October of the 7th year of the Great Tomorrow Road, Hong Kong.

This emerging seaport on the British Isle is not only the main anchorage of the Ming Atlantic Fleet, but also the key point of the Kingdom of England's foreign trade, as well as a window to the world.

With the fall of the Mongols across the English Channel, it became a refuge for the middle and upper class of Western Europe, who were unwilling to be a fourth- and fifth-class European. Merchants and craftsmen from the Rhine and the Netherlands, teachers and students from the University of Paris, and nobles, merchants and priests from France, Germany, Poland and other places gathered here. These exiles brought with them not only the population, but also the wealth, industry, and knowledge that made the city of Hong Kong more and more prosperous. Because of the strong demand, goods from the Far East began to flow here, and many Western European merchants and artisans who fled to Hong Kong began to produce and sell their shoddy handmade products.

The whole city is noisy and noisy, with people of all nationalities and colors mingling with each other. Motorcades of cars and horses constantly travel between the pier and the city. Wooden wheels wrapped in iron sheets crushed the sparks on the stone slabs of the streets. The wandering knight in worn chain mail with a long sword pinned to his waist, looked at the Chinese signs of the shops around him as if Grandma Liu had entered the Grand View Garden - most of the shops hanging Chinese signs were for fashion, and medieval Europe was illiterate, not to mention Chinese, even English in England not many people could write and read. Here in Hong Kong, everything that is on the side of China (Seris) is now popular, and even pedestrians walking on the street, as long as they have two dollars, are wearing Chinese-style clothes.

Of course, there are many refugees who have wandered here. The city of Hong Kong is full of beggars. Walk through the streets and alleys.

There were also many mercenaries hired from Germany and Castile, dressed in wrought-iron carburized "steel armor". Holding a spear, he stood guard at the gate of Hong Kong City. As if to tell the inhabitants of the city. The brutal war continues!

The whole city is filled with a kind of rising energy.

This is Selassie. Solomon and his assistant Lai Fuchu saw the scene when they first arrived in Hong Kong.

"Mr. Solomon, don't we trade in black slaves? Why came to England? Here are black slaves? ”

It was Lai Fu who was currently the assistant of the Atlantic Chartered Trade Chamber and the owner of Lai's firm. He has now stepped up the ladder, and he no longer thinks about the red poor middle peasant Lai Fu, but the slave trader Lai Fu with a black conscience.

As a reward for his unconscionable deeds, Rifford was already worth a lot of money, after selling the goods he had brought from India. He already had 33,000 yuan of capital in his purse. He also bought land and real estate in Macau, and married a wife.

Behind him was a tall and handsome white man, who was his brother-in-law, and he was wearing chain mail and a long sword pinned to his waist, and he knew at a glance that he was a knight.

This knight, surnamed Ségur, was a Frenchman, and his father was a Count, and he died in battle with King Louis IX on the banks of the Vistula. Then the Mongol army entered France, and the castle of the House of Segur was captured. This Henry. Segur had no choice but to flee to Macau with his mother and sister. With little belongings to be brought out, the life of a large family soon fell into trouble. Finally had to take his pretty sister Isabella. Segur is married to Lai Fu, a wealthy businessman from China......

"There are white slaves here!" Selassie. Solomon rode on horseback and rode with Rifle in the streets of Hong Kong. He was very remarkable—a black man could be on an equal footing with the noble Lord Seris.

Selassie. A smug smile appeared on Solomon's face, "As the head of Solomon's family, who has been engaged in the slave trade for a long time, I know very well that the value of white slaves is much higher than that of black slaves...... If you go to Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, you will find out. There are so many magnificent ancient buildings there. It has stood for thousands of years and more. It was the work of white slaves in ancient Rome and Greece. Unfortunately, there were no slaves left in Europe, so their civilization weakened. ”

Selassie. Solomon looked regretful. It seems that the reason for the Mongol cavalry trampling Europa was the decline of European slavery.

