"What? One thousand taels per person. No, it's too expensive, too expensive." Shen Xing didn't even look at anyone and just shook his head like a rattle.
To say that one thousand taels is really not cheap. In terms of consumption at that time, a family of three could only live on one tael of silver a month. If you save a little, you can live on one tael of silver. Now a slave needs One thousand taels, doesn't it mean that it is equivalent to the cost of living for a family of three for a lifetime?
Shen Ao also frowned. He also felt that the price was a bit outrageous. It was not that he felt sorry for the silver. Not to mention one thousand taels, it was 12,000,000 taels or one million taels. He wanted to spend it. He didn't even frown, as if he wanted Lu Shun to ask Ma Ye for help, so he asked for two million taels of benefits. But he was just a slave, and the asking price was so high, so he had to think about it carefully.
Shen Ao did not speak immediately, but instead cast his gaze on Weng Jiu. Sensing this gaze, Weng Jiu quickly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I don't dare to deceive you. I really want to ask for a thousand taels. In fact, it is already cheap. When I first came here, it cost two thousand taels. This was because no one came to buy it, so the price was lowered."
Weng Jiu was also a little helpless. Shen Ao asked for the best, but now that he was here and found it too expensive, what else could he say.
Shen Ao looked at the helpless look and said, "Okay, it's best not to lie to someone. Let's go up and take a look."
Although Shen Ao's eyes were very calm, Weng Jiu felt a tremor all over his body just now. Fortunately, he had a clear conscience. This time he really didn't mean to lie. These two slaves really wanted one thousand taels per person.
At this time, Shen Ao had already passed Weng Jiu and walked to the wooden platform, attracting the attention of Qian Yan who was sitting there drinking hot tea.
Qian Yan, also known as Qian Yan. It means that this person has fallen into the money eye. As long as there is no profitable business, he will not dare to do it. These two slaves were also the ones he took big risks and spent money on. I got it from the west at a big price. I originally thought I could take the opportunity to make a fortune, but I didn't expect that it had not been sold for more than two months, and I had eaten a lot of grain. Now my intestines are turning green.
In order not to bring money in, Qian Yan has decided to sell as long as the price is about the same. Not to mention making money, at least he can't continue to lose money. Just now, when Shen Ao and his group came closer, he noticed that he also saw the broker Weng Jiu. He didn't stand up to say hello, he just wanted to observe and see if these were real buyers.
Now I saw the handsome young man who was the youngest among the crowd, but everyone was headed by him, walked up to the wooden platform. He quickly stood up and said loudly while facing him, "Your Excellency, please slow down, this The slave is very fierce and may scare you. If you need to know anything, I can help you."
"Your Excellency, his name is Qian Yan, and he is known as Qian Yan. He is a master who only recognizes money and not people. As long as he is given money, he dares to do anything." Weng Jiu followed up in time and whispered in Shen Ao's ear. Said.
"Yes." Shen Ao nodded slightly, and as expected he stood where he was. Then he pointed at the tall slave who was nearest and said, "Come on, move his hair away. I want to take a look at his hair." appearance."
"Okay." Qian Yan knew that the noble man was interested, so he responded, and then like a magic trick, a slender stick appeared in his hand. He then passed it forward, parted his hair, and exposed The face of a bound slave.
Tied to the stake was a young man wearing a worn-out sheepskin coat, with a gray face, a bad smell all over his body, and a few scabbed scars on his neck. He looked very desolate. His hair was covering his face. When he was lifted up, he also raised his head and looked at everyone.
"He looks so fierce." Maybe it was the scar on her neck that frightened Bai Qiutong, she instinctively screamed softly, and then hid behind Shen Ao.
Shi Lei instinctively touched the waist knife with his right hand and stood next to Shen Ao. Looking at his appearance, he seemed to be ready to use the knife to deal with the enemy at any time.
"Hmph." After seeing everyone's reaction, the slave man snorted involuntarily, then closed his eyes and lowered his head.
"Sorry, I scared you all. It's because he is so fierce that he always covers his face with long hair." Qian Yan chuckled. He had seen too many such reactions and didn't take it seriously. .
The slave man is indeed fierce-looking. His square face is covered with gray protrusions, which makes it difficult for people to see his true appearance. The scar on his neck is too obvious, so he feels very scary, so that everyone will I couldn't help but ignore his eyes.
Shen Ao is the only one among them. It happened to be this person's eyes that he was looking at just now. It is said that the eyes are the windows to the human soul. Whether a person is good or evil, traitorous or loyal can often be judged through his eyes. Shen Ao Ao noticed that what was different about the slave man was his eyes. These eyes were bright and full of hope.
