Zhu Biao and Han Du followed Hader and walked in. The first thing they saw was a stone corridor. On both sides of the corridor were two neat rows of round stone pillars corresponding to each other. The tops of the stone pillars were covered with thick stone slabs.
Zhu Biao and Han Du didn't know what the use of such a building was, but after seeing it, they both sighed.
"Each of these stone pillars alone is almost ten feet high. Although it is not a complete stone pillar, but is divided into three sections and built up, it is possible to build up the three sections of stone pillars without falling over. This way
His skills are also amazing. Moreover, although the surfaces of these stone pillars are not carved with complicated patterns like those of the Ming Dynasty, they are also polished with straight arc grooves. The manpower and material resources required to build each stone pillar are also extraordinary.
The cost of building a stone pillar like this would probably be enough for a family of five to spend several months."
Although Han Du and Zhu Biao had seen the City Lord's Mansion and Hader's previous manor, the function of the City Lord's Mansion was more for defense, and there was not much polishing of the artistic atmosphere of life, so Han Du and Zhu Biao at that time
The feelings of others are not great.
Not to mention Hader's previous manor, it was already occupied by someone else. Han Du and Zhu Biao didn't even enter the real gate, so they naturally didn't know what it was like inside the manor.
Now I see what the manor really looks like. Although these buildings are all made of stone, they have all been carefully polished. The horizontal and vertical dimensions of the houses are almost the same as those of the Ming Dynasty.
Han Du originally thought that the houses made of stones were the same as those outside. But now it seems that no matter where they are, there will always be people who occupy most of the resources and are greedy for pleasure. Even the stones will be polished.
It's very delicate.
Before this manor was bought by Harder, it had always been in the hands of the City Lord's Mansion. There were people cleaning it regularly on weekdays, so the entire manor was very clean and tidy.
However, since there were no servants yet, Han Du arranged for the accompanying soldiers to do everything. .??.??
Although Zhu Biao and Han Du always had smiles on their faces and looked kind, the pro-soldiers following them were all experienced killers on the battlefield, and many of them even crawled out of the dead.
of.
Not to mention anything else, the murderous aura in their bodies is enough to scare a weak woman to tears.
Although Bella had Hader accompanying her and explaining the origins of these outsiders to him, she still had a deep fear of those people.
"Who are those people?"
Seeing that Bella was still worried, Hader grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it.
Comforting: "Don't worry, if it weren't for them, I would have been thrown into the sea by the pirates to feed the fish. If they wanted to do something bad to me, they would not have waited until now, let alone send me back. At sea, they
There are so many opportunities.”
Bella was silent, but her expression gradually calmed down.
Hader smiled and said to her: "Don't worry, if they hadn't helped me find the goods, I would have been bankrupt by now. How could I still have the money to buy such a large manor?"
When Bella heard Hader say this, she had no choice but to nod. However, she still murmured a little worriedly: "They are rescuing you and helping you find goods. It always feels like they want something from you."
Hader smiled and comforted him for a moment, knowing in his heart that Han Du had to help him because he needed to do something. But he didn't care. Without Han Du helping him, he would have been finished in his life. How could he buy something better like this again?
Can your manor take good care of your wife and children?
Since Hard wanted to protect him, Han Du would not refuse considering that his efforts would be needed in the future.
The next day, Harder proposed to go to the slave market to buy some slaves and housekeepers.
Han Du looked at Hard in surprise and asked in surprise: "Buying a slave and a steward? I can understand why you buy a slave, but can a steward be bought directly? Aren't you afraid that he will be dissatisfied with you after buying it?
Have a grudge against you?"
Hader smiled and shook his head, "No, Lord Marquis. Whether they are slaves or housekeepers, they have been specially tamed. And I also have a special contract. If they violate my will, they will face life worse than death."
The fate of."
Han Du didn't really believe it, so what if he had been tamed? There were many people in this world who could tolerate cruel people, and it was not impossible to find an opportunity to turn against them. Moreover, how useful was just a contract?
Seeing the disbelief on Han Du's face, Hader simply said: "If the Marquis has some free time, he and Hader can go to the slave market and find out."
This was a good suggestion. Han Du looked up at Zhu Biao and asked, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Zhu Biao also wanted to see it, so he naturally nodded in agreement. After all, he also bought the manor. Although he had not originally planned to buy slaves to fill the manor, there was no harm in going and taking a look.
The slave market of Horumos is in the city, and there is even more than one. Ha.
