The huge size of the stone bear frightened the two contract slaves. It is estimated that they have never seen such a "big" person in their entire life. In addition, the stone bears are now native Indians, and the two of them were given to this big man by the original owner. In such an unfamiliar environment, it is nonsense to say that there is no fear in the heart.

　　 "Come on, stop standing, sit down and talk." Shi Xiong said warmly.

　　 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 stuffed into the cargo hold with the cargo. They have been here all night and day, and the fear of the future has already made them restless.

　　 These two contract slaves each have a family, the older one has a wife, and the younger one has a daughter who is only about seven or eight years old.

　　 At this time, the dirty-looking little girl was being held in her arms by the woman, and the eyes of the two of them looking at Shi Xiong were also full of fear.

Seeing these two trembling alchemists, Shixiong 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 thankful for you. Leaving that dark fortress, you will have a bright and free living environment from now on. Come and come, don’t worry, you two sit down and we have a good and fair talk."

　　 Talking, Shi Xiong took out a cloth bag from his arms. After opening it, there were two deep-fried golden chicken drumsticks inside. Shi Xiong smiled and walked to the little girl and handed it to her.

Perhaps it was the food's temptation. The confusion far exceeded the little girl’s fear of the big man. The little girl was just stunned and grabbed the two drumsticks, while squeezing one of them into the hand of the woman who was holding her. Inside, while raising the chicken leg in his hand, he bite.

　　 "Eat slowly, cute little angel, don't choke." Shixiong said warmly, and the little girl raised her head while chewing the food in her mouth, and at the same time showed a big smile at Shixiong.

　　 gourmet food is indeed the best medium to eliminate misunderstandings and anxiety...

With a slight sigh, Shi Xiong walked back to the table, pointed to the other two free chairs and said, "Sit down. Only when you sit down will we be in a fair environment. I hope we can use one To communicate in a fair way."

It may be that Shixiong gave the little girl chicken legs to dispel part of the concerns of these two people. The two dirty alchemists looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then cautiously sat on the chair with half of their ass. on.

Shi Xiong grabbed the kettle that he had just lifted. The kettle was filled with hot water that had just been boiled. Then he poured a bowl of water for each of the two in wooden bowls, and another bowl for the little girl who was eating chicken legs. Water, then put down the kettle and said: "First introduce myself, I am the Kabru sacrificial guardian of the Cherokee High Tree Tribe. You can call me the guardian or my name Great Bear. Then I What I want to tell you is that since you have been given to me by that greedy Fernan, then I will definitely protect you and your family’s safety, at least I can make your lives more comfortable and make you From then on I can guarantee that I won’t be hungry or cold.”

　　 After a pause, Shi Xiong looked at the two alchemists whose faces had begun to change and smiled: "So, should you two tell me about your situation?"

Shixiong’s gentle attitude and behavior obviously eased these two anxious alchemists a lot. The older alchemist said: "Dear guardian, my name is Jean Agusta, I’m from In France, the one over there is my wife, Bebera. We both can’t mix in the country. This is how we signed a contract with Fernan as a "voluntary contractor" for five years. I need I worked for Fernan for free for five years in exchange for ferry tickets. But my wife and I did not expect that the **** Fernan did not return us the contract after the time was up, and we were always... ."

　　 The woman in the corner sounded a sobbing sound. Obviously, her husband's recount reminded her of everything she had experienced over the years.

　　 His wife’s cries made Agust’s eyes red, and he choked twice before speaking.

Another younger man looked at his partner and patted him on the shoulder lightly. Then he said, "Honorable Guardian, my name is William Henry Gates III. I am from Nan'an, England. Puton. I’m not the same as AgustaWestland. I was taken from Pittsburgh by the French four years ago."

　　 This man with tan hair speaks fluent English, but this is not the most important thing. The most fierce thing about this guy is his name, which almost never gave birth to the stone bear to the three Buddhas of Lei.

　　 "You said your name is William Henry Gates III?" Shixiong immediately asked in English. Of course, Shixiong's fluent English also made this guy open his mouth in surprise.

　　 It seems that he realized that he was wrong, the Gates III swallowed dryly, "Guardian, I really didn't expect you to speak fluent English. I thought you could only speak French?"

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

　　 "Ah, yes, this is my full name. Well, you can also call me Bill, as my former friends call me."

　　 Now, Shi Xiong is even more confused. If he is not sure that this guy is indeed not the famous world's richest man in the previous life, he really thinks this guy also came through.

　　 The name and nickname of this guy are exactly the same as the former Microsoft founder.

　　 William Henry Gates III, Bill Gates.

　　 Seeing Shixiong holding his forehead speechlessly, the 18th-century edition of the North American New World Bill Gai asked with some worry: "Dear Guardian, is there anything wrong with my name?"

Shi Xiong smiled bitterly and waved his hand, "No, your name reminds me of an old friend who I knew a long time ago...Forget it, I'll call you Bill in the future, it's easier to call it like this. "

　　 "Well, my friends used to call me that way." Brother Li replied happily. Compared to Agusta's restraint, this brother Li is quite cheerful.

　　 "You mean you were kidnapped by the French from Pittsburgh?" Shixiong asked. Even now, Pittsburgh has more than one hundred and fifty years of history. As early as the late seventeenth century, French colonists established a fur trading post in this city located at the mouth of the Ohio River. Later, the trade war expanded into a fortress. At that time, the fortress was not called Pittsburgh, but Fort Duquesne. . However, this fortress was snatched by the British in 1758. The British named the fortress after the then British Prime Minister William Pitt?-Pittsburgh, which is transliterated as Pittsburgh.

