After Jiatu, who participated in the slave-catching operation for the first time, understood all the links, he yawned indifferently, sent out his thousands of captains and thousands of troops according to Captain Kilik's plan, and sat down. Had a drink with other captains in the headquarters.
They were catching slaves this time, but in terms of operational procedures, it was not much different from forced conscription. After obtaining the authorization and permission from the emperor and the Slave Traders' Guild, the slave-catching groups coming from various planets have the right to conscript aliens in various cities or tribes on the slave planet with slave-catching certificates and force.
For a civilized empire like the Qin Empire, where slavery is deeply rooted, slaves are more like a class that has been fully integrated into the imperial society than an oppressed group in the traditional sense.
They are men and women, old and young, and have their own systems and organizations. In addition to their political power being far inferior to that of the imperial citizens and nobles above them, their situation is already better than that of the feudal system thousands of years ago. Slaves are so much better.
The slave-catching operation under such circumstances is far from the scene in Jia Tu's imagination of blood flowing all over the ground, corpses strewn in the fields, or wives and children separated, and families destroyed.
Each thousand-man team of the Fiery Slave Catching Group will take a small transport ship to the major Toth cities on the Toth planet, and set up temporary slave offices in those large cities with a population of millions. way to complete some of the indicators.
If after walking around all the cities, the number of slaves "captured" in each office still does not reach the number that the council wants, the slave catching group will discuss with the local Toth organization and use minimal rewards and various verbal exchanges to The checks lured the high-ranking officials to sell their own people in order to obtain a large number of slaves again.
If slaves and slave organizations in various places disobey the orders of the slave-catching group that holds a legal slave-catching certificate, or do not cooperate with their work, then the weapons purchased by the slave-catching group at a huge cost will come in handy - this is a very important situation. A clever approach that saved the royal family a lot of resources to suppress possible uprisings by slaves.
After all, the Imperial Army does not exist to suppress riots.
Of course, these are relatively rough links, and there are also many details such as slave casualty indicators, the maximum proportion of slaves in various places, etc., which are all accumulated by the scholars of the slave trade guild for hundreds of years, ensuring that Slaves would turn a blind eye or willingly accept imperial conquests.
After the most basic physical examination and valuation, a voluntary slave who is deemed qualified can also receive a compensation equivalent to 20% to 50% of his net worth, which will be distributed to their families by the officials of the slave planet. Although during this process The Chinese bureaucrats will definitely deduct a lot, but it is already a huge amount of money for the slaves on the slave planet.
Therefore, many Toth men who were poor but needed to support their families came to the "Recruitment Office" in groups to respond to the empire's call and signed a "deed of sale" to voluntarily join the Imperial Legion.
The various clever names and the legendary ace army of all Toths made many young and passionate Toths not disgusted with this, and even felt very grateful that they could join the Qian Empire's army and contribute.
So, with the efforts of Captain Chilik, in less than three days, the slave ship that followed them on this trip was already more than half full. In the remaining space, the leader, who did not intend to cause trouble, planned to personally go to "discuss" with some of the largest underworld organizations and feudal forces on Tot.
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Under the guidance of several "beauties" of the Toth tribe, Captain Chilik and Jiatu, who temporarily served as a bodyguard, embarked on the road to meet Toby, the largest gang leader on the entire Toth planet. To show his loyalty, the man gave himself an imperial-style surname, Bex.
Taking advantage of his good relationships with major slave-catching and smuggling gangs, Toby quickly spread his influence after becoming the leader of the city where he was born. Even with the support of official forces behind him, it still took him more than twenty years to finally cover all aspects of the Bex Gang's influence on the planet Toth.
From the most basic food trafficking and human trafficking to the more advanced drug trade and arms trade, aside from the Qian Empire's influence on the planet Tot, Toby Bex is the unquestionable king of the planet Tot. . So much so that he even built himself a gorgeous palace in a desert oasis to imply that his status on this planet was second only to the emperor.
Unfortunately, whether it is the cautious Kilik or the careless Jatu, their identities as Qien people have already given them an advantage when facing Tobi. This is what slave civilization must do when facing their overlord civilization. Acceptance is also the basis for their survival.
That is, no matter what status a person from the slave civilization has within his own race, anyone from the master civilization, even if he is a commoner, must be superior to him.
But obviously, Toby seems to have gradually forgotten his identity due to his years of pampering. The desert palaces that are several times more spectacular than Speaker Zorchi's luxurious mansion on the flaming star made Chilik and Jatu look at each other and smile. He felt some pity for Toby's reckless behavior, but considering that the remaining targets of the slave-catching group still needed his help, he didn't say anything and followed the maid who led the way to Toby who was sitting on the throne in a palace. -In front of Bex.
