Rebirth in America: Great Slave Owner Chapter 107

On October 9, 1868, on this seemingly ordinary day, the bustling Bryan Park in the past was solemn and solemn, because today a solemn and serious event is being held here. The anniversary of the fallen soldiers in the Civil War !

The tone of the entire event was naturally very sad, especially when Tangning saw many soldiers with crutches and various disabilities appear, she felt even more uncomfortable. The cost of the war was too great.

At this time, I saw Confederate President Jefferson Davis speak on stage: "Ladies and gentlemen, on this special day..."

Then came the speech of the commander-in-chief of the alliance, General Robert Lee, and then the speeches of the soldiers' representatives and the people's representatives. The whole process made Tangning inexplicably think of the similar activities she had participated in before...

On the way back from the event, Brian said with emotion: "Hey, more than 200,000 young men from the south died in this battle, and there are hundreds of thousands of people with various disabilities like Paul... .."

Just as Tangning was thinking of echoing the cruelty of the war, she didn't expect Brian to change the subject, "No wonder my factory can't recruit workers!"

Hearing this sentence, Tangning felt very speechless. How did you link these two things together? But on second thought, it actually makes some sense, because the population in the south is smaller than that in the north, and during the war, the south suffered a lot of losses, and it was not like the northern army could recruit black people into the army, so the real deaths were all southern youths. In the prime of life, now hundreds of thousands or even millions of people have been killed and injured, so where else can I go to recruit workers?

In addition, young people in the south do not have the habit and atmosphere of working in factories. This is not like the north. When workers are the mainstream, and they themselves have a large population, so although the civil war also killed and injured hundreds of thousands of people, Morgan's factories recruited People are still easy.

At this moment, Tangning's mind suddenly had a whim, and she suggested, "If you really can't recruit people, you can try to recruit some Chinese workers!"

Brian recalled for a moment, and then asked, "Chinese workers? Those Chinese who built the Pacific Railway?"

Brian's "Pacific Railway" refers to what the British BBC calls "the American Pacific Railway, one of the seven wonders of the world since the Industrial Revolution"!

The most difficult and arduous sections were constructed by Chinese workers, and it was because of their participation and dedication that the Pacific Railway was completed seven years ahead of schedule.

For this railway, Chinese workers have sacrificed thousands of lives. It can even be said that Chinese workers paved the Pacific Railway with their lives, but even so, Chinese workers have not been treated fairly and respected.

So Tangning replied proudly and depressed, "Yes, in my opinion, Chinese workers are the best workers in the world!"

"Well, I have also heard from friends who participated in the construction of the Pacific Railway that Chinese workers are much easier to use than those Irish people. They are not only obedient but also smart!" Brian agreed.

Chapter end

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