The sewage on the street,
The garbage on the ground,
The feces on the street corner,
All disappeared one by one.
"Short Hair" and "Blue Silk" brought the militia to clean up the dirty city.
Ever since Qin Daqiu came to Yunnan, he had never felt so comfortable.
However, the comfort of the environment was not enough to change his bad mood at this moment.
The short-haired man was "Reasoning" along the street and posting notices. From afar, he could hear their loud voices:
"The farmers of the world have rice grains,
The capital of the merchants,
They all belong to the people of the world. They should all be solved and returned to the Yuan warehouse. "
The shops by the roadside were all closed one after another.
Only the Ding family and a few other families were still open,
But their doors were also deserted.
Qin Daqiu saw the original Prefectural Yamen in front of him,
It had become the "Baigong Yamen". In and out,
They were all people of all trades, from all walks of life.
Just based on what Qin Daqiu knew during this period of time,
There were the Cannon Yamen, the Copper Yamen, the Lead Yamen, the Bow and Arrow Yamen, the Gunpowder Yamen, and so on,
The grain type,
There were the Pounding Yamen that crushed grain, the Butcher Yamen that slaughtered livestock, the Tofu Yamen that made tofu, and so on.
The medicine type,
There were the Weaving Yamen, the Sewing Yamen, the Hat Yamen, the Golden Boot Yamen, the Makeup Yamen, and the Wood Yamen that built houses.
The transportation type,
There were the Golden Dragon Yamen that built ships, and so on.
Those who minted money,
The Gold Yamen, and so on,
Those who engraved books, and so on.
In short,
Qin Daqiu thought that this Shou Yulou wished that he could divide every industry into a yamen in charge!
After walking for a while, the yamen in front of him that the Revolutionary Army temporarily handled official affairs was crowded with a bunch of short-haired men and women. They were receiving rice grains, vegetables, meat, oil, salt, and clothes.
This was also done by Shou Yulou. It was said that the Revolutionary Army had been doing some "Yuanku" for a long time.
Most of the people who joined the Revolutionary Army were provided with food and clothing by the Yuanku.
Qin Daqiu had once asked a little demon of the Revolutionary Army for some reason. From him, he learned that the supply of staple food was based on the principle of sufficient food, and the ration was different according to the weight of the labor. For example, this little demon was a man who did heavy labor, he could receive a catty and a half a day. Those who did light labor would receive a catty. Usually, a woman would get one catty.
Non-staple foods include meat, vegetables, oil, and salt. In addition, there was also a supplement for buying groceries.
The clothes were also distributed by the Yuan Treasury.
Qin Daqiu was a little envious, but also a little disdainful. He had once said this to a friend of his, "Heh, is the Revolutionary Army treating these adults like children? He had to care about everything. Where is the freedom? "
Moreover, most of the poor people in the cities and towns were envious of the 'Yuan Treasury' system enjoyed by the Revolutionary Army. They believed that they would not have to worry about food and clothing from now on. Therefore, they all wanted to join the Revolutionary Army and become a soldier.
As a result, as soon as Shou Yulou arrived in Yunnan, he took charge of dealing with the gentry. After controlling most of the fields and towns in Yunnan, he sharpened his knife and prepared to abolish the capital of the merchants. Borrowing the yearning of these ignorant masses, he impatiently began to spread the methods implemented by the volunteer army throughout Yunnan.
How foolish. Shaking his head, he thought in his heart, 'If you all go to the militia to eat and drink, if you don't go to the store to buy things, this business won't operate, Yunnan will collapse.'
He would collapse. He thought. Definitely.
Although this month, almost all the people in Dali's cities and towns were organized to participate in production, there was no business activity this month. People were not divided into rich and poor. Father and son and brothers each had their own errands. There was no coercion. Those who worked were rewarded, those who committed crimes were punished.
But he would definitely collapse. He thought.
Although this month, he walked through the streets and alleys, looking at the recruitment boards posted by the Revolutionary Army, saying, "There are the most heroes among the people, there are not a few talents, whether carpenters, bricklayers, or blacksmiths. Or trumpeters and drummers. If you are good at it, I will use it. If you are not good at it, you can only contribute your strength. "
Therefore, everyone had work to do. Every family's door was wide open. The scholars and commoners' clothes were neat and tidy. Most people ate well and wore good clothes. They were rosy and fair. Not a single beggar could be seen.
But in the end, they would collapse. He thought.
The Revolutionary Army even smashed the idols in the temples! They set fire to the idols in the ancestral hall, smashed various places of worship, and toppled the Temple of Confucius. Wouldn't such atrocities be met with retribution? Although these ignorant farmers and poor people began to be in fear and trepidation for fear of disaster, after seeing that the idols were burned and the ancestral temples were destroyed, there was no disaster. Without the excuse of ghosts and gods to ask for money, the days became better. They even picked up the plaques of the ancestral temples and burned them as firewood.
