Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

When it comes to the important matter of Aizi's marriage, Emile is really troubled.

There is nothing wrong with her son, and it is not impossible to find a southern lady as a wife. Emile is only worried that her daughter-in-law will not be able to restrain Charles in the future, and of course she is also worried that her daughter-in-law will not be able to give birth to a grandson.Rich families have a lot of requirements when looking for a daughter-in-law, not only depends on the family background, but also on the temperament, the most important thing is on the body, I hope the girl is a healthy child, born of prolific parents, more brothers and sisters in the family show that the parents' fertility is not a problem , the daughter's fertility can also be guaranteed to a certain extent.

After all, although there is no crown to inherit in the family, there are still many properties that need heirs.

The Robillard family has only one male heir for several generations, but there are many girls in the same generation, which shows that the family genes are actually not a problem, but the probability of chromosomes. It is like wanting a daughter but giving birth to 4 or 5 boys in succession. There are also many, gender issues are metaphysics, and probability sometimes doesn't work.

Josephine was just looking for a reason for her mother to decide to go to New York or Paris, it didn't matter where, as long as she didn't stay in Georgia.War is ruthless and crushes everything. Once the war starts, it will be too late to run away.

On the way back, the "outsider" Rhett Butler was missing. She had already begun to brainwash her brother. One more you is not too much, and one less you is a lot. The whole family is counting on you, so don't run away in a hurry Join the army.

From the economic and military point of view, it is very strategic to mention that the south has no industrial base, guns, cannons, gunpowder, and bullets are all scarce, and the production capacity is insufficient. How can we fight?Use a man's body to block the mouth of the gun?

It's not like Charles never thought about it, but like the young boys in the South, he thought that the Braves of the South would kill those Yankees who were arrogant and ignorant in one fell swoop!

This kind of blind self-confidence and arrogance are the basic consensus of well-born young masters. Young boys always think that the world is their own, and no one can stop them from becoming the "king of the world".

Mr. Talent, who delivered the pony, is not in Savannah, but went to Richmond. Josephine vaguely remembered that he said that he had a business in Richmond, and it seemed that it was also a cotton trade?States such as Georgia and South Carolina mainly produce cotton, and there are also plantations to grow tobacco. Cotton planting and picking are all done by hand without machinery. In fact, it is impossible to expand, because the more black slaves, the more difficult it is to manage.If more than 100 black slaves are used in fields like Tara Manor, with an annual income of 5 to 8 US dollars, and white supervisors, they are regarded as major slave owners.

Aunt Pauline’s family’s farm grows rice. The coastal areas of Georgia and South Carolina have a humid climate and a lot of rainfall. Rice cultivation is profitable, and most of the rice is exported to Europe.The Robillard family also had 3 rice farms, using about 500 black slaves.

Shock!It turns out that Robillard's family is so rich!

If more than 50 slaves are regarded as big slave owners, the Robillard family is definitely a super slave owner.

When the war came, all the black slaves were freed unconditionally, and the wealth owned by the Robillard family relying on the black slaves was gone. This is why Pauline and Eulalie in the original book actually needed to rely on Scarlett for living expenses after the war. reason.Their niggers were gone, their farms were deserted, their cash was bought into scrap Southern state bonds, and they were left pauper after the war.

Poor!

Josephine had a headache: It's not too difficult for her to support her parents and brother, but how can she convince the three aunts?The children of Aunt Eulalie's family are still young, and her cousin Oliver will not be able to go to the battlefield. Her children can save their lives; Aunt Ellen's family is all girls, so don't worry; only brother Charles needs to worry about it .

Or can she find a reason to borrow money from the three aunts first?The best thing about southern aristocrats is that as long as they have money, they are not stingy. It is definitely not a problem for relatives to borrow money for turnover.

That's it!

She wisely asked how much cash the three aunts had.Gerald is a small landowner who firmly believes in the charm of the land. He probably doesn’t know much about investment, and most of the money he has is used to buy land. His plantation has been expanding in the past ten years, so that he can use more than 100 black slaves. La Manor's cash is very limited, let's plan for 20 first, 20 is definitely a huge sum of money after the war.

Pauline's family doesn't have that much money, let her have 10.The Yulali family can give at least 20 yuan, plus 20 yuan from their own family, and counting the money for slave redemption, there will be 19 US dollars in cash in the middle and late 80th century, which can be used to invest in some big businesses.

She wanted to start a private railway company. The number of railway kilometers in the United States is not much at all, and the north-south railway has not yet been connected. This business has great potential.In order to encourage private companies to build railways, the northern government adopted the method of granting land. As many railways as you build, the government will give you the land along the railways.You can build new cities along the railway line, which is more tempting than making money.

Rhett Butler is very smart, he can see the prospect of the railway company right away, and he wants to make money from what he says, and she thinks he might start his own railway company.But it’s okay, there must be many people who want to be a railway company, he can’t think of it now, and he may think of it in the future—right!It occurred to her that there was a good way to get Charles out of Savannah: let him run for Congress.

If he stayed in Washington, it would not be difficult to persuade his parents to go to New York.If he becomes a member of parliament, she will be able to handle the matter of getting the land very easily. It's a win-win!

