The primitive accumulation and glorious continuation of Western capital are inseparable from the slave trade and colonization.
When they stood on a powerful height, there were graves of corpses piled up under their feet. The freedom and personal interests they admired were actually based on oppression and slavery.
The civilization of the Angsa people depicts flowers in a bloody background. Apart from the prosperity, countless cries and howls are forgotten.
Although Zhu Yunwen does not agree with the rise of the West, he can return to the rational consideration of the future of the Ming Empire. If the Ming Dynasty wants to truly rise and stand at the top of the world, it can not colonize and sell black slaves, but it cannot do it without force. There is no technology, let alone no labor force.
Labor force is an indispensable factor in primitive accumulation.
The Ming Dynasty had a population of 70 million. Strictly speaking, the overall labor force could not be said to be scarce, but this was not the case.
Take Luliang, Shanxi Province, where there are ten large-scale coal mines requiring more than 10,000 manpower. But there are only a few people near the Luliang coal mine. There are not 200,000 people within a hundred miles, which is equivalent to 40,000 households. The men of these families are the backbone. They need to farm and make a living. No matter what, they can't spare 10,000 young laborers. Mining.
If you go hundreds of miles away to find people to mine, but in this era, many people are unwilling to leave their hometowns. At that time, the imperial court faced many difficulties when immigrating. It promised many benefits and mobilized many forces to promote immigration. Businessmen wanted How many people would be willing to do this if they were allowed to easily leave their homes hundreds of miles away to work, or risk their lives?
But coal is the lifeblood!
There are more and more steam engines and ships, more and more iron ships, iron smelting, steel forging, steam engine fuel, etc., the amount of coal consumed is increasing exponentially. If the court and vassal kings did not control more than 70% of the coal mines in the Ming Dynasty, the price of coal would It's already going crazy.
Coal mines are gold mines, and when you dig them out, you get money. If no one comes to dig them out, capital will go crazy, which will also bring about many problems such as human trafficking and labor trafficking.
Didn’t this problem occur in the Jurong lime mine?
The same goes for coal mines. m.
Although Timur got a group of prisoners during the war, and these people basically devoted themselves to mining, the rapidly increasing demand cannot be solved by a group of prisoners, not to mention how many more years can these people be used, up to eight years? , what about eight years later?
Daming needs someone to mine.
The people on the three islands in the East China Sea are small and probably don't eat much. Some of them have practiced ninjutsu and may be able to endure being sent to mines for twenty years.
These people are captured and sent to the mines. There is no need to pay them wages, and there is no need to provide them with accident insurance. There is no need to think about five insurances and one housing fund. They create value while they are alive, and they can be decomposed naturally after they die, without polluting the earth. .
Zhu Yunwen was helpless. He had to take prisoners and kill them all. How many years would the industrial revolution be delayed...
"There will be no mercy on the battlefield, but there are still prisoners who need to be captured. They must have sound limbs and strong bodies. Don't bring back the thin ones."
Zhu Yunwen said seriously.
Li Jian and Xu Huizu looked helpless. This order can really be carried out. After all, it is a firearms war. It is covered in rounds. It is not certain whether there will be anyone alive, and the limbs are still intact...
But once the emperor has spoken, he can only convey it.
Zhu Di looked at Wan Qinglin solemnly: "How long do you think Li Fangyuan can last?"
Seeing everyone looking over, Wan Qinglin couldn't help but feel a burst of pressure. This judgment was not easy to make. Once the judgment was wrong, it might affect the court's control of the situation.
Recalling what Yang Rong, Luo Guanying and others said, Wan Qinglin analyzed carefully: "The information currently obtained by the Navy mainly comes from captured Japanese prisoners, escaped North Korean sergeants, and the North Korean Navy and Security Bureau's internal lines in North Korea. It is basically certain that Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province cannot stop the Japanese army."
"Considering that Japan is too large, there are not many food supplies in Gyeongsang Province and Jeolla Province, and Japan's logistics have fatal flaws, they will never rest for a long time, but continue to move north. It can be inferred from this that the speed of the war is advancing It may be beyond speculation. According to the judgment of Yang Rong and others, the Japanese army will probably arrive near Songjing in less than a month."
Zhu Di looked at the map. The Kingdom of Korea is located on a peninsula, with a long and narrow north and south. The straight-line distance from Busan to Seoul is not more than 600 miles, and to Songjing is only more than a thousand miles.
Although it is troublesome for an army to leap forward thousands of miles, once they are determined to move forward, there are not many obstacles in the way, and they can reach Songjing within a month, or even shorter.
What is even more worrying is that the information sent by Wan Qinglin is delayed information. Who can guarantee that Jeolla Province and Gyeongsang Province are still in the hands of the North Korean army?
"Your Majesty, I believe that although Liaodong Commander Shi Yangcheng is capable, he lacks experience in fighting large battles. In addition, he is good at charge operations and not good at overall management. Liaodong will not only face the Ashikaga Shogunate army, but also Li Fangyuan's defeated army. Yang Cheng's ability to handle government affairs is insufficient, so I requested an order to go north."
Zhu Di asked for orders.
Zhu Yunwen pondered for a long time, but still rejected Zhu Di: "Whether it is Liaodong or North Korea, the mountains are high and the forests are dense. It is not a place where Uncle Yan is good at fighting. Your opponents are the Tatars and Duoganwei, not the Ashikaga Shogunate."
Zhu Di was a little unwilling.
