"Guest, what kind of slave do you want? Here's a list, take a look! The lewd man asked.

Jingwen took the list, and then looked at the slaves and maids in this slave market. However, Jingwen looked at this list, and even wrote down the professional skills of those slaves, which shows that the people in these slave markets are very shrewd and know that those skills can bring added value to their slaves. Sometimes, a skilled slave is worth several times more than a slave without skills, and this is the so-called added value.

"Planters, ironworkers, readers? But that's not what I need! Jing Wen thought secretly.

"Is there a chef here? That is, cooking! Jingwen said.

"Cooking?" The lewd man asked puzzled.

"Yes! I'm going to open a restaurant, and I'm going to need some chefs to help me cook, so I want to come here and buy some chef-turned-slaves, so that I can cook! Jingwen said.

The lewd man said, "Childe, why did you come to us for slaves? Most of the chefs who really do well are not slaves. You're too out of the way for this profession, so we don't have many of them here! ”

"Don't be in a hurry, the key is to be faithful." Jingwen said.

Jingwen didn't care about the poor cooking of these chefs, because in his eyes, the chefs of the Tang Dynasty were all called rotten when cooking, even if some of them seemed to be doing well, but they didn't do it well at all. Therefore, those chefs are all the same starting point in Jingwen's eyes, and there will be no difference. As long as they are willing to learn and teach themselves, they can still learn to cook very quickly.

Moreover, Jingwen just asked them to make the dishes step by step, and didn't want them to innovate any dishes, so it was very easy for them. In this kind of situation where innovation is not required, it can be like an assembly line to make a certain dish, without learning too much theoretical foundation. This is muscle memory, not thinking with your brain.

"Go and let them all the slaves who know how to cook!" Jingwen said.

"Okay!" The lewd man said.

Soon, the lewd man went to inform the owners of the slave market, and the owner of the slave market quickly asked people to come over. The slaves and maids appeared to be tied with ropes to prevent them from running around. When Jingwen saw this situation, he immediately frowned a little, because he didn't like this kind of situation that restricted his personal freedom.

"Let them go!" Jingwen said.

"Loosen?" The lewd man asked.

"Yes! Loosen! Jingwen said.

The four of them looked at the slave merchant with unkind eyes, because none of them volunteered to be slaves.

"Childe, these are prisoners of war, when Wang Shichong was destroyed, they were the imperial chefs of the pseudo-emperor Shichong, and now they are demoted to slaves." The lewd man said.

Jingwen didn't expect that these guys were walking with him, and they used to be imperial chefs. In this way, everyone still has fate, so Jingwen hopes to buy them.

"Would you like to come with me?" Jingwen asked.

"Childe, why do you ask their opinions? Just buy them and forget it. The lewd man said.

Jingwen immediately said: "Since you have lost the war, you must have the idea of becoming a prisoner." Since you have become a slave and maid, then you can do it with peace of mind, my emperor is merciful and will not let you suffer. ”

"Phew!" A slave cook said.

"Kindness? The current emperor is merciful? Big joke! A cook exclaimed.

Jingwen didn't know why the chef would say this, so he took the initiative to ask; "Isn't the emperor very merciful and caring for the people?"

In many of the books that Jingwen has read, it is said that Li Shimin is a benevolent emperor who will not kill people lightly. Such emperors were very rare in ancient times. Moreover, when he met Li Shimin, Li Shimin was also very kind to himself, and he didn't feel any too much majesty. Therefore, Jingwen immediately thought that Li Shimin was also a benevolent emperor. But in the eyes of this chef, Li Shimin is like a tyrant? This puzzled Jingwen.

"In the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the puppet emperor Shichong, the Tang Dynasty besieged Luoyang, the puppet capital of the puppet emperor Shichong, for eight months. At that time, the people of Luoyang went from 30,000 households to only 3,000 households in the end. Therefore, the people of Luoyang were full of resentment towards Datang at that time. Most of these guys and their family members also died in that turmoil, so they are very resentful of my Datang. The lewd man said.

Jingwen immediately realized that Li Shimin was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he was ruthless enough. Li Shimin actually forced 90 percent of the people in Luoyang City to death. Although it was not killed by Li Shimin himself, it was also killed indirectly by Li Shijie, so it is understandable that these Luoyang chefs are very disgusted with Li Shimin.

"Well, don't be resentful. You're all my chefs for the rest of you, don't think about the old days. Those old things have also disappeared into the garbage heap of history with the changes of time. Next, do a good job for me. As long as you can cook me 20,000 dishes, I can set you free. Jingwen said.

"Hmph, 20,000 dishes, are you late? I'm afraid, you won't be able to finish it in your life, right? The cooks snorted.

"Don't worry, I opened a restaurant, I'm afraid it won't be five or six years before you can be free." Jingwen said.

"What?"

The cooks were a little surprised, for it was the first time they had heard of a slave or maid being freed by their masters. If it is another master, I am afraid that they will try their best to squeeze the slave maid, so as to obtain benefits. But Jingwen only let them cook 20,000 dishes and be hungry freely, which is a bit gratifying. Moreover, Jingwen opened a restaurant, so wouldn't 20,000 dishes be done in five or six years?

They were so moved to hear that they could still be free again in their lives.

"Well, would you like to come with me?" Jingwen asked.

"If what you say is true, we will recognize you as Lord!" A chef said.

"How much do these slaves cost?" Jingwen asked.

"Twenty-five dollars each."

Jingwen couldn't help but sigh again, people in ancient times were not worth much, they could buy one for only twenty-five yuan, and they could buy one for only 10,000 yuan in later generations? However, thinking about this kind of slave business, there is no capital to buy and sell, so Jingwen can understand.