Chapter 154 This northwest Shanxi should turn into a mess!
During this renovation, Liu Bei clearly divided slaves into official slaves and private slaves.
Among them, he stipulated that official slaves could only be obtained from war prisoners, criminals and their related family members, and that no relevant official institutions or individuals were allowed to use people obtained from other than the above two channels as official slaves.
The identity of every official slave must be recorded and kept in a file to prepare for inquiries at any time.
Moreover, official slaves can only be owned, managed and used by the imperial court, and local governments are not allowed to own them. If there are important matters, you need to apply to the imperial court, and the imperial court will send some official slaves to cooperate with the local officials.
This is equivalent to limiting the ownership of official slaves to the imperial court. Except for the Luoyang Imperial Court, no organization or individual can own slaves in the name of official slaves.
Otherwise, it is an act of transgression and you will be held accountable.
In terms of private slaves, he further subdivided the regulations of [200 slaves and maidservants of princes and kings, 100 lords and princesses, 30 people of Guannei lords and officials], and based on titles and official positions as the main basis.
The highest level sect kings below the emperor can have 200 slaves.
Among the princes, a county prince can have one hundred servants, a rural prince can have seventy-five servants, a Tinghou can have fifty servants, a Duxiang prince can have forty servants, and a Duting prince can have
He has thirty slaves, while the Marquis of Guannei can only have twenty slaves.
For those without title other than Guannei Marquis, officials of Wanshi can have one hundred servants, officials of Two Thousand Shi can only have twenty servants, officials of Thousand Shi can have ten servants, and there is no distinction for officials below Thousand Shi, including
Including officials, they can only have a maximum of five slaves.
Then there are the people.
Restrictions on civilians are also the main focus of this "Slavery Restriction Order".
Liu Bei stipulated for the first time that people who did not have official positions or military titles could only have up to three slaves, and they needed to register with the government in detail. If the slave committed a crime in the future, the government could directly pursue the owner.
responsibility.
The master has the obligation to discipline and educate his slaves. If the slave commits something that affects public safety, in addition to the slave, the master must also be held accountable.
Then, Liu Bei clearly stipulated the legal meaning of slaves in the "Han Code" for the first time, that is, those who signed a government-approved contract of selling themselves with their masters could prove that they were slaves by using the contract as evidence.
With this contract, the master has the power of life and death and the right to buy and sell the slaves, and the government will not interfere.
Those who do not have a formal contract of sale issued by the government will not be regarded as slaves. They have human rights in law and are regarded as civilian households. They are within the jurisdiction of the government. They may not be beaten, scolded, killed, or bought and sold at will. Otherwise, they must be treated as slaves.
Punishment for homicide.
This new regulation was officially announced in early May of the second year of Jian'an. After the announcement, it undoubtedly caused a stir.
Corresponding to this, Liu Bei issued the "Slavery Restriction Order" targeting Sanfu, Sanhe, Hongnong County and Bingzhou at the same time.
The revision of the "Han Code" and the issuance of the "Slave Restriction Order" made everyone realize that Liu Bei was starting to cause trouble again. With the success of the Bingzhou Campaign, Liu Bei began to leverage the basic interests of local forces.
But speaking of it, these two major moves have little impact on the current ruling group.
Because Liu Bei also clearly stipulated the number of slaves that the ruling group could legally own, and they believed that with their powerful position, there was always room for accommodation.
Just like the officials of the Ancient Literature School, they don't believe that based on their relationship with Liu Bei, they must strictly abide by this regulation. Lawlessness is nothing more than human kindness. This is what the Ancient Literature School knows best and is best at.
So on a practical level, those who will be most affected after the promulgation of these regulations are the local counties, the powerful families at the county level, and the families with limited influence where people of that race can only serve as small officials and officials in the local area.
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They often had a lot of land, houses, property, and a large number of slaves, but their political status was low and they were just civilians, unable to reach the threshold of a scholar family.
In the Western Han Dynasty, there were many such families in local areas, and they often became county guards, governors, etc. to please the emperor as gifts of merit. They were killed like pigs and sheep, and then the profits were divided with the emperor.
,good for everyone.
The emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty did not have such great authority, and they always negotiated with the local governments. Except for Liu Xiu's land transfer order, few emperors had such strict orders for local governments.
The first wave of non-consensual actions after Liu Xiu were done by Liu Bei.
The occurrence of this incident seemed to indicate that the relationship between the Luoyang court and local forces began to undergo subtle changes, and the speed of this change was so fast that many people did not have time to react.
In order to successfully implement the "Slave Restriction Order" instead of becoming a joke, Liu Bei also made some preparations.
First, he ventilated the officials under his command who came from the Sanfu and Sanhe area, and asked them to take the lead in responding to the call of the "Slave Restriction Order", so that their families could play a role model and take the lead and actively implement the "Slavery Restriction Order".
As my subordinate, as my subordinate with a bright future, it is an unwise choice to make a small sacrifice, and you will not be worthy of being my subordinate.
In addition, Liu Bei also informed Liu Bei of Sanfu and the family of Three Rivers, who had become a community of salt interests with Liu Bei.
The general meaning is that we have made a lot of money selling salt over the years. I know that it is very pleasant for us to cooperate, so it is necessary to continue this happiness.
Actively respond to the "Slavery Restriction Order" and take the lead in implementing the "Slavery Restriction Order". Let me see your true thoughts of wanting to continue to be happy. If I see it, I will satisfy you. If I can't see it, then I'm sorry. I want to
There are still many families who want to be happy.
Don't forget, I also hold the position of Liangzhou Mu. Whether the salt trade can continue is all a matter of my words. I believe you can make the right decision, right?
For these two groups, Liu Bei occupies the absolute initiative, so Liu Bei's request for them is to implement the requirements of the "Slave Restriction Order" and not to lose the big for the small.
As for the Ancient Literature School, Liu Bei held a meeting with Lu Zhi at Lu Zhi's house.
The central content of the meeting was the previous liquidation of Jinwen School. Everyone got a lot of benefits and made a lot of money. I know all about it.
Everyone knows how much of this is due to me, so I don’t ask everyone to follow suit this time, but I hope you can at least show some cooperation with me and build momentum so that I can deal with those people in an open and honest manner.
"Ignorant" people take action.
It is best not to cause any unpleasant things within ourselves and let outsiders see the joke. If we have internal problems, how can we continue to implement this policy?
Liu Bei said this in a very polite way, but that's what he meant.
I can revolutionize the Modern Literature School and make the Modern Literature School become history. Everyone knows how much contribution I, Liu, have made in it, and how much I am responsible for it. Without Liu’s contribution, this day would not have happened so quickly.
arrival.
It is no exaggeration to say that the army and power in Mr. Liu's hands are the basis of the ancient literature school's current governance. Your power is based on my military strength. Since I have paid so much, do you also have to pay some?
Come and cooperate with me?
Now, it's time for Mr. Liu to need your cooperation.
You can make it clear to the people below that all those whose families are in the land of Sanfu, Sanhe and Hongnong County should cooperate with the government and do what they need to do. Otherwise, our long-standing friendly cooperative relationship will have cracks.