Chapter 1958: The crisis of the empire

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Entering the news page of Yunwang, Qiao An searched the historical archives for the "Motherland Daily" published more than half a month ago according to Audrey's instructions and found the article Holden said.
In early October 1623, during the National Day of the Far East, Prince Roland attended a political and economic seminar held by Colasburg University, and gave a speech at the meeting. He utterly criticized the reform of the empire. The transcript of this speech is Published on the front page headlines of the Yunwang News page.
Prince Roland believes that Prince Frank, as the helm of the social and economic reforms of the empire, made at least two serious mistakes: one is being too radical and eager for success; the other is ignoring the implementation and implementation of policies, which can be described as " The entrusted person is not human".
"In the case of land rent tax, the tax law reform has not changed the tax collection method. The tax package system is still implemented. The tax package company takes this opportunity to get rid of it, extorting money and making money, and countless middle-class families have gone bankrupt."
"Frank also established a land bank to force domestic small and medium landlords to sell their land and convert them into state-owned farms. At the same time, the serf system was abolished-limited to the empire, excluding overseas colonies, and required serfs to redeem freedom. If there is no money to redeem, the state will pay for it. Money—actually printing money—is used to redeem their lives, forcing farmers to work on designated farms and repay their redemption loans on a monthly basis."
"These measures seem to concentrate land resources to develop large-scale agriculture, and at the same time provide a job for the liberated serfs. However, it is easy to build a farm, but it is difficult to properly manage a farm. Frank just builds and does not manage it. These so-called state-owned farms are ultimately Falling into the hands of the
farm managers
who have been transformed from old-style
housekeepers
,
helpers
, local tyrants and evil gentry, and even gangsters, this group of people digs their heads to find a camp, and they will not hesitate to bribe bureaucrats at all levels in charge of agricultural reforms, and they have seized the agent government’s management of farms. Privilege, turned around and treated farm workers with a brutal face, and continued to use the traditional "whip" and "stick" method to intimidate those serfs who had just been liberated from the landlord’s manor to work in the fields."
"It is not only the serfs who suffer from the reforms, but also their former owners. The state-owned farms are like huge sponges, absorbing the serfs, the main force that originally supported agricultural production, and this has caused private farmers to hire helpers to pay higher wages. In addition, state-owned farms do not need to pay land rent tax, and they have inherent competitive advantages compared with private farms, which further reduces the living space of small and medium land owners."
"With the liberation of serfs and the formation of a free land market, those small and medium landlords who had only a small number of serfs and had to work on their own also ushered in the end. The government used very little money, or banknotes of suspicious value, to force the landlords. The redemption of serfs in their hands leaves them with a dilemma: for their own laborers, the land they own is too large to cultivate on their own; if they want to rent the land to others for farming, the land is too small, so pay the land. The net income remaining after taxation cannot sustain family life... These families struggling in the tide of reforms will eventually have to sell the land they depend on for a living, go to cities to make a living, or leave the country to go abroad to seek a living."
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Seeing this, Qiao An was deeply shocked.
The prince of the Far East seemed to have the insight to predict the future, and he dissected the evil results of the reform of the empire. The experience of these refugees on the expedition ship was enough to prove the foresight of His Royal Highness.
Qiao An worries that this is just the beginning, and the evil consequences of the reform of the empire will intensify, causing more people in the territory to join the tide of exile, sailing across the ocean and flocking to the new continent.
If this phenomenon does occur in the future, will the living environment and social order of the New World also change as a result?
Qiao An can make a definite guess, but unfortunately he does not possess the superb political wisdom of the princes of the Far East and Canaan. It is impossible to foresee the impact of immigrants from the interior of the empire on the New World. It can only be left to time. verification.
Thanks to the blessing of the sea Niald, the next voyage of the Coral was smooth sailing, and it arrived at the port of Idalil, the second largest city in the Jotunheim colony, on the afternoon of October 27.
At the initiative of Audrey, Qiao'an, Hailar, and Zion's sisters and brothers each took out 500 Kindujia and distributed them to the refugees who had come ashore as travel expenses.
A mere four gold coins are not enough to enable the refugees to enjoy a peaceful life in this strange land, but it can help them temporarily avoid the torture of hunger and cold and obtain the hope of survival.
The expedition ship stayed in Idalil Port for four days. In addition to resettling refugees, Qiao An and the others also had an important task to transport 1,000 pounds of pepper picked from Elephant Man Island to the port and sold it to a trading company for 50,000 Golden Pound (Fei real gold coin).
Since these peppers are like gifts from people, the 50,000 gold pounds are pure profits. Hailar distributed the 20,000 gold pounds to Captain Odysseus and his crew. The rest of him and Qiao'an and Zion's sisters and brothers shared equally, each earning 10,000 gold pounds.
While staying in Idalil, Hailar was still busy, taking Qiao'an and Zion's sister and brother to the famous tourist attraction "Yew Valley" near the port.
This scenic valley is said to be the hunting ground of the "winter god" Ural worshipped by local Asa people. The towering yew trees in the valley are excellent materials for making bows and arrows.
Legend has it that Ural’s divine bow "Ichbal" was buried in a cave in this valley, attracting many explorers to hunt for treasure in the valley.
It’s a pity that the legend is only a legend after all. Qiao Ann used a reconnaissance spell to search the valley upright. In the end, let alone a "sacred bow", he did not even find a bowstring. It is seriously suspected that this was deliberate by the local unscrupulous merchants to attract tourists. Rumors released!
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