Chapter 39: The Slave State? (Ask for follow-up)

"They're back?" Su Yu was surprised, he came back only one day, was there something unexpected?

Su Yu rushed over with doubts and saw the returning caravan.

The caravan came back with a full load of goods, and Su Yu saw that they were basically all animal skins, or the same animal skins that Ji Ni was wearing.

"Why did you come back so soon?" Su Yu asked Ji Ni.

"Patriarch, we traded all the salted fish, and one salted fish was exchanged for five animal skins."

"Can a salted fish be exchanged for five hides?" Su Yu was shocked, there were many salted fish in the tribe, and now they were piled up in several warehouses. It is natural to exchange salted fish for fur, and everyone takes what they need.

These furs are just right for the tribe.

These furs look warmer than what Su Yu wears, and they are perfect for making a winter cold suit.

"Yes, we also sold two clay pots for four adult women."

"It's just the four of them." Ji Ni pointed to the four girls and said.

Su Yu saw these four girls, and in his eyes, these four girls were very beautiful, at least much more beautiful than the women in the tribe.

This is based on Su Yu's modern aesthetics, but in the eyes of other clansmen, these four girls are malnourished and unable to do heavy work.

Two clay pots for four girls who can't do heavy work are completely at a loss.

"What's their name?" Su Yu asked.

"Uh, didn't ask. Why do you ask for a name? Ji Ni was stunned for a moment and asked what the name was for. Aren't all slaves without names? Because that's how it is in Fang Guo.

"They're part of the tribe when they come, and they'll know their names." Su Yu looked at Ji Ni, who was stunned, and explained.

This in exchange for a population that is not slaves? Ji Ni was shocked by the patriarch's thoughts, which were very different from the values, outlook on life and worldview he had received since he was a child.

Su Yu was stunned when he saw him, and probably guessed something.

"There are no slaves with me, not before, not now, and not again. As long as you join the tribe, you are a member of the tribe, there is no three, six, nine, etc., and there are no nobles. ”

As a modern man, he knows that slavery, the benefits of slavery are obvious, but the disadvantages are more and not conducive to future development.

Knowing that it was a detour, of course Su Yu would not go.

"Patriarch, what do you mean by slave?" Su Xun asked.

"It is a man who is driven by men, who has no autonomy, and who treats others as cattle and horses. You can whip at will, but you can't resist yet. Let us do what we want, and even future generations will be slaves. Su Yu explained in an easy-to-understand manner.

"Is this still human?" Su Xun was stunned, if he wanted to make him a cow and a horse, it was better to kill him.

None of this future generations can escape this fate, and Su Xun feels that this slavery is extremely vicious when he thinks about it.

"There should be a lot of slaves over there in Fang Guo, right?" Su Yu asked Ji Ni.

"Yes, there are many slaves in Fang Country, and most of the work is done by slaves." Ji Ni nodded and replied.

"In the Fang country, there are the most slaves, followed by commoners, and the least nobles. I used to be a commoner, and it was difficult for commoners to live in Fang Country, and slaves were even more miserable, and their value was not as good as that of the pet beasts raised by the nobles. ”

Su Yu's words made him feel a lot, slavery is really a very cruel system, and the class division of 369 and so on makes the people at the bottom unable to live, the middle class people are struggling, and only the people at the top and the top are enjoying the glory and wealth.

This class is difficult to cross and constantly oppresses the middle and bottom classes. Ji Ni just couldn't bear this kind of life, so he chose to wander the world with a caravan.

In this way, he can get rid of living in that oppressive environment, even if he is wandering outside, Ji Ni rarely goes back.

"In Fangguo, slaves are all hung up with a sign, and when they go to work every day, someone will check it, and as long as someone is found to have not been inspected, then the person will be severely fined.

Commoners are no better, most of the work is given to slaves, it seems to be more free than slaves, but it is difficult to support themselves, most of the commoners can only go to business to support themselves, and a small number of people do the same work as slaves.

Only the aristocracy did nothing, or did the most lucrative job. ”

Ji Ni expressed his views on Fang Guo, and Su Yu listened to it, this should be the truest side of this Fang country.

The seemingly beautiful slavery allowed the rulers and nobles of the Fang Kingdom to revel in this false prosperity.

"What's your name?" Su Yu asked them.

"We are four sisters, I am the eldest, my name is White Frost, and she is the ......" Bai Shuang, the taller of the four girls, introduced herself and her sisters.

The boss is her, Bai Shuang, the second, Bai Yue. The third, Baiyun. The fourth, lark.

Listen to her say that they were quadruplets, born together, and their mother died shortly after they were born.

Su Yu is not surprised, the quadruplets are not delivered by caesarean section, and it is a miracle that they can be born smoothly.

In this era, quadruplets are really extremely rare, because the mortality rate of one child is very high, and the quadruplets can survive without dying, which is really lucky.

"We can't do the heavy lifting." White Frost hesitated for a long time and decided to tell the truth.

They have been in poor physical condition since childhood, and although they rarely get sick, they can't do heavy work, and they have to work hard to carry even heavier things.

It is because of this that the patriarch of the White Fox tribe chose to sell them, because they can be regarded as the kind of people who only eat and do not work in the tribe, and they can help when dealing with animal skins.

She heard the meaning of the word slave, and in the words of the caravan leader there was a place where there were many slaves.

She thought about it, if they were sold to that place, I was afraid they wouldn't last long.

And this patriarch didn't treat them as slaves, and she also let go of her worries, so she decided to tell the truth.

"Can't do heavy work?" Su Yu looked at a few of them with thin arms and legs, can't you see this at a glance?

"It's okay, you don't have to do the heavy work."

Now the tribe has long since needed women for heavy work, and they have all gone to the textile industry. Few of the men in the tribe do this job well, and some are unwilling to learn, and they feel ashamed to compete with women.

"You don't need to worry about doing heavy work, I'll arrange for you to work in a position where you don't have to work hard."

As he spoke, Su Yu looked at their panels. Although they were bought, the moment they were sold, they had no sense of belonging to their original tribe, where their parents were gone, and there was nothing left for them to be nostalgic for.

On the contrary, it was the young and easy-going patriarch of the new tribe who made them feel more favorable, and now they had nowhere to go but to quietly follow the arrangement.

[Name: White Frost]

[Gender: Female]

[Age: 16]

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