Chapter 5 Towards Unification Section 71
Liu Bei laughed and pointed at Bao Xindao: "People say that I am good at everything, and my words will be profitable, looking at Brother Bao's current situation, he is better than me." Hahaha......"
Bao Xin replied unconsciously: "A family of three, one day does not count the next day without food; In the land of a county, for three days the people wailed, regardless of the people; How can a man who is a father and mother of a people, and shepherd one of his people, and not be careful day by day—but you have said that. ”
Liu Bei replied helplessly: "Okay, 30,000 servings is 30,000 people, it's just that your kid Bao Zhong is bold and careful, I like it very much, let him be my guard, how about it?" ”
In exchange for a large purchase order of 30,000 military rations and grass, it is said that Bao Xin should agree, but unexpectedly, he shook his head again and again.
Liu Bei was surprised: "No, you don't even want to have a son?" Besides, follow me as a guard, earn some military merits, and become a lord in a few years, are you still not satisfied with such a shortcut to the south? ”
Bao Xin opened his mouth and replied: "Bao Zhong is my eldest son. ”
Liu Bei was stunned.
Qingzhou has implemented the primogeniture inheritance law for many years, and the official family has gradually developed a habit, the eldest son mostly inherits the family business at home, and the second son is an official or in the army, earning his own family property, and after retiring from the army, he works in the retired military club, relying on the annuity issued by the club to spend his old age. Bao Zhong is the eldest son, and he can inherit Bao Xin's title legally and securely, and he doesn't need to fight on the battlefield at all.
"It's a pity that this child has become smarter, and I love it very much. Aren't you going to let him out? The eldest son of Duke Fu and Duke Tian are all working in the government, so why don't you hand over the child to me, and I will arrange for him to take an official position and hone it for a few years. How about inheriting your career in Taishan? Liu Bei said with interest.
Bao Xin replied embarrassedly: "My youngest son Bao Ren is clever, and I love him very much." Thinking that after a hundred years, all the family business belongs to the eldest son, and the younger son is empty-handed, and his heart is often unbearable. If the lord has a heart, it is better to keep Bao Ren by his side. ”
"Where's Bao Ren?" Liu Bei asked.
"I have gone south with the eldest son to crusade against Zhenrong," Bao Xin replied.
Liu Feng gathered the boy scouts to go south to crusade against Zhenrong, and Qingzhou reported it to Liu Bei, but the language was unknown. At this moment, when it came to this stubble, Liu Bei asked: "A group of children also play war games, hum!" Zhenrong's subordinates are a group of crazy people, fanatical for the sake of faith, and those children are not sure that they will go south. Brother Bao is a wise man, how can he mix with them. ”
Bao Xin smiled slightly and replied, "I knew you would say that." Hehe, I originally thought that this was something that I was not sure about, but an order from the Governor's Office changed the situation. The Governor's Office ordered that the plague was raging in the south, and that each Xu Scout was allowed to carry less than ten guards for boiling water and cooking, and to prevent epidemics and diseases. ”
Liu Beilang smiled and said: "Yes, I don't know which military advisor's idea is this-with the attendants as the main force, the boy scouts can not only observe the war, but also participate in the battle in person when the overall situation has been timed, and feel the battlefield command, the changes in the battle formation, and the timing of the assault." Good idea. I don't know who commands the attendants? ”
"The eldest son, Liu Hun", Bao Xin replied.
Liu Bei sat up suddenly, thought for a moment, and then sat down slowly: "There is only one person in Qingzhou who has the courage to recall Liu Hun - that ignorant Liu Feng." Well, the matter has been done, and Xu Tu has to take care of it. ”
Bao Xin replied disapprerovingly: "Xuande is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and if you want to take precautions, there are still decades of arrangement. With Xuande's scheming and the constraints of Qingzhou's laws, can Hun Gongzi turn the sky upside down? ”
Liu Bei glanced at Bao Xin deeply, it seems that the disposition of Liu Hun by Qingzhou ministers has spread all over the country. At this moment, the most important thing is to let Liu Hun know about it and feel guilty: "As you said, under the primogeniture inheritance law, the eldest son of my family who is not a blood relative shall not inherit." Liu Hun is extremely intelligent, and I am not worried that he will embark on the road of rebellion. The world is big, it's a big deal, I give him a country, let him develop - such as the Japanese country, such as Yizhou. What I'm worried about is that Liu Hun is too murderous, and I am afraid that the people will suffer for this time when he goes south. ”
Bao Xin did not answer. Liu Bei pondered for a moment, and then said: "Now, the four realms of Qingzhou are basically stable. There will be no major war in the short term, and I am ready to return to Qingzhou and start formulating laws to set social rules for Qingzhou and the Han Dynasty for a hundred years. ”
At this point in the war, the Han will face a long situation of secession and competition. The emerging feudal class in Qingzhou had to grow rapidly in order to be able to confront the slaves and slave-owning classes throughout the country. Only then will it be possible to win the battle of national reunification. At this time, it is necessary to provide legal support as soon as possible.
