Importing only male slaves is one way. Chen Dexing nodded, the ancient Arab working people were wise! They used black slaves for a long longer time than American imperialism, and the number of black slaves who once labored in the Arabian Peninsula certainly exceeded the number of black people who grew cotton in the United States. But in the 21st century, there are few black maws on the Arabian Peninsula, and there are few people who accuse the Arabs of enslaving blacks. On the contrary, US imperialism has been infamous for generations and has been nailed to the pillar of shame in history!

The reason for this is probably not because the enslavement of black slaves by the Americans exceeds that of the Arabs, but because the black slaves enslaved by the Americans have descendants, so they can stand up for justice for their ancestors, and those blacks who were enslaved by the Arabs basically have no descendants, so naturally no one can stand up and share the petrodollar.

Actually, dig deeper. The black slaves in America were not real slaves, but half-serfs and half-slaves. They have private property, the opportunity to marry, the possibility of redeeming their freedom, and the living conditions are not too bad. And the black slaves of the Arabs are the real slaves!

Selassie. Solomon added: "Of course, the people of the Great Food Country do not completely want female black slaves, they will still buy less. One is that they use it themselves, although they prefer white slave girls, but it is good to change the taste occasionally; Second, it was used to vent for black slaves, which was also a way to encourage labor. ”

Solomon paused for a moment, feeling that there was no murderous atmosphere in the hall, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "The Great Cannibals can be said to be experts in the use of slaves, they use black slaves as coolies and eunuchs, and fill the back house with the white slaves of Europa. Barbarian slaves from the Caucasus and the Kipchak steppes were also trained as Mamluk guards for conquest. If the Ming Dynasty wants to use slaves in Mingzhou, it is completely possible to refer to the method of the Great Cannibals......"

"Saints. Mingzhou also needs white slaves. Monk Liu reminded, "Now the Han people who go to Mingzhou are mainly men. If they want to live in Mingzhou, marriage and reproduction must be considered. ”

The Admiralty Shangshu Gao also echoed: "Sage, the Atlantic Fleet reports that the distance from Europa to the east coast of Mingzhou is very close, and the wind direction is favorable (the wind direction at high latitudes and low latitudes is just the opposite), and it can run a round trip in two months. If we import male and female slaves from West Africa and Western Europe, we only need to transport tens of thousands of unmarried strong men to the past, and we can establish dozens of strongholds on the east coast of Mingzhou. And the strong men of the past can also settle down with peace of mind. ”

The coolies are done by black slaves, and they are accompanied by white girls when they sleep. There is also a castle or a farmstead to live, this is a master! No matter how uneasy it is, it will be unreasonable.

Chen Dexing was also thinking about it. Tens of thousands of armed immigrants who had undergone military training were equipped with the latest flintlock muskets, infantry cuirasses, sabers, a few Andalusian horses, a few Shire horses, a hairy girl to warm the bed, a plot of land and a dozen black slaves, and possibly an Aztec thug, so that he was a happy lord of a large estate.

There are tens of thousands of such manor owners. Coupled with tens of thousands of state-owned black slaves engaged in large-scale projects, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's rule on the east coast of Mingzhou was established. In the future, the large armies that sailed from China will also be able to replenish supplies on the east coast of Mingzhou, and the Atlantic Fleet will also be able to use the east coast of Mingzhou as a base -- now the Atlantic Fleet's actual home port is Macao, and the main ships of the fleet are being repaired in Macao. Officers and soldiers are also on vacation in Macau.

"How much does it cost to get 100,000 black slaves and 10,000 white girls in two years?" Chen Dexing asked Selassie. Solomon.

"White slave girls are hard to say. It depends," Selassie. Solomon analyzed it very professionally. "If there is a big war in Europa, the white slave girls will be easy to obtain. Otherwise, it would be difficult to obtain, because Christianity was in principle opposed to the slave trade. As for the purchase of black slaves from West Africa, this does not require money......"

"Don't need money? Do you want to send troops to arrest them? Land Rover asked with a frown. As the secretary of the War Department, he did not want to send his army to West Africa, tens of thousands of miles away, to capture slaves.

"You don't have to send troops." Selassie. Solomon laughed, "There is no need for money because in West Africa, money is of little use, and the West African coast is rich in gold, and gold is of low value there." Swords, cloth, wine, or anything else are better in West Africa than gold and silver coins. Especially the iron sword, which was the favorite of all the tribal chiefs. With swords, they were able to wage war and plunder slaves and wealth from other tribes. ”

He thought for a moment and said, "If the navigation in the Atlantic Ocean does not pose a difficulty to the Ming Empire, it is actually possible to establish a large triangular trade voyage. ”

Chen Dexing interjected: "West Africa-Mingzhou-Europa Triangle route? ”

"The saint is wise." Selassie. Solomon said, "Europa needs advanced weapons, silk, porcelain, and spices from the Ming Dynasty, which are the commodities exported by Mingzhou; These things were exchanged for inferior swords, cloth, and other bits and pieces in Europa, and some white slaves were sailed to West Africa; After arriving in West Africa, he exchanged Europa's swords, cloth, and scraps for black slaves, and transported them back to Mingzhou with the white slaves. Merchant ships can make excess profits by sailing between Mingzhou, Europa, and West Africa through such a triangular route. ”

This black Jew's business is not bad! Chen Dexing nodded. In these days, it is not easy for a sailboat to run at sea, and there is not much cargo, so it is taboo to sail empty. As a result, this "triangular trade lane", where goods can be found everywhere along the route, has always been a favorite of the maritime industry.

