I am the king of the dead

Wang Qiyue was born in Qinzhou Juren, a typical example of abandoning Confucianism to go into business. Unlike Fei Yiying, Wang Qiyue doesn't like official career, but he can call himself a minister if he has a reputation.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Pingshen. I called you here today, just to hear what you think about steam engines."

Wang Qiyue bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, this is a rare fetish in the world, and everyone who sees it is amazed, but..."

Zhu Qiyu said to Xing'an: "Give me a seat to watch tea, I just want to hear from you, just meet in private and speak freely."

"That's what I said." Wang Qiyue gritted his teeth and said: "Its power is constant, it does not stop day and night, it is far better than human horsepower, but it is okay to use two shifts of manpower."

"It's powerful, far superior to manpower, but the price of a steam engine is almost equivalent to ten people."

"If it can be produced in large quantities, the price will be lower, and the strength will be greater. It will soon replace manpower. But if a steam engine replaces ten people, then these ten people will have no work to do."

What Wang Qiyue said was from the bottom of his heart. The steam engine is very good, but after the steam engine is used, how should the manpower eliminated by the machine be arranged?

Wang Qiyue remembered that His Majesty once said that during the orthodox years, the unemployed craftsmen in the Xishan Coal Kilns could not afford coal and could not make fires. They were unemployed because they produced too much coal.

This is a vicious circle, where the demand side is sluggish, and the production of goods is piled up like a mountain, and it is ultimately a lose-lose situation.

If the common people have no work to do and no money in their hands, how can they consume the products produced?

Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Your idea is very good."

"Machine also needs to be produced and maintained. This can be solved by building a craftsman school."

Zhu Qiyu briefly explained his understanding of unskilled craftsmen and skilled craftsmen.

In Zhu Qiyu's view, by cultivating a large number of skilled craftsmen and closely organizing the craftsmen, the demand on the supply side can be increased, and the phenomenon that Wang Qiyue is worried about will not appear.

"Then I don't have any doubts." Wang Qiyue bowed his head and said, the question he was considering was clearly settled by His Majesty.

Zhu Qiyu picked up a memorandum from the table, handed it to Xing'an and said: "Recently, Shen Yi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, made a remonstrance. President Wang and Shang will take a look. It will be implemented early next year, so make preparations in advance."

Wang Qiyue finished reading Zhu Pi's memorabilia, handed it to Xing'an, knelt on the ground three times and five times and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and I will leave."

The memorial that Zhu Qiyu showed Wang Qiyue was the reward for Wang Qiyue's bold and loyal words this time, and the court's movements.

Shen Bulou, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has always been committed to easing labor-capital conflicts. Last time, he proposed that Daming workshops should deposit their work remuneration in advance and was criticized by some Zhu. Shen Bulou also proposed a transparent system of labor remuneration.

The opaqueness of labor remuneration can make it easier for rich businessmen to exploit labor, facilitate discriminatory pricing of labor, reduce management costs, and facilitate salary inversion, that is: those who work get less money, and those who don’t work get more money.

Labor remuneration transparency system is top-down and bottom-up to achieve equal pay for equal work.

Equal pay for equal work has two value orientations: to ensure the implementation of the great principle of distribution according to work of the Ming emperor, and to pay equal labor and receive equal labor remuneration.

This is not something that can be achieved with just a few shouts from the Labor Insurance Bureau.

The publicity of labor remuneration and reporting to the Labor Insurance Bureau is a joint effort from bottom to top and top to bottom.

Zhu Qiyu Zhu approved the memorial.

Zhu Qiyu patted the memorial in his hand. The purpose of letting Wang Qiyue read the memorial was naturally to let Wang Qiyue release the news first to see the reaction.

He looked out of the window and said in a daze: "Shen Bulou, Shen Bulou, if I work for another two years, I'm afraid I'll be scolded to death. Xing'an, don't you think so?"

The summer in Guangzhou Mansion should have been warm and the seasons were not so obvious, but this year it snowed again in Guangzhou Mansion, which was caused by the glacier climate from the Yongle period.

Zhu Qiyu hopes that the Ming Dynasty can be free from disasters every year, and that natural disasters can reduce the disasters to the people under the administration. Under this kind of astronomical phenomenon, if there is no development of productivity, will the people's lives be better?

"If you scold, you will be scolded. History has its own judgment." Xing'an also said quite indifferently.

Zhu Qiyu pointed to Shen Yi's memoir and said: "Meat eaters always try not to tear their faces. Mostly, if they can monopolize and never divide the spoils, if they can divide the spoils, they will never join forces, if they can join forces, they will never assassinate, if they can assassinate, they will never fight, and if they can kill, they will never fight. Never fight by force, only when there is no other way will you fight to the death."

"It was such a struggle, and finally found that the platform was arched."

