Chapter 175: Will pirates have an impact on us?

In this small hotel called the 'Manhattan International Hotel', there are many minors like this child, the oldest of whom is only 12 years old, and there are both men and women.

These children came to Manhattan from Virginia to find a living, and most of them worked as beggars to support themselves.

Compared with before, their lives are simply one heaven and one earth, and they cannot be said to be the same at all.

Therefore, the children who work in the hotel now cherish their current work and life very much. And all of them work very hard, trying to save enough money to buy a house in Manhattan before they reach adulthood.

At this time, the city of Manhattan did not prohibit the use and employment of child labor.

Because the children of this era are obviously more precocious than the 21st century.

This kind of precociousness does not refer to one aspect to another, but to their mind, their outlook on life, and their experiences.

At the beginning, Zhao Hongyu and the others also had a dispute over the use of child labor.

In the end, Zhao Hongyu still compromised.

Because there are a lot of children in Manhattan, they don't have a skill, and they can't be soldiers. If they are not given a way to earn a living, then many people will surely starve to death in the winter.

In addition, the children of the Indians near Manhattan City, even when they were young, would go out to hunt and come to Manhattan to sell. Even if it's a hare or something.

As a result, the employment of child labor has become a default fact in the city of Manhattan.

At the same time, the intelligence department in charge of Wang Shan reported that Zhao Hongyu told Zhao Hongyu that these Virginia children who came to Manhattan had little loyalty to their own country, but had a good impression of the Song people who hired them to work.

These children also work very hard and cherish this hard-won life.

This made Zhao Hongyu feel that this step was right.

After saying goodbye to Lukes, the boy left his room and went to the next room, knocking on the door and asking if he needed anything, such as buying breakfast or other things.

It was the first time that Lux had encountered such a service, but it made him feel very warm, and even made him feel that he was already a noble lord.

Yes, only the nobles can have such intimate servants to serve.

In fact, he didn't know that this kind of service is nothing in the 21st century, it is simply too normal.

The owner of this inn has only managed to convince many Europeans who have stayed at this inn and has become a loyal customer.

And near the port of Manhattan, there are many more such hotels.

There are no less than fifteen or sixteen hotels such as 'Dubai Seven Stars', 'Desert Palace' and 'White House'. Almost every one of them has their own characteristics, which can attract die-hard repeat customers.

Ahem, of course, these hotels also have child laborers working for them.

So, near the pier in Manhattan, you can often see teenagers shouting at each other and soliciting customers for their hotels.

Slowly closing the door, Lux stepped into the bathroom.

He took off his clothes and stepped into the barrel to let the hot water pour over him.

It's so comfortable!

The temperature of the water is just right, not too hot but it makes people feel hot.

"Three dollars a month, the merchants of Manhattan are much kinder than the European merchants. Managing three meals a day, this is simply a good person. ”

Lux closed his eyes and muttered to himself.

He thought of his own childhood, which was much more miserable than these children.

At that time, two meals a day was a dream, and most of the time it was one meal a day, and it was not possible to eat oatmeal paste every time.

The water in the barrel rose above his neck, and Lux groaned in comfort.

Probably because it was too comfortable, Lux actually fell asleep.

I don't know how long it took for Lux to wake up by his deputy who had already returned.

He scooped up the water and washed his face to make himself sober.

"What time is it now?"

Lux stood up in the barrel, picked up the soap on the side of the barrel, and began to rub it on his body as the boy had instructed.

Soon, soapy foam was forming on Lux's body, and greasy stains began to rub off his body.

It's pretty good.

Seeing that the dirt on his body was easily removed, Lux was happy.

"It's only been an hour, Captain, I bought a few buns and came back, and I saw a lot of people buying this food, and it must be delicious."

The deputy stood aside and looked at Lukes who was taking a shower.

"Where did you buy it, what are the buns?"

"Yesterday's ramen restaurant, I didn't expect them to sell breakfast, and buns are such round things."

The deputy replied and held up the small wooden box containing the buns.

"Is this wooden box a gift?" , Lucas glanced at the back and said.

The deputy shook his head: "Of course not, I paid a deposit for this wooden box, otherwise people wouldn't give you this kind of box." ”

"It's very fragrant, even though you didn't open the box, I still smell it."

