At this time, in the confidential conference room of the office, talks about the future of the maid school were taking place. 【Read the latest chapter】
Regarding the future of maid schools, the General Office has entrusted the Cheka, the Law Society, and the General Administration of Political Security to conduct several special investigations - in the name of "better promoting the welfare of elders." The contents of the survey range from the targeted employment rate, the employment rate of changing majors, training costs to the state of mind, work performance, consumption status...involving all aspects of maids' study, life and work.
The investigation conducted by the general office was not a whim, but was carried out specifically to deal with the current situation of maids. However, since the Lin Xiaoya case occurred, this sensitive topic that once caused a "revolution" had to be brought to the table for discussion again.
After the Maid Revolution in 1631, the distribution of the first batch of maids began. Over the past two years, except for a very small number of senators, almost everyone bought one or two maids. Even the female elders bought maids just to have someone to do housework. Like the Qian brothers, each family bought two or three maids because they had to take care of Feiyun Club activities.
Together with other "life service personnel" who serve the elders, the servants who currently serve the elders under the jurisdiction of the general office have formed a senior servant class of more than a thousand people.
Although this class is not large in number, they are the people who can see and talk to the senators every day. Especially the "life secretaries" who sit at the top of this class: some have already given birth to the "second generation" of the senators, even though they may not necessarily become the wives of the senators in the future and the mothers of their children. His status in the family is not too low.
Although the senators are rarely dissatisfied with the current situation, the knowledgeable people in the Executive Committee and the Senate are still aware that there are problems with this system. In the daily reports submitted by the "Ten-member Group" deployed by the General Administration of Political Security in various agencies, schools and factories, the Cheka's regular anti-duty crime inspections, and the "revelatory materials" sent by naturalized citizens and indigenous people through various channels , the frequency of words like "maid", "life secretary", "chief's maid", "senior woman" is increasing.
The Office's investigation was launched for this purpose. Not only is "maid politics" emerging, but the embarrassing legal status of maids has been mentioned more than once in some professional discussions, and was exposed with the case of Lin Xiaoya.
Ma Jia specifically talked to Xiao Zishan on this issue.
During the conversation, Ma Jia specifically mentioned that Ji Xin reported that Cheng Yongxin suggested using the provisions of the Ming Law to defend the matter.
"Although Cheng Yongxin's defense idea is completely based on a wrong understanding of the "Da Ming Law". However, it can also be seen that the current identity of the maids is very embarrassing. I checked: the general office requires them to sign a contract, and their The status of slaves actually followed the practice of Guangzhou Station in the past. The original purpose was to prevent the purchased population from escaping. It used the Ming Dynasty government to deter escaped slaves. It was also the case that our legal system was not perfect in the early days. In order to deal with a large number of For the management of indigenous personnel, emergency measures were implemented in accordance with the traditional customary laws of the Ming Dynasty. Now the new legal system is gradually established. It conflicts with the old measures, and it is no longer necessary to continue to use this system. First of all, our political system must not be Those who support the legalization of slavery; secondly, excessive personal dependence is not good - it is easy to create a subjugation system. After all, most people still habitually believe that slaves are more useful than talents."
Xiao Zishan said: "Although Cheng Yongxin's idea is unreliable, what is more worrying is Yang Yuan's own idea. I told you about his idea."
"Yes. From a legal point of view, Yang Xinwu's idea is feasible, but if it is really done, it will inevitably have terrible consequences. Fortunately, I have given you a few words to suppress it." Ma Jia complimented silently. Went down Xiaozi Mountain.
"There was an uproar."
"No, it's much more serious than the uproar. I'm afraid the consequences will be long-term. So I say your talk is a great achievement."
"That's too serious."
"Not at all." Ma Jia believes that most of the elders, including Xiao Zishan, do not have enough understanding of the negative nature of "elderly legal immunity". "You know. The basic idea of Yang Xinwu's own culpability is the 'elderly immunity' in the "Common Program" 'Right', this immunity provision is too broad. Except for the three major capital crimes, it is equivalent to exempting the senator from all legal responsibilities - in other words, there is only 'family law' within the Senate and no law. This is quite dangerous. The matter: It involves not only the issue of discrimination and oppression of indigenous people, but also the unity within the elders.”
Ma Jia has done in-depth research on the legal status of maids - it did not start with the "topic research" issued by the general office. From the first day the maid system was established, he secretly arranged this within the Law Society. research topic.
