Chapter 504： Coselia (1/2)

Ballroom

水果 Fruits, grilled meats, desserts, and fine wine on the banquet table made the merchants smile, which shows that Prince Paris valued them.

Everyone is seated, Pei Ziyun said: ”Everyone, I can provide some convenience for your business in Troy, but I hope that when you introduce the local power and commodity prices, the more detailed the better.”

当然 ”Of course, you have to provide some convenience when my ship is docked in your area.”

”That's natural.” Businessmen promised.

”Come, toast to celebrate the first cooperation.” Pei Ziyun raised his glass and drank it.

”Dry.” The merchants also drank the wine.

Everybody's cooperation officially started.

When the banquet was over, Pei Ziyun sent these businessmen out of the mansion. Now the trivial delivery is welcome. Every time, he has to take care of himself. It is enough to have a competent person to help himself.

”There is really no one now.” Pei Ziyun returned to the garden and muttered to himself.

来 I have bought a lot of slaves along the way, but none of them have developed into the subordinates who are taking advantage of them. The only real subordinate is Gzigne, and he is still not in the Amazon, and no one is available at once.

Just thinking about the mind, the ten new female slaves were wiping the banquet hall, and one of them heard Pei Ziyun's whisper and got up the courage to stand up: ”Prince Paris, I'm Coselia, my father is an Athens Scholar, I speak three languages, and I can do arithmetic. I want to do something for you, Prince Paris. ”

”Oh?” Pei Ziyun looked at her slightly.

I searched for this girl named Celia in my mind, remembering that the palace had simple information when she delivered, saying that she was only fourteen years old.

”I knew so many skills at a very young age. I must have received a good education in this era before. Why did he become a slave?” Pei Ziyun frowned secretly.

”Prince Paris, Corselia is not sensible, I hope she did not offend you.” At this moment, the two servants saw Corselia's performance, pale and scared, afraid that Corselia's actions annoyed Prince Paris, Hurry up and drag her down forcibly.

”Oh, it doesn't matter, you go down and leave Coselia here.” Pei Ziyun stopped the actions of the two servants.

”Yes, dear prince.” The two servants stepped back, not forgetting to stare at Caesarea fiercely, warning her not to talk nonsense, so as not to offend Prince Paris.

Pei Ziyun turned to Caesarea: ”Ocea, your courage has given you a little chance. I hope you cherish it. Tell me, why did you become a slave?”

She is a cute girl with fine skin and dark curly hair, a pair of brown almond eyes, and her limbs are as slender as a fawn.

Corselia summoned the courage: ”Prince Paris, although my father is a respected scholar, he is still a Gentile in Athens.”

”You should know that this is the rule of most city-states.”

”Gentiles are allowed to live in Athens for generations, but they do not have citizenship, citizenship, citizenship, land purchase, marriage to a woman of their own country shall not be considered a legal marriage, and they shall pay a head tax not paid by Athens citizens.

”How unfair is all this to us Gentiles. Farmland is the most important thing. Without farmland, there is no stable income, and we can only rely on work.”

”My father originally had a job, but later fell ill, lost his job, and owed a lot of money, and the whole family went bankrupt.”

Pei Ziyun knows that Koseliah is right. Athens does have this rule. All foreigners are not allowed to buy local produce.

Or, reproducible assets are not allowed to be owned by the Gentiles.

城 All city-states instinctively monopolize reproducible assets, so that even Gentiles who are free people can be reduced to slavery at any time, because human labor is too unreliable.

When he was young, he had little knowledge and skills and was unfamiliar with making money. He also had to pay tuition fees—both social and study tuition fees.

In the old age, the physical decline is inadequate, let alone diseases and disasters, so people cannot rely on work to live.

Work is the most beautiful thing, but if it is just work, it is a hidden slave.

This is actually a means by which the city states exploit the Gentiles.

”My father died eventually. I really had no choice but to become a slave. Later I was trafficked to Troy and I gave it to Prince Paris.”

Ke Seliya sadly told these unbearable events, which were really intolerable for a fourteen-year-old girl.

Pei Ziyun heard her story silently and thoughtfully.

Corselia's experience is not special, but she was reduced to slavery due to illness or change. It is very common to count slavery.

Of course, the biggest source of slaves in this era is war.

I just happened to be too coincidental, and although everything she said was fine, she should still be careful. After all, her layout is now critical.

Thought of this, Pei Ziyun said in his heart, ”The priest's feeling.”