Volume 1 The Hook Thief Chapter 11 Slaves
In the process of human progress and development, the war based on the land gave rise to the birth of the slave system, and in the era of low productivity, this dirty and bloody exploitation system promoted the progress of society to a certain extent, but the essence was very cruel, and maintaining such a rule was a stick, a leather whip, and the word cannibalism was revealed everywhere.
Xu Ming walked on the dock at the east gate of the lower east gate of this eastern city, where dirty transactions were going on, groups of ragged people were driven like beasts, everywhere those people were whipped and unsuspecting people, the howls and laughter were intertwined, Xu Ming was a little angry, the road was a little muddy, it seemed that this place was like this all year round, the sun overhead did not seem to shine on this darkness, walking on the stone paved road in the middle of the road, Looking at a passing person with a whip and whipping five of the leaders who were tied together, one curled up on the ground barefoot, the foot pressed underneath was gone, and half of the soles of his feet seemed to be tripped and fell to the ground, and the people who were driving them took the whip and beat him, Xu Ming finally couldn't bear it, and kicked down the person from the side, and the person who was kicked down looked up and saw Xu Ming's clothes and was startled, and immediately knelt and kowtowed to confess, Xu Ming looked at those people, just now he was impulsive, I am afraid that these people will be affected in the future, and thought about it, "These people want it,"
The person kneeling on the ground heard that his forehead was on the ground, and the person who could call himself a son in the national capital might not be able to protect his own life, looking at the person kneeling on the ground, Xu Ming said to the guard behind him, "Have you brought any money" Looking at more and more people in the distance, the guard nodded, Xu Ming looked at the few slaves squatting on the side, and didn't dare to look here, how to arrange the place, and thought about it, "There is a farm in the house near the national capital," the guard lowered his head, "There is a place in the south of the son's southern city in 20 miles" "Well, then you work hard to let people send these three to the farm, and these two stay in the house, Xu Ming pointed to the two thinner ones, and the guards said in fear, "Childe, I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the rules, and the servants in the house are all civilians." ”
Xu Ming, who was already in a bad mood, was a little annoyed, "Does this son need you to teach him to do things?" When the guard heard this, he immediately knelt on the ground, "The prince is angry, and the villain takes the order," the two slaves hugged each other and trembled, watching the guard leave with the people. Xu Ming saw that the crowd dispersed, and after a while, the lively scene resumed, the shouts of slaves for sale came and went, Xu Ming stared at the edge of the stone road with many blackened traces, his heart was a little unnatural, and there were dots of blood scattered on the mud floor.
Xu Guo has already abolished slaves, even if it is a subordinate people, I am afraid there are not so many, I am afraid they are all sold from the mountains and other countries, and one day there will be a chance to raze here, Xu Ming thought secretly.
Half of the prosperity of Ancheng is the luck of this Anshui, and the most prosperous place in the lower city gate is this slave Yi City, Xu Ming, who has been sitting in the wine shop in the city for a long time, drinking the wine for the first time in this world. It tastes somewhat like rice wine, which is one of the best of them.
It's just that what shocked him was listening to the opposite "friend" Ye Xuan, patiently explaining the origin of the prosperity of the slave Yi City, Ye Xuan is Zuo Yin Yehu's grandson, when he first saw him, Xu Ming only saw the portrait, this person's facial features are clearly outlined, with a pair of indifferent eyes, Xu Ming saw his disdain for him from Ye Xuan's eyes, "Childe has been in the capital for ten years Today, the younger brother is the first time to see Childe with such a serious appearance" Ye Xuan said with a wine glass. Xu Ming drank all the wine in the cup, "When I passed by today and saw such a prosperous place, I wanted to know the reason behind this place." ”
"Oh, Gongzi wants to know why Xu Guo has been abolitionist for a long time, why are there still people engaged in trafficking?" Ye Xuan said tentatively, Xu Ming put down his wine glass and nodded, "If you work like today, the land is divided among the commoners, taxes are collected, and the officials all have a good fortune to harvest the city, I am afraid that there is another reason for the slavery." Ye Xuan was surprised, it seemed that Gongzi Ye was a little strange today, this had never been like this before, just eat and drink, and go to the land of fireworks.
