The road from Africa to Europe

Chapter 973 Merchants and Natives

It is definitely not easy to achieve this step. The natives in this land are somewhat xenophobic. The natives who have been oppressed by slave owners for generations stood up and rebelled. Although they drove away the slave owners, they also caused irreversible damage to the environment. .

And those who do this are slave owners. In the eyes of the natives, slave owners are the worst and worst people. Knowing how important this land is to people, they set fire to it several times in a row.

It's really too vicious to let the original slave not live anymore if he can't live anymore.The old slave owners were driven away, and the new nobles wanted to continue sucking blood.

The original slave owners have almost run away, and the natives don't have a good impression of the foreign nobles, don't they want to squeeze them?But the harsh environment made it difficult for the natives to survive. How could they like the nobles who made things worse?
Therefore, even though those outsiders seem to be more gentle than the slaves in the past, they are still nobles, either nobles or noble gou, and they are not polite to the natives who were born as slaves.

Even if the land was burned later, and the follow-up care was not taken care of, the land gradually became a bare wasteland. Most of them are people who want to take advantage of the natives.

Merchants want to get the best products from the natives, but they are only willing to give the least money. They don't care how much the natives pay for their products, and only want to strive for greater benefits.

The natives are not stupid, they naturally know that their products are too cheap, and they want to get more, but the relationship between buying and selling is completely unequal.

That is to say, in terms of supply and demand, the merchants have the upper hand. If there is no external supply, the natives will not be able to obtain some necessities at all, such as salt, which will not be produced on this land at all.

The merchants rely on these necessities to control the natives, and do not give the natives a chance to bargain. The things brought by the merchants are too important to the natives, and if they don’t buy them, it may affect people’s survival.

In this case, the aborigines had to sell what they had in their hands at a low price in exchange for supplies for survival. If they didn’t give it away, the aborigines would have no chance to go out. They didn’t have the most primitive funds to go out, and they had no outside situation at all.

There were even a few particularly active aborigines who went out to see the situation, and finally found that they could not understand or understand at all, and if they were not good, they would be sold out.People outside especially don't like people from the wasteland, and they will sell them if they catch them.

The people outside were either malicious and wanted to sell the ignorant and ignorant natives, or they had some good intentions, but it was absolutely impossible to protect themselves.This situation was brought back to this land, causing the natives to regard the outside world as an abyss,

Let the aborigines have a little fear of the outside world, because if one is not good, it will be forever. The more difficult the life is, the more they will hate foreigners, which makes it difficult for foreigners to gain the trust of the aborigines.

The natives had to rely on the foreign businessman to contact the outside world, because the people in this land really lacked enough food and daily necessities, so they had to rely on outsiders for supplies, and it was normal to have distrust of foreigners.

And did the foreigner as a businessman do something wrong?In fact, from the perspective of businessmen, they have done nothing wrong. They are also human beings who need to support their families, so naturally they cannot do charity work.

The purpose of coming here is to get enough profits. You must know that entering this land is also taking great risks. Most of the places here are bare places. If you don’t eat well, you don’t live well, and if you don’t eat well, you will die.

It's not just the relationship between the external environment, but it's more likely that some natives are anxious, thinking that the merchants are treacherous and hateful, and want to give it a go.

The merchants feel that they are risking their lives to sell the goods. After all, the merchants who come here to sell the goods lose a lot of money. That is to exchange their lives for wealth. Naturally, the price must be raised. Both sides have their own positions, and they are destined to Impossible to be friends.

Although the merchants are cunning, it is undeniable that without their arrival, the life of the natives would be more difficult. If some necessities are not available, the natives on this land will probably die.

Therefore, to a certain extent, the aborigines need the presence of merchants, giving the aborigines a chance to continue doing business. Although they are annoying to the aborigines, they have to admit that merchants are completely necessary.

Even though the intelligent natives didn't like the merchants, they knew that it was best not to hurt those merchants, otherwise the natives would suffer the most. Therefore, once they found that the natives were hurting the merchants, the natives should stop them immediately.

It's just that the businessmen were very angry when they found out, and even planned to never come again. They even wanted to raise the price even more later, and they like to play around and dig holes for the aborigines if they don't do well.

As aboriginals, most of them have no cultural knowledge education, and those who can receive some education are rare. Most of the aboriginals who were born as slaves do not know a single word.

Under such circumstances, the natives naturally suffered a loss without knowing it. Fortunately, most of the natives were very tough, and the merchants didn't dare to be empty-handed wolves, so they still gave some money.

If there is a sensible person among the aborigines, it will not be very easy to make money. It depends on whether the aborigines can see through the trap of the businessman, and the aborigines will naturally realize the importance of knowledge.

