Chapter 336: Slave Camp (2)

"How many slaves you hire depends on who you are. "Marduk was already ready to give up on a group of them, and the employment of 40 iron coins was too boring, but he didn't expect it to become a big business.

He didn't react, it was originally a bribe given to him by Chen Yi.

Blame him for staying in the slave camp for a long time, the current commander of the camp is the old Sir Cardwell, the rules are strict, he divides the income of the slave camp into three points, the largest head is reserved for the senate, that is, himself and other big nobles, and the remaining 7 percent goes to the noble officers, and 3 percent to the ordinary officers.

The misers who came and went to the slave camp were misers who wanted to save money, and their goal was always to go for smaller huā pins, and if there were no restrictions on bribery, the misers would have reduced the money they gave to the slave camp, or increased the slaves' working hours and reduced their food...... So, when Cardwell carried out in his way for a while, generally raising the gains of all, he was embraced by the officers of the entire 14 Infantry Battalion.

This makes the 14th Light Infantry Battalion the only official institution in Malla City that does not accept bribes. Or, to put it the right way, the only institution that takes bribes en masse.

At this time, Yinsen Yong finally came to his senses, took out a few bags of copper coins from his waist, handed a bag of copper coins over, and said, "We are the lords of the manor in the outer city, how about hiring 1,000 slaves?" ”

This sentence is not a lie, Xijiang Water Village is an out-of-town manor.

He is also a knight of the family, and he received all kinds of education before going out. It's a pity that Mara City is only his second stop, who would have expected to be captured. However, Isamu Gin finally remembered some of this knowledge and asked again, "How about hiring for 100 days and returning it after the oil extraction season?" ”

Marduk smiled and took the bag, flapping it casually, slightly surprised.

40 copper coins are 2 catties, and the money bag of 50 copper coins is 2 catties and a half, although there are people in Mara City who use 50 bags of copper coins, but the owner of the manor in a foreign country? I'm afraid only the guys in the Xijiang Walled City will be like this.

He suddenly came to his senses, and when he looked at the outfits of several people, he naturally looked more and more similar.

Yun 13 was nervous and almost about to warn, but was stopped by Chen Yi. He is not afraid of identity revelation at all, and now he just wants to see what the officials in Mara City do.

Marduk's hands were covered with sweat, but soon, he put the copper coins away with a smile on his face, and said, "Take you a bag of 40 copper coins." ”

Yinmori Yong suddenly understood that the gentlemen of this slave camp also recognized money and did not recognize people, huh...... Some are like the staff of the martial arts hall, some of the students are like this, and some of the workers who come in to help are also like this...... They even charge money for a bucket of water......

Yin Sen Yong was relieved all of a sudden, since Chen Yi was able to run a martial arts hall and control those small people, he must have a good way to deal with these same slave camp officers.

After two rounds of testing each other with their eyes, Chen Yi couldn't bear it anymore and asked with a smile: "Then now, how to hire it?" ”

Marduk said quite seriously: "Several, you want to hire slaves, it is impossible, in less than 100 days, they will go to war." ”

Da Yang's face tightened, and he whispered to Chen Yi: "Temple war." ”

"But don't worry." Marduk blinked and whispered, "It's not okay to hire slaves for you, but it's okay to buy them, it's a little more expensive." ”

"Oh?"

"This year, I was lucky, more than 2,000 slaves survived, if you want, 10 copper coins for a slave, no matter where you are the owner of the manor, 1,000 snails and 1,000 people."

Keeping a slave for a year is almost as long as one copper coin, and 10 copper coins for a slave, the price is slightly higher than the normal value. In addition, 1,000 snail shells are more than 10,000 copper coins

Da Yang was worried that Chen Yi would agree, so he whispered: "With such a large sum of money, it can equip a 100-person Beast Knights." ”

"What do we want money for, and the workers are useful." Chen Yi said a word to Da Yang, who was ashamed again.

Chen Yi's interest in the Knights is very weak, unless it is an earth dragon like the one owned by the Grundeler Paladin, the defense is not comparable to the tank.

After thinking about it, Chen Yi continued to ask, "Is this money given to you, or to Daying?" ”

"Big battalion, of course."

"Just like the other manor owners, a normal deal?"

"That's right." Marduk replied in the affirmative, and explained: "Although we are all from Mara, the 14th Light Infantry Battalion is the property of the temple, and this is called it, and it is in charge of both sides. ”

"Dual jurisdiction?"

"Almost, in fact, neither side matters, Sir Cardwell has the final say." For the sake of the 10 copper coins, Ma Duk said more: "For the sake of nòng to where we are today, we can have less money, and we can't cut off our financial route because of the old guys of the Senate." ”

Chen Yi smiled dumbly and said, "Lead the way in front of the head." ”

"Okay." Pulling such a big deal, Marduk is also excited. Although the officers in the battalion ate a big pot of rice, Sir Cardwell often had a reward for big business, and to this day, almost every business of more than 10 snail shells can be rewarded with half a snail shell, and the bigger the business, the more money, it is said that a good officer can earn back the money to buy a position in two years.

