MTL - Rebirth in America: Great Slave Owner-Chapter 2 pick

"Oh? Warriors from the tribe? Are these prisoners of war?" Tangning asked tentatively.

Sheffield nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, they are prisoners of war, but now the prisoners of war are not the same as before. In the past, those chiefs sold the remaining prisoners of war and slaves to us, but now I feel that they are for these. The prisoners of war started the war.”

Regarding the source of black slaves, there have always been two misunderstandings. The first is that many people think that these black slaves were trafficked by slave teams organized by slave traders to arrest them in Africa. In fact, this is the case. There are not many slaves, because the number of slave-catching teams is limited after all, and they have no local understanding of the terrain of Africa. When the Africans did not know that there were slave-catching teams at first, they had indeed been arrested and walked through some, and later learned that It would be very difficult to catch single black slaves, and no matter what, the slave-catching team alone would not be able to complete so many arrests.

There is also a saying that slave traders provoked wars between African tribes, and then bought prisoners of war and slaves from the victorious tribes for trafficking. This situation also exists, but this situation changed soon.

Because these tribal chiefs discovered that they could only be used as slaves or simply killed the meat-eating prisoners of war and slaves, but they could exchange them for the industrial goods and luxury goods they desperately needed in the hands of the Westerners, so the prisoners of war, which were originally tribal wars, were The by-product of this became the main incentive to wage war, and even many places that were not rich before became prosperous because of the slave trade. (This is how the kingdoms of Dahomey and Mali in West Africa developed.)

By the 18th century, even countries that were strongly opposed to the slave trade joined it, just because the lure of military technology and gold was too strong, and the price was only "some useless people" in their eyes. Even the captured people have no idea of ​​resistance - neither organization nor weapons. For thousands of years, the defeated people have been slaves. What is the possibility of armed resistance?

Even more ironically, after Britain, especially the United States announced the abolition of the slave trade, the African chiefs and kings were the most dissatisfied with it, because they felt that it was the eventful Americans and British who blocked their way. fortune. The most famous example of this is when the then King Bonnie (now Nigeria) said in 1807 after hearing that the British Parliament had passed a bill banning the slave trade: "We think the trade must go on because it is The oracle and the priest's ruling, although your country is very great, the trade prescribed by the gods cannot be stopped..." (Ah, speaking of the weak agriculture and almost no industry in Africa at that time, Black slaves seem to be the only commodity they can export...)

Since they were once prisoners of war, the physical fitness of these black slaves was definitely fine, but there was another problem that worried Tangning, so he asked Sheffield, "Since these black slaves were soldiers before, isn't it particularly difficult? Tune in, don't rebel and run away as soon as you arrive at the manor, then I'll be troubled to death."

Sheffield repeatedly assured: "Don't worry about this, since we dare to do this business, then we have the means to rectify these guys, otherwise if the black slaves we sell here keep running away, who would dare to be here in my house? Buy slaves?

To tell you the truth, all the black slaves that are put out for sale are the black slaves who have accepted their fate, and those who are disobedient are tortured in the prison cell. When will they be completely honest, we will sell them out. "

While chatting, the two came to the place where the black slaves were kept. However, as soon as they entered this area, Tangning couldn't help covering her nose and took a few steps back, because the smell was so unpleasant that even he He also saw traces of feces in the corner, but he did not show it, because he knew that the flow of people here was too large, so these slave traders would only clean up after most of these black slaves were sold. This is also the reason why the place where the black slaves are placed should be set separately, otherwise the whole market will be dirty and smelly.

After a while, Tangning gradually got used to the smell of the place. Then she took a few steps closer and took a closer look. She found that Sheffield had not deceived herself. This time the black slaves were indeed very strong, even if they were not warriors, they were still tribes. He was the main labor force in the house, so he nodded with satisfaction and said to a tall black slave behind him: "Go, Pascal, help me pick out the thirty strongest black slaves, and then pick ten women, you You can choose the one you like first. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com”

Hearing Tangning's last words, the black slave Pascal happily said to Tangning, "Master, don't worry, I will definitely choose the strongest and most obedient black slave." After speaking, he bowed and walked towards Negro gathering place.

Sheffield, who was on the side, asked in confusion, "Mr. Downing, don't you choose it yourself?"

"The people who know the black slaves the most are never us white people, but the black slaves themselves, so the best way is to use the black slaves to manage the black slaves, as long as you choose a few of them who are smarter and more knowledgeable about current affairs, If they are treated a little better than other black slaves, then they will be more diligent in managing other black slaves than the thugs and supervisors we hired." Tangning explained in a low voice in Sheffield's ear.

Sheffield gave a thumbs up and praised, "Gao, it's really high! Mr. Tangning, your method of disintegrating your hands is really amazing. It seems that I have to study hard in the future."

Tangning thought, in fact, rulers have been using this method since ancient times, especially during the Anti-Japanese War, the people hated the most were not the Japanese devils, but the puppet soldiers who acted like tigers. It’s just a few puppet soldiers that have been cultivated among black people, and Pascal and others are the leaders of the puppet army that he has personally selected these days. Naturally, his name is also changed by himself, because the name of Africans is too pronounced. It's too tongue-in-cheek, and Pascal is also very satisfied with his new name, because at least it sounds more noble than other black slaves now.

Just when Pascal was picking out a black slave for Tangning, Tangning seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and asked Sheffield mysteriously, "By the way, do you have any more special female slaves here?"