Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1591, Such a good day
On the road from Chixia City to the small town of Safati, a four-wheeled carriage is swaying forward.

"This road should have been repaired with cement~"

Weiss, who was driving, couldn't help complaining. After walking on the cement road, he really couldn't bear to walk this kind of yellow mud road again.

Not to mention the potholes. When it rains, the roads are muddy and it is really difficult to walk. The cement roads here in Chixia City are easy to walk. The roads are flat and spacious, even if it rains, it will have little impact on it.

"Mr. Wells, how long have you been here?"

In the four-wheeled carriage, Simon looked at the scenery on both sides of the road, and chatted with Weiss, asking for some useful information.

"It has been five years since I came here. I was sold here as a slave to grow spices for the Ming people on a farm."

"My master rarely treats us slaves well, and has always treated us favorably. Two years ago, His Royal Highness King Ning attacked North Tianzhu and recruited a large number of slaves to join the army."

"My master allowed and encouraged us slaves to join the army, so I joined the army. In a series of battles against North Tianzhu, I made a lot of contributions. Not only did I get free, but I was also rewarded. They acquired hundreds of acres of land, some gold and silver, and many slaves."

When talking about this matter, Weiss was also full of gratitude to his former master. It was precisely because his master allowed and encouraged him to join the army that he had everything he has today and lived a prosperous and peaceful life.

This kind of life far surpassed the life he lived in Europe before. In Europe, he was just a peasant at the bottom, very poor, working hard all year round, and couldn't even eat enough.

Now he is sitting on hundreds of acres of land, and there are dozens of slaves. Even his wife has four or five landlords. He lives a life without worrying about food and clothing.

"Your master is from Daming?"

When Simon heard this, he thought about it and asked.

"Of course~"

"Only the people of Ming Dynasty have such a broad mind, a belly as wide as the sea, open to all rivers, and the hundreds of thousands of people here in our Chixia City are from all over the world, but they are integrated together. This is the same as the people of Ming Dynasty Kindness leaves a relationship."

Weiss nodded as a matter of course: "I am going to visit my master this time. He is a very knowledgeable and respected person. In Chixia City, everyone respects him very much. Many people used to They are all his slaves, and they are all very grateful to him now."

"But he is obviously a slave owner. Why should he allow and encourage you to join the army? Anyway, it is not a good deal for him. Doesn't it cost tens of taels of silver to buy a slave now?"

Simon couldn't figure it out. The slave he bought with great difficulty was not squeezed and exploited. He even encouraged him to join the army. If he died, his money would be wasted. If the other party did a good job, he would be free in the future Yes, it's still in vain.

"So that's why my master is respected."

"He took these things very lightly, very lightly, and he was very kind to the slaves, saying that this is to accumulate merit and do good deeds."

Weiss looked at the surrounding manor and said, "Haha, I'm at the master's house. I used to farm in that field."

Weiss didn't seem to be very resistant to his status as a slave, but was very happy to share his experience of being a slave with Simon.

Simon looked at the manor in front of him, the endless fields with no end in sight, and a large scale. At the same time, in the distance, he could also see strange smoking machines walking on the fields, and he could also see a large number of slaves were busy in the fields.

"Mr. Simon, continue along this road for another [-] miles and you will reach the small town of Safati, and here I am."

Weiss looked at the familiar manor in front of him, his whole body seemed a little excited, and he had no time to pay attention to Simon.

"Yes, yes, thank you Mr. Wells."

Simon and his entourage got out of the car, and then looked at Weiss, who was already driving towards the manor.

At the gate of a garden, an old man was lying on a chair leisurely basking in the sun.

"Old Master~Old Master~"

Seeing the old master, Weiss shouted excitedly before he arrived.

This scene baffled Simon.

The other party is obviously a slave owner and has squeezed himself, but why is he still full of gratitude to him?

Shouldn't this be full of hostility?
With doubts, Simon continued to walk forward. Now he really wants to arrive in the small town of Safati early, to have a good chat with the Jews there, and to understand the situation.

Although the road is not paved with cement, it is still very good for walking.

While walking, look at the scenery along the way.