A person with hope in his heart could still emit such light in his eyes. Shen Ao didn't believe how bad his heart could be. As for his fierce appearance, it was born from his mother and could not be changed. No one could blame him.
"Tell me about his situation." Shen Ao kept the discovery in his heart and did not say it out loud. Instead, he looked at Qian Yan. He believed that this slave must have a story.
After seeing the person, Shen Ao had no intention of retreating. Qian Yan's heart moved. He had a feeling that the business might be concluded today. He immediately became interested and became more energetic. " This noble man, speaking of this slave, is not an ordinary person. You can tell from his appearance that he can fight. In fact, he used to be a frontier soldier of our Daqian Kingdom. His surname was Tie and his name was Long. He once suppressed mountain bandits. He has also gone to the battlefield and killed barbarians and made meritorious deeds, so he can be called a tiger general."
Qian Yan was very happy when he talked about the slave man's past. People who didn't know it thought that these experiences happened to him and that he was responsible for those achievements.
"Hey." Qian Yan was still dancing and dancing just now, but soon he sighed: "It's just a pity that he beat a centurion impulsively, causing him to be disabled for life. Under military law, he should be punished He was sentenced to beheading. Other comrades in the army pleaded for mercy and were sentenced to be slaves. The younger one happened to be buying and selling on the border at that time, so he bought his brother and sister over."
"Brother and sister?" Shen Ao asked with confusion.
"Yes, brothers and sisters, the slave here is Tie Long's sister Tie Feng. It was the centurion who wanted to bully Tie Feng, which led to Tie Long's revenge." Qian Yan nodded and pointed to another person. The man on the pillar next to him whose face was also covered by his long hair said.
"They are actually brother and sister. Doesn't that mean that if you buy one, the other will follow?" Shen Ao asked, having a certain understanding of what was going on.
"Yes, this is the condition proposed by Tie Long. If anyone separates the brother and sister, they will not live alone and will starve to death. Otherwise, just one Tie Long will not be sold." When Qian Yan said this, there was a hint of embarrassment on his face. After all, it was a bit excessive for him to ask people to buy the slaves in his hands, and he had to put up conditions. But he had to make it clear first. , what if the noble master in front of me bought Tie Long back and he went on a hunger strike and died, wouldn't he still come to trouble him? He is not the kind of person who does a one-time deal, he will stay in the slave market for a long time.
"That's it." Shen Ao finally understood what was going on, so he nodded, turned around and walked towards the wooden platform. Weng Jiu who was on the side also rushed over, "Your Excellency, if you don't like it, we can If you go to other places and take a look, you might be able to catch your eye."
"No, it's up to them. You can negotiate the price. Let's take two thousand taels for two people as an example. I'll give you 10% of the profit after the negotiation." Shen Ao shook his head. Ever since he learned about Tie Long's experience, he I decided to buy this man. I didn't necessarily want him to work for me, but because he had made great contributions to Da Qian and killed Western barbarian soldiers, he was worth saving.
"Ah! Oh, okay, okay." I originally thought there was no hope, but I didn't expect that Shen Ao would take a fancy to these two slaves. After negotiating the price, he would be given 10% of the price, which was definitely a good thing. He knew it very well. Qian said, these two slaves have been sold for several months, and they don't know how much they put in just for food. Now as long as someone sells them, they will sell them if they make a little profit. It is better than losing them in the hands.
Full of confidence, Weng Jiu turned around to the wooden platform and started bargaining with Qian Yan.
Qian Yan really didn't want to raise money and was eager to sell. Seizing this mentality, Weng Jiu naturally lowered the price again and again. In the end, Qian Yan became jealous, so Weng Jiu stopped. Although he felt that the price was okay. He pressed down a little, but considering that he would have to hang out in the slave market in the future, it would be hard to offend others. Besides, the noble man should be quite satisfied with the price, so he agreed on the final price, turned around and ran to Shen In front of pride.
"Your Excellency, the price has been negotiated. The two of us have a total of one thousand two hundred taels." Weng Jiu said excitedly.
Ordinarily two people cost one thousand two hundred taels, so the price of six hundred taels per person is not cheap. But compared to Qian Yan's asking price, which is already half, Shen Ao is still satisfied. "Very good, 10% profit, you can It’s eighty taels, let Qian Yan take the people and let’s go to the bullock cart place to trade together.”
"Okay, okay." A broker can get eighty taels, which is several times more than the total he has earned in the past three years. Qian Yan feels that this time he has met a noble person. With this money, his family will be able to get 80 taels. No need to go hungry anymore.
Both parties were happy in front of the carriage. Qian Yan got the money and handed over Tie Long and Tie Feng to Shen Ao. At the same time, he also took out the slave status contract issued by the government.