At the gate connecting the inner and outer castles stood two slaves, one male and one female. The male looked to be about 23 or 24 years old, while the female looked to be less than 20 years old. Both of them looked ordinary, and there was nothing special about them.
When the two saw Zhao Hai come out, they quickly knelt down and saluted to Zhao Hai, "Greetings to the Young Master."
Zhao Hai nodded, waved his hand and said, "Stand up and talk." After the two thanked him, they stood up, but they were still bowing, trembling with fear.
Although these slaves knew that Zhao Hai was very amiable, they had been educated to be enslaved, so when they saw Zhao Hai, they didn't dare to be rude. To be able to stand and reply to Zhao Hai was already very good. If it was a newly bought slave, then because of Zhao Hai's words, they wouldn't dare to stand.
Looking at the two of them, Zhao Hai also didn't be polite, he just said, "Do you want to get married?"
The two people bowed even lower, the male slave trembled and said, "Yes, Young Master, we want to get married, we ask Young Master to help us."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "What are your names?"
The male slave immediately said, "Young Master, I'm called Qi, she's called Xi."
Zhao Hai nodded, looked at the two and said, "Good, very good, you took the initiative to ask me to get married, this is very good, today I will help you. Grandpa Green, prepare some things, we will give them a good wedding today."
Green also smiled and nodded, Merine smiled and said, "This is a happy occasion, Young Master, I will go and prepare, so that the slaves can have a good rest."
The two slaves knelt down together, and the male slave said in a panic, "Young Master, this lowly one can't afford it. Our lives are cheap. To be able to be granted a marriage by Young Master is already a great blessing. How could we dare to ask Young Master to help us arrange it?"
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, you are the first slaves bought by Grandpa Green to get married, we can also take this opportunity to have a good liveliness, it's not all for you." The two stood up.
Green and the others had already gone to prepare, leaving only Meg to accompany Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai didn't lack anything, with Zhao Hai's monthly income, it wasn't a problem to feed these more than 100 people.
Zhao Hai didn't help much, instead he led Meg back to the castle's living room and sat down. He had already given Green and the others the things they needed, now he only needed to watch them prepare.
The two went to the living room and sat down, Meg prepared a pot of tea for Zhao Hai and put it on the table. Zhao Hai smiled and said to Meg, "Sit down, we can talk about Qi and Xi's wedding."
Meg sat down, looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master, why do you want to give them a big wedding? Do you want to let the other slaves see it? "
Zhao Hai nodded, then he sighed and said, "Now that our Buda clan has so few people, these slaves will certainly be able to spread their branches and leaves in the future. They have already been branded with the Buda clan's brand, it's impossible to erase it. Now that our conditions are much better than before, for them to take the initiative to propose marriage is also a good thing for us. I'm afraid that the other slaves will also slowly propose marriage, this is also a way to increase our population. Moreover, the more land I improve in the future, the more land we can improve, the more land we can farm. I'm preparing to distribute the land to the slaves, we'll just collect some rent, this way they'll be able to farm more energetically."
Meg stared, looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Young Master means to let Qi and Xi restore their status as commoners today, and also to reward them with a piece of land? So that they can rent it? "
On the continent, those who rent land were generally commoners, so when Zhao Hai said to give the land to the slaves and only collect rent, Meg understood Zhao Hai's meaning.
Zhao nodded. "Yes, this is a good start. In the future, if the Buda clan wants to develop and grow, the current situation is definitely not good. So I want to slowly restore the status of the slaves to civilians. Let them have their own fields and have their own income, so that they can have their own future." Zhao nodded. "Yes, this is a good start.
Meg grew up on the Ark Continent, in her opinion, Zhao Hai's approach was throwing money out. It must be known that slaves were also the property of the master, but if Zhao Hai restored their commoner status, they would no longer be the property of the Buda clan. Wasn't this throwing money out?
But Zhao Hai's words had some truth. Now that the Buda clan was in need of people, it was necessary to arouse the enthusiasm of these slaves to give them better jobs. Restoring their commoner status, and also rewarding them with a piece of land, for the slaves, this was undoubtedly a paradise, they would naturally work hard.
Now that Zhao Hai was working hard, and with the Space, the Buda clan was under his control. So Meg didn't oppose Zhao Hai's words, she just nodded.
