When Gu Hanhan thought about the refugees he saw on Kinmen who were living in scraps and scraping vegetables and leaves in the garbage dump, scrambling to die for the two thousand universe coins, he actually felt for a moment that Ms. Lichun's words were very correct. Then she knocked on her head and quickly suppressed this incredible thought.
"What? The root cause of this kind of thing is obviously a problem with the slave system. How can it be skewed to humanitarianism." She said, "Freedom and abandonment are obviously two different things! Although we may not be able to change the law now, we can't change the law. The system has no solution, but the right path and direction must be found first, and you can’t just turn into it casually!”
Li Chun moved her lips, with a vague embarrassment in her expression.
"But...but..." she said hesitantly, "but miss, even if the system of the Slavery Department is fine and the freedom certificate can be obtained immediately, the owner's slave will still become a refugee! Because the naturalization of freedmen follows the domestic law.”
"What?" Gu Hanhan frowned. She didn't quite understand what Li Chun said.
"That is to say, whether a freed slave can become a citizen of a country not only requires that he be a free person first and cannot have an owner who owns his rights, but also depends on the laws of the country to which he belongs. The law of the universe stipulates that the slave's status is Which country, then after he is released, he will belong to the population of that country. But what class he belongs to in the country and whether he is a citizen depends on the specific provisions of the country's laws. Whether the freed slave himself can meet the conditions of a citizen .”
Gu Hanhan couldn't understand it even more: "What other conditions are needed to become a citizen? Since you are a person of this country and no longer a slave, shouldn't everyone automatically become a citizen?"
"In fact, it is necessary." Lichun said, "The reason why a citizen of a country becomes a citizen is because he is born with the right to live in this country as a citizen. To put it simply, it means free enjoyment of the country's territory, public resources and various social welfare rights. But slaves are not born with the right to enjoy these rights. When a slave is still a slave, he is supported by his master, and everything he enjoys is It is all given and paid for by his master, and it does not infringe on the social resources and public welfare of the entire country. Now that this slave is no longer a slave, if the law allows him to become a citizen without doing anything, then it is actually equivalent to him It is certainly unreasonable and impossible to squeeze the resources of this country that belong to other citizens and enjoy various benefits in vain."
"So, in order to be fair to the entire country and society, almost all countries have similar regulations, requiring free slaves to pay a certain amount of social resource compensation tax before they can become citizens of this country - or there will be many manifestations in the form Methods, such as how many consecutive years of paying taxes, how much real estate have been purchased, mastering a certain skill, or how many years of service in certain special positions, etc. are not necessarily direct collection of money, but fundamentally, it is a A social resource compensation tax.”
"A slave who loses his owner usually has nothing, no special skills, and nothing but freedom. If their past owner is willing to pay the social resource compensation tax for them, that's fine. If not, then can they afford it on their own? There is almost no possibility. They are not slaves, they are free people, but they are not citizens and do not enjoy citizenship rights. All the welfare and benefits of the country have nothing to do with them. Therefore, in addition to slaves and citizens, a de facto untouchable class has formed It is very likely that they do not have the right to education, and their descendants will not have the right to education. They are untouchables from birth. They can only engage in certain specific industries, and it is difficult to guarantee remuneration or even personal safety. Because until they meet the conditions Until they become citizens, they are most likely not subject to any domestic laws, including property laws, and therefore cannot be protected by law. For the untouchable class, if there is no hope of becoming a citizen, then it is best to The only way out is probably to become a refugee. At least what applies in the universe is human rights law, which applies to all free people."
Gu Hanhan nodded: "In other words, registering as a slave of the Free Star Alliance will not have this problem."
"Miss," Li Chun couldn't help but smile, "Everyone in the Free Star Alliance is equal and will not collect resource compensation taxes from freed slaves. But first, they must survive in the universe. The Free Star Alliance has never There are such things as national welfare and social relief. What chance does a liberated slave who came to the galaxy naked with no property or special skills have to compose a galactic legend of counterattack? There is only one in a million, miss. If a slave without When a free Covenant slave of any nationality loses his master, it usually only means one thing, that is, they do not have to flee the country and planet, and they can also skip the untouchable stage and become refugees directly."
For a moment, Gu Hanhan was speechless. He couldn't find any reason to refute this so-called "social compensation" tax, and he didn't know how to evaluate the "untouchables" and refugees who existed widely in the universe. After being silent for a long time, she asked: "Okay, how much does a slave generally need to pay for this social resource compensation tax? I mean the freedmen who liberated slaves, about the level of a high school graduate, and their age - their age is probably about a high school graduate." ."
