Zheng Peng walked to the human market and was quickly shocked by the scene inside.

The slave trade was bigger than I imagined, and there were gray-haired old men, sturdy men, beautiful women, and babies, all ages, and in addition to others, they were divided into different occupations, such as masons, carpenters, musicians, langzhong, and so on.

If the large-scale slave trade represents the cultural characteristics of the Tang Dynasty, then the slaves of different colors and nationalities show the glory and strength of the Tang Dynasty.

Zheng Peng was surprised to see that in a corner of the human market, there were many slaves with special complexions and strange clothes, and only then did he ask, there were Turkic slaves, Tubo slaves, Hui slaves, Silla slaves, Kunlun slaves, some were prisoners on the battlefield, and some were sold by merchants.

Whether it is a slave of the Tang Dynasty or a slave from a foreign land, one by one they are standing or sitting in a fixed position for people to choose, and they can see the faces of all beings from their faces; Some people are numb, some are angry, some are cold-eyed, some are afraid, and some are constantly looking around, as if they are looking for a good new owner.

In terms of dressing, the female slaves who usually have a posture are brightly dressed, their faces are relatively ruddy, and some of them have light clothes on their faces, but most of them are yellow and thin, and they look depressed, and some of the slaves are still wearing chains, which may not have been tamed.

There are many slaves sold, and all kinds of cries are heard:

"Let's take a look, let's take a look, these are all young and strong in their early twenties, it is not a problem to go up the mountain to collect firewood, go down to the field to farm, and take care of the house, that is, buy it and use it, the price is cheap, one only needs 20 yuan, and the price is more negotiable."

"Who needs to be literate and count, this is only sold for twelve times, and it is suitable to buy it back to be a housekeeper and a bookkeeper."

"Everyone, look at it, this is a young lady from a big family, embroidery needle red is not a problem, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are proficient, her father did not copy the house, but the six-grade Xiazhou Sima, because of the crime The whole family was into slavery, after inspection, it is still **** virgin, a pillar of incense began to be auctioned, the reserve price is thirty times, each time the price is not less than consistent, the opportunity is rare, pass by, don't miss it."

"See, this is a Turkic beauty, twenty-eight years old, tall, white-skinned, young masters, this is an authentic blonde and blue-eyed exotic beauty, hehe, press her underneath, it must be a special taste, not expensive, as long as two hundred yuan, you can go to the city order office to set up a coupon immediately, pay the money now, and you can be a groom at night."

......

In order to increase the price and transaction rate, the people in charge of selling slaves shouted loudly, sometimes punched the slaves a few times to show their strength, and some deliberately let the beautiful female slaves wear ragged clothes, and there was a spring leak between the heads and feet, attracting many lustful people to compete for bids.

Lu Shu followed Zheng Peng nervously all the way, and when she saw Zheng Peng looking at the Turkic beauty with interest, she secretly stomped a lot of feet, but after looking at it, she found a reason to drag her young master away.

Hmph, I haven't been on the throne yet, if there is one more vixen in the family, I won't have a chance in the future.

Zheng Peng turned around and found that the scale here was larger than he imagined, and the price of slaves was high and low, in general, the young, skilled, and beautiful ones were expensive, and the old, unsightly, and young ones were relatively low.

"Young master, how many are you going to buy?" Midori asked in a whisper.

Fortunately, the young master didn't buy the big lady, nor did he buy the Turkic vixen, but he turned around and didn't buy a slave, so he couldn't help but be a little curious.

Zheng Peng wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead and said with a wry smile: "It's a little uncertain, I'm afraid that I'll spend unjust money, so I knew that it would be better to call Steward Guo." ”

Some slaves, looking good, don't know whether to obey discipline in the future, some prices are inflated, especially private slaves, the float is even greater, the price is thirty yuan, a counteroffer of eighteen yuan is also willing to sell, if you are interested, you can reduce it again, and I don't know how much water.

