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    The weather in June changed really fast. It was still gloomy when I woke up in the morning, and there were a few drops of light rain. But as soon as I had breakfast, the sun came out. After a while, the clouds in the sky disappeared.  Without a trace, the scorching sun hung in the sky, burning the newly wet ground. The moisture flew up to the sky in the blink of an eye, and the ground turned into a hard and bare ground.

    Because of the hot weather, Mr. Zuo slept a little late yesterday and didn't have breakfast until the sun came up. He walked out of the hall with a toothpick in his mouth and a fat belly. He looked up at the huge sun and felt happy and anxious at the same time.  .

    Mr. Zuo, whose real name is Zuo Feng, was originally a wealthy family outside Dengzhou City. His family employed dozens of long-term workers to cook salt, and with some other industries, he could earn a lot of income every year, although it was not as good as those top wealthy businessmen.  But he can be considered a moderately wealthy household.  However, a few days ago, Prince Qi's Mansion promoted a new method of drying salt. Taking advantage of the fact that he was relatively close to the Salt Factory of Prince Qi, he was the first to see the benefits of drying salt, so he took out half of his family property in one go and purchased  Many beaches used cement to make salt pans. At that time, many people thought he was crazy. But when his salt pans produced the first batch of salt, everyone was dumbfounded. These low-cost sun salts had just been shipped to the salt pan.  The market was immediately robbed, and he became one of the famous wealthy businessmen in Dengzhou with the benefit of selling salt.

    The more poisonous the sun is in the sky, the faster the seawater in the salt fields evaporates, and the shorter the days for producing salt. Mr. Zuo should have been happier, but recently he also has his own troubles.

    "Master, the carriages and horses are all ready. Do you think we should go now?" I saw the fat Master Zuo coming out.  The old and shrewd Butler Zuo hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to ask for instructions.

    "Nonsense, of course I have to go right away. If I'm too late, I won't be able to get good stuff!" Master Zuo scolded. He was fat and tall, but his voice was very shrill. In addition, he had dark circles and white eyes.  lips.  People who are familiar with traditional Chinese medicine can easily tell that this is a symptom of excessive drinking and lust.

    Hearing the master¡¯s reprimand, Butler Zuo was slandering.  I thought if you had been messing with that Silla concubine too late last night and didn't get up until now, we would have been there long ago.  Although I am dissatisfied.  But on the surface, Butler Zuo did not dare to delay, and hurriedly helped his master get on the newly purchased carriage. There were several large ox carts behind it, driven by the coachman, and drove all the way to Dengzhou City.

    Because the weather was too hot, Mr. Zuo opened the curtains on the carriage, enjoying the wind blowing in his face while looking at the passers-by on the road with pride. He spent a lot of money to customize this carriage, and the roof was covered with  The gold foil cost a lot of money.  The horses pulling the cart in front are also good horses sold from Huihe. There are only a few people in Dengzhou who can ride on such a luxurious carriage.

    "Hey, isn't this Mr. Zuo?" At this moment, a rider suddenly came from behind the car.  A red-faced man sat immediately. When he saw Zuo Feng in the car, he immediately showed a smile and said.

    When he saw the person on the horse, Zuo Feng's originally smug face immediately fell down, and he said with a gloomy look: "Bah, I told you how you ate a bed bug during your meal this morning. It turns out that you are going to meet a villain on the road."

    "Hahaha~, Mr. Zuo, you will be prosecuted for insulting others, but seeing that Huo has suffered so much under your hands for so many years, I won't pursue it this time." After hearing the other party's insults, the red-faced man  He wasn't angry at all, and even seemed elated, as if being scolded was a very happy thing.

    "Huo, don't be complacent, you should first find a way to repay the loan from His Highness King Qi!" Seeing the other party's appearance, Zuo Feng was itching with hatred, but there was nothing he could do about him.

    The man¡¯s name was Huo Qiu. He had read a few books when he was a child. Later, his family fell into decline and he had to work as a salt worker under Zuo Feng.  Huo Qiu is usually loyal, courageous and knowledgeable, so he has a high prestige among the salt workers.  Zuo Feng was usually very harsh on the salt workers, which had already aroused Huo Qiu's dissatisfaction.

    Some time ago, Huo Qiu saw the benefits of drying salt, and heard that the salt factory in Prince Qi's Mansion could provide loans to private individuals to build salt factories, so he discussed with several Zuo family salt workers who were familiar with him and went to get a loan to build the salt factory together.  There is a large-scale salt factory, and the other salt workers of the Zuo family have long been dissatisfied with the master's family. When they saw the usually popular Huoqiu family, they also quit their jobs and went to Huoqiu. Now Zuo Feng's  Although the salt factory was large, it was severely short of manpower, and even the salt production was greatly affected. That's why he was so angry when he saw Huo Qiu poaching him.

    "Hahaha~, Master Zuo doesn't have to worry about this." Huo Qiu also laughed and said, "Looking at Master Zuo, he should have gone to the labor market to buy workers. I heard that the slave-catching team captured another batch yesterday.  , specially allocated to us salt merchants as workers. If you arrive late, you won¡¯t be able to get the workers. Sorry, Huo will go ahead now." After saying that, Mr. Zuo didn¡¯t look angry.  With a white and fat face, he beat his horse and drove away.

    Looking at the dust raised by the opponent's horse's hoovesZuo Feng was so angry that his whole body was trembling. He pointed at Huo Qiu's background, jumped in the car and cursed. At the same time, he ordered the steward Zuo who was driving the car to speed up and not fall behind Huo Qiu.  After hearing this, Butler Zuo felt helpless. No matter how fast their carriage was, it could not catch up with the other party's horseman.

