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二百三十四节 奴隶贸易

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胡逊点点头:“小的明白了!”

奴隶营监工人员,全部从三亚的惩戒队中挑选。惩戒队是在暴动之后组建的,专门收容参与暴动的劳工和在三亚犯下一定罪行的人员。从伤害他人到盗窃一应俱全。他们被用于最艰苦最危险的工作,直到能攒够了点数才能回归正常的身份。从惩戒队选出来的人当监工,不用说将会非常的卖力和无情。

给胡逊布置完任务。何方回了商馆――这里是未来准备接待外国贸易商的地方,同时兼有检疫的作用。john?quark已经被要求洗了澡,换了衣服。这会正在盘算着自己的这一次奴隶贸易能捞取到多少好处。

作为和英国人交易的商品,殖民和贸易部已经事先运来了一部分贸易商品。除了准备支付夸克穷的奴隶款项之外,这里是未来的贸易口岸之一,也是组建中的东南亚公司的贸易基地港。必须储备一定的贸易商品。殖民贸易部运来了大量的雷州糖、朗姆酒。又从广州贩运来大批的丝绸、生丝和杂货。

何方回和夸克穷一番讨价还价,最后终于议定了价格。双方商定临高方面使用糖和丝绸作价。即刻进行交割。

由于夸克享有免除进出口关税的优待,他在三亚港的支出很少。粗粗计算,这次航行所获得利润为70%。算不上超级的利润,但是巴达维亚距离三亚的路途相当近,一年之内他可以往返多次,损失比率也不会这次这样高――总不见得他每次都会同时遇到葡萄牙人和风暴。

有了这样一笔收益,夸克穷的野心愈发蓬来。他准备说服股东们拿出更多的投资来――这次贸易的业绩足够让原本还捂紧口袋的投资人们拿出更多的钱来。有了钱,他要购买和雇佣更多的贩奴船只;设法在万丹或者东印度群岛的某个地方取得块地皮,搞一个“奴隶岛”――现在这样每次出发前再去向荷兰人购买太麻烦了,而且肯定会引起价格波动。而且荷兰人对英国人不大友好,这个渠道随时可能被关闭。他得有个“囤货”的地方,以备“货”缺口的时候能用上,同时让“货”度过一定时间的检疫,免得上船之后爆发瘟疫,损失惨重――澳洲人给他的价格是“到岸价”。他得保证有足够的活人抵达三亚才行。当地的“澳洲元老”明确的告诉他,他运来的奴隶人数太少了――不够用。

最后他还野心勃勃的想到要挑动荷兰人和东印度各岛的土著大打出手或者东印度群岛的各个土著王国、帝国彼此攻打,战争会带来大量的俘虏――而他正好来为统治者们来解决俘虏的问题。要挑动土著们之间的战争似乎并不难――原本就存在着不断的在小规模的冲突,只要给他们提供足够的武器,他们就会扩大武装冲突。到时候想要多少俘虏就有多少俘虏……

交易达成之后,何方回在商馆宴请了夸克穷一行,双方各自祝酒。何方回祝贺“东印度公司的各位董事”、“英国国王”,夸克穷祝“元老院的诸位元老”――“身体健康”的祝贺词说了无数次,酒杯也被倒满了无数次,看到夸克穷如同喝水一般狂饮着朗姆酒,何方回不由得暗暗吃惊。

夸克穷的兴奋溢于言表,自从他离家到东亚贸易已经有十来个年头了。虽然赚到了钱,但是始终是个海上的小商人,在东印度公司的体制下捞一口残羹剩饭。现在他有了这样一个财源滚滚的发财渠道,想着自己将来腰缠百万的回到祖国时候的模样,这个小商人更是如痴如醉。脑子里全是如何扩大自己生意的算盘。

他甚至在三亚多耽搁几天都不愿意,恨不得立刻就返回万丹,去贩运下一批的奴隶。不过希金斯表示如果要装糖和丝绸这样的高档货物的话,最好先洗刷一下甲板下的货舱,免得商品被污染。

希金斯船长的建议并非单纯的出于“一个船长的责任心”,贩奴的可观利润他比夸克穷更清楚。于是他经过正规渠道,要求拜会“此地的长官”。

听说一个英国船长要拜会自己,何方回觉得奇怪。但是出于责任,他还是接见了这位船长。

希金斯船长原来是毛遂自荐。他提到既然他们如此的需要奴隶,为什么不购买黑奴?黑奴比东印度群岛的土著更为健壮和吃苦耐劳,生命力也强得多。无非是购买的价格要高一些。但是他们既然有糖和朗姆酒,就根本不愁支付的问题。

“如果先生们有这样的需求,我愿意为先生们效劳。”希金斯船长鞠了一躬,随后鼓吹起他在贩卖黑奴上的“业绩”。

“不,我们不需要。”何方回摇头道,“黑人就让他们待在非洲吧。”

“我不明白――”希金斯失望的说道。

“我们不需要。”何方回再一次拒绝了他的“好意”。

希金斯眼看着自己从澳洲人手里获得输入黑奴专利的设想落空。回到商馆之后就开始游说夸克穷,表示自己愿意入股这个贩奴事业。夸克穷考虑到自己正需要一艘专门的船只和懂行的船长,当即表示欢迎他入股。不过具体股份分配要等回万丹之后第二次募股之后再说。

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