All the people who trafficked people to other countries encountered robbers, and even those who came to the capital from other places to purchase goods were not spared. The robbers did not want money, but only people. After robbing them, they ran away with the people and prepared a large carriage.
.Everyone suffered heavy losses, and after returning to Beijing, they talked about not knowing what to do. Occasionally, I felt that I was unlucky last time, so I collected money to buy some people and trafficked them again, but by chance, I met the robbers again. Anyway, God said
We must put an end to the Yazi trade of the Yan people.
There was only one family. There was a man named Ni Er, who had been a horse dealer and usurper, and now he was a man. He sent three or four people out of Beijing to the State of Lu, and he never encountered any robbers. He was like no one else.
After that, every household that wanted to sell people had no choice but to sell to him. He took the opportunity to lower the price so much that a person was worth less than a sheep.
Who can believe that there is nothing fishy here? Then someone got him drunk and made him talk. Ni Er drunkenly said: "You guys, you haven't figured it out yet! Why are there so many slaves who have escaped and can't be caught? Hey, the prefect of Tianjin is the best at it.
You can’t make money! Hey, there are people who send stewards to guard the gates of Tianjin City. Hiccup~~ Tianjin Prefecture also needs to build an underground pipe network project! Tianjin does not close the city gates either! That Ge Prefect also sent officers and soldiers to pick up escaped slaves and bring them directly to the dock.
!Hiccup~~ Let me tell you, every time a living person is sent on board, the overseas countries will pay Tianjin Port money!" He slapped the table and shouted, "They don't care if you are a slave, as long as you are a human being!"
The man hurriedly asked: "So, the prefect of Tianjin deliberately let the fugitive slaves escape?"
Ni Er shook his head and said: "You still have to ask? Of course it was intentional! And those bandits who robbed, bullshit bandits! They are all officers and soldiers from all countries."
The man was shocked: "Countries?"
Ni Eryi waved his hand: "Any country with a large port on the sea will have officers and soldiers coming to snatch people." He said with his fingers, "Qi State has Haizhou Port, Lu State has Laizhou Port, Wu State has Shanghai Port, and Liao State has built it in recent years.
Sansanpo Port is also huge, and everyone has a share.”
The man said: "That Mr. Ge from Tianjin must also have had a hand in it."
Ni Er burped and waved his hands: "No, he doesn't have the time. Besides, there are so many escaped slaves, which is enough for him to earn. Why not make some money for the neighbors?"
The man said: "Why don't you send it to ordinary people?"
Ni Er looked at him sideways: "Everyone who wants to leave has gone away, and the rest obviously don't want to leave. Besides, if you go to other people's territory to rob people, will their officers and soldiers die? Anyway, you are not a slave.
When people are put on board, their heads are counted."
The man asked again: "Why didn't they rob Dong Ni's family?"
Ni Er smiled and said, "I have made an agreement with the Lu State a long time ago. I will send people there to collect it, and they will send troops to protect me." He sighed, "Don't blame me for the low price. The price is not low.
I am a slave when I buy it, and I am a good citizen when I give it away. I can't make any money at all, I can only make small profits but quick turnover."
The man nodded, thought for a moment and then asked: "Do the officers and soldiers of the Yan State not care about this matter?"
Ni Er said proudly: "Just pretend to be deaf and dumb! We have already been accommodating. Besides, those gentlemen in the Political Affairs Hall obviously want to abolish slavery. They wish that all the people in Yan State would change their profession."
The man hurriedly asked: "Master Ni, what is the abolition of slavery?"
"It means that you are no longer allowed to use slaves. Those who want to serve girls and mothers have to pay for them separately." Ni Er said, "Anyway, there is a reason. I listened for a long time and couldn't understand it. But..." He tilted his head and thought for a long time, "
It makes sense.”
The man laughed and said, "Second Master is having fun! You don't even understand, but you know it makes sense." Ni Er laughed, drank two more bottles of wine, and fell drunk. The man looked at Ni Er thoughtfully.
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This person was originally sent from Renshi Yashi. In all walks of life, guilds are the most important place. However, this Ni Er has just started working as a Yazi. He has not joined the guild at all, and the people in the guild do not recognize him.
He had also sent someone earlier to hint that he should get close to him, but Ni Er shook his head and said in defiance: "The guild is worse than shit in my eyes!" The guild could not stop him from doing business, nor did he know that he
How to do it. I heard that Ni Er was good at wine, so I came up with this strategy.
Although I know what is going on, it is not much different from not knowing. The Renyazi business itself buys and sells people. Slaves buy good people and give them away, even if they get a few money from overseas countries, how can it compare to a serious business? Such a big one
The capital Yaxing naturally refused to wait for death. However, as the saying goes, the people do not fight with the officials. When encountering officers and soldiers, even the most capable people have to suffer the consequences of being dumb. The leader convened some important people to discuss the matter.
