Every institutional institution in the Jingjiu Dynasty has its own "fat and thin", but Yaxing is the "big fat" among the "big fat".
No business is as good as population business. Money comes quickly, money comes in large amounts, and money comes in easily.
Although it is not as good as rats and bugs, the fertility and survival rate of humans is high enough. If thrown into a wild land, they can turn into a large group of barbarians. What's more, the fertility of some barbarians is much stronger than that of humans.
And Yaxing was the only place in the Jingjiu Dynasty where human trafficking could be legitimated. Does anyone else want to do it too? That is the grave sin of the three Yi tribes who have lost their heads.
The most profitable and fastest way to make money is also a unique business. One can imagine the status of Yaxing in the Jingjiu Dynasty. To describe it as fat and oily is not an exaggeration.
Generally speaking, every big city will have a Yahang branch, and each hub city will govern the various branches within its jurisdiction.
For example, Fengri City Yaxing actually has four branches.
As a new member of Fengri City Yaxing, Zhu Shou's status is self-evident. In an instant, he changed from "an official in Fengri City" to "a big shot in Fengri City" who was favored by people even in the imperial city.
Sometimes money equals power, equals "network", equals "omnipotence".
Of course, this kind of "omnipotence" has boundaries and people, but for most people, Zhu Shou is a figure with hands and eyes that can reach the sky.
Zhu Shou was a lustful man, and he frequently changed beauties around him. There were different women accompanying him at home, in the public house, and even on the carriage. Playing with women was the direct motivation for him to practice physical fitness.
However, no one knew that Zhu Shou had a layer of black robes underneath his glamorous appearance as the master of Yaxing. His position as a small flag officer in the Black Flag Camp of the Xuanqing Guard was not fake.
So when Zhu Shou met Shen Hao in the past, he would always speak casually, with at most some fear and apprehension, but now he is all well-behaved and shows his status as a "subordinate" properly.
However, under normal circumstances, Shen Hao would not come to see him in person, and the two of them would rarely even meet.
But this time Shen Hao sent an invitation to Zhu Shou through Wang Jian to talk about something in person. Finally, we found a secret meeting point set up by Feilong.
"Zhu Shou has met your lord." Zhu Shou always felt that the young man in front of him was gaining more and more authority. He didn't know if it was the so-called official authority. Anyway, this was the first time I met Zhu Shou, a fifth-rank official who was less than thirty years old.
"Well, have you been busy lately? I heard that you spend a lot of time with two or three women at night." Shen Hao joked while handing Zhu Shou a cup of tea. Xingzhu Zhu's private life has long been no secret among the upper class in Fengli City. Everyone is not envious of the many women around Zhu Shou, but they are envious of what kind of skills Zhu Shou has practiced, so that his body and bones can carry him so well?
Zhu Shou laughed and said, "My lord, you are joking. With your cultivation level, not to mention the two girls Ye Yu, the three and four girls are all very relaxed. But I don't know why your lord sent me here today?"
"Do you know anyone familiar with the slave caravan?"
"Yes. The current shopkeeper of the southern trading house "Bonus" is my former colleague. I have always had a good relationship with him. After I took office this time, he specially arranged for his caravan to give priority to sending the best slaves to us. Come to Japan.
By the way, the two newly adopted fox children in your family are new products sent by the bonus store a few days ago, but they haven't had time to train them yet. "
Shen Hao hummed, but he didn't expect such a coincidence.
"Oh? Mr. Zhu is so familiar with the shopkeeper of the Dividend Shop? Can you tell me the details of the Dividend Shop?"
Zhu Shou didn't know what Shen Hao wanted to know, but he still nodded and introduced: "The company behind the bonus business is controlled by a "knife" merchant, one of the five imperial merchants, and has also networked with some local yamen and military personnel. No one knows the specific details.”
The five imperial merchants are: knife, red, flower, tea, and stele.
Shen Hao knew this. It is said that the five imperial merchants were actually created by members of the five royal families. However, there are different opinions on which royal family members are leading the five imperial merchants.
But what is certain is that the five major imperial merchants did not just appear recently, but have existed for hundreds of years or even longer.
"Can you put some people in?"
"Ah? Sir, this..."
"Don't worry? I have no intention of checking these slave companies. Something is wrong with the barbarians recently? I want to find an inconspicuous channel to send someone over to check."
"There's no need to send another person, right? The slave caravans come back every month, wouldn't it be enough to ask?" Zhu Shou's heart was trembling. He was worried that something might happen to the superior in front of him.
"Gotta go further to the southeast."
Zhu Shou stopped talking. Because there is no teleportation circle on the barbarian territory? So places that are too far away are not considered by the slave caravan at all, and the cost is too high and completely uneconomical. What Shen Hao meant by this was to go to areas that slave caravans had not usually set foot in.
"Um... sir? To tell you the truth, this matter is very difficult to handle."
"I know this is a troublesome matter. But it has to be done. So? Mr. Zhu? You have to take more trouble."
As soon as Zhu Shou saw this posture, he knew that he could not shirk this errand no matter what.
Looking down at the tea cup in his hand, Zhu Shou had a tangled expression on his face and frowned. He was not a person who liked to rack his brains, especially on such details. But since following Shen Hao, he has been forced to constantly ponder various details. The thing about sticking nails into the side of Bai Changqing, the Minister of Household Affairs, was this? And now it is again.
Shen Hao knew what Zhu Shou was thinking and reminded: "You can give them an explanation, just say that you want some special slaves, such as the red-eyed wolf tribe or the long-tusked elephant tribe."
"Isn't the Tusker Clan gone?"
"No? Their current population is much larger than the officials in your dental office? How is it possible to exterminate the clan? With these excuses, can the matter be solved?"
Zhu Shou thought for a while and then nodded and said: "Is it possible to give it a try? But I don't know if it will work."
"Have confidence in yourself. If you are short of money or people, you can come to me. You just need to make sure that you can use the line of the bonus company to send people there and bring back the information I want. I will send someone to contact you about the specific matters. But you must start preparations immediately? You must have the confirmation before the end of this month, do you understand?"
"So urgent?!" Zhu Shou was a little confused.
"Xuanqingwei's affairs have never been "taken slowly"? Especially the part involving intelligence that you are now in contact with? These are all matters that need to be resolved as soon as possible. You have to get used to it."
What can Zhu Shou say? Did he receive benefits before? If it weren't for Xuan Qingwei's help, he wouldn't have been able to take the position of Lord of the Yaxing of Fengri City. Now that he is a member of Xuanqing Guard, he understands that Shen Hao is actually very patient when he can explain so much to him.
"Okay, I'll do it right away. But the manpower and money must be in place first."
"Okay. Wang Jian will contact you."
