Leonie's kindness varies from person to person.
Her kindness even has a purpose.
As she said herself, only by becoming a noble can she be qualified to be called a human being.
In her eyes, even her personal maid Sewell cannot be called a human being!
When Sewell was pregnant with an unknown child, Leonie regarded the incident as an anecdote, and even used it as a means to attack Zhang Mingliang and Liu Chuanli.
This kind of thing must never happen to her, so for so many years, Leonie has been keeping her privacy, and she has used actions to separate herself from Sewell.
Following Han Xiufen to Yushan, she saw the prosperity, vitality and power there.
In addition, women in the Lantian imperial court generally held official positions.
Everything became fertilizer for Leonie’s ambition.
She feels that she must become the number two person in the First Fleet, and she also believes that she will become the number two person in it.
It was difficult to become the number two person in the First Fleet, because she found that no matter how hard she tried, she could not replace the status of people like Zhang Mingliang and Liu Chuanli in Han Xiufen's heart.
In fact, she felt that her status in the First Fleet was not even as good as that person from the Supervision Department who always wore black.
For this reason, she took over the dirtiest job that Zhang Mingliang was doing.
No effort, no gain, Leonie knows the truth very well.
Zhang Mingliang was freed as he wished.
Han Xiufen was a little disappointed. She felt that Zhang Mingliang and Liu Chuanli were not accustomed to life at sea.
The development of Malacca is extremely vigorous. Both the territory and the port are now ready, especially at the mouth of the Malacca River, a city with a Han population has appeared.
This city is home to 160,000 Han people, including almost all Han people in Malacca.
If Yun Zhao came to this city called Bincheng at this time, he would definitely think of this place as Guangzhou. Not only is the architectural style here the same as Guangzhou, but the accent is also the same.
Liu Chuanli now manages this city.
Zhang Mingliang left Paradise Island as if running for his life, and immediately arrived at Bincheng.
The news that Leonie was appointed as the plantation manager arrived in Bincheng before Zhang Mingliang, so Liu Chuanli was not surprised by Zhang Mingliang's arrival.
“Don’t scold me!”
The first time Zhang Mingliang saw Liu Chuanli, he issued a warning.
"I can't treat people's lives like grass. You can say I'm worthless, but don't scold me."
Liu Chuanli said: "I'll buy you a drink."
Zhang Mingliang said: “I don’t drink.Take good care of your health, otherwise I won’t live to be thirty. "
Liu Chuanli looked at Zhang Mingliang and said, "You are already twenty-four years old. "
Zhang Mingliang smiled bitterly and said: "I know, I want to live to be eighty-four and don't want to die early. "
So Liu Chuanli ordered the cook to cook a big pot of seafood porridge, and the two brothers drank seafood porridge as wine to celebrate their reunion.
"The situation at sea is getting more and more serious. In the past, no Spanish, Dutch or British third-level battleships or above were seen here. Now, four second-level battleships have appeared one after another, and Boss Han is under great pressure. "
Zhang Mingliang smiled bitterly; "You are still blaming me. "
Liu Chuanli shook his head and said: "I'm just saying that the most difficult thing is not you or me, but Boss Han. I have recently prepared to propose to Boss Han to replace you in the planting land.
We brothers will stay on the plantation for half a year, so that life will not be difficult.
Now, Leonie takes the lead. "
Zhang Mingliang looked at Liu Chuanli and said, "Let Leonie handle this matter. I'm worried that if you go, you will be worse off than me.
Stop talking, listen to me, this is not about suffering. To be honest, although I, Zhang Mingliang, am not a strong-willed person, I am not afraid of suffering.
I am just worried that if this continues, I will transform from a human into a beast.
This gave me a very bad start for the Lantian Imperial Court.
Do you know why the slaves in the plantation fields are replaced so quickly? "
Liu Chuanli was surprised and said: "Could it be..."
Zhang Mingliang took a sip of porridge and said: "Yes, he was killed by me." "
Liu Chuanli did not ask the reason. He believed that Zhang Mingliang would give him an accurate explanation.
Zhang Mingliang put down the porridge bowl, lowered his head and smoked the pipe: "I won't give it to you. I explained, just what I did, you just need to know that I am not a person who likes killing, but in my position at that time, I almost did the most cruel thing in the world.
Even so, it is still a delusion to maintain the situation and let them work honestly.
I also used Huairou’s method, but it was of no use. When I killed a person who would rather be killed than work for the first time, I could only use this method to make those people permanently Only in a fearful environment can we maintain the situation. "
Liu Chuanli said calmly: "I have also read your Majesty's decree. Palm trees and sugar cane forests are not important to Your Majesty, but the tear tree is very important to Your Majesty.
So much so that His Majesty used the words "no matter what" in his decree.
