The slave trade is an inevitable choice.

Yang Feng's equal-field system completely blocked the annexation of land, so private wealth could only be transferred to industry and commerce.

Actually it has begun.

Because his steel mill production in the north continued to expand, and demand for coal and ore increased day by day, a large number of small coal mines and small mining farms appeared in eastern Hebei, Beijing, and Xuanfu. Military and political upstarts and merchants who could not rely on land mergers to increase their wealth began to pour into the mining industry, and there were also mineral dressing and sintering and even coking affiliated with the mining industry. They were the guarantee of Yangfeng's increasing steel production, but they also faced an increasingly serious problem, that is, the shortage of workers.

The premise of the industrial revolution is to create countless bankrupt farmers by sheep eating people, drive them to factories and mines, and use their humble lives to increase wealth for capitalists.

This is the only way.

But the equal-field system prevented this from happening. So who will replace the miners in the dark coal mines in the UK for life, who will replace the female workers who work eighteen hours in textile factories and are as tired as skeletons, and who will replace the child workers who are constantly exhausted in front of the machine? The farmers under the equal-field system will not do it. A couple with 60 acres of land is enough to make them live a life of food and clothing. They will not go into those hell-like factories and mines for survival, because they have no need at all.

But there must be enough corpses on the basis of the industrial revolution.

You should know that the British won the dominance of the textile industry because their factories are more cruel than others.

Since that's the case, then change to slaves.

This is a necessity. Either let your people go to sweatshops to be industrial slaves for 18 hours a day, or transfer this tragic fate and let those real slaves of foreign races replace them.

Before discussing the moral level of His Majesty the Emperor, you need to understand something...

In 1840, the average life expectancy of British industrial workers was fifteen years old, and only forty-three percent of their children could live beyond five years. Mothers who had to work hard to make a living must feed their children a lot of alcohol solvents, because only in this way can she have the opportunity to support herself, and then she kept feeding her children until she was fed to death. When we see the heavenly graceful life of handsome men and beautiful women in pride and prejudice in the movie, it is easy to see what hell looks like, just move the camera to the East End of London in the contemporary era.

Of course, Yang Feng would not sell slaves himself, but he would promote the slave trade behind the scenes.

At this time, the mine owners in the north had already begun.

Because the Han people, that is, the people who are identified in the Ming Dynasty, are prohibited from being slaves, and even the original slaves are all cancelled, and all slaves are changed to nationality, and their relationship with their masters has changed from master-slave to employment, so the source of slaves is restricted to foreign tribes. At present, due to geographical restrictions, they can only buy Koreans through the former Korean generals of the Dongjiang Navy. The latter also has slaves and a large number of untouchables. Lin Qingye is very happy to do this. He also concerns the Mongolian princes outside the country. As for where they got the slaves from, no one cares about it.

This trend will continue to expand in the future.

Because the real industrial revolution has begun to take place, new textile machines, new mainland cotton seeds, and more and more complete steam engines, the horn of cotton industrialization has been sounded, and even the first set of steam-powered mule machines and cloth looms have begun to operate in the imperial palace in Beijing. In the future, Yang Feng will use cotton cloth to swallow the whole world like Britain. Then, in the future, the coal mines, iron ore textile factories and even cotton plantations all over the Ming Dynasty will need countless workers, and the main composition of these workers will also be slaves.

As for the self-cultivated farmers in the Ming Dynasty...

Conquer and plunder!

The wave of ten million redshirts will also swallow the whole world.

Of course, this is a matter in the future. Even after Yang Feng dies, he only has seventeen years left. This time can solve the surroundings. He will not stay in this time and space. Although theoretically speaking, he just doesn't leave and will live for fifty years until he dies naturally before going back, his body will be ruined after returning. At that time, unless he can find a similar soul as soon as possible, he will always exist in a soul state. If he can't find the next one before the soul energy is exhausted, he will only disappear completely. It is indeed great to be an emperor for thirty years, but if the price is to lose the body, and it is very likely that the soul will be scattered, it will not be worth it.

As for a very pleasant life...

After returning to the body, his body will have powerful abilities like him now. I guess even if he is in the Marvel world, he will have to be a little monster. So why don’t he have the same enjoyable life?

Just as Yang Feng was planning to attack the Kingdom of Wa, the water and land coalition of Zheng Zhilong and his son also captured Hukou and quickly captured Jiujiang. At the same time, the two imperial guards on the north road broke through Nanyang and Xiangyang, and began to flow down the Han River toward Wuchang. The coalition of He Tengjiao and Yigui defeated the left naval army on Dongting Lake and quickly surrounded Yueyang. At this point, the three armies completely completed the encirclement of Wuchang, and the situation on the verge of despair also destroyed Zuo Liangyu's sick body. This was the main warlord who had caused the destruction of Hongguang in history. On the same day that the Ming army had captured Jiujiang reached Wuchang, he was so angry that he vomited blood and died.

Then Zuo Liangyu's remnants supported his son Zuo Menggeng as the main one, but then at Zuo Liangyu's funeral, his friend Huang Shu, who was originally the main assistant, mutiny, led his men to chop Zuo Menggeng's head and led the left army to surrender to the Ming army.

