However, even if they found out that their "peers" had stolen the business, the two slave traders could not leave directly.

Now that the Great Food King has summoned him, he must at least see it before leaving.

And the two of them are not completely desperate, there are enough female slaves here in Quicksand City, and they should still be needed elsewhere!

Even if Quicksand City doesn't need it right now, there will definitely be a need for more female slaves in the future, and there will be more and more immigrants.

The point is, both of them also want to find out where the robbers are from.

Then the two were sent to the bathroom with mixed feelings.

Lu Frei was still worried about how he could go to see the Great Food King with his fermented body now.

After entering the bathroom, after listening to Gu Rui's explanation, who was hiding from him, he understood that he had to take a shower and change clothes first.

Otherwise, the two of them would not want to enter the door of Zhu Jingyuan's living room in their current state.

The two strong servants who came up gave the two of them a ton of rubbing, washed them thoroughly, and changed into clean clothes.

Then he was sent to Zhu Jingyuan.

As slave traders, they often met nobles and nobles from all over the world.

But Zhu Jingyuan, the Prince of the Ming Dynasty, is really the first time to see it directly.

Under normal circumstances, nobles of this level were not interested in dealing directly with slave traders, and usually arranged for a servant to negotiate business.

Zhu Jingyuan wanted to see them today, which was really too surprising to them.

Both of them were very respectful, very serious, and bowed vigorously:

"The villain Gu Rui/Luffrey meets the king."

Zhu Jingyuan looked at these two people, one was a typical Ming person, and the other was a typical Taixi person, and his expression was obviously a little puzzled:

"You're not a slave dealer of the Ming Dynasty? Why is there still a Xiyi?"

Gu Rui, a Daming slave trader, immediately reported:

"The King, the villain and the British Liverey are now partners.

"The villain doesn't dare to hide it from His Royal Highness, in fact, these female slaves entered the Southern Tianzhu of the British, not the Northern Tianzhu of our Ming Dynasty.

"Liverey's British comptoir is responsible for the purchase of goods in Nantianzhu.

"The villain's Daming Merchant House is responsible for transporting to the Ming Dynasty's vassal kingdom.

"We made a deal on the high seas, so it was legal on both sides.

"The villain heard that there were 3,000 single workers in Quicksand City, so he cooperated with Lufrey to send 3,000 orchids over."

Gu Rui didn't dare to hide his plan in the face of a prince like Zhu Jingyuan, for fear of angering the other party.

After discovering the orchid boat at the docks, the two of them had lowered their expectations for this business indefinitely.

Now I just want to improve my credibility, show how abundant my supply is, and strive for continued trade in the future.

Zhu Jingyuan was slightly shocked by the operation of these two people.

"It was actually shipped from the British-controlled Nantianzhu? Now the British allow you to trade slaves as you please?"

Gu Rui nodded first and said:

"Yes, the British, the British did allow it, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to ship so many slave girls."

Lufrey also nodded in agreement:

"Yes, now the British allow us to transport the population of Nantianzhu and even sell it all over the world......

There were some things that Gu Rui and Lu Frei didn't say.

But Zhu Jingyuan quickly thought of it:

"Mainly sent to Mozhou to work as workers and peasants, right? If it is transported to Mozhou, it is more expensive for young men, right?

"Tianzhu, who has just finished fighting a world war, has an outrageous proportion of women.

"Now the British are selling Tianzhu men to Mozhou again, resulting in a higher proportion of Tianzhu women.

"Now the Tianzhu slave girls must be cheap and difficult to sell, so you shipped them to my quicksand city?"

Gu Rui and Lu Frei were suddenly a little unnatural.

But after all, they are all merchants, and they are slave traders, and they are all very clever

The spiritual ones have no bottom line.

Gu Rui immediately responded with a smile:

"It's just about getting the right product to the right place.

"The colonies of Mozhou need obedient strong men to work and clean up the disobedient Moxi natives.

"Our big food country also needs orchids to start families for workers......

