Steel Dynasty - Chapter 60

[Chapter 60 A carrot for Liang Dahai]

“Your Highness, this time the grassroots brought a total of three thousand slaves to your Highness, hehe.”

Before Xiao Ming could go to Liang Dahai and ask if he had any new slaves, he built the car in Niuli. Within a few days, he took the initiative to come to the door.

“Three thousand? Why are there so many this time?” Qin Le couldn’t believe his ears.

“Your Highness, I would like to thank the heaven for this gift. The heavy snow on the grassland this time caused the barbarians to freeze to death many cattle and sheep. Even if they trade with Dayu, the barbarian tribes cannot afford to raise many slaves. Instead of letting these slaves starve to death, it is better to Sell them to me in exchange for some food.”

After a pause, Liang Dahai said as if he was taking credit: “I traveled to several tribes on the grassland and had three thousand slaves in my hands. However, these barbarians were also very cunning, and they sold them to me. The price of slaves is very high, but thinking that Your Highness is in urgent need of slaves, I bought them.”

Xiao Ming nodded. Liang Dahai did a good job this time. Now Xiao Ming doesn’t care that the barbarians are the feudal people of the Chongqing Kingdom. Everything is given priority to the development of the fiefdom.

In recent years, barbarians have often raided the border, and they have captured an unknown number of people from Dayu. Many of the captured people died on the way to the grassland.

The lives of the people who were slaves in the barbarian tribes were also very miserable, and often only ten of them were captured. What’s worse, some barbarians would take pleasure in killing the people of the Chongqing Kingdom.

In his memory, he often heard that the barbarians would deliberately release the people of Dayu and then hunt them on horseback. This was just a game when they were bored.

“You did a good job this time. It doesn’t matter if the price is higher. They are all citizens of our country, Chongqing. They were captured by barbarians. This is a shame for the country of Chongqing. No matter what method is used, it will be a good thing to get them back.” Good thing, tell me, I want the total amount of money this time,” Xiao Ming said.

Liang Dahai had just returned from the barbarian grassland and had already heard that Xiao Ming had made a lot of money by organizing the Chamber of Commerce, and a large number of foreign merchants in Qingzhou also confirmed this.

However, after learning about the Chamber of Commerce, Liang Dahai also had his own ideas. He said: “Thanks to His Highness’s kindness, it is a great honor for the common people to do business with His Highness. However, the common people have a merciless request. Can you also allow me to do business with you?” What about Cao Min joining His Highness’ Chamber of Commerce? “

Xiao Ming smiled when he heard this. Now the Qingzhou Chamber of Commerce has become a very magical organization through the mouths of many businessmen. It’s like a pyramid scheme. As long as you join the Chamber of Commerce, you will make a fortune.

He said: “I didn’t have time to tell you about this because you went to the grassland. Since I cooperate with you in the slave trade, you are naturally one of my people. It is natural for you to join the Chamber of Commerce. But there is another thing you may also want to do.” I understand, I now have my own business. If you are willing, you can go to Li Kaiyuan and he will include you in the business. From now on, you will be my man. If your contribution is enough in the future, I can also give you You are an official and a half-job.”

“Your Highness!” Liang Dahai trembled slightly with excitement. The words “an official and a half-job” shocked him like a fairy.

Xiao Ming said with a smile: “You heard it right. In my fiefdom, I only recognize merit and do not recognize any wealthy families.”

Like any dynasty in ancient times, Dayu is also a dynasty with solidified classes, or in other words Because of the existence of aristocratic families, this solidification is even more extreme.

It is almost impossible for ordinary people to enter the aristocratic circle through their own efforts. Although Chongqing also has an imperial examination system, having a title does not mean that you can become an official.

Because after the written examination, there is a miserable interview session. This session is called Kanhe in Dayu. The so-called Kanhe means that after you obtain the title, you still need to be personally examined by officials appointed by the court.

This review involves more content, such as appearance, family background, filial piety, etc., and these content become excuses for review and elimination. At this time of year, the review officials will become the core issue of dispute between the ministers of the DPRK and China, because who gets this By doing errands, you can legitimately collect money from famous scholars, attack the children of rival families, and take the opportunity to expand the number of your own officials.

Of course, not all scholars must pass this test. Then you must be among the top three, and then you will be qualified for the palace examination.

That’s why Liang Dahai was so excited when he was promised that Liang Dahai would be given an official position in the future. This was because this was a true transformation of a chicken into a phoenix, and he was promoted to an official from a humble position as a merchant. This was also rare in history.

“Your Highness’s kindness and kindness will never be forgotten by Liang Dahai!” After being excited, Liang Dahai knelt down with a “dong” sound.

Xiao Ming was a little helpless, because with his thinking, he couldn’t regard being an official as something more important than life, but he could in Dayu Country.

He said: “Don’t be too happy too early. Whatever I can give you, I can also get back. Everything depends on you.”

Liang Dahai clasped his fists and said, “The common people understand that if His Highness has any mission in the future, Liang Dahai will

“Well, I will keep your words and wait for you to prove it to me. Let’s not talk about life and death for the moment. My business has just been established and it is a time when we are short of people.

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Go.”

Liang Dahai was still in his dream. He turned to leave, but suddenly remembered that he didn’t know how to find Li Kaiyuan, so he said, “Your Highness, where is this Li Kaiyuan?”

“There is a man named Li Kaiyuan next to the Patent Department. Just go in to Qingzhou Commercial Bank’s store. I told Li Kaiyuan about you, so you only need to give your name.” Xiao Ming said.

Liang Dahai nodded, turned around and secretly rejoiced, murmuring: “Father, mother, there is smoke coming out of the ancestral graves of the old Liang family.”

After summoning Liang Dahai, Xiao Ming went to the workshop base. Now the slaves are all directly Sent to that place, because of the needs of the Gongfang District, Chen Wenlong specially built a private village in the Gongfang District. All slaves lived in this private village.

The outer perimeter of the Minfang is a high wall, which wraps the Minfang in order to prevent slaves from escaping and outsiders from prying into it.

In order to cultivate skilled workers, he now urgently needs a group of young and active slaves.

He came to the workshop area and saw the slaves sent by Liang Dahai.

Unlike the slaves sent by Liang Dahai last time who still had life in their eyes, this group of slaves seemed to have no hope in their eyes. They were tortured and humiliated on the grassland, leaving them like zombies.

Xiao Ming asked the guards to take the older and younger slaves down to arrange accommodation, leaving only the slaves between thirteen and thirty years old.

Unlike older slaves, young minds are always restless. The eyes of these people glow with a different light, which is hope.

Among the three thousand slaves, only 300 strong slaves were left, which was not a high proportion because most of the young and strong slaves were killed by the barbarians.

At this time, Xiao Ming asked the guards to take these young slaves out of the workshop area and to the bank of Xiaoqing River.

(End of chapter)