Chapter 175: Buying and Selling Kunlun Slaves! Finally Found Them! (Ch 175)

“Cancel the agricultural tax?”
“As expected of Chen Huaixin.”
“He really dares to think!”
Look at the deduced future.
Wang Qianhe opened his eyes wide.
originally.
He is the same as Ji Changwei in the future.
I think the policy of equalizing the land tax is the right one.
This should be the pinnacle of agricultural taxation law!
“No matter how much improvement is made.”
“We can only make some improvements on this basis.”
“And it can’t get any better than this!”
This was Wang Qianhe’s thought just now.
after all.
Judging from the deduced picture.
After the implementation of the land-based tax system.
The people were able to keep more money and grain than before.
And what the court gained was no less than before!
No matter it is due to loss or other reasons, the changes it brings are indeed better than the single whip method!
The future emperor of Yu Kingdom just needs to maintain this method and allow it to be implemented.
“Then Yu Country will not only not be short of money and food, but will also be able to win the hearts of the people of the world!”
That’s what Wang Qianhe thought.
But.
When his thoughts.
Compare that with the abolition of agricultural taxes.
Even an illiterate old farmer can tell which one is better!
“The abolition of the poll tax, which was based on the amount of land used, can be called a major reform.”
“And abolish the agricultural tax, and no longer collect money and grain from farmers.”
“Then… you should be called a saint, right?!”
Wang Qianhe’s face was full of amazement.
He knows it very well.
Chen Huaixin would think so.
That means it can be done!
Because he has proved more than once that even the most bizarre ideas can become reality!
But after hearing what Chen Huaixin said, even if the officials in the court wanted to continue to trust him, their reason told them that it was simply impossible to do so!
“Cancel the agricultural tax? This is shocking!”
“If the imperial court does not collect agricultural taxes from the people, where will the money and grain for the national treasury come from? Will it rely entirely on commercial taxes?”
“Commercial taxes only bring money, but no food!”
“Although money can buy food, money is not equal to food!”
“If Yu Nation’s agriculture encounters an accident or famine one day, then even if we have a lot of money, we won’t be able to buy food!”
“The people who cannot wait for relief food will definitely cause unrest in Yu Country!”
“…”
The officials were talking about it.
Of course they know.
Yuguo found local high-yield crops.
Yuguo grows them in the southwest.
But that’s all.
It is still not enough to make up for the gap caused by agricultural taxes!
If a famine really happens one day, the country of Yu will be on the verge of collapse!
Think of this.
Some officials shook their heads, thinking that Chen Huaixin’s idea was completely impossible to achieve!
But the official from the aristocratic family hoped very much that Chen Huaixin would really have a sudden inspiration and decide to cancel the agricultural tax!
“Is the Yu Kingdom in jeopardy?”
“Is there a rebellion in Yu Country?”
“This kind of thing…we really want to see it!”
These officials from aristocratic families thought to themselves.
but.
Among the princesses.
Ji Changxi, however, looked at the heavenly mirror as tall as a human with great anticipation!
She understood very well.
Chen Huaixin would not make any preparations and decide on something on the spur of the moment.
If he really wants to abolish the agricultural tax, then the food problem will no longer be a problem for Yu State!
“Yuguo’s local high-yield crops cannot achieve this.”
“It can only be used as relief food in times of disaster, and cannot be used as a staple food on weekdays.”
“That is to say, at that time, Yu Country must have had new high-yield crops to replace them!”
Ji Changxi thought so.
In her mind, she also thought of the high-yield overseas crops mentioned by Chen Huaixin!
“Once we find them… can we cancel the agricultural tax?”
…
【Chen Huaixin knows very well.】
【Abolish agricultural taxes.】
【This is not an easy task.】
【Even if.】
【He was able to find crops such as potatoes and sweet potatoes.】
[It is impossible to cancel the agricultural tax! ]
【”because.”】
【“Potatoes and sweet potatoes.”】
【“Not suitable for long-term consumption.”】
[“At best, we can only ensure that no one will starve to death again!”]
