The infinite journey of the original torture

These slaves are all of the upper-middle level, and they are goods that are eager to sell after passing the auction at the auction. Most of them are from foreign nationalities outside the empire, and there are also villagers from remote mountain villages who were captured by the slave hunting group for some reason.

The men were sallow and thin, and it was difficult to find one with a better complexion. The women were full, and the dirt on their bodies was wiped off, because only in this way could they be sold at a good price.

A chubby bearded man stood on a small platform and shouted to a group of adventurers who surrounded him in a rough voice: "Today's new product is definitely the best product, no matter what you buy it for, They can all meet your requirements! The old rules, the starting price of each item is 10 silver coins, start here!"

"Skupier, do you have the nerve to ask for 10 silver coins for this rubbish? I'll offer 15, give them all to me!"

"I know you're talking nonsense, I think you're going to see a doctor!"

"I want that man, 50 silver coins!"

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The bustle in front of the slave market continued, slaves were bought at extremely low prices one by one, and the male slaves that were sought after were quickly sold out. Even if they were left by the manor owners and big businessmen, there were still many Small manor owners flock to it.

Buying a slave is much cheaper than hiring a freeman, and it is a one-time buyout, and you only need 10 silver coins for food for a year of work!

Then the positioning of female slaves is more embarrassing. If they are not particularly beautiful, they are generally not worth their money to buy them back.

Because women do not provide much productivity in their eyes, female slaves lose their freshness after trying a few times.

Besides, there are many women in the red light district who are willing to lie down and make money. Why do they bother to buy female slaves to waste food?

Even if the empire is rich, there is still not much food for ordinary people to eat. Some mountain villages far away from important cities even often suffer from famine.

Only a very small number of adventurers who have reached middle age and have no communication skills will buy female slaves as reproductive tools, so that they can maintain an absolute leadership position at home, and they will not have the slightest psychological burden when beating and scolding them .

Being bought as a reproductive tool is actually pretty good, most of the female slaves will be bought back by some small wealthy businessmen with a little spare money as one-time playthings.

The crowd's scrambling to shout the price made the slave merchant earn a lot of money.

Although he kept shouting that he was losing money, the sly smile on his face never faded away...

Li Wei looked down at the red pupil and the black pupil in a daze. They should have a lot of questions after watching it, right?

Indeed, the scene of slave traders selling slaves on the street really shocked Chi Tong and Hei Tong.

There had never been a slave owner in the small town where they used to live, and they never thought that people would be sold!

After getting along with Li Wei for a period of time, they gradually forgot the cruelty of the world. The peace and harmony in the forest contrasted with the chaos and decay in the city of Sforal, creating a strong sense of contrast.

"Let's go..." Seeing that the two still hadn't recovered, Li Wei gently pulled Heitong's hand, and continued to lead the two into West Street.

The clothing store from half a year ago is still there, and it has not been affected by the death of hundreds of city defense troops in front of the store.

Li Wei pushed open the store door with red pupils and black pupils and entered. A beautiful woman who once made clothes for Li Wei heard the bell hanging in front of the store, got up from the sewing machine, and greeted him with a smile. guest.

Although they can get new clothes again, Chitong and Heitong still have the picture they saw before. The numbness on the slave's face is compared with the enthusiasm of the slave trader, so they still have a knot in their hearts.

When measuring the body size, he was also in the same mood, with a blank look, only a little bit of energy when choosing the style of clothes.

After paying the deposit, Li Wei took the two of them out of the clothing store, and then found a restaurant on West Street for dinner.

The wooden restaurant is very quiet, it's not time for meals yet, only a few tables are occupied.

The three of them found a place near the corner, and after ordering something to eat at noon, Chitong and Heitong still didn't get out of the trance state.

"Brother, why were those people sold?" After the waiter left, Chi Tong couldn't wait to ask about it, and Hei Tong also looked at Li Wei, hoping to get an answer.

The answer to this question, Li Wei, has already been thought out in advance, and he replied without hesitation: "That is the capitalists, because slave trading can bring them high profits, so they do it."

