Just when Han Du was thinking about how profitable the slave trade was, he was taken to the Punk Slave Market by Hard.
This is an open-air slave market, surrounded by a row of stone houses forming a tight circle. After entering, you will see a large field in the middle, with ropes connecting the slaves.
They were all tied to stone pillars, and there were also slaves locked in wooden cages. According to Harder's introduction, slaves like those casually tied to stone pillars were the lowest and cheapest civilians. And those locked in cages were those with
There are various people with certain identities and skills, including craftsmen and housekeepers. There are even slaves with better quality, but those slaves will not be left here like this, but need to be traded in the houses on both sides.
The purpose of Hader's visit this time is to buy a housekeeper and some slaves, so the slaves here have fully satisfied his requirements, and there is no need to go to the houses on both sides to find them.
To be honest, the slave market in front of him was indeed as bad as Han Du imagined. The faces of the civilian slaves were covered with dust, and there was not even a trace of tatters on their upper bodies. They were just standing, squatting, or lying in place.
The slaves in wooden cages were better, each one was relatively clean and wore appropriate clothes.
He originally thought that these slaves would hate the people who came to buy them, but Han Du did not expect that the eyes of the slaves he saw were full of desire. These slaves were eager to be bought.
As soon as Hader entered the market, he started to select with his eyes, and he told Professor Handu from experience: "If we want to buy good slaves, it is very important to observe when we enter the door. Some slaves may not look like that.
Strong, not even that healthy, but better than other slaves."
"Oh? What kind of slave is as good as you say?" Han Du looked at this scene that would never be seen in the Ming Dynasty, while casually dealing with Hade.
Harder was very interested and continued to explain: "Some slaves may not be strong, but they work more and faster than strong slaves."
Han Du understood that although a slave was not strong enough, he would be more efficient if he had quick hands and feet.
"Then do you know how to buy such a slave?"
Facing Han Du's smiling face, Hard felt proud in his heart and said excitedly: "Of course, Lord Marquis. I already noticed the moment we came in, those slaves standing waiting to be bought are Ha
Germany needs it. Such slaves are diligent and not lazy, and hope to be bought as soon as possible. After buying them back, they can consciously do their work well even if no one is watching. And those who sit or
The same cannot be said for lying down slaves. As long as no one is watching them, these guys will definitely sit and laze around, which is of no use."
Han Du glanced at Hard in surprise. He was indeed a big business man. This method of identifying people was both secretive and very effective.
Seeing Harder and his entourage approaching, the slaves who were standing, sitting, or lying all stood up one after another and swarmed up, shouting that they wanted Harder to buy them away.
The guard immediately raised the whip in his hand and instantly restrained the swarming slaves.
Han Du looked at the longing faces of these slaves and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He thought that with the arrival of a slave master, all of them would have a chance, but in fact Hade had already killed all of them the moment they entered the door.
Selected. Most slaves are destined not to have any chance.
The transaction process in Harder is very smooth. The slaves in the Punk Slave Market are clearly priced and there is no counter-offering. As long as you choose and pay according to the price, you can take the slave away immediately. Although the price of the slaves here is higher than other places
It's a lot more expensive, but since you choose to come here to buy slaves, you have already been mentally prepared.
City Lord's Mansion.
Zhu Biao and Han Du Tang Ding came to the banquet with Hade Fu Yong and others.
The City Lord's Mansion holds quite a few banquets, almost several times a month, and banquets are also held on some special days, such as the City Lord's birthday. Even if the City Lord is happy, he will hold a banquet.
For example, this time, Han Duhao spent 350,000 gold coins. Didn't the city lord hold a banquet when he was happy?
Every time the city lord's palace holds a banquet, the upper-class celebrities of Khrumos, various administrators, prominent businessmen, and nobles will come to the banquet, and of course the noble ladies are indispensable.
The banquet at the City Lord's Mansion lasted from morning to evening. As soon as it got dark, people attending the banquet began to get on the carriages and rushed towards the City Lord's Mansion in a hurry.
Han Du originally planned to walk directly to the City Lord's Mansion. Anyway, Hader's manor was not far from the City Lord's Mansion.
But Hader vetoed it, "The Marquis doesn't know. Anyone with status in Khrumos must take a carriage to attend the city lord's banquet. If we just walk there like this, we will be arrested."
Others laughed at me."
"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. The carriage is ready. Please get in, Lord Marquis."
