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Volume 1 Chapter 7 Buying a Slave

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    Cao Ang sat next to his grandfather Cao Song, and Xiao Yi stood behind him. As for Cao Ren, he quietly slipped into an inconspicuous corner.

    The more Cao Song looked at Cao Ang, the happier he felt, and for the first time, he introduced to him the situation of the people around him.  As the patriarch of the Cao clan, Cao Song knew the situation of the famous gentry in Qiao County very well. This kind of understanding was not only an understanding of their own conduct, but also an understanding of the power background behind them!

    This is a very rare opportunity for Cao Ang. He is only ten years old now. If nothing happens, he will spend a long time in Qiao County in the future.  Cao Ang concentrated hard and tried to concentrate all his attention. He not only listened carefully to his grandfather's explanation, but also expressed his own opinions from time to time, concisely, concisely and profoundly.  The more Cao Song listened, the more satisfied he became, and he explained more carefully:

    "The one with particularly thick black hair is called Wen Sheng. He is said to be from Chenliu Xiangyi. Although he has some literary talent, he is a businessman. This guy is very stingy. He always has to shop around and bargain repeatedly when buying things, but the stalls in the business shop are quite good.  Very big. But all his business is to hide his true identity. In fact, he is a big private salt dealer!"

    "The man with the scar on his face is called Du Lang. He is an uncle to Du Yuan, a yellow turban thief who fled to Qiao County. Du Lang took good care of people in the government, so he was not wanted. This guy specializes in business without capital.  , responsible for selling the stolen goods that Du Yuan robbed!"

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    The more Cao Ang listened, the more shocked he became.  He was not intimidated by the backgrounds and identities of everyone present, but was shocked by the energy of his grandfather's intelligence network.  It was obviously in the late Han Dynasty, but my grandfather's intelligence system was able to obtain such detailed information, which was almost comparable to that of the KGB and the CIA!

    Seeing the shock in Cao Ang's heart, Cao Song was like a child showing off his toys, becoming even more happy.

    Just when he was about to introduce the identities of everyone present, a middle-aged man stood on the newly built stage in the inn, bowing and saluting in all directions.  Anyone who has done business in Qiao County knows that this person's name is Liu Le, and he is the most reputable broker in Qiao County. He has never had a single case of fraud in his more than 20 years of business.

    Liu Le said to everyone with a smile: "Hello, all guests, this is the slave Liu Le who is responsible for this selling event. He is entrusted by the seller to host this auction for everyone. These slaves and slaves are being sold this time.  , because the goods are of high quality, we specially hold such an event, and the one with the highest price will get it.

    Before the auction, I first explained to everyone the basic conditions of these slaves. They are all in good health and have not suffered from serious diseases or epidemics.  Many of them had to sell themselves into slavery because of the war and the loss of their families.  In other words, the chance of escaped slaves among this group of people is relatively small.  Their deeds of sale have been verified by the government and are accurate and valid. You can rest assured of this.  Okay, now we have our first batch of auction items, ten strong slaves!  "

    Following his words, ten men in their twenties stepped onto the high platform. Although they were a little thin due to hunger, they were generally relatively strong.  In order to prove their physical strength, Liu Le also ordered someone to bring in several stone locks and let the ten men lift them in turns.

    Liu Le said loudly on the high platform: "In today's world, although our court has successfully put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there are still Yellow Turban remnants and bandits running around everywhere. Buy more young and strong male servants at home, so that they can do some heavy work on weekdays.  Once a thief comes, they can scale the courtyard wall to defend their home. These ten men have been selling themselves for ten years, and the starting price is ten gold!"

    Before Liu Le finished speaking, someone shouted loudly: "Fifteen gold!"

    There was a roar of laughter in the audience, and someone shouted loudly: "Old Wangtou, you are so stingy, you only add five gold, I will pay thirty gold!"

    "Fifty gold!" Du Lang shouted. No one raised the price this time, and the selling scene suddenly became cold.

    Liu Le said loudly: "Okay! Someone offered fifty gold. Let me say it again, these people's selling contracts last for ten years. After ten years, they will all be in their thirties and forties. Where else can they go? Why don't they continue?  I am a slave for everyone! In today¡¯s world, it¡¯s hard to find such a young man!¡±

    When Liu Le said this, people in the audience were moved again. Someone in the corner shouted loudly: "Sixty gold!"

    Then someone was not willing to be outdone and quickly said: "Eighty gold!"

    The price of eighty gold is not low, but these are troubled times, and there are many hungry people who are willing to follow if they are given a stutter.  If it weren't for the fact that these people were all young and strong, and there were government guarantees, how could they have raised such a high price?

    Liu Le shouted loudly: "Eighty gold once, eighty gold twice, eighty gold three times, deal done! Congratulations to this man, he got ten strong servants. Please go to the side room to deliver the goods, there are  The people in the government are prepared for you??Transfer.  "

    Liu De, the businessman who bought the slaves, stood up, bowed to everyone, and said with a smile: "Liu De, I'm going to do some food business. Please take care of me in the future."

    At this time, Liu Le shouted loudly: "Next are five strong servants with thirty-year contract. They once served in the army and made great achievements in military affairs, but because the government could not pay the military salary, they had to live among the people. The starting price is ninety gold!"  "

    As he explained, five strong men came up from the audience, all of them shirtless.  Three or four of them had cuts and arrow wounds on their bodies.  According to the price of ninety gold, each person needs six guans a year, which is much more expensive than those people just now.  However, in this troubled time, having five trained soldiers serve for him gave him a little more hope of preserving his family property.

