The Rich and the Idlers of the Red Chamber

Places like the imperial palace have been visited many times, so there is no sense of mystery.

Jia Amnesty's current rank, although he does not have to go to court because he is a casual job, he still has to go to the palace to celebrate and receive banquets every year. No matter how solemn and magnificent the palace is, but these days, except for the different specifications, most of the houses are similar. In a certain sense, living in the palace is not as comfortable as Jia She's living in.

Jia She followed the servant who led the way and went directly into the imperial study room. Apart from the sage, several cabinet elders were also there, and Jia She's father-in-law Zhang Ling was one of them.

The old man of the Zhang family has written many times to beg for the bones since the Zhang family won the title, and there are many Zhang family members in court, so after three times, it will be approved, but the old man still retains the position of prince and tutor.After Mr. Zhang resigned, Zhang Ling entered the cabinet.

Those who can enter the cabinet are not smart people, and they will not stick to some nobles. Besides, Jia She was born in a noble family, married the daughter of the Zhang family, and is very particular about things. He is also very capable, can this not make these pavilion elders look at him differently, so all of them looked at Jia She with kind eyes.

Jia She is also accustomed to this, and Zhang Ling used to be normal. In his memory, when he first married the Zhang family, Zhang Ling was dissatisfied with his son-in-law in various ways. Now, he sees his son's various dissatisfaction and feels It's not as good as Jia She, the son-in-law.Although Jia She's Four Books and Five Classics are still not very good, and he still has to be caught blind if he is asked to study the imperial examination, but Jia She's talent is not at the top of the imperial examination. For a person like Jia She to concentrate on stereotypes, it is a great waste of talent. It's also fortunate that he was born in the Rongguo Mansion. If he really came from a poor family, there really is no room for him to play.

As soon as Jia Amnesty saluted, the sage laughed and said, "Exemption from the ceremony, peace of life, Dai Quan, give Jia Qing a seat!"

Jia She quickly thanked his seat, and Dai Quan brought a stool over with a smile. After all, he and Jia She had shared weal and woe, so he had a good impression of Jia She. !"

"Master Jia is such a slave!" Dai Quan laughed so hard that his creases appeared, he was willing to make friends with Jia She, and Jia She never looked down on eunuchs like them, even though he never gave them anything. He is very polite, but what people say makes him feel comfortable.

The sage was also smiling at the top, and he was not dissatisfied with it. A person like Jia She has a temperament almost like a wild crane, and he can't be restrained. Of course, Jia She can't be a hermit. For such a person, the sage doesn't worry about Jia She colluding with the inner court at all.

After seeing Jia She sat down safely, the sage said, "Everyone has read the note that Jia Qing handed over before, and now that Jia Qing is here, please tell me what you think!"

Jia Amnesty’s statement has been written very carefully. The main point is about the Tatar trade. The imperial court set up another weaving department to weave all kinds of woolen clothing materials. As for the raw materials, they are purchased from the grassland. Create an organization such as a chamber of commerce, and directly purchase wool from various Tatar tribes.Wool cannot be spun directly, but has to go through preliminary treatment. Therefore, a nearby workshop can be set up for processing, and then transported to the weaving place.

Jia Amnesty also worked as a civil servant in his later generations, and now he broke down the things mentioned in his statement in detail, and suddenly, whether it was the Holy One or the elders, their eyes became brighter and brighter.

With one more weaving office, there will naturally be many more official positions. From acquisition to processing to weaving and sales, with so many steps, there will be several more places for imperial merchants. According to Jia She, in the future, It is best not to hereditary the qualifications of this imperial merchant, set a time limit, if you do not do well within the time limit, then remove and replace.Furthermore, although new types of textile machines will definitely be used in the future, a lot of labor will be required to accommodate some refugees who have lost their land.

However, the sage thought that the royal family had to intervene in these matters, which would increase a lot of income for the internal treasury every year. In the future, he, the emperor, would naturally have more money.

In addition, there is the problem of sales. Wool spinning materials are definitely better than silk and cotton-padded jackets for keeping warm. Not everyone can afford furs. According to Jia She, these materials can also be sold back to the grasslands. The craftsmanship of leather is not up to the mark. The nobles of Tatar will definitely like this kind of clothing. Jia She said that the processed wool can be spun into thick wool, and can also be woven into softer and more comfortable middle clothes. People on the prairie, even southerners, are willing to wear them, so there is no need to worry about sales.

As long as the purchase quantity is large and the price is reasonable, without the intentional guidance of the court, no matter it is the chief nobles who are used to enjoying it or ordinary herdsmen, they will increase the number of sheep and naturally reduce the living space of cattle and horses. In this way, Without enough horses, the Tatar threat to the Central Plains is much smaller.

