Due to dealing with pirates and fishmen at sea for most of the day and the whole night, the Swan has deviated from the route to Port Mao.
At this time, the Swan has crossed the island reef area and is not far from the Imperial Navy's base on Sanado Island. The journey ahead should be relatively safe.
After consulting the passengers, Captain Alfonso decided to return to the original route. After replenishing and repairing the hull on the island of Sanato, he then headed to his destination of Poitou in the province of Genoa.
Sanado Island is a large island with an area of 50 square kilometers. There are very few indigenous residents on the island, but the total population is close to 100,000.
The economy mainly relies on the garrison and passing merchant ships. Due to the development of shipping and the prosperity of overseas trade, the economy here is not bad, and the imperial court also established customs and taxation agencies here.
There are the best hotels, the best food, the best drinks, and the most beautiful women. At the same time, there are also the shadiest deals, and unknown bodies appear on the beach every day.
This is simply a place of alienation.
The Swan stayed here for two days, and all the sailors and passengers relaxed their tense spirits. This terrible journey left them in urgent need of venting.
During this period, Captain Alfonso reported the encounter with pirates and fish monsters to the local garrison, but was dismissed with the conclusion "to be investigated".
On the surface, Santos Port is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The prismatic defensive fortress extends into the sea, wrapping the warships and merchant ships in the harbor in its arms, and forming a crossfire. It is difficult for external forces to cross the crossfire network.
But those navy soldiers were all in a slack mood. Sean even saw soldiers on duty at the sentry posts drinking and sleeping.
Regardless of whether they are domestic businessmen or foreign businessmen who speak various languages, they are fat in the eyes of soldiers or customs officers, and they all want to take a bite of the merchants. As for whether the goods carried by the merchants are prohibited and whether the prices of the goods are consistent, open-minded
It doesn't matter if you close one eye.
In the port, there is a feast of lights and drunken officers and soldiers everywhere. Gambling is even open here.
Captain Alfonso said that this place is a paradise for smugglers, wanted criminals and adventurers.
I don’t know if Raj Johnson is considered an adventurer. He came to San Diego with the expectation of getting rich overnight, but ended up losing his money in the casino and racking up a lot of debt.
So, now Raj Johnson is being publicly "auctioned" - a five-year servant contract.
He was standing in the middle of a group of foreign beauties of various skin colors. These foreign beauties were all trafficked from countries where slavery was still prevalent, or even illegally plundered.
In addition, there are a group of strong white men from Santiago, a small country in the south of the Western Ocean Alliance that is famous for its gladiators.
The European Empire eliminated slavery as early as the end of the Fourth Empire. Although the nobility or upper-class families still have considerable binding force on servants, it is not a slave country after all and implements an employment system. Foreigners who are sold into the country are not included in this.
Quite a few people are proud of using foreign slaves.
The last emperor of the Fourth Reich once armed an army composed of Santiago slaves.
Among a group of barely clothed, fat and thin beautiful slaves and muscular male slaves, Raj Jansen obviously could not be sold for much, even though a five-year servant contract only cost 20 gold louis.
The auctioneer was obviously humiliating Raj Johnson to his heart's content. He was hunched over and expressionless, looking at his feet as if there were flowers growing there.
The most eye-catching one is a 16-year-old black beauty from the Kenyan Empire, with a low auction price of 50 gold louis. She is at the age of budding, with straight legs and plump breasts, and her black skin exudes luster.
Full of exotic charm.
The businessmen and some naval officers in the audience donated generously, and some drunkards even jumped on the stage to touch around, but were knocked down by the seller's thugs, causing the audience to burst into laughter.
This black beauty was finally bought by a fat-bellied Gyeonggi businessman for 300 gold louis.
Sean had no intention of getting involved until the auction host introduced Denzel Jensen:
"Raj Jensen, 42 years old, is in good health. Of course he is not a slave. The empire prohibits its citizens from being slaves. He went bankrupt because he sold a batch of furs here..."
"Haha, he actually sells furs to the hot south, how funny!" The audience roared with laughter, almost filling the auction room.
