Chapter Fifty-Six: "Reciprocal Gifts"
"According to the news from New York, more than 2,000 people left Chicago in the first day, and the number of immigrants may exceed 10,000 in the next few days......
"Well, okay Thomas, there are many Germans in North America, and we can't ignore the existence, and the people in the immigration department should learn to go deep into the grassroots of the United States, especially in rural areas and port cities in the United States, they need to pay attention, and it is best to persuade some immigrants to return from the United States at the beginning of their arrival in the United States."
"Your Highness, is it to persuade them to return to Europe?"
"Anywhere! It's better not to stay in the United States, and of course, you immigration people should do what you can and don't arouse the suspicion of Americans. ”
"Your Highness, don't worry about this! The U.S. government is nothing but a non-existent state, and our people shouldn't have any problems. ”
"I'm not talking about the U.S. government, but about the Americans, especially the American conglomerates, who are the masters behind the United States.
Thomas immediately reacted that the U.S. government may be harmless to people and animals in peacetime, but if it provokes the interest groups behind them, the problem will be a big problem, and the outbreak of the Civil War is essentially a war launched by the capitalists of the north of the United States in order to plunder the labor, raw materials, and markets of the slave owners in the south, especially the greed for labor, the United States is endless, and East Africa is completely digging the foundation of the United States from the point of American immigration.
But thinking of labor, Thomas had an idea in his head, and he said to Ernst: "Your Highness, can we restore the slave trade in America?" ”
Hearing Thomas say this, Ernst immediately understood: "You mean the black man! ”
"That's right, Your Highness, since we recruit immigrants in the United States, it would be too rude if we didn't return the gift, there are not many others in East Africa, but there are a lot of blacks, can we try to import blacks to the United States to replace the whites we have excavated from the United States, so that we can also cover up our theft of people from the United States."
Ernst affirmed: "It's a good idea, but how do we make it happen!" How to get around the slave trade is a big problem! ”
In fact, Ernst had wanted to do this for a long time, but he didn't have the ability to do it at the beginning, and now that Thomas mentioned it, Ernst thought it would be a good idea.
Thomas did not answer this question directly, but asked rhetorically: "Your Highness, have you ever heard of the country of Haiti?" ”
"Of course, a small country in the Caribbean!"
Of course, Ernst had heard of Haiti, a country that in the previous life was a country that really starved its citizens to eat the soil, and at the same time it was a model of a capitalist democracy, with institutions and laws exactly like the American beacon, the only difference being that Haiti had a large population and was not as vast as the United States.
But that's the 21st century, the current conditions in Haiti are still quite good, although they are also poor, but the population is not as exaggerated as in the previous life, and the resources on the island can still sustain the Haitians to live, at least not to the point of eating soil.
Haiti, once known as the pearl of the Antilles, is the richest colony in the world. In the 1750s, Haiti provided 50% of France's gross national product. Sugar, coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cotton, and indigo were shipped to France in a steady stream, where they were refined and sold throughout Europe, creating unimaginable wealth.
Sitting on such conditions, Haiti has not developed, and in addition to its own reasons, the main thing is the long-term blockade of the international community.
After the Revolution of 1804, Haiti became the first black republic, and the United States and Britain were still slave states. The international community sees Haiti's model of a free slave state as a dangerous precedent for fear of triggering other slave countries to follow suit and boycott Haitian goods, plunging the Haitian economy into chaos.
The Haitian government is anxious to be recognized by the French and Europeans. Naturally, France refused to recognize unless the land was paid as compensation, and eventually, in 1838, Haitian President Boyer accepted a debt of 150 million francs to pay the reparations.
This debt, plus interest, has plagued the Haitian economy for more than 80 years and was not paid off until 1922. Haiti's massive debt has prevented Haiti from building infrastructure such as roads, water supply, sewage treatment and electricity.
At that time, 150 million francs was completely sky-high, and this debt was distributed to the Haitians, who had just become independent and had a population of only three or four hundred thousand, that is, a debt close to 400 francs per capita, while the wages of workers in Paris, the capital of France, were only about three francs a day.
Today, Haiti is still in the process of repaying its debts, and with the government rotting like a lump of mud, Haiti is rapidly transforming from the pearl of the Antilles to a former "" country.
Thomas: "Your Highness, you are such a learned man that even a country as small as Haiti has heard of you. ”
Ernst: "Okay, don't be a sycophant, since you mentioned Haiti, do you want to make trouble in this country?" ”
Thomas: "Yes, Your Highness, didn't we just say that Haiti is a good springboard for importing blacks into the United States." ”
Ernst asked, "Then why not Cuba, Mexico, these countries that are closer to the United States?" ”
"The reason is simple, Your Highness, Haiti is a black country, while Cuba and Mexico are not, and most importantly, the Haitian government is corrupt enough, as far as I understand, as long as you give money, there is nothing that cannot be done in Haiti." Thomas replied.
