Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 125 Slaves
Although Yue Fei said there was no problem, he still discussed it with his generals after returning home.

"Everyone, the Xianbei people's attack on Youzhou this time caused great damage to Youzhou, but they escaped back, so I am going to attack the Xianbei people's territory, what do you think?" Yue Feichao said to his generals.

"General, I have no objection to attacking the Xianbei people, but you may need to rely on Youzhou to supply food and grass." Lieutenant General Cao Zhen said to Yue Fei: "And I heard that the northern grasslands are very cold in winter, so we need to make sufficient preparations."

"Don't worry, you don't need anything in Youzhou. Whether it's food or military uniforms, someone will prepare it for us."

Yue Fei said: "First of all, I want to explain that the purpose of attacking the Xianbei people this time is not to fight with the main force of the Xianbei cavalry, but to rob the Xianbei people's territory, whether it is money, materials or population."

"Youzhou promises that an adult Xianbei man can be exchanged for [-] yuan, and an adult woman can be exchanged for [-] yuan. Even children and the elderly can also exchange money."

"Also, the cattle, sheep and horses we rob are our own, and we can sell them for money when we arrive in Youzhou."

"Everyone think about whether you want to go, if you don't want to go, stay in Youzhou." Yue Fei said to everyone.

"General, go, of course, this is a good opportunity to make a fortune, you can't miss it." Immediately someone agreed with Yue Fei's words.

Others also had their eyes shining.

From ancient times to the present, what is the most profitable thing?Needless to say, robbery.

In normal times, if you rob the people, you will not only have a conscience, but you will also be punished by the court.

But now, it's great to be able to rob openly.

If it was at other times, they might feel that the grasslands are too poor and there is nothing to grab.

Now, Youzhou has offered a price to the Xianbei people. As long as they catch people, they can make a profit. How can they not be tempted by this?

In this era, many people serve as soldiers just for food, without much affection for family and country.

But now, being a soldier can make a lot of money, so why do they hesitate.

A few days later, Yue Fei's [-] cavalry put on new cotton-padded clothes and armor and compressed military rations, and then set off from Xixi, heading for the territory of the Koreans.

However, what people never expected was that a few days later, five hundred cavalry came back, followed by thousands of Xianbei herders and tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses.

Many people inquired about it, and immediately knew that Yue Fei had captured the Rehe City (now Chengde, Hebei) of the Xianbei people, and captured more than 6000 Xianbei people and tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. The important thing is that the Youzhou government bought these Xianbei people, cattle, sheep and horses at a high price.

Six thousand Xianbei people were sold for 2000 million yuan, and tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses were sold for tens of millions of dollars.

Yue Fei's more than 3000 people have more than 1 million yuan, which seems not to be much. The average person has more than 2000 yuan.

But that's not all, it's just the beginning.

In the next few days, hundreds of cavalry escorted thousands of Xianbei people and tens of thousands of cattle and sheep back to Youzhou.

The Youzhou government naturally spent tens of millions of dollars to buy these people and livestock.

Of course, Zhang Qingfeng would not let himself suffer when he bought these captive livestock.

On this day, many businessmen from Youzhou gathered in Jicheng.

"Everyone, I have come here this time to tell you that the imperial court intends to sell you a batch of cattle and sheep from the Xianbei people."

A young man said to all the Youzhou businessmen in the audience.

"I don't know how much the court offered?" Someone asked the young man.

"It's [-]% lower than the current market price, what do you guys think?" the young man asked with a smile.

"Thirty percent lower? If that's the case, that would be great. I'm willing to buy [-] cows and [-] sheep."

"I'll also buy [-] cows and [-] sheep."

Hearing that the price was [-]% lower than the market price, many of them couldn't sit still and demanded to buy one after another.

"Everyone, the number of cattle and sheep is limited. There are only more than 1000 cattle and [-] sheep. You can discuss how much you want to buy."

The young man said to everyone: "Next, let me talk about another matter. This time, General Yue Fei attacked Xianbei and captured tens of thousands of Xianbei herdsmen. These people are also going to be sold to everyone as slaves."

Although China got rid of slavery early in its history, human trafficking still exists, and many people are not surprised.

However, in Youzhou, the trading of human beings is not allowed, especially the trading of Han people. If caught, they will be beheaded or even imprisoned, and they will also have to serve hard labor.

Hearing the young man's words, someone immediately asked: "My lord, I don't know how much the price of this population is bought and sold? It won't break the law, right?"

Hearing the man's inquiry, the young man said, "Don't worry, the court allows buying and selling Xianbei people. The price here is [-] yuan for an adult man, [-] yuan for an adult woman, and [-] to [-] yuan for an old man."

"So cheap? What about the kids?" Someone asked.

"Children are not for sale," said the young man.

"By the way, the slaves bought and sold must be registered in Youzhou Yamen, and the slave period is only 15 years. After 15 years, the imperial court will take back these slaves and return them to freedom. During this period, you are not allowed to seriously injure or It was the killing of slaves, otherwise compensation will be paid." The young man said to everyone.

"This..., what if the slave dies by himself?" Someone asked.

"Don't worry, everyone. As long as you didn't kill the slaves intentionally, the court will not hold them accountable. But if a slave is killed, you will have to pay double the price. Think about it, it's not urgent. If you want to buy a slave, you can buy it." Go to the government office to register." the young man said.

"Brother Jin, do you buy slaves?" Someone whispered in the hall.

"I figured it out, 15 yuan to buy a slave for 300 years is equivalent to only spending more than [-] yuan a month. Once a slave is used up, it can support several hired workers. This is very cost-effective, so I plan to buy more slaves , so that I don’t need to hire people for my land.”

"It seems to be the case, then I will also buy a few slaves to go back."

The reason why Youzhou buys and sells slaves is only stipulated that they can only be sold for 15 years. Apart from making money, it is because Zhang Qingfeng does not want the slave business to become the norm.

Although the Xianbei people are considered to be foreigners now, from the perspective of future generations, they are the ancestors of future generations.

In later generations, the Xianbei people had already been completely integrated into the Han people, regardless of each other, and no one in later generations dared to say that they did not have Xianbei blood.

Even Tang Taizong Li Shimin has Xianbei blood.

Although Zhang Qingfeng is a Han Chinese, he doesn't want to turn Xianbei into a nation with no dignity like the black slaves of later generations. He is going to let Xianbei slowly assimilate into Han people.

Zhang Qingfeng did not sell the captured Xianbei children into slavery. He planned to let these Xianbei children learn Han culture.

To assimilate the Xianbei people, these Xianbei children are the best medium.

(End of this chapter)