62 Slave Marke

When Frey and Audrey saw Alexander act in front of his mother, they couldn't help but to stares at Alexander for his acts. But, they quickly recovered their usual expression least Anna suspicion.

Well, in front of his mother he would act like a docile and well-behaved child. But, behind his mother, he would act like an old wise man that has been through a lot. They were like two sides of the same coin.

Without noticing Frey and Audrey stealing a glance at Alexander. Anna started to make a conversation while having breakfast. Audrey took a chance to mention things concerning yesterday of what Alexander ask her to do and over their solutions.

Anna was first very skeptical about it but after hearing what Frey and Audrey's intention, she agrees to it.

At first, Anna wanted to hire ordinary people but Audrey stepped in and said there might be chances they were hired spies among them, in conclusion after a long discussion they left with option buying slaves to operate the shop.

With that in mind, Anna still considers hiring ordinary people for the employee after the business stabilized. She knows that many trying to take advantage of her and scheme against her just like Joanna Dunham had done.

After deep thought, Anna decided to go to the slave market in the capital today. As for the matters related to the Sea Palace. With almost no customers, today does not affect the business by much and decided to close it for today.

With slave helping as assistance, Anna recalled that it has been a long time since Audrey served her almost half of her age. So she showed no objection to it.

Anna did not forget to give her thanks to Frey for his advice, But Frey didn't say a thing as he felt uncomfortable taking credits about it. As he was just relaying what Alexander said yesterday. So he just stayed in silent.

Realizing the child scheme was so deep, yesterday they were talking about letting Audrey go to the slave market without Anna's knowledge. But today unknowingly Anna also intended to go to the Slave market. There was only one explanation that this could happen. The child knew from the beginning even yesterday that his mother would go there today, adding to the fact that he manipulated the conversation little by little so Anna will think it was her idea to go, Frey could not help but in awe.

Finishing their breakfast, Anna took Alexander and Audrey to go to the slave market. Generally, people would this places like the slave and the market is dirty and unkempt, but the place is unexpectedly clean and neat. This is because of the customer mostly from wealthy and aristocrat people that needed labor for their business and take care of their territory.

Busing slaves are much cheaper than hiring ordinary people, and only need to provide their food and a place to live. But the government has limited the number of slaves that can be own. To ensure less unemployment, this will ensure more people working than slaves working. A kingdom should have more citizenship not just slaves.

The royal family is very solicitous to their citizen, they gave protection regulation to small businesses like the bakery, and might even biased to the small businesses protect them from a leading merchant. This has shown as royal family query the noble family if there is any problem.

It was a necessary precaution, to get the citizens attention and by doing so the citizen will have patriotic spirit for the Kingdom. As matter of fact, the royal family will give noble title and territories depend on their merit.

Even though this might be a double-edged action, but the royal family has something on their favor, is that their normal citizens. As if noble houses trying to usurp the throne, the citizens will only support the royal family.

Fun fact, if the present royalty treats you well, the next royalty might not give the same treatment. This will cause powerful nobles will have the great amount of effort should they want to coup d'etat.

There are also some nobles that bought people to go and live in their territory that given by the royal family, this is the opposite of the previous regulation, the royal family will support them and will not limit them.

This is because to lessen the burden of overpopulated slaves in the state, which caused the commoner do not have the income to pay their taxes. With this method of distributing the slaves around the Kingdom, the population will be balanced out.

So buying slaves are normal in this society.

Anna went to the largest slave market in the kingdom, The NIV Trade Store.

Upon entering the place, they were greeted by a well-dressed middle-aged man "welcome, dear customer".

Bowing slightly, the middle-aged mad led them into a room and served them with tea and light snacks. After serving the tea and light snacks, the middle-aged man moved to the side, occasionally answer their questions.

After a few minutes passed, another man came into the room and sat down on the opposite side of them, greeted with a smile and said, "What can I do for you?"