The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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"My lord, there are people, there are people." At this moment, the counselor hurriedly said.

"Is there anyone?" asked the nobleman.

"To people." Said the counselor.

"Where is this man?" asked the nobleman.

"It's in the land of Wu and Yue in the south of the Yangtze River." The counselor said.

"My lord, do you know who is employed on the Qin farm?" the counselor asked at this time.

"I don't know about this," said the nobleman.The nobles have no interest in these matters at all, they only know how much their wealth has increased and decreased.I don't ask about other things at all, and I have no interest in asking about such questions.The nobles naturally don't know.

"Slaves. They are all slaves from the surrounding uncivilized lands. These people are strong and hardworking: they work better than big animals." The counselor said.

"Oh. And this benefit, isn't it better than those untouchables." The nobleman said.

"Yes." said the counselor.

"It is indeed much easier to use than these untouchables. The key is that these people can't run away. They come from Heng. They have never been anywhere, and they don't know what's going on around them. When this person comes to a strange place, he is afraid. It's terrible, they naturally don't know how to run. In order to survive, they must work." Said the counselor.

"What if they riot again?" the nobleman asked at this time.

"Don't worry about that," the counselor said.

"I heard that some slaves came from various tribes, they fought with each other, and some didn't even understand the language. How they rioted. In other words, some slaves are much cheaper. They are given food, not much clothing, And doing business like this is very profitable." The counselor said on the side.

"Okay. Okay. No wonder the food in Qin is plentiful and ♀ cheap. It turns out that some slaves made it. I have to do it. It's much easier to use than these untouchables. ♀ Some untouchables know how to eat and don't work. And It’s maddening to go against me now.” The noble cursed loudly.The counselor laughed aside.

In fact, some places in Chu State used slaves before. After all, the price of slaves was relatively cheap.In addition, Chu State itself has a large slave trade, and the cost of slaves is very low.However, there are many problems with the use of slaves, such as farming. These people don't know how to do it at all, and the communication is difficult, which made it very inconvenient for Chu to use slaves at the beginning.The state of Chu also stopped using slaves. It is not worthwhile for them to use slaves, but these serf-like Chu people are very cost-effective. They know how to work, and as long as they are beaten, they will do it honestly. live.After some comparison, they still use these people.But things have changed a lot now.

1631 The Qin people came

Because the taxes levied on the Yangtze River waterway are too great.And sometimes because it is difficult to collect taxes, they have to give up in the end.Some merchant ships from the Chu State stored slaves from the colonies locally. The price of these slaves was cheap due to the backlog of storage, while the price of slaves from the Qin State rose rapidly.Faced with the temptation of such a low price, coupled with the loss of labor force, the use of slaves is naturally adopted. It can be said that the use of slaves and you has become a trend, because the labor cost of slaves is low, and the possibility of them escaping is relatively low. , plus factors such as sufficient supply of slaves.Large-scale use of slaves has become a trend.

Inside the Prime Minister's Mansion in Xianyang, Qin State.

"How is Tian Dan's situation," Meng Yi asked the Minister of Economy.

"Well. The attitude is a bit unclear." The Minister of Economy said.

"Oh. Tell me about it." Meng Yi said.He continued to write with a pen.

"I went to see Tian Dan and told him the news about the South Korean merchant ship docking on the eastern coast of Qi State. I think the people of Qi State will know this sooner or later. We can tell them that we can let them know about their own situation." The Minister of Economic Affairs said arrive.

"But this is very purposeful." Meng Yi said after listening.

"Well, even so, I think it will be beneficial to Qin." The Minister of Economy replied.

"It's better for us to be so frank than to pretend. Moreover, we may have great opportunities for cooperation in the future. If we were like this from the beginning, I'm afraid it will arouse the resentment of the people of Qi." The Minister of Economy said.

"En. You did the right thing. Then, what is Tian Dan's reaction," Meng Yi asked.

"He didn't react after hearing it," replied the Minister of Economy.

"Huh, this is very interesting." Meng Yi said.

"Yes. It's really interesting. I was just surprised at the time. I thought Tian Dan's reaction would be fierce, but the other party was very calm. This made me very curious. I continued to explain, but I didn't expect the other party's reaction to be very violent. ’ said the Minister of Economy.

"En." Meng Yi nodded in grace.