    Sure enough, as Butler Zuo expected, when they hurried to the market in Dengzhou City, they happened to see Huo Qiu leading a group of more than a dozen strong men out. When he saw Zuo Feng, he smiled at them and said:  The car dealer who rented a car at the door negotiated the price, packed a dozen slaves into two large cars, and then sent them to his salt factory.

    "Humph, I haven't made much money yet, but it costs a lot of money. I'm really a nouveau riche!" Zuo Feng said with a cold snort as he got out of his glittering carriage and walked past Huo Qiu.  Butler Zhao next to him curled his lips. Yesterday, he persuaded Zuo Feng to buy slaves and rent two cars to drive them. However, in order to save a little money, Zuo Feng insisted on preparing a bullock cart by himself. As a result, he wanted to go fast on the road.  I can't get up quickly, but now I'm still arrogant.

    Zuo Feng took Zuo Guanjia into the market, and immediately a wave of heat hit his face. People inside were rubbing shoulders with each other and there was a constant flow. Buyers and sellers of all kinds were bargaining loudly, and the slaves to be sold were tied into strings with ropes.  , sitting behind the seller with a numb face, letting the buyer look at him with critical eyes, and then give a reasonable price.

    The current human market in Dengzhou is different from other places. The sellers here are all agents of various slave-catching teams. The slaves captured by each slave-catching team are generally given priority to the slave fleet in Yanbei, and the slaves are sent to Yanbei.  They work as miners in the coal mines, and the rest will be handled by the slave catching team. As a result, the slave trade in Dengzhou City fell sharply some time ago, and some traffickers were unable to survive. Fortunately, during this period, because of Dengzhou  With the construction of various factories in the state, the manpower shortage was getting bigger and bigger, so Li Min had to order to reduce the slave quota in the coal mine. Only then did the slave trade in Dengzhou become full of vitality again.

    Master Zuo Feng and his servant looked around as they walked and found that most of the slaves next to them were women.  The coal mines are all in need of strong laborers, but the shortage of workers here in Dengzhou is mainly in food factories, and there is nothing too heavy work, so the only ones left are women.

    Normally, Zuo Feng would be in the mood to pick a few that looked good and take them home, but today he had business, so he was not in that mood. He walked straight to the door of the Slave Catcher Association headquarters at the end, and saw a group of waiting people.  Male slaves were sold, but these slaves were obviously leftovers. Not only were they older, but they were also not very strong.

    "Brother, how do you sell your slaves here?" Zuo Feng asked breathlessly. Although it was not far from the door to here, he was very tired from the crowds. He held a  The sweat towel kept wiping the sweat.

    The slave seller was a small old man. He lazily stretched out a finger and said, "Always one."

    "Black-hearted slave, why don't you go and grab it!" When Zuo Feng heard the price, he immediately jumped up and pointed at the other person like a fat cat whose tail was stepped on.  In fact, it's no wonder Zuo Feng reacted like this. Dengzhou was originally a transit station for slave trade, so slaves were very cheap. Even the top Silla beauties only had three or four at most. And like those Silla women he saw just now,  The most expensive ones are only this price, and these old and weak men in front of me actually want such a high price. What is this, not robbery?

    "Hey, don't push me down. There are many people who want them. Search the whole Dengzhou City and see where else you can find so many strong laborers besides me?" The old man also had a bad temper and yelled on the spot.  When it came to the strong labor force, he also punched the chest of the slave next to him twice with his fist. As a result, the "strong labor force" in his mouth was hit by his chicken claw-like fist and he almost fell down.

    Seeing the other party¡¯s shameless look, Zuo Fengqi¡¯s nose crooked. He wanted to turn around and leave, but was held back by Butler Zuo.

    "Master, don't miss the real deal just because of your anger. The salt field at home is still waiting for someone to use it." Butler Zuo urged.

    When the butler mentioned this, Zuo Feng also hesitated for a while. He wanted to hold back and take some losses and buy some slaves to use first, but when he turned around and saw the sneer on the old man's face, he became angry again and turned around to yell at the butler.  He said: "Let's go, aren't we just slaves? Master, I will buy more strong women to go back to. They will definitely be better at work than the old, weak, sick and disabled of this black-hearted slave."

    "Hehe, then you can go ahead and buy it!" The little old man looked gloating. Although the slave behind him was a little worse, as long as he went back to raise him for a while, he would definitely be better than the woman. But since the other party was angry, he was also happy.  Look at the excitement, anyway, slaves now don¡¯t have to worry about selling.

    "Hey, Lao Shacai, do you think I can't do anything without your slave? Not only do I want to buy women, but I also want to buy more, and then put up a recruitment notice, who will work in my salt fields?  When the time is up, I will give him a woman.I don¡¯t believe it. With such a good thing, are you afraid that you won¡¯t be able to recruit people?  "Although Zuo Feng is greedy for money, lustful, and very harsh on people, he has a good brain, otherwise he would not have seized the opportunity of drying salt and made a fortune. In the blink of an eye, he thought of a good idea from what he just said in anger.

    "Huh? You are wise, sir. Many of those poor salt workers are single!" Butler Zuo's eyes lit up when he heard this. Based on his understanding of the salt workers, this method is definitely feasible, so he immediately flattered him.  .

    Zuo Feng also admired his own quick wit. When he heard the butler's flattery, he immediately burst out laughing proudly. Then, under the astonished eyes of the little old man, the master and the servant turned around to buy those female slaves who were cheap and plentiful.  .  !  ~!

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