Chapter 78 The wealth of Goryeo
He Xi said; "Yes, there is nothing surprising about these linen cloths alone. But with this palace, it is very surprising. In my opinion, this is the greatest wealth of Goryeo. King Gongmin of Goryeo is on the throne It was built at that time. It has been more than thirty years ago. It has been gathering dust for more than ten years. The most prosperous time was when it was just established. At that time, King Gongmin had just succeeded to the throne, and he had powerful ministers inside and outside. The Yuan Dynasty intervened. He needed a lot of money, whether it was to arm himself or to make friends with the powerful people of the Yuan Dynasty. But the throne of King Gongmin was given to him by the Yuan Dynasty after the Yuan Dynasty took away the throne of the King of Goryeo. If the foundation is not stable, where can he find money? King Gongmin appointed businessmen as officials and built a huge ocean-going fleet. He had a good relationship with the Pu family. Through the relationship with the Pu family, Goryeo items were sold overseas to Tianzhu. But how many top products can the small country of Goryeo have? At least. What are the welcome products?”
"Silla maid."
"Of course King Gongmin knew that population was the country's greatest wealth. So he attacked while thinking of ways. He discovered that the West's demand for Eastern fabrics was actually endless. Whether it was cotton, silk, or others. Goryeo also produced silk, but it was too little. So he found this thing, ramie cloth. After being processed by Goryeo's skilled craftsmen, it became what it is today."
Yao Guangxiao looked at the ramie cloth carefully and said, "Actually, this is not bad. It can be regarded as top quality in the Central Plains."
"That's right." He Xi sighed and said, "This is the palace built by King Gongmin. The women here are all palace maids, but in fact, these people are all weaver girls. At the most, there were more than ten thousand people. Even now, there are thousands of them. . It is said that in the largest year, nearly one million kilograms of ramie cloth was produced. King Gongmin also promoted the conversion of bad land to hemp for supply here. Before I came, I also checked the history books of Goryeo. On several occasions At the critical moment, King Gongmin gave hundreds of thousands of kilograms of linen as a reward to the army. He used the linen as a tribute to the Yuan Dynasty. As for overseas trade, I haven’t found that account yet. In short, this place helped King Gongmin consolidate his throne and lead the way. Come and get great benefits. This King of Korea is really amazing."
Yao Guangxiao may not understand what He Xi said is extraordinary.
What He Xi said was extraordinary did not refer to the King of Goryeo's machinations. good. Throughout King Gongmin's life, he served as a hostage in Dadu when he was young. Life in Dadu is not satisfactory, and it cannot be said to be poverty-stricken. But money is also very tight. However, after the Yuan Dynasty was disgusted with the then King of Korea, he was able to seize the opportunity, return to Korea and become the King of Korea. And stabilize the political situation in a short period of time. To gain power, first be patient with the Yuan Dynasty and the Qi family. He sent people to visit Tuotuo, Wang Baobao and other key figures many times. After seeing clearly the situation in the Central Plains, he made a prompt decision and jumped from the Yuan Dynasty ship to the Ming Dynasty ship.
Although there is no guarantee in old age. Died at Xiao Xiao's hands. But overall, he is still a qualified politician.
But He Xi thinks he is remarkable because he is keenly aware of the changes of the times. From participating in maritime trade to organizing production, this series of commercial activities. He doesn't look like an ancient person at all. Instead, it is an ancient time that modern people have come to.
Although, what he is doing now is to make money. Even in many places, it is cruel. For example, all the maids in this palace are slaves. There is no personal freedom. They even used government channels to make people pay taxes, linen materials, etc.
However, this is still a very advanced measure.
Of course, similar measures were also implemented in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, namely the Weaving Bureau. He Xi didn't know what the Yuan Dynasty was like. But when he was in Nanjing, He Xi did not notice this, because Zhu Yuanzhang was frugal and there were few people in the palace, so he did not need to consume so much cloth. If there was no demand, even if there was a weaving bureau, it would not be very large.
Yao Guangxiao has been following He Xi for a long time, and the two communicate frequently. He also saw some clues and said: "The looms here seem to be very backward, not as good as those made by Yang Yu. If we add the looms made by Yang Yu."
