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Volume 2: The Competition for Deer in the World, Part 2

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    People are coming and going on the noisy street.

    In Lekang City, or the counties west of Longxi, Jiuyuan, and Pingyi, the further west you go, the more various types of people you can see.  It is also the area where the cultural, economic, commercial activities and even the strong smell of gunpowder between Da Qin and distant Western countries are strongest.

    The Arabs, Persians, Thracians, Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Medes, West Asians, Macedonians, black people in Africa, and the Jews who have not yet worn turbans, etc., you  They can all be seen in Ankang, Anle, Anbei, Dongzhou, Zhongzhou, and Xizhou counties in the western frontier of the Qin Dynasty, and they can also be seen by monks in India.

    "As for Lekang City, due to various reasons, although it was only built twenty years ago, it is already one of the most prosperous cities in the western frontier of the Qin Dynasty.

    With its wide streets, row upon row of houses and buildings, and the constant flow of people, Lekang City, which is nearly ten thousand miles away from Xianyang, is not much worse than some big cities in the hinterland of Da Qin.

    In the bustling crowd, Hu Hai, who had gray hair on his temples but had the face of a young man in clothes, and Long Xuan and Long Hong, who were following him with gray hair and beards, looked particularly dazzling.

    There were a lot of people, but every time the three of them walked by, the crowd would be cleverly separated by the guards of the Longwei Mansion disguised as ordinary people at the front, back, left and right. No pedestrians could come directly within three feet of Hu Hai's body.  .

    However, the methods of the guards of Longwei Mansion were obviously extremely clever. Although pedestrians were constantly separated and diverted, no one found out that they were deliberately divided.

    When the train arrived at Lekang City, Hu Hai quietly left the station under the escort of the guards of Longwei Mansion and entered the Lekang Palace in Lekang City.  Hu Hai had just asked Long Jiao, Long Mei and Qi Yi to go down to rest. Long Xuan, who had changed into casual clothes, had already arrived at Lekang Palace.

    As for the 20,000 Suzaku Army cavalry, they entered the camp outside Lekang City and stationed temporarily.

    When Long Xuan arrived, Hu Hai went straight out of Lekang Palace, ignoring Long Hong's pleading eyes with a bitter look on his face.

    "You. As the commander-in-chief of the first army, how can you leave your post without authorization? Are you still pretending to be pitiful? You really should be severely punished."

    Hu Hai looked at the bustling crowd around him, suddenly turned his head and nodded at Long Xuan, who had been following him with his head lowered, and said with a smile.  Although the words in his mouth were severe punishment, the smile in his eyebrows did not mean the slightest bit of blame.

    Long Xuan, whose eyes were red, just giggled when he heard Hu Hai's scolding.  If there were soldiers of the Suzaku Army nearby at this moment, if they saw the always decisive and decisive coach showing such a stupid look to a half-grown boy, his eyes would probably pop out of his head in fright.

    If Hu Hai said he was unhappy after seeing Long Xuan, it was obviously a lie.

    When he first came to the Qin Dynasty, the twelve personal guards, Long Jiao, Long Mei, Long Bing, Long Xue, were already the concubines in the harem, and the other eight were from Xuanhuang and Huanghuang.  After decades of getting along, the relationship between Hu Hai and the others has actually gone beyond that of a simple master and servant.  Many times, they are more like friends, brothers, or teachers even though they are about the same age.

    One by one, important ministers are getting old, and one by one old friends are passing away.  Even the youngest Long Huang was already the commander-in-chief of the Guilin Army, commanding an army of 100,000 to guard Ashan County.

    They are not only Hu Hai¡¯s servants, but also the most solid pillars of Da Qin today.

    "Looking at your silly smile, you don't look like a general commanding an army?" Looking at Long Xuan, whose eyes were red, Hu Hai was moved but scolded him with a straight face.

    "Myolie is still in Ankang City?"

    Hu Hai was shouting and scolding, but he changed the subject and asked casually.

