So in a way, slavery is a very early by-product of a consumer culture that revolves around the purchase of goods that bring us pleasure, but not sustenance.

因此，在某种程度上，奴隶制是一种消费文化的早期副产品， 这种文化围绕着购买能给我们带来快乐而非生计的商品。

In these ways, a large part of the financial operations connected with the sale of Southern produce and the purchase of goods in exchange passed into the hands of Northern merchants and bankers who, naturally, made profits from their transactions.

通过这些方式，与销售南方产品和购买商品相关的大部分金融业务都转移到了北方商人和银行家手中， 他们自然而然地从交易中获利。