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- Are there really no oppressions for people living here in Manhattan?
The answer is definitely no.
No matter what time or era in this world, oppression will never disappear.
Even in countries where later generations took a unique path, oppression still exists.
????????? Corruption, various second generations, fighting for ancestors and Lao Tzu, and various relationships, these all fall into the category of oppression.
"It's just those Europeans who lived in Manhattan in the Song Empire in the seventeenth century. They felt this way because of the contrast.
Yes, if you compare Manhattan to European cities, it becomes obvious.
The taxes here in Manhattan are low and low.
All taxes can be clearly understood by taxpayers.
At the same time, after the government collects taxes, it will clearly disclose where the money is used and how much it is used so that citizens can clearly understand.
This kind of thing is shocking to those European workers who have not become citizens.
Not to mention that there are so many taxes in Europe, the nobles and nobles who collect taxes will not disclose how the taxes are spent.
¡°However, here in Manhattan, it is publicly announced.
Urban sanitation, public transportation facilities, construction of residential buildings, military expenditures, and maintenance of various public facilities.
Therefore, all expenditures are clearly disclosed so that citizens can know how the money is spent.
And the salaries of those working in the government will also be made public, without any concealment.
This way is to tell everyone that there are no corrupt people in the government, and at the same time, it also explains to the citizens that the government is clean.
This approach shocked the European workers in no small way.
So, these European workers are experiencing everything in Manhattan at the same time. They also began to have some thoughts about Manhattan.
That is, strive to become a citizen!
Yes, the idea of ??becoming a citizen exists in the minds of almost all European workers.
Just because it is difficult to obtain the status of an imperial citizen, this has become a goal for them.
In fact, European workers are just deceived by appearances.
The Song Empire is not as beautiful as it seems on the surface.
Oppression still exists here.
Otherwise, what are those European prisoners working hard and those black slaves?
And the reason why there is no corruption in the government is because these people are genetic people.
Moreover, the Song Empire was still an imperial country.
Plus the government dividends from the umbrella company. There will always be subsidies for government civil servants, so there is no need for those civil servants to be corrupt.
The reasons for this are very complicated.
"However, those Europeans don't see it that way.
¡°At least in their eyes, the Song Empire was absolutely honest and did things for the people.
At the very least, there will be no such country in Europe.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Out of those nobles and church lords, all of them are willing to die to make money for themselves.
I¡¯m also afraid that I¡¯ll make less money.
?This thing is afraid of comparison. Once compared, there is no need to say anything.
Regarding the changes in Manhattan, there are also the concepts of European workers. The intelligence agencies have been keeping track of detailed developments.
Although the riots instigated by the church some time ago caused some trouble here in Manhattan.
But if the church still wants to do this now, it is unlikely.
Nowadays, the Native American belief "Jiejiao" has appeared and has achieved considerable results.
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After more than fifty days of voyage. Five envoy ships departing from France finally saw the outline of Manhattan.
Standing on the deck, little Louis XIII seemed very excited. He had been imagining what kind of city Manhattan was.
But after thinking about it, his mind was full of European architecture or other cities with Gothic architecture.
It¡¯s not the style of Manhattan at all.
But this can¡¯t be blamed on little Louis XIII. This is his first time traveling far away.
¡°Besides, he has never seen the cities of the Song Empire or come into contact with America.
This era is not like the future. You can fly anywhere.
If it were a later generation, a prince like little Louis XIII would not be so lustful.
"Ahead is Manhattan, the commercial city of the Song Empire. This city is very prosperous and lively, with a population of almost one million."
D'Artagnan, the guard captain standing next to little Louis XIII, spoke out the information he had obtained in a thick silk tone.
What kind of concept is this for a city with a population of almost one million?
??Especially for Europeans.
In future generations, a city with a population of 100 people would not even be considered a city. That is normal.
¡°But this is the seventeenth century.
This was not the era of population explosion in later generations.
In this era, the capital of the Ming Dynasty in China had a relatively large population of about two million people.
But in the Ming Dynasty, there were only two or three cities with a population of more than one million.
The Ming Dynasty in the East is the only one in the world.
¡° Needless to say, Africa is not much better in the Arab world.
As for Europe, London in the UK, Paris in France, and even Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Empire, only had 200,000 to 300,000 people each.
But even so, it can be called a prosperous metropolis in Europe.
"Twenty to three hundred thousand people will be a county in later generations"
¡°That¡¯s the case, London, Paris and Madrid also stink.
Hearing this, little Louis XIII¡¯s expression changed drastically.
He seemed to be thinking of the situation in Paris.
Paris, a city that the French have always been very proud of.
In fact, in the seventeenth century, it was just a large WC-like existence.
The streets throughout the city are filled with excrement and water, not to mention the smell.
This is also the reason why the nobility and royal family are unwilling to live close to Paris, because the smell is so bad that it can be smelled for ten miles in the wind, and it is not a place for people to stay.
But the population of Paris is only over 300,000.
Nowadays, Manhattan City in the Song Empire has a population of almost one million.
Doesn¡¯t this mean that the smell of the entire city is much richer than just that?
This is what I thought of. Little Louis XIII's expression would change dramatically.
Poor little Louis XIII, he actually regards Manhattan as one of those cities on the European continent that don¡¯t care about urban sanitation. He really should be spanked and taught a lesson.
"D'Artagnan, a city of more than one million people is indeed very big, but can they bear it?" Little Louis XIII asked d'Artagnan with a pale face. "Paris only has more than 300,000 people, but the city has become like that. The population in Manhattan is more than that in Paris."
