A recent news has been widely circulated among the many unemployed textile workers in Bordeaux.

The incident started with a bankrupt spinning worker living in the countryside who was about to become a debt slave because he could not pay the loan. At the critical moment, he asked for help from an East Coast man who had talked to him. He didn't expect too much, but just took the attitude of being a dead horse. Who knew that after only one day, the East Coast man brought his wallet to pay off the debt of the two francs that he had long owed. Of course, the premise was that the bankrupt worker needed to sign a legal document to voluntarily immigrate to the East Coast Republic of China and would work for the East Coast Republic of China for five years free of charge.

The spinning worker signed the document without hesitation, and then took his wife, two daughters and one son to leave the dirty and shabby cottage and settled in the temporary residence prepared for him by the East Coast. The East Coast told them to make all preparations and perhaps they would take a boat to the East Port of the New World in the near future.

This rumor that the textile workers liked spread throughout Bordeaux in just a few days. Some enthusiasts talked about the whole thing as a rare topic of conversation. They described it vividly, and of course some "unrealistic" news that sounded like "exaggeration" and "exposure". For example, the government of the East Coast Republic of China provides three meals a day for free every day, and the dishes are rich, including fish, shrimp, poultry and eggs, fresh vegetables, and even expensive beef.

God! Those who say this must be crazy! How much does it cost? Is the underground of this country full of gold? Perhaps only the kingdom of heaven can be so rich!

Although many people were suspicious, contempt and ridiculed, as they were unemployed over time and became increasingly stressful in their lives, many people, under the guidance of the "enthusiastic people" sent by the Pasquire family, went to the East Coast Republic business station. After careful inquiry and inspection, they were told that they needed to sign an application document for voluntarily immigrating to the East Coast Republic of China and a contract labor contract.

The contract stipulates that each adult immigrant needs to serve the East Coast Republic of China for more than three years free of charge, depending on the situation. For example, if you owe debts in the Old Mainland and need the East Coast Republic to help you compensate, then you need to serve for several more years to offset the debt. The maximum period of free service is no more than seven years, and you can become a free citizen of the East Coast Republic of China after the service period expires. In general, this is still a relatively fair agreement. Many French workers who have no choice have signed this document. Then they live in the temporary residence tent prepared by the Pasquire family, and set sail for the New Mainland the day when the ship arrives.

At present, the immigration work is entirely done by the people of the General Intelligence Bureau. It has been a full week since I began accepting the first local bankrupt worker to register on June 25. At present, with the assistance of Pasquire family employees, the intelligence agents led by Mo Ming have collected more than 50 textile workers from former Bordeaux and nearby areas, with the total number exceeding 200.

With the hot sale of East Coast cloth in the Gascone region, the number of bankrupt workers in other towns and rural areas except Bordeaux and the vast rural areas is gradually increasing. The risks and benefits contained in this are self-evident. After all, the Pasquire family cannot just take money without doing anything. They joined hands with the Flores family of the Textile Guild to send a large number of personnel to various towns and villages in the Gascone region. They tried their best to persuade, induce, threat and other means, and brought the textile practitioners who were in desperate situation due to bankruptcy, including cotton ginners, rinsers, spinners, weavers, dyeing workers, etc., and brought back Bordeaux and their families to Mo Ming and others, and handed them over to Mo Ming and others. Of course, their behavior is not free, and the expenses will be deducted from the payment for the goods.

Not everyone was willing to follow them. Except for a small number of single young people who joined the ranks of beggars and sailors, most of them set out on the road to adventure to Quebec under the slander of the church. For this reason, Baron Loris's uncle and Bishop Loris of the local church even attracted attention from their superiors because of their effective immigration.

According to statistics from Bi Lasi, an agent of the General Administration of Intelligence, as of July 5, a total of more than 400 French people went to the New World Quebec colonial settlement through church channels, most of whom were young and middle-aged men. The dumping actions of time travelers unexpectedly promoted the French colonization of North America. Mo Ming, who learned the news, couldn't help but laugh and crying expressions appeared on his face.

Like Mo Ming, there was also the big man in Bordeaux, the famous usury merchant Mr. David Ludwig. This guy, known as a Jewish vampire, was listening to the news in shock. His loyal servant was responsible for reporting to him the "worst attention" things that happened to the outside world recently.

