Winters felt somewhat relieved, but then he thought of the slaves on the island and asked, "What about the slaves in the plantations, how should they be dealt with?"
"That's simple," Gus Lanch had a plan in mind. "Vineta's laws do not allow any form of slavery, yet slaves are important property of the plantations. So, once the plantations are confiscated, all slaves on the island would be able to redeem themselves."
"Where would the slaves get the money to redeem themselves?" Winters couldn't help but give a wry smile.
"The Vineta government can lend them the money for their redemption," Gus sipped a little wine, stating it matter-of-factly, "The slaves, once freed, can pay off their debt with their labor."
Having heard Gus's words, Winters felt as if... there was not much change, but this was not a field he could meddle in, so he said no more.