Chapter 202 Slave Trader
"Master, you don't know that this little girl is the daughter of that big guy. The slave-catching team spent a lot of effort to catch this big guy. If it weren't for this little girl, he would have escaped. In order to keep an eye on this big guy, I brought this little girl with me on purpose, so that he would be obedient."
"If the master wants to buy a slave who can do heavy work, then it would be best to buy him. I will give this little girl for free!"
The slave trader was eloquent and told the reason why there was a little girl in the shop. Then he pretended to be generous and started to sell his goods.
"Do you have many slaves like this with families?"
Without waiting for Pat to continue, Gervis spoke directly. He didn't care much about what the slave trader said about the big men's great strength. He just wanted to select some ordinary serfs to go back to farm the fields or do hard labor. What Gervis cared about was whether these slaves had families.
"A slave with a family?"
The slave trader didn't expect that Gervis would make such a request. When buying slaves, people all want to buy strong and pretty ones. He had never seen a family of men, women, young and old being bought together.
"Why, no?"
Seeing the slave trader in a daze, Gervis asked in a somewhat impatient tone.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Master, of course we have it! I just don't know how many people you need?"
Of course there were also families with them, but they were usually sold in bulk. Now Gervis wanted to buy them in dozens, and the slave traders reacted and nodded their heads like groundhogs.
"Since you have it, then tell me how you sold these slaves!"
After hearing the slave trader's affirmative answer, Gervis asked about the price first, so as not to be taken advantage of.
"Master, I bought all these slaves from Alban, and they have been trained for two months. They were well fed and well cared for on the way. Look at their bodies..."
Hearing Gervis asking about the price, the slave trader's eyes rolled and lit up, and he began to describe the quality of these slaves. Finally, he walked up to the big man and lifted up his shirt, trying to use the big man's strong body to verify his words. Unfortunately, he was interrupted impatiently by Gervis before he could finish his words.
"Just tell me how much!"
"Master, everyone over 35 will get 15 silver coins, adult men under 35 will get 30 silver coins, adult women will get 26 silver coins, and children over seven will get 5 silver coins. This big guy will cost 50 silver coins more, but this little girl will be given to you for free."
The slave trader's words were interrupted by Gervis, and he immediately knew that the master in front of him would not buy it, so he stopped playing tricks and told the price truthfully. After that, the slave trader stared at Gervis, waiting for Gervis's reaction.
But to his disappointment, after hearing his offer, Gervis frowned, glanced at the slaves in the stall, turned around and prepared to leave without saying a word.
"Hey! Master, Master, the price is negotiable, the price is negotiable!"
Seeing that Gervis actually got up and walked away, the slave trader became anxious. It was not easy to get a customer who seemed to want to buy a lot, so he immediately stepped forward and tried to persuade him.
After being persuaded by the slave trader, Gervis looked at the slave trader like an idiot and said, "Are you teasing me? Why would I come to you for so much money? With your price, I can sit in the castle and wait for people to send me strong slaves."
Although Gervis had never bought a slave, he had some vague impression of it in his mind. 30 silver coins could buy a strong and sturdy captured soldier, and some beautiful young women were only about 30 silver coins. Except for the big man in his stall, the others looked like ordinary serfs. It was obvious that he was selling low-end slaves. The price was obviously to take advantage of him.
"All prices will be reduced by half, or else don't stand in the way of the master."
Gervis said calmly to the slave trader.
"Master, there is really no way. The price you mentioned is too low!"
When the slave trader heard the price offered by Gervis, he felt disappointed. The price he had just quoted was indeed too high, but he had only increased the price by three levels. However, Gervis cut it in half now, and he would not make any profit at all. If Gervis did not increase the price, the deal would be lost.
"I won't pay you even one more cent!"
Gervis took a step forward and walked slowly forward.
"Grevith, how many slaves are you going to buy?"
When Pat saw Gervis walking forward, he immediately followed Gervis and deliberately asked Gervis loudly.
"At least four or five hundred people are needed. I'm not afraid of more. As long as there are suitable ones, I will accept them. Anyway, my territory is so big that I won't mind too many people!"
Gervis also knew Pat's intention, and with a slight smile on his face, he loudly said the quantity he was going to buy.
"Hey! Please wait, my lords! I'll sell it, I'll sell it!"
The slave trader heard everything that Gervis and Pat said, and he immediately became anxious. Four or five hundred people meant a huge business. He didn't care about much else and ran to Gervis and Pat again, bending over and saying with a smile on his face.
"Oh? Do you have so many slaves? I have to bring my family with me!"
Gervis stopped and looked at the slave trader.
"Yes, Master, rest assured, I guarantee that they will bring their families with them. And according to Master's wishes, I will arrange at least 900 people for you!"
"You better be honest. Do you know who this gentleman is? Baron Gervis, the Earl's husband. If you lie, you should know what will happen to you, right?"
Pat interjected to the slave trader.
"I know, I know! I would never dare to deceive you, Master!"
The slave trader was also shocked when he heard Gervis's identity. He had originally thought of half-truthfully trying to gather some people for Gervis, but now he immediately gave up the idea. He had cheated the great nobleman. As long as a nationwide wanted order was issued, he would be guaranteed to make money from the scam but not live.
"May I have your name?"
Hearing that this slave trader could gather so many people, Gervis could not help but feel happy. The slaves of the Principality of Jean basically came from the Principality of Alban. There was no major war between the two countries at this season, so it was really difficult to buy a large number of ordinary slaves. The four or five houses that Gervis passed by before were all selling young women or children, because these two types of slaves could often be obtained from other channels.
"My name is Piri! Don't worry, we have verified our identities when doing business in this market, and we will never cheat."
Piri immediately assured Gervis again that the slave trade of several hundred people was a rare big deal for a small slave trader like him. Although Gervis offered a low price, due to the large number of people, the completion of this transaction would earn him more than he earned in half a year.
"Okay! Take these five gold coins as a deposit. Bring the person to wait for me outside the city gate in 15 days. If you have any questions during this period, you can come to Rose Castle to find me."
Gervis was straightforward and took out five gold coins and threw them to Piri.
"Also, if there are stonemasons, tailors, carpenters, or other craftsmen, I will give you an extra silver coin for each of them."
Gervis was not worried that Piri would abscond with the five gold coins. Slave trading in this slave market did require registration information, and the most important thing was that when these slave traders registered, they must have a certificate of creed from a noble lord.
This is actually a disguised guarantee, but in order not to ruin their reputation, the nobles will only provide this creed to the owner of the slave market, that is, the City Hall of Winterfell. If a dispute really occurs and the slave trader runs away, they can directly find the guarantor through the creed.
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. I will definitely pick the best one for you!"
Piri was very excited when he received the five golden coins handed over by Gervis. With the deposit in hand, he could now go and recruit people for Gervis with peace of mind.
"Count that big guy and that little girl in as well!"
Gervis nodded to Piri, then glanced at the big man tied with chains and the little girl at his feet who had stopped whimpering, and added something to Piri.
"Yes! Yes! Farewell, Master!"
Thanks to the book friend "鼠子药快面" for the reward!!!
(End of this chapter)
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