Chapter 774: Prince Li Yuanhao's Tokyo Trip (Part 1)
East Cross Street is considered a prosperous place in Tokyo. Originally, it was only slightly prosperous. After all, the dignitaries in Tokyo live outside Donghua Gate, and the land prices here are not cheap.
But as Puhui Stores continued to open stores here, smart people discovered that there was money to be made on East Cross Street.
In the past, all large households would send servants to distant markets to buy goods and bring them back, or have the goods delivered directly to their homes.
Things are different now. With the emergence of Puhui Department Store, the traditional shopping model has been broken. Women prefer to go shopping in stores and enjoy the pleasure of shopping in stores.
However, due to their status, women from these powerful families generally do not go to Puhui Department Store to choose products. They still like to be treated like nobles. When they arrive at the store, they are greeted by dedicated people and there are even special courtyards for them to use.
The store opened by Puhui Trading Company on East Cross Street provides such services, and the service is very comprehensive. There are various services in the store. As long as you have money, you can enjoy extremely high courtesy here.
Nowadays, East Cross Street is more lively due to the arrival of Puhui Store, and other shops are also springing up like mushrooms after a rain.
No matter in this era or in future generations, as long as there is an attractive place, its surroundings will immediately become prosperous. This is the benefit brought by the flow of people.
I don’t know since when, the street near Puhui Store on East Cross Street was changed into a "lively street", where there are many shops, merchants gather, and even foreign merchants do business here.
Foreign merchants are also smart people. Who is the richest person in Tokyo? Of course it’s from these powerful families!
Not only can you buy exquisite and novel goods here, you can also buy your favorite pets and even slaves...
Private ownership of slaves has long been outlawed in the Song Dynasty, which means that people in the Song Dynasty will not become slaves, but if they sell themselves voluntarily, that is another matter. Although people in the Song Dynasty cannot become slaves, foreign slaves can be bought and sold legally.
As long as you have money, whether it is the charming beauties from the Western Regions, the gentle and submissive women of the Japanese country, or even the powerful women of the Khitan, they can become your subjects. Of course, not only women, but men can also be bought and sold, but
The price is slightly higher.
The strong slave stood there, staring at the two women passing by. The young businessman wearing a silk robe and a felt hat touched his beard and said in a low voice: "Who among these two people
Is it the Lord of Yangcheng County? Is he the one with the noble air?"
"Young master, there is not a trace of nobility in Yangcheng County. People in Tokyo City say that she is the reincarnation of a fairy, and she is kind and compassionate!"
The young merchant looked at the girl with a white curtain next to Liu, and said in surprise: "She is so young? I heard that she was an oiran back then. I wonder what she looks like!"
"The Lord of Yangcheng County is the one who is closely tied to Ye An's heart. If he attacks her, I'm afraid..."
The young merchant smiled: "Who said we are going to attack her? I just want to know if she is as smart and kind as the rumors say. My father often said that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will be able to fight a hundred battles. Now I also want to know about the wife of the Marquis of Yunzhong.
What kind of thing is he? Otherwise, how can he know himself and his enemy?"
Seeing the young man's Adam's apple moving up and down, the slave's expression suddenly changed, and he almost said in a pleading voice: "Young master, think twice, this is Tokyo City, and that woman is the destined wife of the Song Dynasty. With Ye An's ability, if
If we go crazy, we won’t even be able to escape!”
Li Yuanhao curled his lips disdainfully: "He was powerful in the beginning, but it's different now... Labuza, take off your clothes and let's change. I want to see if this Yangcheng County Lord is really like this."
According to rumors, it is usually a female Bodhisattva!"
Labuzha looked up at Li Yuanhao in horror: "Young Master, your life is as noble as a prairie eagle. There is a saying among the Han people that a son of ten thousand gold cannot sit down in court, so why should you take the risk? What's more, the Yunzhong County Marquis' Mansion is already
His strength is extraordinary, he has many elite soldiers and generals, and Yangcheng County Lord is surrounded by experts to protect him!"
But the more he said this, the more excited Li Yuanhao became. A young man in his twenties is the time when he is just starting out and has no fear of anything.
With a cold smile, he pulled the tattered clothes from La Buza's body. Li Yuanhao sniffed them with disgust: "You usually wear clothes like this to hide your eyes from others, but it's hard for people to notice! But the smell on this body is really not good.
OK..."
Labuzha smiled bitterly and said: "My young master, it is necessary to have such an unpleasant smell so that no one will be suspicious!"
Unexpectedly, Li Yuanhao shook his head with disdain and said: "No, it's because there is no filthy smell on these clothes. Look at the slaves around. Although they are dressed in different clothes, they look clean, but there is a lingering smell of filth on them.
Go, which noble person didn't hide his face and pass by?"
So while Labuzha was stunned, Li Yuanhao kicked down the chamber pot next to him and stood on these yellow and white objects, letting the incense smell spread around him.
Li Yuanhao, who was very satisfied with his disguise, opened the curtain on the tent and left, leaving Labuzha messy in the cold wind of early spring. He did not expect that the young master would be so cautious, or even overly cautious. Whose slave would be so smelly?
Yes, even if it smells like it, it shouldn't be so big. In this case, how can you get close to the noble person through escort?!
But obviously Li Yuanhao didn't think so. With a stinking smell all over his body, he thought he was under a perfect disguise...
Qin Mumu was never willing to go shopping in the city. The word slave was unacceptable to future generations like her. Although Ye An explained to her that the word "chen" evolved from slaves, at least with the development of the dynasty,
Through evolution, slavery has almost disappeared.
Although the free speech of equality for everyone has not yet appeared in this world, at least the slavery system has been mostly abolished, and the people of the Han family no longer had the risk of being captured as slaves in the Song Dynasty.
But looking at the sallow and thin faces of these people in the market, she still felt a little incredible, and asked in a low voice to Mrs. Liu next to her: "Didn't it say that Han people cannot be slaves? Why are there still these Han people who are slaves?
As a maid?"
Frowning and looking at those hopeful little faces, Mrs. Liu covered her mouth and nose with her sleeves and said: "These are children who were sold by their own family. Since they were sold by their own family, they will have nothing to do with them from now on.
Life and death have nothing to do with each other! If my sister can't bear it, I will buy it and give it to you."
Mrs. Liu waved her hand casually, as if she was giving Qin Mumu a very ordinary piece of jewelry.
The maid next to her took out a few coins from her arms and threw them over. The slave merchant took the money bag and weighed it in his hands for a while, then handed the children to her with the most flattering smile and shouted loudly:
Praise your slave for knowing the rules.
Qin Mumu naturally couldn't bear these children, but she also understood that the reason why Liu bought these children was to expand the labor force of Puhui Village.
There was no such thing as child labor in this era. As long as the children were sensible, they had to work in the fields. As for age, it didn't matter at all. Puhui Village also had a lot of such phenomena in the beginning.
But now, as the people of Puhui Commercial House become increasingly prosperous, the chances of children entering factories are getting smaller and smaller, and studying and studying have become their top priority.
Liu was keenly aware of this, but she did not say it explicitly, but hoped to expand the factory's labor force through slaves in the market.
But Qin Mumu has no intention of letting these children work in factories. Now their labor value is low. It is better to enter Puhuizhuang's school to study, so that they can better invest in factories in the future. They have no family, or they have already
Abandoned by their families, this is what makes them the perfect talent pool.