But they would definitely collapse! He thought.
While Qin Daqiu was thinking this indignantly, he walked to the entrance of the Chamber of Commerce and saw that there was no one inside. The young man guarding the door with Blue Silk tied to his arm asked him, "You are a new face. What's the matter?"
"Sir, I am Qin Daqiu's younger brother in the Chamber of Commerce. I am also a merchant in the cotton business. I came from afar to seek refuge with my relatives. "
"Oh, surnamed Qin. You are also in the cotton business. Your whole family is really in this line of work. But unfortunately, Vice President Qin and the rest of the Chamber of Commerce are attending the Revolutionary Army's banquet today. I'm afraid they will only be back at night. "
Qin Daqiu smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. I live in the Qin family's courtyard outside the city. I will visit you again tomorrow. "
Seeing that the stranger had walked away, the young man muttered, "Sigh, I'm afraid you won't be able to see Vice President for the next few days. The Chamber of Commerce and the Revolutionary Army have been quarreling too much these days. "
"You are all our allies. How can we stop you from doing business? We just said that your goods, including food and cloth, will be bought by the Revolutionary Army at a fixed price. Then we will distribute them to the residents in the city. "
Shou Yulou said this calmly.
"Mr. Shou, aren't you making things difficult for us?" A merchant surnamed Yue who was very close to Ding Shihao and other big merchants had an ugly expression. "You are the only buyer. Isn't the Revolutionary Army the one who has the final say in the price? If we don't sell to you, then we won't be able to sell anything. "
Shou Yulou smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry. After all, we are all allies. You have all helped us a lot. If you don't want to, then we can take a step back. As long as you sign the price limit clause in front of us, from now on, we promise to let go of the control over your grain. We will guarantee your freedom to buy and sell. "
The rice merchant surnamed Yue's face immediately darkened. He shouted, "What's the difference between this and selling to the Revolutionary Army alone? Isn't it the same as giving it to that group of poor … those commoners for free? Aren't you making things difficult for us? "
Shou Yulou's assistant, Qi Lirong, said, "Brother Yue, as long as you don't have the intention to raise the price of rice, grain, and medicine, this isn't making things difficult for us."
"You!" The rice merchant surnamed Yue was exposed. His face instantly turned from black to green. He heard Qi Lirong laugh and say, "There are some ugly words that we must say first. Brother Yue and a few other rice merchants hoarded food and raised the price of rice. This led to a rice shortage in the city. Many of our poor brothers went hungry because of this. On the other hand, you kept the price of rice low to the outside world, causing the farmers to sell their grain cheaply. You must know that when we first entered the city, many of our poor brothers accused you of raising the price of rice. We haven't pursued this matter yet. "
As he spoke, he paused for a moment. "Since we, the Revolutionary Army, have raised our banner, everyone should know that we call ourselves' Saving the Poor 'and' Harmonious World '. These are not just empty words. We won't allow anyone to harm the interests of our fellow villagers. "
This time, the rice merchant surnamed Yue and the others were so angry that their heads hurt. Seeing him like this, the sedan bearers who encouraged him to go up naturally knew that there was no room for discussion regarding this price limit treaty.
The people of the Chamber of Commerce were silent for a moment. Many of the sedan bearers left in anger.
Shou Yulou didn't stop them. When most of these people left, he looked at the Blue silk school that had been silent all this time and said, "What do you all say?"
As a middle to lower class merchant, Blue silk school wasn't willing to sign this' price limit treaty '. After all, as a merchant, who would be willing to sign a treaty that limited their profits?
However, first of all, the middle and lower class merchants themselves were not necessarily well-off. Second of all, the goods they sold themselves were usually sold at low prices. If there was a price limit, the lower class merchants, although there would be an impact, it would not be to that extent. Even their other living costs and the cost of goods would be reduced.
Therefore, they faintly leaned towards "it's good to sign it".
As for the middle class merchants, led by Li Yulang and the others who opened the machine factory in Tai Xi, they originally walked the path of small profits but quick turnover, trying to reduce their costs as much as possible. Therefore, although the price limit would affect them, it wouldn't affect them much. Therefore, it was "it doesn't matter".
However, there was another matter that the main force of Blue silk school — the factory owners were very concerned about.
Li Yulang said, "We only have one question: Why did the Revolutionary Army prohibit the purchase of land?"
Blue silk school needed a lot of land to grow cotton and mulberry, and also a lot of land to be used as a factory. They needed a lot of workers who were originally bound to the land and the clans.
