Chapter 370: The Slave Trade

"Lord Yang said that the food I brought to you yesterday consisted of fish and meat, and each of you spent at least two oceans. If you don't want to sign a contract to go to Africa, now everyone takes out two oceans, and if you can't take them, drag them to feed the dogs. ”

The strong man who spoke before said angrily: "Yesterday, when you brought the food, you didn't say that you would go to Africa to work, and today you turned your face and made us lose money. ”

The suit translator sneered: "Yesterday, Lord Yang made it very clear to you, I can testify to this, but I blame you for not understanding foreign language." I'm too lazy to talk to you, you guys are either going to work in Africa, or you're going to break your legs and drag them to feed the dogs, and weigh them yourself! I'll be here tomorrow morning to take you aboard. ”

The foreigner left with the interpreter, and the women who were with the strong men began to cry as if the end of the world had come. Liu Zixuan asked a few people to ask what was going on, but no one told her the answer. When she wants to give food to NPCs and asks for news, each NPC will treat her food as if it is poisonous, even if she is hungry.

Liu Zixuan had no choice but to change his strategy, he went to the NPC refugees to receive the task of finding food, and then handed the food to the NPC. Some NPCs do get quests, but when they hear that they are going overseas, the NPCs immediately turn cold towards her.

Liu Zixuan found many NPCs to ask the reason, but these NPCs were always hesitant and unwilling to tell her. She was patient and instructed her two subordinates to also go around doing some small tasks for the NPCs, but she never mentioned going to Nanyang. She spent the whole afternoon in the refugee camp, looking for refugees and receiving many small tasks and completing them, but there were still no clues.

Just when Liu Zixuan was helpless, one of his players suddenly ran over and said, "Sister Zixuan." I know why these people are so scared. ”

Liu Zixuan was overjoyed and said, "What's the matter? ”

"The foreign devil who came before was an Englishman, his name was Bruce, and he worked on the merchant ship Fingal. The NPC interpreter next to him was named Li Ergou, and the two of them had been coming to the camp every day for the past week, and after Bruce had made a spurt to the refugees, they would provide them with some food. Then the next day, Li Ergou would threaten the refugees. Let them go to Africa to work, and if they don't want to, let them pay for food. ”

"There's an old talent in the camp, and he says he knows where Africa is, and there are cannibalistic dark-skinned people. None of the refugees wanted to go to Africa, but Bruce and Li Ergou brought thugs, and as long as they couldn't take out two oceans, they would take them on the boat. So far, more than 1,000 people have been fooled, but new refugees are added to the camp every day, and the refugees who have just come do not know the situation and eat their food. ”

Liu Zixuan's heart moved: "Could it be that this ship is a slave ship of the British?" Are they trying to choose able-bodied refugees to go to Africa as slaves? ”

"Probably that's it! Because they've been tossing around here for a week. Therefore, when the refugees heard that we also wanted them to work in Nanyang, they regarded us and the foreigners as if they were on the same foot. Sister Zixuan, what should we do? Why don't we find NPCs to hire in another place! ”

Liu Zixuan pondered for a moment and said, "Let's take a look first!" Ziyu, you take me to meet the refugees who told you this news, and see if I can ask for any other clues. ”

The player called Zifeiyu is an alumnus of Chen Hao's reality, a member of Shuanghui's harmonious development, and has also followed Chen Hao for a long time. He quickly took Liu Zixuan to an old man, who was skinny. Wearing a tattered long gown, he looks like he is going to die at any moment.

Liu Zixuan walked up to the old man. said politely: "Old man, we are not all the way with those foreign devils, I have something I want to ask you." ”

The old man twisted a few white beards, smiled at Liu Zixuan and said, "Of course the old man knows that you are not all the way, I have seen what you have done for the past half a day, and foreign devils will not be so kind to you." I know I've already told your companions. I believe you say that you are doing business in Nanyang, but the refugees are all deceived and afraid, and they are afraid that you will not be able to hire people here. ”

Liu Zixuan groaned; "So how can we win the trust of refugees? I hope the old man will give us an idea. ”

The old man shook his head and said, "It's hard! Those refugees are poor people, who went to Africa for nothing to be eaten. Alas! If you can find a way to save those refugees, the rest of you will believe in you. As long as you can feed them, I guess most people are willing to go to Nanyang with you! ”

"Player Liu Zixuan, NPC Zhao Xiucai issued you the task 'Refugees' Trust', the task completion condition: to save 2000 refugees who were forcibly taken to the ship by foreigners. Reward: Gain the trust of the Lingnan Refugees, and if the conditions are right, the chance of success in hiring Lingnan Refugees will reach 90%. ”

Liu Zixuan was excited after choosing to accept the task, increasing the population of Cam Ranh Bay is a big deal, and it would be too tiring to hire NPCs by slowly doing small tasks. If she can save the refugees who were deceived into boarding the ship, there is a 90% chance that the large number of refugees in Lingnan City will be hired, so that she can continue to move people from Lingnan to Cam Ranh Bay.

