Chapter 43: Food shortage and slaves!

Yao Yun returned with a full load, and there were three cute little guys in his hands. When Xingye and Xiaocao saw Yao Yun, their eyes lit up.

"King, what a cute pet, you got two more cubs!"

Because Yao Yun has always been gentle, Xingye and Xiaocao do not have the respect between the master and servant in front of him, especially in private, they are naturally much more friendly.

When the two little girls saw the chubby panda baby in Yao Yun's hand, they immediately rushed over, touched them east and west, and were so happy.

"What do you want to do? Don't go through it, I haven't had enough fun yet!"

"King, you have three little beasts hanging on you. How hard it is, I will help you take care of them."

"Okay, this panda baby is called Yaoyao, and the other panda baby is called Yunyun. Look, let me give it to you, be careful!"

Xingye and Xiaocao looked surprised: "King, you named them by your own name. This is so grand that they can't afford it!"

"It's okay, I can afford it!"

Yao Yun secretly sighed that if he had been in the previous life, he would not have a chance to name the panda baby by his own name. How could he not bear it?

"Meow!"

The two Haha came out of Yao Yun's arms, their little eyes were full of resentment. King, you don't like others anymore, yell...

Yao Yun was stunned to see that he was indeed a ferocious beast, so smart and human.

"Erha, what are you looking at?"

Erha: "Meow!"

......

Life after traveling through time was very boring. In the next few days, Yao Yun had to put his experience on cultivation. Every little improvement during cultivation made him very happy.

"The Heart Method of the Ten Witches in Lingshan" Yao Yun has reached the level of outlining the six great witches with the power of the mind and spirit, and is rushing to outlining the seven great witches. His progress is obvious at present. Maybe winter comes, and he will be able to reach the level of the seven great witches. The witchcraft golden-word curse and the fire-induced spell have not fallen, and he is becoming more and more skilled.

On the other hand, Yao Yun's archery shooting technique was also a persistent exercise, and his literary and stylistics blossomed, moving forward in unison.

In the past two days, Cangman also returned from the mountains with a hunting team.

During the hunting period, one person died and more than a dozen people were injured. Hunting has never been a stable channel for obtaining food. Cangman was generally unsatisfactory this time, but more often, people could only return disappointed.

As soon as Cangman came back, he heard that the palace was attacked by ghosts. The king even took a chance to commit suicide by killing several ghosts alone. He was furious and scolded the palace guards for the poor protection, so he asked the king to take action himself.

Then Cangman even protected Yao Yun in person, saying that he would not lead the team out for hunting.

When Yao Yun heard this, he immediately refused. The autumn hunting cannot be stopped, otherwise the winter will be difficult.

"Cangman and Xidu are just little ghosts to make trouble, it's not a big deal. The orphan has been pacified. Hunting in autumn is a big deal. Originally, Xidu's food reserves were insufficient. The meat hunting in autumn is a very critical link, and it is impossible to miss it!"

Why didn’t Cangman know the importance of autumn hunting? He also liked to go to the mountains to hunt. However, in Cangman’s heart, the safety of the king is always the first priority. Even if Xiguo is in danger of destruction, the protection of the king is ranked first.

"King..."

"Okay, there is a bald dragon, the second elder is here. The last time they tried me on purpose. It looked very dangerous, but in fact it was not life-threatening. The witchcraft is successful and the archery skills are first-class. One or two little ghosts are no problem for the gu. Hahaha, Cangman, you have to work hard, and the gu may become a Qi refiner in the next year!"

Cangman showed a sincere smile on his face: "Congratulations to the king, the king has become a Qi refiner, and we can go to the mountains to hunt together."

"Okay, one word is certain!"

After Yao Yun was persuaded and persuaded, Cangman soon led a team to hunt in the mountains.

As Yao Yun said, Xi is very short of food.

In the past, King Xi Yao Xuan sold the grain from the palace treasury to the barbarian tribes in order to control the barbarian tribes.

But where does the food in the royal palace treasury come from?

One is that the common people have 20% of the land rent, and the other is that the labor output of the slaves.

Xi had thousands of slaves. Yao Yun himself was the largest slave owner in Xi's country, or the only slave owner. All the labor results of the slaves would enter the palace treasury, and the palace would give them food for the winter.

A large amount of food in the royal palace treasury was sold to barbarian tribes, so the slaves' food rations were tight during the winter, and many slaves would starve to death.

Xi never took this matter seriously before, because in the eyes of most people, slaves are not humans, but consumables. If they die, they will die if they buy them next year. The supplies needed by slaves for the winter can buy two slaves.

Yao Yun asked Cangman, Wu Tong, and Bald Dragon. They all thought that life and death of slaves was a very small matter. Even Xingye, who was also a slave, was wondering why Yao Yun was so concerned about those slaves who did coolies.

"Apricot leaves, grass, don't you think it's strange to do this? Slaves are humans, and their lives should be respected!"

The apricot leaves and grass looked at each other, their eyes full of incredible.

"The king is kind, but everyone does this. We don't know. Although we are also slaves, the king is very nice to us. We don't understand the outside world, but things should be like this. No one will pity the slaves..."

"Yes, the slaves in Xiguo have lived a pretty good life. I heard that slaves in other places are even worse."

Yao Yun looked at Xingye and Xiaocao in a daze. He thought that he was a slave and the two little girls could speak for the slave. As a result... This is brainwashing~ It's too powerful!

As a time traveler who pays attention to democracy, he can accept the subordinate relationship between his superiors and subordinates, but it is difficult to accept personality inequality. Obviously, slaves and humans in this world are two kinds of creatures.

Yao Yun would not raise his arms and dare to be the first in the world and issue a declaration of liberation of slaves to the whole world. He did not have such a big mind, nor did he have such a big fist.

But in his own territory, Yao Yun could not exploit and even despise the lives of slaves like other nobles.

In Yao Yun's eyes, slaves are also human beings, no different from ordinary people. As the people under his rule, he should try hard to make them eat enough. No matter how badly they are, there will be no large number of slaves starving to death.

Before a unified country appeared, it was difficult for slaves to eradicate them. Most of the slaves were captured by defeated vassal states and defeated tribes. They were the spoils of the victors, and it was normal to buy and sell them at will. This was caused by the current environment of mutual conquest, and Yao Yun could not change them at all.

Yao Yun knew that liberating slaves was the general trend, and after liberating slaves, Xidu's productivity would also increase explosively, but Yao Yun would not let them all get rid of their slaves all at once.

Yao Yun didn't plan to do this. First, the loss was too great, and he couldn't afford to lose in a short period of time. Second, the popularity was too great, which caused unknown trouble.

What Yao Yun can do now is to provide the slaves under his rule to become commoners. As long as the slaves are motivated, Yao Yun will reward them for their achievements and get them back on track in their lives.

Of course, Yao Yun believed that the slave society would slowly disappear, and the history of the previous life fully proved this.

Just as Yao Yun was thinking about it, the Huangshi Heavenly Book burst out with bright golden light again.

[Liberating slaves in accordance with the will of heaven, now Xiyun man Yao Yun set up a foothold and unswervingly strive for the cause of liberating slaves. It is very rare. The task is hereby issued and the reward is to be determined.

Set a small goal to help Xidu slaves spend the winter, the rewards are subject to circumstances!]

Yao Yun was stunned. He had a main mission and a side mission. The golden finger played by Tianshu is getting more and more slippery now.

But when will I set up Hongyuan?
Chapter completed!