There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 5099 Attacking the mind is better than killing demon thieves
Chapter 5099 Attacking the mind is better than killing demon thieves
Wang Miaoyin said thoughtfully: "Your proposal actually allows them to do what slaves do, but in fact it just changes their name and becomes a craftsman's household?"
Liu Yu said calmly: "Actually, in my idea, it is not the craftsmen, but the prisoners who have to pay for their treasonous crimes. Although they are driven by their leaders and chiefs because they do not know how to be kings,
But we can no longer simply forgive them by saying that those who do not know are not guilty. Their families, husbands, fathers and sons participated in the war launched by the demon thieves and killed our soldiers and officials. If we do not punish them
Punishment, how can it be worthy of the dead soldiers and officials?"
Liu Yi said coldly: "But you just said that this is the same situation as the people in Guangzhou City. Don't the people in Guangzhou City have committed this crime?"
Liu Yu waved his hand: "There are very few Han people in Guangzhou who hold official positions as demon thieves. Most of these positions are held by old thieves from the Three Wu Dynasties. Even some of them are rebellious and have become the party members and leaders of the demon thieves.
I will not forgive these people. As for the ordinary people who were ruled by monsters and thieves because of the fall of the city, they just paid taxes to the monsters and thieves just like paying taxes to the court. This is not called rebellion, it can only be said that
It's because our court is incompetent and can't protect them. Their nature is completely different."
"But these barbarian tribes are another matter. They often involve their tribes in the wars between demon thieves. The men join the army, while the women and children also have to manage the captives captured by the demon thieves and intimidate those who do not surrender to the demon thieves.
Tribes, or forging weapons and uniforms for the demon thieves ahead. We have already grasped these situations, so except for a few tribes who followed the demon thieves to the end, most of the tribes were forced, and once the demon thieves
If they lose power, these enslaved and oppressed tribes will take revenge on these die-hard tribes of demon thieves. The so-called robbery of women and children as slaves and the merger of men and women are the dozen or so tribes that follow the demon thieves.
They will resist to the end, so those who survive in the end, regardless of whether they are men, women, old or young, are guilty and need to be punished."
"It's just that, according to what Queen Wang said, directly turning them into slaves and asking them to atone for their sins would be taking the old path again and setting a precedent for robbing people into slavery. It also violates the laws of our Jin Dynasty. Their crimes
, is a crime of coercion, which needs to be repaid with labor reform, but it cannot be said that becoming a slave is allowed to be beaten and killed, let alone that future generations will also become slaves. In this way, these slaves will become wealthy
The private property of powerful families will gradually allow local powerful people to transfer them from the government and the state's factories to their own private estates, becoming their nominal tenants."
"And legalizing this kind of slavery will stimulate not only Guangzhou, but also the whole Jin Dynasty. As long as in the name of punishing crimes, people can be forced into slavery. In those remote areas that we cannot monitor,
In areas, or places where officials can protect each other, there will be countless powerful people who will force people into slavery and plunder good people into prostitution. Then our Jin Dynasty will be no different from those barbarians in the north. I will never tolerate such a world.
The accepted method of atonement and repayment is to use one’s own blood, sweat and labor, rather than turning people into slaves for generations and letting the powerful and wealthy drive and enslave them forever.”
Wang Miaoyin nodded with satisfaction: "Liu Cheqi's level is still high. He can think of such a method, but there are no such regulations in the current Jin Dynasty laws. How are you going to deal with it?"
Liu Yu said solemnly: "In our Jin law, there are punishments such as death, rod, flogging, and imprisonment. But I think that in addition to these regular punishments, we can add another one, which is called fixed-term imprisonment, or, in other words,
It’s called reform-through-labour, and it’s specifically targeted at family members who participate in rebellion.”
"The Tianshi Dao Rebellion caused chaos in people's hearts. Although in the past it was because the aristocratic families oppressed the people too much, which led to the accumulation of public resentment, but after Sun En's rebellion was put down, the land of Wu was no longer the place where the aristocratic families oppressed the people, but there were still tens of thousands of
The old thieves followed the plan resolutely, laid a base in Guangzhou, and launched this rebellion with the support of the Tiandao Alliance. Last time we pardoned most of the demon thieves, but this time, we can't be too cautious about those who still participate in the rebellion.
It's too merciful. If we kill them all, they will fight to the death. If we pardon them all, it will not only be a shame for our dead soldiers and people, but it will also not be enough to scare people's hearts. It will make those ambitious people continue to rebel next time. So,
It needs to be punished with fixed-term imprisonment and forced labor reform."
"Whether they are in the army of demon thieves and are captured by us on the battlefield, or those from these barbarian tribes who resist until the end and are captured, no matter men, women, old or young, they must be imprisoned. According to the seriousness of their crimes, they must be forced to live in the government's factories and farms.
, perform labor in ordnance workshops, and use this labor to redeem their crimes. Of course, when the time comes, as long as they really work and complete the task during this period, they can be released, and the court will also register them as household members.
The people of Qi were dispersed and settled in villages in other places. However, if the barbarians sincerely repented and did hard labor to atone for their sins, they would live a better life than their compatriots in the mountains. This is what we want to ensure."
Liu Yi curled his lips in disdain: "What kind of guarantee? Is it possible to divide their land and imprison them? Who is willing to work with these labor reform prisoners?"
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Just find a few examples. Places like Lingnan are vast and sparsely populated, and there is plenty of land. When the time comes, we will divide their fields and teach them farming so that these barbarians in the mountains can learn to farm and weave. That's for sure."
We can live a better life than the people who slash and burn in the mountains and fight and kill for a few survival resources. If we want these tribes to come out of the mountains, we only need to go into the mountains to arrest people, or we can support a few tribes to oppress and enslave the majority.
This is not possible for other tribes. In the long run, we still need them to go out of the mountains and organize households to integrate the people. As long as they want to become kings and are willing to come out of the mountains to serve as the people, more and more barbarians will come out. In the future, the population of our Jin Dynasty in Guangzhou will also be
There will be more and more people. When the people of the Jin Dynasty are spread all over Lingnan, why worry about the barbarians in these mountains anymore? At that time, Lingnan will be like Jiangzhou and Yuzhou and truly become the center of the Jin Dynasty.
It’s a state or county.”
When Liu arrived at this time, Liu Yu looked at Sun Chu and Shen Tianzi and said seriously: "You two, I have never worried about fighting, but when it comes to governing the government and protecting the people, you should ask Wu Yinzhi for advice. Remember,
This battle, attacking the heart, is better than killing a thief!" (End of Chapter)