This is also the reason for Edward's rise, just because a good father provided him with some education. Even though there is a gap with the world's highest level of education, it is still much better than the average native.

The situation in the wasteland began to improve rapidly at a certain period of time. The natives were surprised and happy when they found out about this situation. They were surprised because they didn't know what was going on. They never expected a miracle to happen.For a moment, the gods that the natives thought they had believed in finally began to respond.

After going through such hardships, the aborigines basically do not have any firm religious beliefs. It is not very helpful to worship the gods after disasters occur again and again, and they have not given some help in their suffering. After a long time, the gods There are no believers.

The aborigines were a little dazed when they saw the oases appearing, thinking that the gods were finally willing to help them, but Ling Xiao would never give his credit to any god, and stood up to claim his credit.

Not only because he didn't want to give credit to a certain god, but also because Ling Xiao knew that the oasis was still very fragile after it appeared and needed other people's care, so Ling Xiao found the natives and asked them to take care of it.

In addition, it also brought more outside goods to the aborigines, and took away the unique products of the aborigines. The price was relatively reasonable, so that the aborigines got more benefits.

It can be said that Ling Xiao's vest was very successful and influential, but that vest gradually didn't appear much after the green was covered with waste soil. He only wrote a letter of introduction to another vest, which meant that Ling Xiao was born. Xiaokai's Guangming Academy.

Even though Ling Xiao had a special letter of introduction, it didn't mean that the natives would immediately accept Ling Xiao. They had suffered too much, so they were naturally a little more wary of foreigners.

Fortunately, because of Ling Xiao's other vest, it more or less saved some of the natives' hatred of foreigners, knowing that foreigners are not all bad guys, there are also top-notch good people.

Even so, the natives did not immediately accept Ling Xiao's new vest. The reason why they accepted it was because what Ling Xiao could bring them was too attractive.

Who made the people in this land have no educational resources at all, even though the dean came from the colorful world outside, the natives were somewhat wary, but they wanted to see what Ling Xiao was doing.

In the end, the Guangming Academy from outside came to fruition, and the town executives selected by Ling Xiao could be said to be the happiest, because they knew that if this person really had the ability, they would get rich, and some well-informed people would buy real estate in the town.

Under such circumstances, the houses in the small town are worth a lot, and some people who were not well-informed sold the house when they saw the price increase, only to find out later that they could never buy back the house they once had.

The natives on this land observed cautiously at first, but later found out that the dean is very generous, even if some people make money under the banner, they don't care, so that some people feel that the benefits are too easy.

It was later discovered that the dean was not a pure taker, and even his generosity at the beginning was a way to test people's hearts. The reason for his generosity was that the things he taught at the beginning were too simple and did not have much value.

The dean didn't care about the dissemination of those things. Instead, he conducted an investigation on the conduct of those students. The following actions let others know that the dean has always been aware of it, which made many people dispel the idea and calculation of taking advantage of it. .

After following them, they discovered that the dean has a strong force value, which made them dare not easily offend the dean. After knowing the knowledge taught by the dean later, people were even more afraid to seek trouble.

It is precisely because of the Guangming Academy that the people in this land have learned a lot, which is why the natives are wary of outsiders but accept the academy.

Of course, there is another important reason: the dean basically doesn't interfere with the big and small things in the town, and he doesn't think about how to get some benefits for himself. No matter how you look at it, it looks more like he is here to help the poor.

The word "poverty alleviation" was said by Ling Xiao's other vest, which made the natives on this land feel sympathetic. They were either too poor, belonged to the world's largest group of poor households, or needed help from others.

Ling Xiao's actions made the natives who love this land finally accept the arrival of Guangming Academy, and after the team in the wasteland defeated the noble coalition forces, the people in the wasteland knew how powerful the Guangming Academy was.

The high-level people in the town actually wanted the academy to hold a class with a longer learning time, because the previous classes were mostly quick and not very perfect.Then if there are normal classes, there will naturally be more learning opportunities.

After receiving this request, Ling Xiao deliberately asked for it, pretending not to be too active, because human nature is suspicious, if Ling Xiao is very active in running normal classes, it may cause the natives to be a little more wary.

Since they are in a hurry, they can naturally discuss the conditions, so they can implement their own plan. She doesn't plan to accept all the children of rich people as students, and those who have no money will also take part, and some women must also be eligible for admission. .

Although Ling Xiao is well aware that many women often return to their families even after they have learned it, but after a period of study, some women's patterns will become much larger. Ling Xiao hopes that they will have more opportunities to choose.

For the women who return to the family, Ling Xiao will not say that they are not good, it is just a personal choice. After all, the tragedy of the war has a great impact on the sensitive personality of women, and it may not be acceptable to fight and kill.

