sbdcsierra Chapter 1217 What does an emperor who stole cattle and begged for food know about industrialization?
Chapter 1217 What does an emperor who stole cattle and begged for food know about industrialization?
As a true brother-in-law, one who has transcended vulgar interests, Heizhima Tangyuan feels obligated and responsible to set an example for all brothers-in-law in the world.
“When my brother-in-law asked the imperial court for money and people, my father and Prime Minister Li gritted their teeth and did it for you.”
"Now that your brother-in-law has become a cabinet advisor, officials from both the court and local governments are asking the government for money, personnel, and plans. Are you just going to stand by and do nothing?"
Black Sesame Dumpling said firmly, "Brother-in-law, you're definitely not that kind of person!"
Yang Shaofeng simply rolled his eyes at the black sesame glutinous rice ball's nonchalant attitude.
I don't even know what kind of person I am?
A slippery fish in the net of quality education, a senior player of Zuan Grand Stage, a national first-class arguing athlete, a senior director of the Stay-at-Home Association, and an inheritor of the orthodox "Lunyu".
It is only natural for me to make trouble for Lao Deng and Li Shanchang.
If you dare to let Lao Deng and Li Shanchang mess with me, that's called rebelling against the Heavenly Gang.
Besides, even if I were to make a decision that goes against my ancestors and my conscience to help them solve their problems, I would still have to be able to solve them—do you think I can conjure up money and grain out of thin air or turn beans into soldiers?
Yang Shaofeng had the maid take Yang Baobei away, then picked up the small dragon ball, took a sip, and said, "Your Highness, why don't you guess why I insisted on urging my father-in-law to go out for a walk?"
Black Sesame Dumpling paused for a moment, then asked, "Is it related to money, food, and manpower?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said, "That's right, it's related to money, food, and manpower."
"To put it bluntly, the Ming Dynasty is currently in a transitional period between agriculture and industry."
"And industry, that thing..."
Yang Shaofeng smacked his lips, trying to find a more appropriate way to put it.
"Your Highness should have also realized that industry is like a glutton that will never be satisfied."
"And the Taotie thing..."
"Greedy for food and drink, greedy for wealth and bribes, indulging in extravagance and never being satisfied; hoarding wealth without end; showing no regard for the orphans and widows, and no compassion for the poor and needy."
"To put it bluntly, as long as industry develops, it will compete with agriculture for manpower, and the problems of manpower, money and food will arise sooner or later."
The black sesame dumpling's expression gradually became serious.
Taotie was the "unworthy son of Jinyun Clan". He, along with the unworthy sons of Emperor Hong Clan, Shaohao Clan, and Zhuanxu Clan, were known as the Four Fiends of the World.
The fact that her brother-in-law used the word "gluttonous" to describe industry shows just how terrifying it is.
After a brief silence, the black sesame dumpling finally spoke up and asked, "What about abandoning industrialization?"
Before Yang Shaofeng could answer, Heizhi Tangyuan shook his head.
“Abandoning industrialization is tantamount to abandoning harvesters, water pumps, and even Dengzhou University; it is nothing short of crippling oneself.”
"Moreover, even if we don't take the path of industrialization, others might still choose to."
“Especially those wealthy merchants, if they seize the opportunity to establish themselves overseas, they may go overseas to mess around with industrialization.”
"Given the current rate of development of our artillery and firearms, once they develop them, I'm afraid our Great Ming will only be able to passively take hits without any power to fight back."
Black Sesame Dumpling belatedly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead and continued, "My brother-in-law tricked my father into going out so that he could see the industry and agriculture in rural areas and find a balance between the two?"
Yang Shaofeng nodded and said matter-of-factly, "That's right. I can't find the balance between industry and agriculture, and I don't really trust others to find it, so of course I can only trouble my father-in-law."
From an industrialization perspective, the Central Plains clans spent thousands of years accumulating wealth, but an unexpected event occurred during the late Ming Dynasty when the industry was finally unleashed. The powerful families, gentry, and merchant groups swallowed up the industrialization dividends that should have belonged to the people, leading to widespread poverty, chaos, and ultimately the invasion of the barbarians, which resulted in the sinking of China.
Therefore, the downfall of the Ming Dynasty was never solely due to the Donglin Party, nor was it purely due to reduced grain production caused by the Little Ice Age, nor was it solely due to a single group of civil officials or gentry.
The collapse of the Ming Dynasty is enough for dozens of mediocre master's and doctoral students to write hundreds or thousands of papers.
As for why we should persuade Old Deng to go and see things and think about them?
Of course, it's because of Lao Deng's background and experience—Lao Deng begged for food and stole cattle when he was a child. After growing up, he joined Guo Zixing's army and gradually accumulated merits and rose through the ranks. Among all the emperors in history, he was a rare entrepreneurial emperor who started from humble beginnings and rose to the throne.
To put it bluntly, before he completely transformed into Zhu Yuanzhang, Lao Deng was Zhu Chongba, who truly understood the hardships of the common people, and also Zhu Guorui, who had witnessed the various schemes and tricks of officials.
In addition, Lao Deng has always been the hardworking type who believes in "doing his own work so that Biao'er doesn't have to work so hard." It's much more reliable to persuade him to go out and see and think for himself than to send someone else.
The black sesame glutinous rice ball blinked its eyes blankly.
What I'm saying is, the industrialization thing, just like the trend of asking the imperial court for money, grain, and manpower, was something you, brother-in-law, started first, right?
You started a trend of asking the imperial court for money, grain, and manpower, but then you turned around and looked down on Hu Weiyong and his ilk.
You spearheaded industrial development, then turned around and tricked my father out of his home?
No, it's not a big deal that you fooled my dad, the problem is that you tricked him into going to visit people in the countryside, leaving all the political affairs to me!
Just now, when Yang Shaofeng was criticizing Hu Weiyong and his group, Heizhima Tangyuan was still in the mood to stir up trouble and watch the show.
Now that he suddenly realized the fire was burning him, the black sesame dumpling couldn't sit still any longer.
"You're the one who caused this mess, brother-in-law!"
Black Sesame Dumpling stood up abruptly, looked at Yang Shaofeng and shouted, "My father is an emperor who stole cattle and begged for food. What does he know about industrialization?"
"You're asking him to find the balance between industry and agriculture? In what year will he even be able to find it?"
"Anyway, I don't care about anything else, but you have to figure out how to resolve those things in the court lately!"
At this point, Black Sesame Dumpling rolled its eyes again and whispered, "If you don't agree, I'll tell my sister that you're taking 'Xu Jin Huan' to a brothel!"
Yang Shaofeng also stood up abruptly, glaring at the black sesame dumplings, and growled in a low voice, "When did I go there!"
Black Sesame Dumpling snorted coldly and said, "Just like you said, brother-in-law, only those who have wronged you know how wronged you are. I know you didn't go, but if I say you did, do you think my sister will believe you or me?"