[Chen Huaixin certainly knows this.]
【even.】
【In the knowledge in my mind. 】
[The dynasty that owned potatoes and sweet potatoes, at the end of its reign, fed these to pigs! ]
【”so.”】
[“Before rice and other crops can reach high yields.”]
[“Don’t even think about abolishing the agricultural tax.”]
【Chen Huaixin is still very self-aware.】
【He intends to tell this matter. 】
【Take it as Yuguo’s future goal.】
【Let those who come later advance slowly. 】
【in this way.】
【One day.】
[We will definitely be able to reach such a future! 】
…
【August, the sixteenth year of Jingping.】
[After the imperial court acquiesced to the merchants’ actions to capture Kunlun slaves. ]
【It started last October.】
[There are already merchants.]
【Capture stateless slaves in Southeast Asia. 】
They know very well.
[It is better for people in Southeast Asian countries not to move for the time being. ]
【Because the chaos that would bring would affect everyone’s business. 】
【”but.”】
【“Just the current efficiency.”】
[“It’s still too slow.”]
[“How long will it take to catch a slow ship and send it to Yu Country to build a railway?”]
[The merchants at that time were very dissatisfied with the efficiency of the capture.]
[But in this matter, they can’t get help from the Yu Kingdom Navy, and those stateless slaves can just hide in the jungles of Southeast Asia. It’s difficult for the people they bring with them to quickly catch them in such a place! ]
【because.】
【They are just businessmen.】
[All they can bring are some guards.]
[Not only is the capture efficiency far inferior to that of the Yu Army that went to Jiaozhi, but the losses incurred during the capture process are even more painful for them! ]
[Some businessmen chose to give up.]
[But some merchants suddenly remembered that they were here to do business, so why did they have to send people to capture those Kunlun slaves? ]
“We are businessmen!”
[“That can be done in a businessman’s way.”]
[“Come and capture these stateless slaves!”]
[The businessmen’s eyes lit up.]
【They suddenly came to their senses.】
【I found out that I had been in a misunderstanding before! 】
[“Since we are not good at capturing Kunlun slaves, we can just spend money to buy them from the local small countries!”]
[“It’s all trade, it’s all buying and selling, why can’t we just buy these Kunlun slaves?”]
[“And these small countries’ local strength and familiarity with the local area are definitely stronger than ours!”]
【Some businessmen thought this way and approached the local small country. 】
[When the nobles of the small countries learned that the merchants of Yu Country wanted to buy new goods, they agreed without hesitation! ]
【after all.】
【A slave without a country.】
[It was originally a hidden danger! ]
[It’s just that there wasn’t much benefit before, so they were too lazy to deal with these people. ]
[Now that the merchants from Yu Country want to be the scapegoat, they are naturally willing to help capture him! ]
[When these Kunlun slaves were transported to Yu Country. ]
[They were assigned to the project of building a railway to the Western Regions.]
[And a large number of Kunlun slaves poured in. ]
[Naturally, Chen Huaixin also knew about this.]
【Merchants from your own country.】
【What exactly has been done in Southeast Asia? 】
“By spending money.”
[“Purchase Kunlun slaves from local countries.”]
[“This scene… is so familiar.”]
【Chen Huaixin recalled the knowledge in his mind, with a look of emotion on his face.】
【but.】
【With that knowledge. 】
【Something is different. 】
[After the merchants bought the Kunlun slaves, they did not sell them to the Yu Kingdom, but gave them directly to the imperial court so that the imperial court could speed up the construction of the railway. ]
[As for the expenses, according to the Chamber of Commerce, Kunlun slaves are not worth much, and those merchants just made a little less money at most.]
[“As long as the railway can be built.”]
[“As long as the steam train can pass quickly.”]
【“This little bit of effort.”】
【“It’s totally worth it!”】
【This is what the businessmen said. 】
【But the Chamber of Commerce is very clear. 】
[Those merchants who sent Kunlun slaves wanted to please the imperial court, or at least make themselves known to the court.]
