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- Black slaves were very popular in the Song Empire. Anyone with enough money would buy a few and take them home as servants, or take them back to cultivate land.
??Among them, especially those farmers of Chinese origin who have divided their land, purchase the largest amount.
??Even led to a situation where the supply of black slaves exceeded demand.
The main reason for this situation is the shortage of labor force caused by insufficient population.
¡°Moreover, Zhao Hongyu and the others have not developed mechanized farming equipment, so farming requires a large amount of labor.
In Wang Shan¡¯s opinion, buying black slaves is more convenient.
Purchasing servants from the Ming Dynasty costs the same, but is relatively more troublesome.
So, how could Master Wang think of becoming a servant from the Ming Dynasty?
Facing Wang Shan¡¯s doubts, Master Wang smiled and explained.
??Among them, there is a comparison between the price of black slaves and the price of servants and maids in the Ming Dynasty.
There is still something that Wang Shan doesn¡¯t understand.
¡°Oh my god, I never thought that in the Ming Dynasty, the price of a living person was so cheap.
Is that human being?
"He's worse than a beast."
After listening to Master Wang¡¯s story, Wang Shanmeng said in stunned silence.
Mr. Wang nodded: "Isn't it? It is indeed worse than an animal. A big fat pig can be sold for a few taels of silver, but a living person is not as good as a pig. It's true." It¡¯s true that human life is not as good as that of an animal.¡±
Echoing Wang Shan, Master Wang also complained.
"how so?"
Wang Shan asked knowingly.
As for the forms of the Ming Dynasty, Professor Liu has actually analyzed them.
Although the old guy is older, he knows more about history than several young people.
Today¡¯s Ming Dynasty is in the Little Ice Age.
Various natural disasters occurred frequently, one after another, making the people of the Ming Dynasty miserable.
Droughts, floods, and even locust plagues are all natural disasters.
At the same time, coupled with the presence of major nobles and landowners, land annexation has become more and more intense.
This has made the people who were already in dire straits even more dire straits.
In the eyes of the nobles, those mud-legged people are not human beings, they are actually animals that walk upright.
Who cares whether they live or die?
In order to survive, farmers sold their sons and daughters, or even left their homes.
All I want is a way to survive.
For this reason, selling oneself as a slave is a normal thing, and it is not unusual in the Ming Dynasty.
In any large city, you can see people kneeling on the road, inserting straw and selling themselves.
"At least, in the eyes of those who can't survive, selling themselves as slaves can at least give them something to eat. Although they may not be full, they will not starve to death.
¡°When there are more people like this, it¡¯s hard for everyone to sell themselves at a high price.
The competition is too fierce, isn¡¯t it?
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? One by one, are eager to sell themselves at a lower price, for selling them is a way of survival.
What¡¯s more, there are so many people selling themselves into slavery.
In short, the price is very low.
Some people don¡¯t even need any money, just two meals a day and they can go.
For this situation, although it is funny, it is also sad.
It can be seen from this that what kind of situation the Ming Dynasty has reached now.
But that¡¯s it, those talented men and women are still talking about affairs and affairs, talking about national affairs, but they all turn a blind eye to everything that is happening around them and in front of them.
This is truly a true portrayal of "the wine and meat in the rich family stink, and the bones on the road are frozen to death".
Although the emperor also wanted to provide relief to the victims, the relief money allocated was often corrupted by those officials who were pitiful and silent about the country before it was used on the victims.
Most of the time, one tael of silver is spent on the victims, which is only a few copper coins.
This little money is of no use.
¡°If it wasn¡¯t for business, I don¡¯t think even a few copper coins would fall on the heads of the victims.
This is the official of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the history books say that these Ming Dynasty officials of this era who have left their names are "breathtaking", but take a closer look at which one does not have a magnificent home.
Hai Rui is a special case. What this guy wants is fame.
The officials of the Ming Dynasty were all like this. They either wanted money or fame. Of course, there were also more shameless fame and fortunes.
It can be said that all the weird things happened in the Ming Dynasty.
How could the old man Professor Liu not know about these things?
Therefore, when he proposed to immigrate the people of the Ming Dynasty, Professor Liu told Wang Shan and Zhao Hongyu.
Based on this premise, Professor Liu felt that he was very confident in dealing with the officials of the Ming Dynasty.
They are greedy for money, right? Just throw it at them.
¡°Moreover, the emperor is also short of money at this time, so he can use money to throw it away.
From the emperor down to the officials, as long as they are defeated with money, there will be absolutely no obstacles to immigration.
Therefore, it is absolutely possible to immigrate the refugees from the Ming Dynasty.
