Chapter 18 The Slave Legion
After leaving Mujas City, Yuwen Tianci was not in the mood to play outside. He already had a little power here and had the power to kill the two territories, but it was better to give a computer on earth. It was really not interesting to have been outside for so long. So just go back to the Huaxia Division and prepare for war.
Originally, the Warrior Gate was very close to the imperial capital, and Yuwen Tianci wanted to send the girls back by the way, but as soon as he came up, Tia and Luna's eyes were covered with mist, and Catherine and the others also had red eyes, which made Yuwen Tianci unable to continue talking, so he had to take the beauties back to the Huaxia Gate. There was nothing he could do.
Everyone stopped pausing along the way and headed straight to the armored collar.
Back to the armored collar again, the armored collar was a little more lively than when he left, and the caravan alone increased a lot. Since the armored collar's weapon business had already been on track, both the Emperor and the weapons shops in various cities needed a large number of weapons, and whether the weapons were monopolized by the Chinese Merchants Group, many merchant groups were aiming at the armored collar's weapon business.
When I came to the city lord's mansion again, the guards at the door were still the same as the two. When I saw Yuwen Tianci coming, one of them was very conscious and one of them ran to report and the other came forward to greet them.
"Lord, you are here, please come in."
As soon as Yuwen Tianci entered the mansion, Anthony came out, "Young Master, why did you come back so soon? You didn't play outside for two more days."
"Don't mention it, let's talk about it when you enter the house," Yuwen Tianci said with a smile.
Back in the house, Yuwen Tianci sat down and drank two sips of tea to moisten his thirsty throat.
"Young Master, I'm so anxious to come back. It seems that it's not fun outside," Anthony seemed to have relaxed and knew that Yuwen Tianci's joke was about.
"Oh, I went out and I didn't play much. I was so angry that I felt a lot. I would feel more comfortable at home," Yuwen Tianci said what I encountered on the road to governance.
"Young master is used to it. I think the young master is so contemptuous and does not indicate his identity. It would be strange if those people don't pay attention to the young master. This is a common problem on the mainland. It is normal for aristocrats to force a civilian woman. At worst, they can only pay more money. The mainland's laws clearly stipulate that aristocrats are not subject to strict laws, but they cannot kill civilians at will. Therefore, after robbing a civilian woman, they can pay more money to comfort them. Most of the time, civilians will accept compensation. As for the exchange of maids between nobles, it is even more normal. There are many slaves on the mainland, and they are equivalent to objects and can be bought and sold at will, so Benjamin's approach is not too much," Anthony said with a smile.
"Well, I know this is normal, but it is impossible to put it on my people. The last time I went to the imperial capital in a hurry and didn't look at the slave market carefully. How did these slaves come from?" Yuwen Tianci asked.
"There are many sources of slaves. Some slaves are prisoners of war. When two sides fight, the captured people on the failed side will become slaves and appear in the market. The people on the occupied land are also likely to become slaves and buy and sell back and forth. Prisoners of war are generally the most popular type of slaves. They can form prisoners of war. They are generally used as cannon fodder in siege battles. As long as they can make meritorious deeds, they can escape from slave status. Therefore, many slaves work very hard on the battlefield. Our God-Watching Empire has nearly 50,000 slave legions; the second source is that some people who have financial disputes and cannot repay them have to sell themselves as slaves, or those who commit crimes are demoted to slaves. The law of the empire generally only punishes death penalty for those who commit serious crimes. Most criminals become slaves. Such slaves are generally very cheap because most of them have no effect. They just enter the
Joining the slave legion is also a strong person; the third source is slave traders. They often organize slave hunting teams to capture beautiful women or useful talents of all races. Such natural beauty races, such as elves, rabbit women, fox women, and cat women, are the targets of slave traders. The most maids are the training of nobles who are caught and sold to humans and beasts. The dwarf blacksmiths and goblin craftsmen are also popular goods. Most of them are purchased by the military camp, but they are also the hardest to catch. Dwarfs and goblins live in caves and underground all year round, and there is their territory. If the slave hunting team is not careful, they will become their slaves and be sent to mining or do heavy work. The slave hunting team without certain strength will not dare to go. These three situations are the most common," Anthony explained to Yuwen Tianci in detail.
"Are these slaves so willing? Didn't they resist?" Yuwen Tianci remembered the black slaves of Country M and the serfs of Country E.
"Resist? Why do you need to resist?" Anthony was puzzled.
