Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 776 Slave Trade
The half-dead slaves during the voyage were driven by the crew to the front deck in twos and threes.Several crew members mixed a large bucket of strange liquid: as soon as each slave arrived in front of the barrel, a sailor with a large soft-bristled brush brushed their filthy and stinking bodies with the brush.After washing, their originally dirty and dull skin became shiny and firm, and they looked much more energetic than before.

Then, Captain Higgins told the sailors to open a barrel of rum, and a sailor sprinkled the gunpowder in the horn barrel.Stir again.Two sailors grabbed a slave, one squeezed his mouth, and the other took a wooden spoon and poured a big gulp into the slave's mouth.

"This will make them alive and kicking, and even the dying ones will look refreshed." Higgins said proudly. Captain Higgins had worked on a slave ship in the past and was very familiar with this set.The reason why Quark Poor hired his ship also hoped to draw on his experience.

"The goods look pretty good!" Quakeqiong has seen countless ducas and pesos flying in front of his eyes. Whether it is sugar, silk, tea, rhubarb or Chinese groceries, they are all sought-after goods, and they are shipped to Banten You can earn 40-100% profit!

"Can you really sell this shipment?" asked the captain.

"Of course, I have a patent certificate." Quark poorly said with a bit of regret, "I didn't expect so many people to die. I thought a dozen people would die at most."

"If it hadn't been for the storm and the Portuguese attack, so many people would not have been lost," Higgins said. "The repairs of the ship will be in your name."

"No problem." Overwhelmed by the bright prospect of getting rich, Quark Poong agreed wholeheartedly.

Captain Higgins took out a wine bottle and took a big gulp into his mouth, blinking his eyes as if thinking about something.

Under the supervision of the quarantine personnel of the Sanya Health Center, the slaves were sent by small boats to a quarantine camp near the mouth of the Tiandu River, which was prepared to accept slaves.Shave their hair according to the procedure, and take a series of quarantine and purification procedures such as taking a bath to kill fleas.He Fanghui ordered them to rest and isolate for two weeks before going to the front-line construction site to work.The mining face is waiting for labor to dig it.

Meals are provided according to the standard meals of quarantine camps to ensure that they can recover their physical strength as soon as possible.

After everything was arranged, he asked Hu Xun to be called.The former overlord of Anyou City, the murderous Tu Emperor, has been living a life of idleness since he was allowed to go home.Hu Xun is very knowledgeable, knowing that the lives of himself and his family are in the hands of the Australians, and it is better to be honest if you want to survive.What's more, his son is still a hostage in Lingao.

"Chief He" gave him the title of "Civil Affairs Consultant".On weekdays, I report to the "Sanya Civil Affairs Office" on time every day to help with some civil affairs.After all, Hu Xungang is a local, and he is very familiar with the surrounding environment and people's customs.It is fully functional.

"I have a formal job for you," He Fanghui's thick lips rolled, "Old Hu, are you willing to do it?"

"Yes, yes." Hu Xun could only say yes.

"Okay." He Fanghui immediately gave him the position of director of the Sanya slave camp.He knew from public surveys that Hu Xun had always been cruel and merciless, and he was quite a violent figure.Doing civil affairs is not necessarily good, being a slave camp supervisor is the best use of everything.

"This position is an official cadre establishment," He Fanghui patted him on the shoulder "enthusiastically", "Now you are an official 'cadre'."

"Thank you chief for cultivating!" Hu Xun nodded and bowed again and again.He couldn't talk about how happy he was, but he was a little at a loss -- what kind of situation is he in?

"When you are working, the militiamen will strictly guard you, and you are not allowed to contact other people." He Fanghui gave instructions to Hu Xun, "Everyone must complete the work quota every day! As for whether you can complete it or not, it depends on your means. .”

Hu Xun nodded: "Little one understands!"

The slave camp supervisors were all selected from the punishment team in Sanya.The punishment team was set up after the riots to house laborers who participated in the riots and those who committed certain crimes in Sanya.Everything from hurting others to stealing.They are used in the toughest and most dangerous jobs until they can accumulate enough points to return to their normal status.Needless to say, those selected from the punishment team will be very hardworking and ruthless as supervisors.

Assign the task to Hu Xun.He Fang went back to the business hall - this is the place where foreign traders are going to be received in the future, and it also has the function of quarantine. John Quark has been asked to take a shower and change clothes.This meeting is calculating how much benefit it can gain from this slave trade.

