The housekeeper indeed followed Han Du's instructions and did not let anyone intentionally bully the woman. But there are too many things that the slave needs to do every day. These tasks alone make the slave woman's life miserable every day.
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Handu's manor was newly bought. Although the manor is taken care of, the land outside the manor is not taken care of. Those lands have been abandoned for many years and have long been overgrown with various weeds. If they want to cultivate them again, they must
Weeds must be removed first, and getting rid of weeds is not an easy task.
The woman in charge was assigned to clear weeds, and she was given much more work than other slaves. Two men were also assigned to keep an eye on her work. If she couldn't finish the work, there would be no food to eat.
At the beginning, this woman still had an indifferent expression, but after she was really hungry twice, she knew that she had to eat the next meal, otherwise she would really starve to death. In order to eat
, the slaves who were originally lazy could not help but become diligent.
But how can it be so easy to clean up the weeds? There are no tools at this time, and all the weeds can only be done by the slave's hands. The women's hands are weak, the skin is delicate, and if the strength is small, the weeds can't even be removed.
She couldn't pull it up. And she used too much strength, and she was very tired. She would accidentally cut her palms on the leaves of weeds, and even had cuts and cuts on her arms. There were dense wounds.
, making her feel bursts of burning pain. Especially at night, the pain was so painful that she couldn't sleep well all night long.
By the next day, even though she was completely listless because she hadn't slept well, she still had to continue doing the painful and endless work under the force of the two slaves.
After a few days, she couldn't stand it anymore. She told the supervisor that she was willing to obey orders and would do anything to stop her from doing such painful labor.
Seeing that he successfully completed the tasks assigned by Han Du, the steward quickly brought the female slave to the manor to meet with Han Du.
But unfortunately they arrived. Han Du was busy and was talking to Fu Yong and others, so the guard asked them to wait outside.
Han Du looked at Fu Yong who was smiling and motioned for him to drink tea.
After the two of them took a sip at the same time, Han Du put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "I heard that your goods are selling well?"
Fu Yong bowed slightly and said with a smile: "Thanks to Lord Marquis, he came up with the idea of holding an auction banquet, which instantly made our Ming Dynasty's goods famous and attracted countless people to be interested in our goods.
.As your reputation increases, business will naturally be easier to do.
To be honest with Mr. Hou, our goods have been sold out."
"As long as they are sold out." Han Du nodded with a smile, "Although the risk of taking this trip with me is not small, you will also make a lot of money from this trip, right?"
When it comes to making money, Fu Yong also nodded happily. They did make a lot of money on this trip, even much more than what they would make if they took a trip to Old Port.
For this reason, Fu Yong also jokingly said: "To be honest with you, before coming to Hulumos, we didn't know that those Western businessmen in Hader were so dark-hearted."
"Oh? How do you say this?" Han Du asked curiously.
Fu Yong leaned slightly and hurriedly explained: "Master Hou, I don't know. In the past, ordinary people thought that the goods we sold to the old port were very profitable. But when I came to Hurumos, I realized that those Western merchants made much more money than
We want more."
Han Du felt that there was nothing strange about this and said casually: "You have also seen how many pirates there are on this sea road. If they go to the old port to do business, they will inevitably run the risk of being robbed by pirates. In such a situation,
If there is not enough profit, who would have the courage to go to Old Port to do business at the risk of both human and financial losses?"
"Yes." Fu Yong nodded solemnly, "Master Hou, the common people tell the truth. Sometimes the common people really admire these Western businessmen from the bottom of their hearts. For profit, they can even risk their own property and life.
Even if you don’t care, you can be considered brave and knowledgeable.”
"What's so courageous and knowledgeable? It's just forced." Han Du chuckled. Seeing Fu Yong looking at him curiously, he explained to him: "Even though this place is close to the sea, there is very little rain here. This
As a result, it was very difficult to grow food here, and most of the land was occupied by nobles. This made life very difficult for ordinary civilians, and there were even many who were willing to sell themselves into slavery.
But once they become slaves, they will never be free again. Therefore, they are unwilling to sell themselves into slaves unless they have to. And in order not to starve to death, civilians will do everything they can to survive. Among them, doing business
It is a good choice, and it is enough to support a family even if it is small. If by chance, it suddenly becomes big, then it is not impossible to buy the manor land and become a slave owner, or even become a noble.
Among them, the profits from overseas trade are particularly huge, so even though he knew that there were pirates on the sea, Hader dared to mortgage his entire estate and still go to overseas trade."
