"Yes! Why don't sir be optimistic? Since the people of Zhejiang can resist the officers and soldiers' trampling, of course our people in Jiangsu can do it too!"
Yang Dingyuan also questioned Lin Xu's views!
Although Xu Changlin was silent, his eyes were also a little confused, and there was a hint of anxiety in the doubt!
"Because the current situation in Jiangsu is very different from the situation in Zhejiang last year!"
Lin Xu said in a deep voice!
“How is it different?”
Li Jiuyuan continued to ask.
He had already opened his mouth, and Lin Xu stopped hiding it and started talking. Of course, he was just talking about the matter and did not express his views on the contrary, although he trusted the people in front of him very much.
But it is hard to guarantee that there will be ears in the partition walls!
"Last year, the imperial court wanted to implement the policy of changing rice into mulberry in Zhejiang. Although the original intention was to increase the treasury income, this was also a matter that was beneficial to the people. Because, compared with the normal price of raw silk in the market,
A mulberry field is 30 to 50% more profit than a mulberry field!"
"If done well, it will be a good thing that benefits the country from above and the people from below!"
"But, the common people are generally very worried about this policy, fearing that so many people will change rice into mulberry pieces. By then, raw silk will be produced but will not be valuable. In the end, they can only be sold at a low price, and they may not even be sold!"
"If you plant rice, you won't have this concern, because the main purpose of growing rice is to eat. It doesn't matter whether it can be sold or not. If you can leave it, it will be turned into old grain at most!"
"And once rice is changed to mulberry, what should I do if raw silk cannot be sold? You can't eat raw silk, right?"
"At that time, the government in Zhejiang felt that the people were unwilling to change rice into mulberry, and it was foolish to put such good policies but not implement them. Therefore, some radical officials did not hesitate to use the method of trampling on seedlings and forcibly force the people to change rice.
For the mulberry!"
"However, later, seeing that the people were resisting too fiercely, and even some places had armed battles with officers and soldiers. They were worried that the matter would be a big deal and aroused civil unrest, so they had to postpone the implementation of this policy!"
After saying so much in one breath, Lin Xu took a breath and continued: "However, the situation in our Jiangsu this year is very different, because the main driving force of the court is no longer to implement this policy, but because the court
I just signed a large order of one million pieces of silk with Nanyang. This order alone would be enough to make a profit of several million taels of silver!”
"So, in order to deliver the order before the end of the year, the court did not hesitate to produce raw silk at all costs!"
"As for changing rice into mulberry, it's just for the production of silk-grown services!"
"If there are other ways to produce enough raw silk, the court will definitely not be willing to do this and force the people to change rice into mulberry!"
"In other words, as long as the court does not think of other ways to raise raw silk, it will forcefully change rice into mulberry in any case!"
After hearing Lin Xu's words, everyone else fell into silence!
Because they are all smart people, they fully understand what Lin Xu said!
After a while, Yang Dingyuan first spoke and broke his silence: "If we organize the people to fight against the officers and soldiers, will the officers and soldiers still dare to cut and kill the people in broad daylight?!"
"Of course, officers and soldiers dare not do this! But they can use some solutions, such as finding an excuse to label the people who are leading the trouble, and then tie them up and put them in prison! Once the leader is taken
If you catch it, it will be difficult for the rest of the people to accomplish!" This chapter has been completed!