"They are also refugees from Zhongzhou. I would like to ask all the shopkeepers, how do we judge whether to accept these refugees or not?" Liu Qingge sneered.
"Naturally, according to their previous status in Zhongzhou, scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, the officials and their families should be taken care of first."
There is nothing that can be done about a group of businessmen belittling businessmen. After all, Zhongzhou has always been a system of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Even the shopkeepers of the Liu family still have some people with deep-rooted ideas.
Liu Qingge sneered and said: "I really didn't expect Shopkeeper Liu to have such an idea. Facing so many Zhongzhou compatriots who lost their homes, the policy he came up with was to divide people into three, six or nine grades. It seems that Liu Did the shopkeeper and his family all come to the Northern Desert with me?"
Shopkeeper Liu said proudly: "All my relatives chose to follow the young shopkeeper to the Northern Desert. Thanks to the young shopkeeper's advice, our whole family has not suffered from the war."
"Very good, very good!" Liu Qingge seemed to say in approval, and then asked the other shopkeepers: "Did all the shopkeepers, your family members, relatives, and friends follow you to the Northern Desert?"
"The villain objects to Shopkeeper Liu's remarks. The villain's relatives and friends are still guarding Zhongzhou. If he really escapes, will the villain abandon his own relatives instead of saving those from the official family?"
People who originally agreed with Shopkeeper Liu chose to remain silent because of these words.
After all, who has few relatives and friends in Zhongzhou? If they are judged by scholars, farmers, industry and commerce as to who should be rescued, then what is the point of them doing this to rescue refugees?
You can't even help your own relatives and friends, so you want to help some strangers?
Apparently they're not that great!
Besides, when those officials come to Zhongzhou, can they really bring them so many benefits?
Obviously impossible!
Zhongzhou is in chaos, and a large part of them are of no use to them at all. Why should they abandon their relatives to save these so-called nobles?
"The turmoil in Zhongzhou is both a crisis and an opportunity. It is the best opportunity to change the status of all our merchants in Zhongzhou. For so many years, our merchants in Zhongzhou have been in a low status. Few people can look down on us. In our hearts, becoming an official is the best way out. But right now As a group of businessmen, we have the ability to save the country, should we do it or not?" Liu Qingge asked.
"The Song Dynasty is in a state of decay. What can we do to save it? As long as these major lifelines are always in our own hands, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor to our Liu family."
Liu Qingge smiled: "Indeed, as you all know, it actually doesn't matter to us who will be the emperor. After all, we already have control of the lifeblood of Zhongzhou. Even if another emperor comes to power, for our Liu family It's the same. But we are not doing this for the Song Dynasty, but for our people."
"So in the face of the national crisis, our Liu family must be brave enough to take responsibility. In front of the refugees, we must treat them equally. We cannot treat him in a different light just because of who he is and how many official titles he has had. This is unfair to other refugees, and it is also unfair to other refugees. We ourselves are unfair, so I now propose that in the future we will accept refugees without discrimination."
"We will also provide good education to all refugees and do our best to provide suitable jobs for all refugees so that they can truly take root. Therefore, in order to resettle so many refugees and avoid conflicts with the people of the Northern Desert, We are going to find uninhabited islands and new continents!”
Chujiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "What the young master said is very good and correct, but everything the young master said is too idealistic. Many times we are helpless against the large influx of refugees. I Even if the Liu family dissipates all their wealth, it is impossible to save the entire Zhongzhou."
"Yes, Shopkeeper Chujiu is right."
"What Shopkeeper Chujiu said makes sense."
"No matter how much money our Liu family has, we can't save a whole country!"
"Young Master, if we treat refugees like this, if word spreads, not only will refugees come, I'm afraid we will attract many ordinary people to leave their homes and come to the Northern Desert." Chujiu said straight to the point.
Everyone is in a different position and thinks about different things.
Chujiu's thoughts were just a fixed mindset of a businessman, and he considered the interests of the Liu family as the core.
There's nothing right or wrong, it's just a different stance.
Liu Qingge didn't refute but just smiled. The calm look on her face made all the shopkeepers confused. It wasn't until everyone thought Liu Qingge would compromise that she slowly said: "Why can't you attract What about more people? Only having more people is the reason why I support navigation this time. We need a land that truly belongs to us. At present, we do not have a land that truly belongs to us. Once we have an enemy with the Northern Desert, we will Should I take care of myself?"
I didn't expect that these words could be spoken by someone who worked hard to repair the relationship with Beimo. Ever since Liu Qingge chose the strategic transfer, the relationship between Beimo and Zhongzhou has been greatly eased, so much so that the relationship between the Liu family and Beimo is now even worse. It can already be said that we are as close as a family.
When the moon is full, it will be waning, and when the water is full, it will overflow.
No one can guarantee what will happen in the future, but right now there is indeed no reason for Beimo to be at odds with Zhongzhou.
Unless Beimo sees the civil strife in Zhongzhou and wants to take advantage of it.
This is not impossible. Some people in the Northern Desert have always been dissatisfied with Zhongzhou for occupying the most fertile land in the entire Sifang Continent for so many years.
Once the civil strife in Zhongzhou becomes more serious, even with the deterrence of the Leng family army, once the interests reach their peak, will the people of the Northern Desert really not be ready to take action?
Or will General Leng really remain neutral and guard the border?
Although the young master and General Leng are already married, in the end the Leng family's army is not an individual's, but the army of Zhongzhou. Once the one in Beijing gives the imperial order, General Leng will have to return to the court with his troops, no matter how unwilling he is.
"Young Master, I think your analysis is right, but sailing is too illusory and the investment is huge. It is very likely to be a failure. If we use this money to buy some more land in Southern Qi, we can share the risk. Young Master How do you feel?" Chujiu asked.
What Chujiu said is not unreasonable. Spending such a large amount of money to buy land, which is already available, is better than sailing to find the so-called New World.
After all, for the same amount of money, it is obvious which one will see benefits at that time.
But Liu Qingge remembered that the New World was indeed discovered that year, just northwest of the Northern Desert. At that time, no one in Zhongzhou chose to develop it.
So now if it were me, would it be possible?
After thinking for a while, Liu Qingge began to insist: "I still stick to my opinion. I want to sponsor sailing."
