Are people living here in Manhattan really not oppressed?

The answer is certainly no.

Oppression will not disappear in this world no matter when or in any era.

Even in a country that took a distinctive path in later generations, oppression still exists.

Corruption, various second generations, ancestors, and various relationships are all within the category of oppression.

It’s just that those Europeans who lived in Manhattan, the Song Empire, in the 17th century, felt this way because of the contrast.

Yes, by contrasting Manhattan with European cities, everything is obvious.

There are fewer taxes here in Manhattan and low.

All taxes can be made clear to the tax payers at a glance, clearly and clearly.

At the same time, after the government collects taxes, it will clearly publicize the money where and how much it is used to make it clear for citizens to understand.

Such things were shocked by European workers who had not become citizens.

Not to mention the various taxes in Europe, the nobles who collected taxes will not publicly disclose how the taxes were used.

However, it was announced here in Manhattan.

Urban sanitation, public transportation facilities, construction of private houses, military expenditure, and maintenance of various public facilities.

Therefore, all the expenses were clearly announced to let citizens know how the money was used.

The salaries of those who work in the government will be made public without any concealment.

This way is to tell everyone that there are no corruption in the government, and to explain the integrity of the government to the citizens.

This kind of practice has brought shock to European workers, which is not a little bit.

So, while these European workers were feeling everything about Manhattan, they also began to have some ideas about Manhattan.

That is, work hard to become a citizen!

Yes, the idea of ​​becoming a citizen is almost in the minds of European workers.

It is just because the identity of imperial citizens is difficult to obtain, so this has become a goal for them.

In fact, European workers are just deceived by appearances.

The Song Empire is not as beautiful as it seems on the surface.

Oppression exists here.

Otherwise, those European prisoners and those black slaves were hard labor.

The reason why the government has no corruption is because these people are all genetic people.

Besides, the Song Empire was an imperial country.

In addition, the government dividends from the umbrella company will always be subsidized by government civil servants, so there is no need for civil servants to embezzle them.

The reason here is very complicated.

However, those Europeans don't think so.

At least in their opinion, the Song Empire was absolutely honest and did things for the people.

At the very least, there will be no such country in Europe.

Those nobles and church men, who aren’t making money for themselves to die?

I'm still afraid that I'll make less money.

I'm afraid there is a comparison of this thing, so I don't need to say anything about it after comparison.

Regarding the changes in Manhattan, as well as the ideas of European workers. The intelligence departments have always grasped detailed updates.

Although the riots of the church fanned a while ago caused some trouble in Manhattan.

But if the church still wants to do this now, it will be unlikely.

Nowadays, the native American belief in "Jie Cult" has emerged and has achieved considerable results.

Dividing line

After more than fifty days of voyage, five envoy ships departing from France finally saw the outline of Manhattan.

Little Louis XIII, standing on the deck, seemed very excited. He kept fantasizing about what kind of city Manhattan was.

But after thinking about it, his mind was full of European architecture, or other Gothic architecture cities.

It's not the Manhattan style at all.

But this cannot be blamed on Louis XIII. This is his first time traveling far away.

Besides, he had never seen the cities of the Song Empire or contacted the Americas.

This era is not like a later generation. You can run around in a plane.

If it were later generations, a prince like Louis XIII would not be so silly.

"Before is Manhattan, the commercial city of the Song Empire. This city is very prosperous and lively, with a population of about one million."

The captain of the guard standing next to Louis XIII, Dardagnon, said the information he had inquired in a strong tone.

What is this concept for a city with a population of about one million?

Especially for Europeans.

In later generations, it is normal that an urban population of 100 people is not considered a city.

But this is the seventeenth century.

It was not the era when the population explosion occurred later.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty in China in this era was quite large, with a population of 2 million.

However, there were only two or three cities with a population of more than one million in the Ming Dynasty.

Only the Ming Dynasty in the East has existed in the whole world.

Needless to say, Africa is not much better than the Arab world.

As for Europe, London, France, Paris, and even Madrid, the capital of the Spanish Empire, had only 200,000 to 300,000 people.

But even so, it can be called a bustling metropolis in Europe.

Two or three hundred thousand people, in later generations, it was a county town...

Even so, London, Paris and Madrid are also stinking.

Upon hearing this, little Louis XIII's face changed drastically.

He seemed to have thought of the situation in Paris.

Paris, this city that the French have always been very proud of.

In fact, in the seventeenth century, it was just a large WC-like existence.

There is no need to mention the smell of manure on the streets of the entire city.

This is also why the nobles and royal families are unwilling to live near Paris, because the smell is really smelly even against the wind, and it is not a place for people to stay.

But the population of Paris is only more than 300,000.

Today, Manhattan City in the Song Empire has a population of about one million.

Doesn’t this mean that the taste of the whole city is much richer than that of it?

It was precisely because of this that the little Louis XIII's face changed drastically.

Poor little Louis XIII, he actually regarded Manhattan as the city on the European continent that does not care about urban sanitation construction. He really should give a spanking lesson.

"Dada Nian, a city with more than one million people is indeed very big, but can they bear it?" Louis XIII asked Dalánian with a pale face. "Paris is only more than 300,000 people, but the city has become like that. Manhattan has more population than Paris."

While speaking, a rich fantasy began to unfold in the mind of Louis XIII.

Manhattan is a city floating on manure water. The residents of the city either swim in manure water or row...

Little Louis XIII is only an eleven or twelve-year-old child now, so he is at the age of being a fantasy, right?

Therefore, it is not surprising that there are some strange fantasies in his mind.

And D'Artagnan was not very clear about this. After all, the things he knew were all the merchants who had come to Manhattan to inquire about when he left France.

Therefore, the inquiry was very general. So he really didn't understand the hygiene situation in Manhattan.

So after hearing what Louis XIII said, he thought about the situation in Paris.

Then, D'Artagnan's face became as ugly as Louis XIII.

If Zhao Hongyu knew about this, he would probably have laughed to death.

Because from this point alone, we can see that the French are already afraid of urban life to the point of being so scared.

In this era, the city people do not mean nobility, but filth.

But who can you blame for this?
To be continued...