Wang Dahu first said: "In my opinion, the joint is still with the regent. Regardless of whether the people who robbed my goods are the Yan army or from other countries, the regent's intention to destroy the human market has been confirmed."
Another thought: "I'm afraid it's not Yan Jun. Why did Yan Jun tell you so openly?"
Another one said: "The regent has always done things blatantly and not afraid of anyone knowing, and the place where the boss Wang's family met is only two days away from the capital. Jarvis will definitely not let other countries' officers and soldiers get closer."
After making random guesses for a long time, he stroked his beard and said, "Didn't Ni Er say there was a reason? We have to find out the reason first before we can come up with countermeasures." Everyone was right, Jiang is still hotter than ever.
Naturally, the master in the political hall was not visible to the people, so he recommended Wang Dahu to go to Jia Yun to find out. Jia Yun heard about the guest's intention, frowned and ate tea for half a day, and then said slowly: "Wang
Boss, I think you should change your career."
Wang Dahu was stunned and sighed: "It's not easy for me to guess. I don't want to...what is the reason?"
Jia Yun said: "Do you know what Yan State lacks most right now?"
Wang Dahu said with a smile: "Is there anything missing in the Yan Kingdom?"
Jia Yun shook her head: "The country of Yan is short of talents. It's not talents who are officials in the court, but talents from all walks of life."
Wang Dahu hurriedly said: "This is a big mistake! There are no talents in Yan State."
"The State Council of Yan actually has all kinds of talents, but it also lacks all kinds of talents." Jia Yun poured a cup of tea, held it in her hand and pointed, "For example, this tea cup is only so big, and it will be full after pouring a little tea.
He picked up the teapot again, "However, it's just a cup of tea, but it's not enough to put it in the pot." He put down the teapot and said, "Early on, Yan State was just a tea cup, but now so many talents are enough. In the future, Yan
The country is like a teapot, and there are not enough talents with such ideas."
Wang Dahu said inexplicably: "They are all from the Yan Kingdom, why did they suddenly change?"
Jia Yun smiled and said: "If the number of factories increases tenfold, will there be enough workers? Will there be enough factory managers? Will there be enough shopkeepers?"
Wang Dahu said: "What do you have to do with Ren Yazi?"
Jia Yun took a sip of tea and said: "There are big families in Beijing. Take the Zhongjing Hou Mansion as an example. They have more than 300 servants. They are still in decline. There are more than 800 people in the Zhenguo Mansion. These people are nothing more than
They do chores such as cleaning the courtyard, guarding the door, looking after the horses, running errands and delivering messages. No one likes to do these. Slaves are born to be servants, but their talents are not inferior to those of good people. In the master's house, they just eat and drink.
; It would be different if they were allowed to choose their own careers. Those who are willing to work should work, and those who are willing to farm should farm, even if they are willing to go to a brothel to be a tortoise? It is better than sweeping the yard and running errands to refresh people, right? It is also indispensable in ordinary people's homes.
There are stupid people who can't make iron and can't read. Isn't it a good salary for these people to sweep floors and guard doors in wealthy people's homes? This is called giving full play to one's subjective initiative and letting everyone do what they want to do. What's more?
There are also many talented servants among them, and it would be a pity to waste them sitting in the prince's mansion. Yan State needs talents, and the regent will soon abolish slavery."
Wang Dahu held his breath and listened attentively, and he actually understood it! It was like an overwhelming feeling. After a long time, he said: "How can you agree to this?"
Jia Yun said leisurely: "What do you want them to agree to? Anyway, the capital is gradually unable to buy new slaves. Nine out of ten slaves sent by other countries and sent away by Yan State met with robbers. The original slaves are getting more and more The less you run, the more you will lose more than half after two months of running. Dong Wang’s family, Green Forest Road has not been a vegetarian since ancient times."
Wang Dahu was shocked: "The regent wants the Green Forest people to rob the Duke's mansion?"
"What is he thinking?" Jia Yun picked up the pot and sifted tea. "The sun rises and the moon sets, and the water flows low. Many wealthy families in Beijing lack servants to look after them, so thieves will naturally come over. I'm afraid they won't pay to hire them." Bodyguards? With bodyguards in and out of the house, it will be easier for the slaves to escape."
Wang Dahu immediately said: "It's impossible for the master to hire bodyguards to guard the slaves."
Jia Yun smiled and said: "With such a big business, I think several escort agencies are blind and dare to compete with the Taiping Escort Agency for business."
Wang Dahu was dumbfounded! After a long while, he said: "Is the co-regent making such a fuss to attract business for their Taiping Escort Agency?"
Jia Yun smiled and said: "That's contrary to what I said. The Taiping Escort Bureau is planning to dominate this business in order to make it easier for slaves from various families to escape. It would be easy for other Escort Bureaus to do this business, just be like them." He held out two fingers. He shook his head and said, "Economy serves politics."
