I Will Be The Crowned King Chapter 343

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In a burst of fierce applause, Anson ended his speech, picked up the rum glass handed over by the little secretary and walked to the stage, and the hall, which had just become a little quiet, became lively again.

The musicians played the rhythmical ballads harder than before. The wealthy businessmen and councillors once again recovered their rotten appearances, laughing happily among the mountains of delicacies and succulents. The warm atmosphere made the air a lot hotter. .

The only one who didn't seem very "gregarious" was Baron Aikes who had just been ignored by Anson and then "slapped in the face" in public.

This mad believer of the savior knelt on the spot for more than half an hour, stood up with a gloomy face, and left the banquet scene in a hurry with laughter and laughter; it was proved by his actions, and the explanation he gave to Anson Bach Not satisfied.

Not only him, but almost everyone present didn't believe the rhetoric of "indigenous tribal attacks" at all - even if they didn't have any evidence at all.

But so what?

It's over, it doesn't matter what the truth is, what matters is what Ansen Bach wants it to be, and it must be.

For nothing else, just because he is Anson Bach, the de facto colonial governor of Ice Dragon Fjord, who holds the most powerful armed force in the entire New World, a free confederation composed of six colonies, five of which are "profoundly related". ”, and two of them are more dependent on Beluga Port to the extent that they are close to vassals.

More than ten days have passed since that long night, and the excitement and frenzy of the rest of the life have long since subsided, and calm and rationality have re-dominated the way they think about problems.

Of course, if Ansen Bach really accepted the identity of "Savior", they would be like Baron Aix to tears, kneeling and cheering, celebrating the great Ring of Order and his messengers.

But since the commander-in-chief said that there is no such thing, everything is the credit of the soldiers, so everyone turned to praise the triumphant division that defeated the imperial army, and the commander-in-chief's good scheduling, no wonder he can easily The empire casts down the raging sea.

They couldn't imagine that Anson was doing his best to avoid giving the empire any excuses and reasons to launch a counterattack against the colonies. Even if it was unavoidable, they should try to ensure that the other party was completely isolated, without any allies or reinforcements... I wish the army would encounter a storm as soon as it went out to sea, completely annihilated.

No matter how confident you are in your own plan, you should avoid fighting that can be avoided. Unless the conflict is completely intensified, violence should stay in the deterrent stage. This is Anson's code of conduct.

The representatives of Beluga Harbor and the Free Confederation did not understand this level, and they were even less interested in them; what really caught their attention was Anson's attitude towards the aborigines.

Return the natives to freedom, accept them as part of the colony, and even allow each other to be baptized with the teachings of the Ring of Order and become equal parts of the colonists...

Such radical remarks are tantamount to directly challenging the entire colonial economic system.

You must know that the colony can send a large-scale raw material to the whole old world with a very small population, animal slaves... or the enslaved indigenous people are the most important labor force, and even some of the raw materials are included" animal slave trade".

Once they were asked to give the slaves their personal freedom, not to mention the fact that the important financial source of the slave trade was directly lost, the mines and farms in various places would immediately face the crisis of labor shortage, which directly threatened the foundation of the prosperity of the entire New World.

If it were an ordinary colonist, these words probably wouldn't cause any waves. If it were an ordinary parliamentarian and a wealthy businessman, they might be attacked by a crowd. When it was a colony, and it was still holding the source of almost everyone's benefits...

Well, then his words are worth discussing.

"Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief, your speech is as vivid and exciting as usual."

Holding the mulled wine lightly, Paulina got close to Anson before everyone else, smiled and bowed to him: "This new world belongs to us... You are so right, the Free Confederation wants to be completely with the Empire. Cut, you have to make changes.”

"Otherwise, what would we be, a bunch of slave owners shouting 'equality' and 'freedom'?"

The girl blinked her eyes exaggeratedly, and before An Sen could react, she laughed out loud.

"You are also so humorous and witty, Miss Paulina Frey." Anson sipped his rum lightly:

"Such a refined summary is not something ordinary people can do."

"That's because I have a good teacher."

Paulina, who looked around, said without hesitation, and after less than a moment of hesitation, she took the initiative to move closer to her side; her petite body made her need to raise her head to look at Anson, and it looked like she was being held in her arms. inside.

An Sen, who nodded slightly, didn't think much about it. After all, the main author of the "Declaration of Resistance" that made the girl famous was the secretary. none.

Looking at the unresponsive expression of the man in front of her, Paulina was silent for a few seconds, but quickly raised her eyes with a smile:

"But even if it is the right thing, it will never be as easy as it seems to be thoroughly implemented, especially in the trade activities of almost all the colonies of the Free Confederation, animal slaves are one of the very important commodities."

"But with your wisdom, since you have come up with this proposal, there must be a way to deal with those selfish and snobbish guys, am I right?"

She is testing my bottom line, and at the same time, she is also implicitly expressing her willingness to cooperate with my goals, provided the price is right... Facing those simple and agile eyes, An Sen smiled slightly:

"Of course."

"The reason why the animal slave trade has such a long history is that the geographical location and environment of the colonies limit the pace of our development. At the same time, there is a visible difference between us and the indigenous people, and we have to supplement them by enslaving them. The workforce we lack."

"This sounds cruel, and even violates the teachings of some rings of order, but it does conform to certain rules; after all, we were few in number at that time and we had no stable base - if there were no beast slaves, we would It's completely whimsical to see what it looks like today in a century-old scene."

"But when the colonial stronghold has been completed, there has been a relatively stable source of labor, and even after the extensive animal slave trade has begun, its existence has become anachronistic, and it will even affect the prosperity of the colony."

