Li Lin has never thought about such extravagant words as "human rights". Even if he has, it must be used for sophistry. Now the magicians had better learn to adjust themselves to Niflheim and serve Li Lin. Their backs are always behind
There is a pair of sharp eyes watching their every move, resisting and escaping. If they cannot adapt, Li Lin will send them to hell as soon as possible.
I have never seen the "Famous Quote" written on the gate of Auschwitz, but I completely understand what it means, and the magicians no longer even think about mourning.
The elves' facial muscles twitched violently as they suppressed laughter, and the meeting had to pause for a short while amid suppressed snorts.
"Okay, gentlemen. Let me introduce the next work plan."
The white short stick rubs and slides quickly on the wooden board. The words "cotton (bumwolle)" are left on the black square board.[
"In addition to continuing to grow wheat, we will also grow cotton."
Humming chatter filled the audience, and after the small clearing was noisy like a beehive for a moment, Till raised his hand, stood up and asked:
"Why cotton? Can't it be used to make porcelain?"
The elves of different ages nodded together. After seeing with their own eyes how the clay was molded into shapes, painted with patterns, and fired, the beautiful porcelain produced could be easily exchanged for many good things outside the valley. The villagers simply couldn't believe it.
Fascinated by Alberich's workshop, before Li Lin opened his mouth, the Emil patriarch proposed the idea of dispatching guards to look after it.
The patriarch, who has always had a subtle resistance to new things in the outside world (especially those related to Li Lin), took the initiative to approach Li Lin and expressed his willingness to provide security forces. This unusual move shows that the experienced old elf did not act like
Although he appears to be so stubborn on the outside, the old patriarch actually has great ideas when faced with new things that can really show results. The villagers are also eager to learn how to make porcelain and exchange for more food, tools, and daily necessities from outside the valley...
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The whole village fully recognized the necessity of porcelain and was preparing to mobilize all the labor force to expand the mass production of porcelain. However, Li Lin turned his focus to cotton. The cold water of failure was really difficult for the elves to understand and accept.
"Porcelain will continue to be produced. There is no contradiction between growing cotton and producing porcelain."
The short white stick that rotated back to its original position with the index finger as the central axis stopped, and the tone of relieving worries turned into a playful and uninhibited tone.
"It's just that expanding the scale of porcelain production has encountered two problems that are difficult to solve and cannot be circumvented in a short time. The first is - lack of labor."
The audience was in commotion again, with disbelieving whispers mixed with some snorts. In the eyes of the elves, Li Lin's explanation seemed to be prevaricating and perfunctory. Insufficient labor force? After making up their minds to develop the porcelain "concentrate efforts as much as possible, faster, more cost-effectively"
In the manufacturing industry, the elves who are carrying out a general mobilization-style national production movement do not think that is a problem at all.
"The cultivation of crops and the protection of villages require the participation of young adults. Women and children are not suitable for heavy manual labor. From which part of the labor gap will be filled to expand the scale of porcelain production?"
After asking slyly, the whispers disappeared, and the venue became as quiet as an empty space that had dispersed.
The smiling face that easily listed the reasons continued to show humility and calmness, and the sensitivity of seeing through the social system and the residents' thinking patterns was covered up with almost no trace.
Planting edible crops to ensure that they can fill their stomachs on weekdays and survive the harsh winter is the greatest satisfaction for farmers regardless of human or elves. This small and ordinary desire has become more and more ingrained over time, and has finally become a kind of Obsession. They have an instinctive resistance and suspicion towards planting crops other than food crops, and generally only plant no more than necessary amounts of cash crops such as cotton.
A small-scale peasant economy with a closed self-circulation cannot expect to change its thinking in a short time, but it is still effective to make circumstantial arguments and then give convincing results to the other party.
"Another problem...how should I put it? It actually has nothing to do with us. It is entirely a problem on the human side, but we have to bear it..."
The audience's emotions were completely aroused by the vague language that slowed down the speaking speed and lowered the voice, and depressing words came out of Li Lin's mouth like a sigh.
"Purchasing rights."
Unlike the elves who had little contact with human society, the two human magicians, former members of the lower-level noble circle, immediately understood the problem pointed out by Li Lin. Their expressions of admiration and then disgust were wonderful.[
The royal preempton or royal purchase right (purveyne) originating from Arubion is a financial privilege enjoyed by the three royal families of Arubion, Charlemagne and Castile. According to the Royal Decree It’s so eloquent that it lists many touching reasons to explain the rationality and necessity of this privilege. However, in the eyes of ordinary people, the entire announcement can be summarized in just one word, which can save time. A lot of ink.
【Loot】.
What is piled under the gorgeous rhetoric is only the greedy nature and banditry style of vested interest groups such as the royal family, bureaucrats, nobles, and big businessmen.
"Human kings usually appoint royal court officials, candidates from the nobility, and businessmen who are familiar with the local conditions in each noble territory as purchasing officers. When the king needs daily life or is on tour, the appointed purchasing officers will go around with the following orders: At market prices, the royal family members are given priority to purchase [daily necessities] in limited quantities. The purchasing officer has the right to designate a merchant as a product exclusively for the royal family at will. The price is set by the purchasing officer, and the purchasing officer often defaults on payment, or simply refuses to pay. If you resist forced buying , the purchasing officer has the right to detain him."
An uproar above the commotion descended on the small meeting place. Although Li Lin reserved his words, it was not difficult for the elves to imagine the terrible scene brought about by this restriction of privileges.
