"Do you really want to remove slavery from them?!"

The official at the gate of the yamen was dumbfounded, looking at Qin Zhen as if he was looking at a peerless fool.

Not only him, but the slaves were also dumbfounded at the moment.

No one expected that in that gloomy and desperate world, there would be a light called hope.

"We bought these people with white money, and we canceled their slavery like this, what if these people run away? Aren't we throwing so much money away for nothing? Li Han was a little worried.

"Yes, Zhen'er, you have to rely on it more or less, right?" Chen Shu also persuaded.

Slavery is a deed of sale.

With this thing, man becomes an animal that can be trampled on at will, and he must do anything for his master. However, the master is not responsible for the slave, not only can he kill him, but he can also send him at will.

Moreover, this is protected by the law of big business.

After the elimination of slavery, these people will return to their status as normal people, and Qin Zhen will not be able to scold them at will, or even force them to do things.

There is no doubt that for Qin Zhen, this is undoubtedly a loss-making transaction.

Qin Zhen turned around and looked at the eyes that were full of surprise but eager expectation, and looked at the gray cheeks that were paralyzed by suffering.

"I will remove slavery for you, but in return you must work for me for a year. In the meantime, I will pay you, feed you, clothe you, and give you a place to live! After a year, it's up to you whether you want to go or stay! ”

After that, he tore up the stack of deeds of sale in front of everyone.

Looking at the confetti flying in the sky, the numbness in everyone's eyes shattered, replaced by a panic and helplessness like a new life. Many people wept with joy, many woke up like a dream, everyone bathed in the sun, and bowed down to the young figure!

"Don't kneel!"

Qin Zhen shouted suddenly, shaking everyone.

"I don't deserve your knees!"

Having said that, everyone still couldn't stop kowtowing to Qin Zhen.

This noisy scene attracted the attention of many people, and when they gathered around, they couldn't help but be surprised to learn that Qin Zhen had just eliminated the slavery of these people.

"Hell yes! Is there really someone stupid, right? ”

"You know what! Qin Gongzi, this is benevolence and righteousness! I can't see the people suffering! Who of these slaves is not a hard worker? ”

"Then why didn't he save all the slaves in the bitter kiln? Who are these hundreds of people acting for? I look at this Qin Town, just pretending to be benevolent and righteous! ”

"Do you have in your dog's mouth? What are you? Dare to say that Qin Gongzi's is not?! ”

……

"Qin Gongzi, these people are going to get a household registration after all." Yacha said in a low voice, with admiration in his eyes: "Otherwise, they don't have a household registration, and if they are caught again, they will become slaves." ”

"Let's just land in a small fishing village."

Qin Zhen said lightly.

"Hanzi, take them to the inn to change their clothes, take a bath, and get some food and drink. Register their information after packing it up, I'll be useful. ”

"Okay!" Li Han immediately howled: "The big guys are all coming with me, don't get separated, be careful that you are fished out by traffickers again!" ”

"You're really not afraid that these people will run away?" Chen Shu couldn't help but ask.

Qin Zhen said firmly: "They won't run." ”

Then.

The two little girls who had been taken a fancy to by Chen Sanye before came over.

The young man hid behind his sister timidly, and the short-haired, tomboy-like sister bowed deeply to Qin Zhen.

There is sincerity in the glutinous voice.

"Thank you for saving us."

If Qin Zhen hadn't come to the rescue, it would not be difficult to imagine what would happen to them next.

Qin Zhen reached out and touched his sister's head, thinking in his heart what to do with these two children?

They can't be allowed to work as children, right?

But when he thought about it, it was nothing more than two children, two mouths for eating, how big was it?

Wouldn't it be enough to take it back to the small fishing village in a few days and hand it over to Miaoyun to take care of?

"What's your name?" Qin Zhen asked gently, gently brushing away the filth from his sister's hair.

"Daiyu." The elder sister bit her lip, a little at a loss for Qin Zhen's actions.

Qin Zhen quickly realized that his demeanor seemed to be too intimate, after all, this was ancient, not modern, which might make the little girl misunderstand.

Stop.

My sister said timidly: "My name is Qingwen." ”

Daiyu Qingwen?

Qin Zhen always felt that this name was familiar, as if he had seen it when he watched a movie.

But I couldn't remember it for a while.

"What's the last name?" Qin Zhen asked again.

My sister lowered her head and didn't speak, not knowing what she was thinking.

The names of ancient people were more expensive than double, and generally speaking, double was the concubine and the third was the concubine.

The name of this sister is obviously from the Wenmo family, which is completely different from names like Wang Goudan, Li Hanzi, and Zhang Er Mazi, and it should be the concubine of a distressed family if nothing else. Seeing that the girl didn't say her surname for a long time, Qin Zhen didn't ask more, but sighed slightly for the encounter between the two.

"Where's your home?" Qin Zhen asked again.

If they are close, they may have the opportunity to find their relatives in the future.

"We don't have a home." Daiyu raised her head, her stubborn eyes distressing.

Qin Zhen didn't say anything more, and walked towards the inn with people.

The shopkeeper of the inn smiled at the chrysanthemums that were about to bloom.

So many people came in one trip, it's all business!

The inn is not big, and many people have no place to sit, so they can only sit on the ground and nibble on steamed buns.

Don't look at the simple steamed bun pickles, for these people who have just escaped from slavery, it is already a rare full meal.

At this time, Li Han ran over with a smoke.

"Zhen'er, I have registered this group of people, most of them are illiterate peasant village women, and their names are varied, you can take a look at them first."

After taking the bamboo slip and looking at it, Qin Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Yo, you kid is okay, you can write now!?" ”

"It's all about reading novels." Li Han originally didn't like to read and write, but there was no way, in order to read children's books, people always had to force themselves. He is a dignified seven-foot man, so he can't be cheeky and beg children to tell him stories every day, right?

"Not bad, not bad."

Qin Zhen couldn't help but feel a touch of relief in his heart, as if the good boy who was waiting for death had finally begun to be angry.

He simply glanced at the bamboo slip and asked in a loud voice.

"Is there anyone here who can read? Or counting? ”

"I can do the math, and I can make the abacus." Several people timidly raised their hands.

But no one knew how to read.

Education, for the people at the bottom of this world, is an unattainable luxury. Knowledge was monopolized by the bureaucracy of the noble clan, forming a fault line, and it is no exaggeration to say that nearly ninety percent of the common people of the big merchants are blind streams who do not know a single word.

This is also why, after Qin Zhen showed his literary talents in Baiyang Building, those literati of the family who originally disdained him began to be polite.

Can a literate person be an ordinary person?

Qin Zhen sighed.

The road of the heart is long and obstructive in the popularization of compulsory education in Dashang.

At this moment, a soft and clear voice sounded.

"I can read."