"I went on to explain the various advantages facing the Qi State. At this time, Tian Dan realized the opportunity they faced. Such an opportunity is very rare for them, but. Then I tentatively talked about the situation of King Qi. There is also the influence of the existence of King Qi. I said that King Qi may affect the taxation and the recovery of Qi State. I think Tian Dan has been thinking about it, and I think this matter is not easy to handle." The Minister of Economy said.

"En." Meng Yi nodded.

"It seems that we need to help Qi State." Meng Yi said.

"How can I help you, Prime Minister?" the Minister of Economy asked.

"We need to build momentum, create an atmosphere of public opinion, put the king of Qi in a disadvantageous state, and then force the people of Qi to make their own mistakes, of course. We can use more positive reports on the good deeds of Tian Dan and others. Let them become Qi The only ulcer in the hearts of the Chinese people." Meng Yi said.

"Well, we can try this method." The Minister of Economy nodded and said.

"En. We will start later. Under the pressure of such public opinion, King Qi's reputation will drop rapidly. But Tian Dan and others will rise rapidly. This is a good kind of temptation." Meng Yi said .

North of Qin State.

"Man in charge, further there is the border of the Qin State. Twenty miles to the left is the place where the tribes gather and confront the Qin army. From this place, we can bypass the opponent and enter the tribe's area. This was a place for smuggling before. .” A middle-aged man from Qin State said while riding a horse.

"En." A teenager nodded.

"Can the horses pass," the boy asked.

"Yes. But be careful, don't scare the horse. This area is full of minefields. And from time to time, Qin State patrols pass by." The middle-aged man said.

"Well, hurry up then. If it's too late, it's too late." The boy said.Although the young man was a little anxious, he was not anxious at all, because this matter had reached such a point.There is no need to lose the big picture by rushing.

And some things are being discussed in frustration in a medium camp of the tribe.

"The Qin people don't take us seriously at all, and they don't mean to let us in at all." The tribal leader said a little annoyed.However, the tribal leader spoke in Huaxia, and there was no tribal general around, but there were seven or eight Central Plains people sitting around. These Central Plains people were all businessmen, and some were from Qin. They and the tribal leader were just smuggling. Business partners in trade.

The tribal leader decided to seek refuge with the Qin people because no tribe's living conditions deteriorated, but no one could lead them to seek refuge, so he invited several Central Plains businessmen to make introductions.But these few people don't have such great skills at all.They can only lobby continuously, but they cannot influence Qin's opinions and development.This leads to the current unfavorable situation of the tribe.

The tribal leader has seen it.If the entire tribe wanted to make a big difference, they had to rely on the Qin people. The Qin people had powerful weapons, sufficient food, and excellent horses, especially their equipment. Their muskets could kill many people mercilessly.These are what the Huns did not have, and they were not the Huns in the first place, but a nomadic tribe that was forced to merge in, so there is no loyalty. The tribal leaders thought they could join Qin, but what did the Qin people think? , he didn't know at all, and these Central Plains people didn't know what Qin people thought, they were just doing some business boldly, who knew it would be like this.

"Lost." At this moment, a tribal knight shouted loudly outside the tent.

"#" A burst of conversations in the language of the northern nomadic tribes.Because they spoke too quickly, and these few people knew only a few languages ​​of the northern nomadic tribes, it was fine to discuss it reluctantly, but it still took a long time to ponder if they really want to go deep into their languages.

"They captured two Huaxia people. Let's go over and have a look. Maybe they were sent by the Qin people." The tribal leader said to several Central Plains people at this time.Then he rubbed his hands and quickly left the tent to follow the knight.

"Did the State of Qin send someone here?" asked one of the people from the Central Plains.

"I'm afraid it is. The Qin people used machine gun fire to cover us before. I'm afraid the Qin people will not stop." Another Central Plains man said.

"En. Let's go and have a look." A Central Plains man said calmly, and then several people followed him out.They don't know what the Qin people are doing here.

1632 Conditions of Qin people

When the tribal leader entered the camp, he saw a young man and a middle-aged man.Both of them stood calmly in the tent.

The tribal leader said something to the guard behind him, and the guard left.The Central Plains people who came in looked at these two people.

"You are," the tribal leader asked.

"We are people from Qin State, businessmen from Qin State. We are not representatives sent by the government." The young man stood up and said at this time.

"You are too young to be the master." The middle-aged man said at this time.