"These damn... whether it is the 'Orients' or the 'East Coasts' are searching for, bewitching those damn untouchables to settle in the New World?" Ludwig didn't even bother to drink the New Granada Coffee, and asked in a deep voice: "Who is helping him do these things? Well, it must be the son of Old Pasquire, and the Flores who always opposes me. How many people have they got?"

"I can't count this accurately." The old servant replied cautiously. "Based on the news I circulated from the outside world and the number of tents temporarily purchased by the Pasquiel family, they should have accommodated nearly 300 people. Moreover, the speed of their incarceration of these bankrupt untouchables has been on the rise recently. It should be that after exhausting their family's assets, these untouchables found that the situation had not improved at all, so they began to decide to go to the New World to try their luck."

"Yes, you guessed it right, Hugo." Ludwig stood up and said as he walked: "They did this, but partly alleviated the unemployment wave in Bordeaux. There are thousands of textile workers in Gascone, and the number of people in the number of families is tens of thousands. What is the use of these hundreds? As long as we find a way out, it is not difficult to create trouble. The only tricky thing is that now these untouchables know that the East Coast people are recruiting them, and if they have a way out in their hearts, they will not be so determined in their actions."

"And the church is now absorbing these unemployed workers and investing in sending them to Quebec colonization." The old servant Hugo reminded, "More than half a year ago, Jesuit missionaries in the Quebec area wrote a letter back to Paris, asking more immigrants to Quebec to consolidate the missionary area there. Lord Richelieu agreed to the request of the Jesuit priests and ordered the country to encourage immigration to the new world. The local Bishop Loris took this opportunity to start hosting bankrupt workers. It is said that under the "inspiration" of the bishop's personality, more than 500 people have decided to go to Quebec to farm, fish or hunt fur. Master, I have to say that in this situation, our chances of victory are no longer very high. It is hard for me to believe that these untouchables will rise up and take risks and act against them when there is a way out."

Ludwig said silently. After a long time, Ludwig sat back on his chair and said tiredly: "Hugo, we have no way out this time. It is not a pity that we lost in the textile factory in Bordeaux. At worst, I can disband the workers and invest the money in the shipyard. But will the East Coast people stop just by being satisfied with the market in Bordeaux and even Gascone?"

"This is absolutely impossible!" Hugo nodded and said.

"Not bad! The East Coast people will not stop at Gascone. They will enter La Rochelle, Marseille, Lyon, Calais and even Paris in the future. Most of the family's industries in Lyon and Marseille are concentrated in cotton and silk textiles, and the annual profits contribute more than half, which is the foundation I cannot give up. So, I must do something to stop these crazy East Coast people." Ludwig said firmly.

"How to do it?" Hugo asked in a trembling voice, he had a bad premonition.

"The East Coast people must die!" Ludwig said firmly, "They must die! As long as the East Coast people in Bordeaux die, the East Coast people in the New World will no longer trust the damn Pasquere family. Their cooperation foundation will be shaken, and may even trigger a break and confrontation between them. As long as things develop to this point, our crisis will naturally be resolved. And the East Coast will also go far away from Bordeaux, Gascone and even the entire France."

"So..." Hugo hesitated a little.

"Go to find that Scotsman!" Ludwig waved, "Give him money! Let him and his accomplices be more rigorous, and I hope to hear good news as soon as possible."

"Just..." Hugo was still a little hesitant.

"Are you scared?" Ludwig walked up to Hugo, looked at the old servant who had been following him for more than 20 years, and said with a gloomy face: "It's not the first time, Hugo, what are you afraid of? You were in Marseille back then, and you had the courage to kill that baron..."

"No! Stop talking!" Hugo gasped violently, looked up at Ludwig, and then lowered his head for a while, and said, "I need a hundred francs, no, maybe two hundred. I know Leicester, he is a very greedy guy and a very miserable guy. Maybe I need some good guys for them."

"Then go and prepare!" Ludwig said without a doubt, "I will prepare the money for you. Also, tomorrow I will go to Lyon to handle the Silk Factory, and you'd better get it done before I return to Bordeaux. Otherwise... I'll be disappointed, Hugo, you know the consequences."
Chapter completed!