Before Captain Kilik could ask why he didn't greet them in person, a high-pitched valet beside Toby who was sitting on the throne said loudly: "Which of you is the leader of the Fiery Star Slave Catching Group, Toby?" Your Excellency wishes to speak with him alone."
"Hmph, that's interesting. It seems like this guy is really tired of living."
Gu Qilik tightened the hand holding the sword at his waist, turned his head and whispered to Jia Tu: "I'll go talk to him, and you can summon everyone in the slave-catching group for me. I have a hunch that this time we are going to We have exceeded Speaker Zorchi’s target.”
Jatu, who was wearing an exoskeleton, nodded and watched Chilik follow Toby to the palace further back. He was surrounded by palace guards composed of Toths and members of the Bex Gang in fear. With his eyes, he took out the communicator hanging on his waist and gave the order for everyone to assemble.
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Following the steps of the attendants, Captain Kilik and Toby came to an oasis courtyard behind the main hall and sat down one after another. Looking at Toby Bex's ugly turtle head and the gilded decorations that can be seen everywhere on the turtle shell, Kilik explained. He slapped his saber on the table and asked disdainfully: "Toby Bakers, do you know what your current behavior means?"
"Haha, don't be angry, Captain Chilik. Do you know the Kahash planet in the inner circle of the empire? The slave-catching group sent by the Kahash Council has already booked all the slaves on Tot planet this year ahead of you, so Please allow me to refuse the request of the Fiery Star Slave Catchers, this is not something I can decide."
"Predestination? There is never anything called predestination in the empire's slave-catching laws!"
Chilik, who knew that his own force was not strong, was familiar with many legal documents of the empire, and had carefully studied the slave industry in which he was engaged, but he had never heard that a slave-catching group could reserve an important slave planet for an entire day. The annual output is outrageous.
However, after carefully considering the faint smile and confident look on Toby's face, Captain Chilik suddenly realized: "With Kahash Star as your backer, you Toby-Bex can use them as an excuse to refuse. Any demand for slaves from any Central Planet, so I guess I’m not the first slave-catching leader to be turned down?”
"I have no comment on this. Although I am not qualified to refuse whether it is an inner or middle planet, but in comparison, rejecting you is obviously much simpler than rejecting the Colonial Council of Kahash Planet."
Seeing Toby's words, Chilik did not hesitate. He quickly picked up the saber on the table and angrily left the oasis courtyard full of birdsong and flowers. Under his seemingly calm appearance, there was already a huge turmoil in his heart. wave.
"What are the councilors of Kahash thinking in their minds? Aren't they afraid that the emperor will cause them trouble by doing this!"
With such doubts, Chilik saw Jiatu who had been waiting there for a long time outside the palace. He showed an awkward smile and stuck out his tongue. He reluctantly repeated Toby's original words to Jiatu, And hope that the other party can give him suggestions.
After all, according to Toby, let alone the unfinished targets, even if the slaves have been loaded onto the ship, if they dare to leave directly now, it will be an offense to the Kahash Colonial Council. Chilik cannot afford this risk. , even Speaker Zorchi cannot afford this risk!
Unexpectedly, Jia Tu rolled his eyes and proposed a method that made Chilik frightened, but he had to seriously consider the feasibility.
Kill the Bex Gang and use captured gang members to fill the unfinished slave quota. As for the reaction of the Kahash Council, it doesn't matter at all, because with the Empire's laws on the side of the Blazing Star, the bigger the matter gets, the more beneficial it is to them.
Captain Kilik, who had heard about the chaos in the inner circle, thought carefully and nodded, and his eyes towards Jia Tu became hot.
"Brother Sigris, I thought you were a pure soldier, but I didn't expect you were also good at politics!"
"No, no, the leader has given me an award..."
Jia Tu rubbed his head and thought that this was all an idea given to him by his master after he learned about the current situation of the Qien Empire - when he knows that he is being unreasonable, he must not be timid! Just by muddying the waters and making things bigger, the empire's middle and outer rings can turn around, and the Stars Group can also take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and make a lot of money.
Recalling that Yang Tianyi was so clear-cut in the projection, Jia Tu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Although he is much smarter and more sensitive than when he was still serving in the imperial army, but for these political twists and turns, he may only be able to look up to the wisdom of his master for the rest of his life.
