Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

It is not that there are no nobles in Mongolia who think that this is a conspiracy of the Han people, intending to make the Mongolians degenerate because of enjoyment.

But the advantages are obvious, and the disadvantages are too far away.

After all, the Han people will send salt and sugar, and there are many things that are not available in the grasslands. In the past, only nobles could have things. Now ordinary Mongolians can afford to exchange them. Things that are worthless here can be exchanged by merchants. A lot of money.

The nobles also received gifts from merchants.

Of course it's not free, but for them, it's just a matter of saying a few words to get expensive silk, exquisite jewelry and real money.

Anyway, they will not sell their war horses and weapons, so why not do it?

You don't have to pay a price, but you can get benefits.

Could it be that if the businessmen are driven away and killed, will they be able to live better than they are now?

Impossible!

And slaves who were worthless before are also worth money.

A slave can cost as much as a cow.

Moreover, slaves are easier to raise than cattle. Slaves give birth to themselves and raise them casually, but the number of slaves has never been less.

In their eyes, a slave is an animal, or even worse than an animal. When an animal grows up, it can be killed and eaten. What about slaves?

Slaves were also willing to be bought by merchants.

Although they have to work after being bought, more and more slaves know that as long as they pay back the money that the merchant bought them, they can be free citizens in the Han city and own their own property.

Scar is such a slave. The slave does not have a name. He is called Scar by other slaves because of a knife wound on his face. He is big and thick, and he is always hungry, but he looks stronger than other slaves. .

Because of this, he was picked out by the merchant.

But his Erji was not taken away. Erji was already very old when he was born. Fortunately, the master was kind and did not throw away his Erji. Before leaving, he promised Erji that when he became a freeman , he came back to pick her up.

He doesn't know who his Abu is, slaves are like this.

I only know my mother, not my father, and sometimes I may not even know who my mother is.

Scar just followed the merchant away, sometimes he would carry goods like a cow and a horse, and he would still eat and sleep in the open.

But the difference from before is that he can eat enough, and the new owner is a very powerful adult. He does business with the nobles, and after finishing the business, he will return to the city of the Han people.

It was the first time for Scar to enter the Han city, and he walked with the slaves who were singled out with him.

"The city walls of the Han people are so high." The companion had a new name, Tiger, which he had chosen by himself.

Scar also looked up at the city wall, he had never seen such a high wall.

When they entered the city with the caravan, it was like entering another world.

The streets are wide and clean, and the ground is like stone but not stone.

The application effect of the newly made cement is very good. Although it is not as smooth as modern cement, it has already enhanced the effect of soil cement a lot.

There are also many people talking on the side of the street.

There are Han Chinese and there are Mongolians.

They wore different clothes and spoke different accents, but they didn't fight each other.

Those Mongols knew they were slaves at a glance.

Scar looked at the Mongols, and then at his hands.

The tiger asked him from the side: "You said, when can we pay back the owner's money?"

Scar: "The master said, I can pay it off in one more trip."

"Then you can exchange for a contract."

Scar grinned, which made him look even more ferocious: "After changing the contract, I can get my wages, and I can pick up Erji."

An old slave girl is worthless.

Scar didn't need to save much money to bring his mother to this city.

The merchant rented a house in the city, and ten of them slept in one house.

This was the first time for Scar to sleep in a house, on a bed, even though it was covered with straw mats, it was still a bed.

The bed he never slept in.

The tiger ran into the house excitedly and snatched the inner bunk.

Scar slept next to the tiger.

No one in the whole house sleeps at night, they are all slaves.

They were all bought by merchants, and the slave who has been with the merchant for the longest time has been with the merchant for almost a year.

He would tell these new slaves about the city before going to bed.

"You can't fight." The bearded slave said, "If you fight, you will be arrested and locked up. There will be no bed or quilt."

The slaves listened carefully to Hu Zi's words.

Huzi said again: "When you get the deed, you can go to the county government to register, and you will have a household registration in the future."

Huzi was a little proud: "I already have a household registration, and the master said that if I work for another year, I can buy a house."

"I also took over my Erji and Aha from the original owner." Huzi said to them, "I'll take you to my house tomorrow if I have nothing to do."

The slaves were shocked: "Didn't you say that you can only buy a house if you work for another year?"

Huzi: "Yes, but I have a household registration, so I can rent a house."

The next day, the slaves did not wait for the merchant's order, which meant that they could make their own arrangements throughout the day.

They have holidays, because the employment system stipulates that in addition to statutory holidays, one day must be taken every seven days.

