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- As night falls, the entire Manhattan Pier is still a lively scene, with crowds of people and all kinds of shouts.
Hundreds of European workers wearing green protective cotton coats are unloading goods from a merchant ship.
??According to Manhattan time, it is already past ten o'clock in the evening.
But the people here are not tired at all.
On the contrary, everyone is very energetic, as if the experience is endless.
In fact, the reason is very simple. It¡¯s a shame to work overtime at night unloading goods.
Since there is money to be made, those laborers don¡¯t care whether it is day or night.
??The workers working in Manhattan today have basically joined the Song Empire in Manhattan and become subjects under the empire.
And after making money, many people entrusted merchant ships to bring their families to Manhattan.
At the same time, through the umbrella company, I purchased land and building materials with a loan, built my own house on the planned land outside Manhattan, and settled down here.
Since they have settled down and have families, these European laborers must work hard to make money to support their families.
Therefore, even if there is work in the middle of the night, they will do it happily.
¡°After all, if you have work to do, you will make money, so that your family¡¯s life will be better.
According to the official propaganda of the Song Empire, this is the road to happiness.
And these European workers who have lived in Manhattan for a period of time also know that if you want to live a good life in Manhattan, money is an indispensable thing.
Here, as long as you have money, you can live a more comfortable life than the noble men.
There is plenty of food here in Manhattan, so even in winter, you don¡¯t have to worry about food shortage.
You can eat the white rice and all kinds of meat with open belly.
This is much more comfortable than life on the European continent, where we are still in a state of semi-starvation.
Because there is simply not enough food there, so let¡¯s not talk about having a full stomach.
The oatmeal stuff will only make you starve to death at most, and it¡¯s only two or one meal a day.
¡°And here in Manhattan, you eat three meals a day of solid food.
At the same time, the taxes here in Manhattan are not that complicated. Compared with the numerous taxes in Europe, this place is simply paradise.
??Besides, you don¡¯t have to worry about finding a job here in Manhattan. As long as you work hard and work hard, your life will definitely be prosperous.
It is precisely because of this relationship that the Europeans who settled down began to integrate into Manhattan and developed a great enthusiasm for work.
Occasionally, if you let them rest, they won¡¯t appreciate it.
Because letting them rest means letting them have less income.
This is not possible.
How can we reduce our income? Absolutely not.
¡°Europeans living in Manhattan today have long regarded themselves as people from the Song Empire in Manhattan.
And under the propaganda of those in Wangshan¡¯s intelligence department, these white people living in Manhattan also began to develop a disdain for their European compatriots.
But think about it, they still have good food and work here, and they don¡¯t make as much money as their European compatriots.
Therefore, it is normal to look down on fellow Europeans.
This is just like how some people from China in later generations go abroad and look down on their compatriots.
In Manhattan today, you can often see those European guys chatting with their compatriots on some merchant ships. Although most of them are in their native language, from time to time they will throw out a few Chinese sentences to prove their identity.
Especially after the laborers speak a few Chinese dialects, their faces will show that kind of arrogance from the bottom of their bones.
It seems that they have become superior people and have status.
This point amazed Zhang Tie, who had been observing it for a long time, and felt lucky that he had come to this era.
But it¡¯s not surprising when you think about it. After all, Europeans in this era have a very vague concept of country and do not yet have a clear concept.
Therefore, their recognition of Manhattan, a country that can bring them a good life and make money to support their families, is certainly high.
At the same time, the aristocratic gentlemen here in Manhattan are not as perverted as the European aristocrats. These aristocratic gentlemen in Manhattan are very kind and do things well.It's all for the people.
??For example, the benefits of building urban sanitation and various infrastructures are those living in Manhattan.
Therefore, these Europeans who joined the Song Empire had a high degree of recognition for Zhao Hongyu. And he gradually regarded himself as a part of the Song Empire, completely separated from the past.
Of course, the propaganda and brainwashing of the intelligence agencies are also an indispensable part.
At the same time, in schools in Manhattan, the genetic teachers have completely brainwashed the children of Indian and European immigrants.
Many Europeans who immigrated and became citizens of the Song Empire wished they had black hair and black eyes.
Unfortunately, this is always a fantasy.
However, Zhao Hongyu and the others gave these people a hope, which was the Eight Banners-clad slave system of the Song Dynasty.
