From Chief to Ball

Nowadays, many hydraulic workshops in Min County must be built in river valleys. Improved steam engines have not yet appeared due to cylinder problems. Therefore, large factories and workshops cannot appear in cities, but can only appear in rural river valleys.

In this way, factory owners must consider the lives of employees: they need to build dormitories like single cells, they need to at least feed their employees, and they need to accept a stable life there.Because it is far away from the city, overall labor costs need to be higher, and employees must be properly kept alive.

However, once the steam engine appeared, the real bloody age was coming.A large number of factories have appeared in densely populated cities, and many small handicraft workers and small citizens have become proletarians. The relative surplus of the labor force does not need to consider the life of hired workers in rural valleys. The bloodiest class legislation will naturally stand firm among capitalists. Build up after hitting the heel.

In the early stage, the citizens who have a place to live in the city must be given priority, and those who have no place to live can get out, so that wages can be lowered, and labor can be recruited at a lower wage. Employed workers with accommodation can always accept lower wages than those without accommodation. Then, factories powered by steam engines will no longer need skilled workers like handicrafts. This month, 1000 people will be recruited, and next month they will be replaced if they are not needed. The real precarious days have not yet begun.

Once the bourgeoisie has a firm foothold and governs according to the concept of laissez-faire, the more poor the more reasonable, the relief is against the will of the market.Even for relief, men and women should be separated and use the cruelest life to force them not to receive relief but to accept lower wages and work in factories... and this is impeccably correct in their internal logic and theory, according to that foundation From the point of view, only in this way can we improve production efficiency, reduce costs, and obtain higher profits. Targeted elimination of part of the poor is for the poor, and the cruel relief is to make the bottom less "lazy" and force them to "hard work without too many complaints." Accept the minimum wage" and go to work in the factory.

In order to minimize the occurrence of this situation and save as many lives as possible, we cannot wait until after something happens to prepare, then it will be too late.

Relying on the transitional advantage that steam engine power has not yet appeared, and large factories can only be established in the valley area, the establishment of infrastructure companies and county-owned factories will replace cruel relief with normal labor, and make it affect most of the bottom of Mincheng. Get started now.

If it remains the same, people will be most dissatisfied; but if the original benefits are deprived, people will resent.

It seems that the infrastructure and county-owned factories are helping the bourgeoisie through this transitional period that is easily criticized by the Mexican Party. In fact, this is also mass-producing the "rebel" reserve army-once formed, the county-owned factories in the future can only be used at most. If it remains the same, it cannot retreat to cruel relief. If anyone dares to do so, tens of thousands of people will take up guns to defend their own interests.Under the premise that the Mexican party is fully organized and the party's property is full, this will be extremely terrifying.

Either the bourgeoisie compromises, levy some progressive taxes, maintain county-owned factories to ensure the labor and employment of the poor, and increase the voting rights and political rights of the bottom; or the original framework is completely broken.

Progress is made by force, and the capital investment in the capital now is to cultivate more reserve troops for the progressive forces in the future.

Those promised profits were but a noose and snare later.

It's just that at this time, no one thought it was a net, but they flocked to it.Even if the share capital has not yet been raised, many people have expressed that as long as it is raised at that time, they will definitely subscribe.

The profits from copper, iron, guns, and saltpetre, as well as the analysis that Europe will not be stable, are of course the factors that these people think this investment is very profitable, and those basic transportation constructions do not seem to be completely profitable.

Many people received a rough statistical pamphlet printed by the Statistics Office of the Mexican Party, which introduced in detail the various benefits of the canal leading to the mining area in Min County and various horse-drawn railroads with cast iron rails. The accounts are detailed and intriguing. : "Before the canal in the mining area of ​​Min County was repaired, we could easily find the price information at that time from the local chronicles of Min County. One silver coin can buy [-] catties of high-quality coal, and the price of coal of lower quality is not much cheaper than high-quality coal .This is because when the mine owner hires miners to extract the coal, even if he wants to get enough profit, he has to consider the problem of transportation.”

"Before it is repaired, part of the coal used in Min County needs to be transported by coal carriers from the coast of the surrounding areas or mining areas with natural rivers to Min City. For businessmen, it must be profitable, that is to say Compared with the coal mines in Min County, which are hundreds of miles away, the freight cost is higher than that of seaborne coal three hundred miles away.”

"Constrained by the price of coal, industries such as salt making, pottery firing, white porcelain, silk reeling, soda making, cloth dyeing, glass, and smelting and forging in Fujian County have certain advantages compared with other places, but the advantages are not huge. .Under the premise of the same quality, to ensure the price advantage, raw materials and indispensable dyes are the costs that have to be considered.”

"That is to say, in any industry that needs coal as a dye, the cost of one silver coin for eight hundred catties of coal must be considered, which cannot be reduced."

"As a result, a delicate balance can be maintained among various mining farms, and it is difficult to form advantages of scale and the possibility of combining scattered mining industries."

