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    In April of the 14th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the southern end of the Kanto Plain in the central and southern part of Honshu Island in the Japanese Kingdom was originally a wetland near the sea, surrounded by mountains and the sea. To the southeast was a bay with many natural harbors around it.  A perfect location for a port.

    The Guanzhong Plain is located in the middle of the Japanese Kingdom. It connects the north and the south. It is a relatively key place. Although Li Min has only occupied the Japanese Kingdom for a few months, he has already started construction here and is preparing to build a huge port.  Not only for commercial use, but also as one of the main garrison locations of the navy in the future.

    Near the sea, groups of short slaves were seen carrying stones and sending them to the front to lay a solid foundation for the port. On the half-built dock, there were many slaves under the command of Han supervisors.  Facilities such as warehouses and water channels are being built, and next to this busy construction site, a simple temporary dock has been built. Many large ships are moored in the bay, waiting for ship owners to load and unload cargo.

    And on the land not far from this temporary dock, there is an artificial open space, surrounded by a fence made of huge logs, as if to prevent someone from escaping.

    In the open space in the fence, there is a scene of people with heads like ants. These people are grouped in groups here and there, divided into dozens of areas. In the center of these areas, there are groups of Japanese slaves with their hands and feet tied.  Many slave merchants who came from the Tang Dynasty gathered around and commented on the slaves in the market. However, the way these people shook their heads seemed to be dissatisfied with these slaves.

    After Li Min defeated the Japanese state, Wang An temporarily took charge of the Japanese state on his behalf.  In just a few months, all the military power in the hands of the wealthy families in various parts of the Japanese country had been returned to the central government. Of course, not all the wealthy families were willing to hand over their military power, which forced Wang An to use some violent methods to use the Ishigami clan.  The two thugs with the Soga clan are clearing the way and are purging the uncooperative wealthy families from all over the country. Together with the tribesmen below them, they are all demoted as slaves. This is also the main source of slaves in the Japanese country now.

    The southern end of the Guanzhong Plain is located in the middle section of the Japanese Kingdom.  It is very convenient to travel to both the north and the south, and it is very suitable for building a port, so it soon became a trading center for slaves. Even the name of the port has been decided, it is called "Slave Port", and the nearby  The bay also got its name from this, named Slave Harbor.

    Although the slave port is still under construction, it has become a trading center for Japanese slaves. The slave traders of the Tang Dynasty wanted to buy slaves.  If it's from the south of Japan, that's fine. You can go to Chikushi Island or Iyo Island.  But if you want to buy slaves from the north, you must come to the slave port and then buy and sell Japanese slaves provided by the government or private individuals.

    "It's just that most of these Japanese, regardless of gender, are short in stature. Let's ignore the other things for the time being. Just their appearance is a bit different.  Of course, there are some taller ones, but they are not many in number, and they are all ferry people, so-called ferry people.  In fact, they immigrated to the Japanese country from the outside world. Most of them were Baekje people, and there were also a small number of Han people. However, they had lived in the Japanese country for several generations and had long been assimilated into the Japanese people. They only retained a trace of their ancestors in height.  Characteristics.

    ¡° Japanese men are generally short in stature and naturally not very strong.  In addition, the land of Japan was poor, and the wealthy tribes plundered their tribesmen severely, making the poor tribesmen not even able to eat enough. The consequences can be imagined.  Most of these slaves have a sallow appearance and look like they could be blown away by a gust of wind. Only some slaves from wealthy families still look like human beings. Unfortunately, they are few in number. Even if you buy such slaves back, it is not easy to find them.  Next home.

    However, compared with the slow sales of male slaves, the business of Japanese female slaves is very hot. These Japanese women are petite, gentle, and good-looking, so they are quite popular in the Tang Dynasty, whether in brothels or various wealthy and powerful families.  , all like to buy a few Japanese girls for fun, so those young girls, and even some girls under ten years old, are surrounded by many slave merchants who are picking them up. The more beautiful ones can be sold to valuable people as concubines.  , it doesn¡¯t matter if it¡¯s a bit ugly, the price is cheaper and you can sell it to be a maid or something, so you won¡¯t lose it anyway.

    Most of the slave traders who came here were from Dengzhou, and a small number of them were colleagues from other places, and they generally knew each other, so apart from buying and selling, they would greet acquaintances around them from time to time and collect more by the way.  Check out the slave market in various places to see if you can find a business opportunity that suits you.

    "Hey, Brother Tiger and Brother Shark are here!" At this moment, someone suddenly greeted a group of slave traders who had just come in loudly, and the other party also nodded and smiled.

    The group of slave traders who came in was quite large, with only fifty or sixty people as escorts, led by three people. Among them, the fat man on the left was full of the smell of being friendly and making money. He smiled at everyone he saw, which made people laugh.  I fell in love with him at first sight, and the one on the right was a burly, one-eyed man. Although his face was full ofHe had a ferocious look, but at this time he also imitated the fat man next to him and smiled at the people around him. However, his appearance was already very ferocious. Under this smile, instead of appearing friendly, he looked even more ferocious.  .  Between the two of them was a young man with a dark complexion and three strands of beard.