    Long Xinger.  The daughter of Long Xuan and Fan Yu.  Apparently Long Xing'er inherited the best genes from Long Xuan and Fan Yu. She loved to dance with guns and sticks since she was a child. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she followed Long Xuan and Fan Yu on various expeditions.  By that time, he had already been promoted to captain.

    She is already a young girl in her late twenties and early twenties.  But they still haven't gotten married. At this moment, the orthodox soldiers are stationed in Ankang County, the westernmost county in the western frontier of Great Qin.

    "Reply to Your Majesty, I will send a message to Myolie to come see Your Majesty."

    "You have traveled thousands of miles back and forth. I will have already left by the time Myolie comes back." Hu Hai glared at Long Xuan, "As a father, you haven't found a husband for Myolie yet?"

    Long Xuan glanced at Hu Hai resentfully after hearing Hu Hai's words.  He lowered his head and said nothing.

    ¡°If you hadn¡¯t always felt sorry for Myolie and promised her that no one could force her to marry except the man she liked, would I still let her go wild?

    Myolie said that she must find a man who is as upright as her father before she gets married.  Just imagine, is there anyone in this world who can compare to you?  It's good now that you still say it's my problem.

    "Your Majesty, how about you choose a good man to marry Xing'er?"After a brief moment of resentment, Long Xuan immediately followed Hu Hai's words and climbed up, licking his face and saying.

    "you¡­¡­"

    "I've beaten someone to death, I've beaten someone to death!"

    "Didi!"

    Hu Hai nodded at Long Xuan, who looked tired, and just as he was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion on the street in front of him.  A sharp whistle sounded immediately.  The noisy human voices were instantly suppressed.

    The ones who blew the whistle were the yamen of the Ministry of Justice who were present in every city in the Qin Dynasty, which were similar to the policemen of later generations.

    The front of the street was already blocked by onlookers, and the noisy voices were mixed with the sound of whipping and the constant screams of misery.

    "Go and have a look."

    Seeing Long Hong¡¯s questioning look, Hu Hai spoke up.

    The guards of the Longwei Mansion in front quietly separated the crowd gathered in the middle of the street in a short while, inevitably causing the onlookers to yell and curse.  After all, there were too many people watching the excitement. If the Longwei Mansion guards wanted to show Hu Hai a way out, they had to squeeze out the people who originally occupied good positions.

    However, the shouting and cursing immediately disappeared. It was obvious that facing the tall guards of Longwei Mansion who were not easy to mess with, those who figured out the situation could only admit that they were unlucky.

    In the center of the field were a young man wearing a brocade robe and six or seven strong men who could be identified as the young man's servants at a glance.  Lying on the ground were seven men with disheveled hair, ragged clothes and shackles.

    From the occasional wisps of snow-white spring colors in the tattered clothes stained with fresh blood, Hu Hai knew that the seven people lying on the ground should all be women.

    The young man in brocade robes with an angry look on his face and a horsewhip stained with blood in his hand was obviously from Qin. At this moment, he was whispering something to a few people in government uniforms who were patrolling the streets.

    After a while, as the brocade-robed young man waved, a servant standing beside him quickly handed over a small bag, and a crisp sound came from the bag.  Obviously it should be filled with coins.

    Young Master Jinpao blatantly stuffed the money bag into the hands of the leading government servant.  The middle-aged yamen servant weighed the money bag, with a look of satisfaction on his face. He reached out to wave his companions, then turned and left.

    From the beginning to the end, none of these government officials glanced at the seven women who were whipped and lying on the ground.

    The crowd of people watching seemed not surprised by this scene.

    "Sir, can you show me those seven meat beasts?" A half-hundred-year-old man who was watching saw the Yamen leaving and asked.

    Hearing what the old man said, the young man in brocade robe who was about to whip the woman on the ground again stopped.

    "You want to see it?" With squinting eyes, the Jinpao Master looked up and down at the old man who spoke.

    "Exactly!"

    Hu Hai looked over.  But it was an old man of half a hundred who was also wearing a brocade robe and playing with two huge jade beads in his hands. This old man was obviously also from Qin.

