Fang Xiaoyu gradually understood Fang Rui's words: "Grandpa means to let Marshal Xia join forces with you to help me become a lord?" Fang Rui nodded: "Yes, but this is just an intention, it really depends on your efforts" Fang Xiaoyu smiled bitterly: "I heard that those two lords are inherited from the founding of the country, and the other lord was obtained by relying on his military exploits more than ten years ago. But with Marshal Xia in charge, the imperial border is so peaceful, how can there be a chance to make a contribution. ”

Fang Rui said: "Of course there is, otherwise how could we have this plan." After their defeat decades ago, the Monte kingdom had been trying to get revenge, and recently heard that they had the support of the Cossack Empire. Marshal Xia intends to send a large army to take the initiative, and if you can go out together to earn enough military merits, we are sure to put you in the position of lord. ”

Fang Xiaoyu was surprised: "Me? I'm only 11 years old. Fang Rui said: "I've seen your means of making money, do anyone still see you as an eleven-year-old child?" Besides, this big war between countries can't start in a while, it will take years just to prepare, and then you will grow up? Fang Xiaoyu nodded in agreement.

After a conversation with his grandfather, Fang Xiaoyu profoundly understood the intricate forms in the empire, and if he wanted to survive in such a complex environment, the most important thing he could rely on was to have strength, as long as he had strength, he would have a guarantee. Fang Xiaoyu was pacing in his own house in Lanting Villa, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face, and he said to himself: "I don't know how to govern the country, but I know that the highest level of governing the country is to make the people support; I don't understand conspiracy, but I know that the absolute strength of the Dao can crush all conspiracies; I don't understand politics, but I know that the only purpose of politics is to win. As long as I want to, I can build the most powerful economy in the world, the most powerful military power, and with all this, what can stop me? ”

Thinking through this, Fang Xiaoyu, who was a little depressed after listening to Fang Rui's analysis, felt a sigh of relief in his heart, at this moment he secretly decided that all economic prosperity needs to be protected by force, and it was time for him to build up his military strength.

The next morning, Fang Xiaoyu felt that in addition to Zhang Tong and Liu Junxi, the two personal guards, he also brought a thousand guards from the villa. This time, Fang Xiaoyu entered the city for two purposes, the first was that he wanted to exchange for 150,000 silver dollars so that Xiao Feng could be promoted to level 3, and the second purpose was to buy a group of slaves and establish his first armed force that truly belonged to him. Changing silver dollars for such a thing as having no technical content, Fang Xiaoyu handed it over to Liu Junxi, who was careful, and it was enough for him to bring a hundred guards, while Fang Xiaoyu took Zhang Tong and the remaining nine hundred guards to the slave market.

The slave market is located in the dilapidated west of the city, close to the slums, and is the dirtiest and most chaotic place in the entire capital, and the slave market is the largest building here. The largest slave market is opened by the Xia family, called Xinqi Slave Workshop, the name means that money flows like a spring, but it is really tongue-twisting to read.

Letting most of the guards wait outside the door, Fang Xiaoyu walked into the door of the slave workshop with a belly, the main hall is used to auction slaves, there are not only large display tables, but also many seats, and some scantily clad girls are shuttling back and forth, adding wine and food to the guests. Fang Xiaoyu roughly swept it, most of the beauties on the stage were scantily clad beauties, and there were also a small number of sturdy men, it seemed that most of the guests below still came to buy female slaves.

As soon as he walked into the hall, a very wealthy man walked over and hurriedly said, "Young Master Fang is here, please come inside, I will prepare a box for you immediately." Fang Xiaoyu raised his head and found that there was a second floor in the hall, and the second floor was an independent box, and it seemed that there were some prominent people sitting there. Fang Xiaoyu retracted his gaze and asked, "Who are you?" How did you know me? ”

The man smiled and said, "The villain's name is Xia Fei, and he is the shopkeeper of this slave workshop. Young Master Fang's name is not to mention the capital, even if it is placed in the entire Zhili County, everyone knows it, do you know what Lu Dao calls you outside now? Fang Xiaoyu rarely went out, but he had never heard of this, and he said with interest: "Oh? Do I still have a nickname? Let's hear it. Xia Fei said: "Everyone calls you a wealth boy, saying that as long as you come up with an idea, you will make a lot of money." Fang Xiaoyu smiled slightly when he heard this, he didn't expect that he was already so famous.

