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"The rest of the coolies!"

The merchants also realized that something was wrong at this time.

These coolies were slaves who had no right to be on the upper deck or deck of the ship and had always lived at the bottom of the ship.

"This...that..."

The merchant's face was pale. A coolie on the bottom of the ship had contracted the Black Death. How could the rest of the coolies who stayed with him be fine? It was very likely that they all had contracted it.

Everyone was so scared that they retreated to the side of the ship, ready to jump off the ship at any time. Although jumping into the sea would mean a risk of death, no one wanted to stay on this dangerous ship.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

The merchants were at a loss, and the captain and the first mate were also at a loss. They only knew about things at sea and had no way to deal with the Black Death.

"Leave it alone for now!"

Baldwin IV was also unsure when looking at the dark cabin. He didn't know what was going on under the cabin. If he went in rashly and brought the Black Death out, it would be troublesome.

"Quick, seal the hatch!"

The first mate immediately shouted to the sailors that they were not allowed to enter the lower cabin, and they were not allowed to let the slaves out.

This time, the sailors did not hesitate at all. They immediately rushed into the cabin with tools and wooden boards and nailed the door from the bottom floor shut completely.

Slaves are commodities. As long as their masters wish, life and death are a matter of thought.

"Let us out!"

“We want to get out!”

"We are not sick!"

……

The slaves at the bottom were shouting, but the sailors didn't care. For the sake of their own lives, they didn't care about the lives of these slaves.

The ship still headed southwards towards the port of Alexandria.

Port of Alexandria.

"You've heard it, the plague His Majesty mentioned has broken out!"

Liang Hongyu looked at Han Shizhong and said.

"I heard about it. It's said to be a terrible plague called the Black Death. It sounds like it's not much worse than smallpox!"

Han Shizhong sighed and said that he actually didn't want the plague to occur. Although the plague could kill the enemy to the greatest extent, the problem was that the plague did not distinguish between friend and foe. For example, the Black Death, the enemy would get it, and they would also get it!

Since the Western Expedition, Han Shizhong discovered that the people here were stupid and dumb, with extremely poor fighting ability. They were no match for them at all and did not need help from the plague.

"We need to strengthen the isolation measures here. We must not have any contact with those people!"

Liang Hongyu looked at Han Shizhong and said.

"Of course I know! I want to close the port and prevent those people from coming! Anyone who dares to come will be shot with cannon!"

Han Shizhong spoke up and said that he was going to move all the artillery over and kill anyone who dared to get close.

"It's not impossible. These are extraordinary times and we must use extraordinary measures."

Liang Hongyu nodded. No matter how important trade was, it was not as important as the safety of the army.

"Then I'll give the order right away!"

Han Shizhong immediately called his personal soldiers and was about to give orders.

"General, there is a ship approaching, and the signal it sent is King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem!"

The personal soldier came in and told him the news directly.

"Baldwin IV? Why is this guy here?"

Han Shizhong's brows were almost twisted together. The Black Death broke out in Rome, where a grand mass was being held and Baldwin IV also participated in it. Now that Baldwin IV came, wouldn't he bring the Black Death with him?

"Your Majesty seems to be very concerned about this man. Should we meet him? See what he wants to say?"

Liang Hongyu spoke.

"I dare not! If the Black Death spreads here, we will be sinners for all eternity!" Han Shizhong rarely expressed his fear. He could remain calm in the face of thousands of troops, but he was powerless in the face of the plague.

"I'll find a way. You go contact the radio. I think His Majesty would like to talk to this man!"

Liang Hongyu looked at Han Shizhong and said that they certainly didn't want to have anything to do with Baldwin IV. They were soldiers and only knew how to conquer by force.

But Liang Hongyu knew very well that their mission was not just to conquer, they also needed to do many things for the emperor, and they were also the emperor's messengers.

Han Shizhong nodded and left. It would take time for the radio to get in touch, and if they wanted to reach Liangshan City directly, they needed synchronization of stations in various places.

Liang Hongyu immediately led people to prepare the meeting place. On the beach, Liang Hongyu asked the soldiers to build a wooden house in the leeward direction.

"Quick, pull this wire over there and use it to communicate!"

Liang Hongyu also asked the soldiers to prepare the loudspeakers and microphones.

“General Liang, the other party said that there may be infected people on the ship, but they have been sealed at the bottom of the ship. The people on the ship have been fine for seven days!”

A soldier spoke to Liang Hongyu.

"Are there infected people? Tell them that no ships are allowed to approach, and ask them to come here in lifeboats!"

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Liang Hongyu frowned and said that this matter was more troublesome than she thought.

Baldwin IV kept watching the flag signals on the shore, and after confirming that he could go ashore, he quickly got on the small boat.

When the other merchant ships outside the port saw that some people were able to go ashore, they could no longer hold back and wanted to board the boats to go ashore one after another.

"Damn it, these bastards dared not obey orders! Fire!"

A bearded general was watching everything through a telescope. When he saw someone trying to go ashore secretly, he came down and opened fire.

"Boom boom boom!"

A burst of artillery fire was heard on the shore, and the shells hit the sea directly, scaring those who wanted to go ashore privately and causing them to retreat one after another.

"This round is a warning. Anyone who dares to approach the coast again will be shot!"

The flag signal soldiers began to type out words in unison to warn those people.

When Baldwin IV saw all this, he became even more certain of his guess that Qi had known about the plague for a long time.

Baldwin IV went ashore in a small boat, but there was nothing on the shore except a small house, not even a single person.

“It’s so far away!”

Baldwin IV squinted his eyes and looked around. There were people on guard a few hundred meters away, and they looked like they didn't want to have any contact with him.

"Into the house?"

Baldwin IV looked at the sign next to the small house and walked in without any hesitation.

"Can you hear me?"

Han Shizhong's voice came from the tin loudspeaker.

"Who? This...can be heard!"

Baldwin IV was startled at first, but then he quickly reacted and spoke.

"what is this?"

William looked at the tin horn that made the sound in horror. A tin horn actually made a sound.

"I'm glad I can hear you. What are you doing here?"

Han Shizhong asked directly.

"The Black Death broke out in Rome, causing tens of thousands of deaths and injuries. The Black Death is still spreading rampantly. I want to know if Qi can help! I know that His Majesty the Emperor of Qi must have a solution."

Baldwin IV said immediately.

"I need to report this to His Majesty. Please wait a moment!"

Han Shizhong said after a moment of silence.

The tin horn stopped making any sound, and Baldwin IV fell silent. He suddenly felt relieved. As long as the Emperor of Qi was willing to help, the problem would be solved. He didn't understand why he had such an idea, and even felt that the Emperor of Qi was more omnipotent than God. (End of this chapter)