The black slaves had iron chains locked around their necks, standing in a stone pit two meters wide and one meter deep for people to choose from. They were surrounded by huge stone walls like arenas. Inside the stone walls were extremely noisy. Arabs, whites and Easterners were looking for their favorite slaves and bargaining with slave traders.

Ye Zhao is in the largest slave trade market on the coast of East Africa and witnesses the scene of selling black people as livestock. If you say something in your heart, curiosity is better than compassion. Perhaps the environment can also change people.

The authorities of the overseas provinces of the Empire Maputo have long informed the Sultan monarch, "All Eastern countries are determined to end the slave trade, and the Arabs should obey this supreme force and give up the slave trade. Continuing to persist will only bring them economic losses and various sins.

They should engage in farming and innocent, legal trade as soon as possible.”

But in fact, Ye Zhao would not be indignant at the scene of the slave trade. He would do whatever he should do, but he would not meddle in other people's business like a brave young man. His solution to the problem is to solve it from the root of the problem. This is the difference in where he is and how to think about it.

This is Zanzibar, the capital of the Sultanate of Zanzibar. It is located on an island on the east coast of Africa. Zanzibar is an island country. It was occupied by the Western Omans among the Arabs a thousand years ago. These Omans established the Sultanate and began the earliest black slave trade.

As European countries abolished the slave trade, Britain, France and other countries sent patrols to seize slave merchant ships on the west coast of Africa. The once prosperous West Coast trade began to decline. However, due to the needs of some manor owners in southern America and the Arabs and emerging Eastern countries to explore overseas farms, the slave trade market gradually shifted to the East African coast.

Zanzibar is now the busiest slave trading center in Africa, with thousands or even tens of thousands of slaves traded every month.

Ye Zhao came to Zanzibar to meet with Pasha, Egypt. The two will sign several documents related to Suez Canal shares. More than 40% of the Suez Canal's equity will be transferred to Taihe Bank, and Taihe Bank will also become the largest shareholder of Suez Canal.

Pasha, Egypt, originally did not want to sell the mortgaged shares to Taihexing, but in recent years the financial situation has become worse and worse, and business has been repeatedly setbacks. So he endured the pain of giving up. Both sides agreed to secretly transfer shares by hiding shareholders from Britain and France. It happened that Ye Zhao was very close to Zanzibar, and his troops were very fast. The director of Taihexing, who did not have enough weight on the east coast, came to meet with Pasha in person and received the power of attorney for the transfer of shares in the Panama Canal.

Haoruwa has already returned to China with the same domestic cruise ship. After Ye Zhao has completed this matter, he will not go north as planned, but will rush back to China as soon as possible.

The British parliament has approved the increase in troops to the Cape Province, whether to intimidate the Boers or really prepare to teach the arrogant Boers a lesson, it is still unknown at this moment. The sky above South Africa is covered with dense clouds of war, and Ye Zhaozi will not take risks here again.

Segnucha repeatedly asked to go to the distant Eastern Empire with Ye Zhao, and asked Ye Zhao several times, hoping to visit the imperial royal family members. It would be great if he could get a prince to meet him. As for the emperor of the Eastern Empire, he naturally had no such extravagant hope. When meeting with the imperial royal family members, he was worried that Ye Zhaoli would not be able to reach it, so he always turned around when talking about this matter to avoid angering Ye Zhao.

Segnucha was also very adventurous. I am afraid that his ambition was not just to rule his own tribe. If the trip to the East was smooth and he could meet some officials and nobles from the East, he might not be unable to lead his tribe to establish a kingdom like Zulu in South Africa. Of course, it would be better to be able to get the title of the Chinese royal family. However, this idea would only flash by chance when he was dreaming. He himself knew that this was absolutely impossible.

At this time, in the trade market, Segnuca was even more curious than Ye Zhao and quickly disappeared. His relationship with Ye Zhao became increasingly close, but Ye Zhao was not angry and his subordinates were respectful to him. Over time, Segnuca became more and more like Ye Zhao's followers.

"Master, it's time to have a meal." The butler in a green robe took out his pocket watch and looked at it, then took a few steps to remind Ye Zhao that the butler was naturally the eunuch Wan Dequan.

Zheng Aqiao and his wife have also returned home on the same cruise ship as their lovers. Now the most caring eunuch around Ye Zhao is this eunuch.

Ye Zhao nodded slightly. Although he was separated from Segnuca, the coastal city was very small, and even the Sultan Palace was on the beach. If Segnuca were not a fool, he could find the way back to the merchant ship.

