When Qin Zhiyuan and Liotai mentioned Madagascar, Huang Lizheng and Wu Qing discussed the work arrangements for the next period of time.
In the past two months, Huang Li and Wu Qing have done a lot of work.
Since the Manantenina Massacre, there has been a lot of peace and tranquility around Manantenina. Many Malagasy people are fully aware of the ruthlessness of the Exploration Guards, and their attitude towards the Exploration Guards has changed from hostility to fear, and more people have moved away from Manantenina.
Na, if you can't afford to offend, you can always hide.
As a result, it brought inconvenience to the old Renault's work.
Old Renault was going to mine in Manantenina, but with the arrival of the exploration team, the Malagasy people in Manantenina fled to death, and the population of the entire Manantenina area was only one-tenth of what it was before.
It turned out that old Renault simply couldn't find enough workers to work for him, even if more mineral deposits were discovered, it would be useless.
The information provided by Qin Zhiyuan was very accurate. After the exploration team formed by Old Renault from France arrived in Manantenina, it didn't take much effort. The exploration team discovered very rich bauxite around Manantenina. It is said that the mining work
It will start later, but due to the shortage of manpower, the mining work has been delayed.
After all, Old Renault was a capitalist, and he wanted to get a return on his investment in Pierre. When Manantenina could not provide enough workers for Old Renault, recruiting workers from other places became Old Renault's only option.
In fact, although Madagascar is located in Africa, the Malagasy people are not purely black. Research shows that the Madagascars are a nation that emerged after Southeast Asians and Indians moved to Madagascar and merged with the local Madagascars, so the Madagascars are not considered black people.
, and are not considered to be yellow people, but more similar to brown people.
Therefore, Old Renault really had no psychological barriers to bringing in people from Southeast Asia. So after identifying the mineral deposits in the Manantenina area, Old Renault immediately began to bring in people from Southeast Asia. Annamites and Koreans were the main force, and Chinese and white people were the core.
, in just over half a month, tens of thousands of people from Southeast Asia came to Manantenina.
Nearly ten thousand people may sound like a lot, but it is also a helpless move.
Manantenina does not have any industrial foundation, let alone mines and factories, and it does not even have basic transportation conditions. The water resources in this place are abundant, but there is no hydropower station in the entire Madagascar, so the old Renault needs
Manpower is not only used to mine mineral deposits, but also to build roads and bridges and build various basic living facilities to ensure the production and life of the entire Manantenina region.
In this way, the more workers are needed, the better, and even these nearly 10,000 people are simply not enough.
Fortunately, old Renault still has an exploration escort team.
So Huang Li and Wu Qing's job during this period was to capture Malagasy people all over the mountains and plains, and then send them to factories in the Manantenina area.
The work has become increasingly difficult recently. We have basically captured all the people around here. If we want more people, we have to work harder. Huang Li has a work report summarized by Wu Qing in his hand.
, looking at the various figures on the report, Huang Li's heart tends to darken.
Huang Li and Wu Qing led the exploration convoy to capture the Malagasy people, and they were rewarded handsomely.
Old Renault formed a Renault Bauxite Company. Every time Huang Li and Wu Qing caught a Madagascan, Renault Bauxite Company would pay Huang Li and Wu Qing one hundred francs as a reward, which gave Huang Li and Wu Qing enough
With the momentum, the book figures of Huang Li and Wu Qing are jumping almost every day.
So far, Renault Bauxite Company has paid Huang Li and Wu Qing a total of more than 700,000 francs, which is also about 700,000 francs when converted into Lanfang yuan. In other words, for more than a month, including Huang Li and Wu Qing,
, the income of each person in the exploration escort team is more than 500 Lanfang yuan, which is almost twice the normal income of Huang Li and Wu Qing. Huang Li and Wu Qing came to Manantenina from Lanfang, except for their own
In addition to the income, he also enjoys a special allowance paid by the Lanfang Military Department. With this added in, the total income can indeed be described as generous.
If we just want to make money, then we don't need to go to such trouble. Did you hear that that guy from Magnum secretly sold the Malagasy people he captured to the French in Antananarivo for about 400 francs each?
, the French in Antananarivo sold these Malagasy people to the Americas, and it was said that the profits could increase to more than ten times. Wu Qing's voice had no emotion at all, and was a bit dry.
Huang Li could still hear that Wu Qing was trying his best to endure his anger.
How can you not be angry?
Encountering the Malagasy people on the battlefield, Wu Qing commanded the massacre without any psychological shadow. However, when the massacre turned into a slave trade, Wu Qing felt more and more guilty for some reason.
The object of Wu Qing's hatred was not only Magnum, nor the French in Antananarivo, but even Wu Qing himself. Wu Qing could not help but hate them.
