Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 213 White Gold
Don't think today's white people have such a sense of superiority, but in the early days of the Age of Discovery, they were the worst, even worse than the current black ghosts.

After the Ming Dynasty entered a period of decline, that is, after the Tumu Fortress Change, Zhu Qiyu, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne and took the reign name Jingtai.

At this time, a famous battle broke out in the West, which was the Battle of Constantinople.

After the Battle of Constantinople, the Ottoman Empire completely gained a firm foothold. In addition, the Timurid Empire also experienced complete civil strife with the death of Shaharul. The Ottoman Empire became extremely powerful for a while.

At this time, Europe began its xenophobic actions. They targeted the Moors, that is, Arabs and Utopians, on a large scale. Eventually, the Moors were driven to North Africa and began their life as slaves in Egypt.

By this time, two pirates had changed the fate of some Moors.

Two pirates, leading a group of Moors who were not willing to be slaves, began to make waves on the coast of Barbary, mainly robbing Spanish and Portuguese ships. This is the famous Barbary pirate.

Generally speaking, most countries have the same attitude towards pirates, because every country has merchants, not to mention it is the beginning of the Age of Discovery.

However, the Ottoman Empire took a different approach.

At that time, the Ottoman Empire was in a period of recuperation after conquests and suffered from plague. The population was greatly reduced and there was a shortage of labor.

So, they began to cooperate with the Barbary pirates.

The Ottoman Empire secretly provided assistance to the Barbary pirates, and then in return, the Barbary pirates sold the Laobai (meaning, fear of being sealed) they captured after robbing merchant ships to the Ottoman Empire at a very low price.

In this way, the Barbary pirates received aid and the Ottoman Empire received labor, the best of both worlds.

Later, countries such as Spain and Portugal, under pressure, began to redeem those old whites in the Ottoman Empire. The average price of each old white was usually around thirty to forty pounds, and those with special status could even be sold for 1000. Many pounds.

You may not have any idea about this. To give you an example, the annual income of a shopkeeper at that time was only forty pounds.

The minimum annual income of an old white man is the annual income of a family, and it is not even the lowest level of family.

With momentum, things get stuck in an endless loop.

Barbary pirates robbed merchant ships and plundered people. The Ottoman Empire funded the Barbary pirates and bought Lao Bai at a low price. Spain and Portugal spent a lot of money to redeem it.

This white slave trade, which was almost buried by history and rarely seen in later generations, was formed in this way and has grown step by step.

So, don't look at the arrogance of future generations, but in fact, if you use this to poke his lung tube, it will be accurate!
A race that claims to have the highest status is the first one on this planet to be treated as a slave. Isn’t this ridiculous?
However, Zhu Zhanhe's ideas were different from those of the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire was mainly about money, but Zhu Zhanhe was not, he was mainly about people.

In fact, he didn't expect the line of Timur's empire at first, but now that Ulugh Beg has joined in, he took advantage of the opportunity to start the white slave trade.

The Timur Empire is descended from the Mongolian people, and they can't pee in the same pot as Lao Bai, so it is relatively simple for them to do this.

That is to say, it is impossible to connect with the Ottoman Empire now. Otherwise, Zhu Zhanhe would still prefer to let the Ottoman Empire do this.

Firstly, this is because the main population of the Ottoman Empire is Arabs and Utopians, who are close relatives of the Moors. It is far easier for them to attack Spain and Portugal than for the Timurid Empire.

The second reason is that the Timurid Empire is destined to weaken with the death of Shaharul, and the Ottoman Empire will take the opportunity to rise. Let them suffer internal friction first, and then it will be easier to solve.

Thirdly, Lao Bai's "white gold" can bring him a lot of things.

For example, food, minerals, various manufacturing industries, etc. brought about by productivity.

"But, having said that." Just when Zhu Zhanhe was thinking about the white slave trade, his father's voice brought him back to reality.

"Do you like the Western Dancer?"

……

Three black lines hung from Zhu Zhanhe's forehead.

"Tell me you like it. The Kansai Seven Guards gave you several Western Region Dancers, but you don't touch them at home. On the contrary, you like to watch them dance."

Zhu Gaoxu was not aware of the change in his son's expression and was still talking.

"Say you don't like it, but you always go out of your way to find it. Now you are taking this opportunity to get in touch with Timur's people. You have traveled thousands of miles to find it."

"So, do you like it or not? Let dad know in advance."

"Let me say it first. It's okay if you don't like Hu Shanshu. The worst thing you can do is find a chance to send her back later. But you can't find a Western Dancer or the slave you mentioned to give you a child. This is not okay. !”

"You'd better drink!" Zhu Zhanhe picked up the wine glass angrily and put it into his father's hand.

He just wants to live longer. What's wrong with him?

But then again, he will be 17 years old this year, so it seems that it is time.

There were two reasons why he didn't want to get married and have children before. The first was that he was too young and playing around would damage his foundation. In this era, that was really short-lived.

This second step can be regarded as an add-on, so that Ying Tian can be more at ease.

Just like what he told Zhu Gaochi when he was in Yunnan: the later he gets married and has children, the more relieved some people in Yingtian will be.

"His Royal Highness."

As soon as Uluru Bo left, someone else came up to Zhu Zhanhe before he could even say a few words to his father.

At first glance, I still don’t recognize him.

"I just heard that His Royal Highness is not satisfied with the dancer we sent. Is there something wrong with it?"

……

Zhu Zhanhe didn't expect that just by mentioning it casually, there would be a follow-up.

But this also has an advantage, that is, he knows who is in front of him.

"No..." Zhu Zhanhe was about to deny this statement out of habit, but soon he rolled his eyes and thought of something.

"Means nothing……"

After waving his hand, Zhu Zhanhe looked bored.

"Aren't you just talking to that Ulugh Beg prince? I heard that in the west of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, that is, at the west end of the Silk Road, there is a kind of person who looks very similar to the Dancer of the Western Regions, so I thought have a look."

After saying that, Zhu Zhanhe felt a little embarrassed himself, mainly because it was the first time he tried to actively create a character for himself, and it was still this kind of character.

"Then..." The man seemed a little embarrassed.

"We also selected some dancing girls this year. We originally planned to let you take them back. You see..."

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(End of this chapter)