Anthony's words almost made Yuwen Tianci squirt. Don't the people here know the word "resistance"? "Are they so willing to be slaves?" Yuwen Tianci said again.
"Oh, that's what they mean. Of course they are not willing to do so, but what can they do? Those who become slaves are all marked with magical messages. If you escape, they will be killed. Of course they dare not, but if you do things well, the slave's master is likely to pardon you, make you a civilian, and then continue to work for him. He pays you wages. Since there is a chance to restore civilians, why do you have to risk your life to escape? Besides, you can't change the identity of a slave. The master has a contract letter for slaves. Only the contract letter has the ability to turn slaves into civilians. If you escape, you will never have the opportunity to become a civilian. If you escape, it's fine if you meet a good master. If you meet a worse master, then you are in trouble." Anthony's words made Yuwen Tianci know why the slaves on this continent were obedient. With magic restrictions, they could only be slaves honestly.
"You just said there was a slave capturing team, so if you catch elves and orcs, do you care about their empire?" Yuwen Tianci thought that elves and orcs also had their own empire.
"Why do you have to worry about it? They themselves use slaves. There are many slaves from the human and elves in the Beast Clan, as well as slaves from their own clans. The same is true for the elves, so they cannot say anything at all. As long as it is not an important task, even if they are caught in trouble, their empire will only tell their people to be careful and not to leave their country. The slave capturing team dare not go deep into the elves' country and orcs' place to catch them. They often catch some lonely slaves on the periphery," said Anthony, not expecting that there is so much to say in it.
"Anthony, send a letter to Colin, asking him to collect more prisoners of war slaves, and other specialized slaves of other races, all transported to the armored corps. It is difficult for soldiers to train. Just buy some finished products and expand the strength of the armored corps. Since it is used for cannon fodder, we don't have to work harder. Our own people will be more prosperous. I have been to the Warped corps and look at other people's corpses. That's how prosperous it is." Yuwen Tianci was making a small calculation. It doesn't feel sorry for the cannon fodder to die, but only for the people to die. Besides, hard work is not useless. The elves' arrow skills can form a archer and arrow formation. With the addition of dwarves, the weapons and equipment of the armored corps can definitely reach the next level.
"Okay, Young Master, the empire won a battle a while ago. I don't know if there are any prisoners of war slaves. I'll let Colin pay attention. Young Master's slaves from other races are usually 10% or 20%. Should we buy less?" Anthony calculated carefully.
"No, no, if you can use slaves in the future, don't use your own soldiers. Tell Colin to do as much as you can. Ordinary people also want to keep it and train the next generation to train, so just take 20% of the supply led by the Chinese leader," Yuwen Tianci thought for a while and said. Although his soldiers need to fight to have the opportunity to advance, it does not mean that they will always be allowed to go on the battlefield. Of course, let them go on to make a profit, but when retreating, it is better for these cannon fodders to be at the bottom.
"Sir, I can't use 20%. You don't know how much profit the Huaxia Business Group is now," said Anthony's mouth.
"I didn't pay attention, probably it should be quite a lot," Yuwen Tianci also knew the power of his territory's products.
"Not a lot, but it should be a lot. Young Master, you don't know that since the emergence of China wine brought by China, the old wine brewing families in the empire have given up the winemaking business. Only a small part continues to operate and supply the low-end market. However, the high- and mid-end markets have been monopolized by us. Moreover, with the increase in China wine production, there is a trend to control the entire market. Other empires have also begun to purchase. Colin has begun to discuss this issue with several neighboring countries and is preparing to establish sales points in their imperial capital. I believe that within two months, the business of other empires will gradually appear. The Chinese wine alone has made enough money. There are also Chinese porcelain and Chinese silk, which are all things that nobles are rushing to buy. No matter how expensive it is, they must be bought. The porcelain is better and the silk is almost out of stock. Young Master, let alone 20%, even less than 10% is enough to buy slaves," Anthony said happily.
"I didn't expect that we have made so much money, but isn't anyone jealous?" Yuwen Tianci asked.
"How come no one is jealous? How many waves of robbers have already hit our caravan? If it weren't for the group of soldiers assigned by the young master, I'd found many adventurers. Maybe the robbers had succeeded, and His Majesty the King could not bear it anymore. The taxes on our territory were increased by 30%. This was the struggle of Prince Barna and the others. If Prince Barna had not, the tax revenue would be doubled." It seems that a big tree attracts wind, but I'm not afraid. When I develop, even the empire will not be a bird for you.
Chapter completed!