The reward of this mission is so unbelievable and difficult that it is impossible to snatch 2,000 refugees from foreigners. Foreigners have all kinds of privileges in China, and if Liu Zixuan kills foreigners with her subordinates on impulse, it will not only cause diplomatic disputes, but she will never want to come to Lingnan again in the future.

Not being able to come to Lingnan is nothing, the key is that killing foreigners does not work, and a large number of foreigners must be involved in such a big deal as trafficking 2,000 refugees to Africa. The British Embassy must have known about the fact that this ship dared to openly rob people in Lingnan, so moving this ship would cause big trouble.

Liu Zixuan did not act rashly, she instructed the player to find an inn nearby to settle down, and see the situation the next day. After resting for the night, she got up at nine o'clock the next morning and led people to the refugee camp to wait for Bruce and Li Ergou to arrive.

Bruce arrived about ten o'clock, followed by a dozen soldiers with rifles on their backs, eight of whom were in British uniforms and six in French uniforms. Liu Zixuan was very surprised to see this scene, this slave ship could carry foreign soldiers as minions, and it was obviously supported by the foreign embassy. There were both British and French soldiers in the team, which proved that this was a joint operation between Britain and France, and it was even more difficult to complete the task.

Li Ergou walked up to the refugees yesterday and said proudly: "Have you thought about it, whether to compensate for the losses of the foreign adults, or to go to Africa to work?" ”

Of course, Liu Zixuan knew that black cannibalism was a rumor, and the slave traders only transported foreigners to South Africa to work as coolies, not to send them to black people to eat. It's just that she didn't tell Zhao Xiucai about this, the worse the refugees spread the foreign devils, the greater the credit she gave to saving all the refugees, and the more grateful the refugees were.

Zi Feiyu saw that Bruce and Li Ergou forcibly took away more than a dozen refugees, and said indignantly: "Sister Zixuan, isn't our mission to save refugees?" Gathering our people together should be able to kill those foreign devil soldiers and rescue those more than a dozen refugees. ”

Liu Zixuan shook his head and said: "Our task is to rescue all the refugees, even if we save these more than ten refugees, it will have no effect, but make the slave traders vigilant." ”

Zifeiyu said depressedly: "Then what should I do?" The slave ship must have been heavily guarded, and we were outnumbered to take it. ”

Liu Zixuan smiled: "Of course we can't, but we can send a telegram!" This slave ship will definitely pass through the South Seas and then enter the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Malacca, so it is completely possible for Chen Laoda to send warships to intercept it. ”

Zi Feiyu hesitated: "But there are British and French slave traders, and Boss Chen won't cause trouble if he sends warships to intercept their ships, right?" ”

Liu Zixuan nodded and said, "Boss Chen will definitely be in trouble if he sends a warship to do it, but Boss Chen is not the only pirate in Nanyang. With Boss Chen's shrewdness, he would definitely have a way, he only needed to contact a group of pirates, promise to give the pirates some arms, and let the pirates come forward to rob the slave ship. ”

"Boss Chen has a base in Cam Ranh Bay, so he doesn't dare to offend the British and French for the time being, and the pirates have no scruples. We first inquired about when the slave ship would start, and then sent the merchant ship back to report to Boss Chen, so that we don't have to worry about the slave ship. ”

"After Boss Chen settles down the refugees, he can arrange for a merchant ship to send one or two hundred refugees back, and with those refugees to advertise, our task should be completed. Ziyu, Boss Chen seems to be preparing for long-term development in Cam Ranh Bay, and now the most lacking thing in Cam Ranh Bay is population, we must do this well......"

Liu Zixuan went to the refugee camp every day to do some tasks and sent some food to Zhao Xiucai, but he didn't mention anything about saving the refugees. Zhao Xiucai had a disappointed look on his face, but he did not snub Liu Zixuan and the others because of this, after all, foreigners are doing mischief in the land of China, and it is normal for people who do business like Liu Zixuan not to offend foreigners.

Two days later, Bruce and Li Ergou suddenly became anxious, and they didn't even make excuses anymore, and directly sent troops to snatch the refugees away. Liu Zixuan has been secretly calculating how many refugees have been taken away, and in just three days, 800 strong men have been brought to the ship, plus the previous refugees are close to 2,000.

When Zhao Xiucai released the mission, he mentioned that he wanted to save 2,000 refugees, so this time the foreigners should be preparing to sell 2,000 refugees to Africa, which means that the foreigners are about to sail. Liu Zixuan ordered the merchant ship to return to Cam Ranh Bay first to report and inform Chen Hao to get ready, while she took the player to stay, ready to inquire about the time and route of the Fingal. (To be continued......)