Ernst: "Then you want to make a fuss in Haiti with these two points!" ”
Thomas: "Yes, it is relatively rare to import blacks directly into the United States, which is easy to attract the attention of international anti-slave trade organizations and countries, which is extremely unfavorable for East Africa, so if we want to import blacks to the United States, we must put a cloak on the slave trade, and the international community will not be able to grasp it, and the identity of Haiti's black country is very advantageous."
First of all, Haiti is a black country, so it is only natural that Haiti should introduce black immigrants, and no one can question it. Secondly, Haiti legally abolished slavery, although slaves only became free slaves, which is the same as East African "labor", so the sale of slaves to Haiti will not attract the attention of the international community, because Haiti itself does not have "slaves", and finally Haiti is in economic difficulties, we can import blacks to Haiti under the banner of trade, aid, etc.
In this way, we in East Africa are morally invincible, and even if other countries find out, they will not be able to blame us. ”
Ernst: "You're right, but how do you get the Haitian government to willingly take over the blacks in East Africa, and what does that have to do with importing blacks into the United States?" ”
"Your Highness, don't be anxious, listen to me first, the way to let Haiti take over the blacks is very simple, first, we can bribe the supreme ruler of Haiti to give him a sum of money every year, let him sign a decree agreeing to immigrate from Africa, the Haitian government is unstable, so we can pay a deposit on an annual basis, whoever is the president of Haiti, this money will be given to whomever it is.
Not only that, but if this road doesn't work, we can also buy the Haitian customs officials to acquiesce to the fact that East Africa can legally import blacks into Haiti like Haiti and the customs certificate allows us to legally import blacks into Haiti.
If the customs are not enough, we can go on to look for other government departments in Haiti, because the whole Haitian government is just a sieve, leaking everywhere, and it is impossible to prevent us from importing blacks into Haiti proper.
However, judging by the integrity of the Haitian government, the Haitian president has never been a high-profile person, so it can be done by bribing the president. ”
Ernst exclaimed: "Very well, you say that it is true, and I have no doubt about the discipline of the Haitian government." ”
Thomas continued: "By opening the door to import blacks into Haiti, we can directly help the Haitian government to establish an embassy in East Africa to issue Haitian identity documents, and we in East Africa will turn the population that needs to be cleared out of East Africa into Haitian nationality, so that East Africa has nothing to do with the slave trade at all."
However, for the sake of safety, I still have a plan, that is, to disguise these "Haitians" as sailors and workers on the ship, add a little food at will, and send these "Haitians" to the Republic of Haiti under the pretext of caring about the famine in Haiti and helping the Haitian people. ”
Ernst: "It doesn't matter, it's still a good deal to waste some food and send the natives away." ”
In fact, most countries and colonies currently feel that there is a shortage of labor, for example, the colonies of France want to bring in more black slaves, but they are generally directly caught from the surroundings.
However, Thomas's so-called plan to aid Haiti is too bad, and the little food sent by East Africa may not be enough to send to the indigenous East Africans in Haiti to digest, and whether it will help Haiti survive the famine or increase the famine will have to be said.
Thomas: "Finally, and most importantly, Haiti has taken in the indigenous East Africans, and its own territory will not be able to support such a large number of people. ”
Ernst questioned that in the past life, Haiti could feed more than 10 million people by eating soil, and now Haiti's population is almost pitiful, and it can fully withstand it, and there is a Dominican Republic next door to share the pressure, but Ernst didn't say it, he waited for Thomas to finish.
Thomas: "The Haitian government is not going to live or die these people, these people will inevitably spill over, and we want to help Haiti to build a population spillover channel, which is the Caribbean Sea, and the end point is the plantations in the southern United States, and get in touch with the original owners of those plantations, and they will take the initiative to absorb these people for the sake of profit." ”
This is true, although the slave owners in the south were severely weakened by the capitalists in the north, they were still not convinced, especially the emancipation of black slaves, which made the southern slave owners lose a lot of benefits, so there were not enough black slaves in the United States, if there were enough, everyone would not have to rob them, and the Civil War would be greatly avoided.
The reason for the shortage of slaves in the United States is that Britain and France led the opposition to the slave trade, which is essentially a restriction on the United States, a late-developing country that made its fortune from slaves, which proves that they prohibit the slave trade, but there are a large number of slaves in their own colonies, a typical double standard.
If East Africa could open a black transport route from East Africa to Haiti and then to the United States, the southern plantation owners would definitely take over.
Because of the Caribbean, the United States itself can speak, and if it is only to send blacks from Haiti to the mainland of the United States, it will not be difficult at all, and even the shipping costs will not cost a few dollars.
Then, these plantation owners sign a twenty or thirty year employment contract with these blacks, which is basically no different from "black slaves", and when they run out, they can be fired directly, and these blacks will eventually be exiled all over the United States.
Although East Africa would have to bear the bulk of the cost of transporting blacks, or even have no profit, and would have to pay for it, Ernst was willing to bear such a cost.
(End of chapter)