Coming out of the Thousand Households, all the people's faces were beaming, especially the fat man Wang, squinting his small eyes, as if he had won a million jackpots.

With a faint smile in his eyes, he hummed the most popular tune of the moment, and walked out slowly.

"What are Brother Wang's plans?" A figure walked up to Wang Fatzi's side and asked.

"What else can I do? Just go back and continue my slave business, well, people like me can only sell those slaves in this life. The smile on Fat Wang's face became even stronger.

"I wonder if you want to go north or south?" The man asked.

"I guess it's going north." Wang Fatzi said with a smile, go north, then there is a wealth waiting for him, if he can reach Xinzhou and retrieve those food crops, the Wang family will become the real Wang family.

Although it is difficult, it is also the hardship that makes the credit greater.

Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be crowned king?

"I also go north, and the Japanese women in the north only need a rice dumpling to be able to cheat on the boat, and for a penny or two, they can buy a beautiful Japanese woman." Zhou Heixin smiled and said, "As long as there is a ship and food, you can load as much as you want, and then we will be developed, hahaha......"

"Then I'll congratulate Brother Zhou here." Wang Fatzi said with a smile.

"When the time comes, do you want Brother Wang to go with us?"

"Forget it, my fleet hasn't been to sea for more than half a year, so I have to go back to organize and gather more people."

"Yes, I'll need to gather some sailors and go to sea together."

“……”

Wang Fatzi returned home with a smile, and the smile on his face became even stronger.

The slave business will not be done again.

Take advantage of this opportunity to wash yourself white, and then go to the new world to bring back the crops, even if you can't be crowned king, it's good to be crowned a prince.

And his son is about to enter the military academy, and he will be an official after he comes out of the military academy, so he can't let others say that his father is a notorious slave trader, right? This time, we must give him a good background, and his future achievements will definitely not be bad!

Wang Fatzi happily returned to his home.

For the Wang family, this is a rather rare opportunity!

Liu Bald and the others left the Qianhu Institute and went to the Tang Dynasty best wine store together.

This is great news, let more people know, we must let the people on the rivers and lakes know that the spring of our slave traders is finally coming!

After the slave traders left, Cheng Chubi immediately ordered a decree to be issued.

"All Tang people, Zhou people, Chinese people, and many Xia people cannot be slaves, but can only form an employment relationship by contract...... Those who enslave the Tang people, the Zhou people, the Chinese people, the Zhuxia people, and those who are about to become Xia, and those who are serious will be sentenced to death, and the light ones will be imprisoned for one year and fined a thousand gold. ……”

Cheng Chubi understands that if slavery disappears forever, it will take at least hundreds of years or thousands of years.

Although Huaxia was already a feudal society during the Warring States Period, until the Qing Dynasty, there were still many, many slaves on the land of China.

Especially some rich and powerful people, the family is full of slaves.

Therefore, Cheng Chubi's decree is to dismantle this situation little by little.

The decree promulgated this time is that the Tang people should not be slaves!

There was already one, then in the form of a contract, at least nominally, those slaves were free men.

Turn slavery into contract labor!

As for those who are not Tang and Western Zhou people, slaves are slaves.

Soon, the slave traders in Chang'an City were also like wolves smelling blood, and their faces were full of excitement.

The news of the legalization of slave hunting quickly spread in Chang'an City, and the Qinglou liquor stores in Chang'an City were talking about this new decree.

In the past, no one would have been interested in this strange decree.

But this is a different story.

Many of the slaves in their homes are Han Chinese and Tang people.

When this decree is issued, does it not require them to turn their household servants into free men?

"This is simply ridiculous, the slave I bought with money still has to be a father?"

"That's right, if our slaves are gone, what are we called nobles?"

"Those singers, cultivated since childhood, have spent a lot of our hard work and money, and now they can't enjoy it!"

"Hmph, it's really hateful, if it goes on like this, how can there be a distinction between nobles and commoners!"

"The slaves of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje are exactly the same as my Tang people, who knows if they are real Tang people or fake Tang people?"

"yes, how do we tell the difference?"

“……”

In those teahouses and wine shops, many people are talking one after another, and they are full of righteous indignation.

Many people are opposed to this decree.

Even Kong Yingda is against it!

Of course, they didn't dare to oppose it openly, after all, Cheng Chubi hated it, but the six relatives didn't recognize it, and this matter was a great thing for the people of Datang.

Who wants his children to be slaves to others?

If you are a contract worker, then even if your children enter a large family as slaves, they are still free people, and they can receive a certain amount of money every month.

It's just just great.

Therefore, as soon as Cheng Chubi's law came out, it was immediately supported by the poor people.

"Great, great, His Royal Highness King Qin is merciful, Her Majesty the Empress is merciful!"

"My daughter, no longer a slave, no longer a slave, it's just too good, it's just too good."

"Your Highness is benevolent, and the Tang Dynasty is lucky!"

"Your Highness is benevolent, Your Majesty is benevolent!

“……”

Some people who had to buy their children to others as slaves because of their hard lives knelt on the ground excitedly and kowtowed in the direction of the Tang Palace.

At this time, the cabinet also made a noise because of this matter.

One side of the population is in favor of it, but most of the people are actually against it! Others are neutral.

"The decree should be issued through the Cabinet! Such a rash decree by His Highness will cause turmoil in the country! ”

"Your Highness owes us for this matter, owes it to the people, and owes it to all the people to give an explanation!"

"That's right, His Highness is too rash in this matter, and any decree should be discussed by hundreds of officials before it can be promulgated!"

“……”

Cabinet ministers, their faces are full of anger.

Empress Gaoyang sat in the first place, and when she saw the anger on the faces of the cabinets, she sighed helplessly.

"Go and find His Royal Highness the King of Qin." Helpless, he could only wave his hand and let Cheng Chubi come and explain to this group of ministers.

(End of chapter)