"Not bad." He Xi said; "Everything here is ready-made. All it takes is a slight modification. Mass production capabilities are immediately available. Is it easier to obtain linen or cotton? Is it easier to dispose of linen or cotton? Is it easy to dispose of?”
Yao Guangxiao said; "Cotton can be grown in Liaodong. And there is also a record of cotton growing in Korea. In the past, linen could be produced on a large scale, and local linen materials were easily available. The climate in Liaodong is not much different from here. It can also be promoted in Liaodong. Yes. As for the details, adults don’t have to worry about it. Just ask the College of Engineering and Science to send some people.”
He Xi said, "Yes. All the people here must be transported to Liaodong. No one can be left behind. This is the greatest wealth I have gained in Korea."
Talent is the greatest wealth.
To others, these thousands of maids are just slaves. But in He Xi's view, it was the number of textile workers. Even though they were processing linen before and using textile machines, they were different and not the most advanced. But as long as these people are the seeds, the rest can be easily cultivated.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Don't worry, sir, I'll leave this place to you."
Someone immediately conveyed He Xi's order. However, a moment later there was a burst of crying.
He Xi frowned slightly.
He frowned not because he heard the cry. He knew that moving hundreds of miles in this era was scary enough. Not to mention the panic after the country was subjugated. They are all women again. It's normal to cry a little.
He Xi planned to release them as free citizens after they arrived in Liaodong.
Therefore, slaves who migrated to Liaodong had this policy.
Of course, this policy was also informed to the people below, but when I heard the order to move, I still couldn't help but cry. This is also inevitable.
The reason why He Xi frowned was that the order he gave needed to be conveyed.
In this era, there is no Korean language. But the upper class of Goryeo all spoke Chinese. The lower class people in Goryeo all spoke in dialect. There is mutual penetration between dialects and Chinese, but most of them still have gaps. During the reign of King Sejong of the Joseon Dynasty, Yanwen was invented, which is to notate Chinese phonetic notation to help learn Chinese. In the end, it became an independent Korean dialect.
Although, these things have not happened yet. But the Korean dialect is very different from the Liaodong dialect. Liaodong dialect is mostly a variant of Shandong dialect. Since ancient times, many Shandong people have come to Liaodong. However, the Korean dialect has its own style, and He Xi cannot understand it at all.
He Xi secretly thought: "With the large-scale settlement of Korean people in Liaodong, we must find a way to let the Korean people learn Chinese as soon as possible. No, it should be to let the people in other places learn Chinese as soon as possible. Otherwise, it is impossible to maintain long-term peace and stability. "
"Something is bound to happen."
"It seems that the Chinese Pinyin plan will also be put forward. However, the Chinese of later generations is based on northern Mandarin. But today's Ming Mandarin is based on Nanjing Mandarin. If it is used rashly, there may be big problems."
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Chinese language was not much different from the Chinese language of later generations. There are just some differences in many wordings. For example, when using numbers in later generations, it is easy to use three or five, or three or five in groups, but in the early Ming Dynasty, five or seven was preferred. Such a difference in details.
However, the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang made Nanjing his capital was that the Mandarin of the Ming Dynasty was Jianghuai Mandarin. Later, after Beijing was established as the capital, it was combined with the local dialect for a long time to form the later Mandarin. Therefore, the Chinese pinyin of later generations was directly used in this era. That's not possible. But let He Xi modify the Ming Dynasty version based on the Chinese Pinyin plan of later generations. He Xi really doesn't have this job.
Phonology may seem simple, but it's actually quite boring. If you don’t put in a lot of effort and work hard, it will be difficult to achieve anything.
No matter what, I don't care about this matter.
He Xi took Kaijing as the center and made great efforts. He was very fast and almost completed it before and after the spring plowing. Of course, in He Xi's opinion, there are problems of this kind. For example, he only divided it according to the land accounts of Goryeo. If you don't have a clean husband, there are probably a lot of things wrong with you. But now during the war, there is not so much time.
We can only hurry up.
