Chapter 486: 'Transaction'
After planing, the surface is smooth and shiny, without any special protection, and will not be decayed by insects for thousands of years;
It is not scarce in the offshore sea, and although the flesh is fishy and poisonous after prying the shell and is inedible, the round pearl that grows inside is smooth and huge like a pearl on the earth;
and the animal organs that can have a great tonic effect on certain functions of men after eating... The wondrous islands of Hell are full of gold in the eyes of the landers, and many ordinary things that are of little value in the eyes of the people of Hell are worth a lot of money in their eyes.
So when Someril stood at the door of a very simple bark house covering an area of more than 300 square meters and told Lu Qi and his companions that Zhang Lisheng was sympathetic to the caravan's plight, and not only planned to let the Wuli people let them go, but also was willing to try to see if they could make the natives compensate the fleet for some of the Hell Islands' specialties, the eyes of most of the landholders in the treehouse lit up.
But there are also a small number of people who have unnecessary worries, "Compensate us for some Hell specialties, this, is this really feasible, don't anger the Hell people instead..." A middle-aged man wearing a shirt that was so dirty that he couldn't see the color clearly and rolled up his sleeves was silent for a while, expressing his concerns with a bitter expression.
"If you are angry, you will be angry, we will not be able to go anyway," Antonio shouted to block the middle-aged man's words, "so I don't know what those barbarians are going to raise us for, and live our lives in fear all day long, it is better to anger them and let them cut off their heads." ”
The courage shown by the descendants of the noble lord of the city of Heinheim, which is inversely proportional to the wisdom, surprised the ladies around him. It also made Lu Qi, who was in deep thought, come back to his senses, "I don't think it's so bad Antonio, since that Mr. Li Sheng can propose a plan to let the Wuli people compensate us, he must have some certainty of completing this matter."
Ms. Somelil, could you please take me to Mr. Li Sheng right away?"
"Absolutely. The Atlantean woman nodded, and led several of the main directors of the landland caravan to Zhang Lisheng's bark house.
Standing at the doorway and looking around, he saw that the light was bright and abundant, the huge windows were facing the ocean, and there were many whole pieces of beast fur on the ground, and the prosperity of the young man's living environment made Lu Qi's uneasy mood unconsciously relax half.
He quietly took a deep breath. I was about to speak. Suddenly, I was very surprised to see a native running past him, kneeling down in front of the black-haired young man not far away, and began to talk non-stop.
"Luch, you see that 'dwarf' actually bowed to the dark-haired fellow on his knees. It's so weird...
Do you think the person we are going to meet is a spirit who has become a 'human'...", as Luch listened intently to what the kneeling Hell man was saying. Antonio said in his ear.
The descendants of the former lord of Heinheimmann thought that his voice was not high. But as soon as the words fell, they attracted a glance from Zhang Lisheng.
In such a life-or-death moment, Luch could no longer tolerate the stupidity of his companions. Lowered his voice and roared, "Shut up Antonio, Mr. Li Sheng's appearance of a Hellguardian Spirit, Lady Someril has already said that he has obtained a distinguished status in the Wuli tribe because of a coincidence. ”
Antonio, who had never been reprimanded like this, was stunned for a moment, and was about to have a seizure, when he suddenly found that all his companions were glaring at him, he was an impulsive gentleman, but he was not a real fool, and he immediately thought that at this moment, even if the black-haired young man in front of him was really the 'Wu Li' guardian spirit changed his body, he should never expose it.
Antonio swallowed the anger that surged into his heart, lowered his head with a flushed face and stopped talking, but his hands were unconsciously clenched, and when he was secretly gritting his teeth, he suddenly heard a flat voice in his ears, "The head of Hongshan Port has agreed to my request, and he will let you leave tomorrow."
They will also compensate you for some of the Hellfire's specialties, mainly wood, and if you are willing to trade on Scorpion Island, it is best to bring some young, healthy slaves with you next time, and Wu Li is willing to exchange them for jewels. ”
The young man's first words made all the landers show expressions of disbelief and ecstasy, and when he finished saying all the good news, Lu Qi calmed down, took a few steps forward and bowed deeply and said: "Thank you for your help, Mr. Li Sheng, once we return to Heinheimmann City, we will definitely thank you again..."
"I'm an academic person, I don't need your repayment, Mr. Luch," Zhang Lisheng shook his head, stretched out his finger and pointed at Someril on the side, "If you really want to repay, just repay Someril, if it weren't for her repeated requests, I wouldn't care about this kind of nosy." ”
"Of course we will repay you, Lady Someril, but you are our benefactor," Luqi said after a moment's thought, "You may not know the value of the wood of the Hell Islands in our Catamane city-state, some trees are worth more than silver, and I am willing to give half of my share to repay you for your kindness after selling, and I think my fellow caravans will do the same." ”
Luch seemed to be very generous, but in reality he was not giving anything, but he might have achieved greater benefits, and his companions came to their senses after a moment's stunning, and immediately nodded their heads.
