Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1412 The Last Step of the Yellow River Problem ([-])
Not only does he focus on the interests of shareholders, but he himself is one of the North American powerhouses that Liu Yu fostered back then. His father directly won the Order of St. Louis with ginseng and mink fur. Twenty" wealthy families.

So it is hard to say how much awareness of the so-called future and the so-called country can exist.

Walking on the streets of Xinshaofu City, looking at the bustling people who are busy transporting potatoes, barrels or firewood, smelling the strong aroma of wine, Villandry has read about "free trade" and "free trade" in recent years. The understanding of the "world market" has deepened.

Turning his head, the translation adjutant next to him said: "This is a part of the world trade you mentioned. For our company, this may be just a shelf for refreshing potato shochu; but for world trade, this is your place. It is part of the system of the imagined 'new world'."

"I've read books about free trade over the years. Although... you should know, free trade, physiocratism, etc., in France, many people are advocating it. But in fact, I don't think they really understand free trade the concept of."

"Under the concept of free trade, the division of labor among countries is just like the division of labor among the princes in the Zhou Dynasty. Some are responsible for providing wine for filtering wine, some for wine, some for weapons, and some for copper and lead... "

"If free trade is regarded as the etiquette and law that you understand, and the division of labor is regarded as performing their own duties. Then, the new world you have created is that some countries provide cotton, some countries provide dyes, and some countries provide Gold and silver, some countries provide grain..."

"In the previous wars, you did not destroy the old order, but instead strengthened the old order. And you used the old order to become a new ritual law, or in other words, you used the free trade you advocated as a ritual law, which cannot be surpassed. You have been crowned as the emperor. "

"Just like, your previous dream was self-denial and restoration of propriety, which shows that propriety is the highest pursuit, but it cannot exist completely in reality, so you have to advocate propriety."

"And free trade is the same. Because it cannot exist completely in reality, so you have to keep advocating it."

"Then, in the future 'Tianxia' system, the entire New World will be a place that provides food, cotton, wool, meat, fur, or minerals, and consumes your various cloth, porcelain, tea, and steel."

"Although the British are the enemy, I have to say that the British are right to protect their textile industry. And you treat this industry protection as a violation of the new etiquette. It's like you told me According to the past stories, the princes who violated the etiquette and law will be boiled and killed by the emperor."

"Specifically in North America, the rule of etiquette is that you provide wine and grains here. We, the New French, are responsible for buying these wines and grains, and arm ourselves to guard the frontier for you to stop the 'Dongyi'."

"Obviously, at least for a long time, this is the order in North America. Any force that wants to break this order...whether it is us, the Spaniards, or the British will be punished."

"Although this sounds bad, even the pride of France is psychologically unacceptable. But obviously, this is the reality, and New France is the beneficiary of this order."

"We took our guns, went deep into the jungle mountains, allied with the Indians, and fought bloody battles with the settlers of thirteen states. In exchange, you provided wine and grain, and thereby secured the fur and ginseng trade."

"As you said, in fact, ginseng can be planted, right? But you didn't plant it. Instead, you used it to maintain this order. Because... Obviously, except for ginseng, you can't find a way to spit out the silver .”

The adjutant translator didn't want to discuss the issues of free trade and the rule of law.But the translation adjutant was very clear about the fact that "ginseng can actually be planted" that Villandry said.

Because, in the woodland, it can indeed be planted.Of course, in history, in fact, at the end of the middle Qing Dynasty, a large number of so-called "Liaodong ginseng" were actually grown in forests; most of the Korean ginseng was grown.

Those who really know what to do know it well.As Lao En said, those who are really knowledgeable know that the white wine in Hamburg is blended with lead acetate, potato liqueur and poor grape marc.It's okay to bluff outsiders, but how can people in the real industry not know this?

It's just that this year, due to the lack of chemical fertilizers, the cycle of growing ginseng is too long.Moreover, it lacks sufficient modern facilities. It is planted under the forest and basically grows naturally. Do you think it is planted or wild?

Knowing the inside story of the industry, the adjutant translator also understood what Villandry meant, and said, "You mean, this matter was a strategy from the beginning? And from the beginning to the end, we are all behind this strategy. Medium? Then, what is the purpose of this strategy?"

