As a reactionary emperor with the soul of the 21st century, Chen Dexing was deeply disgusted by the enslavement of African black corn by European colonizers in history, and naturally did not allow such a crime to be repeated in the world he ruled.

White slaves? Uh, Sister Bai is not a black Shu millet, the situation is different! Moreover, the number of white sisters who were sold was limited, only a few thousand a year, and most of them became the concubines of rich nobles. Chen Dexing can't get along with the reactionaries of Quan Daming for the sake of thousands of white sisters, right? Besides, these white sisters were captured by the Heavenly Sect God warriors and the Mongols, and they could figure out what kind of fate they would end up with their heels, and buying them to Daming actually saved them. This is a good deed, Chen Dexing has always thought that he is quite kind, and he is still willing to lend a helping hand when he has the ability to help others.

"Selassie, they ......" The kind-hearted Emperor Chen pointed to the dozen or so white sisters who had eaten and drunk enough and were burping. How do they sell? ”

"How to sell it? Of course, it's a sale! "Selassie. Solomon knew that he had met a great customer, and immediately said with a flattering smile, "There are fifteen virgins here, and each of them is as beautiful as a flower......

It's really like a flower! Chen Dexing frowned and glanced at these dirty and obviously malnourished white girls, all of whom looked like refugees, and this could also be sold?

"Of course, they're just tired of traveling, seasick, can't eat, and haven't showered for a long time......," Selassie said. Solomon explained with some embarrassment. In this era, crossing half the world by sea ship is something that can cost half a life. In fact, these girls sold by Solomon were all relatively plump kinds, and Solomon did not dare to buy them with a slender and slender body...... If he dies on the road, he will lose a fortune.

"How much is it?" Chen Dexing doesn't talk nonsense with him either. He didn't even inspect the goods and asked the price directly - in fact, there was no need to inspect the goods, and this black white aristocrat looked like a profiteer. I won't go all the way to traffic some ugly girls to Daming.

"Three Thousand Penetration...... Selassie. Solomon quoted a fairly "fair" price, and he bought twenty men in Cairo for an average of one hundred dinars. Five died on the road, and there are fifteen left, plus freight and customs duties (of course, there will be tariffs, they are goods!). The average cost of each white slave girl was almost 400 Ming silver coins (the unit of silver coins was guan rather than yuan). Now it's only 2,600 yuan in profit, which is really not much, right?

Of course, Selassie. Solomon didn't expect the other party to accept the offer, and bargaining was always necessary.

"Fifteen, forty-five thousand?" Chen Dexing's tone was light. But put Selassie. Solomon and the two guys surnamed Lai were startled.

What does that mean? Fifteen? I've really met a big guy!

Selassie. Solomon's breath was short. Hurriedly nodded, "Fifteen, a total of forty-five thousand......"

Chen Dexing raised his hand and beckoned, and a yellow-robed man pretending to be eating immediately got up to Chen Dexing and arched his hand: "Lord." ”

Lord!? Even Du Thirteen was stunned by these. In Daming, not just anyone can be called "lord". Her fiancé Zhang Jiu is a marquis lieutenant general, the head of a division, and he cannot be called "lord". Because the lord is a title dedicated to feudal lords such as princes, grand dukes, and kings.

This big guy is actually a feudal king! No wonder you have such a beautiful slave girl...... However, this slave girl looked very familiar, as if she had seen it in the Nantian Dao Palace.

Chen Dexing nodded and said, "Bring half of the people." Escort these slave girls and this Solomon to the mansion, hand them over to Yang Po'er, and let Yang Po'er negotiate the price with him. Also, Solomon could not leave. I still have something to ask him. ”

Really buy fifteen at once...... This white slave girl is so easy to sell!?

Lai Bao and Lai Fu's eyes were red. This trip, their father and son can't make money from farming for a lifetime! What else to plant? Hurry up and go to Tianzhu!

Chen Dexing had already stood up at this time and looked at Selassie who was in a daze. Solomon. "Evening, or tomorrow. I have another question for you, it's about the slave trade. ”

After saying that. Chen Dexing walked out of the door, Bao Yin took out a few small silver coins of consistent denomination from his arms and put them on the table, and then walked out with half of the "yellow robe" with Chen Dexing.

At the entrance of the restaurant, several four-wheeled carriages were waiting there, and Chen Dexing and Baoyin got on one of them.

"Sage, are you still going to Yangzhou City?" Bao Yin got into the car and asked,

"Go." Chen Dexing said, "Yangzhou has also been prosperous in recent years, and I have to take a look." ”

"That'...... Tonight, can you find a white female slave to sleep with? The carriage began to roll, and Bao Yin asked another question. There was a hint of concern in her voice. I bought fifteen of them at a time, so I shouldn't be tired of holding hands with myself. In Chen Dexing's harem, Baoyin can definitely be regarded as a celebrity......

