New Shun 1730

Since he puts the interests of shareholders first, and he is one of the North American giants that Liu Yu supported in those years, his father directly won the Medal of St. Louis with ginseng and mink, and his brother is now regarded as the "top ranking" in New France. A wealthy family in their twenties.

So it’s hard to say how much awareness there will be of the so-called future and the so-called country.

Walking on the streets of New Shaofu City, looking at the bustling people on the streets who are busy transporting potatoes, barrels or firewood, and smelling the strong aroma of wine, Villandry expressed his thoughts on the "free trade" and "free trade" that he has read in the past few years. The understanding of "world market" has deepened.

Turning his head, the translator and adjutant beside him said: "This is what you call a link in world trade. To our company, maybe this is just a shelf for refreshing potato soju; but to world trade, this is your A part of the imagined 'New World' system."

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

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

"If you regard free trade as etiquette as you understand it, and regard division of labor as each performing his own duties, then the new world you shape will be that some countries provide cotton, some countries provide dyes, and some countries provide Gold, silver, and some countries provide food..."

"In the previous war, you did not destroy the old order, but strengthened it. And you used the old order to become the new etiquette, or in other words, you used the free trade you advocated as etiquette, which is insurmountable. You were crowned as the emperor. "

"Just like, your previous dream was to deny yourself and restore etiquette, which shows that etiquette is the highest pursuit, but it cannot exist completely in reality, so you have to advocate etiquette."

"The same goes for free trade. Because it cannot exist completely in reality, that's why you have to keep advocating."

"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 cloths, porcelain, tea, and steel."

"Although the British are enemies, I have to say that the British are right to protect their textile industry. But you regard this industrial protection as violating the new etiquette. Just like you told me As the story goes, princes who violate etiquette will be killed by the emperor."

"Specifically in North America, the rules of this etiquette are that you provide wine and grains here. And we New French people are responsible for buying these wines and grains, and arming ourselves to guard the border for you and stop the 'Eastern Barbarians'."

"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 Spanish, or the British, will be punished."

"Although this sounds bad, and even the pride of France cannot accept it psychologically. But obviously, this is the reality, and New France is the beneficiary of this order."

"We carried guns and artillery deep into the jungles and mountains, formed an alliance with the Indians, and fought bloody battles with the settlers in the Thirteen States. In exchange, you provided wine and grain, and thus ensured the fur and ginseng trade."

"As you said, ginseng can actually be grown, right? But you didn't plant it. Instead, it was used to maintain this order. Because... obviously, apart from ginseng, you can't find a way to spit out the silver. ”

Regarding the issues of free trade and the world of etiquette, the translator and adjutant did not want to discuss it. But the adjutant translator was very clear about what Virendri said, "Ginseng can actually be grown."

Because it can indeed be planted in the forest. Of course, historically, in fact, by the end of the mid-Qing Dynasty, a large number of so-called "Liaodong ginseng" were actually grown in forest lands; most of the Korean ginseng in Korea was grown.

Those who are truly knowledgeable know everything. As Lao En said, those who really know the industry know that Hamburg's white wine is blended with lead acetate, potato schnapps and low-quality grape dregs wine. It's okay to bluff outsiders, but how can real insiders not even know this?

It's just that these days, due to the lack of chemical fertilizers, the ginseng planting cycle is too long. It also lacks sufficient modern facilities. It is planted under the forest and basically relies on natural growth. Do you think this is cultivated or wild?

Now that he understood the inside story of the industry, the translator and adjutant also understood what Verendri meant and said: "You mean, this matter was a strategy from the beginning? And from the beginning to the end, we were all part of this strategy. Yes? Then, what is the purpose of this strategy? "

Villandry pointed at the busy crowd around him, then at himself and the translator, 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 the 'Eastern Yi' as you call 'Uncle Fang'."

"In return, they destroyed the ginseng industry in Korea and transferred the profits of the ginseng industry to us, and we became the watchdog. In this new order, Korea is a vassal that provides rice, paper and coal mining, instead of a tribute ginseng."

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

"But we have no way, because this is our "voluntary" move. We were not forced to do it by their great emperor."

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

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

"Because the current order in North America actually only needs 50,000 to 60,000 people on the west coast to maintain the existing trade order . "

"But obviously, they are still constantly migrating people."

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

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

Vérendry smiled bitterly and spread his hands, saying helplessly: "But this is something that can't be done. Even if I know, I still have to do it, and I am very happy that you can temporarily hand over this industry to New France. "

"So, I told my sons: If you make money in the future, you should not stay in New France. Instead, you should go back, buy a large estate, buy a lot of land, and buy a noble title through donations. Instead of continuing to engage in this business here. "

Vérendry's vision for the future sounds reasonable.

At least it sounds reasonable now.

However, according to the original course of history, if his sons returned to France to buy noble titles, land, and manors... Calculating the time, they would definitely catch up with the guillotine carnival and Jacobin land reform.

Of course, he couldn't know it now, at least it seems that the old order in France can still be maintained.

Considering the future of his descendants, Vérendry had to pay attention to the "Yellow River" issue, so he asked: "Have you seen the Yellow River? If you really want to complete the feat of building a new river, how many immigrants are needed?"

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

He still had some understanding of geographical concepts.

He was even more familiar with the population density of Dashun.

So he held up a finger and said, "At least one million people. Or even more. This does not include those who are incorporated into the Xiang army to repair the river embankment, those who may go to Guandong, or those who may go to work in factories."

"If the court relies entirely on the treasury, including migration, immigration, and embankment repair, it may cost 400 to 500 million taels of silver."

Vérendry was shocked and sighed, "Enough for Prussia to fight ten Silesian Wars. There are also millions of people... Migration of millions of people is unimaginable for France."

"Even the persecuted Protestants, from the separatist sects, to the Iberian Trials, to the illegality of Protestantism in the Edict of Fontainebleau, and the German War ... In one hundred and fifty years, only two million people gathered in North America."

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

"Even now, considering the gold mines on the west coast, this plan is not impossible to achieve, and it may even be completed soon."

"As for here..."

Vellendry smiled bitterly and said, "Can it be understood this way?"

"Every time our company expands its trade volume and every time it expands its purchase of alcohol, is it selling a noose to strangle the company? Even if we don't sell this noose, another group of people engaged in the fur and ginseng trade will still choose to sell such a noose?"