Section 13 The Slave Market

The two black-eyed chickens glared at each other like chickens, and then they were unwilling to contain their emotions, but Wan Renming spoke first: "Lord Li, I didn't expect you to have no residence in Yanjing?" Alas, I would have given you a place if I had known that I had no servants, so why don't you choose a few in my mansion?"

This old man was very enthusiastic, and obviously got the latest news about Wufeng's promotion to the rank of official, but Gong Renren was not slow to respond: "Lord Li, since this Yanjing has a palace given to you by His Majesty the Emperor, I don't dare to fight, but my brother said, the house on the Fuqin River in the center of Gusu Mansion City can be regarded as a resting place when you have time to visit Jiangnan." In the past two years, the business of Jinling Qianzhuang can be so prosperous by the care of adults, and now the business of Jinling Branch in the Northwest Four Prefectures is steaming every day, and my brother has long wanted to visit you, but he has been riddled with trivial matters. "The bank of the Fuqin River is a famous scenic spot in the city of Gusu Prefecture, and most of the famous families in the south of the Yangtze River have holiday villas built here.

Seeing that this Gong Ren did not give an inch, and even deliberately suppressed himself, Wan Renming was even more annoyed, "Hmph, now that Lord Li has just returned to Yanjing, the holy family is thick, where will there be time to go to that deserted village and wilderness? If Lord Li does not dislike it, although there is a mansion on Xihe Street, the old man, although it is not as spacious as the mansion given by His Majesty the Emperor, it is also quiet, why don't you live there first, what do you think?" Xihe Street is also a well-known rich and noble family settlement in Yanjing South District, known as every inch of land and every inch of gold, and Wan Renming's investment cannot be said to be reluctant.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Wu Feng had to stop and make a decision: "Two, see if this will work, I just want to buy two slaves today, and I will talk about other things later, okay?"

Seeing that Wufeng's face was uncertain, the two finally stopped arguing and stopped talking.

Wu Feng has completely lost his interest in visiting the slave market, with these two people in front of him, I am afraid that he is rare to be quiet, he thought for a while, and then said: "The two of you please go back first, I just returned to Yanjing today, there are still a lot of personal affairs to be dealt with, and the intention of the two is also clear, but the North Luzon side entered the empire, and I only stayed there for less than a month, and many situations are not yet clear, so there is no new policy yet." However, I assure you that this North Luzon will definitely need to be developed and constructed, and it also needs to introduce financial institutions to support it, and I think that there will be news from North Luzon in two days.

The two of them waited for Wufeng to finish speaking, and a stone finally fell in their hearts.

This North Luzon is rich in resources, rich in products, especially native products are numerous, but the economy is relatively backward, once the empire takes over, it will inevitably set off a frenzy of development and construction, and businessmen will also flock to it, if you can seize the opportunity, the profit obtained is by no means a small number, at this time to get the promise of the new governor of the empire North Luzon, it is like an insurance line, and the heart is much more steady. Of course, it will take time to grind in the later stage, and I am afraid that this news will spread throughout the upper class of Yanjing tonight, and there are definitely not a few people who want to fight this idea, but they have already taken the lead, so they are much calmer.

The two exchanged glances, knowing that staying would only increase Wufeng's unhappiness, and they were worried that they would leave the other party to stay, and finally Gong Ren said: "That is the case, Boss Wan and I will not disturb you, but tomorrow morning, I must visit the house." ”

Wan Renming also hurriedly picked up, afraid of falling behind: "Yes, yes, my lord, you are tired and busy, Brother Gong and I will not delay you, you must give me and Brother Gong a thin noodle at noon tomorrow, and let us pick up the wind for you." ”

Gong Quanquan also nodded again and again, and in a blink of an eye, the two formed an alliance to invite Wu Feng together.

Seeing that the eyes of the two fell on their faces, they knew that if they didn't agree, I was afraid that they didn't know how long they would have to be tossed by these two people, so they had to reluctantly accept the invitation of the two, and the two left happily.

After driving away the two of them, Wu Feng breathed a sigh of relief and finally calmed down, but who would lead the way for him? Just as he was in trouble, a crisp voice came from the side: "Sir, do you need me to serve you?"

Wu Feng turned his head to see that a little boy asked shyly three meters away from him, because the guards were winged to protect Wu Feng, it was difficult for the little boy to get close, so he had to stay a few meters away.

"Ho, what can you do for me?" Wu Feng asked with a smile, amused.

"I don't think you're familiar with this place, and you need someone to show you the way, don't you?" The little boy was about eleven or twelve years old, with fair skin, sea-blue eyes, and black hair, and he was clearly a half-race.

Yanjing has a population of more than five million, with ethnic groups and races from all over the mainland, and the number of Caucasian people is not small, when the Tang River Empire was established, two of the five major families that helped the Situ family build the country were Caucasian.

Seeing Wufeng's kind attitude, the boy became bolder.

"Well, I need a guide, but are you up to the task?" replied with a smile.

"You underestimate me too much, my little Willy grew up in Yanjing since he was a child, which streets and alleys in Yanjing are I not familiar with? What are the major events that happen in Yanjing every day that I don't know? Sir, it is definitely a wise choice for you to hire me!" The little boy's face was a little red, obviously a little excited.