"No, those female slaves are sent to the Heavenly Dao Palace to pass on the court, let them enter the Tao, and then teach Chinese and the Heavenly Dao classics." Chen Dexing said lightly, "Those Mongolian children are growing up day by day, and they will soon reach the age of marriage, and these girls will be matched to them when the time comes." In addition, let Xiao Ai pick a few more Japanese girls. ”

The children of those Mongolian nobles are the key chess pieces of Chen Dexing's transformation of Mongolia into heaven, so they have to be matched with beautiful wives who believe in the way of heaven, so as to completely tie their hearts.

I see...... Bao Yin breathed a sigh of relief. Then he asked, "Sage, do you still want to buy some black slaves?" ”

"What are you buying them for?"

"Naturally, it is used to develop Mingzhou." Bao Yin said, "The Mingzhou Great Sect often writes to complain, saying that there is a shortage of labor and a sparse population, so the development is slow......"

Chen Dexing shook his head and said, "What I want is a Mingzhou that belongs to China, not a Mingzhou that is shared with blacks!" ”

"Sharing with black people? But they're slaves! Baoyin shook her head, she couldn't understand Chen Dexing's words at all.

"Slaves will be emancipated one day!" Chen Dexing told Baoyin with great certainty. Therefore, using blacks to develop Mingzhou is really worth the loss. I must find a solution to the problem of black slavery in my lifetime. ”

It's not an easy task! Chen Dexing knew this very well - his next holy decree would not worry about how many black silk millets would be sold to Mingzhou in his lifetime. But this is against the laws of the market! Because the population of China is only 10,000 now, and there are fewer people in the local area, how many people can be moved out? Even if Chen Dexing can still be the emperor for 50 years, by the time he dies, how much will the Chinese population be able to reproduce? Two hundred million? 250 million? 300 million? I'm afraid there won't be any more.

Just this point can fill the whole world, and when the time comes, those Chinese feudal countries in Mingzhou, I'm afraid they will all feel a shortage of labor, right? Buying some slaves across the Atlantic seemed like an easy and economical solution. Especially after the advent of the industrial revolution, the vast Mingzhou continent will surely become the main production area of cotton, the most important raw material in the early stage of the industrial revolution. At that time, will the use of black slaves to grow cotton become the economic basis of the Chinese feudal state in Mingzhou?

This is as if the choice of market forces is a force that is difficult to resist, at least by the edict of a dead emperor.

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By this time the carriage had entered the city of Yangzhou - by a stone bridge flying over the canal. Because of the emergence of cement and the low price of steel, Daming's construction technology has advanced by leaps and bounds. It is now possible to build bridges with larger spans and stronger ones.

The New Year is approaching, and Yangzhou City, which is only separated by a canal from Jiangdu City, is a prosperous and lively time, even far more prosperous than Jiangdu City.

The streets are full of steaming food stalls, and all kinds of Yangzhou-style snacks and snacks exude an enticing aroma. The small traders shouted loudly, and the carts carrying all kinds of goods ran over the streets in a daze.

In the years since the Ming Empire took over the city of Yangzhou, the city, like the Jiangdu on the other side of the canal, has been growing rapidly. But unlike the new Jiangdu City, Yangzhou does not need to expand the city for these new populations. There are foundations left by the Tang and Song dynasties, which are enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. Now, according to the data reported by Yangzhou City, the number of households settled here is only 56,000, and the number of mouths is only 312,000 -- now that there is no tax linked to the household registration in the Ming Dynasty, the residents of Yangzhou will naturally not hide the population, and this 312,000 should be a real number.

With so many people living in a city, it is natural that there is an industry to support it. Although Jiangdu New Town has planned an "industrial zone", it is still empty, and there are no workshops to settle down. However, the handicraft industry in the old city of Yangzhou has developed rapidly. Yangzhou's biggest trade today is in the textile industry, with traditional silk weaving, emerging cotton textiles, and related printing and dyeing industries. Large-scale textile factories have not yet appeared, and there are no advanced weaving and spinning machinery, so naturally large factories cannot be born. Therefore, there are some small family workshops in Yangzhou, thousands of them, supporting at least one-third of Yangzhou citizens.

It can be said that today's Ming Empire is already standing on the threshold of the industrial revolution. With capital, with the financial system, with the colonies, what is missing is a technological revolution.

But for the small townspeople who live on the family workshop, industrialization may not be what they want.

And Chen Dexing, who was busy with everything, hurriedly returned to the palace in Jiangdu after feeling the prosperity of Yangzhou City. At this time, he did not expect that an industrial revolution that would change the world was quietly coming towards him and the Ming Empire. (To be continued......)