Shenzhou was very decisive and moved all the Portuguese in Goa to work in the plantations outside the city, and appointed the slaves who used to work in the plantations as overseers. This caused the identities of the slaves and overseers to be reversed.

As a result, those slaves who turned over did not just sing, but returned the humiliation they had suffered to each other a thousandfold.

Of course, although Shenzhou sent the Portuguese to the plantations to be slaves, he was still relatively conscientious and was a civilized person after all. For example, although the women, children and elderly people among the Portuguese were also on the plantations,

But he did not participate in the work, and he would not let those turned slaves bully them wantonly. After all, the Ming Dynasty might still need the talents of these Portuguese people in the future, so naturally it could not do everything possible.

As Shenzhou turned Goa into an empty city, there was no threat to the entire Goa except for the Governor's Palace in the center. Moreover, he had already sent a victorious battleship to Malacca, and it was estimated that he would be able to collect it soon.

When he replies to the letter and waits for the real garrison to arrive, his mission will be completed, and this great contribution will naturally fall on his head. In the future, no one will say that he relied on his father to get to his current position.

superior.

The city of Goa outside has been stabilized by Shenzhou using the simplest and most effective means, but the besieged Governor's Mansion is in a state of bleakness. Everyone in the Governor's Mansion can also see the situation outside very clearly.

, especially some people who only care about themselves and leave their family and friends outside. As a result, when they heard that their family and friends were dragged to the plantation to be slaves, each of these people cried incessantly.

But soon those people stopped crying. Because they had not eaten anything during this period, and all their strength was exhausted. A seemingly simple action at ordinary times was already a bit difficult for these people, and even more so

What's more, crying is something that takes a lot of effort.

Kajir watched the people in the house go out to bask in the sun one by one and breathe fresh air. After all, there were more than thirty people living in this small house, and they were not allowed to move around at night. As a result, they could only stay in the house.

In addition, Europeans don't take showers in the first place. The result is that the smell in the house is so bad that even people who have long been accustomed to body odor can't stand it, so no one wants to do it after dawn.

Stay inside.

However, Kakir has been the last one to go out these days, because after he waits for others to go out, he will secretly take out a piece of dried and hard sweet potato from the bag in his arms.

It was impossible to bite. In the past, Cakir used dried sweet potatoes as food for the slaves on the plantation. This time, before he escaped to the Governor's Palace, he was extra cautious and exchanged his fur hat for a pack of the cheapest

of dried sweet potatoes because he was worried that he would not have enough to eat after entering the Governor's Palace.

In fact, Kakir's worries were indeed correct. When they first entered the Governor's Mansion, the Governor's Mansion would give them some food as usual. Although they were not full, at least they would not be too hungry. But since some time ago,

The Ming army outside began to build a wall outside the Governor's Palace and moved the Portuguese out of the city. It seemed that they wanted to besiege them in the Governor's Palace for a long time.

Regarding this situation, everyone led by Governor Vasco da Gama was very frightened. There were several wells in the Governor's Mansion, so there was no need to worry about water sources, but the food stored in the warehouse was always limited. According to the original regulations in the Governor's Mansion,

personnel, this food is enough to feed them for a year, but now eight or nine hundred ordinary Portuguese residents of the Governor's Palace are pouring into the Governor's Palace from outside. As a result,

Enough food for a year can only last for eight or nine months at most, and this is still very economical. Although seven or eight months is already a long time, looking at the actions of the Ming army outside, it seems that the other side intends to last for a long time.

They will definitely not let go of Goa easily. If so, they may run out of food before they can wait for the reinforcements sent from Europe.

It is precisely because of this that when he saw that Ming Dynasty planned to confront them for a long time, Vasco da Gama personally ordered to reduce the daily food supply for everyone in the Governor's Mansion, especially ordinary people like Cakir who did not need to defend the Governor's Mansion.

People, they can only drink a little bean soup every day, and there are not a few beans in the soup. As for the food of those soldiers, it is better. In addition to bean soup, they can also eat a fist-sized piece of black bread every meal.

The watery bean soup has no nutrition at all. It can only fill your stomach with water. After a few trips to the toilet, your stomach will be empty. At the beginning, it is not very nutritious. Some people are like Kakir.

They also brought some food, but after they finished eating the food they brought, they could only drink beans every day.

