Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 114: The Single Tree

Suppressing the depression and discomfort in his heart, Bo Jinchen had no expression on his face: "What are the identities of those miners? Slave or freeman?"

There was a trace of uneasiness on Yu Yongzhi's face, but he still bit the bullet and resisted: "It's a slave, but those mine owners don't treat slaves as human beings too much, and ask those miners to stay in the mine for twelve hours a day." We are all from poor families and know how difficult life is, but life like them is indeed not for humans.”

Bo Jinchen's eyes became sharper, "Didn't the Holy Nation give instructions? Regarding the issue of the status of slaves, they should try their best to redeem them in exchange for their freedom instead of interfering with administrative means. Yongzhi, have you forgotten?" "

"Boxiang, redemption? Where can we get the money to buy it? You also know our situation in Jinzhong. Those nobles and gentry are all arrogant, and they don't worry about what we dare to do to them. Basically, we don't run away. The funds obtained are pitifully small, and they are not enough for use. Seeing those escaped miners come to our army to cry and complain about the inhuman treatment they received, the brothers couldn’t bear it, and asked to take those mine owners down for public display , I used military orders to force it down, but we can't sit idly by. Which of those mine owners is not a billionaire? They don't care about the redemption price you proposed, not to mention that we don't have any extra funds to spend on it! "

Yu Yongzhi has something to say. In fact, the funds obtained in Jinzhong are quite a lot, especially the wealth left behind by many nobles who have made good friends with the upper-class nobles of the empire and a large number of coal mines have brought a lot to the Taiping Army. Huge returns, just taking back these coal mines and auctioning them off, has already made a lot of money for the middle and high-level generals in the Taiping Army, but what is owned by the Taiping Army on the surface seems a bit meager. If this cleansing storm can be expanded infinitely, then both the Taiping Army and the benefits it obtains from it will increase exponentially. This is the conclusion Yu Yongzhi reached after discussing with several of his confidants. When the well-connected mine owner of the Taiping Army took over the heavy silver bills, Yu Yongzhi could no longer maintain a calm heart.

Bo Jinchen didn't think of those dirty thoughts in Yu Yongzhi's mind at all, he was still thinking about how to deal with the question raised by the other party. The means used by mine owners to enslave slaves must be very cruel. It has always been the inherent view of those slave owners to treat slaves like cattle and horses. If they want to abolish it at once, in Bo Jinchen's view, there are still many problems that cannot be resolved. Difficulties. In areas like Jinzhong, the mines mainly use slave labor, and not many free people are engaged in this work. Once the abolition of slavery is forcibly implemented, I am afraid that it will immediately cause chaos. Bo Jinchen’s original idea was to increase the taxation of mines, increase the tax rate, and then use the funds to buy the mine owners by the government. Of course, the price must be much cheaper than the market price. This may reduce resistance, but never At present, it seems that this idea is difficult to be recognized by the following people. Having mastered the power, it is entirely possible to give the slaves the status of free citizens by force. This probably represents the aspirations of many people headed by Yu Yongzhi, and judging from the current delicate atmosphere, the Holy King seems to be inclined to this attitude .

What Bo Jinchen is most worried about is not the issue of the abolition of slavery in Jinzhong. It was a strong opposition, and even caused some chaos and troubles, but Bo Jinchen still believed that it could be calmed down smoothly. What he was worried about was that once this wind blows, no one can control it anymore, and this wind The wind is bound to blow stronger and stronger, and it will affect other areas. In addition to the abolition of slavery, the calls for further confiscation of the assets of merchants, landlords, and all noble gentry will be nationalized or distributed to the poor. It is possible to put it into practice, and at that time, it will inevitably lead to chaos in the entire control area, which is what Bo Jinchen never wants to see.

"Then Yongzhi, what do you mean?" Rubbing his forehead and cheeks a little sleepily, Bao Jinchen finally asked the core question.

"Uh, this, that's why I came here to ask for advice." Although Yu Yongzhi was arrogant, he knew that the wisdom of the man in front of him should never be underestimated. The person in front of him has received the truth, but he still dare not act rashly.

"Hmph, Yongzhi, are you still playing sloppy in front of me? This is supposed to be a matter of civil affairs, why are you so active?" Bo Jinchen's tone changed and became a little cold.

"Uh, Prime Minister Bo, it's not that Yongzhi overstepped his power, but that the 300,000 men under Yongzhi's command urgently needed life and supplementary weapons, so they had to come to the Holy City to ask for help from the Holy King and Prime Minister Bo. Please understand Mrs. Bo." Yu Yongzhi looked more condescending at this time, but in Bo Jinchen's eyes, his teeth were cold. In fact, he already knew the purpose of Yu Yongzhi's visit. He didn't care about civil affairs, but because of his prestige, and his views and opinions were completely opposite to those of the Holy King, so the Holy King came up with such a method. Come up to ask for your own opinion, in fact, everything has already been decided.