Josephine took great pride in her wit.

Charles never thought of becoming an MP himself.Like the United Kingdom, the American political circle is divided into the Senate and the House of Representatives. The two main parties—the Democratic Party and the Republican Party—respectively elect representatives from each state to both houses, and the southern states have representatives in both houses.To run for parliament, you must first join a certain party. In addition to the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, there are also a few parties. However, the bigger the party, the louder the voice.

The big slave owners in the South are almost all Democrats, while the North are all Republicans.

"It never occurred to me. Councilor?"

"Why not? I'd rather you fight for the South in the House of Representatives than you go to war and die." Josephine decided to give him a hard time, "Let's ask Dad and see what Dad said .”

Charles quickly jumped up from the sofa, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"Daddy will say 'That's great!'." Josephine smiled charmingly, fluttering her long eyelashes at him: people with blonde hair have pale gold eyelashes and eyebrows, which look like they don't have Eyelashes and eyebrows, so she had to find a way to darken the eyelashes and eyebrows a bit, and she opted for false eyelashes.

John was surprised to hear his daughter talking about letting his son run for parliament.This year happened to be the year of congressional elections, and two years later would be the year of the presidential election. It is impossible for Charles to win the election this year, but it should be possible to go to Washington to find a job in the party office of the Democratic Party.

Josephine talked about what the congressmen she met when she was in Washington. It would be a good thing to have a congressman in her family. The congressmen in Georgia are all high-class people, but they come from the class of big slave owners. There are not many of them, and they cannot personally work for the interests of the slave owners, nor can they represent the slave owner class.

"I thought you were looking for the emancipation of black slaves." Charles asked suspiciously.

"Oh, yes, replacing slavery with wages is what the future must be, but we're still big farmers, aren't we?"

Charles thought about it, "Yes, you are right."

"So there's really no difference, right?"

"We earn less. During this time, I calculated what you called 'progressive redemption'. In the short term, there will be a profit for the family, but in the long run, the profit will decrease, because I need to pay the wages of the hired workers, and the original I don't have to pay those 'workers'."

"No, Dad, that's not how it works. If you have 500 black slaves, you need to provide food, clothing, lodging, and medicine for 500 people. But now you don't have to pay for food, clothing, and medicine, and you can rent the house." give them."

"No, you forgot to count. Someone will leave, and it will be family by family. Who will farm the land then?"

This is indeed a practical problem.

"As many people plant as much land, if there is no manpower, you can sell a farm."

John smiled, "You don't understand, it's not your fault, you don't understand that our families can only buy land, and it is impossible to sell land. Once you spread the word that you want to sell land, everyone will think that you are about to go bankrupt."

Josephine was stunned: "Will this happen?" She wanted to sell the farm to cash out, but she didn't expect that the southern landlords had the same thinking as the feudal nobles, they could only enter and exit.

Is it so difficult to cash out?Oh, it's so difficult!The main reason is that the property is not in her name, she has no right to dispose of it, and she must persuade her father and brother to do so.

John went out these few days to inquire a little bit about the process of raising a congressman's son, which seems to be quite operational.Charles' age is a little younger, but congressmen in their 20s are nothing new. His relatives and friends all thought "it is possible", which surprised him.

Charles is busy with the ball these days, and sent someone to Clayton County to pick up Aunt Ellen and two little cousins, Su Lun and Karin; he then wrote to Aunt Pauline and Aunt Eulalie, asking them to Arrived on time.

Josephine has not seen Ellen for many years. Ellen got married at the age of 15 and gave birth to Scarlett at the age of 16. Now she is only 30 years old. In the 21st century, she is still a young woman.

Among the three sisters, Yu Lali is the most beautiful, with a regular and beautiful appearance.Ellen is also very beautiful, with the dignified and graceful appearance of a good wife and mother.Pauline was more mediocre, the most unremarkable of the sisters.

The day Ellen arrived, Black Mammy woke Scarlett early in the morning, nagging her all the way, to put her corset on and choose a pink striped morning dress.

"I'll see how Miss Ellen would be glad to see you in good health. Miss Ellen handed you over to me and said, 'Amy, you'll take good care of my little darling,' and see , I treat you like a sweetheart."

Scarlett muttered, "Isn't your 'darling' Victor?"

Sister Hei was eloquent, "Master Victor is of course my darling, and you are also my darling. Miss Scarlett, you ate too much in the morning!" Sister Hei yanked the lace on her back vigorously.

Scarlett felt that she was about to die, "Ah!"

The author has something to say:

* "Southern Slave Owners and the American Civil War" mentioned that having 50 slaves is considered a large slave owner. Tara Manor has 100 black slaves working in the fields, which must be considered a large plantation.Before the Civil War, a strong black slave in the cotton plantation had an annual profit of more than 1000 US dollars. If 100 black slaves included minors and old people, Tara's annual profit was about 8 US dollars.

The original book mentions that the burned cotton at Tara Manor is worth 10 US dollars, which seems to be a lot of money, but the cost is actually very high.The specific data and prices Margaret has hardly written.