    Hu Hai naturally knows what they mean by the meat in their mouths.  In fact, as early as when he saw a bright white nameplate on the ankles of the seven women, Hu Hai already understood that the seven women on the ground were all slaves.

    The slave trade.  It's always been there, everywhere in the world.  However, it was not very prosperous in Da Qin a few decades ago.  At that time, the most common thing in Da Qin was selling women to various sex shops.  Later, after Hu Hai abolished all slaves in Da Qin, the word slave gradually disappeared in Da Qin.

    It was not until later that Hu Hai encouraged the nobles of various aristocratic families in Guanzhong to plunder the surrounding foreign races that the Qin Dynasty began to have the word slave again.  But basically all the slaves were people from the Xiongnu, Yuezhi, Qiang and other tribes who were captured during the war.

    In the following decades, as the Qin Dynasty continued to expand outwards.  Especially after Hu Hai successively destroyed the Parthian and Seleucid empires entrenched in Central Asia more than ten years ago, and pushed the Qin's borders directly to the Persian Gulf, the Caspian Sea coast and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, merchants from European countries such as Rome and Macedonia finally  Can directly carry out trade with Da Qin, and the accessories produced by the war.  In addition to the vast land and endless wealth, the most important accessories are ordinary homeless people.

    With the demise of the Parthian Empire and the Seleucid Empire at the hands of the Qin Dynasty, a developed slave trade began to rise in the territory of the Qin Dynasty.  But in more than ten years, it has become the most profitable industry in this era.

    Until now.  In every big city in Da Qin, there are basically places dedicated to auctioning slaves.  The nobles of various aristocratic families in the Qin Dynasty pursued the footsteps of the Holy Emperor, and they all made a lot of money in the wars.  They have now become the largest slave traders in Great Qin and even the world.

    The interest in the slave trade?, although Hu Hai did not agree with it very much, in such an era, occasional compassion for others is acceptable, but if it goes against the general trend, it is obviously not in the interests of Great Qin at all.  Therefore, Hu Hai has always held an attitude of neither supporting nor denying the slave trade.

    However, the Cabinet Office formulated a series of laws regulating the slave trade.  The most important one is that if any slave merchant who dares to sell Qin people is found, the Nine Clans will be killed immediately.

    Hu Hai knew very well that such a lucrative business like slaves would inevitably lead to some profit-seeking people, including the Qin people, to take desperate risks.  Therefore, we can only use the most stringent laws to kill them until they dare not make any decisions.

    As for the slave merchants from Europe, especially Rome, in the face of Qin's strict border defense, no merchant so far has dared to plunder Qin people and sell them.  Due to the rapid development of the Qin Dynasty in the past few decades, the growth of population and economy, those who purchased the most slaves were also the aristocratic and wealthy households of the Qin Dynasty.

    Black slaves from Africa, blonde beauties from Europe, Macedonian warriors, Jewish women, and even monk slaves from India were sold.

    The emergence of trains and the completion of a large number of railway constructions greatly promoted various trades in Daqin.  Distance is no longer the main factor limiting economic development.

    Of course, the slave trade also brought huge taxes to the Qin Dynasty, especially the construction of various important railway tracks in the Qin Dynasty. Without slaves from Africa, Europe, Parthia and the Seleucid Empire, they would not have been built so quickly.

    The reason why the government officials patrolling the streets did not take care of the seven women on the ground was that they obviously knew that they were slaves, and slaves had no one to protect them in Da Qin.  What Da Qin protected was only the private property belonging to Qin people.  As for slaves, although there is no clear definition in the law, everyone agrees that they are private property.

    Of course, the most prosperous place for the slave trade is the vast land in the western frontier of Great Qin, which was recently incorporated into the territory of Great Qin.

    ¡°Obviously, that young master and half a hundred old men are all wealthy or noble people from Great Qin.  Of course, it is not unusual for ordinary people in the Qin Dynasty to have several Anxi, Seleucid, African or even European slaves.

    The young man in brocade robes spoke again.

    "I'm afraid you can't afford it. These Anxi women are not ordinary meat products." Mr. Jinpao is obviously a master who has a very high self-esteem.