Today is a rare holiday.

After entering the grassland, there are no holidays, but the wages will be more than in the city.

Therefore, the slaves wanted to follow the merchants into the grassland as soon as possible, so that they could become free people earlier and own their own property.

Eji and Aha with beards live in the south of the county seat, where the rent of houses is cheaper, and there are Han Chinese and Mongolians living there.

The house he rents is not big, but it has a yard.

Scar looked at it enviously, because there was a tree in Huzi's yard. He didn't know what kind of tree it was, and he didn't know what fruit it would bear, but Scar was still very envious.

He thought that if he rented a house in the future, he should also have such a tree.

"Du!" The man with a beard who looked very similar threw it out and hugged his brother.

Beard was also very happy, patting the man on the back: "Aha! Where's Eji?"

The man smiled and said, "Erji is cooking, saying that she has learned the skills of the Han people, and she will make it for us to eat."

Beard introduced Scar and the others to men again.

The man was Beard's elder brother, who was not picked up by the businessman at that time because he was a little lame in one leg.

The man also has a name, which was given by his lover. His lover is a local. Because it is close to the grassland, the folk customs here are very tough. This girl is the only daughter of the family. She works in a textile factory in the city. Live off her income.

So she found a Mongolian slave as a lover, even if the family disagreed, there was no other way.

She called him Ping An, a name men like too.

"I'm learning a craft now." Ping An said, "Although my leg is lame, I want to be a cook."

Scar and the others widened their eyes: "You know how to cook?"

Ping An smiled: "Learning."

Although my legs are inconvenient, I still have strength in my hands. I am not as good at moving goods as others, and I can still cook and stir-fry vegetables.

Scar and the others had a day like a dream.

Only then did they realize that slaves could also live like this, and the businessman did not lie to them.

As long as they work hard, they can become free citizens and bring their relatives here.

But Scar still asked Huzi: "Don't the Han people bully you?"

These slaves are different from ordinary Mongols. They don't know the outside world, they don't have any deep hatred for the Han people, and they don't feel that they were once the masters of the Central Plains.

There is a big difference between tribes and tribes, not to mention slaves and ordinary Mongols.

Hu Zi said, "Bullying."

Scar and they were scared.

Huzi added: "The most important thing is to cut less meat for us when we buy meat."

Huzi laughed loudly: "But it won't happen after you get used to it."

"Learn to laugh." Hu Zi was very serious, "It makes sense for the Han people to say that they don't hit people with smiling faces!"

In Huzi's mouth, this border town of the Han people is a very remarkable place.

Han people and Mongolians can live and work together, and Mongolian children can also go to school with Han children. There is no charge for the same, only textbook fees, which are very cheap.

If you study well, you can get a scholarship and earn money for your family.

Hu Zi also said that he will get married in the future and have many children.

Then the child will have another child, and they will be able to take root in this small town.

Dao Scar and the others soon knew that Ping An had a Han Chinese lover.

When Ping An finds a job, they will get married, and Ping An will marry into the woman's house.

After listening to Scar, they were very envious.

"After becoming a married woman, I am part of their family." Ping An smiled happily.

Scar: "Is your lover treating you well?"

Ping An nodded: "She's a bit aggressive."

Beard laughed beside him.

Ping An glared at his younger brother, and said, "But sometimes it's very gentle."

"She's the nicest girl I've ever seen."

Scar and the others have only seen female slaves. Female slaves, like them, have to do a lot of work. They are disheveled and skinny.

And slave owners don't like female slaves, unless they are beautiful and can be dedicated to nobles.

Otherwise, when food was scarce, the slave girls would be thrown away.

Scar and the others soon met Ping An's lover.

She is a very ordinary Han girl with small eyes and a snub nose. She doesn't wear a Han woman's skirt, but trousers.

Now many women wear it like this because it is convenient for work.

The small town used to be closed and poor. Since the merchants came, the small town has undergone earth-shaking changes.

Women from every household found jobs one after another.

The same is true for the men. The men and women in the family work together, and the skirts that are inconvenient to work are put away.

After all, the folk customs are tough and simple, and no one insists on etiquette with them.

This girl is here to bring peace.

She just got off work at this time, and this place is close to the factory. After get off work, she would come to Ping An, and Ping An would send her home.

Wait for the lover to leave safely.

Scar and the others said, "That's great."

Beard proudly said, "Fortunately, I was picked out by the master!"

Otherwise, he would still be on the grassland, living like a cow or a horse, until the day he died of exhaustion.