Spring and Autumn I Am King

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The official office area is in the east of the city, and the city is in the south of the city. In the early morning, there are not many people on the street, so the carriage traveled all the way without obstruction. After a quarter of an hour, suddenly the pedestrians gradually became denser.

Yu Xi, who was driving outside, stretched out his head and said, "Gentleman, you've already arrived in the city!"

"So fast?"

Zhao Wuxi and Le Fu got out of the carriage, and the two of them habitually had to tidy up the fronts of their deep clothes and wide sleeves, trying to straighten the jade pendant hanging on the silk belt, only then did they realize that they were actually wearing Zaoli. Bunt, slightly stunned, then looked at each other and smiled.

Zhao Wuxi couldn't help but sigh with emotion. He had just arrived in the Spring and Autumn Period six months ago, but he was not used to wearing dark clothes and wide sleeves, but now he has become accustomed to it. This also shows that he is becoming more and more integrated into this era.

But what he saw next made him doubt his judgment again.

The carriage stopped in front of the Lilu Gate of Renshi City, and in the following section, the carriage could not squeeze in. So everyone walked safely and walked into the city with the best business, the worst reputation and the dirtiest city in Beiliu City.

In previous life textbooks always said that the Spring and Autumn Period was a slave society, but only after arriving in this era did Zhao Wuxi realize that it was not the case. The main labor force in the Spring and Autumn Period was still free-born compatriots and savages with slightly lower status. The proportion of servants and concubines was not very large, and most of them were household chores or chores.

But in the whole society, "slaves" are still common, but most of them come from war prisoners, soldiers, and escapees. As for those peasants who lost their private land and could not pay their taxes every year because of the collapse of the well-field system, most of them were digested on the spot by the imperial family and became dependent serfs and scoundrels living on the left.

The slave trade has always been a major trade among Zhuxia International. After all the wars, thousands of captives have always been brought back to the victorious countries and sold for distribution. There is an endless history of such things. Some nobles have even become slaves. For example, Bai Lixi, a doctor in the former Yu state, became a dowry slave of Jin state after the fall of the state. He also fled to the state of Chu and worked as a shepherd. Later, he was redeemed by Duke Mu of Qin with five sheepskins and held it under the mouth of the cow.

This situation has subsided a little after the meeting of the Jin and Chu Mi soldiers, but recently the turbulent times have resurfaced. Three years ago, the state of Wu broke into Chu, and countless people from the state of Chu were captured and sold to the north. The elegant thing even caused the market price of slaves to plummet. And the war between Qilu, Zhengweizhou, and Zhou also continued. Today you broke my city and kidnapped a few people. Tomorrow I will force you to swear and offer a number of concubines and concubines.

Those two-legged goods flowed into Jin through these channels, so the prosperity of Xinjiangren City was created.

Regarding the human market, the Jin government is in a state of neither advocating nor stopping it, because the generals of the three armies also make a lot of profits from selling prisoners, especially the Zhonghang clan, who can make money every year from Baidi Xianyu, Gu, Fei, Wutai and other places to obtain a large number of slaves.

Was Zhao Wuxi's biological mother also living in the Zhao family in this way? He is unknown, but because of this, he has a natural aversion to the slave trade.

As soon as he walked in, Zhao Wuxi smelled a peculiar smell in the air, sweat, blood, mixed with the stench from the dung ditch outside the slave prison (lingyu). Looking at the servants and concubines who were imprisoned in cages, or wearing wooden shackles, or tied together by straw ropes, all with shaggy heads, the only little slave with bright eyes stretched out a dirty hand To him, as if begging for salvation.

Zhao Wuxi couldn't bear it in his heart, but he could only sigh and walk away. Even if he could save one, he couldn't save all, he could save a family, but he couldn't save the whole world. Fortunately, the Zhao family canceled the burial system, otherwise, more slaves would be bought to die every year!

The two of them worked in a low-key manner. The sons of the two ministers were wearing inconspicuous soapy clothes, while Yu Xi and the cavalry boys were dressed as Chinese warriors. They looked vaguely like a caravan guard headed by the merchant Jia Meng.

