He could rely on his large numbers to cause conflicts with merchants like Lin Mengya and the others, and even dared to stop them, but he did not dare to challenge the people in charge on the island.
Because he simply can't afford to offend the master behind this island.
What's more, if they eat this bowl of rice frequently at sea, they will inevitably have to establish good relations with the people on the island.
Otherwise, not to mention how the owner behind the island will make things difficult for them, if they are classified as enemies by this island, it means that they will not be able to supplement themselves at this crucial node.
Other merchant ships can make do with it, but slave ships cannot make do with their kind of transportation.
If all the slaves in this ship died, then their trip would be in vain.
So when the leader of the slave trader arrived, no matter how anxious or unwilling he was, he still had to put on a smile and say hello to him politely.
"Mr. Ming, why do you bother to come here for such a trivial matter? It's all because of the incompetence of my subordinates, which almost delayed your business. Please consider the good relationship between our two families over the years.
, can you please reconcile?"
Mr. Ming's nickname is "Ming Bapi".
No matter what kind of business it is, he must share 10% of the net profit, otherwise he will kick people out of the island under various pretexts.
Therefore, the supplies on the island have become more expensive year by year in the past few years, and Lin Mengya and the others feel pain when buying them.
If Ma's side hadn't provided enough supplies, they would have suffered a lot of bleeding this time.
Although this amount of money won't break their bones, it is far higher than the price on Majia Island, which is enough to show that the person in charge of this island has a dark heart.
The transportation of materials here is obviously much more convenient than that of the Ma family. The Ma family purely relies on their own hands to eat. The goods and fresh water sold on the island are also grown and collected by themselves.
And it's quite far away from the coast, so the prices they offer are very fair.
But on this island, it is estimated that most of the merchants who go on long voyages are strong. Otherwise, if they are small offshore merchants, they will lose a fortune just by buying supplies here.
The leader of the slave trader also knew this man's temperament, and knew that he would definitely get some blood this time, otherwise this guy would not let it go, which would cause trouble. Mr. Ming had a sullen face and looked at the leader who spoke with contempt.
He glanced at it and asked without politeness: "I never said that no one is allowed to transport disease-contaminated things to the island. What if it affects other guests?
Will you compensate me?"
Although the leader was unwilling to accept it, he could only nod and apologize, saying good things.
Lin Mengya and Uncle Huo were standing not far away, and their eyes twinkled slightly when they saw this scene.
Their original plan was to cause an epidemic first and temporarily let the slave traders stay.
No matter how stupid the slave traders were, they should have known that taking slaves infected with the disease back would most likely cause greater losses.
But unexpectedly, the people in charge on the island were alerted. It seemed that things went more smoothly than they expected.
After the leader repeatedly apologized, Mr. Ming finally spoke.
"Okay! You can take those slaves back to the ship now. I can ignore other matters for the time being, but you have to compensate me for this loss."
When the leader heard this, his face suddenly darkened. But he had to lower his head under the eaves, so he could only plead in a low voice: "No! Third Master, if you have a lot of money, please give me a way to survive. If I take it now,
If we take these slaves who may be sick and bring them back, then we
This time I will lose all my money!"
There were more slaves on their ship, but these were all to be taken back and sold.
As for the things they brought down in advance, they are actually considered "extra income" for this group of people.
Naturally, those in good condition should be kept and sold at a high price, while those in average condition should be sold if possible. If they really cannot be sold, they should be used for other purposes.
He doesn't feel confident now.
These slaves who were brought out will die, but the high-end goods on the ship must not be infected with the disease.
Mr. Ming sneered, "Humph! If you leave them here, what will happen to the people on my island?"
"Third Master, do you think this is okay?" The leader suddenly remembered that there is a father and daughter here who know the treatment method?
He lowered his voice and discussed with Mr. Ming in a low voice. "I know you are the most kind-hearted. Please be accommodating to us this time and bring these people to the broken house over there. If they can be cured, I will definitely do it."
Thank you. If they cannot be cured, I will be responsible for getting rid of them. Can that be done?
"
When he said this, he also gave Mr. Ming a bag of money.
There is a lot of weight in it, almost half of the extra income he got from this trip to sea.
And he didn't want to cure everyone, he just didn't want to give up.
After all, people are worthless when they die.
