In China, slavery and subordination are two concepts. In later generations, the so-called slaves only referred to "slaves" at this time, but they still had a certain flavor of "establishment of public institutions".

From the time of historical records to this time when Zhu Cihong was born, it has never been eradicated. It can only be said that since the Song Dynasty, Confucianism has developed unprecedentedly, and the status of populism has risen, resulting in the protection of slaves.

It's just that this process was quickly interrupted by the Mongols, who embraced slavery. And because the Mongols laid down a vast territory that was rare in the history of the world, they brought all kinds of slaves to China. In the noble house of the Yuan capital, if there is no black servitude, stick running, Korean female slaves sleeping, and southern female singers playing...... Then the family will be ridiculed by the entire elite class.

Although the dynasty inherited the Mengyuan dynasty, although it aimed to restore the Great Song system, it is undeniable that the ninety-seven years of the Mengyuan Dynasty were like ink spots on white silk, which could only be washed by time, and it may not be washed thoroughly. This is why the beginning of the country still has a strong Mengyuan atmosphere in many systems, such as slave breeding.

As a nationalist, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang abandoned the "province" and replaced it with the three divisions, which also greatly restricted the issue of slave storage.

First of all, in terms of the qualifications for slavery, the common people are not allowed to keep slaves. This is because the power of slaves at many legal levels is actually the same as that of "mortals", so the dividing line between commoners and slaves is not large.

Secondly, there are also regulations on the number of slaves and maids for the families of honorable relatives and eunuchs who are qualified to keep slaves. There can be no more than 20 people in the family of the prince and the marquis, no more than 12 officials of the first rank, no more than 10 people in the second rank, and no more than 8 people in the third rank.

Under the high-pressure iron fist of Emperor Taizu, a large number of slaves were liberated and became free people, providing a human base for the rest and recuperation at the beginning of the country. Emperor Taizu Gao's expectation of the "Great Ming Law" is "a law that is not easy for eternity", in order to avoid the resurgence of the wind of slavery, the Great Ming Law also has "prohibit slaves and maids from selling" and "prohibit forcing good people to be slaves" clauses.

Let's take Huang Shiren and Yang Bailao as examples. Huang Shiren was convicted of three crimes: "keeping slaves for the common people", "pawning slaves and maids", and "forcing the good to be slaves". If Yang Bai sues the government, Huang Shiren may be punished between "100 rods" and "3,000 miles", and Xi'er still has to be released from his own house.

Zhu Cihong knew that the current situation was the result of two hundred years of addiction and the result of the abolition of law and order, and it could not be changed overnight. And as far as he knew. There were two kinds of slaves and maids: serfs and slave laborers.

Slave labor, in particular, became a common practice in Jiangnan. The Xu Jie, who had a mixed reputation, raised thousands of female slaves in his hometown, spun for them, and then took them out to sell. Abolition of slavery across the board will not only fail to solve the problem of the placement of abolished slaves, but may also destroy some of the existing new industries.

Although no one has explicitly raised it, Zhu Cihong was able to get a huge batch of cheap cotton cloth from Jiangnan, which itself has become an economic dependence.

"I recruit from the south, but once those who have slave status enlist in the army, they will be freed from slavery. The original intention was to be afraid of slavery and the like. I still can't avoid it. Zhu Cihong has always been self-centered and firmly believes that his actions are right, but he has the foresight but no way to deal with the problem of slavery, which is obviously a heavy blow to him.

Lu Suyao stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Highness's original intention is naturally good, but it is too much at the local level. Those large slave owners refused to let them go, and the government even used the inspection department and the police to prevent slaves from escaping and joining the army. Although His Highness opened the opening, the opening was blocked below, which is really hateful! ”

There are also people who think that joining the army is better than being a slave. However, Lu Suyao will not say this aspect, otherwise she will not be able to chat. She's just a secretary. But it is not a collector, and the response is only truthful, not comprehensive.

Zhu Cihong was also so angry that his teeth itched. The moment he realized that he had negative emotions, he immediately took a deep breath, firmly controlled his emotions, and said, "Let the Criminal Department issue an official letter first." All police departments, bureaus, and offices across the country are told that all police forces must not be used to pursue fugitive slaves. From the date of receipt of the letter, anyone who arrests a fugitive slave and hands it over to the deceased owner under any pretext will be regarded as a cheap crime once it is verified; Reling. The headquarters of the Metropolitan Governor's Office sent personnel to the locality, together with the relevant officials of the Metropolitan Command Department, to thoroughly investigate the unauthorized use of the inspection department in various prefectures and counties! ”

The Inspection Department is equivalent to the armed police force in later generations, and it is the military strength of the remaining localities, mainly to suppress riots and exterminate bandits. Although this force cannot be compared with the six main combat units, and many of them are even eliminated auxiliary soldiers, it is a big problem in the national system to be transferred by grassroots officials without authorization.

I am afraid that the inspection departments of the inspection department still have the inertial thinking that Wu is not as good as the text, and they dare not move when they see the county government's document. And most of the county lieutenants are not deeply aware of the connotation of their establishment and transfer to the capital command and envoy, and still think that they are the second officials of the county, and only know the county's orders.

This situation will only happen in the south, where the power of the East Palace cannot shine, how can an official in the north do such a stupid thing!