"There is nothing delicious in this layer of Baguo. Master, should you go back to the boat and open fire?" Wan Dequan looked at Ye Zhao's face carefully. As a eunuch, his lifelong honor and disgrace lies in this "looking at face"

Zanzibar was recorded in the "French Chronicles" of the Song Dynasty, and was called "Leibaguo". However, the empire has long revised its geographical map, and overseas countries mostly use concise transliterations. Zanzibar, named after the slave trade, means "Black Coast" in Arabic, so the empire continues to use its transliteration, but some old ministers still like to use the old name.

Ye Zhao didn't like local food, so he boarded the boat and opened fire. In order not to attract attention, the accompanying fleet would arrive in Zanzibar one day later and set off together to return home. Ye Zhao was riding an armed merchant ship with slightly protective capabilities. However, the so-called "slight protective capabilities" is naturally compared with the main warships of the empire. If a merchant ship encounters pirates, the merchant ship will be more than enough to deal with it.

In the afternoon, the special envoy of Egypt Pasha arrived in Zanzibar, and Pasha finally did not keep his promise. Although the special envoy brought Pasha's statement of transferring shares and several Western lawyers accompanied him to witness it, and the Suez Canal stock had long been mortgaged in Taihexing, Pasha himself did not come forward, and there may not be any reason to regret it in the future. Ye Zhao couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Wandequan is one of the few who knew the purpose of the Emperor's trip, but he was so angry that he was so angry that the Emperor came here with a condescending reign. It was simply outrageous that a small Egyptian governor did not keep his promise.

In the study, Wan Dequan muttered to give the Egyptian awesomeness, and Ye Zhao just laughed it off and said, "Dequan, that Mr. Pasha doesn't know that I came to Zanzibar."

Wan Dequan dared not speak anymore.

Ye Zhao read a few newspapers and suddenly looked up and asked, "Have Segnucha not returned to the ship yet?"

"Yes, the slave has sent people to find him." After returning to the ship, Wan Dequan restored the title in the palace.

Ye Zhao frowned and said, "Send more people to find it." The security situation in Zanzibar is still acceptable, but how can the slave traders be together? Segnucha is not a settled person. If he is killed here, he will really be sorry for him.

Wan Dequan hurriedly agreed to withdraw.

More than an hour later, there was finally news of Segnud, but he was caught by a local slave trader. It is said that he had an argument with the British merchant in the slave market. He was arrogant and the British did not take a black indigenous person seriously. He immediately locked the person into the slave house.

Although Chinese merchants came forward, British slave traders still demanded ransom, and it was 500 pounds. You should know that a healthy black slave is worth only a few dozen pounds.

In the evening, when the lights were on the merchant ship, Segnucha was taken back, but he was beaten to death, with several broken ribs. Ye Zhao asked the doctor on the boat to treat him for good health, and his face was already unhesitant when he came out.

Ye Zhao did not come forward from contacting and negotiating, which was reasonable. At this time, he couldn't help but regret that if he was concerned about it, Segnucha might not have to suffer from flesh and blood.

The electric lights hanging high on the side walls of the cabin were a little dim, but the emperor's face could not escape Wan Dequan's gaze. Wan Dequan's forehead was sweating slightly and he whispered: "It's all old slaves who are stupid and have done their jobs."

Ye Zhao said lightly: "No wonder you, but there must be a law in everything. Is there no law in foreign countries?"

Wan Dequan said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, the slave will ask someone to reason."

Ye Zhao waved his hand and went back to his room to rest.

In the middle of the night, Ye Zhao was awakened by the faint sound outside the cabin. He put on his clothes and got out of bed, opened the cabin door. The two guards and Wan De in the aisle outside were all so shocked that they knelt down and said they deserved to die.

Ye Zhao asked, "But there is an emergency military situation?"

Wan Dequan kowtowed and said, "It's some small matter. I'll come to see if my master has stopped. I don't want to disturb the Holy Lord. I'll die, damn it."

Ye Zhao asked: "What's the matter?"

Wan Dequan hesitated, but did not dare not say anything, and said, "It's the guys who are here to ask for people."

"I want people? Who do you want?" Ye Zhao was even more surprised.

"Yes, it was the slave who caught the British man who injured the big brother of the game. The players favored the British and came to ask for someone." Wan Dequan lowered his head and did not dare to look at Ye Zhao.

"You! You act on your own when encountering things. Why is Jiang Pei discussing with you in such foreign affairs?" Ye Zhao complained.

Wan Dequan even kowtowed repeatedly and said, "I deserve to die, I deserve to die. I thought that such a small matter would be unnecessary to bother Lord Jiang."

