Seeing the slave traders around him slowly dispersing, Jiang Liang couldn't help but smile. It was already known to everyone that the people of Ming Dynasty were rich.
Not only the merchants of the Ming Dynasty are rich, but also the ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty are rich. The place where the Ming Dynasty fleet docks will inevitably set off a commercial boom. At the Sicilian port, a large number of people come to the place where the Ming Dynasty fleet is to promote their products every day.
The goods were sold in the hope of earning silver coins from the people of the Ming Dynasty.
"Don't tell me, the slaves here are really nice."
"Look at these slaves. They are all strong and strong. If you buy them back to work, they will definitely be very good. These female slaves are all fair-skinned and beautiful, which is also very good."
Zhao Houhou looked at the slaves in the slave market and couldn't help but nodded: "Compared to the slaves in Tianzhu, they all seem to be better."
"The slaves in Tianzhu are actually not bad. Although they are a bit darker, they are more obedient. These slaves are not so obedient."
Jiang Liang thought for a while and nodded. They had traveled extensively and had seen a lot. They had been everywhere and had seen everything.
"Should we buy some female slaves to keep warm in bed?"
"Forget it~"
"I'm on the march and fighting now. You thought I was traveling or doing business. Besides, I have a lot of stuff at home. I'm so busy that I can't handle it. It's too much for me to sell."
"Haha, there are times when you can't stand it?"
"I'm old, I'm old, I'm no longer what I used to be."
The three of them were chatting and laughing while strolling around the slave market.
"Brother~brother~"
"I'm so thirsty, so hungry~"
Ye Qing was hugged by Ye Yun. Her stomach growled due to hunger, and her lips were split due to hunger and thirst. She said feebly.
"Brother knows~"
Ye Yun's eyes were red and he was trying hard to be strong. He was just a child, but now he had to work hard to pretend to be an adult to protect his only relative.
"Is that us Ming people?"
Ye Yun's eyes looked around. Suddenly, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide and looked at Tian Erniu, Jiang Liang and Zhao Houhou. Then the whole person was extremely excited and couldn't bear it.
He shouted loudly: "Uncle, uncle, help! Help!"
However, as soon as he shouted his words, the guard who had just taught him a lesson suddenly became furious. This kid was desperate for his life and he still refused to stop.
"You are looking for death~"
He became angry and struck hard with the whip in his hand. Ye Yun immediately started to cry out in pain as he was being whipped again.
But his eyes were fixed on Tian Erniu's side, and he shouted even louder: "Uncle, uncle, help me~ help me~"
Tian Erniu, Jiang Liang, and Zhao Houhou were walking in the noisy slave market and chatting again.
"Did you hear anyone shouting for help?"
Tian Erniu paused slightly, as if he heard someone calling for help.
"No~"
Jiang Liang and Zhao Houhou stopped and said slightly stunned.
"It still sounds like a child's voice."
Tian Erniu thought for a while and added.
"How is that possible~"
"This is the Mediterranean. Where would our children from the Ming Dynasty come here?"
Jiang Liang smiled and shook his head.
"Uncle, uncle, help~"
At this time, Ye Yun's voice came over again. This time, the three of them heard it. They all followed the sound and looked over. Suddenly they saw Ye Yun rolling on the ground, being beaten and wailing in pain.
cloud.
"He is really our Ming Dynasty's child!"
Jiang Liang couldn't help but was stunned, a little unbelievable, and then said angrily: "This bitch dares to beat our Ming Dynasty's children and is looking for death!"
As he said this, he rushed over on horseback. Before the person arrived, the riding whip in his hand struck hard at the person who whipped Ye Qing.
"Pa~"
The guard was waving the whip, and when he was about to whip it, a clear sound sounded on his head, and then the burning pain was clearly heard.
Before he could react, Jiang Liang whipped him hard again, one whip after another, and shouted angrily: "You dare to bully even us Ming people, you are looking for death!"
"Papa~"
The whip in his hand hit him hard like raindrops. The more he hit, the redder his eyes became, as if a man-eating beast wanted to eat this man alive.
The guard who was still aloof and arrogant was suddenly beaten to the point where he was rolling on the ground, his skin and flesh were torn, and he started to wail in pain.
The other guards and slave traders around them were dumbfounded. No one expected that such a thing would happen. When they reacted, they all took out their weapons and looked at Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang warily.
Zhao Houhou and three others.
"This friend, this friend, if you have something to say, say it well, if you have something to say, say it well~"
When the slave merchant Ruben saw this scene, he quickly stepped forward to stop the furious Jiang Liang and said in Spanish with a smile on his face.
