After the Renwu Dynasty, the Ming Emperor was at its most powerful, mostly after reigning for more than ten years.

When he completely took over all the powers of the Ming Emperor and also had the ability to control and use these powers.

But when things are done most neatly and orders are the most efficient, it is likely to be in the past few years after he ascended the throne.

The Emperor is still alive, but he has completely delegated power, but he still provides care and advice.

The highest-ranking courtiers of the Emperor Taishang generation also chose to retire directly according to the wishes of the two generations of emperors, or transform into consultants after delegating power, and then gradually leave the court.

The courtiers approved by the new emperor are being promoted rapidly.

The new generation of courtiers must "serve" the new emperor before they can be promoted to the pinnacle of the ministerial ranks.

In the process of the prince's coveting of the throne, the princes and courtiers of the previous dynasties usually accepted the private service of the courtiers, so as to seek the throne and work hard to serve the dragon.

The princes after the Daimei Renwu Dynasty will only accept the public service of the new generation of courtiers after they officially ascend the throne as the prince.

The method of casting effect is very simple, it depends on whether these courtiers can do things for the new emperor, whether they can do things, and whether they are active or not.

Is it perfunctory to deal with errands, or take the initiative to offer advice and solve difficulties and get things done.

At this time, even if some of the orders of the new emperor were contrary to the interest groups represented by some courtiers, the courtiers usually did not directly conflict with the emperor, but chose to endure for a few years.

After getting along with the new emperor for a few years, recognizing and getting acquainted with each other, find a way to fight for benefits from elsewhere.

And after the new emperor takes control of the situation, he will also indulge his trusted courtiers a little for their own benefit.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat eggs and beans.

If you resist the new emperor's order at this time, you may be considered by the new emperor that this is not recognizing yourself from the bottom of your heart, or even giving yourself a threat.

I just succeeded to the throne, my father is still here, you give me a horse, if your father is gone, you can't scold the street every day?

Then this kind of courtier may be put into another book, and there is a high probability that he will not have the opportunity to be promoted again in this life, and he will not have the opportunity to enter the top power group in the world.

Therefore, at this time, the new emperor can and will deliberately issue some special orders and solve special problems without going through the discussion of the cabinet and the imperial meeting, which is also to verify his authority.

After Zhu Jianyan's orders were issued, the ministers of the relevant departments were in mixed moods.

The scope of these orders is simply too great, and the difficulty of enforcing them must be very high.

However, it is not impossible, and the emperor also gave a sufficient buffer period, giving up to ten years.

Moreover, this policy is not a sudden decree, but a continuation of a long-standing policy.

The policy of restricting the use of slaves has been continuously strengthened since the beginning of the Renmu Dynasty.

Beginning with Emperor Sejo, each generation of emperors would make a fuss about slaves, and they would further restrict the use and circulation of slaves.

The emperors of each generation are not particularly radical, and no one wants to do it in one step, they are all cutting meat with blunt knives.

Five generations of emperors have maintained it so unremittingly for more than a hundred years.

The first is to prohibit the Ming people from being slaves.

The second is the implementation of a slave registration system, so as to completely eliminate any form of recluse.

Then limit the groups of minions that can be used.

Next, limit the number of slaves held by different status classes.

By the time of the reign of Emperor Zhu Zhongliang, the slave trade policy was further tightened.

The emperor's grandson Zhu Jingyuan forbade the export of Mo slaves, and also proposed a treatment plan for the complete abolition of slavery and the return of clothes to their hometowns and their ancestors.

Now, in Zhu Jianyan's generation, it has reached a very critical juncture.

Zhu Jianyan wants to completely ban slaves in the Ming Dynasty.

The reason for making this decision at this time is actually quite simple.

Now there is a shortage of population in the Ming Dynasty, and there is a lack of immigrants in the new frontier.

And there were at least 20 million slaves in the Ming Dynasty.

These are all well-trained obedient people, and they must be easier to manage than the newly recruited natives.

However, the strategy is still to take inches, and there is still enough leeway, and there is no complete and unconditional abolition.

Vassals were also allowed to continue to hold slaves, and they were also allowed to immigrate to specific vassal states with them.

Anyway, the purpose is to emigrate, and the master of the slave takes the slave to immigrate out by himself, and the court actually has no worries.

Those who are willing to hand over their slaves also adopt the method of redemption by the imperial court, and the places where immigrants are most confirmed are slave workers, slave soldiers, and wives and concubines.

This in itself is a continuation of the long-term policy and is in line with the current political needs.

Even if they are already getting along, at most they will be a little bit of a stretch.

