409. The regressive mule
After a while, Suriya was still hesitating, and Qian Long couldn't hold it back, "Have you thought of a way?" ”
Suriya pinched his forehead, "Not yet...... Although a few slaves and maids seem to be a small matter, now they are involved in the temple, so it is more tricky. ”
"Brother Su, you are a dignified prince, those gods have to give some face." Qian Long pouted.
Surya sighed, "I don't even have the qualifications to step into the monastery, I have always been looked down upon by those brahmins, how can I get any face, not to mention that today is a very important ceremony in their teaching, and it will not be easily destroyed." ”
"It is also strange that you occupy the city, and the status of the gods is higher than that of the royal family...... If I really can't do it, then don't blame me for robbing it. Qian Long rubbed his hands.
Suriya didn't want to conflict with Brahmanism for the time being, "It's not appropriate to add trouble at the moment, or spend money to buy those Han women..."
"Buy it!?" Qian Long was a little surprised.
"Yes, send someone over and contact those sellers directly, they are just for money, then as long as they give a high price, there should be no reason to refuse, if they agree, there will naturally be a way to negotiate with the temple......"
I have to say that this is indeed a solution, but Qian Long is not satisfied.
Doesn't spending money on the abductors of abduction and traffickers encourage the arrogance of the wicked!?
Suriya then persuaded, "Brother Xian, this is just an expedient measure, deal with the matter in front of you first......"
Qian Long frowned and thought for a while, "Okay, let's try it as you say." ”
Immediately, Soulier told his entourage to go over and negotiate with the 'sellers'.
Half an hour later, the attendant returned, "They said they could sell it, but ...... The price is 1,000 per person. ”
Soulier was stunned, "A thousand times!? According to the market, the best female slaves are only one or two hundred at most, why do they ask for such a high price!? ”
Qian Long buttoned his nostrils and sneered, "Brother Su is also a prince, so they are naturally not easy to offend, but this awe is also limited, so it is just a disguised refusal with a sky-high price......"
"How can this be true? It's too much to deceive people......" Suriya's face sank, and then he hid the humiliation in his eyes deeply, revealing a trace of helplessness.
"Heh, rats are just bandits, and I don't know where the confidence comes from to dare to be so domineering, go, we'll meet them in the past."
After Qian Long finished speaking, he walked that side, and Suriya opened his mouth to dissuade him.
Originally, he didn't want to expose Qian Long's identity, so he used his own name to buy people, who knew that his name didn't work at all, and now he didn't know how to dissuade him for a while, so he could only shut up and go over together.
Qian Long heard the footsteps of Su Liye coming up, and said without looking back, "Brother Su, I understand your idea of enduring humiliation and lying on your back, but what about it, blindly keeping a low profile will only make more people despise and ignore you, if you really want to do great things, you must at least stand up the mountain first, so that you can lay the foundation for your own power and someone will follow you, so it is necessary to show your sense of existence appropriately." ”
When Suriya heard this, he seemed to have an understanding, "What a word to wake up a dreamer, a virtuous brother and a great talent!" ”
"Brother Su has won the award, and I also learned this from His Royal Highness King Yan......"
As they spoke, the group squeezed through the crowd and walked to the place where the 'would-be saints' were waiting.
At this point in the ceremony, there were not many people left waiting, most of them were the kind of 'special saints', and there were more than a dozen people when you looked closely.
Among them, the youngest is estimated to be about ten years old, and the oldest is fifteen or sixteen years old, all of them are handsome, like flowers and bones, but their expressions are dazed, panicked, panicked, and afraid......
Each little girl was guarded by two or three fierce-looking men and women, and several of them had ribbons tied around their waists, which were held in the hands of the caretaker like dog leashes.
The most conspicuous little lady is fifteen or sixteen years old, who was held by two strong women on her shoulders and grabbed her hands and kept struggling, with a ball of cloth stuffed in her mouth, it should be the one who desperately shouted just now to attract Qian Long's attention.
A man with a thin and mean face stood in front of the little lady, pulling a whip in his hand to make a threatening gesture, and cursing in his mouth.
"Little hoof, be honest! If you are not afraid that it will be worthless, how can you be presumptuous until now, you listen to Lao Tzu, don't toast and don't eat and drink, today I will finish this experience safely, Lao Tzu will make a lot of money, you can also eat and drink spicy food and spicy food obediently serving the nobles, hello to me, hello everyone, if you don't know how to lift up, and it hurts Lao Tzu's good deeds, then don't blame Lao Tzu for throwing you on the boat as a toilet, and put out the fire for our brothers day and night! ”
Maybe this threat was too terrifying, the little lady couldn't help but be frightened when she thought of the end, the intensity of her struggle instantly decreased, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept sobbing and whimpering.
Seeing this, the mean man immediately shook his whip, "Give Lao Tzu a stay!" No matter how damn the hell you are, I'll strip your clothes and throw them to those barbarian pariahs to enjoy, and you thin skin and tender flesh may be eaten by them to the bone......"
At this moment, the little lady was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she didn't even dare to cry.
Qian Long came and saw this scene, his eyes flashed with anger, his face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but want to chop this dog thing alive.
It was only because he wanted to save the person first, so he was patient and waited for Suriya's retinue to come forward and call him over to talk.
Then, the mean man led five or six of his subordinates to Qian Long, looking Qian Long up and down as he walked, his expression was full of recklessness.
