After Li Yongji came out of Jinxiufang, he originally wanted to do the matter of buying slaves and maids in one go, but Sun Wang told Li Yongji that this matter could not be done tonight, because the market of people who bought and sold slaves and maids was in Qingpu County, not in this town, and it was not open at night.

Hearing this, Li Yongji said that he wanted to take a boat to Qingpu County overnight, stay there for one night, and go to Renshi early tomorrow morning.

This made Sun Wang a little embarrassed, and even said that it was not easy to walk at night, even if it was dangerous to sail, etc., which finally dispelled Li Yongji's thoughts.

In fact, this is a problem of the concept of time, Li Yongji is essentially the soul of modern society, and he adapts to the high pace and high efficiency of modern society, so he always does things one after another very compactly, but in the slow pace of the Qing Dynasty, it seems a little frizzy and out of place.

For example, before selling mirrors and buying houses, it only took less than a day in total, and this efficiency was a bit too fast in Sun Wang's opinion, and it was precisely because of the speed that Li Yongji suffered a lot of small losses.

Anyway, after hearing that it was dangerous to walk at night in this era, Li Yongji decisively dismissed the idea, but asked Sun Wang to book a good boat in advance, and then leave early tomorrow morning.

As for why it is a boat, it is very simple, at this time Zhujiajiao Town waterway is vertical and horizontal, and Qingpu County can be boated, although the speed of the boat is not as good as walking, but it is a short distance, if it is a long road, it is still faster and more comfortable to take a boat.

Early the next morning, when the sky was still bright, Li Yongji was called up, and when he opened his eyes, it was Chen's mother.

After asking, I found out that Sun Wang was already waiting at the door, and he asked Chen's mother to come over and call him, saying that he meant it.

Knowing this, although he hadn't slept enough, Li Yongji still got up, anyway, he could continue to sleep when he got on the boat.

Called up Li Jinbao, who was still asleep, and washed up and had breakfast under the service of Chen's mother, and then Li Yongji was carried by a sedan chair as usual, Li Jinbao and Sun Wang followed, and they came to the river, where a black canopy boat was waiting for a long time, which was a better Sanmingwa than the last time, and it was the main long-distance manned boat at this time.

On the boat, I found that the thick bedding had already been laid inside, the bedding was new, very dry, and incense was smoked in advance, if you don't get seasick, this arrangement is not bad, of course, the cost is also a lot.

Li Yongji was not seasick, but he was thirsty and sleepy at this time, so seeing that the environment was still good, he instructed Sun Wang and Li Jinbao a little, and fell asleep inside.

When Li Yongji woke up naturally, he found that the ship had already stopped, and when he asked, he found out that he had already arrived in Qingpu County at this time, and he didn't wake him up when he saw that Li Yongji was still sleeping.

I asked the time again, and found that it was already two o'clock in the afternoon, that is, around half past eleven o'clock in the afternoon, and then looked at the pocket watch, and sure enough, it was eleven thirty-five o'clock, which was not much different.

Originally, Li Yongji wanted to say something, but at this moment, Zhang Xinda's communication request came.

Under the pretext that he was still a little tired, he waved them away, and then Li Yongji began to open the space-time trading system in the cabin and talked to Zhang Xinda.

As soon as they met, Li Yongji was startled, looked at Zhang Xinda's bloodshot eyes, and immediately said, "What's the matter, staying up late?" ”

"yes, I haven't slept until now, and I've been living on coffee." Zhang Xinda yawned.

"You don't have to work so hard, do you?"

"Hmph, don't work hard, just come to you, if it's accidentally finished, won't my investment be wasted?" Zhang Xinda pouted, "Don't talk about that, the jadeite you gave me is very good, but although the things are good, due to my urgency, I only sold 600,000 yuan in total, no invoice, but there is a handwritten receipt, do you want to read it?" ”

"No need." Li Yongji waved his hand, "There is no need between you and me." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Xinda nodded, "I thought that what you needed for the time being was silver, so I helped you buy some silver ingots, the same as the original, 37 grams of a thousand feet of silver, because I bought a lot at one time, and gave me a preferential price, 156 apiece, 2,000 silver ingots, a total of 312,000 yuan." This silver must be enough for you to buy a batch of domestic slaves over there. ”

"That's enough." Li Yongji nodded, "Actually, there is no need to be so troublesome, the money is really not enough, I can sell another mirror to the fat man, I believe he will not touch me for the time being." ”

"Still don't, be careful, don't touch the fat man surnamed Wang for the time being." Zhang Xinda disagreed, "When your soldiers are up and have the ability to protect themselves, it's not too late to find him to change the mirror." ”

"I see, that's what I thought." Li Yongji said.

