Since joining Jin Feng, the veteran has killed several groups of bandits one after another, and each of them got a lot of money.
Especially this time, Jin Feng gave each veteran nearly twenty taels of silver sent by Tigress's wealthy businessman husband.
This is a considerable amount of wealth. If you use it sparingly, it can last a family for several years.
But here, twenty taels is too little.
Let alone four, I can't afford even one Cyclops.
"So expensive?"
Jin Feng's brows also wrinkled slightly.
The shopkeeper wouldn't think that his group of people are from out of town, and would he be trying to trick people?
"Sir, young and strong men are always in demand, and veterans with sound limbs are even rarer. Thirty taels of silver each is really not expensive."
The fat shopkeeper said: "Those who have served in the military and come back alive with all their hair and tail are all masters. It is best to use them to look after homes and nursing homes. The gentlemen like them very much. I will never give up if the price is less than forty taels."
I won’t take action.”
"Sir, I can testify that the market price of veterans is basically not less than forty taels."
Yaro followed and said.
Jin Feng did not answer, but turned to look at Tang Dongdong.
After all, it was his first time buying a slave and he had no experience at all. He brought Tang Dongdong with him just to prevent him from being cheated.
Tang Dongdong nodded slightly, indicating that the market situation was like this.
"Sir, you...can you lend me...one hundred taels of silver?...No, ninety taels is enough!"
Da Liu's face turned red, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "I know this is a huge amount of money, and I may not be able to pay it back in my lifetime, but...but starting from today, I can be your husband's slave...as long as you say...
If you say that, I will never frown..."
"Go away, is it your turn to stand up for me?"
One-Eyed Dragon didn't wait for Jin Feng to answer, and kicked Da Liu hard: "I have been consigned to slavery, why do you want to join in the fun?"
"Da Liu, I see you are usually very smart, why are you so confused now?"
Tang Dongdong said: "Brother Feng can go to work after buying them. What are you going to do with them? Besides, don't you know what Brother Feng is like?
They followed Brother Feng, can Brother Feng still lose to them?"
"Well……"
Da Liu seemed to have been hit with a stick and was stunned for a moment.
Yes, with Jin Feng's character, he would definitely not treat Jin Peng badly. Why are you so stupid?
"Hey, I'm sorry, sir. I just saw Brother Jinpeng and got confused because of my excitement."
Da Liu got up from the ground, scratched his head and smiled.
"No more grabbing?"
Jin Feng glanced at Da Liu, took out a few banknotes from his arms and handed them to the fat shopkeeper.
"Sir, please wait a moment, I'll get you the Shenqi Yapai."
The fat shopkeeper took the banknote and trotted away.
The clerk stayed behind to find the keys to unlock the cyclops and others.
"Brother Jinpeng, we have dozens of brothers following Mr. Liang, Tieniu, and Zheng Fang. They are all here. They will definitely be very happy to see you."
Da Liu, who usually looked very stable, was as happy as a child at this time, pulling Jin Peng and talking non-stop.
Jin Feng was too lazy to join them and led Yalang out of the house: "Is there anyone else with Qingzhuang?"
"Sir, as far as I know, there is really no more." Yalang said helplessly: "Generally young people can sell them quickly after they are delivered to them, and no one will keep them."
"What should we do?"
Jin Feng frowned slightly.
The news from the court brought back by Qing Mulan gave Jin Feng a sense of urgency. Next, he would not only continue to expand the number of veterans, but also find ways to equip them with armor.
In an era without machinery, armor needed to be knocked out with a hammer, which required a lot of manpower. What could four people do?
I'm afraid it won't even be enough to make spinning wheels for textile factories.
"Sir, I think some of those women just now are pretty good. Why don't you buy a few back for emergency use first?"
Tang Dongdong said: "They may not be able to do blacksmithing work, but they should still be able to help make spinning wheels or smelt iron furnaces."
Jin Feng thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "This is a solution."
In the previous life, there were quite a few female workers in the machinery factory, and their work was no worse than that of male workers. Some tasks that required carefulness could even be done much better than male workers.
"Sir, these are the body and teeth plaques of Jin Peng and the four of them. Please keep them."
The fat shopkeeper trotted over and handed an envelope to Jin Feng.
After Jin Feng checked that it was correct, he handed the envelope to Tang Dongdong for safekeeping.
"Shopkeeper, the young man is gone. Do you still have any young girls here?"
"Of course there is, sir, didn't you just read it?"
The fat shopkeeper said: "Those are all good girls who can read, and each of them only costs ten taels of silver."
"I'm looking for people to work. It doesn't matter whether they are literate or not. What's important is that they are dexterous and can endure hardships." Jin Feng explained.
"There are more girls like this!"
The fat shopkeeper pointed to the first few rooms and said: "Those rooms are full of them. If there are not enough, sir, just ask for more, and I can find it for you in less than half an hour!"
With that said, he directed the waiter to call someone, open the room, and pull out groups of women tied up with ropes.
The taxes in Dakang have become heavier and heavier in recent years, and many people can no longer afford to pay the taxes, so the government arrested the men and sent them to the army, while the women were sent to government-run brothels.
However, in recent years, there have been too many people who cannot afford to pay taxes, and brothels cannot afford that many people. They only select some with outstanding looks and figures, and the rest are sent to dental shops to be sold together with the elderly and children.
Watching the waiter pull out thirty or forty people from a small room, Jin Feng simply couldn't imagine how those small rooms could accommodate so many people.
Many people were gasping for air after being pulled out.
The miserable appearance was similar to the "meat horses" that Jin Feng found in Iron Can Mountain.
"Sir, these girls have definitely endured hardship. As long as you give them a bite to eat, they will never be lazy in their work."
The fat shopkeeper smiled and said: "These girls only need two taels of silver each. If you want more, sir, for every ten women, I will give you five more children!"
Before coming here, Jin Feng knew what he would face, but listening to the fat shopkeeper talking about the prices of these girls in such an understatement, as if talking about animals, Jin Feng still felt that his scalp was numb, and there was an unspeakable sadness in his heart.
, I almost couldn’t help but run away.
This is the tragedy of this era and the tragedy of everyone.
Ten minutes later, the waiter finally brought out all the girls from several rooms, almost filling the courtyard.
Jin Feng roughly counted, and there were definitely more than two hundred people.
"Sir, you can take your pick."
The fat shopkeeper pointed to the wooden platform next to the courtyard wall.
Jin Feng took a long breath, suppressed the discomfort in his heart, and stood on the stage.
Cleared his throat and said loudly:
"I want to recruit some female workers to go back to work, maybe as carpenters or blacksmiths. If you are willing to come with me, please raise your hands."