After some thought, Ye Qianning asked, "Is the Emperor aware that the buying and selling of children is a common occurrence among the people?"
"He is aware."
"If he knows, why doesn't he prohibit it?"
"Much of this trade among the common folk is for the sake of survival, so it doesn't violate the laws of the nation." Although cruel, it was permitted.
"Children are a nation's next generation. If this is not stopped, a nation cannot go far."
"Why the sudden interest in these matters?" Qian Fanji wondered.
"Luo Xuan came across child traffickers at a black market. I heard that many are bought by the powerful and noble to be used as living targets. The privileged can treat human life as cheap, while the lives of the poor are like dirt. I just find it all so pathetic."
Because there was a market for it, traffickers were numerous. It was a tragedy to be born in an era like this.
