Great Wei Nengchen

It's a pity that everything is guarded against, and women are hard to guard against. Sun Shangxiang is also a woman, and she is very domineering. When the two sides were reluctant to let go and bowed their heads to say goodbye, she suddenly bit Xiao Yi's shoulder, her white teeth pierced through her clothes, and blood flowed out , leaving two rows of deep tooth marks...

Xiao Yi is superb in martial arts, he can shake off the biter just by shaking his shoulders lightly, but no matter how hard a man's heart is, he can't match a woman's tears, he can only grin his teeth and remain motionless like a mountain!

Cao Jie, Zhen Mi, Cai Wenji... Seeing this, they didn't stop them, but pursed their lips and chuckled. They already regarded Sun Shangxiang as their relatives, and they didn't mind too much whether they were relatives or another kind of "sister". yes!

"Ah! - The most profound thing in the world is love, and the most unforgettable thing in the world is hatred. The two are entangled and accompany each other. How should we deal with it?

Bofu rest in peace in the spirit of heaven. No matter what happens, I will take good care of your wife, son, and sister, so that they will live in peace and have no worries about food and clothing! "

Looking at the fleet going far away, Xiao Yi still had a worry. In a few years time, Cao's army would surely go south in a big way. When the two meet again, will they be friends or foes?

The three-year period has come, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the Jiangdong Group will officially announce the death of the little overlord Sun Ce. In order to stabilize the hearts of the insiders, spring and autumn brushwork is indispensable. What is accidentally caught in the wind and cold, died suddenly, what is bothering the state affairs , He vomited blood and died...

This kind of bureaucratic article can only deceive ignorant people, but it cannot deceive high-level officials, let alone Jiangdong's internal personnel. Once Sun Shangxiang finds out that her eldest brother who loves her the most died at the hands of another 'brother', what should she do? What about the reaction?

One is the real brother, the other is the love brother, Jiangdong Mingzhu's heart, I'm afraid it will be torn in two, love and hate intertwined, bloody!

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After the fleet left, everyone returned to Wushouhou's mansion in chariots and horses, but Xiao Yi changed into a bodyguard costume, and accompanied by the housekeeper of the Hou's mansion, Song Zhong, and several personal soldiers, wandered around Xuchang City...

One is to relax, express the depression in the chest, send away a lovely sister, it feels like falling out of love again, the heart is not ordinary depression!

The second investigation situation, the undercurrents in the court are turbulent, and blood and rain are already smelling, but who is loyal and who is traitor, who is enemy and who is friend, it is difficult to see clearly from the court, it is better to visit the people and change the angle Investigate, maybe gain something else?

Some people can't help but ask, Cao Cao's power is all over the court, and he holds millions of soldiers. If he sees that the minister is not pleasing to the eye, or is suspected of rebellion, can he just send troops to arrest people and kill them all over the house? Why bother to endure and wait? Who else will do it first?

The answer is: To play the game of politics, one must abide by the rules, one of the most important of which is - not to be punished without guilt!

There must be IOUs for debts, crimes for murder, even if it is made up indiscriminately, there must be one. Licentious like Xia Jie, cruel like Shang Zhou, when punishing ministers who advise, you must also add "disrespect" What about the charges!

What's more, people who oppose Cao Cao are either from the gentry family, with intertwined connections, or celebrities in the world, who have a very high reputation. If you kill one person, you will offend a large number of people. I'm afraid I can't stand it!

Therefore, Cao Cao and Xiao Yi can only be cautious, laying down the world's landing net, waiting for the opponents to make a move, and after they are all exposed, they will strike again later!

"The top-quality Jiangnan japanese rice is full-grained and not mixed with sand. It only costs [-] yuan a bucket. Come and buy it!"

"The silk brought from central Sichuan is smooth, soft, and comes in a variety of colors. It only costs [-] yuan a piece, and there are discounts for buying more!"

"Master Song, you are old and auspicious, come and sit in the shop when you have time, the new Saibei Fur has reserved a cart for the Hou Mansion!"

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Under Cao Ying's painstaking management, Xuchang City has become one of the best giant cities in the world. The city is tall and vast, with a permanent population of more than 30. The streets are clean and tidy, and there are many shops on both sides. Grain stores, cloth stores, and restaurants , teahouses, carriage and horse shops, blacksmith shops... all industries are really prosperous and extremely prosperous!

And the prosperous streets have attracted countless tourists. There are aristocrats wearing silk and satin riding tall horses, coolies wearing coarse cloth jackets who make a living by carrying goods, and blondes with big camels. The Hu people are using very poor Chinese to negotiate business with the shops on both sides!

In order to conceal his identity, Xiao Yi mingled among the guards, and lowered his head, while Song Zhong walked in front, with his increasingly fat belly, constantly accepting salutes from passers-by, including some low-level officials!

Don't look at Song Zhong as just a housekeeper, but walking on the street, representing the face of the Marquis of Wuchou, he is naturally highly respected, and ordinary senior officials of the fourth and fifth ranks are probably not as nourished as he is!

Of course, it’s not easy to be a big butler. In addition to being loyal and quick-witted, and serving your master well, you also have to be sociable and have good hands and eyes. To put it bluntly, an excellent butler is also a qualified Spy, shoulder the task of collecting intelligence!

During the previous political storms, the Housekeeper of Wuchou, Song Zhong, was absolutely indispensable for being well prepared and safe, and the rewards he received were also extremely generous. There were thousands of mu of fertile land inside and outside Xuchang City alone. More than a dozen big shops, and several wives and concubines... Xiao Yi has never been stingy with his loyal and capable subordinates!

