After briefly introducing the four-wheeled carriage and the cold drink shop to the audience in the live broadcast room, Xiao Tian also came to his destination, the talent market.
Of course, this so-called 'talent market' was a name given by Xiao Tian. In reality, this was a place for human trafficking!
As soon as Xiao Tian and the other two arrived, a twelve or thirteen year old youth came over to welcome them. "Greetings to the two young masters. I wonder what kind of goods the two young masters want. I'm very familiar with this place and can lead the way for the two young masters.”
"I want a young and beautiful one. It's best if she's educated. Can you find one here?”Xiao Tian asked.
"Young Master, you've asked the right person! There aren't many of them in the entire market. As long as they're young and beautiful, they'll be bought by those brothels, let alone reading and writing. They're definitely in high demand. Coincidentally, there was a flood in Henan Province. King Hejian had dealt with some corrupt officials. Their families were all beautiful. They had just arrived yesterday. There was still less than an hour before the sale began.”
"Take us there. This is your reward!”Xiao Tian casually tossed a small bag of copper coins to the young man. Xiao He had made these for him. They were specially used to give tips to servants. Each small bag contained twenty wen.
The young man took the money bag and immediately led the way for the three of them with a smile. As he led the way, he also introduced some interesting things that had happened here during this period of time. He could be considered a very competent tour guide!
The Tang Dynasty allowed the sale of slaves. The sources of slaves were roughly divided into several types. One was war, which was the largest source. Then there were the families of the criminals whose houses had been raided. However, the families usually entered the Education Bureau, and a small number of them would flow to the market.
It was worth mentioning that the current Education Bureau was not the same as the official brothels in the Song and Ming Dynasties. It was just a pure Rites and Music Bureau, responsible for teaching the court rites and music.
Then, there was another source of slaves, and that was usury! It was very common in any dynasty to owe money to loan sharks and then sell their children.
It was rare to see people selling their children because they couldn't make a living. It was because the land was vast and sparsely populated in the early Tang Dynasty, and the annexation of land was not serious. Every family had dozens of acres of land. Even in a year of great disaster, many families had food reserves and could survive.
Originally, Xiao Tian only wanted to try his luck. If he could not find a suitable one, he would go to the brothel to dig some.
In front of a shop run by the government, there were over a hundred women, most of them with disheveled hair. However, there were also exceptions. The seven or eight women on the far left had clearly just put on makeup today. They looked no different from the young ladies of rich families and were also the ones who were the most surrounded. It was considered a high-end item!
Xiao Tian was also attracted by a pair of twin sisters. He didn't expect to meet such a similar pair of sisters here. If they were used as greeters in a cold drink shop, it would be the best!
After a while, the first woman was brought up by the officer. The officer gathered the woman's hair behind her head and forced her to stand up straight so that the person who wanted to buy it could see it clearly. Then, the official began to read out the woman's background.
The woman looked to be around 24 or 25 years old. She could be considered a beauty with very fair skin and a good figure. She was the concubine of a county magistrate. The county magistrate was beheaded by Li Xiaogong, so she was banished to slavery. The price was five taels of silver, and the highest bidder got it.
"Eight taels!"
"Ten taels!"
"Twelve taels!"
Fang Xiao Qi looked at Xiao Tian and Xiao Tian nodded at her. Fang Xiao Qi also stood up and shouted,"Fifteen taels!”
However, with her beauty, it was obvious that she was not just 15 taels. If she was bought by a brothel, with some training, although she would not be the top prostitute, she still had the potential to become a red card. A red card could earn at least 200 to 300 taels a year for the brothel, and the woman could still be in the brothel for at least four to five years.
"Eighteen taels!"
"Twenty taels!"
"Fifty taels!" Fang Xiao Qi received Xiao Tian's hint and immediately shouted out fifty taels!
Instantly, there were no more bids. Fifty taels was not worth it. This woman only had the potential to become a red card, but she might not be able to become a red card.
Moreover, this was only the first one. There were hundreds of women present. There was no need to fight at the beginning.
Then, the second woman was also brought up by an official. After some introductions, the auction began.
This woman did not meet Xiao Tian's standards. However, Xiao Tian could not bear to see her pitiful appearance, especially when he saw that the people who bid were almost all managers of brothels and brothels. As a modern person, he could not tolerate such a thing happening under his eyes.
This woman was cheaper, only 33 taels of silver.
Then, it was the third one. Xiao Tian still couldn't bear it, so he asked Fang Xiaoqi to take another photo!
"Xiao Tian, don't tell me you want to buy them all? Do you have that much money?" Fang Yi 'ai asked when she saw Xiao Tian buying three in a row.
"That's right, buy them all!”
Xiao Tian didn't auction them off one by one. Instead, he walked up to the officer and asked,""Who is your lord? Tell him that I want all of these people!”
"Young Master, this is against the rules!”The officer replied carefully.
"There's nothing to do with the rules. Just one of you step forward and say a price!”Then, Xiao Tian turned to look at the managers and brothels and said indifferently,""If anyone wants to compete with me, you can also stand up. It doesn't matter even if all of you stand up. I'll say it here today. As long as one of these people is missing, I'll make all of you brothels drink the northwest wind for half a year!”
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