When Yuzai appeared on the streets of Lagash, he quickly attracted the curious attention of many people.
After the priests broke into the palace at night some time ago, there are now a lot of rumors about this foreigner in the city-state of Lagash.
And King Gudea's visit to this foreigner, whom he respectfully called "Umia", has also been announced in the form of a proclamation.
Not many people objected to this.
On the contrary, they thought that this foreigner should be really talented and learned.
King Gudea is a just shepherd, and his words and judgments are infallible.
Yuzai came to the street and headed straight for the slave market.
If you want to build Tianfang City, the builders of the most important city-states must not be of noble origin, and those noble people will not give up their interests and follow you to the northern region.
Therefore, slaves are the best choice. Buy them, teach them, free them, and give them a new meaning. In a certain situation, slaves are like blank sheets of paper, and compared to immature children, they have more certain
self-thought.
Moreover, what Yu Zai did was a legal purchase, and there was no robbery. Even if the nobles objected to instilling knowledge into the slaves, they could not control Tianfang City in the north.
After all, we all have different national conditions. I can do whatever I like. It’s your turn to make irresponsible remarks.
Is that the king’s teacher?
Not only is he the king of the east, but he is also the master of the king of Lagash?
Umia is already the most dignified teacher, so what should the current teacher of the King be called?
However, this King of the East, who is said to rule a very vast territory, is surprisingly easy to talk to and doesn't have the airs of a king. This fact makes Su'kal feel quite comfortable.
Of course, the most interesting thing is that the King of the East in front of him is actually bargaining with the slave trader who sells slaves. Although the words cannot be explained clearly, the bargaining method seems to be very powerful. The slave trader has a red forehead.
Khan was already very unhappy, but the person in front of him was the imperial master of Lagash. He was just an ordinary businessman, so how could he dare to lose his temper?
Therefore, the slave stall owner had a ferocious look on his face, indicating that he was not angry at all.
It is true that the King of the East's bargaining methods were too brutal.
There are twenty fresh and well-tamed slaves here, transported from far away places. Who cares which city-state they were from in the past? According to the price, one slave needs at least a sheaf of barley, or twenty
The slaves were packed up and given a piece of silver as big as their thumb in exchange.
But the King of the East in front of me actually raised a little thumb!
And in front of the slave trader, he cut off the nail of his little finger and pointed at the silver, saying that this was the most he could give.
Someone else offered 80,000 yuan.
This King of the East is already 80 years old, and he still wants to ask you if you will provide after-sales service.
The slaves lowered their heads, and only one female slave raised her head slightly, but her eyes did not seem to be looking at the King of the East, but at the strangely dressed head of the King of the East, with a little yellow chicken on his head.
As a small slave owner, the young man Sukal looked at the King of the East who was selecting slaves in front of him, and his mind was filled with thoughts. After standing for a long time, his curiosity overcame other thoughts, and he finally tried to talk to him:
"I heard that you are the King of the East? Is this how the King of the East dresses? It's really strange."
Su'kal muttered, talking and gesticulating. He looked at the other person's expression and murmured in his heart, feeling that the other person might not understand what he said.
However, the King of the East has learned some vocabulary. Even if he does not communicate in the mode of divine metaphor, he can understand the general meaning at this moment. At this time, he responded to the young man in broken language:
"Geology, investigation, clothes. Not royal clothes."
A few short words with separate meanings can probably make the other party understand the meaning.
The young man Su'kal clicked his tongue, his head full of doubts.
What is a geological survey? But at least you know that the other party's clothes are not royal clothes.
Yes, I heard that this person crossed a thousand mountains to come here. Wearing that kind of spacious ceremonial clothes, there must be no way to walk such a long distance. Is he here for some geological survey?
Su'kal straightened his clothes and showed his identity as a priest student of the Second Temple.
He is also a noble little slave owner and belongs to the ranks of the nobility.
There are fifteen temples in the city of Lagash, three of which are used to train priest students. Most of the people selected are middle class and people with aristocratic blood. This is the education of the Sumerians. The priests are
It is impossible to be selected from among the untouchables, unless you rebel and kidnap the teacher.
"King of the East, I heard that there are no slaves in your land, right?"
"I can't even imagine what a society without slaves would be like. No one would do the dirty work, and no one would do the hard work for you. As a king, do you still have to go to the fields to farm or do something?
Something you don’t have to do?”
The King of the East probably understood what the little slave owner meant, and he grinned.
Su'kal didn't know what the other party's smile meant.
But soon, he understood a few words of the King of the East, which roughly meant that the current King Gudea asked him to teach priests, apprentices, and even slaves, and briefly vacated a temple. If he wanted to
If you want to know the composition of Eastern society, then take the course of this King of the East.
Su'kal raised his eyebrows: "I feel honored for this, King of the East!"
"But it would be insulting for me to sit in the same room as the slaves. While I sit, they should kneel on the ground or stand far away."
There was nothing wrong with Su'kal's words, but they aroused the ridicule of the King of the East in front of him. Even the chicken on the King of the East's head made a strange chirping laugh.
This made his face immediately turn red and he became a little angry.
It wasn't until the King of the East in front of him said that he could be given a seat with special treatment that Su'kal's expression softened.
Well, as a noble, I also respect some codes of conduct of other city-states, let alone those who come here from the far east.
I just managed to sit a little higher, and sat with those slaves who were like pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep for a short time.
If you think about it carefully, in the temple, the priests would sometimes bring slaves in and out of the temple. With this in mind, Su'kal thought of the slaves in the school as the slaves and servants in the temple who were used to serve the gods.
As a return gift, facing the King of the East coming from afar, Su'kal naturally had to be respectful, so Su'kal said that he would help the King of the East purchase the slaves in front of him, and he would pay for it.
"The pocket money my family gives me is enough. Is this silver enough?"
Su'kal handed a piece of silver to the slave trader, who suddenly widened his eyes and was overjoyed.
At this time, the King of the East laughed and told Su'kal that his behavior was very interesting.
Sukar grasped his temperament: "My family has many cattle and sheep, as well as vast land, silver barley and beer, there is no shortage of them. My family follows the first of New Lagash
King, it has continued to this day for hundreds of years."
"This is the tuition fee I give you. The fees charged by the priests of the temple are much more expensive than purchasing these slaves."
"Umiya (great teachers) are all very rich. It is really rare for a king like you to bargain for a small amount of wealth."