Most of the slaves were depressed, they were not seriously ill physically, but they were very devastated psychologically.

Whoever was branded screamed, and then was guarded by Huocheng's soldiers and escorted aside.

It was as if they had all accepted their fate, and there was no resistance from the slaves in the process.

Lü Wu accepted female slaves, and there were thirty-seven of them, all of whom were suitable for childbearing age.

This time, he couldn't give a gift, so he took off the jade pendant that pressed the hem of his clothes while no one was paying attention, and stuffed it into Yuan's hand with a grateful face.

Yuan was a little stunned at first, the feeling of touching the palm of his hand was jade, and he couldn't feel any quality, and he wouldn't look at it, so he smiled and put the jade into his sleeve.

Chinese culture pays attention to gentlemen like jade.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the role of jade far exceeded that of the rest of the eras.

In these years, jade is a very elegant gift, and it is a very etiquette thing for nobles to give jade to each other; When you get to the battlefield, if you have the opportunity to capture the enemy noble, you should not directly surround and capture it, but send the jade first, suggesting that the hostile nobleman should not resist and give a chance to be captured.

Giving jade to a friend is not a gift, it is friendship.

Giving hostile nobles jade, and then taking prisoners, in fact, means that the hostile nobles are not regarded as commodities, and they are given the respect that their peers deserve.

It is not only to respect the aristocracy as an enemy, but also to respect one's own class.

At the same time, the hostile nobles accepted the jade, and when the family came to redeem them in the future, they could explain that they were buying the jade, and they did not become a commodity that could be bought and sold.

In addition, if the family does not come to redeem people, the nobles will also be disgraced, and the jade will become a decoction fee.

The subjects and samurai who went to the battlefield, they didn't have this treatment.

If it was a modern person, I would have to evaluate Lu Wu to come to things.

He just followed Qi Xi's explanation, and tried his best to make it convenient if he could, not to be regarded as engaging in black-box operations by himself.

It was also for the sake of Lu Wu's courtesy, he was very happy to complete the task of his boss, but he didn't expect to be given a piece of jade, and he was in a better mood.

Lu Wu wanted to give Qi Xi some gifts, but his status was unequal, and he really didn't bring any expensive gifts when he came back, so he just thought about it.

The male slave's dark face continues.

Lin took some people to stay and keep an eye on them.

Lu Wu took people to Dongshi.

Nowadays any city has two markets, usually east and west.

The East Market is a place where sundries are sold, including all kinds of food, utensils, etc., and there are also weapons.

The West Market is a place where poultry and large animals (live) are sold, and the rest such as leather, tendons, bones, etc., are also here.

The old Lu family will not be arrogantly equipped with iron weapons for the time being, and Lu Wu will definitely buy some bronze weapons.

This is also the reason why Lu Wu brought that cart of cloth.

Compared to the cheapness of slaves, weapons are much more expensive.

In monetary terms, without counting the rods, just one bronze Ge costs twelve shovel coins; A bronze sword about fifty-five centimeters in length costs twenty-six shovel coins; A leather shield was asked, and the price was six shovel coins; And so on and so on and the rest of the equipment.

"I'm a mother!" Lu Wu walked down in a circle, and there were different shops on the market, and the price of the same weapon was the same. His liver trembled and he thought, "One head is twelve male slaves. If I wanted to arm a hundred subjects, I would have at least 1,200 slaves! ”

And that's just the equipment, not the clothes, the walks, and the armor.

Of course, the lord can arm his subjects, but the weapons are still owned by the lord and are considered to be loaned.

It's almost the temporary armament of the lord, and it doesn't train for many years in peacetime, and its combat effectiveness is not high.

True samurai need to prepare their own weapons and bring their own daily necessities, including food for their daily meals.

The samurai would be like this, because they didn't have to pay taxes to the lord.

If you don't pay taxes, you pay them, and that's how the rules of society are.

Lü Wu found a shop with the Wei family crest on it, and asked if there was a stock of one hundred and fifty Ge and fifteen swords without pulling the tiger skin that he knew with Wei Xiang.

As a result, not only did the soap chief (store manager) look at Lu Wu with strange eyes, but even the guys peeked at Lu Wu with disdain.

Their eyes and expressions all expressed the same meaning: Where did the soil buns come from, I don't know if Wei is the largest weapons manufacturer and wholesaler in the Jin Kingdom, or the leader in the arms sales industry?

Lu Wu ignored their attitudes and eyes, and asked again, "Do you sell ingots?" (Selling raw materials not)

The soap chief didn't hide his disdain this time, sneered a few times, and said: "Where is the boy, dare to speak up and control the martial arts, but you can defeat my master." ”

Where the hell did you come from, don't you know my old Wei family's supremacy in the weapons manufacturing world?

Several samurai had strange faces, but their movements were not slow at all, and they shouted loudly and assumed the posture of the protector again.

The people in the shop, they didn't have any panic because of the actions of the old Lu family warrior, and even encouraged the warrior to hurry up and make trouble with their expressions.

Nima, dare to make trouble in Lao Wei's storefront, try to make a fuss!?

Lu Wu's face turned cold, he searched in his sleeve, and took out a bamboo row and put it on the wooden board in front of the soap chief.

There are patterns on the bamboo rows, and on the left is a fair woman with a snake tail and a headache with three prongs; In the middle is a seedling; On the right is a two-headed dragon.

This bamboo row was given by Wei Xiang after deciding to partner with Lu Wu to do the project.

The pattern on it is the family emblem (totem of worship) of the Wei clan.

The soap chief was stunned for a moment when he saw the bamboo row, and then his face turned to stunned, and then from stunned to panicked.

He shuddered his lips and came out of the counter, knelt down at Lu Wu with a "poof", and bowed down.

The rest of the guys couldn't see the bamboo row clearly because of their different positions.

They saw that the soap chief was kneeling, and although they didn't know what was happening, they just knelt anyway.

"I wanted to keep a low profile!" Lu Wu first said something that no one could understand, and then said in a deep voice: "Is there any material for sale?" ”

The soap chief who put his head against the dirt floor replied: "You (people), (we) only sell weapons (weapons)." ”

Lü Wu asked the warrior to bring in the box containing the currency, counted the money that should be paid, and said, "Take the martial arts." ”

Only then did the soap chief stand up and call out to the man to hurry up and take out the goods.

Lu was forced to pretend to be on this.

Killing the shopkeeper, killing the guy, or even beating him up, it's unnecessary.

Anyway, this shop didn't dare to hide what happened today, what would they be dealt with, and see how important Lu Wu was to the Wei family.

Lu Wu and the others took their things and left.

The soap chief wiped the sweat from his forehead, and suddenly ran to the back of the façade, not knowing what to do.

Since they were not fit to set off, they were of course going to stay overnight in Huocheng.

The places to live are all ready-made.

It's just a very small amount of rent.

I brought my own food and everything, but I had to buy firewood from the locals.

In the early morning of the next day, Lu Wu went to see Qi Xi first, but he didn't see Qi Xi, and asked to say goodbye to the person who came out to speak.

The team, which was even larger than when it came, left Huocheng and embarked on the journey home.