In fact, Zhao Rui wanted to buy Han slaves and maids, but after understanding, he learned that the laws of the Southern Song Dynasty did not allow forcing good slaves at all, so except for some slaves and maids left by some families, it was difficult to see them on the market.

Then there is only Kunlun Nu, Kunlun Nu was born with a larger skeleton than the Han people, although most of them are hungry now and have no meat, but once they recover their physical strength, they are good materials for being a soldier in body and mind.

They have a gentle temperament and are down-to-earth and upright, which is exactly what Zhao Rui needs, except for a little communication difficulty in language, it is already the best choice.

Zhao Rui took Zhao Gong to the dark-faced trafficker last time.

"This young master, you are here again, what kind of slave do you want this time? I've got it all here! ”

Zhao Rui had only come to buy slaves a few days ago, and the traffickers obviously remembered, so he quickly stood up and nodded and said.

"Young master, I have a new Silla maidservant here, how about you take a look? Their Silla women are naturally soft and charming, and they are very good at pleasing men, and they will definitely serve you comfortably when they buy them back! ”

The traffickers laughed lewdly and pulled the Silla girl in front of him.

Zhao Rui saw that this woman was indeed good-looking, but she had a rich expression on her face and a variety of amorous feelings, which could especially stimulate men's desire to possess.

Zhao Rui happened to know that the Silla people were actually the ancestors of the modern Koreans, and since the two countries were friendly in the Tang Dynasty, it was forbidden to take Silla women as maids, so they are now very rare on the market.

However, when the Yuan Dynasty ruled, the Silla folk beauties were wantonly looted, and later there was a strange rule that Silla women must be selected by the Yuan Dynasty before they can marry.

Although the Silla maid in front of her is lovely, in Zhao Rui's opinion, she is still far worse than Lin Mengyao, and there are two grades in heaven and earth, so Zhao Rui is not interested at all.

What can such a woman do when she brings it back?

Listening to Korean words like "Oba" and "Wave Hey" are enjoyable? Or let her make spicy cabbage? Oh, by the way, the chili pepper hasn't reached the Central Plains yet.

When the Silla maid saw Zhao Rui's clear eyebrows and graceful demeanor, she secretly liked it in her heart, thinking that such a master was always a hundred times stronger than those fifty or sixty-year-old old men, so she showed a more touching and pitiful appearance.

Who knew that Zhao Rui waved his hand directly, and said lightly: "Don't want a maidservant, I just want the young and strong among the Kunlun slaves!" 14 to 20 years old, as many as you want! ”

Although the Silla maid looked incredulous, she was still pushed aside by the traffickers at will, and she couldn't imagine that there were still men in the Central Plains who would not be moved by her appearance? The Silla girl secretly hated Zhao Rui for a while, and kept this handsome face firmly in her heart.

According to Zhao Rui's request, the traffickers found twelve Kunlun slaves who met the requirements.

"So little?"

Zhao Rui's face is not good, what is such a little person enough to do.

"Young master, don't worry, I'll go to my peers to find it for you!"

The traffickers took a turn around, and they really brought back a lot to Zhao Rui, adding up to a total of 32 people.

These young Kunlun slaves huddled together, all avoiding Zhao Rui's scrutiny, until Zhao Gong stepped forward and spoke Malay for a while, and they looked at Zhao Rui with hopeful faces.

Zhao Rui couldn't help but be curious.

"What did you tell them?"

"Haha, it's nothing, it just means that you can eat enough every day with the young master!"

Zhao Gong held his chest high, feeling that he was also a useful person, at least he could be regarded as a translator.

Zhao Rui felt that he was really clever, and said with a smile: "You tell them again, follow me to work hard, not only can you eat enough, but you can also eat meat at once!" ”

Zhao Gong copied the original words and said them in Malay.

All the Kunlun slaves were in an uproar, some were surprised and a little suspicious, after all, in this year, ordinary people can't afford to eat meat for a while, not to mention that dozens of them, even if they are ordinary rich people, can give him a breakdown.

"How much silver?"

"Hehe, young master, the average Kunlun slave is only 15 taels, all of these you want are strong and able to work, you have to get 20 taels, so a total of 640 taels."

"Okay, I won't bargain with you anymore, come back with me to get the silver!"

So the group walked on the way home, which caused the neighbors to look sideways for a while.

"Yo, isn't that the son of the Zhao family, how did he buy so many slaves!"

"It's strange, didn't you encounter an accident a while ago, and your family wealth is scattered!"

"What do you know, emaciated camels are bigger than horses, and there are definitely a lot of families......"

There are still nearly 700 taels of cash at home, Zhao Rui asked the housekeeper to point out 640 to the traffickers, which caused the housekeeper to have a pain in his flesh, and the silver has not been at home for a few days, and it will be spent again.

Although the silver was heavy, the trafficker held it in his arms and smiled brightly, and when he said goodbye, he also promised that if there were young Kunlun slaves in the future, he would definitely bring them to Zhao Rui as soon as possible.

Zhao Rui was happy to hear this, and directly threw him another 10 taels of silver.

The traffickers are gone.