"Oh, I'm not in charge of civil affairs. You should ask the minister for instructions on this matter. As long as you decide, you don't need to tell me." Bo Jinchen lay down in the chair and curled up slightly, " Go ahead, Yongzhi, but you still need to pay attention to the methods and methods, and you need to treat those mine owners differently. It goes without saying that those mine owners who are more ungrateful than the people are very angry, but the gentry with high popularity and reputation must not mess around .”

Knowing that everything was inevitable, Bo Jinchen couldn't help but say a few more words, hoping to make the last effort, although he also knew that these words would be difficult to reach the ears of the person in front of him.

Feeling ecstatic in his heart, Yu Yongzhi still saluted respectfully on the surface: "Boxiang, then Yongzhi will go. After Yongzhi submits the text, he will return to Heshuo, and he will come back to pay his respects to Boxiang when he returns to the Holy City next time."

Silently waved his hand, at this moment, Bo Jinchen had lost his mind, until Yu Yongzhi's figure disappeared, Bo Jinchen's eyes were still staring at the top of the beam, and it was useless to persuade the Holy King , Once upon a time, this old friend of mine didn't even want to see him face to face. How long can the glory last?

Bo Jinchen seems to have seen the ruined walls behind the carved beams and painted pillars.

The one-week visit opened the eyes of Viscount Moncardi and his party, from the iron smelting blast furnaces in Yinchuan and Qingyang to the ceramic kilns in Bonan, from the brewing workshop and salt well in Guide to the medicinal material workshop in Jinzhou And wood processing workshops, from Qingyang's wool textile center to Taixuan's sugar workshop, although they passed by at a glance, Moncardi and his party were still overwhelmed by the vibrant Northwest economy, just like the same The machine with full horsepower is running at an unstoppable speed, and the economic situation of the entire Northwest is not only no less than that of the small duchies of the Hansen Alliance countries, it is even worse than that. The good social security and business environment, the education mechanism and health institutions that have begun to take shape have opened the eyes of Viscount Moncardi. It seems that the level of civilization in the legendary Eastern Continent is no less than that of the Western Continent.

However, Viscount Moncardi's request to visit the Northwest Army was rejected, but Plovlan and Miss Dreiser had the honor to witness the iron cavalry drill from Mott as his fiancée, Mott The proficiency of the cavalry and the unparalleled momentum of the charge made Plovlan amazed, and that Miss Dreiser was even more engrossed in all aspects and took advantage of the rare opportunity to observe and ask questions in the military camp in the northwest~IndoMTL.com ~Many problems have unknowingly exposed a side that does not match her identity. She didn't even notice it. After the visit, the people from the security department quickly reported this situation to Wufeng's ears. It was just Ambassador Jiedu With a magnanimous wave of his hand, he asked the people in the security department not to deliberately restrict the other party, but just pay attention to monitoring, which puzzled the people in the security department.

After obtaining all the information from his niece, the anxiety in Viscount Moncardi's heart became more serious. If you really want to destroy the current Luobei people with the strength of the Northwest, it is not impossible from the current point of view, especially in the west, the Luobei people are also attacked by the Chidi people. If the Northwest people are really determined To punish the Luobei people, in fact, there is no need to punish them. Even if the current situation continues, it will be enough to drag the Luobei people down. Once the Luobei people collapse, the voice of Chidi people is bound to be loud, and the end of the Hansen Alliance’s northern countries is coming. The greedy and cruel Chidi people will bring more than just burning and killing to the Hansen Alliance Looting is so simple, they will even give birth to people who conquer these places, and it is unknown whether the idea of ​​turning civilized people like themselves into machines and livestock to be squeezed will arise in their simple minds.

At this time, the idea of ​​persuading Li Wufeng to give up weakening the Luobei people became extremely strong, but unfortunately, Li Wufeng didn't seem to be very interested in him now, and his several requests for interviews were declined by the other party because they were busy with business, but the other party refused. Having time to go to Golden State with this guy from Plovran for the summer, it made Moncadi feel extremely depressed. It was so easy to wait for Li Wufeng and Plovlan to return to Qingyang, and Meng Cardi couldn't care less at this time. For his own future and the prosperity of his family, he could only go to Plovlan with the cheek and ask him On behalf of him, he conveyed his wish to see Li Wufeng.