Dock warehouse.

A small Persian merchant was driven into a corner by the soldiers who guarded him.

Of more than a dozen soldiers, two of them were quickly sweeping the already clean stone road, the other two were constantly tearing their hands on the stone slabs, and then four soldiers were constantly wiping the stone slabs with large mops.

When Liu Mu walked to the door of the warehouse, a carpet had been laid on the ground, a temporary shed had been erected, and a small table of refreshments had been set up.

When Willow sat down, someone placed an incense burner on the side of Willow.

It's not that Liu Mu wants to make a score, but Yan Shixiang asked his subordinates to do so, Liu Mu didn't refuse, I think there must be a reason.

The guards lined up on either side.

The door to the warehouse slowly opened, and someone went in and asked the slaves to come out.

But a full quarter of an hour passed, and no one in the warehouse came out. Yan Shixiang glanced sideways at Liu Mu and found that Liu Mu looked steady, his eyes were slightly closed, and he was playing with the teacup on the table with one hand, with a very indifferent expression.

If Liu Mu urges, Yan Shixiang will definitely persuade him secretly.

Bearing is a necessary quality for the top nobles of the Tang Dynasty, and what if you wait for a moment at this time.

In fact, Liu Mu's head was spinning fast, he didn't think about the Persians transporting a large number of slaves over, so what the Tang Dynasty thinks, how the people of the Tang Dynasty think about it, and how he has to face it.

At this time, a figure finally appeared at the door.

As soon as the man appeared, two of the Persian merchant's men were ready to take control of them with long poles with hooks.

With a slight wave of his hand, the guards standing there pushed aside the Persian merchant's men.

The one who came out was wearing tight-fitting leather armor, which was already in tatters. He wore a blackened rag around his waist, and he clutched on his shoulders a skin of an unknown animal. He has reddish-brown shoulder-length hair and eyes as sharp as an eagle.

"Widow sister......" Liu Mu suddenly said.

No one understands what it means.

Liu Mu didn't explain, and approached Yan Shixiang and asked in a low voice: "If these slaves are accepted, the Persians will continue to transport slaves over." If they don't, these people are afraid that they will not live long, and the Persian merchants will not ship the goods back without a price. What's your idea on this? ”

"Accept it, why don't you accept it?" Yan Shixiang's words represent the mentality of the Tang nobles at this time.

Liu Mu asked again: "What is the price that the Persian merchants gave to these slaves?" ”

"There is no separate price, if you buy them all, twelve horses of thickened velvet or equivalent goods of ordinary color."

Liu Mu nodded slightly: "This matter, you have to report to Chang'an quickly, and report directly to Shangshu Province to get an idea." There must always be a rule for everything, and I observe that there are people from the Eastern Roman Empire, and there must be a plan for how these people are treated. This is our business, not the Persians. ”

"It's good to be reminded of this, but you should be cautious." Yan Shixiang also agreed with Liu Mu's statement.

At this time, the people in the warehouse came out one after another.

This batch was all female slaves.

The Persian merchants, however, were worried that they would not be able to sell the slaves they had, so they chose young slave girls of relatively high value.

Willow departed, and a servant handed a piece of paper to the Persian merchant.

The Persian merchant understood that this was a bill of lading, and with this small piece of paper could be used in the official warehouse to receive the corresponding goods, and twelve horses of fine thickened velvet were worth at least five times the number of such slaves in Persia, and if they could get close to purple, or rare colors, ten times the number of slaves such as slaves could be exchanged.

When Yanagi returned to his temporary residence, the slaves were also sent here.

The servants of the house were very busy, and it took hundreds of pots of hot water to clean the slaves first, but the slaves were very obedient and could help with some simple work.

Baoqin, who came to see the bustle, stared at the brown-red haired woman in tattered leather armor that Liu Mu saw for a while.

Suddenly, Baoqin threw a barrier knife over.

The woman still looked at it coldly, and did not pick up the obstacle knife.

Baoqin likes this look, full of murder and sharpness. He immediately commanded: "Give her a bowl of hard rice and a bottle of wine." Then give me ten horses of lake silk here. ”

Soon, the things that Baoqin wanted were delivered.

Baoqin pointed to the knife he threw over, pointed at himself, and after two strokes, he patted the silk lightly, and then pointed at the other party.

The woman grabbed the meat and stuffed it into her mouth, then gulped down the wine.

Just as the woman picked up the barrier knife on the ground, Liu Mu appeared with Xie Xing'er, and Xie Xing'er said in Holy Greek: "If you really want to show your strength, wait until you regain your strength." Who you are, belong to that city-state. ”

"Lord of Pamirra. I alone am worth twelve horses of silk, but the foolish Persians do not know me. I was priced only sixteen Nomismata (Eastern Roman gold coins, seventy-two pounds)"

Xie Xing'er covered her mouth and laughed, this one is really stupid, and he has set a price for himself.

Liu Mu said to Xie Xing'er: "She's right, because the nobles of Rome have a price for themselves, and once they are defeated and captured, they will be treated as nobles, and then they will be exchanged back according to the price tag." ”

"However, I don't understand, is there a female city lord?"

Xie Xing'er has not been learning Greek for a long time, simple conversations are fine, but too complex are not.

After a long time of communication, I learned that the family was dead, and according to the laws of the Roman Empire, she inherited the power of the city lord, but only temporarily, unless there was an official approval from the Roman Council, or another city lord was sent to compensate her with gold coins.

Of course, this opportunity was gone, and the city was taken down by the Persians.

Yanagi is not concerned with this, but with another issue.

After Xie Xing'er spent a long time communicating, Liu Mu knew that the Persians had always had the upper hand in the current war between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Persians.

The location of Pamirra is probably clear.

The location of the city was a small city a few hundred miles east of Damascus, and the Eastern Romans did not come to the rescue of the city, but deployed heavy troops in Damascus, and if it were lost, the Eastern Roman power in the Mediterranean would be seriously damaged.

Liu Mu said to Xie Xing'er: "You tell her that I am going to ask her to stay as a guest, but she owes me the coins and asks her to write an IOU." There is a chance for her to return it to me. By the way, she said that she was worth twelve pieces of silk herself, and asked her to count them according to the Roman gold coins. ”

"Husband, we can't be so stingy, twelve horses of silk are also money?"

"It's her dignity, her pride. She doesn't need to be handed, trust me. ”

Xie Xing'er chose to believe Liu Mu, and as a result, the crazy city lord quoted himself a thousand gold coins. Then he solemnly carved an IOU with a knife on a wooden board.