Zhao Yuanqing and his men cut off the locks on the remaining boxes and found fifteen more women inside. Without exception, all of them were dressed like Silla people and wore Silla hairstyles.

Moreover, these women looked like they were only twelve or thirteen years old at the youngest and in their early twenties at the oldest. They were all young girls.

They were all blindfolded, gagged, and tied up. Some were asleep, while others were awake. When they heard the box open, they began to struggle desperately.

Zhao Yuanqing, Meng Jiu, and Wen Qian's expressions changed immediately after seeing her. "Silla maid?"

In recent years, the Daqing Kingdom has vigorously developed commerce, and Chang'an has gradually become the largest and most prosperous city in the world, attracting many foreigners to do business here, including Silla people.

Silla merchants brought cattle, horses, ramie cloth, ginseng, folding fans, etc. to Daqing, and took away silk, tea, and porcelain from Daqing.

But as trade increased, another gray area of ​​trade also began to emerge: Silla slaves.

Silla women are different from Daqing women. They have fair and delicate skin, petite and well-proportioned figures, oval faces, delicate and beautiful facial features, and a fresh and unworldly beauty.

In addition, Silla women are good at singing and dancing, with delicate and flexible bodies. When they sing, the sounds are like the voices of phoenixes, and all kinds of birds fly to them.

There were also some people who deliberately flattered her, but it was inevitable that Silla maids were gradually sought after by the rich and powerful in Daqing. They were all happy to buy a beautiful Silla maid to become their concubine, dancer or private concubine.

Where there is demand, there is trade, so the trafficking of Silla slaves became a secret business.

In the Daqing Kingdom, there are three types of women that men love most: one is the Silla maid, one is the Hu girl, and the other is the Yangzhou skinny horse.

The Hu Ji came from the Western Regions and South Asia. They were tall, with fair skin, golden or chestnut hair, and their eyes were mostly blue, just like the eyes of a Persian cat.

They wore wide robes with long sleeves and slender waists. They were very good at singing and dancing, and their Huxuan dance was very famous throughout the Daqing Kingdom.

Compared with the women of Daqing, these Hu girls had an exotic, open and mysterious beauty that instantly conquered the people of Daqing.

Just like the Silla maids, the slave trade of Hu girls also came into being. Slave traders tried every possible means to transport Silla maids and Hu girls to Chang'an in exchange for profits.

These caused dissatisfaction among countries such as Silla and the Western Regions. The emperor of Daqing reprimanded the trade of female slaves several times and issued a ban on their purchase, but he still could not stop the actions of greedy people.

Presumably, these sixteen Silla people were trafficked slaves.

Meng Jiu was somewhat puzzled and whispered to Zhao Yuanqing, "Fourth sister, most of the people who sold Silla slaves were Silla merchants, but those four men were all Japanese. Why is that?"

Zhao Yuanqing's eyes were cold. "What else could it be? They're just stirring up trouble. These Japanese are most likely pirates. They sailed to Silla, abducted these women, and then sailed to Huainan Province on our coast, then made their way to Gyeonggi Province."

Meng Jiu understood. "They disguised themselves as people from the Western Regions and passed through Chang'an without entering. Instead, they first went to the northwest and then to Chang'an, just to put the blame on the Western Regions people."

"Yes, these Japanese are extremely cautious and careful, have the ability to win over people's hearts, and are ruthless. They are very difficult to deal with."

The people of Daqing were not unfamiliar with the Japanese. They loved Daqing culture very much and sent many people to study every year. They learned everything about Daqing's architecture, culture, etiquette, food, and clothing, and brought them all back to their own country.

But many people are deceived by their humble appearance, not realizing that they are snakes raised by farmers and are very good at biting back.

This matter could not be resolved peacefully. The innkeeper who came over after hearing the noise shouted, "Oh my god, this is going to kill me!"

The shopkeeper was so scared that he nearly wet his pants. Selling Silla slaves would mean beheading and the extermination of nine generations of the family. It was fatal!

He pointed at Zhao Yuanqing and the others and said, "I'm going to report you to the police. No one of you can leave. All of you must testify for me. These people have nothing to do with me, nothing to do with me!"

The waiter hurried to report to the police. The innkeeper was so angry that he circled around the Japanese man and kicked him hard in the crotch. "You bastard, you want to harm me? Fuck you! It's not easy for me to run an inn!"

The Japanese man had been knocked unconscious, but the piercing pain still made him curl up in a coma.

The innkeeper ordered, "Go, bring those three out, strip them of their clothes, and pour water on them!"

All the guys took action, and they were all filled with righteous indignation. This inn was related to the lives of their entire family. Destroying the inn would mean destroying their good days. Kill them!

The other three Japanese were carried out and stripped naked, leaving only their underwear.

The guys first poured cold water on them, making them shiver, and then poured boiling water on them, making them twitch.

Over and over again, sometimes cold and sometimes hot, the skin of these four people soon became red and swollen.

After tossing and turning for a while, the immense pain finally broke through the effect of the knockout drug, and the four people woke up in a daze.

One person yelled, "&^*%&*(*^%^^&**((!!!"

He spoke Japanese. When people are in a hurry, they often speak the language they are most familiar with.

The man realized that something was wrong and immediately closed his mouth. When he opened his mouth again, he spoke in the awkward Daqing dialect.

But everyone heard it and wondered, "What did he say?"

A young man shouted, "I know, he speaks the Japanese language!"

It turned out that because this inn was on the only way from the Western Regions to Chang'an, it often received foreign guests. In order to communicate with the guests, the inn promoted a smart man, asked him to learn a few foreign languages, and act as an interpreter to specifically receive foreign guests.

Because his friend Ma Chao had a talent for languages, he taught himself a few words of Western dialect, Korean, Silla, Persian, Japanese, Turkic, etc.

Ma Chao stepped forward and shouted, "Boss, he speaks Japanese, he's Japanese!"

Ma Chao knew more than just Japanese. He walked up to a Japanese man and pulled down his pants.

"Look, boss! He's got a triangle of cloth wrapped around his crotch. That's a hallmark of Japanese men!"

A triangular scarf made of white linen, with pockets in front and back, and a hemp rope passed through it and tied around the waist.

Men in Daqing either wore open-crotch pants with a coat on the outside, or wore closed-crotch pants directly. They never wore them like this.

A fierce look flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, "Take those three off too!"

The other three were also taken off, all of them were the same three-cornered weight.

"They are all Japanese!"

The shopkeeper knew that he was in trouble today. If it was discovered in the future that a merchant selling Silla slaves had stayed in his shop, he would also be held accountable.

If these people dare to harm him, they will have no chance of escaping.

Before the soldiers arrived, he said, "Beat them up! If they die, it's my responsibility!"

"Yes!"

Several guys rushed over, held down a few Japanese and started beating them severely. They were not wearing any clothes and had taken muscle softening powder, so they were weak all over. They were beaten so hard that they screamed and howled, and Japanese words kept coming out.

Ma Chao shouted, "Boss, they're scolding you!"

"You bastards, you dare to scold me! I'll beat you to death!"

The shopkeeper picked up the rake he was using to rake grass nearby and slammed it down. "I'll let you curse! I'll let you curse!"

The rake was made of wood, with sharp teeth. When it hit the Japanese, the pain made them shiver. When they retreated, the sharp teeth turned into blood marks on their skin, which made them scream in pain and they dared not curse again.

After a while, the police came and asked, "What's going on?"

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