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    (); "My Lord, please take a seat!"

    "Don't dare, my lady please, Ambassador Zhang please."

    Complacency is complacency, and demonstrations are demonstrations. In fact, Fan Chao was extremely compelled to sit in front of Lu Tianxiang and Zhang Ruifeng.

    After everyone was seated, Lu Tianxiang said: "Ambassador Zhang speak."

    Zhang Ruifeng turned to Fan Chao with a smile on his face: "It's like this, General Fan. The local cavalry who defected on the battlefield learned that we would leave, and more than 20 people asked to follow, willing to bring their horses to help us fight. In addition, they are still in the city.  More than 200 slaves were found in the village, and these slaves also asked to go with us. What is General Fan's opinion on whether to take these people in?

    Fan Chao said: "You can choose some good war horses to take away. You don't want people, and you don't want bad horses. It's a waste of food to stay on the boat. As for slaves, how can this small ruined city support hundreds of slaves?  "

    Zhang Ruifeng explained: "These slaves are one of the sources of wealth for this city. The lord of this city is called Zayed. I will send cavalry from time to time, go out with pirates, and plunder people and property along the nearby coast. Persia  The remote coastal areas of Hechawoer were also the target of their looting. The population was looted back, divided into several classes, and sold to the Portuguese at different prices, and sometimes to the Dutch.¡±

    "It turned out that the fight today was a human trafficker." Fan Chao finally figured out why this big city was able to support 300 cavalry.

    Cai Yuncheng interjected: "Uncle, I think that the cavalry should not be taken in, but these slaves should be rescued. They are in a miserable situation. If they are not rescued, they will inevitably be sold into slavery. Even if they are released, they will not be able to go back to their hometown.  Bring them on board. In order to ensure military discipline and prevent men and women from being dirty, those female slaves can be arranged to serve on the mother ship. Those lottery slaves can also stay on the mother ship to serve. "

    Cai Yuncheng was born in poverty, and he has great sympathy for these slaves.

    At the same time, he couldn't get used to the imperial concubine going to sea.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, more women and lots were stuffed on the imperial concubine's boat.

    Fan Chao was surprised and said, "Among those slaves, there are lottery people?"

    Zhang Ruifeng explained: "The slaves here are mainly sold to the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Portugal. The three countries prefer to buy black slaves for working slaves, but hundreds of slaves can't be sold for a good price. Therefore, as long as they are young, their appearance is slightly correct.  Yes, they will be trapped and sold again, and the price can be doubled immediately. These drowned slaves were sold to India by Europeans, and the Mughals and other Indian states were used to buying lots of people to act as eunuchs.

    This is completely treating people like animals, and how to make money.

    Moreover, the person in charge of cutting off the slaves was actually a lieutenant in the city.  The main job is to deceive horses, and the part-time job is to deceive people. If the infection becomes inflamed and dies, it is a normal business loss.

    Fan Chao thought for a while and said: "Let's stay here. The women and the lottery are all under the orders of the empress. The rest of the men are assigned to be handymen on other ships, which can be regarded as replenishing the fleet in advance.

    The fleet has already begun to reduce its staff, because it is seriously ill and it is not suitable to continue to sail. Three stayed in India and one stayed in Persia.  Arrangements have been made, and officials from both countries will take care of them and take them away when the fleet returns.

    I was lucky along the way, and I didn't encounter a severe storm, otherwise the sailors would be killed and injured too much, and they would have to be recruited halfway.

    Lu Tianxiang had no objection to being forcibly stuffed on board, but only asked: "How to deal with the prisoners of war?

    Fan Chao said: "This is overseas. Your Majesty let us decide for ourselves. The principle is not to slaughter wantonly. Those prisoners of war can cut off their thumbs so that they can no longer hold weapons. In this way, there will be no more killings, and it will also be possible.  To the effect of punishing and standing up. As for the thief chief, he must beheaded!

    The next day, prisoners of war one after another, including the infantry in the city, were lined up to cut off their thumbs.

    Most of those infantry were civilians in the city.

    After this cut down, the main young and strong laborers in the city can no longer do heavy physical work that requires hands.  This city is almost abolished.

    Every family wailed, every household cried bitterly, their wives and children cried together.

    All the grain, gold and silver hoarded by Zayed were carried onto the ship by the Datong army.  Although he is a poor ghost, it is better than nothing. After all, selling slaves is quite profitable, and he will not be so poor that he runs rats in the warehouse.

    Sixteen of the captured Arabian horses were selected and taken away, and the rest were given to the local cavalry who had turned their backs and made meritorious deeds.

    Rest for a whole day and prepare to leave.

    Most of the more than 200 freed slaves were Persians and Afghans, and there were also a small number of Arabs.  They were suddenly free, and grateful to the Chinese, washed and went to work in new clothes.

    None of these slaves have the concept of a country.

    Even Persian slaves, due toIf you confirm this information, you will go to the port to meet the Chinese mission in person, and you will not be afraid of being hacked by the Datong Army on the spot.

    Lu Tianxiang learned the lesson from the previous time. When encountering such a small country, she simply refused to disembark and show up. All diplomatic tasks were entrusted to Zhang Ruifeng.

    After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Saeed asked: "Have China and Portugal ever fought?"

    Zhang Ruifeng replied: "A seaport city in China has been occupied by Portugal for nearly a hundred years. His Majesty the great emperor took back that seaport and expelled the disobedient Portuguese.'

    Saeed said happily: "Your emperor is the same as me. The Muscat castle here was built by the grape people, and I personally led the troops to take it back. But there is one bad thing, the Chinese emperor is too kind.  , to deal with the ferocious Portuguese, they should all be killed, not just expelled.'

    "That's true." Zhang Ruifeng didn't bother to argue, and went along with this person.

    Saeed said again: "Guests, please come to the castle to enjoy delicious food. But your soldiers, I can't provide food, you need to buy food yourself. I have just recovered here for two years, and there is not enough food, so I can only neglect  Chinese guests."

    "It's okay, we also brought a gift for you."

    The communication between the two sides was surprisingly smooth, and diplomatic results were quickly reached.

    ? Arab merchants from Oman will be able to trade freely in Palembang in the future, and they will have priority in replenishment compared to European merchants.

    And Seif I was willing to send envoys to accompany the Chinese mission all the way to the south.  The Arabs along the coast of East Africa will give Saif face and receive the Chinese missions as distinguished guests-many black countries in later generations, the coastal areas are occupied by Arabs.

    People controlled it, and at the same time it was colonized by Portugal.  </div&gt
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