Daming 1805

Chapter 194 Houston's Chinese New Year Auction

(Fuck, the title is wrong, it should be New Orleans, not Houston...)
The Mihe Delta is a huge tidal marsh with a wetland area of ​​more than [-] square kilometers.

From satellite maps, the delta looks like a rotting leaf.

The leaf veins are the forked tributaries of the Honey River, and the rotten parts are patches of seawater, while the rest are saltwater swamps.

The saltwater swamp area here accounts for [-]% of the total area of ​​all saltwater swamps in the United States in later generations.

The city of New Orleans was built on the only elevated land in the vast swamp.

New Orleans was originally founded by the French in 1718, taking its name from the Duke of Orleans, the regent of Louis XV.

Later, it was first traded to Spain, then captured by the British, and became part of the United States, and now it was handed over to Ming Dynasty.

Before the arrival of the new year in the first year of Ankang, the navy and army of Xintianfu of Ming Dynasty had completely controlled the city.

A group of immigrants from Xintianfu, a group of immigrants from Daming, and a group of civilized Yin people from Xintianfu have already settled down in the city together.

They spent their first New Years here.

But at the same time, the original Americans have not completely withdrawn. According to the agreement between Ming and Britain, they still have a period of time to move slowly.

Always deal with belongings and assets when moving.

What many people could not afford to take, or did not want to take, including slaves, others might be interested in.

You can trade a wave first before withdrawing.

Therefore, in the city controlled by the Ming army, the remaining British-American immigrant settlements are still quite lively, even more lively than before.

On the occasion of the New Year of Ming Dynasty, the remaining nobles and elites also held an auction.

The original mayor also specially contacted the officers of the Ming Dynasty's takeover force and the officials appointed by the Ming Dynasty to invite them and asked them to invite immigrants from the elite class of the Ming Dynasty to participate in this auction.

Huang Xin, a small boss from Suzhou, brought his family and assets to Yinzhou to invest and immigrate. He was also invited by the county magistrate of New Orleans, so he brought his family and friends to participate.

It seems to be the most worry-free operation to sell things directly to Daming people, exchange them for money and take them away directly.

It's just that Daming people are not very interested in the auction items, and not many people went there in the end, and most of them went there with the mentality of seeing the excitement at the beginning of the new year.

The content of the auction does not include land and houses, nor does it include factories that are not easy to move and internal fixed production machinery and equipment, and does not include various public and private ground facilities.

Because according to the contract between the two parties, those belong to Daming New Tianfu Huangzhuang, and they are not eligible for auction.

Gold, silver and jewelry are soft and relatively easy to carry, and most people with a certain amount of wealth are willing to spend money to consign them to other cities for continued use.

Among the remaining things, they still belong to the Americans, and they are not easy to carry, but also have a certain value. Basically, there are only vehicles, ships, agricultural machinery, and slaves.

And ships can be used to transport goods, send people and things to other parts of the United States on honey rivers and coastal routes, so it is unlikely that they will be sold exclusively.

As for vehicles and agricultural machinery, the value and quality of products from the UK are not as good as those of Daming.

These things are bought in groups and sets at the auction. The ones for a farm are sold together, and the cars and trucks are also sold together.

These things are not very attractive to the people of Ming Dynasty. Instead, they are cars and machinery made in Ming Dynasty brought by Ming Dynasty. Many immigrants from the United States asked if they could sell them some.

In the end, there are slaves, which are also not attractive to the Ming people.

The slaves in Northern Yinzhou are basically Mo people, and Mo people slaves are the lowest level in Ming Dynasty.

Even now that Ming Dynasty has banned the sale of Mexican slaves, the price of Mexican slaves outside of Mozhou has risen significantly, but it still cannot rise as much as the slaves in Burma, Nanyang, Tianzhu, Persia, Dashi and other places.

The people of Ming Dynasty felt that the slaves of the Mo people were not eligible to participate in the auction.

After the auction started, the bidders were basically Thai and Western.

Immigrants from Daming chatted and watched the fun from their seats, pointing at the auction items.

Most of them are disgusting.

And soon something made the Daming immigrant's jaw drop.

Not exactly the item itself, but the price of the item.

A group of ten robust young ink slaves, all aged between 15 and 30 years old.

The starting price is 56 pounds, or [-] silver notes, or [-] gold notes.

A gold note can be exchanged for seven pounds, a pound can be exchanged for seven silver notes, and a gold note can be exchanged for fifty silver notes.

Huang Xin, who was originally lacking in interest, almost froze when he heard the offer:
"Ten black slaves want 280 silver bills, one [-] silver bill, is the price wrong?
"280 silver bills can buy a good tasteless orchid, or a strong young orchid."

Huang Xin muttered subconsciously, but his companions and a few Americans on the other side heard him.

A few Americans felt very strange and couldn't understand the thoughts of these Ming people.

Huang Xin's companion also felt the same way, feeling that the seller's price at this auction was too outrageous.

"It will definitely fail..."

As a result, the voice fell, and someone directly called for the price:
"410 pounds!"

Immediately, someone continued to follow, and the price went up all the way, and finally it was sold at a price of nearly [-] pounds.

Huang Xin, his companions, and other immigrants from Ming Dynasty were completely stunned.

Huang Xin couldn't help saying to his companion:

"The total price is close to one thousand pounds, and one ink slave is one hundred pounds.

"It seems that one hundred pounds can be exchanged for more than 700 silver notes. At this price, you can buy a Japanese woman or a samurai.

"Are we two dreaming? Or are these Xiyi's brains seriously ill?"

