Liu Xian has not actually been to too many places in this world, and he has come and gone in a few places.

And Jizhou and Youzhou are adjacent to each other, and there doesn't seem to be much difference.

The fact is also true, basically, there is not much difference between the customs of Jizhou and Youzhou. This Eastern Han Dynasty is different from the later Tang and Song dynasties. At this time, the Han people and the aliens outside the Guanguan were indeed very pure and distinct, and under normal circumstances, in the cities within the Great Wall, there were very few strangers in strange costumes.

When there is an occasional stranger in strange costume, he is basically waiting to be watched.

It is difficult for them to survive in a city inhabited by Han Chinese, because it is undeniable that ordinary Han people actually have a certain degree of xenophobia.

There is no way to do this, it is not deliberately targeted, but the hatred between Han and Han is a hatred that has been accumulated for thousands of years, and whoever sees a foreign race has no reason to hate. Therefore, even if the Han people will not attack them when they see a foreigner, but if there is a foreigner among the Han people, then he will definitely be wary of the Han people.

In the same way, Han Chinese generally do not live in places where people of other races live.

However, of course, there will be aliens among the Han people, but these aliens are all aliens who are sinicized, and their language and behavior are similar to those of the Han people. Even so, these Sinicized aliens generally only live in remote places in the Han cultural center, and live in those cities where the Han and foreign borders meet.

And among the aliens, there will also be Han people, but those Han people are actually captured by the aliens and are slaves.

The fate of the Han people who were caught in a foreign race was relatively miserable, and it can be said that basically nine times out of ten they were a dead end. In normal times, those Han slaves who were caught going to other races would be driven to work for foreigners, and if they were not careful, they would be beaten to death. For those of different races, killing a Han Chinese is no different from killing a dog or a sheep.

The Han Dynasty had a law that prohibits the sale of slaves, and at the same time prohibits the sale and purchase of human beings.

One thing that needs to be explained is that during the Han Dynasty, the slaves and slaves of the Han Dynasty were not slaves. There are also many people who call themselves slaves or slaves, lowly concubines, and so on, these are actually a kind of culture in the Han Dynasty, and self-effacing in a humble manner does not mean that they are slaves.

But during the Han Dynasty, there were indeed slaves. But the slaves of the Han Dynasty are completely different from those who have become aliens.

To be a slave to an alien is to be a slave really.

Slaves are people who have no personal freedom, no assets, no autonomy, and their fate, their every move, is completely under the orders of their masters, who want them to live and die if they want to die.

To become a slave of a foreign race is indeed to die without oneself, and there is no way to live at all.

And what about the Han slaves of this period? In fact, on the bright side, it can no longer be called a slave. Because the Han law does not allow it, even if it is a real slave, they actually have the possibility of turning over. When the imperial court granted amnesty to the world, some slaves could be freed from slavery, and they would also be pardoned after doing things for their masters.

In the Han Dynasty, those subordinates, slaves and maids, they have a certain degree of freedom, they will have their own private property, and their lives are also protected to a certain extent. In fact, ordinary masters do not have the right to privately execute those subordinates, slaves and slaves. If a master kills a slave or a slave, he can sue the official, and his master will also be punished.

Of course, although there is such a Han law, there will be great difficulties in law enforcement. Under normal circumstances, if the master kills the subordinate slave who commits the crime, the government will basically not ask much about it, at least the people will not hold the official accountable. Even if someone reports it, it will be difficult for the government to seriously arrest those masters.

Well, let's not talk about this, I mention these because Liu Xian saw that there were slaves for sale in Wanhuayuan, a venue that combines food and entertainment, so he raised the issue of slaves.

In the Han Dynasty, there are no real slaves, and under normal circumstances, there will be no such open slave trafficking.

Wan Garden is indeed very large, a main building, which looks like a palace to the face.

The red walls and green tiles are magnificent.

After entering, the hall was full of people and guests.

The maids, dressed in fancy clothes, are slightly exposed, constantly piercing the edges in the banquet and serving drinks and dishes to the guests.

