Chapter 630 Moore: The price of freedom is hunger and cold! (please book, vote)
April 5, 1858, Osaka, Japan.
The morning mist in Osaka Harbor has not yet dissipated, and the cool sea breeze is coming to the face. The "large" hull of the Geely steam paddle wheel is moored beside the trestle, and two Japanese samurai on the deck are holding the railings to look at the pier. Iwazaki Yataro wrapped in half-old Nakazu Yuori, her thin face exudes a bit of bookish atmosphere; Sakamoto Ryuma beside him knocks on the collar, and a scattered knife is inserted diagonally between his waist, and his hair is so ripped by the sea breeze.
Both of them were from Tosa vas. Since Tosayama Naiga had converted to the Shinto Sect, they became the so-called Shinto Sect Wutu and were sent by the vassal to serve as a member of the Shinto Sect in Osaka.
Two days ago, Natalia found Hong Daquan with Luo Yaoguo's handwritten letter and asked the latter to arrange some entourage for her. So Iwasaki, who could speak fluent Chinese and English, was lucky. Sakamoto was assigned to serve as the palace guards of the Grand Duchy of Alaska, and brought fifty true samurai to the Geely with Natalia. In addition, fifty witches will follow Natalia, but they have not arrived yet.
"This is the power of the West...:.:" Iwasaki looked at the white steam gushing at the hatch of the ship, and his knuckles subconsciously rubbed the abacus in his sleeves. Sakamoto, who was beside him, laughed and said, "Is Yataro settled the accounts again? I heard that the real appointment on the West Coast needs a lot of accountants who settled the accounts... Then you can find a way to transfer to the bank in San Francisco to plan. It's comfortable and rich, so great!"
Iwasaki laughed: "I don't want it. I'm going to Alaska to hunt for gold and find the wealth needed for Japan to rise!"
On the cabin platform ten steps behind the two, Moore twisted his beard and looked down at the dock with his head. Friedrich suddenly touched him with his elbow: "Look at the priest in red...::::" Before he finished speaking, Chibazar's vermilion formation Haori had burned the crowd like flames. Twenty female warriors with swords lined up like geese formations, surrounded by fifty kimono girls rushed towards the gangway.
"What are they singing?" Natalia tightened her marten scarf. The Chinese scriptures chanted by the girls floated onto Shenban intermittently, just like the Orthodox hymns she had heard in St. Petersburg in her childhood. Wen Xian leaned on the carved gallery column and sneered: "The Seventh chapter of "The True Covenant", "Women should obey like a lamb.:::
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"Where do they all come from? Do you also want to follow them to the New World?" Natalia asked again.
This question is not for Fumigan, but for Iwasaki and Sakamoto who are guarding the side.
When Iwasaki heard his heroine's question, he quickly stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Report to your Highness, these women are all devout believers from various vassals, and are also the palace maids arranged by the Archbishop for you."
His Chinese language is quite fluent, "The Changshu family sent thirty witches, and the Satsuma family sent 20 witches who were proficient in Kamikata, the front row...:.:" The girl striding in his finger queue, "is the witch of Izumo Dashe. It is said that her bloodline can be traced back to Amaterasu, and she will serve as your chief maid."
Natalia nodded slightly and thought to herself, "Although these fifty warriors and fifty witches were arranged by Hong Daquan, there must be spies from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Dark Hall among them, right?"
At this time, another group of Japanese girls came to the dock. Unlike the witches dressed in bright clothes and escorted by Chibasa himself, these girls were brought by several priests in black robes. There was also a priest in red robes and two priests in black robes on the dock. When they saw them coming, one of them shook the copper bell in his hand and asked loudly in Japanese: "Are you willing to sacrifice yourself?"
"Extreme honor!" The girls answered in unison, and then bowed to the red-robed priest.
"They are...:.:" Natalia asked again.
"They were sold to the West Coast...::::" Sakamoto's tone was filled with anger.
"Sell it?" Natalia was stunned, "But California does not allow slavery!"
Iwasaki gritted her teeth and said, "They don't feel that they have been sold as slaves. They just feel that they are devoting themselves to the cause of Heavenly Father and Heavenly King... ::.\n. And their families can get a lot of money, and they also have the opportunity to marry wealthy gold diggers and merchants!"
The young samurai stared at the gap on the deck: "Last month, Osaka sent off more than a thousand people, including my cousin, who was only fifteen years old...::"
"Your cousin? But you are a warrior, she should be...
Before he finished speaking, Friedrich suddenly interrupted in German: "Natalia, this shows that the crisis in Japanese society has long spread from the bottom to the middle...:.:
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Moore took off his glasses and wiped his lenses. The salty sea breeze blew his temples into chaos: "Even girls from Wutu family cannot escape the fate of being trafficked. The feudal system of this country has come to an end."
At this time, Guarjia Yuanbao's Chinese suddenly sounded: "Carl Tianshi, the revolution you mentioned... will also come to Japan?"