People like Wang Shan made it clear that a slave is a slave without personal freedom, and the power of life and death is all in the hands of the master.
But those who voluntarily become slaves have great rights and benefits.
After all, the people who can own slaves are the great nobles.
¡°And here in Manhattan, there are only a few big nobles.
This means that becoming a slave of those nobles can be regarded as a shortcut to the sky.
Although I lost my personal freedom, I was still seized with the power of life and death.
But as the saying goes, wealth can only be found in danger.
No matter what age you are in, there are always people who are willing to take risks in order to gain wealth and power.
Therefore, Zhang Tie and his team¡¯s coated slave plan attracted a lot of people as soon as it was launched.
Although the number of such people is not very large, the hundreds of Europeans who are willing to sell themselves and seek refuge are not a small number.
Especially among these people, there are also some veterans who have fought in the war and some special talents.
Of course, Zhang Tie, Wang Shan and Song Hu also made it clear when they accepted these people as slaves. That is, as long as they serve their masters well, their masters will not easily kill them.
After all, the masters don¡¯t want to lose money either.
You must know that for every slave who sells himself or herself, Wang Shan and the others will have to pay a large sum of money.
At the same time, the wives and children of these people who sold themselves will also become the slaves of their masters for eternity.
However, for those who are ambitious, this is nothing.
Because their master promised to seek benefits for them, even noble titles.
This is the main reason that attracts those who devote themselves to being slaves.
In other words, although they have become slaves of the nobles, their life and death are not under their control. But in addition, they can also obtain noble titles and the qualifications to command legions.
On the contrary, because they have a good master and a good backer, their starting point is much higher than others.
It¡¯s not that they don¡¯t understand that everything you gain must also be lost.
¡°Wang Shan and the others have already thought about it. When the time comes, they will find His Highness Zhao Hongyu to cultivate some island girls for these European concubines. At that time, their offspring will be mixed-race, and it will definitely be popular if these mixed-race families bring out their children, right?
¡°I have to say, Wang Shan and the others are too bad.
And beside Zhang Tie, there was such a covered slave.
¡°And Zhang Tie really begged Zhao Hongyu to train him an island woman to be his wife.
Zhang Tie¡¯s coated slave is about forty years old and his native place is a small mountain village in the Germanic region.
He was originally a mercenary and participated in the Thirty Years War.
"It's a pity that the nobleman who hired him ran out of money, so when the mercenary group was disbanded, he lost his income.
Since he had no relatives at home, he simply followed the boat to the New World.
At that time, he arrived in British Virginia and found a job as a bartender in Virginia.
"It's a pity that although Virginia is full of wealth, people like him can't benefit from it at all.
It wasn¡¯t until Zhao Hongyu and Virginia had a conflict that this guy saw hope.
And after the war, he became the first group of people to come to Manhattan to seek life.
Originally, he planned to join the Manhattan Army, but unfortunately because he was a foreigner, this wish was not realized.
? ??Made him very disappointed.
The salary of twelve large dragon coins a month is enough, and the real silver coins are of sufficient quality.
But he did not leave Manhattan, but stayed to continue looking for opportunities.
After a period of observation, he found that Manhattan is full of opportunities. It just depends on whether he has the courage.
Just then, the system of covering slaves appeared, which made him see the light.
??And smart people like him immediately saw the advantages and benefits of this system.
After some weighing, he felt that there were more benefits, so he threw himself into the coating business.
He was lucky enough to be chosen by one of the three nobles of the Chinese family, which made him very excited and happy.
At the same time, the master he took refuge in also made it clear that he should first familiarize himself with how to be a slave. When he is satisfied, his master will seek a small title for him, and at the same time give him a small army for his commander.
After all, it¡¯s not good to start too high, so he needs to start little by little.
As long as there is a chance to fight in the future and achieve good results, the master will naturally reward and promote him.
Hearing what his master said, Zhang Tie¡¯s servant immediately understood.
Now this guy is fully armed with a European-style armor guarding Zhang Tie, accompanying his master to inspect the port in Manhattan at night.
The eyes of the busy laborers on the dock showed envy when they saw him, which made him feel very proud.
¡°Hmph, I will be a nobleman soon. Besides Chelsea, I am the second European nobleman. As long as I work hard, I can even surpass Chelsea in the future, because I have a good master. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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