    The fat businessman was born with a smiling face, so he was called the Smiling Tiger, and the one-eyed man was named Sha, so he got the reputation of the one-eyed shark. These two people were the leading figures in the slave-catching team in Dengzhou. Now they are a big player in the slave-catching industry.  In order to prosper, the slave-catching business of the two of them became bigger and bigger. Others said that for every ten slaves sold in the Tang Dynasty, at least one passed through the hands of these two brothers. There were also rumors that they were behind the scenes.  There is also the support of Prince Qi's Palace, otherwise it would be impossible to develop the slave-catching business on such a large scale. However, the two brothers denied this rumor, and Prince Qi's Palace did not seem to have paid special attention to them.

    As one of the largest slave traders in the Tang Dynasty, Smiling Tiger and One-eyed Shark knew a lot of people. They greeted people around them from time to time, but the people who knew them were a little strange, guessing the identity of the young man between them.  After all, with the current status of Smiling Tiger and One-Eyed Shark, the person who can accompany them personally is definitely not a simple person!

    Li Min looked around at the slave-catching merchants greeting the two tiger sharks, and occasionally encountered one or two familiar faces. After all, when the slave-catching team was first integrated, many slave-catching merchants had seen him, but he had already seen him.  He had expected this situation, so when he asked Tiger Shark to accompany him out this time, he put on makeup in advance. Not only did he put on a fake beard, but he also painted his skin black. As a result, his appearance changed drastically. If it weren't for the special  Those who are familiar with it will definitely not recognize that the young man in the middle of the tiger shark is His Highness King Qi of the Tang Dynasty.

    Li Min arrived at the slave port yesterday afternoon. After resting for a night, he happened to know that the two tiger sharks he supported were also here, so he simply disguised himself and planned to follow their addiction as a slave merchant.

    After Wu Meiniang became pregnant, she was sent to Sixian by Li Min using the King of Qi. Although the last discussion with Wen Xin about establishing a person was opposed by the other party, Li Min knew that there must be a misunderstanding. In addition, Wu Meiniang  His body was important, so he let her and Wen'er go back to recuperate first. As for himself, he needed to stay in Japan for a while longer.

    As Wang An took back the military power from the powerful families of the Japanese country, Li Min's dominance over the Japanese country was further strengthened. There was no guarantee that other places would at least be peaceful in the Feiniao area and the surrounding areas, and there would be no more soldiers in the hands of the surrounding wealthy families.  As soon as he died, the government orders of the Prince of Qi became smoother.

    It was under this circumstance that Li Min left Iwami Castle and first went to the Japanese palace in the Asuka area. Unfortunately, the palace was burned to ashes by Emperor Kogi. However, the famous saint in the history of Japan was  Prince Toku's Ikaruga Palace is well preserved, but his descendants asked Ishigami Shouga to kill them all. Ikaruga Palace is now being renovated and will become Li Min's palace in Japan in the future.

    Speaking of which, although Li Min brought war and suffering to the Japanese country, and countless Japanese people were demoted as slaves and sold to all directions, he also brought a gift to the land of the Japanese country, and it was definitely a good thing. This gift was Sixian  The cherry blossom trees in the city. In this era, cherry blossoms have not yet spread to the Japanese country, and Li Min was the first person to bring cherry blossoms to the four islands of the Japanese country. I think it will definitely be recorded in the history books like this: In the winter of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan,  King Qi of the Tang Dynasty, carrying the cherry blossom tree symbolizing peace, traveled eastward to the Japanese country and spread the seeds of civilization of human society throughout this barbaric land. Thousands of years later, civilization and cherry blossoms bloomed together in this land!

    After planting the cherry blossom trees, Li Min did not go back immediately. Instead, he wandered around the Japanese country. For example, he went to Mount Fuji, which was deified by Japan in later generations. In later generations, Li Min felt awkward no matter how he looked at this mountain, but now  This place is already his own property, so after looking at it from a distance, he feels much more comfortable than before.

    After leaving Mount Fuji, Li Min went to the location of Tokyo in later generations, but now it has a new name, that is Nugang, which is under construction. And compared to the largest city in the world in later generations, Nugang is still desolate.  , even apart from slaves, there is no reason to attract people here.

    Looking at the prosperous slave trading ground in front of him, Li Min was secretly proud. According to what he learned from Hu Shark and Hu Shark, the daily slave trading volume here was around three to four thousand people. Although this situation would not last long,  But the final estimate is that hundreds of thousands of Japanese slaves may be sold overseas. Even if the annual transaction volume does not reach this year's figure, it is still not a small number, so the Japanese country is a good slave production base.

    Just when Li Minchang was thinking about his future positioning of the Japanese country, he suddenly saw a commotion in front of him, and there were faint sounds of pleading. It seemed like something had happened?
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