Chapter 1275: Anecdotes of the Americas (3)

When Zhao Hongyu was still in the Americas, the construction of a railroad between Manhattan and Ontario had already begun and put into practice.

At the same time, because of the agreement with Portugal and France in Europe, the Americas received many criminals from Portugal and France. These criminals were sold to the Empire for twenty silver coins, which received them and made a lump sum payment to both countries.

It can be said that this is a legal human trafficking.

And the arrival of these criminals also relieved the pressure on the labor force of the empire.

Moreover, these criminals were used by the Empire in the construction of high-intensity railroads.

It was thanks to this labor force that the Empire was able to complete the construction of the railroad from Ontario to Manhattan in just three years.

Of course, there must be some dark blood and tears of criminal laborers.

However, the empire will not care so much.

As soon as the railroad between Ontario and Manhattan was completed, construction began on a railroad connecting Ontario and Manhattan to Quebec City in the north.

Therefore, the inhuman Portuguese convict laborers who had been tortured began their journey of blood and tears again.

For Portugal and France, these criminals, bankrupts, and vagabonds, were all unsettling factors in their country's rule.

Many of these people have committed violent rebellion against the rulers in power.

Therefore, if you lock them up in a prison cell, you have to take care of their food. Even a piece of moldy black bread a day is a loss.

Under such considerations, there is no reason why Portugal and France should not accept the olive branch extended by the Empire.

In their eyes, these guys are wasted food. Rather than this, it is better to sell it to the Song Empire.

Moreover, the Song Empire did not give low.

At the same time, it can also solve some economic pressures for them, as well as the unrest of their own country, so why not do such things.

The Portuguese had just overthrown Spanish rule, although Portugal had already been restored to its sovereign independence. But the economy of the conquest was a mess.

If there was no large amount of financial support, the Portuguese who had just returned to China would certainly not have ended well.

Therefore, the human population purchase and sale agreement between the Portuguese and the Song Empire was signed very smoothly at the beginning.

There is no way, who makes the Portuguese poor.

Besides, the success of Portugal's restoration is also because of the support of the Song Empire.

Therefore, now the relationship between Portugal and the Song Empire is in the honeymoon period, and the relationship between the two sides is very good.

Although France is not like Portugal, it also has a large economic deficit to fill. Therefore, when the Song Empire appeared, the French immediately posted it.

At the same time, there are many unemployed and bankrupt people in France, and these people also have great hidden dangers to the rule of the French royal family.

In addition, the French royal family has not been able to do so in recent years, so there have been many civil riots in the country.

If all these people are killed, then it is better to sell them to the Song Empire to make a lot of extra money.

Therefore, the Song Empire and the criminal sale agreement got a lot of people from the two countries.

For the Song Empire, what was lacking was labor.

If only it could be bought with money. Then the empire will not give up.

At least, it's easier than war.

In three years, Portugal and France alone sent about 700,000 criminals to the empire.

Arguably. These 700,000 convicts from Portugal and France contributed to the construction of the Empire's railways.

At the same time, in addition to the Franco-Prussian criminals, there were also a large number of black slaves in the empire who were sold by Portuguese and French merchants who controlled the lanes from the Mediterranean to Africa.

These black slaves were captured by traders from both countries in Xi'an, Africa. And then they were sold to the Americas.

Their number is around 2 million.

It's only been three years.

Unexpectedly, Portuguese and French businessmen actually bought 2 million African black slaves.

This number is much more powerful than that of another plane.

I don't know if it's because Zhao Hongyu appeared in this time and space. Maybe it's a bit of a butterfly effect.

But in any case, with these 2 million black slaves, the labor pressure within the empire was relieved at once.

On the farms opened by those Chinese descendants, you can see a large number of black slaves working in the fields.

These black slaves were hard-working and very honest, so they were very favored by Chinese farmers.

You must know that these people are slaves, and they don't have to pay a salary at all. As long as you can feed him, a place to live and a few clothes, you'll be fine.

Therefore, it was a very cost-effective thing to buy black slaves.

Even Zhao Hongyu's father-in-law, Emma's father, the leader of the former Moxigan tribe, and now the Black Bear Lord Farm of the Moxican Clan of the Song Empire, have purchased more than 10,000 black slaves to work.

Because the land of America is vast, as long as it is reclaimed, there will be a large area of two fields.

As a result, there were numerous farmers of Chinese descent in the empire.

It can be said that the Chinese people in the empire are all rich and powerful.

This can be regarded as a benefit that Zhao Hongyu gave to his Chinese descendants.

