Genshin Impact: A Red Teyvat Life Starting from Zero

Then one day, Lord Jiang Ming came here to inspect the work on the construction site and learned about his situation.

After obtaining his consent, Lord Jiang Ming used him as a case study to explain some knowledge to those around him. Some of it he could understand, while some he still could not comprehend.

To be honest, he was somewhat apprehensive.

This is a big shot from Haigi Island!

It is said that they held a similar position to the magistrates of the shogunate.

They actually knew about his past and even sought his opinion.

Moreover, these important figures were allowed to listen to their conversations, even though they were considered lowly workers.

"What's this about inferior and superior? We're all human beings, so why do we have to distinguish between high and low, noble and base? Are those so-called noble officials just born with good fortune and privilege? That doesn't make sense. I'm telling you, old comrade, your thinking is very bad, you need to change it."

This is how Lord Jiang Ming explained it to the important figures who accompanied him, as well as to himself, a mere carpenter, the bricklayers, laborers, and other workers on the construction site.

"The distinction between superiors and subordinates in positions is for better command and collaboration in order to complete production work. But in terms of status, there is no such thing as high or low, noble or base."

The important figures accompanying Lord Jiang Ming seemed to agree with this idea, nodding frequently.

What the carpenter didn't know was that those people were actually researchers from the Ocean Academy of Sciences, and not exactly big shots.

Whether in the Fontainebleau Academy or the Order of the Church, equality is a right that people yearn for and admire.

Therefore, they strongly agreed with this statement.

But for these workers, it's a completely different story.

They are all Inatsume people.

The concept of hierarchy and superiority is almost ingrained in one's very being.

Prestigious families are simply blessed with good fortune and noble lineage, born a cut above the rest.

The idea of ​​equality had a huge impact on them.

However, the absence of distinction between high and low, noble and base, sounds quite good, doesn't it?

Without his own awareness, a seed quietly sprouted in his heart.

"...I'm telling you, you can't just focus on your own natural science research and ignore everything else. Look at this carpenter."

Lord Jiang Ming steered the conversation back to him.

He had a very deep impression of that conversation and remembered it clearly.

"You've all heard his story. Why is his boss so fearless? Because there's too much manpower available. There are people like him everywhere who have neither land nor jobs. We call them the unemployed. Supply exceeds demand, so his boss can drive down prices."

Often, people like his boss, and those at a higher level, intentionally create unemployment to give them more control in the market.

"Then why did his boss go bankrupt later?"

Scholars of the cause-and-effect school felt that this topic was relevant to their major.

"There is a price to pay for doing anything, and his boss's lack of sophistication was also part of that price."

To explain in more detail, creating a suitable number of unemployed people will enable people like his boss to take the initiative, but an excessive number of unemployed people and excessively low wages will lead to a decline in social stability and insufficient consumption capacity.

Those powerful figures who monopolize power are fearless, but small-scale bourgeois individuals like his boss naturally can't withstand it.

"What does 'capitalist' mean? Are there petty capitalists, middle capitalists, or large capitalists?"

"Of course there are. The so-called 'capitalists' actually refer to..."

He stopped listening to the rest of the conversation.

All he could think about were the things Lord Jiang Ming had just mentioned.

manufacture!

Creating unemployed people!

cost!

So, was his tragic situation man-made?

Was he just a price to pay?

Was it a price deliberately created by someone?

Those people like him, are they also like that?

He didn't know how to describe his feelings at that moment.

Some things that he had thought about for a long time but couldn't understand suddenly became clear at this moment.

These people deserve to die!

When he came to his senses, he only heard Jiang Ming's concluding remark:

"...There could be a harmonious way to resolve this, without such intense confrontation. However, under the current rule of the shogunate, it is impossible. To achieve this, the exploiting class must first be eliminated."

He didn't know what the so-called "harmonious approach" was, nor did he know what problems the "harmonious approach" would solve, but he heard, "The exploiting class must be eliminated first."

