Chapter 748, the Koreans and Japanese who went south
"Haha~"
Everyone around him immediately laughed happily.
"Without further ado, the bidding starts at 25 taels of silver, and the highest bidder will win."
The slave merchant smiled and started to quote directly.
"25 taels, buy it and play it for a few days to try something new~"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately made an offer.
"30 taels, this white slave is tall, he can work even if he buys it back."
"35 taels~"
"36 taels~"
Quotes kept ringing out, and in the blink of an eye the price reached a high of more than 40 taels of silver.
In the slave market, male slaves are generally more valuable than female slaves because male slaves are stronger and can work, while female slaves are weaker and can do less work.
"Forty-six taels of silver, is there any higher?"
The slave merchant had a smile on his face. This slave trade was really profitable. He bought it from the Western Union Trading Company for twenty taels of silver, and when he resold it, he doubled the profit.
"I'll pay fifty taels~"
At this time, a weak voice sounded, and everyone quickly looked over, and then they couldn't help but laugh.
"Wang Lezi, are you going to buy it back to carry on the family line?"
"That's for sure. He's already an old bachelor in his thirties. If he doesn't get a woman back, I'm afraid he won't be able to have any children in the future."
"If you buy a slave and give birth to a child, will the child be considered a little slave?"
"If you don't buy a slave, do you think someone will marry him?"
After hearing what everyone said, Liu Jin couldn't help but look over. This man named Wang Lezi was short, but the key was that he had a leprosy on his face, which made him extremely ugly.
"The rise of the slave trade can actually solve the problem of many old bachelors in the Ming Dynasty."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but smile. This is a good thing.
Anyway, at least it seemed like it to Daming.
"Go, go~"
"None of your business~"
"I am from the Ming Dynasty, so naturally my son is also from the Ming Dynasty. This woman is not bad, she is tall, and she will definitely be able to give birth to a fat boy for me."
Wang Lezi glared hard at the people around him and stared at the slave, with a fiery light shining in his eyes.
Before moving out, he was really poor and ugly, and no one would marry him. After moving to Nanyang Province, not only did he have his own land, but he also saved a lot of money? Can he buy one?
The slave goes back to warm his bed and gives birth to his own child.
This was something he never dared to think about before.
The more he looks at this slave, the more beautiful he feels. With fair skin, a graceful figure, a tall nose, and a tall figure? He will definitely be able to give birth to a fat boy for himself.
"Fifty taels! Fifty taels~"
"Is there any price increase?"
When the slave merchant saw it, his smile became even brighter. Fifty taels of silver? This price is already very high.
"Forget it~"
"We are all from the Ming Dynasty. Let's give the fifty taels to Wang Lezi." :(/
"Yes, yes~ Just leave it to him, there will be more later~"
"Wang Lezi? Remember to treat everyone to a wedding banquet after giving birth to a son~"
Everyone shook their heads. The price of fifty taels of silver was already very high. For a slave, there was no need to add more. What's more, there were many slaves nearby? There were many better things.
"Fifty taels, deal!"
Seeing no one bid? The slave merchant also smiled and agreed.
Wang Lezi took out a few banknotes from the First Bank of Ming Dynasty from his pocket and gave them to the slave merchant, and then led the slave directly to Wang's home.
"Woo~"
The way that slave looked at Wang Leizi? He couldn't help crying. She was originally the daughter of a Middle Eastern businessman on the island of Ceylon? She lived a life of fine clothes and fine food? Now she suddenly became a slave? And it looked like
This person's appearance was so ugly that if he were slightly prettier, she wouldn't even cry.
However, it was useless for her to cry. Here in Nanyang, the Ming Dynasty had extremely strict management of slaves. Any slave who left the manor or plantation without the company of his master would be directly executed if discovered.
If a slave owner is killed by a slave, all the slaves will be executed as well.
Of course, such things rarely happen.
People in the Ming Dynasty pay attention to their conscience when doing things. Although they are slaves, they treat most of these slaves pretty well. They are well fed and clothed warmly. As long as the slaves work, they are rarely beaten.
Many slaves themselves were poor people and often did not even have enough to eat. When they became slaves in the Ming Dynasty, it was very good to be able to have enough food and clothing.
