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Alexandra was a little surprised by Joja's harsh words towards her compatriots.

The little girl couldn't help but ask:"How many hours do they work a day? How much is their salary?"

Qiao Jia's face turned disdainful and turned to respect, and said:"Madam, these guys work ten hours a day, every month The salary is $15, and we are also responsible for their three meals a day."

"ah? So much work, so little money? Alexandra blurted out, then immediately covered her mouth and looked at Martin sheepishly.

Martin smiled, and just as he was about to explain, the co-pilot Qiao Jia said it for him.

"Madam, this is a lot of money. The situation here is different from that in the United States. $15 not only allows them to support themselves, but also their families. In Guinea, $15 is enough for a family of five to live comfortably for a month. If there are more people, it may be a little more compact."

"As for working ten hours……"Qiao Jia smiled and said,"You may not know that there are no entertainment activities here. If these guys don't have to work to consume their energy, they can do all kinds of unimaginable things - drinking and fighting are all minor. There are also those who rob and seduce women."

"I remember, I worked in another of Mr. Meyers' mines, and I had no experience at the time. One weekend, I was heckled by those niggas and I gave them a day off. One of the guys ran 10 kilometers that day. , went to a tribe and raped four women in the tribe, and then ran 10 kilometers back to the construction site. We didn’t know about it until the chief 637 of that tribe followed him with his soldiers."

"Hell, a war almost broke out, and we had to hand over those six workers to the tribal chief."

At this point, Qiao Jia suddenly stopped.

Alexandra asked curiously:"What happened next? Were the six workers punished? Qiao

Jia smiled awkwardly and said:"Sorry, madam, the following content may not be suitable for you to listen to. It is my fault. I should not have mentioned this matter.""

Qiao Jia's words not only did not dispel Alexandra's curiosity, but made her want to know the follow-up even more.

"It's okay Qiao Jia, I'm not afraid."

Qiao Jia didn't speak, but looked back at Martin.

Martin smiled and said:"You tell her, it's time for the pure little lamb to know what the world of wolves is like!"

Qiao Jia nodded, and then continued:"Those six people were sentenced to castration.

Alexandra said nonchalantly:"Isn't it just castration? What's this!""

Then he added:"I know that there was a kind of singer in Europe in the past who deliberately castrated himself in order to be able to sing high notes.

Martin said:"You are talking about castratos, they are not voluntary, at least most (ciad) are not." Most of these people were brainwashed by religion when they were boys. In order to allow them to sing in a high range, those religious people would castrate them when they were young and become so-called castrato singers. Those boys did not even know how to sing at that time. Understand what this surgery means. Alexandra frowned and said,"That's true, but why not just use a female singer to sing?""

Martin explained:"Due to discrimination, the church in Europe has banned women from singing in churches and collective settings since the 4th century AD. At that time, church people generally believed that, no, it should be said that European society at that time generally believed that women were unclean, and the presence of female voices in the church was a bad luck."

"At the same time, the choir plays an important and indispensable role in the church. The choir is mostly composed of enthusiastic believers in the church and is responsible for singing and leading worship on church Sundays. However, since women are"silenced", the unique high-pitched vocal range of women is missing in choirs and other singing performances."

"Initially, this part of the vocal range was replaced by boys or male falsetto singers. However, the replaced voice is not as flexible as the female voice, and the high notes are very jerky. Until people accidentally discovered that some falsetto tenors from Spain can actually produce high notes loud and clear, and may even be better than sopranos. Later scholars discovered that they were originally castrati singers"

"So a huge popular trend of castrati began. Once people hear such a beautiful tenor, they are even more unable to accept the original rough pseudo-soprano. So with the improvement of aesthetics, a prosperous age for castrato singers and an era-specific disaster for male singers came.

Martin sneered and said:"I'm afraid the men at the time didn't expect that this kind of discrimination would later become the murderer that indirectly harmed men. All human beings were spared from the ignorance and superstition imposed by themselves. Alexandra was a bit unconvinced and said:"Why is the falsetto tenor better than the soprano?" Is there any scientific basis for this? Martin coughed twice and said:"This...it's true. In terms of lung capacity, female singers can generally sing long notes for 25 seconds, while male singers can sing for 1 minute." In terms of vocal range, most singers' range can only span two octaves at most, while a castrato can easily span three octaves, which is also filled with a lot of vibrato and ornamentation. Therefore, this kind of castrato singer has both the lung capacity of a man and the high pitched voice of a woman, showing a singing level that is beyond normal people."

Martin added:"Have you seen the movie"The Fairy Queen"? It tells the story of castrati singers in that period. The content of the movie comes from a true story, and the protagonist is a real Italian castrato-Farinelli."

"It is said that this Farinelli has shown a sweet singing voice since he was a child, and can even sing high notes for a minute without taking a breath, and sing 250 notes continuously. But it is not easy to become such a famous figure in history. At the age of 10, he faced persecution from his closest family members."

"His biological brother Rigado is a classical music composer, and he also appreciates his younger brother's singing. He hopes that this will not disappear as his younger brother grows up."

"In order to preserve his brother's talent, Regado even resorted to ruthless means. One day when Farinelli was 10 years old, Regado took advantage of his illness and castrated him. Afterwards, he also fabricated a lie, claiming that Farinelli accidentally became a eunuch because he was unfortunately stepped on by a horse in his reproductive organ."

"When he grew up, Farinelli became a castrato, and he received many praises throughout his life. But when he unexpectedly learned that these achievements were caused by his brother's cruel attack on him, he still turned against his brother."

"Oh, what a tragedy. Alexandra covered her mouth in surprise.

Martin said,"Actually, a castrato like Farinelli is very lucky to be able to sing for the royal family." Most castrati can only achieve the first half of their title, and do not become well-known singers or famous stars. Moreover, due to the imbalance of sex hormones, most of them look different from ordinary people, are ridiculed by others, and live a deformed and miserable life. Life"

"They are not even dedicated to art, and they will hardly be admired by future generations! Just a microcosm of a tragically ignorant era."

When Martin was talking to Alexandra, Qiao Jia was there listening quietly, smiling, not having any negative emotions at all because his words were interrupted.

Until Martin and Alexandra After talking about this topic, I thought of him

"Sorry, Qiaojia, to interrupt you, you can continue!"Martin said.

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