384. Chapter 384 Closing the court for investigation 1
Yang Xiaotian moved a chair and placed it respectfully behind Su Yin.
Su Yin lifted up her robe and sat down sideways. She looked down at Manager Chen who was kneeling on the ground.
"Miss Chen Xiangjun, were you born into slavery?"
She glanced at Chen Xiangjun, who was standing beside her uneasily, and asked calmly.
"The common people are not from humble backgrounds."
Chen Xiangjun shook her head sadly when she heard this. She was not from a humble background, but she lived a life that was worse than even a humble one.
The so-called low-income people were mostly slaves who had signed a contract of sale, or the descendants of slaves, who were born into slaves in the Su Mansion.
If he is not a low-income person, he is a civilian and enjoys the rights of civilians.
"Oh, it's not a cheap loan, then you are free?"
Su Yin raised his eyebrows.
"The common people are not free either..."
Chen Xiangjun gave a wry smile and twitched his lips as he said this.
"What do you mean by this?" Su Yin smiled.
Chen Xiangjun hesitated for a moment, looking at Manager Chen who was kneeling on the ground with some fear, biting his lip, but did not dare to speak again.
"Speak boldly, and I will make the decision for you today."
Su Yin raised his eyebrows and said coldly, his aura suddenly becoming sharper.
Liu Xunqing tugged on Chen Xiangjun's sleeve and signaled her to say boldly that they had no way out now and if they didn't believe this young master, Huaxianyuan would still not let them go.
"Xiaomin signed an underground contract of sale with Huaxianyuan."
Chen Xiangjun took a deep breath and said with tears in his eyes.
"Underground contract of sale?"
Su Yin slapped his palm on the table and stood up, "Huaxianyuan is so brave. It dares to defy the king's law, force a good girl into prostitution, and sign a prostitution contract that is not in compliance with the national law. It is equivalent to the crime of human trafficking."
Legal deeds of sale must go through the government. They must be reviewed and approved by the government before they can be signed.
The underground deed of sale is a contract signed in private, without going through the government, and there is no relevant household registration mark, so Chen Xiangjun is not a cheap loan, but he is not free.
This kind of thing is not uncommon. It can even be said to be commonplace. This kind of thing happened all over the Yuan Kingdom.
Because a legal deed of sale must be reviewed by the government before it can be signed, the process is not only cumbersome, but also time-consuming and labor-intensive. There is also a tax on signing the contract, especially the deed of sale, which is as high as 50%.
In order to avoid this tax, when some wealthy families purchased slaves, most of them did not go through the government, but signed a sale contract privately. The two parties negotiated verbally, signed the contract, and it was established.
An ordinary handyman slave does not cost much to buy, and the tax paid is naturally not much.
But a beautiful woman like Chen Xiangjun, who is both talented and beautiful, is different. She is often worth thousands of gold, and there is no market for it. There are few channels to buy such slaves.
Su Yin had long expected that the girls in Huaxianyuan must be slaves purchased from some special channels and traded directly with people from the slave trading group.
In order to avoid the extremely high taxes, when purchasing these beautiful young women, they did not sign a legal contract, but an underground contract that did not pay taxes and was not protected by the government.
With the backstage and strength of Huaxianyuan, there is no need to worry about the purchased slave being disobedient and not being protected by the government. If a weak and unconnected woman falls into the hands of Huaxianyuan, she can only be slaughtered.