As commodities traded with the British, the Ministry of Colonial and Trade has already shipped some trade commodities in advance.In addition to preparing to pay Quark Poor's slave payments, this is one of the future trading ports and a trading base port for Southeast Asian companies that are being formed.Certain trade goods must be stockpiled.The Department of Colonial Trade shipped a large amount of Leizhou sugar and rum.A large amount of silk, raw silk and miscellaneous goods were trafficked from Guangzhou.

He Fanghui and Quark bargained a lot, and finally agreed on the price.The two parties agreed that Lingao would use sugar and silk as the price.Immediate delivery.

Because Quark enjoys the preferential treatment of being exempt from import and export duties, his expenditure in Sanya port is very small.Roughly calculated, the profit from this voyage is 70%.It's not a super profit, but Batavia is quite close to Sanya. He can go back and forth many times within a year, and the loss rate will not be as high as this time-it is not always possible that he will encounter them at the same time every time. The Portuguese and the storm.

With such a profit, Quark Poor's ambition became more and more vigorous.He is going to persuade shareholders to come up with more investment-the performance of this transaction is enough for investors who were still holding their pockets to come up with more money.With the money, he wants to buy and hire more slave ships; try to get a piece of land in Banten or somewhere in the East Indies, and build a "slave island"-now he goes to the Dutch every time before setting off It is too much trouble to buy, and it will definitely cause price fluctuations.Moreover, the Dutch are not very friendly to the British, and this channel may be closed at any time.He must have a place to "stock up goods" in case the "goods" are in short supply, and at the same time let the "goods" go through quarantine for a certain period of time, so as to prevent the plague from breaking out after boarding the ship and causing heavy losses-the Australians gave him The price is "CIF".He had to ensure that enough living people arrived in Sanya.The local "Australian elder" told him clearly that the number of slaves he shipped was too small - not enough.

In the end, he also ambitiously thought of provoking the Dutch and the natives of the East Indies to fight each other, or the various native kingdoms and empires of the East Indies to attack each other. The war would bring a large number of prisoners—and he just came to serve the rulers. To solve the problem of captives.It doesn't seem to be difficult to provoke war among the indigenous people-there are constant small-scale conflicts, and as long as they are provided with enough weapons, they will expand the armed conflict.At that time, there will be as many prisoners as you want...

After the deal was concluded, He Fanghui hosted a banquet for Quark Poong and his party in the business hall, and both parties toasted each other.He Fanghui congratulated "the directors of the East India Company" and the "King of England", and Quark poorly wished "the elders of the Senate" - the congratulatory words of "good health" were said countless times, and the wine glasses were filled countless times. He Fanghui couldn't help being secretly surprised when he saw Quark Poong drinking rum like drinking water.

Quark Poong's excitement was beyond words. It has been more than ten years since he left home to trade in East Asia.Although he made money, he was still a small merchant at sea, catching a bite of leftovers under the system of the East India Company.Now that he has such a channel to make money, this small businessman is even more fascinated when he thinks about what he will look like when he returns to his motherland with a million dollars in his pocket.My mind is full of calculations on how to expand my business.

He didn't even want to delay in Sanya for a few more days, wishing he could return to Banten immediately to traffic the next batch of slaves.However, Higgins said that if you want to load high-end goods such as sugar and silk, it is best to wash the cargo hold below the deck first to avoid contamination of the goods.

Captain Higgins' suggestion was not purely out of "a captain's sense of responsibility". He knew better than Quarkpoor the considerable profits of slave trading.So he went through formal channels and asked to meet the "officer here."

He Fanghui felt strange when he heard that a British captain wanted to pay a visit to him.But out of duty, he still received the captain.

Captain Higgins had volunteered himself.He mentioned that since they needed slaves so much, why didn't they buy black slaves?Black slaves are more robust and hardworking than the natives of the East Indies, and their vitality is much stronger.It's just that the purchase price is higher.But since they had sugar and rum, they didn't have to worry about paying for it.

"If the gentlemen have such a demand, I am willing to serve you." Captain Higgins bowed, and then boasted about his "performance" in the black slave trade.

"No, we don't need it." He Fang shook his head back, "Let the black people stay in Africa."

"I don't understand—" Higgins said disappointedly.

"We don't need it." He Fanghui once again rejected his "kindness".

Higgins saw his idea of ​​obtaining a patent for importing black slaves from the Australians fail.After returning to the business hall, he began to lobby Quark Poor, expressing his willingness to take a stake in the slave trade business.Considering that he needs a special ship and a knowledgeable captain, Quarkpoong immediately expressed his welcome to take a stake.However, the specific share allocation will be discussed after the second IPO after returning to Banten.

(End of this chapter)