While talking, little Louis XIII was thinking. On one side, rich fantasies began to unfold.
Manhattan is a city floating on excrement water. Residents in the city either swim in excrement water or row boats
¡°Little Louis XIII is only an eleven or twelve-year-old child now, so he is at the age where he likes to fantasize, right?
Therefore, it is not surprising that he has some strange fantasies in his mind.
And d'Artagnan is not too clear about this. After all, what he knows is all he temporarily inquired from businessmen who came to Manhattan when he left France.
So the inquiry was very general. So he really doesn't understand the health situation in Manhattan.
So he listened to what little Louis XIII said and then thought about the situation in Paris.
Immediately, d'Artagnan's expression changed. It has become as ugly as little Louis XIII.
If Zhao Hongyu knew about this, he would definitely laugh to death.
Because from this point alone, we can see how afraid the French are of urban life.
In this era, city dwellers do not represent nobility. But filth.
But who can you blame?
Who told the countries in continental Europe not to pay attention to sanitation construction in cities?
Without sanitation management and various sewage disposal facilities. It is not surprising that there is a scene of bad weather in the city.
You must know that the earliest time to solve this problem would have to wait until the end of the nineteenth century, that is, in 188x.
Only then will the British start to rectify their own city of London.
But whenBefore that, European countries were still living in excrement.
¡°Before managing urban sanitation, European countries suffered a lot.
Because urban sanitation is not managed, various epidemic diseases occur frequently, which has also been recorded in history.
No matter what later generations of Europeans say, they cannot escape this period of history.
"Little Louis XIII and d'Artagnan don't know about this.
Now, the two of them are full of delusions about the shitty world.
This place is very close to the Manhattan Port, so you can often see single-pole dhows and medium-sized fishing boats passing by nearby.
Those small spinnaker fishing boats cannot fish in distant waters, so the fishermen on such boats can only fish in the waters near the Manhattan Pier.
These fishermen are all of Indian origin, with few Chinese and European origins.
Of course, there are still European employees on some large offshore fishing vessels.
The Indians here are no longer as naked as before. Under the influence of the empire for two years, they have become accustomed to wearing labor cloth clothes and trousers.
The most important thing is that this kind of labor cloth suit is not afraid of getting dirty, and it is also strong and warm.
You know, it¡¯s just the beginning of spring, and the weather outside is still relatively cold.
Especially in the morning and evening, everyone wears more clothes.
These Indian fishermen are already used to seeing ships coming and going.
And their appearance and skin color, which were different from Europeans, amazed Louis XIII and D'Artagnan.
The world is so big and full of wonders that they never imagined that the skin color of the people here on the American continent would be completely different from the people they knew.
Of course, the black hair and black eyes of the Chinese people also surprised them for a while.
After Little Louis XIII and his ship sailed into the area of ??the port management office, a triangular boat came quickly and stopped on their side.
This is the Manhattan Port, a guide ship specially used to guide ships coming and going.
Yes, the Manhattan port has too many ships entering and leaving the port, so it must be managed by guided ships.
At the same time, the berths at the port are also numbered, which they will definitely not understand, such as Little Louis XIII.
Even European businessmen who have been to Manhattan several times are still a little unclear about this rule.
Therefore, a guidance ship must be used to guide the warships into the port and then assign them berths.
The Chinese officials guiding the ship boarded the battleship, and little Louis XIII revealed his identity to him.
¡°Prince of France, you don¡¯t dare to delay this matter.
At that moment, the officer guiding the ship quickly informed his colleagues of the news and asked them to report the news immediately.
And he himself began to take photos of berths for five seagoing ships.
When dealing with a prince, there are some things that cannot be neglected.
Especially, France can now be regarded as an ally of the empire.
There are propellers under the guide boat, so they can speed up their speed.
Therefore, within a short period of time, the guide ship docked.
Little Louis XIII and the others who were at sea were dumbfounded as they watched the guide ship leave quickly.
No other, because the speed of this ship is simply too fast.
They don¡¯t know yet that there are such fast ships in this world.
At the same time, this boat looks no different, and it still has a single jib.
??And the wind is not strong at this time, how can it sail so fast?
The French really don¡¯t understand.
Regarding such a question, of course the Chinese official would not tell the truth, although he knew it.
Is it possible that he really told little Louis XIII that the ship had a propeller underneath and an engine inside the hull?
?Obviously, this is impossible.
Because this is a secret belonging to the empire, how can you tell others casually?
Just like that, with full of doubts and shock, little Louis XIII and his ship docked.
For little Louis XIII and his party, Manhattan brought them one shock after another.
The busy docks and lively crowds cannot be seen even in Marseille, the largest port in France.
The entire port is paved with stone slabs and looks clean and tidy.
?There are various goods piled neatly on the dock, and the merchants are constantly talking and seeming to be bargaining.
And the workers who were carrying the goods were handling the goods carefully.
Some children were shouting in a language he didn¡¯t understand, and they were constantly soliciting things from people coming and going.
Here, you can¡¯t see any numb expression on people¡¯s faces, but little Louis XIII can see their longing and hope for happiness from people¡¯s faces.
Looking around, the pier is densely lined with poles, and many merchant ships are docked here.
??It can also be seen how developed the business here in Manhattan is.
Phew!
Little Louis XIII took a deep breath.
He knew that this was just a corner of Manhattan. If he wanted to understand the Song Empire, he would have to start here - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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