"Please tell me in detail, you know that the maid system needs to be reformed now." Xiao Zishan said, picking up the cup and taking a sip of tea.
Ma Jia knew that the chief of staff drank tea best, and the overseas stations often collected a small amount of Ming Dynasty's "famous tea" for "special use." In fact, most elders didn't care about drinking tea at all, mainly because they wanted to drink tea. This Director Xiao serves.
However, Director Xiao does not drink tea with any sense of "taste". He is accustomed to using a medium-sized enamel teapot brought from the old time and space, and the tea tastes "clunking" - just like what Miaoyu calls "cow drinking".
Ma Jia also took a sip of tea and said:
"Lin Xiaoya's case reflects the two basic understandings that many of our elders have about their maids: first, maids are slaves, if not 'talking tools' like cattle and horses, at least they are inferior slaves; second Second, maids are nobles among naturalized people.
"Obviously, these two understandings are contradictory, but they are also unified. Because maids are too special, they are indeed slaves, but they are slaves of the senator. As a member of the naturalized people, they are actually in a The legal status - no matter which family's law it is - is at the lowest level. Not only does it have no personal freedom, but even the right to redeem one's life has been revoked, and it must be completely dependent on the senator himself. As the maids of the senator, they are actually naturalized The people who are closest to the elders among the people, and the elders have the legal privileges of the "Common Program", which creates hidden dangers for many legal issues in the future.
"Director Xiao, it is not uncommon for senators to give special treatment to maids in the Senate - Mr. Wen has had a conversation about this issue."
"Some elders are more emotionally rich. Besides, this maid is like a wife. She has been through thick and thin together. If you have children, the relationship will be even different." Xiao Zishan said, "I can completely understand."
"That's it, so the inconspicuous titles of maid or life secretary are far from summarizing their true status. And closeness will inevitably lead to trust. Maybe some elders trust their life secretaries more than their own comrades. .”
Xiao Zishan nodded: "It's human nature."
"Then, it involves the humble status of the maid. The "Da Ming Law" in Cheng Yongxin's imagination is better said to be the real status of the maid in her mind: the maid is materialized, a kind of 'talking animal' - I am here There is no intention to disparage her, because many people in the Senate think so. They like the maid and love the maid, but this does not prevent them from thinking that the maid is a beloved dog.
"But thinking like this is equivalent to putting all the maids of the senators and other people with similar identities in danger. Today is Lin Xiaoya, but tomorrow it can't be other maids? No matter the idea of exculpation is that 'slave killing slaves does not count' "Killing people just destroys things', or 'I am a patriarch, killing people means three drinks of wine as a penalty'."
"So this idea is very dangerous..."
"Yes, in fact, these two methods can easily arouse the crisis of the elders - they simply open Pandora's door."
"If I don't like anyone, I can instruct the maid to kill the other person's maid. It's disgusting and disgusting for him. Then I will either say that the other person is not a human being, or I will come forward and say that I killed him. What do you think I should do?"
"Yes, although I think it is unlikely that such a weird thing will exist, there is no guarantee that there will be accidents - people will change. Instead of believing that human nature is inherently good, it is better to believe that fear of punishment is the essence of human beings."
"What if something weird like this really happens? Is there any way for the law to deal with it?"
"There is still a way. If anyone really raises this item theory, then let's not mention the crime of murder. The prosecution believes that this item is too dangerous and can cause personal injury, so the owner of the item is ordered to destroy it immediately."
Xiao Zishan nodded: "But this is too ugly. It hurts feelings."
"If such a day comes, it will be the beginning of a schism in the Senate."
"Yeah." Xiao Zishan snorted. Looking at the elders at the conference table. While Ma Jia was talking about the maid's legal issues, several other people were silent and did not join in the conversation. At this time, Xiao Zishan turned his eyes and someone spoke.
The first person to speak was Dong Weiwei. As the person in charge of the maid training class, she had long had opinions on the maid system: "As for the issue of maids, I agree with Comrade Ma Jia - the exclusive contract of maids is not conducive to the treatment of maids. Management. I’m not a feminist, I’m talking purely from the perspective of education management.”
She cleared her throat: "Today's maids are too dependent on the elders, which is tantamount to 'selling out', which makes all their energy focus on how to fight for favor and maintain favor. Because this is actually the only thing they have Their life path. If they think the content taught in our training class is useful for fighting for favor, they will study hard. If they think it is useless, they will be absent-minded. This cannot be changed no matter how many canes are broken." (To be continued.) ...)
