big auction house

In the big conference hall.

Pisanello, the owner of the city-state, the "star of hope" of the people in troubled times, is now in the chamber, and Mali, one of the four powerful subordinates, is in charge of research and development of technology and new weapons, and another powerful subordinate is in charge of security defense, information Richaroo who is a collector (commonly known as a spy)—I don’t know if it is because of an occupational disease, he is talking gossip.

The protagonist of the gossip this time is Duke Raphael, so Pisanello only listened to the beginning-that is, Duke Raphael, who has always been "like a dog" (Richard's original words), suddenly ran to the big auction house to join in the fun , and after buying a stunning slave, told him to stop.

All the gossip about Raphael, one is not credible, and the other is not to be believed.Raphael does things with a strict eye, and is meticulous to the point of being meticulous. The word "mistake" does not exist in his dictionary at all, nor does it exist in the image of Raphael in anyone's mind.

So Boss Richard backed out boredly, and when he walked through the corridor, he happened to see the wandering hero—Duke Raphael, walking in with his head held high as usual.His eyes seemed to grow to his forehead, and all the people and things around him were ignored.

"It's really annoying!" Richaroo said to himself, before the words fell, Raphael had already passed by, as if he hadn't heard anyone talking at all, or even seen anything.

Ma Li folded his arms and said in a posture of watching the excitement: "No matter how I look at it, I don't think Raphael is that kind of person. The woman he himself has to deal with should have given him a headache for a long time, and he needs to go to the auction house by himself."

Richard Lu jumped up: "This is absolutely true. He asked for leave yesterday to go to the big auction with Clovis. He also bought an oriental man. If you don't believe me, ask Clovis."

When it comes to Clovis, Mali can't help but be dubious: "Oriental men? Speaking of oriental men, Raphael and Orientals seem to be very destined, and there have always been rumors of favoring Orientals..."

When there were many doubts outside, Raphael had already pushed open the door of the meeting room and put a document in front of Pisanello.

So Pisanello was surprised to find that it was indeed a document for raising slaves, and there was a red tick in front of the word "Nanfa" below.

At this time, the country is strictly hierarchical, and one’s birth is almost doomed. [-]? The Songkang clan, and the rest are slaves who belong to a certain noble’s sphere of influence. If they break the law and are punished, they will also be demoted to slavery .As a result, the number of slaves increased.However, if a slave is favored, it is also possible to get rid of his slave status and become a commoner, but the situation is rare.What's more, some people are unwilling to be promoted to common people. After all, although slaves have a bad name, they are provided with food, clothing, housing and transportation, especially for wealthy noble families. The life of slaves at the lower level is dozens of times better than that of ordinary civilians.

In recent years, due to Pisanello's powerful rule, the city-state has developed rapidly and its population has also increased sharply. In order to reduce the pressure on the city-state, strict control and checks have been carried out on the foreign population.

Slavery was also strictly monitored.Anyone who keeps slaves must report to the lord for consent and sign.

Even so, since slavery has become popular across the country at this time, Pisanello still has to receive a lot of slavery applications and forms every day, which are exactly the same as the current one.

The city-state is responsible for all food and clothing expenses in the duke's mansion.Pisanello himself is already very picky. The slaves who come in through his eyes, plus training, may not be the best in other city-states, at least they can be regarded as first-class servants, not to mention the slaves who are screened by him. Phil's.What's more, male favorite?

How did he never know that Raphael had that hobby?

But Raphael, if he wanted to say it, he would naturally say it, and if he didn't want to, it would be useless to ask.

So Pisanello signed like no one else.

On the other side, Jules looked at the handsome manservant who came to serve him, and asked, "Jack, who is White to you?"

White was the man who took them home.

"He is my father, don't worry, I have studied with my father since I was a child, and I am very familiar with the affairs of the city-state. I can find a solution for whatever you want."

Jules smiled, and Jack looked to be around twenty years old, and he looked quite smart, so he nodded: "Jack, I have something that I want you to do."

Raphael got out of the carriage, took off his hat, and didn't even look at White who came to greet him. Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw several servants hurrying towards the other end of the corridor with different flower pots, saplings, and seeds in their hands. , There was a smile on his face.

White said: "My lord, according to your instructions, it has been arranged..."

Raphael had already walked behind those people, and White quickly followed.

Jules now lives in the west of the ducal mansion.

White couldn't figure out the origin and identity of this oriental beauty for a while. The Duke only ordered him to call him "Sir" without a title, but also ordered them to serve him as if they were serving him, and hurried to the castle.

In fact, White should not be surprised.Eight years ago, after the Duke came back, he sent someone to clear out the house on the west side and redecorated it in a style that White had never seen before. Later, when the Duke was in a good mood, he said it was an oriental style.The Duke was never interested in valuables, but he often went to the eastern markets, and if he saw interesting and unique things, he would put them in that room.White always thought it was the duke's hobby of collecting, but he didn't expect that when he came back that day, he immediately ordered the room to be cleaned up for the use of the mysterious gentleman.

Looking at the gentleman, he seemed to be familiar with the strange things inside, and told White one by one the purpose, for example, whether the delicate bottle was originally used for flower arrangement, or a urinal, and the long and curved white jade was originally used for press book...