Chapter 778: Buying People (3)_1

Yang Ruxin, though aware of the employment methods of the era, wasn't too clear about them, so she sought out Han Baichuan.

Han Baichuan was a merchant, and his family was considered to be among the well-to-do households with many servants; he was naturally well-versed in the ways of employing people and didn't hold back any secrets from Yang Ruxin.

In this era, if you wanted employees who would dedicate their lives to your service, you could only get those with a Selling Covenant.

The Great Xuan Dynasty allowed the buying and selling of people, but there were strict requirements—it had to be done through an institution recognized by the Governor's Office. Such institutions were called Human Trafficking Agencies, and their managers were called slave-traders, or 'Human Teeth'. Male managers were known as 'Tooth Men', while female managers were called 'Tooth Women'.

There were two types of people that were sold.