"Mr. Lu Qi, my status in the Wuli tribe is not enough for those natives to take the risk of cutting down those precious tree species that are far away from their habitat," Zhang Lisheng couldn't help but smile dumbly at this group of landers who had just had the hope of getting out of danger and immediately had the dream of making a fortune, "but it's okay for them to add some precious ore to the compensation."
If you and your business partner are really willing to give half of your profits, leave it to Lady Someril, who intends to travel with your fleet to the city-state of Catamane, and always have pocket money. ”
"Good Mr. Li Sheng," Lu Qi nodded vigorously, "can you tell us more about the slave trade?"
"Human trafficking is a trade that violates my moral standards," the young man pretended to sigh, "but since the head of the 'Red Mountain Port' specifically mentioned it, I have to say it."
The Wuli people plan to buy some land slaves as miscellaneous servants to show off their strength to the surrounding Hell tribes, and they say that your ancestors used to bring in slaves in boats to sell dozens of seasons ago..."
Saying that, Zhang Lisheng looked at Antonio, "The time should be the caravan of Mr. Antonio's grandfather, in short, this time they plan to trade again, and the more the better." ”
Slaves were landlings no matter how lowly, and selling one's own species to blood-drinking barbarians was a terrible crime anyway, but Luch looked at the trade differently than others.
He thought for a moment and immediately said: "They want young and strong land slaves This is very simple, the central and eastern parts of the 'Green Leaf Continent' have been in constant war for decades, and there are many prisoners of war who have lost their freedom, but the price..."
"A thumb-sized orb plucked out of a mussel is exchanged for fifty slaves, and if a full warehouse of slaves is brought in, the cabin will be filled with wood from Scorpion Island. Zhang Lisheng said casually.
"That's an insane price, Mr. Risson. Lu Qi seemed to know the value of a huge and clean 'Hell Orb' very clearly, and his breathing became short.
"Yes," the young man smiled, rolled his eyes, and said, "You can also introduce other caravans to transport slaves to the 'Red Mountain Harbor', and give one Hell Orb for every three hundred." ”
There is a difference between a retailer and a wholesaler who transports goods in person and extracts benefits from other people's goods, and the eyes of the landers in the treehouse who were still secretly slandering Lu Qi lit up, and Saban, the flagship captain of the caravan who knew the most about the route, blurted out unconsciously and asked: "How can the Wuli people guarantee that they will trade according to the conditions." ”
"The natives won't give you any guarantees, but I will help you," Zhang Lisheng smiled and said: "Of course, no one can guarantee this, believe it or not."
"Of course we believe in you, of course we believe..."Hearing the young man say this, the people on the land said in unison, seeing that they all became preoccupied, Zhang Lisheng smiled quietly with satisfaction, and drove these greedy people out of his bark house in a few words.
That night, the young man instructed the native servants to prepare a very rich dinner and said goodbye to the other explorers of the 'Sea Shrimp No. 2 World Realm', because he stayed on Scorpion Island to play the greatest role in the explorers, and no one said anything to Zhang Lisheng's stay, only Allison's expression was vaguely melancholy.
At noon the next day, the weather was mild, and taking advantage of the warm spring breeze, the caravan of landholders set sail, rode the wind and waves, and left the Cancer's tail sting lying in the sea of Hell and sailed into the distance.
Standing on the shore with his glasses, quietly watching Someril, Allison, Lu Qi and all kinds of people who were constantly waving to him disappear, and even the fleet shrunk to the size of a bean, Zhang Lisheng waited motionless for more than ten minutes, and finally breathed a long sigh of relief, casually pinned his glasses to his waist, and muttered: "Finally gone..."
At the moment when the young man put away the binoculars, the leader of the natives of the 'Hongshan Harbor', under the leadership of the leader, suddenly shouted loudly, "All the clansmen gather and board the ship;
All the clansmen gathered and boarded the sea boat...", and inexplicably began to gather tens of thousands of ordinary natives who had just converted to 'Wuli' and drove them to the fishing boats in the harbor.
"Wise One, Sluzatou said let's board the ship. The indigenous handyman who had just been assigned to serve Zhang Lisheng yesterday mixed in the crowd and hurriedly ran to the beach and knelt at the feet of the young man and said.
"No, we stay on shore. Zhang Lisheng said casually, lowered his head and put his hand on the pergola and looked up at the red sun, with a relaxed smile on his face. (To be continued......)
PS: I went home at eight o'clock, and I finally finished the code, hey, I'm busy