Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

The Tang nobles had three treasures to show off: Kunlun slaves, Bodhisattva barbarians, and Silla maids.

Kunlun slaves were very popular in the Tang Dynasty. The word Kunlun means "especially black" in Turkic.

The Old Book of Tang, Biography of the Southern Barbarians, says: "South of Linyi, they all have curly hair and black bodies, and are generally called 'Kunlun'."

Most of the Kunlun slaves came from the Southeast Asian islands and Africa, as well as the Aryans from India.

They have dark skin, are strong, hard-working, have a strong physique, can fight and resist, and can be bodyguards or servants.

Many dandies in Chang'an City liked to take Kunlun slaves with them to bully people everywhere, bully men and women, and show off their power.

I feel very honored.

Wandering around Chang'an City with a group of burly men, you instantly feel like the world belongs to you.

Of course, since Li Shen came out of nowhere, such scenes have almost disappeared.

The reason is very simple. Who can defeat Li Shen's one hundred personal guards? The leader of the personal guards, Li Tieniu, is taller and more powerful than the Kunlun slaves.

Li Shen once traveled around Chang'an with his guards. He had been to every district and was invincible.

However, despite this, Kunlun slaves are still very popular in Chang'an City and are a scarce human resource.

It is easy to understand the Silla maids. Li Shen’s understanding is that they are women from the Universe Kingdom, who are very servile and obedient.

They were gentle in character, well-behaved and extremely obedient, much like today's "Filipino maids".

Such women are very suitable to be maids, and the princes and sons of the Tang Dynasty are also very willing to find a few more Silla maids to serve them.

As for the last one, Bodhisattva Man, it describes those barbarian women who are like Bodhisattva.

During this period, there were some small countries with ethnic minorities around.

The women in the country dress very peculiarly. They usually comb their hair high in a bun, wear small golden hats and necklaces, and look like the Bodhisattvas and fairies in the murals.

Therefore, these people were called Bodhisattva barbarians.

For a noble, the best thing is to marry her as a concubine.

It would be a great honor for a noble and wealthy man to go out with a woman like this.

The women from these barbarian countries also yearned for the Tang Dynasty. Being able to marry a Tang man and become a part of it was something they wished for.

There are some in the Ji Wang Mansion of Silla's maid Li Shen. Li Shen has many villas that need someone to take care of them all year round.

There were a limited number of maids leaving the palace, and most of them chose to get married. Li Shen had to assign those who stayed behind to different places.

Only a few of the good men in the imperial farm were selected, and Li Shen was afraid of delaying their marriages.

Therefore, a large number of Silla maids were recruited or bought, and they were arranged in various villas and the front yard of the palace.

She is good-looking, which makes Li Shen feel good, and it can also show the financial strength of Prince Ji's Mansion to others.

Li Shen did not do it with Bodhisattva Man, as he had no shortage of concubines.

As for Kunlun slaves, Li Shen did not buy a large number of them. First, they were expensive, and second, he did not want to take up employment opportunities for the people of the Tang Dynasty.

He would rather pay a high price to hire the people of the Tang Dynasty than spend money to buy Kunlun slaves.

But now he wants to form a team, and Li Shen thinks Wang Xuance’s idea is very good.

After all, going out to sea is a very dangerous thing.

“You should also tell Wang Hongfu about this and ask him to buy Kunlun slaves instead of recruiting them.

Merchants from the Arabs and Byzantines in the Western Regions should be able to get it."

Li Shen thought for a moment and then gave an instruction.

There are two types of Kunlun slaves. One type is voluntary and they came to the Tang Dynasty to seek a living.

One type was captured as slaves; these Kunlun slaves were relatively safe.

All the Kunlun slaves purchased were castrated, which was also done by slave traders to prevent them from breeding after being bought back.

“Your Majesty, we can actually have Zhao Derong and his men go to the nearby islands to capture the natives as Kunlun slaves.

The price of Kunlun slaves is a bit high now. If we buy enough to form a caravan, we will probably have to pay a lot of money."

Hearing that Li Shen agreed to buy Kunlun slaves, he quickly suggested.

"Catch them on a nearby island? Will this be possible with God and Xuan Ce? Although our Ji Palace has also done some shameful things,

But it is better not to do some things, so as to accumulate virtue for your descendants.

We don't actually need to buy too much. Our main focus will still be on recruiting Tang Dynasty people from the poor coastal areas.

Otherwise, I am afraid that there will be too many Kunlun slaves, and we will not know what is happening in the busy sea.

Harmfulness is not allowed, and defensiveness is indispensable.

But when buying, you can remind those hard-working merchants where the indigenous people are.

Use the news to drive down their prices.”

Li Shen doesn't object to others doing it, but he can't do it himself.

By that time, if some of these people hold a grudge, who knows what will happen.

"Yes, then I will write a letter to Manager Wang right away." Wang Xuance stood up and bowed to Li Shen.

“By the way, ask him if there is any news about any ships coming from the sea, what happened to the family’s fleet, and whether Zhao Laosi has taken any action.

It's been more than two months, how come there's no news at all?"

Li Shen suddenly remembered the fleet of the aristocratic families.

"Yes, Your Highness. However, the situation at sea is changing rapidly, so it is normal to be delayed for some time. Also, the people from the noble families do not know the route and may get lost."

Wang Hongfu explained.

Li Shen thought that starting from Quanzhou and walking along the coastal line, it shouldn't be that slow to reach the end of Malacca.

Li Shen had no knowledge in this area and didn't know how long it would take, but he felt it should take more than two months.

It shouldn't take long to go south from Malacca and reach the place they passed on as their home.

But Wang Xuance was right, the ocean was vast and it was very likely that we would get lost.

“Okay, I’m just asking, this king is too anxious.

You go and get busy. It’s time for me to practice too. There’s still half an hour left today.

It’s really a torture.”

Li Shen waved to Wang Xuance.

Wang Xuance retreated.

Li Shen sat down again, poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip.

"Shi Tou, have someone conduct a thorough investigation of the insiders to see if there are any problems.

There are spies among the guards, and I must ensure the cleanliness of the inner quarters of the palace.

Tell the people below, especially the maids, that if anyone wants to get married, they just need to tell Dayuer.

This prince will be happy to see it happen. The palace can also help find a good man and prepare a dowry.

But no filthy things are allowed to happen in the inner house, do you understand what I mean?"

Li Shen looked at the stone and said seriously that Li Shen had read some novels and watched some videos in his previous life, all of which told about some dirty things between eunuchs and palace maids.

Li Shen didn't want such a thing to happen in his own palace.

“Don’t worry, my lord. I will keep an eye on the inner house and will never let such things happen in Prince Ji’s mansion.

I will warn them. If they are found, I will deal with them personally and will never let the reputation of Prince Ji's Mansion suffer any loss."

Stone said in a decisive tone.