Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, okay, I don't have the intention, nor the money. As you know, half of my military salary is sent to my family and the other half to Shuisheng. From childhood to adulthood , I, Liu Yu, have always been self-reliant, relying on my own hands and using slaves, but only rich families can afford it."
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "It's different this time. Feishui won a great victory, and there will be many rewards in the future. You were the first to go in the military parade today, and not only will your merits be ranked first, but the rewards will also be It will be a lot. Not to mention buying two slaves, even if you buy dozens of acres of land, it will be enough."
Liu Yu frowned: "Is there so much? In Jingkou, it costs about a thousand yuan to buy an acre of land. You said that for dozens of acres of land, you can get tens of thousands of yuan. I didn't win that much in gambling last time. ah."
Liu Muzhi smiled and patted Liu Yu on the shoulder: "Jinnu, so poverty limits your imagination. In Jingkou, tens of thousands of dollars is a large sum, enough to make you rich, but in Jiankang A place like the city is nothing at all. Maybe you can't even afford a house. There is also the sale of slaves. Our Jingkou people have simple folk customs and basically earn their own living. Few people know the price. But here in Jiankang City Farming is a common thing.”
Liu Yu nodded: "That's right. In Jiankang, there are many dignitaries and nobles who need to be taken care of. There must be a place specializing in buying and selling slaves. When you say this, I'm a little interested. I haven't been there since I was a child. Have you ever seen these places where slaves are traded, do you know anything about this?"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "I also came to Jiankang twice for my father-in-law's house and looked for some slaves. At that time, a male servant with full hands and feet and a strong body cost seven to eight thousand yuan, while a maid was relatively cheaper, ten yuan. A girl aged two or three can be bought back for about five thousand dollars."
Liu Yu frowned: "It's so expensive. The money you spend to buy a slave can buy nearly seven or eight acres of land. With this money, you might as well start farming yourself. No wonder no one in Jingkou buys it. You still get Come to Jiankang City to find these slaves."
Liu Muzhi said sternly: "Yes, Jingkou is a place where refugees from the north are resettled. It is very special. In other places, there are usually markets where slaves are traded. The government comes forward to formulate contracts for buyers and sellers as guarantees. This bond is just like the contract when we traded the land. For every thousand dollars, four hundred dollars will be charged to the government as the price of the contract. This money is called tax assessment."
Liu Yu said with a smile: "I know this. It's like this when we buy and sell land in Jingkou. Forty yuan has to be paid to the government for tax assessment for one thousand yuan. The seller pays thirty yuan, and the buyer also pays ten yuan. With this The contract document is the official recognition that this land belongs to your family. Don’t we all have this contract document for our land?”
Liu Muzhi nodded: "The same goes for slaves. Most of them are bankrupt farmers who are unable to repay debts or pay taxes, so they can only sell themselves as slaves, or they are the family members of criminals and are fined and confiscated as official slaves. They can only redeem themselves if they save enough. Only by giving the money to the master can we regain our freedom. Originally, the number of slaves in Jin Dynasty was not too many. After all, it was peaceful under the rule. But this time, there were hundreds of thousands more prisoners of the Qin army, which is equivalent to more than a dozen more. With millions of slaves pouring into the market in such a large number, the price of slaves will be greatly reduced, especially the more expensive male servants. I think the slave market will be very lively these days."
Liu Yu curled his lips and said, "But if we have this money, we might as well buy more land. There is no need to buy slaves. My two younger brothers are almost grown. They have enough land to farm. What do they need slaves for?"
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "Jinnu, you have already made great contributions on the battlefield. It is reasonable to be promoted or knighted in the future. Don't think about the future with the ideas of the Jingkou farmer in the past. In the future, you will only be afraid It’s rare that you have the opportunity to go home and farm again, and your two younger brothers should be almost fifteen and fourteen. It’s only been in the past two years that they have become adults. After they become adults, what do you want to do? Are they working at home, or do they want to follow you to the battlefield and make achievements?"
Liu Yu's heart moved, and after thinking for a while, he still said: "It's impossible for everyone to go to the battlefield with me. There is still mother at home, how can I leave her alone?"
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "Jinu, jinu, I didn't expect you didn't think about these things. It seems that you really put all your thoughts on the battlefield. Now your family is in Jingkou, and the Xie family However, the Xie family cannot take care of your family for your whole life, and you have to rely on yourself in the future. If you marry Miss Wang, you will have the opportunity to directly enter the Xie family and bring your family to Jiankang. Are you willing to do this? "
Liu Yu shook his head firmly: "No, I will never consider this. Although the Xie family has been very kind to me, doing so is no different from coming to marry me. I made it clear to Xuan Shuai at that time that a man must I would never consider such things as conquering the world with my own hands, living in the world with the surname of my ancestors, joining a high-ranking family as a son-in-law, or becoming a tribe or family general. I would rather work in the countryside all my life. I will stay under someone else's roof."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "You are ambitious, but you have to know that Miss Wang is a noble girl after all, Miss Qianjin. If you come to Jingkou, given the situation of your family before, is it possible that you really want Miss Wang to Going to the fields to do farm work?”
Liu Yu didn't speak. This question had gone through his mind many times. He didn't even know whether Wang Miaoyin was willing to live such a life with him. He raised his head and looked into Liu Muzhi's eyes for a long time. , and then said slowly: "Fat man, my wife is also a daughter of the Jiang family. Haven't I been living the life of an ordinary person these years with you? Doesn't she do farm work?"
Liu Muzhi shook his head: "She spun cloth, sewed clothes for others, and did some female work, but she really didn't work in the fields. Slave, you have to know that these daughters of scholars, no matter how generous they are, are still The delicate young ladies can earn their own living, but if they really work in the fields like our ordinary peasant women in Jingkou, even if they are willing, their families will never agree. This will bring disgrace to their family. So, this You must deal with the problem well. Miss Wang should be willing to do anything for you, but if you let her go to the fields to do farm work, then not only will you, Liu Jinu, lose face, but the Wang family and the Xie family will also become members of the aristocratic family. I'm afraid your marriage won't last long."
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