Chapter 320: The Slave Garden (Part 1)
"Zong Quan, after I return to Xianyang on this trip, I will send Xushou here, and you will hand over one or two when the time comes!"
The time spent in the land of Handan was not short, and after explaining everything that day, Xue Ji practiced under her own hands, leading her to the entrance, and when Flame Spirit Ji came from Jicheng, she could continue to teach in her place.
This trip was originally deduced from the possible dangers in Handan, but now that they look at it, although there are the Zhongshan Sword Pavilion and the Shancheng Library, and the rest of the forces of the Zhao State intruding, they do not dare to do it directly.
The Zhongshan Sword Pavilion invaded the heavens and the earth, not only did it not succeed, but it lost two Shenshen warriors and severely injured one Huashen Martial Artist.
What's more, it's still the Zhongshan Sword Pavilion where the dragons are leaderless!
The only thing I was worried about was the Shencheng Library, which was located near the border between Zhao and Qin, and was founded decades ago by a famous scholar of Zhao State, and it was rumored that he was also proficient in kendo.
It's just that, compared to Master Zhongshan, his reputation is not big, but in recent years, Zhao Zhen, the hero of Zhao Kingdom, has also made the Shencheng Bookstore famous, and they have collected a lot of famous swords.
The more inconspicuous it is, the more Zhou Qing pays special attention.
"Senior Brother?"
"Little Uncle, the cultivation of the junior brother is still only innate, if the junior brother comes to Handan, even if the junior uncle has the power of the seal, the current realm of the junior brother will not be able to fully exert it."
For the ability to do things, Zong Quan is assured, however, in the city of Handan, everything is not as simple as it seems, for hundreds of years, in the land of Yan and Zhao, the wind of ranger swordsmen is prosperous, coupled with the grievances between Qin and Zhao, if you don't notice, there will be danger.
Standing side by side with Uncle Xiao in front of the window of the quiet room, the sun was in full swing, looking at the sky through the huge window, and in the backyard not far away, the newly recruited dancers were rehearsing under the shade of the trees.
Hearing the words of the little uncle, Zong Quan first bowed his head, and then raised his eyebrows, since the little uncle said this, compared to his plan, but the cultivation of the junior brother is not into the gods, it is always a little dangerous.
"Don't worry, although the strength of the void guard is weak, but this is Handan, the people of Zhao State Zhao Guo has better jurisdiction by himself, I heard that Guo Kai, the favorite minister of King Zhao, has been hot recently, you bring 50,000 gold to go."
"Bring this thing with you at the same time, and a lot of trouble can be easily avoided in the future."
What Zong Quan can think of, Zhou Qing can naturally deduce that although the strength of the void guard is poor, it is impossible for the Zhongshan Sword Pavilion to make any moves next, and the only thing to worry about is the Zhao Guo Mansion in Xiaobeicheng to hit the Chengcheng Library.
Glancing at Zong Quan, he shook his head slightly, and stretched out one hand, a light purple light flickered on it, but it was a round black token, and a golden spider was imprinted on the token.
For the secret invasion of the land of the Three Jin Dynasty, it began in the years of the first king of Zhaoxiang, and the black ice platform also developed and grew in the years of the first king of Zhaoxiang, but unfortunately, it was later controlled by Wenxin Hou LΓΌ Buwei, and a more powerful net was derived.
"Yes!"
Hearing Uncle Xiao's words, Zong Quan nodded, Guo Kai himself still knows, although his status in the Zhao Dynasty is not the highest, but in terms of influence, it is absolutely extraordinary.
"By the way, what I asked you to look up now has results?"
The topic fell, and then, Zhou Qing suddenly remembered something, two days ago he asked Zong Quan to investigate a matter in Handan, not counting the so-called secret things, two days should be enough.
"As a result, because the people of the Wen family angered the king, they were slandered by Guo Kai again, and the men were destroyed, and the women flowed into slavery, and then they were bought and scattered."
"There are only two people from the Wen family left in the slave garden today, one is five years old, the daughter of the Wen family, the other is over forty, and is the slave of the old woman of the Wen family, and the rest of the clansmen have collected a lot of information, most of them are still in Handan, and the rest have no news!"
"Therefore, in order to make the information of the Wen family more detailed, I have not responded to Uncle Xiao for the time being."
