Chapter 291: First Hearing of Slaves
Tang Zheng didn't know many people in Sanjiang, and the people he knew before basically left in that apocalyptic catastrophe.
Moreover, the last days are a great natural disaster, and only those who know after the natural disaster are meaningful, because these people are the ones who survived the natural disaster.
And the person Tang Zheng sees now is the one he knows after the end of the world.
This person once left a deep impression on him, and during his time in Sanjiang, he saw the darkness of human nature after the end of the world, but this person can be regarded as a shining point in the darkness.
It was a man he saw in Yida City who saved many people.
This person's name is Meng Zhiliang, and he was the leader of a survival base in Yida City at that time, and Tang Zheng has never forgotten the warmth of that base.
And when Tang Zheng left, he left them some guns and bullets.
Now this sheriff, who seems to be the highest magistrate of this checkpoint, hugged him when he came out, and this person was Meng Zhiliang.
Seeing him, Tang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
No wonder the previous sheriff said that the stationmaster here was selfless, Meng Zhiliang was indeed such a person, and Tang Zheng was also much relieved.
He stopped the car in the distance and shouted over there: "Meng Zhiliang." ”
Meng Zhiliang, who was about to go for an inspection, suddenly heard a shout, his body suddenly became smart, and then he slowly turned around and looked at Tang Zheng with an incredible look.
When he saw Tang Zheng's face, his expression was slightly puzzled.
At this moment, Tang Zheng has made up makeup, and it is normal for Meng Zhiliang not to recognize it.
But Tang Zheng still waved his hand: "Old friend, but let's talk?" ”
Meng Zhiliang became more and more puzzled, but he still waved his hand and signaled the people around him to stop, and he came to Tang Zheng's side alone.
"You are?"
Tang Zheng smiled: "Can I trust you now?" ”
When Tang Zheng spoke, Ji Yuntian and Su Xin beside him were already ready, if this person found out about the general's side and dared to expose it, they would immediately kill him.
It's a big deal to give up the previous plan and break into the island by force, which is the worst result.
However, Meng Zhiliang's eyes lit up at the moment, and under careful observation, he found the shadow of the past on Tang Zheng's face now.
"You can trust me." Meng Zhiliang nodded heavily.
"Then I need a waiver to Dicui Island, can you get it for me?"
Meng Zhiliang didn't say a word, he directly beckoned one of his subordinates to come over, took a certificate of exemption from inspection from him, signed and stamped it, and handed it to Tang Zheng.
"May I ask your last name?"
The corners of Tang Zheng's mouth brought a smile: "The surname is Tang, I left from here, passing through Yida City." ”
Meng Zhiliang's eyes showed excitement, and he handed the exemption certificate to Tang Zheng: "Can you leave your contact information?" ”
Tang Zheng asked the correspondent to give Meng Zhiliang the phone number and left each other's contact information.
Meng Zhiliang also knew Tang Zheng's identity, after all, this person was still an enemy of Dayan, and he often appeared on TV news, so it was impossible for him not to know.
But he will not expose Tang Zheng, and he always remembers the friendship and help at the beginning.
Without the gun given by Tang Zheng at the beginning, their group of people would not have been able to get out of Yida City at all, let alone today.
So he didn't say anything, just shook hands with Tang Zheng: "Sir, this checkpoint is now managed by me, if there is anything to find me directly, what I can do, absolutely go all out, to be honest, I don't like the current Dayan, nor do I like Chen Hongchang." ”
The last two sentences, he said in a low voice, and he was also very cautious.
Tang Zheng nodded, and the two of them were silent.
Meng Zhiliang didn't have too many greetings with Tang Zheng, which would attract attention, and after giving Tang Zheng an exemption certificate, he got up and left.
Tang Zheng also didn't expect things to go so smoothly, at this moment he couldn't help but sigh, the world is really impermanent, who would have thought that a good deed at the beginning would actually bring a return today.
There are still many good people in this world, such as the white-eyed wolf like Liao Yucheng, after all, there are still a few.
With the pass, Tang Zheng returned to the ship.
After that, the freighter started and went straight in the direction of Dicui Island.
When he came to the channel of the checkpoint again, and when he met the inspectors, Tang Zheng showed his exemption certificate, and the ship was directly released.
After this checkpoint, the waterway in front of you is more open, and Dicui Island is already in sight.
After the Haojiang River bypassed both sides of Dicui Island, it would enter the sea, and standing at the bow of the boat, Tang Zheng could already feel a trace of salty seafood.
In the sky, there are occasionally huge seagulls flying by, and this seagull is also a mutant bird, but the seagulls in this vicinity are often fed and generally do not take the initiative to attack people.
Unless you look weak and lonely, these seagulls will sometimes show their hideous appearance as mutant birds.
But there is no way, this is part of the end times, and it is completely different from before the end times.
Before the end of the world, there were also incidents of ferocious birds attacking people, but now it is only more serious, and in the last days, you can only adapt to these and learn to protect yourself.
The ships gradually approached Dicui Island, where there were dozens of docks.
There are even radio announcements on the shore, and there are huge fluorescent signs telling passing ships to take precautions.
