The Albion people have always been a nation with a strong pragmatism. Although they have always flaunted "personal power" before, they can quickly change their propaganda caliber whenever necessary.
Overnight, all voices opposing slavery disappeared, and various theories to defend slavery sprung up.
The famous slaveholder Sir Calhoun proposed that the world should not defend slavery as a "necessary evil" but should understand it as a "goodness-positive goodness". This defender of slavery advocated slavery
In fact, it is good for the white elephant orcs and black dwarves, because "these groups are inherently inferior"
and other races, need human management and care"; the non-humans under slavery are better than Charlemagne's factory, the human workers in the mines are better fed, better clothed, and the working environment is safer. Slavery is the peaceful coexistence of all races.
The only way; slavery brings wealth to the country and is the key to national strength...
This person, who is relatively shameless in the circle and the most noble, publicly declared: Slavery is the best system in Albion and even in the world. Charlemagne is being influenced by money worship and abandoning precious "traditions".
Values", replaced by greed, debauchery and decadence. Compared to concentration camp-style factories, and the spread of disease,
Charlemagne's city was overcrowded and the streets were full of corporate thugs. On the contrary, Albion was an orderly and stable society with a slow pace and a strong human touch. Albion held slavery and made the society great through forced labor.
Avoiding the social conflicts caused by the conglomerate monopoly and the gap between rich and poor that tortured Charlemagne
, guaranteeing the welfare of workers - slave owners at least know how to be responsible for their property (slaves). Factory owners do not assume any obligations to workers; although slaves cannot eat as well as their owners, at least they are "not as good as their owners".
The Charlemagne people were so poor that they couldn't even afford tea eggs. They ate high-end food like black bread.
"Every time you taste something, you will be watched, and even if you buy underwear, you will have a banquet to celebrate." And on this basis, the nobles can continue to enjoy a rich and elegant cultural life... In short, slavery is the closest to perfect society that human civilization can achieve.
The system, whose ideal social order provides guarantee for the prosperity and stability of all strata of society.
In order to prove that their point of view is correct, the Albion gentlemen also cited a large amount of written and numerical evidence. In the information they provided, the life of most slaves was actually better than that of the workers in many of Charlemagne's factories. And it was certainly better than that of the Ross Union.
Slaves in the Principality - Due to the harsh natural environment and the brutal and even perverted abuse of the bears for thousands of years, many slaves were exhausted and beaten to death. In contrast, the work in the cotton plantations
It is much easier; compared with the v.e company's business method of squeezing workers, the way slave owners treat slaves is also more humane. The most obvious evidence is that slave owners do not allow underage slaves to engage in heavy physical labor. In order to make young slaves more loyal
.Healthier in adulthood. Most slave owners personally supervise their slaves and often work with them, thus forming a relatively close relationship with their slaves. Similar to a father and his children, full of warmth and care.
In addition to these things that add a lot of private information and generalizations, there is another point that has not been pointed out that can be appreciated. That is, although the "Nuremberg Race Laws" of the Third Reich are as rigorous as the "Nuremberg Race Acts", the
The Slave Management Act stipulated that slaves were not allowed to own property; slaves were not allowed to receive education;
It is allowed not to leave the master's property; not to go out after dark; not to carry weapons; to bend down and salute when seeing an Albion; to carry a blood certificate when going out; not to attack an Albion even for self-defense; when a slave owner punishes a slave
to kill him without legal liability; slave resists or kills Albi
Those who violate the law, or incite riots, shall be punished by death... and other legal provisions and regulations, but Albion did not implement them like Nazi Germany. In fact, the law enforcement regarding slaves is quite chaotic, and many provisions are not followed. No.
Young slaves owned their own property, learned to read and write, and could also teach other slaves
Even Alfheim is far from realizing the last one. Due to the well-known population problem, the fear that interracial marriages may be assimilated by humans has always been in the minds of the elves.
It can't be gone away, so Alfheim has been keeping a tight grip on such things.
Behind various theories justifying slavery are real interests. By planting and exporting cotton, Albion's economic development is promoted, and V.E. is also happy to purchase cheap cotton and provide high-yield cotton seeds and other high-yielding crops.
seeds - all genetically modified crops that have been sterilized after being eaten by rats. Businessmen in Albion make profits by shipping, guaranteeing and selling cotton on the market, and then use the profits to exchange for machinery and equipment, scrap steel, and technical drawings from V.E.
, producing weapons and equipment for the Royal Army and Navy.
In today's world, Albion's industrial foundation is better than that of Castile, but it is still weak compared to the industrial scale of V.E Company, and even slightly worse than Charlemagne. The civilian products manufactured by Albion are almost "junk"
synonymous with ", so exporting "white gold" from
The acquisition of technology and equipment by foreign consortiums is extremely important to Albion. Every year, cotton exports account for about 2/3 of Albion's total export products, bringing nearly 200 million guineas in revenue to the national treasury. Once cotton is lost,
trade and cotton plantations, the entire country's finances and
The industrialization process will encounter major setbacks. The Duke of Marlborough, who participated in naval disarmament negotiations as far away as Charlemagne, once said: "In my opinion, the main purpose of building a navy in this country is to maintain bank credit.
Cotton plantations overseas." His
His colleague Lord Harris said proudly: "Without firing a shot or fighting a sword, we can trample the world under our feet... If we stop exporting cotton in the next three years, what will happen to the world? There is no other country in the world.
No force dares to go against cotton. Cotton is the king ()!"
The people of Albion, who cheered for the success of slavery and the cotton trade, never imagined that in addition to bringing huge benefits, their shameless behavior also ruined the last chance - the use of force between humans and elves.
opportunities to achieve peaceful coexistence.
In the atmosphere of strong revanchism, national socialism, and conservatism in Alfheim, there has always been a counter-current voice. They opposed the unrestrained expansion of armaments; they opposed the unlimited expansion of the power of the consuls, and eventually turned into a veritable dictatorship.
those who oppose imperialist war; in their view, long-term uncontrolled arms expansion
Zhang Hui will make the entire national economy and social life subordinate to the needs of the war. For this general mobilization system, the national finance will inevitably tilt from social development, education, medical care, and social welfare to armaments. In the long run, taxation will inevitably increase and the gap between the rich and the poor will increase.
Yamato lost his job, and eventually the country became a slave to war and perished as a result.
In order to avoid this terrible prospect, what Yalfheim needs to do is not to blindly increase the performance and quantity of new weapons and expand the size of the army. Instead, it should maintain a moderate amount of force and, on this basis, through political negotiations and economic ties, build a strong relationship with the
The human camp achieved reconciliation and established an open, tolerant, independent elf country in a gentler way.
This voice has always existed in Alfheim, where nationalism is prevalent, but it is not loud. As the times progressed, the number of people who identified with it began to increase, and they gradually became a faction capable of dealing with conservatives and radicals.
This is the liberals, a group of liberal elves who are eager to achieve reconciliation through non-violent means. (To be continued...)