Xing'an continued a cup of tea for Zhu Qiyu and said sincerely: "Your Majesty is wise."

His Majesty will see clearly and plainly the party struggle in the court, and clearly see the true colors of these meat eaters, what is it if they are not saints?

His Majesty caught the attention of the meat eaters who did not dare to tear their faces and lift the table. They have been using the table as a last resort and a warning. Rigong is carrying out the new policy of Ming Dynasty and realizing His Majesty's policy plan.

Zhu Qiyu's reply in Shen Yi's Labor Remuneration Publicity Law, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, added a lot of punishments, most of which were fines, suspensions, and confiscations. If you don't want to be fined, just follow the standards honestly.

"Guangzhou Xingning Factory uses steam to drain water and pull coal. Try it for a few days first and listen to what the craftsmen say. By the way, return the drawings to the Ten Great Calendar Bureaus of the Ming Dynasty to find ways to improve them." Zhu Qiyu plans to make a few units first. Give it a try, and let the top ten calendar bureaus revise the design plan.

Chapter 783 The Great Emperor's Training Son

Zhu Qiyu unswervingly promoted the improvement of the productivity of the Ming Dynasty. Looking at the whole world, the people of the Ming Dynasty already lived the best life, but in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, if they couldn't even eat enough, how could it be good?

After the reclusive emperor of the Ming Dynasty convened merchants for a seminar on the cost of steam engines, he became active again. The proportion of replies to memorials increased significantly, the number of trips by the emperor became more frequent, and Tiqi, who ransacked his home everywhere, became active again in Lingnan, even in Qiongzhou. There is also the figure of Tiqi.

The court scholars speculated that there were probably several reasons why the Ming emperor lived in seclusion during this period. First, the situation in Annan County was not clear. The emperor was immersed in the great harmony of human life and couldn't extricate himself; the three Ming emperors fell ill, and they have been recuperating during this time.

Only no one guessed that the Emperor Ming had wasted nearly four months on strange skills.

But as His Majesty became active again in the Guangzhou Mansion, Daming's hanging heart immediately sank back into his stomach. No matter what class he was in, he had to admit that the present His Majesty was still Daming's pinnacle of calming the sea.

If His Majesty is stable, Daming is stable, and as long as it is stable, it can continue to make money.

On this day, another new year came, and on New Year's Eve, Zhu Qiyu brought Chong Wang Zhu Jianji and Ji Wang Zhu Jianshen to the Nursing Home in Guangzhou.

The Nursing Home in Guangzhou Prefecture was built near Nantang Bieyuan, about twelve miles south of Nantang Bieyuan, in the west city of Jiangcheng, together with Yuyingtang, Anjifang, Nursing Home, Futian Yard, Louze Garden and other buildings. , forming Fuze Street.

The Craftsman City in Guangzhou Prefecture and the nearby official factories are called Xincheng by the people of Guangzhou Prefecture.

Zhu Jianji and Zhu Jianshen were growing up slowly, and in a blink of an eye, the two children had grown to the height of Zhu Qiyu's chest, more than five feet tall.

"We like children very much, especially seeing how they eat." Zhu Qiyu did not come to Fuze Street empty-handed, but brought a lot of pastries and cooked meat to improve the meals for the widows and the lonely.

Zhu Qiyu especially likes children, but he has never said this to anyone. Today is the first time he has mentioned this topic.

Of course, courtiers should know some of Zhu Qiyu’s preferences, such as he likes blacksmithing, machinery, and he doesn’t like to bully the people with power, etc. Some of them involve the evaluation criteria of officials, such as the number and quality of children, so he will not let the courtiers know. The soldiers knew it so well.

Zhu Qiyu laughed sincerely when he saw the children eating happily. Although the children were very nervous and knew that a big man was watching them, but the children didn't care so much about the delicious food, and their mouths were full of greasy food.

Zhu Qiyu continued: "Your fifth grandfather is our emperor Xiang Wang. After we left Beijing, we handled a case, which is the case of hiding evil people and practices in the Nursing Home."

"When the emperor came back from the Great Ningwei, we rewarded him a lot to show his achievements. Unexpectedly, he changed hands and donated all these things to the nursing home of the capital."

"Hey, we were still wondering, is it because the emperor doesn't like our rewards so much, or is the emperor planning to make a name for himself? Later we found out that the emperor is using these rewards as bait, following the vine to hide the filth of those who participated in the nursing home. The investigation was clear and clear."

Zhu Jianji asked suspiciously: "Is this the fifth grandfather's success in fishing?"

Zhu Jianshen touched Zhu Jianji lightly. Who in the entire Ming Dynasty knew that everyone from King Xiang to pawns could catch fish, but uncle couldn't catch fish?

Zhu Jianji's words, isn't it that which pot is not opened and which pot is to be lifted? !

