Servants, to put it bluntly, were slaves. It was just a better way of putting it.
It was like a guard, or to put it nicely, a customer.
Since the unification of the Qin Dynasty, it was reasonable to say that slavery had been broken away and it had become a feudal society.
However, from the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, it had always existed.
In the past, most of the slaves were prisoners of war. They were simply not used as humans and had a lower status than animals.
The current slaves were naturally stronger.
Where did most of the servants come from?
Most of these servants were ordinary people. Their families had a few acres of thin land and could barely make ends meet.
However, the weather is unpredictable, people have sooner or later misfortune.
For example, if there was a drought or a disaster, and the fields of ordinary people could not grow food, what would they do?
It was unrealistic to count on the government.
The majority of the commoners chose to sell their bodies to the aristocrats and wealthy families as slaves.
Some were signed for a certain period of time. Once the period was up, you could regain your freedom.
Some of them would directly sign for a lifetime, which was equivalent to giving their lives to the main family.
Another example would be if their child was sick and they had no money to treat him. What should they do?
It was still the same method, selling their bodies to the aristocrats and wealthy families in exchange for money, and then slowly paying them back through labor.
To put it bluntly, it was similar to long-term or short-term work.
Now that the people of the Wei family had run away, the servants could no longer be cared about, and the ten thousand mu of land could no longer be cared about.
These servants had nowhere to go.
Could it be that they were hoping that the government would give them the Wei family's land?
This was definitely impossible.
The government would only sell these fields to other big families, and the officials would profit from it.
As for the ordinary people and servants, they definitely did not have such a good thing.
? These servants no longer had a home. If Zhao Feng didn't extend an olive branch, these people would have become refugees.
He might have to sell his body to another family or become a beggar.
? Thus, these servants didn't hesitate for long before agreeing to follow Zhao Feng back to Mount White Wave.
? These servants only had one condition.
They could do anything, no matter how tiring the work was, as long as they were given food to eat.
However, the only thing was that he could not beat and scold them anymore. He could not whip them at will.
Zhao Feng, who was used to death, felt his nose turn sour when he heard this condition.
Zhao Feng calmed down.
"Everyone, please listen to me, Zhao Bolong.”
"Since I'm sending you to Mount Whitewave, I'm not asking you to be my slaves anymore. From now on, I, Zhao Bolong, will treat you as my brothers.”
"Whatever I eat, you will eat. With me, Zhao Bolong, eating, you won't go hungry.”
"Whatever I do, you do. It doesn't matter if you do more and others don't. {”
"Also, I'll get someone to teach your children how to read and write.”
"Remember, from today onwards, you are no longer slaves, but my brothers and sisters. Whoever bullies you, I will bring my men to kill their entire family.”
Silence. The entire place was silent.
Then, all the servants knelt on the ground.
Many people began to wipe their tears silently.
"Thank you for taking us in, Canal Marshal. From today onwards, we are willing to die for you.”The leading servant shouted.
Then, the others also shouted," I'm willing to die for the canal commander.”
"Get up, all of you. Go to the granary outside the city. We'll take everything that can be taken away. Don't leave any food or farm tools behind.”
"After taking it, burn the granary. From today onwards, the Wei family is a thing of the past.”
More than three thousand servants walked out of the city aggressively.
Their backs had never been as strong as they were today.
At this moment, Yang Feng rushed over with a face full of joy.
He was holding a small box in his hand.
"Canal Marshal, this is good stuff. It might be worth a lot of money now.”
Zhao Feng took the box and opened it.
It was a broad sword.
Not to mention anything else, from the workmanship to the material, it was obvious that it was not an ordinary item.
Most importantly, there was a word carved on the sword.
It was the word 'Qing'.
"Is this the sword that Wei Qing used back then?”
"That's right, Canal Marshal. I found this in the Wei Clan's ancestral hall and placed it in a very important place. The Wei Clan must have left in a hurry and forgotten to take this sword.”
"Sigh, Wei Qing is also a hero of his generation. If he knew that these descendants were like bears, I wonder if he would explode in anger.”
"However, this sword is really not bad. If I were to sell it in Luoyang, I reckon that many young masters would be willing to pay a high price.”
"Marshal, why don't you keep it as a sword?”
Zhao Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. We've raided the Wei family. Do you want Wei Qing to come and cause trouble for me at night?”
"Such an unlucky thing, what kind of sword is it? I'll keep it first and wait for Sun Bo to come back.”
At this moment, Xu Huang walked over quickly.
His expression was even happier than Yang Feng's.
"Canal Marshal, we've struck gold again.”
"Oh? How many goods could he get this time? The Wei family was really rich. They were indeed a century-old family with a lot of stock.”
"Three big boxes, about three thousand catties.”
"Not bad, not bad. This gold can be exchanged for many warhorses and many iron ores.”
……
Zhao Feng and company spent the entire afternoon in the Wei Family and took all the valuables out of the city.
There were quite a number of people in the city who were watching the show. They were chattering on both sides of the street.
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