At the same time, not all women can't accept fighting. In fact, there are still women who do well. In later generations, there are women working hard in various industries. That's why Ling Xiao, as a woman, came up with this idea and always gave some Awakened women have a chance.

And even if women are not very suitable for fighting, they can teach others knowledge. Ling Xiao has thought about what his students will do in the future, and don't all rush to become officials.

It is about having some people who can become teachers and bring the light of education to more people.Yes, Ling Xiao thinks that a good teacher is a bright light, illuminating the way forward for those who are lost in the darkness.

She doesn't want the knowledge she teaches to become something only a few people can master. If that's the case, it means she has failed.But even so, she still chooses to teach knowledge, because maybe there will be a spark left, and one day it will start a prairie fire again.

And Winnie naturally didn't know Ling Xiao's thoughts, but she still knew some things about Guangming College, because Edward would talk to his wife about things in the small town, and Guangming College was the most often talked about.

Although Edward was the most powerful fighter in the town, he knew that he was not good enough and wanted to go further, but he couldn't find a place where he could improve. He waited until Guangming Academy to finally find a place suitable for further improvement.

Speaking of which, Edward looked at it with some curiosity at the beginning. After some observation, he found out that Guangming College wanted to ask the dean to give him some advice.

You must know that Edward's father has lived outside for many years, and he knows that masters are often reluctant to give advice to others, for fear that the apprentices of the church will starve to death.

Edward found himself at a bottleneck and couldn't get out, and couldn't find a suitable person to talk to. He kept thinking about what to do, but couldn't find a good way, so he bit the bullet and went to Ling Xiao.

As a result, Ling Xiao didn't talk nonsense, but had a fight with Edward, and quickly pointed out the problems that Edward should pay attention to, which made Edward Mosey suddenly enlightened, so he had a little more admiration for the dean's ability.

As his wife, Winnie naturally knew the dean's name. She was really nervous when she came here this time. In addition to seeing her son, she also hoped to see the dean of Guangming College.

When she really arrived, she felt uneasy for a while. Even though she had never met the dean, she knew very well that the dean was kind to her son and her husband Edward, so she naturally had to come with a very respectful attitude.

She looked at it with some curiosity, and Edward pulled her to push the door open, looked inside, couldn't help smiling at Winnie, "Look, Philip is here."

As soon as Winnie heard that she couldn't care about other things, she lifted her skirt and ran over, but she soon discovered one thing: she couldn't recognize that it was her child, and saw many children practicing, which one was her son ?

And the person standing at the front was an adult in black. He didn't care when he saw the husband and wife, and taught the children to practice on their own.

Ling Xiao naturally saw their husband and wife, and was already prepared for Edward's arrival, so he just smiled and asked someone to take away Philip's husband and wife.It is impossible to distract the children during class time, so she asked someone to take the husband and wife away.

Edward and his wife were taken to the reception room to wait, and Winnie also saw the painting, and saw the pair of beautiful green eyes, and the eyes suddenly widened. They really looked like Edward's grandmother. , she walked over quickly.

"Winnie, look, it's this portrait. It's so similar. Philip really looks like his grandmother. I sincerely hope that he won't be as unlucky as his grandmother, and that he will have a better life in the future."

"Yeah! It's really similar." Winnie took a step back and looked at the woman in the painting. It's better to see the portrait from this distance. It can be seen that the woman's clothing is more like the women's clothing in the outside world. How do you look at it? They are all beautiful.

I don't know what my son will look like. Although I have some imagination with my grandmother, the difference in gender between men and women will make my son and grandmother a little different, right?

At this time, someone brought food and drink. Edward saw it and went to wash his hands with his wife. Winnie didn't understand why her husband was so rude, why didn't he sit in the living room, what did he come out for?But she still obeyed her husband's instructions, washed her hands and sat back down.

"Winnie, try it. The food made by the college is very good, even better than the ones bought outside. You just come and try it." Edward said, and handed the food and drink to his wife.

Winnie was a little amused, but she tasted it anyway, and found it really delicious. Edward said, "Is it delicious? Actually, I plan to ask the dean to give me a recipe, and I will have something to eat at home in the future."

After hearing what he said, Winnie didn't know what to say. Edward said, "Winnie, speaking of it, our family owes the dean too much, and we should have the opportunity to repay it in the future, so the dean should not care about the recipe."

Besides, Ling Xiao waited for the children to finish their training and asked Philip to clean up his personal hygiene quickly before taking him to the reception room to meet Edward and his wife.

The child Feili was a little nervous, because the dean said that his father was here, and he brought his own mother, mother?How is this mother?
It was supposed to be a close mother-child relationship, but because of his fear of Wei Sha, he didn't like his mother very much, but he had some expectations in his heart, hoping that the new mother would not be as scary as Wei Sha, these thoughts made him a little nervous .

(End of this chapter)