Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1023, Slaves in Sicily
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, was still under the rule of the Kingdom of Spain at this time, and it was the most important island of Spain in the Mediterranean.

There are many warships moored in the bustling port of Sicily, among which more than [-] warships hang the dragon flag of Ming Dynasty, fluttering in the wind and hunting, so that everyone who sees this flag can't help but Excited for it.

People from Daming came to Sicily, and everyone in Sicily was extremely excited.

Because the people of Ming Dynasty represent wealth, the silver dollars that represent white flowers, all kinds of fascinating oriental goods and various business opportunities.

“The scenery is really nice!”

Tian Erniu walked leisurely on the streets of the port of Sicily on a horse, appreciating the exotic customs here with great interest, completely different from the cities and ports of Ming Dynasty.

Although Sicily was still under the rule of Spain at this time, it was deeply influenced by the Italian Renaissance movement. Whether it was people's clothing or architectural style, it was full of the humanistic atmosphere of the Renaissance.

Although Tian Erniu has never had too many cells in this area, he can still feel that the city here is more vibrant than London, and people's faces are full of smiles.

Of course, England at this time was still synonymous with poor and bad pirates, and Sicily, which was in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, was generally richer, and the business and trade only relying on geographical location allowed the people here to live a prosperous life.

"You still have the mind to go shopping. The Duke of Australia is fighting against the Ottoman army. Should we speed up and attack the capital of the Ottoman Empire as soon as possible?"

Beside Tian Erniu, Zhao Houzi looked at Tian Erniu and said helplessly.

At the beginning, he led [-] warships to help Spain sweep the Mediterranean. The hostile forces had been on the Mediterranean side. Then the news of the development of Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire came, and the order from Ming Dynasty was also conveyed, asking them to attack the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

He has been waiting here in Sicily, waiting for Tian Erniu's arrival, and then attack Istanbul together.

"I came here all day and night, must let me rest for a day or two?"

Tian Erniu curled his lips slightly. Since he received the order from Ming, he immediately rushed from Hong Kong, a colony of Ming on Great Britain, to the Mediterranean Sea, and he just arrived in Sicily yesterday.

"I've been waiting until my hair turns white~"

"Every day in Sicily, I'm too idle to panic."

Zhao Houzi said helplessly.

Who doesn't want to build a career?
Only by fighting can we make meritorious deeds. If we don’t hurry up to attack the navy, coastal cities, and capitals of the Ottoman Empire, until the army of the Duke of Australia is killed, they will lose their share.

"I don't think you are in a hurry, but you were squeezed dry by the girls here?"

Jiang Liang next to him said jokingly.

"Haha~"

Immediately, the three of them couldn't help laughing.

"I heard that Sicily has the largest slave market in the entire Mediterranean, do you want to go shopping together?"

After laughing, Jiang Liang thought about it and suggested.

"Go, go~"

When Tian Erniu heard this, he immediately became interested, and rode his horse to the slave market in the port of Sicily.

Because of Sicily's special geographical location, almost all commercial trade in the Mediterranean passes through here. Among them, there are two biggest trades, one is spices and silk products from the East, and the other is the slave trade.

In fact, since the Middle Ages, the slave trade in Europe has been very popular. The most prominent people in the slave trade at the beginning were the Viking pirates.

The Vikings in Northern Europe went to Eastern Europe to capture Russians and sell them to various parts of Europe, because there were so many Russians captured that the Russians were gradually called Slavs (slavs), and slaves ( slave) is pronounced similarly.

The huge profits from the slave trade sustained Viking society for centuries.

On the Mediterranean side, because the demand for slaves in the Arab world is very strong, often an Arab noble will own hundreds or thousands of slaves, which stimulates the slave trade in the Mediterranean.

Now, with the continuous strong and hot demand for slaves in Ming Dynasty, and the opening of sea routes, the slave trade in the Mediterranean has become more prosperous.

The slave market above Sicily is the largest slave market in the entire Mediterranean.

Here in a huge open space, slave traders from Venice, Eastern Europe, and Western Europe are using their own eyes to find rich gold owners so that they can sell their slaves.

Whenever they saw Arab businessmen with turbans on their heads and white robes, a large number of people immediately surrounded them to sell their slaves to these Arab businessmen.

