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    The Beijing News, which had been dormant for four days, finally launched a fierce counterattack. All its pages were filled with articles analyzing the causes of the Ming Dynasty's death, discussing the status and responsibilities of the Jin gentry, and explaining the New Deal. Some of the articles were written by Li Guangdi, Zhang Penghe and other disciples and former officials.  , are also written by famous officials with outstanding reputations among scholars, or are written by famous scholars such as Zhang Boxing, Dai Mingshi, Chen Menglei and other famous scholars in the Qing Dynasty. Even the Ming History Museum analyzes the causes of the fall of the Ming Dynasty.  Officials also have a high reputation among scholars.

    As soon as this issue of the Beijing News came out, it immediately caused a huge sensation in the capital. Not to mention the attitude of the court, just the names of these famous ministers and scholars were enough to attract people to rush to buy and circulate it. The Beijing News soon  It was snatched away.

    During this period, the New Deal and the trial implementation of the New Deal in Shanxi had long been aroused by the debate between the Beijing News and the Ning News. As victims of the New Deal, the gentry were naturally particularly concerned about the New Deal. When they saw the Beijing News  This posture made all the gentry feel bitter in their mouths and cold in their hearts. Seeing that the court did not compromise due to the strong opposition of the Yaoxia gentry, they were preparing for a new round of publicity.

    The Beijing News in the following days confirmed their suspicion. Articles written by a large number of imperial officials began to appear in the Beijing News. There were Manchus and Han immigrants, and there were more Han immigrants. News continued to spread.  Even more chilling to the gentry, the imperial court separated officials from the gentry by taking measures such as ensuring and improving officials' salary and benefits during their resignation period and after taking office to make up for their losses.

    Ning Bao's reaction to this was naturally extremely fierce. Not only did a group of gentry and merchants hire gunmen to criticize the New Deal in Ning Bao for their own benefit, but also a large number of talents who were not recognized and who dreamed of becoming famous overnight were also recruited with great effort and no effort.  Write an article to refute.

    In the continuous debates between the Beijing News and the Ning Newspaper, the popularity of the Ning Newspaper increased all the way, and it soon became known to everyone. There was an endless stream of gentry and businessmen who donated donations and advertised. Lang Yanji, the governor of Liangjiang, was overjoyed and quickly expanded the Ning Newspaper.  The scale of the newspaper soon developed into a one-issue daily newspaper, and the quality was continuously improved.

    Seeing that there was nothing wrong with Ning Bao's blatant criticism of the imperial court's new policy, many scholars from the north and the south who were cautiously on the sidelines began to lose their control. People began to write articles to join this unprecedented debate, and some held opposing opinions.  Yes, there are also those who hold supportive opinions.

    Scholars from all over the north and south submitted articles nearby, which caused a slight change in the Ning newspaper. Instead of the one-sided opposition in the past, articles supporting the New Deal began to appear.  However, the Beijing News did not publish articles against the New Deal at all, and the gentry in the capital complained endlessly. Many people rushed to Yaojin to join forces with the Yaojin gentry to plead with Shi Shilun, the governor of Zhili, to establish a Tianjin Newspaper.

    Not only the gentry in Yaojin, the capital, had this idea, but the gentry in Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, and Xi'an also began to implore local officials to imitate Ningbao and establish local newspapers. Governors and governors in various places were also jealous of Ningbao's income, and wrote zhezi to plead with him.  Create a local newspaper.

    While the debate over the New Deal was raging in both the government and the public, the attention of the princes and nobles in the capital was attracted by the slaves of the Japanese state. Rumors spread from the Lifan Yuan that starting from this year, the Japanese state would provide 300,000 skilled craftsmen and craftsmen to the Qing Dynasty.  Young and strong farmers.

    As soon as the news spread, all the princes and nobles were greatly moved, and they immediately rushed to Prince Lian's Mansion to inquire about the specific situation. For them, these skilled farmers from the Japanese country were really important.

