African Nationhood

Chapter 56 Slave Trade
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  Guests arrived one after another, and the private rooms of Sihai Restaurant had already returned to calm.

After three rounds of wine, the dishes have not yet reached the five flavors, but it does not prevent the guests and hosts from enjoying themselves.

William Sfield often travels to the Far East and is no stranger to everything in Sihai Restaurant.

He was very curious about everything in Anhai Town on the way here, and was amazed at how this small town in the desert was built.

After learning of the guest's curiosity, Shi Jintang explained how to build a dam, expand a giant reservoir more than ten kilometers away from the town, and reclaim nearly 10,000 acres of fertile land.

After hearing this, the British man gave Shi Jintang a thumbs up and said, "Manager Shi, you are very courageous and you also have excellent vision.

When faced with such a harsh environment, we usually just give up. "

Shi Jintang laughed, "This is related to the characteristics of our nation. We Chinese are born with a trait of fighting against all things."

"Huh? I didn't understand."

"This can be seen from the mythology of our nation. Do you know about the prehistoric flood event?"

The British man shook his head again, spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, "Your words are getting more and more difficult to understand."

Shi Jintang scratched his head, "Oh, it's the story about Noah's Ark in your Bible.

This great flood happened in your Western mythology, and it also happened in our Eastern mythology.

Don’t you think it’s strange that major floods occurred in the east and west at the same time? "

Hearing this, the British man was immediately surprised and said, "My Lord, this is indeed miraculous!"

"Yeah, it's really amazing.

But the difference is that you Westerners followed God's instructions to build ships to escape during the Great Flood.

But our ancestors followed their leaders and tried every means to control floods.

In the end, the flood was successfully controlled, and people returned to the familiar land to thrive. "

Shi Jintang's words not only stunned the British, but also stunned Li Jinhu, Wang Tie and Jin Xiyue who were accompanying him.

Everyone fell into silence for a moment. Every Chinese knows the story of Dayu's flood control, but no one has ever discovered the truth contained in it.

Mr. Shi... No, Mr. Shi was really born with an exquisite heart.

He was able to extract the spiritual core of the Chinese nation from myths and stories. This kind of insight is truly rare in the world!

Seeing the Chinese people around him sighing in silence, the British suddenly burst out laughing.

"I discovered the characteristic of you Easterners, that is, you always like to indulge in the glory you create and cannot extricate yourself.

The East has indeed been glorious. I wonder if you know that the emperor of the Qing Dynasty once arrogantly rejected our British request for trade and falsely claimed that he was the center of the world.

We don't need the advanced technology and market of our British people.

The world has been developing, but you are still obsessed with it, closed in your own small circle and seeking hegemony.

When we British drive giant iron-clad ships and giant steel cannons, knocking on your door.

Your emperor is frightened and panicked, and your ministers are even more ignorant and timid, not to mention your common people..."

"It is undeniable that we are indeed lagging behind in modern times, but the world is developing and people are also developing. I believe that one day we Easterners will be able to catch up with you."

"Hahaha, Manager Shi, it's a good thing that you have such confidence.

But don’t forget that we British are also developing, and you are still far behind in catching up with us. "

The arrogance of the British has once again been revealed. More than two hundred years of leading development have made the British arrogant and arrogant.

They forget that the ancient Eastern countries were thousands of years ahead of the world in the long history of mankind.

The background of the Orientals is far beyond what these barbarians can understand.

The occurrence of the "Opium War", to put it bluntly, the British were still lagging behind!
  They dominated the world and squeezed the blood and sweat of each colony to form huge wealth. In the end, all of it was spent on purchasing tea, porcelain and silk from the Qing Dynasty.

The British, who could not bear this long-term huge trade deficit, were barbaric villains. They used guns and cannons to force open the Qing country's borders, formulated trade rules that were beneficial to themselves, sold opium to the Qing country on a large scale, and poisoned the Qing people.

Shi Jintang smiled and said, "I have another story to share with you, Mr. Sfield."

The Englishman picked up the red wine glass and took a big sip of wine. He smiled and said, "Oh, I will listen patiently."

So Shi Jintang told the British the story of "The Foolish Old Man Moved the Mountains".

After telling the story, he did not forget to warn the British, “Although we are now poor and backward, we are not ignorant. We Chinese are resilient and determined.

We can always persevere until the day when our goals are achieved, so we might as well make a bet, whether it is a hundred years or fifty years, we Chinese will always surpass you British! "

William Sfield was very disdainful of Shi Jintang's self-confidence. He thought that this outstanding Chinese young man must have drank too much and started talking while drinking.

"Okay, I'll make this bet with you. I'm just waiting for the day when you realize this dream. I don't know if I will still be alive."

"Haha, who knows, this day will come anyway."

With Shi Jintang's laughter, the nervousness of everyone present relaxed.

How can drinking alcohol still make you nervous?

After clinking glasses again, Shi Jintang finally brought up the theme of the banquet.

"Mr. Sfield, I invite you here this time to tell you that our cooperation will be terminated."

The British man who was still smiling immediately put down his glass: "What did you say and why?"

Bragging and talking big words will not affect the mood of the British, but the benefits will be a personal pain.

