families?"
Liu Haojia said: "First of all, once such a machine appears, their cloth will definitely not be sold, so they are not stupid, and they will definitely not weave cloth again. With the extra time, they can completely engage in other industries. To subsidize the family’s income!”
Wu Jifeng frowned and said, "But it's not so easy to find a job suitable for a woman!"
Liu Haojia knocked on the table and said, "Why not? Didn't you hear just now? If a machine can support ten people, does it require ten times the cotton thread? Those women who are weaving at home can definitely spin the thread! And the new The emergence of looms can measure the production of cloth. When the price of cloth becomes cheaper, people will use more of it. So, do garment shops need more tailors? Will embroidery shops need more embroiderers? Aren't these all As for the work, we can let those women do it!"
When Jiang Lin heard this, he slapped his thigh excitedly and said loudly: "If someone invents a machine that can beat ten blacksmiths, then the price of iron will definitely drop, and people will use more of it, and more people will be needed to mine. , people who need more transportation, and even more people who sell ironware! Those extra blacksmiths can completely switch to doing these jobs!"
Jiang Lin's words seemed to open a valve, and all the scholars began to discuss excitedly! They all hypothesized how much benefit a certain thing would bring, how much harm it would bring, and how to resolve these harms!
For a time, the entire martial arts arena was buzzing like a honeycomb, and the scholars were all excitedly debating with each other! When he talks about being happy, everyone is frothing at the mouth and dancing with joy! Like a madman!
