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Chapter 2257, joint request from Daming Textile Joint Chamber of Commerce

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    In the study room of the Palace of Qianqing in the Imperial Palace of Beijing, Emperor Zhengde Zhu Houzhao was discussing state affairs with important ministers.

    "Your Majesty, there is a huge problem in our textile industry in Ming Dynasty."

    "Almost all textile factories have a large amount of inventory squeeze. Some of them have even squeezed their output for several months. Slowly, warehouse after warehouse is filled with goods."

    "In addition, almost all factories in the textile industry are now facing serious shortages of operating capacity. Most factories are now only open for half a day, and some have even begun to shut down."

    ¡°Many factories have closed down, and a large number of textile workers have lost their jobs.¡±

    Wang Shouren delivered a detailed investigation and compilation of memorials to Emperor Zhengde. It is estimated that the textile industry has been hit by thunder in the past few months.

    Because some weak factories could no longer hold on long ago, they closed down, closed down, and some bosses even went bankrupt.

    Many textile workers are unemployed. That is to say, other industries in the Ming Empire are still developing rapidly. Those who are now unemployed will soon be able to find other jobs.

    In addition, people in the Ming Dynasty have always paid attention to a way out. Many people still have their own land in the countryside, so even if they are unemployed, they can find a job quickly, or simply go home to farm.

    " Otherwise, even if millions of people are unemployed now, it will be a major event and will impact all areas of the Ming Empire.

    Of course, people in Ming Dynasty have always liked to save money, so everyone has savings in their hands, but it is not like they will be unable to live suddenly because of unemployment.

    In addition, the majority of textile workers are women. If women lose their jobs, they can return to their families. If the men in the family are making money, considering the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, it is enough to support the whole family.

    The situation is not very serious yet, and Ming Dynasty can withstand the current situation, but once the entire textile industry collapses, 20 million textile workers will be unemployed.

    This impact is very large. It will affect the income and consumption of 20 million families, and will also have an impact on some related industries.

    "Is there such a thing?"

    When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately frowned, picked up the memorial and began to read it quickly.

    As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and starting from a small county magistrate step by step, he is very familiar with the situation in the Gyeonggi region.

    The current Ming Empire is no longer the traditional feudal society based on small peasant economy, but a large empire based on industrial economy and developing on the road of capitalism.

    There was no such thing as unemployment before, because almost all people were firmly tied to the land, and the vast majority of people were farming. Apart from farming, it was difficult to find other jobs, even if  There are many craftsmen, and their main job is still farming.

    But things are different now. There are fewer and fewer people farming in the Ming Empire. Most of the farmers farming are mainly engaged in mechanized farming, large-scale planting, special economic planting and breeding. They have long since broken away from the agricultural economy.  The old methods and traditions of growing food are gone.

    Agriculture, which is dominated by mechanized farming, requires very few farmers. A farmer can easily cultivate thousands of acres of land. With a large number of labor forces flowing into the industrial field.

    Even in the three major agricultural and grain-producing provinces of Liaodong, Hezhong and Black Tu Province, only a small number of the new generation of young people are engaged in the farming work of their fathers.

    More young people are engaged in jobs related to industrial production. The industrial development in these three provinces is also very rapid. For example, in Liaodong, the steel industry, shipbuilding industry, furniture industry, coal mining, building materials industry, etc. are also developing.  It is growing very rapidly and has the potential to become another major industrial base in Ming Dynasty.

    ?Compared to the agricultural field, the industrial field can gather more people, provide more jobs, have relatively higher salaries, and the work is more single and pure.

    In addition, living in the city makes life more colorful and more attractive to young people.

    Generally speaking, the proportion of the agricultural population is getting smaller and smaller. The Ming Empire cannot rely on agriculture to solve the employment problem of the Ming people. In the end, it still relies on industry.

    Zhu Houzhao knew this very well.

    The area occupied by the Beijing-Tianjin area can be said to be very small in the Ming Dynasty, but the total population of the Beijing-Tianjin area exceeds 30 million people. Such a huge population is gathered in the Beijing-Tianjin area.

    What do you rely on to make a living?

    It is not possible to rely on the developed industry, commerce, finance, etc. in the Beijing-Tianjin region to provide enough jobs.sp; ¡°Of course, the Daming Textile Federation Chamber of Commerce also requests His Majesty to cancel the holiday system, cancel the restrictions on working hours, weekend breaks and holidays.¡±

    ¡°This will increase labor time, reduce costs, and promote the development of the textile industry.¡±

    Li Kun¡¯s words made everyone immediately couldn¡¯t help but frown.

    The textile industry is indeed facing many problems, but now it is absolutely impossible to make suggestions and put pressure on the court based on the problem of feeding 20 million people.

    The imperial court¡¯s policies took into account the development and interests of the entire Ming Dynasty, not just the problems of the 20 million people in the textile industry.

    What's more, if there is a problem in the textile industry, you will advise the court on what to do. If other industries have problems in the future, can they also follow suit?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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