<span>Genghis Khan did because he was a god</span>
Literature is directly affected by events in society. The Industrial Revolution marked an impact in literature by changing the themes authors mostly wrote about. Authors started to focus on topics such as technology, materialism, and the possible disadvantages of technology.
They could have come up with a paid labor system as well as invest in mechanical that would have revolutionized agriculture.
Breaking down the money that was used to buy slaves, and finance their travel,food and accommodation, one have enough money to pay labor, even though minimum wage for some several years. The problem have to do with the notion of supremacy and savageness that characterized the whole of humanity in that era.