Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 463 Civil Code (II)
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The next item to be auctioned is the "ownership certificate" of a plantation. The owner of the plantation was unfortunately swallowed by a giant python in the tropical rainforest when he opened up the plantation, leaving only a 15-year-old daughter and a 34-year-old daughter. wife.

The mother and daughter are unable to manage the plantation, so they plan to auction the plantation, and use the money from selling the plantation to live a mediocre life in Yandu.

Later, the owner of the auction house testified in person: "This certificate is by no means a forgery, and we will never falsely publicize the status quo of the plantation."

"The plantation has been opened up to plant 1 mu of rice fields, cattle... hilly orchards with fruit trees... hunting forests... 96 slaves."

After the owner of the auction house finished speaking, everyone was very excited. It is the dream of most people in Yan to own a plantation that can continue to generate income. In the anticipation of everyone, the owner of the auction house shouted: "The starting auction price ...1000 million dollars!"

"2000 million!"

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

"3000 million!"

"4000 million!"

"4000 two million!"

"One hundred million!"

Everyone looked at Sima Yuanxian who offered [-] million yuan. Unexpectedly, this royal family from the Central Plains was willing to spend money to buy a plantation instead of saving his niece.

The owner of the auction house was also very pleasantly surprised. Although this plantation is good, it is theoretically worth 5000 million yuan, but the location is too remote. The cannibal tribe that has not been exterminated. Under such circumstances, the owner of the auction house estimates that the plantation can only be sold for about [-] million yuan.

What Sima Yuanxian wanted was not to just sit and eat, but to have a plantation that could be passed down from generation to generation, so that his children and grandchildren could live comfortably.

The real wealth of Yan State does not lie in the gold, silver and jewels in the treasury, but in the countless plantations overseas, which is to hide wealth from the people.

Of course, the people refers to the ruling class, slaves and ordinary people are not people, they can only be regarded as tools of the people.

Sima Yuan seemed to have obtained the certificate of ownership of the plantation, and since then he has owned a plantation overseas, and he plans to take some time to visit there.

Then, the next auction item was displayed, which was a pure glazed mirror.

Different from ordinary glazed mirrors, this glazed mirror is more clear and transparent, and the other side is covered with a special material. The glazed mirror is much clearer than the bronze mirror in the Central Plains, and it will not rust. The only flaw is that it is thicker than the bronze mirror. Expensive and breaks easily.

This is the latest research product of the craftsmen of Yan Guo Liulifang. As early as 100 years ago, they developed a new type of colored glaze (glass). After more than 50 years of development, it became clear and transparent. After more than 50 years of development, they discovered that using Mercury and tin foil can turn colored glaze into a mirror, which is the colored glaze mirror they put up for auction at the auction house today.

The auction of the glazed mirror has also been approved by the Yan government. After all, this is not a military secret like gunpowder. As long as the production process is not leaked, the finished product can be sold.

Even now, gunpowder is still a prohibited product, and Yan Guo's technological leadership must be strictly maintained.

"Liu Lijing, the auction starting price... 100 million yuan!"

"150 million!"

"200 million!"

"500 million!"

A noble lady got this glazed mirror.

A mere mirror was sold for a high price of 500 baht.

After the auction, Sima Yuanxian went to the brothel together with a group of dignitaries who had immigrated from the state of Jin.

Brothels and casinos can only be opened by the government. Yan Guo only builds brothels in Yandu and other places where the urban economy is relatively developed, and there are no such houses in general areas.

As for the casino, because it is too destructive to social security, only Yan has a legal casino in the entire Yan Kingdom, and casinos are prohibited in other areas. The operators in the casino are Yan State officials. This provision.

The women in the brothel are all slaves, captives, criminals, and self-sellers.

It's just a scholar's fantasy to be a performer or not. For a real brothel girl, she would be a performer if she was given less money, and she would sell her body if she was given more money.

The nine floors of brothel women's income belong to the brothel, and I can only keep one floor. If I have enough money, I can redeem myself for myself.

The children born during the business period can be handed over to the family members. If the family members refuse to claim them, they can be sold to the government as slaves.

This is the same as in prisons. During the prison period, the children born to female prisoners in prison can be transferred to their family members. If the family members refuse to claim them, they can sell the children to the government as slaves.