Wang Dahu took a few deep breaths: "... In this case, the regent must abolish the business of human teeth."
"Yes." Jia Yun said, "Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian have already lost their jobs. Jiangxi will also cancel this business in two years. The Wang family is in a tidal wave, and no one can stop it. Now that we know the follow-up, it is better to be early Make other plans. For example, build a factory."
Wang Dahu smiled bitterly and said: "I have been a human being for most of my life. How can I be a factory?"
Jia Yun said: "If you don't know it, how can others do it? Whoever does it first gets the benefit first. I believe that businessmen are all profit-seeking. Since there is no money to be made in this line of work, wouldn't it be good to change to another line?"
Wang Dahu still didn’t give up: “Are you really going to ruin the entire business?”
Jia Yun said: "If Mr. Wang doesn't believe it, why don't you go to Guangzhou and see if there is a market? If there is some discussion, the market in Guangzhou will not be gone. Besides, do you think anything has been compromised since the regent came to Beijing? Prime Minister Lin wants to Aren’t you collecting land taxes from the various princes this year? Can you compare with the princes? There are men holding an entire capital city of 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers, all of whom carry muskets."
Wang Dahu sighed: "Then we should slow down and allow us to sell the goods in our hands." As soon as he finished speaking, he slapped himself. Then Prime Minister Lin did not slow down in collecting the land tax. He just said it. He accepted it and sighed again, "The regent and others are too young, act recklessly, and show no shame. As time goes by, we may offend many people."
Jia Yun looked at him with a smile: "You have soldiers in your hands, who are you afraid of offending?" Wang Dahu was speechless.
When he returned to the guild, Wang Dahu looked disgraced, like a defeated cricket. Then he told Jia Yun everything he said. Everyone looked at each other in silence for a long time. Suddenly, a bad-tempered man started to curse, which attracted many people to follow him. , scolded all eighteen generations of the Jia family. After the scolding, there was silence.
The leader looked at them and said, "Keep scolding them." Everyone was silent. The leader snorted, "Don't you have nowhere to vent your anger? I'll let you guys finish scolding them first."
Someone said sadly: "Master, we no longer have the energy to scold you."
The leader of the association sighed: "What's the use of swearing? That Jia Cong is the lower realm of the Three Tanhai Association. Even witchcraft can't do anything to him, let alone how many times you curse."
Another asked: "What should we do? We can't let Baba waste it all."
The leader of the meeting said: "Is there any prince or prince who has not paid the land tax this year? Are you dissatisfied? The lesson from the past lies in the brothel." Everyone was silent again. The leader of the meeting sighed again, and after a while he said: "Change your career!" He then stood.
He stood up and walked out slowly with the help of crutches. After crossing the threshold, he said, "Since there is no road ahead, if we don't change the route, are we still waiting to die?"
In less than a month, the people and markets in the capital were dispersed, leaving only Ni Er, who only bought and did not sell. The slaves in the capital fled less and less, and finally some wealthy families began to be robbed. Wang Dahu haha
A smile: "The sun rises, the moon sets, and the water flows low."
There was chaos in the capital, but news suddenly broke out in the Rongguo Mansion. The Duke of Rongguo, Jia She, gathered all his servants to the Rongxi Hall, stood in front of the hall with his hands folded, and said seriously: "You are all the sons of my family, and together with
I have worked in my house all my life. Now times have changed, and it’s time for you to be liberated."
Everyone looked at each other in shock. No one in Rongguo Mansion escaped: Why are you running with the regent? A steward who was familiar with Jia She asked: "Master, what are you talking about?"
Jia She coughed twice: "Jia Cong, tell me."
Jia Cong walked from the side to the middle with a smile and said loudly: "I won't say it's that complicated. There are only two things for everyone to come here today: First, burn everyone's deeds of betrayal and invite comrades from the Ministry of Household Affairs to help everyone apply for good citizenship.
Household registration; secondly, for those who are still willing to work in Rongguo Mansion, we will sign a service contract. Rongguo Mansion is so big that it needs someone to manage it, and the Duke of Guo also needs someone to serve him. In a word, you can leave if you want, and you can stay if you want to."
Everyone was shocked: "What is the prince doing!"
Jia Cong thought for a moment and said: "I have many nice things to say, such as that people should be born free, but I can't say them out. Because most people are not free. No matter you or me, no matter body or mind. Even so, we
We still cannot help but try our best to pursue relative freedom under countless constraints. This pursuit is the driving force for society to move forward. We are currently in a period of social transformation, the industrial revolution has begun, materials will gradually become richer, and slavery will be abolished sooner or later.
.Therefore, I am willing to be one step ahead."
The people below could not understand and were at a loss. Jia She frowned and said, "I said something they couldn't understand."
Jia Cong smiled and said: "You don't have to understand it, just remember it thoroughly. After taking the night school course, you will gradually understand it." He waved his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work for Rongguo Mansion. From now on, you are free.