Zhang Yue and Liu Jin whispered, of course Wang Shun also noticed.

It doesn't matter, though.

He only glanced back slightly, and then led the two of them on, through the garden, through the cloister, and everywhere he could see all kinds of servants and slaves moving in and out of the courtyard.

or sweeping, or building branches, or scrubbing the cloister.

And Wang Shun straightened his waist and was extremely proud.

Showing their slaves to others is also an important project for Han people to show off their wealth.

The number of slaves and maids also means the amount of wealth of the person to a large extent.

And the type of slave means the person's taste of life.

Chang'an's prince's house, which one doesn't have hundreds of Handan singers?

But unfortunately, his behavior is tantamount to throwing a flattering eye to a blind man.

Liu Jin looked at those slaves and maids, and felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

Along the way, he has clearly realized the dangers of slavery.

Therefore, he has a very bad taste in his heart.

On the contrary, it was Zhang Yue who carefully looked at the slave of the Wang family.

He found that many of them were Hu people.

To be precise, it should be the Huns.

Since Yuanguang, with the victory of the Han army and the defeat of the Xiongnu, the Han dynasty ushered in a peak of foreign slave introduction.

On the battlefield alone, the Han army captured about a million Xiongnu surrenderers.

For example, the current important minister of the state, Jin Ilyan, the commander of the horses, is a prisoner and a slave.

It was only later that he was valued and promoted by the Son of Heaven to have today's status.

Millions of Xiongnu prisoners of war have not had a single riot since they were brought into the territory of the Han Dynasty.

They quickly resigned themselves to their fate and submitted to their new masters.

Hard-working, diligent and diligent started a new life.

Just like these Hun slaves and maids in this royal house, they wear the simplest brown clothes, eat the worst food, do the hardest work, and are still happy.

Zhang Yue is actually very curious about this.

Historically, both Han and Han Dynasty had absorbed a large number of foreign slaves and maids from the northern grasslands.

But the former got along, and even transformed these aliens into their sharpest minions and strongest shields.

For example, now, in the area of Youbeiping, the Wuheng people who were tamed by Huo Qubing regard themselves as the most loyal lackeys of the Han family.

The main body of Changshui Lieutenant, one of the six captains of the Northern Army, was originally dominated by Guiyi Wuheng people.

Even now, more than half of the soldiers in the camp of Captain Changshui are still Wu Heng Yicong or Wu Heng Yicong's descendants.

Today's Wuheng people are the Gurkha mercenaries of the Han Empire.

But the Eastern Han Dynasty was different.

Especially the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it's just terrible.

The so-called Wuhu Chaohua was actually caused by the rebellion of the Eastern Jin Dynasty's own Hu slaves and maids.

"What is the reason?" Zhang Yue pondered, and couldn't find an answer for the time being.

But there is one thing, Zhang Yue still understands.

That is, now in the territory of the Han Dynasty, everyone is armed, and almost every family is equipped with bows, crossbows, and swords.

The northern counties, especially the border areas, are all soldiers.

In such a situation, I am afraid that the Hu slave maid will not even have a chance to jump, and will be suppressed by the local pavilion chief with troops.

So......

"No matter what, I want to ensure that the people's right to arms is never threatened!" Zhang Yue thought in his heart.

This matter is quite easy to handle, and the voice of supporting and supporting the people's armed power in the Han Dynasty is even greater than the conservative forces of the later Emperor Mi who supported the armed power.

Because the people's armed ownership is not only a tradition, but also a matter of ancestors and descendants.

For the Han people, when worshipping their ancestors, not showing their archery skills to their ancestors is disrespectful to their ancestors.

If you can't shake a boy's hand and shoot in all directions, it will cast a shadow on the child's future.

Anything in China that is connected to ancestors and future generations is not something that even the king dares to do easily.

Therefore, Zhang Yue only needs to stir up public opinion a little in the future, further elevate the status of the right to bear arms, and raise it to the point of 'distinguishing between virtuous and not'.

Then, the careerists of later generations, no matter how awesome they are, I am afraid it will not be easy to do this.

Thinking like this, Zhang Yue followed Wang Shun's footsteps and walked to the front of the main hall of the palace.

"Two sons, please ......" Wang Shun stood at the door and made a gesture of please.

Zhang Yue and Liu Jin walked into the hall and were immediately blinded.

And I saw that the two walls of this living room were full of all kinds of ornaments.

Some Zhang Yue recognized, such as rhinoceros horns, whale horns, ivory, leopard skins, and so on.

But there were many, and he simply didn't recognize them.

The floor of the living room is paved with bluestone, and between the seats on both sides, there are screens, and there is a girl kneeling under the screen.

Wang Shun proudly introduced to Zhang Yue and Liu Jin: "The two sons, in this living room, are all treasures collected by a certain family for more than 20 years!" ”

"There are rhino horns and ivory of Cochin, pearls and tiger skins of Southwest Yi, and treasures from the Western Regions......"

Zhang Yue looked at these collections, and suddenly asked, "Zunjia made a fortune in business?" ”

When the other party heard this, he bowed his head a little reservedly and said, "Yes! I wanted to join the army, but I was less than seven feet tall and could not be a soldier, so in a fit of anger, I sold my property, bought a batch of silk, went west out of Hexi, and went to the Western Regions......"

"That time, it doubled XX's net worth several times!"

With that, he stroking his beard proudly.

"Since then, relying on the prestige of the Son of Heaven and the protection of the Great Han Tiger, a certain business road has been established between Juyan and ......"

"I transported Chinese silk, spices and medicines to Cheshi, Dawan and other places in the Western Regions, and exchanged them for countless wealth ......."

"A few years ago, I missed my hometown, so I took my slaves and property, returned home from Juyan, and built this mansion......"

This is also the final destination of most Han merchants.

When they were in the prime of life, they became rich in business, and then when they couldn't walk, they went home to buy property and became rich in the place.

It's just that......

Zhang Yue suddenly asked, "Why don't you continue to do business?" ”

"As far as the younger generations know, the benefits of doing business are far greater than farming, especially the silk and spice industries that Your Excellency used to operate, and the benefits are probably ten times and a hundred times greater than that of agriculture......

"Wealth does not return to the hometown, such as clothes and brocade at night...... Wang Shun said with a smile: "A certain is developed, of course, you have to go home to enjoy happiness, besides, businessmen are cheap after all, it is better to cultivate and study heirlooms of dignitaries......"

This is also a stubborn disease of Chinese businessmen.

After making money, no one wants to expand reproduction and make more money.

Instead, he returned to his hometown with his wealth, bought land, built mansions, and stockpiled slaves and maids.

As a result, the money they earned from industry and commerce eventually poured into the countryside, and with the physique of these tycoons, they could easily defeat the rural order under the small-scale peasant economy.

Thus, an old businessman disappeared and a new Haoqiang was born.

What's even worse is that this new Haoqiang was born by a businessman.

This means that he will not have any human feelings, nor will he have any too heavy feelings for the township party.

He only has profit in his eyes.

As a result, his township party encountered an unprecedented crisis.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the two schools of Confucianism and law shouted and killed the merchants.