“The cost of coal continuing to come out of the ground continues to fall as mining explosives replace black powder and wooden rails replace miners’ bodies.”

"According to the statistics of the mining area within the party, the average mining volume of an ordinary miner has doubled after the use of rails and mining explosives. However, the price of coal in Min County is only from one silver coin to eight hundred catties. It has dropped to one silver coin and nine hundred catties."

"After the mining area canal and the mining track and canal connecting various mining areas and quarrying areas were completed, the coal mining group in Nan'an quickly formed a price advantage. The coal price from Nan'an mining area to Mincheng has experienced drastic fluctuations. We can start from The following figures are obtained from the local local chronicles."

"In [-] years, one silver coin can buy [-] catties of high-quality coal."

"In [-], one silver coin could buy [-] catties of coal from the Nan'an mining area."

"In [-], one silver coin can buy [-] catties."

"In [-], one silver coin can buy [-] catties."

"Since then, the price of coal has stabilized. The lowest [-] years is because the Nan'an Mining Group dumped prices and capital, and completely squeezed out the remaining mines of the group that did not join with the excess coal supply and storage. Even so, it still does not lose money.”

"Since [-], according to the records of Mincheng Wharf, it can be clearly seen that the coal ships transporting to Mincheng have disappeared, and instead, coal from Mincheng has begun to be exported."

"At the same time, due to the expansion of overseas trade, the coal consumption in Min County has increased by four times. The original ceramic factory has increased from [-] employees to [-] employees, and because of the division of labor and cooperation, the output The increase far exceeds the number of employees. Other industries such as salt cooking, silk reeling, cloth dyeing, pig iron, and wrought iron have also developed rapidly, and the amount of coal used has continued to increase.”

"Based on the original amount of coal used in Mincheng, the annual income of the canal is only 5.00% to [-]%. It can be said that the money for building the canal is invested in other places, and the profits obtained are far more than that."

"However, after the canal was completed, the cost reduction of Mincheng's handicraft industry and workshop industry caused by the reduction in coal prices led to a great development, which in turn promoted the increase in coal consumption."

"At the same time, a large number of miners gather in one place, and their food, clothing, housing, and transportation also need to be transported along the canal, because it is cheaper than land transportation by horse-drawn cart. The cheaper coal price also promotes some industries in Mincheng from being unavailable. In some cases, the reduction in the price of glass and soda ash manufacturing has led to a reduction in the price and sales of window glass, which has raised the consumption of coal to a terrible level."

"Because the price of coal transported to the wharf has dropped, some coastal towns around Mincheng will also choose coal from the Nan'an mining area. These are not included in the internal statistics of Mincheng, but according to the records of the wharf, they are also increasing every year. of."

"It can be seen that it is meaningless to use static eyes and algorithms to infer the rate of return of the canal. If it is calculated according to the original annual rate of return of 5.00%, it is worthless to capital. Nanyang Company, Bank , Spinning mills, plantations, etc. are the first, and the annual rate of return of 5.00% is not even as good as the interest on loans.”

"However, if you look at the canal's earnings from a development perspective, and look at the detailed and accurate figures after a few years, the canal's rate of return is not the highest, but its rate of return is not low. The annual rate of return is deducted It is foreseeable that the average annual rate of return is 30.00% and the annual rate of return is still increasing, even if some maintenance and cleaning costs are removed.”

Chapter 50 Dilemma

Those potential investors are very satisfied with the annual rate of return of 30.00%. Although it is not very high, infrastructure construction is only an additional binding product for mining, metallurgy and infrastructure investment, not the rate of return and investment direction of the entire company.

On average, it can only be higher, which is absolutely unmistakable.

As for the non-profit investment cost of additional binding, many large companies also have it.Even the Nanyang Company, which many people are jealous of, has military obligations: once a war is launched, the Nanyang Company's fleet must be dispatched by the government of the Republic, and the Nanyang Company does not have full ownership of the construction of some strongholds, and the army has the right to station.

It's just that there is no war at this time, so the additional cost of this binding does not seem to be obvious, but it does not mean that it does not exist.

The only problem is that most of the infrastructure investment is in Min County or the coastal cities near Min County, which is where the activities of the Mexican Party are the most rampant, and where various party members who spend money to support them collect detailed information.

Most of the canals or roads built are estimated to be profitable, and there is nothing wrong with that.After all, this is a company that aims to make profits from social capital, not a state-owned enterprise. Naturally, it will not build places where the poor income is lower than the meaningless capital, and the attitude of shareholders must be considered.

The rate of return of some canal roads is definitely lower than that of the canal in the mining area used as a model, but it is acceptable on average.

It’s just that someone did a little calculation. In fact, there are infrastructure investments near the capital or the old capital that have a basic rate of return not lower than the canal in the mining area.

Some investors who are not promoters have seen it, and there is no reason why people who are promoters cannot see it.People with a discerning eye think that this is clearly pulling the capital of the capital to Min County, and some people even suspect that Chen Jian and others are deliberately dragging down the investment of the capital.