As a group at the top of the imperial pyramid, the Chinese will certainly enjoy very generous welfare benefits.

Under the Chinese descent, there are the Indians of the native Americas.

When the empire rose, it was shocked by the power of the Song Empire, and many Indian tribes led by the Moximan tribe joined the Song Empire and became citizens of the empire.

They abandoned their original tribal titles and became citizens of the Mosican tribe of the Song Empire.

For a moment, the power in the hands of the black bear swelled.

However, despite the expansion of power, the black bear is not very keen on power.

And because the Mohicans felt the friendliness of the Song Empire, they felt that life was much better than before, so after a few years, these Indians became loyal to the Empire.

Think about what life they used to live and look at what life they are living now.

As long as you're not a fool, you can easily make a choice.

Because of the Indians, they became the backbone of the empire, and it can be said that they became the cornerstone of the stability of the empire during this period.

Most of the Chinese are at the top of government departments, or they are in the middle of the world. It can be said that some of the policies of the empire must be decided by Chinese people.

At the same time, most of the military groups are controlled by ethnic Chinese.

Most of the Indians in the empire were grassroots officials, or military chiefs at the grassroots level, and the Indians were mainly Chinese-born in the army.

Although the empire has begun to slowly accept some Europeans, due to some reasons and the special relationship with the current environment, only a few Europeans in the empire have such good luck.

Moreover, most of them are just petty officials with big butts. At the same time, they were in charge of the European ghetto.

The most critical point is that the Europeans who can become petty officials are all guys who have been absolutely brainwashed into brain-dead empires. If this were not the case, the empire would not have accommodated Europeans as officials.

Not even a petty official with a big fart.

The Chinese and Indians, the immigrants who came to the Americas from Europe, were basically engaged in the work of the lower echelons of the empire.

For example, small traders, digging up dung, cleaning sewers, and working as lumberjacks. Sweeping the streets and so on.

Especially at the docks of the Port of Manhattan, the laborers are all European.

Walking down the streets of Manhattan, those pulling rickshaws are also European.

It can be said that these groups of European descent. Brings some energy to life in Manhattan.

Moreover, as long as these Europeans have a job, they don't care about the price of the job or anything.

Even if it's digging in Manhattan. There is also an income of eight or nine silver dollars a month. With such an income, the family can feed themselves without starving.

The same goes for sewer cleaners.

If you're a bit of a trader, you're a blacksmith or a carpenter or something. Then you will earn more.

The people who lived in the Song Empire had a lot of money.

In any case, when Europeans came to the Americas, they immediately found that living here was much better than Europe.

At this time, wars were frequent in Europe, and the nobles swallowed up the wealth and land of the low-class people, and the persecuted people could not survive at all.

At the same time, the old men of the church also oppressed them through various excuses.

If the master of the church is not satisfied, he can make an excuse to keep you close to the Inquisition.

And the economic situation in Europe is not good, and people can't find jobs at all.

However, if you don't have a job, you won't be able to earn money to support your family.

Therefore, in order to survive, countless Europeans began to try all means to flee to the Americas.

The living environment in the Americas is more relaxed, and as long as you follow the law, then no one will come to trouble.

Looking horizontally and vertically, it is much stronger than Europe.

Although there are similar church organizations in the Americas, this organization is not as dark as the church.

He never asked everyone to donate money, but also subsidized those whose families were in difficulty.

Externally, the preachers of the sect declared that it was the mercy of the gods.

However, because Europeans have been brainwashed and oppressed by the church for centuries, it is not so easy to change them in a short period of time.

Of course, the interception of teaching is not without special means, but it also requires a process and time.

It can be said that the Song Empire established by Zhao Hongyu in the Americas was developing in an orderly manner.

It can be expected that in the near future, the Song Empire will no longer have to worry about anything.

Manhattan Railway Station is an all-wood structure building covering an area of 1,000 acres and three floors high. On the exterior walls of the building, some concrete was used to reinforce them.

Baroque-style train stations are now a part of Manhattan.

In front of the train station, there is a large open-air square.

The open-air plaza is paved with stone slabs and has a fountain that is not too small.

Zhang Tie sat in a black carriage and was escorted by more than a hundred guards to the railway station.

After the carriage stopped, Zhang Tieshi Shiran got out of the car.

Looking up at the big words 'Manhattan Railway Station', Zhang Tie laughed and walked up the marble steps.

"Inform the stationmaster and immediately ask him to send people to unload the cargo." , Zhang Tie, who was about to walk into the hall of the railway station, called a guard to explain to him...... (To be continued......)