"I said our cooperation must be terminated, and I no longer intend to introduce immigrants from your side."

"Why, Manager Shi, our previous cooperation has always been harmonious."

"Because I can no longer afford it, Nanhua Company had a serious deficit in its accounts last year."

Hearing this, the British breathed a sigh of relief and said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal? Just issue some more bonds." These days, colonial companies have financing channels, but the general manager of Nanhua Company is a Chinese, and Southwest Africa It was too barren, so at first no capitalists were willing to finance Nanhua Company.

When the Nawakabu gold mine in southwest Africa was discovered, a large number of wealthy bankers rushed to London to finance the South China Company.

So Shi Jintang directly issued 50 pounds of ten-year bonds with an annual interest rate of 4.5%.

These financings helped Nanhua Company survive the difficult start-up period in the first year.

Now that Shi Jintang has the immigration channel of the Li Jinlong brothers, he can easily say no to the British.

“Bonds have to be repaid, and I don’t like being in debt.

Moreover, I already have more than 10,000 Chinese compatriots under my command, and these people are enough to support the operations of Nanhua Company. "

The British immediately became anxious when they heard this, "This number of people is enough, you need more people, at least 10 people to be decent."

Look at our British colonies, aren't they supported by more than 100 or 200,000 native immigrants?

Only people of the same ethnic group can work together, otherwise they will easily suffer counterattacks from the indigenous people. "

Shi Jintang laughed out loud, "The natives here are extremely weak. My battalion of soldiers attacked and almost crushed them one-sidedly, so I don't worry about the natives."

The British became even more anxious, "No, no, although those ignorant black natives may seem stupid, they are still very fierce together.

An obvious example is the Zulus, who massacred a battalion of British Army soldiers last year. "

In order to make Shi Jintang believe his words, the British did not hesitate to expose Britain's dark history.

"Oh, but I heard that one company of the British Army defeated an attack of 1 Zulus."

Both of these cases happened last year, and they happened close to each other.

The first battle took place at the Battle of Isandlwana on January 1879, 1.

It took the Zulus three hours to kill a battalion of British troops.

The second battle took place at the Battle of Rock's Ferry on March 1879, 3.

The British company of more than 100 people relied on fortifications and used volley tactics to kill hundreds of Zulus and repelled the Zulu attack. The British army suffered only 11 casualties.

From this point of view, the Zulu people are better because of their strong organization and strong will, but they do not know enough about modern weapons. The backward Zulu people were defeated by industrial civilization.

“Both of these battle examples are true, but it can still be seen from this that the indigenous people are not stupid enough, and they also know how to resist.

It was because our British Army underestimated the enemy that the Zulus took advantage of us.

Manager Shi, you can't underestimate them. These indigenous people also have a cunning and ruthless side. "

Shi Jintang naturally agrees with what the British said.

Not long ago, his advance battalion company encountered a counterattack during the capture of indigenous people.

Although it did not change the fate of the natives being annihilated, more than ten soldiers in the advance battalion were still lost.

Shi Jintang is coordinating time these two days to attend the funerals of fallen soldiers, and a large-scale memorial event will be held at that time.

"Well, I agree with your point of view, but this has nothing to do with the transaction between us."

The British man's face turned red and his hands moved uncontrollably, as if this increased the momentum of his words.

“It does matter, it matters a lot.

If I help you transport immigrants, you can have more soldiers to deal with the indigenous people, right? "

Shi Jintang waved his hands, "Of course I understand, but I can no longer afford to cooperate with you. I can only find another way to transport immigrants."

Hearing this, the British suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand.

After going around in such a big circle, you originally wanted to tell me this. You are so cunning, Manager Shi. "

Shi Jintang chuckled: "Both and each other, okay, I'll tell you the truth.

I have only one suggestion for you now, and that is the slave trade.

If you agree, we can continue to cooperate, otherwise we will still be good friends. "

"Slave trade?"

"I can ask Mr. Li to tell you how to operate this."

Li Jinhu obeyed the call, stood up directly and said to the British: "Dear Mr. Sfield, I am the agent of Huamei Company in Southwest Africa.

In the past three months, we have conducted a slave exchange trade with Nanhua Company for nearly 3 immigrants.

Each adult Chinese brought was exchanged for 3 natives, and a Chinese child was exchanged for 2 natives. "

Hearing this, William Sfield couldn't help but rub his ears and said in surprise: "Are you smuggling black slaves?"

Li Jinhu nodded and admitted, "Yes, we transport black slaves here to plantations in Brazil and Cuba, and it is very profitable."

The British man shook his head, "This kind of business is too risky and I don't want to do it."

European countries began to gradually abolish slavery in 1807, and gradually began to crack down on the maritime slave trade. The United States even had a civil war because of slavery.

However, the huge profits from the black slave trade tempted a large number of people to take risks.

The capital forces behind the Li brothers cooperated with Nanhua Company because they were interested in the huge profits from smuggling black slaves.

“You can’t be too timid in doing business, otherwise how can you make huge profits?
  I heard that the Kingdom of Zanzibar on the East African coast has always been engaged in the slave trade.

You can definitely pull strings and earn the price difference. "

"The Kingdom of Zanzibar?"

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