The vast majority of criminals, slaves, and self-sellers are not qualified to operate in brothels, and the Wang family does not need so many women to earn rich people's wealth for themselves in brothels.

Most of them can only be sold to plantations, where they will work with male slaves until they are exhausted.

Less than one in ten thousand people with good looks will be sent to work in brothels.

Therefore, it is not enough for some women to sell themselves to brothels. If her appearance is not good, the government will resell her to overseas plantations to open up wasteland.

In order to increase slaves for land reclamation, the country of Yan does not have many capital crimes, but there are many crimes of degrading slavery. Even if you just steal a bun to eat at a bun shop, you will be demoted as a slave after being arrested and immediately sent overseas to open up wasteland.

Sima Yuanxian entered the brothel, where Yingying and Yanyan made him feel healthy, but something lively was happening in the brothel.

A poetry and prose conference is being held in the brothel. Ten gold coins and five baht can write a poem in the brothel. Finally, after being jointly selected by the oiran and many literati in the brothel, the one who writes the best poem can have a spring night with the oiran.

It's nothing, it's just a game.

However, after the poem was over, a wealthy businessman happened to spend a lot of money to redeem the oiran's body, which caused the gifted scholar to fail to fulfill his wish.

Even though the brothel was willing to pay ten times the compensation, the gifted scholar still refused to let him go, and finally made a fuss to the government to sue the brothel for cheating.

Although the brothel is also operated by the imperial court, it is under the jurisdiction of [Shangshutai] after all, and [Tingwei Mansion], which is responsible for reviewing cases, is under the jurisdiction of [Yushitai], so the matter can still be heard.

The wealthy businessman was also very determined, he redeemed the oiran after his death, and he was unwilling to let the oiran continue to serve the talented scholar, so the matter came to a deadlock.

"The talent comes first, so the wealthy businessman should return the oiran to the brothel. Let the oiran serve the talent first. After the service is over, the brothel will hand over the oiran to the rich businessman."

"No, no, at the moment when the wealthy businessman ransoms the oiran, the oiran is the private property of the wealthy businessman. We cannot transfer other people's private property to the other party for disposal."

"Before the brothel held the Poetry and Fu Conference, the wealthy businessman had already paid the deposit and signed the redemption contract with the brothel. The rich businessman was the first to make the transaction. However, before the brothel manager delivered the oiran, he wanted to use the oiran's last Only the value of the following things can be obtained.”

"Although the deposit is paid, the transaction has not been completed after all. Before the oiran is handed over, it still belongs to the property of the brothel. Naturally, the brothel can dispose of it at will. thing."

In Tingwei's mansion, a group of noble officials of the royal family and scholars and officials who entered the Tingwei's mansion through examinations are arguing about how to deal with the matter of the oiran.

Finally, after months of debate, the concepts of "use rights" and "ownership" were introduced.

Previously, the right to use was confused with ownership, and those who generally owned ownership often had the right to use at the same time.

Similar things have happened before, which also leads to the difference between ownership and use rights.

But now, once again, it has happened, and after debate, a clear distinction between usage rights and ownership has become urgent.

After the [Tingwei Mansion] ruling, at the moment when the rich merchant signed a redemption contract with the brothel and paid the deposit, the right to use the oiran is the rich merchant, while the ownership still belongs to the brothel.

It wasn't until the rich merchant paid the principal one month later that he won the ownership of the oiran.

During this period, when the brothel uses the oiran, it should communicate and coordinate with the owner of the oiran, that is, the wealthy businessman, otherwise it will violate the oiran usage right of the wealthy businessman.

The final verdict is that the oiran does not need to serve talented people, and the management of the brothel used the oiran for business without consultation. Those who need to pay ten times the compensation.

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Since ancient times, the laws we think of are legalist criminal laws and punishments, but there are few laws related to people's livelihood and business comprehension related to people's lives. The empire on which the sun never sets attaches great importance to civil law, which is the fundamental reason for the birth of the "Civil Code".

We should not only see the advancement of the empire on which the sun never sets in aircraft and armored battleships, but also realize that in the details of daily life, the gap between us and the empire on which the sun never sets is even greater. ——"General History of the World Song Qin Hui"

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