The current state of Wu has long ceased to exist

The term "slave" too. The real slaves are those Kunlun slaves, who belong to the free labor of the state, and there will be no slaves among the people, all of them are free people.

Deed of Sale? Wu Guo did not approve of it. If you want to find servants and maidservants to serve you, you must spend money to hire them.

This is an employment relationship, not a master-servant relationship in the true sense of the word. It is not easy to pay for a servant or a maidservant.

According to the minimum wage standard set by Wu Guo, servants and maidservants must sign a contract with each other, otherwise it is illegal.

The contract is divided into three years, five years, and ten years, with 30,000 yuan a year and 300,000 yuan for ten years. It's not a real rich family, and it can't afford to hire servants and maidservants.

Wu Guo's current minimum salary standard is also 30,000 yuan a year. In other words, the average person's monthly salary is 2,500 yuan.

Woodcutters, fishermen, farmers, etc., who engage in this profession, after paying taxes, pay a higher salary a month, about 4,000 to 6,000 yuan.

It is worth mentioning that now with the purchasing power of Wu Guo's five-baht coin, a five-baht coin is equivalent to two or three soft sister coins in later generations...... As a farmer, you can earn more than 10,000 a day.

Feeding a large family is definitely not a problem.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's inappropriate." The official Shangshu once pointed out the column: "Right now, my Kunlun slaves of Great Wu are conservatively estimated to be more than 2.7 million, and if they are all peddled out, they will definitely be flooded!" ”

"Moreover, the sale of Kunlun slaves will definitely disrupt the market order, resulting in the unemployment of a large number of servants and maidservants among the people. With so many people unemployed, what can I do? ”

"Also, in my Dawu territory, after several severe crackdowns in the early years, there are no private slaves among the people."

"If the Kunlun slaves are sold to the rich and noble, will the original Kunlun slaves be given free bodies, or will they continue to be slaves?"

"If slaves are allowed to exist among the people, wouldn't it be inconsistent for His Majesty to abolish slavery before?"

"Your Majesty, please think twice!" Qingji bowed slightly, thinking that what Zeng Dian said was not unreasonable. Now that the state of Wu is strong, the money and grain in the treasury are piled up, and there is no shortage of this money at all.

If this disrupts the market order and causes many people to lose their jobs, the sin of Qingji will be great. The more serious question is, is it justified that slavery exists?

The existence of official slaves is reasonable, but the existence of civil slaves is unreasonable. For now, Qingji is not willing to upset this balance.

"Lord Zeng, do you have a way to properly settle so many Kunlun slaves?" Deng Xi asked with a frown.

"This ...... I haven't thought of a way to do it yet. Zeng Dian was quite embarrassed. At this time, Yang Hu, who was still the official of the Ministry of Rites, came out and said: "Your Majesty, in the early years, my Great Wu had the problem of how to settle Kunlun slaves. At that time, His Majesty said that since Kunlun Nu had nothing to do, he would find something for them to do, so why not implement it now? ”

"Where can I find something to do for Kunlun Nu?" Qingji asked.

"This ......," Yang Hu was asked. Now, all the projects of Wu have been completed, where are the projects waiting for the Kunlun slaves to do?

Shang Shu Ling Wen Chong said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Kunlun Nu has worked hard for my Great Wu for decades, and there is no merit and hard work. Since they have nothing to do, why doesn't Your Majesty naturalize Kunlun Nu and think it's Wu people? ”

"More than two million Kunlun slaves are not a small number."

"Most of the twenty vassal kingdoms of my Great Wu are vast and sparsely populated, so Your Majesty can dilute the Kunlun slaves and put them into the various vassal kingdoms, so that they can become self-reliant and become a part of the Wu Kingdom."

"Lord Wen's words are wrong." Deng Xi immediately retorted: "The Kunlun slaves are basically captured from Southeast Asia, Australia, Africa and other places, and now they are placed in various vassal kingdoms, wouldn't you put them back?" ”

"Let the tiger return to the mountain, and the legacy will be endless!"

"Hmph." Wen Chong snorted and said, "Lord Deng, don't you feel against your will when you say this?" Kunlun Nu has existed in my Great Wu for thirty or forty years, multiplied, and the Kunlun Nu who was born and grown up in Wu Land has at least one or two generations. ”

"They are considered natives of Wu, but their identities are not recognized."

"Now Da Wu repays the favor and puts them back, which is also a matter of course."

"As for the theory of letting the tiger return to the mountain, it is really a fallacy! At present, the various feudal kingdoms are in good order, and there are not many rebellions, and I believe that if the Kunlun slaves are put back, it will not cause much chaos! Hearing this, Qingji thought about it for a long time and finally made a decision.

"Kunlun Nu, not naturalized for the time being."

"More than 2 million Kunlun slaves were temporarily resettled in Shangjun, Longxi County and the Western Regions, distributing seeds, rations, farm tools, cloth, etc., so that they could reclaim land and become self-reliant."

"The output is only enough food to feed them, and the rest is confiscated."

"In the future, if there is a war, or there is labor, Kunlun Nu will join as soon as possible."

"Deng Xi, you are in charge of this."

"No!"

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Qunchen Mountain shouted. Qingji made such a decision, and it was after some careful consideration.

The Kunlun slaves were still unruly, and sometimes there would be small-scale rebellions, but they would be quickly suppressed by the Wu army, so as not to cause a major disaster.

Naturalizing Kunlun Nu, that's not what Qingji has to do. Nothing to do? Then find something for Kunlun Nu to do.

Qingji's ambitions are endless, and he has set his sights on the west. If nothing else, these Kunlun slaves stationed in the northwest will become the logistics support team of the Wu Empire's westward expeditionary army.

During this period, how many Kunlun slaves will die of exhaustion and illness is not something that Qingji has to consider. ……

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...... If you want to resign and resign, please ask Your Majesty for permission. "In the Zide Palace, Qingji is receiving Yang Hu.

Yang Hu is now the official of the Ministry of Rites, and he was previously a great order, responsible for the affairs of the Wu Dynasty's diplomatic relations, as well as matters related to etiquette and education.

Yang Hu, who has served for Qingji for more than 20 years, can be regarded as a high level of hard work. Yang Hu is a little older than Kong Qiu, but he lives a little longer.

At this time, Yang Hu was already over seventy years old, with gray hair, and the wrinkles on his face were like ruts, and he was old.

"Yang Hu, why did you abandon me?" Qingji still wants to keep Yang Hu. Yang Hu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, don't you still know the minister?" The minister, like Shang Shuling's literary genre, belongs to the desire for profit and is an official fan. ”

The minister took the initiative to resign, but he was also forced to do so. The minister is old and lacks energy, and it is difficult to deal with the huge government affairs. ”

"It's not appropriate to occupy the position of the Ministry of Rites again. Please also ask Your Majesty to be sympathetic to the old ministers and let the ministers return to their hometowns to live in their old age. As soon as he heard this, Qingji also understood that Yang Hu had indeed made up his mind.

He is more than seventy years old and will not live for a few years. What does it matter if the leaves return to their roots? Qingji stepped forward, pulled Yang Hu to the side, sat opposite the seat, and asked, "Yang Hu, after you, who can take over your position as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?" "According to the usual practice, Qingji asked Yang Hu to recommend a person.

Yang Hu thought for a while, and then said: "Cao Xian Cao Zixun is up to the task." ”

"Good." Qingji couldn't help but glance at Yang Hugao. Cao Xian is a disciple of Confucius and one of the seventy-two sages of Confucius.

Yang Hu actually didn't recommend his disciples, but recommended Cao Xian to Qingji, which can be said to be a public heart.