Forced purchase is the most direct manifestation of this kind of economic plunder. Whether it is carriages and horses, wine, wheat, malt, oats, cattle, sheep, pigs, clothes, bedding, tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans... they are only considered royal life and entertainment. The purchasing officer brought people to the door to search for everything he needed, leaving only a piece of wooden code with a small amount of money written on it. The [seller], who was about to cry and had enough food and clothing, took the wooden code and waited for the Finance Department who didn't know when it would come. Cash out the discounted amount owed.
"Royal officials, their relatives and friends, and the families of serving officers and soldiers are exempted. The powerful nobles are not responsible for purchasing. The small nobles can purchase exempted orders at the price of 2 groseu. Churches, monasteries and city residents are exempted from purchasing. Bribes were paid to purchasing officials to avoid purchasing. Farmers with limited financial resources and no financial strength to pay bribes became the main burden of purchasing. Under normal circumstances, purchasing officials never forced purchases from rich and powerful knights, but they were poor and incapable of paying. The food was bought by force from the hands of the people. In addition, the purchase and taxation were carried out at the same time. If you complete the purchase and do not pay taxes, you will be thrown into jail."
"It's disgusting, but what does it have to do with us?"
Freya, who raised her hands and stood up, expressed the feelings of the elves - it was disgusting, but it was none of their business. After all, no elves who had just barely survived the food and clothing line were willing to pay attention to the unfair phenomena in human society that seemed far away.
There is no love that is so overwhelming as to sympathize with human farmers whom we don’t know or see.
It has nothing to do with us - the elves repeated it again in their hearts.
Li Lin's lip line curved up, and the sharp arc out of the sheath showed an expression of insight and teasing.
"Okay, Freya. Suppose you are a big businessman or a big noble with purchasing rights. You find that a popular product called [porcelain] has become popular on the market, and you contact the only person who can manufacture it.
Guy—of course, that means me. I want to get a share of the near-limited huge profits, but I refuse the hand that reaches for my purse without good reason. What will you do if you are resisted?"
"Designate you as the royal family's exclusive...Mother Goddess Mafa!!"
The rosy cheeks that looked like a puppet and wanted to be pinched turned into a corpse-like grayness. The unfinished acting hypothesis caused the other elves to have the same ugly reaction.
"In addition to forced purchases and corruption and bribery, purchasing power also means collusion between government and businessmen. Big businessmen who have financial dealings with purchasing officials or are purchasing officials themselves are very good at using their power to attack competitors. When they have the ability to fully respond to malicious suppression,
Before we have sufficient strength, rashly expanding the scale of porcelain production will prematurely attract bugs that smell the smell. If the pig we have taught a lesson to knows that we are making porcelain, it is likely to notify the tax official. As a result, these annoying flies will
, only to have to make a painful choice between accepting exploitation and defending our achievements with force, but exposing Niflheim - it is never a pleasant thing."
The stiff-looking elves sitting on the small benches hurriedly nodded in agreement. There are many moments in the life of intelligent species that require choices, and there are also difficult choices that give them headaches. But no one wants to encounter them. Option B is the second choice to hell.
one.
Also not wanting to choose between the two hells, human small businessmen, handicraftsmen, and farmers choose not to trade in regular markets. They try their best to disperse and hide their assets to avoid being spotted by purchasing officials, and privately bring all kinds of goods to the store while avoiding official sight.
Black market trading. The stupid greed of the royal family has directly stimulated the development of the underground economy. The production and life of farmers who should pay taxes normally have been greatly harmed. The purchasing power of the royal family is completely synonymous with "tyranny". It is the object of public hatred and contempt, with the second highest antipathy index.
For the more notorious【**】(Note).
"Changing the direction of production is a reluctant move, but cotton cultivation can still make us huge profits, and it can also be used to manufacture new weapons and enrich our armed forces."
The taunting smiles faded away, showing an incomprehensible and profound sense of mystery. The elves who could not connect [cotton] with [profit], and even more unable to connect it with [weapons], stopped whispering. Li Lin's farsightedness convinced them.
But it is not conditional trust. Even though he has created several miracles beyond common sense, it does not mean that he will always be able to do so. On the other hand, the villagers sincerely hope that the black-haired boy can perform miracles and use his extraordinary wisdom to make the impossible happen again.
to be possible.
The ambivalence created a quiet listening atmosphere. The elf and the two humans stared intently at the white stick that danced again, as if it was a magic wand writing a gorgeous spell in the air.
The elegant letters ended the construction of the spell, and the words "dumping" and "textile" were as elusive as Li Lin's mysterious smile.
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Interpretation of small theater time
Nidhogg: What is [**] and can it be eaten?
Li Lin: It’s not so much for [eating] as it is for []. Saonian, who aspires to become a [human self-propelled cannon] and a [humanoid earth machine], yearns for that one very much...
Nidhogg: Oh, so what is it like?
Li Lin: rotu se gneur (original French, literal translation into English is equivalent to rghtofthelor), that is, the rights of the master. As the name suggests, it is the right of aristocratic rulers to possess the first night of women under their jurisdiction. In the Christian society of the European Middle Ages, the first night of the bride was enjoyed.
Overnight, it became the right of the ruler, a means of possessing everything of the serfs and playing with women. The nature of "**" completely changed. To the feudal lords, the young girls among the serfs were equal to free.
Prostitute, unspecified concubine. In France, "breast" is called "spreading the thighs". This custom has been preserved for centuries. Many countries in Europe have developed the possession of women based on similar customs.
**Strong laws and long-term maintenance.
Nidhogg: Fortunately! I am not a woman, nor am I a serf...
Li Lin: No, some readers have already said that as my partner, I should exercise sexual power against you. (A mysterious smile appears)
Nidhogg: Ya - Ya - Ya - Ya Butterfly!!! (The pink curtain comes down and the BGM "Argentina, Don't Cry for Me" plays...)