He was a Jewish businessman who used to be Spanish. Later, when anti-Semitism occurred in Spain, he moved to the Ottoman Empire. He took over these slaves from other Jews and sold them to Sicily.
"Child~"
Tian Erniu and Zhao Houhou helped Ye Yun up from the ground, and when they looked at Ye Yun and Ye Qing's appearance, they couldn't help shouting.
"Uncle, uncle~save me, save my sister~"
Ye Yun gritted his teeth in pain and kept talking.
"Don't worry, we will definitely save you."
Tian Erniu nodded solemnly, and then hugged the two of them.
"Hmph~"
Jiang Liang looked at Ruben and snorted coldly: "Are you blind? Can't you see that they are from our Ming Dynasty?"
"Monkey, go to the port immediately and dispatch a thousand people!"
Here, Tian Erniu looked at the aggressive guards and immediately said to Zhao Houhou.
"Hmm~"
When Zhao Houhou heard this, he understood it and ran quickly towards the place where the port fleet was stationed.
When Ruben heard Jiang Liang's question, his expression suddenly turned ugly.
What happened to this Ming Dynasty man?
Can’t Ming people be slaves?
What's more, I really didn't know that they were Ming people, and thought they were two Tatars. Furthermore, even if they were Ming people, they were still my slaves.
"Sir, I didn't know they were from the Ming Dynasty. Furthermore, even if they were from the Ming Dynasty, they were slaves I bought with money. You beat my men for no reason. I must give you an explanation.
"
Ruben looked at Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang, and then at the men around him who had taken up arms. No matter what, he had to protect his own people and speak for his own people.
"slave?"
Tian Er Newton sneered, looked at Ruben and said: "We Ming people are so noble, how can we be slaves?"
"If you don't tell me clearly how you trafficked their two children, I tell you, you will all be dead."
Tian Erniu was also very angry. Of these two children, Ye Yun looked only eleven or twelve years old, and the younger daughter was only eight or nine years old. They were sold as slaves and treated so cruelly.
Hands, whip such a child.
"You Ming people are too open and arrogant. This is Sicily, not your Ming Dynasty."
When Ruben heard this, he couldn't help but said loudly.
Everyone knows that the Ming Dynasty is very powerful, but this is the Mediterranean Sea, which is far away from the Ming Dynasty. The other party is so arrogant, not only snatching his own slaves, but also beating his own people, and even threatening to kill them.
own.
"It doesn't matter whether we are the Ming Dynasty or not. I will let you know that even if we are thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty, we Ming people cannot be bullied by others."
Tian Erniu said coldly, and when he looked at the two children in his arms, they felt even more heartbroken. They were about the same age as his own children.
"What happened?"
When the Spanish officials responsible for managing the slave market heard the news, they rushed over in a hurry. People who were originally engaged in slave trading also immediately gathered around.
"Your Majesty, Tax Collector, you came just in time. These two people robbed two of my slaves for no reason, beat my men, and even threatened to kill us. Please come and uphold justice."
Seeing the Spanish tax officials coming, Ruben quickly explained.
Tax officer William listened carefully to Ruben's explanation, and also looked at Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang. Naturally, he immediately recognized that the two were from the Ming Dynasty. Then he looked at the children in their arms.
That's how I figured it out.
"Two gentlemen, it is against the law to rob other people's wealth in this way. Please return these two slaves to him."
William came to Tian Erniu's side and said very seriously.
"My name is Jiang Liang. I am a diplomatic envoy sent to Europe by the Ming Empire. I was also awarded the noble title of count by your King Fernando of Spain."
"This is His Excellency Tian Erniu, the Governor of Golden Continent and Governor of Hong Kong of the Ming Empire and the Commander-in-Chief of the Ming Expedition Fleet. He was also awarded the title of Marquis by your King of Spain."
"I hope you can understand your identity. Are you talking to a distinguished noble?"
Jiang Liang glanced at William, raised his head slightly, and introduced his identity very proudly.
Hearing Jiang Liang's words, William couldn't help but change his face immediately, and said quickly: "Two gentlemen, I am very sorry, please forgive me for being rude."
His head was pounding. He didn't expect that such a thing would happen to him. The identities of the two people in front of him were too simple. One was sent to Europe by the Ming Dynasty, and the other was the commander of the Ming Dynasty fleet and the governor of Hong Kong.
, and all obtained the noble status in Spain.
With such a distinguished status, if I don't receive him well, I'm afraid that the people above him will be dismissed from his post immediately, and he may even lose his life.
He knew that Spain could win this war only because of its ally Daming.