Zhang Yue rode his horse, came to Liu Jin, and asked, "Your Highness, what are your orders?" ”

"Is there a way for Zhang Shizhong to suppress slave breeding?" Liu Jin asked softly.

As an imperial grandson who received an orthodox Confucian education since childhood, Liu Jin's heart was full of thoughts of forgiveness.

In the past, he couldn't see the suffering of the people in the deep palace, and naturally he didn't feel any seriousness and urgency, at most, when he heard about the situation of slavery in the local area, he sighed a few times and shed some cheap tears.

But now, the situation appeared intuitively in front of his eyes.

Slaves and maids were shackled and collared, and were forcibly enslaved and exploited like pigs and dogs.

Mencius said: A gentleman is like a beast, he can't bear to see his death when he sees his life, and he can't bear to eat his flesh when he hears his voice.

This is true even for animals, let alone people?

The tragic situation of the slaves and maids in the fields in front of him deeply touched the fragile and sensitive heart of the eldest grandson of the Great Han Emperor, and made his sympathy and pity overflow out of control.

He even has an impulse to liberate the slaves and maids in Xinfeng in the future!

No matter how many obstacles and difficulties there are!

"Your Highness wants to suppress slavery?" When Zhang Yue heard this, he said respectfully: "Your Highness is benevolent, and the ministers congratulate the world!" It's just that...... Unknown Highness, to what extent do you want to do it? Zhang Yue looked up at Liu Jin slightly and asked.

"Best, abolition completely!" Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yue and said, "At least, we must also limit the ...... of slave breeding."

"For example, each household can only have a few slaves and maids at most, and the state will legislate and make provisions!"

"Your Royal Highness......" Zhang Yue looked at Liu Jin and had more understanding of the benevolence of this emperor's eldest grandson, but he still couldn't help but pour cold water and said: "If this is the case, the minister thinks that the whole world is in front of him......"

Want the Han people not to keep slaves? It's like letting the capitalists not exploit it in later generations, it's just a joke!

Not to mention others, it is Zhang Yue's family, his sister-in-law, I am afraid that she is also thinking about going there to buy some slaves and maids to raise them back.

The Han people's slavery is not only a tradition, a habit, but also an instinct.

When you are rich and rich, you keep slaves.

Owning slaves not only increases wealth, but also strengthens the family's heritage.

Hardly anyone could restrain his urge to keep slaves.

Even though Dong Zhongshu tried his best to keep slaves and annex them back then, his disciples all had slaves......

Liu Jin listened, his heart darkened, and he was a little cold, and muttered: "Then you can only use the method of the clan to build a big clan to stop it!" ”

In fact, this is also the original intention of Emperor Xuan to support the Guliang School after he ascended the throne.

Use clans to suppress the people's desire to keep slaves.

But it turned out to be a naïve idea.

Don't big families keep slaves?

The gate valve families of the Eastern Han Dynasty laughed.

During the Western Han Dynasty, even the top nobles were strong, and they had about 2,000 slaves when they died.

Super princes like the Pingyang Hou family, at their peak, only had more than 1,000 slaves.

But in the Eastern Han Dynasty's super gate valve, its parts are often tens of thousands.

However, Zhang Yue does not have a real hammer to prove this now.

Therefore, he can only find a way to save the country.

"Your Highness, this idea of yours, I am afraid that it will not help, and it will only make things worse...... Zhang Yue bowed his head and said: "Your Highness, do you know what happened after Taizong and the first emperor were punished?" ”

"In those days, when corporal punishment was used, the people broke the law, and at most they cut off their ears and toes, but since the abolition of corporal punishment, the magistrates took pleasure in whipping the people, often with 50 lashes and 100 lashes, and the tortured people were either dead or mutilated......

"Taizong and the first emperor originally intended to benefit the people with benevolence and virtue, but on the contrary, they made the situation of the people worse!"

Of course, Zhang Yue didn't dare to say this openly anyway.

In addition to corporal punishment and the political achievements of Emperor Taizong and the first emperor, it is a merit, no matter how many disadvantages there are, no minister dares to openly discuss it.

But in private, it doesn't matter.

Zhang Yue is not the only one who is talking about this matter.

In fact, even the successive court captains of the Han family have convened their staff to discuss this matter.

It's just that everyone is jealous of the rat, and they don't dare to deny the 'holy virtue' of the first emperor and Emperor Taizong.

Liu Jin naturally knew about this situation, and in these days, when he and Gong Yu and others were sorting out the Xinfeng documents, they often found that many people were killed and disabled if they committed minor crimes.

As a result, the people did not dare to go to the official office to complain easily.

The magistrate was thus happy to be idle.

"And, does Your Highness really think that the great clans will not keep slaves? I'm afraid not! Zhang Yue said directly: "In the opinion of the ministers, I am afraid that the willingness of the big clan to keep slaves will be stronger!" ”

"Because there are many of them, there are also many Dingkou who need to serve......"

Liu Jin was stunned when he heard it.

He hadn't thought of this stubble before, but after listening to Zhang Yueyi, he finally came to his senses.

The larger the clan, the larger the population, and the more people who served in the service.

This will only strengthen the people, a stronger will to hold slaves, and not the other way around!

"Then can you just sit back and watch the people of the world become slaves and maids of others, and be in the company of pigs and dogs?" Liu Jin looked at the slaves and maids who were working hard in the fields in front of him, some of these people were even children, and they were only twelve or thirteen years old at most.

"No!" Zhang Yue said softly: "Actually, it's not that there is no way to ......."

The corners of his mouth curled slightly, and he smiled like a devil: "The key is, whether His Highness wants to be a gentleman of Zhuxia or a gentleman of Yidi......