The scent of buns kept coming out, which made Lux, who was taking a bath, feel his index finger fluttering.

"Captain, take a bath first. I'll just put the buns on the table outside, and you can eat them after you've washed them. The deputy exited the bathroom and came outside.

"Okay, you eat first. I'll eat it when I'm done, and then you come and wash it. Lux said loudly in the bathroom. Taking a hot shower in the morning is really comfortable and relaxing. ”

It's a pity that the deputy who was outside didn't have time to answer him.

Now the deputy is holding the meat bag and constantly stuffing it into his mouth, and the fat in the meat bag slowly flows out of the corner of his mouth.

Fragrant!

It's so fragrant!

I bite my tongue when it's delicious!

The food here in Manhattan is so delicious.

The deputy, who was eating fragrant meat buns, was full of such doubts.

The price of meat buns is not expensive, one copper plate is one, and a small dragon yang buys ten buns.

This bun is the size of a fist, and the filling is bison meat.

Coupled with the noodle shop owner's stuffing with thirteen spices, as well as an exclusive secret recipe, this steamed bun immediately became famous in Manhattan.

Originally, Zhang Tie wanted to name this bun Gou Buli, but the owner of the noodle restaurant did not agree.

Later, at the insistence of the noodle shop owner, this popular Manhattan bun was named 'Manallow'.

Yes, the name is 'Mandonald's' and not McDonald's.

I don't know if McDonald's will be scolded as a knockoff after McDonald's comes out......

After taking a shower, Lux walked out.

He couldn't help but laugh when he saw his deputy sitting in his seat, burping constantly, and at the same time having a greasy mouth: "You unproductive guy, as for it." ”

As he spoke, he walked over to the table and sat down.

The deputy replied, "Captain, you will know it by tasting it yourself." With that, he stood up, walked over to the fireplace and picked up the boiling kettle, and poured himself and Lux a cup of hot water.

"I'm going to take a bath, captain, you eat slowly."

The deputy then walked into the bathroom and closed the door.

Lux picked up a bun and put it in his mouth to taste it, and then he did the same as his deputy......

After Lux finished his breakfast, he wiped his mouth and collapsed on the bed. It didn't take long for him to fall asleep.

When the deputy came out after taking a shower, he saw that Lux was already snoring from sleep, and he unceremoniously collapsed on the bed to rest.

For the next three days, Lux and his lieutenants spent their days wandering the Manhattan harbor and chatting with nearby bosses to get useful information from them.

At the same time, pay attention to the buying and selling of other merchants and Manhattan.

Since they don't plan to do anything to Manhattan now, they must have a source of income for Lukes to live.

So, they set their sights back on other merchants.

On this day, Lux finally waited for an opportunity.

A Portuguese merchant ship was about to leave the port of Manhattan, a Galen ship with twenty-four gun emplacements, much worse than the Swordfish in terms of firepower.

Moreover, this Portuguese merchant bought more than a dozen sets of ceramics, as well as a lot of grain.

Lux wasn't interested in food, he cared about ceramics.

More than a dozen sets of ceramics can definitely sell for three or four thousand gold coins in the Mediterranean.

It's a big deal.

So, Lukes, who had been dormant in Manhattan for a long time, began to prepare.

When the Portuguese merchant left his post, Lux and the others left the port of Manhattan in the Swordfish, following the Portuguese.

As soon as they arrive at a suitable place, then this Portuguese will turn into a tragedy.

"My lord, the man named Lux has already sailed out of the harbor on the Swordfish." When Lux and the others left Manhattan, information about them was also sent to Song Hu and Zhang Tie.

Pirates?

Hehe, that's interesting.

It seems that our trade in Manhattan has become hot, and even pirates have attracted it.

Through the feedback of information on intelligence, Song Hu and Zhang Tie both saw the analysis, this guy named Lux and his group are pirates, and they definitely have bad intentions when they come to Manhattan this time.

However, these people were quite safe in Manhattan, so Song Hu, who was in charge of the military, did not attack them.

Instead, we want to see what these guys are going to do.

Now they can see it, dare to feel that this is stepping on the point in Manhattan and looking for a big fat sheep.

"Will this have an impact on trade? Should we inform the countries, after all, if piracy is rampant, we will lose a lot. ”

Song Hu turned his head and looked at Zhang Tiedao beside him. (To be continued.)