After everyone had laughed enough, the auction host continued:
"Because I was bankrupt, I got drunk and went to the casino for a day trip because I was confused. As a result, I owed someone money. Of course, the money was not much. As long as you pay 20 gold louis, you can make him a servant for five years.
This price is very cheap. In Poitou, it costs 20 louis to hire a helper to take care of food and accommodation for one year, but he only needs 20 louis for five years!"
"Did he eat a lot?" someone shouted.
"Has he been castrated?" Some people are just looking for fun.
"You should still enjoy the most basic humanity," the host said expressionlessly.
"Then what does he know?" someone asked.
"I know how to eat, I know how to sleep, and I know how to miss women." Someone rushed to answer.
"Ha ha!"
Everyone laughed again, and the host had to bang the wooden hammer loudly.
"Raj Jansen claims to be good at taking care of livestock and gardening. He also said that if two different types of crops are crossed, it is possible to produce a high-yielding crop, just like when a horse and a donkey are crossed..."
"Haha, hybrid!"
The audience burst into laughter as if they were booing, and the host yelled helplessly:
"The starting price is 20 gold louis. Each bid will increase by 5 gold louis. Let's start!"
But no one cared.
"For 20 gold louis, you will get a servant who can serve you for 5 years. The contract is guaranteed to be complete. If he dares to escape, you can report him to the patrol police anywhere and let him spend the rest of his life in prison. Only 20 gold
Louis!"
Still no one cares.
It’s not that the price is too high, but in the eyes of everyone in the audience, Denzel Jensen is obviously a man who is not very smart, has bad gambling habits and talks nonsense. God knows what trouble such a servant will bring to him.
.
Just when the host thought the shot was going to be aborted, Sean raised his hand.
"This discerning gentleman has made a bid. Is there any other gentleman who can do his part? Now it's 20 gold louis!"
…
At night, the lights are on.
Sean sat in a restaurant that sells Xia Guo Food. After looking at it for a long time, he found that his expectations for Xia Guo Food were very different. He stared at the bowl of chop suey noodles in front of him for a long time.
It really brought tears to my eyes. The so-called chop suey noodles are made by pounding the noodles into small pieces. When the noodles are mixed into pieces, they become chop suey noodles.
Raj Johnson on the opposite side obviously didn't have the consciousness to be a servant. Before Sean started, he had already eaten his third bowl.
"How many days have you not eaten?" Sean asked.
"Sir, I have only eaten one meal a day for the past half month." Jason replied, and specifically added, "Sir, please don't worry, I am not picky about food."
"Okay, so I don't have to worry about wasting food. Thank you Mr. Johnson for your consideration." Sean said, "Is that enough? Do you want another bowl?"
Sean pushed his bowl in front of Jason.
Jason burped, his face turned red, and he defended himself: "Sir, don't believe those people's nonsense. If you hire me, you will definitely get value for money."
"Like 'hybrid'?" Sean asked with a smile.
"I used to grow flowers for a nobleman, a kind of precious marigold, which was golden in color. One day I saw a farmer raising a mule. This kind of animal has great strength, gentle temper, and has both the characteristics of a horse and a mule.
The advantages of donkeys. So I wondered if the flowers could be improved through hybridization to make the flowers bloom bigger or change the color?"
"So how did you do it?" Sean asked.
"I tried for several years without success, but one time I saw a blue marigold in the corner of the garden, the only one. God, I dare say it was the only one in the world. Only one.
It's a pity that it was trampled into mud by a horse when it was still in bud." Jason said dejectedly, "Since there was such an unopened blue marigold, there must be a way to realize it."
"Then you suddenly thought of selling a batch of furs here to exchange for money?" Sean joked.
"Sir, this is my first time doing business, and it's the only time. I admit that I am not a business person. I finally saved the money, but I didn't expect to lose it all, so I had to get drunk. Someone took me
I was delirious when I entered the casino, otherwise how could I have gambled? They were in the same group."
Jason tried his best to explain.
"I don't care what stupid things you have done before, from now on, you are my servant. Do you know what a servant should do?" Sean asked.
"Cooking? Waiting for the master to wash up? Warming the bed?"
"Warming the bed?" Sean was angry. "It seems that you really have a brain problem, but I don't expect you to do these servant jobs. When we get to Poitou, I will make arrangements for you."