    The American feudal kingdoms were vast and sparsely populated, and what they lacked the most were slaves to open up wasteland. Because the imperial court limited the number of people each feudal kingdom could bring in, without slaves, it would be difficult for the feudal kingdoms to develop rapidly. A group of princes and nobles were originally waiting for black slaves from Africa.  , Unexpectedly, the Japanese country Jingran would provide 300,000 skilled farmers and craftsmen.

    For them, this was like a timely rain. Skilled farmers were much better than black slaves who were not familiar with farming. Although the American feudal countries had fertile land, abundant water and grass, and numerous wild animals, they relied on hunting or  Grazing cannot solve the survival problems of many entrances. If the feudal country wants to develop rapidly, it must be planted on a large scale. If the food problem is not solved, everything is just extravagant talk.

    All the princes and nobles waited in the West Flower Hall of Prince Lian's Mansion until the early morning of the afternoon before they heard the report that Prince Lian had returned to the Mansion. Prince Jian, Yarjiang'a, Prince Xian, Yanhuang, Prince Yu, Baotai, and Prince Kang, Chong'an.  Bumuba, the king of Duoluo Shuncheng County, Narsu, the king of Keqinping County, Leerjin, the king of Shuncheng County, etc. all stood up to greet them.

    Yinsu just came back from Changyuan, washed a little, changed into regular clothes, and rushed over. After entering the door and greeting everyone, he sat directly under the main seat. After everyone took their seats, he said with a smile: "Everyone  They all came here for the 300,000 skilled craftsmen and young men of Japan."

    Prince Yu Baotai smiled slightly and said: "Bago, don't be tempted, are these craftsmen and young men of the Japanese country slaves? How much silver is one? The American feudal countries have restrictions on the number of banners, are there any restrictions on the number of slaves?"

    ??Yinhu took a sip of tea and said slowly and logically: ???These craftsmen and young men from the Japanese country were obtained by the emperor who agreed not to traffic gold, silver, copper and other metals from the Japanese country within three years, and exchanged one and a half million stones of rice with the Japanese country. They were not slaves, but just long-term workers for ten years.  "

    When they heard that they were not slaves, all the princes and nobles could not help but be disappointed. The difference between slaves and long-term workers was not that big. At the very least, long-term workers had to pay wages, and they had to pay compensation when they died. Besides, luck  To transport it, the expense is not small. Yaerjiang'a changed the topic and asked: "Eighth brother, the navy will go to Africa in September. Will the black slaves be able to arrive in Luzon before June next year? Besides, the black slaves  Does the slave know how to farm?¡±

    Seeing the disappointment on everyone's faces, and listening to Yarjiang'a asking about the black slaves, Yinsu couldn't help but smile and said: "There will definitely be African slaves next year. Can they arrive in Luzon before June?  At the moment, no one can say for sure whether they will be able to farm. It¡¯s hard to say. Some black slaves are good at farming, and some are not. Besides, Europeans are also catching black slaves in Africa. It¡¯s too early to say.  Only when you have a foothold in Africa can you have accurate confidence."

    Hearing that the Europeans were also capturing black slaves in Africa, everyone was speechless for a while. They all hesitated in their hearts whether to use these long-term workers from the Japanese country. After a slight pondering, Prince Xian Yanhuang said: "The emperor has always wanted to change the relationship between sects and vassals.  I have never had a good impression of Japan. Who knows what will happen ten years from now?"

    Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but feel happy. Zhenwu has always been warlike, and he was determined to change the relationship between sects and vassals. Judging from his various methods towards the Japanese country, it was not a matter of favorability, but hatred. Ten years later, the navy will  What scale will it develop to?  I am afraid that the Japanese country has already been included in the territory of the Qing Dynasty. What about Chang Gong?

    ??Yinhu nodded slightly, then said with a smile: "The emperor has decreed that the price for selling these young men in the Japanese country is twenty-four taels of silver per pair."

