Chapter 181

The huge size of the stone bear scared the two contract slaves. It is estimated that they have never seen such a "big one" in their life. In addition, the stone bear is now an Indian aborigine, and they were given this big head by their original owners. In this strange environment, it's nonsense to say that there is no fear in their hearts.

"Come on, stop standing and sit down and talk." The stone bear said in a warm voice.

The cabin is very cramped. As contract slaves, these two people have no right to enjoy the deck cabin. They and their families can only be stowed together with the cargo. They have been here all night and day, and their fear of the future has already made them restless.

The two indentured slaves each had a family. The older one had a wife, while the younger one had a daughter who was only seven or eight years old.

At this time, the dirty looking little girl was being held in her arms by the woman, and their eyes looking at the stone bear were also full of fear.

Looking at the two shivering alchemists, the stone bear shook his head helplessly and said again in fluent French, "you don't have to worry about what I will do to you and your family. On the contrary, you should be glad that you have left the dark fortress, and you will have a bright and free living environment from now on. Come on, don't worry. You two sit down. Let's have a good and fair talk. "

With that, the stone bear took out a cloth bag from his arms. After opening it, there were two fried golden drumsticks. The stone bear walked to the little girl with a smile and handed it to her.

Maybe it was the food. The confusion was far more than the little girl's fear of the big man. The little girl was just stunned and grabbed the two drumsticks. She put one of them into the woman's hand and raised the drumsticks to bite.

"Eat slowly, little angel. Don't choke." The stone bear said in a warm voice. The little girl raised her head and chewed the delicious food in her mouth. At the same time, she gave a big smile to the stone bear.

Food is indeed the best medium to eliminate misunderstanding and anxiety

With a slight sigh, the stone bear went back to the table, pointed to the other two chairs and said, "sit down, you sit down, we will be in a fair environment. I hope we can communicate in a fair way."

Maybe it was the stone bear who relieved some of the worries of the two people by giving the little girl the chicken leg. The two dirty alchemists looked at each other and nodded slightly. Then they sat down on the chair with half of their buttocks carefully.

The stone bear grabbed the kettle he had just picked up, which was filled with hot water. Then he poured a bowl of water for each of the two people in a wooden bowl, and poured a bowl of water for the little girl who was eating chicken legs. Then he put down the kettle and said, "first of all, I'm the kabulu sacrificial guardian of gaoshu tribe of Cherokee nationality. You can call me guardian, You can also call me big bear. Then I want to tell you that since you have been given to me by the greedy fernan, I will protect you and your family. At least I can make your life more comfortable and make you hungry and unfrozen from now on. I can guarantee that. "

After a pause, the stone Bear looked at the two alchemists whose faces began to change and said with a smile, "so, it's time for you two to introduce your situation to me?"

The gentle attitude and behavior of the stone bear obviously eased the two worried alchemists a lot. The older alchemist said, "Dear guardian, my name is Jean Agust. I come from France, and that's my wife, bebera. We can't get along in China, So I signed a "voluntary contractor" contract with fernan for five years. I need to work for fernan for five years free of charge to exchange the ticket. But my wife and I didn't expect that the damned fernan didn't return the contract to us when the time was up. We were always

There was a sob in the corner of the woman, and it was obvious that her husband's story reminded her of what she had been through all these years.

His wife's cry made Agust's eyes red. He choked twice and didn't say any more.

Another younger man looked at his partner, patted him gently on the shoulder, and then said, "Dear guardian, my name is William Henry Gates III, and I'm from Southampton, England. I'm not like Agust. I was taken from Pittsburgh by the French four years ago

This man with brown hair speaks fluent English, but this is not the most important thing. The most fierce thing about this guy is his name, which almost didn't give the stone bear to Ray's three Buddhas.

"You said your name was William Henry Gates III?" Stone bear immediately asked in English, of course, stone bear that fluent English also let this guy surprised open mouth.

As if aware of his faults, Gates III swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "Guardian, I didn't expect you to speak fluent English. I thought you could only speak French?"

The stone bear waved his hand. "It's nothing. I can speak several languages. Man, is your name really William Henry Gates III? "

"Ah, yes, that's my full name. Well, you can also call me Bill, as my old friends used to call me

Now the stone bear is even more confused. If he is not sure that this guy is not the world's richest man in his previous life, he really thinks that this guy is also from China.

As like as two peas in the past, the name of this guy is also the same as that of Microsoft.

William Henry Gates III, Bill Gates.

Seeing the stone bear covering his forehead speechless, the eighteenth century brother Bill gaige of the new world in North America asked with some worry: "Dear guardian, what's wrong with my name?"

Stone bear grinned bitterly and waved his hand. "No, your name reminds me of an old friend I knew a long time ago... Forget it, I'll call you bill later. It's easier to call you bill."

"Well, that's what my friends used to call me." Brother Gai replied happily. Compared with Agust's prudence, brother Gai was quite cheerful.

"You mean you were captured by the French from Pittsburgh?" Asked the stone bear. Even now, Pittsburgh has a history of more than 150 years. As early as the late 17th century, French colonists established a fur trading post in this city at the mouth of the Ohio River. Later, the trade war expanded into a fortress. At that time, the fortress was not Pittsburgh, but diukenburg. However, the fortress was seized by the British in 1758. The British named it Pittsburgh after the then British Prime Minister William Pitt.

This important fortress was taken away by the British. Naturally, the French did not do it. Moreover, it was still during the seven-year war. Therefore, around this fortress, the British and the French had a lot of fights.

