Heading west, watching the sunset, Zhang Ji rode a horse and arrived at the foot of a barren mountain based on the information he got from the black market.
The mountain is indeed a barren mountain, with no mountain residents or bandits, but there is a unique cave inside the mountain.
Because this is the largest human city in South Korea!
What is the human market?
Those who make money in the market use people as goods and blatantly sell them all over the world.
It is also known as the tooth movement.
Human trading has existed since ancient times, and can be traced back to the ancient times of the Xia Dynasty and even the Yan and Huang Dynasties. By the Zhou Dynasty, official channels for human trading even appeared.
"Zhou Li·Di Guan" records that "the hostage holds the market's goods, bribes, people, cattle and horses, weapons, chariots, and rare treasures."
"Guanzi·Kudu" also has a saying that "those who have no food (thick porridge) sell their sons", while "Han Feizi·Six Antis" records that "the sky is hungry and the years are famine", the people have to "marry their wives and sell their children" This was already a common phenomenon at that time. Under severe exploitation and cruel war, "the people of Wei and Han were in dire straits, their races were separated, and they were exiled as concubines, all over the sea."
Zhang Ji came to South Korea's largest human market today to buy a slave, and it was a beautiful female slave.
"He who comes is stopped!"
Zhang Ji was walking on the mountain path while leading his horse. Suddenly, a loud shout came, and dozens of soldiers in red clothes and black armor suddenly appeared from all around.
That's the armor of the Korean army!
A long weapon formed a circle and pointed at Zhang Ji, trapping him in the middle. Behind them, there were dozens of crossbows pointing at him.
The leader was a tall man with a beard and a rough appearance. Judging from the military uniform on his body, he should be an officer with a certain status in the Korean army.
"Please show your guest your token!"
The officer held out his left hand and asked for the token.
Not everyone is qualified to visit this city. If you are not a Korean noble, you need a certain noble family to guarantee it with a family token before you can enter.
Once Zhang Ji fails to show his token, he must be an intruder with evil intentions. Then his raised right hand will be immediately waved down, and the Korean soldiers holding crossbows will pull the trigger without hesitation and shoot out dozens of flickering arrows. A sharp crossbow arrow with a cold glow.
Don't underestimate Korea's crossbows. "All the best bows and crossbows in the world come from Korea." Although this sentence is exaggerated, it is basically true.
Among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, although South Korea was the weakest, with a poor people and a poor country, and was still located in the land of four wars, they were still able to survive tenaciously in the cracks between Qin, Zhao, Wei and Chu for so many years, relying on this strong bow and crossbow.
The reason why South Korea has such powerful crossbows is because South Korea has the largest iron ore in the Warring States Period - Yiyang Mine.
Sitting on a large amount of iron ore resources means that South Korea has the largest strategic material reserves among the seven countries. While meeting the equipment needs of soldiers, it can also start to study how to forge sophisticated equipment. This has also led to the emergence of a large number of highly skilled metal smelters in South Korea. The base includes Tangxi Jianfang, the largest arsenal in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
"The swords and halberds of Han soldiers all came from Mingshan, Tangxi, Moyang, Hezhen, Dengshi, Wanfeng, Longyuan, and Tai'a. They all cut off cattle and horses on land and swans and geese on water. When the enemy was in sight, they cut them down and used strong armor. The Iron Curtain, the leather, the leather, the leather, everything is complete."
Each of these sword workshops has produced at least one sword that can be called a famous sword, and there is even a Tai'a sword that is included in the top ten famous swords. This is enough to prove the superb level of forging technology of these sword workshops.
Therefore, Korean crossbows are definitely powerful crossbows that no one in the world dares to underestimate. If they are not warriors who practice hard skills and people like Wushuang ghost who are born with copper skin and iron bones, even a first-class master wearing two pairs of armor , will also be severely damaged.
Zhang Ji glanced at the Korean soldiers who surrounded him, with no trace of surprise or panic on his face.
The concealment skills of these Korean soldiers were not very good. The sound of heavy breathing echoed in their ears, and the cold light from the Changge and crossbow arrows was not covered up. They obviously lacked sufficient training.
Moreover, it took too long for these Korean soldiers to go from lying down in the grass to picking up their weapons and standing up. Even a third-rate warrior who reacted in time could use Qinggong to escape from the encirclement, let alone one who had practiced the Lightning God. He who practices magic.
"Iron means faith, blood means righteousness. The iron-blood formation..." Zhang Ji took out a red token from his arms and threw it to the officer. His cold eyes fell on the officer and said word by word, "Death - - Life - without - hindrance!"
The officer's expression suddenly changed. His hands trembled when he took the token, and he almost threw it to the ground. He was no longer as arrogant as before. He quickly looked at the token carefully. The red token was exquisitely engraved with a black iron rope and fire tripod pattern. This was the token of the famous Iron Blood Alliance!
Speaking of the Iron Blood Alliance, it is a formidable organization, powerful and mysterious. It uses its huge financial resources and manpower to guarantee major bets between the seven countries, and receives half of the bets as reward.
