Chapter 42: Baton Rouge

The reason why Baton Rouge became a big stronghold of the Underground Railroad is because of its advantageous geographical location, although the city of Baton Rouge at this time was not the capital of Louisiana, but it was also one of the top big cities in Louisiana, and Baton Rouge did not have the trouble of low terrain like New Orleans, and also had its own port. If it weren't for the proximity of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge would definitely have a better development.

"You Underground Railroad is really generous, there are nearly ten members here!" Bird Taylor, who had arrived all the way, didn't know whether he was complimenting or mocking, and gently stroked his mount's head, getting a loud nasal sound.

"Yes, we wanted to make a move here, but we ended up picking the biggest city!" Thomas's tone was full of self-deprecation, Louisiana's slave owners were simply richer than any other state, and they thought that these rich slave owners were easy to bully, but it turned out that they were the ones who were bullies.

"If you really do it here, it's not so easy!" Bird Taylor chuckled, several of the nominal Great New Orleans slave owners no longer live in New Orleans. After all, large plantations need huge amounts of land, these plantations are hundreds of acres small, thousands of acres are large, and there is so much land in New Orleans, if you want to continue to expand your wealth, you must have more land, that is why the southern part of the United States holds high the banner of the Mandate of Heaven and spares no effort to support the expansion of the Democratic Party to expand the territory of the United States, the land is no longer enough, which is not in line with the positioning of an agricultural empire.

In the heart of every great slave owner, there is a dream of a tropical empire, in which it is better to have no uncultivated assemblies in the whole year, and to make them feel the joy of harvest all year round, and this subconscious idea must go south as close to the equator as possible, and the first enemy is Mexico.

"Go to Taylor Manor to take a break, and at the same time let a few people visit the big family here, and let them make it convenient for us!" Bird Taylor didn't rush to catch people, but wanted to take a break. In a place full of slave owners, he was not in a hurry that the members of the Underground Railroad would hear the news and escape.

Taylor's estate operated a slave market, and did business with almost all the big slave owners in the state, and even nearby states had Wilson Taylor's friends, and if it weren't for the thousands of thugs, Taylor's manor's wealth would have skyrocketed. Baton Rouge also had a slave market for Taylor Manor, and Taylor's manor was even more established here. Taylor Manor is the largest in New Orleans, and the slave market at Taylor Manor is the only one here.

"Aren't we arresting people?" Thomas asked very puzzled, now that he is a person from the side of the southern slave owners, there has been a huge change in thinking, and Sheffield's guess in his heart, after Thomas's positioning has changed from a hot-blooded adventurer to a traitor, the first great threat he feels is these former Underground Railway comrades. More than anyone else, he wants to wipe out all the Louisiana Underground Railroad members, and if possible, he wants to pray to God to let all the Underground Railroad members in America die so that the fact that he became a traitor will not be revealed.

"Huh! Let's go to Taylor Manor for a break! Taylor Manor is all by the sea, you don't have to worry! Bird Taylor comforted Thomas, although he was not interested in this traitor, but Miss Annabelle had already said that she would treat each other as equals, and he naturally did not really treat Thomas like this.

The horse team of Taylor Manor avoided the main road into Baton Rouge, and chose a small road to Taylor Manor near the sea, and after ten minutes of galloping, they entered a small castle, which was originally the armory of the French colonial army.

"Hi Bird! With so many people, why are you coming from New Orleans? As soon as he entered the gate of Taylor's manor, someone came over and high-fived Bird Taylor, looked at the thug who followed behind him and asked in surprise, "Another black slave has disembarked?" How many were sent this time? ”

"The next batch? Are you talking about the group of black slave hunters who went north or the slave hunting team that went overseas? Bird Taylor didn't turn his head for a moment, and then immediately said, "We are here for a mission, take a break here!" When we're out in the evening, you can contact the big local plantation owners and just let us know......"

"What do I say? You are not in charge of transporting the slave owners, so how could Mr. Wilson let you out! Okay, you guys come in and rest! The people who came did not hesitate to let Bird Taylor enter the manor to rest first.

"Let the horses have a good rest, after this there will be no place for our own home, but we will rest!" Bird Taylor, who entered the manor, jumped down and moved the horses to the stables to direct the horse team thugs. Let everyone eat, eat, sleep, and sleep! Feed the fodder, there aren't many big towns like Baton Rouge in Louisiana, and most of the stops you come across are farms like Rieself's where there aren't as many horses as their horse caravan.

Later in the evening, Taylor Manor welcomed several guests, who were sent by several large plantations in Baton Rouge, "Our plantation owner learned that the guests of Taylor Manor were here, and sent us to lead the way!" Mr. Caldwell has told us what has happened, and you are not welcome where our plantation is needed......"

"This time it's for everyone's benefit, we, Taylor Manor, have decided to pursue it alone! With the cooperation of Sheffield Plantation, it is not a problem in terms of manpower, and with your cooperation in the local area, I believe that the process will be smoother! Bird Taylor was not polite, and introduced, "Mr. Raidon, the captain of the overseer of the Sheffield plantation!" ”

The two sides got to know each other for a while, and the man said, "Our plantation owner, Mr. Elias, has sent someone to watch the route to the north, and you can play your ......part in Baton Rouge tonight."

"Thank you!" Bird Taylor said tacitly, but is it really good to borrow the name of Mr. Elias directly in the name of the sacred?

The sky slowly darkened, and in the Sheffield plantation, there were three more prisoners of the Underground Railway, "You said, the black slaves belong to me, and the Yankee belong to you!" These two black men are mine! Sheffield looked rather embarrassed and said, "Catch all the members of the Underground Railroad in this state, maybe I can make a lot of ......."

"You've made a big bargain on our Taylor Manor!" Annabelle snorted, "The Yankee is cheap, I didn't expect it to be so little, and there is still a lot of cost to Brazil, I am very dissatisfied with this business!" ”

A pair of teenagers and girls in the gradually darkening sky, usually should be to complain to each other about you and me, but the current scene is obviously not like this, two people almost fought for the ownership of three people, if it weren't for the mouth blocked, the Yankee who knelt on the ground would definitely scold this pair of dog men and women who didn't learn well since childhood.