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Not long after, Li Yuanqing and his entourage came to the market not far from the door of the Jiaofang Division.

At this time, a lot of people have gathered in the simple market, and the crowds are crowded, and the sound of shouting and selling is endless, which is quite lively.

Of course, most of the customers are men, and the women who are sold are all pitifully staying in the stalls, and many of them are even wearing single clothes on such a cold day.

It's something that can't be helped.

After all, they are all goods that are about to be sold, and the merchants only need to keep them alive.

Li Yuanqing was also a little dazzled, there were at least seven or eight stalls nearby, and on each stall, there were as few as seven or eight people, and as many as dozens of people, many of whom were eye-catching.

But Yang Jiao~ Niang just glanced at it roughly, and without careful investigation, she walked forward directly.

Li Yuanqing hurriedly pulled Yang Jiao~ Niang's clothes, attached it to her ear and whispered: "Jiao~ Mother, I think there are a few little girls here who are not bad, don't you take a look?" ”

Yang Jiao~ couldn't help but smile and said in a low voice: "Yuanqing, do you have a fancy for it?" Where is it? I'll take a look. ”

Li Yuanqing's face was a little red, and he hurriedly said, "No." You know this better than I do, and of course you're in charge. ”

Yang Jiao~ Niang laughed in a low voice: "Yuanqing, this buying is like buying something." Always shop around. This is the head of the market, and it must be those who have a relationship with the land, even if there are good goods, the asking price can kill you. Don't worry, let's go inside, this market is very big. ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be a little speechless, isn't this fucking the same as the next generation?

Whether it is a market or a shopping mall, as long as the location is good, even if the goods are the same, the price will definitely be inflated.

Li Yuanqing followed Yang Jiao~ Niang and walked a few steps, and said in a low voice: "Jiao~ Niang, you mean that this is not a government business, but a private business?" ”

Yang Jiao~ Niang was a little speechless, so she could only stop and explain carefully to Li Yuanqing in a low voice, "It's only afternoon, and the auction of the government hasn't opened yet." Wait until the evening. Yuanqing, don't worry, let's go around first. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, no longer talking like a curious baby, and followed behind Yang Jiao~Niang, silently looking at the messy market.

As Yang Jianniang said, this market is very large, but for a while, the group at least turned around a hundred stalls, but there is still no end in sight.

The further he went, the more surprised Li Yuanqing became.

Because, there are not only little girls here, but also many little boys, all of whom have clear eyebrows.

Moreover, there seem to be quite a few customers at the little boy's stall, and listening to them, it is even higher than the asking price of many little girls.

In later generations, Li Yuanqing also read some articles introducing and showmanship, saying that at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were more and more people in the literati group who liked the good things of Longyang, especially the old men......

Originally, Li Yuanqing thought that this was just the author's trickery to attract attention, but looking at the appearance in front of him......

Li Yuanqing hurriedly put away his thoughts, this is your sister, isn't this a hobby with those who organized a group to go to Thailand to watch performances in later generations?

Yang Jiao~ Niang's speed is still very fast, every stall, she just glanced at it, and then swept it over directly, and Li Yuanqing had to follow her pace.

walked forward for a while, which surprised Li Yuanqing even more, here, there was a stall opened by a white ghost, and his goods were all dark-skinned blacks.

Seeing Li Yuanqing look over, the thin and tall white man hurriedly showed a flattering smile, revealing his big yellow teeth, "This lord, these are all authentic slaves from Affriken, and the price is very cheap, only 10 taels of silver each." What do you think? Are you interested? If you want more, we can talk about it again. ”

Hearing his Chinese dialect with a strong Beijing accent but some non-standard ones, Li Yuanqing's eyes fell to the ground.

Isn't the Ming Dynasty forbidden to the sea? How can there be such a foreign devil?

At this time, Yang Jiao ~ Niang They had already taken a few steps, and Yang Xiaozhou saw that his adults did not follow, so he hurriedly reminded Yang Jiao ~ Niang.

Yang Jiao~ Niang turned around, walked to Li Yuanqing's side, and couldn't help but smile, "Yuanqing, are you interested in these black ghosts?" ”

Li Yuanqing was not only interested in them, but was simply very interested, and whispered to Yang Jianniang: "Jiaoniang, you go shopping first." I'll take a look here. Later, you can come directly to me here. ”

Yang Jiao~ Mother couldn't help but glance at Li Yuanqing, bit Li Yuanqing's ear and said, "Yuanqing, you dare to be lazy." Forget it, I'll spare you. I'll settle accounts with you in the evening. ”

Li Yuanqing was a little speechless, even though his physical strength in this life was quite good, he was still willing to bow down when he went shopping with women.

Yang Xiaochuan was going to stay, but Li Yuanqing sent him to follow Yang Jiao~ Niang, in case of an accident, he could also take care of him.

Seeing Yang Jiao~Niang and his entourage go away, this white ghost became more and more enthusiastic about Li Yuanqing, "How is it?" This man, do you have a match? Hey. ”

He approached Li Yuanqing with a lewd smile and explained in a low voice: "Don't look at these girls as very dark, but they have a unique charm. What do you wise people say? ”

He patted his head, as if he couldn't remember.