The Wen family is a declining family that Uncle Xiao said to himself two days ago, allowing him to investigate in the Handan Nuyuan, this family's grade is not high, but the level of a doctor, in the current situation of the court, was rectified by Guo Kai.
So that there is such an end, because there is an example of the orphans of the Zhao family a hundred years ago, therefore, in the power struggle of the Zhao State, basically the men of the defeated family ended miserably, and the women were enslaved, and it was impossible to turn over.
"There are only two people left, just two people, and there is no need to collect the information of the rest of them."
Ling Zongquan collected information about the Wen family, it was also a whim, Yun Shu's real name was Wen Ning, and when the family was not broken, the family he was in was the family of the doctor in Handan.
Because of Guo Kai, he ended up like this, and his person was also bought by the Jade Tiger and sent to the Snow Castle, and by chance, he rescued him and stayed by his side.
Although Yun Shu has never been involved in mentioning the information of his family, but under the shackles of the patriarchy, he can't forget it, and now, he is in Handan, if he can, it is indispensable to rescue the people of the Wen family.
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Slave Garden!
This is a slave market in Handan Dabei City, although it is a slave market, there is still a special division, leading a Taoist in heaven and earth, according to the information collected by Zongquan, Zhou Qing came here.
Although there are slaves in the Qin State, according to the Qin law, the people's power is precious, so most of the slaves in the Qin State are either captured by foreign wars or traded by the Xirong barbarians.
For the aborigines in Qin to give land, plough the fields, develop the economy, and enrich the country, but the slaves of the six countries of Shandong still follow the system of the Zhou Dynasty, except for the nobles of the public office, doctors, etc., the rest of the people are slaves, even if they have their own fields, they are not really owned, but belong to the private property of the nobles.
"Uncle Xiao, there are three types of slaves in the slave garden, one is the area where the common people are slaved because of their sins, their prices are very cheap, and many nobles like to buy them in large quantities and cultivate their fields."
"Second, it is the slave area of the nobles in the public office, that area is basically all female slaves, because of their origin and bloodline, their prices are much higher, and many nobles have also picked some, last year, not long after the establishment of heaven and earth, they also transferred a lot from this area to serve as maids."
"Third, it is the slave of the people outside Zhuxia, the north of the Zhao State borders the Xiongnu and other ethnic groups, in recent years, Li Mu has repeatedly defeated in the fight against the Xiongnu, many Huns have been sent here, and there are people from small countries on the west side of Yunzhong, there are also here."
"The two Wen family mentioned by Senior Brother Zongquan are in the second area, this way!"
Step into the Nuyuan area, as far as the eye can see, it seems to be no different from the merchant gathering area in Handan Xicheng, with towering pavilions, wine shops mixed in therein, and even a little place of leisurely joy.
It was a little different from what I thought of as buying and selling slaves, and I thought that buying and selling those slaves was like picking goods in the market, but now it seems that everything here is quite formal.
There were many people walking in it, most of them dressed in brocade, and the atmosphere of wealth was entangled, and it was only from time to time that prisoner carts moved through the alleys, and the true faces of slaves were revealed.
Without further ado, the spiritual sense spread, and it shrouded the slave garden, which covered a huge area, with a radius of dozens of miles, and the interior was like the thousands of people in the prisoner car I had seen before.
They were all locked up in strange walled courtyards, and one by one patrol guards interspersed to prevent anything unusual, and followed the path behind them, which was to pass through the slave mills and come to an area that was no different from the others.
Behind these slave houses are those strange courtyards, and in front of them are high-rise buildings like ordinary merchants, the first floor is a place for wine shops, the second floor is a trading room, and the third floor is a private room for the noble.
"Seventy-four Slave Workshop, this should be the language of Zongquan!"
The information collected by Yu Zongquan, Zhou Qing remembered it in detail, traveled on the wide and flat bluestone road for half an hour, watched everything, and came to the No. 74 slave workshop.
The entire slave garden is under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu of Zhao State, and there are nearly two hundred slave workshops in it, each of which has a unique contractor.
Slaves from various channels inside and outside Handan gathered in the slave garden, and then with the slave garden as the center, a huge slave market was formed, except for some special people, they could be bought and sold freely.
