635 The Slaves' Journey

According to the agreement with the Australians, the black slave Australians were given a price code 20% higher than the market price, so when these slave ships arrived near the port of Dili, they did not dock at the port of Dili at all, but directly docked at the blue pier in Xin'an.

At this time, more than 300 black slaves of men and women were taken off the ship in the small square outside the governor's palace, and these people were soon driven by the soldiers of the garrison to gather in the square to count the number of people, and the final count was: there were 220 men and 95 women.

At this time, He Sizhi followed Hou Xianglin in the same step, he reported various data to Hou Xianglin as he walked, Lao He also talked in Portuguese with the Arabic translator next to him from time to time, and Sun Lao walked behind with Degus, and there was also an Arab translator beside him, Sun Lao was talking to Degus in half-baked French mixed with Chinese.

Because there is a major task of receiving blacks today, the sugar factory and the ammunition factory have a day off, Xiao Pingguo and Gui Xianning also brought twenty Japanese people to help, in fact, they took ten Japanese people to Sun Lao and Brother Hou as followers, and they could communicate and deal with all kinds of unexpected things at any time.

Not far in front of them, there were more than 300 black people sitting on the concrete floor of the square, each of whom was wearing shackles on his feet, and each shackle was connected with the shackles of other black slaves with iron chains.

"I said Brother Hou, do you use it like a great enemy?"

Xiao Pingguo looked at the crowd sitting on the ground in the square from a distance and asked.

"What Elder Sun has instructed, it's better to be careful, these are all black people who have been arrested, do you know what the psychological state of these men and women is like? It's better to be careful. ”

Hou Xianglin replied to Xiao Pingguo in a low voice.

"Well, I don't think these blacks are anything, and when I look into their eyes, I can only see confusion and a hint of fear, and besides, their appearance and physical condition are somewhat unexpected to me......"

Xiao Pingguo shook his head slightly as he spoke.

"Hehe, he is worthy of being an artist in our group, and he is really delicate...... Ay? How did it surprise you? ”

"First of all...... They are too thin, very short and not strong......"

"Ha, do you think it's like the old world mid-world blacks? The black people of the United States have to rely on the continuous diet and nutrition since childhood to grow so tall, even in the old world, the black people who still stay in black Africa cannot compare the physical quality with the black people of the United States, let alone now?

However, in any case, the average height of these blacks has surpassed that of the Japanese people, and they can be regarded as strong laborers......"

At this moment, Sun Lao, who was walking behind this group of people, was also talking to Degus about the situation of these black people, and Sun Lao shook his head slightly while looking at it and said to Degus, I feel that the spirit of these black people is very weak, and I can see that many people are in very bad health......

"Dear Mr. Sun, you are right, you know, we encountered a storm at sea, and on the way back, we drifted in the windless zone for ten days before we were replenished with fresh water and vegetables in the port of Aceh, thanks to the few jars of white sugar ketchup you gave us, our sailors and black slaves did not get scurvy, otherwise, I am afraid that more than half of the people on this ship would have died......"

"Oh? So how many people did you lose on the way? ”

"Fifty-five, Mr. Sun, it's a pity, alas, ......"

Degus replied with a sigh.

"! Dead so many? ”

Gui Xianning, who had been watching the group of black men and women curiously from the side, interjected.

"Because of the plague, Mr. Katsura, at that time in order to save the living, we had to throw the sick into the sea, whether dead or alive, including six sick sailors, God forbid, I hope their souls rest in peace......"

"Also...... Throw it into the sea if you are still alive?! ”

Gui Xianning looked at Dedegus with some surprise.

"There was no way, the people were delirious or unconscious, so we put them on deck, and if they didn't wake up within a day, they had to be thrown into the sea......"

At this time, Degus turned back to Gui Xianning with a calm face and said.

"That's right...... Actually, we have a ...... medicine for the plague."

Gui Xianning said and glanced at Sun Lao, who was looking at the group of black men and women without saying a word, as if thinking about something.

"Dear Mr. Sun, I have a request, I hope that you will provide us with medicine for the plague for the sake of the merciful God, the medicine of the Australians has successfully defeated the terrible Black Death and Lung Disease in Macao, we all know this, you see, if we can have such a miracle medicine, the sailors and black slaves can live......"

At this time, Degus's tone was very sincere.

"Understandable, it's just ...... These drugs are hard to come by......"

At this time, Sun Lao's eyes looked at the mast in the distance, and he did not look at the requester, and muttered a low response.

"Of course, of course, I am willing to exchange the goods and black slaves for these drugs and ketchup......"

"Well, you can consider providing it, after all, saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter......"

Sun Lao finally nodded.

"Thank you, Mr. Sun, if we had these medicines, there would be fewer deaths on the ship, so I can guarantee that you will be provided with two hundred to three hundred slaves every three months......

Dergus's eyes lit up after getting Sun Lao's affirmative reply, he already knew the efficacy of Australian miracle medicine from various channels, as a perennial drifter at sea, Dergus knew very well the great significance of these medicines, in fact, these medicines were not only used to save slaves, I am afraid that at the critical moment, these drugs are to save themselves.

At this time, Sun Lao spoke again:

"In that case, well, Mr. Dergus, but I have to say more, for God's sake, Mr. Dergus, that the negroes you have brought in should be as alive as possible with them, that the sick may be isolated, but if there is still a breath, do not throw it into the sea...... That...... It's miserable...... Also, we can provide you with ketchup, as well as some medicines, in short, try to ensure the health of these people, we Chinese have a saying, life is at stake, your ship should have certain sanitary conditions, and the diet should not be too bad......"

"Yes, don't worry, Mr. Sun, I have written down everything you said, and we will improve the food and the environment......"

The crowd was still talking, and there were already a few large flatbed ox carts at the south end of the square, and I saw Hu Sheng and others carrying tables and stools there with a group of natives, and on the table were a large number of small wooden signs worn with ropes, and the waterproof varnish was wrapped in Arabic numerals written in ink, and there was also a booklet, a brush and an inkstone at one end on the table.

Hu Sheng sat down slowly, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a brush, and moistened the tip of the pen with his tongue, then turned his head and commanded a few words to the natives on the side, so the natives walked to a Chinese entourage standing near Hou Xianglin, and said a few words, and the Chinese entourage ran to Hou Xianglin to report a few words, the latter nodded and waved his hand, and after a while, a few whips sounded in the square, which were made by several Arab sailors of the Druce fleet, and then, the black crowd immediately made a sound of chains mopping the floor, and many blacks stood up, One of the black men, led by an Arab crew member wrapped in a green turban, lined up in a long single column, with chains on their feet, slowly walked to Hu Sheng's table and stood up, when an Arab interpreter came, and the two nodded to each other, and then stood behind Hu Sheng.

So Hu Sheng said unhurriedly to the crew leading the team not far away.

"Registration begins!"