    "I bought it. One hundred gold coins for one woman."

    At this time, the strong man in brocade robes who had been watching the crying Anxi women lying on the ground suddenly spoke.

    Although he is wearing the standard clothes of Da Qin, he speaks standard Qin language with a hint of Guanzhong accent.  However, the golden hair and exposed thick black arms of this strong man told everyone that he was not from Qin. To be more precise, maybe he had a household registration in Da Qin, but he was not an out-and-out Qin person.

    The most likely possibility is that the Parthian nobles or Seleucid nobles who surrendered to the Qin Dynasty.

    "You? Get out of here. This is my young master's meat. Even if I chop it into pieces and feed it to the dogs, I won't give it to you savages. Don't think that just because you wear the clothes of my Da Qin, you are really from my Qin. Bah!"

    Glancing at the strong man who was speaking, the young master in brocade robe opened his mouth to curse without hesitation.

    "Obviously, the reason why he didn't say anything dirty to the old man before was just because the old man was from Qin.

    The brawny man in brocade robes did not expect that the young master who seemed polite just now would directly curse him and even call himself a savage.

    A greenish-red color flashed across his face, and the blue eyes of the strong man in brocade robes turned a little red.  Any respectable person who is insulted on the street in front of so many people will be extremely angry no matter how good-tempered he is.  What's more, he was still called a savage.

    Hearing the words of the young master, the Qin people who were watching around burst into laughter, but there were more people around who had different skin colors from the Qin people, or who had the same skin color but clearly had the mark of not being Qin people, but all of them had angry faces.  meaning.

    The Qin people around them laughed.  It was more like a slap on the blond man's face.  At this time, the blond man became quiet instead, took a deep look at the young master who looked at him provocatively, then looked at the groups of government officials wandering near the street, then turned and left.  The dozen or so strong men next to him who were also wearing Da Qin costumes also lowered their heads and followed the strong man away.

    "what!"

    The young master in Jinpao spat disdainfully at the leaving strong man.

    The people of Qin around saw the strong man humiliated and left.  But there was even louder laughter.

    Hu Hai just watched everything that happened silently from beginning to end, even the government officials who patrolled the streets accepted bribes openly and did not show any abnormality.

    Long Xuan and Long Hong, who were standing behind him, felt uneasy in their hearts.

    "You bitches are allowed to act wildly. Do you think someone will come to save you? I let you scream." The young master in Jinpao looked at the seven women sobbing softly on the ground, and suddenly raised the whip and lashed out again.

    With the crisp crack of the whip, tattered clothes kept flying, blood spattered out, and shrill screams kept ringing on the streets of Lekang City.

    "Scream! Scream!"

    The young man in brocade robes seemed to enjoy this almost cruel whipping. He would roar with excitement even after he was whipped.

    Pedestrians on the roadside, especially those who were not from Qin, looked at the brocade-robed master whipping him with unbearable expressions.  But no one stood up to stop it, or they didn't dare.

    Didn¡¯t you see that Da Qin¡¯s government officials were watching with great interest not far away?

    The screams of the thinnest girl among the seven gradually subsided, and the older woman next to her, whose clothes were completely torn from behind after being beaten, found that this scene was a difficult morning.  He crawled forward, as if he wanted to use his body to block the whip for the girl.

    Under her body, a bright red mark continued to extend as she climbed.

    "Climb, crawl!" As if he had discovered the woman's intention, the young man in the brocade robe became even more excited and swung the whip towards the girl who had almost lost her voice.

    There was silence on the street, and even the Qin people who laughed earlier seemed a little intolerant.

    "enough!"

    Suddenly.  Two slightly angry words suddenly sounded on the quiet street.

    Long Xuan and Long Hong, who had been worried in their hearts, trembled suddenly when they heard these two words.

    "Who? Who is it?"

    In a state of excitement, the young man in brocade robes had extremely sharp ears. He suddenly turned around and searched among the onlookers.

    "Go and buy them."

    "Here!"

    When Long Xuan and Long Hong heard Hu Hai's words, they quickly bowed and responded.