Yun Shu's family is the Wen family, a small doctor's family, naturally not within the special range, Zhou Qing glanced at the Taoist behind him, and the two entered this slave workshop one after another.
"Hahaha, two distinguished guests, please inside!"
Entering from the main entrance of the slave shop, as if the spirit sensed, the entire floor was like a wine shop outside the slave garden, and in the wide hall, the shelves were displayed, and the velvet carpets of extraordinary texture were spread on both sides, and there were already several people drinking and talking in it.
Looking at Zhou Qing and the Taoist behind him, the slave on the first floor of the slave workshop hurriedly approached, with a smile on his face, his body bowed slightly, and led Zhou Qing and the others towards a vacant case in the hall.
"There is no need for these customs, we are here to see the goods, and if our lordship is satisfied, we can trade it immediately, and let you take charge of it."
Zhou Qing didn't speak, nor did he follow the direction led by the slave, and under the sound of heaven, all kinds of things swirled in the depths of the Taoist's heart. The Taoist nodded at Zhou Qing, then stepped forward and looked at the slave.
In the slave shop, this slave is only a slightly higher level slave, and there is no existence that can decide whether to buy or sell.
"Okay, the two nobles come with me, the head is behind the other nobleman to choose the goods, the two nobles enter it first, you can also choose one or two in advance, and when the head is free, you can talk."
The servant, who was only about fifteen years old, was also an elf, dressed in coarse linen clothes, and listened to the words of the Taoist, and looked at the clothes of the two, obviously not ordinary people, and the temperament of the two was also different from those of the new nobles.
At that moment, there was a slight joy in his heart, he did not hesitate, the smile on his face was even better, the direction of progress changed slightly, and led Zhou Qing and the others towards the rear area of this slave workshop.
That's the heart of the slave mill, and it's where slaves stay.
From the antechamber to the backyard, through a relatively long passageway, there are sturdy men on the left and right who are guarded by swords, and their presence can ensure that the slaves are honest and that the slave trade can be kept running.
"Two nobles, go this way!"
"This is where the goods are, and we have all kinds of goods here, good looks, clever work, charm, and noble birth...... Both. β
Stepping into the backyard of the slave workshop, there is an extremely empty field, in which hundreds of thousands of people exist in an orderly manner, and the entire area of the field is one or two hundred feet in circumference, and there are many small areas divided by iron fences.
In the far corner, there was a thatched house, which was supposed to be a place of sleep and rest, and it was daytime, and the ragged slaves were toiling.
In each area, there are twenty or thirty women of different ages working around a hand-cranked spinning cart, weaving silkworm balls into cloth, the spinning carts are simple and rough, and the efficiency is low, but even so, those women with indifferent expressions are still working.
"In charge, these two nobles want to buy a batch of goods, so I'll bring them here to have a look!"
As the slave walked around this huge wall, the female ** subordinates who were surrounded by iron fences everywhere seemed to be accustomed to outsiders entering here, and did not pay attention to them, only caring about the movements in their hands.
After more than ten breaths, under the guidance of the servant, he walked to a middle-aged man in a light green brocade robe, who was in good shape, his expression was always smiling, and his hands were stroking his belly from time to time.
"Haha, two nobles, our No. 74 Slave Workshop has a reputation in the slave garden for decades, no matter what kind of needs you have, we can meet them."
"Even if it is the women of the rest of the countries, we all survive, looking at the bearing of the two nobles, these vulgar things are difficult to see, and there is just a high-quality horse in the next hand, and several pavilion masters in Zhaomeichi have even placed a deposit."
The chubby man was familiar with the matter, and when he saw the guy bring Zhou Qing and the others to him, he turned around when he spoke slowly to a guest who was talking beside him, and bowed his hand.
A pair of small but bright eyes swept over Zhou Qing and the others, and they suddenly had a plan in their hearts, they have been in this industry for decades, and some people's details can be seen through at a glance.
And the two people in front of them are obviously different, although they don't know their identities, they are definitely not ordinary people, since they are not ordinary people, then, these ordinary goods are naturally difficult to see.
With a slight movement in his heart, he was the salesman who stepped forward, sweeping with one hand to the surrounding areas, easily and casually, and those who were working and weaving were nothing more than cheap goods in their eyes.