Every wharf here belongs to a country, and the foreigners who occupy Dicui Island have regarded this place as their territory, and Li Wuwu opposed it to ineffectiveness at the beginning, and no one could restrain them, but now that Hanyue is falling apart, this matter has become a fact.
Ships can dock at any wharf, but they have to pay customs duties, and this short waterway is like going abroad.
After paying the tax, you will be protected by the country, and they will ensure that your goods enter the market smoothly, but after that, they don't care, and your customs duties can only serve these purposes.
Tang Zheng chose one of the largest docks to dock.
This dock belongs to the Magnolia Empire.
The Magnolia Empire is also the world's leading power, and this can be seen here at the docks.
Someone at the dock directed the boat to a suitable location, and then some Magnolia people came over to collect the fee.
The leader was a blonde woman in her thirties, with a very good figure.
This time, the woman checked Tang Zheng's cabin.
Shocked by the dense arms inside, this magnolia woman's attitude towards Tang Zheng improved.
"Sir, you are really a powerful man, but we need to count the supplies."
Tang Zheng waved his hand: "You can roughly estimate with your experience, I also need to be in a hurry." ”
"Well, then I'll reckon. Goods here are subject to a tax of about S$50 million. ”
50 million Singapore dollars, for Tang Zheng, is only 5 million light yuan, and Tang Zheng found that the tax officer's estimate of the price was about the same.
Tang Zheng did not make a counteroffer at all, and directly paid a tax of S$50 million, which surprised the tax officer.
"You are such a generous person, you don't have to worry about the rest of the matter, we will send someone to help you unload the goods, and transport these goods to you to the largest trade market in Dicui Island, if you need a warehouse, I can call the shots now, with a 50% discount to get you a suitable warehouse, you know, the warehouse in the trade market is very popular now, many people want to have a store of their own."
"Yes, then please ma'am, I will pay the fee in full."
"OK, nice to meet you sir, my name is Yelena, we can leave contact details."
Tang Zheng and Elena left their contact information, and Elena continued: "Then you can go to Dicui Island first, if you want to live here for a long time, I suggest you can buy a house here, after all, although the house here is expensive, but with your financial strength, it is still easy to buy." ”
Tang Zheng nodded, he really needed a house.
Elena in front of her looks shrewd and should be a suitable guide.
"Miss Elena, I don't know much about this place, I wonder if you can show me around the island and help me find a suitable house?"
"Uh, I'm a little busy here, I don't know how big a house you need?"
Tang Zheng pointed to his boat: "I have a lot of guys here, I may need a bigger house, well, the bigger the better, don't worry, you help me find a suitable one, I will give you a commission." ”
Hearing this, Yelena was tempted: "Okay then, we can go now." ”
Leave some sailors behind to load and unload their cargo, and follow Magnolia's men to the trade market.
Tang Zheng followed Yelena out of Magnolia's border dock and into the interior of Dicui Island.
The island covers an area of more than 2,000 square kilometers and resembles a small continent.
People from dozens of countries are entrenched here, walking on the streets, and all kinds of people and all skin colors can be seen, and this feeling is like being in a foreign country.
Although there is hardly anyone who can launch a warship now, ordinary shipping has actually recovered a lot.
After all, there are no freighters with no technical requirements, even if the appearance is mottled, but as long as the equipment is replaced, it can go to sea, which is easy for various countries.
So on the harbor side of Dicui Island, there are even foreign ships arriving every day to deliver some supplies to their own people.
As long as you avoid the deep sea and go along the shallow sea, it is not impossible to do it by sea, or the voyage will generally be doubled, and the transportation cost will be greatly increased.
Several Humvees on Tang Zheng's boat drove down, taking Yelena, as well as his own guard squad, as well as Ji Yuntian, Hanyang Wu Di, and a few people, driving slowly on the streets of Dicui Island.
As he talked with Yelena, Tang Zheng gradually learned more about the island.
The various forces here all originated in their consulates.
And these consulates have basically made contact with their own countries.
No matter who is in power in their own country, they attach great importance to the consulate in Hanyue.
In order to ensure the right to speak in this land, the consulates of those countries have given great support to the consulates here.
They sent ships, they brought in a lot of advanced weapons, and they even sent troops.
And there are also a large number of foreign survivors here, and when the apocalypse broke out, too many foreigners ran here, so Dicui Island is now very densely populated.
Don't look at such a large island, but there is not much open space, and the population of the entire island even exceeds 20 million.
The large population led to a special trade here, and that was the slave trade.
Elena introduced that as long as you have money, you can buy any style of slave.
Many of the slaves were actually very talented people before the end of the world, and they were proficient in many things, such as cooking, painting, musical instruments, dance, songs, and even opera.
It's just that many things that were sought after by people before the end of the world, after the end of the world, there is no place for them, and many people can't eat, and in the end they can only become slaves in order to survive.
For example, in the City of Chasing Light, there is a place where they can show it, but in the last days there are too few and too few.
Even many foreigners will take the initiative to catch some homeless people, make them slaves, and take them to the trading market to sell.
Elena even asked Tang Zheng if he needed to buy a slave after buying a house here, there were many beautiful girls here.
It's just that Tang Zheng has no interest in this, and now he just wants to find a house first.
(End of chapter)