Chapter 4: Dragon and Bear Battle 280 Hong Renjue

Gifal did not understand Chinese allusions, so he naturally had to explain it. After listening to Liu Han's vivid explanation, Gifal raised his thumbs up with both hands and praised loudly: "Chinese people are amazing."

During these days of sailing, such chats became a very good entertainment program.

Occasionally, everyone will be organized to watch the entertainment programs held on the ship, which are just some puppet shows or Peking Opera singing performances. At this time, it is always the most lively thing on the ship. Yang Banhou and Dong Guangjie will run around the ship happily, and Windsor will pull Liu Han to watch happily.

In fact, the most fulfilling thing is Liu Han. During the day, he goes to Jifar to learn mechanical knowledge or go to the shipyard to learn to drive a steamboat. At night, it is the time when Liu Han and Windsor are gentle and lingering.

Everyone must think that Liu Han has already had a xxoo with Windsor. In fact, Liu Han and Windsor are still at the stage of holding hands and kissing. After all, they are not the same person today, and no matter how open they are, they cannot catch up with the current one-night* or sex partner. Liu Han even wants to leave this beauty at the moment of the wedding night.

In this way, Liu Han advanced eastward on the blue sea.

It usually takes about 10 months to sail from Europe to Asia. This steamer named Fu'an is equipped with propellers and sails, so the progress is much faster than that of ordinary sailboats. Even so, the entire sailing will take more than half a year.

About three months later, the ship passed the Cape of Good Hope and advanced along the east coast of Africa.

It was already March 1853, and the ship arrived in Sand and Bar. Liu Han and his friends had witnessed a special local transaction, which was the notorious slave trade in later generations.

As the Fu'an slowly sailed into San and Bar Harbor for supply, a slave ship was parked nearby. Looking out from the hatch of the cabin, there was a string of black slaves connected together on the pier. They were driven like animals, and the slave catcher whipped the shrinking slaves with a whip. Flies were flying around the slaves, and a stinking smell blew to the cockpit window with the wind.

Liu Han looked out of the window. The slaves looked dull and had difficulty walking. Among them, the people in the ground fell to the ground halfway and could not get up. They seemed to be traumatized. Although there was no way to ask, it was not difficult to guess that these slaves must have suffered inhumane treatment. After being cruelly tortured, they finally couldn't support them and fell in despair on their way to New Great 6. The slave hunters next to them would not sympathize with the slaves. They freed up their hands with whips, untied the ropes on the slaves, and pulled them aside like dragging a dead dog. There were already two unrecognizable bodies there, and the ones that had just been thrown over, this was the third one.

Three dark and thin bodies lie on the dusty ground. Look carefully and you will see that their dirty hands and feet are still moving slightly.

All of this made Windsor unable to help but shed tears, and she lowered her head and hid back into her room.

Liu Han asked, "Where are these slaves sent to?"

Gifal replied: "Most of these ships are heading to the United States. In the United States, both the southern landowners and the northern gold miners need a large number of slaves."

Dong Guangjie interrupted and said, "I heard that slave traders have high profits, and a large number of gold mines have appeared in the western part of the United States. Many gold mine owners need cheap labor."

Yang Banhou laughed and said, "How did the fat man know? The British did not announce the Abolition of the Abolition of the Brexit Trade Act. These slave ships were caught by the British ships but they would be severely punished."

Dong Guangjie, who was dull on weekdays, suddenly said fluently today: "When we were in Manchester, we had not heard Karl Marx say that once there was a proper profit, capital would become bolder. If there was a profit of 10%, it would be guaranteed to be used everywhere; if there was a profit of 20%, it would become active; if there was a profit of 50%, it would take risks; for the sake of a profit of 10%, it would dare to trample on all human laws; if there was a profit of 30%, it would dare to commit any crime or even risk a tumultuous danger."

Except for Jifar, who couldn't understand Chinese, everyone looked at Dong Guangjie in surprise. He could hardly believe that this was his usual unspeakable partner.

Dong Guangjie was looking at the slaves on the shore with his brows locked. Seeing that everyone was staring at him, he smiled embarrassedly, scratched the back of his head, and laughed a few silly. He whispered: "I often pay attention to gcom"

Gifal had heard Liu Han's translation. He praised: "It's right, but those proletarians are a little radical. The world is originally imperfect, and the perfect world they imagined does not exist."

At this time, a man next to him smiled and added: "This is the real driving force of the West. Without these plunders, I can't imagine how Britain can complete the original accumulation of capital. So only profits, and only profits can drive slave merchants to be attracted to this industry like flies chasing manure."

Everyone looked back and saw that the person talking was at a table next to him. The man's braid had been cut short, he had a ponytail on his head, and he was wearing a long gown. He looked elegant, and he was only in his thirties.

Guo Songtao asked with his fists: "I'm the next surname, Guo, his name is Songtao, his name is Yunxian, and he is from Xiangyin, Hunan. May I ask who is this kind of guy?"

"Brother Guo has been admiring him for a long time. He is named Hong Renyu. After returning from studying abroad, he interrupts everyone's discussion just now. He is taking the liberty."

Guo Songtao seemed to be quite interested in this man and pulled Hong Ren to a table.

Sure enough, Hong Renyi, Guo Songtao, Liu Han and others were very impressed by their words. From this day on, Liu Han had another friend to talk to on the boat.

Liu Han didn't say much about what happened today, and he was a little confused. Since these industries are not good, Western ideas are harshly criticizing these things, but why are Western businessmen flocking to these industries? Just like selling opium. If it weren't for China's resistance and victory, could Western businessmen stop selling opium in China? Obviously this is impossible. He vaguely felt that happiness can only be achieved by himself, whether it is a person or a country.
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