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- "Your Highness, of the merchant ships currently trading with the Song Empire, don't every ship capture black slaves from Europe and sell them to the Americas? If this is the case, why are you still thinking about buying slaves?"
As soon as Zhao Hongyu said that he wanted to buy black slaves, one of the nobles asked in confusion.
Yes, many ships are now selling black slaves to the Americas. It stands to reason that there should be no shortage of slaves in the Americas. But from Zhao Hongyu's tone, it seems that there is still a huge demand for slaves there.
This is somewhat unreasonable.
Originally it was a good thing to have a business, but this is a bit abnormal.
"You are right, sir. There are indeed many merchant ships selling slaves to the Americas." Zhao Hongyu nodded at the middle-aged noble who asked the question, and then replied: "But you must also know that the slave ships The situation is very bad. If a hundred slaves are captured from Africa and transported to the Americas, half or more of them will die on the way. Moreover, the black guys who survive are all weak and sick. In many cases, they will die soon after being bought. He will die, which is a very loss-making thing.¡±
¡°Oh, that¡¯s so unfortunate, these slave traders should have noticed this.¡± Megan interjected.
I thought this guy was saying misfortune for the black slaves, but the last sentence revealed that he didn't care about the lives of the black slaves at all. He just said that the slave traders should pay attention and don't let the slaves die too much.
"But Zhao Hongyu didn't want to delve into this issue. After all, it had nothing to do with him.
He continued: "Moreover, these black slaves are all rebellious and difficult to manage. Therefore, under our severe punishment, their mortality rate is even higher. This has led to a situation on our side. , there is a huge shortage of slaves.¡±
After speaking, Zhao Hongyu showed a helpless expression, then raised the wine glass in his hand to signal to everyone.
"Compared to those black slaves, I hope to buy some slaves from Europe. After all, they obey management and are more obedient, right? So I want to talk to you about cooperation in this area."
Zhao Hongyu obviously wanted to do business with them.
But how could there be slaves in Europe?
This is a bit difficult for them.
But first, listen to what Zhao Hongyu said before it is too late to make a decision.
"Your Highness, we don't have slaves here, but we still want to hear how you want to cooperate with us."
Megan looked around at her companions, gave them a look to calm them down, and then said to Zhao Hongyu.
Zhao Hongyu smiled: "I see that there are a lot of homeless people here in Lisbon. They wear rags and rip off people. They cheat and deceive people here. They have a great influence on the local public security, right?"
Megan and other nobles nodded one after another, agreeing with Zhao Hongyu's words.
Indeed, since the war broke out in Europe, the number of refugees has greatly increased.
In addition, the war caused people to leave their homes and fields to become desolate. Without people to grow food, Europe became even more miserable.
The soaring prices, living consumption levels, and land annexation by nobles have also made countless people bankrupt and become homeless.
Therefore, everyone ran to the city to find a way to survive.
The problem is that there are many job opportunities in the city and it is impossible to satisfy everyone.
Therefore, countless bankrupts have become beggars and beggars wandering around the city.
But in order to survive, more people engage in deception and abduction, which makes public security a mess.
¡° Take Lisbon as an example, those pickpockets, thieves and robbers actually dare to commit crimes openly during the day. Even nobles were their targets, and they were extremely daring.
¡°However, due to financial constraints, we cannot arrest them all and send them to prison, which makes those people even bolder.
This has simply become a nightmare for the Lisbon nobles.
And Lisbon is just a microcosm of Europe. It has become very common for things like this to happen in and around cities of all sizes in European countries.
Now all European countries have focused their main experience on the war. They will only start to rectify this matter when the war is over, but God knows when the war will end.
What¡¯s worse, Megan and the others heard that many nobles have begun to hire these gangsters to do things for their own benefit, and even assassinated them.
"Gentlemen, these people?The destroyers of cities are also scum. They have affected the lives of law-abiding people, as well as the city's security and sanitation. Without them, I think the city would be a lot cleaner, right? "
Zhao Hongyu observed everyone¡¯s faces and their expressions.
"You are right. The streets of Lisbon were not so dirty before. But since the homeless people came here, the city's sanitation and security began to deteriorate. They excreted and discarded garbage everywhere, making the city dirty. It¡¯s a mess.¡±
The old nobleman who had talked with Zhao Hongyu before spoke in agreement at this time.