In the past, Prince Kang of Wei relied on many soldiers to violate the bet guaranteed by the Iron-Blooded Alliance. As a result, his head was hanged on the city wall in public within three days. This shows the strength of the Iron-Blooded Alliance.
From then on, whenever a nobleman gambled in the Seven Kingdoms, he would definitely ask the Iron Blood Alliance to come and act as a guarantee.
"It turns out that the young master is the distinguished guest introduced by the leader of the Iron Blood Alliance. How disrespectful." The officer immediately put on a flattering smile and waved his hand to scold the Korean soldiers, "Still not retreating! Don't disturb the distinguished guest!"
"Master, be careful where you step. Come, please come this way." The officer's face was full of flattery, like a pug that saw its master. Then he put on a ferocious face and looked at the reins in Zhang Ji's hand. He said sternly, "Everyone is here." Are you blind! How can you let your distinguished guest lead the horse in person!"
Zhang Ji secretly shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.
He was not lamenting the officer's arrogant and respectful attitude, but the strength of the net.
Huh, where do you think the token in his hand and the information about this city came from?
Don't ask, just ask. All the killers in Luowang are talented and well-spoken. They just knelt on the ground and begged him to accept the Iron Blood Alliance token and this information.
However, who would have thought that the Iron Blood Alliance spread across the seven countries is actually just a subsidiary organization under Luo Wang, an organization responsible for making money for Luo Wang. But just such a branch made Ye Mu, the largest local killer organization in South Korea, have no choice but to retreat.
Zhang Ji followed the officer, avoided the trap secretly arranged by the Korean soldiers, and came to a cave.
Walking into the cave, the passage inside was not as dark and narrow as Zhang Ji imagined. Instead, it was brightly lit and very spacious.
There is a torch lit every few steps on the stone walls on both sides, and next to each torch is a tightly closed heavy wooden door. Inside the wooden door are the slaves stored in this city. It is impossible to see from the outside. The missing sight.
By the light of the fire, Zhang Ji raised his head and looked above his head. The light of the torch could not touch the top of the passage. He could only vaguely see a dark rock wall. It seemed that the zenith here was formed by a natural mountain wall rather than an artificial one. cut.
Zhang Ji, led by the officer, walked for a long time through the intricate mountain roads and finally arrived at a towering bronze gate.
"The person I want is inside?"
Zhang Ji's voice was a little cold. It wasn't that he wanted to imitate some Guigu boss who was all about his senior brothers and pretend to be cold, but that he really couldn't have any good impressions of these human traffickers.
In fact, it's not like he hasn't thought about simply dragging the net into the water and taking advantage of South Korea's largest market.
But he knew that this would only be counterproductive.
Because slaves have no "section".
"Jie" was a pass during the Warring States Period, and later became known as Luyin in the secular world.
Initially, people cut a section of bamboo with knots into two and took half of each piece as a token. This is the origin of "section".
"The Rites of Zhou" records: "The gates are marked with talisman festivals, the goods are bought with seal festivals, and the roads are marked with banners, all with the purpose of returning to the festival. Anyone who has access to the world must have festivals...those who do not have festivals will sometimes fail to achieve their goals." This means that talisman knots are used to enter and exit gates, seal knots are used to transport goods, and flag knots are used to pass roads. These knots must be returned when they are valid. Everyone traveling outside must have a Qian. People without Qian will not be able to pass the inspection.
Moreover, the slaves who could be imprisoned in the human market had already been registered as slaves in their household registration.
Once a slave, always a slave.
Not only do they have to face the pursuit of these people, they will also be hunted by the government. Protecting the rights and interests of slave owners is also stipulated by the laws of various countries, not to mention that the people who compiled these laws were themselves slave owners. Similarly, those who support the compilation of these laws are the seven largest slave owners in the world today, that is, the kings of the seven kingdoms.
Therefore, the slaves can only find a deserted place to hide in hiding, and live a life of fear, hunger, and lack of clothing. If they are not careful, they will lose their lives. Such a life is worse than being imprisoned in the human market. This is why Liu Bang encouraged people who could not afford to raise children in the early Han Dynasty to sell their sons and daughters to wealthy families.
At least they can survive!
Therefore, Zhang Ji obviously hates the market but can't do anything. No wonder he speaks so coldly.
When the officer saw a look of impatience on Zhang Ji's face, he thought it was because Zhang Ji was impatient and didn't dare to show off. He said with a flattering smile, "That's right. Sir, please wait a moment."
"Open the door!"
Following the officer's order, the two Korean soldiers stationed in front of the door worked together to grab a bronze pole, groaned, and pulled hard.
Only the sound of clicking came from all directions, which was the sound of the teeth interlocking when the gears were running. After a while, the towering bronze gate slowly rose.
Behind the towering bronze gate is an extremely spacious secret room.
However, although it is a secret room, the walls and ceiling of this secret room actually show the appearance of the original mountain wall, and a faint aqua blue light and shadow is reflected in the air.
Everyone slowly stepped forward, and a blue transparent water tank almost as high as the bronze gate came into view. A dark shadow could be vaguely seen in the water tank, swimming as nimbly as a fish in the water.
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