"Mr. Tangning!" Tangning had just come out of Danina's residence that day. Before he could get on the carriage, he heard someone calling him from behind.
Tangning looked back and saw an unexpected acquaintance - the slave trader Sheffield. She asked in surprise, "Mr. Sheffield, why are you here?"
"Because I am a Londoner!" Sheffield replied with a smile.
The two came to a nearby cafe. Sheffield said to Downing: "To be honest, when I learned about the fall of New Orleans, I was very worried about you, Mr. Downing. I didn't expect to see you in London!"
"I'm also lucky. I happened to travel to London when New Orleans was fighting, so I didn't go back!" Tangning said perfunctorily, then changed the subject and asked, "By the way, Mr. Sheffield, how is business lately?"
"What do you think, if there is a war between the south and the north, where will anyone come to buy black slaves? Hey, I don't know when this war will be over. Fortunately, I still have some savings before, otherwise I might not even be able to eat now.
Get up!" Sheffield sighed.
"You can transport black slaves to Brazil. I just came back from Brazil, and there are many plantations there!" Tangning suggested.
Unexpectedly, Sheffield glared at him and replied angrily: "There are many plantations in Brazil, but how can they compare with New Orleans? And doesn't Sao Paulo already have a big slave trader, Mrs. Murphy!"
By this time, Tangning had understood that Sheffield knew that this matter was related to her, so she was very embarrassed. She didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. Fortunately, Sheffield changed the subject and asked him: "Mr. Tangning, do you know?
, In fact, there are people who are more resentful than you and me about the Emancipation Proclamation promulgated by the North!"
"More resentful than you and me? How can such a person exist? Are you kidding me?" Tangning asked in confusion.
"Of course I'm not joking. In fact, it's the African chiefs who sold black slaves to us, especially the king of the Bonny Kingdom. After learning about this, he was so angry that he reportedly even brought troops to help you start a war with the north!"
At the end of the sentence, Sheffield couldn't help laughing.
Although this incident sounded like a joke, when she thought about it carefully, Tangning understood the truth behind it, because for African countries like the Bonny Kingdom (now Nigeria), black slaves were the only profitable business for them.
Exporting goods, even some countries such as Dahomey and Mali gradually developed and prospered with the slave trade.
Originally, after the British stopped the black slave trade, these African chiefs and kings were very dissatisfied. Now the Americans, their biggest customers, are about to "liberate black slaves" again. How can they maintain their original status with just a few scattered transactions in Brazil?
Is there a life? As the saying goes, "Destroying a person's wealth is like killing his parents." In addition, they have never seen the strength of the Northern Army, so Tang Ning is not surprised to say such things. After all, he was not unreasonable before he traveled through time.
I’ve heard of it, like the cosmic powerhouse The Gambia
So Tangning just chuckled twice, and then said: "This is normal, after all, they don't know how powerful those Yang guys are!"
"By the way, there are also a group of people who are almost committing suicide because of the war between you two!" Sheffield added.
"Is anyone still losing money because of us?" Tangning asked in surprise.
Sheffield nodded and replied: "Of course there are, those bankers who open banks or lend money in New Orleans, Richmond, and Atlanta. Can you tell me under the current circumstances, can they get back the money they loaned out?
?”
After hearing what Sheffield said, Downing immediately recalled that indeed, this was also an affected group. He had even imagined that he would force the British government to support the alliance by borrowing heavily from British bankers.
So he sighed with emotion: "So, it's best not to fight. Once there is a war, people from all walks of life will be unlucky!"
Sheffield echoed: "Yes, it would be great if there was no war!"
After chatting for a few more words, Sheffield suddenly came over and asked Tangning in a low voice: "By the way, Mr. Tangning, do you still want to buy a slave girl? The best slave girl like Nadine bought by Mr. Hurd! If you want to buy
If so, I can contact you!"
Hearing Sheffield mention "Nadine", Tangning immediately recalled the dance that old Hurd held to show off before the war. Although there was no physical contact, the first feeling Nadine gave a man was the bed. Really
She is a naturally charming and the best slave girl.
But after calming down, Tangning questioned: "Didn't you just say that you no longer sell black slaves? How can you still buy them?"
Sheffield smiled bitterly and said: "I smashed my hands before! After all, before the war started, no one thought that you two could fight. Even at the beginning of the war, we felt that you could win, so some of our colleagues continued to purchase goods from Africa.
, but when they finally returned to New Orleans, they found that they had been occupied by the gang of Yankees. As a result, several ships of black slaves could not be sold, and Holden and the others were almost forced to jump into the sea.
After finally changing the route to Brazil, I found that someone was robbing business in Sao Paulo, so I changed the route to El Salvador and finally sent them out half-sold and half-given. However, the female black slaves were reluctant to sell because they were counting on them to make money.
It's been taken back, so if you want to buy it, Mr. Tangning, I can send you a telegram right away to make sure it's all good stuff."
Tangning thought for a moment, then waved her hands and said, "I've been quite busy lately. I've been running around all day long. It's not suitable for me to buy another female slave. I'll contact you later when I stabilize and have this idea!"
Sheffield originally wanted to say that with the current situation, you won’t be able to buy it even if you want to after a while, because most of the peers have changed careers, so where will there be so much supply? But then I thought about it, why would I offend customers, so I nodded.
Agreed.
After saying goodbye to Sheffield, as soon as Tangning returned home, Heidi came up to him and said, "Tony, I heard that Uncle Carter is dead, and he was killed by his former black slave!"
PS: I recommend a relatively niche archaeological text, "Maximum Level Archaeological Master". Please note that this is an archaeological text, not an antique text. There is no plot about picking up treasures, getting rich, or looking for dragons and caves, or robbing tombs and finding gold.
Professional archaeological excavation. I don’t know if the author is a professional, but the excavation of the Erlitou site at the beginning can already fool me, an interested layman.