Southern Rose [Gone with the Wind]

Slave-holding states rely on legal provisions and coercive agencies to suppress slaves. The contradiction between slaves and slave owners has always existed since the beginning of slavery. The largest slave uprising in history is the Spartacus uprising. Every white child You will learn it in school.

The white ruling class uses the theory that "blacks are an inferior race" to brainwash. Of course, educated people understand that this is just a shell of "destiny" for slavery, and it still extracts the surplus value of slaves.

Slaves equal money, a slave in a field earns an average of $1000 in profit per year for the master, the more slaves, the higher the total profit.He too was well aware that his good living depended on the produce of his slaves.

So he agreed with his sister's practice of giving freedom to the indoor slaves, but there were hundreds of slaves on the farm, Josephine couldn't think of them.

Josephine also knew that it was unrealistic to change her brother and father's notion all at once.They are used to this kind of life, and they also understand that the family's wealth can only be accumulated through slavery, and it is impossible for them to give up slavery.

This is also the consensus of all slave owners in the southern states,

She tried her best in this aspect, limited by her status, she couldn't do more.

As for another plan, it has received strong support from my brother.

Charles was not satisfied with inheriting the family property and being a southern farmer in the future. He wanted to have his own business. Josephine easily persuaded him to set up a railway company.

He had also persuaded his father to give him this capital, and John decided to add another sum of the same amount, bringing the starting capital of the railroad to as much as $60.

Charles went to New York again in early February to choose an office for the new company’s office in New York and to find a suitable manager. After that, he will often run back and forth between New York and Washington. Get down to the ground before you can start working.

Into February, the weather is getting warmer.

On this day, Philip invited Josephine and Victor out for a picnic.

The little boy was eagerly looking forward to going out to ride a horse, and went to a horse race in the suburbs. Josephine asked Percy to follow the young master, and Emile asked several other servants to follow the young master.

Philip also brought his own horse and asked someone to bring the horse, "Don't be afraid, Victor, boys grow up on horseback."

The little boy's eyes sparkled with excitement, and he nodded vigorously.

Percy carried the young master onto the horse.The pony is not tall, but very vigorous.

Emile looked at Philip's back uneasy, and asked worriedly: "What if this person is not from the Tarent family at all, and he came to kidnap Victor?"

Josephine thought that her mother had a strong sense of safety, which was one of the reasons why rich people needed a lot of slaves, servants, etc. to travel.

"Don't always think about such terrible things. I'm not rich enough to let someone kidnap my child."

Emile reproached and said: "Don't take it seriously, you have inquired about his family, but you have never seen him appearing with other talents, have you?"

Josephine was surprised, "It's true that I haven't seen it."

It is true that Philip spends money like water, and his spending posture, appearance, and way of speaking all appear to be well-educated and well-cultivated, but how can he be sure that he is a real Talent as he said?

If Victor is kidnapped and demanded a ransom, at least the ransom will be hundreds of thousands of dollars, which can completely make up for his initial investment.

The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

Josephine also became anxious.

People who were deceived didn't realize that they were deceived before they realized that they were deceived.She has been living a smooth life, and none of the men she has met has been overwhelmed by her beauty, and she has never thought that maybe the other party has other thoughts?

Percy and the other black slaves are strong and strong, but if they encounter a well-prepared kidnapper, there is really nothing they can do!

She hurriedly asked Sheldon to take someone to Victor.

Emile shook her head secretly, "I want you to be more careful, Dad has already sent someone to Boston, for a family like Talent, there must be portraits or photos of the children in the family, and such a family will never allow anyone Using the name of their family to cheat outside."

Josephine felt a little relieved, thinking that she really didn't think carefully, and her parents were well-informed.

Also, she came from a time of relative safety, and 19th century America wasn't exactly "safe".The history of immigration in North America is a history of crime, and killings are not uncommon. Whites slaughtered native Indians for land, and Indians also waited for an opportunity to slaughter white immigrants for reclaiming land for revenge. Cannibalism among immigrants was not a minority, and most of the early immigrants were in the The poor who could not live in their hometown were encouraged to think that the New World could get land for free (indeed, they could get a large piece of land for almost no money), so they left their hometowns and came to the New World.They had little education, and there were not enough men in the New World to uphold the laws, so that evil was everywhere.

By the 19th century, violence was not necessarily less.There are not a few duels in private between the superiors who claim to be gentlemen. The brother of the girl related to the Rhett Butler scandal died in a duel with Rhett.