As Hard said, he waved to the butler to drive the carriage out. When the carriage came near, he extended his hand to respectfully ask Han Du to get on the carriage first.
Han Du doesn't care about other people's ridicule, just like a lion doesn't care about flies buzzing in front of him. But Han Du doesn't want to be underestimated, because Han Du will still need to use these tricks in the future.
Lumos is a place for high society people.
"Okay." Han Du nodded, turned around and gestured to Zhu Biao with a slight smile: "Your Highness, please get on the carriage."
Zhu Biao nodded with a smile, stepped forward without hesitation, and got on the carriage first.
After Zhu Biao went up, Han Du followed, and then Tang Ding
The slave who was originally driving was patted twice by a pro-soldier who stepped forward, signaling him to get down.
The slave hadn't come to his senses yet and didn't know what was going on. He was about to look back at Hader, hoping to get his signal.
The soldier who couldn't wait any longer directly pulled him out of the carriage with one hand, placed him gently on the ground, and let him step back onto the carriage.
Harder didn't say a word when he saw it. He glanced at the slave and signaled him to go back. Then he walked consciously to another carriage behind him.
After Zhu Biao and Tang Ding were seated, Han Du's rich voice immediately came from the carriage, "Let's go."
As the two carriages moved slowly, the two groups of pro-troops also moved around, guarding the carriages.
When we came to the City Lord's Mansion again, the door of the City Lord's Mansion had been completely opened, with soldiers in uniform standing on both sides.
The carriage arrived and after showing the city lord's name card, he drove the carriage directly to the gate without getting off the car. Under the guidance of the soldiers standing along the way, he entered the depths of the city lord's palace.
The wooden wheels rolled over the uneven stone paved road, causing the bodies of Han Du and others sitting in the carriage to involuntarily tilt slightly.
When the carriage arrived at its destination and stopped, Han Du got off the carriage and saw that it was a small garden. The road was already filled with carriages with various decorations.
Turning around, I faced a stone step that was not too high, and the top was where the banquet was.
Seeing Han Du and others getting off the carriage, the maid from the City Lord's Mansion immediately came to her side and bowed to Han Du and others.
Due to the language barrier, Han Du always pushed Hade to the front to deal with matters such as negotiating with the maid.
After Hader communicated with the maid, he turned around, leaned slightly towards Zhu Biao and Han Du, and said, "Your Highness, Mr. Marquis, let's follow the maid into the banquet."
Zhu Biao looked at the building in front of him. Although it was far less magnificent than the Ming Dynasty, the buildings here were all made of stones. The surface of the stones could be clearly seen on the mottled walls.
I don’t know what was used to fill the gaps between the stones.
When building such a building, the amount of manpower, material and financial resources consumed for the same building is even greater than that of the Ming Dynasty. It is unknown how much manpower, material and financial resources it takes to build such a castle, and how many years it takes to complete.
"Let's go." Zhu Biao nodded and walked up the stone steps step by step.
Under the leadership of the maid, Zhu Biao came all the way to the banquet hall. As soon as he entered, he saw a lot of people standing inside. They may also know each other, and their relationship with each other may be distant or close, and they are in groups.
They were standing together, talking to each other. These people had different appearances. Some of them had completely different skin colors, hair, face shapes, facial features, and even eye colors, and the clothes they wore were also different.
The moment Zhu Biao and others came in, everyone stopped chatting at the same time and looked at the door.
When they saw Zhu Biao and others, these people did not show any surprise in their eyes, but showed an expected look.
Han Du stood beside Zhu Biao, seeing all this, and whispered in Zhu Biao's ear with a smile: "It seems that they are all familiar with us, but we don't know them well."
The expression on Zhu Biao's face remained unchanged, and he whispered to Han Du: "It's natural. You spent 350,000 gold coins in the city lord's mansion, and the city lord held this banquet specifically for you. Even if they don't know,
None of us can do that. I’m afraid these people will start investigating our origins from the day we left the City Lord’s Mansion.”
"We are here to do business, let them investigate. Unfortunately, we are new here and there is really no way to find out their details." Han Du said with some regret.
Zhu Biao didn't think so, and said: "You can still touch it. Let Hader go. He has lived in Hulumos for decades. Even if he has not seen these people with his own eyes, he should have heard of them.
Their legends."
"This is a good idea. I'll ask Hader to find out later." Han Du suddenly praised.