Fighting for some better compensation terms was accepted.

Now, less than two years after the new emperor ascended the throne, the ministers of the court and the central government are changing rapidly.

There is no need to fight for the conditions, so you can only do it directly.

The old people who are familiar with history can't help but sigh in their hearts that the policy direction of the Ming Emperor has always been highly consistent.

This is true of the restriction of slaves.

And it can be expected that one of the successors, who are almost the default in the future, will definitely continue to restrict the use of slaves.

Because he had already proposed the outright abolition of slavery.

Many ministers understood that the slave trade and slave labor had no future at all, and that it was better to continue to develop normal industry.

Aviation and shipbuilding should both be good directions.

The current two generations of emperors are supportive, and the next generation of heirs is almost the default, which is even more strongly supported.

He promoted the opening up of the civilian shipbuilding industry, the design of a new generation of warships under his auspices, and the establishment of the Aviation Industry Association.

This is the direction of long-term policy support in the future.

There was also no in-depth communication between the ministers of the DPRK and China, because the situation between the DPRK and China is still relatively chaotic, and the factions and interests are not yet clear.

Shangshu and scholars silently observed their colleagues, and after confirming that no one took the initiative to stand up against and question, they made the same decision in their hearts, and then did things very tacitly.

Meetings began to be held within each yamen, and Zhu Jianyan, the emperor, did not hold a pre-imperial meeting, but the department could not fail to hold a meeting.

We have to let out the news and the direction of the wind, and we have to let officials at all levels communicate inside and outside.

In the conference room of the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Huang Yue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, issued an order from the emperor, and after a brief introduction, he finally said:

"Your Majesty has made up your mind, and my thoughts and those of you and the old gentlemen are, of course, completely consistent with Your Majesty.

"Therefore, this matter must be carried out, and you go back to remind and warn all sides, and do not leave anything to chance.

"Of course, you can also let out your words to your relatives and friends, so that everyone does not need to worry too much, the court will give relatively reasonable compensation, and the price of redemption will be as reasonable as possible.

"However, it is also impossible to reach the market price and the price they spent, otherwise it would not be a redemption, but a purchase.

"If you really can't accept it, you can arrange for the family children and nephews to move to the vassal country with their slaves, or simply immigrate at home.

"Finally, to reiterate, this is the unanimous decision of the center of the Ming court, and the resolution itself cannot be changed."

All the officials of the Ministry of Rites honestly agreed, and no one stood up to confront and question Huang Yue.

It's just that someone asked for some details, and someone confirmed the authenticity of the news and listened to the strength of the policy.

Huang Yue rarely maintained a serious expression, and made the most serious answers in turn.

Huang Yue's attitude made the officials of the Ministry of Rites realize the seriousness of this matter, and they could only accept it silently.

This is a matter that has been decided by the center of the imperial court, and if you can't accept it, you can only resign or rebel.

Huang Yue was ten years younger than the Emperor Taishang, and had just turned fifty-five years old when the Emperor abdicated, not yet at the age of retirement.

I'm fifty-seven years old this year, but my body is still very strong, and I'm basically sure to keep it.

Courtiers of this age, once retained at this time, are often able to overstay their tenure for many years.

In the future, I will continue to preside over the work of the Ministry of Rites for a long time, so I have to continue to work hard.

After Huang Yue finished conveying and explaining the policy itself, he began to preside over the work of his yamen:

"We, the Ministry of Rites, control the mouthpiece of the Ming Dynasty, and we must do our best to escort the implementation of the policy.

"Let's discuss the implementation plan and what our Ministry of Rites should do......"

At the end of the day, all the yamen were in meeting.

After the meeting, the courtiers of all levels went home and went to various meetings in the evening.

Huang Yue himself attended a private party.

The people who participated in this level of banquet were all celebrities from Jingshi New Town.

In addition to the wealthy businessmen, there are also some newspaper people.

Families with a large number of slaves are also either rich or noble, and there is a high degree of overlap with these people.

When Huang Yue attended the meeting, he had already released some news, so now these people are thinking about it.

In the graceful singing and dancing, people who know each other or not, are chatting absentmindedly at the banquet.

After the warm-up was not enough, the irrelevant personnel quickly left the venue, and the business finally began.

The entourage brought by Huang Yue preached the policies of the imperial court and the decisions of the gentlemen, as well as the words prepared by the Ministry of Rites, one after another, causing bursts of discussion.

After the entourage basically finished speaking, everyone looked at Huang Yue together.

