Chapter 55: Breaking Away from the Moxie Dry Tribe?
After chatting with the black bear, Zhao Hongyu and Wang Shan returned to Manhattan Island.
Early the next morning, the black bear took more than 300 slaves from the Moxi dry tribe to Zhao Hongyu's territory. These slaves were all the products of Mohican's war against the surrounding tribes in previous years, and now they were all sold to Zhao Hongyu at one time.
What Zhao Hongyu needs to pay is only two tons of rice.
How much is two tons of rice?
Even if two tons of old rice are two yuan a catty, one ton is only 4,000 yuan (note: one ton and 2,000 catties). Two tons of rice is only 8,000 yuan, and the monthly wages of more than 300 workers in the 21st century are more than that.
Therefore, in Zhao Hongyu's view, this deal is quite cost-effective.
Of course, this is also related to Zhao Hongyu's different concepts. This matter is in the eyes of the Mohican people, but they think that Zhao Hongyu has suffered a big loss.
The more than 300 slaves were all women, old people and children. It is of no use to the people of Mohican, and now being able to exchange two tons of rice is an absolutely unimaginable good thing.
You must know that if you keep these people in the Moxi dry tribe, they can't do anything but waste food.
In the original history, without Zhao Hongyu, these people would have been sold to white people.
Well, now history has been changed due to the emergence of Zhao Hongyu. These people have all become Zhao Hongyu's slaves now, and no one can think of these things.
"Chief, we can't give these slaves tools recklessly, after all, we are relatively small in manpower now, and we are afraid of a situation."
Thinking of the number of slaves, Wang Shan couldn't help but remind Zhao Hongyu with some worry.
Zhao Hongyu smiled when he heard this, and said to Wang Shan: "They are all old, weak, sick and disabled, and they are all women. We'll be careful and we'll be fine, and besides, we don't have the tools to clear the land. ”
He's right, don't look at their current lot of goods. But there are really no agricultural tools, even the most ordinary hoe Zhao Hongyu can't get it.
"Chief, so we keep these slaves for nothing?"
Wang Shan felt that these people were very disadvantaged by raising them in vain, don't look at them as old, weak, sick and disabled, but eating is not a lot at all.
At the same time, in order to prevent these slaves from dying so quickly and to create economic benefits for them in the future, Wang Shan also had to settle houses for these slaves and build a lot of large yurts for them to live in.
"There's no way around it, isn't it possible for these women to use their palms to reclaim the land? This is an unrealistic thing, just keep it, and some food will not cost much. Zhao Hongyu shrugged his shoulders helplessly, and said to Wang Shan with a helpless look. And I won't raise them in vain, although I'm not a black-hearted boss, but I won't be a living Lei Feng in 1620. ”
"Chief, if these people can't do things, what else can they do?"
Wang Shan really couldn't think of what else these slaves could do, so he asked very suspiciously.
"Go and cut the wood, let these women go and cut the wood. I've got to find something for them to do, and I'm not going to keep them for nothing. Since I am a slave owner, I have to give up some conscience. And in this day and age, it's hard for me to survive if I'm not ruthless. ”
The expression on Zhao Hongyu's face changed for a moment, and Wang Shan could see that the leader of his family was actually very entangled in his heart.
Although it is easy to say, there are still some psychological obstacles in doing so.
It's not wrong that the Indians are native, but they're also people, they're living people, not animals.
But Wang Shan also knew that Zhao Hongyu had to do this. If Zhao Hongyu doesn't do this, he Wang Shan will also remind him. …,
Since you want to be a slave owner, you must have the mentality of a slave owner, and it is better to put your conscience aside as soon as possible.
"Chief, you have nothing to feel bad about. Think of the white people, they're not like you. Wang Shan used the treatment of blacks by whites to persuade Zhao Hongyu to let him let go of his psychological baggage.
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
Knowing that Wang Shan is persuading himself again, Zhao Hongyu showed an ugly smile on his face.
"Black Hitomi, I will leave these fifty warriors for you to be the ones who take care of these slaves, and they will be your subordinates in the future. I know you don't have enough people right now, so please don't refuse. ”
At this time, the black bear who was sending the slave came over and shouted loudly at Zhao Hongyu.
It's really sleepy and sent a pillow, if you want me to say, the black bear is the living Lei Feng.
Wang Shan lowered his head and muttered in a low voice.
As long as you talk too much, don't talk too much.
Zhao Hongyu scared Wang Shan with a straight face.
"Thank you so much, I'm worried about how to manage so many slaves." , Zhao Hongyu greeted him with a smile, stretched his arms and hugged the black bear at the same time, and hammered the black bear's back at the same time.
