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Chapter 226 King Zhou: Are the victims still human? That's just a tool for us to have fun! !
Look at the sumptuous banquet on this table.

Some of the merchants were a bit reluctant to take down their chopsticks.

They came from Chang'an, Shaanxi Province, sold goods along the way, and were introduced by friends to visit the King of Zhou.

To be honest, the scene they saw along the way was quite miserable.

People died of hunger all over the place, and they exchanged their children for food.

Except for King Zhou's Kaifeng City, there was not even a single green plant on the roadside.

It can be seen that even the bark of the tree must have been eaten away.

They also helped many people along the way.

But in the face of thousands of disaster victims, the relief they provided was just a drop in the bucket.

They are still a little guilty for this.

This is where wealthy families gather.

It was a desolate scene outside but here it was like paradise.

The victims were hiding on street corners or gathering near the Tutu Temple.

"How can we get rich! There is chaos everywhere. It would be great if we could stay inside Kaifeng City. Who dares to go outside!"

"Where did Mr. Li get rich recently?"

How rich people live their lives.

But what they saw after entering Kaifeng City was a different scene.

People feel refreshed when happy events happen, and this guy is very proud of himself.

Officer surnamed Zhang laughed and said: "I have hoarded a lot of food recently. Yesterday I exchanged three kilograms of grass cakes for two yellow-haired girls.

When natural or man-made disasters strike, food prices skyrocket, and hoarded food can be sold at a good price.

Normally, a pound of grain can't be exchanged for much, but now it can be exchanged for a yellow-flowered girl.

They even discussed while drinking tea in the teahouse that now was the opportunity to make a fortune.

Although it is very shriveled, it has a unique flavor when played with. "

"I've been having a good time lately!" The man opposite smiled.

"Hey! Come and hear what good things Zhang Yuanwai has to say!"

But when we arrived at the palace of Prince Zhou in Kaifeng, there was another scene.

These profiteers sat in the teahouse drinking tea and chatting.

Although there are disaster victims everywhere in and outside the city.

As he said that, his fat face was filled with an evil look.

Some even put straws in their children, kneel on the street, and sell them.

Needless to say, there are carved beams and painted pillars.

The two of them even discussed how to squeeze the last value out of the poor people while drinking tea.

"I plan to exchange hundreds of kilograms of grain for dozens of country girls, and sell them to a brothel after the fun. The profit will be more than ten times!" Zhang Yuanwai made a crazy decision.

After hearing this, Yuan Li also felt that this was a good business.

"Then I need your elder brother to give you some advice. I'm willing to participate, brother." The two old thieves were particularly excited when it came to being able to taint a civilian girl.

These two people are not alone.

Most profiteers in Henan think so.

Because it only takes a little food to replace a living person.

This kind of thing can only be done during natural disasters and man-made disasters. How can such a good thing happen on ordinary days?

Let’s talk about the Zhou Palace at this time. King Zhou held a big night banquet in his mansion and piled the dining table with seafood that was difficult to eat in the Central Plains.

Several guests couldn't bear to see it.

King Zhou laughed loudly when he saw the sad expressions on the faces of the merchants, "It seems that they are also kind-hearted people."

Several merchants were not able to answer, but he was eating crabs and said, "Henan has suffered from droughts and natural disasters since ancient times, and we have long been used to it.

You came from Shaanxi and smuggled the Hetian jade through my hands to Quanzhou, Fujian to make a lot of money from the foreign barbarians. This is a very correct path.

With me here, even if I can't leave the fiefdom, everyone in the world has to give me some face.

Don't worry, a letter of recommendation from me can make you a lot of money. "

Several merchants finally showed a smile on their faces, and then raised their wine glasses to toast King Zhou.

The Zhou family has been established in Kaifeng for two hundred years and is the largest family.

He also owned the most fields, real estate, shops, and slaves, so anyone who wanted to do business in the east would come to visit this king of Zhou.

King Zhou simply charges a certain fee and will introduce them to them.

Whether it's smuggling or serious business, this guy takes care of it all.

Although it is expressly stipulated that the feudal kings are not allowed to do business, they have many ways to convert the official resources in their hands into commercial resources.

Just like these merchants from Shaanxi.

The reason why I came here was to get a letter of recommendation from King Zhou and then go all the way east.

After all, these days, there are many bandits and bandits along the road, but as long as they have a letter of recommendation from King Zhou, everyone on the road will be given a lot of face.

Just this trip can save a lot of money.

Although they had to leave 10,000 taels of silver to eat this meal with King Zhou, with this 10,000 taels of silver as a guarantee, they could smoothly smuggle this batch of Hetian jade overseas. It's also worth it.

After King Zhou had had enough wine and food, he said to the merchants: "I don't have much entertainment here, but recently, the slaves in my house gave me a fun game.

After hearing this, I thought it made sense. This game is called Hungry Tiger Pounces on Food.

What it means is that you first starve a tiger for three or four days, and then drive the smelly victims into the tiger pen.

When the tiger saw the victims, its eyes turned red and it would pounce.

The victims of the disaster had to run away frantically, screaming while hiding. You must have found that scene fresh and especially fun after watching it. "

Several merchants were so pale that they couldn't hold their chopsticks and were trembling all the time.

They had long heard that these royal children had nothing to do on weekdays, so they took pleasure in toying with the common people.

But they never expected that the King of Zhou would actually use such pitiful victims as a tool for fun.

Seeing the pale faces of several merchants, King Zhou laughed wildly: "These are really kind people, but are the victims still people? They are not people, they are just tools for our entertainment.

These people have been hungry outside for more than half a year, chewing Guanyin soil and tree bark. They come to our palace to have two full meals. Shouldn't they provide us with entertainment?

Is this king right? "

After hearing this, those merchants trembled with shame, but they could only nod, "Yes, yes, yes, my lord, you are right, you are right."

After hearing this, the King of Zhou became extremely arrogant: "To put it bluntly, Henan is actually the little world of the princes of our Zhu family.

These common people in Henan are called common people and called human beings, but in our eyes, they are just some despicable two-legged sheep, and we are just playing around. Who made the Ming Dynasty belong to our Zhu family?

Do you think so? "

The merchant laughed awkwardly.

King Zhou continued: "Those who do business with us are all friends, and those who want to eat our bowl of rice tomorrow are playthings. We play and entertain ourselves, so that we can make progress in life!!"

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