Chapter 174: New Rich
As the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty raised the wealthy class in the steppes of Eastern Europe, the Vikings, who had money in their pockets, as well as the Slavs, began to build luxurious villas for themselves. รท miscellaneous โซ โซ insects รท
These people became the loyal rulers of the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Zhangwei said with satisfaction in Kiev: "Rich and long conscience, this sentence is good. โ
In Kiev, the Viking nobles with swords walked around, while the Slavic merchants chatted over milk tea and tin cups.
Jews from Western Europe also began to set up their own business in the cities.
These Jews, who were beaten, expelled, and abused like rats, finally found temporary peace here.
The Viking aristocracy looked down on the Jews, but they relied on them to fulfill the taxes issued by the Tang soldiers and rulers.
The bearded Jewish rabbis, wearing hats and braided hair, roamed the streets.
Tang Zhangwei said to his subordinates: "These Jews have lost their homes since they were destroyed by the Romans, and they are wandering around, but these people have never been assimilated by the people around them, so we should pay attention to these Jews." โ
Princess Suining said, "Some people say that these Jews are devils. โ
"That's nonsense, these Jews are shrewd businessmen and intellectuals," Tang said. One foolish Jew can intellectually crush one Viking and ten Slavs. โ
Princess Suining said, "Otherwise, we will form a Jewish regiment." โ
Tang Zhangwei said: "If the Jews are not stimulated, they will not be able to exert their supernormal combat power, but let's not stimulate them now." โ
In Kiev, many Jews began to intermarry with the Vikings, who were engaged in the financial industry, as well as had a monopoly on knowledge.
In addition to the people of the Tang Dynasty, economically, the Jewish people are probably the richest group of people. Of course, these Jews are definitely not numerically superior.
Those Slavs and Vikings, for the wealthy Jews, they were simply crazy with jealousy.
Among the Slavic folklore there are many jokes about the Jews, who are called devils.
A group of Jewish immigrants from the Eastern Roman Empire arrived in Kiev, and at this time, Princess Suining was riding a tall horse in the street, patrolling with a group of Viking knights and Tang soldiers.
Among these Jewish immigrants was a Jewish grain merchant named Awat, and his friends Benayoun and Benhaim drove a cart full of grain into the city.
The Viking nobles Barda and Saban, who carried bows and arrows on their backs and carried Mo knives issued by the Tang army, stopped this group of Jewish immigrants.
The Viking nobleman Barda asked Benhaim: "Why don't you live in Constantinople in the Eastern Roman Empire, what do you mean by coming to our Eastern European steppes?" โ
Benhaim, the bookkeeper of Awat, said: "Dear master, I am a poor emigrant, from the Eastern Roman Empire, and in Constantinople, that group of daring fellows, often rob us. Leo VI's exorbitant taxes made it almost impossible for us to survive. These people drove donkeys and openly disrupted at Jewish religious ceremonies held by our rabbis. โ
The Viking nobleman Barda put a Mo knife on Benhaim's neck and said, "According to the rules, every Jew who enters the territory of our Tang Dynasty must pay a tax of thirty silver coins. โ
Ben Haim said: "Oh my God! You killed me, and I don't have so much money. โ
The Viking soldiers Kenan, Bundayan, and Kayal received the order, and they immediately drew their swords. Surrounding the group of Jewish immigrants, the Viking nobleman Saban said: "Since you cannot afford to pay the human tax, you are not qualified to live in this world." โ
Awat, the Jewish grain merchant, and his friends Benayoun and Benhaim burst into tears, and Awaat fell to his knees, grabbed the ground with his head, and said, "You are taking my life!" โ
Princess Suining asked the Viking nobleman Barda, "What are you doing here?" โ
The Viking aristocrat Barda said, "We're just using some means to help the Tang Dynasty raise some food. โ
Princess Suining knew that Tang Zhangwei had been expanding his armaments, because in the steppes of Eastern Europe, Tang Zhangwei had built a powerful army.
In this way, he doesn't have to always mobilize troops from the Tang Dynasty, but in doing so, he must mobilize resources from here.
However, the Vikings and Slavs should not collect too high a human tax from them, because if they collect too much, they will rebel against the rule of the Tang Dynasty.
Tang Zhangwei was unwilling to do such a thing that did not outweigh the losses, so that the poor Jews became the best targets for wealth gathering.
Because, these Jews themselves have a lot of wealth, and secondly, these Jews themselves are not armed, so they can be kneaded at will.
The Viking aristocrat Barda said: "These Jews are so cute, it's so funny that we can make them rebel." โ
The Viking nobleman Saban said, "Why do you want to get these people who don't resist? โ
The Viking nobleman Barda said: "You are stupid, only if they do not resist, we can extort as much as we want." โ
Princess Suining said, "I'm tired and I'm going back to rest." She couldn't bear to see these Vikings, beating and abusing the Jews, but the cruelty of the Viking nobleman Barda helped the Tang Dynasty to obtain resources from these Jewish people in Eastern Europe.
The gentleman is not near the kitchen, but the meat should be eaten correctly.
In her palace, Princess Suining said to Tang Zhangwei: "Those Jews are really pitiful, I am afraid that those Vikings will eat them to the point that there are no bones left." โ
Tang Zhangwei said: "We have to come up with a way to collect the money of these Jews, but we don't want this method of killing chickens and eggs." โ
Princess Suining said, "Indeed, we have to think of a good way. โ
In Kiev, the Viking nobleman Barda commanded the Viking soldiers to loot the Jewish immigrants, and then they tied up the Jews and imprisoned them in the blacksmith workshops, so that they could work for the ironsmiths of the Tang Dynasty immigrants, knowing that their labor income could offset the human tax.
Awat, a Jewish grain merchant, and his friends Benayoun and Benhaim lost all their possessions, even their freedom.
Originally, in the imagination of the Jewish grain merchant Awat, this was a land flowing with milk and honey, but he did not expect it to be a trap here.
In Kiev, Awat, a Jewish grain merchant, not only lost his fortune and even failed to preserve his freedom, but he also did not expect that it was Alberman, a wealthy Jewish businessman, who proposed such a fucking policy. Alberman proposed this policy because he hated the influx of fellow Jews and robbed him of his original market.
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