"Tony, I have made a crazy decision!" That day, Jonathan came to Tangning and said mysteriously.
"Oh? What decision?" Tangning asked casually.
Unexpectedly, Jonathan did not answer directly, but changed the topic and said slowly: "Tony, maybe you can guess why I came to New Orleans to build this manor in the first place. Yes, in fact, the original purpose was to facilitate myself.
Playing slave girls with your friends, although you can still get everything you want in New York as long as you spend money, but compared to the South, it's just a little bit behind..."
Jonathan then used a long paragraph to describe his feelings. In the end, Tangning impatiently summarized it for him: "What you are talking about is the sense of atmosphere, right?"
Jonathan nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, it is the sense of atmosphere. Tony, no wonder you can write "Gone with the Wind", this wording is accurate!"
Then Jonathan added: "Actually, it's not just about female slaves. After living in the South for a long time, I feel that I particularly like the atmosphere of many things in the South, such as manor gladiatorial matches and deer hunting. Although deer hunting can also be done in New York,
But the formation is completely incomparable to that in New Orleans.
Even the fresh air in the south makes me addicted. Unlike the north where there are factories everywhere, the air pollution is almost as bad as the smog in London!
There are also large farms and cotton fields that can be seen everywhere in the south, especially when the cotton is harvested. Not to mention you, the manor owners who own them, even I, an outsider, feel excited when I see that scene.
That’s the gain!
Also, I found that the south is full of gentlemen and even knights like those in British novels, unlike in the north, where they are all respected businessmen who do whatever it takes to make money!
So the longer I lived in the South, the more I fell in love with it. Even the smell of the slave ship after it arrived felt particularly warm..."
At the end of the sentence, Jonathan took a deep sip of wine and said in a deep voice: "So Tony, I want to become a Southerner!"
After hearing this, Tangning understood what Jonathan meant by "crazy decision". It turned out that this second-generation New York capitalist was attracted by the "pastoral pastoral" of the South and wanted to become a Southerner!
Although the basis of his theory is not very tenable, because what he is obsessed with is actually based on the exploitation of black slaves. The "quiet years" you yearn for are actually because someone is "bearing the burden" for you.
"Okay", but with the thinking mode of white people not treating black people as human beings, but only as big cattle, this idea is understandable, but no matter what, it is crazy for him to "become a southerner"!
However, Tangning didn't want to refute these, because it was meaningless, but there was another question that he didn't quite understand, so he asked, "Jonathan, then you don't plan to return to New York in the future?"
Jonathan waved his hand and said: "Tony, you don't understand what I mean. Whether I become a southerner or not has nothing to do with whether I can go back to New York in the future! Take you for example, you also go to New York often, but whether it's from the north
People or southerners will all think you are a southerner, right?"
Tangning thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's right!"
"Then do you know why everyone thinks so?" Jonathan asked.
"Why?" Tang Ning asked, of course, he actually wanted to know too.
Jonathan explained: "Because you are a manor owner, even if you open a company and make investments in New York, people will still think you are a southerner!"
"But you are also a manor owner now, why do you still say that you are not from the south?" Tangning asked.
Jonathan smiled bitterly and said: "What kind of manor owner am I? If I don't have my own cotton field, I don't have the faith to experience farming and picking like you, and I can't enjoy the joy of harvest like you do, I will never have a common language with you, forever.
He can only be like a guest standing outside the circle and cannot integrate into your atmosphere. What kind of manor owner is this? How can he be regarded as a southerner?"
Regarding Jonathan's theory, Tangning felt that it sounded a bit absurd at first, but when you think about it carefully, it actually makes sense, because in the simplest terms, the North is the capitalists and factory owners, while the South is the slave owners and manor owners. Of course,
Well, those slave workers are no longer human beings in the eyes of these upper classes...
Under this distinction, if you don’t have a cotton field and are not even qualified to attend the gathering organized by Frick, then how can everyone regard you as one of their own? So Jonathan can be regarded as seeing the essence.
Seeing Tang Ning's expression, Jonathan knew that Tang Ning agreed with his idea, so he added: "So if I want to become a true southerner, I have to own my own cotton field, and then buy a few cotton fields like you do."
A hundred black slaves give me work!”
Then he changed the topic and said: "But as a northerner, it is difficult to get approval for applying to open up wasteland, and I don't know what kind of land is suitable for cotton fields!"
What Jonathan said is also true. Although there is still a lot of wasteland in Louisiana, not everyone can reclaim it casually. They must apply to the relevant departments, and as a northerner, it is estimated that it will be very difficult to pass the review.
, and opening a manor and growing cotton is not that simple. It is difficult for a layman and a foreigner to succeed without paying some tuition fees.
At this time, Jonathan continued: "So I want to ask Tony to help me!"
Originally, Jonathan wanted to ask Tang Ning to step in and help him get his application reviewed, and then lend him a few experienced supervisors and black slaves. But what he never expected was that Tang Ning thought about it for a while.
After that, he actually said: "This is easy to handle. I can just sell you half of my cotton fields and black slaves. Then you can become a true southerner!"
Jonathan couldn't believe his ears for a moment, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Tony, what did you say? Are you willing to sell your cotton fields to me?"
In fact, it is no wonder that Jonathan is so surprised, because among the plantation owners in New Orleans or throughout the South, no one will sell their cotton fields unless they encounter particularly difficult circumstances. This is just as easy as the Chinese landowners.
There is a reason why we won’t sell land!
PS: Thanks to the book friends "Passenger", "Little Robber", "Fountain", "A Big Big Apple", "Death 47 Riders on Donkeys", "Vijaya Nagara" (your name reminds me of
The days when I was researching information for writing "Rebirth of India: Superior to Others" have passed by in a flash...)