After agreeing on a rental date with Qi Xiaobai and paying a deposit of 20 taels for the house, Zhao Cheng still had more than 100 taels left on hand, so he thought that since he had already come here, he might as well use what he needed now. Buy all the tools you have arrived.
Moreover, it is very close to the market in Nancheng, so the required tools can be purchased quickly.
Qi Xiaobai calculated the rent at one tael per month, and Zhao Cheng directly handed him a silver cake worth two taels: "Pay two months' rent first, and any excess will be refunded."
Then he and Qi Xiaobai went back to Yashi to sign the purchase contract.
Since the final payment has not yet been made, only the deposit has been paid, the purchase deed only stipulates that the full payment is required.
Zhao Chenghuai left Yaji with the purchase contract and headed to the market.
To expand the scale this time, manpower has become a problem. Whether it is fermenting grains, aeration and stirring, or carrying out the second step of the reaction, precipitating the filter residue, and finally canning and storing the crystallization, a group of manpower is needed, but Zhao Cheng does not have it. Staff available.
Because the production of MSG needs to be kept secret, hiring people outside cannot solve the risk of process leakage. Dashunzhai is trustworthy, but if this secret is revealed to Dashunzhai, will Zhang Dashun take back the 30% of the dry shares, and then Zhao Dashun? Cheng kicked him away, it's hard to say now.
Not to mention Zhou Rushuang, whose only relative died when he was four years old, and he grew up alone for so many years.
Zhao Cheng thought about it a lot, but he still had no choice but to go to Yashiro to have a look.
When it comes to human trafficking, the safest and most professional ones are, of course, the charlatans. After all, they have an official background, so after Zhao Chengjin joined the charlatans, he went straight to Renya.
The dental chamber of a human tooth is not big, but there are quite a few people selling their bodies in it. Most of these people selling their bodies are farmers who have lost their land, or they have too many children in the family and they can no longer feed them, so they have to sell them.
Dachen does not prohibit human trafficking, but it prohibits private affairs. All those involved in human trafficking must go through the government. Otherwise, if reported, the government's punishment will be extremely severe, with the lighter case being exiled and the worst case being decapitated.
Zhao Cheng looked at the men and women with grass tags on their heads and listened to Ren Yazi's introduction to these people.
"Sir, please look at these. These are all landless farmers in this city. All of them are from a clean background. Their names have been entered into the government rolls. They have been found not to have committed any crimes. You can use them with confidence."
Zhao Cheng's eyes passed over the faces of these people, looking at the longing eyes of these people, he shook his head slightly.
The more local people are, the more complicated their relationships are, making it difficult to guard against them. From this aspect, it is not as reliable as an unaccompanied stranger in Qinghe County.
"Master, do you want to buy some maids?" Ren Yazi saw Zhao Cheng shaking his head and thought he wanted to buy maids, but Zhao Cheng still shook his head.
"Sir, what kind of person are you buying?"
Zhao Cheng thought for a while and said: "It's best to be an adult man, but I don't want a local one."
This is the first time Ren Yazi has encountered such a request. He wants an adult man but doesn't want a local one. This is really not the case.
"Everyone in our dental room is here. The young master's request... is difficult to fulfill."
Zhao Cheng sighed in disappointment. If he had to choose among these people, that would be the only way.
An old accountant next to Ren Yazi reminded Ren Yazi in a low voice: "This young master's request is actually true."
"Really?" Ren Yazi looked at the old accountant in confusion.
The old accountant reminded: "Have you forgotten the dozen or so barbarians in the South Prison?"
"Oh! That's right!" Ren Yazi slapped his head and hurriedly said to Zhao Cheng: "There are indeed people that the young master wants to buy, but they are still detained in the South Prison."
Zhao Cheng asked: "The South Prison is a prison, right? Are these all prisoners?"
Renyazi waved his hands repeatedly and said: "No, no, these barbarians are not criminals. They came from the extreme south and came to our Qinghe County for unknown reasons. Because of the language barrier, they had disputes and made trouble with others. Arrive at the county government office."
"These barbarians are neither illiterate nor able to write, and no one can understand what they say, but they are not evil people. They seem to be here to find someone. The county has also written to inquire about the counties and states they passed through. Indeed, He was honest and did not commit any crime."
After Zhao Cheng heard this, he felt a little moved.
These people cannot speak well and are illiterate. They can be said to be the most perfect secret workers. Even if someone wants to ask them, it is difficult to understand the key points in the craft. And there are more than a dozen of these people, which is enough.
"Since these people are detained in the South Prison, can they come out at will?" Zhao Cheng was a little worried about the formalities.
Ren Yazi said quickly: "This is no problem. Those barbarians have no money and no one dares to take them in, so the county government is merciful and allows them to temporarily settle down in Nanjian."
"The only problem is that these people are not willing to sell themselves. There is no problem with being a slave or a servant, but they need to agree on a time. Once the time is up, they will be free."
Zhao Cheng didn't care, as long as he could survive this period.
"Well, how do these people buy it?"
Ren Yazi reminded again: "Master, don't blame me for not reminding you. These barbarians don't understand the language and can't read. The communication between them relies on the translation of a merchant from the south."
"If the young master buys someone, the merchant can explain it clearly to them during the transaction and sign the purchase contract. However, after the young master buys the person, the merchant cannot always be with the young master. The communication between you depends on yourself. .”
Ren Yazi made it very clear. Zhao Cheng thought about it. Even if he couldn't write, he could still communicate through drawing. It wasn't that difficult.
Besides, he traveled all over the country in his previous life. In addition to dialects, he had no problem even in simple daily communication in several surrounding countries. His mastery of languages can be described as rich, and he might be able to understand them.
"It doesn't matter, I bought these people, how much did they cost?" Zhao Cheng had made up his mind and no longer hesitated.
In Qinghe County, the price of a maid is four taels of silver and she will be a slave for life. However, these barbarians were unwilling to sell themselves, so they could only be regarded as long-term laborers, but the price was not low, costing two taels of silver each.
These two taels of silver are the price at which the barbarians sell themselves. The Yao takes some of them as taps, and the remaining silver belongs to the barbarians.
Zhao Cheng waited at Yaji for a long time, and it was almost getting late. Only then did he see Ren Yazi leading a dozen people in ragged clothes staggering over. Beside them, there was also a fat man in his forties. It must be the merchant who can translate.
Sure enough, after Ren Yazi brought these people to the dental room, the merchant acted as the translator.
Zhao Cheng observed while listening to the merchants' introductions. These barbarians were all men, led by a tall old man in his fifties who was leaning on a cane.
