Zhao Sheng can barely be regarded as a counselor under Xuzhou Governor Tao Qian.
This man and Chen Deng were from the same hometown, but they were both from Xiapi County, but Zhao Sheng did not have Chen Deng's ability.
Under Tao Qian, he could only manage to work as a small young official, helping to manage money and use it. It was equivalent to the functional department that merged the Finance Department and the Purchasing Department in later generations.
However, the position of Shaofu is at most the financial director of a regional branch, and the wealth he can control is no more than a county.
This time Tao Qian asked him to come to Hedong County with the original intention of letting him purchase a batch of Longshan iron tires to make weapons.
However, Zhao Sheng had a crooked idea along the way, and relying on his strong military strength, he even started a business of human teeth, hoping to make some extra money.
Satellite City No. 3.
The stewards beat Zhao Liu'er to pieces, put together the information they obtained, and submitted it to the North Guards Station.
Tian Feng frowned.
In fact, the slave trade has existed since ancient times, and it is always open to the public.
only……
"Young master doesn't like this. It seems that some people are going to be in trouble." Tian Feng handed the information to the steward on the side and ordered: "Immediately have someone go to Sanyuwashe in the south of the city to arrest this Zhao Sheng."
After the steward took it, he bowed his hand respectfully.
At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a steward walked in at the door.
"Office owner, the guard station in the east of the city came to report that the shopkeeper in Tangchi reported that someone was selling slave girls in the city. She had already found out where the slave was living and agreed to meet at Sanyu House in the south of the city in the afternoon."
Tian Feng's expression changed, and he frowned and said, "Shopkeeper Zhang?"
The steward nodded slightly, glanced at the strange-looking colleague next to Tian Feng, and asked curiously: "It was indeed shopkeeper Zhang who reported it, but what's wrong with it?"
Tian Feng twisted his beard and shook his head and said with a smile: "What a coincidence, we got it together."
South of the city.
The so-called Three Fish House is just because the store hung three wooden boards carved with fishes under the eaves at the entrance, hence the name.
As the immigrant population increases, the living environment in the inner city becomes tense, and the business of Wase is naturally very good.
The tile house is only 500 to 600 square meters, and if the store owner is more sinister, it can accommodate seven to eight hundred people at the same time.
The bunk in the hall on the first floor can accommodate more than 300 people. In the stables in the backyard and the private rooms on the second floor, there were two-story canopy beds in ancient times, and some even had five floors. People could park on the bed and lie down on it.
It's almost the same in the coffin.
At this time, in the private room on the second floor.
Zhao Sheng narrowed his triangular eyes, frowned and asked, "Liu'er hasn't come back yet?"
Several military men sitting opposite nodded at the same time. One of them, who looked taller, said in a sinister tone: "I told him a long time ago that there are mud-legged people outside the city, all of whom are poor. He wants to go, but why?"
With that kid, I can definitely sell it for a big price."
Zhao Sheng was very unhappy with the big man's teasing remarks, but he did not show it, after all, the other person was now his partner.
The reason why they were able to snatch so many women was thanks to the complicity of this big man.
A middle-aged man next to him picked up the sea bowl, took a sip of the turbid wine happily, and said with a smile: "Hey, tell me, how much can we earn this time?"
Several people's expressions changed and they looked at Zhao Sheng at the same time.
Zhao Sheng narrowed his eyes. Zhao Liu'er was his nephew. At this time, his nephew was not here, so these people had to divide the accounts. Obviously they didn't want Zhao Liu'er to get another share.
However, he just hesitated for a moment, then smiled sinisterly and said: "If we can sell all those people, at least there will be 70,000 to 80,000 copper coins, and the six of us will share it..."
"etc."
The big man suddenly interrupted him, pointed to the box next door, and said in a deep voice: "Let me stay with the mother and daughter. This is what we agreed."
Zhao Sheng raised his head and looked at the big man, frowned and said: "Those mother and daughter are both of the highest quality, worth at least 20,000 copper coins. Compared with them, other goods are not even as good as a finger."
Zhao Sheng's words made the soldiers next to him take a deep breath and look at the big man with disdain.
The big man was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand to hold the saber at his waist, and sneered: "Why, I discovered the man, do you have any objections to my actions?"
When Zhao Sheng saw that everyone was united with him, he suddenly gained courage, looked directly at the big man, and said, "You seem to have forgotten that if it weren't for Zhao Liu'er, you wouldn't have known that the three of them were hiding in the cellar."
The big man raised his thick eyebrows, and his hand movements were slightly tilted forward. This was his habit of drawing a knife.
Seeing the tense situation between the two men, several soldiers nearby frowned.
The big man's appearance is a bit ugly. Although the mother and daughter are good-looking, for safety reasons, it is best to sell them here. If they are taken back to Xuzhou, there will be endless troubles... Especially that woman, she is very dangerous.
Just when the situation reached a stalemate.
Knock, knock, knock, someone knocked on the door from outside.
Zhao Sheng asked impatiently: "Who is it?"
The waiter's flattering voice sounded outside, "Dear guest, the shopkeeper asked me to bring up a basin of the hot soup that was just made."
"No, take it away."
"Hey, come on, bring it in. I just want to soak my feet."
It was just a basin of hot soup. Zhao Sheng motioned for him to help himself and focused on the big man again. As for the middle-aged man who opened the door...
‘Peng’!
"Don't move at all."
As soon as the middle-aged man opened the door bolt, the door was kicked open from the outside, and then seven or eight fully armed city guards rushed in.
The sharp Eight-sided Han Sword was pointed directly at the faces of Zhao Sheng and others, and the big man instinctively drew out his saber.
What greeted him was the stern gaze of the squad leader, "If you miss, just try moving."
The box next door.
The same scene was also taking place. There was only one soldier in the box who was responsible for guarding the female slaves, and the rest were more than a dozen disheveled women.
"Third brother, what are you looking at? Come over quickly and help."
"Ah, oh, here, here it comes, here it comes."
The unusual behavior of the city guard member attracted the attention of several colleagues nearby, and everyone looked at him. No, perhaps more accurately, it was the woman who was helped up by the member of the team.
The woman looked to be no more than twenty-seven or eighty-years-old. She was wearing a light green dress with wisps of osmanthus branches and auspicious clouds embroidered on the cuffs. A beautiful flower knot was tied around her waist in pink silk. Her chest was wrapped with a wide placket, covered with snow.
The dot of cinnabar on the peak is extremely eye-catching.
Yangliu has a slender waist and pink skin. She may have worn the long skirt for many days, but it can't cover up her plump and graceful figure. She is too fat and too thin. Just at the first glance, it makes people unable to stand up.
Look away.
The woman bowed to the city guards with a calm expression, she seemed to be a well-educated person.
She gently tucked the hair on her forehead behind her ears. Just such a move made several bachelors in the city guard look dumbfounded.
None of them had much education, and at this moment they thought of one thing: Tate's mother is so beautiful!
"Daughter of the common people, Mrs. Du, I would like to thank the military masters for saving my life."