In the Tang Dynasty, when the commercial economy was not developed, the number of displaced people absorbed by industry and commerce was not large, and there was no Song Dynasty's box army policy, let alone the relaxed economic environment of the Song Dynasty, and they could only watch the displaced people wander around the imperial territory, which was an extremely dangerous signal, but unfortunately the bureaucracy turned a blind eye.

"Even if I hire some displaced people, I am afraid that it will not fundamentally solve the problem of increasing the number of displaced people!"

"Now I can't take care of this, the Ming government has found a lot of businessmen to negotiate with the big landlords, hoping that they can hire displaced people, as you said, it's just a drop in the bucket, but now there is a good way, solve the current crisis first, and take a step at a time."

Zhen Qian is reluctant to hire homeless people, he is more willing to spend a little more money to buy slaves, homeless people are different from slaves, one is an employment relationship, the other is a master-servant relationship, hiring homeless people will only make the homeless grateful to the official, while the object of slave allegiance is himself.

"Sendai Village can employ 50 homeless households, and if I open a few more shops next year, I can hire more homeless people, which is already my limit."

"Fifty households is already a lot, Da Lang can share the worries of the Ming Mansion, I thank Da Lang in advance on behalf of the displaced people!"

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish, and it is the officials who can really help these displaced people, and now the officials are forcibly pressing the displaced people to the local tyrants, which will only make the living conditions of the displaced people more and more miserable, which Zhen Qian does not want to say.

I didn't say anything all night, and when I got up the next day, I found that there were no two little girls around me, and I couldn't even wear clothes.

The dress of the Tang Dynasty was pressed one layer after another, especially in winter, there were seven or eight layers from the inside to the outside, which was not too cold, Zhen Qian, who was afraid of the cold, must wear a fur jacket when he went out.

There are no two little girls to serve, Zhen Qian is usually a general, after washing, he practiced Tai Chi in the courtyard, Sanda and taekwondo did not pull down, for his own life, his physical fitness must be strong, in ancient times, he could take his own life with a cold and fever, Zhen Qian was not willing to die in a daze.

In the county town is not convenient in Sendai Village, you can also shoot arrows and ride horses in the morning, horseback riding is basically a necessary subject for every scholar, archery in addition to exercising body and eyesight, Zhen Qian did not think that one day he would go to the battlefield to use, it was completely out of consideration for his own life, and at that time, the gods would not be themselves, only themselves.

In the past, Zhen Qian was also a rich man, and when he was rich, he naturally attached great importance to his body, he went to the gym a lot, and he often participated in various entertainment activities, and even knew a little bit about yoga, needless to say.

In addition to being dissatisfied with the quality of life in the Tang Dynasty, Zhen Qian felt that he was lucky, at least he was not reincarnated as a homeless person.

Called Wang You, Wang Peng had already set up the carriage, and the three of them set off to the market.

Zhen Qian has never seen the East and West markets in Chang'an City, and he doesn't know how prosperous it is, but he has seen the super-large supermarkets in later generations, and the market in Luquan County is not eye-catching at all.

The scholars of the Tang Dynasty were in the upper echelons of the imperial society, studying and being an official but not producing, stretching out their hands for clothes and opening their mouths for food, and everything was inseparable from others. Scholars can't do without slaves for a day, without slaves and maids to take care of housework, chop wood and make fires, cook and wash, clean the courtyard, and wait for the entourage before and after the saddle, the lives of the scholars will be paralyzed immediately, this is definitely not sensational, Zhen Qian feels it deeply now.

Why did the Tang Dynasty formulate the most barbaric and cruel slave system? In a word: in order to consolidate and strengthen the rule of imperial power.

In a slave society, captives in war were the traditional source of slaves. However, the slaves and maids of the Tang Dynasty did not mainly come from prisoners of war, and there were a small number in the early years of the Tang Dynasty, and this source quickly dried up as the war ended. However, the number of slaves and maids has not decreased, but has continued to expand, and the new and main sources of slaves and maids come from within the society and from the struggle of social contradictions. The imperial society needed a slave class, and the operation of society itself constantly produced slaves and maids. The slave system is the product of the combination of the remnants of ancient slavery and the imperial system.

