Bangla, South Korea's Xinzheng Trade Zone. South Korea has established a commercial area one hundred miles upstream of the Bangla River. There are more than one hundred soldiers of the Korean New Army stationed here, as well as a large number of Korean businessmen. Those Bangla businessmen who came to do business with Koreans also gathered here because a large amount of goods arrived here. Along the Bangla River, a large number of ships docked here, and a steady stream of cargo was transported here from South Korea and various ports and terminals, and there was also a large amount of cargo gathered here.

"How can those ships carry a large number of Menglais?" Second Lieutenant Zhang Ben asked the merchant guide on the side. He is very familiar with it, and he knows many things.

"Oh. These Mengla people are slaves. The locals are very cheap, and our goods are very expensive. Sometimes, some people can't afford to buy things, and they know that they mortgage their slaves. These slaves are very cheap. With a musket, you can trade twelve to fifteen slaves, which is very cost-effective." The merchant's guide introduced.

"Twelve to fifteen slaves?" Zhang Ben asked in surprise.

"Yes, if a good rifle and some bullets are added, it can be exchanged for twenty slaves. This is definitely not a new thing. Musketeers are getting more and more expensive, and the locals are becoming less and less valuable. I heard that the locals specialize in Some small gangs have also been established. They specialize in arresting people and stealing people. Men are more valuable. After all, we need them to sell to Chu people, get raw sugar from Chu people, and then ship it to the country. Qin people need it. You can change it. Bring in a lot of muskets and various daily necessities, and then walk back, or directly transport them to the country. Anyway, the demand for slaves is very large. Unfortunately, the shipping capacity of ships is somewhat weak. Once you go, you need three for the fastest. More than a month, if you slow down, it will be half a year. This kind of business is just a lot of money." Said the merchant guide.

"Oh." Lieutenant Zhang Ben nodded and said.

"Why, I saw some women who only had some simple clothes." The ensign lowered the binoculars in his hand a little embarrassedly. What he saw was a large number of women gathered together, and they had very few clothes. You could say, Almost naked, they were imprisoned together like beasts, while the Korean merchants on the side pointed and pointed like livestock dealers. The Mengla people were arguing about the price. They kept gesticulating their fingers.

"Those women are trafficked to Chu, where women are needed to solve those problems, so the prices for these women are slightly higher. However, there is no shortage of women in the local area, so women are slaves. This is not surprising at all." Speaking of.

"Oh." Lieutenant Zhang Ben nodded and said.

"How is the law and order here?" Second Lieutenant Zhang Ben asked.

"Here, there are naturally Menggla people who will manage them. They will do a lot of work, such as our road cleaning, and the expansion and construction of our trade zone. As long as they have money, they can manage everything. However, all these are managed by the military. , The local Bangladeshi government actively cooperated. They didn't dare to provoke us, because once something happens, the people of Bangla are responsible. So we can do whatever we want." The guide said excitedly.

"The local government's tax revenue is given to us. We don't have to pay any tax. All businessmen like it here. In order to encourage more businessmen to come here, the governor will not order taxation. More taxes are It is done by the Menggla people, and they have to pay taxes on transactions here. This is stipulated by the governor." The guide said. Zhang Shi has been appointed Governor of Bangla by South Korea's Xinzheng side. He will temporarily establish a South Korean-led military government by the military. The main purpose of the military government is to manage these.

"Yeah. I see." Ensign Zhang Ben said.

"What will happen to these slaves? Do you know?" Zhang Ben asked such a question.

"This, I don't know. Anyway, it takes more time for us to transport. Someone downstream should collect these people." The guide said. No one cares about this issue. What they care about is how much money they make. When you come here, you can get a good position by being a Korean with a little brainstorming.

"It's a very strange country." Zhang Ben said after hearing it. But the guide thought that Zhang Ben was very strange. He came here to make a fortune, and everything is a resource.

In the lower reaches of the Bangla River, the trade zone inside and outside the South Korean New Army Base Camp, goods are piled up like a mountain. A large amount of goods need to be reversed and transported to the north. At the same time, the ships going south continuously unload their goods, people. A large number of slaves were driven down from the ship.