Wuchangping.

"Is this Zuo Liangyu?"

In front of Fengtian Hall of Nanjing Imperial Palace, Yang Fengrao looked at a dead body in front of him with interest.

"Your Majesty, it's Zuo Ni!"

A guy in prison uniform beside him said humbly on his knees on the ground.

"What's going on with the blood on his face?"

Yang Feng said.

"Back to Your Majesty, that was splashed on the way when the son of Zuo Ni was executed."

The man said.

"Well?"

Yang Feng was speechless for a moment, then continued to look down at Zuo Liangyu.

It was almost early winter, and the weather turned cold, and the body was easy to preserve. From Wuchang to Nanjing, it was only more than a thousand miles downstream, two days and nights were enough. So Zuo Liangyu had not rotted yet, so he could still see something. Speaking of this guy in history, it was also very complicated. If he really had no integrity, it would definitely be wrong. He did not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and he did not intend to surrender to the Qing Dynasty according to his performance. If it weren't for his strong ambitions and being fooled by the Donglin Party, he might still be like Huang Degong.

Of course, he couldn't save Hongguang either.

Even if he was willing to fight for the Ming Dynasty, his generals and officials would not do it! Looking at the cheerfulness of Zuo Menggeng when he surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, he knew that they were actually ready at all times.

"Forget it, everyone is dead, so don't make things difficult for him anymore. Find a place to bury him!"

Yang Feng said.

"Your Majesty has a kindness and virtue, and it is beyond the reach of Yao and Shun!"

The prisoner in uniform said.

"Haha, you are very good at speaking. OK. Since you are killing Zuo Menggeng and leading the left side anyway, then stop wearing this. Hurry up and take off wherever you love, go wherever you go. By the way, what are your name?"

Yang Feng said with a smile.

"The criminal Huang Shu, a Jinshi in the tenth year of Chongzhen, was appointed as the censor in Huguang by the emperor. He was detained by Zuo Ni's army and had to give in vain. He always wanted to kill this thief. The heavenly soldiers advanced westward and Zuo Ni died in fear. The rebel party pushed his son as the leader. The criminal and a group of loyal and righteous people rose up. With Your Majesty's power, he finally killed Zuo Menggeng. However, the criminal lost his body to the thief. Therefore, he came to imprison him and asked Your Majesty to surrender his crime."

The man lay there and said.

"Ah, your name is Huang Shu. Since you ask me to sue me, I will satisfy you!"

Yang Feng said with a smile.

Huang Shu raised his head and looked at him with anticipation.

"Drag it out and beat it to death with sticks!"

Yang Feng said.

"Well??!"

Huang Shu instantly petrified.

Immediately afterwards, the Jinyiwei stepped forward and grabbed him.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty spare me your order. I have made merits. I will kill Zuo Menggeng..."

Huang Shu struggled and screamed, and was dragged by two Jinyiwei, dragged it to the outside of Chengtian Gate like a dog, and was beaten to death with sticks.

"Ma, I accidentally ate a fly!"

Amid his screams, Yang Feng muttered to himself with a disgusting look on his face.

Huang Shu is not an ordinary person. This is a famous mad dog of the Donglin Party. Originally, Zuo Liang Yuqing was the mastermind in history. This guy scolded Ma Shiying as a censor in Nanjing and accused Ma Shiying of the ten major crimes. Not killing would not be enough to thank the world. He even searched the guy to beat Ma Shiying. Later, a royal family sued him for bribery. Of course, Ma Shiying immediately took the opportunity to arrest him, but he ran to Zuo Liangyu and hid in Zuo Menggeng's military camp. After he arrived, the Jinyiwei who arrested him did not know how he fooled Zuo Menggeng and killed the Jinyiwei directly. Then he immediately took the opportunity to encourage Zuo Liang Yuqing to the king. As a result, Zuo Liangyu died of illness and Zuo Menggeng was defeated by Huang Degong. This loyal and patriotic fighter who scolded Ma Shiying pulled Zuo Menggeng to Ajige as quickly as possible. The turning point was also amazing. What was even more amazing was that he then led the Qing army south to his hometown in southern Anhui as the party.

His hometown is Huizhou.

His clan brother, Huang Geng, the last top martial arts scholar in the Ming Dynasty, was fighting guerrillas with the Qing army. The Qing army failed many attacks, so Huang Jingshi led his troops to fight side by side with his clan brother, and then stabbed his clan brother in the back to deal with this guy who resisted national harmony for the new master.

More than that.

Another fellow villager, Jin Sheng, who was also a censor, raised an army to fight against the Qing Dynasty and defended Jixi. When Huang Shu learned that his masters had a bad attack, he immediately changed into the Ming Dynasty's official uniform and brought a wig and an army to support his fellow villager. Unfortunately, Jin Sheng stabbed him in the back and attacked Jixi inside and outside, and Huizhou fell. After Jin Sheng was captured, he refused to surrender and was killed by the Qing army.

"This is the Donglin Party!"
Chapter completed!