This has nothing to do with kindness and justice, it's just nature.
They are them, we are us, we do these things just to fulfill the employer's requirements, not to make money. As for making money, if I can make a little while fulfilling the employer's requirements, I don't mind. Huang Li doesn't have many virgins,
He doesn’t have as much humanistic sentiments as Wu Qing.
I am going to donate my share to the Military Service Society, and this kind of money is too hot for me to handle. Wu Qing did not accuse Huang Li from a moral point of view, and he still had his own plans.
It's up to you, but you'd better not make it public. If you want to donate the money, that's just your personal behavior. You can't ask others to be the same as you. Huang Li doesn't object to Wu Qing's plan, but just reminds Wu Qing not to
Therefore, we are separated from the masses.
Donating money is always a personal act. If someone wants to donate, you can do it yourself. Don't publicize it loudly, and don't kidnap others with morality. Others have other people's plans. Especially Wu Qing and Huang Li now
It is normal to describe this kind of money as dirty. If Wu Qing carries forward his style, then should others carry it forward too?
I just don’t understand. This is contrary to the honor we have always promoted. If we can earn this kind of money, then what will we become? Wu Qing’s expression is still serious, his attitude is firm, and his eyes when looking at Huang Li are full of
A little bit of contempt.
The Lanfang Army has strictly emphasized honor since the French Foreign Legion period. After the founding of Lanfang, the Lanfang Military Department added responsibility and mission to the foundation of honor. These three points run through the entire Lanfang Army education. It can be said that now
The Lanfang soldiers were constantly indoctrinated in honor, responsibility and mission from the first day they joined the army. Therefore, when the slave trade came out, Wu Qing was really unable to turn around.
Are you stupid from reading? Our honor is emphasized in our country. In this place where birds don’t shit, what kind of honor do you still pay attention to? This is not the land of Lanfang yet. We have no responsibility to the people here. You
Huang Li is really worried about figuring it out.
The friendship between Wu Qing and Huang Li began during the French Foreign Legion. The two can be considered old friends. Huang Li knew very well that Wu Qing, who came from an intellectual family, would make such mistakes every once in a while. At this time, someone needed to give him a heads-up.
, usually Huang Li plays this role.
Today's situation is still different. Wu Qing obviously has his own bottom line. The slave trade has indeed crossed Wu Qing's bottom line. If Huang Li cannot guide Wu Qing out of his emotions, then Huang Li will ask
Domestic application for substitution.
Doesn't honor distinguish between national boundaries? Gentlemen should examine themselves three times. The more they go to a strange place, the more they must adhere to their integrity. Look at what we are doing now. What is the difference between what we are doing now and those colonialists whom we once gritted our teeth and hated? Wu Qing also
It's a bit arrogant, and the accusation is obvious.
Lao Wu, you have to understand one thing. We in Lanfang have not yet had the time to talk about face and pomp. Although our lives are good, think about those compatriots in the Republic of China. They are still in dire straits. Do you have this?
To reflect on the many evil things we have done here, it is better to think about how we can help more compatriots. Even if we don't do these things, someone will still do it. If you want to blame it, just blame those Malagasy people for their misfortune. Who let them not?
What about a strong central government? Huang Li doesn’t think there is anything wrong with what he does. The general environment is like this. Magnum and others go too far than Huang Li and Wu Qing.
What are you saying? The Malagasy people do not have a strong central government. Could this be the reason why the Malagasy people are being trafficked like pigs? If one day we Lanfang are in trouble, others will treat the Lanfang people as pigs and be trafficked.
, what do you think? The look Wu Qing looked at Huang Li was really strange.
That must be Huang Li's answer that was decisive after my death, without any hesitation: As long as I am still breathing, no one can think of selling Lanfang people like pigs.
In fact, there was a time when Chinese people were trafficked to the Americas like pigs. Of course, Huang Li and Wu Qing did not know that history, otherwise it would be the reason for Huang Li to feel at ease, and it would also be the reason for Wu Qing to refute Huang Li.
reason.
I'm not doubting your courage, I'm just doubting whether what we are doing is right. If something is wrong, then why should we continue? Wu Qing felt a little curled up on the sofa, looking like an autistic person.
disease patients.
You are not suitable to continue working now. Go back to Lanfang and take a rest. Maybe you will find the answer. Huang Li is helpless and cannot and cannot watch Wu Qing continue to be so entangled.
You, what do you mean? Wu Qing's eyes widened in disbelief.
That's what you think it means. Huang Li had reluctance in his eyes, but his tone was still firm.
In fact, from the establishment of the Foreign Legion to the present, many people around Huang Li have been unable to keep up and have fallen behind, but their departure has not made Huang Li as heartbroken as Wu Qing this time.
But there is no way, this is also a necessary process.