"That's right." Brother Gai's face looked a little excited, and then his face began to turn gloomy again

"My family is a declining aristocrat in England. My father felt that there was no future in England, so he let me and my wife come to the new world to develop. I have been fond of alchemy since I was a child, so when I studied in England, I learned a lot about it. When I came to the new world with my family, I started in Boston to serve the army. Eight years ago, when my daughter was born, the burden on my family became heavier. Six years ago, a friend of mine told me that our army had captured a fortress in the West that was very important to the French, where there were more opportunities to get rich, so I brought my family to Pittsburgh

When he said this, brother Gai's face became more and more gloomy and regretful.

"If I had known that Pittsburgh was a nightmare, I would not have come to Pittsburgh." Brother Gai shook his head with a sigh.

"When I first arrived in Pittsburgh, I really made a lot of money by using my knowledge and ability, but the good prospect was not long. One night four years ago, the French attacked Pittsburgh, and half of the fortresses were defeated by the French. Although Pittsburgh did not finally fall into the hands of the French, the area I lived in happened to be in the area captured by the French, and my family and I were unfortunately captured by the French. Fortunately, I knew a lot about alchemy, so my family and I saved our lives until you rescued us from Fort okron. "

The stone bear said in a warm voice, "now that you two have come to me, bill, you don't have to worry about life. Of course, if you want to leave the tribe, from the current situation, it is not possible for the time being. But I believe that if you stay in our tribe for a long time, you will fall in love with this tribe. "

Brother gaige has lived in Fort okron for four years. He can speak some French and understand most of it. So after Shi Xiong said this in French, they could only smile bitterly and nod their heads to agree.

They are all indentured slaves. It is the best thing for them to live safely.

From the name of indentured slave, we can see that this is definitely not a good thing.

In fact, the indentured slave has a more famous name, which is "white slave". From the name of white slave, we can see that it is also a kind of slave, and its status is not much better than that of black slaves trafficked from Africa.

White slave is a unique slavery system that existed in the new continent of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Among them, the British colonies are the most. There are also many other French colonies, Dutch colonies and Western colonies.

Although there are many aristocrats in Europe, such as the Duke and the count, there are more poor people in Europe.

In order to make a living, the poor often have to borrow money from the rich. Once these debts are not paid, they will become one of the sources of white slaves.

There are also some people who can't get along in Europe. After being fooled by the rich into believing that the new world is full of gold and silver, they are ready to come to the new world with their families. For these people, they can no longer live in Europe. Based on the principle of moving the tree and moving the dead, they usually choose to go to the new world for development.

But going to the new world is not on the other side of the European continent. You can walk there. There is a vast Atlantic Ocean between the European continent and the new world.

So if they want to go to the new world of their dreams, they have to cross the Atlantic in boats owned by the rich. But these people can't afford the expensive tickets. What should we do?

So the rich and nobles said, it's easy to say, come on, sign a contract with me, I can take you to the new world for free, but when you get to the new world, you need to work for me for five to seven years free of charge, and use your labor to repay the ticket.

It sounds very fair, so many people sign the contract in such a muddle headed way and become the so-called "voluntary contractors".

This kind of voluntary contractor is another source of white slaves.

The discovery of the new continent is undoubtedly a good thing for people in the old continent, that is, Europe. But good things usually don't fall on the poor. The rich resources of the new world are often controlled by the nobles and the rich.

However, the development of the new world needs a lot of human resources. After all, the nobility and the rich in Europe are in the minority, and the number of the poor still occupies an overwhelming advantage.

So these nobles and rich people began to think about these poor people living in Europe.

If we can transport these poor people to the new world, it will be a lot of human resources.

So these nobles and rich people began to deceive these poor people all over the world. What new world is full of gold? What can you make a fortune or even become a new nobleman as long as you go to the new world? What can you even become a Lord as long as you work hard in the new world

Anyway, it's all beautiful and ridiculous lies.

If these poor people could survive in Europe, they would not be moved by such lies. But forced by life, these people can't help but move their mind to the new world.

A lot of people may be able to pay for expensive tickets, but the problem is that although the new world is rich in resources, it is also dangerous. After these poor people came to the new world, they found that they could not guarantee their own safety. What should they do?

In the case of lack of self-defense ability, a large number of British, French, German, Dutch and Swedes who have been cheated to the new world can only turn to those aristocrats and rich people who have self-defense ability, and then some of them will be forced or lured to sign that kind of contract and become another kind of "voluntary contractor".

Of course, this kind of voluntary indentured person, needless to say, is a indentured slave, or a white slave.

This kind of person is the third source of white slaves.

As for the source of white slaves, there is another one, that is, war criminals and criminals from all countries, who are also the biggest source of white slaves.

Jean Agust, for example, belongs to the second source of white slaves. He volunteered to sign the contract because he couldn't pay the high price of the ticket. As a result, the contract expired, but Fernand didn't cancel it for them. The couple were unable to resist, so they became white slaves.

Brother gaige is the fourth case. His own economic situation is still good. As a result, his fate is not good. In a battle, he and his family became prisoners of war, and naturally became indentured slaves. Moreover, they are the indentured slaves with the lowest status.

If he didn't have a good alchemy ability, I'm afraid his wife and daughter would have become playthings in other people's hands.

Yes, this white slave system is so dark and ferocious in this era.

Don't think that there are only black slaves in the world. There are hundreds of thousands of white slaves in the new continent of North America at this time