After a while, Sulie was still hesitating, and Qian Long couldn't help himself, "Have you thought of a way?"
Sulie pinched his forehead, "Not yet... Although it seems like a small matter for a few slaves, it is now involved in the temple, so it is more difficult."
"Brother Su, you are a royal prince, you must give some face to those magicians." Qian Long curled his lips.
Surya sighed, "I'm not even qualified to enter the temple. I've always been looked down upon by those Brahmins. How can I have any face? What's more, today is a very important ceremony in their religion and will not be easily destroyed."
"It's strange that you occupy the city. The status of the magician is higher than that of the royal family... If there is really nothing you can do, then don't blame me for taking it." Qian Long geared up.
Surya, however, did not want to conflict with the Brahmans for the time being. "It is not appropriate to cause trouble at the moment. Otherwise, spend money to buy those Han women..."
"Buy it!?" Qian Long was a little surprised.
"Yes, send someone over and contact those sellers directly. They are just after money. As long as they offer a high price, there should be no reason to refuse. If they agree, they will naturally find a way to negotiate with the temple..."
I have to say that this is indeed a method, but Qian Long is not satisfied.
Spending money to redeem those who have been kidnapped and trafficked does not encourage the arrogance of evil people! ?
Surya then advised, "Brother, this is just a temporary measure. Let's deal with the matter at hand first..."
Qian Long frowned and thought for a while, "Okay, let's try it as you said."
Immediately, Surya told his followers to go over and negotiate with those 'sellers'.
A little less than a quarter of an hour later, the entourage came back, "They said they can sell it, but... the price is one thousand guan per person."
Sulie was shocked, "A thousand guan!? According to the market price, even the best female slave can only get 100 or 200 guan at most. Why do they ask for such a high price!?"
Qian Long pinched his nostrils and sneered, "Brother Su is also a prince after all, so it's hard to offend them, but the respect is limited, so I just refused in disguise with the sky-high price..."
"That's unreasonable! It's too much to bully someone..." Sulie's face sank, and then he hid the humiliation deeply in his eyes, revealing a hint of helplessness.
"Oh, they are just rat-like gangsters. I don't know where they got the confidence to be so domineering. Come on, let's go over and meet them."
After Qian Long finished speaking, he walked over there. Sulie opened his mouth to dissuade him.
Originally he didn't want to expose Qian Long's identity, so he used his own name to buy people. Who knew that his name had no effect at all? Now he didn't know how to dissuade him, so he could only shut up and let it go.
Qian Long heard the footsteps of Sulie following him and said without turning back, "Brother Su, I understand your idea of enduring humiliation and hardship, but being low-key and contented will only make more people despise and ignore you. I really want to To do big things, you must at least build a mountain first, then you can lay the foundation for your own power and have people follow you, so it is necessary to properly show your presence."
After hearing these words, Surya seemed to have some realization, "What a word that wakes me up from my dream. I am a wise brother and a great talent!"
"Brother Su, thank you. I learned this from His Highness Prince Yan..."
As they spoke, the group pushed through the crowd and walked to where the 'quasi-saints' were waiting.
At this point in the ceremony, there were not many people left waiting. Most of them were the 'special saints'. If you look closely, there were more than a dozen people.
The youngest among them is estimated to be only about ten years old, and the older ones are fifteen or sixteen years old. They are all as handsome as flowers, but their expressions are full of confusion, panic, panic, and fear...
Each little girl was guarded by two or three men and women with fierce faces. Some little girls had ribbons tied around their waists, held in the hands of the caretakers like dog leashes.
The most conspicuous young lady was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl. She was being held tightly by two strong women, holding her shoulders and hands, and was still struggling. She had a ball of cloth stuffed in her mouth. She must have been the one who had just screamed desperately and attracted Qian Long's attention.
A man with a thin and mean face stood in front of the little lady, holding a whip in his hand as a threat and swearing in his mouth.
"Be honest, little hoof! If you weren't afraid that it would be worthless if you broke it, you wouldn't have allowed yourself to be so presumptuous until now. Listen to me, don't toast me and you'll be fined. If you finish this peacefully today, I'll make a fortune." Big brother, you can still enjoy life and drink well while serving the nobles. Hello, I am good, everyone. If you don’t know how to show appreciation and spoil my good deeds, then don’t blame me for throwing you on the boat to use as a toilet, and working for us day and night. Those brothers are so angry!"
Perhaps this threat was too terrifying, and the young lady couldn't help but be frightened when she thought about the outcome. Her struggling strength instantly decreased, tears welled up in her eyes, and she kept sobbing.
When the mean man saw this, he immediately cracked his whip and said, "Stay with me! If you are so damn mournful, I will take off your clothes now and throw them to those barbarians and untouchables to enjoy. You, with your delicate skin and tender flesh, may not be able to They ate them until no bones were left..."
At this time, the little lady turned pale with fright and did not even dare to cry.
Qian Long came over and happened to see this scene, his eyes flashed with anger, his face was gloomy, and he couldn't help but want to kill this bitch alive.
I just wanted to save the person first, so I held my temper and waited for Surya's entourage to come forward and ask him to come over and talk.
Then, this mean man led five or six of his men towards Qian Long, looking Qian Long up and down as he walked, his expression full of defiance.
He stood three steps in front of Qian Long, clasped his hands and shook his head, "I don't know which noble person, Tang is polite in front of you."