"Of course," Moore nodded slightly, "Japan's feudal system has reached its end, and the road of capitalism has been sealed by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the North Korean Heavenly Kingdom, and has become the blood bag of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the North Korean Heavenly Kingdom.::::
At this time, the whistle suddenly roared, overshadowing the answer. After the whistle, Natalia suddenly heard Moore say, "The revolution will not only come to Japan, but also to Tsarist Russia and other capitalist countries!"
"Tsarist Russia..." Natalia remembered the "Identity of Moore in the Red Square Parade Video" again - this "Karl Heavenly Master" seemed to be the idol of the "Tsar of the Eight Characters", so she took a few steps, approached Moore and Friedrich, and then began to stumble on their words: "Karl Heavenly Master, are you so unfavorable to Tsarist Russia? Tsarist Russia...::...Is it really hopeless? As far as I know, Tsarist Russia is now preparing to reform the serfdom. Do you think this reform will fail?"
Moore knocked his pipe on the railing: "Natasha, the serfdom reform will definitely succeed! There is no possibility of failure. But...\n:::.What will the bottom of Russia who has got rid of the identity of serfs become?"
"Become...a free man!" Natalia said loudly.
Moore pointed to the girl who was boarding the ship, "These Japanese girls are free, they are on the Geely themselves!" He pointed to Chiba on the dock and the female warriors under Chiba. "They are not only free, but even have armed forces... :::. But they are still Hong Daquan's slaves! Do you know why this is?"
"Is it because of faith?" Natalia asked.
"Because of poverty!" Moore replied, "A free Japanese girl will starve to death when she stays in Japan. She will be able to eat and wear a good meal and wear when boarding the Geely to the New World... Although Chiba is very skilled in martial arts, her martial arts are not very valuable in the era when guns and cannons dominate the battlefield. Only when she becomes a slave to Hong Daquan can she live a decent life. Before you get free, you Russian serfs can you still get living materials to live from the land of the nobles. As we all know, Russia is vast and sparsely populated.
It is not difficult to get food to survive from the land.”
"Yes, Russia doesn't starve to death!" Natalia said proudly.
Moore smiled and said, "There will be something in the future! After the abolition of serfdom, it will happen.........Will the Great Irish Famine starve a lot?"
"How is this possible?" Natalia was shocked.
Friedrich took over the conversation: "How is it impossible? Now people starve to death in London every day! Sick, old,
Those with disabilities, or others who cannot support themselves, will disappear into the cold streets of London. Once they encounter an economic crisis, more people will starve to death."
Moore said: "Your Highness, do you understand? Workers are free, and at the same time, capitalists have no obligation to workers and can fire them at any time. And unemployed people who are fired but cannot find new jobs may starve to death.
But serfs cannot be fired...:::.If I guessed correctly, you have serfs, too? Will you fire them?"
"Of course not!" Natalia shook her head, "I have never heard of anyone who fired serfs."
Moore shrugged: "Then how much money can your estate make in a year?"
"How much does the manor earn?" Natalia thought for a while, then shook her head, "I don't know...::
"You don't know, because your manor can't make much money at all." Moore smiled, "This is also the reason why the serf-reform reform will inevitably succeed...:::. Because the owner of the manor who owns serfs doesn't make much money. When Russia was too small, it might make a profit by using serfs to hold the labor force in his hands. But now Russia has more than 60 million people, and it will definitely exceed 100 million in the future! So owning serfs has become unprofitable... After all, you can only make profits from the serf's surplus value. And the more serfs, the more consumed, and the less surplus value the same land can provide you. I think it's not OK to let serfs starve to death?"
"No, that's absolutely not!" Natalia shook her head immediately. In fact, the reason why she "cannot" is not because she is kind-hearted, but because she has never been to the manor under her name. Big manor owners like her enjoy their happiness in big cities in Russia.
She didn't care about her own manor at all. She probably didn't know if she gave her less Jewish butler or German butler below.
In this case, the actual manager of the manor is of course not interested in forcing the serfs to death... :.\n. That is not an ordinary serf, but a series of strong Slavic men!
Moore said lightly: "And after those serfs have gained freedom, they will be bankrupt, unemployed, and starved to death! Just like those witches and girls who volunteered to board the Geely...:::. They will not be free in the free new world, but they will get rich food, beautiful clothes, and shining gold jewelry. So Hong Daquan doesn't have to worry that his slave Qianye will cut his throat with a knife!"
Natalia was a little confused by Moore’s statement: “According to your opinion, is the serfdom reform wrong?”
Moore took a sip of cigarette: "Of course not.::::.The reason why those witches and girls can exchange freedom for a relatively superior life is because they are not productive slaves, but domestic slaves, or slaves of power. In most cases, their masters do not consider what economic value they get from them, and are willing to spend money to support them. But your Russian serfs are used for production! But the efficiency of serfdom is far lower than that of tenant rent system and employed farms. Therefore, only by abolishing the serfdom can the owners of the land obtain more benefits, and become the bottom of the Russian people, and then they have the freedom to taste hunger and cold...:::. Considering that Russia's industrialization started late and the climate and environment are relatively harsh,
The conditions for industrialization are not as good as those of Britain, France, Public and Austria, and are definitely not as good as those of China. So in the future, free Russian workers will definitely have many opportunities to taste the hunger and cold!”
Chapter completed!