Bang bang bang!
Well, the harder you push, the better your friendship will be.
Grandma's, the bones from being beaten by you are all falling apart.
Regarding this meeting etiquette of Moxican, Zhao Hongyu complained in his heart.
Although he complained in his heart, his face had to show a very happy look, it was really uncomfortable to die.
Letting go of Zhao Hongyu, the black bear smiled and said, "These slaves will be handed over to you, and we will not care about their life or death in the future." But I'm still a little confused, what are you going to let them do? ”
The black bear was very curious, he didn't know what these women could do.
In his opinion, Zhao Hongyu's purchase of these slaves was actually a loss-making transaction.
However, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer, and this matter is also good for the Moxie tribe, so the black bear agreed.
However, Zhao Hongyu is his friend, and he is also a person he considers a brother in his heart. Therefore, he felt that he had 'pitted' Zhao Hongyu this time, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
"I'm going to let them go to the wood, I need a lot of wood. Originally, I was a little worried, because I didn't know if I should give them utensils because I didn't have enough manpower, but now that I have the fifty people you sent, I don't have to worry about it now. ”
Go logging!
The black bear looked at the slaves who were so weak that they were trembling a little when they walked.
It's all weak like this, can you still work?
Black bears are a little unsure about this.
However, it's good to be able to do things, otherwise Zhao Hongyu will really lose money.
As for how Zhao Hongyu uses these slaves, what does it matter to me whether they live or die.
After thinking this out, the black bear stopped thinking about it.
"Okay, they can do it. I was relieved to know that these people were just a waste of food, and they couldn't do anything in the Moxigan tribe. ”
The black bear raised his hand and patted Zhao Hongyu on the shoulder.
"Just because you can't do things in Moshican doesn't mean you can't do things with me. I don't have idlers here, I have to work if I want to eat, of course, I won't be very harsh on food, I will definitely let them eat. ”
Zhao Hongyu is right, although he doesn't plan to be a good person. But in line with the concept that being kind to slaves can allow them to create better economic benefits, Zhao Hongyu still does not intend to become the kind of extremely cruel and dark slave owner.
After all, a living slave is worth more than a dead slave. …,
And if you want people to work, then having enough food has become a prerequisite.
You can't always want people to do the work, but you don't have enough to eat. If a person does not have a full stomach, how can he work more?
Zhao Hongyu still understands this truth.
"Oh, by the way, Brother Black-Hitomi, I got these fifty people from the old chief. They're keeping these slaves in your care, and you're going to have to feed them. ”
The black bear suddenly remembered this incident and deliberately reminded it.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Don't worry, I will never treat them badly." ”
With Zhao Hongyu's assurance, the black bear is quite relieved.
In the Moxi dry tribe, everyone knows that the black pupil of the road is a very good person who keeps his promises, so the black bear will not think that Zhao Hongyu will deceive him.
"If you want them to stay, you just have to bring their families. Placing families on Manhattan Island will allow them to do things more attentively. ”
The black bear lowered his voice and said to Zhao Hongyu with a somewhat strange expression.
Well?
These words surprised Zhao Hongyu a little.
"Bring their families?" , this matter is not a big problem for Zhao Hongyu, but it is just to build a few more yurts. But the question is, what do the elders in the Moxie dry tribe think if their families also come?
But don't get yourself wrong, it's not good to dig into the corners of the Moxican.
If his strength grows, he won't worry about what others think.
But the problem is that his strength is not strong at all now. Therefore, he had to be careful to maintain friendly relations with the Moxigan tribe.
And most importantly, if these people live here, won't the words they deceive others be exposed?
You know, he fooled the Mohicans, and the goods he sold were all transported by his own tribe from the sea.
And after these fifty Mohican warriors live in Manhattan, this lie of their own will definitely be exposed.
The black bear doesn't know that Zhao Hongyu is thinking about these things in his heart now, and he doesn't know that he is tangled in his heart at this moment.
"Actually, these fighters are all undesirable people in the Moxie Dry Quarter, and they are just as much hated white people as I am. It's a pity that their ideas, like mine, are not accepted in the Moxie dry community, so they are ostracized. The black bear continued to lower his voice and speak to Zhao Hongyu.
"I'm better than them, after all, I'm a warrior in the tribe. But they can't, and life is very unsatisfactory. Zhao Hongyu came back to his senses all of a sudden, and listened quietly to the words of the black bear. I can assure you that they are all brave warriors. Actually, when I brought them out this time, I also found a place for them to accept them, and I can see that you also hate white people terribly, don't you? ”
Zhao Hongyu had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and the ghost envoy asked: "You mean to say that they want to break away from the Moxie tribe!?" ”