Zhu Qiyu said nonchalantly: "Yes, it doesn't matter who catches it, it doesn't matter who catches it for our Da Ming, it will benefit Da Ming, it doesn't matter."

"You are all relatives of the emperor, and you have no experience of starvation. Look at how delicious their food is."

As far back as Zhu Jianji could remember, his father was the most honorable person in the world. Naturally, Zhu Jianji would not be allowed to starve in Tai'an Palace. As for the memory of Prince Tan's Mansion before, Zhu Jianji was very vague because he was too young at that time.

He only vaguely heard his mother complain that at that time, he could not receive enough salary, and his life was a bit tight, but no matter how tight the life of Prince Yi's Mansion was, it was also the mansion of the Prince, and the children could still be fed.

Zhu Qiyu thought about it for a second, and immediately said: "No, Ru'er has been starving for a few days in Nangong, and we can't take care of the troubled times of the country at that time."

Zhu Jian was surprised. He never expected that His Majesty, who manages so many things every day, would remember such a trivial matter. He hurriedly said: "Yes."

King Jili Zhu Qizhen was captured. After Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne, Zhu Jianshen, Qian Shi and others all moved to Nangong. At that time, the eunuchs and eunuchs felt that the palace had changed masters, so they began to commit crimes.

Zhu Jianshen had really suffered from starvation, but Xing'an brought his sons from Dongchang and taught those eunuchs and palace people a lesson. Ever since Zhu Jianshen moved out of Nangong and moved into Prince Ji's Mansion, Zhu Jianshen never suffered from hunger again.

"Ru'er, tell me, how does it feel to be hungry?" Zhu Qiyu looked at Zhu Jianshen and asked.

Zhu Jianshen shivered after reminiscing for a while, and he said calmly: "The feeling of hunger will be unforgettable for a lifetime, and I am not afraid of my uncle's jokes when I say it. My child eats a lot now. I am not hungry, but the feeling of fullness makes me feel refreshed." Incomparably, if you don't have to practice martial arts every day, I'm afraid you will be very fat."

"The feeling of hunger, my child remembers."

"At first, it was anger. Why did they want to throw it on the ground when they obviously had something to eat, and then stomped it to pieces? Seeing my helpless appearance, they laughed loudly."

"Later it was anxiety. I was hungry and hunger. I was young and didn't know anything. But my mother was frowning every day. I didn't dare to make noise. It was as if my heart was suppressed by an invisible boulder. , Mouth trembling, unable to hear any sound."

"At that time, no one cared about me. A few days later, walking became difficult, even walking became difficult. I didn't think about anything and seemed to be thinking about everything. Death may come at any time. At that moment I don't understand what death is."

"Later, uncle found out that Xing'an Dadang broke into Nangong with a group of followers."

Zhu Jianshen has grown up, he can completely describe his feeling when he is hungry, this feeling of being hungry, this feeling of being so hungry that his entire stomach and esophagus feel like being burned, he will never forget it and will never forget it.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said, "Ru'er has been wronged."

Zhu Jianshen immediately shook his head and said: "My child has not been wronged, it's just that I have been hungry for a few days. The entire Beijing camp of the Ming Dynasty was wiped out, and the 20 army and 30 civilians were left with bones; A little hungry, what kind of grievance is it?"

Zhu Jianshen knew clearly what was the source of Daming's collective and his own suffering. He had never, even for a moment, been dissatisfied with the result of his uncle's trial of his biological father.

The son does not say anything about the father's faults, so of course Zhu Jianshen couldn't say the word damn it.

Zhu Jianshen, who has already started to get in touch with various government affairs and military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, deeply knows that it is impossible for a soldier to fight with a ration of rations a day.

And one liter of rations a day is the ration of the Ming Dynasty's Beijing camp in the 14th year of Zhengtong, when his father, who was buried in a civil ceremony, was in charge of the imperial conquest.

Zhu Qiyu looked Zhu Jianshen up and down, and had to say that the older this child was, the more likable he became.

Zhu Qiyu stood up straight, looking at the happily smiling children in the nursing home with piercing eyes. Although these children did not have new shoes, they had a pair of old shoes on their feet.

These old shoes are the bait that Zhu Qiyu laid after he arrived in Guangzhou Mansion. This is the nest-making skill he learned from the emperor's uncle.

Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqian once donated a batch of clothes, shoes and hats to the Beijing Normal University Nursing Home. These clothes, shoes and hats were quickly sold by the Nursing Home at a price of about [-]% off. Zhu Zhanqian sent Luo Bingzhong to inquire. As a result, he was dismissed by the nursing home on the grounds of selling old things and replacing them with new ones.

King Xiang was very surprised at that time, he obviously bought new clothes, shoes and hats and sent them to the nursing home, why did he sell them to buy new ones?

