Chapter VIII: The Slave Market
In the next few days, Feng Mugong changed his previous cold attitude and sent ministers to warmly entertain Ji Zhenghe and several officials who followed him all the way, and ordered someone to take him to visit Sanyang City during the period.
The construction area of Sanyang City is not as good as that of Haojing, the population is not so dense, the architectural style is very similar to that of Haojing, the spacious and tidy streets, most of the houses on both sides of the street are white-walled and black-tiled, on the whole, it is a miniature version of Haojing, Ji Zheng feels that there is nothing special, but there is a place here that Haojing does not have - a slave market.
Xuanyuan State believes that its strength is the first in the world, and it is advertised that everyone is equal, and naturally it does not allow the appearance of slaves, and Xuanyuan Country clearly stipulates that it is not allowed to enslave the human race, not to mention other races, and these other races generally refer to the demon race and the shark race.
However, the above regulations do not exist outside of the Xuanyuan Kingdom. In the eyes of the overlords of all parties, the human race is the darling of heaven, and they are the pride of heaven among the darlings of heaven. Among the human race, the defeated should obey the victor as slaves, and the races outside the human race, the merman race, the feather people, the demon race, and the kuafu race...... It is good to be of any race, but it should be a slave at the mercy of the human race.
Among the races mentioned above, the mermaids were the most captured by the Terrans.
Juvenile mermaids like to play in the shallow waters, and experienced fishermen will attract the attention of juvenile mermaids with a glittering tiger fish, leading them into traps placed in the reef and catching them in one fell swoop.
Most of the mermaids sold in the slave market are such juvenile mermen.
Even more powerful fishermen are organized to form fleets to go to sea to catch adult mermaids. Terrans have wisdom and weapons, even adult mermaids are no match for them, but after all, they have seen the power of humans, and when they encounter fleets, they all dive into the sea, sometimes leaving fishermen helpless.
Fishermen who go out to sea often return in vain, and there are very few adult mermaids that can be caught, which makes adult mermaids even more precious.
The fat on the adult merman has a low ignition point and burns for a long time, which is the favorite of the aristocracy, and it is rumored that the oil in the 10,000-year-old oil lamp hanging on the wall of the tomb of the Emperor is made by removing the fat on the adult merman.
This is Ji Zheng standing in front of a young merman, and Shang Zhu whispered to explain to him.
The young merman in front of him, his long dry hair hanging down to cover most of his face, the temperature is very low now, his tail below the waist is soaked in water, but his upper body is wearing only a tattered clothes, and his hands are red from the cold. A round lock hung around his neck, and on the other side of the lock was a thick bronze cylinder.
There was a noble-looking person next to him who was shouting and selling, and when he saw Ji Zheng and his party walking to his bar, he immediately bowed his head to Ji Zheng who was walking in front and greeted him with a smile.
Ji Zheng was long and jade, gorgeously dressed, wearing a group of transparent jade pendants on the right side of his waist, a gorgeously decorated long sword on the left side, and such a large group of retinues behind him, accompanied by several soldiers, he knew that he was a nobleman at a glance. These slave traders know the best way to observe words and feelings, and all the rich and powerful nobles in Sanyang City know each other, but they have never seen Ji Zheng, and they think that he is the prince and grandson from other countries, and they think: Hehe, there are fat sheep to slaughter.
"This is just caught from Jianmu Lake, and it is just right to keep it in the courtyard. He bent over and laughed professionally.
"Why are you selling him?" Ji Zheng couldn't understand this kind of behavior, he only felt that these transactions were very cruel.
"Childe, you must know this. When you are young, you can use it as an everlasting lamp. The merchant who sold suddenly came up, but was rudely pushed away by Li Qingyi: "What is there to say." ”
"Good, good. The fat merchant saw that the guards of Fengguo were all ready to shoot with their swords, and he knew that this boy could not be provoked.
"Too ...... It's too cold, so give this little merman a dress. Ji Zheng originally wanted to call Shang Zhu, but suddenly remembered that Shang Zhu said that they could not reveal their identities outside, so he had an idea and changed to another word.
Ting Yan just wanted to take off his clothes, but was stopped by Li Qing with a smile: "You won't have many clothes to take off, Miss Tingyan." Then he unbuttoned his coat and threw it at the young merman, covering his upper body impartially.
"Let this little merman go. Ji Zheng said to the stall owner.
"Yes, as long as the son gives money...... the boss pointed to the big signboard hanging at the door: free to buy and sell, fair and just.
Ji Zheng looked at Shang Zhu, and when he saw that he was smiling and silent, he asked Li Qing to give money.
"How much?"
"A hundred silver shells. ”
"Hehe, boss, you are so black-hearted, you will lose your life, I'm afraid you won't spend your life if you make money. When Li Qing heard this, he was furious: these hundred silver shells can buy a long sword with a very good texture, and a long sword that can slay demons and eliminate demons is self-evident in improving the effect of cultivators.
"This is already the market price, and if it is lower, we will lose money. The boss said with a sad face.
Li Qing was indignant in his heart: You just pretend, turtle grandson, don't let me run into you alone.
Ji Zheng didn't know how wonderful Li Qing's mental activities were at this time, and now he only wanted to save this poor young merman, so he said to Li Qing very straightforwardly: "Pay." ”
"No. While the prince was watching the merman, Li Qingchong, the treacherous boss who was fatter than Sun Yun, made a beating move.
If it weren't for Taibu's instructions before, Prince Ji Zheng would have tossed as much as he liked, Li Qing would not have offered Yinbei so obediently, even if he had to give money to this greedy boss, he would have to beat him so hard that he didn't even recognize his mother before he could get out of this evil breath.