Standing three steps in front of Qian Long, he scribbled his hands and shook them, "I don't know which noble person is polite in person." ”
Qian Long didn't bother to name this kind of person, and asked coldly, "You are the seller!?" ”
"That's right, although not all of these goods belong to me alone, but thanks to the trust of my brothers in the Tao, Tang Mule, I am now in charge...... Didn't you just say that it was the five princes of Zhancheng who wanted to buy the goods, and it was clear that the nobleman was a Song person... Forget it, no matter who you are, anyway, I made a price, if you can accept it, let's pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, if you feel that the price is not appropriate, then the transaction is not benevolent, let's go our own way, and don't delay the work. ”
The man who called himself Tang Mule looked completely perfunctory, as if he had given a lot of face to say so much, and was ready to drive people away after dealing with it.
Qianlong was unhurried, "Tang Mule? This name is quite suitable for you, as a Song person, but he sold the Han family and Miao descendants to other people as slaves, and he is indeed like a mule......"
Tang Mule was furious, "You! ”
He wanted to have a seizure, but he found that Qian Long looked playful, and the corners of his mouth picked out a disdainful smile, as if he was relying on it, and immediately realized that he was probably deliberately provoking by encountering hard stubble.
To put it bluntly, it is to bully the soft and fear the hard, so you have to know how to look at the style and try not to mess with people who are not easy to mess with.
Therefore, Tang Mule forcibly suppressed his anger, and stretched out his hands to stop the brother who was about to run away behind him, and forced himself to calm down, "Tang's life is even cheaper, and he is not worthy of a nobleman's mouth, do you want to do this deal, and ask the nobleman to give a happy word." ”
"Tsk, I didn't see that you still have a bit of a city."
Qian Long didn't deliberately provoke just now, but Tang Mule and others were originally stinky fish and rotten shrimp in his eyes, and they didn't need to consider the other party's feelings at all when they spoke.
This Tang Mule was obviously humiliated but could still control his emotions, but it made Qian Long glance at him slightly, and then laughed and said, "The transaction is naturally to be done, but there is no reason why I can't bargain with you asking for a price, don't say that you are still doing a business without capital, and now you are indiscriminately quoting a sky-high price, it is difficult for me not to suspect that you are deliberately humiliating Prince Suriya, if this crime is implemented, I am afraid that it will be difficult for you to keep your head." ”
The so-called official words are two mouths, if the person in power is determined to get you, there will definitely be a big reason to come up with a fair and honest reason.
Although Tang Mule knew that Suriya had no real power and had always been despised by the owner, the prince was a prince after all, and if he opened his identity to find trouble, it would be really difficult for his family to parry.
The corners of his eyes twitched, Tang Mu decided to make some concessions, "Since the noble man said so, then you can return the price, except for a few goods that have been set up for buyers, as long as the price is right, Tang will sell it to you." ”
Qian Long smiled, "This is what doing business looks like, in this way, I counted, there are a total of fourteen little ladies here, and the price is five hundred yuan." ”
Tang Mule was very surprised by the price, and immediately smiled with a philistine, "Okay, according to what the nobleman said, five hundred yuan is one, eleven is five thousand five hundred yuan, if you give money, we will make a deal immediately!" ”
"Phew, you want to eat fart, don't you understand people? Who said five hundred and one? I'm talking about five hundred of all, all fourteen, not one missing! If you don't, don't blame me for using a knife to pay the bill. ”
Qian Long looked at Tang Mule like a fool, and his tone was categorical.
Tang Mule's heart was as if he had just been lifted to the sky, and he immediately fell down hard, and then saw that more than a dozen entourages behind Qian Long were all touching the handle of the knife, with a posture of not being able to do it immediately.
The so-called heroes don't suffer immediate losses, Tang Mule decided to take a step back, "Tang Mou admitted it today, and he made this loss-making deal, five hundred guan is five hundred guan, but he can only give eleven, because these three are really ordered to several other nobles, and these nobles not only Tang can't afford to offend, but even the fifth prince can't afford to offend......"
When Tang Mule spoke, he pointed to the little lady who shouted just now and the two behind her.
Qian Long pretended to be surprised, and turned his head to look at Su Liye, "Brother Su, are there any people in Zhancheng that you can't afford to offend?" ”
Suriya remembered what Qian Long said before, so he said proudly, "Yes, yes, but not much." ”
Immediately, Qian Long looked at Tang Mule very sincerely, "Come on, come on, give you a chance, you quickly tell Prince Suriya in person, which people he can't afford to offend......"
Before, Tang Mu didn't think that these people in front of him were indiscriminately calling Surye's name, after all, the consequences of being found out if he acted impersonating would be very serious, but he definitely didn't expect Prince Suriya himself to be at the scene.
"This ...... This one...... Please forgive the prince, because of the rules, Tang can't tell the identity of the nobleman, but it is certain that the prince definitely doesn't want to have a conflict with that nobleman, so don't embarrass Tang, so let's take the eleven little ladies away, Tang doesn't want a penny, but these three really can't be given. ”
Tang Mule took another step back, but Qian Long was still aggressive, "I said, one cannot be missing, that is one cannot be missing!" ”
There was no way to retreat, Tang Mu's face was blue and red, and he was at a loss for a while.
At this time, the peripheral crowd was disturbed, Tang Mule stepped on his feet to look, and then he was overjoyed, his face was also calm, and he said with a little arrogance, "Since we can't talk about it, then Tang has to be sorry for this noble man and the fifth prince, this deal is not done, and none of them will be sold!" ”
Yo, where is the sacred, so that this dog thing suddenly became angry?
Qian Long couldn't help but look at the person with some curiosity.