What he showed the craftsmen was not some rare gadget, but a matching table and chair.
It's not like the Taishi Chair or the Eight Immortals Table. This thing has been around a long time ago. It's no longer possible to make money by inventing it to attract attention.
The set of tables and chairs he designed has some minor changes based on the ordinary Eight Immortals table, making it more convenient for restaurants to use.
These craftsmen are all masters. He understood what was going on after a little explanation, and they all praised him for his skill.
After confirming that the craftsmen understood what he meant, Chen Jingke prepared to leave, with a group of craftsmen following behind to see him off.
After walking a few steps, I saw a group of children running past me not far away, having a great time.
The oldest of these children are eight or nine years old and the youngest is only two or three years old. They are dressed completely differently than when they first arrived, and they are more lively.
Chen Jingke stopped and frowned, "Do these older children run around like this with nothing to do every day?"
The craftsmen thought he was angry, so they quickly apologized and said, "Master, please calm down. Master, please calm down."
Tian Dachun said hurriedly: "Master, please calm down. It's because we don't know what's good and what's wrong. We shouldn't let them idle. We will definitely change it in the future."
Chen Jingke smiled bitterly and waved his hands: "You misunderstood, that's not what I meant. I wanted to ask them, don't they need to study?"
The craftsmen were relieved. Tian Dachun smiled and said: "No humble person can read or write. When he gets older, he will work with us and learn the craft. This is how his ancestors have come here for generations."
Chen Jingke sighed secretly, knowing that he had inadvertently staged a show about why not eat minced meat. In this era, it was abnormal for ordinary children to study.
"Okay, I understand, you go and get to work and make what I want as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned around and left. As for asking teachers to teach these children how to read and write, he didn't say anything.
Following Sun Simiao, he learned a lot of things, such as the promotion of rice and the fight between rice and hatred. Sometimes, even if you want to be a good person, you must follow rules and regulations, otherwise it will have the opposite effect.
It is not too late to let these children study in the future when other opportunities are found.
And to put it more cruelly, with their background, studying is not as good as learning the craftsmanship of their fathers, at least it is a living of eating.
Chen Jingke asked them to study, not because he really expected them to get ahead by doing this, but because they would have a wider path after they became literate.
After that, he found Cheng Huailiang and three others and asked them to accompany him to the Yamen to find Yamen to buy some people.
Originally, the tooth man was still a bit mean-spirited, but Yuchi Xunyu kicked him over and said, "You are a blind bitch who doesn't even recognize you?"
"See clearly, this is the queen's nephew, this is the husband of Duke Yi's family, this is the husband of Duke Su's family, my name is Yuchi Xunyu, do you understand now?"
The Yaman finally got up from the ground. When he heard their identities, his legs gave out and he fell down again. He slapped himself and said:
"It was the young man who was ignorant and the villain who was ignorant and bumped into some noble people. Please spare your life, these noble people."
Chen Jingke had already guessed that this would be the case, but it still didn't apply. He frowned slightly and said, "Get up and talk properly."
The Yaren looked at the other three people timidly, not daring to move.
Yuchi Xunyu scolded: "Didn't you hear what the real person said? Why don't you get up?"
"Yes, yes, thank you for sparing your life." Na Yaren got up from the ground.
Then he respectfully asked Chen Jingke to sit down and showed him a thick list.
Chen Jingke said in surprise: "Are all of these people for sale?"
The tooth man said with a smile: "I'm just kidding. Nowadays, people are tight and expensive. A batch will be sold out within a few days. The first few pages have been sold out, but the following pages have not yet been sold."
s population."
Chen Jingke did a rough search and found that the number of people who were sold in the past few days would never exceed a month, and more than a thousand people were sold. This was still sold through official people, and private sales would only be more serious.
He really has nothing to do about this. He even has to buy people to solve the problem of manpower shortage, and he has no right to blame others.
All he can do is be kind to the people he buys back.
Turning to the back of the list, several pages were filled with names of people, including their place of origin, why they were sold, prices, etc.
Some of the people who were sold were bankrupt and sold themselves into slavery, some were sold by their former owners, and some were sold by their parents.
In fact, nothing could be seen from this list. He simply didn't read it and asked directly: "I need a blacksmith. Do you have a suitable one?"
Yaren said subconsciously: "The blacksmith is a craftsman, very..."
He immediately reacted mid-sentence and said with a smile: "Look at my mouth, I'm talking nonsense."
"Blacksmiths, right? There are some. Real people are just lucky. A blacksmith was sent here just at noon today. It was said that the whole family was arrested and sold into slavery because they couldn't pay back the money they owed to the mine."
Chen Jingke turned over the list in his hand and said, "Why is it not on this list?"
Yaren said: "This...these craftsmen are generally not recorded here."
Cheng Huailiang said from the side: "Generally, women with skills, beautiful births, and special talents will be detained by them privately, or sold at high prices, or used to please the powerful."
The man kept laughing and didn't dare to talk.
Chen Jingke simply threw the list on the table and said: "I want the blacksmith's family; I want five more who are honest and reliable and know how to cook. It doesn't have to be complicated."
"If we want five more clever teenagers, let's do it. By the way, if the whole family is sold, their families will be bought together."
Yaren said quickly: "Okay, I will bring you here right now."
"Wait a minute." Cheng Huailiang stopped the person, and then said to Chen Jingke: "It is inevitable that some people in the restaurant want to listen to music. How about buying two more women who are good at playing, playing and singing?"
"I'm afraid these women will end up miserable if they are bought by others. You are really kind-hearted. It will be a blessing for them to follow you."
Hearing this, Na Yaren's face turned bitter at first, but he didn't dare to say a word after touching his thigh, which was still aching.
Chen Jingke originally didn't intend to become a singer or dancer, but he changed his mind after hearing the second half of the sentence. He had no idea about human trafficking, and he could only save one person at a time.
"Okay, let's buy two."
The Yaren said flatteringly: "I dare not deceive these nobles. I only have two women in my hands who meet your requirements."
"It's just that half a month ago Wang Xiuqi Wang Langjun asked me to help him find a maid, and I was limited to delivering the goods today. I really can't afford to offend him, why don't you take one away first, and I will deliver it to you in a few days when I have good goods.
past?"
"Wang Xiuqi?" Qin Yandao's expression changed, and Cheng Huailiang and Yuchi Xunyu also looked embarrassed.
Chen Jingke immediately knew that his identity was not simple, and asked: "Who is this Wang Xiuqi Wang Langjun?"
Qin Yandao said helplessly: "A descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan."
Chen Jingke understood everything, but the influence of the Five Surnames and Qi Wang was still too huge. Let alone Qin Yandao and the other three, he didn't want to confront each other, at least not for no reason.
Just as he was about to agree, Yuchi Xunyu's words made his face turn cold.
"This prince is a lustful ghost with an extremely cruel temperament. He often buys women and brings them home to torture. I don't know how many women have been destroyed in his hands."