The answer was simple, but it made the two of them a little bit unacceptable.

"But those are the same people as us..." Hei Tong still didn't understand.

Li Wei used an appropriate metaphor to describe: "When we sold cattle and sheep, we didn't consider the feelings of cattle and sheep. In the eyes of capitalists, those slaves are not people, but bags of money. "

Chitong opened her mouth. Although her question was explained, the answer seemed to be superficial and did not touch the root, like a blind man touching an elephant.

"Chitong wants to know the root cause of all this, right?" Looking at the tangled Chitong, Li Wei asked firmly.

"Ok!"

Chitong nodded, and although Heitong didn't speak, his eyes blinked at Li Wei, which was full of desire and curiosity.

"Now I want to tell you a concept, feudalism. It is a kind of national management 'system' for the royal family members, royal family and heroes to be entrusted by the co-lord or the central dynasty. Simply explain, in the current empire, everything belongs to Royal, which means that people are not equal."

Seeing that Chi Tong and Hei Tong were in a state of thinking, Li Wei slowed down his speech, and said: "The royal family has been instilling in everyone in the empire the idea that people are not equal, and they use one identity after another to distinguish unequal people. .”

"The royal family has the highest status and power. Below the royal family are the major nobles. Below the major nobles are big businessmen in various fields. Below that are the free people, and under the free people, there are slaves. The royal family will The division of man into many different classes becomes a justification for oppression among men."

"The royal family oppresses the nobles. The nobles dare not resist, so they can only oppress the rich businessmen. The rich businessmen can't afford to offend those people, and then shift their targets to ordinary people. Ordinary people dare not fight against the rich merchants, and slaves become their targets. ! Do you think the emperor is the same as those slaves?"

Chitong and Heitong shook their heads subconsciously. Although they didn't know the emperor, they subconsciously believed that the emperor was different from the slave they just saw.

"They are the same, but they are not the same. The emperor and the slave are human beings, they both eat and sleep. They are different. The emperor enjoys a life without worrying about food and clothing in the palace, but the slave may be deprived of his life at any time. When you think they are different, you have become puppets of the system."

What Li Wei said made the two cubs turn pale with fright, and their expressions became restless, as if they couldn't accept such a statement.

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Seeing the uneasy expressions of the two little guys, Li Wei smiled slightly, but quickly restrained himself, which was not funny.

Ordinary people in this world also have the force not to lose to the powerful and dangerous species, which destined that as long as there is talent and hard work in the empire, they can become masters.

It's just that Huangquan Temple and noble families have completely blocked the way for ordinary people to become stronger, just like the method of breathing. If the method of breathing can spread, ordinary people can rely on their numerical advantages to crush noble families and nobles.

"Brother, as long as there is an emperor, the empire will always be like this..." Chi Tong lowered her head and said blankly.

Feeling that her sister's mood seemed very wrong, Heitong hugged some sisters tightly again.

Li Wei reacted from his thinking, and when Chi Tong asked again, he said: "The feudal system will not remain effective forever, society is progressing, and the current turmoil in the empire is the contradiction between the backward state management system and the ever-changing society. No one wants to be oppressed. The emperor will not always exist and continue to oppress the people, and he will be overthrown one day."

"Really?" Although she didn't quite understand, there was still hope in Chitong's eyes.

She didn't want to see slaves being trafficked like livestock, and she didn't want children like them to be abandoned, so they could only keep wandering.

As long as no one snatches the fruits of other people's labor, all this should be better, right?

"This is a relatively complicated topic. You may not understand it very well. It needs to be accumulated." Li Wei answered irrelevantly, so that Chitong should not be so excited.

He was satisfied with Chi Tong and Hei Tong's high level of awareness. It is a noble virtue to be able to contribute to the well-being of the common people, and no one will hate them. As long as they are properly guided, it will be fine to not let them go astray.

At this time, the food they ordered arrived.

The cooking level at the beginning of the 20th century was relatively average, but overall it was better than the roasted meat, stewed meat and steamed meat that had not changed much in the forest.

After Chi Tong and Hei Tong were full, Li Wei checked out and left.