After all the craftsmen were properly arranged, Zhou Jun led the way and led Zhou Dinghai to the wing.
He gave the bedroom in the back room to Zhou Dinghai, while Zhou Jun moved into the small room next to the front hall.
Huayue, who originally lived in a small room, moved into the same room as Yuping tonight.
It's night.
Zhou Jun was lying on Huayue's bed, wondering all the time.
I haven't seen this girl Hua Yue use any incense sticks or fumigants, but there is always a vague aroma in the room.
Shaking his head, Zhou Jun stopped thinking and started thinking about the next errand - purchasing slaves.
Zhou Dinghai will stay here tomorrow to accompany the craftsmen in repairing the Zhongyuan. Therefore, he can only rely on himself to purchase slaves.
Most of the people in the house of Panggong Shengyefang were old slaves. The only women I saw were the daughters of the tribe, that is, guest girls.
This time, among the servants who came to Bachuan with Pang Gong, except Yuping, all others were male.
Therefore, Pang Gong said that when he purchased slaves, he would buy more female relatives.
But the problem is that the mid-term trading market only opens one day every five days. After today, the market will not open for another three days.
Even if we wait for three days in vain, most of the slaves sold in the market are foreigners. Is it possible to buy a group of orchids for Mr. Pang?
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Zhou Jun was lying on the bed, listening to Zhou Dinghai's snoring in the next room, thinking about it, and finally decided to ask his father, the old slave Yalang, if he had time tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Zhou Jun waited for Zhou Dinghai to finish washing and told him about the purchase of slaves.
After listening to this, Zhou Dinghai looked embarrassed.
I just heard him say to Zhou Jun: "If you want to purchase a large number of slaves at once, there are several ways."
"One is a slave trader, just like Sha Shiqing we saw last time."
"However, most of the slave traders selling slaves from other countries are foreign slaves. Duke Pang may not be happy with them if they are bought back."
"The second is the release of official slaves. If a large family wants to purchase slaves, they can go to the county government to register. The county government will select the official slaves based on your request and release them to the private sector."
"This method is suitable for us, after all, Pang Gong's rank is there. But the problem is that the official slaves are released outside, the process is slow, and the approval is time-consuming. It usually takes two or three months to have a suitable slave label."
"The third thing is to negotiate with the market hall. If you want to quickly purchase slaves from the Tang Dynasty, this is also the best way."
"Some slaves are familiar with workshops, young prisons, and craftsmen, and they have a large number of slaves that are in urgent need of sale; there are also slaves who are the bosses of big families, and they also have large orders for slaves."
"But, even if you go to the city hall, you will probably come back without success. We, father and son, will not be welcomed there."
"You also know the reason."
Zhou Dinghai pondered for a moment and then said: "As for this fourth way, it's a bit troublesome..."
Zhou Junqi asked: "Trouble?"
Zhou Dinghai: "Jun'er, do you still remember that when I took you to Zhongshi for the first time, I saw a group of people in the woods outside the city?"
Zhou Jun recalled for a moment and finally remembered the group of people Zhou Dinghai was referring to.
Zhou Jun: "Father, are you referring to that group of refugees?"
Zhou Dinghai nodded: "I also told you that refugees have to leave their homes and find their own way out, either due to natural disasters or man-made disasters."
"Among this group of refugees, there is a mix of good and bad. There are loyal and kind farmers, and there are also fugitives who have committed crimes and are in debt."
"Normally, Nu Yalang recommends Jia Nu Dan and will not do business with these refugees."
"But if a large family wants to set up a farm and open fields, and they need to purchase too many slaves at one time, they will sometimes look for suitable people among the homeless people."
Zhou Jun's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he quickly asked: "The central market is closed today, so where should we go to find these refugees?"
Zhou Dinghai: "Jun'er, don't be impatient. Please listen to what I have to say."
"If you really want to take the refugees into slavery, there are a few things that my father must teach you first."
"First, refugees with household transfers are less likely to commit crimes and commit crimes, so they can be given priority."
"Two, don't covet young laborers and buy those male refugees who are single or popular. It should be noted that men without family and clan are the most likely to commit crimes and may even be bandits."
"Third, if you want to buy it, buy it from a refugee family. Don't force it to be divided. Firstly, it will harm the peace of the world, and secondly, there may be future troubles."
"Fourth, when choosing refugees, don't choose those whose families have military households."
Zhou Jun asked in confusion: "Why not choose a military household?"
Zhou Dinghai's eyes widened: "Don't care about the reason, just remember the military household."
Although Zhou Jun felt strange, he still nodded in agreement.
Zhou Dinghai added: "The places where refugees gather are generally near Guiyifang and Tongshanfang, both of which are located in the south of Chang'an City."
"The south of the city is not as good as the north. There are a lot of fish and dragons and people there. Remember to be careful before going in."
Seeing Zhou Jun walking towards the door, Zhou Dinghai shouted again: "Remember! When you go to meet someone, don't rush into talking about slave bids. Take a walk first and then make a decision."
Zhou Jun responded, left the outer garden, got on his horse, left Bachuan, and headed towards the official road.
Riding on the road, Zhou Jun headed south.
After entering Chang'an from Chunming Gate and eating some food at the East Market, Zhou Jun arrived at Tongshanfang in the south of the city. It was already around one o'clock in the afternoon.
Before entering the workshop, Zhou Jun originally thought that it was the third year of Tianbao, when the Tang Dynasty was prosperous and powerful, and the so-called refugees should be only an extremely rare phenomenon, with a very small number.
Only when he arrived at Tongshanfang did he realize that he was wrong.
How wrong.
In Tongshanfang, if you look around, although the houses can be considered neat, the dilapidated eaves and messy environment show that this place is a completely different world from the one in the north of the city.
Looking in through a gap in a house, a dozen or so people are crowded into a small inner room. A woman is carrying a crying baby on her back, using a broken clay pot to drink dirty water and repeatedly washing the shelled grains.
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In the alleys, there are people everywhere with good looks and ragged clothes. They stretch out their hands and beg the passers-by to give them some food.
Zhou Jun led the horse and walked on the street inside the square. Looking at these shocking scenes, his heart was full of shock and emotion.
After only walking a few steps, Zhou Jun, who was dressed luxuriously and leading a horse, quickly became the target of many people.
There was the beggar who knelt at Zhou Jun's feet and repeatedly begged for a copper plate.
There was Baotou, who thought Zhou Jun was looking for a coolie and loudly recommended laborers he was familiar with.
There was also the one who sneaked closer and asked Zhou Jun directly if he wanted to find some thorny boys and girls to make him happy.
Zhou Jun was annoyed and irritable, pushed the people in front of him away, and walked forward quickly.
At this moment, he inexplicably remembered a sentence from his previous life.
"In places you can't see, there are always tragic things happening that are a hundred times more tragic than you can imagine."
After taking another two steps forward, Zhou Jun was suddenly hit from behind.
As a police officer in his previous life, he touched his waist almost subconsciously.
Sure enough, the wallet was stolen.
After getting on his horse, Zhou Jun shouted angrily and galloped towards the thief who fled towards the alley.