Some kind-hearted slave owners will buy the slave's family when they buy a slave, so that the slave's family can be reunited. Therefore, the vast majority of slaves are obedient and work honestly.
Liu Jin looked at the scene in front of him and shook his head slightly.
Although I sympathize with the plight of these people, it turns out that all of this is led by me, and everything is for the Ming Dynasty. In this era, even if the Ming Dynasty does not do this, Europeans will soon do the same.
It is better to fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty than to fall into the hands of the Europeans.
Slave auctions are still very popular, and plantation owners wave their silver notes to snatch slaves one by one.
Liu Jin looked at it very casually. The slave traders of the Ming Dynasty divided the slaves into white slaves and black slaves. The black slaves were different from the black slaves sold by Europeans in history.
The black slaves sold by Europeans were black people sold from Africa. The black slaves in the Ming Dynasty refer to black people. The indigenous people in Southeast Asia and Ceylon Island are basically very black in appearance and figure.
He was also short, so people in the Ming Dynasty called him a black slave.
The white slaves are the Middle Easterners, Persians and high-caste Aryans captured on the Island of Ceylon. These people have common skin and tall bodies. Their number is currently relatively small. Only the Island of Ceylon has tens of thousands of white slaves.
They were trafficked to Nanyang.
"Japanese and Koreans?"
Wandering and wandering, Liu Jin soon came to a place where there were many Japanese and Korean people gathered together. These people were carrying baggage and bringing their families with them, and they were looking around with curious eyes.
In everything, they are different from those slaves.
They were not shackled, had no bracelets, and were not branded as slaves. They were free people. They were all people who came to work in Nanyang.
The rise of Nanyang plantations required a large amount of labor, which naturally led to the birth of Japanese and Korean people who came south to work. Anyway, both Korea and Japanese were vassal states of the Ming Dynasty. They could freely travel to and from the Ming Dynasty, work, settle down, do business, etc. in the Ming Dynasty.
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"This young master~"
Perhaps seeing Liu Jin's extraordinary attire, Japanese and Korean people immediately came to Liu Jin with smiles on their faces, nodded and bowed.
"Is there a problem?"
Liu Jin looked at the Japanese and Koreans in front of him. These two people should be the leaders of these Koreans and Japanese, who are responsible for introducing and organizing people to come to Nanyang to work, and earn commissions and rewards from them.
"Sir, do you need someone?"
"Hire these more than a hundred people under me. As long as they provide food and accommodation, your Excellency will give you five taels of silver for a year."
The North Korean said to Liu Jin with a smile on his face that he had good eyesight. With the way Liu Jin was dressed and the servants he brought with him, he was definitely a young master who could hire these people under him.
"Sir, please hire my people as well. They are all strong adults. They will provide food and accommodation. Just give them five taels of silver a year~"
The Japanese man also said the same thing.
"Fifty taels of silver a year?"
Liu Jin was slightly surprised when he heard this.
This price is really too low.
Liu Jin knew that in the Beijing-Tianjin area, people from the Ming Dynasty could earn at least three or four taels of silver a month just by working in factories. Among the many industries under his command, this salary would be even higher.
These Japanese and Koreans came all the way to Nanyang to work for only five taels of silver a year. I have to say that this price is really low, very low, very low.
"Sir, this is already the lowest price in the market. It costs thirty or forty taels of silver to buy a slave. We only need five taels of silver a year."
"We North Koreans are very serious and diligent in what we do."
When the North Korean heard what Liu Jin said, he thought Liu Jin thought the price was too high.
In North Korea and Japan, the farmers at the bottom worked hard all year round, which was actually very difficult, and they could not afford a few full meals throughout the year.
Both countries have more people and less land, and there is very little arable land. When you reach the bottom, life is often even more difficult than for people in the Ming Dynasty.
In Korea and Japan, let alone earning five taels of silver a year, it was considered good to have enough to eat throughout the year.
But when you come to work in the Ming Dynasty, you can have three meals a day, fish and meat, and you can get five taels of silver at the end of the year. This has attracted a large number of low-level Koreans and Japanese people to come to the Ming Dynasty to work and do things.
