Tang Dynasty good brother-in-law

Chapter 751 Slaves
Dock warehouse.

A small Persian merchant was cornered by guarding soldiers.

Among the dozens of soldiers, two of them quickly cleaned the already clean flagstone road, the other two kept tearing their hands on the flagstone, and then four soldiers kept wiping the flagstone clean with a big mop.

When Liu Mu walked to the door of the warehouse, a carpet had already been laid on the ground, a temporary shed had been set up, and small tables and refreshments had been set up.

When Liu Mu sat down, someone placed an incense burner on the side of Liu Mu.

It wasn't that Liu Mu wanted to show off, but that Yan Shixiang asked his subordinates to do so, and Liu Mu didn't refuse, so there must be a reason.

The guards lined up on both sides.

The door of the warehouse opened slowly, and someone went in and asked the slaves to come out.

But a quarter of an hour passed, and no one came out of the warehouse.Yan Shixiang glanced sideways at Liu Mu, and found that Liu Mu's expression was stable, his eyes were slightly closed, and he was playing with the teacup on the table with one hand, with a very indifferent expression.

If Liu Mu urged, Yan Shixiang would definitely persuade him secretly.

Grace is a must-have quality for the top nobles of the Tang Dynasty, and it doesn't matter if you wait for a while at this time.

In fact, Liu Mu's mind was spinning very fast. He never thought about how the Persians transported a large number of slaves here, so how the Tang Dynasty would see it, how the people of the Tang Dynasty would see it, and how he would face it.

At this moment, a figure finally appeared at the door.

As soon as this person appeared, two Persian merchants' subordinates were ready to control some people with long poles with hooks.

Liu Mu lightly waved his hand, and the guards standing there drove the Persian merchant's subordinates aside.

The one who came out was wearing a tight-fitting leather armor, which was already in dilapidated condition.A piece of blackened torn linen was wrapped around his waist, and a piece of animal skin of an unknown animal was tightly hugged by his shoulders.Reddish-brown shoulder-length hair, eagle-like eyes.

"Sister Widow..." Liu Mu suddenly said this.

No one understood what it meant.

Liu Mu didn't explain, and approached Yan Shixiang and asked in a low voice: "If these slaves are accepted, the Persians will continue to bring slaves over. If not, these people may not live for too long, and Persian merchants will not buy goods without price." Send it back. Any ideas on this matter?"

"Accept, why not accept?" Yan Shixiang's words represented the state of mind of the Tang nobles at this time.

Liu Mu asked again: "How much did the Persian merchants price these slaves?"

"There is no separate price. If you buy them all in a package, twelve bolts of thickened velvet of ordinary colors or equivalent goods."

Liu Mu nodded slightly: "This matter, we should report to Chang'an as soon as possible, and report directly to the Minister of Finance, please make an idea. There must be a rule in everything, and I observe that there are people from the Eastern Roman Empire among them. There must be a plan. This is our business, not the Persians."

"This matter, Zong Bo reminded us well, we must be cautious." Yan Shixiang also agreed with Liu Mu's statement.

At this time, people in the warehouse came out one after another.

This group is all female slaves.

The Persian merchants were worried that the slaves they brought in would not be sold, so they chose relatively high-value young female slaves.

Liu Mu left, and a small official handed a piece of paper to the Persian businessman.

Persian merchants understand that this is the bill of lading. With this small piece of paper, they can go to the official warehouse to get the corresponding goods. Twelve bolts of high-quality thick velvet are at least five times the number of such slaves in Persia. If you get a color close to purple, or a rare color, you can also exchange slaves like ten times slaves.

When Liu Mu returned to the temporary residence, this batch of slaves was also sent here.

The servants at home were in a hurry, and they needed to boil hundreds of pots of hot water just to clean the slaves first. Fortunately, these slaves were very obedient and could help with simple tasks.

Baoqin, who came to see the excitement, stared at the brown-red haired woman in broken leather armor that Liu Mu saw for a long time.

Suddenly, Baoqin threw a barrier knife over.

The woman was still watching coldly, and did not go to pick up the barrier knife.

Baoqin likes this look, full of murderous intent and sharpness.Immediately ordered: "Give her a bowl of hard rice, and add a bottle of wine. Then put ten horses of Husi here for me."

Soon, what Baoqin asked for was delivered.

Baoqin pointed to the knife she threw in the past, then pointed to herself, after making two gestures, she patted the silk lightly, and then pointed to the other party.

The woman grabbed the meat and stuffed it into her mouth, then gulped down the wine.

Just when the woman picked up the barrier knife on the ground, Liu Mu appeared with Xie Xing'er, and Xie Xing'er said in holy Greek: "If you really want to show your strength, wait until you regain your strength. Who are you, you belong to that city-state."

"Lord of Pamira. I'm worth twelve bolts of silk alone, but the stupid Persians don't know me. I'm only priced at sixteen nomismatas (Eastern Roman gold coins, 72 a pound )”

Xie Xing'er covered her mouth and kept laughing, this one is really stupid, and she still has a price for herself.

Liu Mu said to Xie Xing'er: "She is right, because the nobles in Rome set a price for themselves. Once they are defeated and captured, they will be treated as nobles, and then they will be exchanged back according to the price."

"However, what I don't understand is, is there a female city lord?"

Xie Xing'er didn't learn Greek very long. Simple conversations are fine, but too complicated is not.

After communicating for a long time, I found out that all the family members died. According to the law of the Roman Empire, she inherited the power of the city lord, but only temporarily, unless there was official approval from the Roman Council, or another city lord was sent to compensate her with gold coins.

Of course, this opportunity was gone, and the city was captured by the Persians.

Liu Mu's concern is not this, but another issue.

After Xie Xing'er spent a long time communicating, Liu Mu knew that in the current war between the Eastern Roman Empire and the Persians, the Persians had always had the upper hand.

The location of Pamela has probably been figured out.

The location of this city is a small city hundreds of miles east of Damascus. Eastern Rome did not go to rescue the city, but deployed heavy troops in Damascus. If it is lost here, Eastern Roman power in the Mediterranean Sea will be seriously damaged. .

Liu Mu said to Xie Xing'er: "Tell her, I am going to ask her to stay as a guest, but the money she owes me requires her to write an IOU. If there is a chance, she will return it to me. By the way, she said that she is worth ten dollars. For two bolts of silk, let her report the number in Roman gold coins."

"Husband, we can't be so stingy, twelve bolts of silk count as money?"

"It's her dignity, her pride. She doesn't need to be handed out, trust me."

Xie Xing'er chose to believe in Liu Mu, but the crazy city lord offered him a thousand gold coins.Then solemnly carved an IOU on a piece of wood with a knife.

(End of this chapter)