I read all the catalogs in one day and was very satisfied.

These maps and related water meridian maps are so detailed that he can't find any fault.

I was so satisfied with Liu Jin's performance this time that I could hardly be satisfied anymore.

The grandson has finally grown up!

For a moment, he felt mixed emotions and couldn't speak.

He has been begging for the immortals for his whole life, and now he has almost given up.

In the absence of hopelessness of immortality, he had to consider the issue of successor.

After Qin Shihuang's death, the Second Emperor and Zhao Gao and Li Si collapsed the huge Qin Empire, and the Qin Dynasty's ancestral temples and the country was overthrown, but it was only a hundred years ago.

And this is exactly what he fears the most.

Now, Liu Jin has begun to grow up and has begun to learn how to deal with government affairs with the assistance of Xiao Liuhou.

This is undoubtedly a good phenomenon.

He should have been satisfied.

But, this is how people are, and they will want more when they get it.

"In addition to water conservancy projects, Jin'er and Zhang Shizhong have other countermeasures?" the emperor asked with a smile.

"Something..." Liu Jin bowed: "Zhang Shizhong discussed with Sun Chen. Xinfeng's problem is that the common people are weak and not enough to compete with the powerful. Therefore, Zhang Shizhong proposed to choose a township in Xinfeng and restore the official club system of the previous kings..."

As he said that, Liu Jin told the village and community system that Zhang Yue proposed and discussed with everyone, and presented the sorted memorial about the village and community system to the emperor.

The emperor nodded from time to time when he heard this. Even in his opinion, the country's social system was relatively mature.

Each pavilion selected one to six township bullets, as well as the limited conditions for township bullets. Such a design almost made him beat the tables and faces.

In this way, there will be a buffer between local people and powerful officials, and their own conflicts can be alleviated.

What's even better is that the limit is that the town's main bullet must be selected from veterans or retired officials over the age of fifty-five.

The rule of the Han Empire will be much stronger.

Especially the military will be more loyal to the Han Dynasty.

After reading Liu Jin's memorial, the emperor was even happier.

Especially the topic in the memorial makes the rich not happy, while the poor do not work hard alone.

It's a perfect political declaration.

It made him feel itchy and he almost wanted to put it in the edict he issued to the world next year.

After closing the memorial, the emperor suppressed his joy and asked, "Why do you only choose one village to follow this village system?"

When Zhang Yue heard this, he immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty... This is my foolish opinion... I am stupid and do not understand the righteousness. I just simply think that the system of this village and society has a great relationship and needs to be tried slowly, and follow it when it sees good, and stop seeing evil. After verification for several years, there will be no major problems. Then I will push it to the whole county..."

"Oh..." The emperor listened and glanced at Zhang Yue.

This little Liuhou is good at everything, but he is too brave and courageous.

I always like to try things first.

In his opinion, why do you need such trouble?

Then Zhang Yue said again: "Besides, although the system of the village and society is the old system of the previous kings, it is an improved system. No one has done this before, and there is no comparison, and there is also a good official who is familiar with coordination and management. Therefore, it is a trial and error, and it is also a way to cultivate talents and reserve officials for the future..."

Only when the emperor heard this was satisfied.

This is almost the same!

Zhang Yue continued, "I have discussed with His Highness Changsun and other ministers, and they all think that the biggest disadvantage of Xinfeng is that the powerful landlords and gentry have become slaves..."

When the emperor listened, his face suddenly became strange and a little embarrassed.

Because, in fact, the world's largest slave leader and the strongest slave trader.

It is the government of the Han Empire!

The Han family has many slaves, far exceeding any era.

Not to mention the other side, the three yamen, Shaofuqing, Taipuqing and Zong Zhengqing, have and control at least one million official slaves!

In addition, the counties and states in various places also hold uncountable number of official slaves.

Even in the hands of the country, there are hundreds of thousands of people who have no human rights and are the most discriminated against and tortured.

As a result, the emperors of all generations had to release a large number of relevant officials and slaves to accumulate good deeds for themselves.

Since the Han Dynasty, officials and slaves have been released on a large scale three times.

The first time was in the Taizong era. Chao Cuo submitted a "Commentary on Military Affairs". Emperor Taizong then ordered hundreds of thousands of official slaves to be released and ordered them to go to the border settlement.

While these officials and slaves gained freedom, land and property, they also assumed the responsibility of resisting foreign enemies and guarding the border.

It has been used in all dynasties.

In his hands, a large number of generals, slaves, sons-in-law, and later fathers, criminals moved to Jiuyuan, Shuofang, Juyan, Luntai and other places in Yuanding, Yuanshou and Taishi.

Even so, the slaves in the hands of the country are still countless.

There is no way, the people's bankruptcy is too fast.

Bankrupt farmers always owe a lot of money.

It either owes the powerful or the country.

If you have to pay the debt, you have to sell your children, daughters, and wife, and finally sell yourself.

In addition, the Han army embarked on many expeditions, led the army to attack the country and captured a large number of foreign races.

These captured Huns, Loulan, Cheshi, Dayuan, Dingling, and Qiang people, would definitely not give them houses, land and property after being brought back to the Great Wall.

Fortunately, the nobles and skilled herders among these prisoners were able to live in a decent manner, and the Han Dynasty was quite polite to them.

But other slags who have no skills and status can only be slaves and servants.

So, when he heard Zhang Yue talk about the powerful slaves in anger in Xinfeng, he was naturally extremely embarrassed.

It’s wrong to accumulate slavery!

It hurts the world!

He knew this clearly, but the question is, who can leave me?

The huge system of Shaofu will be paralyzed without the diligent work of hundreds of thousands of slaves.

The more than 70 large and small ranchs of Taifu will be gged without the unpaid labor of the slaves.

If the ancestors of the ancestral temple did not have the work of the city Dan Chong and Gui Fen Bai Can, they would be short of blood food.

Therefore, if the abolition of slaves or the restriction of slaves were not even mentioned by the emperors of all generations.

If you look through the entire Records of the Grand Historian and the Book of Han, you will never find any words about the Han emperors regarding abolition and restriction of slaves.

Because the largest slave owner and the largest slave trader are not others.

It’s the Liu family itself!

only……

Looking at the eager anticipation and enthusiastic eyes of his grandson and Xiao Liuhou, the emperor forced himself to hum and asked, "What are you going to do when Zhang Shizhong and Jin'er?"

Forced abolition and restriction of slavery are definitely not possible.

Don't say that all the people in the world won't agree.

He, the emperor, was the first to refuse to agree!

joke!

Liberating slaves is equivalent to breaking your arms.

He is not so stupid.

Zhang Yue naturally knew the truth a long time ago. He understood it very well and knew very well that talking about abolition and restriction of slaves with the slave owner was almost impossible.

But fortunately, this matter is not without a solution.

Before coming, he had solidified the relevant systems and laws in his mind and thought of solutions.

But I wonder if this Majesty will agree?

He took the courage to bow to him, "I am stupid and do not understand the great righteousness and do not understand the classics. However, I heard Confucius say: Is there no descendant of the culprit? Taking people as slaves is the biggest evil thing in the world..."

"Besides, the excessive tendency of slavery in the world may also endanger the country, causing the country's finances and taxes to run out, and putting the Han army at risk of collapse!"

When the emperor listened, he naturally knew these problems.

Too many slaves, it is indeed full of dangers for the Han Empire.

Too many people became slaves, which directly affected the empire's land tax and tax calculation.

Secondly, because the people went bankrupt in large numbers, the combat effectiveness of the state army was also seriously affected.

And these consequences have now emerged.
To be continued...