The Rise of the European Emperor

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Amerigo brought a total of 10 ships to India this time, all with a displacement of more than 200 tons. The average cargo capacity of each ship can reach more than 120 tons, and a total of 1,200 tons of cargo can be carried.

However, due to the shortage of saltpeter, the fleet brought back only 450 tons of saltpeter. In addition, there are 100 tons of copper and 30 tons of tin planned earlier. And, of course, the "quota" of 50,000 pounds of spice. However, these cargoes add up to a total of 602.6 tons. In all, half of the fleet is empty.

Of course, Marin also mentioned that Amerigo and Draka "recruited" cotton-spinning artisans and women in India. Therefore, when Draka acquired other goods, he also specially recruited such talents.

However, under the poison of Hinduism, Indian society is divided into classes. Those "upper-class people" of the white-skinned higher castes have a decent life and are protected by law. It is basically impossible for them to be recruited by Draka and go overseas.

Therefore, the craftsmen who can make cotton spinning wheels and the women who are good at cotton spinning recruited by Draka are all dark-skinned Indian pariahs.

In India, even in the 21st century, the status of untouchables is still low, and they do not deserve to sit with people of higher castes, otherwise, they will be beaten. In ancient times, the situation was even more serious.

In India at the beginning of the 16th century, untouchables were not regarded as human beings in India, but only human-shaped animals. The dwelling places of the untouchables are also strictly separated from those of the higher castes. Moreover, the laws of India in this era do not protect untouchables. If a person of the higher caste kills a pariah, he can pay up to one animal's money or food at most. If the wife and daughter of any pariah family are beautiful, they are easily violated by men of higher castes. Moreover, Dalits dare not beat up a person of higher caste who violated his wife because his wife was violated. Even if you go to the officials, no one will accept it.

Therefore, in ancient India, although the untouchables were not slaves, their status was similar to that of slaves. For example, this time Draka recruited craftsmen who knew how to make cotton spinning wheels and women who knew how to weave cotton fabrics at a high price, and they were attracted by a local high-caste broker...

Because the price offered by Draka is 5 gold coins per artisan and 1 gold coin per woman who knows how to weave cotton. And in India, even with the push from Marin and the Spaniards, the price of pepper has gone from 1.5 pfennig to 2 pfennig. One gold coin, equivalent to 60 pfennig, can buy 30 pounds of pepper.

This broker of the local high caste in India called Sekar is very jealous of the price offered by Draka. However, at this price, it is obvious that craftsmen and women of higher castes cannot be recruited locally.

Therefore, the vicious Seika gathered a local gang of gangsters, ransacked several untouchable villages directly, and captured 50 untouchable artisans and 300 untouchable women proficient in cotton spinning.

In line with the principle that thieves do not go empty, Sekar not only kidnapped these untouchable artisans and untouchable women who are proficient in cotton spinning, but also kidnapped the wives of the craftsmen and the untouchable women's husbands together and sold them to Della. Card.

As for the consequences of kidnapping so many untouchables, Sekar only bribed the local judge with 20 gold coins, and it was over. And to sell these people to Draka, the 50 craftsmen and 300 women who are proficient in cotton spinning alone are worth as much as 550 gold coins.

Moreover, Draka did not deny the account when he learned that Sekar brought these "recruited" Dalit artisans and the spouses of Dalit women. Of course, it won't give a high price. After all, that's not what he wanted. And the wives of the 50 craftsmen and the prime-age husbands of the 300 untouchable women, Draka gave a total of 70 gold coins, which is equivalent to 12 pfenni...

In this way, Draka only spent 620 gold coins to get 350 prime-age couples. On average, one person does not get one gold coin. At the same time, when Marin bought slaves from Portugal, he needed up to 40 gold coins each. If there are 700 people, it will cost 28,000 gold coins...

This price, when reporting, directly stunned Marin...

"What? You mean that you only spent 620 gold coins to get 350 Indian couples? Does that mean that each person costs less than one gold coin?" Marin was very surprised.

