If you want to establish your own power, it is not enough to rely on yourself alone.
As a time traveler who traveled from modern society, Chen Heng deeply understood this truth.
Therefore, since he reached a cooperation with the northern lords, he bought many slaves from the northern lords.
Slaves, this is a very good source of manpower.
All the rights of the slaves bought by buying and selling are deprived and belong to their masters, no matter how they are treated, no one will pursue it.
Under normal circumstances, except for a small number of slaves with special value, the lords would not pay much attention to the vast majority of slaves.
Because they, as lords, have the right to dominate their own people to a certain extent. Whether they are fighting or doing other things, they have free and cheap cannon fodder available.
Although slaves are cheap, in their view, they still need to spend money to buy them, so it is naturally not worthwhile.
However, in Chen Heng's view, this was not the case.
As a modern person, he has many ways to develop and squeeze the surplus value of those slaves.
Therefore, a considerable part of the slaves under the lord in the north were absorbed by Chen Heng and bought by himself.
For more than a year, most of the profits he made in Kutu City have been filled in it.
He placed the purchased slaves in his own manor, established simple workshops in it, and used hydraulic power and assembly lines for production, and then sold the things produced in his manor through his own relationship.
For these, Baron Kaisen is not clear.
But at this moment, he could also feel the specialness of these people under Chen Heng.
Compared with ordinary people, these black-haired slaves under Chen Heng are too capable.
Moreover, not only was he capable, but the way they looked at Chen Heng and his expression was also very wrong.
It's not that Baron Kaisen has never seen the existence of slaves.
There are many slaves on his own manor, in which they are engaged in heavy agricultural work.
It's just that in his impression, the eyes and expressions of those slaves are often numb and fearful.
It's like losing hope and future, and there is no trace of anger.
But those under Chen Heng's subordinates are a little different.
Although they are slaves, they look particularly lively, and they are very active and full of energy when they work.
Nothing like a slave should be.
Moreover, the bodies of these slaves seemed to be very good, not as weak and decadent as other slaves.
"how did you do it?"
After observing silently for a while, Baron Kaisen couldn't help asking this doubt.
He felt that there were too many things in this child that he could not understand.
His ability is so strong that many things he does cannot be understood and understood by others.
"Give them hope."
Facing Baron Kaisen's doubts, Chen Heng's answer was also straightforward.
"People and tools are different after all."
Looking at the hard-working black-haired slave in front of him, he said softly, "Tools can be used repeatedly, but they also need daily maintenance."
"As a special tool, a slave also needs maintenance."
Speaking of this, he said lightly: "Give them enough sleep and rest time, and relatively sufficient food, this is daily maintenance, so that they will not collapse and have physical problems."
"In addition to that, give them a little hope so that they can see the possibility of making their lives better through their own efforts."
"Doing these points well, coupled with appropriate means, can greatly improve their work efficiency"
Baron Kaisen was taken aback for a moment, he seemed to understand a little bit, but he also seemed a little incomprehensible.
Give slaves enough rest and enough food
This seems to be somewhat inconsistent with his imagination.
In order to save costs, who doesn't want the slaves to eat the least and simplest food and do the most and most tiring work
It is best not to have even a little time for yourself every day, so as to earn the most benefits for yourself.
But when it comes to Chen Heng, it seems to be a little different.
"The human body needs maintenance."
Looking at Baron Kaisen, Chen Heng continued to speak and explained to him: "If you want slaves to do a good job, a good body is the key."
"And to be healthy, proper food is also a must."
"If you use it poorly for a long time, your body will become weaker and weaker. At that time, even if you drive it away with a whip, you won't be able to do more work."
"And driving them away with a whip is not an efficient management method in itself."
He opened his mouth softly and explained to Baron Kaisen.
Listening to his explanation, Baron Kaisen nodded, seeming to understand a little bit.
"I've always been at ease when you do things."
In the end, he didn't continue to ask this question, but instead said, "Go to Baron Myra this time, and take Omando with you."
"Okay, let him do something too."
"good."
Chen Heng nodded, and he didn't seem to care about this issue.
After a few days.
After all the goods arrived this time, Chen Heng set off again.
Compared with the previous few times, this time is very important.
In the previous few times, because the trade had just started, the surrounding lords were only tentatively expanding, and the transaction volume was not large.
But this time it was different.
This time, when he went to the territory of Baron Myra, Chen Heng took away almost all the goods transported during this period. The value was very high. To put it bluntly, it was a sum that even Baron Kaisen would be terrified of. .
Once there is any mistake, I am afraid that the loss will be extremely huge.
It is precisely because this transaction is so important that Baron Kaisen almost brought out most of the guards in his territory during this trip.
Baron Kaisen and Omando also accompanied the team.
"so much"
Riding the horse and walking on the road, Omando looked at the boxes pulled by the cows and horses, and his heart was full of enthusiasm.
He knew exactly what was in these boxes.
So he also roughly understands what a huge fortune is contained in it.
And once this deal is concluded, what a huge profit his family will reap.
As long as he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel hot and excited.
At this moment, he still doesn't know that the ownership of these things is not the family behind him, but Chen Heng himself.
In his mind, the value of this batch of goods is so huge that it is impossible for Chen Heng to have it anyway.
Most of them were funded by Baron Kaisen, who asked Chen Heng to buy them from the lord in the north, and they belonged to the whole family.
And the wealth belonging to the family will naturally belong to him in the future.
As long as he thought of this, he couldn't help being excited and felt a burst of heat.
(end of this chapter)