"Childe might as well guess," Ye Xuan filled the waiter with wine, "Could it be to raise private soldiers, or to reclaim the southern wasteland?" Don't? Xu Ming thought of a possibility, and the hand holding the wine glass hammered hard towards the case. Ye Xuan's expression remained unchanged and looked at Xu Ming, Xu Ming spit out two words "human martyrdom" for a long time, Ye Xuan was dressed at this time, picked up the wine jug and poured it for Xu Ming, and sighed, "Since the abolition of slavery in the Xu Kingdom, human martyrdom has been banned for a long time, but there are still people who still follow the ancient rites in private." ”
"The ancient rites of bullshit, those are all living people, flesh and blood like you and me, slaughtered like animals." Ye Xuan was a little surprised that he had never seen Xu Ming in such a gaffe, "Gongzi, be cautious, this is involved in the Chinese and powerful, and there is a comparison in secret." Xu Ming said angrily, "People are born to ......," Xu Ming's words felt that something was wrong, and stopped in time. Ye Xuan looked at Xu Ming's eyes and didn't mean to say anything for a moment. Then he said, "Xu Guoneng has been strong for decades, and it is completely abolition, but now it is declining more and more, when the Son of Heaven issued this national policy, it was attacked by all countries, and Xu State is difficult to support alone, and now it is more and more inferior to other countries." ”
Xu Ming thought about how he could change the world if he had no power, no power, no one cared about his son, and he was not also a grandson. "It's rare for Brother Ye to recuperate from his injuries in the past few months, how about taking a break when he gets drunk." After finishing speaking, he drank wine, Ye Xuan thought about it for a few months, as if he had changed a person's son-in-law Ye, while accompanying Xu Ming to drink and observe, I am afraid that he has never understood this son himself in the past ten years, if he enters the court, what kind of surprise will it bring to the people, thinking of his father Xinyuanjun, he secretly shook his head, everyone knows that the monarch does not like it, and recently Yin has become more and more eager to choose a good jade from Lu to succeed the son of the son as Zuo Yin's grandfather is very embarrassed, I heard that Xinyuanjun will enter the capital next year, and the situation in the country is becoming more and more dire at this moment.
Looking at Gongzi Ye, who was drinking on the other side, he might as well move around more in the future. It was late at night when the staggering Xu Ming was sent into the house, and Xu Ming recovered after Ye Xuan left, this bit of wine is not a matter for him who has done sales, he almost said the wrong thing today, this Ye Xuan is also an interesting person, I am afraid that the people in the national capital are not easy to deal with.
Instructed the waiter to summon the two slaves sent into the mansion today, the two who were cleaned up, knelt in front of Xu Ming and trembled, "Get up, what are your names" Xu Ming drank the water, it was too thin and it was not easy to live in this world Thinking of his previous experience, he was a little sympathetic, "Master, we don't have a name, please give the master a name" The older boy plucked up his courage and said, "Well, you will call it Dongcheng in the future," Xu Ming thought that he had to remember that place when he went down to the East Gate, and as for the other name, he had to think about it, "Please give my sister a name" The young man said a little excitedly, eh, your sister looked at the little girl with her head down at this time, her face was hungry, well, it would be good to wait for it to grow up, "It's called Mingyue," "Thank you for the name" The brother and sister said excitedly. I changed a few masters like goods, I don't know how many years, my parents died, and today I finally met a good person,
Xu Ming was a little sleepy, "Call me Gongzi in the future, and I will be responsible for cleaning my bedroom and study in the future, eat more and be too thin" "No, Xie Gongzi" Xu Ming asked them to go down, and he turned over the case file again to be familiar and familiar, and he couldn't be as reckless as today.