Anson paused slightly, and said in a slightly heavy tone: "Because of the low cost of slaves who are widely used as hard labor, many new immigrants can't find jobs at all after arriving in the colony, pursuing their dreams and their hopes of life. It is placed on the frontiers, but those small colonies in the wilderness of the New World often disappear after two or three winters, and there is no meaning at all except to consume the population in vain.”

"And the beast slaves who were originally regarded as cheap coolies, are they really 'cheap' now?"

"Ugh?"

Paulina was stunned for a moment, this question seemed to conflict with her common sense.

"If in the past, using a small amount of beast slaves was indeed an option that could reduce costs, but now the Free Confederation is no longer just a small number. As long as the position of beast slaves can be used, immigration will not be used." Anson sneered. explained:

"The large-scale use of the slave-catching market cultivated by the beast slaves in turn makes the beast slaves an important commodity, and as long as it becomes a commodity, where it goes is completely determined by money, so that many beast slaves are still being When it was sold to the Old World, the shortage of supply pushed up the price of beast slaves."

"The mine owner and the farmer had to reduce their purchases of beast slaves, and let their limited beast slaves undertake more work than before. The resentment and hatred further accumulated internally, and then broke out; when the beast slave rebellion broke out, all the Colonies had to spend money to form militias to prevent rebellion from threatening their security again."

"So far, the once cheap coolies have become a drag on the prosperity of the colony."

The girl's eyes widened in surprise, shock and stunned emotions intertwined.

"Of course, I don't want the Free Confederation to completely abolish the animal slave trade, or to free all animal slaves overnight. That's not reality, and it's hard to say what the outcome will be." girl's eyes:

"But in any case, we should give indigenous peoples and beast slaves more options, allowing them to become one of us under certain circumstances, rather than just enslaved drudgery."

"As long as this can be done, many crises can naturally be alleviated; the rebellion of the beast slaves has been an indispensable factor in the success of previous large-scale attacks on the colonies by the indigenous people; when they are respected and free , it will not choose to destroy, but to defend.”

"I see..." Paulina nodded slightly, her eyes exuding indescribable admiration and a little strange affection:

"Lord Anson, I understand what you're thinking - until the next Supreme Council, I will definitely push for a resolution to allow beast slaves and natives to live freely in the colony."

"No, that's not enough! When I return to Grey Dove Castle, I will set free all the slaves who serve the Frey family, and tell them that if they want, I will keep them on the farm and mine by hire. work, pay, and what they deserve!"

"That will be an excellent start." Anson praised: "Newland will be happy to provide high-value, low-interest loans and investments for such an honest and promising industry to help it get through the initial difficulties, and it will be benign after participating. in expanding trade.”

Between laughter and laughter, a win-win business was negotiated like this.

The Frey family and Grey Pigeon Castle were willing to cooperate with Anson's policy towards beast slaves and indigenous people. Anson instructed the New World Company to invest in shares in addition to the Frey family's low-interest mortgage. Both parties got what they wanted most.

And the reason why he did this, of course, was not to promote "freedom", "liberation of labor force"... Although these had a great economic impact on the colony, he really didn't care.

The only goal is simple: to suppress the animal slave trade market.

The beast slaves in the colonies are a pure buyer's market. Especially not long after the end of the War of Independence, there was a labor shortage everywhere, and even the beast slave traders were complaining: how can there be beast slaves now, they are all leftovers, you I think it's expensive and I think it's too expensive!

The exorbitant price has caused the shooting army's expansion plan to encounter serious financial problems. Although Anson is not short of money, he can save money, of course.

Once beast slaves and natives are given freedom and become "correct" within the Confederacy, then even if there is no coercive force to prevent and restrict, the price of beast slaves will inevitably drop sharply.

What's more, Beluga Port is a colony of Clovis. Clovis, who is currently building a large-scale railway, has a huge demand for animal slaves. At the same time, he has mastered the trade route and a large order, and the well-funded Storm Legion has become a "strong force". Buyers”, have a certain degree of pricing power.

Compared with the still wealthy Longhu Town, the clangingly poor Winter Torch City, Grey Pigeon Castle, which is being rebuilt, is a very perfect partner - which is why Anson is looking for Paulina.

"Equality and liberty is a seemingly simple word, but it contains infinite wisdom; I once thought it was so funny, but I never thought it contained the truth of prosperity and prosperity."

Paulina said with emotion, her expression seemed to reveal great interest: "Master Anson Bach, you have opened the door to a new world for me, a once ignorant girl!"

Um? What does she mean, thinks my price is still too low? An Sen opened his mouth, but he still hesitated, just nodded slightly:

"Really?"

"Of course it is!" Paulina immediately stole, with a pair of eyes exuding a strange brilliance: "So I want to draw more wisdom from you, and further understand the meaning of equality and freedom~www.mtlnovel.com ~What do you think?"

"This, of course it can..."

"I mean just tonight, just...now..."

"Now?!"

"Yes!"

"Well... this can't be done." An Sen refused sternly: "Miss Paulina, it's very late today. I still have a lot of work to do. I'm afraid I don't have time to discuss this with you."

"It's better than this. Let's make an appointment at a more suitable time later, for example, when the Supreme Council is held, and then continue to discuss those ... truths in depth, what do you think?"

"Ugh?"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and before she regained her senses, she realized that the commander-in-chief had turned and left, quickly passing through the crowd and approaching the direction of the lounge.

What she didn't find was that An Sen had a surprised expression in his astonishment - just at that moment, he felt an extremely familiar aura that appeared near him without warning.

Talia August Rune!

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