"Also...... "Selassie. Solomon pondered for a while, and then said, "The small one also suggested that the Ming court set up an Atlantic chartered trade chamber to use the power of the state to accelerate the slave trade. The organization of maritime trade with the power of the state was a common method used in the trading countries of the Mediterranean, such as Genoa, Venice and Pisa. The Ming court could grant a concession to this chamber of commerce, and only members of this chamber could trade in Mingzhou and the black African coast. ”

Of course, making money has to be monopolized, and how can someone else get involved in such a lucrative business as the slave trade? Just use the power of the state to organize the slave trade......

If these words were said at the court meeting of the Great Song Dynasty, a group of imperial historians would definitely go crazy. However, there are no good people in the Ming Dynasty. When the Ming Dynasty arose, he engaged in serfdom in Liaodong, and also captured tens of thousands of slaves in Haijin Town!

But Selassie. Solomon's words were still a bit straightforward, Chen Dexing frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "The Atlantic Chartered Trade Chamber of Commerce has a good idea. But the slave trade...... This statement is not true, it should be to save the slaves, to save the slaves from the darkness of Europa and Africa. He paused, "All the white female slaves who were transported to Mingzhou are no longer slaves and maids after marriage, they are Han people." ”

Although the Ming Empire allowed slavery to exist, the laws of the Ming Dynasty did not discriminate against "good" former slaves. As long as you are free, you can get citizenship. If a female slave marries a Han Chinese, she can become a Han citizen, and the children she gives birth to are of course also Han Chinese.

"As for the black slaves," Chen Dexing pondered, "they were not slaves, and they were indentured laborers...... They weren't captured by our guys, were they? ”

Several ministers nodded, Selassie. Solomon nodded his head.

"They were caught by someone else, and our people paid to buy them, and if we didn't buy them, they would be killed. So, we saved them. We are their benefactors! ”

Chen Dexing's eyes rolled, as if he already had a good way to help the people of black Africa progress. He was full of affection for African blackcorns, and would never allow his empire to enslave blacks like the evil American imperialists. They don't even buy slaves, they use money to rescue them.

"We saved the blacks who were captured in the civil war in Black Africa," Chen Dexing thought for a while, and began to think about the Black Corn again, "but what should we do after we save them?" You all know the allusion of Zigong's ransom, right? ”

Selassie. Of course Solomon didn't know, Land Rover and Monk Liu seemed to have heard of it somewhere, Huang Zhishen and Ren Yijiang were all scholars, how could they not know?

Huang Zhishen said: "It's a loss." From now on, the Lu people do not redeem people. ”

Chen Dexing nodded and said, "We can't let the Atlantic Chartered Trade Company be an unredeeming Lu, so we must ask for compensation from the saved blacks." This was the reward for fifteen to twenty years of indentured labor for the Han farmers of Mingzhou, the Han merchants, or the various governors of Mingzhou. Atlantic Chartered Trading Corporations charges a one-time fee to those who use them. After fifteen to twenty years, these blacks will be sent back to black Africa. ”

"Send back to Black Africa?" Selassie. But Solomon was amazed and said, "That will cost a lot of money......

Chen Dexing nodded and said with a smile: "But in order to help more black African people, the Ming Empire can't be too stingy. These blacks, who had worked in Mingzhou for 15 to 20 years, had mastered the advanced agricultural and construction techniques from the Central Plains, and when they returned to Black Africa, they would be able to bring these technologies back to Black Africa, which would significantly increase the production of Black Africa and allow Black Africa to develop in a relatively short period of time. ”

Of course, he didn't say it all in plain terms. If you say it, black Africa can develop with the help and protection of the Ming Empire! And those blacks who had worked as slaves in Mingzhou for 15 to 20 years, after returning to Africa, would be able to use the advanced "indentured labor system" to build and develop black Africa under the protection of the Ming army -- some of the black African colonies protected by the Ming Dynasty!

If only it were a little more blunt. Chen Dexing's current solution is to let the Black Shu millet first be slaves in Mingzhou, and then return to Africa to be slave owners, and a slave who does not want to be a slave owner is not a good slave...... (To be continued......)