Someone sharply pointed out that if things go on like this, with the development of Min County, the possibility of capital flowing into commerce, handicrafts, construction and mining will become higher and higher.In the north, rich capital either flows south or flows into the land, and the rest of the investment is neither led nor has the special conditions like Min County, which is going to happen.

Someone also sarcastically said: "Mr. Chen Jian is also interested in natural history and zoology. In his vision of the future, the Republic is a single person, but Min County will become the head of the Republic, and all blood and nutrients will be continuously sent to the There, and then use a ridiculous attitude to despise the development of other places. However, we all know that the head of the Republic is the capital, not Min County. In fact, according to the drawing method of going up to north and down to south, Min County should be the feet. Head and feet An inverted republic would be terrible. We should be soberly aware that the development of Min County is not due to the system or other reasons, but only because of the advantages of geographical location and a small group of people with ulterior motives who continue to use monopoly Because technology sucks blood."

"Based on what I have seen in Min County, Min County's model is dark, devoid of traditional value, immoral, bottomless, and dirty. The Mo Party and their supporters are just fireflies in the darkness ... Chinese people, when will fireflies be like candlelight? Obviously, only in extremely dark places, I can't help but feel sad for the people of Min County."

"According to Mr. Chen Jian's 'scientific' theory, it is not difficult for us to find out what he wants to do: Suppose there are some kind of 'scientific' machines that can cultivate and harvest one billion acres of land in the country, and only 500 million people are needed, and Suppose all the income of the country comes from the land. Then it can be concluded that there is no difference in the total national wealth between the cultivation of 500 million people and the cultivation of 3000 million people."

"However, he did not consider that the remaining 500 million people need to make ends meet. This is the most inhumane part of his thinking. In his opinion, these 500 million people only need to die. "

"Don't the hydraulic machines in Min County do the same thing today? Can a factory owner who owns a hydraulic workshop wear all the cotton yarn produced by a hydraulic factory? Since he can't wear it, the cotton yarn will be sold. Who is it for? The wages of yarn workers are getting lower and lower, and they can't afford much at all; and the individual yarn workers who are squeezed by machine spinning can't afford it. The production of yarn has increased, but there are fewer people who buy it gone."

"In fact, the traditional tenancy system is the basis for maintaining the operation of the Republic, and it is the best foundation when undergoing changes that have not been experienced in hundreds of years. We can see that under the tenancy system, Mr. Chen Jian and others The so-called 'rent rentiers' of the disciples have spending power."

"Even if the farming technology is improved, the tenancy system must exist, and land sales should even be eliminated, so as to accommodate more tenants who, in the view of Mr. Chen Jian and his followers, have 'limited production capacity'. Otherwise these people will die. And the 'rentiers' can consume enough products to maintain a perfect balance so that all people can exist on the land."

"However, now they say that this is against the trend of history - they always try to explain everything with 'science', and always ridiculously define progress or reaction by themselves - the problem is that I have to ask Mr. Chen Jian, how are you going to deal with it What about the huge Chinese people who have lost their livelihood? Should we kill them? Or let them fend for themselves?”

"I have interviewed many tenants. They would rather endure higher land rents than lose their leased land."

"In fact, people who own large tracts of land are the elites and pillars of the republic. Don't they know the advantages of management? No, I think they certainly do. It's just that they have the world in mind and would rather choose land rent than profit. Let these poor tenants lose their last chance to survive."

"This is beyond the imagination of the cold-blooded Mr. Chen Jian. He only has interests in his mind. Many people think he is a good man, but they don't know that dogs that really bite people don't bark. Landlords who really care about the world will never take the initiative to speak out Said that he gave millions of tenants the last surviving pure land."

"We can see that in Nangou Village outside the capital city, a landlord treats his tenants kindly, and receives great support from the tenants. When the tenants are struggling to survive, the landlord will lend them money. People, we We all know that the tenants can’t pay back the interest at all, but the landlord can still borrow. If it’s those profit-seeking businessmen, would they lend money to a tenant who can’t pay back the money?”

"Using Nangou Village as an example, assuming that the landlord took back all the land, managed it himself, and used new-style seed drills and horse-drawn threshing machines-according to Mr. Chen Jian and his followers, this did not make the land However, the price is that only 320 of the 80 tenants are needed, and the rest will flee to the city without help. May I ask Mr. Chen Jian, what are you going to do with the 240 people? Can you just sit and watch? Watching them beg or starve and laughing and saying that's progress?"

"Of course, of course, the Mexican party has given a solution: that is to return to the public ownership system 500 years ago. Chen Jian and his party members frequently accuse others of going against the trend of history. In fact, everyone can clearly see who is the reactionary , and it will last for 500 years. In the view of Mr. Chen Jian and his party members, slash-and-burn farming, living in caves, sharing everything equally, sharing wives and interbreeding, this is the ideal society..."