Huang Xin's companion is one who hugs his thighs. When Huang Xin said so, he immediately echoed:

"Most likely there is a serious illness in the brain..."

Huang Xin chatted with his companions, and the auction continued.

The next few consecutive batches were all Mo people slaves, but not all of them were as good as the first batch.

Some have female slaves, some have children, and the average unit price is lower than the first one.

But there are also larger-scale bulk sales, where a hundred Mo people work hard to sell together.

Not everyone has the ability to directly take over large-scale slaves, and the final unit price is slightly lower than the first one.

There are some other auction items in the middle, and some people directly sell offshore and inland watercraft. It may be that the owner is about to leave Yinzhou for other regions.

But the most important lot is all kinds of slaves.

Most of the slaves are in groups, at least ten start.

Most of the slaves will not be brought to the scene, but the auctioneer will give a brief introduction on the spot, and start bidding like an auction machine.

At the end, when it came time to close the auction, the two slaves were brought to the scene alone.

Two young female Mexican slaves, both appearing to be around 20 years old.

The appearance is slightly different from other Mexican slaves, and the skin is not as dark as other Mexican slaves.

The lips are relatively thin, the nostrils are not so thick, and it looks a bit like Huren and Taixi.

As a result, as soon as the two of them came up, there was a mess of discussions below.

The auctioneer quickly announced the starting bid:
Six hundred pounds, or 4000 two hundred silver notes, or 84 gold notes.

This has exceeded the annual income of the top middle class and entered the annual income stage of the nobility and the new elite.

Immediately after the shooting started, people began to shout for prices, and they shouted quite enthusiastically.

Huang Xin and his companions discussed the price of ink slaves for a while before, and they ridiculed and disgusted many times.

Originally, because there were too many situations, I had gradually lost interest in ridicule, but now I couldn't help it again.

"Crazy, this group of Xiyi is crazy, a Mexican female slave with two thousand silver bills is really seriously ill."

Huang Xin chatted with his companion here, and the Americans not far away listened for a long time.

At this time, some people finally couldn't bear it anymore.

A businessman in his thirties, dressed in Tessie, reminded himself as calmly as possible:

"Several gentlemen of the Ming Dynasty, the League of Nations now prohibits the sale of Mexican slaves outside the Mexican continent.

"That's why the price of ink slaves in Yinzhou has risen, and now seven hundred Ming silver bills are not considered expensive for a young and middle-aged ink slave.

"The last two young female slaves, they are obviously the mixed descendants of Taixi people and Mexican people.

"The key is to keep the characteristics of the Western people, so it will be extra expensive..."

Huang Xin understood some of the questions a little bit, and then had more questions.

Looking at the appearance of this Taixi guy is not particularly disgusting, and the smell of perfume on his body is not particularly strong, so he replied a few words:
"First of all, the seven hundred silver bills can buy a very good Japanese girl or a samurai...

"As for the [-] silver bills, even the most top-notch North Korean maidservant or married woman can't sell them for this price.

"Early one thousand is the limit...

"There are also these Mexican female slaves who are mixed with your Thai and Western characteristics, there are many in the east of Mozhou.

“Many ethnic groups over there are born with this image.

"They were probably a mixture of Egyptian, Cannibal, Ottoman, Persian and Mexican descendants."

Hearing Huang Xin's words, the American businessman also expressed sourly:
"Why don't you eat minced meat..."

Huang Xin smiled immediately:

"You are quite educated, you really can't buy a woman.

"Ethnic groups within the Ming Dynasty do not allow you to trade.

"The Mo people in Dongmozhou are actually black-skinned orchids, but Dongmozhou is also the forbidden area of ​​Ming Dynasty.

"You Yinzhou Mo people are all from Ximozhou.

"They all have thick lips, stubby noses, and fleshy faces. The key is that their skin is as black as carbon. You call them Niggs.

"But you can buy Indians and Ottomans.

"A Tianzhu or Ottoman slave only needs 150 silver bills in Daming.

"Even if it is a selected one that has no taste, it only costs 250 silver notes at least.

"Except for the female slaves who are particularly outstanding, the others should not exceed three hundred and five.

"You bought a black slave for [-], and a mixed-race female slave for [-]. This is really a loss."

The American businessman shook his head again and said:

"Although the United Kingdom has opened up the Tianzhu slave trade, it does not allow the sale of Tianzhu slaves to Yinzhou.

"The Ottoman slave trade has been greatly tightened, and almost no sales are made.

"The Ottomans will use it to develop the Mexican colony."

Huang Xin fell silent after listening.

It is impossible to refute the facts presented by the Americans.

Instead, I feel that I have discovered a major business opportunity.

The first is to smuggle female slaves from Dongmozhou.

A female slave in Dongmozhou only needs 150 silver bills in Dongmozhou, and even a hundred silver bills can be taken in some places.

Here the price will directly increase ten times or even twenty times.

But how to break through the prohibition of the international alliance headed by Ming Dynasty is a big problem.

It is impossible to go through the Xihai Canal and the Daqinhai, and can only go south from Dongmozhou to the Cape of the West.

Then across the Atlantic Ocean, went all the way to North Yinzhou for sale.

Ten times the profit is of course high.

But there may be higher ones.

How much can a Tianzhu female slave who is not black at all be sold here?

The point is that the League of Nations did not prohibit the trafficking of Indians.

Although the United Kingdom prohibits the trafficking of Tianzhu people to Yinzhou.

But Daming did not explicitly prohibit it!
You can go to Yinzhou directly from Tianzhu via the Red Sea, the West Sea Canal, the Great Qin Sea, and Gibraltar.

(End of this chapter)