African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 77 "Cargo" arrives at the port

Port of Dar es Salaam.

Slave market.

Although the Sultanate of Zanzibar was packaged and sent to Zanzibar Island, it was impossible for the colony to send slaves to the island for trading.

Therefore, the slave market in the port of Dar es Salaam was preserved, jointly operated by the East African colony and the Sultanate of Zanzibar.

"Sir, take a look at these goods. They are absolutely upright. They are all carefully selected from the Ottoman Empire. They are all good at farming or taking care of housework." Azamu tried his best to sell the goods in front of him. goods.

Poor Armenian women, like cattle and sheep, were lined up by Azamu for inspection by officials in the East African colony.

Azamu bragged about the "goods" in front of him: "They all lived in the western mountains of the Ottoman Empire. The environment there is far worse than that in East Africa. Not only are the roads difficult to walk, but the land is barren and lacks water. So I bought them back. Absolutely suffered, and will not cause trouble to you."

Mark Villian, an East African colonial official, held a wooden stick in his hand, looked left and right, and used the wooden stick to lift the faces of these "cargoes" from time to time to check their health conditions.

Most of the mental state is not very good due to the long-distance trek, but it is still healthy.Mark Villiam was very satisfied with the quality of the "goods" in front of him.

"Mr. Azamu, I've already seen them, and they're all good. If our people check them up later and there's no major problem, we'll take all of this batch."

Azamu hurried forward, smiled flatteringly and said, "Sir, since you think this batch of goods is not bad, the quantity we provided this time is not bad, can you offer a higher price?"

Mark Villian said seriously: "The price was agreed before, one Armenian for seven savages, no matter how high it is, it will violate the original agreement!"

Azam hurriedly said: "Sir, you also know that the distance from Ottoman to East Africa is not short. Those of us who run the boat can't avoid losses. A trip back and forth not only causes losses when we come, but also brings more people when we go back. , the conditions on board are even worse, and the loss will be greater."

Mark Villiam nodded thoughtfully, and agreed with Azamu's statement. Mark Villiam was not a professional businessman in the first place, and he really lacked talent in this area.

He turned his head to discuss with his deputy, and after getting confirmation, he said to Azam: "Mr. Azam, we understand your difficulties, but the East African colony is not what I, a small affairs officer, have the final say. , but for the sake of our friendship, within the scope of my authority, I will provide you with ten more savages, and there is nothing I can do if there are more!"

Azamu said regretfully: "This is really embarrassing for me! Sir."

After finishing speaking, Azamu changed his tone: "But for your sake, I still did this 'losing money' deal to ensure our friendship."

Azamu talked about the "losing money" business, but he was very happy in his heart. This time he went to Osman to pick up the goods, but he actually didn't pay any cost.

Ottoman's attitude towards pagans like Armenians is disgusting, and Armenia is different from the group of troublemakers who have been fighting for independence in the Balkans.

In line with the purpose of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, the bureaucrats in the Ottoman Empire directly agreed after learning that Zanzibar businessmen bought Armenian women, and even Armenian men wanted to pack them away.

It's a pity that women are the most lacking in the East African colonies, otherwise Ernst might really be tempted.

The grassroots officials in the Ottoman Empire gave full play to their subjective initiative and launched house demolition operations in places where Armenians gathered. Those with good brains used deceptive means to trick Armenian women into working in Europe. Those who are brainy will directly go to the door to snatch people, and if the man resists, he will directly use force to kill him.

The Zanzibar merchants paid only two castrated East African native slaves in exchange for an Armenian woman.

Now, influenced by the cheap slave market, the Ottoman Empire has a trend of using black people for production activities.

These black people are cheap, easy to use, and disposable, without any hidden dangers, and their skin is so dark that it is impossible to escape.

Landlords, bureaucrats, and nobles of the Ottoman Empire used blacks to plow the land, dig mines, build wonders, and satisfy their luxurious lives.

Even cheap labor greatly eased the Ottoman Empire's dependence on European machinery and commodity imports.

Now it is not a question of production efficiency, but a question of the number of black slaves. The more slaves, the corresponding wealth can be created.

Even in some industries that rely heavily on manpower, after using a large number of blacks, the Ottoman Empire has a competitive advantage over Europe, and some handicraft products are sold back to Europe.

As for the wastage of black slaves, it is naturally quite large. They work day and night, eat less than pig food, and basically declare death after falling ill.

But the Ottoman Empire did not panic at all, and now with the help of the East African colonies, there is as much as it wants.

Ernst also didn't care about the situation of black slaves in the Ottoman Empire, and he couldn't even think about coming back after leaving East Africa.

As for the Zanzibar merchants, except for the attrition at sea and the natives needed to pay the Ottoman bureaucrats, the rest are all their own, and these are not used to replace people, but are directly used to sell in the market.

The East African colonies have earned, the Sultanate of Zanzibar has earned, the Ottoman Empire has earned, and Arab merchants have earned, and a world where only indigenous people are injured is achieved.

Mark Villian arranged for his men to send these Armenian women, numbered, to various parts of the East African colonies.

This large-scale "purge" campaign in the East African colonies, how to mobilize the enthusiasm of Chinese soldiers, the solution lies here.

After all, fighting the aborigines is also a threat. Even if the aborigines shoot their bows and arrows indiscriminately, they may hurt some unlucky ones.

And the East African colonies didn't have bonuses for these immigrant soldiers, so what can be used to mobilize their enthusiasm.

Of course, what they need most is to start a family.Living in the East African colonies, it is no longer a fantasy to eat enough. As the saying goes, there is no alcohol in the East African colonies, and the Chinese immigrants don’t need it. After all, they couldn’t even eat and wanted to drink?

Now that basic necessities of life are guaranteed, what Chinese bachelors need most is to carry on the family line.

This is the case in this era. Fear of marriage, free love, and groups of wives and concubines are all advanced means used by the rich and nobles.

The ordinary people's thinking is single and unpretentious. The East African colonies take advantage of this, and the highest reward method for the Chinese in the East African colonies is to distribute daughter-in-law.

In the past, the East African colonies did not do nothing. They brought some indigenous women from Southeast Asia every month, but the number was extremely small.

Among the colonial Chinese immigrants, those who have the most outstanding labor and contribution will receive a wedding gift package directly.

But in the past, there were only a hundred Chinese who could get this big gift package every month.

Even so, the Chinese bachelors who see hope are full of energy, especially the first batch of Chinese who got married in East Africa. Their children can run off the ground, and they are the envy of many bachelors.

Before the East African colonial government launched the "purge" campaign, it had promised that the towns and villages with the best performance would have more women allocated to them.

And in their own place, those with the best performance have a greater chance of getting a woman, which has completely stimulated the enthusiasm of the majority of Chinese immigrant bachelors.

They enthusiastically joined the army and joined the East African colonial army. As for the Armenians, Christians, and Southeast Asian natives...

For the Chinese people at the bottom of this era, they are not picky eaters, as long as they can give birth.

(End of this chapter)