To kill one's own people is somewhat disgusting behavior in this era. Not everyone has the courage to kill one's own people for the sake of justice.
Some of the officials in the general's palace took this into consideration and were worried about causing internal disputes and making the situation unstable, so they proposed a plan to use official slaves to replace private slaves and go to Bingzhou to fill the shortage of civilian households.
General Zhang Zhao stood up and spoke to Liu Bei.
"It is indeed a good thing to free the slaves, but if you do it too hastily and without a solid plan, I am afraid it will cause local unrest. The world has just stabilized, and it is an important moment for the general to broadcast his kindness to the world.
Therefore, is it better to use official slaves as an alternative to go to Bingzhou to open up wasteland? The previous liquidation and attack on the Jinwen School resulted in the court gaining a large number of official slaves. Most of these official slaves were idle in Luoyang. Would it be better to send them to Bingzhou? "
To be fair, what Zhang Zhao said is true.
Not long after the world was peaceful, it was time to recuperate and recuperate. It was natural to stop toiling 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 acquiring more than 200,000 criminals of various identities, all of whom were conventionally beaten as court slaves to undertake many work matters.
However, because there are too many people, there are still some troubles in placement. After all, the court does not have so many things that require so many people to do. Many official slaves are idle and have nothing to do, and they all eat there. This is a bit of a problem. Not suitable.
Zhang Zhao put forward this view and received support from many people.
Liu Bei also nodded slowly.
"This is one direction. These official slaves are indeed of no use staying in Luoyang. Being able to go to Bingzhou to open up wasteland can be considered as atonement. However, most of them are not innocent and 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 reproducing in Bingzhou. They can only do menial work. Real agricultural production still needs to be done by civilian households. Therefore, the slave release order still needs to be issued, and it will affect Bingzhou, Sanfu and Sanhe. , and Hongnong County’s slave release order still needs to be implemented. "
Zhang Zhao was a little hesitant. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke.
"General, as a result, there may be a lot of discussion in the local area, and Bingzhou has just been liberated, and the slave restriction policy will be implemented. How will those who respect the military think about this matter? If it is not done well, I am afraid that Sanhe San If it causes turmoil in the auxiliary land, it will greatly damage the general's prestige."
Liu Bei smiled.
"Zi Bu, I understand your considerations, but it is precisely because of this that I want to implement the slave restriction policy in the three rivers and three auxiliary areas and Bingzhou. If we can promote it in these places, it will eventually solve the problem of too many slaves. Problem.
There are still too many slaves in the Han Dynasty, and there are too many people who own slaves. This is inappropriate. This will seriously damage the court's tax revenue. This is bad government. How can we turn a blind eye? 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 current policies mainly depends on whether Liu Bei continues to implement this policy.
The policies promoted by Liu Bei can basically become the policies of the imperial court. Regardless of how they are implemented at the local level, at least when the imperial court makes decisions, no one can veto his proposals.
This is a fierce man who speaks for himself with his military exploits. Anyone who confronts him must consider whether he has that ability.
The Eastern Han Empire has not seen a military strongman who can speak well for a long, long time. In other words, the Eastern Han Empire has never had a military strongman who can speak well.
Even the founding emperor Liu Xiu was put on the throne by the right people at the right time and the right place. He was not a strong military man himself. Everyone lamented his luck, but no one really admired him.
Liu Xiu himself probably viewed himself in the same way. He knew very well how much he weighed, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he vigorously promoted the art of prophecy to establish the legitimacy of his rule.
There were no powerful military strongmen among the subsequent emperors and relatives of the Eastern Han Empire.
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 encountering problems, they prefer to be moderate and peaceful, and do not take action if they can.
The appearance of Liu Bei, a military strongman, brought them new and exciting senses.
In the past, he was the invincible fighter in the world. Now, if he lets out a few subordinates at will, he can also press the Xianbei and Wuhuan people who once harassed the border to the ground and rub them again and again.
The Luoyang court was in such a state of disarray during the crisis in Hedong that the Jinwen School lost its influence on the court and sacrificed the lives of many generals and soldiers.
But now Liu Bei took action, and with just two orders, Zhang Yan and Yu Fuluo cooperated with him to kill the disobedient forces inside, and then followed him in the Northern Expedition.
How many people were helpless in Bingzhou, but he took action and solved it in a few months.
People all over the world are increasingly aware of the fact that "no military group at home or abroad can defeat Liu Bei militarily".
So on quite a few issues, they will have to follow Liu Bei's wishes, even if the matter itself does not do them much good.
This is very novel, very novel, so it is not impossible for some people who are not used to it to understand, but in Liu Bei's view, this is something they must 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 what to do in the future early. .
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 attack the Sanfu Land, Sanhe Land, Hongnong County and even Bingzhou. This is something that no one can stop.
With the news of the initial victory in the Bingzhou Campaign, Liu Bei's reputation was once again fully enhanced.
The apparent system of four assistant ministers has now basically become Liu Bei's one-man policy.
Zhang asked Jian Shuo to be obedient, but Dong Chong complained that he was ill nine days out of ten.
The Empress Dowager Dong knew how to live a comfortable life and indulged in pleasure every day. Recently, she was obsessed with the woks and hot pots presented to her by Liu Bei and enjoyed eating them.
The young emperor Liu Xie also studied basic subjects such as mathematics, agriculture, astronomy and so on under the leadership of teachers arranged by Liu Bei. He wrote vigorously and struggled in the mountains of books and sea of topics every day.
The actual power of the Eastern Han Empire has been transferred to Liu Bei's hands. All powers are now only nominally controlled by the system of four ministers. But in fact, if Liu Bei wants to use it, he can take it and use it without any scruples.
For example, when he appoints an official, he sends the official's appointment information to the Selection Department of the Shangshutai for approval. The Selection Department Minister does not say anything and directly approves it. He does not even need to see Zhang Rang, the Shangshu Ling, and just passes it directly.
So in a sense, Liu Bei, the standing deputy emperor, is now completely acting like a standing acting emperor.
On this basis, his promotion of the slave restriction order will make many people panic, confused, and dissatisfied, but no one can stop the issuance of this decree.
Neither in name nor in reality.
Regarding the issuance of this slave restriction order, Liu Bei also made some modifications to the relevant provisions of the "Han Code".
Regarding the number of private slaves stipulated in the period of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei did not take a big step and did not cancel it in one fell swoop. Instead, he made further detailed distinctions and added some new regulations on the ownership of official and private slaves.
(End of chapter)
