"The tree of freedom must always be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is a natural fertilizer for the Tree of Freedom. --- Jefferson, the drafter of the Declaration of Independence, worked hard for the establishment of a free world. All men are created equal, and if the government destroys the rights of the people, the people have the right to abolish the government.

But neither the people nor the people, including women, Indians, and blacks, Jefferson, as a well-known slave owner in Virginia, had more than 200 black slaves under his name as his personal property, and no one ever disputed this. Private property is sacred and inviolable, and no one can take Jefferson's slaves without Jefferson's will, it's as simple as that.

Therefore, in the slave-owning states adjacent to the free states, in the face of abolitionists who developed underground railroads to help black slaves flee under the guise of equality for all, it is very understandable that all slave owners directly hire black slave hunters to arrest people, because in the eyes of slave owners, helping black slaves as private property to escape is no different from robbing money in their hands.

For a whole day, after weighing and loading the ship, the Sheffield family's cotton 316 tons of cotton was all loaded, Sheffield got a bill, which recorded the quality and weight of the cotton, with this bill Sheffield directly entered the British Chamber of Commerce, Jerry handed a Sheffield a check and said, "Mr. Sheffield can get the funds he needs from the Bank of Bahrain at any time!" ”

"Understood!" Sheffield took a closer look, flipped the cheque lightly, and said, "Then thank you for the generosity of the gentlemen!" "I have already decided to go straight to the Bank of Bahrain when I go out, and check the authenticity of the cheque first.

"The credibility of the British Empire is paramount, and we are a win-win cooperation!" Jerry looked at Sheffield with a subtle smile.

In terms of size, the Bank of Bahrain was not one of the best banks in the British Empire at its peak. But here in New Orleans, the local slave owners bought the Bahrain Bank's accounts. This is because the Bank of Bahrain has created a preconceived impression through the fact that New Orleans is known to be the capital of French Louisiana in New France, and that when the United States bought Louisiana from France forty years ago, the funds used came from the Bank of Baring.

Through this, the local slave owners were impressed by the Bank of Baring, and since then the Bank of Barings has been growing smoothly in the original state of Louisiana, and like most other slave owners, the old Sheffield has kept their money with the Bank of Baring. Sheffield, with the idea of not believing anything, went out and went straight to the branch of the Bank of Baring in New Orleans, no matter what, to confirm the authenticity first.

Taylor's Manor, near the sea, is where Annabelle's house is located, and although it is called a manor, it is actually more like an armed fortress, more like a factory in the northern industrial zone than a manor in the usual sense of the word. The Taylor estate was obviously at odds with the seaside views, but it never provoked protests, as the owner was the owner of the largest slave market in New Orleans.

Taylor Manor can even withstand a small military attack, because this was originally a French colonial stronghold, and after being bought by the Taylor family, it was directly used as the family's base camp, and at the same time, it also held the untamed black slaves, who first grinded off the water chestnuts of these black slaves before they could be sold.

There is a row of huge iron rings inlaid on the high wall to the west, there are faint dark red marks on the wall, and you can smell a strong smell of blood when you get closer, that is, there are still two black slaves chained by shackles in the iron rings, looking at the front with blank eyes, Annabelle floated by in a long dress, ignoring the black slaves who were whipped, this kind of scene she has seen since she was a child, and now she sees the black slaves who are whipped, and there is no difference between seeing the black slaves who are whipped and the fish caught from the sea.

"It's almost enough, if it's disabled, you can't sell it!" Annabelle's footsteps kept coming, and a soft voice floated in.

"Got it, Miss!" The overseer's horsewhip was beaten, knowing that although Annabelle did not look back, she must be talking to him, put down the horsewhip and came to the black slave and punched her twice in the stomach, and said viciously, "give me honesty, this is not Louisiana, you can't run back to the north, put away your resistance ......"

Annabelle turned left and right like an elf, came to her father, Wilson Taylor's study, and politely exclaimed, "Hello father, uncle!" Has my father's illness gotten better? ”

"Much better after taking the medicine, my little angel!" Wilson Taylor looked at his daughter dotingly and said, "My little angel, where have you been playing these days?" The school is not going to ...... again."

"The environment in the school is not good, the atmosphere is terrible! Why don't you go to the slave market and the docks! Annabelle snorted and said, "I have been to the British Chamber of Commerce, warehouses and docks these days, and sometimes to the slave market......

"Big brother, the conditions in public schools are really not good!" Annabelle's uncle, John Taylor, changed his words and said, "But Annabelle went to a private school, which is already the best school in New Orleans, can't it satisfy our little angel?" ”

"The little angel is not satisfied......" Wilson Taylor touched his chin and stretched his voice, and said for a long time, "It's also simple, it's good to spend money to invite someone to teach us, as long as you ask for money, are you afraid that no one will come?" ”

I have to say that Annabelle was definitely deeply influenced by this father, Wilson Taylor is a person who believes that money can do everything, everything only asks about the result and does not ask about the process, and is ruthless, and the attitude towards black slaves has always been to consider interests, so the slave market has been made impressive.

"Father, the head of the Holden family will buy a batch of slaves when he comes back in a while!" Annabelle replenished her water and said softly, "It seems that a few slaves died this time because of the cotton harvesting......"

"Huh! That's a good thing, there's business coming to the door! Wilson Taylor laughed, his beard shaking, if it weren't for his illness, he would have lit a cigar to celebrate.

"The little angel has just come home and brought such good news!" As soon as Wilson Taylor heard that business had come to him, he even raised his eyebrows unconsciously, and hurriedly said, "Where have you been playing lately, tell my father about ......?"

Annabelle suddenly remembered what Sheffield said, and said excitedly, "Father, I recently met a friend in the slave market, and he told me a lot of things......"

The two Wilson Taylor brothers listened to Annabelle's words with great interest, and the expression on their faces gradually turned from relaxed to surprised, and finally changed to a serious thinking attitude, listening to Annabelle's words, Wilson Taylor said for a long time, "John, what do you think? ”