"Oh? Soldiers from the tribe? Are these prisoners of war?" Tangning asked tentatively.
Sheffield nodded and said excitedly: "Yes, they are prisoners of war, but the prisoners of war now are different from before. In the past, the chiefs sold the remaining prisoners of war and slaves to us, but now I feel that they are doing it for these
We started a war by taking prisoners of war.”
Regarding the origin of black slaves, there have always been two misunderstandings. The first is that many people think that these black slaves were captured by slave teams organized by slave traders in Africa. In fact, this is not the case.
There are not many slaves, because the number of slave-catching teams is limited after all, and they have no local knowledge of the terrain of Africa. At first, when Africans did not know that there was a slave-catching team, some were indeed captured. Later, they learned
It would be difficult to catch lone black slaves, and the slave catching team alone would not be able to arrest so many people anyway.
There is also a theory that slave traders instigated wars between African tribes, and then purchased prisoners of war and slaves from the victorious tribes for trafficking. This situation also existed, but this situation soon changed.
Because these tribal chiefs discovered that prisoners of war and slaves who could only be used as slaves or simply killed for meat could actually be exchanged for the industrial products and luxury goods they desperately needed in the hands of Westerners, so during tribal wars, prisoners of war were
The by-products became the main inducement to launch wars, and many places that were not originally wealthy became prosperous because of the slave trade. (This is how kingdoms such as Dahomey and Mali in West Africa developed.
)
By the 18th century, even countries that had previously strongly opposed the slave trade joined it because the temptation of military technology and gold was too strong, and the price was only "some useless people" in their eyes. Even the captured people were
There is no thought of resistance - there is neither organization nor weapons. For thousands of years, the defeated have been forced to be slaves. What possibility is there for armed resistance?
What's even more ironic is that after Britain and especially the United States announced the abolition of the slave trade, the African chiefs and kings were the most dissatisfied because they felt that the meddlesome Americans and British were blocking their way.
The most famous example of this is that the then King of Bonny (now Nigeria) said dissatisfiedly after hearing that the British Parliament passed a bill banning the slave trade in 1807: "We believe that this trade must continue.
Because this is the ruling of the oracle and priests, although your country is very great, the trade prescribed by the gods cannot be stopped..." (Hey, considering the weak agriculture and agriculture in Africa at that time, there was almost no
industry, black slaves seem to be the only commodity they can export...)
Since they were prisoners of war, there must be no problem with the physical fitness of these black slaves. However, there was another problem that worried Tangning, so he asked Sheffield: "Since these black slaves were soldiers before, is it particularly difficult for them to survive?"
Train me, don't rebel and run away as soon as you arrive at the manor, or I'll be in real trouble."
Sheffield repeatedly promised: "Don't worry about this. Since you dare to do this business, we have the means to deal with these guys. Otherwise, if the black slaves we sell here always run away, then who would dare to stay in my house?"
Buying black slaves?
To tell you the truth, the black slaves put out for sale are all black slaves who have resigned themselves to their fate. Those who are disobedient are being tortured in the cells. When they become completely honest, we will take them out and sell them."
While chatting, the two people arrived at the place where the black slaves were kept. However, as soon as they entered the area, Tangning couldn't help but cover her nose and take a few steps back because the smell here 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 great, so he could only wait until most of the black slaves were sold before the slave traders would clean up.
This is also the reason why the place where black slaves are placed must be set up separately, otherwise the entire market will be soiled and smelly.
After a while, Tangning gradually got used to the smell here. Then she took a few steps closer and took a closer look. She found that Sheffield had not deceived her. The black slaves this time were indeed very strong. Even if they were not warriors, they were still tribesmen.
The main labor force in the place, so he nodded with satisfaction and ordered a tall black slave behind him: "Go, Pascal, help me select the thirty strongest black slaves, and then select ten women. You
You can choose what you like first.”
After hearing Tang Ning's last words, the black slave Pascal happily said to Tang Ning: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely select the strongest and most obedient black slave." After saying that, he bowed and walked over.
A gathering place for black slaves.
Sheffield on the side asked with some confusion: "Mr. Tangning, don't you choose it yourself?"
"The people who know black slaves best are never white people like us, but the black slaves themselves, so the best way is to use black slaves to manage black slaves. As long as you select a few of them who are smarter and more aware of current affairs,
If we give them a slightly better treatment than other black slaves, then they will work harder 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: "High, really high! Mr. Tangning, your method of disintegration is really amazing. It seems that I will have to learn from it in the future."
Tang Ning thought to herself, in fact, this method has been used by rulers from ancient times to the present, especially during the Anti-Japanese War. What the people hate most is not the Japanese devils, but the puppet soldiers who work for them. Now, this is just...
He only cultivated a few puppet soldiers among black people, and Pascal and others were the puppet army leaders he personally selected in the past few days. Naturally, his names were also changed by himself, because African names are too loud to pronounce.
It was too difficult to pronounce, and Pascal was very satisfied with his new name, because at least it sounded much more noble than other black slaves now.
Just when Pascal was selecting black slaves for Tangning, Tangning seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Sheffield mysteriously: "By the way, do you have any special female slaves here?"