    "Oh, what do you think you are"

    Young Master Jinpao also heard Hu Hai speaking at this time. Looking at Hu Hai, his red eyes showed that he was still immersed in the pleasure just now, but his words were not as polite as when he had just woken up.

    "Presumptuous!"

    "Snapped!"

    A loud shout and a crisp, sweet sound sounded at the same time.  He swallowed all the remaining unspoken words by himself again.

    A large cloud of blood shot out from the mouth of the flying young man in brocade robes with a few bits of white.

    Long Xuan, who was originally standing behind Hu Hai with his hands lowered and bowed, was already standing where the flying young master in brocade robes had previously stood.

    "boom!"

    The young master in brocade robes, who was slapped away by Long Xuan, hit the servants behind him who had not yet recovered and rolled down.

    Long Hong, who just had time to say that he was impudent, looked at Long Xuan, who was walking towards the unconscious young master in brocade robes who had fallen to the ground with an indifferent expression, and wiped the cold sweat from his head.

    Why didn¡¯t you take action? But the slap seemed to be very satisfying.

    "Didi!"

    The dozen government officials who had been watching the show not far away came to their senses at this time and quickly took out the whistle in their arms.  While blowing his breath, he hurriedly ran over.

    Farther away, the sound of whistles was heard, and more patrol officers appeared.

    No matter how good these government officials are, at least they seem to be relatively timely in responding to crises.

    After glancing at the dozen or so government officials who were rushing towards him, Long Xuan walked up to the young master in brocade robes who had been slapped in a daze, reached out and took out a money bag from his arms and threw it in front of him and said: "  Man. BenI bought it."

    Several balls of golden light rolled out of the pocket of the money bag disobediently, spun around a few times and finally stopped.

    That dazzling golden light told everyone that it was a bag full of gold coins?  No less than a hundred pieces!

    The crowd of people watching suddenly made a noise.

    Even if the coin that the brocade-robed master just gave to the street patrol officer was a silver coin, it would probably not be worth one of the few gold coins that rolled out.

    The way everyone looked at Hu Hai suddenly changed.

    Everybody knows.  This half-century-old man had been standing respectfully with his hands lowered behind the noble young master whose temples were somehow gray but still looked extremely young.

      They couldn¡¯t help but notice Hu Hai, but they couldn¡¯t describe how Hu Hai made them feel.  Although Hu Hai, who had abdicated for ten years and had no interest in world affairs, had no change in appearance, the aura that burst out from his temporary anger made everyone feel a slight palpitation from the bottom of their hearts.

    At this moment, he just stood there simply and indifferently.  But it seems to have naturally become the center of this world.

    This is the big shot!

    I can¡¯t understand it, I can¡¯t see it clearly.  It can only be explained by a big shot.

    Young Master Jinpao seemed to have been stunned by Long Xuan's slap, while the servants beside him did not dare to move when faced with Long Xuan, who commanded hundreds of thousands of soldiers and showed a little murderous aura.  .

    Long Hong looked at the government officials who were getting closer and closer, and there were already dozens of people. He turned around and gestured to a Longwei Palace guard beside him, but two Longwei Palace guards had already lined up to greet the running government officials.  Go up.

    Longwei Mansion has to deal with such things not once or twice. In addition to the Longwei Mansion waist badges that they must carry, they also have another identity, that is, the inspection status of the Ministry of Punishment.

    Although the position is not high, it is enough to deal with the ordinary government officials patrolling the streets.

    Here, there are more than a dozen personal guards of the Longwei Mansion who have taken off their outer clothes and put them on the seven female slaves who could no longer cover their bodies, and then walked out with them all unconscious.

    Hu Hai could clearly feel the complicated and unreadable looks in the eyes of the non-Qin people around him, which contained complex emotions of distrust, jealousy and even a little hatred.

    He knew that the growing gap between these people and the Qin people was quietly changing towards a situation that he least wanted to see.

    Looking at the seven bloody female slaves, Hu Hai was silent for a while, using the words "meat" to describe people, even if they are slaves?  Has it reached such a point?

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