The etymology of the word "feudal" comes from the "Shangshu" and "Zuo Chuan". "Seal", that is, to divide the seal. "Build" means to build a state. The original meaning of "feudal" should refer to "feudal land and state of the country". We often call "feudal small landlords", this statement is out of ignorance. Small landlord has never been a title, for thousands of years, I have not heard of the emperor in history who named him a "small landlord" - there is no "feudal", where is the "feudal".
Strictly speaking, there has never been a true sense of feudalism in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, a typical "patriarchal feudal system" was implemented, and the feudal feuds were all relatives (patriarchal) of Zhou Tianzi, called princes; The princes also divided the land in the feudal country to the relatives of the princes (patriarchal), called the secretary or doctor, and the secretary or the doctor divided the feudal land to his relatives (patriarchal), called the scholar. In this way, the Son of Heaven, the princes, the princes, the doctors, and the scholars formed a strict patriarchal hierarchy.
The Qin Empire was the first centralized empire in Chinese history, and it abolished feudalism with a county system. Strictly speaking, this is when China returned to slavery – modified slavery. There was only one slave owner, the emperor, throughout the country. The so-called universal world is not the king's land, which is what it means. Doctors, doctors, and scholars were the overseers of the slave owners. Han Cheng Qin system. In the early Han Dynasty, the three emperors of Gao, Wen and Jing once restored the feudal prince's mining system. However, since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty implemented the "Tui'en system" and abolished the primogeniture system of the princes and grandsons of each feudal prince, the "feudal" system no longer existed in Chinese history.
The two major symbols of feudalism are the law of property rights and the law of jury rights. The advent of property law, although it did not mark the end of the slave society, sounded the clarion call for the end of the slave society. From then on, slave owners had no right to plunder other people's property - feudalism began.
The right to jury is one of the vassal powers, and it is another great sign of "feudalism". The so-called jury power means that the lord has the right to participate in the judicial trial of the lord - the lord cannot lead the trial, but he has the power to appoint a jury. The verdict of the jury is also not overturned by the lord.
In addition, when a vassal is punished by the lord for violating the law or regulations, he has the right to request a tribunal composed of "associates" to try it, and the lord cannot deal with it alone. The decision of the vassal tribunal is final and cannot be overturned by the lord.
Generally speaking, the heaviest punishment for the rulings of the vassal court is the confiscation of the vassal fief (the title is in exchange for meritorious service and is awarded by the state, and no one has the right to deprive the vassal of the title except for treason, treason, etc.). The fief is rewarded by the lord). In fact, the confiscation of the right to harvest was one of the lord's powers. If a vassal seriously violates the feudal contract, the lord has the right to confiscate his estate, but only after certain legal procedures.
Generally speaking, the feudal lord is still concerned about the rights and interests of the people in the territory, after all, the tax revenue of the lord will rise. Under slavery, the slave overseers did not care about the life or death of the slaves, and they were short of money to spend, so they just robbed the slaves. The overseers are looking for control, absolute control over the lives and deaths of their subordinates. Therefore, as soon as Liu Bei returned to Qingzhou, he set about establishing a set of laws to safeguard the interests of the emerging feudal class, preparing to fundamentally defeat the cannibalistic slavery system, and ensure that Qingzhou would be able to take the lead in the political system in the next few years.
While the elders of Qingzhou were arguing and arguing, intending to strive for the best interests of their own class in the setting of the two major laws, the auction of land on the overseas islands was also being prepared intensively. The cheap and vast land and abundant land products made the rich people outside the Qinghai, Hebei, Youzhou, and four prefectures coveted, and it was only then that Chen Deng, the new shepherd of Xuzhou, was immediately besieged by the merchants.
"Lord Jun, I have been trading with Xuzhou businessmen and Qingzhou for several years, at present, even Qingxu currency is unified with the banknotes issued by Lianyun Trading Company, Qingzhou goods are sold to Jingyang Jiaozhi through my Xuzhou, to say that the relationship with Qingzhou, only I Xuzhou is the closest, they auction overseas land, why not allow me Xuzhou businessmen to participate?" The businessmen were filled with righteous indignation and outraged feelings.