[As for the cost of the Kunlun slaves, it is totally insignificant compared to the imperial court and the train! ]
[And Chen Huaixin also knew that although the practices of these merchants in Yu Country were somewhat different from what we knew, as long as they continued, they would also cause the small countries in Southeast Asia… to become chaotic! ]
【”because.”】
[“The stateless slave.”]
[“Sooner or later, we’ll catch them all.”]
[“When the small countries in Southeast Asia were reluctant to give up this benefit and had no slaves to capture.”]
[“They will definitely set their sights on…neighboring countries!”]
【Chen Huaixin thought in his heart.】
[Not only would this solve the problem of noisy neighbors, but it would also make money from war.]
[Even if the people of this country have objections, the powerful people of this small country will not miss this opportunity! ]
【“The Southeast Asia region.”】
[“It’s going to get chaotic sooner or later!”]
“Businessmen want to continue doing business.”
[“The only option is to extend the route.”]
【”perhaps……”】
[“It is possible to reach the African continent.”]
[“Catch the real black people to do the work!”]
…
In the Golden Palace.
Looking at the deduced picture.
Wang Qianhe frowned.
And the official from the noble family spoke directly.
“Merchants are merchants! Their nature is to pursue gold and silver!”
“Even people from other countries can be measured by money!”
“If we can’t catch him ourselves, we can just pay a small local country to help us catch him, and then transport him back to Yu Country to please Chen Huaixin!”
“Every move is for profit! My idea of ​​suppressing them is indeed correct!”
“…”
Listen to these people talking nonsense with open eyes.
The second princess Ji Changling snorted coldly.
But she was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore.
“after all.”
“Themselves.”
“I always spend money on servants!”
“It’s only natural for them to do this kind of thing.”
“Is it unjust for others to do such things?”
“Arguing with them… is just a waste of time!”
Ji Changling already knew how thick-skinned these people were.
She simply looked directly at the Mirror of Heaven and pretended those people didn’t exist!
only.
What the merchants of Yuguo did.
It still made her feel a little awkward.
The idea of ​​using gold and silver to purchase Kunlun slaves, which could even cause wars in other countries, still made her feel uncomfortable.
“It’s like a gentleman stays away from the kitchen.”
“Because I saw it alive, I couldn’t bear to see it die; because I heard its cry, I couldn’t bear to eat its flesh.”
“It’s the same with merchants from Yu Country buying Kunlun slaves.”
“There are also Kunlun slaves being sold in Chengguo now, but since we have never seen the capture and transportation process, we don’t feel any disgust towards them.”
“So even though I know it’s reasonable, when I see the process, I feel unhappy!”
Ji Changning’s voice rang out at this time.
Ji Changling looked at his eldest sister with some surprise.
Obviously.
Usually.
Encountering this kind of thing.
She should be disgusted by this because she is soft-hearted.
Why now…
“Because they are not my own people. I can’t even take good care of the people of my country, so why should I care about what happens to the people of other countries!”
Ji Changning seemed to have guessed what Ji Changling was thinking, and explained without waiting for questioning.
And these words.
It also caused a look of astonishment to appear on the faces of everyone present.
This prince has always been kind-hearted.
Actually… he has grown?!
…
【Tenth month of the sixteenth year of Jingping.】
[With the help of Kunlun slaves sent by merchants. ]
[The railway leading to the small country in the Western Regions is also being laid in an orderly manner. ]
【certainly.】
【This matter.】
[Those small countries in the Western Regions also know this. ]
【But it’s just limited to knowing! 】
【”because.”】
“There’s nothing we can do.”
“We can’t change anything.”
[“Even if you don’t want Yuguo to build the railway.”]
[“It’s like not wanting that monster called a train to appear in the Western Regions.”]
【”But……”】
[“We are powerless to stop it!”]
[The nobles of the small countries in the Western Regions were helpless. ]
[They had thought about it.]
