Xuande

Chapter 633

Slashing one's own people is somewhat disgusting in this era, and not everyone has the courage to do so for the sake of justice.

Some of the officials in the General's Mansion took this into consideration, worried that it would cause internal disputes and make the situation unstable, so they proposed a plan to use official slaves instead of private slaves to go to Bingzhou to fill the lack of private households.

The general Zhang Zhao stood up and spoke to Liu Bei.

"Releasing slaves is indeed a good thing, but if it is done too hastily without a safe plan, it may cause local turmoil. The world has just stabilized not long ago, and it is an important moment for the general to broadcast benevolence to the world.

Therefore, is it better to use official slaves as a substitute to go to Bingzhou to open up wasteland?The previous liquidation and attack on the Modern Literature School resulted in the imperial court harvesting a large number of official slaves. Most of these official slaves are doing nothing in Luoyang. Would it be better to send them to Bingzhou? "

In all fairness, what Zhang Zhao said made sense, yes.

Not long after the world has just settled down, it is time to rest and recuperate. It is only natural to stop tossing and rest for a few years.

Moreover, the previous liquidation of the ancient literature school and the modern literature school resulted in the Luoyang court obtaining more than 20 sinners of various identities, all of whom were routinely classified as court official slaves to undertake many tasks.

However, due to the large number of people, it is still a bit troublesome to arrange. After all, the imperial court does not have so many things that need to be done by so many people. Many officials and slaves are idle and have nothing to do, and they all eat there. This is somewhat a bit not suitable.

Zhang Zhao put forward this view, which was supported by many people.

Liu Bei also nodded slowly.

"This is a direction. It is true that these official slaves are useless to stay in Luoyang. It is atonement to be able to go to Bingzhou to open up wasteland. However, most of them are not innocent. They are real sinners. They became official slaves to atone for their sins.

They are not worthy of being civilian households, and they are not worthy of multiplying in Bingzhou. They can only do heavy work, and the real agricultural production still needs to be done by private households. Therefore, the emancipation order must still be issued. , and Hongnong County's emancipation order is still to be implemented. "

Zhang Zhao slightly hesitated, hesitated for a while, and then spoke.

"General, if this happens, there may be a lot of discussions in the local area, and the slavery policy will be implemented just after Bingzhou is restored. How will those who support their own self-respect think about this matter? If it is not done well, I am afraid that Sanhe San If the auxiliary land causes turmoil, it will greatly damage the prestige of the general."

Liu Bei smiled.

"Zibu, I understand your considerations, but it is precisely because of this that I want to implement the slave restriction policy in Sanhe Sansuke and Bingzhou. If it can be promoted in these places, it will not solve the problem of too many slaves in the end. problem.

There are still too many slaves in the big man, and there are too many people who own slaves. This is not appropriate. This will seriously damage the tax revenue of the imperial court. This is a bad government. How can we turn a blind eye to it?Zibu, can't you understand? "

Zhang Zhao was speechless.

Liu Bei's prestige made him hesitate, but he didn't know how to refute.

Many people have realized that the success of many policies now depends mainly on whether Liu Bei implements the policy.

The policies promoted by Liu Bei can basically become the policies of the imperial court, regardless of how they are implemented locally, at least when the imperial court makes decisions, no one can veto his proposals.

This is a fierce man who speaks with his military exploits. Anyone who faces him must weigh whether he has that ability.

It has been a long, long time since the Eastern Han Empire has had a military strongman who can say anything, or in other words, the Eastern Han Empire has never had such a military strongman who can say nothing.

Even Liu Xiu, the founding emperor, was promoted to the throne with the right time, place and people. He is not a strong military man himself. Everyone lamented his luck, but no one really convinced him.

Liu Xiu himself probably saw himself in the same way, knowing how much he had, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he vigorously promoted the technique of prophecy to establish the legitimacy of his rule.

Among the subsequent emperors and relatives of the Eastern Han Empire, there was no powerful military strongman.

Therefore, the Eastern Han Empire has never experienced an era in which military strongmen dominated everything.

They are used to negotiating and compromising with each other to solve problems. When things happen, they focus on being moderate and peaceful, and they don't do it if they can.

The appearance of Liu Bei, a military strongman, brought them novel and exciting senses.

Before, he was the invincible opponent all over the world by himself, but now he releases a few of his subordinates casually, and he can also press the Xianbei Wuhuan people who once harassed the border to the ground and rub them again and again.

The Luoyang court, which was in crisis in Hedong back then, was in such a state of embarrassment. For this reason, the Jinwen School lost its influence on the court and paid for the lives of many generals and soldiers.

But now that Liu Bei took action, it was only two orders, Zhang Yan and Yu Fuluo obediently cooperated with him to kill the disobedient forces inside, and then obediently followed the Northern Expedition.

How many people were helpless in Bingzhou, and once he made a move, he solved it in a few months.

People all over the world are becoming more and more aware of the fact that [there is no military group at home or abroad that can surpass Liu Bei militarily].

So on quite a few issues, they will have to follow Liu Bei's wishes, even if this matter itself does not benefit them too much.

This is very novel, very novel, so some people who are not used to it are not incomprehensible, but in Liu Bei's view, this is something they have to get used to sooner or later. It is better to get used to it later than to get used to it early. It is a good thing to let them know how to do things in the future. .

In this empire without authority, a star of authority with both military and political power is rising.

Therefore, Liu Bei wants to issue a slave restriction order, and he has to attack the land of Sanfu, the land of Sanhe, Hongnong County and even Bingzhou together. This is something that no one can stop.

With the news of the initial victory in the battle of Bingzhou, Liu Bei's reputation has once again been fully improved.

On the bright side, the system of four assistant ministers has basically become Liu Bei's one-word speech.

Zhang asked Jian Shuo to be obedient, and Dong Zhong claimed to be sick nine out of ten days.

The Empress Dowager Dong knows how to live a comfortable life and indulges in pleasure every day. Recently, she has also become obsessed with the frying pan and hot pot presented to her by Liu Bei, eating it very happily.

Under the leadership of the teacher arranged by Liu Bei, Liu Xie, the little emperor, studied basic subjects such as mathematics, agronomy, and astronomy.

The actual power of the Eastern Han Empire has been transferred to Liu Bei, and all powers are still controlled by the four auxiliary ministers system in name only, but in fact, if Liu Bei wants to use it, he can take it over and use it without any scruples.

For example, when he appoints officials, he sends the news of the appointment of officials to the selection department of Shangshutai for approval.

So in a sense, Liu Bei, the executive deputy emperor, is now completely the appearance of an acting emperor.

On this basis, he promoted the slavery restriction order, which will make many people panic, puzzled, and dissatisfied, but no one can stop the release of this decree.

Neither in name nor in reality.

Regarding the release of the slave restriction order, Liu Bei also simultaneously made some amendments to the relevant provisions of the "Han Law".

Regarding the number of private slaves stipulated during the period of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei did not take a big step and did not cancel it in one go. Instead, he made a further fine-grained distinction and added some new regulations on the ownership of official slaves and private slaves.

(End of this chapter)