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    Not since man began to explore the sea has there been such a large fleet.  China's ocean-going fleet consists of more than 3,500 sea-going ships, 80 of which have reached the size of Zheng He's treasure ships.  The navy dispatched by various countries for this purpose totaled 45,000 people. If the supply ship was completely full, it could supply a town of 100,000 people for three months!  This multinational ocean-going fleet set out from the Istanbul seaport and headed west across the Mediterranean Sea. The supplies alone along the way were about to drag down the Western countries.  God, when have you ever seen such a huge fleet in the Western world where a few thousand people can make a country?  Even Rome would be emptied by such a fleet. Fortunately, Bai Dong had a plan. A few years ago, Chinese and Persian merchants began to bloom all over the Western world. While bringing countless supplies, it also greatly stimulated  The Western economy, the current Western world is like the scene in the heyday of Rome, and it has managed to survive.  And the Iliad Seaport is the last supply point for the fleet. The huge Chinese fleet will rest here for seven days to make up for the consumption along the way, and then it will sail a full four thousand nautical miles to land in America!  In the Americas at this time, only South America had civilization, which was in the preclassic period of the Mayan civilization. In the vast North America, even the Indians had not migrated from Asia, let alone Canada and Americans with impure blood.  Bai Dong is not stupid enough to publish the map of South America to all countries. In the future, the huge silver mines in Mexico must be slowly 'discovered' by the old Qin people; so now in the eyes of all countries, the New World is the land in North America.  .  There is no civilization or political power here, only primitive savages who are completely dependent on nature and can't even do slash-and-burn farming. However, there are all kinds of novel plants, fat guano, and abundant large and small mineral deposits.  It was enough to drive them crazy. Four hundred years since the Spring and Autumn Period, the long-term war had caused the Chinese to almost exhaust their superficial mineral deposits, and it was this superficial mineral deposit that had the most in the Americas.  Bai Dong walked gently off the boat with a smile on his face. On the boat, he saw his old friend Yue Ji and Fan Ti who had just arrived. He smiled at Yue Ji, winked, and praised:  "Your Carthaginian lover is very nice." Then he smiled and gave Fan Ti a big hug. Greeks and Romans loved hugging their closest friends and family members. Bai Dong and Fan Ti were following the local customs.  In terms of seniority, Fan Ti is Bai Dong's clan uncle, and this is considered a formal occasion, so Fan Ti hugged Bai Dong, a dignified Chinese Marquis, without any scruples, then took his hand and sat down and said:  "The Fan family has purchased a large number of black people and islanders, a total of five thousand, which should be enough for initial use?" "The number is far from enough, at least more than ten thousand are needed. The New World is too big, even if  Countries and various trading companies share profits, and there are still countless mineral deposits waiting to be mined, so even if the initial investment is this amount, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of laborers will be needed in the future." Bai Dong nodded and said: "But this can be done  Take your time, and when we have established a firm foothold in the New World, we can take ten, twenty, or even longer years to develop the New World, and there is no need to be too impatient." "Baizi, Patriarch, aren't we afraid of doing this?  Will the historian make a scandal and leave a dirty mark? " Yue Ji's status is different now. She is no longer the little woman who dared not interrupt in front of Fan Ti. After hearing this, she couldn't help but ask: "Bai Zi was the opposite when he was in Lao Qin.  They oppressed slaves, and when they attacked Sparta, they also made the Helots who were slaves praise each other. Good reputation is hard-earned, right? This time, when developing the New World, a large number of black slaves and island slaves are used. Are you really not afraid of leaving them behind?  "Do you want to be scolded?" "The people in Iliad Harbor are very mixed. There are yellow people, white people, red people, and black people. The little Carthaginian lover made Yue Ji have an inexplicable feeling for these foreign races.  After having more contact with foreign races, she gradually lost the mentality of a big country, and instead sympathized with these foreign races who were also flesh and blood.  So when I heard that the Bai family and the Fan family were going to purchase a large number of slaves to develop the New World, I couldn't help but feel sympathy. At the same time, I was really worried that the Fan family would be infamous for this.  "I once said that everyone is equal before the law. But why can everyone be equal before the law? This is because people are born unequal, so they must be regulated and maintained by the law." Bai Dong smiled and said: "Black people are born from  The central and southern region of Lizhou is a naturally hot place, and products are readily available. Therefore, everyone is lazy and has very short time, so they do not seek to make progress. As long as they have a full stomach today, they will not think about tomorrow's problems. Today, let their wives  They were pregnant with a child, but they didn't think about the child's future. So they were poor and weak. When Egypt was strong, they were enslaved by the Egyptians. When Persia was strong, they were sold to Persia. In the end, a slave economy was formed for this.  This is a naturally lazy nation. If I give them the same treatment as the Chinese, that would actually be the biggest injustice. So we give them the opportunity to work and let them pass?What¡¯s wrong with working hard in exchange for food, money or even rights?  What's more, we are different from the Persians. We will provide them with a good enough life and will not let them die of hard work. After the work period is over, we will also allow them to choose whether to continue working or stay. This is for  They should be grateful to us for providing them with the opportunity to leave Haili Island and move towards a new life.  "Haha, every time I listen to Zhu Guo's words, I always feel enlightened.  " Fan Ti couldn't help but laugh and said: "But since I have a clear conscience, why does Zhu Guo still want me to keep it secret?  When it comes to using slaves, none of the princes in the world are clean, so what do we have to worry about?  "This time the Bai family and the Fan family jointly purchased a large number of black slaves. Bai Dong also mobilized many islanders from Japan to work as laborers in the New World, but they were all done secretly. Not to mention spending a lot of money, it was also extremely wasteful.  Fan Ti is a little confused about the time, "Because I have arranged a secret fleet, and Gong Zishun will personally lead the voyage and carry people from the Bai family, Fan family, Xu family, Gan family, and Du family.  Find another landing place with these slaves. That place is at the southern end of the New World. There is a large amount of red gold and silver buried underground, and most of it is located on the surface, making it easy to mine!  The Bai family and the Fan family may not seek for the country, but they must control these most important resources, because only by controlling the economic lifeline can we realize what I want in my heart.  " "That's it." Fan Ti felt agitated in his heart: "I have read the chapter on economics in your "Das Kapital": 'The economic base determines the superstructure.' Merchants take care of the contract, seek innovation, and be fresh, so but  Those who build a country based on economy will all build a country based on law. If the country is governed by law, the economy will always expand, the country will have food, the country will be useful, and the law will be deep!  The world only knows that Bai Zi is the best at making money in business. He is not only a scholar in the world, but also the largest businessman in the world. However, a few people know that the money earned by the Bai Zhu Kingdom is not gold and silver, but the hope of China, the long-term prosperity of the country, and the prosperity of the clan.  Uncle, let me offer you a glass of wine!  "(To be continued.)
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