The Crown Prince I’m Raising Has Turned Evil

Someone was splashed, so they cursed at the people transporting the goods. Not all they spoke in Mandarin, many of them were the dialects of Zeguo. In short, it was a mixed bag!

The smell of sweat, fish, and rot all mixed together.

This is the most authentic appearance of Zeguo’s capital.

Xie Linlang carefully avoided the cargo truck and blended in with the crowd to observe.

There were many escaped slaves in the capital city of Ze State. Some of them fled to other places, and some of them mingled with the common people at the bottom.

Except for some slaves with extremely dark skin, slaves who generally have no features can cover their necks with cloth to cover up the word "slave".

Many low-class slaves would have the word "slave" tattooed on their foreheads, which would be difficult to cover up, but middle- and upper-class slaves would not.

So Xie Linlang wrapped his neck around his neck when he saw this kind of weather. It can be basically concluded that he is a runaway slave.

If they are slaves who come to work for their master or are hired, they will be supervised at all times and have no chance to act alone.

Just when Xie Linlang was about to follow one of the men with a ring around her neck, a super loud voice calmed her down!

Not far away, I saw a big, round old woman holding her waist and cursing.

"Check, check, check what? I've paid my taxes in full!"

The officer opposite her felt a little trembling when he looked at the woman with a sinister face, but he still spoke while holding a piece of paper.

"Someone reported that you had hidden escaped slaves on your ship. This is a routine matter for us. Don't make it difficult for us!"

When the old woman heard this, she shouted louder.

"Fugitive slaves? There are not even a thousand but eight hundred slaves running away in the capital every day, and there are so many ships. By the time you finish checking, it will be dark. Do you still want today's harvest? Will you compensate for the loss?" !”

Faced with the aggressive attitude of the old woman, these officials had nothing to do, because the nephew of the old aunt in front of them was the warden of the capital city, that is, their superior, so they could not make trouble too ugly.

So the leader walked over, pulled the old woman's sleeve, and discussed.

"It's not like we're going to check them all, we're just going to check one or two ships. It means we can go back and do business..."

The old woman rolled her eyes and said, "There's not even half a boat left! I'm going to go to sea now, so get away and stop being in the way!"

After she finished speaking, she snorted and turned away, while a dozen strong slaves behind her quickly followed, carried the goods and boarded the ship.

Seeing the old woman, more than a dozen ships were about to leave the port, and the officials had nothing to do.

One of them said, "Brother, there must be a lot of escaped slaves hiding on this old aunt's ship. What should I do? There are so many slave owners waiting to get them!"

The leading officer gritted his teeth and said angrily as he looked at the ships.

"Go back and report it directly to ask for an enforcement order. I don't believe it. There is a letter from the government. How dare this old woman be so arrogant!"

After he finished speaking, he led the people away angrily. At this time, someone beside Xie Linlang sighed.

"Hey, I guess Mrs. Yu won't be able to hide it this time... There are many children on her boat. If they are caught, it will be a crime..."

Xie Linlang turned around and saw many people carrying vegetable baskets talking around her. They were not necessarily from Lianyu Port. They probably came here to buy food because the food was cheap.

They all seemed to know that there was a runaway slave on the old woman's ship, but they did not report it. Instead, they sympathized with her.

Xie Linlang couldn't help but leaned over and asked, "Are there really many escaped slaves on the aunt's ship?"

Seeing them looking at him warily, Xie Linlang said quickly, "I don't mean anything else, I'm just asking."

One of the women looked at Xie Linlang and said while holding a basket.

"Not much, just some children. When Mrs. Yu was young, she gave birth to three sons, all of whom died in the war. Later, her husband also died. She was all alone, guarding such a large shipping industry, and finally managed to survive. It has only been a few good years.

And don't think she's mean, she's actually a kind person.

Most of those child slaves were escaped with the help of adults. Once they were captured, they were either sold to brothels or sold to the Colosseum to be used as bait. You can imagine their fate.

So those people who reported it were really heartbroken. What could this kid do to them? "

"You can't say that..." another woman carrying a basket said, "Look at the Dongsan family. Their ancestors were all weavers of fishing nets. As a result, a slave owner asked his slaves to learn this craft and came here. Stealing business.

Fishing nets made by slaves only cost half the price of others, so who else would go to Dongsanjia to buy fishing nets? I heard that his family’s business has been shut down and they are in debt again. It’s hard to get out of the pot these days..."

"Not only their family, there have been more and more slaves in recent years. Slave owners are involved in everything, leaving ordinary people with no way to survive! So it is normal for some people to hate slaves and report them. If Mrs. Yu's slaves were all taken away , she doesn’t have to be so tired anymore.

After all, not all slaves are obedient. Recently, slaves often beat their employers to death! "

Xie Linlang listened to their discussion and gained a deeper understanding of the psychology of ordinary people.

They sympathized with the slaves, but they were also forced to have no way out by the slaves. This was all because there were too many slaves in the capital.

They originally only did menial work, but gradually, when the small slave owners could no longer take on the hard work, they naturally turned their attention to other industries.

No wonder the old emperor was so eager to sell all the slaves. First, there were too many slaves, and social conflicts increased sharply. Second, the slaves were saturated, and they couldn't sell any more slaves.

I just want to use this method to solve the problems that Zeguo has accumulated for decades. I don’t know if these people are too smart or too stupid.

Just as Xie Linlang was thinking secretly, suddenly, he heard a loud roar.

"No! The people from the Shibo Department are here!"

As soon as this sound came out, the market, which was originally unable to be crowded, started to move with a bang!

The people delivering the goods ran even faster, and the vendors on both sides were also collecting fish quickly.

Xie Linlang was squeezed forward by a group of people. For a while, she didn't understand why Shibosi was so scary?

She was squeezed into the South Alley where the people of Lianyu Port lived. The area was densely packed with houses and the roads were winding. Many people had slipped in without knowing where they were and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Every household also closed its doors and windows. Just when Xie Linlang heard the sound of horse hooves behind her, the door of a short house next to her suddenly opened!

Someone stretched out his hand to pull her in, and then closed the door with a bang. Soon, the sound of horse hooves disappeared.

Xie Linlang turned around and saw an old woman clutching her sleeve tightly in the dim room. Even though the sound of horse hooves had faded away, she did not relax her tension, but pursed her lips tightly.