"At first, the slaves sold by Huang Silang had only the most basic human rights. Even though Da Ming had laws that mandated a small amount of silver for slaves, their masters would only symbolically give them some, and it was common for them not to have enough to eat or warm clothes to wear. Moreover, the work of the slaves was extremely laborious, and they hardly had any rest. As soon as their master commanded, they had to appear immediately, and there was no room for error,"
said Han Shizhong as they walked along the road to Zhou Li.
"Isn't that just like recent graduates?"
Zhou Li asked, puzzled.
"What's a recent graduate?"
Han Shizhong paused, obviously unfamiliar with the term.
Zhou Li suddenly realized his mistake and brushed it off with a laugh. Han Shizhong looked a bit taken aback but continued,