Chen Deng was in a depressed mood and replied: "Participating in the Qingzhou Association to buy overseas land, this matter is easy. But have you thought that after the auction, how should Xuzhou businessmen deal with themselves? ”
The representative of the Xuzhou merchant Gongtu replied: "I heard that Lord Xuande is discussing the establishment of a bill to protect the ownership of private property in the territory, and to tell the people how to use the law to prevent the embezzlement of private property. According to this law, after my Xuzhou businessman buys private property in Qingzhou, he will also be protected by the law, so after the auction, what is there to fear? ”
Chen Deng replied distraughtly: "Those I am afraid of are just like this." You think, Qingzhou protects private property, then the world's rich businessmen are willing to buy land and property in Qingzhou, in the long run, the world's wealth is gathered in Qingzhou, and the money earned by my Xuzhou businessmen in Xuzhou has been transferred to Qingzhou to be proud, if the loss of this kind of capital continues for a hundred years, all the industries in my Xuzhou will not be controlled by Qingzhou?
If you want to participate in the auction, you only need to talk to Liu Xuande, but what worries me is that from now on, you are no longer from Xuzhou. ”
Xuzhou businessmen were speechless and had no choice but to retreat.
After the news came out, Mi Zhu and Sun Qian jointly visited and suggested: "My lord, are you worried about the flow of wealth from all over the world to Qingzhou? The law formulated by Xuande Justice has such great benefits, why don't I use it in Xuzhou? In our opinion, Qingxu economic integration has been implemented for many years, the contract law and the fair trade law have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people of Xuzhou, Qingxu currency is one, the official system is the same, Xuande Lord is prosperous because of the law of Qingzhou, the world is obvious to all, this law is the easiest to implement in my Xuzhou, the lord, why not follow the trend, with the property law to attract Jingzhou, Yangzhou rich businessmen to my Xuzhou? After all, if Qingzhou wants to attract Jingyang merchants, it must pass through Xuzhou. ”
Chen Deng suddenly realized: "I didn't expect that the laws of Qingzhou could also be implemented in Xuzhou, and the two reminded me in a timely manner, so I will gather in Xuzhou Shisheng to discuss the future direction of the government." ”
In Luoyang, Cao Cao was gathering strategists to discuss Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao's urgent letter. Liu Bei gathered elders from all walks of life to discuss the property law and the jury law, which caused great repercussions in the territory, and Guo Jia, who served in Xihe, immediately noticed the impact of this law, "If this law is implemented, at the beginning, the county officials will use their bribery proceeds to transfer their power to Qingzhou, so that future generations can enjoy prosperity and wealth." In this way, even if the lord works hard and hard, the richness in the territory will only contribute to the wealth of Qingzhou.
If he does not want to do so, the lord must increase the supervision and control of officials. At present, this kind of supervision and control is the most complete people's supervision system composed of Qingzhou's patriarchal system and Di Bao. The transfer of the proceeds of bribery by officials is only the beginning. If the merchants transferred the income of their life's hard work to Liu Bei's territory as peace of mind, in the future, no matter how hard the lord worked, he would only contribute to the prosperity of the four states of Qingdao, Hebei, and You. Once Liu Bei's law is established, there is no one in the world to compete for power. The prince had already made plans. Guo Jia wrote in the letter.
Everyone has their own selfishness, and it is human nature to protect the fruits of their life's blood, sweat and hard work, which is beyond reproach. No matter how high Cao Cao's personality charm is, he can't stop the nature of his subordinates. At the meeting, as soon as Guo Jia's letter was circulated, although the strategists had an impassioned expression, their eyes rolled wildly, and they couldn't hide the calculations in their hearts.
Who is Cao Cao, the traitorous male, after a little consideration, he immediately made up his mind: "Liu Bei's policy has been revealed in Hangu Pass, not out of the category of 'Liu's Six Sparse', we already know the essence of Liu Bei's governance of the place, Liu Xuande can formulate relevant laws, why can't we?" I have decided to fully implement the new policy in the territory, and the ministers, immediately refer to the laws of Qingzhou and formulate the laws that are common to our Yan, Yu, and Sili. ”
The ministers sang in unison: "No." ”
In Yangzhou, Sun Quan was attacking Jiangxia, and when he heard the news of Qingzhou delivered by the ministers, he was full of anger, but he didn't dare to vent.
The Sun regime relied entirely on the support of the Jiangnan clan, and the implementation of the property law and the jury law inevitably weakened the monarchy's power. However, the major clans learned from the words of Qingzhou that the emergence of this law would greatly expand their power, so that in the future, their own lords would no longer kill and take away, and everything must obey the law.
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