"You can't say for sure, miss," Lichun's voice sounded a little fussy, and she kicked her nose and said, "There are tens of thousands of countries with names in the universe, and the laws of each country are different. There are probably Some countries are poor, and some are rich. Poor countries charge more, and rich countries charge less. Some countries are short of people, and some countries still have a surplus of people, so the preferential treatment for those who are short of people is more. , If you don’t want to be a bad person, the conditions for naturalization and citizenship must be stricter. Anyway, more or less, you have to collect them.”
Gu Hanhan was used to being looked down upon by his well-educated and capable subordinates, so he didn't care. He waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about the cheapest one first, the one with the biggest discount."
"To say that the easiest one is the Mars Empire. Mars is indeed the number one powerful country in the galaxy, and its national strength is prosperity. Regardless of whether they are refugees or free people, as long as they have the ability to work and can meet the classification standards, they only need to work for Mars After working in the Empire for a few years, you can be allowed to become an Empire citizen. Those who reach Category 1 can even directly obtain the status of temporary citizens of the Empire. After that, you do not need to work as designated by Mars, you only need to work in the recommended industry, and the cumulative unemployment time within three years will not be Those who have been more than three months old and have no criminal records can become official citizens of the Empire. Well, according to Mars’ classification, healthy people aged 16 or 17 who have reached high school level belong to four categories. According to regulations, to obtain citizenship, they must follow the instructions of the Empire. Work for the country for five to eight years. During this period, you will be paid by the empire, and the salary level will follow the uniform standards of the Mars Empire."
"It sounds really good," Gu Hanhan scratched his head, "But I'm not familiar with Mars either..."
Not only are we not familiar with each other, we have a grudge against Maximilian of Mars, right? !
Gu Hanhan muttered a few words, and then said reluctantly: "Then you can say something more expensive -"
"The expensive ones are endless." Li Chun smiled, "They are all expensive, but the attitude of expensive is different. There is a requirement that the annual tax payment for 20 to 30 years must reach hundreds of thousands or even millions of universes. There are those who are forced to enter industries with extremely high mortality rates and are not paid or even paid for a meal for a certain period of time. There are also countries that are so poor that they directly require a one-time payment of tens of thousands of reserve coupons before they can grant citizenship - —”
"Tens of thousands of reserve coupons!" Gu Hanhan was stunned, "So expensive!"
"Tens of thousands of reserve coupons are nothing," Li Chun said with a look that had seen the world. "I have also seen some countries and planets charge a daily fee of thousands of yuan a day, and they still charge reserve coupons. Citizenship rights and other things are not Never think about it, because no amount of money will be given to you for any amount of work!”
…Aren’t you really trying to make fun of my mother earth, Ms. Lichun?
Just when Gu Hanhan's prospects for working in the slave industry were bleak, and the future of the one million little slaves he had thrown into his hands was in doubt, and he was feeling sad and speechless, a scream suddenly rang in his ears.
"Wenwen!" Gu Hanhan suddenly felt relieved. He no longer had to worry about the little slave and his own money bag, so he jumped up and chased her out.
It turned out that Gu Hanhan and Ms. Lichun were chatting about the slave trade before. The more they talked, the more they became involved in the conversation. More and more universal words were included in their words, faster and faster. In the end, they were completely universal. slang conversation, and often omits usage. For a girl like Zheng Wenwen, a low-achieving girl from Earth who has only passed single digits in Universal Language since high school, and has not broken through double digits in college, auditing is simply an impossible challenge, and the more she listens, the more bored she becomes. , the more I listen to it, the more cruel it becomes, and I just want to doze off. So when I heard the roar of gongs and drums outside the Exchange Office, and the lively noise got louder and louder, I simply threw the two of them away and ran outside to watch the excitement. Naturally, some attendants followed him, and even reported to Gu Hanhan. It is said that the square outside the trading hall is holding the monthly carnival of the Southern Continent. Major slave companies are holding promotion activities and various lively games. Therefore, Gu Hanhan didn't take it seriously. He expected that with the omnipotent gentlemen of Chamberlain Garr following him, there would be absolutely no chance of any accident. However, the result was a scream from Zheng Wenwen, which scared Gu Hanhan almost to the point of losing his soul.
What's going on here!
Gu Hanhan turned around and ran out of the gate. He ran hundreds of meters in one step and reached Zheng Wenwen's side in a few steps. She jumped over the heads of countless people visiting the carnival and jumped directly to Zheng Wenwen. Half of Zheng Wenwen's skirt was soaked with blood. She was holding a little girl in one hand, and her other hand was torn with a man. There was also a woman wearing a hat supporting a little boy who fell to the ground and cried loudly. Yelled at Zheng Wenwen in the universal language full of weird accents.
Gu Hanhan grabbed Zheng Wenwen's arm, shook off the man who was fighting with her, and pulled her into his arms.
"Wenwen! Wenwen!" She hugged her good friend's chest and said, "I'm here, Wenwen, don't be afraid, I'm here!"