"But now it's fine!" Selassie. Solomon smiled, "Thanks to the Great Khan of the Mongols." There are slaves in Europa now, and there are slaves here in Hong Kong, and too many people have lost everything, running here to escape the butcher's knives and iron hooves of the Mongols, only to have to trade their freedom for food that will keep them and their families alive. However, this is a great opportunity for us. An opportunity to buy a large number of white slaves at a low price! ”

"What happens after you buy it at a low price?" Lai Fu shook his head and said, "Except for the white slaves, other white slaves can't be sold at all." Male white slaves were not allowed to enter the country...... If it is discovered by the Atlantic Fleet, we are finished. ”

Selassie. Solomon smiled and waved his hand: "Why did I transport the male white slave to Mingzhou?" Brother Lai, don't always think about simple buying and selling, in fact, the slave trade is only the lowest part of the entire slave industry. On top of this, there are many industries and profits that can be developed. ”

"Is there one?" Lai Fu shook his head blankly.

"Of course!" Selassie. Solomon said, "You Seris don't know anything about the slave industry!" I'm a little skeptical that you're going to be able to use black slaves well? Oh, by the way, they're not black slaves, they're just twenty years of bonded labor...... It's a waste, a slave is worth more than twenty years of hard work! ”

Talking, Selassie. Solomon shook his head repeatedly, "Fortunately, I am a merchant who really understands the slave industry, and I will make every slave fully valuable!" ”

"But...... Solomon, where do you want to sell the white slaves? Lai Fu asked impatiently.

"Africa!" Selassie. Solomon replied earnestly. "I'm going to transport white slaves to Africa!"

"What? African ......" Rifford rolled his eyelids, "isn't there a black slave there?" ”

"That's right!" Selassie. Solomon said, "But there is also a need for white slaves!" ”

"Selling white slaves to blacks?" Rifford looked at Selassie incredulously. Solomon.

Selassie. Solomon sneered and said contemptuously, "Negro? Negroes know a fart! They only know that white people are not 'cooked' people. Can't eat it yet! That's what those blacks in West Africa think about slaves! ”

He was talking about the views of certain cannibal tribes in Africa...... While passing through West Africa, Selassie. Solomon's fleet visited the Kingdom of Mali. He was warmly entertained by King Wally, and he also saw the cannibal tribe attached to the King of Mali. He also signed an agreement with the King of Mali to "exchange weapons for slaves".

"The slave trade is just a small profit." Selassie. Solomon thought for a moment and, in the Chinese idiom he had mastered, said, "Profits as small as a fly's head." And running a white slave farm in Africa will make us unimaginable profits! ”

"Africa's ...... Where? ”

"It is currently an island off the coast of West Africa," said Selassie. Solomon said, "There are several such islands under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Atlantic. It's almost undeveloped now, and we can use white slaves to exploit it and build farms...... If there are minerals there, you can also build a mine, you can also set up a craft workshop or something. Those islands could be a transit point for our trade with black West African countries such as Mali. You can even buy slaves and gold from Africa directly from the supplies produced there! In addition, it can also become a white slave production area! ”

"Origin?"

"Yes!" Selassie. Solomon smiled and nodded, "The big white slave gives birth to the little white slave, so that the white slave will not become extinct!" What do you think? Am I a genius among slave owners? ”

Lai Fu nodded with some admiration. Solomon is worthy of being a time-honored slave trader, and he still has the idea of sustainable management.

"But...... Those islands are under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Palace, and if the Governor's Office does not grant it......"

Lai Fu's face suddenly turned gloomy again, and it turned out that the two of them had already arrived at the gate of the Hong Kong Governor's Mansion in the Ming Dynasty -- this was a Chinese-style official gate, sitting north and facing south. Facing the crossroads, there are stone lions on both sides of the gate, as well as flagpoles erected high, hanging the sun and moon flags of the Ming Dynasty. There were also guards with spears and plate armor at the door. It's not majestic!

They have come today to meet His Excellency Lieutenant General Marquis Chen Chongguan, Deputy Governor of the Atlantic and Governor of Hong Kong. The aim was to ask Chan Chong Guan to support the opening of a slave market in Hong Kong and a white slave farm programme in West Africa.

But when I thought of myself as a slave trader and a commoner who didn't even have a gentry card, I wanted to meet the feudal officials of the Ming Empire. And they also have to ask the other side to support the slave trade. Lai Fu couldn't help but tremble in his legs.