Jiang Pei was both the owner of the accompanying imperial study house and was a calm and capable middle-aged official. As for Kang Youwei, although he was a young talent, he was only an ordinary clerk among the accompanying clerks. It was never his turn to make his decision when it came to things.

Ye Zhao said: "Forget it, I'll go see the British. You and Jiang Pei discuss with each other to see how to deal with the aftermath."

Everyone was arrested, and Ye Zhao became interested. Dealing with such small African countries was not the source of the imperial interests. Ye Zhao didn't know how to do it himself and had already left it to his subordinates.

The British were placed under house arrest in a cabin on the first floor of the deck. This was a steam ship with a displacement of more than 5,000 tons. At night, the lights on the deck were dotted on the cold sea, and the thick ropes and iron cables like spider webs showed a picture of the beauty of vicissitudes.

On the wooden bed in the cabin, there was a fat British man with a rosacea, with a fat face and furry face. I don’t know if it was a beard or a frequent alcoholism that made his skin extremely rough. When he saw someone coming in, he stood up and said arrogantly: “You must hand over all those who catch me.” Seeing him standing up and wanting to walk out, he obviously thought that the person coming was to release him.

The attendant beside Ye Zhao stretched out his arms to stop him and said coldly: "Stand!"

The British guy didn't understand Chinese, but he knew from the Chinese's expressions and actions that they were not here to release him. He was slightly stunned. He looked at Ye Zhao and asked arrogantly: "Are you their leader? Do you know what the consequences will be caused by illegal detention of British citizens?"

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "What consequences? They won't be more serious than beating my friend, right?"

The British man flipped his eyes and said disdainfully: "It turns out that Chinese people like to be with wild beasts. Do you know who I am? Speaker Wiggins of the British Empire is my brother, but I don't think you will know his energy either. You should ask your diplomat about who my cousin is."

Ye Zhao couldn't help but laugh. He had the most dealing with the British. Many British people were inevitable, but they were mostly a kind of arrogance in their bones, and even a gentlemanly arrogant. Who said that today is the world of the British Empire? But it is rare to say that the vulgar slave trader in front of him, and it is really rare. It seems that there are many playboys and their behaviors are exactly the same. This Little Wiggins also gave the deputy speaker a headache.

The slave trade is illegal in Britain, but his younger brother, the deputy speaker, tried the law with his own body, and he was even more careless about his brother's identity to scare people, but he was really used to rampant overseas.

"Speaker Wiggins..." Ye Zhao nodded slightly with an interesting look, saying that it was extremely resentful. He said that the Sultan of Zanzibar Sultanate is also a capable monarch. He built the tap water pipeline in Zanzibar City at the beginning of his ascension, which solved the drinking water problem of Stone City. In 1872, he ordered the opening of a motor ship mail service between the capital and Aden. Five years ago, the submarine cable between the two cities was laid, and it was connected to the cable network on the East African coast, so that this small country could send telegrams to all parts of the world. He was also committed to abolishing the privilege of chiefs, and he could be regarded as a monarch who worked hard to govern.

Serena Wiggins' arrest and beating of Lao Sai has violated the laws of any country, but the official Zanzibar is obviously favoring Serena Wiggins. Except for the two empires that have different influences in Zanzibar, the Zanzibar people obviously know more or less the identity of Serena Wiggins.

"Don't make it difficult for him." Ye Zhao ordered when he left. Since he was a prodigal son who relied on his brother's power, Ye Zhao had no interest in talking to him anymore, but wondered whether his identity could be used. You should know that with the current British national political structure, if he made what Little Wiggins did in the UK, how strong the Deputy Speaker Wiggins would be, he was afraid that his position would not be so stable.

However, Wiggins is a moderate in China and hopes to engage in trade dialogue with Eastern countries, and it is really no benefit to overthrow him.

Ye Zhao returned to his room and lay on the bed tossing and turning, thinking about Lao Sai's affairs, and then pondered the recent trends of various British politicians, Sino-British relations, Germany, France and other powerful countries. It was about to dawn, and he gradually fell asleep.

It was almost noon the next day, and Ye Zhao woke up. When he got up to wash, Wan De served him and said, "General Zhang is waiting outside."

General Zhang, who was in his mouth by Wan Dequan, was naturally the Imperial African Strait Navy Association (Deputy) and the Royal Rear Admiral Zhang Yunzong. He accompanied Ye Zhao to the east coast of Africa. When he returned, he also took on the escort task and sent the emperor to the Great Yachi in the Strait of Malacca, which was then handed over with the Imperial South China Sea Fleet and returned to the east coast of Africa again.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "It's too early for him to arrive. What happened to the negotiations yesterday?"

