How much profit can be made from running a slave trade? As long as the answer to this question is given, it is believed that any English merchant with an overseas trading fleet and ability will flock to it, mad at the huge profit that each slave can bring him. Isabel said yes to Captain Hawkins' question, and even more so to hers.

At this moment, she plans to go to the captain's church after dinner to make a deep confession, and she needs to confess her sins to God. Only confession to the priest and confession of her sins can soothe the condemnation of her conscience. Raising his glass, he took a big sip of wine from the Canary Islands, calmed down and turned his head to look at Captain Hawkins gracefully, "Captain, as long as you make more than two slave trades with the Spaniards and the Portuguese, you can get ......"

After a deliberate pause, Isabel noticed that all the members of the Hawkins family present were glaring at her with a desire for countless treasures. Although the merchants were unaware of the fact that they had encroached on Isabel's honor, at least none of them were urging her to say the rest quickly.

"Gentlemen, you will get between 1 and 10 times your wealth, and the more slaves you sell, the more you will get rich." After Isabel finished speaking word by word, she hurriedly used wine to hide the uneasiness in her heart.

Richard Hawkins's eyes were wide open, and he couldn't think of the right words to praise Isabelle. He couldn't understand how this noble lady from the north could know so much about the slave trade, so he swallowed his saliva and grabbed the wine glass in front of him, and poured himself a large sip of wine.

After a while, he regained his strength and focused on Isabel's expression with great seriousness, "Miss, just now you said that the Spaniards did not have to pay a cost to go to the African continent to capture black serfs. So, with the huge amount you are giving now, we should get more than 10 times the benefit, right? ”

Earlier, Isabel's words had already taken everyone here by surprise. At this time, the words of the number two person in the family made the others feel even more dumbfounded. If you can get 10 times more gold and silver treasure on a single voyage to sea, how many pounds will it be?! Captain Hawkins, the patriarch, felt his chest rise and fall very violently, and he was very emotional, and when he grasped the wine glass, he suddenly heard a "pop..."

Looking at the voice, it turned out that his eldest son John was playing with the dinner knife, and when he frowned and was about to scold the eldest son, he thought of what he taught the eldest son before dinner. With a long breath, he glanced at his eldest son and Brady, who was beside his eldest son, and said softly, "John, Brady, come here." ”

"John, your father wouldn't be trying to punish us, would he?" Brady whispered in John's ear as he got up.

"I don't know. However, God will surely protect us. John shivered a little, and even more resigned to fate. He looked like a white English child slave who had been captured by North African pirates in the early 18th century, and was about to sail to the Moroccan slave market to sell him, and his master would be one of Arabs, Turks, and Moors.

Isabel leaned back in her chair, her fingers rubbing her fingers back and forth over the rim of her glass, and watched quietly as the future British rear admiral and her cousin rubbed in front of Captain Hawkins. Captain Hawkins looked at the two half-grown boys, and then took out a dozen or so 1 shilling coins from the money pouch on his waist.

Sitting on the chair at the top of the table, he looked at his eldest son, "John, take the money and Brady to buy some cane sugar, roast chicken, and beef." ”

John was so excited that he quickly glanced at Brady, and bowed to his father, "Thank you for your kindness." ”

Isabel sat on one side and smiled softly, not speaking, just sipping wine. Then she saw Captain Hawkins instructing his eldest son, "Don't be grateful to me, John, for you are grateful to Miss Isabel." Miss said, your body is very thin, and if you don't eat some good food, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand the test of the ocean. ”

Then the two and a half boys hurriedly turned around and bowed to Isabel, who smiled and said, "John, go buy some delicious food with your cousin." Be sure to buy some cane sugar and fruits, they are good for your body. ”

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After the two children left the dinner early, the remaining adults returned to the slave trade. Isabel continued to recline in her chair, looking up at Richard Hawkins across from her, and said unhurriedly, "Sir, it is true that the Portuguese and Spaniards did not have to pay a penny in the beginning of the slave trade. But, you don't forget, these goods are alive, and they have their own ideas, just as the Scots rebelled against the English, to rebel against those captors. ”

Captain Hawkins nodded slowly, focusing on the noble lady's eyes, "Miss, what about now?" ”

Isabel pondered for a while before she looked at the captain and said, "If the black slaves resist the capture, they will inevitably go to war with the Portuguese and the Spaniards." Therefore, they took advantage of the various contradictions between the tribes to provoke inter-tribal wars with guns and gunpowder, and the victorious side would use a large number of prisoners to repay the Portuguese and Spaniards for their arms funding. ”

Richard stared into her eyes, pondering her words. After a long time, he nodded and laughed, "Miss, can I think so, our fleet sailed to the African continent after loading some guns, gunpowder and cheap goods in Europe, and obtained a large number of black slaves through several wars or commodity trade. The slaves were then transported to the Americas and sold to plantation owners in exchange for large quantities of gold, silver, and crops. ”

"Yes, sir. Congratulations, you've found a new trade event for the Hawkins family. Isabel spoke without the slightest excitement about the imminent riches.

"Hahaha... William, the more education you get, the more unexpected benefits you get. Richard said something meaningful to his brother.

At this point, the "triangular trade" that could make the merchants profitable gradually took shape on the table of the famous Hawkins family, and the initial outline of the trade was formed through Isabel's earnest teachings. Now that we've talked about normal commercial trade, it's time to talk about how to privateer.

Captain Hawkins stroked his beard with great ambition and gave Isabel another glass of wine, "Miss, I'd be happy to try your opinion. Now, we can talk about privateering. ”