When the slaves entered the house, they were still full of food and drink, washed cleanly, and waited for the master's lecture to be spoken.

Zhao Rui took all the jeans out of the backyard, looked at their figures, and distributed them one by one.

These Kunlun slaves changed their clothes, looked at each other, and they all bared their teeth and laughed. Their skin is darker than that of the Central Plains, and their teeth are particularly white.

The denim material in the high-end men's clothing store is naturally not comparable to cheap denim, the first is that it is not so hard, and the second is that it is particularly close and comfortable to wear.

Originally, those Kunlun slaves who didn't believe in eating meat now also believe it, at least this set of clothes is worth a lot of money, I don't know how many times better than the coarse linen clothes they wore before.

Zhao Gong and the other three house slaves who were bought for the first time also put on denim, and under Zhao Rui's signal, they all stood in the line.

There are a total of 36 people, this is Zhao Rui's initial strength.

Zhao Rui looked at the house slaves, they were wearing clothes of the same color and style, which looked very regular, and Zhao Rui even made some mistakes, as if he was taking a group of American cowboys to dig for gold.

"Quiet! Stand still! ”

Zhao Rui shouted angrily, and it sounded in the ears of all the house slaves, they were shocked, and consciously lined up in line, a line of nine people, a total of four rows, it was really interesting.

"From now on! You have to go through strict military training, and I am your head teacher! ”

The old housekeeper listened to the surprise on his face, and couldn't figure out what the young master was doing.

Some people in the team were puzzled, obviously not understanding what Zhao Rui was saying.

So Zhao Rui called Zhao Gong out for translation.

"I know what you want! It's nothing more than enough food and clothing, and if you have money in the future, you can marry a daughter-in-law and buy land, but I want to tell you now, it is probably not possible! ”

"The Southern Song Dynasty is weak, the Tartars are strong, and our good days are numbered! Now the two cities of Xiangfan are trapped, and they may be broken at any time, and when the time comes, the Tartars will go south, and the momentum will be like a bamboo, and you may not have realized your wishes, and you will die under the Tartars' knives, slaughtered like pigs and dogs! Tell me, are you willing? ”

"Unwilling to ......" replied a little messy.

Zhao Rui's face was serious and he roared again: "Are you willing!" ”

"Unwilling!" The house slaves were mobilized, and more than 30 people shouted in unison, and their voices reached the sky.

"Very good, since we all want to survive in the troubled times, then from now on, we must unite as one and train hard! Only after experiencing the test of iron and fire can we be qualified to gain a foothold in troubled times! When the day comes, merit, wealth, land, and women, I promise that none of them will be missing from you! ”

More than thirty slightly childish faces all showed a resolute look at this time, as if there was a force holding in their chests and nowhere to vent.

"Moo......"

There was a long cow cry outside the gate.

Zhao Rui motioned to the old housekeeper to check.

After a while, the old housekeeper walked in with the pawnshop shopkeeper Chen Changyuan, it turned out that Chen Changyuan was using an ox cart to load silver, and he had come to buy a mirror.

It's just that Chen Changyuan's eyes were a little evasive when he looked at Zhao Rui, he should have heard something outside the door.

Zhao Rui directly invited Chen Changyuan to the living room.

Chen Changyuan looked left and right at no one, and asked in a low voice, "Zhao Gongzi, what you just said is true?" ”

"What did I say?"

"It's that Xiangyang Fancheng is trapped and is about to lose it? The Tartars are coming? ”

Chen Changyuan tried his best to keep his voice low.

"Why, you don't know?"

Zhao Rui frowned, at this time in history, the traitor Jia Yidao deceived the emperor and didn't let him know about the trapped Xiangfan Second City, but he didn't expect to block the news from the people?

However, such a big matter, and after such a long time, I am sure that the people in the government must know about it.

"Almost, I also heard from others, you can ask your family official, isn't he an official of Jingjiang Mansion?"

Zhao Rui is also cautious, if such a remark spreads, it must be labeled as spreading rumors by the government.

Chen Changyuan's face was complicated, thinking that most of this news was true, seeing that Zhao Rui bought dozens of house slaves at once, it must be to prepare for the future.

Chen Changyuan settled his mind, and felt that he would have more dealings with Zhao Rui in the future, and if there was a change in the future, he would have something to rely on.

Putting his thoughts aside for the time being, Chen Changyuan talked to Zhao Rui about business.

"Brother Zhao, my family likes the dressing mirror very much, so I ordered me to bring 40,000 taels of silver to buy your dressing mirror. In addition, there are 5,000 taels of Jiaozi, which are given to you separately, and you want an exclusive right to sell, what do you think? ”

Zhao Rui sneered, feeling that his family was really good at business.

Such a mirror, if it is sold in the place where the powerful people gather in Lin'an City, thousands of taels will definitely be sold, even if it is not sold, the princes and ministers will send it from door to door, then it will definitely be just around the corner.

Zhao Rui thought about it and agreed to the deal.

Because the mirror is precious, it is currently the only thing in the world, and Zhao Rui's current strength is not enough to preserve it, and besides, it can be relied on to make friends with the officials of the imperial court, which is extremely beneficial to Zhao Rui's early development.