Zhu Yunwen comforted Zhu Di: "I already have a candidate."
Zhu Di was silent.
Xu Huizu, Li Jian, and Tie Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Is it really still him?
Soon after, Zhang Fu entered the palace.
Zhu Yunwen asked with concern: "How are you feeling?"
Zhang Fu thanked him: "It's no longer serious."
In fact, Zhang Fu has been back to Beijing for more than a month, but he occasionally felt cold and has been recuperating at home. Although Zhang Fu was at home, he received a lot of information, especially information about Liaodong and the Navy.
Zhang Fu understood Zhu Yunwen's intention, which was to let him go to Liaodong. However, the war had been going on for some time, and Zhu Yunwen had not issued an order, which made Zhang Fu somewhat confused. It was not until today that he was summoned that he realized that the time had just arrived.
Zhu Yunwen said solemnly: "Now that you are well, go to Liaodong and serve as the anti-Japanese general. You will control all the soldiers and horses of the Liaodong capital. In case of emergency, you can go ahead and report later."
Zhang Fu's eyes were firm, and he gave a military salute, sonorous and powerful: "I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust!"
"You have to remember that the Japanese invaded Korea, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. If Korea can resist the Japanese army on its own, the Liaodong sergeants should not act rashly, let alone cross the Yalu River. If Korea is defeated and Li Fangyuan asks for help, he will have to refuse three times and then move."
Zhu Yunwen ordered.
Zhang Fu thought for a moment and asked: "Your Majesty, if North Korea is defeated and wants to take refuge in Jianzhou, Ming Dynasty and other places, how should I respond?"
Without the emperor's order, the troops of other countries cannot set foot on the country's territory, even if these people are defeated soldiers.
Zhu Yunwen said bluntly: "It depends on whether Li Fangyuan is still there."
Zhang Fu was stunned.
Zhu Yunwen said solemnly: "If Li Fangyuan is still alive and leads the team to evacuate personally, then they will be allowed to evacuate across the Yalu River, but the area of movement must be restricted and they must not disturb the people. If Li Fangyuan is gone, then there is no need for these sergeants to cross the Yalu River." "
"I understand!"
Zhang Fu solemnly accepted the order.
Tie Xuan looked at Zhang Fu, who looked murderous, and quickly added: "North Korea is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and the border troops must not murder Koreans. If Korean people come to take refuge, they should help."
Zhang Fu looked at Zhu Yunwen, who only nodded slightly without saying a word.
Xu Huizu, Zhu Di and others understood that the fate of the Joseon Kingdom depended on whether Li Fangyuan was alive. If he died, the Joseon Kingdom might disappear forever.
Zhang Fu knew that the military situation was urgent and did not dare to delay. He accompanied Wan Qinglin's naval fleet to Liaodong.
Security Bureau Headquarters.
Ji Gang was huddled in the corner of the cell. When he heard the sound of the door opening, he couldn't stop trembling.
Every time the door is opened, it means torture.
The punishment from the Security Bureau is not easy to endure.
Guo Gang ordered people to take Ji Gang away, tie him to a rack, and then left.
Ji Gang raised his head and saw a thin man through the messy hair in front of his eyes, handling some bottles and cans. There was a scholar watching next to him with an admiring look on his face.
Huo Lin picked up a bottle and asked Feng Jin, "What's in this?"
Feng Jin glanced at it and said softly: "Oh, Mercury."
Huo Lin was very curious: "This thing can also be punished?"
Feng Jin chuckled, picked up the mercury bottle, and walked towards Ji Gang. Ji Gang wanted to struggle, but was tied up tightly and could not move.
"Huo Zhen, wait and see, as long as this thing is poured into the wound, it will itch right down to the bone marrow."
As Feng Jin spoke, he opened the mercury bottle and poured it gently on Ji Gang's toes. These toes were swollen and had wounds and cracks. The mercury follows the skin and enters the wound.
"ah!"
Ji Gang screamed.
The unusual stinging pain is despairing, but this is not the most unbearable thing. The most uncomfortable thing is the itching, which is really too itchy. Ji Gang struggled, but both legs were fastened, and the itching on his toes made him want to have his whole foot chopped off with a knife!
Huo Lin looked at Ji Gang, who kept twisting his body and struggling with his toes to no avail, and said coldly: "Ji Gang, you should know that the Security Bureau appreciates those who cooperate and hates those who refuse to cooperate. If you tell everything you know clearly , maybe you still have a way to survive. If you resist to the end, when the security bureau catches Yang Wushan, you will have no chance to cooperate. "
"I will never betray Yang Wushan!"
Ji Gang shouted.
Huo Lin shook his head: "No, you can."
"I won't!"
"You can!"
"Fuck you!"
Huo Lin looked at Ji Gang coldly: "You live for yourself, never for others. You are selfish and greedy, you are full of desire, you are eager to live and enjoy, you are afraid of the darkness of death, and you are afraid of being forgotten! Ji Gang, no He must suffer for Yang Wushan, and he is the one who must suffer!"
Ji Gang gasped: "Don't even think about it!"
Huo Lin smiled and turned to look at Feng Jin: "He will speak, right?"
Feng Jin nodded lightly: "Of course."
Half an hour later, a basin of water was poured on Ji Gang's head. Ji Gang slowly opened his eyes and looked at Huo Lin in front of him, trembling a little. Huo Lin smiled and said softly: "Now, do you want to speak?"
Some people died, but not completely...