Wan Dequan said carefully: "You, you'd better ask General Zhang?"

Ye Zhaoqi said, "Ask Zhang Yunzong? What is the relationship between him?"

When they came to the study to have breakfast, Zhang Yunzong and Jiang Pei were waiting together. Ye Zhao sat down and placed the dining table. Ye Zhao reached out to signal the two of them to eat with him, saying, "Let's talk about it after eating."

This is naturally a rare honor. Zhang Yunzong and Jiang Peitong knew the emperor's temper, so they sat down carefully, even if they were not hungry, they could barely stuff some dishes into their mouths.

Ye Zhao looked at Zhang Yunzong and laughed, saying, "You are suffering, get up and talk about it!"

"Yes!" Zhang Yunzong looked gentle but his voice was extremely loud. He stood up and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the foreign country Zanzibar has already surrendered. The Imperial Navy has occupied the entire territory of Stone City. Please tell me."

Ye Zhao was stunned for a moment and said, "Please surrender? Why should I surrender?"

Jiang Peitong also stood up and said, "The foreign countries are small, and they are watching the sky in a well. When negotiating with their subordinates, they brazenly declared war on our country. The negotiation process and the war report have written a memorial with Lord Zhang."

Ye Zhao looked at the purple-skin memorials on the desk, laughed in silence, and said, "Zanzibar declared war on our country?"

But he couldn't eat it for a moment. He returned to his desk and opened the note and looked at it. It turned out that since last night, Jiang Peitong had negotiated with the officials in Zanzibar, proposing to punish Serena Wiggins and his subordinates in accordance with the Zanzibar law, and apologized for the behavior of Wandequan and others, and said he was willing to defend Wandequan and others in accordance with the local law.

The officials of Zanzibar were determined to favor Little Wiggins, and finally mobilized soldiers to force the ship to catch people. The merchant ship had no choice but to leave the port. However, Zanzibar sent the only warship, the Gulasg, to pursue it. However, it was a warship, but it was just a large wooden steamship. It was equipped with several artillery pieces. Even the merchant ship Lingshan was afraid that it would not be able to get it. Just in case, after all, with the great emperor on the ship, Lingshan did not entangle with it, and relied on its speed advantage to get rid of its pursuit at full speed. It happened that Zhang Yunzong led a small fleet to arrive. Without saying a word, he sank Gulasg, and then shelled the Zanzibar Palace. Hundreds of Zanzibar soldiers scattered. The Marines landed and captured Sultan Bagasi. Bagasi immediately announced their surrender.

This war lasted only three hours, and the country of Zanzibar announced its surrender, which was the shortest war between the two countries in the history of world wars.

Ye Zhao looked at the memorial and was amused and laughed. China rarely showed its strength in Africa. Although it showed its muscles in the battle against the Zulu Kingdom not long ago, it was revealed in its first appearance. In North Africa, it seemed that it was not as terrible as the Europeans. The little Zanzibar, for the sake of the British nobles, dared to deal with the Chinese, and then suffered a catastrophe in a blink of an eye, which made people helpless.

Since it has happened, we need to think about how to recover and how to properly utilize this "war". The eastern coast of Africa in the north is the battlefield where Britain and Germany fight.

Thinking about this war again, it was going on in my sleep, and I didn't hear any guns and cannons at all. I think Wan Dequan and the guards have been trying a lot.

To be honest, I was worried yesterday, afraid that no one would pay attention to me, but today I finally got the courage to read the book review area and saw a lot of messages. Old friends and diving parties emerged one after another, and I was a little flattered...

Some friends are worried about eunuchs after reading the comments. Don’t worry. Joining the army will never have the habit of eunuchs being unfinished. However, they are often tired after writing it later. It seems that when I read this book, it will eventually become one month update. This book has been resting for a long time. The first book may not have this phenomenon because of its short length. However, after I finished writing it, I also took a rest for a year to open the second book, so I was worried that eunuchs were not necessary. This break is actually equivalent to four or five months, and this book should be able to write smoothly. Of course, because my beloved concubine is pregnant, many things need to be busy with, and there may be occasional interruptions, but an average of three or four thousand per day will definitely be done in the future, and there will be no longer any interruptions for a long time. I will write a book with feelings. I also want to know the ending, so it is impossible not to finish it well.

Thank you for your friends who are still supporting me. Those who are still watching can be said to have unconditional support for joining the army. Thank you very much. I will try my best to write exciting things in the end. [To be continued]
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