Fu Yong was deeply moved when he heard this, and sighed slightly: "Yes, didn't Cao Min and others take the risk of sailing out to sea just to make money?"
He thought of the days when he went to sea with a few others. If they hadn't encountered Han Du's navy that time, they would have been in bad luck.
What makes Fu Yong even more sad is that the people who worked together at the beginning have now gone their separate ways.
"So, they should make money." Han Du said calmly.
Then Han Du raised his eyes and looked at Fu Yong, "I came to see you today for another matter."
"Master Marquis, just give your orders. If there is any use for the common people, the common people will not hesitate to die." Fu Yong raised his hand to Han Du and said loudly.
Han Du smiled and stretched out his hand to comfort him twice, and said with a smile: "It's not as serious as you said, so why would you give up even if you die? I'm not asking you to go through fire and water. I'm here to ask you,
From your point of view, are you willing to take this waterway from the old port to Horumos?"
"Of course I am willing!" Fu Yong quickly replied, "Why wouldn't the common people be unwilling?"
Seeing Han Du staring at him blankly, Fu Yong explained eagerly: "Master Marquis doesn't know something. Just from the old port to Hulumos, you can make ten times the profit, which is more than what you did in the Ming Dynasty."
The profit in Old Port is still high.”
Han Du was a little surprised when he heard this and said doubtfully: "Didn't the Ming Dynasty also get several times the profit when it comes to the old port? Moreover, the sailing time will be shorter."
Fu Yong sighed bitterly, "Master Hou, I don't know. There are too many people doing business in the Ming Dynasty. The more people there are, the more goods will come to the old port. The price of goods in the old port has begun to drop in the past two years.
, the profits are not as generous as before.”
Han Du frowned when he heard that, and immediately understood what was going on. In the end, Nanyang's population was too small and its consumption capacity was not enough. At first, the Ming Dynasty's goods had just entered Nanyang, and in the blank situation, Nanyang was very important to the Ming Dynasty.
The demand for goods is huge. Anyone who comes is accepted. No matter how many goods arrive, they can all be sold easily.
There are even Western businessmen
People go to the old port and transport goods to Horumos or other places. This naturally greatly slows down the saturation of goods to Nanyang.
Although any goods have a certain service life, every time a certain period of time passes, people will have a new demand for goods. However, because of the extreme shortage of supplies, people cherish any item more and wish they could just wear a piece of clothing.
Wearing it for a lifetime means that the time it takes to regenerate demand is a bit long.
When demand decreases, the price of goods will naturally decrease.
Han Du didn't care whether the price of goods in the old port had dropped, and he was even a little happy about this situation. He quickly asked: "So, you are willing to use this channel?"
Fu Yong frowned at first, then nodded and said: "Although the storm in the West is a bit scary, the profits are now very high, and the grassroots and others are still willing to come here to trade."
Han Du laughed, waved his hand and said: "Don't worry about the storm. This time we encountered the storm because we took the risk of going through Jiejing. If you can walk slowly along the seaside in the future, you will almost never encounter it.
Stormy.
Moreover, like the Ming Dynasty to Old Port, I will set up a governor's palace along the way to provide you with supplies and trading. And you have seen with your own eyes that the pirates here have been wiped out. Even if they want to make a comeback in the future, they will not be able to do so.
I know it will be a few years later, and the governors-general will not sit back and watch the pirates grow, and will clean them out regularly to try to ensure the safety of your trade. What do you think?"
Fu Yong had always coveted this golden sea route. Even if Han Du didn't offer so many guarantees, he would still dare to take the risk. Although this sea route is a little more dangerous, the profits are really huge. Anyway, he is now the boss.
, even if it’s a risk, he doesn’t have to come in person, just send someone else.
But now with Han Du's guarantee, Fu Yong has no worries anymore and only has prospects for the future in his heart.
Seeing that Fu Yong was in high spirits, Han Du immediately felt relieved. "It seems that over the years, the Ming people's ideas have finally been changed by me. In the past, people thought that if their parents did not travel far away, they would not even do business.
Going too far. How can such a self-contained concept adapt to the requirements of large-scale maritime expansion? Now Fu Yong has sailed tens of thousands of miles, and he also wants to come to Hulumos to do business, just for the sake of huge profits. In this way, for the sake of profits, he can
The spirit of not being afraid of hardships and obstacles is what Handu needs."