"Yes, Grand Duke, but this is not representative. Because this is the population plundered by the rogue leader named Seka. It is very cheap to sell it to us. The judge in that small town is very corrupt, and Sekar bought that judge with 20 gold coins. If you change to a place with a better legal system, the price may be more than that..." Draka calmly and lowly analyzed.

Marin smiled and said:

"How big can it be? No matter how good the legal system is, it is still India. Untouchables are not human. As long as I pay 5 gold coins for a strong man and woman, it is estimated that the local nobles can't help arresting untouchables and selling them to me."

As the soul of the Chinese in later generations, how could Marin not know the hardships of the untouchables in India? In India, untouchables have basically no protection, and even in the 21st century, life will be difficult.

It is precisely because of being looked down upon in India that life is not guaranteed. Therefore, in the colonial era, many pariahs were recruited by the British to South Africa, Guyana, Suriname, Mauritius and other countries. Even after independence, the main ethnic groups in Mauritius, Guyana and other countries are Indians.

Also, those untouchables were recruited out of the country, some forced and some voluntarily. Because they cannot see any hope and future in India. Therefore, it is better to go abroad to give it a try.

Therefore, abroad, many Indians have darker skin. Because many of them are pariahs. There is no way to go abroad to make a living. And those with fair skin and high caste status are all landlords and rich people in China, why go abroad? Unless, it is to go to a famous university in Europe and the United States to study for gold plating. Therefore, we often see those beautiful Indian beauties in Indian movies. However, most of the Indians seen in the country are dark-skinned.

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Hearing that Marin was willing to offer 5 gold coins, Draka smiled and said confidently:

"Grand Duke, if you are really willing to offer 5 gold coins to ordinary Indian pariahs, your subordinates can guarantee that you will take away tens of thousands of Indian pariahs who are good at farming from India every year, and help you develop which colonies!"

"That's a good idea!" Marin's eyes suddenly lit up.

Before, he had considered the issue of using Japanese peasants in large numbers in the colonies. However, Marin is worried about the Japanese nation. The people of this nation are very humble and obedient when they are weak. But you must not be fooled by them, because when they become stronger, they dare to tear a piece of meat off you.

The Javanese on the Indonesian island of Java are not good things either. These people are lazy and stupid, but they are jealous of the wealth obtained by the honest Chinese, and they have persecuted the Chinese several times. Therefore, Marin is very unwelcome to them. Even if they are recruited, they will not be regarded as human beings.

But the Indian pariah is different, this ethnic group is very pitiful. They have been slaves for generations and have never enjoyed rights. Although later generations Asan could not stop provoking Huaxia, most of them were created by the white-skinned third brothers of the higher castes.

The white-skinned third buddies are probably used to bullying the pariahs. So, always want to be the overlord. In addition, the brain is not very good, and when Lao Mei instigated it, he really wanted to wrestle with Huaxia. Marin has also served those white-skinned third brothers. With so many small countries around, such as Myanmar and Sri Lanka, he has to provoke China, isn't he looking for abuse?

Although sympathetic to those Indian pariahs, Marin did not intend to let them go. After all, Indian pariahs are cowardly and easier to control. Moreover, their agricultural skills are good, at least a hundred times stronger than those of the black uncles. Although everyone has the same dark skin, one is honest and obedient and willing to work. The other, however, is very restless, has all the strength, but is unwilling to work...

Therefore, Marin decided - after using the black slaves to open up the land passage in Panama, not to introduce African black slaves, but to introduce Japanese farmers, Javanese and Indian pariahs at the same time. And, try to keep the balance of the three. In this way, the serfs can't be of one mind, and it is easier to rule...

The most important thing is that Indian pariahs are not only honest and obedient, they can do farm work, but they are also so cheap! Price and cost factors will be important conditions for large-scale introduction. India's low prices have led to a few untouchable serfs, and the cost is relatively low. And buying black slaves with the Portuguese, those black slaves can't do any farm work, but they ask for 40 gold coins each, which is simply too expensive. If we introduce 100,000 black slaves, wouldn't we have to pay 4 million gold coins? Therefore, an honest and obedient Indian pariah who knows how to do farm work and is very cheap is Marin's better choice...