"How is the gentleman of Zhuxia? What about the gentleman of Yidi? Liu Jin asked.

"The gentleman of Zhuxia is to seize the mouth of Yidi to benefit the people of Zhuxia......" Zhang Yue bowed his head and said: "As at the beginning, the old general Zhao invaded Loulan and Gushi's country in the Western Regions, kidnapped its people, and became official slaves and maids, got his wives and daughters, and divided the sergeants......"

"Li Xi, the crossbow general, led the army to quell the Qiang rebellion back then, and lost tens of thousands of Qiang slaves, serving as slaves in the field, and the people of Tianshui County have benefited so far......"

"The minister heard that there are thirty-six countries in the Western Regions, and there are even more distant Kangju, Daxia, and poisonous people, and there are tens of millions of people...... Then the Chinese people will be less and less slaves......"

"Your Highness will then make a limit, and for anyone who takes the Han people as slaves, impose heavy taxes, then the people of the world will take Yidi as slaves, and release Chinese slaves and maids......"

"In this way, the people of the world, whether they are noble or low, are grateful for the kindness of His Royal Highness, and the people's hearts are attached to the world and the world is governed......"

Listening to Zhang Yue's murderous words, Liu Jin had to be stunned.

"Zhang Shizhong is too strict with Yidi......" Liu Jin sighed: "With such a method, the Yidi countries, I'm afraid they may not be convinced, and they will make chaos......

"If they dare to mess up, the ministers will dare to kill!"

"One person rebels, and the whole village is connected! If a village is opposed, a township will be slaughtered, a township will be rebelled, and a county will be slaughtered, and the people will be able to subdue after all......"

"Besides, the minister feels that this may not be the case, at that time, he can support the two countries in a distant country, fight each other, and help a country if it is weak, and cut it when it is strong......"

"For example, if the poisonous genus has hundreds of countries and tens of millions of people, if you operate like this, it will naturally attack each other, and my Han family will reap the benefits of the fisherman!"

This is exactly the famous trick of the empire on which the sun never sets!

The British Empire used this stunt to make the entire European continent never rest.

If it weren't for the rise of the Emperor of Mi later, the British Empire would have been able to make itself the boss of the European continent forever by relying on this trick.

Even so, although Niu Niu is in decline, he still relies on this trick to act as an eternal-stirring stick in the European continent, so that Europe can never be united.

And Europe cannot be united, and the gainers are, of course, the cows and cows!

"What about the Lord of Yidi?" Liu Jin asked.

"The Lord of Yidi?" Zhang Yue sneered and said: "Since we should imprison Chinese thoughts, abolish the people's right to hold arms, and in the name of 'equality', we will use the privileges of the Yidi tribes to face the big country with small clans, and use the outside to control the inside, enslave the people of China, and form the hearts of all nations......"

"In a nutshell, it is to cut the summer to fatten the Di, and use China to feed the nations......"

"Enough!" When Liu Jin heard this, he raised his hand angrily and stopped Zhang Yue from continuing.

"Death penalty!" Zhang Yue hurriedly bowed.

But in my heart I was happy.

After so many days of getting along, Zhang Yue has already figured out the character of the eldest grandson of the imperial emperor.

Although he is forgiving, he is not stupid and sweet.

After so many days of hinting and advocating by Zhang Yue, he has already gradually developed the tendency of Zhuxia nationalists.

In other words, it is impossible for him to choose the path of the so-called 'King of Yidi'.

"Lonely is out of shape...... Liu Jin also reacted, helped Zhang Yue up, looked at him and said: "Lone knows, the servant is deliberately provoking Lone ......"

Liu Jin is not stupid, of course he understands that Zhang Yue is playing a trick to force him to choose one of the two.

But......

If he had to choose between enslaving Yidi and enslaving Zhuxia.

Of course he would have chosen to enslave Yidi!

It's just that after all, this is contrary to the education and three views he has received for a long time.

Zhang Yue looked at it, but knew that one day, he would have to walk on that road.

Because, soon he will find that he, the eldest grandson, will have no choice but to expand abroad, colonize the territory, and open up and enslave foreign races!

Because, next, he will see a real Han family, a real grassroots.

I listened to Liu Jin and said: "Perhaps, one day, Lone will become such a king as the wish of the servants......"

He suddenly turned his back and said leisurely, "But is that really the wish of the servants?" ”

"Lone becomes a king like the emperor's grandfather......"

"Ruthless and unjust, ruthless and cold-blooded, only for the country's society, only the people of the world, and no relatives and friends......"

When Zhang Yue heard this, he smiled and said, "Your Highness won't ......"

Liu Jin turned around, stared at Zhang Yue, and asked, "Why?" ”

"Because, the minister thinks that His Royal Highness will not ......" Zhang Yue laughed softly: "Your Highness is merciful and forgiving, treat your subordinates like family, even if one day, Your Highness will change, but the minister believes that Your Highness will not change her nature......"

"So, the minister knows that the minister has to be His Highness's knife!"

"For His Highness, to eradicate and cut off those rebellious ministers, and to conquer those extraterritorial countries......"

"For His Highness to realize the ideal of 'inheriting the sacred learning of the past and opening the peace of eternity'......"

When Liu Jin heard this, he finally smiled, sat down, and said with a smile: "Aiqing knows the orphan, Aiqing knows the orphan!" ”

It is impossible for him to do the things that Zhang Yue said.

But......

If Zhang Yue didn't tell him, he wouldn't know, wouldn't it be okay?

In this way, you can enjoy peace without violating your heart.

Perhaps, this is what the ancients called 'vertical arch and rule'.