Hearing Theodora's judgment, Guo Kang felt that it made sense.

"Then do as you say." He nodded: "Anyway, we have to start from scratch now, and we don't have to worry about the problem of not having enough Slavic slaves for the time being." ”

"It doesn't matter." Theodora said, "I have heard that you have prepared a plan to march from the north, have you?" ”

"yes." Guo Kang nodded: "I thought at that time that I could go out of the North Sea and land on British Island. There is no need to rush this matter, but it is also feasible. ”

He and Dehuan had already argued about it before. The good thing about Rome was that as long as it was militarily feasible, there was no need to think about excuses and propaganda mobilization. The big deal is that we want to restore the province of Britannia. No matter how strong the claims of those barbarians are, can they still be so strong?

"Well, I think I can, too." Theodora also acknowledged the feasibility of this plan: "Even if it is not tenable, we can continue to plunder England and capture Anglo slaves to meet the needs of the factories, just like the Norses in those days." ”

- Anglo, is the French name for England.

Among the countries of Western Europe, France has a relatively long history and the most developed culture, and it still has deep memories of its early history. Thus, just as the German state is called "Alemanni" in French, England has always been called "Anglo", and these terms have been used until modern times. The Purple Horde had close ties with France, so these more "distant" terms were often borrowed directly from them.

"In addition to looting, we can also buy at a low price." Theodora added: "The English, the Scots, and the Welsh there were all hostile to each other and are still at war with each other. We can intervene in the war between them and let them take slaves and sell them to us, which will be more cost-effective. ”

"I heard that two years ago, the head of Wales, Owen Glendaul, had been defeated and disappeared. However, if we have spare strength in the future, we can give some more support and let them continue to make trouble. Not to mention the Scottish side, where both sides have been attacking each other to this day. It is believed that they will have many captives and will be happy to sell them as slaves. ”

"Yes, I never thought of this method...... Guo Kang said unexpectedly.

"Actually, it's all a very simple strategy." Theodora smiled and said, "This method also has the advantage of further intensifying the contradictions among their people. I've heard that the King of England has always wanted to annex Scotland and Wales, so what we have to do is make sure that there is always a blood feud between them. ”

"Capturing slaves is just what meets that. Moreover, it is not very demanding. For example, although the Scottish army is backward, their clans and tribes are savage and fierce, and they are good at fighting in small groups. Let them constantly send small troops to attack the settlements of the English, and the total number of slaves that can be obtained will not be less. And if the English retaliated, they would also attack Scottish towns and massacre their inhabitants. If this continues, the two sides will never be able to achieve reunification. ”

"Of course, England is much stronger militarily, so we have to add some material to them. I think the German pirates and the North Sea pirates can join in. And, as before, we can have the Hanseatic fleet go to help us plunder and transport. ”

"Didn't you say that on the northern shore of the Black Sea, in the south of the Rus' region, there are rich mining areas? We can use the water network there and build around the mining area. Theodora planned: "We will obtain more high-end goods from the south, pass through the Rus' region, and sell them to the merchants of the North Sea; and from the North Sea merchants, to buy slaves; Slaves were sent to the mines of southern Rus' for mining and production, and the raw materials and low-grade products produced were then transported to the more developed south for fine processing and sale. ”

"Look, in this way, with the help of water transportation, we have formed a three-point and one-line trade route." She concluded: "In this way, raw materials, labor, and markets are all three. ”

"Moreover, the trade route is completely recyclable. By hunting slaves, the merchants of the North Sea have more resources to sell to us, so that they do not end up in a long-term deficit, and finally collapse the fragile city-state alliance because they have no money; The Ross region has also been built and developed, and we will also have the support of the local legal residents; Finally, these industries and resources can also provide us with a great supplement, making our national strength stronger and our foundation stronger. In the face of Ming Dynasty goods, there is also more confidence. ”

Guo Kang listened to it and was impressed.

This idea is not only realistically feasible, but also in line with the common sense recognized by people in the previous life!

The education and scattered knowledge of his previous life constantly reminded him that the path that Britain had traveled was the right way to achieve industrialization in the first place, and that all those who came after him had to learn along this route. The people around me are also thinking in this way, thinking that this is the only reasonable way. Even the predecessors of the traverser have to constantly reproduce this path.

But now, Guo Kang has figured it out!

As discussed with Dehuan before, according to the classics of the previous life, the purity is too low just to learn and reference, and it cannot be regarded as truly adopting the British route.

And in addition to occupying the local area, it now seems that there is an easier way, which is to capture Anglo slaves.

For reference, just look at the Javanese dollar.

The wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan are concerned about Dayuan. Although there is no longer even the Yuan Dynasty clan there, the wealthy merchants have always owned a lot of Mongolian slaves, so they still retain many of the characteristics of the past, and they can still claim to be the orthodox continuation of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty.

In the same way, as long as these slaves from England are working in the factory, it is of course the most orthodox British factory.

The more you know, it's easy to find that a lot of historical common sense will fight each other - for example, a very traditional way of thinking that the rich people of Seris used all their wealth to annex land, resulting in the inability to accumulate capital and the inability to advance technology. On the other hand, the 18th and 19th centuries of industrial development were also a period of time when wealthy people in England acquired land in large numbers.

By the mid-19th century, 400 great nobles owned a quarter of the country's land, and 7,000 large landowners had annexed four-fifths of the country's land. This figure is indeed different from Seris, because in general, it doesn't take to go to this level for the dynasty to be finished......

Not to mention, there are theories that landlords are good at annexing land, because they are better able to promote the spread of advanced technology. According to this theory, the more mergers can improve efficiency, and the surplus labor can be squeezed out to engage in industry. In this way, there is another theory of fighting each other, and the devil knows which "historical common sense" is right.

And now, Guo Kang understands that these are all false. It's normal for them to fight each other, because it's inconsequential nonsense, and none of it touches on the real core truth!

On the contrary, the capture of Anglo slaves and filling the factories has the purest English elements, which perfectly meets the requirements of the scriptures!

Guo Kang suddenly realized again!

He felt that even Rome's national fortunes seemed to be exploding, surging, and vigorous! Advance Advance Advance !!!

Rome's industrialization potential at this time was fifty times greater than it had ever been! Incomparably domineering, incomparably mad...... With such an odious empire, what barbarians in the world can resist? TMD！ What barbarians in the world can resist!

Guo Kang looked at Theodora and stood up excitedly!

Just like Long Aotian, who got the secret of the exercises, by accident, he occasionally got a glimpse of the essence of the "Industrial Classics" and realized the "Modernization Miracle" Rome, what a precious opportunity! A whole bunch of dragon Aotian exclamation marks must be added! in order to express his mood at the moment!!

“…… What kind of madness did you suddenly have? ”

Theodora's puzzled voice came, but Guo Kang was still thinking about it, and he didn't react for a while.

"Sit down!" Theodora slapped the table.

Guo Kang came back from his excitement and hurriedly sat back down.

(End of chapter)