"Who said you are a free man? Did the master agree?"
"You nigger, just farm cotton for the rest of your life!"
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On this day, not long after Tangning and Brian came out of the bicycle factory, they saw several big white men dressed as supervisors pressing a lean black guy to the ground and tying them up. However, the black guy was obviously not convinced, and he struggled and cursed angrily.
road.
So Tangning asked curiously, "What's going on?"
"They should be catching escaped slaves!" Brian guessed.
"Fugitive slave? What is a fugitive slave?" Tangning asked in confusion.
Brian explained: "Most people are not as lucky as us. They transported all the black slaves to Brazil before the war came. After the Yang gang came in, the black slaves were liberated. Now the Yang gang are gone.
, naturally we have to capture all the former black slaves, but some black slaves are disobedient, so naturally we have to teach them a lesson!"
Although Tangning could understand Brian's logic, she asked herself, if she encountered this situation, she really wouldn't be able to capture the escaped slaves. However, if she didn't capture the escaped slaves, it seemed inconsistent with her status as a slave owner.
You don't have to worry about transporting people away in advance.
Unexpectedly, Brian suddenly asked from the side: "Tony, do you think we can maintain slavery forever?"
"Why do you think so?" Tangning asked curiously.
Brian thought for a moment and then replied: "Unlike me, you have been living in London for the past two years, so you may not understand the contempt those British people have for us slave owners, but after a long period of contact, I slowly
I realized that what they said actually makes sense. It is already 1868, and it is indeed a bit inhumane to maintain slavery. In fact, this is part of the reason why I plan to farm out the land."
After listening to Brian's words, Tangning thought to herself, after all, this guy has been brainwashed by those guys in London, but this is normal. After all, abolition of slavery is a major trend in the world, and Americans nowadays have a very serious Europhilia.
Otherwise, he would not have spent a large amount of dowry (betrothal gift) to marry a down-and-out nobleman from England and France, so it is normal for Brian to be affected.
In addition, Tang Ning felt that although the North and the South were at peace talks this time, slavery could not be maintained for too long. The best example is Brazil, where there was no war. Wouldn't slavery have been abolished in 1888?
So he said with relief: "Maybe in another twenty or thirty years, when we find that growing cotton is no longer so profitable, we ourselves will give up buying and using slaves."
Brian nodded and agreed: "It makes sense. In fact, I think the income from growing cotton now is not as good as before, otherwise my father would not agree to me contracting out the land. But everyone is not used to it yet, and I always feel that there are not dozens of people under my command."
A black slave is no longer a manor owner, but I don't think about it. Now a black slave costs hundreds of dollars. Will he be able to make it back in the end?"
After settling down at home, Tangning brought Caroline to New York. After all, there was still a lot of business waiting for him here. Although Maxim was trustworthy, as a boss, he couldn't always stay away.
Contrary to the victory in the south and the active resumption of production, the overall atmosphere in the north is very lonely and depressed. Although the peace talks between the north and the south are actually equivalent to the failure of the north, it has paid a huge price in human, financial and military resources, etc., but in the end it did not
No access to cheap raw materials and dumping markets in the South.
Fortunately, this did not have a big impact on Tangning's business. After all, his electric lighting business was aimed at wealthy people, and thanks to the promotion of the war, bicycles were increasingly recognized by the public.
After visiting Morgan, Tangning originally planned to go find Danina and Kayla. Unexpectedly, she met Julie in front of Morgan's house. She said to Tangning with a lonely look on her face: "Tony, come drink with me.
I’m going to get myself drunk today!”
Although Julie didn't give a reason, Tangning had just come out of Morgan's house, so she knew that Julie was like this because Morgan was getting married for the second time, but the bride was not her, but Frances Louis Tracy. Obviously she
The plan to pursue Morgan failed, but Tangning was not surprised.
In desperation, Tangning accompanied Julie to a familiar pub for a drink, and then took the opportunity to persuade her during the dinner: "Julie, why don't you come back to New Orleans with me?"
Unexpectedly, Julie shook her head and refused without hesitation: "If you don't go back, I definitely won't go back!"
"You haven't given up yet, have you? Tracy is in very good health!" Tangning asked in surprise.
Julie laughed and replied: "What are you thinking? How could I be so infatuated? And I don't have that much time to waste on a man!"
"Then why don't you go back?" Tangning asked in confusion.
Julie explained: "Because there are more rich people in New York than in New Orleans. Although I failed with John, I can still find other men!"
After hearing this explanation, Tangning breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, if that's what you think, that's right!"
Although Julie said it was easy, Tang Ning still clearly felt that she was in the state of "sorrowing the army" during the battle that night. However, the art of war said that "the mourning army must win", so Tangning lost all three battles that night.
The next day, Tang Ning recruited Edison to replace Maxim in managing the company. After all, Maxim was a R&D talent at heart and was not particularly good at management. (You can refer to Chapter 2 of the extra chapter for the recruitment of Edison. I won’t copy and paste here to blur the word count.
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After spending a few more days with Danina and Kayla, Tangning returned to New Orleans. As soon as he arrived home, Heidi came over and said to him: "It just so happens that you are back, otherwise I would have sent you a telegram tomorrow!
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"Oh? What happened? Why are you so urgent?" Tang Ning asked casually.
"Jonathan is getting married!"
"No wonder you want to send me a telegram. I really have to rush back as soon as possible for this!"
"But you have to be mentally prepared when you meet his new wife. Don't lose your temper!"
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