"Well, you are the party, you can do it yourself." Zhang Xinda nodded, "In terms of weapons, there are already eyebrows, mainly bows, crossbows, steel knives and iron guns, the seller has already been contacted, I will personally go over tomorrow to pick up the goods, you just wait a little." Oh, by the way, I almost forgot, is it convenient for you? Can I send you the money now? ”

"Yes." Li Yongji said, "I am now in Qingpu County, and only here can I buy people." Well, you give me five hundred silver ingots first, that is, five hundred taels, otherwise it is too much, and I can't take it, these money plus the four hundred taels of silver tickets on my body, and the remaining silver ingots from before, should be enough. ”

"Good!"

After Zhang Xinda finished speaking, he didn't talk nonsense, and quickly sent Li Yongji five hundred 37-gram silver ingots, which was five hundred taels.

After ending the call, Li Yongji called Li Jinbao and Sun Wang, went ashore together, had a meal at a restaurant, and then went straight to the market.

At this time, the people market in Qingpu County was in an alley, also called Li Lane, which was a relatively small street.

As soon as you enter, you can know that this is a place to sell people, because there are many stalls on both sides of the street, and these stalls have no goods without exception, but there is a white cloth spread on the ground, which is full of words, and the swindlers who set up stalls in later generations to pretend to be pitiful and beg for travel expenses are similar, of course, since they are going to sell their bodies, then these stall people are dressed up well, at least the whole body is very clean, and it is completely different from beggars.

After looking at it for a while, a man in black clothes, about thirty years old, came over, this man first smiled and bowed his hand, and then began to ask for his intentions, and after Li Jinbao said that he wanted to buy a few people, he began to recommend himself.

It turns out that this guy is a ganger here, a middleman who usually specializes in human trafficking services, similar to the tooth man, but not as legitimate as the tooth man, strictly speaking, he is actually a gang member.

In any case, human trafficking is not a serious business, so it is impossible for the government to directly intervene, and it is inevitable to entrust local gangs, such as in this city in Qingpu County, it is the Longyou Gang who is helping.

In this era, it is necessary for this kind of gang members to save zài, although they will inevitably take a cut of the human trafficking business, but from the point of view of service, their zài is still very beneficial.

For example, for those who come to sell themselves, these people will help you with the stall and protection, and if you can't read, they will also help you write advertisements, which are those who introduce themselves.

For people who come to buy, these people will provide consulting services, that is, ask what kind of person you want to buy, and then directly help you find such a person, and after the transaction is completed, they will also help you write the deed of sale and help the government to seal it, saving you time and energy.

As for their rake, after all transactions are completed, a certain percentage of the commission is drawn according to the transaction amount, which is generally one-tenth, and the price is also fair.

However, if you feel that a tenth of the rake is too much and you don't want to go to them, then the situation is different, because you will find that you can't get an inch here, and unless you have an extremely deep background, you can't buy people here at all.

After understanding this, Li Yongji didn't want to trouble, so he simply said his request and asked this guy named Zhang Er to help him.

Sure enough, I found that Li Yongji was so good, and it seemed that he had to buy a lot of people, which was a big deal, so this Zhang Er invited Li Yongji into the lobby of a nearby store with a smile on his face and waited, during which he let people serve tea and pastries, if Li Yongji didn't like it, he could even get the troupe.

After waiting for more than an hour, Zhang Er brought a ticket of people over, and these people lined up in an orderly manner to follow behind, and at a glance, they were all only one meter six or five tall, and most of them were men.

Next, Zhang Er went back and forth, saying that he had summoned this group of people according to Li Yongji's request, and then he asked Li Yongji to come over by himself, that is, to pass the eyes, or to interview.

The interview process is also orderly, these people come in one by one to show Li Yongji, after people come in, first give Li Yongji a look, that is, look at the appearance and figure, if you think it's okay, just nod.

After looking at the eyes, Zhang Er will explain on the side, such as explaining the person's identity and background, what he is good at, etc., which is called side explanation.

After Zhang Er finished speaking, Li Yongji could ask questions by himself, and the other party answered on the spot, if he was not satisfied, let the other party leave, and if he was satisfied, he could kowtow to Li Yongji, and then stand aside and wait.

It can be said that the whole process is quite systematic, and it is not bad in terms of efficiency, which is indeed convenient for Li Yongji, and makes Li Yongji feel that one-tenth of the tap is not a loss.

This kind of non-stop picking, and it will not end until it is about to get dark, and after calculation, Li Yongji bought fifty-five people in one afternoon, which is quite good.

The reason why it can be so fast, in addition to the help of people and the orderly process, is also because most of the people in this group of people are not much different.

Coming to apply, no, these people who came to sell themselves into slavery, although they are all clean, but they are generally ragged, yellow-skinned, and most of them are illiterate, and they can read and write, and can write their names completely, only a poor five people.