??Besides, instead of starving to death in the Ming Dynasty, it is better to come to America and give them a way to survive. This is also a good thing.
Professor Liu relied on this to convince Zhao Hongyu and the others.
Now, Wang Shan is pretending to be stupid.
Seeing the puzzled Wang Shan, Master Wang thought that these people from Zhao and Song must have never been to the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, it is normal not to know what is happening there and all kinds of corruption.
This was explained to Wang Shan.
While Master Wang was talking to Wang Shan, Liu Dashen and the others began to go crazy on their own land that had been demarcated.
They kept shouting on their own land, or muttering to themselves with tears in their eyes.
It can be seen that owning your own land is an exciting thing.
For the Ming Dynasty people of this era, their mentality is difficult for genetic people to understand.
They looked at the people shouting and going crazy, but they just complained in their hearts that these guys were 'bums'.
"Last year there were floods in the Huaihe River and northwest, and drought locusts appeared at the beginning of the year. The Ming Dynasty's treasury was empty and the emperor could not spend money to help the victims, so many victims left their homes and came out to find a way to survive. Because there were too many victims, there were also many people selling themselves. Everyone hopes that they can sell themselves smoothly, so the prices are lower than each other in order to sell themselves smoothly."
When Master Wang talked about this matter, his tone was very sad.
Thirty years ago, he did something like this. If he hadn't joined the pirates, he might be someone else's slave now.
As for the fate of being a slave, it may not be that good.
If you do well, you can survive, but if you do poorly, you can be beaten to death.
"Perhaps because he thought of himself thirty years ago, Master Wang's eyes were a little blurred and his tone became sighing.
Wang Shan did not speak to remind Mrs. Wang to continue, but waited patiently for him to continue.
"In comparison with each other, there are even people who don't need money. All they want is two meals a day to survive. Having enough to eat is already a luxury, so as long as they can stutter, they are willing to be slaves."
After retracting his thoughts, Master Wang continued.
"In that case, I plan to go back and take out all the money I left in the Ming Dynasty, buy grain, and then buy some manpower. I can't open up wasteland and farm the land myself." Mrs. Wang smiled sheepishly. "There are 200 acres of land. I definitely can't handle it by myself."
Wang Shan nodded. What Master Wang said was true. At the same time, it could be seen that he was thinking very carefully.
Indeed, now each of them has 200 acres of land, but the subsequent land reclamation is a big problem.
It is impossible for Wang Shan to help them do these things, so they can only rely on themselves.
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The 200 acres of land, which they themselves can't cultivate on their own, and the boss's land will definitely not be able to be cultivated in a short period of time. Therefore, it is particularly necessary to return to the Ming Dynasty to recruit some people.
"What I do is considered a good deed. I plan to use all the money to buy some maids and servants, and then buy it all into food. After all, I still need to eat and drink here."
At this time, Wang Shan spoke: "Yes, you are very thoughtful."
Mrs. Wang raised her hand and said: "There are too many people selling themselves in the Ming Dynasty, and the gentlemen will not take care of them, so you might as well become my domestic servant. Come here with me and you will have a living."Road, otherwise it would be death to stay. "
Wang Shan thought about it and felt that what Master Wang wanted to do would actually be beneficial to the empire.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? For those who were too happy to live in the Ming Dynasty, becoming his servants was a way of survival, and they would not starve to death there.
Although you have to leave your hometown, you can still survive.
¡°Moreover, this can be regarded as a disguised promotion of population immigration.
Of course, this approach also has some hidden dangers.
Mrs. Wang and the others came back with a large number of servants, and those servants only recognized them as their masters.
¡°And there must be a lot of servants that more than a hundred people can bring back.
Therefore, these people are potential safety hazards and must be guarded against.
Thinking of this, Wang Shan said: "Those servants signed the deed of betrayal in the Ming Dynasty. After getting here, the contract in the Ming Dynasty will be invalid and will be invalidated again, so you have to go to trouble and apply for the paperwork again with me, you know. "
Mrs. Wang clasped her fists and said repeatedly: "I know, I know, I will definitely abide by the rules and regulations of the empire and will never violate them."
Wang Shan nodded: "You will also become a master in the future, so you have to take care of your servants. As long as you work honestly in the empire, you don't have to worry about other things and can enjoy a happy and warm life, prosperous and prosperous. You can live a good life. But if you violate the rules of the empire, no one can save you."
Mrs. Wang nodded repeatedly, indicating that she understood.
Wang Shan looked at Mrs. Wang and wondered if he should speak more clearly.
After all, if this issue is not clarified, it will be troublesome for them to have some ambitions in the future. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - 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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