Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I don't have the intention, nor the money. As you know, half of my military salary is sent to my family, and the other half is sent to Shuisheng. From childhood to adulthood,
, I, Liu Yu, have always been self-reliant, relying on my own hands and using slaves, but only wealthy families can afford it."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "It's different this time. Feishui won a great victory, and there will be many rewards in the future. You were the first one to present prisoners during the military parade today. Not only will your merits be rated first, but the rewards will also be yours."
It will be a lot. Not to mention buying two slaves, even if you buy dozens of acres of land, it will be enough."
Liu Yu frowned: "Is there so much? In Jingkou, it costs about a thousand yuan to buy an acre of land. You said that for dozens of acres of land, you can get tens of thousands of yuan. I didn't win that much in gambling last time.
ah."
Liu Muzhi smiled and patted Liu Yu on the shoulder: "Jinnu, so poverty limits your imagination. In Jingkou, tens of thousands of dollars is a large amount of money, enough to get rich, but in Jiankang
A place like the city is nothing at all. Maybe you can’t even afford a house. There is also the sale of slaves. Our Jingkou people are simple and simple, and we basically live by ourselves. Few people know the price. But in Jiankang City,
Planting land is a common thing."
Liu Yu nodded: "That's right. In Jiankang, there are many dignitaries and nobles who need to be taken care of. There must be a place specializing in buying and selling slaves. When you say this, I'm a little interested. I haven't been there since I was a child.
You have seen these places where slaves are traded, do you know anything about this?"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "I also came to Jiankang twice for my father-in-law's house, looking for some slaves. At that time, a strong and well-equipped male servant cost seven to eight thousand yuan, while a maid was relatively cheaper, ten yuan.
A girl aged two or three can be bought back for about five thousand dollars."
Liu Yu frowned: "It's so expensive. The money you spend to buy a slave can buy nearly seven or eight acres of land. With this money, you might as well start farming by yourself. No wonder no one in Jingkou buys it. You still get
Come to Jiankang City to find these slaves."
Liu Muzhi said sternly: "Yes, Jingkou is a place where refugees from the north are resettled. It is very special. In other places, there are usually markets where slaves trade. The government comes forward to formulate contracts for buyers and sellers as guarantees.
This bond is just like the contract when we traded the land. For every thousand dollars, four hundred dollars will be charged to the government as the price of the contract. This money is called a tax assessment."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "I know this. It is like this when we buy and sell land in Jingkou. Forty yuan is paid to the government for tax assessment for one thousand yuan. The seller pays thirty yuan, and the buyer also pays ten yuan. With this
The deed document is the official recognition that this land belongs to your family. Don’t we all have this deed document for our land?”
Liu Muzhi nodded: "The same goes for slaves. Most of them are bankrupt farmers who are unable to repay their debts or pay taxes, so they can only sell themselves into slavery, or they are the family members of criminals who were fined and confiscated as official slaves. They can only redeem themselves if they save enough.
Only by giving the money to the master can I regain my freedom. Originally, the number of slaves in Jin Dynasty was not too many. After all, it was peaceful under the rule. But this time, there were hundreds of thousands more prisoners of the Qin army, which is equivalent to more than ten more.
With tens of thousands of slaves pouring into the market in such a large number, the price of slaves will be greatly reduced, especially the more expensive male servants. I think the slave market will be very lively these days."
Liu Yu curled up his lips: "But if we have this money, why not buy more land? Why don't we need slaves? My two younger brothers are almost grown. They have enough land to farm. What do we need slaves for?"
Liu Muzhi smiled and said: "Jinnu, you have already made great contributions on the battlefield. It is reasonable for you to be promoted and get a title in the future. Don't think about the future with the ideas of the Jingkou farmer before. In the future, you will only be afraid
It’s rare that you have the opportunity to go home and work in the fields. As for your two younger brothers, one is almost fifteen and the other is almost fourteen. It’s only been in the past two years that they have become adults. After they become adults, what do you want to do?
Are they working at home, or do they want to follow you to the battlefield and make achievements?"
Liu Yu's heart moved, and after thinking for a while, he still said: "It's impossible for everyone to go to the battlefield with me. There is still mother at home, how can I leave her alone?"
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "Jinnu, jinu, I didn't expect you didn't think about these things. It seems that you really put all your thoughts on the battlefield. Now your family is in Jingkou, and the Xie family
However, the Xie family cannot take care of your family for your whole life, and you have to rely on yourself in the future. If you marry Miss Wang, you will have the opportunity to directly enter the Xie family and bring your family to Jiankang. Are you willing to do this?
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Liu Yu shook his head firmly: "No, I will never consider this. Although the Xie family is very kind to me, doing so is no different from coming to the house to marry into the family. I made it clear to Xuan Shuai at that time that a man must
I would never consider conquering the world with my own hands, living in the world with the surname of my ancestors, joining a high-ranking family as a son-in-law, or becoming a tribe or family general. I would rather work in the countryside all my life.
I will live under someone else's roof."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "You are ambitious, but you have to know that Miss Wang is a noble girl after all, Miss Qianjin. If you come to Jingkou, given your family's previous situation, is it possible that you really want Miss Wang to do it?"
Going to the fields to do farm work?”
Liu Yu didn't speak. This question had gone through his mind many times. He didn't even know whether Wang Miaoyin was willing to live such a life with him. He raised his head and looked into Liu Muzhi's eyes for a long time.
, and then slowly said: "Fat man, your wife is also a daughter of the Jiang family. Haven't I been living the life of an ordinary person these years with you? Doesn't she do farm work?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "She spins cloth, helps people sew clothes and does some female work, but she really doesn't work in the fields. Slave slave, you have to know that no matter how generous these daughters of scholars are, they are still
The delicate ladies can earn their own living, but if they really work in the fields like our ordinary peasant women in Jingkou, even if they are willing, their families will never agree. This will bring disgrace to their family. So, this
You must deal with the problem well. Miss Wang herself should be willing to do anything for you, but if you let her go to the fields to do farm work, then not only will you, Liu Jinnu, lose face, but the Wang family and the Xie family will also become a noble family.
I'm afraid your marriage won't last long."
This chapter has been completed!