"Oh, my dear son-in-law, it's not so easy to see you now."

On this day, Zhao Hongyu took Sara, Emma, and Wang Shan to Manhattan Island to visit his father-in-law.

After meeting Zhao Hongyu, his old father-in-law 'Black Bear' was very enthusiastic.

"Now my son-in-law has a lot of things, and he has to deal with big and small affairs, how can anyone come to us without anything." , but the mother-in-law said a few good words.

On the plains of Manhattan Island, you can see people working everywhere.

Large tracts of fertile land have been reclaimed. At the same time, people planted vegetables and grain on the cultivated fields.

Just wait until autumn and Manhattan will have a bountiful harvest.

Therefore, the people of Mohican who live on the island have happy smiles on their faces, and they are very energetic when they work.

Because as long as you work hard, then you can have a good year with plenty of food and clothing.

For this reason, who can not work hard, after all, it is all for themselves.

"Emma, come and show mom you, my little baby seems to be thin again." Emma's mother beckoned to Emma and Sara and stepped aside to talk about the topic between women.

"Those black slaves are okay, right, they are not looking for trouble?"

After several women stepped aside, Zhao Hongyu and his father-in-law sat on the lawn outside the manor, basking in the sun and chatting.

Black Bear's estate is a large white two-story building on Manhattan Island. Its style is completely built in accordance with the American style of later generations, which is unique.

And around the manor, there is the land that belongs to the black bear.

Of course, eighty percent of this large piece of land belongs to Zhao Hongyu, and his old father-in-law only manages it on his behalf.

"Those black slaves are very capable of work, and they have a lot of strength, and after having them, the cultivation of fertile land is really smooth. And they look fierce, but in fact they are still very docile. So there aren't too many people who disobey discipline. ”

The black bear replied.

Zhao Hongyu smiled: "There are not too many people who are not convinced, then there are still people who will make trouble." I don't know how Lu Dao's father-in-law dealt with it, but you must know that the number of black slaves in Lu Dao is increasing now, and if you don't manage them well, there may be big problems. ”

Now the number of black slaves in the Song Empire has increased to 120,000, and at this rate, it will soon exceed the number of genetic people.

Therefore, if the black slaves are not well managed, it will really be a big deal to let them make trouble.

Fortunately, most of the black slaves are very easy to manage, don't look at the five big and three rough ones seem to be very fierce, in fact, they were sold over. It's been cleaned up by the whites at sea.

With the white man's tidying up, most of the black slaves know how to obey the master's instructions to make themselves less sad.

Besides, although the Mohicans used black slaves for their work, they did not mistreat them.

Four meals a day are full, and there is even meat to eat, this is simply the life of a fairy.

It is better to be a slave to eat and live here than in Africa.

Therefore, there are many black slaves who have resigned themselves to their fate. I've been working here honestly.

Of course, there are a few disobedient, and they often fan other slaves to make trouble and run away.

However, these people are basically Mohicans. And the white guards and bodyguards hired by the Mohicans suppressed it. And those who stirred up trouble also followed the rules of the Mohicans, peeling the skin and cramping corpses for public display.

Although the methods were bloody and cruel, the rules of the Mohicans were just that.

You see. Originally, they were black slaves, slaves that the Mohicans paid for their money. Eat and drink well, even if you let them work, you don't abuse them.

It stands to reason that this is already very good.

But there are people who don't appreciate it. That's why the Mohicans are angry.

Fortunately, after those troublemakers were suppressed, there were many fewer troubles.

So far, there has been no trouble for three months.

Around the manor, white guards in demigod armor rode war horses around the perimeter. These people's eyes have been staring at the black slaves who are working, as long as they are not lazy or anything, basically these white guards will not embarrass the black slaves.

Zhao Hongyu himself couldn't have imagined that because of himself, Mo's old father-in-law actually became the owner of the manor and hired white people as guards, and bought black slaves as servants.

At this time, the black bear was dressed in 18th-century European attire and sat on a wooden chaise longue.

Behind him stood two black slaves dressed as European women, with two parasols.

"There's nothing hard to deal with, if someone doesn't listen to discipline and wants to make trouble, my head of the guard will take care of it." , the black bear now actually has a bit of the momentum of the superior, and it looks like that.

