Chapter 415 Weaving Field 2
Seeing Sylvia’s puzzled look, Ladi continued: “Take farmers as an example. Thousands of years ago, they were working in the fields day after day. They worked hard and didn't have much free time in a year, but they had to hand over most of their hard-earned harvest to their lords. Thousands of years later, they were still working hard in the fields day after day, There is still not much harvest left for themselves. In our opinion, their life is monotonous and boring, but this is how they have spent it for thousands of years."
"Farmers, in our human civilization. Do you know what proportion farmers account for in the human population? "
Sevia was asked by Ladi, she didn't know what proportion farmers accounted for in the human population, and she had never thought about it.
“You know?”
Ladi shook her head and said: "If we take the whole human race as the base, I don't know the specific data. However, the Northwest Bay has established a statistical committee headed by Earl Garner, and they recently gave the statistics of the Northwest Bay in this regard. A rough estimate is that farmers or the agricultural population account for more than 90% of the total population. I think it is similar in other places in the world."
"And among the remaining so-called urban population, Excluding the lower-class residents who are in a similar situation to the farmers, I guess the so-called extraordinary people or elites in the human population account for less than one percent of the human population.”
At this point, Ladi laughed, "And it is these less than one percent of people who have consumed most of the ink in human history books."
After saying this, she looked at it with bright eyes Speaking of Sevia, "So, do you think it is the one percent of human elites who can represent the human world, or the 99 percent of ordinary people who can represent the human world? And if you support the second view? , As I just said, the lives of ordinary people have basically remained unchanged for thousands of years, so the power of us extraordinary people has never really changed history and the world."
Savia was speechless. Silently, "This...how do I know this?"
In fact, she subconsciously wanted to answer that of course the one percent elite could represent the human world, but she felt something was wrong. Without the ninety-nine percent of ordinary people, could humans still be a race? Think about it again, if there are no farmers in the countryside and coolies in the city, who will provide food and who will do the manual labor?
La Di continued: "For thousands of years, kingdoms have been established and destroyed one after another, leaving behind countless grand and tragic epics. Each evil has been eliminated by heroes, and countless fascinating stories have been written. Legend, but what does this have to do with the lives of ordinary people? Who will be the king and who will be the hero can't make any change in their lives."
Sevia thought for a while. Considering that the Blue Witch would not bring her here for no reason, she guessed: "Then the great power you recognize is related to the machines in front of you?"
"Yes, my sister."
La Di answered without hesitation.
"Not just these machines, but also what they represent is a more abstract and deeper thing. It allows ordinary people to burst out with great power and use it to subversively change their lives."< br>
Sevia shook her head, "I don't understand. Can't the machine here just produce a few more pieces of cloth? How can it change the lives of ordinary people?"
"Haha, maybe that's right. For people of your class, clothing is just something you can buy, but not for those who are willing to wear decent clothes only during festivals. And this is only one aspect of it."
Speaking, La Di raised her hand towards the factory.
“Sisters, look at the characteristics of the people working here?”
Sylvia observed as she was prompted.
"More than half of the workers here...are actually female workers?" She quickly discovered the characteristics La Di mentioned.
“Exactly!”
La Di nodded in confirmation.
"Since the beginning of history, women's family status has not changed much. There are very few women like you and me who can choose their destiny within a relatively free range. The reason is simply that in this era where labor is mainly based on manual labor, Due to physical limitations, the wealth created by individual women is too little compared to men.”
“Although the main force in weaving was women in the past, due to the inefficiency of traditional looms and the focus on family. Under the unit's production model, the pay they get for a whole day's work is still far less than what their husbands get when they go out to farm or do work. But it is different now. Because of the emergence of this new type of loom, the rewards they can create. The value of wealth is ten times that of before, and the remuneration received has also been greatly increased. Along with this, the voice and status in the family have been improved. Men have to consider this issue before shaking their fists at their wives - —Their wives can support themselves without relying on them."
"This...this is truly the first time in history that I know of."
After thinking about it carefully, Sevia couldn't help it. Don't admit it.
“Exactly, if a new technology like this that can exponentially improve labor efficiency becomes popular, then the breadth and depth of its impact on us humans will be greater than any heroic adventure legend or the casting of a few spells. ”
While Ladi was talking about the meaning, she looked at Paul's back. All of this was brought about by that man.
“My sister, Lady Graiman, once said to me that events that had a truly profound impact on history were often inconspicuous to people at the time, but in my opinion, The appearance of these machines in front of us is such an inconspicuous thing, and in the Northwest Bay, or more precisely in Alda, there are many more similar 'inconspicuous things'."
At this time, La Di. A series of Paul's inventions such as telescopes, microscopes, papermaking, printing presses, harvesters, muskets and artillery, etc. flashed through his mind.
“You will see them one by one in Arda in the future, and these are powers that ordinary people can master. They do not require any noble blood or magical talents, as long as they form a certain scale. , they can burst out energy that we could never imagine before."
She approached Sylvia, who was still in a state of shock because of her words, held her hand, and said sincerely: " I hope that you and your companions can put away your arrogance as spellcasters, witness the beginning of new history with me and participate in it personally. By then you will realize that our impact on this world is not much greater than that of mortals. , or...we are one of them."
Sylvia looked at La Di's sincere eyes and nodded solemnly.
"Although my heart still resists what you said, I will give it a try."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, hearing the sound of Paul and the workshop in their ears Master's conversation.
“How is the sales of your cloths?”
“Very good. Our prices are so advantageous that none of the small family workshops in other places can compete with us. ”
(End of this chapter)