Although it's hard to be sure whether these guys in front of him are human or not, Wu Ciyou is very interested in their strong muscles. These black people don't look ugly, but they are all over 1.7 meters tall. Compared with the Javanese natives, who are generally in the body of one meter five or six, this can already be regarded as tall.

Garcia muttered something, and the steward hurriedly translated: "He said that these are all people from the Kusoah tribe of Black Africa, these people are the best hunters, because they hunt in the jungle all year round and need to climb trees, so they are all very strong and have amazing arm strength."

Their tribe is not only strong for men, but also for women. It is said that when you give birth, you squat in front of the shack and lay eggs no different from a hen. ”

"A tribe, how many people can there be. I need at least three to five thousand people on this construction site. How many can he offer? Wu Ciyou was not interested in the hen laying eggs, he was interested in how many black slaves the Spaniards could provide.

The steward listened to Wu Ciyou's words and hurriedly talked to Garcia. It seems that this product is not a small benefit fee. Otherwise, I would never be so active in helping.

"He said he now had a hundred Kusoah slaves in his hands."

"A hundred? It's all this physique? ”

"Yes!"

Wu Ciyou looked at these black men and said suspiciously: "Since they are so powerful, how did he catch them?" ”

"Master Wu, don't you know, these blacks are also at war with each other. This Kusoah tribe has a hostile tribe called Akujin. The two tribes, each capturing the other's men and selling them to Garcia. Garcia sold these people to the Middle East. Listen to him, there were many slave traders on the West Coast, who shipped all the blacks to the Americas. There weren't many slave traders on the East Coast, just a few.

So! Guaranteed from quantity to quality! Master Wu, look at ......! ”

"What's the price?"

"One for three Ming silver dollars for men and two silver dollars for women. You can also exchange the goods, and our things are all done. ”

"How many can I get for this?" Wu Ciyou touched left and right, and casually picked up the glass plate containing the fruit. The milk fruits, Longgong, and avocados on the plate were sprinkled all over the ground, and the blacks were lying on the ground and picked them up and ate them, and they didn't know how long they hadn't eaten.

The steward turned around and muttered a few words to Garcia, then turned back and said with a sneer, "He said that you can exchange your plate for five black slaves." ”

"This plate, for these twelve. If you change, you will leave the person behind. If you don't change it, leave quickly. Wu Ciyou put down the glass plate and waved his hand like a fly.

The steward had obviously done something inside, and Wu Ciyou knew that this kind of glass plate was very popular in the Middle East. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the glass technology has been improved again and again in recent years, and the glass has been as pure as crystal. It is definitely not the same as those glassware that contained a lot of impurities a few years ago.

"Master Wu, you ......!" The steward looked embarrassed.

"Eat inside and out, or do you want to take advantage of it? The Garcia just now was purring in his mouth, but his eyes were staring directly at the plate, and it was clearly a very desired expression. Seeing that I am young and want to lie to me? If you want to fool me, you have to be smarter than me. Believe it or not, you become an overseer on the construction site. Holding a leather whip all day long, watching the Javanese natives work. Wu Ciyou pointed to the sweaty overseers with pity.

Xinjiapo is simply not a place for people. Wu Ciyou's house has a large piece of ice inside, and there is a native who is trying to fan it. But out of this room, it's no different from a fire outside.

Under the scorching sun, I was sweating all over my body if I didn't move. Not to mention, to watch those natives at work.

The sweat in the steward's head immediately came out, don't look at Wu Ciyou's young age, but he really has the final say in this place. Although he also has some foundation, it is in Daming, and the county officials are not as good as the current management. In such a hot weather, there was an overseer who suffered from heat stroke yesterday and almost died.

"The subordinates don't dare! If you say change everything, then change it. There are more than a hundred and so on Garcia's ship, and their subordinates will get them back for you at the cheapest price. The steward accompanied the smiling face and be careful, and did not dare to despise Wu Ciyou at all.

"There are ten more plates like that in the kitchen, and you can give them all to him. Before it gets dark, I'm going to see those black slaves. If not, I will lock you up with the natives. ”

"Don't! Other! ”

Li Xiu was surprised to find that there was a group of tall natives on the dock. These natives are taller and stronger than the Javanese natives, and they are more powerful than them. 100 pounds of big stones, pick them up and go. The two men were pushing a cart with 300 pounds of stones, which was about the same as the weight.

I called Wu Ciyou to find out that this was a black man who was exchanged for kitchen plates.

"No wonder he doesn't look like a native of Java, with curly hair. The big lips are so thick, and they don't look like people. "Li Xiu has seen black people in Macau, but he has never seen such black people. These more than 100 numbers can't be seen at night without baring their teeth.

"These blacks are stupid, but they're capable. As long as they are fed, one can top two Javanese natives. The subordinates were also surprised that there was such a strange thing in the world. I don't know how many magical things there are on the other side of the sea. Wu Ciyou stood next to Li Xiu, his eyes looking at the sea with a yearning face.

"I've seen this kind of black man with my eldest brother in Macau before, but it's not so black. It is true that black people are stronger, but the eldest brother said that there are also black people who are short in stature. According to the eldest brother, it is only one meter tall. So...... Bigger than a monkey! ”

"So small, is that still human?"

"I also wondered about this, my eldest brother said that the whole of Africa is such people. The people of Europa are the opposite of them, they all have white skin. There is no whiteness like blood, and the first master of the riding division caught hundreds from Heilongjiang that year, and the faces of the big men are whiter than the girls' families. That's right! You were also in the capital at that time, and you should have seen it when you were a prisoner. ”

"See! The two people who led the way also asked the handsome man to make a wax figure and put it in the pavilion for everyone to see. The subordinates are thinking, what is on the other side of the sea? How many magical places are there in this world? ”

"Sometimes, I want to see what's on the other side of the ocean. Pity! My eldest brother asked me to go back, and my eldest brother wrote that this place would become the largest port in the future. In a few days, Hong Chengchou's ship should have arrived. He's the governor here, will you go back with me, or will you stay here to repair the port? Remind you that the boat from here to Daming is not as comfortable as Zhenyuan. ”

In the past six months, Li Xiu likes Wu Ciyou, a clever guy, very much. The two of them are about the same age, and they can also talk together.

"I'm going to stay here and go back after the port is built. There are not many opportunities in life to complete such a large project overseas. Here, I have carte blanche to do so. I hope that in the future, when this port is built, it will be named after me. ”

"The Ministry of Labor will send workers to burn cement, and you will build a large barracks for me. After the Marine Corps returns, it will be expanded, and the first regiment will be reorganized into the 1st Marine Division, and the 2nd Regiment will be reorganized into the 2nd Marine Division. Big brother also approved more plans to build warships!

It can be seen that the eldest brother is going to do a big job. I feel that the enemy in the future will mainly come from the west. Xinjiapo will become the most important outpost of our Ming Navy. The barracks are small, and I'm afraid I'll have to expand them in the future. ”

"No problem, as long as there is enough cement. Your subordinates will be able to build enough barracks for you! I haven't built a house for half a year, not because there is no cement. It's a good deal for you to have the supply ships bring in more glass, and the sand is burned and replaced with working blacks.

I've heard that blacks aren't worth a fortune in the Middle East. But our Ming glass mirror can be sold for a gold coin in the Middle East. Take this opportunity to make a lot of money. ”