"Father-in-law, why did you think of hiring white people in the first place?" , Zhao Hongyu swept his eyes around, saw the white guards who were loyal to their duties, and then retracted his gaze and asked.

The black bear reached out from the coffee table beside him, picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip, let him put the cup down and replied, "I need someone to manage those slaves for me, and the white man needs to make money, it's that simple." What's more, I'm your father-in-law, so a lot of people are willing to come and do things for me. I was paid very well, so they came to help me. ”

Zhao Hongyu will not object to hiring white people to do things.

Anyway, the white people are also to make money, and their father-in-law lacks the manpower to manage the black slaves.

"Are these whites reliable?" , Zhao Hongyu lowered his voice and asked the black bear.

Hearing this, the black bear smiled, turned his head to look at Zhao Hongyu and said: "Nothing in this world is absolutely reliable, but it is true that white people only recognize silver coins, as long as I give them enough silver coins, then they are reliable." You can even die for me. ”

For what his father-in-law said, Zhao Hongyu thought so.

The white people of this era are really such people.

Just give money, for whom the so-called is doing things and doing things.

If you have enough silver and gold coins, you can believe in Satan.

"Now I have a large piece of land here, and I have to manage the land for you, plus so many black slaves, and cattle, sheep, and horses, I can't take care of it without hiring white people, and your mother-in-law and I can't take care of it at all."

After the worst, the black bear was also helpless to Zhao Hongyu and told the main reason.

"My people have also been given a lot of land, and I could have asked the Mohicans to work for me, but what will happen to their own land after they come to do something for me? So, there's no way to ask white people to do things. ”

"It's good that your father-in-law is in charge of these things, and I just asked casually." , Zhao Hongyu hurriedly said to the black bear.

He didn't want his father-in-law to misunderstand, because he felt uncomfortable after asking two more questions.

"Just ask, I don't think much about it. Besides, you should also know some things, you have a large share of the land, cattle, sheep and horses, and Emma also has a share. The black bear looked at Zhao Hongyu seriously and said, "I'm just managing it for the two of you, and after we die, won't these family properties belong to the two of you." ”

"Father-in-law, what are you talking about, you are really young now, and your body is still so good, it's too early to say this."

Zhao Hongyu hurriedly responded.

"By the way, I've promoted a black butler for you to meet."

The black bear suddenly said something else to Zhao Hongyu.

Black housekeepers?

When Zhao Hongyu was a little puzzled, the black bear clapped his hands, and then a black man about fifty years old in European-style men's clothes walked over from not far away.

He wears a white European-style shirt, a pair of leggings, and a pair of small black leather shoes.

Of course, the white socks must be up to the calves and exposed.

"I've seen the master, I've seen your highness."

After coming to the front of the black bear and Zhao Hongyu, the black housekeeper bowed very respectfully and greeted him.

"He was also a slave, I bought it from the Dutch." , the black bear introduced to Zhao Hongyu. "He was very smart, and in a very short time, he learned the Mohican language and English and a little bit of French."

Listening to his father-in-law's introduction, Zhao Hongyu was a little interested in this guy.

"I named him Obama, what do you think?"

Burst!

Zhao Hongyu happened to be drinking coffee, and when he heard his old father-in-law say this, he couldn't help but squirt out.

"Good, good, that's a great name."

Black Bear continued: "He is very loyal to me, and he has informed me of the many times people have caused trouble, and it is because of his merit that I took him with me and made him the steward of the manor. ”

Zhao Hongyu looked at the old man with a short beard on his face with great interest.

Being able to betray one's compatriots is not something that ordinary people can do.

However, Zhao Hongyu was not surprised at all by the emergence of such a person.

There are not many such people in the Hereafter.

Besides, it is not uncommon for people to come into an unexpected environment, and their mentality is distorted under the domination of fear and stress.

Zhao Hongyu still remembers that he once watched an American film, and the background of the film is about the events of the Black Slave Age.

In the film, a black slave steward on a white manor is very loyal to his master and helps his master squeeze his compatriots.

Come to think of it, this butler named Obama is such a person. (To be continued.) )