After wandering around for a few times, Xiao Yi bought a few bolts of Sichuan silk and a few pieces of antique jade. He was going to give them to his wives when he went back to calm down their jealousy. He stayed in the study all day.

Moreover, by holding the gift in your arms, you can cleverly cover your face, so as not to be recognized by others, and then attract onlookers, so that the plan of the private visit in disguise cannot continue!

Through the prosperous market, you can understand the lives of the people. If you want to investigate the dark inside, you have to go to a special place. Under the leadership of Song Zhong, a group of people walked through the streets and alleys to the northwest corner of Xuchang. Moderate, but impressive - Renshi!

Chapter 1164 Heaven and hell, one step away!

The human market is the population market, a place dedicated to slave trade. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, slavery had gradually disintegrated. With the unification of the Great Qin Empire, the feudal system came into being. However, the slave system perished, but the slaves did not disappear. , and it never goes away!

If the bustling commercial street is heaven, the gloomy slave market is hell. The two live next to each other and echo each other, supporting the huge Xuchang City together. There is also a famous saying: heaven and hell are only one step away!

"Ah! - ah! - my God! - help!"

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A hundred steps away from the crowd, I could vaguely hear screams, one after another, inhuman, and a smell of blood and foul smell, which kept rushing into the nose, but it didn't make people sick, but hooked Arouse a strong desire!

The situation in the market is even more tragic. Kind and cowardly people will be scared out of their wits when they come here. Even though Xiao Yi has experienced many battles and his hands are full of blood, he can't help frowning and cursing the evil slave system !

Wherever you look, there are slaves waiting to be sold. There are young girls, young laborers, and ignorant children, even blond barbarians, tattooed barbarians, and short Japanese...you can also find them. Here we go!

The slaves were naked, wearing shackles, with dull eyes, grass marks on their heads, and plaques on their chests, on which were their births, ages, specialties, prices...whether they were virgins, whether they had children, etc.!

Some overseers, dressed in black and wearing leather boots, walked around to check, and kept beating the sluggish slaves with barbed whips, making them jump back and forth to show their health and attract more buyers!

In the distance stood a row of tall poles, on which were hung a few bloody, inhuman slaves. Their wounds had already festered, and mung bean flies were flying around them.

There are many tourists in the market, but there is no sound of bargaining. After taking a fancy to the slave, they will find the responsible supervisor, and both parties will reach out and swipe their sleeves, just like buying and selling livestock. Woolen cloth!

The price of slaves is very cheap, they don't even need money, but exchange things. Xiao Yi saw with his own eyes that someone bought two young female slaves, and the price he paid was just a small black donkey and ten catties of bean cakes !

"Ho! Ho! -- Woohoo! -- Chirp!"

In addition to slaves, there are also lions, tigers, leopards, black bears, peacocks, flying dragons... and a few elephants, all of which are housed in strong cages, making various roars from time to time, which makes people dazzled and amazed at the same time The ability of the businessmen, as long as there is enough profit, these guys are omnipotent!

There are three main sources of slaves: one is the officials who violated the laws of the country. After being beheaded, their family members are often reduced to slaves. Therefore, in the slave market, we often see some beautiful ladies who are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and young women with thin skin and tender meat. Brother son!

The former is lucky and becomes a concubine of a rich family, and the unlucky ones can only live in brothels and Chuguan and become a tool for making money. The fate of the latter is even more tragic. Some people who are as good as Longyang are willing to spend big Buy fans at a high price, and go back to fight, scold and play for fun, and there are many who are tortured to death!

The second is the captives in the war. Cao Jun fought in the north and south. Every time he conquered a city, he would capture a large number of prisoners.

This method seems cruel, but it is the only way to support war by fighting, otherwise Cao Ying's financial resources would have been exhausted long ago, so how can he have the strength to fight everywhere? Besides, selling captives as slaves is better than killing them all, right?

The third is the captured savages, fighting for years, ten rooms and nine empties. The people hide in the mountains. In some places, the tyrants lead people into the mountains. Secretly encourage it, as a good way to increase the population!

Ma Chao has sent tens of thousands of troops to the west, and has already crossed the Congling area. He has conquered more than ten countries in the Western Regions.

Slave trading is bloody, ugly, and extremely inhumane, but Xiao Yi doesn't want to change it, or is powerless to change it. Social development has its own laws, and it's hard to change the direction even if you travel through the clan!

As a sage, Confucius offended the dignitaries of the state of Lu in order to save Qi Sigong, a slave. In the end, he was forced to leave his hometown and was not allowed to return to the country for more than ten years. He almost died on the way!

If Xiao Yi stepped forward and raised the banner of 'Abolishing Slaves', he would definitely offend the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the powerful people in the world, and even the generals in the army would complain, because in their mansions, there were A lot of slaves!

As a result, Xiao Yi not only couldn't save the slaves, but his whole family might even become slaves and be bought and sold at will. This means that one person can't change the society!

Not to mention the Han Dynasty, even after 2000, in the so-called civilization era, there are still a large number of slaves in the plantations in South America, in the diamond wells of South Africa, and in the dark coal pits. No one can change this. !

"Here are all ordinary slaves, so you can't get into Master Song's eyes. There are all kinds of high-quality goods in the auction in front of you. Just take a look?"

After turning around a few times, Song Zhong started talking to himself, but glanced to his side. After seeing Xiao Yi's nod, he walked towards the center of the market, where there was an auction house!

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