Tell the truest history in the simplest words.
The 16th century was a historical period of rapid rise of capitalism, and with the development of capitalism, they were in urgent need of expansion, and the "black trade" was born under this trend with huge profits as the driving force.
The "Black Triangle Trade" in the North Atlantic from the 16th to the 19th century, with the acquiescence of the government, the frenzied pursuit of profit by European colonizers, and the ignorance of the African people due to the primitive social structure, "smoothly" traded for 300 years.
Black Triangle Trade
During these 300 years, the people of Africa experienced a "terrible" experience, they were treated as commodities, pulled by slave ships from Europe, overloaded numbers (nearly a thousand people) along the central shipping route across the Atlantic Ocean, to the destination of the colonists, and were sold to mines or plantations as slaves.
In this "black trade", what they feared most was not to reach their destination and become slaves, but to stay on the hellish "slave ship". When they boarded the ship and entered the cabin, they entered a living coffin.
Plantation slaves
These European colonists often regarded the interests as supreme, and regarded the lives of "black slaves" as grass, their "slave ships" were often dirty and dark, and the cabins were not ventilated, the air was dirty, the diet was extremely poor, and the people who stayed in this environment were very susceptible to various diseases, and once infected with diseases, their fate was only one - being ruthlessly thrown into the sea, which can be described as miserable to the extreme.
Black slaves
And at the request of the colonists, the negroes who were plundered into the ship and into the cabin must be shirtless, leaving only a piece of cloth to hide their shame, even if they were ignorant at that time, their self-esteem was still there, and the colonists did so, no doubt breaking their remaining dignity, and what awaited them afterwards was still wanton destruction.
Although from a health point of view, the colonizers did this to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, but more for the sake of high profits, for their own interests.
In fact, the "black triangle trade" in the 16th century was not the first time that blacks were sold as slaves, as early as the "Tang Dynasty", blacks had been introduced to datang as slavery.
At that time, there was a popular saying: "Kunlun Nu, Silla Concubine". Silla's maids were like today's Filipino maids, who were professionally trained, well-behaved and capable, especially obedient. And Kunlun Nu was as strong as an ox, with a gentle temperament and a down-to-earth and upright attitude, which was a sought-after thing for the nobles and magnates at that time.
Kunlun Nu
During the Tang Dynasty in China, there were many black slaves and black entertainers. When the Tang Dynasty reached its peak, Chang'an and Luoyang were already equivalent to "international metropolises", and in such an environment, countries admired the wind of Datang and came to Datang to see its style.
During the Tang Dynasty, black people came to China, and there were two main types. The first was sent to Chang'an and Luoyang as "Nian Tribute", while the other was plundered to the coast or inland. Most of the black slaves of the Tang Dynasty were from northern Africa, Southeast Asia, India or the kunlun aborigines of western China.
Kunlun Nu film and television modeling
So, was the fate of these blacks during the Tang Dynasty the same as that of the blacks of the "Black Triangle Trade"?
The answer is no, my Central Plains culture is broad and profound, but it has never been arrogant. Even though these "Kunlun slaves" existed as slaves, life was not so bad. "Kunlun Nu" because of their strong physique, loyalty and bravery, deeply loved by rich merchants, princes and nobles, they bought "Kunlun Nu" in order to show their status, they fed them very well, so that they could go out to show their prestige.
During the time of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, such a thing even happened.
Kunlun Nu shape
The Tang Dynasty welcomed friends from all over the place from the perspective of a hegemon, and Kunlunnu was treated with due respect. In the period of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, there was an incident in which a Kunlun nu killed Lu Yuanrui, the governor of Guangzhou, due to conflict, and the Old Book of Tang and The Thirty-ninth Chronicle of Liechuan recorded: "In the South China Sea between Guangzhou, every year there are Kunlun who take advantage of treasures to trade with China. The old governor Lu Yuanrui risked asking for his goods, and Kunlun killed him with a blade. ”
This Governor of Guangzhou was a corrupt official, Kunlun Nu could not see it, so he hid a knife in his arms and assassinated him, through this incident, we can understand how tolerant China has always been to Kunlun Nu.