"The letter from the fifteenth brother said that the tenth brother is dead!"

The conversation between the four members of the Du family became a little heavy at this time. The tenth brother is Du Shixiucai Du Yin, and he also mixed into Chen Huaiqing's door and became a guest. followed Chen Huaiqing to the south to conquer Java and Tianzhu, and wanted to fight for a career, but unfortunately he died before he could get out of the school......

"This summer's thing, I got sick and died, I had chills and fever, and I was sick for a few days and then I was gone."

Du Shisan's words were a little sad, Brother Ten used to be the star of the Du family, one of the most promising Du family sons. I didn't expect to die like this!

Du Shixiu died in Tianzhu! The father and son of the Lai family sighed in their hearts at the same time: I could have been an official, but now I am dead like this, what a sin! It seems that what the Datong Party sang "The Song of the Death of the Endless Tianzhu Waves" still makes sense. This Tianzhu is really not a good place to come and go.

But if they don't go to Tianzhu, what way out will their father and son have? Do you want to go back to farming? But it's not easy to plant now! The rice grain in the north is so cheap, and it is difficult to make money growing grain here in the south of the Yangtze River. Now many farms in Taizhou are ready to switch to cotton, mulberry and tea trees. But these things, the father and son of the Lai family are not familiar with. What if it goes bad again?

Du Shisan's words continued: "But the tenth brother also died well, before he died, he had become an official of Great Britain, and he married a very rich Tianzhu noblewoman as his wife, and His Royal Highness the King of England also made him a baron." And the tenth sister-in-law is also pregnant, and the rules of Daying are the same as those of Daming, whether it is a boy or a girl, you can attack the lord......"

Du Shixiu actually mixed with the nobility of Tianzhu Great Britain! The father and son of the Lai family looked at each other, and their eyes became hot. Lai Toad will soon become an official, and he may also be a nobleman in the future. It seems that it is still a way to go to Tianzhu to seek refuge in toads.

"That's not bad." Du Lao'er nodded, stroked his white beard and said. "If it's a son, Shi Xiucai can also be regarded as a queen. It's time to look at it. "The old man doesn't seem to have any resistance to the aggressive and expansionist policy of the Ming Dynasty.

"Fu'er," he looked at his son, "when you enter the academy, you must work hard, and strive to be admitted to the army school next year." ”

What the? Old man Du's son is going to the military academy to become an officer? The father and son of the Lai family were all shocked. This old man Du only has such a baby bump, so he dares to let him join the army! In case you are killed......

"My lord, the child must work hard." Du Fu replied. He was going to take the engineering department of the Army Military Academy, and after graduation, he became an engineer officer. Brother-in-law Zhang Jiu will also give him a way to go to the Army Engineer Division -- engineering is not the same as engineers. The former is for the construction of military engineering facilities and generally does not go to the battlefield. At present, the main task of the Engineering Division is to repair horse-drawn carriage railways throughout the country. Considering the increasingly vast territory of the Ming Empire, I am afraid that Du Fu will have to build a railway for the rest of his life.

Old man Du stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, he will definitely be able to be an official after being admitted to the military academy, and with his son-in-law to take care of him, his son will definitely have a prosperous official fortune in the future. It seems that his own vein will not decline no matter what.

Old Man Du's family prospered because of Du Shisanniang. However, Lai's father and younger brother did not know where to do business. They still have four or five hundred yuan of capital now, and it seems that it is enough to rent a store here in Jiangdu to start a small business. But the problem is that the two fathers and sons can only farm the land, and they don't have any skills, so what kind of business can they make? Don't accidentally lose the last bit of money. At that time, even if you want to go to Tianzhu, there will be no travel expenses. At that point, you'll be really cornered!

Just when the two fathers and sons were worried about business, the content of the conversation between the four members of the Du family also turned to business.

"My lord, why don't you rent a storefront too? The letter from the fifteenth brother said that Tianzhu was rich in spices, dyes, cotton cloth, saltpeter, precious stones, and ivory. If it is trafficked to the Ming Dynasty, it is a profitable big business. ”

"Will the Father do business?" Old man Du waved his hand. He has little interest in business and will not do it. Now that her daughter is married as she wishes, and her son has a way to be an official, what else is there to toss? Let's retire in Jiangdu.

The two fathers and sons of the Lai family looked at each other and shook their heads slightly. Spices, dyes, cotton, saltpeter, precious stones, and ivory are all big deals, but none of them are easy to do. Because this kind of big business is engaged in by well-established merchants, it is difficult for outsiders to enter, unless there is some special background. Even if Lai Toad becomes an official in Tianzhu, he is not a big backer.

Moreover, the Lai family did not know anything about spices, dyes, cotton, saltpeter, precious stones, and ivory. Who dares to get their hands dirty when they don't know how to trade? I'm not afraid of losing my life!