    Twelve taels of silver each?  The crowd was startled for a moment, and then they were very happy. Since they were long-term workers, they could not be sold. Zhenwu had obviously sold these young men from the Japanese country as slaves. Twelve taels of silver for a skilled young farm worker, this price  It's not expensive, and it's definitely a good deal.

    Yinhu glanced at the crowd and still smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about the slaves. Next year, there will be a continuous and large supply of African slaves and Mughal slaves. You don't have to fight for it. According to your respective financial resources,  Just do what you can with the transportation capacity. In addition, there is no limit on the number of slaves in overseas feudal countries, and the number of flags imported will be gradually relaxed. Furthermore, the emperor has allowed overseas feudal countries to equip 1ri-type firearms, but it is not a free gift.  , you need money to buy it, and new firearms will be gradually liberalized in three years.¡±

    Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but secretly rejoice. There is no limit on the number of slaves and there is a sufficient supply of slaves. Wouldn't it be a good idea to let the birds fly?  They don't care much about firearms. Since the restrictions on new firearms will begin to be relaxed after three years, why waste money on buying old-fashioned firearms? It would be better to buy slaves with that money.

    Prince Yu Baotai bowed slightly and said: "Bago, we all want to buy slaves, but we are really short of money now. Can Bago mention it to the emperor and let the 'Four Great Constants' lend us another batch of silver?"

    "You can't afford this little money?" Yinhu said with a smile: "Even if it's five thousand, it's only sixty thousand taels, so why borrow money?"

    "The eighth brother was enfeoffed in Africa, which saved a lot of money." Yarjiang Apo said with some sourness: "The money for buying slaves is only a small part, and the transportation and food supply are the big part. Even if we board the ship from Yokosuka  Going directly to the Americas is a voyage of nearly half a year, and it will take half a year to start reaping the rewards. Food and freight are more expensive than silver. Moreover, with more and more people coming in, the size of the fleet will also expand."

    It turned out that the plan was to expand the size of the fleet. Yinhu nodded and said: "The emperor has always strongly supported overseas feudal countries. Next time you have an audience, I will give it a try."

    When everyone heard this, they were all overjoyed and thanked them one after another. Yinhu returned the gift and said, "One thing that needs to be explained is that the craftsmen and young men of the Japanese country are all in pairs, and the craftsmen are allowed to bring their whole family.  Sales are also sales in pairs.¡±

    ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Hearing this, all the nobles and nobles couldn't help but be stunned. How young and strong is a woman?  Twelve taels of silver each?  Isn't this a deliberate attempt to trick them?  There are also craftsmen. If a craftsman leads a large family and everyone is paid in headcount, wouldn¡¯t he be at a loss?

    Bumuba, the king of Shuncheng County, glanced at the crowd and said coldly: "Uncle Eighth, we can't afford such slaves. Are African black slaves and those Mughal slaves always paired like this?"  For sale?¡±

    Yinsu was not annoyed, and still smiled and said: "African black slaves and Mughal slaves are only sold to men, and the price is lower than that of Japanese slaves. The initial price is ten taels. For these 300,000 Japanese young men, the emperor is really  I am reluctant to sell it to the Americas, and it is stipulated that the maximum purchase per income per year is two thousand per year."

    Purchase limit?  The crowd couldn't help but be confused. Prince Yu Baotai hesitated and said: "Why is this?"

    ?"It's very simple." Yinhu didn't show off, and said succinctly: "Japanese slaves are hardworking and willing to work hard. One slave can be as good as two African slaves. Female slaves are also good at farming. Moreover, it is easier for slaves to get married and have children."  Management, besides, isn¡¯t this child born in the same family?

    Hearing this, everyone felt relieved. None of them were not a lot of slaves, so they naturally understood this truth. Since the Japanese women were good at farming, what else could they say?
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