As a native of Hurumos, De naturally knows the advantages and disadvantages of these slave markets.
"There are many slave markets in Horumos, but the most famous one is the Punk Slave Market." As Hard walked, he explained to Handu and others: "This time we are going to the Punk Slave Market.
Although slaves are more expensive than other places, they are the most guaranteed. Because their slaves are either bought from an early age and slowly trained. Or they are completely tamed and tested by professionals.
Only then will they be sold. Such slaves are the most obedient, and there is no need to worry about them running away."
"Although there are other good slave markets, and there are even businesses that are bigger than Punk, the most loyal slaves still belong to Punk. My family has no one except my wife and children.
Therefore the slave's loyalty is most important."
"Of course, if the family has a large population and has a certain amount of force to protect the manor, then it is also possible to buy some slaves that have been simply tamed. In Khrumos, many slaves in the slave market are like this. These
Slaves were captured from other places. Among them were poor people, soldiers, craftsmen, and even generals and noble housekeepers. Of course, there were also noble ladies, but they would not be sold in the slave market. Such things
Rare goods have long been bought by administrators or big businessmen who knew the news in advance."
Listening to Hader's explanation, Han Du was very interested. Han Du didn't think there was anything wrong with the slave trade at all. Instead, he thought this method was good. After all, Han Du had done this kind of thing in Nanyang.
In order to cultivate as much fertile land as possible, the various governor-general offices in Nanyang naturally needed to mobilize a large number of people to do it. It was simply not enough to rely on the self-migration of the people of the Ming Dynasty and the distribution of criminals.
If there is demand, there will be transactions.
Due to the huge labor gap in Southeast Asia, countless natives were captured and used as slaves to contribute to the prosperity of the Ming Empire.
Naturally, Han Du would not think that buying and selling slaves was bad. Anyway, these slaves were savages who didn't know where to catch them, so Han Du wouldn't worry about them.
On the contrary, Han Du came up with the idea of these slaves. If the slaves here can be bought and sold at will and are cheap, then maybe some can be sold to Southeast Asia.
There are many islands in Southeast Asia and the land is vast. It is simply not enough to rely on just a few natives. Moreover, those natives are consumed every year, and many people die of illness and accidents every year.
The ones who died the most were the slaves who mined various minerals. With the current conditions in Southeast Asia, it is impossible to prepare any complete protection for those slaves. The slaves are forced to go mining at the risk of the mines collapsing at any time. Every year
Many slaves were killed by ores and buried alive. Even if the governors-general wanted to reduce the casualties, there was no good way.
Under such conditions, it is better to let the slaves die than to let the Ming Dynasty people who are already small in number die, right? Every Ming Dynasty person in Nanyang is a golden pimple, even if they have committed crimes in the Ming Dynasty, they come here
Nanyang can easily stand on top of all slaves and give orders.
Not to mention, the more Han Du thinks like this, the more he feels that there is a market for slaves in Nanyang. Now let's see what the price of slaves here is. If it is too expensive, it is not very cost-effective.
Thinking of this, Han Du asked Hader: "What are the prices of these slaves?"
Hader was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized. Han Du bought a manor, and the manor had such a large piece of land, so it naturally needed someone to take care of it. It was normal to buy some slaves.
After Hard thought he had figured it out, he quickly smiled at Han Du and said: "If it is a slave from the punk slave market, it will be more expensive."
"How expensive is it?" Han Du nodded and asked casually.
"The average civilian slave, if traded in other slave markets, would cost between twenty to thirty silver coins. The exact amount depends on the slave's age, strength, health, etc., but at most
It will not exceed thirty silver coins. In the punk slave market, it is usually more than ten silver coins."
Ten silver coins more expensive may not seem like much, but it is really expensive. If it was originally worth only twenty silver coins, but now needs thirty, it is directly half the price. Even if it was originally worth thirty silver coins,
, but now it costs forty pieces, which is also one-third more expensive!
But Han Du didn't care. As for the silver and gold coins of Horumos, Han Du had seen them from Hader. The silver coins cost about ten and weighed one or two. In other words, the price of a slave was only three or four taels.
Just silver.
Compared with Nanyang, this kind of price is simply extremely low, just like picking it up for free. At the beginning, Handu defeated the natives of Luzon, captured them all, and sold them as slaves to the survivors of the former Song Dynasty, even if they were half-sold.
In the case of half a gift, on average, it would be more than ten strings per slave.
Even this made the survivors of the former Song Dynasty feel grateful to Han Du.