　　 This important fortress was taken away by the British, the French naturally did not do it, and it was still during the Seven Years' War, so around this fortress, the British and the French did not fight.

　　 "That's right." Brother Li's expression became a little excited, and then his face turned gloomy again...

"My family is a declining little nobleman in the UK. My father felt that there was no future for development in the UK, so he let me and my wife come to the New World to develop. I have liked alchemy since I was a child, so When I was studying in England, I learned a lot about this knowledge. Later, when I took my family across the oceans to the New World, I started to serve the army in Boston. Eight years ago, my daughter was born. , The burden on the family is even heavier. Six years ago, a friend of mine told me that our army had captured a fortress in the west that was important to the French, and there were more opportunities to make a fortune, so I took Brought my family to Pittsburgh."

When 　　 said these words, brother Li's face became more sad and regretful.

　　 "If I had known that coming to Pittsburgh was a nightmare, I would definitely not come to Pittsburgh." Brother Li shook his head sorrowfully.

"When I first arrived in Pittsburgh, I did use my knowledge and abilities to make a lot of money, but the good times did not last long. One night four years ago, the French attacked Pittsburgh and half of the fortress was attacked by the French. It was shot down. Although Pittsburgh did not ultimately fall into the hands of the French, the area I lived in happened to be in the area captured by the French. Unfortunately, my family and I became prisoners of the French. But fortunately I know a lot of alchemy techniques, so my family and I saved our lives until you fished us out of Alkron Fortress."

Shi Xiong said warmly: "Jean, Bill, since you two have come to me, then you don't have to worry about life issues. Of course, if you want to leave the tribe, it is temporarily impossible based on the current situation. But I believe that if you stay in our tribe for a long time, then you will definitely fall in love with this tribe."

Brother Gai has lived in Okron fortress for four years. He can speak some French and can understand most of French, so after Shixiong said this in French, they can only smile and nod their heads. agree.

　　 They are out-and-out contract slaves, and being able to live safely is the best thing for them.

　　From the name Contract Slave, it can be seen that this is definitely not a good thing.

　　 In fact, there is a more famous name for contract slaves, which is "white slaves". From the name of the white slave, it can be seen that this is also a kind of slave, and its status is not much stronger than that of the black slaves trafficked from Africa.

　　 The white slave is a unique slave system that existed in the New World of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. Among them, the British colonies were the most common, and there were many other French, Dutch, and Spanish colonies.

　　 Although there are a lot of nobles in Europe, it is the nobles such as the duke and the earl at every turn, but in comparison, there are more poor people in Europe.

　　 In order to make a living, the poor often have to borrow debts from those who are rich. Once these debts are not repaid, then these people will become one of the sources of white slaves.

　　 There are also some people who can't mix in Europe. After being fooled by those rich people who believe that the New World is full of gold and silver, they are ready to bring their families to the New World. For these people, they can no longer live in Europe. Based on the principle of moving the dead and moving the lives, they usually choose to go to the New World to develop.

　　 But going to the New World is not going to the neighboring countries on the European side. You can go on foot. There is a vast Atlantic Ocean between the European and the New World.

　　 So, in order to go to the new world of their dreams, these people have to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a boat owned by the rich. But these people can't afford to pay the expensive ferry tickets, so what should I do?

So those rich people and nobles said, this is easy to say, come and 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 without compensation. Time, use your labor to repay the ticket.

　　 It sounds fair, so many people signed the contract in such a vague way and became so-called "voluntary contractors."

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

　　 The discovery of the New World is undoubtedly a good thing for people from the Old World, that is, the European continent. 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 requires a lot of human resources. After all, the nobles and rich people in Europe are a minority, and the number of poor people still occupies an overwhelming advantage.

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

　　 If these poor people can be transported to the New World, it will be a lot of human resources.

So these nobles and rich people began to fool the poor all over the world. What new world is full of gold? Whatever comes to the new world you can make a fortune and even become a new nobleman; whatever comes to the new world, you can even become a lord as long as you work hard. ......

　　 Anyway, it's all beautiful and shameless lies.

　　If these poor people can survive in Europe, they probably won’t be moved by such lies. But under the pressure of life, these people couldn't help but moved their minds about going to the New World.

　　 Many people may be able to pay expensive ferry 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 couldn't even guarantee their own safety~lightnovelpub.net~, what should I do?

In the absence of self-defense capabilities, a large number of British, French, Germans, Dutch, and Swedes who have been fooled into the New World can only turn to those nobles and rich people who have the ability to defend themselves, and then some of them will be weakened. Forcing or tricking into signing that kind of contract, you become another kind of "voluntary contractor."

　　 Of course, this kind of voluntary contractor is, needless to say, contract slaves, or white slaves.

　　 This kind of person is the third aspect of the origin of white slaves.

　　 As for the source of white slaves, there is another source, that is, war criminals and criminals in various countries. This kind of people is also the biggest source of white slaves.

　　 Like Jean Agust, it belongs to the second source of white slaves. He signed the contract voluntarily because he couldn't pay the expensive ferry tickets. As a result, the contract expired, but Fernan's fat man refused to terminate the contract. His couple couldn't resist, so he became a white slave.

And brother Li is in the fourth situation. His own financial situation is still good, and his fate is not good. In a battle, he and his family became prisoners of war, and naturally became contract slaves, and it was still that kind. The lowest status contract slave.

　　 If he didn't have a very good alchemy ability, I am afraid his wife and daughter would have become a plaything in the hands of others.

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

　　Don’t think that there are only black slaves in this world. In this new world of North America, there are hundreds of thousands of white slaves...

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