When at home, let alone the governor. It's just a town mayor and a township head, and they are all existences that Lai Fuba can't afford!

A commoner was going to see the Governor. You won't be beaten out with a stick, will you? Lai Fu thought worriedly, and for a moment he stood at the gate of the Governor's Mansion and didn't dare to take a step inside. It's good that Selassie. Solomon is well-informed, even the Ming Emperor has seen it, what is there to be afraid of a governor.

Seeing that Lai Fu did not dare to take a step, he simply dragged him to the governor's palace. The guards at the door were German mercenaries, all of whom were expressionless and looked like no one was allowed to enter. Seeing Lai Fu coming, he immediately stood upright, and raised his left hand to salute. As if he was welcoming some lord, in fact...... Rifle is a master in Europa! In Hong Kong, here is the noble Lord Seris! If you get to the other side of the English Channel, you will be a noble flag man!

Inside the gate of the Governor's Mansion is the Hou Jian Hall, where people or errands must be registered, and in charge of things are a few Indian lords from Mingzhou -- in today's Hong Kong, East Asian yellow people like Lai Fu are the big masters, Indians from Mingzhou are the second masters, and the white-skinned Europa people are third-class people.

When a second-class Indian saw Lai Fu's first-class Seris, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted respectfully, and opened his mouth in stiff Chinese: "Sir, are you here to run an errand or a visitor?" ”

Lai Fu was not in Europe on his first day, so he naturally knew that the Han people were superior here. However, it was the first time that a big yamen like the Governor's Mansion had returned, and he was still a little weak-hearted. Squeak and can't speak. Or next to Selassie. Solomon replied, "We are representatives of the Atlantic Chartered Traders Chamber of Commerce, and we have come to see Governor Chen. ”

Talking, Selassie. Solomon also took out a gilded business card and handed it over to a Heavenly Dao ticket.

The Indian looked at Selassie with some disdain. Solomon took the business card and the Heavenly Dao ticket, and then said to Lai Fu with a smile on his face: "Sir, please come with me and wait in the room of the noble marquis." As for this ......"

The Indian old man pointed at Selassie. Solomon, "Is this your black slave?" ”

Black slaves? Selassie. Solomon frowned, he was obviously a white man, but when he arrived in Europa, he was always used as a black slave!

"I'm not a slave!" Selassie. Solomon huffed and said, "I am Selassie, the vice president of the Atlantic Chartered Trade Chamber personally appointed by the Great Ming Sage. Lord Solomon! ”

The Indian man was stunned, looked back at Lai Fu, and saw Lai Fu nodding, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, come with me." ”

……

Selassie. When Solomon and Lai Fu visited, Chen Chongguan, deputy governor of the Ming Atlantic and governor of Hong Kong, was meeting guests.

The person who came was the prince of England, "lame" Edward. His "long legs" had been broken by the Mongols with a mace during the Battle of Aquitaine (the campaign to defend the Duchy of Aquitaine) a year earlier! If it weren't for the authentic Nanfen steel armor body, I wouldn't have even given my life.

"It's over, the whole of France is finished, Aquitaine has fallen, Champagne has fallen, Toulouse has fallen, Anjou has fallen...... The king fled to Marseille in Provence and attached himself to his uncle, King Charles I of Sicily. But Charles I was an old fox, and he could not be expected to fight back against France, as long as the Great Khan, who claimed to be the second son of God, did not attack Provence, he would be satisfied! ”

"Lame" Edward nagged about the situation in France, and the whole person looked a little sluggish. I don't know if it's because of the loss of the Duchy of Aquitaine or because of a lameness? It can't be because of sympathy for France anyway.

Chen Chongguan's mood was not high, and half of the responsibility for the defeat of the Battle of the Vistula River was him. After the Battle of the Vistula, he was at a loss for what to do with the situation in Europe. I could only watch Kublai Khan conquer the city and establish a solid rule step by step.

Now Poland, northern Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and France have all fallen! The rich plains of the Western European continent were trampled under the feet of the Mongols. Hungary and Bohemia were occupied by the Mongols, Lithuania and Rus, and became their feudal states. (To be continued.) )