Qingji and Sun Wu were wandering around the market, one after the other, walking and chatting at the same time.

At this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded in front of me!

"Stop!"

"Hugh away! Stop him! ”

There was a burst of chickens and dogs, knocking down many stalls and passers-by.

Qingji raised his eyes and saw that it was a group of big men with big shoulders and round waists chasing a thin man in rags!

The man's body was quite nimble, relying only on the gap in the crowd to avoid the pursuit of the group of people behind.

But with Qingji's eyesight, he naturally knew that sooner or later the man would be physically exhausted and caught by those big men!

What's going on?

Qingji's heart was quite surprised.

But in line with the principle of hoeing the strong and helping the weak, when the thin man was about to be caught, he suddenly stretched out a foot and tripped a big man to the ground.

"Ahh

The big man who was caught off guard was knocked down by Qingji's kick, fell straight to the ground, and fell to the sky on all fours.

Subsequently, Qingji took a step forward and blocked the way of this group of people.

In just a few moments, the thin man slipped into the crowd and fled, nowhere to be found.

Seeing this, a group of big men were furious, stepped forward to surround Qingji, and glared at him!

"You have so much courage! Dare to stop us and others from arresting people, today's matter must not be stopped easily! ”

All the Han people glared at Qingji angrily, and if they disagreed, they beat Qingji in a group.

However, Qingji was not afraid, glanced at the big men in front of him, and said: "In broad daylight, Lang Lang Qiankun, how can I tolerate you and others to commit murder and arrest people on the street, and act arbitrarily?" ”

Hearing this, a group of big men were even more angry.

However, looking at the luxurious clothes that Qingji was wearing, the heroic and extravagant appearance made them have to weigh whether they had the ability to provoke the person in front of them!

"Dare to ask the foot, how to call it? Whose noble family is it? ”

The big man led by him, after all, was not carried away by anger, and stepped forward to ask Qingji.

Qingji naturally couldn't reveal his identity, so he said: "The son of the great Sima, the middle doctor Sun Wu, the second and third sons, can you know?" ”

"Ahh It turned out to be General Sun! It is rude to be fit, and there are many offenses, please forgive General Sun! ”

Dahan was startled, and hurriedly bowed towards Qingji.

Sun Wu, who was on the side, had a very strange face!

Unexpectedly, Qingji actually reported his name.

As a big celebrity in front of today's king, the new nobles of Wu State are now hot, Sun Ping, Sun Wu and Sun Wu, father and son, are naturally well-known in the capital of Wu.

At least, their names have been circulating in the market for some time now!

How can a few big men not know?

"It doesn't matter."

Qingji waved his hand very generously and did not deny it.

"Why are you chasing that man?"

"The general doesn't know anything. The one who just escaped was a slave that my master had bought in the market! The villain was negligent for a while, and actually let him escape by taking advantage of the loophole! ”

The big man said with self-pity: "If you don't arrest him back, how can you report to my master?" ”

Hearing this, Qingji knew that he was a little abrupt.

However, the matter has come to this, and Qingji has not regretted what he did!

"How much did your master spend on that slave? I'll make up for you. ”

"Thank you, General!"

As soon as he heard this, Dahan couldn't help but cry with gratitude.

After chasing the slave, they will be punished when they go back!

If Qingji could pay out of his own pocket and buy the slave who had just escaped, it would naturally be better.

"If the general wants to buy that cheap slave of Shicai, he only needs a hundred coins."

So cheap?

Qingji knew that this cloth coin was a hundred yuan, or more than the big man in front of him, but he still asked Sun Wu, who was an entourage, to pay.

Wu Chengzhou system, the same lineage, so in Wu State, except for gold, there are roughly only two kinds of common currency, namely cloth money and ant nose money!

The currency of the Spring and Autumn Period was divided into four types in terms of shape and distribution: cloth coins, knife coins, yuan coins, and ant nose coins (grimace coins).

Cloth coins are mainly used in the Sanjin and Fortnight areas; The knife coins were mainly circulated in Qi, Yan and other places in the east, and later developed to Qin, Zhongshan and other countries to coexist with cloth coins.

Yuan money was the only currency circulated by the later Qin State and finally unified by Qin Shi Huang!

As for the ant-nose money, it is the currency circulating in the Chu State in the Jianghuai Valley.

Wu was close to Chu and traded with each other, so when merchants from the two countries traded, the currency used was often ant-nose money.

But in the country of Wu, the official currency is cloth coins!

Cloth coin is a shovel-shaped currency that appeared in the early Spring and Autumn period and was minted and circulated in the late Warring States period.

"Cloth" is a homophonic borrowed word for "镈", which was commonly used in ancient times!

The cloth coin evolved from the bronze agricultural implement, and was mainly used in the Sanjin and Zhou Zhou regions.

According to the shape of the cloth coin, it can be divided into two categories: empty cloth and flat cloth.

The original cloth coin, retained its appearance as a tool, left a handle of the chisel, primitive and heavy, so called the empty head cloth.

Later, it gradually lightened, thinned, and smaller, and the body of the coin became completely flaky, which is called flat head cloth.

The plain cloth is usually cast with the name of the place or the text of the Jizhong.

Later, Wang Mang's new dynasty also minted cloth coins!

But Wang Mang was perverse after all, and the cloth coin ceased to exist and completely disappeared in the long river of history.

After the group of big men left, Sun Wu, who was on the side, couldn't help but glance at Qingji with "resentment".

What is the reason why he has not received any money, but he has to pay for the king?

"I didn't expect you to be so jealous and hateful, Lord. If there is no master to help, after the slave is captured, he is afraid that he will shed his skin if he does not die! ”

"Haha, Changqing, you mean to say I'm nosy, right?"

Qingji shook his head with a smile and said: "When the road is uneven, draw a sword to help, it is the work of a righteous man." I am at fault for no apparent reason to stop these men who are chasing fugitive slaves! ”

"It's my fault."

Qingji admitted his mistake very frankly!

He's not the kind of person with a sense of justice!

Just seeing a group of strong men chasing a thin man, Qingji was indeed a little hesitant.

The person who escapes from Gain may be a petty thief or a "wild man" who will be captured as a slave!

Qingji helped like this, just casually, not worth mentioning.

"Let's go. Changqing, let's take a look at the tooth shop! ”

"Tooth line?"

Sun Wu was a little dazed, but looking at Qingji, who was already in front, he could only follow hard.

Ya Xing is the ancient slave trading market!

Like most cities in the world, Wudu City has a market dedicated to buying and selling slaves, and those who engage in this kind of trading are called human teeth!