Since His Majesty values the Tears Tree so much, it means that this thing is very important. "
Zhang Mingliang said calmly: "Leonie will do better than me. Do you know what Leonie said? She calls people - talking tools. Killing a person and destroying a tool have completely different impacts on people..
In fact, as His Majesty said, the Europeans who seem to have some civilized systems are actually still savages in essence, just a group of savages wearing clothes.
So, I believe that professional matters should be left to professional people. People like you and me should not get involved, otherwise, they will really be punished by God!
Liu Chuanli said: "Even so, we have to go and see. You can avoid this matter, but you must choose the right person. In half a month, our brothers will go to the planting field together." Look how Leonie is doing. ”
Before they saw how Leonie managed the planting land, Zhang Mingliang and Liu Chuanli first saw how the Portuguese treated the plundered slaves.
Bincheng, As the only supply point on the Strait of Malacca, sailing ships enter this harbor every day to rest and replenish supplies.
Just today, the Portuguese schooner Red Beauty slowly entered the port. This ship has a very high draft. Deep down, when tax officer Sun Changshou stepped onto the ship and saw the cargo clearly, he immediately got off the ship.
He thought he saw hell.
< p>The deck of the Red Beauty was full of people, and countless heads poked out of the many open portholes. In Sun Changshou's view, this ship was a giant ship made of people.Zhang Mingliang, who arrived in a hurry, didn't seem to care about this scene. Liu Chuanli frowned and said: "There are at least five hundred people on this ship. "
Zhang Mingliang said calmly: "You are wrong. The schooner Red Beauty is a big ship. There are at least a thousand people on this ship, and up to 1100 people. It seems that they don't even have a deck. With a relaxed look, there will be no less than 1,500 people when leaving the departure port.
Liu Chuanli sighed and said: "They are all from the Kingdom of Hindustan. It seems that the Portuguese's position in Hindustan is in jeopardy and they have begun to use the people in their territory to make money." "
Zhang Mingliang shook his head and said: "There are many Europeans in Hindustan now, including the British, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Dutch, but the Mughal King of Hindustan is indifferent in front of these people. There is no way to resist. In a few years, once these Europeans decide the winner in Hindustan, the ancient Mughal dynasty will be destroyed.
The largest number of people in our planting areas are Malaccans, followed by these people from Hindustan, and the third group are black people. To be honest, if our planting areas were all people from Hindustan, it would be Well, they are the most docile of people. "
"In this case, we can pay to buy these people and give them to Leonie. "
Zhang Mingliang continued to shake his head and said: "The worst-case scenario for using slaves is to use slaves of the same race. In that case, there will be endless riots. From my experience, 40% of Indians Stan slaves, 30% Malacca savages, plus 30% blacks and white slaves, this composition is the best.
No matter which ethnic group riots, they can use bribes toBribe people from the other two groups to suppress these rioters.
Because the number of Malacca savages is the largest in our planting area, and they are most familiar with the terrain of the planting area, there are also the most rebellions.
I used this method to stop four riots by the Malacca savages. As a result, there was no way to control the mortality rate, resulting in serious casualties among the most diligent Malaccans. I hope Leonie can realize this, After all, the work diary I left on the plantation should be of some help to her. ”
Liu Chuanli looked at the group of tightly tied people lying on the deck, slowly getting up one by one under the whip of the Portuguese sailor, and began to twist and dance on the deck. Asked Zhang Mingliang strangely
“What are they doing? "
Zhang Mingliang sighed and said: "Only those who can still dance can survive, and those who cannot dance will be thrown into the sea. ”
Before he finished speaking, Liu Chuanli saw a Portuguese sailor commanding a group of Hindustan slaves to lift the slaves who could not move and pile them up at the back of the deck. It seemed that as long as the sailboat replenished the water, After leaving the harbor with food and vegetables, the dying or dead people will be thrown into the sea.
A man holding a triangular captain's hat walked up the steps and stood far away. Zhang Mingliang on the shore waved his hat and said: "Dear Colonel Zhang, this time I brought you the cargo you dreamed of. "
Zhang Mingliang's face twitched slightly, and he forced an ugly smile and said: "Captain Santos, how are you? ”
Santos didn’t wait for Zhang Mingliang to approach, and blew a loud whistle first. He saw the Portuguese sailors waving their whips more vigorously, and similarly, the slaves danced more cheerfully.
Liu Chuanli looked at the tall and muscular Santos and said in Zhang Mingliang's ear: "This guy is the best slave candidate. "
Zhang Mingliang sneered and said: "There are many people like this in our planting areas. They are the most obedient and most willing slaves. Of course, they are also the most diligent slaves in escaping. . "
Liu Chuanli looked at Santos who was approaching with a smile and said to Zhang Mingliang: "If all your slaves were this kind of people, would you still be worried? "
Zhang Mingliang said: "No, our Yushan Academy's school rules clearly state that bullying the strong will only make us stronger, and bullying the weak will only make us weaker." ”