With the current rule of the shogunate, it is impossible to do so.

So what would it mean if the shogunate were to conquer and regain control of the country?

This means he will have to pay the price again and start living a life of not having enough to eat again.

We must never return to the shogunate!

At this moment, this thought converged in the minds of countless workers.

The course of war is in the hands of each and every one of us!

That evening, the cook in charge of the meals suddenly noticed that even those scoundrels seemed to be able to eat fish and meat today.

Oh no, what should I do if I don't have enough fish?

Chapter 37 Talking about Cooperation

"...Creating an appropriate number of unemployed people will enable merchants and others to take the initiative in the market, making it easier to lower labor wages and obtain more surplus labor value. However, it should be noted that excessive unemployment and excessively low labor wages will lead to social instability and insufficient consumption capacity."

Inside the Jade Pavilion in Liyue.

Ningguang, the leader of the Seven Stars of Liyue, slowly exhaled a long breath and gently put down the book in her hand.

This was a gift that Hokuto gave to her on behalf of a high-ranking official on Umijima Island after he returned from Inazuma some time ago.

This is a very nice gift.

Now she understands why, despite improving the living conditions of the lower classes in Liyue, more and more people are sliding into poverty.

As the book illustrates, this is a means of controlling the initiative in the market.

Originally, I was worried that these people were in poor condition, and that they might cause trouble, alarm the Emperor, or create some undignified scene.

In other words, there is also the issue of social stability.

After she improved the living conditions of the underprivileged, especially by increasing the protection of the unemployed, the stability of Liyue society increased, and the other party began to take further action.

That's it!

The phenomenon is right here, it has always been there, and the merchants of Liyue may have unconsciously done this more than once, but this is the first time someone has systematically listed these issues and explained them clearly.

And that's not all.

It also includes knowledge of markets, currencies, and, most recently, some of the banking systems she urgently needs.

Many of these things weren't things that didn't exist before, nor were they things she hadn't encountered or used before; rather, she had always relied on experience, and only now had someone summarize them into systematic knowledge.

Many things that were vague and unclear have now become clear.

The author of this book is truly a genius!

Ningguang closed the book and looked at the author's name on the cover.

Marx and Engels.

Translated by Jiang Ming.

However, the content in this book is still somewhat rudimentary, with many things only briefly mentioned and not explained in detail.

Even so, she has benefited greatly.

It seems that the more sophisticated ones are in the hands of those people in the Coral Palace.

Thinking of this, Ningguang felt a little surprised despite her headache.

Beidou is always a mix of surprises and shocks.

Really are……

After Ningguang reported the strange situation in Inazuma to Hokuto, she immediately realized that what seemed to be a resistance army and an Inazuma civil war was actually more like an internal power struggle within the shogunate.

The Tenryo Hōgyō and Kandō Hōgyō are of the same lineage, while the Shōgyō and Narukami Taisha are of the same lineage.

So far, it seems that both sides are still playing along.

The fighting was nothing more than a political struggle within the shogunate.

Although it's unclear why the deity in Inazuma stands idly by, that's certainly the case.

These Inazuma people are really going all out.

As a shrewd businesswoman, Ningguang didn't want to get involved too early.

Liyue only wants a peaceful and stable Inazuma and its market. As for who is in power, that's Inazuma's business, and Liyue doesn't care.

Therefore, Hokuto has a good relationship with both sides, but he is more inclined to favor the Shrine Magistrate and Narukami Taisha factions and is willing to do extra things for them.

Because Ayato Kamisato and Yae no Miko promised to lift the isolation order and restore foreign trade.

However, their faction is too weak, and the situation remains unclear.

She originally planned to wait for the right opportunity to place her bets, helping whoever won, which would be the safest approach. However, Beidou ended up bringing the people from Haiqi Island directly into Liyue Harbor.

I didn't ask you to openly intervene in Inazuma's situation so early on!