In the middle of the place, there was a small four-sided platform that was slightly raised, on which several people, men and women, were kneeling. They are slaves being sold.

In addition to the kneeling men, there were several standing guards, including a middle-aged man, who was loudly introducing the slaves, and then accepting the offers of the guests gathered around the small stage.

Depending on the situation, such an offer is called the purchase of a slave, which is like a slave auction.

"How? It's lively, isn't it? After Rong Yan brought Liu Xian and the others in, she said with great interest: "In fact, Wanhuayuan rarely sells slaves, and it is estimated that it is only once or twice a year. After all, the Han did not allow the slave trade, so they did not dare to sell and buy Han people at all. Those on the stage are actually some aliens, and only if they are aliens, our government will turn a blind eye and don't ask much, as long as we don't make a big deal about it. ”

"Well, it feels strange to sell people as if they were goods and animals." At this time, Huang Wudie cast an indescribable gaze at the slaves kneeling on the stage and sighed.

"Sister Dancing Butterfly, you don't know this. We're okay with those aliens like this. Do you know that in Youzhou, from time to time, some foreign people flow in, they burn, kill and loot our Han people, and arrest a lot of our Han people. The Han Chinese who were captured actually became the slaves of those aliens. So according to me, they deserve to fall into our hands, and it would be good if we didn't kill them. ”

"In any case, it's not right to sell slaves like this." Huang Wudie said a little unbearably.

"It's good, it's not right, it's not right, but we can't control these things. Come, I'll take you upstairs so you can see better from there. Rong Yan didn't seem to want to talk to Huang Wudie about this, so she pulled her upstairs with Yi Ji.

Seeing that Rong Yan is a frequent visitor here, it is not strange to see such a thing.

And some of the maids who went upstairs probably recognized her, and someone immediately led Rong Yan and led everyone upstairs.

There is a private room upstairs, at this time, it is not yet noon, and the really rich guests generally do not come at this time. They usually come in the afternoon or evening. So, there are quite a few empty rooms upstairs without guests.

In fact, it is usually not until the evening that the garden is really lively. However, in recent years, the situation has been unstable, and there will definitely be a curfew at night, so it is in the afternoon that it is really lively.

Now that it has been closed in recent years, the general people are idle, so this will be so lively when it is neither early nor late.

Under the guidance of the slightly revealing dressed maids in Wan Huayuan, Liu Xian and the others entered a wing room with a good view, and when they looked down through the large open window in the wing room, they could clearly see the situation on the small stage in the hall.

"You can take a look here first, and ask the maids to give you what you want to eat and drink. I'll go and see where those guys are hiding now, Ji Ji, you greet your brother Liu Xian. ”

After Rong Yan came in, she didn't sit down yet, so she left in a hurry, looking for the friends she and Yi Ji knew. She spoke, and without waiting for Yi Ji to react, she turned around and went out with a coquettish smile.

Yi Ji was a little embarrassed, looked at Liu Xian, just opposite Liu Xian's gaze, and she was so frightened that she suddenly flashed over.

"Hehe, your friend Miss Rong Yan is an interesting person." Liu Xian smiled, relieved Yi Ji's embarrassment, pretended to look at the Ten Thousand Gardens and said, "Miss Yi, I see that the Lord of the Ten Thousand Gardens is not a simple character, I don't know if you know his background?" ”

"I don't know, maybe Rong Yan can know some. But I heard that the owner of the Ten Thousand Gardens had a close relationship with the people of the imperial court...... By the way, the host here must know Lord Liu Yu, and Lord Liu Yu often entertains some officials and businessmen here. I remember my father telling people that Lord Liu Yu was quite polite to the owner of Wanhuayuan. However, these are all things that my father told people a few years ago, and I don't remember the specifics. ”

"Oh, forget it, let's just come to see and see today, there's no need to get to the bottom of it." Liu Xian waved his hand, stopped asking about this, walked to the window, glanced at the four platforms in the hall below, and said, "Those are just ordinary aliens, there are no blond and blue-eyed alien women as Miss Rong Yan said." ”

Yi Ji and Huang Wudie accompanied Liu Xian on the left and right, standing on the stage below before wearing it. Sure enough, there were no interracial women as Rong Yan said.