With the money, the boss smiled more attentively, showing eight teeth, which is the standard smile: "Thank you Childe, thank you Childe, I wish Childe happiness like the East China Sea, longevity than Nanshan, and wealth rolling in......"
"Collect the money, where is so much nonsense. Li Qing glared at the boss fiercely, he was not angry, his chubby face was about to laugh into a round cake, "Where does the son live, I will help you send it to the house." ”
"No need, you can just put him back in Jianmu Lake. Ji Zheng shook his head.
After Ji Zheng finished speaking, he walked up to the little shark and patted his head: "Go back to find your mother, be careful in the future, don't be caught again." ”
"Childe, if you send it back, these 100 silver shells are not enough. The boss wanted to confuse a little more money, but the local guard held a knife to his neck: "Don't be verbose, go to Baohao Palace to get the extra expenses." ”
Isn't this the palace of Fengmu Gong? The boss realized that this prince was a guest of the monarch, and he couldn't afford to offend, so he didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, so he stepped aside.
"Childe, do you want to see anything else?" Shang Zhu asked at this time.
"Let's go check it out. Ji Zheng thought for a while before saying.
Next, Shang Zhu took Ji Zheng to visit the slave market again, there are many human slaves, followed by some strange little demons, trapped in the demon cage, dying, and dying at any time.
Ji Zheng couldn't bear it in his heart, and bought a few slaves and released them all, most of them were Terrans, there were children, old men, and two little demons, when he bought the tenth, Li Qing said in a low voice that there was no money.
"No money?" Ji Zheng was stunned for a moment.
"There's a little bit more, and if we spend it any longer, we'll have a problem eating continuously. There are still a lot of little demons here that have not been redeemed, and it is impossible for you to buy them one by one. ”
Ji Zheng sighed and said to the little girl in front of him, "This is the last one." ”
When the other slave traders heard that there was a generous boy in the market, they rushed over one after another, wanting to sell the slaves in their barn to Ji Zheng, and the soldiers of Fengguo finally managed to squeeze out a way for Ji Zheng to return to the house.
Sitting in the carriage, Ji Zheng's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, especially when he saw those slaves who had not been ransomed, his pitiful eyes were so helpless, and he was so eager to be rescued, and his whole heart seemed to be grabbed by a big hand, constantly squeezing, very uncomfortable.
"That's the real side of the world. Shang Zhu saw that Ji Zheng was silent and said leisurely.
"Hmm. I'm starting to understand what Taib is saying. "Ji Zhengdao.
"So I didn't lie to you. ”
"Xiao Wang has never doubted Taibu. ”
After coming out of the slave market, Ji Zheng changed his itinerary, he wanted to stay in Sanyang City for two more days, and the next day he said goodbye to Feng Mugong and went south.
The road was unimpeded, and everyone soon arrived at Dingguo.
Dingguo is also a prince surnamed Ji, and Xuanyuan is in the same line, Dingxuangong did not embarrass the prince much, and after a few days of good food and drink, Ji Zheng took his leave and continued to go south.
Everyone traveled all the way south, and when passing through other vassal states, Ji Zheng encountered many similar obstacles, but they were all skillfully resolved by Shang Zhu one by one. However, in this way, the gold and silver treasures that he had brought to be given to the king were almost spent by him. Shang Zhu said very clearly, instead of crying and being "robbed" by these princes, and being made difficult in every way, it is better to send it out quickly, at least you can be comfortable instead of being offended.
The golden shells and silver shells are used to dredge the princes and officials and customs clearance, and most of the princes and princes love rare treasures, fortunately, Shang Zhu has been prepared, either forge a strange treasure similar to the tears of the shark king, and even coax and deceive the past, or honestly hand over some real treasures, and obtain the right to clear the customs, in short, it is considered to be a thrilling and smooth south.
After Shen Guo and stepping into the border of Ying Kingdom, everyone smelled a smell of conspiracy, many soldiers vomited and diarrhea, and even Ji Zheng was almost hit, but fortunately, Ting Yan was alert and tried to find out that the tea for Ji Zheng was poisonous.
After this disaster, the people became more cautious and acted more cautiously.
On the Liyang Palace, Ying Yougong made it difficult for Ji Zheng in every way, but fortunately, Shang Zhu sent a lot of gold and silver to Liao Fenglin, the first minister of Ying Yougong, before entering the city, and finally he helped persuade Ying Yougong to agree to let go.
Ying Yougong let Ji Zheng and his party go out of the city not long before he repented, he wanted to directly send an army to hunt down the prince, after his courtiers heard this, they were all scared to death, and quickly stopped them, the almost crazy monarch: even a madman does not dare to blatantly pursue and kill the prince, isn't this bent on provoking the overthrow of the country?
Ying Yougong still didn't give up, and the other courtiers reluctantly gave a suggestion, asking the great Sima Yingfu to take some soldiers to disguise themselves as bandits to stop on the road. As a result, these soldiers and horses could not stop the prince, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides, which ended with Sun Yun's victory.
After learning of Ying Fu's fiasco, this time Ying Yougong ignored the dissuasion of his ministers and openly sent a large army to chase and kill Ji Zheng.
And even if he won the last battle, Ji Zheng didn't feel too happy, and took advantage of the fact that the other party had not sent the news back to Ying Yougong, and hurriedly ordered to go south, and stepped into the border of Xiangguo when the Ying army caught up.
Xiang Guo is the strongest one among the princes in the south, and the young and vigorous Xiang Hou Jiang Buqi is the master of a generation of eloquent and strategic strategies, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the soldiers use their lives, which is not something that Ying Yougong can afford, and the Ying army who was ordered to chase and kill did not dare to cross the thunder pool by half a step, and only watched the prince and his party go farther and farther under the cover of Xiang Jun.