Chapter 337: The Troubadour

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As for black people, Edward actually quite minded.

Although the Negro was strong and worked hard (under the whip), later experience taught us that if there were too many of them, they would have caused great damage to English society.

For example, under the rule of white people, South Africa has become the first brother of Africa, entered the ranks of developed countries, and even silently made a few atomic bombs themselves, and if the situation continues, the future of South Africa is limitless.

However, no matter how well you develop, you are not as good as others.

As a result, the black people who originally came to South Africa to work relied on numbers to seize power in an instant, and turned South Africa into a developing country, which is really eye-opening!

In order to preserve the purity of the Anglo-Saxon race and to maintain his rule, His Majesty the Great King Edward VI learned from the good traditions of the Arabs and ordered the House of Lords and the House of Commons to make decrees:

Any person or organization that transports this black race into the lands of England and Scotland and Wales must ensure that they are castrated.

Moreover, the owner of the purchase must be registered with the government and pay the slave tax to which he belongs.

- Time, 1553, June 1st.

Yes, my Majesty the King did not miss the slightest opportunity to make money and established such a tax.

In addition, Edward also stipulated that the importation of black women was not allowed, and violators were punished with a ransom of 100 times their value, and they were also required to return them to their original place of origin.

In this way, Edward did not believe that the blacks in England would continue to multiply.

However, in this way, due to the substandard castration technology, many innocent black people died painfully, which led to the appreciation of the price of black slaves.

But the slave nature of the black people, as well as their strong physique, still made all factory owners and even ranchers flock to them.

After all, blacks are still familiar with the work of shepherding.

Cheap and durable black slaves poured into England like a stream of water, flooding England with factories and even pastures.

Large-scale plush products flowed to Spain, Portugal, and the Mediterranean coast along with merchant ships.

It brought great wealth to England and a large amount of tax revenue to His Majesty the King.

Tariffs, for example, are rising at a rate of 10 percent per year.

Back to the point.

The tavern was lively and the people were talking lively, but everyone was talking and sighing in their hearts.

"Bristol Harbour, what a magical place!"

The port of Southampton, although the scale of the port has grown more and more due to the prosperity of trade, black slaves are rare.

First, because since the beginning of this year, His Majesty has released the import rights of other ports for black slaves, and has not allowed Bristol to monopolize it.

The second reason is that the monopoly position of the port of Bristol, even if other ports are opened, businessmen still prefer to take a long detour and habitually go to the port of Bristol.

Thinking of this, everyone's interest in the long-known black slave suddenly decreased a lot.

Everyone lives in the port of Southampton, and it is natural that their port of Southampton has been overtaken by the port of Bristol, and they are naturally in a bad mood.

Port of Bristol.

A young city in the south-west of England, founded in 1542, the city is run through by the river Avon, bordering Somerset and South Gloucestershire to the northeast.

Because of its proximity to Ireland, the city prospered because Tudor monarchs were keen to develop Ireland.

Of course, the more important reason is that to the left is the endless Atlantic Ocean, which is one of the best ports to the Atlantic.

In the 15th and 16th centuries, Europe began to develop the New World of the Americas, and Bristol, which is directly in the Atlantic, was the center of the slave trade, and a large number of slaves were sold to the Americas.

According to historical records, from 1700 to 1807, more than 200 slave ships docked in Bristol, and more than half a million black Africans were sold into slavery in the Americas.

"Excuse me, may I ask you, are you discussing the Port of Bristol?"

Just when the voices of everyone's discussion gradually became smaller, a greeting suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.

The tall thin man sitting in the middle said and looked up, and by a small fire pit nearby, a young man in front of him who looked gentle had an apologetic expression on his face, and looked at him sincerely, if he didn't know, he thought he was interested in men!

"This gentleman, I'm really disturbing, I just overheard you guys discussing the Port of Bristol, may I ask, is the Port of Bristol famous?"

The young man's voice is pleasant, and it sounds more comfortable than the woman's, which makes people unconsciously immersed in it.

Although there are heavy traces of wind and frost on his face, it can still be seen that he is a handsome young man, and even his face is extremely handsome and excellent, and the tall and thin man is in a daze.

As he spoke, the handsome man got up and gradually walked over, and the tall and thin man noticed the harp in his hand, and then it suddenly dawned on him that he was a troubadour.

Troubadours have been rare to see in England lately, and tall and thin men have risen and greeted them in a friendly manner.

"Hello sir, the port of Bristol is indeed famous!"

The tall and thin man spoke, but his eyes were full of doubts.

"Oh! I just arrived in Southampton the other day, I'm from Calais, and I'm a troubadour! ”

The troubadour Besven naturally sensed the doubts on the other side, and chuckled softly reservedly.

"I see, then, if you don't mind, you can come over and I'll explain it to you!"

The tall and thin man glanced at the troubadour and thought that he might be from an aristocratic background, belonging to one of the troubadours.

Trobardo and Trobar are the two major factions of troubadours, both of which originated in Italy, while the former were mostly aristocratic knights with a deep cultural and musical background, such as Charles the Lionheart.

Therefore, when the tall and thin man saw this young poet of the same status, he immediately invited.

With these ordinary people, it seems that he is extraordinarily rustic, and you must know that his family was originally a baron, although he was masturbated by Henry VIII, but the long history and culture are still not comparable to these farts.

The others looked at each other, they didn't understand, Altaïr, who had always been arrogant and stubborn, and it was not easy to communicate. Stockton, unexpectedly, became pleasant, and met a stranger.