Father and son were at a loss for what business to look for. There was a sudden disturbance outside the restaurant, and then I saw a tall and strong man with a dark face, angular facial features, and a hooked nose. Immediately, the guy who came forward was startled.

"Oh, why is it so dark? Didn't you fall into the ink? The guy was talking to himself, and he forgot to say hello.

Chen Dexing and Baoyin's eyes were also attracted by the black man who broke in. This black man is a black man, and he doesn't know where he came from? The clothes he wore were not bad, all silk fabrics, a bit like Arabic, and a golden belt with a scimitar stuck in it.

"It's a black slave!" Chen Dexing shouted, frowning slightly. Who got Da Ming? People are in Africa, what are you doing with them? As a slave? Although slaves are allowed to exist here, there are no slave farms, and this black slave does not look like he can be used as a craftsman. This must have been the result of a noble family that had bought a black slave to show off...... This is not good, you must order it to be banned when you turn back!

"Sir, you are wrong." The black man can actually understand Chinese, and his ears are very smart, and he heard Chen Dexing's words. looked at Chen Dexing a little unhappily, but his eyes were quickly attracted by Baoyin. "I'm not a slave, and I'm not black!"

"It's all black like this, not black yet?" Bao Yin laughed when he heard this, pointed to the black man and said to Chen Dexing, "Isn't this black man who hasn't looked in the mirror?" ”

The black man took a few steps forward, and when he reached Baoyin and Chen Dexing, the customers in the restaurant who were dressed in yellowish clothes were nervous and wanted to get up. Chen Dexing waved his hand and let these people continue to sit still. This is not the black area of Detroit, and he and Bao Yin both have martial arts and guns, and they are afraid of a black robber?

The black man didn't seem to have any malice, but just smiled at Baoyin and said, "I'm white like you." ”

Whites? Chen Dexing also laughed, this is blacker than Ao Guanhai, this can be regarded as white, Ao Guanhai is also white.

"I really haven't looked in the mirror." Chen Dexing shook his head with a smile, he came out today and met such a living treasure. "The Chinese dialect is good, where did you learn it? Whose servant is it? ”

The black man shook his head and said in a very disrespectful tone: "I am no one's servant, I am a nobleman!" Then he emphatically said, "I'm a white aristocrat!" ”

Is it really white? Chen Dexing looked at the black white man with a smile and a smile, "Where are you a nobleman?" ”

"I am Selassie, a nobleman of the Zagvi Kingdom. Solomon, who is also a businessman of integrity, has a business house on Temasek Island in Malacca. ”

Zagvi Kingdom? Where? Tran Tak Hing's slaves searched their minds for information about the history of black Africa. It's a pity that there is nothing about this Zagvi Kingdom.

"Merchant? What kind of business did you come to Daming? Bao Yin asked.

"White slave!" Selassie, a black man who claims to be white. Solomon smiled slightly and looked at Bao Yin, "The white slave who is as beautiful as you is the goods I sold to Daming. ”

"White ...... White slaves? Chen Dexing was stunned and stunned, "A black man who sells white slaves? ”

"I repeat, sir, I am not black, but white." Probably really didn't take care of the black Selassie who took care of the mirror. Again, Solomon emphasized that his skin was white—in fact, his skin was whiter than most blacks, and he was not a purebred black, but probably of some white blood. Then, Solomon spoke a few more words in a foreign language that Chen Dexing did not understand, and two more black men dressed like Solomon, but with darker skin, both holding scimitars in their hands, and a dozen young white women, tied together by a piece of hemp rope, walked in under their watch.

What a black man who sells white slaves! Chen Dexing rubbed his eyes vigorously to make sure that he was not mistaken. The black man Solomon did not argue with Emperor Chen, but muttered foreign words, directing the two black men under his command to settle the "goods" around a few empty tables.

Then he said to the man at the restaurant, "Quickly bring out what you eat, I want meat, cakes, and wine." Serve some meatloaf to my slave girls and let them eat them open, without worrying that I won't be able to pay the bill. ”

He triumphantly pointed at the female slaves and said loudly, "Any one of them is worth more than this restaurant!" At last he smiled at Bao Yin again, "Of course they are not as valuable as you, you are the most beautiful and noble white slave I have ever seen, and your master is truly blessed." ”

This guy turned out to be a slave trader! Chen Dexing said in his heart, fortunately, he said these words in Daming, if he was in Mongolia or some other place where the Heavenly Taoist Sect has jurisdiction, he would probably be tied to the stake and burned to death based on his insulting remarks, right?

At the same time, in the corner of the restaurant, Lai Fu, who had just finished lunch, scanned the white slave girls who were brought in by the black man with extremely greedy eyes...... This should be a good deal, right? (To be continued......)