The huge farms divide everything neatly, and there are huge farmlands, where various crops are planted, such as cotton, sugar cane, wheat, corn, rice, sweet potatoes, sunflowers, spices and so on.

Every farm can see a large number of slaves working continuously, most of these slaves are white, and occasionally some blacks can be seen.

At the same time, you can also see some Daming people riding tall horses patrolling the farm. These Daming people rarely see leather whips and sticks on their bodies. It seems that they don't like to use leather whips and sticks to drive them. these slaves.

Twenty miles away, Simon and the others also walked for more than an hour.

When Simon and others turned over a small hill, a small town suddenly came into view, and at the same time, they could see the synagogue in the center of the town.

"Haha, it's finally here."

Simon couldn't help but shout out excitedly.

This journey always came from France, crossed the Mediterranean Sea by boat, then went south, passed the Red Sea and the West Indian Ocean to Chixia City, and after walking for dozens of miles, finally arrived at the small town of Safati.

Just seeing the European and Jewish-style buildings above the small town of Safati, Simon and the others were full of intimacy, and their pace quickened a lot.

In the small town of Safati, Brown, as usual, patrolled the town very leisurely. He is the oldest among the local Jews, and at the same time full of knowledge, so he is deeply respected by everyone and was elected as Safati Small town talker.

Brown looked at the peaceful town, where the children were playing carefree and frolicking. Outside the town, there were patches and patches of fields belonging to the Jews. In the fields, the adults were constantly busy.

Such a scene is really likable.

Living here in Ningguo, you don’t need to worry about deliberate targeting and suppression. There are many people living here, from all over the world, and all kinds of people. Ningguo treats all people equally, as long as you follow the rules. Who will be deliberately targeted.

Here, Jews can own their own land and only need to pay taxes like everyone else every year.

That alone made these wandering Jews ecstatic, so eager to have a land of their own.

When they were in Europe before, even though they were rich, they could not own their own land, and they might be expelled by the locals anytime and anywhere, drifting with the waves like rootless grass.

But now, they have their own land. The large area around the small town of Safati belongs to their Jews. They can cultivate freely and are protected by the laws of Ningguo.

Therefore, the Jews cherish their own land very much. They planted crops and enjoyed a life of daily work and daily rest.

"very nice!"

Brown nodded in satisfaction.

He has been wandering all his life. He was born in France. When he was a child, he was deported by the locals and moved to Italy. After he became an adult, he finally settled down in Italy. Spain.

On the Spanish side, he was tossed and wandered several times, and he was not able to settle down until he was old. Later, there were large-scale Jewish Jews on the Spanish side, and he had to go to the Ottoman Empire.

Later, he moved from the Ottoman Empire to Chixia City in Ningguo, and finally lived a stable life here.

Although he has not been here for a long time, he believes that Jews can live a peaceful and peaceful life here.

Because here in Ningguo, he didn't feel any rejection. The people of Ming Dynasty had the final say here, and the people of Ming Dynasty abided by the agreement with their Jews, and there was no exclusion, prohibition, imposition of heavy taxes, etc. that could be done.

Like hundreds of thousands of people living here, they enjoy their own lives.

This is completely different from Europe. In Europe, no matter where they go, they will be rejected by the locals. Because of religion, the natives of Europe are full of hostility towards them.

This kind of repulsion and hostility has been manifested in normal times. Once there is any trouble, they will be expelled immediately. The rulers often take advantage of this, making a fuss about their Jews and coveting their Jewish wealth.

It is different here in Ningguo. The Ming people occupy the mainstream and dominant position. They maintain a tolerant attitude towards religion and have no conflicts with the Jews.

It only requires that everyone must learn the language and characters of Ming Dynasty, and at the same time allow you to retain your original language, characters, religious customs and so on.

In addition, the people of Ming Dynasty are extremely rich, and they don’t covet the wealth of the Jews at all. If a person of Ming Dynasty comes out casually, he is at least a big landlord, owning thousands of acres of land, a large number of slaves, and living a prosperous life. life, not to mention that the status of Ming people is still the highest, so there is no need to covet the little money of the Jews.

"I really hope it can continue like this~"

Brown prayed silently in his heart.

(End of this chapter)