Rebirth in America: Great Slave Owner Chapter 56

"Tony, I have a crazy decision!" Jonathan found Tangning and said mysteriously that day.

"Oh? What's the decision?" Tangning asked casually.

Unexpectedly, Jonathan didn't answer directly, but changed the topic and said slowly: "Tony, maybe you can guess why I came to New Orleans to build this manor in the first place, yes, the original purpose was to facilitate myself. Playing slave girls with friends, although you can play anything in New York as long as you are willing to spend money, but compared with the South, it is a little worse..."

Jonathan then used a long paragraph to describe his feelings. In the end, Tangning impatiently summed it up for him, "What you're talking about is the atmosphere, right?"

Jonathan nodded again and again: "Yes, it's the sense of atmosphere, Tony no wonder you can write "Gone with the Wind", the words are accurate!"

Then Jonathan added: "In fact, it's not just female slaves. I have lived in the South for a long time. I think the atmosphere of many things in the South makes me particularly like it, such as manor gladiators, such as deer hunting, although deer can also be hunted in New York, But the battle was nothing compared to New Orleans.

Even the fresh air in the south fascinates me. Unlike factories in the north, the air pollution is almost comparable to the fog in London!

There are also large farms and cotton fields everywhere in the south, especially when the cotton is harvested, let alone you manor owners who own them, even me, an outsider, felt emotional when he saw that scene. is the harvest!

Also, I found that there are gentlemen and even knights in English novels everywhere in the South, unlike the North, where they honor some merchants who will do anything to make money!

So the longer I live in the South, the more I feel like I like it here, and even the stench of the slave ships after they landed on the shore was very kind..."

At the end, Jonathan took a sip of wine and said in a deep voice, "So Tony, I want to be a southerner!"

After hearing this, Tangning finally understood what Jonathan was referring to as a "crazy decision". It turned out that this second-generation New York capitalist was actually attracted by the southern "idyllic songs" and wanted to become a southerner!

Although his theoretical basis is not very tenable, because what he is obsessed with is actually based on the exploitation of black slaves, the "quiet time" you yearn for is actually because someone is "carrying heavy" for you. Okay," but with the white man's mindset that he doesn't treat black people as human beings, but only as big animals, it's understandable to have such an idea, but in any case, it's crazy for him to want to "be a southerner"!

However, Tangning didn't want to refute this, because it didn't make sense, but there was a question he didn't quite understand, so he asked, "Jonathan, then you don't plan to go back to New York in the future?"

Jonathan waved his hand and said, "Tony, you don't understand what I mean, whether I become a southerner or not has nothing to do with whether I can go back to New York in the future! Take you for example, you often go to New York, but whether it is the North People or southerners will think you are a southerner, right?"

Tangning thought for a while, then nodded, "That's right!"

"Then do you know why everyone thinks this way?" Jonathan pressed.

"Why?" Tangning exclaimed. Of course, he also wanted to know.

Jonathan explained: "Because you are a manor owner, even if you open a company and invest in New York, people will still think you are a southerner!"

"But you are also a manor owner now, why do you still say that you are not from the South?" Tangning asked rhetorically.

Jonathan smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of manor owner am I? Without my own cotton fields, without the confidence to experience farming and picking like you, and the joy of harvesting like you do, I will never have a common language with you, forever. You can only be like a guest standing outside the circle and can't integrate into your atmosphere, what kind of manor owner is this? How can this be regarded as a southerner?"

For Jonathan's theory, Tangning thought it sounded absurd at first, but after thinking about it, it actually made sense, because in the simplest terms, the north is capitalists and factory owners, while the south is slave owners and manor owners. Of course, Now, those slave workers are not considered human in the eyes of the upper class...

Under this distinction, if you don't have a cotton field, and you're not even eligible to participate in the party organized by Frick, how can people take you as their own? So Jonathan has seen the essence.

Seeing Tangning's expression, Jonathan knew that Tangning agreed with his idea, so he said, "So if I want to become a true southerner, I have to have my own cotton field, and then I will buy some cotton like you guys did. Hundreds of black slaves work for me!"

Then the conversation changed and he said, "But as a northerner, it is difficult to get approval to apply for the development of wasteland, and I don't know what kind of land is suitable for cotton fields!"

What Jonathan said is also true. Although there are still a lot of wasteland in Louisiana, not everyone can reclaim it casually. It has to be applied for by the relevant departments. As a northerner, it is estimated that the difficulty of passing the trial will be very large. , and it is not so simple to open a manor and grow cotton. It is very difficult for a layman and a foreigner to not pay tuition fees.

At this time, Jonathan continued: "So I want to ask Tony to help me!"

Originally, Jonathan's intention was to invite Tangning to come forward, delay his relationship, help him pass the trial, and lend him a few experienced supervisors and black slaves, but what he never expected was that Tangning thought about it for a while. Afterwards, he actually said, "This is easy to handle. I'll sell you half of my cotton fields and black slaves, so that you can become a real Southerner!"

Jonathan couldn't believe his ears for a while, and couldn't help exclaiming, "Tony, what did you say? Are you willing to sell me your cotton fields?"

In fact, it is no wonder that Jonathan was so surprised, because in New Orleans, or in the entire South, no one would sell their cotton fields unless they encountered a particularly difficult situation. This is as easy as Chinese landlords. Not selling land is a reason!

PS: Thanks to the book friends "Fleeing Time", "Little Bandit", "The Fountain", "A Big Apple", "The Dead 47 Riding a Donkey", "Vijayanagara" (your name reminds me of It's been a few years since I wrote "Reborn India: The Superior One" and checked the information...)

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