232 The Other Side of Slavery

"You say cruelty depends on which angle you look at......"

At this point, a few people stood up to retort, and then from this sentence onwards, a great discussion about the topic of slavery was set in such a wide range of topics and strange content that it broke the previous record:

"There must be a deep historical reason behind this!"

Someone in the crowd suddenly burst out with a very pretended nonsense with a deep face.

"yes, that's weird!"

"Why did the evil slavery last so long?"

"That's because your history books don't tell you about the other side of slavery......"

"The other side? Which side is there? ”

At this time, Wei Dongli smiled:

"What's so strange about that? Compare the standard of living! Although the life of black people in the jungle is free, it is also a historical fact that in the plantations of North America, the standard of living has improved a lot! ”

"In this way, if we treat the slaves better, then we will all live?"

"yes, that makes sense......"

"That's right! Historical economic data is clearly there! From the seventeenth century to the nineteenth century, the per capita consumption of milk and meat by black slaves in North America far exceeded that of the yeoman farmers of our great Oriental empire at that time, and even the same as the workers of Europe! Excuse me, does this historical economic data turn your three views upside down? ”

It was Xu Zhi who said this, and apparently he had also studied the slavery economy in North America.

"Oh? Is it that good to eat? ”

"A must! Think about it, how can a slave owner, for example, you, who you spend a lot of money buying, deliberately abuse unless you are a pervert? How can you work well if you don't have enough to eat? If you are sick, you should be treated quickly, especially when the farm is busy! ”

"Of course, the equality of personality is a different matter......

"There is food and clothing, what personality is not personal, those slaves don't even know how to write the word personality, right?"

"Yes, if the slaves themselves think that as long as they are well fed and clothed, they will close the small black house if they don't move, and they will be whipped every day, and they will be quiet and good, and they don't care about equality and inequality?"

"Hey! Don't forget the common sense of sociology, the five levels of human needs! ”

"There is a process to achieve the highest level of demand! Let's just tell the slaves, our national conditions are special, forget it in this life, wait for the next life......"

"Don't be so straightforward, okay? If you talk like that, it will make people angry! ”

Otherwise, he said to the slaves like this: our national conditions are special, the quality of the slaves is poor, they are not accustomed to freedom, once the liberation of the society will be chaotic, so when the conditions are ripe, we will liberate the slaves. How about saying this? ”

"Are you a fool to be a slave? Just these few words were fooled and lame? ”

"Won't it?"

"Also, some people do get angry, and of course some people don't ......"

"Hey! In any case, at least for many blacks now, it is quite safe to follow the slave owners, safer and more secure than living in the jungle! ”

"That's right! At least the clothes are relatively clean and the food is good......"

"I heard that literacy is also given?"

"It was in North America, where the whites forced slaves to believe in God......"

"Well, yes, most slave literacy starts with reading the Bible......"

"That's not bad, I know that I can't steal things, I can't sleep with women, I can't be incestuous ......"

"Alright, alright! Christianity is not so superficial, okay! ”

"Hey! Anyway, these people are more civilized anyway, right? ”

"Well, that's right, at least that's a bit better than staying in the jungle and being a cannibal civilization......"

"So, can't we be nicer to slaves? That resolves the conflict, right? ”

"Yes, I won't treat slaves harshly anyway!"

"White slave owners are not all perverts, they are bought to create wealth, and many farmer and manor owners are still good to black slaves."

"But it is true that you cannot resist disobedience, that is, you cannot be capricious......"

"Dare to be willful? Fight and starve for three days and be honest! ”

"Look, look, you, the future slave owner, have been revealed!"

"No, how did I get my true form? Let's just take the facts! Your domestic servant is disobedient and you don't care? ”

"If you should be managed, you should be scolded! **Hawkers, one hand is soft and the other hand is hard......"

"Hey! Give food and clothing, and **, I feel very tired, I don't like to manage people's ......"

"Hehe, if you give you a slave girl, you'll have the energy, right?"

"Damn! Don't be so blunt, okay? I'm a good person......"

found that a group of young people in the venue were getting more and more obscene, and the topic was about to be crooked to an indescribable direction, and the older people who had been listening silently next to them couldn't help it, and then Boss Luo suddenly said:

"You young people, too young, too simple!"

"Boss Luo, what do you say?"

"How? Looks like I'm going to have to teach you a little bit more about life! Hey? Why again? What does it mean to make a fortune with a muffled voice, you know? Belch...... I'm sorry, I got the wrong script...... So, let's put it this way, do you think that if you treat the slaves well, the slaves will be grateful to you, and then willingly be a cow and a horse for you for generations? ”

β€œ...... Well, maybe, it's not going to rebel against me anyway, right? ”

"Humanity! Do you know human nature? ”

Boss Luo smiled again and asked the group of young people.

"What's wrong with human nature?"

"Yes! I'm good to my slaves, and slaves should be good to me! ”

"Boss Luo, are you talking about human greed?"

"Hungry for three days, see if you are still greedy or not!"

"Again! You shut up! Listen to what Boss Luo said......"

Looking at everyone's chaotic responses, Boss Luo turned his head to look at Zhu Beiguo, who spread his hands and said that your brother continued, so he turned back to everyone and said:

"The facts of human history have proved that slaves will eventually become three kinds of people, one is the slave who eventually rebels, the second is the slave who suffers silently, and the third is the slave!"

At this time, Boss Luo replied with a straight face.

"Really? As you say, two of these three people are safe for me! ”

Someone was happy to hear this.

"Yes, the rebellious slaves are a minority after all, let's be kind to the slaves, we should be able to ensure long-term peace and stability."

Apparently there were people in the crowd who were relieved by this conclusion.

However, Luo Zhengyi lowered his head and took a sip of water, then looked up at the group of young people in the venue and smiled:

"Hey! To say that you are naΓ―ve, you are really naΓ―ve! Let me tell you, you're all wrong! Only the slaves who suffer in silence are safe for you for the time being! Mind you, it's only temporary, and the other two are a threat to you! ”

"The minions are a threat to me?! You're so willing to be a slave for me! How did it become a threat?! ”

Everyone was puzzled, and looked at Boss Luo with an old god on a bewildered face.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Boss Luo couldn't help but shake his head, glanced out the window with a light sigh, and then retracted his gaze and looked at everyone present and said:

"Alas...... Not to mention the slaves who have rebelled, and it is difficult to say what will happen to those slaves who have endured in silence in the future, right? Therefore, you must also devote yourself to prevention.

Obviously, in order to maintain slavery, it is definitely not enough for you to be alone, plus your wife, concubine, son, daughter, in-laws, etc., so you must have a group of slaves to help you, right?

Well, whether it's a rebellious slave or a slave who suffers in silence, this is an enemy in the open, and it's a little easier.

However, the real threat to you is the minions around you! Why?

As a wise slave owner, you must always know that your minions are a very special group of human beings.

This kind of human being can find pleasure and even happiness in the process of being a slave, and also promote among the slaves the quiet pleasure and happiness of the slave years, which is of course beneficial to you, the slave owner, to be the master of the house and the power of the blessing.

But you must pay attention to appease your minions anytime and anywhere, and use both grace and power, after all, slavery is a state of life, and slaves are more of a state of mind.

Therefore, I am afraid that you will have to carefully consolidate the fruits of your grace and power, and then carefully pay attention and think carefully about where your danger is, and where the future of you and your family is......"