Zhao turned to look at the sky outside and sighed. "Although our development is very good right now, all of this is like floating clouds. If we let others know our identity, then everything we have right now will be lost in an instant. I only hope that one day, we can stand under the sun and tell everyone in the world that we are people of the Buda clan. Only then will we be considered to have truly succeeded." Zhao sighed and said, "That's right. You're right."
Meg looked at Zhao Hai's appearance, her eyes couldn't help but become moist. She said, "Rest assured, Young Master, such a day will come." Zhao Hai sighed, then slowly closed his eyes and sat on a chair to rest.
Meg's heart was very uncomfortable. She knew that Zhao Hai's body wasn't very good. If it weren't for the Space, then it would be hard to say what Zhao Hai's condition would be.
But ever since Zhao Hai woke up, he had been dragging his body along, busying himself with the Buda clan's future. This made Meg's heart ache.
Zhao Hai was also very tired. Although he didn't exercise much, his body wasn't very good. Adding on the fact that he had to deal with a lot of things, although his body wasn't tired, his mind was. So he leaned on the sofa and fell asleep before long.
After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Hai heard someone calling him. He slowly opened his eyes and saw that it was Meg. Meg was calling him softly. Zhao Hai sat up. Because he had been leaning on the sofa for too long, his neck was a bit sore. He stood up and said, "What's wrong? Are you ready? "
Meg nodded and said, "The table has been set up in the outer castle. The food has also been served. Today, Grandpa specially prepared some ale. It seems like he really wants to have a good time."
Zhao Hai nodded. He thought for a moment, then turned to Meg and said, "Right, I remember some time ago, we prepared a lot of colored paper. Do you still have any?"
Meg didn't know what Zhao Hai wanted to do, but she still nodded and said, "Ah, those colored papers were specially bought. They are to be used when we talk to the slaves."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Come with me to the study first. Right, prepare a piece of red colored paper." Although Meg didn't know what Zhao Hai wanted to do, she still complied and followed Zhao Hai to the study.
When they arrived at the study, Zhao Hai had Meg cut the red paper into a rectangle. He personally wrote the word 'Xi' on the paper. Then he wrote their names and the date of their marriage. This was the world's first simple marriage certificate.
Meg kept looking at it. In the beginning, she didn't know what Zhao Hai wanted to do. But when she saw what Zhao Hai wrote, she understood and felt very novel.
This marriage certificate was very simple. It was just a piece of red paper with words written on it. Zhao Hai just made it on a whim. He didn't expect that this thing would become a family heirloom. Later on, things like marriage certificates slowly spread throughout the continent.
After writing the marriage certificate, Zhao Hai and Meg went downstairs and arrived at the square of the outer castle. The square was now very lively. Tables had been set up. They were all square tables. Each table had eight dishes on it and could seat eight people. Next to each table was a barrel of ale.
This ale was a relatively cheap wine in the continent. It was generally drunk by commoners. Some time ago, Green specially bought some for the slaves to drink. Now it finally came in handy.
At this time, the slaves were already sitting at the table. Green and the others were also waiting for Zhao Hai. When they saw Zhao Hai arrive, the slaves immediately saluted Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai waved his hand, dismissing their salute. Then he opened his mouth and said, "Today is Qiye and Xi's big day. I'll take this opportunity to have everyone join in the fun."
The slaves were also happy for Qiye and Xi. Qiye and Xi were even more excited and shy. Their faces were red. Zhao Hai waved to the two and said, "Qiye, Xi, you two come here." Qiye and Xi quickly went to Zhao Hai.
Zhao looked at the two and smiled. "You are very good. You are our Buda clan's first couple in the Black Soil Territory. I want to reward you. From today onwards, you are no longer slaves. You are now commoners of the Buda clan's Black Soil Territory. I will have Grandma Merlin measure out ten mu of land for you outside the castle. In the future, these ten mu of land will be yours. You will have to give us forty percent of your annual income, and the rest will all be yours. In addition, I will also prepare a house for you in the castle. Everything inside will be ready, so you will have your own home in the future."
Zhao Hai's words could be said to be earth-shattering. The slaves were shocked. They didn't think that Zhao Hai would actually give Qiye and Xi land. As long as they paid the rent, this was very important to the slaves.
Qiye and Xi felt as if they were in a dream. After a while, the two reacted. They quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Hai.