Therefore, they actively helped the Revolutionary Army to pacify the landlords, buy Tai Xi's firearms, and attack the stubborn big squires. They actively participated in the extermination of the clan.
They wanted to wait until the big squires were reduced to ashes, they could use the farmland to grow cotton and use it as a factory.
They wanted to wait until the clan was annihilated, a large area of land would be used as a factory by them, and the farmers would spontaneously become their workers.
However, the Revolutionary Army banned the sale of land, and even distributed all the land in the hands of the big landlords to the farmers according to the population and labor force.
This way, with their own land and no hateful landlords, who would come to their factory?
The Revolutionary Army also banned the sale of land, saying that this was the land of the people in the world. Even if they had money in their hands, they couldn't buy the land to expand the factory and grow raw materials.
What should they do!
Shou Yulou was very clear about their thoughts. Hearing this, a gentle smile appeared on his handsome and elegant face:
"Everyone, if the sale of land is allowed. I'm afraid that it won't be long before many new landlords appear among the farmers who have a lot of family labor. New land annexation. At that time, it will be a place where the poor have no place to stand. We, the Revolutionary Army, have always wanted the farmers to have land. It wasn't easy for us to kill the big landlords. How can we let them rise from the ashes? "
Then we can buy all the land and turn it into a place to grow raw materials and factories! Those parasite landlords who rely on rent to eat won't appear, right?
If looks could speak, Shou Yulou could probably hear their shouting eyes.
Li Yulang was silent for a moment, then said, "We also know the Revolutionary Army's concerns. How about this, let's each take a step back. There are three grades of land, and the lowest grade of land is very difficult to grow things. We have also heard about the Revolutionary Army's recent difficulties in distributing the poor land. How about this, as long as we have a factory, it'll be good enough. Allow us to buy the lowest grade of land for the factory. This money will be used to subsidize those farmers. In this way, we can kill two birds with one stone. The Revolutionary Army won't have to worry about these low-grade land. As for the land to grow mulberry, cotton, and other raw materials … I don't know if the Revolutionary Army can take a step back and allow us to buy a limited part of the medium-grade land. We can discuss the price of the purchase … "
"No." Shou Yulou flatly refused, "We can allocate a part of the low-grade land for the factory. However, we will not allow the sale of land. This is the bottom line. "
His refusal was so resolute that for a moment, Blue Silk school was filled with a buzz of discussion.
Lin Ruoshan stood up, elegantly smoothing things over, and continued, "If the Revolutionary Army is willing to take care of its allies, then I have a suggestion. Please ask the farmers who have been allocated land under the Revolutionary Army to use their allocated land to grow mulberry and cotton for us. Under the Revolutionary Army's supervision, we will purchase mulberry, cotton, and other raw materials at a fair and reasonable price. Everything is voluntary. This way, it won't violate the Revolutionary Army's principle of buying and selling land. "
When Shou Yulou heard this, he smiled and said, "It's possible. We'll take a step back, but everyone has to take a step back as well. We need to set a price. Previously, there was a price-fixing treaty that stipulated the highest price for the sale of food, cloth, medicine, and so on. Similarly — "He smiled and pushed out a document.
Blue Silk school took a closer look and saw that it was actually a pricing document. It stipulated the lowest price for the purchase of mulberry and rice.
Many factory owners cursed inwardly when they saw it. If they followed this lowest price, the cost would be at least three times higher than when they had to purchase the mulberry and rice from the farmers, or when they had to send their own people to grow them!
Li Yulang muttered to himself for a moment, but said, "Okay."
The others looked at him in confusion. Li Yulang signaled for them to be quiet and go back first. Everyone knew that he had always been shrewd, so they reluctantly signed the contract.
Just as Shou Yulou and the others were discussing with the Chamber of Commerce.
At the Revolutionary Army's temporary office in Dali.
Many of the Revolutionary Army's generals were sitting there, full of anger.
Among them, one called Ye Xiuwen slammed a tiger-headed knife on the carved table and took the lead to speak.
"Shou Yulou doesn't care about our feelings! Everyone on the battlefield came in the rain and went in the wind for the Revolutionary Army. Shou Yulou is just a pale-faced scholar, how much blood and sweat do we have to shed? What does he know?! Motherf * cker, we didn't do anything outrageous, did we? Didn't we just want to get a bigger share of the land and ask someone to help us grow it? Could it be that Yunnan and Guangxi were conquered by Shouyu Lou alone? This daddy conquers the world, why can't this daddy get a bigger share? Motherf * cker, do you know what that bastard Shou Yulou said? 'This land doesn't belong to us alone, it belongs to all the brothers and sisters of the world.' He actually removed me from my position! "
The crowd buzzed for a moment. Many people showed sympathy and righteous indignation.
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