If it can be cured, even if it is lame and stupid, it can be exchanged for some money.
As for buying them medicine, that's not even possible.
A slave's life is not life.
Whether they can survive or not depends entirely on their own luck. He just wants to minimize his losses.
Mr. Ming weighed it, and finally his expression was not so ugly. He stuffed the money into his arms and pointed in another direction.
"You know the rules. Take the person over there. If he can't be cured, just throw him into the broken ship and push him into the sea."
The leader didn't even have time to feel distressed and nodded immediately, "Okay, okay, I know, I know, thank you Third Master for your accommodation!"
As for the two men who had been taken away, he didn't ask a single word.
It is inherently dangerous for them to make a living at sea, so they can only blame the two of them for their bad luck. They will die if they die. He can just recruit two new people next time.
Lin Mengya and Uncle Huo, who had witnessed all this, now have a new understanding of this slave leader, including the person in charge of this island.
Probably because he was angry with Mr. Ming, the leader didn't want to talk nonsense with others, so he asked a few questions about the epidemic situation with a straight face, and then led the people away.
"What kind of attitude is this? Dad, let's go back too! Whose slaves are hard to buy, and we have to buy their slaves?"
Lin Mengya muttered with a hint of dissatisfaction, deliberately letting the dealer leader listen.
After all, this is a normal reaction, and it should not make the other party think that they are too weak or cowardly, but they will be worried about them.
Slave traders have dark hearts and cannot be judged by common sense.
For them, as long as they are not as powerful as themselves, they are all goods that can be sold.
It can be seen from their words and deeds just now that they do not regard slaves as human beings at all.
Lin Mengya and Uncle Huo returned safely. At the same time, the people who had been following them and responsible for protecting them also quickly came to report. "The remaining slaves were imprisoned in a small shack on the other side of the island. We
I have already gotten in touch with Miss Wuyun. She said that she has put the medicine into the drinking water of the slaves and it should be effective tonight.
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This is the second step.
After leaving this group of people behind, Lin Mengya asked Wuyun to drug all the slaves.
They had previously designed several ways to rescue people, but found that no matter which method they used, they were likely to arouse suspicion and counterattack from the slave traders.
So Lin Mengya thought that if they were allowed to give up on their own, they would no longer pursue the whereabouts of these slaves.
But she was afraid that if there were other methods, if these slave traders got a little more crazy and threw people away like corpses before finishing the attack, wouldn't they be in vain?
So Lin Mengya came up with the idea of epidemic disease.
She had heard of such cases before when she was in modern society.
Because of the so-called transportation, the sanitary conditions on the slave ships were worrying. In addition, people continued to die during the transportation process, which was likely to cause epidemics.
Normally, they would throw such slaves directly into the sea.
And it was not without slave traders contracting diseases during the process, which ultimately led to the tragedy of destroying the entire ship.
In addition, she had learned from Ma Qinghong and Ah Qing that the slave industry in Shangjing had lasted for at least a hundred years, and maybe even longer.
Lin Mengya guessed that they must have encountered such a situation.
Once this happens, the best way is to get rid of the slaves who have been infected before the traders are infected.
If these people infected with the disease were brought back, it is estimated that Shangjing would have been extinct for several rounds.
So Lin Mengya decided to take a gamble. If the bet won, they could save everyone without any worries.
While the slave leader was busy dealing with the slaves on the island, Lin Mengya had already sent people to sneak into the slave ship.
Because this place is surrounded by the sea, there is no need to worry about the slaves escaping, and even if they run to the island, the merchants on the island will definitely not hide these slaves.
Not to mention the passing passenger ships. Who would cause such trouble?
Therefore, the defense on the ship is not very tight.
But when their people sneaked in, they were so angry at the scenes in the cabin that their blood surged.
All the cabins in the slave ships were specially modified. Although there were air holes for ventilation, the inside was humid and hot, and with the large number of people squeezed in, the smell was almost overwhelming.
But that's not the most unbearable thing.
Cabins are divided into male and female cabins.
And these men and women were not wearing any clothes!
Some people were even injured, with pus flowing out, and were dying, without receiving any treatment at all.
Some of the people Lin Mengya brought here were from aristocratic families, some were from poor families. But when they saw this scene, they all involuntarily felt waves of coldness spreading from the bottom of their hearts.