One of Huang Yue's nephews instinctively asked about the topics that everyone cared about:

"Uncle, is there really no way around this? Slaves must not be used in the family in the future? ”

Huang Yue took a sip of tea and did not answer his nephew's words directly, but said his own approach:

"Before the end of the year, the old man will replace all the employees in the family with hired workers, and all the original slaves will be confiscated by the household department."

Now everyone understands that Huang Yue, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, will fully support it with actions.

If you oppose it, then you don't have to ask Huang Yue to support you.

After understanding, the scene immediately began to discuss.

"Then we can only switch to hired laborers, but can the slaves who have already been used become hired laborers and continue to use them?"

"Hire-workers also have the benefits of hire-workers, which can be increased or decreased at any time, and there is no need to support idlers."

"It's okay to say that the slaves at home are okay, but what about the factories and farms? Do you want to change all of them? ”

"Now that the cost of hiring workers is getting higher and higher, suddenly hiring so many workers will make the labor cost even higher."

"So the slave factory should be moved to the vassal country."

"Recently, I heard that Da Shiguo has made rayon, which is being vigorously promoted, and I originally intended to try it, but now I simply go to Mozhou to build a factory and purchase raw materials nearby......

"On the other side, the conditions in the eastern part of Mozhou, the Great Food Country, are very good, and the inventions and creations of His Royal Highness the Great Food King are all profitable transactions."

"The big food king has always taken his peers to share the profits, even if there is no such thing, I want to arrange someone to take a look."

"The ban on the six major industries was mentioned by the Great Eater, and the new overseas land was also discussed by the Eater."

"Now this is a good era to make money by doing anything, speaking of which, it was also brought by His Royal Highness the Great Food King, and now the Great Food King is vigorously developing Mozhou, we should also go to the ......"

"Ahem......"

Huang Yue suddenly coughed vigorously twice, mainly because he heard that these people were going to Zhu Jingyuan's territory to build a slave factory, and hurriedly reminded them:

"As far as the old man knows, Prince Da Shi has always supported the abolition of slavery, and is giving citizenship to the vassal people in Da Shi Country, you take a large number of slaves to Da Shi Country, and you must prepare for the liberation of your slaves......"

The scene immediately fell silent, which seemed to be a well-known thing, and no one immediately remembered it.

After Huang Yue mentioned it, everyone immediately realized that they were whimsical.

Huang Yue coughed twice, and then continued to explain his suggestion:

"If you are going to change the slave factory into an ordinary hired labor factory, you can go to the Mozhou region of the Great Food Country to try it, and His Royal Highness the Great Food Prince should welcome it.

"But if you want to continue to use slave labor, or even someone who secretly engages in slave reproduction, it's best to go to Beiyinzhou.

"As for those who want to stay in their homeland and change their existing slaves into hired laborers on the spot, let us put out this thought as soon as possible.

"The fundamental purpose of the imperial court in buying slaves was not to give them freedom.

"It's about getting more immigrants quickly that can be used compulsorily.

"That's why the imperial court encourages immigrants with slaves."

Huang Yue actually only saw one layer.

There was no requirement to re-employ slaves on the spot, in addition to using them for immigration, but also to clear the foreigners from their homeland.

However, the final result of Huang Yue's choice and reminder was in line with the intentions of Zhu Jianyan's father and son.

So there was another sigh at the party.

The purpose of this policy is so clear that it is done precisely in response to the current situation, and there is no angle for questioning at all.

The party ended on a bad note.

There have been many more of the same gatherings, and the results have been very similar.

It is advisable to emigrate with slaves.

When the relevant news was conveyed to Zhu Jingyuan, a question mark almost appeared above Zhu Jingyuan's head.

My own dad is also ...... this operation It's too rough.

Prohibit slaves but do not abolish them, and maximize the use of existing slaves.

The imperial court ransomed existing slaves and sent them overseas, which was equivalent to the official turning slaves into immigrants.

There is no longer forced immigration for the people, but there is no such thing as a slave.

At the same time, the vassal states were allowed to retain slaves, persecuted the wealthy and noble classes with slaves, and arranged for the children of the family to emigrate to Mozhou or Yinzhou.

This will most likely cause a lot of people to run to my side with their slaves.

Or even bring a group of slaves to work, let the slaves go into the factory to work, and then hand over the wages to the master?

The impact of this operation is so bad that our big food country must legislate to prohibit it.

However, Zhu Jingyuan was too worried, Zhu Jingyuan's reputation for supporting the abolition of slavery had already spread, and those who did not want to release the slaves would not come.

However, the first batch of slave immigrants who were redeemed by the household department were sent to Mengxian County before the winter of the second year of Ankang.