Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 140 Elopement
Slaves and sluts are more than livestock.

In the Sui Dynasty, slaves had the same status as livestock, so slaves were traded with cattle and horses. There was not even a special market for slaves and maids, but they were traded with cattle and horses in the cattle and horse market.

Zhang Yichen directly drove more than 3000 fugitives from the Pioneer Camp to the cattle and horse market, and put them up for sale.

The number of slaves in the Sui Dynasty was huge. It is said that [-]% to [-]% of the population of the capital Daxing were slaves. These slaves came from a wide range of sources, including former slaves, children of former slaves, prisoners of war, and criminals.

For the Sui people with Hu Feng, the biggest place for prisoners of war was the cattle and horse market, and most of the prisoners of war would eventually become slaves.

Early in the morning, Luo Cheng brought his brothers to the cattle and horse market in Zhangqiu Market.

Zhang Yichen gave Zhangqiu County officials and powerful landlords a privilege to purchase slaves in advance.The one who chooses first will naturally escape to a better slave.

Luo Cheng was the hero who put down the chaos this time, so Zhang Yichen naturally made him the first batch of candidates.

"Slaves are trading in this horse shop. A batch has been sent here, all of which are the strongest men and the youngest and most beautiful maidservants."

Accompanying Luo Cheng was Zhangqiu city magistrate.

Although Zhangqiu is only a small county town, there is also a specially set up market where all transactions are conducted. There are no front shops on the street, let alone vendors setting up stalls along the street.

There is also a market order in the market.

This city magistrate is also an unranked subordinate official. Da Sui called these people miscellaneous officials, just like Luo Cheng.It's just that now that Luo Cheng is acting as a county lieutenant, he is naturally Luo Cheng's subordinate official.

After all, in the Sui Dynasty, the county lieutenant was a magistrate, responsible for various practical affairs in the county, which was similar to the job of the executive deputy county magistrate.

There were more than 3000 captured fugitives, including men, women and children. The city magistrate specially selected a group of young men and women for Luo Cheng to choose.

But Luo Cheng asked, "Among those people, are there any who can read, write, write, and count? Are there any craftsmen who know some craftsman skills? Are there any girls who know how to weave silk and cook?"

The city order was also recently replaced. He didn't expect Luo Cheng to ask such a question. After thinking about it, "There must be one. I'll ask you right away."

The fourth child was puzzled and asked, "To buy slaves, you must buy young and strong ones, so that they can plow the fields for us. Why buy those who can write and count?"

"Those who can write and calculate can be accountants, those who understand human affairs can be housekeepers, those who can cook can be cooks, those who can wait can be maids, those who can fight can be nurses, and those who can drive cars can be coachmen." , Those who know how to craft are also useful."

The old man nodded while listening, "What Xiaowu said makes sense. In fact, you can't just choose strong slaves. Those who really have skills are actually the most valuable."

There are many servants in rich families. They study and work as officials instead of production. They stretch out their clothes and open their mouths for food.

The Luo family has now entered the ranks of local small tyrants. The family has [-] acres of land, and Luo Cheng has an official status. As long as he has money, he is eligible to buy more land.

With so many fields, it is naturally impossible for the Luo family to cultivate all of them by themselves.

Buying slaves to cultivate the land is a top priority, not to mention that when the family business grows big, it is necessary to build a house and buy a house. This requires gatekeepers, housekeepers in charge, accountants in charge of money and food, housekeepers in the yard, and coachmen who drive cars. The groom who feeds the horses, etc.

There must even be a cook in the kitchen and a maid in the room.

If conditions permit, it is natural to improve life.

Luo Cheng's family walked around the shop, but they didn't take a fancy to a few servants.

The slaves here are all strong men and young women. Such slaves are actually very common. He went around and finally bought twenty young strong men and ten unmarried young women.

"Won't the county captain buy more? These slaves are very cheap." The city magistrate said flatteringly, Luo Cheng came to buy them today, it was an internal discount price, and the discount was still very strong.Luo Cheng can definitely buy more and resell them later, and he can make a lot of money immediately. This is a benefit to the officials.

But Luo Cheng shook his head, "I still need some capable people, who can write and count, can fight and ride, and so on?"

"Then I'll take the county lieutenant to the prisoner camp outside the city to pick them out, there must be."

The family came to the prisoner camp again.

Groups of fugitives stayed there in fear, looking at Luo Cheng's family with complicated eyes.

The city magistrate stood in the middle and said in a loud voice, "Lieutenant Luo wants to select some people, who can write, count, ride, fight, work as a female worker, know how to cook, etc. Can they drive a cart, feed a horse, and be a veterinarian? Forget it, as long as the county lieutenant is selected, he will have a good life in the future."

Father Luo said on the side, "If there is someone who can blacksmith, carpenter, stonemason, or even farmer, it will be fine."

Those fugitives just stared at this side, and no one said anything.

Luo Cheng quickly said, "As long as you are selected by my family to work in my Luo family, then I won't say much else. If you can eat two meals a day and do well, I will marry you with a servant girl in the future. Well, there will even be rewards and monthly money, as long as you can save enough money, I can even release you from citizenship and return you to freedom."

As soon as these words came out, someone's eyes lit up.

Finally, a middle-aged man stood up.

"I have studied, and I can calculate accounts. I used to work as a clerk in a pharmacy in Lu County, and I also know a little about the compatibility of prescriptions."

Luo Cheng looked at this person unexpectedly, there is such a talent.

He inquired carefully for a while, and found that this man could indeed write and count, he also knew some simple ways to treat diseases and catch medicines, and he could even understand some veterinarians, he was simply a talent.

"Okay, you've been picked."

"I have a request, and I hope Captain Luo will agree." The middle-aged man who claimed to be Zhao Huaixian said.

"You said."

"I wish I could bring my wife and children with me."

After questioning, I found out that this Zhao Huaixian used to be a clerk in a pharmacy in Lu County next door. He worked in the pharmacy for many years and learned some medical skills, but later he hooked up with the concubine of the owner of the pharmacy, and the two eloped and ran away.

In the end, he hid in Tibet and fled to Changbai Mountain in Qi County to become a fugitive. Because he knew a little bit of medical skills, he lived a decent life in that mountain and had children. He lived a happy secluded life, but Luo Cheng Suppress the bandits and arrest their family.

After Luo Cheng asked, he asked someone to find Zhao Huaixian's wife and children.

It turned out that Zhao Huaixian's wife and children were his childhood sweethearts, but unfortunately later his wife's father saw the money given by the owner of the Chinese medicine shop, so he promised his daughter to the owner of the medicine shop as a concubine.

The owner of the pharmacy in his 70s took twenty-eight beauties as concubines. Although Zhao Huaixian was heartbroken, there was nothing he could do.

Not long after the girl started, the boss died of illness. Later, the merchant's son wanted to sell the concubine who had just started and had no future. Zhao Huaixian gritted his teeth, stole her out and eloped with her.

It is still a very beautiful story, but it is not tolerated by the world.

"Okay, I want all of your family." Luo Cheng felt that Zhao Huaixian was not the kind of villainous villain, and there was a reason why he stole the master's concubine.

"Thank you, Master." Zhao Huaixian was very grateful. Although he was reduced to a slave, at least he was able to be reunited with the Luo family. This is already a blessing in misfortune.

(End of this chapter)