Li Yuanqing smiled and said in English: "You are from Africa?" ”

When this white man heard that Li Yuanqing could actually speak English, his face couldn't help but change, and after a moment, he instantly jumped up excitedly and said in English: "God." This, what a miracle. I actually heard my native language here. This lord, could it be you, you, have you been to our Tessie? ”

Tessie, is a general term.

It is a vague general term for Western countries by the people of the Ming Dynasty at this time, just like later generations called Western developed countries Europe and the United States.

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Yes." As a young man, I traveled to England, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. ”

"Oh God. You, you're ......" The ghost was already incoherent, trembling with a cross drawn on his chest.

Li Yuanqing looked at what he was wearing, the inside should be a Western wide long-sleeved white shirt, but outside, it was a coarse cloth robe of the Ming Dynasty, which was a bit nondescript. Moreover, he was greasy, black, dirty and smelly, and it was obvious that he was not doing well in Daming.

As for his dozens of black slaves, most of them were half-grown children, and two obese black women, they were dressed even worse, some in tattered cloth clothes, some just covered with weeds, and they were skinny and skinny.

If it weren't for a pair of shining eyes, it would be like a dead thing.

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, with Daming's degree of conservatism, this ghost guy wants to have a market here, then he has seen the hell.

At this time, the ghost finally relieved himself, "This master, I see that you are a person with status and status. You've been to my hometown of Tessie again. The value of these slaves should be understood. In this way, for the sake of us at first sight, I will give you an eight-percent discount, no, a seven-fold discount, all of them, I can only accept you 300 taels of silver. ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help sneering and said in Chinese: "300 taels? I said sir, why don't you go and grab it? The boys and girls of my Ming Dynasty are only 5 taels of silver. You lowly black slaves, you actually ask for 10 taels of silver each? They came here from Africa, and on your ghost ships that don't even give birth to rats in poor conditions, God knows if they have any infectious diseases in them? Dare to ask for 300 taels? To be honest, 30 taels of silver, Lao Tzu doesn't bother to think about it. ”

As he spoke, Li Yuanqing pretended to turn around and leave.

This ghost guy couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly grabbed Li Yuanqing's clothes, "Sir, sir, slow down." The price can't be negotiated, so we can still negotiate. You can insult my personality, but you must not insult my goods. I bought them at a great price from those pesky Dutchmen. ”

This ghost guy also understood that Li Yuanqing was a knowledgeable character at this time, and he didn't dare to cheat in a big pit, and his face was full of flattering smiles.

"Let go of your filthy pig hands." Li Yuanqing glared at the ghost viciously.

The ghost guy sneered, hurriedly took away his dirty hands, and said with some embarrassment: "Sir, you must know that you are also a person who has been to the civilized world. It's quite rude for you to treat a gentleman in such a tone. ”

Li Yuanqing glanced at him and sneered: "This is Da Ming." What the hell a couple of gentlemen. Here, it is worthless. ”

The ghost guy was a little speechless, but he could only flatter: "Yes." Be. You're right. This is Daming. ”

Li Yuanqing saw that this ghost guy's momentum went down, so he said with a smile: "Mr. Gentleman, what is your name?" Why did you come to my Daming? ”

As soon as the ghost guy heard this, tears and snot couldn't stop pouring out, "Sir, this is a long story......

This ghost is called Stephen ~ Joseph, and he is a descendant of a run-down little aristocrat in the famous port city of Liverpool in the British Empire.

His ancestors, who used to be soldiers, made some meritorious deeds, and had the title of nobility, but in his father's generation, due to his hobby of gambling ~ Bo, the family was in the middle of the road, and soon after he was born, his mother divorced his father and remarried, poor Joseph, can only grow up on the street.

At this time, civilization was just emerging during the Age of Discovery.

Joseph grew up working on the docks, and he was more mature, more discerning, and bolder than his peers.

As a young man, he spent a long time on the west coast of the Atlantic, relying on the slave trade and making a small fortune.

Originally, this could have enabled him to live a prosperous life.

But there is no end to man's greed.

In particular, when he heard that the rich East was full of gold, he took all his family wealth and bought a large shipload of slaves from the Dutch in Africa, and set sail from Cape Town, South Africa, to the mysterious Oriental continent.

But the journey to the east was not all smooth sailing, and because of the long distance and the raging storms, it was not long before an epidemic of scurvy began on his ship, and he suffered heavy casualties.

finally survived to Southeast Asia, but these white aristocrats in Southeast Asia were not interested in him, the weak black slaves.

As a last resort, he had to sell his slaves cheaply in exchange for a meager income to make ends meet.

His original plan was to sell slaves to the East, and then return to Europe with spices and gold, so that he would have no worries about eating and drinking for the rest of his life, and his descendants could live a noble life.

But the reality was like this, and he had to accept it.

After realizing that he could not make ends meet in Southeast Asia, he finally thought of his original purpose and came to the real East.

He stayed in Macao for a few months, but the results were still very small, and by this time he had less than a hundred slaves with him.

In desperation, he decided to take a risk and go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty to try his luck.

It's a pity that Jingshi is even more difficult to mix, he has been here for more than three months, but he has not even sold a slave, and can only rely on a few missionaries in Beijing to help him live.

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