    As soon as Liu Le finished speaking, Wen Sheng had already shouted loudly: "One hundred and forty gold!"

    He immediately raised the price by fifty gold, fully proving his determination to win.  As a private salt dealer, Vincent was able to mobilize a lot of money, so he naturally took his own life and safety very seriously.  But since he has no military experience, he will not get the opportunity to recruit private soldiers.  That's why Vincent was determined to win these five people, hoping to train a reliable guard through them.

    When Wen Sheng said this, no one in Qiao County raised the price any higher. Liu Le also knew that the deal was probably going to be at this price, so he shouted loudly: "One hundred and forty gold a time, one hundred and forty gold."  twice¡­¡­"

    "One hundred and fifty gold!" Du Lang shouted loudly.

    Everyone looked at Du Lang, wondering why he was having trouble with Vincent. Du Lang just smiled bitterly.  According to the intelligence during this period, Wensheng will have a large number of goods passing through Qiao County in the next few days, and his brother Du Yuan has already set his sights on this batch of goods.  Although the five people Vincent bought were few, they had military experience. If Vincent's escort team was reorganized, Du Yuan's difficulty in capturing them would be doubled. After all, many of Du Yuan's men were foraging in the fields not long ago.  farmer!

    The sudden price increase of fifty gold was already very painful for Vincent, and adding ten gold or more to it made him feel extremely distressed.  At this critical moment, Vincent fell into the old habit of picking up bargains again, thinking that there might be high-quality and cheap goods later, so he actually stopped increasing the price.

    Liu Le shouted loudly: "One hundred and fifty gold for the first time, one hundred and fifty gold for the second time, one hundred and fifty gold for the third time, deal done! Congratulations to Du Langjun, you have obtained five capable servants. Next is  Ten tenant households are willing to sell themselves as servants. There are about three or four people in each household. They are all honest families. If their hometown had not been flooded and they had no money to pay the rent, they would not have left their hometown and came to our Qiao County. These people are all good people.  You are definitely not a novice at cropping. Ten households, starting price is fifty gold."

    This time Cao Song was moved for the first time and shouted loudly: "One hundred gold! If there are similar ones, I will take them all!"

    Cao Song's status is here, and with another fifty gold raised, there is no one to compete with him.  Liu Le quickly bowed and saluted, and said with a smile: "Cao Gong is interested. These tenants have joined the Cao family. It is a great virtue from their ancestors! There will be about twenty households next. Since Cao Gong is interested, the thirty households will pay a total price of 2  One hundred and seventy gold, I wonder what Mr. Cao thinks?"

    Liu Le took the initiative to lower the price, but Cao Song said with a smile: "How can I take advantage of you and make you suffer losses? It's not like I don't know that the higher the sale price, the higher your commission will be. Let's do this, it's still three hundred  Gold! But you have to ensure their quality and don¡¯t use the skills of a novice to show off your skills!"

    Liu Le quickly agreed. At this time, Ling Yue, who had been paying attention to them in the attic, said in a low voice: "This old guy is very dignified in Qiao County. No one dares to raise the price with him. Ling Shan, go ask this person."  who is it?"

    Lingshan nodded, glanced down from the gap in the attic, and said in surprise: "That person is Cao Song. I thought you knew it, Senior Sister! I also know the young man next to that person. He was just now  He came with two servants and wanted to follow us! But he realized it later and didn't follow us, so he probably didn't see through our traces."

    "In this case, little junior sister, please go and pass the order, and at least three of our households should be mixed in among these thirty households. Anyway, we gathered these tenants along the way, and they don't know each other's details." Lingyue ordered in a low voice:  "Choose a few stable ones, stay in hiding for a long time, and wait for the opportunity to set up a branch in Cao Song's farm!"

    Lingshan took the order and quickly went out to arrange it, while Lingyue continued to look downstairs.  At this time, Liu Le began to sell six little maids, because they were still young, the eldest was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest was only seven or eight years old. They had no appearance at all and looked extremely young.

    In fact, Liu Le and others did not know that the parents of these six little girls were core disciples of the Moon Worship Sect.  During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Yellow Turban soldiers not only resisted the imperial court, but also killed pagans in various places. In order to maintain the orthodoxy, the parents of these little maids sacrificed their lives toHonor died in battle.  The six children have struggled to survive until now, and this time they voluntarily sold themselves into slavery, just to survive in this troubled world.

    Liu Le shouted loudly: "These six little maids are all dead contracts. Each of them only pays for hardware. Who is interested?"

    Everyone here basically has no interest in the little loli with an average figure, and no one bids at all.  Liu Le also knew that they were not attractive, and was about to auction the next one. At this time, Cao Ang raised his little hand and bid: "I want two, ten gold!"

    Liu Le was overjoyed and said quickly: "This young gentleman bids ten gold, is it still high enough? Deal!"

    Cao Ang then brought Lao Zhao forward and asked him to help select two maids with relatively honest faces.  At this time, Wen Sheng called out: "Liu Le, since those four failed to win the auction, I will pay you fifteen gold and all of them will be mine. How about that?"

    Liu Le saw that the people around him had no intention of increasing the price, and knowing that Wen Sheng had made the habit of picking up missing items again, he agreed.  As a result, the two maids sold to Cao Ang were reduced from ten gold to seven gold.

    Cao Ang walked into the wing room with the ten pieces of gold rewarded by his grandfather, and soon obtained the deeds of sale of two maids from the officials.  Under the persuasion of the clerk, Cao Ang also paid an additional gold deed tax.  From then on, if the two maids fled, the Qiao County government would send people to capture them and escort them back to Cao Mansion.

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