The social structure of imperial rule requires a strict and terrifying hierarchy. Slaves and maids are the pariahs at the bottom of society, an alien between humans and animals, which makes people shudder when they think about it. It was this kind of psychosocial effect that the emperor wanted. For the common people, with this counterpoint, everyone will be doubly careful. Let's be honest and be a good citizen, no matter what, isn't our life better than that of slaves and maids? What's not to be satisfied with? Less than the top, more than the bottom, what else is there to toss? An fenshou has swallowed his anger and lived our little life! With the slave class at the bottom, it is much easier for the emperor to govern the world.

The slave system is a powerful deterrent and intimidation to members of the upper echelons of society, including imperial relatives, princes and nobles, and officials at all levels. The authority of the emperor is unshakable. If anyone dares to plot misdeeds and attempt rebellion, he will be punished very severely. Even if you don't care about anything, at least think about your wife and children. Once the conspiracy is discovered, they will be punished, confiscated as slaves, and not only spend the rest of their lives in pain and humiliation, but also inflict endless disasters on future generations, and it will be difficult for generations to escape the fate of slaves and maids. The supremacy of the emperor was largely based on this eerie system.

In addition, the slave system was necessary to satisfy the emperor's own desires. The emperor is also a human being, and he also has the most despicable side of human nature, and has a strong desire for revenge and abuse that needs to be vented. Once the emperor is furious, what is more comfortable to retaliate against and abuse than to make people "slaves for generations"?

As a result, the Tang Dynasty developed the slave system to the extreme.

After the war between the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the emperors finally realized that the slave system was a time bomb and could no longer be allowed to continue. Politics is an art of compromise, and it is necessary to seek a compromise balance between all levels of society, and must not push a social group to the extreme. From this point of view, Song Zu, as a politician, is obviously much more clever than the Tang Dynasty.

The sale of slaves was equivalent to that of livestock, as evidenced by the fact that slaves were bought and sold in the livestock trading grounds.

The slave trade was divided into government and private slaves, and the source of private slaves was generally slaves sold abroad and in the families of the powerful, and the quality and quantity were uneven. The official slaves are different, Wang Jie's property is confiscated, his family is fined and confiscated, the number is as high as tens of thousands, and there are hundreds of slaves to be sold in Hengzhou.

Hao Ren was already waiting for Zhen Qian in the market early, and when he saw Zhen Qian walking in, he pulled Zhen Qian straight into the room.

There was already a row of slaves standing in the room, which were the four families designated by Zhen Qian yesterday, all of them were craftsmen, there were kiln burners, tanners, shipbuilders, and a tent, adding up to a total of twenty-seven people, all of whom were dragging their families and bringing a large family, looking at Zhen Qian with an indifferent expression, their eyes were full of sadness and numbness, and they welcomed the unknowable fate.

First, I inquired about the craftsmanship of the four families, and found that it was exactly the same as the one recorded in the contract, and I was very satisfied with the situation of the four families.

Hao Ren said with a fake tiger on the side: "You have accumulated blessings in your last life, Zhen Dalang is famous for his benevolence and righteousness in Luquan County, you will follow Zhen Dalang to work hard in the future, and you will have the opportunity to release good every year, have you heard clearly?" ”

As soon as he heard that there was an opportunity to let go, a glimmer of luster flashed in the eyes of the slaves in the house, who wants to be a slave for the rest of his life, isn't that cheap?

Although Zhen Qian does not like the slavery system, as a group of actual beneficiaries, he is still very willing to use slaves, but in order to give slaves a hope, he is ready to give one or two opportunities every year, which is really not a big deal for Zhen Qian, who already has hundreds of households and nearly 1,000 slaves.