Chapter 1532 - The Upright Slave Master (1/2)

“The honorable New Asia Cooperation General Jiang Chen, I am an envoy from the United African Tribes, Chief Zaria. On behalf of War Chief Duaman, please allow me to send you the highest respect and a gift that symbolizes friendship.”

His tone was neither humble nor arrogant. Then, Zaria slightly bowed down. Jiang Chen could read the hint of arrogance in his eyes, although he carefully hid it behind his humble speech.

Strictly speaking, the situation that faced the African continent was much better than that of the Pan-Asia region. Almost all survivors in Europe, eastern North and South America, and parts of Central Asia and South Asia fled to that continent.

The survivors not only brought technology, but also labor, and equipment left over from the battlefield. If it weren’t for the inertia that hindered the Africans, and the tradition of living in the moment, perhaps Africa was already the most prosperous place after the war.

But what did they do?

The North African Union, which became the present-day United African Tribes, started a war with the South African Union. After they pushed the South African Union to Madagascar, there were civil wars between the tribes. The South African Union behaved even more strangely. After they witnessed their old enemies in a state of turmoil, their first reaction was not to capitalize on the situation but to breathe a sigh of relief, and they themselves began to fight over trivial issues in their parliament.

Chu Nan was right. They were like a bloated and weak giant who guarded a gold mine that the whole world coveted. If it weren’t for the low population of NAC that could not digest such a massive piece of land, Jiang Chen didn’t even want to see this envoy. Instead, he could just send a force for “exploration”.

During the meeting, Zaria repeated his request again.

Including the demand for slaves and the offer for each slave.

“If you are unwilling to cooperate, we can only choose to deal with the dictators in the south. Their prices are slightly lower than yours, but we are very worried about their strength. What we need is a strong partner that can continuously provide us with slaves…” Zaria said passionately as if he was certain he would sell his compatriots without hesitation.

It was the assumption everyone made. People always believed that other people could easily step into their role.

In Zaria’s eyes, no chief would refuse such a good deal. However, what he didn’t understand was that Jiang Chen, who came from a civilized society, was very disgusted with the inefficient and inhumane slave business. The idea of selling his “compatriots” to Africa as goods already breached his bottom line.

But Jiang Chen didn’t flip the table immediately.

Just now, as he listened to Chief Zaria’s passionate speech that described the wealth of their tribe, an idea suddenly appeared in Jiang Chen’s head as he rolled his eyes and smiled.

“What is the approximate area of the land you want to develop?”

“Twenty million mus, located on the shores of Lake Victoria.” Chief Zaria said in an ostentatious tone. “This area was abandoned 50 years ago. Now we have decided to reclaim it and turn it into farmland.”

A fitting style for a chief.

But it was a pity that it was not a tribal leader who sat in front of you, but a businessman.

“What is your average yield per mu (1)?” Jiang Chen smiled and continued to ask.

Zaria hesitated, looked at Jiang Chen with slight confusion, then exchanged eye contact with the wizard beside him. Finally looked at Jiang Chen again, and responded.

“About seven hundred catties (2), is there any problem?”

Seven hundred catties…

When Jiang Chen heard this number, he couldn’t stop shaking his head in his mind.

Sure enough, it was not the wisest decision for them to farm. And it was even more foolish to use serfdom to farm. He seemed to understand why they only made so little progress in the years after the war.

Seven hundred catties per mu!

It was the twenty-second century!