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Chapter 927, Slaves of Nanyang

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    ??In a large plantation in the Nanyang Governor's Si Danhe Mansion, the owner of the plantation, Zhao Ming, had a smile on his face. It was another harvest season.

    The weather is also going well here in Nanyang Province this year. The one thousand acres of sugar cane planted in Zhao Ming's home has ushered in a bumper harvest. Looking at the huge sugar cane plantation in front of him, his mind is full of money.

    "Everyone, work hard. When the sugar cane is harvested, I will give you a few days off so that you can have a good rest."

    Zhao Ming was riding a horse and walking in his plantation. Looking at the slaves who were busy in the sugar cane plantation, he also said loudly.

    There is a big difference between Nanyang Province and Jiaozhi Province. The population in Nanyang Province is mainly immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, and the number of local indigenous people is very rare.

    But there is another huge population in Nanyang Province, a population that is not included in the demographics of the Ming Dynasty, and that is the huge number of slaves in the large and small plantations of Nanyang Province.

    The number of these slaves is very large. Any plantation has dozens or hundreds of slaves, and some large plantations even have thousands of slaves.

    These slaves, numbering in the millions, are spread throughout Nanyang Province, growing sugar cane, rice, etc. for plantation owners.

    But slaves are slaves and cannot be counted among the population of the Ming Dynasty. Their status is similar to that of livestock in the family. They are regarded as the private property of the slave owner. Their status is not even comparable to that of the indigenous people in Nanyang.

    "Thank you, sir, thank you, sir~"

    When the slaves heard this, they immediately thanked him profusely.

    Although they are slaves, here in Nanyang, as long as they are willing to work conscientiously, generally speaking, slave owners will not treat them too badly. They can eat whatever they want, including white rice, vegetables, radishes, etc., and occasionally some  They eat sea fish, chickens, ducks, geese, etc. raised in the plantations, and they also have their share during the holidays.

    Here in Nanyang, there may not be a lot of other things, but there is still so much rice that we can¡¯t finish it. Every plantation has a field used to grow rice. With three crops a year, we can¡¯t finish it.

    As for clothes, shoes, etc., the price of cloth is getting lower and lower now, and Nanyang is located in the tropics, so there is not much cloth to make clothes.

    So these slaves are still living a pretty good life. Except for the lack of freedom, everything else is fine.

    "Well, do a good job."

    Zhao Ming nodded with satisfaction. There were a total of thirty-six slaves in his plantation, including twenty adult male slaves, ten female slaves, and six young slaves.

    Male slaves were mainly used to cultivate land and plant rice and sugar cane. Female slaves were responsible for raising pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese, growing vegetables, washing and cooking, etc. As for the six young slaves, they were responsible for herding cattle for Zhao Ming.  horse.

    Zhao Ming was very satisfied with his days of riding a horse to his own plantation and managing his slaves from above.

    He is an immigrant from Shanxi. He used to be a farmer with his face facing the loess and his back turned to the sky. He worked hard to farm land for the landlord Lao Cai all year round and could not even finish his meal.

    After immigrating to Nanyang, the court directly allocated hundreds of acres of land. After the family worked hard to plant sugar cane and rice for a year, they began to purchase slaves one after another for planting and reclamation. Slowly, they became what they are now.  scale.

    In total, it owns more than a thousand acres of fields, a complete set of reinforced concrete houses, and a dozen slave houses and warehouses. In addition, there are five cows, three horses, a dozen pigs, and hundreds of chickens and ducks.  Goose and so on.

    ¡°All this was accumulated in just a few years. With such a huge wealth, if he were in his hometown in Shaanxi, he would never have dreamed of such a life.

    Over in Shaanxi, even wealthy landlords may not own such huge industries, including land, slaves, cattle and horses, etc. Ordinary wealthy landlords may not really be able to own these.

    "Sir, the sugar cane has already filled the cart!"

    At this time, a tall man with fair skin, a high nose and deep eyes came to Zhao Ming respectfully and said.

    His name is Hussein, a Persian businessman who previously settled on the island of Ceylon. He originally lived a prosperous life, with a beautiful wife and lovely children.

    But last year, the United Western Trading Company attacked Ceylon and captured the island of Ceylon very easily. Like many Persians, Arabs, and locals on the island of Ceylon, he became a slave and was sold to Southeast Asia.  Here, after changing hands several times, he was finally bought by Zhao Ming and became a slave of Zhao Ming's family.

    &nFortunately, our Ming Dynasty's merchant ships are spread all over the world, and cane sugar can be sold all over the world. Otherwise, the price will still drop.  "

    Zhao Ming nodded slightly. Although he was a farmer before, he is now a plantation owner. He often comes to Danhe City to communicate with others. The Ming Dynasty Morning Post is a best-seller all over the country. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, he also knows a lot of things about sucrose.  I am even more concerned about the situation.

    "Sir, I heard that the price of rubber is very high now, and it needs to be specially imported from Huangjinzhou. There is a business here in Nanyang that has introduced it to Nanyang for planting."

    ¡°Can Master also consider planting some rubber trees?¡±

    Hussein also nodded slightly. After coming to Ming Dynasty, he came into contact with a wider world, learned about Ming Dynasty's power and vast territory, and also understood why the people of Ming Dynasty were so confident.

    So he is working hard to learn the Ming dialect, and at the same time he is also working hard to learn Chinese characters, wants to read newspapers, and often pays attention to what people in the Ming Dynasty are talking about.

    This rubber thing was also mentioned once when I followed Zhao Ming to Danhe City.

    ¡°Rubber?¡±

    "What it is?"

    When Zhao Ming heard this, he suddenly asked with some doubts.

    "I heard that it is the liquid that flows from the rubber tree. It is very elastic and can be used to make many things. It is said that the price of a pound of rubber has reached several taels of silver now."

    Hussein thought for a while and said.

    "How many taels of silver does a pound of rubber cost?"

    When Zhao Ming heard this, his eyes widened slightly, and then he thought for a while and said, "Let's find someone to inquire later." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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