It's not a thousand, and if you want to buy a better house to enjoy, you have to save it; The slaves who bought it to make braised meat, although the decision is up to them, they can't mess things up.

Guo Ketang handed over the money to himself, but he only asked about the production of braised meat, it seemed that he was not interfering, respecting Zheng Peng's decision, but he was not observing Zheng Peng's ability to do things.

"Isn't this Zheng Gongzi." Just when Zheng Peng was distressed, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

Zheng Peng turned his head to look, and what caught his eye was a familiar "chrysanthemum face", which was Huang Jian, the head catcher who came to the door yesterday to ask for guilt and was known as an old ghost.

"It turned out to be a yellow catcher, a coincidence." Zheng Peng nodded slightly, and then greeted him very casually.

The tricks of Jing asking for guilt were all used, and all the conditions proposed by Zheng Peng were agreed, and the previous things were revealed, and it was not easy to be too careful when he heard Huang Lao Ghost greet him.

Some people just don't want to be friends with him, and there is no need to be enemies, not afraid, sometimes afraid of disgusting themselves.

Old Ghost Huang said flatteringly: "Eat this bowl of rice, patrol is deserved." ”

"By the way, Huang Zhutou" Zheng Peng said a little strangely: "It's already strange that the small Guixiang County has a human city, but there are so many slaves here, many of them are exotic slaves, and other places have such a large scale?" ”

"That's not true," Huang Lao Ghost patiently explained: "Guixiang County is not rated as a county, and it is a bit unrealistic to open a city, but fortunately, the traffic here is quite convenient, extending in all directions, and there is a necessary road to Chang'an, there are many businessmen in the past, and it is not strange that there are people in the city." ”

"As for the scale, the scale on weekdays is not so large, this time there are so many of them, I heard that the commander is not subordinate, Bo Lu prisoner Duguan Lang Zhongren Wailang seized a big family, even people with slaves, the population is quite a lot, after here I heard that there is a market, by the way, the auction is a little less on the road, it is easy to manage, and it also saves a lot of food."

It turned out to be a coincidence, Zheng Peng smiled a little embarrassedly, lowered his voice and said: "There are so many exotic slaves here, and the Tang Dynasty has won the battle again?" ”

"There's no such thing" Huang Lao Ghost looked left and right, and then whispered: "Now rich and powerful people are proud of raising foreigners, and as for the war, I really haven't heard any news about this." ”

Zheng Peng pointed to the location of foreign slaves: "How did so many foreign slaves come about?" ”

Most of the slaves in foreign lands were captured in wars, and now they are Turkic slaves, Tubo slaves, and Hui slaves and Kunlun slaves, so they won't be at war with so many countries at the same time, right?

Huang Lao Ghost froze for a moment, and quickly said with a smile: "Zheng Gongzi, even if you don't fight, there will be no shortage of slaves, many foreign traders come to Datang to do business, and they will bring slaves here to sell by the way, as for how their slaves came, that's their business." ”

"Foreign slaves, official or private? Can the government agree? Zheng Peng continued to ask.

It has the taste of breaking the casserole and asking to the end.

"Zheng Gongzi" Huang Lao Ghost blinked, and said in a low voice: "This is simple, isn't there a family of slaves, after receiving these foreign slaves, give some gifts, mouth desserts, and register people in the household register, it is legal all of a sudden." ”

It turns out that this is the case, and there are really policies and countermeasures.

Old Ghost Huang looked at Zheng Peng and said with some flattery: "Zheng Gongzi, is this going to add a mouth?" ”

Tiankou means to increase the population, and to ask on this occasion is to inquire whether Zheng Peng wants to buy slaves.

"Well, now there are not enough people, and I'm going to buy some slaves to go back." Zheng Peng said very calmly.

"Did Childe pick it?"

"Not yet."

Old Ghost Huang smiled, lowered his voice and said, "Zheng Gongzi, if you don't mind, this little thing is full of Huang."