"Hurry up, hurry up, let these people hurry up, give them a charge, go over there and focus." A manager said with a wave of his arm. Then keep taking notes with paper and pen, these people are their goods. The slaves coming down from the upper reaches are very scattered. If transported separately, the cost may be higher. So some people started this kind of business specifically, and the South Korean Western Trading Company is doing this kind of business.

"How's the business?" Zhang Ye asked.

"This time, about nine thousand people came down from the top, the number is very large, we need to load five full ships to solve the transportation problem." The supervisor said.

"Nine thousand people? Too few. What we need is the transportation of tens of thousands of people. Do you know how many slaves are needed in North Korea? Hundreds of thousands of people feel that it is not enough." Zhang Ye said.

"Yes, yes, too little." The supervisor nodded and said.

"However, I think that these people should be sold to Chu people. If we ship a few more times, we can make more money." The supervisor counted.

"Do you know why you can only be a supervisor?" Zhang Ye asked.

"This. I don't know the younger one. Please tell me, Mr.," the supervisor said.

"Tell you, let those slaves wash and bathe, eat a little better, and then transport them to the northern area and transport them to the Chu people’s colony. We will also exchange some worthless things like tea and brown sugar. This thing belongs to Chu itself. They can produce, but they are all lacking. We need people to mine mines, people need people to build railways, and there are more places that need people. Therefore, we can make a lot of money if we ship to the north, and if we ship back and forth, we It can solve a large part of the freight problem. To transport to the colony of Chu Kingdom, we have to go back and forth by empty boat. Let alone this. People from above must be fast and more. As long as the price is slightly more suitable, they will be shipped out immediately. Can't afford to delay here. Must be fast." Zhang Ye said excitedly.

"Yes, sir, I will do it now." The supervisor nodded and said immediately.

South Korea’s Xinzheng, Han Shu and Zhang Liang are discussing how to solve the arms problem.

"Zhang Xiongdao is indeed an important position. It is in the issue of safety protection. We must also build a military factory there. However, I think that currently only one gun assembly plant can be built, and the parts and components are not yet capable of mass production. Only by adding some equipment slowly in the future can we solve this problem." Han Shu said.

"Yes, Lord, I think so too. We need to ship a lot of parts from the local area and then assemble them locally. However, there is a problem, that is, the lack of local labor, we are unlikely to have too much. The locals have heard that they have small brains and short stature, so they can’t do this. They are very difficult to teach. I’m afraid I think that the establishment of a military assembly plant will not be able to put it into production for a while. This is for us There are still big disadvantages." Zhang Liang said.

"Well, this problem is really difficult to solve." Han Shu thought about it for a while.

"Do you have any solution?" Han Shu asked.

"Yeah. Yes, but this may affect our next step of production. South Korea needs a large number of slaves to invest in agriculture and industrial production. There is still a great demand for railway workers, if we are on Zhang Xiong Island. The use of slaves from India and Bangla will inevitably reduce the supply in the north. Moreover, letting them work there will affect the construction of our northern railway. This is probably not good for us." Zhang Liang said .

"Yeah." Han Shu nodded. It is true that South Korea has to build a large number of railways, but it is impossible to meet this demand from Qi. Moreover, in some special areas, such as mountain tunnels, and gold mining, these require slaves to do it. Not only South Korea, but Chu and Qin also have such needs.

"I remember. The people of Yan Kingdom recently got the gold mine of Goguryeo. They also need a large number of slaves for mining. In this case, the demand for slaves will be very serious. I am afraid that hundreds of thousands of slaves will not be able to meet our needs. "Han Shu said.

"So, if we stay on Zhangxiong Island, the local military production will be solved, but there will also be big problems. That is, the northern needs cannot be met." Zhang Liang said.

"In my opinion, this problem is very easy to solve. First, we will meet our military production, and transport a large number of parts to the south to meet the needs of the Indian and Northern dynasties, and then deliver them to them, or arrange them to do other types of work on the spot. What we need is arms and weapons, not slaves. In addition, let the governor system or local governor system be established in various places as soon as possible, so that they can meet the demand of our slaves as soon as possible and increase the supply of slaves." Han Shu ordered.

"As for what kind of method, it is up to them to solve it. Whether it is robbing, buying, or capturing prisoners of war, in short, the number of slaves must be accelerated, the more the better. The ship can’t be shipped out, it’s okay. "Han Shu said.

"Chen, understand." Zhang Liang nodded to express that he was clear.