Fang Xiaoyu waved his hand and said, "Forget this box, you can take me to the place where the slaves are held, and I will choose it myself." "This ......," after hearing Fang Xiaoyu's words, Xia Fei was a little embarrassed. How? Are you afraid that buying directly without going through the auction will make you less money? It doesn't matter, I'll just give you more money. Xia Fei hurriedly explained: "No, Young Master Fang, just by virtue of your identity as the future son-in-law of our Xia family, it is no problem to give it away for nothing, but the place where the slave lives is very dirty, and I am afraid of staining the young master's shoes." Fang Xiaoyu smiled: "It's nothing, you can lead the way in front." ”

Hearing Fang Xiaoyu say this, Xia Fei had no choice but to take him to the slave's residence behind the slave workshop. As soon as he walked into the slave house, Xiao Yu knew that Xia Fei was embarrassed by it, and a strong smell of mold mixed with urine made Fang Xiaoyu almost lose his breath. It was all separated by iron bars, and each room was full of people, and the number of slaves was so large that everyone had only a place to sit, and anyone who stood up might not be able to find a place to sit.

Despite this, when Xia Fei led Fang Xiaoyu and a few guards in, almost all the slaves stood up, and they desperately squeezed towards the fence, everyone with expectant looks on their faces. This made Fang Xiaoyu feel that he was not here to buy slaves, but to ransom people from the kidnappers.

Xia Fei first took Fang Xiaoyu to the slave girl, he thought that Fang Xiaoyu was young and a little tender, and he was unwilling to show up and bid with everyone outside. Fang Xiaoyu glanced at Xia Fei angrily and said secretly: "Is there something wrong with this kid, my small physique is only eleven years old, what are you looking for a slave girl." Although he thought so, but this was a member of the Xia family, he didn't know what to say, so he just said lightly: "I want to buy some male slaves." Seeing Fang Xiaoyu's expression, Xia Fei suddenly realized, it turned out that he had misunderstood, this young master had recently run a few money-making industries, and there must be a lack of workers to work.

Xia Fei smiled apologetically: "It's a small inconsiderate matter, Young Master Fang, please." After speaking, Xia Fei led Fang Xiaoyu to the back room. Fang Xiaoyu looked at them one by one, the male slaves were all relatively strong, and they were not very old. Fang Xiaoyu asked, "Shopkeeper Xia, what is the price of this male slave?" Xia Fei said with a smile: "If Young Master Fang wants to buy it, two hundred yuan for a slave." "So cheap?" Fang Xiaoyu was a little surprised. Xia Fei said with a smile: "A profitable business like Young Master Fang's is not easy to find in the whole empire." What's more, the young master has never lived at the bottom, and he doesn't know the value of this Lanfang coin. The cost of a middle-class family of five is only four hundred yuan a year, if it is only two hundred yuan to eat, it is enough, and I am naturally cheaper than the lowest price for Young Master Fang. ”

Fang Xiaoyu nodded and was not in a hurry to choose, but kept walking inside. Suddenly, Fang Xiaoyu noticed that the slaves in a room were relatively thin, their bodies were relatively slender, and they also had two pointed ears. Fang Xiaoyu asked, "What are these?" Xia Fei hurriedly explained: "These are elves, sub-humans. ”

This is the elf? Fang Xiaoyu took a closer look, and it was actually the same as the fantasy novel he had read in his previous life. Fang Xiaoyu suddenly remembered the geographical knowledge he had learned from Xiao Feng before, and he turned his head and asked, "Are there any other subhumans you have here?" Xia Fei said: "There are more later." After speaking, he led Fang Xiaoyu to a row of connected rooms and said, "Young Master Fang, there are still some dwarves and goblins here. Fang Xiaoyu raised his eyes and saw that there were some unusually thick people with a body of about one meter and a half in the two rooms, Fang Xiaoyu knew that these were dwarves, so the ones in the other rooms should be goblins.

The image of the dwarf is similar to that of the fantasy novel, but the image of the goblin completely subverts Fang Xiaoyu's understanding. According to the understanding of fantasy novels in previous lives, goblins should be creatures with obscene appearance and short stature. But what he saw were creatures with delicate looks and bodies that were no different from ordinary people, and the only thing that was different from ordinary people, and what did not conform to human aesthetics was that they had green skin and a tail like a leopard.

Fang Xiaoyu had learned from Xiao Feng's information that these three races had their own specialties. Elves are the best jungle hunters, with vision and hearing several times better than humans, and are good at accurate shooting and tracking. The dwarves are the most skilled craftsmen, while the goblins are the best desert travelers, and they also have an almost insane obsession with green trees and bizarre knick-knacks.