【Send some people to sabotage the railway.】
【However.】
【When a city is razed to the ground by Yu’s army. 】
[They understood immediately.]
[Yuguo attaches great importance to this railway! ]
【As long as there is a problem. 】
【They will take action against other countries! 】
【“As for who destroyed it.”】
【“As for whether there is any relevant evidence.”】
【“It doesn’t matter at all!”】
[“Just like what Yuguo once said.”]
“They don’t need any evidence!”
【”on the contrary!”】
[“We are the ones who should produce evidence!”]
“We can’t prove our innocence.”
[“Then wait… for the arrival of Yu Jun!”]
[The nobles of these small countries of Yu are all very clear about this. ]
【so.】
【For the railway. 】
[They care more about it than Yuguo! ]
[We are afraid that someone will destroy it and then frame our own country! ]
[If that happens, my country will suffer an unexpected disaster! ]
[“As for why Yuguo wanted to build this railway, and extend it to our country.”]
[“I just hope.”]
[“It’s just like what Yujun said.”]
[“This is just to allow merchants to… trade better!”]
…
【Twelfth month of the sixteenth year of Jingping.】
【In the last month.】
【Chen Huaixin originally thought. 】
【Nothing should happen again.】
[Allow the Cabinet and the six ministries to sort out the affairs of the whole year. ]
【However.】
[While he was chatting with his eldest son.]
【When it comes to the people’s affairs. 】
[The new Prime Minister actually came to report that the Taoist who had been in the sea for almost three years actually returned to the land of Yu Country in the last month! ]
【”Um?”】
[“They actually came back?”]
[“I thought so.”]
“They may have had an accident.”
[“That’s why I haven’t been able to come back!”]
【Chen Huaixin’s face was somewhat surprised.】
【According to his estimation.】
[The Taoist priests have so many sailing experiences and with the help of the steam treasure ship, they will only be at sea for one or two years at most and should return to Yu Country.]
【after all.】
[The steam treasure ship’s sailing speed. ]
[But it is far superior to previous ships! ]
[Even if it’s a round-the-world trip, it’s time to come back! 】
[Why does it take so long this time? ! ]
【Chen Huaixin looked at the new Prime Minister.】
[The new Prime Minister also explained it very clearly.]
【“According to the leading Taoist priest.”】
【“They went to sea this time.”】
[“It seems that there have been quite a few unexpected events.”]
【“Plus.”】
[“They have been plundering a new continent for more than half a year.”]
[“That’s why this voyage takes so long!”]
【Listen to the new Prime Minister’s words. 】
[The astonishment on Chen Huaixin’s face was even more intense.]
【He didn’t expect it.】
【This is an old-fashioned way to go out to sea. 】
[A new world was discovered! ]
【”and.”】
[“It’s enough to search for more than half a year.”]
【“It means.”】
[“There are many things on this island that are not found in the mainland of Yu Country.”]
[“Otherwise they will probably just do the same as last time.”]
[“Just catch some kangaroos and we’ll be back!”]
【Chen Huaixin thought in his heart.】
【And this conjecture. 】
【It also makes his eyes brighter and brighter! 】
【because.】
【This time.】
【That Taoism.】
[It is very likely that the American continent has been found! ]
[“If that’s the case.”]
【“Not just potatoes and sweet potatoes!”】
[“There are many things produced on that continent.”]
[“They should be able to bring it back, right?!”]
【Chen Huaixin couldn’t sit still any longer.】
[He took his eldest son directly to the main hall.]
[After many times of going to the sea, coupled with the achievements made, the leading Taoist priest naturally qualified to meet him, instead of just being able to report to the Prime Minister! ]
【And when we arrived at the main hall. 】
[Chen Huaixin first glanced at the old Taoist, and then turned his gaze to the thing placed in the hall that he had never seen before! ]
【The more I look at him. 】
【He was more delighted. 】
【Especially.】
【When I saw potatoes and sweet potatoes. 】
[He even laughed out loud.]
[“Finally.”]
[“I found you!”]