Jia Meng also had a lot of acquaintances in the human market. As he walked past, people greeted him and asked him if he bought slaves.

Zhao Wuxi specifically asked about the price. Young and strong laborers who can work in the fields are the most expensive, and young women who can have children are second. And those seemingly useless old people and children are the cheapest, and there is no shame in guessing that most of the old people are bought for burial, and the children either satisfy the strange hobbies of some scholars or officials, or they are castrated as temple people.

Jia Meng responded with a friendly smile. After walking for a while, he turned his head and said, "Gentleman, those merchants from the Zheng Kingdom will be selling here. Judging by the time, it should have arrived..."

Wu Xie nodded slightly. After stepping into the central area of ​​Human City, he found that it was not the same as the surrounding area. The surface was washed very cleanly, and the high platforms of several earthen blocks were full of slaves to be sold. Most of them had The more skilled it is, the more expensive it is.

Among them, there are those who sell Qi to promote excellence, a man and a woman, two dwarfs, and they are packaged and sold together with their performance Heidi dogs. There are also maids selling fresh Yu Di. A beautiful maid was stripped naked, with one hand covering her chest and the other covering her lower body. She was shown by the clerk holding the straw rope around her neck and showing it around in circles, which made the men onlookers laugh. Sound bursts.

Zhao Wuxi remained silent, his sense of Xinjiang suddenly lowered a level, each city has its own epic and pride, but also hides sin and ugliness. Le Fuli on the side was born to be the son of Zhong Ming Ding Shi, but he didn't feel that way. He just looked around curiously, his eyes on the **** of the Xianyu maidservant, and he had the urge to buy it.

The sale of slaves is a bit like auctions in later generations. Merchants display "goods", and the person with the highest price will get it. However, according to Jamon, it is common for high-status buyers to force down the price. Zhao Wuxi's gold coins were carried by his cronies, Yu Xi. During the period, some people with short eyes sneaked over to talk to them, and they were beaten and run away by the young boys.

Those gold coins should be enough to buy ten potters, Zhao Wuxi sighed again, he really hates the slave trade, but he still participates in it.

"Gentleman, those potters of the Lu country are here. Hey, it seems that someone is already vying to buy it!"

Jia Meng pointed to a high platform near the periphery. There were two groups of people arguing fiercely under the platform. It was embarrassing that Zheng Shang, who was dressed in embroidered clothes, was caught in the middle. .

Zhao Wuxi looked up and saw a dozen men tied together with straw ropes standing on the high platform, with rough hands and feet, headed by an old man with a gully, who should be a potter. There were more than ten crying women in the audience, perhaps their family members.

Their clothes were better than the concubines they had seen before. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com could at least cover their bodies, and their expressions were not so desperate and depressed. Some of the young people seemed to be very dissatisfied with being sold in public.

After approaching, Wu Xie also saw clearly the two sides of the conflict. On one side was the arrogant and arrogant soap-clothed official, and behind him was a few sword-wielding followers with sullen faces, not knowing who belonged to.

Wu Xie's gaze turned to the other side of the conflict, but saw that it was a handsome, elegant and gentle young businessman, as well as several businessmen's companions.

Jia Meng said to Wu Xie in a low voice, "Gentleman, that young man is exactly what I said a few days ago as a merchant in Wei, who specializes in redeeming Lu Wei's native concubine and sending her back to the country."

Zhao Wuxi nodded and continued to watch, only to see that the young man acted like a modest gentleman, but when he spoke, he was as sharp as a sword.

"We are all reasonable people. I made this deal first. I have already negotiated with the merchants to redeem these Lu people at a fair price, but as a latecomer, you threatened Zheng Shang and asked him to sell it to you at a low price. What kind of system is this?"

The little official looked impatient: "Who cares if you come first and then come later, to do business in Xinjiang, it has always been a person with a high status, I am a master craftsman in the general's house, and you dare to compete with me to buy anything. ?"

After speaking, he waved his hand and showed a bear-shaped mulberry talisman hanging from his waist.

Without Jia Meng's prompting, Zhao Wuxi recognized it, "That person is the family official of the Fan family, and they really came one step ahead!"

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