Chapter 1334: The Empire Kills Without Blood (Second Update, Please Subscribe)
discriminate!
What kind of discrimination?
It's nationality.
"In fact, this kind of discrimination was intentional from the very beginning by the so-called 'Republic of Cuba'. They implemented this policy essentially to exclude the possibility of Chinese people participating in their government affairs."
Livia seemed a little excited when talking about the reality that Chinese people are excluded from Cuban political circles.
"In the past, Cuba implemented the 'principle of birth' which is common in the Americas - a baby becomes a citizen of the country where he is born. But after Cuba established the so-called republic, it implemented the 'principle of blood', which means that babies automatically acquire the nationality of their father or mother at birth, regardless of their birthplace. This directly led to the fact that Chinese people born after the bill was signed could not obtain nationality, which also caused the number of Chinese voters to have almost no growth in recent years..."
Of course, Li Weiye would not say that the reason why many Cuban Chinese do not have Cuban nationality is that Cuba does not recognize dual citizenship, which has led to many Cuban Chinese being unwilling to give up their Ming nationality. This is also one of the reasons why Chinese cannot participate in the political game.
But this is just an objective reason. I don't want to do it, but you can discriminate. Putting aside the facts, it is the Cubans who set up the discriminatory clauses.
Therefore, the empire should step forward to uphold justice.
Li Weiye's explanation made Emperor Zhu nod in agreement.
"This discriminatory clause must be changed. The Ministry of Justice should study the bill together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If the discriminatory clause does violate international law, we must negotiate with them. The subjects of the Empire must not be discriminated against!"
What research, what international law, in fact, it's just rhetoric. As the saying goes, "A hundred volumes of international law are not as good as a few cannons, and several peace treaties are not as good as a basket of ammunition." The Cubans may not understand this truth, but the empire does.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if the Cubans don’t understand. The Empire will teach them. In fact, the Empire has always been a good teacher. If there is a country that does not understand international public law, when necessary, the Empire will definitely spare no effort to teach them to understand this principle.
In fact, international relations are generally like this. Weak and small countries have always been playthings of big and powerful countries. Don’t think there is anything wrong with this. In fact, if they don’t become food for the powerful countries, they should cheer for God’s blessing...
No. 278 Changping Street, Zhongdu, is a row of houses that look inconspicuous. The three-and-a-half-story red brick building and the black lacquered wooden door look very ordinary, but this is the residence of Zhu Youbai, Prince of Lu.
The empire had princes, but no princely palaces. If one had to say there were palaces, they were suburban villas given by the emperor to his sons. However, after they became adults, most of them lived in the city in ordinary houses like ordinary people. Of course, terraced houses like these were not something that ordinary people could afford.
But compared to the princes of old, the living conditions of the empire's dragons and phoenixes are indeed very ordinary.
"The first step is to implement land reform. Land reform is not only a tool to win over the hearts and minds of the people, but also the fundamental guarantee for the future "Sinicization" of the kingdom..."
When mentioning "Sinicization", Yuan Tianxi deliberately emphasized the tone.
"Oh? Mr. Yuan, why is this?"
Zhu Youbai looked at the senior civil servant in front of him with confusion. The man was recommended by the Imperial Assistant Minister Fang Zhanbo. He came from the Land Reform Commission and was one of the first staff members of the commission. Although his rank was not high, he was definitely an expert in land reform.
This was also the reason why Zhu Youbai invited him, but the other party did not talk much about land reform, but directly talked about "Sinicization".
“Because land ties up labor!”
"Bonded labor?"
Looking at the prince, Yuan Tianxi took a deep breath and said.
"Why did the Empire carry out land reform by distributing land to the people wherever it went? This is not just to win over people's hearts and minds, but also a practical need. The biggest feature of these countries is that more than 80% of the population lives in rural areas. After the land reform, by distributing land to them, while making them grateful to the Empire, it will also have a consequence, that is, farmers who own land will no longer be able to work in factories and enterprises, which also means a reduction in the labor force. However, the operation of factories and enterprises requires a large number of laborers. Where do these laborers come from?"
"migrant!"
Yuan Tianxi's explanation made Zhu Youbai immediately understand the source of the labor force.
"Yes, Your Majesty, this phenomenon is common in Shanxi and other places. Since rural areas are localized and cities are Chinese, the so-called Chinese urban market is essentially because companies employ a large number of Chinese employees and workers..."
Nodding slightly, Zhu Youbai thought of his experiences in Taiyuan and other places. In those cities, the Chinese population indeed accounted for the majority, while in the countryside, Europeans, European-Indian mixed-race people and indigenous people accounted for the majority.
In the past, he had never imagined that land reform, a policy that seemed to benefit millions of people, would have such an effect. Its starting point was not just to win over people's hearts, but more importantly to restrain the labor force and tie the labor force to the land.
"Moreover, through the Chinese working as laborers, they have successfully created the appearance that the Chinese have high incomes. After all, compared with the income from farming, the income from working as laborers is more substantial. This has also brought the Chinese an economic advantage, making them more willing to marry their daughters to Chinese people."
Why is the income from farming low?
Because the land is limited. Take Ecuador as an example. The country has only 2 million hectares of arable land. According to convention, 60% of the land is distributed to civilians, which is only 2 hectares per capita. The income from planting 2 hectares of crops such as wheat seems to be 70 or 80 yuan, but after deducting the costs of labor, seeds and taxes, the actual income is only about 50 yuan.
And what about the workers?
The monthly income is generally around 20 yuan, and they also have good social security such as pension insurance and medical insurance. All of this naturally creates an economic advantage for the Chinese.
"The economic advantage makes it easier for Chinese people to get married. After all, most women are upwardly compatible. As a result, the marriage rate of Huayi is higher, and the fertility rate is naturally higher, while the marriage rate of indigenous people is naturally getting lower and lower. Over time, sinicization is an irreversible thing..."
As an old "land man", Yuan Tianxi certainly knew some unknown conspiracies in the land reform, and of course he also knew that all this was deliberately done by the empire, and its purpose was all for one goal - sinicization! Now he was just explaining everything to the prince.
However, his explanation really opened Zhu Youbai's eyes, and he even murmured.
“Is that so?”
It was just such a seemingly noble policy that seemed to benefit millions of people, but there were so many conspiracies behind it. This could even be said to have completely overturned his imagination.
In fact, this is the biggest characteristic of politicians. Just as the ancients said - scholars kill people without using a knife.
Killing people with a knife is the lowest form of means. The means to really kill people do not require the use of a knife. Sometimes they even raise the knife high up, and when they kill someone, the person being killed is still there praising their merits and shedding tears of gratitude.
As long as it is used properly, everything in the world can be a sharp knife that kills people. It just depends on how you use it.
"Your Highness, the original intention of implementing any policy has its deeper purpose. Perhaps it all seems full of conspiracy, but it is also for the long-term stability of the empire. Moreover, in the long run, compared to agriculture, industry and commerce can absorb a large number of people. Only industry and commerce can contribute to the strength of the country. This is also the only way to sinicization."
Zhu Youbai nodded slightly and said.
"Well, what Mr. Yuan said is very true..."
After thinking for a while, Zhu Youbai looked at Yuan Tianxi and said.
"I wonder if Mr. Yuan would like to go to Ecuador with me?"
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(End of this chapter)
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