"Yes, yes, we Japanese are also very diligent in doing things. We are all very honest and obedient."
The Japanese also nodded. As the leaders, they were entitled to a commission. At the end of the year, when those who came to work in the Ming Dynasty got their money, they would also be given a commission.
"When you go out to do things, why do you even bring your children with you?"
Liu Jin nodded slightly and looked at the Koreans and Japanese behind them. There were many children. These children were carefree and looked at Liu Jin curiously and at the young master of the Ming Dynasty in front of him.
"There is no other way. No one will take it with me at home, so I can only take it out."
"Sir, these children have very little to eat, and they can also help herd cattle, feed horses, etc. Just give them food to eat."
The North Koreans immediately smiled and explained that there was nothing they could do about bringing their children out. Many people did not plan to go back after coming to Nanyang.
As long as you earn money, you can settle down in Nanyang. The Koreans and Japanese can also settle down in the Ming Dynasty. This policy also attracted many Koreans and Japanese to migrate to Nanyang.
Because Nanyang is vast and sparsely populated, rich in products, and in urgent need of a large population, Koreans and Japanese can settle here as long as they can speak the Ming dialect.
Of course, they cannot enjoy the same treatment as the Ming people. If the Ming people migrate to Nanyang, they can get a large amount of land as a reward. At the same time, the Nanyang government will be responsible for building a house for you and giving you seeds and agricultural tools.
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The Japanese and Koreans have no way to enjoy this treatment. They have no land rewards, and the government will not build houses for you.
If you want to settle here in Daming, you must spend your own money to buy a house here, or buy land and build a house yourself.
After settling down in Ming Dynasty, they have no way to obtain the identity of Ming people. Only their next generation can obtain the identity of Ming people.
But even so, it still attracted more and more Koreans and Japanese people to migrate to Nanyang in the Ming Dynasty, because working here for the Ming Dynasty people was better than living in their own country.
After working for a few years and having money, you can buy a piece of land and build a house and settle in Ming Dynasty. The next generation will be a Ming Dynasty person.
Moreover, life is easier here in the Ming Dynasty, you can earn more money, and you don’t have to worry about food. Many people come to settle in the Ming Dynasty. Every day, a boatload of Koreans and Japanese come to work in Nanyang.
I brought my family with me and planned to settle down in Daming in the future.
"Are you all planning to settle in our Ming Dynasty in the future?"
Liu Jin nodded slightly, looked at them, thought for a while and said.
"Dissatisfied young master~"
"We do intend to settle in the Ming Dynasty. The Holy Grace of the Emperor has allowed us Koreans and Japanese people to enjoy some of the rain and dew of the Ming Dynasty. We also intend to settle here."
"This way, we can work here for a long time. In Korea and Japan, we don't even have enough to eat. It's better to live in the Ming Dynasty."
The other person smiled and nodded.
For the Koreans and Japanese at the bottom, it is good news that they signed the Ming Dynasty vassal state agreement and became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. They can travel freely and settle in the Ming Dynasty.
Relying on the powerful Ming Dynasty, they were able to enjoy many benefits as the Ming Dynasty expanded. The newly expanded land of the Ming Dynasty was too much, and there were not enough people to cultivate it.
Koreans and Japanese have more people and less land, so they complement each other perfectly.
Many Koreans and Japanese migrated to Nanyang, Liaodong, Jiaozhi, Xianglin and many other places. Even now, there are still many Koreans and Japanese who follow the fleets to Huanghuangzhou to mine gold and silver.
"Hmm~"
Hearing this, Liu Jin also smiled and nodded.
It seems as if the Ming Dynasty suffered a loss. It seems a bit unfair that these Koreans and Japanese can also settle on the land they worked so hard to conquer.
But through this explanation, we can know that the real benefit is from Ming Dynasty.
These Koreans and Japanese came to help the Ming Dynasty reclaim land and plant sugar cane and rice, which accelerated the Ming Dynasty's development and management of Nanyang provinces. It also consolidated the Ming Dynasty's rule over these places, made up for the Ming Dynasty's lack of manpower, and allowed them to live a better life.
Years later, the descendants of these people will no longer call themselves Koreans and Japanese, they will all become Ming people.