Qian Long was too lazy to name such a person and asked coldly, "Are you the seller!?"
"That's right, although these goods don't all belong to me, thanks to the brothers on the road who trust me, Tang Mule, they are all my decision now... Didn't I just say that the person who wanted to buy the goods was the fifth prince of Champa? It's obvious from the look of the noble man that he is Song people... forget it, no matter who you are, I have made a price anyway. If you can accept it, we will pay the price and deliver the goods. If you think the price is not suitable, then the transaction will not be done. We will go our separate ways. Don't do it. It’s a waste of time.”
The man who called himself Tang Mule looked completely perfunctory, as if he was just talking so much to save the world, and he was ready to drive people away when he was done.
Qian Long took his time and said, "Tang Mule? This name suits you quite well. As a Song Dynasty person, you sold the Han Miao descendants to other people as slaves. It is indeed like a mule that you will have no descendants..."
Tang Luo became angry and said, "You!"
He was about to get angry, but he noticed that Qian Long had a playful look on his face and a disdainful smile on his face, as if he was relying on something. He immediately realized that he was probably deliberately provoking someone who was in trouble.
To put it bluntly, being a gangster means bullying the weak and fearing the strong, so you have to know how to watch the wind and try not to offend the people you can't offend.
So Tang Luo suppressed his anger, spread out his hands to stop the brother who was about to run away behind him, and said calmly, "Tang's life is even more despicable, and he is not worthy of being talked about by noble people. Do you want to do this business? Please ask noble people." Give me a sweet word."
"Tsk, tsk, I didn't see that you still have some city power."
Qian Long wasn't deliberately provoking just now, but people like Tang Mule were just rotten fish in his eyes, and he didn't need to consider the other person's feelings when speaking.
This Tang Mule was obviously humiliated but could still control his emotions. Qian Long looked at him slightly, and then smiled and said, "Businesses must be done, but there is no reason why I can't counter-offer because you are asking for so much. Don't It is said that what you are doing is still a business without capital, and now you are randomly quoting a sky-high price. It is difficult for me not to suspect that you are deliberately humiliating Prince Suriya. If this charge is carried out, it will be difficult for you to keep your head."
As the saying goes, if the person in power is determined to trick you, there will definitely be plenty of fair and honest reasons.
Although Tang Luo knew that Sulie had no real power and had always been despised by all the nobles, the prince was a prince after all. If he risked his identity to find trouble, it would be really difficult for his family to resist him.
With the corner of his eye twitching, Tang Mule decided to make some concessions, "Since the noble man said so, you can just pay back the price. Except for a few goods that have already been purchased by buyers, Tang will make the decision to sell them to you as long as the price is right."
Qian Long smiled, "This is what business is like. In this way, I counted, there are a total of fourteen young ladies here, all of them are available for a price of 500 yuan."
Tang Mule was very surprised by the price, and immediately smiled like a philistine, "Okay, just as the noble man said, it's five hundred guan each, and eleven is 5,500 guan. If you give us the money, we'll seal the deal right away!"
"Bah, you want to eat shit. Don't you understand human language? Who said five hundred and one? I'm talking about all five hundred strings, all fourteen, not one less! If you don't want to , then don’t blame me for paying the bill with a knife.”
Qian Long looked at Tang Mule as if he were a fool, and his tone was decisive.
Tang Luo's heart felt as if it had just been lifted up to the sky, and immediately fell down hard. Then he saw the dozen followers behind Qian Long all touching the handles of their knives, as if they were about to take action immediately if they couldn't succeed.
As the saying goes, a good man will not take the immediate losses, so Tang Luo decided to take a step back, "Tang confessed today and made this loss-making business. Five hundred guan is 500 guan, but he can only give it to eleven, because these three are really It was booked to several other nobles, and not only Tang could not afford to offend these nobles, but even the fifth prince could not afford to offend them..."
When Tang Mule said that, he was pointing at the young lady who shouted just now and the two behind her.
Qian Long pretended to be surprised and turned to look at Sulie, "Brother Su, is there anyone in Champa you can't afford to offend?"
Sulie remembered what Qian Long said before and said proudly, "Yes, there are, but not many."
Then Qian Long looked at Tang Mule sincerely, "Come on, come on, I'll give you a chance. Tell Prince Sulie in person who he can't afford to offend..."
Before, Tang Luo didn't think that these people in front of him were using Suriya's name indiscriminately. After all, the consequences would be serious if he was found to have acted under his name. But he never expected that Prince Suriya himself would be at the scene.
"This...this...please forgive the prince. Due to the rules, Tang cannot reveal the identity of that noble person, but what is certain is that the prince definitely does not want to conflict with that noble person, so don't embarrass Tang." , let’s do this, you can take away the eleven little ladies, Tang will not take any of them, but you really can’t give these three.”
Tang Luo took another step back, but Qian Long was still aggressive, "I said, one cannot be missing, that means one cannot be missing!"
With no way to retreat, Tang Mule's face turned green and red, and he was at a loss for a while.
At this time, there was a disturbance in the crowd outside. Tang Mule stepped up and looked out, then his eyebrows were filled with joy, his face calmed down, and he said with a touch of arrogance, "Since we can't reach an agreement, then Tang has no choice but to feel sorry for this nobleman and the fifth prince. This business is over, no one will be sold!"
Oh, who the hell is coming from to make this bitch become so proud all of a sudden?
Qian Long couldn't help but look at the visitor with some curiosity.
