"The king, the minister has something to do!"

Zhisu Neishi Fan Li suddenly came out of the line.

"Please."

"Recently, there have been a large number of beggars in the country, who are slaves or savages, homeless, wandering, and begging for a living. There are also about 10,000 people, if they are not properly resettled, they are afraid of frequent incidents and affect local security! ”

Hearing this, Qingji bowed his head slightly and said: "The harm of the displaced people is endless. My Wu country does not raise idlers, so you might as well speak freely, how to settle so many beggars? ”

The streets and alleys are full of beggars, what is the reason, Qingji is well known, and the ministers are also like mirrors in their hearts.

Thanks to Qingji's edict to verify the assets of the countrymen, everyone in the old clan of Wu was in danger and feared that Qingji would be punished, so they dismissed the illegally obtained slaves and released them to freedom.

These slaves were reduced to savages, and when they had no livelihood, they had to beg in the streets to make a living.

Of course, some of the old clans are still lucky.

For example, they hid slaves who had no record of their transactions, or they bought them to force them not to recognize their identity and only to be adopted by their masters.

This is nothing more than a clever name!

But as Qingji became more and more forceful, sooner or later, the doctors would release the slaves who were still in captivity and illegally obtained them one by one.

Dazai Jiza immediately came out with a tooth wat in his hand and said: "Great king, the minister thinks that he can regard the beggar as a savage, give him acreage, houses, and farm tools, and rent ploughing cattle to cultivate them. ”

"What Dazai said is extremely true!"

"The king, the minister seconded the proposal!"

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

There are many ministers who agree with Jiza's proposition, and they have come forward to second.

They thought that they had figured out Qingji's temperament, and thought that Qingji would be lenient and benevolent, and turn all the savages into the population of Wu.

Not really!

Because Qingji only smiled faintly at Ji Zha's proposition, and was noncommittal.

The pawn immediately said: "Great king, the minister thinks that these beggars are originally slaves and should not be equated with savages. If the state gave all the beggars a house and land, would it not add too much burden to the state? ”

"Therefore, the minister thinks that the king might as well use these beggars as official slaves, so as to make profits for the country!"

"Ridiculous!"

Ji Za blew his beard and glared: "Pawn, according to your words, these beggars were still savages and citizens of other countries before they became slaves of others!" ”

"How can the government reduce all of them to slavery without distinction?"

Didn't you just jump out of the fire pit and enter another demon cave?

The meaning that Ji Za wants to express is very simple and clear.

Because those beggars were innocent victims in the first place, Qingji managed to save them from the dire situation, how could he beat them back to their original form in the blink of an eye?

At this time, Shi Fan Li secretly thought about it, and immediately stood up and said: "The king, the minister thinks that the propositions of Dazai and the pawn have advantages and disadvantages. In that case, why not compromise? ”

"How to compromise?"

Fan Li said: "King, now my Wu country is the time to employ people. A large amount of wasteland needs to be reclaimed, and manpower is needed to reclaim the land, since there are so many beggars and official slaves, why doesn't the king let them reclaim the fields? ”

"As in the case of prisoners of war, beggars and slaves are the same, and the government temporarily lends their houses, farm implements, cattle, and acres of land, and at the same time gives them wasteland and reclaims them, and after five years, these beggars and slaves are regarded as free bodies, and everything that should be rented becomes their property, is it not beautiful?"

"What?"

Fan Li proposed to equate officials and slaves with beggars, which made Shen Xi, Shu Li and other old ministers frowning and feeling angry.

"King, don't listen to the advice of the history of Su Nei!"

The servant Shen Xi said bitterly: "The number of officials and slaves is not much. If he is free again, won't there be no more slaves in my Wu country? ”

"If there are no slaves, who will cultivate the land of we, the doctors? If the king let the officials and slaves go to the tuntian to reclaim the land, and then waste the fertile land, wouldn't it be a move to abandon the original and chase the last? ”

Shaofu was left and agreed: "King, what the servant said is very true. Officials and slaves must not indulge! ”

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"Please ask the king to sell the official slaves to make up for the manpower of the cultivation of the various fiefdoms!"

"Think twice!"

Naturally, the ministers of the old clan, headed by Shen Xi and Zhu Li, vigorously opposed the state's treatment of officials and slaves as prisoners of war and gave them the foundation of their cultivation and life.

How can Qingji not understand their thoughts?

Qingji immediately said: "Qing and the others can be worry-free." The country needs people who reclaim the land, and the cultivated land of your fiefdoms also needs people who cultivate, and the widows can understand it! ”

"However, the widow thinks that if there is a shortage of people to cultivate the cultivated land of the princes, why not hire farmers to cultivate it with their wealth? Like a businessman, a certain amount of remuneration is sufficient. ”

“……”

Regarding Qingji's words, the ministers were really speechless.

Hire a farmer to help you with your own farming?

It's not that this kind of thing has never been done before, but it's just very rare.

Because there was really no manpower, the doctors would choose to buy some strong slaves in the tooth shop and let them farm for themselves.

Doctors only need to cover food and shelter, and if they hire farmers to cultivate their own fields, it is conceivable that they will pay a greater price!

However, this is Qingji's proposition, how dare the old family oppose it?

Fan Li's idea actually coincides with Qingji.

Since slavery cannot be banned, then curb it, avoid some minefields as much as possible, and don't force the old people to jump over the wall!

At present, the conditions for the Chinese people to obtain slaves are not necessarily the purchase of official slaves from the government.

They can also obtain slaves from the people, but the other party can voluntarily sell themselves and become their slaves, and then they have to report to the government.

If you force others to become slaves through violent means, you can imagine that Qingji will definitely be severely punished.

"The king is wise!"

Therefore, whether they want to or not, the ministers can only agree with Qingji's proposal.

After retiring from the dynasty, Qingji changed into a regular dress, dressed like an ordinary nobleman, and traveled with Fan Li to go out of the palace for a private visit.

The bazaar in Wudu is still so bustling, one after another scene.

Street vendors shouted at the edge of their stalls, selling their wares to passers-by.

It's a thriving scene!

It has only been two or three years since Qingji came to the Wu Kingdom, but the Wu Kingdom has undergone almost earth-shaking changes, changing with each passing day, and the national strength is thriving.

Looking at the increasingly lively scene on the street, how can Qingji not be proud of it?

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