Zhu Jingyuan's most curious thing has been figured out.

The British began to support the Tianzhu slave trade, a bit like they were not worried that the Tianzhu area would not be able to be kept, so they began to transport goods out of the country in advance.

Population is also a very important asset.

With a new market and a new source of goods, the industry is likely to continue to thrive.

Therefore, the slave traders were willing to give up their books and go on the big ship.

Next, it is time to talk about specific transactions, which would not have required Zhu Jingyuan to do it himself.

But I have already met these two businessmen, so it is better to settle the deal as soon as possible on the spot.

So Zhu Jingyuan said with a dry smile:

"It's all very realistic, but you have too many slave girls in it.

"I already have other sources of female slaves here, and I probably don't need you female slaves anymore.

"When you're on the docks, you should have seen three other ships, right?"

Zhu Jingyuan knew that the two slave traders had 3,000 people stuffed on their boats, so he deliberately didn't mention how many people were pulled by his three boats.

Let them estimate for themselves, the more the better, and the more they estimate, the lower the psychological expectations.

The two slave traders nodded weakly.

Then Gu Rui came out and said:

"The Great King's Great Food Country is not just Quicksand City, nor is it just the current immigrants.

"An extra 3,000 female slaves, just enough to reserve in advance.

"Moreover, in the future, it is more attractive for the bachelor to immigrate and send a female slave directly than to work for a year and then get it, right?

"So these three thousand female slaves are still meaningful to His Highness."

Zhu Jingyuan said noncommittally:

"It costs food to keep them, and you have to build more houses.

"The food in our big food country is basically imported, and this is all money, but the land in the big food country is barren and the products are scarce......

"And the orchid of Beitianzhu knows a few words of Daming Yayan, and it is no problem to barely communicate.

"You Nan Tianzhu transported it from you don't understand it at all, communication is a big problem.

"I can wait for the new immigrants to come, and then let the slave traders bring the female slaves from Tianzhu or elsewhere."

Gu Rui and Lu Frei could hear that Zhu Jingyuan was a little interested in this batch of goods, but they had to give a very affordable price.

Otherwise, there is a high probability that you really won't want it, and it is the most natural thing to wait until you need it to order.

In order not to smash the goods in their hands, Gu Rui took the initiative to give Zhu Jingyuan a discount:

"King, we don't have any ranks, all according to the lowest price, one hundred and fifty silver bills for oily ears, and two hundred and fifty silver bills for dry ears......

Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand directly:

"Since there is no sincerity, let's pull it away."

Gu Rui cautiously said tentatively:

"Then the king, you give me a price."

Zhu Jingyuan said very casually:

"One hundred and five for dry ears, eighty for oily ears, a fixed price, if you don't sell it, you will pull it away."

The price that Zhu Jingyuan wanted was discounted by six or even five percent on the basis of the lowest retail price of the same type of slaves in the market.

Even if Tianzhu is in a special situation, the relative price of Tianzhu female slaves is now very low, and it is already very close to their cost price.

And this price does not take into account the excellent individuals that exist in the female slaves.

Gu Rui felt that he couldn't accept this price, which was basically equivalent to completely doing Zhu Jingyuan's work for nothing.

I took the risk of this business in vain,

But only the most modest profit was obtained.

Lufrey, an Englishman, was more direct, and when Gu Rui hesitated how to persuade, he tried to speak:

"King, at the price you gave, we really don't have any profit.

"In order to avoid the expense of shipping back, we will sell this time, but there will definitely be no next time.

"The Great Food Country will definitely need more female slaves in the future, and I really don't recommend that you cut off a supply channel for this kind of trading."

Zhu Jingyuan glanced at Lu Frey, and shrank his head sharply in fright.

Then Zhu Jingyuan smiled dryly and said:

"Then the next time you come, trade it at two hundred for dry ears and one hundred for oily ears."

The two slave traders were stunned for a moment, and a little surprise immediately appeared in their hearts.