In short, the promotion of the wool spinning industry is definitely a matter of great satisfaction to everyone. Not only does it not offend anyone’s interests, of course, this interest certainly does not include the Tatars. They may also feel that they have taken advantage of it. Generally speaking, wool is of no use at all, it is nothing more than tanned with sheepskin to make leather jackets and leather boots. If it is just to buy wool, a sheep will be raised for several years, and it will produce output every year. It is much better to kill and eat mutton at home or sell live sheep directly.

However, the next step is troublesome. Jia Amnesty is not familiar with the current situation of those weaving and weaving workshops in Jiangnan, but the imperial court has rough data. Now I looked it up and found that the weaving workshops in the Jiangnan area Not too many, but counting, there are still tens of thousands of looms, and the loom weavers who weave high-end brocade such as brocade are naturally fine. After all, their labor cannot be replaced by machines, but this high-end brocade There are many restrictions in the first place. If you are not a prince or aristocrat, it is fine if you pass it on in private.

Therefore, those looms weave mid-range silk fabrics. After the new hydraulic looms are brought out, these weaving workshops can directly replace the looms. After all, Jiangnan is a water town, and the looms are operated by water power. It couldn't be simpler, but a large number of weavers were abolished, and because the new type of looms did not have high requirements for weavers, those weavers' wages would have to drop a lot. But it's big.

The problem of weavers is on the one hand, and on the other hand is the problem of raw materials. Since ancient times, the imperial court has strictly prohibited the outflow of silkworm eggs and mulberry seedlings. Once smuggling is found, it will be a death penalty. Therefore, if you want enough silk as raw materials, We can only plant a large number of mulberry trees or oak trees locally, and raise silkworms on a large scale. The question is, where does the food come from?Anyway, even though many officials' farms have begun to plant a large number of sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes, these officials only eat fresh food occasionally, and their main thing is rice white noodles.

Sweet potatoes and sweet yams can indeed fill their stomachs, but that means that the people at the bottom will eat this. As long as they can eat enough, what can they not eat?However, a certain amount of production must be guaranteed for rice and wheat. If those fertile fields are replanted with mulberry trees and cotton, the price of rice, wheat and even grain in the market will skyrocket, and it will be ordinary people who will suffer in the end.

These are all big problems, but the sales volume is not a problem. These days, the nobles in the West may not be able to wear the worst silk. Come on, what is money!Just build a few more ships and transport the silk to Europe one by one.

When Jia She said this, the sage and the elders were dumbfounded, a little unbelievable: "Those barbarians, it's true that even the lord of a country may not be able to wear silk?"

Jia She thought about the time, this year should be like this, Europe has already started the era of great navigation, but there is a lot of gold and silver there, the shortage of supplies is severe, not to mention wearing silk, the nobles over there are It may not be possible to eat white bread every day, and in the ordinary well-off families in China at the moment, people may not be happy to eat white flour steamed buns, and they have to eat steamed stuffed buns no matter what.Therefore, he nodded affirmatively, and then said: "If it wasn't for that, what kind of missionaries would there be for those barbarians who came to the Central Plains? ? You know, there are quite a few fleets going to their hometown every year! The Holy Majesty can order someone to find a few missionaries, and you will know after careful interrogation!"

What Jia She said was swearing, the sages and the others still had doubts. However, since the Song Dynasty vigorously developed the Jiangnan area, it has always been an important area for grain production. Therefore, we must be cautious about this and not cause too much impact on Jiangnan. Therefore, After discussing for a long time, everyone finally decided that the matter of weaving in the south of the Yangtze River should be taken slowly.

In fact, Jia Amnesty is helpless. In fact, the easiest way is to colonize. In places in Southeast Asia and South Asia, three crops a year is normal, and the land is fertile. You don’t need to take care of it, and the yield is very high. This is how to raise a bunch of extremely lazy The aborigines came out because life was so easy there. Just sprinkle a handful of seeds, and you could harvest a lot of grain in a few months. There are all kinds of delicious and nutritious fruits growing on the trees. Hardworking What, there is no such word in their dictionary!

However, Jia Amnesty is not easy to say this. After all, the Han nationality is not an aggressive nation. Besides, many places in Southeast Asia and South Asia can be regarded as imperial court vassal states, and they often pay tribute. Take advantage of it, get some worthless specialties, and then get a reward of a hundred times and a thousand times back, but after all, there is still a name. If you don’t find a better reason, no matter how tempted a saint is, you can’t pass the level of the officials .

Fortunately, there is no psychological burden for everyone to cheat the Tatars. Besides, this is not a scam in name. It is leading the Tatars to common prosperity. In the future, the Tatars don’t need to go south to hunt grass valleys, and pay too much. At the cost of many human lives, you can make a fortune by raising sheep. Hello, me, hello, everyone, why not do it?