Later, Luo Bingzhong found out that there was no shortage of clothes, shoes, hats and meat eaters, but after the discount, the more money the better, and it was easy to account.

Since then, His Royal Highness King Xiang has discovered a new way to donate real objects to the nursing home, such as clothes, shoes and hats. It's not an ordinary nursing home, and it must be punched hard.

It is obvious that the clothes and shoes on these children were donated by Zhu Qiyu to the nursing home in the name of ordinary people or great benevolent people. Once they are bought at a discount, Zhu Qiyu will let these meat eaters see the cruelty in Guangzhou. Why was this emperor scolded by the courtiers as the king of subjugation.

But once again, Zhu Qiyu was in the air force without any surprises.

"You said these children in the nursing home, what kind of people will they become after enduring hunger?" Zhu Qiyu asked the two princes again.

Zhu Jianji thought for a moment and said: "In fact, after barely surviving the hunger and cold, these children probably became wandering people. Since they started to commit crimes as pickpockets and thieves, he stole other people's food, and this family may starve to death. People, he doesn't care, he just wants to live."

"Then he becomes a criminal in the city, a thug of a gang in the city, or simply becomes a bandit, burning, killing and looting, doing all kinds of evil."

"They died of hunger and cold, and what was left alive was just the skins of starving ghosts who came back from the underworld, greedy like wolves, and eager to accumulate wealth."

Zhu Jianshen immediately retorted: "No, hunger is not an excuse or reason for crime! I don't agree with your idea, I don't think these children will become bad people, if they survive out of kindness, they will try their best not to let them grow up. People are hungry."

Zhu Jianji thought for a while, and said with certainty: "What you said makes sense, there should be, but very few."

Zhu Qiyu interrupted the two people's argument and said: "After some people experience hunger, they will spend their whole lives plundering other people's food to fill their own stomachs, which is what Ji'er said about being greedy and insatiable. "

"After experiencing hunger, some people will spend their entire lives creating more food, so as not to let others starve like themselves. Such people also exist."

There is no doubt that Zhu Jianshen is the latter kind of person.

What Zhu Jianji and Zhu Jianshen said are both right. Life is impermanent, so it cannot be generalized. What they said is possible.

In the documentary "The Great Patriotic War", there is a story that happened in Leningrad.

When Leningrad was besieged by the Santoku army, there was a shortage of food in the city, and hungry refugees rushed into the seed research institute.

This research institute has dozens of tons of food seeds, enough for these refugees to eat for a few days.

But when they rushed into the research institute, they saw the scientific researchers who starved to death in the backyard. Even if they starved to death, these scientific researchers did not touch the food seeds, and the refugees did not touch the food seeds.

800 days later, when the victory salute was fired, 50 researchers starved to death in this seed research institute with only 29 people.

In Leningrad, more than 65 people starved to death.

Zhu Qiyu took two steps forward and said: "You two must remember that suffering is suffering, but some writers like to preach suffering as justice and misery as a precondition for being strong."

"This is a kind of viciousness, and there are many kinds of viciousness, the most vicious of which is the praise of suffering."

"If one day, someone praises suffering in front of you, you should think about why they are so miserable."

"My child will always remember my father's teaching." Of course Zhu Jianji had seen it before, and while praising the people of Ming Dynasty for their hard work and perseverance, he exhausted all means.

"My son, remember my uncle's teachings." Zhu Jianshen followed His Majesty on a journey of thousands of miles, from Beiya to Guangzhou Mansion, knowing that what His Majesty said was true, this way of praising suffering was a reason for meat eaters to find for themselves.

Zhu Qiyu left the Nursing Home and headed towards the Yuyingtang. The children here are all abandoned orphans. He said as he walked, "Jier is right."

"Gaozi said: Food and sex are also sexual. There is a saying in the Book of Songs: Naturally, people are born to steam, and there are things. There are rules. The people's tolerance is good."

"Eating is a natural instinct. When people are hungry, the pursuit of goodness, beauty and virtue becomes a luxury. This person will be full of hostility. One person has hostility, ten people have hostility, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand, ten thousand. There will be anger."

"This kind of hostility will last for a long time, and finally the world will decline, and the rituals and music will collapse."

"The world's rites and music are collapsing because there is too much hostility in people's hearts, and if they can't be relieved, it will only intensify, and finally it will be hard to return."

"Social ethos is not something that can be ruined by writing a few articles with Shihlin pens. Who are they?"

"They waved the flag for the meat eaters, and they were not even accomplices, at most they were dog legs."

"It was the meat-eaters who created hunger, dissatisfaction, deprivation, and persecution in batches, and took away things that belonged to the people, such as fields, goods, fruits of labor, and even family members, which led to the collapse of ritual and music."