"Finally, let the cabinet deliberate and draft an oracle. The general meaning is that no matter whether they are good or bad, they are all my people, and the Son of Heaven does not want to see his people kill each other. Anyone who wishes to leave his nationality but the lord's family refuses to give him a deed of citizenship can declare his resignation and be regarded as a good citizen, and must not inflict violence on the old master, otherwise he will be punished according to the law of European mortals. ”

The slave and maid Ou beat the master in the Da Ming law to add the same class as a mortal, and Zhu Cihong took a misdemeanor, which was also in line with the previous "regarded as a good citizen".

This oracle seems to have fifty boards on each side, but in fact it is biased towards escaped slaves.

As for the Lord's house, he must have been very unhappy to see this oracle. But they themselves have already broken the law, or they are not allowed to keep slaves for the sake of slaves, or they have more slaves, which is the punishment of "a hundred rods", and they are likely to be beaten to death, as long as their minds are clear, most of them will not go up against the wind.

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"The cheap slaves are in rebellion, and the country does not want to exterminate them, but they are tolerated and connived! Where is this greetings! ”

In front of Qian Qianyi's Qianyun Tower, several squires visited the celebrity, hoping that he would come forward to stop this perverse thing.

Qian Qianyi was dressed in cloth, but he was bored for no reason when he looked at them.

Although he did not approve of this practice of disrupting the centuries-old customs, the oracle was a holy oracle, and as a courtier, he could not disobey it. At the beginning, it was possible that the reverse prince held the Son of Heaven hostage, but now that the prince has gone south, the Son of Heaven still issued such an edict in Beijing, and there is no reason to question the authenticity.

Because of this reason, after Qian Qianyi learned of the holy oracle, he changed the contract with the slaves and maids in the family in accordance with the "hired labor" system that was generally popular in Jiangnan. All the deeds of death, whether long or short, have been changed to living deeds. In order to avoid trouble, the words "slave and maid" on the deed were also changed to "hired laborer", and the words "If you taste the value, you are allowed to go".

After the change, Qian Qianyi felt that there was no change, and the family was still doing things step by step, but there was one less heart disease.

"In the Gangchang, there is no such thing as a master and a servant." Qian Qianyi replied lightly.

The impassioned person just now suddenly died down, forcibly suppressed his anger, and said angrily: "Those Diao slaves didn't even pay back their worth, and they used me for many years, and now they are out of the country, how can it be reasonable?" ”

Qian Qianyi shook his head, raised his eyes to look at him, and said, "The law of the country is like this, what can you do?" ”

"I heard that the crown prince has arrived in Nanjing, and I am going to meet the prince and explain the truth!" Someone shouted.

Qian Qianyi sneered: The prince is quite like Taizu, I haven't seen him reason, aren't you killing yourself?

"The old man is getting sick and can't travel far, so I have to wait here for your good news." After Qian Qianyi finished speaking, he picked up the teacup casually, and the little guy next to him hurriedly shouted to see off the guests.

The squires were bored, so they had to take their leave.

After these people left, Liu Ru came out of the house and said, "Why didn't the master persuade these people?" ”

"Persuade what? These people are already in a daze, can they persuade them? Qian Qianyi sighed again and said, "If the Dingding is set today, the Ming Dynasty is about to change color." ”

Liu Ru is still dead set on Qian Qianyi, and when she heard this, she secretly said in her heart: If the people become peaceful, it will be a good thing. The slaves of the heirloom have been liberated, but I don't know when the of the church will be able to see the clouds......

"But I think this crown prince can still listen to people's persuasion, and it may not be hopeless." Qian Qianyi said.

"The old man said this...... Is it because the crown prince received the "Book of Loyalty"? Liu asked.

Qian Qianyi looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, and stroked his beard and jaw: "I am the one who has recovered the Jingshi, and he will definitely do spiritual martial arts." Now it seems that he has been admonished, and finally did not do such disloyal and unfilial things, which shows that he still has a conscience in his heart. ”

Liu Ru nodded: "The crown prince is only seventeen years old, and he was mistaken for a while, not necessarily because he really lost his conscience." ”

Qian Qianyi nodded and said: "Let's look at it again, if it is really just mistaken by a traitor, the old man will have to go out of the mountain and help Sheji." ”

Liu Ru was suddenly agitated in his heart, and when he looked at Qian Qianyi again, he saw a lot of pride from under the skin of this old man, and secretly admired: Sure enough, he is a strange man in the world! Big husband!

"Recently, the "Shilin Daily" may also echo the "Circular", but in the end, some people have gone too far." Qian Qianyi's face floated with a trace of disdain and said: "I heard: Xixi Zhang's family steamed dumplings, because the slave maid failed to steam the dumplings, the head of the family counted the number of dumplings and beat his hands, and the scene was really unbearable. ”

Jiangnan folk customs, festive in all seasons, to grind white rice, glutinous rice into flour, steamed and matured into glutinous rice with a steamer, called dumplings. There are about fifty or sixty pieces in one cage, and three or four cages are steamed each time, or six or seven cages are different. There are as few as one hundred and fifty pieces, and as many as more than four hundred, and in terms of this number, which flesh and blood can bear it.

Liu Ru remembered that when he was a child, he was also beaten and scolded at every turn, and he felt the same way, and he also said angrily: "Such people have read the books of sages in vain, and they have never had half of compassion!" ”

"If you do too much injustice, you will kill yourself." Qian Qianyi straightened his chest with his hands: "I'm going to enter the bibliography." By the way, the imperial court appointed Zhang Zongzi to be in charge of the big library, and my family can't lag behind others in such a grand event of articles. Go and pick some rare books and send them to him. ”

Liu Ru was blessed and went as promised. (To be continued......)

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