bookrebus Chapter 745
Chapter 745
Regarding these black Africans, Ying Yu suddenly had a very nasty idea.
Of course, this idea is not just a bad idea. In the territory of Daqin, the production of wool is sufficient, and silk is also sufficient.
The numbness on the bodies of ordinary people is indeed no longer enough with the improvement of their quality of life.
So at this time, cotton has become a very important material.
And Ying Yu's bad taste is to let these black people grow cotton.
When Wang Li came back this time, besides a large number of black slaves, he also brought back cotton seeds.
Cotton is not very demanding for planting, unlike rubber that does not require suitable land and climate.
Thinking of this, Ying Yu himself was amused by himself.
There are cotton seeds, and there are blacks, and it would be unreasonable not to let the blacks grow cotton.
It's just that it is not possible to form a plantation of a certain scale in a short period of time.
Cotton seeds also required some refinement and experimentation.
But the plan has already been made, and the rest can be realized slowly.
The greatest use of the influx of blacks is to replace many manual laborers before.
Of course, many people disagree with the statement that black people are not human beings.
So among the people, some people were already somewhat dissatisfied with Ying Yu's behavior.
Ying Yu didn't care about this at all. At this time, he came to the palace of the First Emperor.
Regarding the matter of black people, Ying Yu had mentioned it to Emperor Shihuang before.
Emperor Shihuang naturally didn't care whether they were human or not, and would use them as slaves anyway.
However, the first emperor also considered it, so it is impossible to hide it from everyone.
Once the truth of this incident is revealed, it may have a certain impact on Ying Yu's reputation.
Ying Yu said that it doesn't matter, what he can do now is to do a good job in the immediate matter, and it is enough to be able to Zefu's offspring.
And Ying Yu also told Shi Huang that this was just the beginning.
The future will be even crueler.
With the continuous improvement of the people's living standards in Daqin, Ying Yu also knew that after cotton, there must be another thing in great demand for Daqin.
It must be right to start at this moment, because it will be too late to prepare once there is a large demand.
For Ying Yu, no matter what kind of decision-making, it must be prepared before the demand.
In this way, when there is a need, even if there are more, there is still time to prepare.
Using black people to grow cotton is not just Ying Yu's own bad taste.
It's just that at this time, there are black people available.
Although Ying Yu treats these black people as slaves, once Daqin's productivity reaches a sufficient level, the black people will definitely get rid of their status as slaves.
After all, when everyone no longer needs them to be slaves, they naturally don't need to be slaves anymore.
Of course, if it is the standard of living, material satisfaction has reached a certain level.
Naturally, there will be many people who want to own a black slave for spiritual pursuit or other reasons.
That's a very small part of the factor.
Or by that time, even freed blacks or others will be enslaved.
In that case, it has nothing to do with their skin color at all.
Any color, any race could be treated as a slave at that time.
It's just based on this era, considering that such a day may not appear for a long time.
That's a person with foresight, and naturally it's not something Ying Yu needs to think about at the moment.
As for how to plant cotton, Ying Yu has no specific countermeasures in mind yet.
Moreover, cotton seeds have to undergo experiments before they can be planted on a large scale.
As for the planting place, with the experience of previous life, it can save a lot of energy for Ying Yu.
Longyou Yongliang area is naturally the best place to grow cotton.
And after so many years of development.
The land of Longyou, which was already pretty good before, needless to say, as many people moved into the land of Yongliang, it gradually began to become more prosperous.
Nowadays, there are a lot of caravan activities there, which brings a lot of popularity.
If cotton is planted there, it can drive another economic development.
For the people of Longyou and Yongliang, it is also a good opportunity.
Based on the current situation, Ying Yu is thinking about another question at the moment.
That is, the population of Daqin has limited the development of Daqin.
For the needs of Daqin at the moment, Daqin's population is still too small.
This is also one of the reasons why the conflict between the old school of businessmen and the new industries is so intense.
That's because new industries don't need too many people.
These old activities often require a lot of manpower.
The essence of one is to liberate human labor and reduce population demand.
The other type requires a large number of people. The more people there are, the cheaper the price will be, and the easier it will be to find labor.
Two completely contradictory ideas are necessarily incompatible.
Judging from the current population status of Daqin, it is still far from the saturation of this land.
At present, various undertakings in Daqin need population as the foundation to build.
So at this moment, Ying Yu had to make a decision.
Encourage the people of Daqin to have more children and raise more.
After Ying Yu had an idea, he immediately found Emperor Shi Huang.
It's not that Ying Yu can't make a decision by himself, it's just that he still wants to hear Shi Huang's thoughts on this matter.
The First Emperor told Ying Yu that if the people were encouraged to have more children, the current policies, subsidies, and benefits for newborns in Daqin would be a big expense for Daqin's treasury.
Hearing what Emperor Shi Huang said, Ying Yu laughed.
For a while, Emperor Shi Huang was also a little puzzled, he didn't know what Ying Yu meant.
Not long after, Ying Yu said mysteriously, "Father, what do you think is the current state of my Daqin treasury?"
When the first emperor heard Ying Yu's question, he already had a guess in his mind.
When he was still in power, Daqin's treasury was already rich.
However, after the abdication, Emperor Shihuang was not clear about the situation in recent years, so he said directly:
"Tell me."
Ying Yu laughed again, "Royal Father, the treasury of my Great Qin is more than [-] times richer than when you abdicated."
"what?"
When the first emperor heard this, he was shocked and stood up from the couch.
Even though the first emperor had seen strong winds and waves and experienced all kinds of life, he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Ying Yu's words.
After all, this matter was too shocking, even for the First Emperor, he could not take it lightly.