Zhu Jingyuan's words showed them that they could continue to supply female slaves to them in the future.

This is a long-term supply contract, not a one-time sale.

This transaction is basically not profitable, but it will be able to make money in the future, and this transaction is sincere.

Even if the channels of the big food country are officially opened in the future, you can make money step by step.

It's just that the price given by Zhu Jingyuan really makes them feel worried.

Gu Rui subconsciously wanted to talk about the price.

As a result, Zhu Jingyuan stopped him by directly waving his hand again:

"Don't tell me the price, I can say as much as I want."

Gu Rui and Lu Frei glanced at each other again, and then nodded with a little entanglement and helplessness:

"Then it will be as the king wishes."

Tianzhu is less than 3,000 kilometers away from Quicksand City, and it is an offshore route in the northern part of the Little Western Ocean, and the danger on the road is very low.

Now there is a mature three-rise steam engine, and the ship is getting bigger and more stable, and the actual transportation cost is very low.

Cooperate with the commercial bank that sent young male ** subordinates to Mozhou, and receive a large number of ordinary female slaves left by them in batches, and the cost can be pressed to seventy silver bills.

One hundred silver banknotes are sold in batches to the Great Food Country, and as long as there are no major accidents on the way to transportation, some will make money.

The key is the female slave with dry ears, Zhu Jingyuan's price is relatively high, and the profit margin is also higher.

In some of the princely states of Tianzhu, the probability of dry ears is more than 30%.

If you specifically look for the supply of dry-eared female slaves, the actual cost may be about one hundred and two.

It is possible to find more dry-eared female slaves and sell them in bulk to the big food country, which can make more money.

If they go to Mozhou and sell separately in the European market, these female slaves will definitely make more money.

But that would take much more time and effort.

Instead of tossing like that, it is better to make one more trip to the big food country and give the goods directly to the big food country.

This is actually Zhu Jingyuan's deliberate guidance.

In the future, the big food country will try to dry the ear female slaves as much as possible to reduce the proportion of body odor in the big food country.

Anyway, it's only two hundred silver bills, and the big food workers can buy one a year.

Tianzhu's gender ratio is distorted, and it is only appropriate for the big food country to help balance it.

After the sale and purchase between the two parties were negotiated, Zhu Jingyuan asked the book to draw up a simple peace agreement.

The peace treaty does not mention slaves, but talks about two enthusiastic merchants who help single workers in the Great Food Country to find concubines.

The Big Food Nation gives a certain amount of remuneration, which is ultimately paid by the individual workers.

Zhu Jingyuan himself did not sign the contract.

Although the words are as elegant as possible, they are still essentially the slave trade.

How could he sign such a peace treaty with the prince of the Ming Dynasty.

So let the governor of the palace, Shi Liu Zhixin, come and sign a contract with Gu Rui and Lu Frei.

After the cooperation was completely confirmed, Zhu Jingyuan asked the bookkeeper to pass the order, and the ship of Gu Lu and the others could start unloading.

This side was supposed to send off guests, but Gu Rui boldly asked before leaving:

"Dare to ask the king, which merchant house brought the female slaves of the other three ships on the dock? We've never seen each other in Tianzhu......

Zhu Jingyuan could not answer, but he smiled and gave a misleading answer:

"It was sent by the Ottomans, of course you can't see it in Tianzhu."

The Barbary pirates were originally Ottoman vassals, and they continued to move to Mozhou with the Ottomans in the future.

Of course, these slave girls were sent by the Ottomans, and this answer is completely realistic.

Gu Lu and the others suddenly realized that it was too normal for the Ottomans to sell female slaves.

However, the supply of Ottoman goods is now not as sufficient as that of Nantianzhu.

The Ottomans were originally not as large as Nantianzhu, and the key was that Nantianzhu had just experienced a war of attrition.

Men have died in large numbers in the last decade or so, and the percentage of women left is ridiculously high.

The two sides really competed, and the supply of goods in Tianzhu was sufficient, and it was cheaper.