"Why don't you arrest them instead of sending them to prison. As long as you catch them and issue them a notarized certificate of indentured servants, I will be happy to accept them to work in America." Zhao Hongyu revealed. He picked up his fox tail and said, "According to the number of years in their contract, I can pay you a fee."
Like a devil, Zhao Hongyu made an extremely tempting offer.
Megan and others' breathing suddenly became rapid. They knew very well what this deal meant.
This means a lot of money, and they can control the security of Lisbon.
This is something that is very beneficial to them.
¡°These people have long been impatient with the homeless people who came to Lisbon. If they were not financially strapped and unable to pay for the food of the prison inmates, they would have arrested those people and thrown them in.
¡°These people have no use at all except to cause trouble, steal, rob, and molest women.
However, some people were still very worried. One of the fat nobles said to Zhao Hongyu: "There are no rules in Europe for using free people as slaves. If we do this, it will be criticized, and even the nobles will be deprived of their titles." Oh, I think this business may not work."
This man expressed his concerns.
Yes, what they did is equivalent to seizing free people as slaves. If this matter spreads, they will definitely be criticized by thousands of people and will not be tolerated in Europe.
They are not uncivilized niggas from the African continent, they are people from the ¡®civilized¡¯ world.
So, they can't do that.
"Gentlemen, you see that the conditions I gave are very good, right? We are not buying slaves, but using those prisoners to create wealth." Zhao Hongyu explained to him in order to let them dispel their concerns. "You see, all it takes is a document from an indentured servant, and they can be turned into silver coins. And the documents for these people can limit the number of years based on the crimes they committed. It's like being in prison."
Zhao Hongyu¡¯s proposal made everyone¡¯s eyes brighten.
¡°Wow, what a genius, he thought of such a method.
Yes, according to such an approach, the unreasonable becomes reasonable.
This is like those homeless people who are caught. The crimes they committed will require them to be imprisoned for as many years as they need, so they can just issue an indentured servant document for that many years.
¡°These people do not have to serve their sentences in Europe, they will be sent to the Americas to work as slaves.
¡°I saved the prison food expenses, solved the security problem and made a fortune at the same time. There is no better deal than this.
It can also be claimed to the outside world that this is a new prison sentence measure to avoid those troubles.
Let the prisoners create benefits, and no one will say anything if they go to America to serve.
After all, they are all criminals, right?
The worst case scenario is to give them a little longer sentence when sentencing them. There is nothing difficult about that.
¡°Besides, any one of these guys would have committed some crime, so there¡¯s no need to worry about being wronged.
"Do women and children want it?"
Someone who responded quickly asked a question right away.
Zhao Hongyu nodded: "Women and children are also human beings, and they can also work. However, the fees for women and children must be halved. After all, they are not as good as able-bodied men."
At this moment, in the mouths of Zhao Hongyu and the nobles, those people will no longer be human beings but commodities that can be sold, or like livestock.
"I think this has been done. According to the method provided by His Highness, it is completely implementable. The public security in Lisbon has been solved, the crime problem of homeless people has also been solved, and it can still make money. This is a good thing."
Megan smiled and said to everyone.
"It's best if you report it to the top management in Madrid. This matter still needs their support to be more reliable. Of course, the profit?The only thing is to give them some. Eating alone is not a long-term thing. It is best to let them offer an official price, and I will give you an increase on the official price as a reward. "
Zhao Hongyu also came up with this plan when he saw those people making trouble.
In addition to adding labor to the Americas, this can also reduce the population of Europe.
At the same time, through these nobles in Lisbon, you can also contact some nobles in Madrid.
¡° In this way, when Zhao Hongyu goes to Madrid, he won¡¯t have a black eye.
And the nobles in Madrid are bound to know that Zhao Hongyu has money and is easy to deal with.
By then, whatever Zhao Hongyu does in Madrid will become easy, right?
Hehehe, dealing with nobles who like to collect money. This is the easiest.
But first, he needs to know through Megan and the others which nobleman in Madrid will collect money.
As for those guys who were captured and sent to America, they would definitely be squeezed even more severely than black slaves, that's for sure. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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