After eating the soup, they soon became so hungry that their eyes turned red. Some of them even went crazy with hunger and robbed other people's food. In the past few days, the soldiers of the Governor's Mansion had shot and killed several people who had robbed. Only then did they finally return to normal.

There is order, but secretly, there are still people who take advantage of their numbers or physical strength to rob others of their food.

When Cakir entered the city, he brought several hired overseers and some familiar manor owners with him. However, these people either did not have the money to buy a place to enter the Governor's Mansion, or they did not want to give up all the money they had.

They took them all out, so they ended up staying in the city of Goa. If they are not dead now, they are probably working as slaves in the plantations outside the city.

It is precisely because of this that Cakir appeared to be weak among the Portuguese who entered the Governor's Palace. Two days ago, he was robbed of the bean soup for breakfast. Fortunately, he was a man in his prime, so

Those who snatch food will not take the risk of robbing his food unless absolutely necessary.

However, in comparison, those women, old people and children who entered the Governor's Mansion were much worse off. They did not have much ability to defend themselves, so when facing those vicious companions, they could not keep their food. If they were honest

It's just a matter of handing over the food. If you refuse to hand over the food, you will be retaliated against by those people in private.

For example, a few days ago, there was an old man who lived in the same room as Cakir who was unwilling to hand over his food. As a result, the old man died by the next morning, even though Cakir and many other people saw it with his own eyes.

As for who beat the old man to death, no one dared to say it, because there were many people on the other side and they were ruthless. It was useless to just deal with a murderer who beat someone to death. Several other people would retaliate again against the person who reported him.

And the methods are even more cruel.

It was precisely because of those people who were snatching food that Kakir carefully kept the dried sweet potatoes he brought in in advance. Every time, he would quietly eat a piece after others went out, even though it didn't mean much.

I am hungry, but when I am extremely hungry, having a piece of dried sweet potato to eat is already a very luxurious enjoyment.

Kajir carefully finished a piece of dried sweet potato, then wiped his mouth several times until he felt that no one could tell that he had eaten, then he carefully hid the remaining dried sweet potato and tidied it up.

After putting on my clothes, I slowly walked out of the smelly room, enjoying the warm feeling of the sun outside shining on my body.

After basking in the sun for a while, the breakfast prepared for them by the Governor's Mansion finally arrived. Although it was almost noon now, no one dared to have any objections. After all, they were a burden to the Governor's Mansion, and now the Governor's Mansion could share it with them.

It is already very rare for them to eat one bite.

Today's breakfast is no longer bean soup, but a soup made with corn kernels. The corn kernels are also very rare. At least the corn kernels in the Cakir bowl can be counted clearly with your eyes, but even with such a clear soup,

Everyone rushed to line up, and most people drank it immediately after receiving it, for fear that others would take away their soup.

However, there were also some children and women who, after receiving their breakfast, were watched closely by some vicious-looking people. They cautiously walked aside with wooden bowls, and then were robbed of the food by those people, even though the food was always in their hands.

However, they did not dare to eat it because if they did, they would be brutally retaliated by those people afterwards.

In addition, some young women, after finishing their breakfast, began to show off in front of the men who had snatched other people's food. As a result, someone soon dragged them into the house, and when they came out again, they had

With a little more food, these things happen every day, and Cakir has long been tired of watching them.

After breakfast, everyone lay in the yard lazily basking in the sun. If it was not necessary, no one would move. It would not be until dark that the second meal of the day would be served, still with everyone.

In the morning, it’s the same corn soup. After everyone drinks a belly of water, they will immediately go back to the house to rest. The whole day is like a repeat of yesterday. Except for some changes in the food, everything else is exactly the same.

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Shen Zhou originally expected that the Portuguese in the Governor's Palace of Goa would not be able to resist surrendering for up to half a year, but he really underestimated the strong will of Vasco da Gama and others. When the garrison sent by the Ming Dynasty arrived,

In Goa, the Portuguese in the Governor's Palace did not surrender. When the first batch of merchants from the Ming Dynasty arrived in Goa, the Portuguese in the Governor's Palace still did not surrender. When those Portuguese who were arranged to be slaves in the plantations were transported back to the Ming Dynasty

, the Portuguese in the Governor's Palace are still insisting.

Regarding the Portuguese who refused to surrender in the Governor's Mansion, Shenzhou finally began to compete with them. He did not send any more troops to attack, but just kept sending troops to surround them. He planned to see how long the food of the Portuguese could last.
Chapter completed!