Martin asks a rather poignant question. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

That's right, in order to keep Sophia in the ranks, he paid for the slaves, and they are now free. But after going back, aren't they still the serfs of the lord? After all, Martin's money has not fallen into the hands of the lords, and they will not admit it.

"You're right, after they go back like this, they are still serfs. Sophia sighed.

"Isn't it in vain that you're tossing all this?" questioned Natasha, a person who was not very polite and estimated to be the other person.

"In any case, serfs still have more rights than slaves. And after all, it is much better to be a serf in your own hometown than to be a slave outside without relatives and no reason. Sophia explained.

"However, as far as I know, on our continent, the further east the serfs become, the lower their status becomes, so that they are close to slaves. This is especially true in your country. As for the Northlands, slaves could also save money to redeem themselves by working. Martin continued. It stands to reason that teammates should be more tolerant of each other and seek common ground while reserving differences. But Martin intends to take the matter more seriously. Even if it offends Sophia.

Don't forget, Martin's origins.

"Okay," Sophia thought for a moment, feeling trusting of her new teammate. "Actually, we have discussed that when we return to China, as long as those people want to leave, the people who escort them will not stop them, but will give them a passage to help them pursue freedom. ”

If someone else had said this, it might have come naturally. But for Sophia, it can't be casual. Because she is a paladin.

In addition to maintaining goodness, the holy warriors also have to maintain order. Kindness, on the other hand, often clashed with order, and this was the time for the paladins to be entangled. Whether it is "the evil law is also the law" or "the evil law is illegal". It's a question that jurists babble about, and it leaves the paladins at a loss.

Holy warriors of different countries and regions, holy warriors of different nationalities, and holy warriors of different sects. Even different individual holy warriors have their own different tendencies. And they are not immune to outside interference.

For certain gods and goddesses, such as the holy warriors associated with the legal order, and the holy warriors in areas where the social climate of the country is more restricted, they tend to "temporarily obey the evil law, but fight against it and strive to abolish it." ”

Although the evil law will be abolished after all, for the time being, it is subject to it. So in this matter, it is a little difficult to face the real mood.

In those places, the paladins often worked hard, and Sophia was no exception. On the one hand, from the point of view of kindness, she should oppose the turning of people into serfs. But on the other hand, she had to obey the aristocracy, because they were the makers of order. At this time, it can only be all kinds of compromises, and make some small tricks out of it.

For example, what to do with those people now. On the one hand, her companions were going to send them back, after which they would continue to be serfs. On the other hand, if they want to, then they can also leave.

Don't underestimate the right of the paladins to leave, if exposed, it will cause the anger of the aristocracy. You know, the serfs were to some extent their private property, and in their own eyes, of course, their private property was sacrosanct.

If the news leaks from this matter, Sophia will undoubtedly be blamed and even punished.

Judging from telling everyone about this, Sophia still has a certain trust in her teammates.

"I think many of them will go back out of their responsibility to their families and concern for their loved ones. Although they have a chance to be free. Martin said. Then he said: "You are against serfdom and are in favor of emancipating the serfs." ”

"Yes. Sophia said.

"So do I. "Martin has never forgotten where he came from, and he has not betrayed his class. "I believe that a person should rely on his own skills to get his rightful position. I don't think some people are born noble, and I don't think anyone is inherently inferior. However, the emancipation of serfs is not done with just one position. What do you think about it? Is there any program?"

"I don't know...... I'm just doing my little bit to help them......"

It turns out that this is the case, and it is still at the level of instinctive helping good and suppressing evil. Martin thought so. Facing Sophia, he said, "Without a definite program, it is indeed impossible. Otherwise, if Lady Triste is so strong, why don't you just kill many nobles and declare the serfs emancipated? Speaking of this question, the comrades in our faction put forward two plans. ”

"Which two options?" asked Sophia eagerly. If a person does not know the port he is going to reach, then no direction of the wind can satisfy him. Sophia now only knew how to help the serfs, but she didn't know exactly what to do, and this state often made her anxious. What Martin mentions seems to point her to a specific route and tell her what to do.

"One is force. By force, a series of uprisings were launched. Wave after wave of attacks on the lord's regime. To build a country where the working masses can enjoy sufficient rights. Once it is established, it will have a great alarm effect on all the slaves and serfs around it, and it will also shock those lords. Even if it had failed, the lives of the serfs would have changed dramatically - for the better! The lords were not fools. Rather than oppressing the serfs, forcing them to revolt and ruin their own lives. It is better to be kind to them to ease their resistance. Of course, this path cannot be achieved by violence alone, and the turmoil it causes will definitely not be small. That's why Lady Triste wouldn't have used her strength to make a big deal so easily, although she had killed a few overly cruel lords to remind some people. But after all, the scale is too bad, and it's not the same as the real thing. It has not yet reached the point where quantitative change causes qualitative change. ”

"And what about the other one?" Needless to say, how much bloody rain will be set off along the way, Sophia can completely guess. Once the serfs who had been oppressed by the lords for a long time awakened, their revenge would cause them to do extremely cruel things. Sophia instinctively didn't want to accept this path, although she admits it worked.