The slave camp sold and rented slaves, as if a new semester had begun, the officers sat behind their chairs, with various documents and seals in front of them, and Chen Yi saw a manor owner go behind the fence to choose a man after handing out a bag of copper coins.

Those slaves of different breeds sat peacefully on the ground, waiting to be picked, without any resistance.

This is not the legendary numbness. The slaves of Mara City were basically slaves of war and debt, and belonged to the slave form of the early society, they were not lifelong slaves - if they behaved well and were willing to be loyal to the Temple, war slaves could be freed, not to mention debt slaves, who had once reached the high position of the Grand Sir.

Of course, such a grand knight will definitely be ostracized by other nobles, and in addition, this grand knight who allows hereditary inheritance, in fact, has no sons, which is equivalent to a posthumous award.

In any case, whether or not they were going to participate in the coming cannon fodder temple war, the slaves were happy to work outside for a while, better than being half-dead in a slave camp, and relatively speaking, there would be more food. If you're lucky enough to get a manor who is willing to pay for it, it's even better to buy yourself.

Marduk introduced a few words to Chen Yi on the side, and said emphatically: "When you choose slaves for a while, you can only choose half, and the remaining half will be allocated to you by the camp?" ”

"I'm afraid I'll pick the strong ones?" Chen Yi smiled dumbly.

Marduk smiled and said, "Be even, and besides, your slaves, if necessary, we will have the right of redemption." ”

This is the fear that the temple will not have enough slave soldiers.

Chen Yi doesn't care, when it's time to redeem it, everyone will negotiate the price.

"Hadong, go and ask for the flag, there are VIPs." There were more than 8 flag-bearers in the slave camp, all of whom were knights of the great nobles, and the slaves and officers under each of them were also more or less subordinate. Since Cardwell took office, the law of competition he has implemented includes the principle of competition between the deputy flag officer and the slave - a simple hand has made the flag officers who were originally dissatisfied with the loss of interests fall apart, and the flag officers who could not get close to Cardwell were automatically transferred away after enjoying the days of only 3,000 slaves a year. The 3rd Heavy Infantry Battalion in Mara City used to have 4,000 heavy infantry, and there were only 3,000 slave soldiers as flag bearers.

Marduk pretended to be smart and stayed with Chen Yi and the others, he was worried that after he left, Chen Yi and the others would run away, so he was willing to be a hostage and also do this business.

He already has a lot of potential as a manager of the bank* mortgage department, and only this spirit of asking for money and not wanting to die can survive in a bank or slave camp where money comes first and morality is what.

The flag bearer rode a lion-like mount and came to Chen Yi, but judging by his next actions of love and pity, it was his pet.

Marduk listened to him, told him what had happened, and then stood behind Chen Yi and the others.

"I'm Leach, Knight Leach, who are you?"

"It's a knight." Isamu Yinmori hurriedly replied.

"Well, it's my fault." The flag bearer Leach did not have the arrogant posture of ordinary aristocratic knights, which made Chen Yi and the others feel strange that the officers in the slave camp actually made people feel more amiable than the gentlemen in Mara City.

I heard Leach continue to ask: "Two knights, I heard that you want to buy 1,000 slaves?" ”

"That's right."

"Out of 1,000 snail shells?" The flag bearer's eyes lit up, and that was the reason why he came quickly. It doesn't matter what Xijiang Water Village is, there are 1,000 snail shells, and it is not possible to go to any city-state.

"On this issue......" Chen Yi stopped Yin Sen Yong this time and said, "We want to pay in another way." ”

The flag bearer asked unhappily: "We only accept snail shells." ”

At the current exchange rate, the snail shells will exceed 1:12 copper coins, in other words, if Chen Yi wants to pay with copper coins, he will earn 2,000 copper coins less.

Guessing his thoughts, Chen Yi pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "The price remains the same, but we want to use 13,000 coins to make money." ”

The money is the money produced by Xijiang Water Village.

Minting coins is a very simple matter, not to mention those sī minting workshops in ancient China, the mechanical coinage of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China and the production of modern commemorative coins are very simple, since the installation of small hydropower equipment in the Western Continent, these are not a problem.

Compared with the copper coins used in the Western Continent, the coins reminted in Xijiang Shuizhai are slightly lighter, but they are beautifully crafted and seem to be more popular with people. In particular, it is widely used in the West Malaysian market, and the price comparison is the same as that of copper coins.

The flag officer thought that Chen Yi wanted to replace the extra 3,000 copper coins in another way, but he didn't care, and finally nodded with satisfaction and said, "You can go in and choose people." ”

Chen Yi smiled and said to Yun Thirteen: "You go in and choose people, you want normal people." ”

Yun Thirteen is petite, and the person he dares to choose should not be a rebellious person in the army. The capital construction team of Xijiang Water Village does not need strong men who can resist. What they need are workers who obey orders, or at least slaves who obey orders.

"Da Yang, you go get the money." When Chen Yi ordered, he said cautiously: "There is enough money in the carriage, you can take a little more." ”

"Huh?"

"Bribing these officers, pulling them into the water, plotting against them." Turning his head, Chen Yi looked like a harmless manor again.

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