She was worried, thinking for a while what if this "Philip" was a kidnapper?For a while, I thought about what if Victor was really kidnapped, what if he was ripped off?Although she didn't have the thought of dedicating herself to this son, she would never have the heart to cause him to die!

The more I think about it, the more confused I become.

Philip took Victor to run for more than an hour before returning. As soon as he came back, he keenly felt that Josephine looked at him a little bit wrong.

"Josephine, what's the matter with you?"

"What's wrong with me? I'm fine." Josephine was hugging Victor and asked him if he was tired. The little guy's excitement hadn't passed yet, his face was flushed, and he was much more lively than usual. Joy, his pony Atlas is a fine horse and runs fast!

Philip did not buy a house or land, but rented a villa in the suburbs.Savannah is surrounded by swamps, and the areas between the swamps are filled with gravel and other roads, and farms are built between the swamps.

Once she thought of what kind of gangster this person would be with ulterior motives, Josephine looked at him with suspicion.

Philip couldn't figure out why he just took the child out for a walk, and Josephine's attitude became cold. She didn't even stay for lunch, and insisted on taking her mother and son back to Savannah city.

He was very puzzled, and sent the three generations of the Robillard family back to the Robillard house.

"Mom is right!" Josephine became annoyed. "Last time, Charlie and I just inquired that there was indeed a 28-year-old Philip in the Tarent family, but we had neither seen a portrait nor a photograph. If What if he is a fake?"

"I've written to Charlie to make sure he goes to the Talents' house in Boston this time, and he must see Philip's portrait or photograph. He has seen Philip, whether he is or not, and asks him to write back immediately. Bring Chica back."

Chica is another special person in the family. He is a mixed-race black and white Indian. He considers himself an Indian. He is not a slave. He was hired by John with a lot of money—is he the head of the security department?

Also, if the Robillard family wanted to marry their daughter, how could they not find out the identity of the other party?

Leonardo Darcy would not have needed this step. He was born and raised in Charleston and was known to all the good people in Charleston.

Such a comparison, Darcy seems very reliable.

"He even invited me to Boston." She said a little angrily, "Who knows what he's worried about!"

John Robillard asked in surprise: "When did he ask you?"

"Today, send us on the way back."

"Did you promise?"

"No, I said I had to think about it. He didn't even propose to me. Why should I go to Boston? I've already treated him as a criminal!"

"He is a bit suspicious, why is he so impatient?" John pondered for a moment, "Don't allow him to go out, even if he goes out to see the opera, if he wants to see you, he can only come to our house. He can't treat you at home. If there is any disadvantage, everything will be discussed after Charlie writes back to us."

Josephine agreed.

Philip never expected that after a picnic, Josephine's attitude towards him would become strange.He hurriedly recalled whether he said something inappropriate that day, or did something wrong.He didn't think he'd done anything wrong, and he didn't mention her other suitors, denigrate them or anything.

He was careful, beauties are usually self-willed, and others are very tolerant of beauties, no matter what mistakes they make.Josephine can be willful, and it is precisely because of her willful and free will that he can't stop quickly.

It would be a lie to say that he has never seen these small tricks of women. Josephine also used some small tricks on him, but for him, being able to detect these small tricks in time will make him feel better. It would make him sure that he was worthy of Miss Josephine's small tricks.

That's the fun of the pursuit phase.

Before the picnic, he was almost sure that if he proposed marriage, he would get a satisfactory response.But now, he couldn't be sure.

Could it be that Darcy?

But it was impossible for her to see Darcy in the suburbs that day, and none of the servants said that anyone else had been there.

So what did Mrs. Robillard say?

He is well aware of the importance of pleasing his future parents-in-law, and he also respects the Robillards. He has always believed that he has handled it very well, and even his father will agree with him after seeing it.

Josephine would be the perfect bride, whose grandfather was a soldier in the Empire era, whose grandmother's parents were planters, whose mother was a French aristocrat, and a beauty herself who might be laughed at as a widow, but a worthy A widow with money, good looks and children is actually better. She has given birth to a son and is likely to give him another son in the future.

Even if these external conditions are removed, Josephine is also a wonderful woman. She can talk about almost any topic, and her understanding of politics, economy and culture is far more than most ladies and ladies.He has always believed that the role of a wife is to manage the family and have children, but if you can talk about some deeper topics with your wife when you go home, it must be very pleasant.

So what went wrong?

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* Rhett Butler: I'm still not online today.