"Oh, your name is Willy?" Wu Feng asked with a smile.

"Well, my name is Willie Brooke, have you agreed to hire me?" asked the little boy excitedly.

"Well, how do you calculate your salary?" Wu Feng felt that this little boy was very cute, and the second daughter of Qin Gu beside him also thought that this little boy was quite likable, and they all looked at Wu Feng with a smile, hoping that he would agree.

"Sir, I see that you are all outsiders, probably you will stay in Yanjing for a while, you only need to pay me one silver coin a day, if you hire me for a month, then it is enough to pay me two gold coins and five silver coins. The little boy had a look of antiquation on his face, and he couldn't bear to refuse.

Nodding with a smile, Wu Feng said: "Okay, I'll hire you, three gold coins a month, but you have to work hard, if I'm not satisfied, I can fire you at any time." ”

"Sir, rest assured, you are satisfied. The little boy jumped to his feet with joy.

"Then let's go, you lead the way, take us around the market, see if there is a suitable one, I want to buy a few slaves as a slave." Wu Feng motioned to Song Tianxiong next to him to take the little boy, Song Tianxiong lightly stretched his ape arm and lifted the little boy onto the horse.

The little boy was surprised and delighted, and touched the mane of the horse under him enviously, "Sir, what shall I call you?"

"You will be called the Duke. Song Tianxiong answered, the news that Wu Feng was promoted to duke and concurrently served as the governor of the Northern Luzon region made the group happy, Qin Shuangying, Gu Yunxia and Gu Dengyun were secretly happy, thinking that their respective sects could expand their power again, how could they not be happy.

The little boy's face changed, and he hurriedly looked around, "Sir, this noble title cannot be faked, if it is found out by pretending to be someone, it is a crime of killing the head." ”

"Haha, who can pretend? You little guy, it's really funny, our Lord Li is a dignified first-class duke of the Empire, so you need to pretend?" Song Tianxiong said with a smile, urging the horse forward.

The little boy's suspicious eyes looked up and down on Wu Feng, Wu Feng had already changed into court clothes, dressed in casual clothes, and really couldn't see anything unusual, but seeing that Song Tianxiong didn't seem to be joking, he had to nod his head.

"I wonder what kind of slave the adults want to buy?" the little fellow seemed to be familiar with the slave from time to time.

"Oh, what's so special about that?" Wu Feng asked with a smile.

"Of course. If you want to buy slaves who do rough and manual work, you have to get the Fei firm over there to buy them, then Uncle Fei is friendly with the officials in Kansai, and the Gao Yue barbarians, who are often powerful and strong, are sold here, and the price is also fair; if you want to buy some slaves who are literate and understand the rules, then you have to go to the southern merchant over there, where most of the slaves are from the Jiangnan and Wuhu areas, but the price is more expensive. Little Willie was right.

"What else?" Wu Feng still wanted to test him.

"There is also the Sihailou in the east, where the female slaves are particularly famous, whether it is the white race of the Central and Western continents, or the yellow race of the south of the Yangtze River, or the mixed-race slaves, there are everything, and they are all beautiful and moving, many rich and noble families and Qinglou in Yanjing like to choose here. It's just that the price here is not affordable for ordinary people. There is also the fair square in the west, which is the largest in Yanjing, it is run by the imperial officials, all the families of officials who have committed crimes and are imprisoned are dealt with here, and prisoners of war are often traded here, the slaves in it are complex, the quality is uneven, and the prices are also high, if you have the opportunity, you can buy high-class slaves for a small fee. Little Willie deliberately showed off what he knew, and his eyebrows fluttered.

Wu Feng didn't say anything for a long time, he was aroused, Di Rena was probably sold into the Qinglou here, if she hadn't met herself, her fate might still be bleak. Although this kind of system itself is quite disgusted, its existence must have a reason for its existence, and it is really funny that he has not completely abolished this ugly phenomenon in the northwest and even in northern Luzon? Not only has it not been abolished, but it has to be provided with appropriate protection, which is really funny.

Seeing that Wufeng didn't squeak, the little guy didn't talk any more, and the group wandered silently in the market, and after a while, Wufeng retracted his thoughts.

"Oh, I just want to buy a few people to be my housemates, such as guarding the door, serving tea and pouring water, cleaning and other chores, and I also want to buy a few maid rings, which are better to be literate after reading. Wu Feng said what he wanted.

"That's not easy, let's go to the southern firm, where the supply is abundant and the price is fair. Little Willie suggested.

The group went straight to the depths of the market under the leadership of little Willy, and the little guy was like an old horse, turning three times and two times to a business that did not look very inconspicuous, but the doorposts of this business looked like they were some years old, showing the long history of the business.

"Yo, it's little Willy, it's been a long time. Seeing that the little boy brought in a few buyers, the servant who received him at the door greeted the little boy warmly.

"Second Brother Zhang, go and call your shopkeeper to come, today these are all nobles with status. The little boy looked familiar with this place, and he seemed very casual, but he still didn't dare to say Wufeng's dukeship, but vaguely said that he was a nobleman. Because he really can't believe that a person of Wufeng's age will have the title of duke, if it is an earl and a viscount, no one will believe it if he is a duke, he doesn't want to lose an opportunity to make money because of this.

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