Chapter 77
Port of Dar es Salaam.
Slave trading market.
Although the Sultanate of Zanzibar was packed and sent to Zanzibar Island, it was impossible for the colony to send slaves to the island for trade.
So the slave market in the port of Dar es Salaam remained, run jointly by the East African colonies and the Sultanate of Zanzibar.
"Sir, look at these goods. They are absolutely upright. They are all carefully selected from the Ottoman Empire. Whether they are bringing back farmland or taking care of housework, they are all good at it." Azamu tried his best to sell the goods in front of him. goods.
Poor Armenian women, like cattle and sheep, were lined up in azamu to be inspected by officials in the East African colonies.
Azamu strongly boasted about the "goods" in front of him: "They all lived in the western mountains of the Ottoman Empire. The environment there was far worse than in East Africa. Not only were the roads difficult to walk, but the land was barren and there was a lack of water. So I bought them back, I will definitely endure the hardship and it will not cause any trouble to you."
The East African colonial official, Mark Villian, held a wooden stick in his hand and looked left and right. From time to time, he used the wooden stick to lift the faces of these "cargoes" to check their health.
After traveling across the ocean, my mental state was mostly not very good, but I was still in good health. Mark Villian was very satisfied with the quality of the "goods" in front of him.
"Mr. Azamu, I have already looked at them, and they are all pretty good. If our people do a physical examination on them later and find no major problems, we will take all of this batch of goods."
Azamu hurried forward and said with a flattering smile: "Sir, since you think this batch of goods is not bad, and the quantity we provide this time is good, can we give you a higher price?"
Mark Villian said seriously: "The price was agreed upon before. One Armenian for seven savages. Any higher price would violate the original agreement!"
Azamu hurriedly said: "Sir, you also know that the distance from Ottoman to East Africa is not short. Those of us who run ships cannot avoid losses. When we go back and forth, we will not only suffer losses when we come, but also bring more people when we go back." , the conditions on the ship are worse and the losses will be greater."
Mark Verian nodded thoughtfully and agreed with Azamu's statement. Mark Verian was not a professional businessman in the first place and indeed lacked talent in this area.
He turned his head to discuss with his deputy, and after receiving confirmation, he said to Azamu: "Mr. Azamu, we understand your difficulties, but the East African colonies are not the final say of a small affairs officer like me. , but for the sake of our friendship, I still within the scope of my authority, provide you with ten more savages, there is nothing I can do about any more!"
Azamu said with a look of regret: "This is really embarrassing for me! Sir."
After that, Azamu changed his tone: "But for your sake, I still did this 'loss-making' transaction to ensure our friendship."
Azamu talked about "losing money" business, but he was very happy in his heart. This time he went to Osman to pick up the goods, and he actually didn't pay any cost.
The Ottoman attitude towards pagans like the Armenians can be described as disgusting, and Armenia is different from the group of unruly people in the Balkans who have been fighting for independence.
In line with the purpose of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, the bureaucrats in the Ottoman Empire directly agreed after learning that Zanzibar businessmen were acquiring Armenian women. They even wanted to pack up the Armenian men and send them away.
It's a pity that the East African colonies are currently most lacking in women, otherwise Ernst might really be tempted.
The grassroots officials in the Ottoman Empire gave full play to their subjective initiative and launched house demolition operations in places where Armenians gathered. Those who were smart used deception to trick Armenian women into working in Europe. Those who were not smart were too lazy to do anything. The brainiac will come to rob someone directly, and if the man resists, he will kill him with force.
The reward paid by the Zanzibar merchants was only two castrated indigenous East African slaves in exchange for an Armenian woman.
Now, influenced by the cheap slave market, a trend of using black people for production activities has emerged in the Ottoman Empire.
These black men are cheap, easy to use, and disposable. They have no hidden dangers, and their skin is so dark that it is impossible to escape.
The landowners, bureaucrats, and nobles of the Ottoman Empire used black people to plow fields, dig mines, and build wonders to satisfy their luxurious lives.
Even cheap labor greatly eased the Ottoman Empire's dependence on European machinery and imported goods.
Now it is not a question of production efficiency, but a question of the number of black slaves. The more slaves, the corresponding wealth can be created.
Even in some industries that relied heavily on manpower, after using a large number of black people, the Ottoman Empire gained a competitive advantage over Europe, and some handicraft products were sold to European regions.
As for the losses of black slaves, they were naturally quite high. They worked day and night, ate less than pig food, and basically died after falling ill.
But the Ottoman Empire didn't panic at all. Now with the help of the East African colonies, it could get as much as it wanted.
Ernst also did not care about the situation of black slaves in the Ottoman Empire. Once he left East Africa, he would never come back.
As for the Zanzibar merchants, excluding the losses at sea and the natives needed to pay the Ottoman bureaucracy, all the rest is their own. These are not used for replacement, but are used directly to sell in the market.
The East African colonies made money, the Zanzibar Sultanate made money, the Ottoman Empire also made money, and the Arab merchants also made money. A world in which only the natives were injured was achieved.
Mark Villian arranged for his men to send these Armenian women, numbered, to various parts of the East African colonies.
The solution to this large-scale "purge" campaign in the East African colonies is how to mobilize the enthusiasm of Chinese soldiers.
After all, fighting with the natives is risky. Even if the natives shoot arrows randomly, some unlucky people may be injured.
And the East African colonies did not give bonuses to these immigrant soldiers, so what could be used to mobilize their enthusiasm.
Of course, what they need most is to start a family. Living in the East African colonies, having enough to eat is no longer a fantasy. As the saying goes, if you are full of food and wine, you will think of lust. There is basically no alcohol in the East African colonies at present, and Chinese immigrants don’t need it. After all, they couldn’t even eat at the time, so they still want to drink?
Now that food, clothing, housing and transportation are basically guaranteed, what Chinese singles need most is to continue their family lineage.
This is the case in this era. Fear of marriage, free love, and groups of wives and concubines are all advanced methods only used by the rich and nobles.
The common people's thinking was single and unpretentious. The East African colonies took advantage of this and adopted the highest reward method for the Chinese in the East African colonies, which was to allocate daughters-in-law.
In the past, the East African colonies did not do anything. They also brought some indigenous women from Southeast Asia every month, but the number was extremely small.
Among the Chinese immigrants in the colonies, those with the most outstanding labor and contributions were given a wedding gift package.
But in the past, only a hundred or ten Chinese people could get this big gift package every month.
Even so, Chinese singles who see hope are full of energy, especially the first batch of Chinese who have families in East Africa. Their children can run away in the fields, and they are the envy of many singles.
Before this "purge" campaign was carried out by the East African colonial government, it had already promised that the towns and villages that performed best would be allocated more women.
And those with the best performance in their own location have a greater chance of getting a woman, which completely stimulates the enthusiasm of the majority of Chinese immigrant bachelors.
They enthusiastically joined the army and joined the East African colonial army. As for Armenians, Christians, Southeast Asian indigenous people...
For the lower class Chinese people in this era, as long as they are not picky about food, they can have children.