And behind these slave traders stood a large number of slaves. Although these slaves were very tired, none of them dared to sit down and rest, because there were people watching with whips all the time. Will be beaten with a whip.

The source of slaves is also very extensive, including Slavs, Tatars, Germans, Serbs and so on from Eastern Europe.

Most of them were captured soldiers or civilians captured because of the war. Of course, there were also slaves captured by special slave teams. For example, the Tatars liked to capture Slavs and sell them as slaves.

In addition, many people were sold to slave traders by their relatives or voluntarily. They all came from poor areas, lived in poverty, and had to be sold as slaves.

In addition, there are a large number of slaves from Africa and the Arab world. African slaves were already very famous in the Middle Ages and loved by Europeans and Arabs.

As for the slaves in the Arab world, there are quite a few of them, and their sources are also very complicated. In short, there is a history of blood flow behind each slave here.

Ye Yun licked his dry lips, and looked at the noisy slave market around him weakly. The sun was too hot and the temperature was too high. He was really thirsty and uncomfortable.

"Brother~ I'm thirsty~"

Beside him, his younger sister Ye Qing yelled weakly.

The two brothers and sisters were originally residents of Gaoyun Town in the Hezhong area. Later, the Ottoman army broke through Gaoyun Town and carried out a massacre in Gaoyun Town. They were the only children left behind who were trafficked to various places. Trafficked here in Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.

"Hmm~"

Ye Yun touched his sister, looked at the vicious guards around him, summoned up his courage and shouted: "I want water, I want to drink water~"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a whip came over his head.

"Quiet~Quiet~"

The guards couldn't understand what Ye Yun was saying at all, but they were not polite to the slaves at all, and beat Ye Yun several times.

"I'm from Daming~"

"I'm from Daming~"

"You will be punished for trafficking Daming people."

Ye Yun protected his younger sister, and roared at the whip-wielding guard with his small eyes.

"Still calling~"

The guards couldn't hear Ye Yun's words at all. Seeing Ye Yun roaring at him, he became even angrier. The whip in his hand kept whipping, and Ye Yun was ripped apart and curled up into a ball.

As for Ye Qing, weeping weakly again, shouting not to hit, while blocking his brother.

"Humph~"

"If you keep screaming, I will beat you to death."

The guard gave Ye Yun a hard lesson, and then stopped.

"Brother~Brother~"

Ye Qing looked at Ye Yun who was covered in injuries, couldn't help crying and shouted: "I don't want to drink water, I don't want to drink water~"

"It's okay, it's okay~"

"With my brother here, I will definitely protect you~"

Ye Yun gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, only regretting that he hadn't grown up and was just a child.

The two asking for water was just a small episode, and the people around didn't even bother to take a look at it. Such things are so common here that even the slave trader in front didn't even look back.

Tian Erniu, Jiang Liang, and Zhao Houzi came to the slave market very leisurely on tall horses.

"It's Daming~"

"Ming people~"

When the slave traders in the slave market saw the three of them, their eyes lit up immediately, and they quickly gathered around the three of them.

"Sir, come and see my slaves. They are all high-quality female slaves. You are satisfied with the custody, and the price is very fair."

"Sir~ Look at my slaves. They are all strong Slavs. It's definitely good to buy them back and work."

"Sir, look at my slaves. They are strong Germans. They have undergone strict training and are very loyal to their masters."

One after another, slave traders gathered around Tian Erniu, Jiang Liang, and Zhao Houzi, and kept selling their slaves.

Ming merchants are relatively rare in the Mediterranean. In the past, some Ming merchants came to the Mediterranean through Egypt. One man sold all the slaves in Sicily.

So everyone is very enthusiastic, selling their slaves, and by the way, see if they can maintain friendship with the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and see if they can buy some goods from the Ming Dynasty, so that if they go back and forth once, their profits can be maximized.

"I'm sorry~ I'm sorry~"

"We are not merchants. We are members of the Ming Fleet. We came here to take a look. If you like slaves, you will buy some, but not many, so please don't surround us."

Jiang Liang looked at these slave traders, and said in Spanish that the enthusiasm of the slave traders around him decreased a lot. Although the people in the Ming Fleet were rich, they were not in business after all.

(End of this chapter)