"The other way is inducement. Let the nobles realize that it would be in their interest to free the serfs than to tie them to the land. In fact, this also requires a major social change - with the current economic model, the mode of production, the lords will not accept the release of serfs. And this economic and social change will undoubtedly offend the interests of many interest groups, so it will also cause war to a large extent, but the scale may be much smaller, and the degree of violence will be reduced. The so-called economic base determines the superstructure, and for the sake of the economic base, the old superstructure has been overthrown. ”

Next, Martin explained in detail the problems of production relations and productive forces, as well as other aspects of political economy, for Sophia, who knew nothing about these social sciences.

Judging by the speed of Sophia's acceptance, there is no doubt that she is a well-educated woman, and that needs money, but why is she so depressed now? Martin did not know her situation, and she did not say.

The people at the table reacted inconsistently to what Martin and Sophia said. Shirley is all accepted, while Natasha is all sorts of incomprehensible and bored. As for Zali, she originally received the kind of education that the strong take all, and she was not interested in Martin's rhetoric.

The meal has been eaten, and even the soup has been drunk. Martin noticed that with the arrival of the peak of the meal, the waiters already had some opinions about the people at their table. So he beckoned everyone to leave.

The Northland is a rude place, and the waiters are not the kind of people who are well-mannered in formal dresses. Instead, the waiters handed over the bills while complaining that they stayed too long after eating. After all, there is no shortage of guests in this bustling trading town, and Martin and his wife don't seem like repeat customers.

Martin reassures him with a double tip, while Sophia gives the waiter an apologetic smile.

This smile instantly crushed the waiter, almost making him drop the plate underneath, just now, Sophia kept her head down, so that he didn't expect that there would be such a sign of the person smiling at him. It can be said that he was simply flattered.

It's as if he is unwilling to be ignored for his femininity. Shirley's voice also sounded on the side: "Hey, this handsome young man, my heart is burning when I see you, I don't know if you have time tonight, remember to bring a leather whip." Of course, if you want to use something more strange, people, people are not unacceptable. ”

Holding the young man who was a little too shocked to stand, Martin explained, "This partner of ours is a mage, and she's reviewing a spell in some ancient language. It sounds like it, but it's not what you might think. ”

At the same time, Shirley tapped her head lightly, reminding the occupants inside to be honest. Of course, Chuyer had said it in her voice.

And the waiter seemed to react, and said, "It turns out to be a mage, we have also entertained mages here before, and it is indeed a little strange." ”

After sending the waiters away, the group walked out of the hotel, and Martin's idea was to pack up as soon as possible and leave early. On the one hand, he was anxious to find the holy artifact, and on the other hand, they were not targeted, and if they set off early, they might have slipped away before the other party had completed the mobilization of manpower. It's not that Martin is afraid of them, it's that more is better than less.

What I have to do now is to buy equipment for Sophia, her past body is really not enough to see.

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— this chapter returns to some of the original themes of the book。 Among them is a problem with fantasy novels. For example, the Dark Elf Trilogy and the Dragon Lance Chronicles ignore the issue of social change. If we get rid of the big devil, will it be over? Those ordinary people will continue to return to the days when they were oppressed by the lords? Let's take China as an example, if we don't defeat the Japanese, we will be fine, but we still need to continue the revolution -- to fight the enemy outside the big devil. Of course, novels such as dragon lances come from Europe and the United States, and in terms of social ideology, if these issues are involved, the novel should not be a seller. So novels such as dragon lances are the kind of novels that can defeat the big devil. From this point of view, the level is low.

It is worth mentioning that although many people have various opinions about Korea, it is really great to have a Korean fantasy novel. Its name is "Dragons". This book is far more artistic than "The Dark Elves" or "Dragon Lance". The same is true at the level of depth of thought. For example, this book doesn't like to set up a big devil who is "evil is darkness", but everyone has their own reasons. For example, in the second part, Karl's actions against the aristocracy are about social change.

In fact, to put it bluntly, from a certain point of view, fantasy fiction itself is a rejection of social problems. Science fiction can be Animal Farm, Brave New World, and so on. But fantasy novels don't. Science fiction is a reflection on social issues, while fantasy fiction escapes from social problems and defeats a great demon created by the author.

From this point of view, fantasy novels can indeed play a role in alleviating class contradictions and diluting weak fighting spirit. It was originally meant to hit a big devil set by the author, and it was divorced from the actual problem. Readers of fantasy novels want to see the destruction of the Lord of the Rings without having to think about social, economic, political and other issues - this has long been complained about the economic irrationality of fantasy novels. When people are obsessed with Calamon and Magellan, they naturally have no time to delve into the deception of the masses by the media, manipulated by the government. For example, why a former little-known U.S. ally suddenly became an enemy of the United States.

The style of the chapter has been restored. On the one hand, in my original setting, the paladin Sophia is not just a cute character, she will bring some questions and thoughts. The issue of slavery was what I wanted to talk about from the beginning. On the other hand, not long ago, someone mentioned some problems with my novel in Baidu Tieba. Perhaps subconsciously influenced the content of this article.

Incidentally, the changes in the welfare of the Western countries today are related on the one hand to the development of the productive forces and the exploitation of the countries of the third world. On the other hand, it is also related to the establishment of socialist countries such as the Soviet Union. In a word, there are people who fight, and they are afraid, so they take the method of appeasement and preferential treatment.

PS: There were so many slots last time, why didn't anyone complain?