Chapter 52 Deed of Citizenship and Removal from Slavery

Not long after, the Leshan family set off separately to call over the ten families of the original You family's servants, a total of sixty people.

You Xi looked at the women who came with their children in their arms, and the old people who came with crutches, and were surprised, "Why are you all here?" ”

You Xi looked at Leshan and asked strangely, "Leshan, didn't you just invite their family members over?" It's a cold day, don't freeze the children and the elderly. ”

Leshan touched his head and said embarrassedly, "Lady, it is a matter of life and death for everyone, and each of us wants to know your arrangements for us immediately, but I really can't persuade you." ”

Nowadays, the title of title is too important for a person, especially if he is in slavery.

"Then let's do it, I'll send everyone's title deed to everyone first, and the old man and the children will all go home, and each family will leave a family member who can take charge of things to listen to me." You Xi understood everyone's eagerness, and immediately found out the deeds of sixty people in Jingshan from his bag and sent them to everyone one by one.

"You Niangzi, you just gave us the title deed? Don't you redeem your money? It was an old lady who was already old, holding her deed of origin, and her face full of furrows was full of disbelief.

You Xi looked at the old lady, "In the past, my aunt and I came to Jingshan, thanks to everyone's tolerance and care, this is safe to now, since then I have done a lot of things in Jingshan, although everyone does not understand, but will also take the initiative to help me when I am powerless, now is the time for me to repay everyone." ”

"Thank you lady, lady is a great good person, this is what we should do as servants." The old lady was grateful, and said that she was going to kneel down and swim in the stream.

You Xi's face changed dramatically in fright, and he hurriedly went to help people, "This, this, let's leave quickly after taking the title deed, just leave someone who can be in charge of the house and listen to me." ”

There are indeed a lot of things that servants should do, but there are also a lot of slaves who bully their masters, and there are not a few when Youxi's mother and daughter were in You's house, and they were bullied by the bullying slaves to the point that they had no temper.

And their mother and daughter came to Jingshan back then, and banishment, these people on the ancestral tomb of the You family have stayed in the ancestral tomb for generations, and have little contact with the master of the main family.

Maybe some of them are afraid of being implicated by their mother and daughter, and have little contact with them, but their hearts are still kind, so You Xi can understand them and is willing to help them as much as possible.

After getting the title deed, You Xi kept persuading, so most of the ten families immediately dispersed, leaving only one person in charge of the house.

After everyone sat down by the brazier again, You Xi said in an orderly manner, "Ladies and gentlemen, I have been growing cane sugar for the past three years, and some of you have helped me go to the field, and some have helped me sell sugar, and we have also accumulated some experience, so everyone should know that the most suitable place to grow sugarcane is not Kyoto, but the area around Suicheng."

This time, I went to Kyoto to see the Holy One, and asked him to allow me to go to Suicheng to teach the people over there to make sugar at the beginning of the year......"

"What? Lady, are you no longer in the capital? So what are we going to do with the deed? We're still going to follow you. ”

These people on the ancestral tomb of the You family followed You Xi to grow cane and make sugar, and because they got some money from selling sugar, they knew how profitable this business was, so they always thought that although the You family was defeated, You Xi left them because they wanted them to continue to follow her in the future to make a living by planting cane sugar in Jingshan.

"Li Bo is not in a hurry, please listen to me carefully."

"I'm sorry, lady, I'm too anxious, old man, but we really want to continue to follow the girl, and it's okay to sign another deal with the girl." Lieber added.

You Xi smiled, "Uncle Li, I said that you were kind to me, and I won't leave you alone." ”

"Then are we going to Suicheng with the lady and the lady? Lady, we are from slave origin, we have no roots, we can do it wherever we go, you only need to say a word, and we will immediately pack up our burdens and follow. ”

"I do want some of you to follow me to Suicheng. I am now a commoner, and I am able to bring twenty servants according to the law, so I want a few of you from each of your families to go with me to Suicheng. ”

"Lady, how many people do you want in each family?" Leshan's parents listened on the sidelines, and their hearts suddenly became apprehensive.

The families who have always been able to enjoy slavery do not like to want middle-aged and elderly people, do you want them to go home by themselves to discuss abandoning the elderly?

No, You Niangzi is not that kind of person, they have to listen to You Niangzi finish speaking, and they can't scare themselves.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although I only want a few people from my family, I also have a request, I want people who have worked with me in the sugarcane fields in the past, and if anyone from any family has not entered the sugarcane fields in the past, I will not want any of them.

The reason why I want to go into the sugarcane field is because I went to Suicheng to teach people to grow cane and make sugar, and then I will definitely have something I can't take care of, so I have to help me. However, this does not mean that I have to give up those who can't grow sugarcane, those who can't grow sugarcane, I have other arrangements, you must not go home and get into infighting. ”

"The law of our dynasty stipulates that slaves are not allowed to make private property such as acres of land and houses, that is, they do not sell themselves, and they choose to go out to do business, and they have to pay more taxes than ordinary people, which is not counting other bullying that makes everyone have hardships and can't say it, and there are not a few who can make a fortune by relying on merchants to change their homes for thousands of years, and it is because of your slave nationality that you are more willing to sell yourself to find a master's shelter, but now I want you to change the court with your own efforts."

"I want a few people from each of your families to go to Suicheng with me to grow cane and make sugar, make money, and then come back and get rid of your family, and from then on become a commoner, buy a house on land, and not be bullied." You Xi said word by word, and what he said was very true.

The Leshan family and the other nine family members present heard You Xi's words, and their hearts were surging.

As for the origin of slavery, it was originally that their ancestors were either punished by the authorities for their previous crimes or were captured by the enemy during the conquest period, so their ancestors were considered guilty by the ruling class, and this guilt had to be atoned, and the ruling class felt that their generation could not atone for their crimes, so they wanted their children and grandchildren to atone for their sins.

Therefore, the government clearly stipulates that the children of slave origin are also slaves, and they are not allowed to go to temples or buy private property, and if they want to leave their nationality, they must first pay 50 taels of redemption silver to the government, and the government will determine whether the person can be transferred according to what the person has done from birth to the day of redemption.

If a slave is found by the government to have done evil deeds in his life, he is not allowed to redeem himself with thousands of taels of silver.

"This ...... It's too difficult, we have been slaves for generations, I'm afraid it won't work. Li Bo muttered.