"This guest, this must be your first time here, right?" The maid who was still waiting for the order said: "That kind of blonde and blue-eyed alien woman is a rare thing, and the slave maid has been in Wanhuayuan for two or three years, and it is the first time I have seen it. And this time there is only one, so she is the signboard of our current Ten Thousand Gardens, using her to attract guests to ......"

When the maid said this, she seemed to deliberately lower her voice and said, "During this time, she will only be allowed to show up at noon for everyone to see." However, tomorrow is Chinese New Year's Eve, and she will be truly sold today. Well, wait, I'll bring it out in a while, and if the price is right, I'll sell it. If Childe wants to, he still has time to raise money. ”

"Hehe, thank you girl for reminding me, I don't buy it, I just look at it." Liu Xian shook his head, turned his head to look at her and said, "Well, if you have any special wine and food here, bring them to us." ”

"Yes. Childe, please wait. When the maid heard Liu Xian's order, she didn't say anything more and bowed away.

Liu Xian looked at the alien slaves kneeling on the stage, and beckoned Huang Wudie and Yi Ji and said, "Okay, there's nothing to look at, let's sit down." “

Although Liu Xian was also a little disgusted by those aliens being sold on the stage as goods, he didn't say much. Some things are justified when they exist.

And Liu Xian saw that those few men of different races, they were forced to kneel on the stage, but their eyes still seemed to have a cold meaning, and they looked like some unruly people. I don't know who else will buy such people, and what they can do after they buy them back, and if they don't make a good deal, it's ridiculous to be killed by these slaves.

And those women are really sympathetic, but their posture is also average.

That's how it was in this era. They aliens don't treat the Han people as human beings, so now that the Han people have captured them and sold them as goods, it's really hard to say whether it's right or wrong.

From a humanitarian point of view, this is indeed not the case. But Liu Xian has no way to change this situation.

The background of this ten thousand gardens is definitely not simple, and even Liu Yu may be a little jealous.

Otherwise, isn't Liu Yu going to implement a policy of softness towards those aliens? But he doesn't care about the things that happen under his nose and sells foreigners as goods, and he can tolerate it, so you can see how deep the water is. In this, the people involved in the interest relationship are not simple.

is powerful and can influence here, Liu Xian feels that either the eunuchs in the court are relatives, or those powerful ministers. Today's imperial court, the real power, and can still deep-rooted reach to Youzhou, and can also think of such a way to collect money, these are those who come and go, or can be slowly deduced.

Those eunuchs are in the deep palace of the palace, and they usually only reach out to ask for it, and they should not think of business, so the background of the eunuchs can basically be ruled out, and it is difficult for their hands to reach here.

And what about relatives? There are many relatives of the emperor, but the only one who really holds power is the great general He Jin. But Liu Xian felt that He Jin might not have such patience and scheming, and he could think of collecting money in this way.

Therefore, it may be just a powerful minister, and it must be the kind that has a relatively stable power in the court.

In this case, if those powerful ministers in the court are seated one by one, and see who is likely to accumulate wealth through such methods, then it will definitely be possible to scrutinize it inseparably from ten.

However, Liu Xian really didn't want to pay attention to it.

Liu Xian is not afraid, but under the unknown circumstances, there is no need to care.

Now that you have offended a certain powerful person in the DPRK and China, you will definitely bring a lot of trouble to yourself.

The three of them sat back in the dining room, and another maid came forward to serve tea.

"There is no money, and if there is no money, there is no money."

Liu Xian and the two girls were drinking tea, and after talking for a while, Rong Yan's somewhat annoyed voice came from outside the room.

"Miss Rong, eldest lady, can you borrow as much as you want?"

"Nope! Even if there is, it's good for you. You are so despicable and shameless, several people pooled money to buy a woman, what do you want to do? Who does that woman belong to in the end? Get lost! Don't talk about knowing the old lady in the future. ”

Rong Yan huffed into the chamber.