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Chapter 1386, getting worse

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    Liu Jin looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and fell into deep thought.

    The conflict between the seemingly simple Confucian scholars and the new students is actually a collision between old and new ideas, and this is just the beginning. It can be foreseen that in the long time to come, the collision between old and new ideas and forces will continue.  It will continue to be staged and sweep across the entire Ming Dynasty and even the entire earth.

    "Alas~"

    Liu Jin sighed, looking helpless.

    Although time travelers have greatly changed the history and destiny of the Ming Dynasty through their own efforts, they are not gods after all and cannot change everything. Some things cannot be changed and are extremely inevitable.

    The trend of historical development, under the rolling wheels, no one can change it.

    The development of capitalism and colonialism and the rise of new learning made Ming Dynasty prosperous and powerful, embarking on a completely different path from that in history.  &#29306&#22914&#32&#57&#98&#122&#119&#46&#99&#111&#109&#32&#29306&#22914

    But what those European countries had to go through in history was probably something that Ming Dynasty could not avoid.

    It is just a confrontation between the old and new schools. In the future, it will inevitably rise to the confrontation between the old and the old thoughts and strengths. In the future, it is likely to become a confrontation between imperial power and capital.

    Once the beast of capital develops and grows, it will expand rapidly, and the traditional feudal system will also greatly restrict and hinder its development. It will inevitably get rid of such constraints and restrictions, break the old system,  Establish a new capitalist system that can better adapt to its own development,

    Liu Jin was powerless to change all this, not to mention that the monster of capital was supported by Liu Jin. Liu Jin himself was one of the largest capitalists in the Ming Empire.

    Now Liu Jin has also felt the heavy constraints and restrictions of the traditional feudal system on the capitalist system. That is to say, the Ming Empire was large enough, with a large enough population, vast resources and a huge market.

    If we look at Europe, where it is a small country with few people, the obstacles of the feudal system will appear extremely powerful.

    To give a very simple example, when capitalism in England was developing rapidly and budding in history, factories required a large number of workers and a large amount of raw material wool.

    However, most people in England are still farmers. They farm in the countryside, so the capitalists need to drive these farmers into the city to work in factories, and at the same time use the land cultivated by farmers to graze sheep.  More raw material wool can be obtained.

    However, England¡¯s original feudal system did not allow such a thing to happen. Traditional feudal lords needed farmers to cultivate their land so that they could obtain tenant rent.

    The contradictions between the two naturally became more and more irreconcilable, and a capitalist movement naturally emerged to overthrow the original feudal system and establish a capitalist system.

    But the situation in Ming Dynasty is different.

    The Ming Dynasty itself had a large population, a huge population of 150 million. In the original traditional two capitals and thirteen provinces, almost every place had more people and less land. The average cultivated land was very little, and a large number of people wasted at least on cultivated land.

    Factories can easily recruit the manpower they need because there are enough manpower to be separated from traditional agricultural production.

    The second thing is about raw materials. Ming Dynasty has a vast territory. In the case of cotton, even if you just plant some cotton casually, the factory can obtain enough raw materials.

    As for the market, let alone the market, the huge population is the biggest market.

    All of this made the development of capitalism in the Ming Dynasty relatively easier than in Europe. Before it developed to a certain level, there was no need for a thorough confrontation with traditional feudal forces.

    But after these years of development, Ming¡¯s capitalism has developed to a certain extent. Coupled with the rapid development of overseas colonization, the development of capitalism has reached the top of the feudal system.

    Any further development will inevitably be restricted and hindered by the traditional feudal system.

    It¡¯s like right in front of you.

    The development of capitalism requires more emancipation of the mind and productivity, improved understanding of nature, research and mastery of more advanced production technologies, and the rapid development of new learning.

    But the Ming Dynasty¡¯s court was controlled by traditional Confucianism. These Confucian scholars felt that these things were just fancy tricks and third-rate things, not worth mentioning at all.

    It¡¯s okay if you don¡¯t learn it yourself, and you even restrict others from learning it, restricting the development of new learning, and want toHanlin was already in his seventies, with gray hair and beard, but when he spoke, he spoke with perfect accuracy.

    The words also revealed a problem that Ming Dynasty is facing now, that is, with more and more factories, a large number of people are pouring into the city from the countryside, turning from farmers into factories. In addition, with the vigorous overseas immigration,  As for the traditional two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, many places are like Beizhili. No one is going to farm land for the landlords and gentry anymore, and the fertile farmland continues to be deserted.

    Mi He Mi.  For those traditional landowners and gentry, this meaninglessness was a heavy blow. In the past, they relied on the land they controlled and did not have to do anything. They could live a good life of farming, studying and passing down family inheritance by collecting rent.

    But now, when there is no one to farm for them, the fertile fields are deserted and they cannot receive rent. At the same time, the large-scale reclamation and planting of overseas land has caused the price of food to continue to drop.

    The blow to these traditional landowners and gentry is undoubtedly the biggest. They cannot receive rent, their land is worthless, and their food is worthless. The foundation for their livelihood is destroyed, and their lives suddenly become impoverished.

    Naturally, these landlords and gentry are actually the most opposed to capitalism

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