Villandry pointed to the busy crowd around him, then pointed to himself and the translation adjutant, and said, "Purpose? All of this."

"That's what I just said... order."

"We are part of this order, because the task we undertake in this order is to resist 'Dongyi' as you said 'Fangbo'."

"In return, they destroyed the ginseng industry in North Korea, and transferred the profits of the ginseng industry to us as watchdogs. In this new order, North Korea is a country that provides division of labor to rice, paper, and coal mining iron. vassals, and no longer a tribute ginseng."

"Order, at least the order in North America, has been established. In the past five or six years, we have had at least seven border conflicts with the reclamators of the thirteen states, and every time there have been massacres, revenge, skinning, and burning. "

"But we have nothing to do, because we 'voluntarily' did it. We were not forced to do it by their great emperor."

The adjutant translator thought for a while, then frowned and said: "But as far as we know, the vast majority of people in this city are migrants from the New River Channel area of ​​the Yellow River. So, are they also in this new order? "

Villendry shook his head and said: "That's exactly what I want to say. They established order, and it seems that what they have done is destroying this order."

"Because of the current order in North America, in fact, the west coast only needs 6 to [-] people, which is enough to maintain the existing trade order."

"But obviously, they're still migrating."

"Since New France's task in this 'order' is to resist Dongyi. So, what if one day, when this matter does not need us? You also know that ginseng can actually be grown, and I think they It is also very clear that at that time, why should the money be earned by us?"

"Perhaps, one day, when we don't need to resist the 'Dongyi', the ginseng planting industry will develop in North Korea or your Liaodong Shandong. Or, it will be transferred back from here."

Villandry spread his hands with a wry smile, and said helplessly, "But this is impossible. Even if I know it, I still want to do it, and I am very happy that you can hand over this property to New France for the time being."

"So, I said to my sons: If you make money in the future, you should not stay in New France. Instead, you should go back, buy a large manor, buy a lot of land, and buy a title of nobility through donations. Instead of Continue to do the work here."

Villandry's vision for the future sounds plausible.

At least it sounds right now, it does make sense.

However, according to the original historical process, if his sons return to France to buy noble titles, land, and manors... Calculate the time, they will definitely catch up with the guillotine carnival and the Jacobin land reform.

Of course, it is impossible for him to know now, at least France now seems that the old order can still be maintained.

Considering the future of his children and grandchildren, Villandry had to pay attention to the "Yellow River" issue, so he asked: "Have you ever seen the Yellow River? If you really want to complete the feat of building a new river, how many people will need to immigrate?"

The adjutant translator nodded, he had indeed seen the Yellow River.Although he was not born in the Yellow River Basin, when he was "exiled" to North America, he saw the rushing Yellow River.

For the concept of geography, he still has some understanding.

Regarding the population density of Dashun, he is even more clear.

So he stretched out a finger and said: "At least, 100 million people. Even more. Here, it does not include those who were incorporated into the Xiang Army to repair the embankment, it does not include those who may break through the Guandong, and it does not include those who may go to the factory. working."

"If it is all up to the imperial court to use the treasury, including migration, emigration, embankment repairs, etc., it may need four to five billion taels of silver."

Villandry was astonished, and sighed: "It's enough for Prussia to fight ten Silesian wars. There are still millions of people... The migration of millions of people is unimaginable for France."

"Even the persecuted Protestants, from secession, to the Iberian Trial, to the illegal Protestantism of the "Edict of Fontainebleau", and the German War... In 150 years, there were only 200 million people in North America .”

"And they are trying to complete the migration of millions of people within ten or 20 years without persecution."

"Even now, with the goldfields on the west coast, it doesn't look unfeasible, and it might even be done soon."

"As for here..."

Villandry smiled wryly and said, "Is it possible to understand this?"

"Every time our company expands its trade volume, every time it expands the purchase of alcohol, it is selling the noose that strangles the company? And even if we don't sell this noose, and switch to another group of people to engage in the fur and ginseng trade, they will still choose Sell ​​such a noose?"

(End of this chapter)