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- The slave market is crowded with people and very lively.
Slaves are sold like livestock, and the dark side of human nature is fully released in the slave market.
Emperor Hongzhi looked at it for a while, then shook his head slightly and left.
Slave trading was relatively common in the Ming Dynasty in the past. Rich families liked to buy some little girls to use as maids, or used these little girls as dowries for rich ladies, and some were bought home as maids. House maid and the like.
As for men, they are often used as servants and slaves. Being a slave or a maid is not a joke, but a real slave, like an animal in the master's house. Even if he is beaten to death by the master, the government does not I won't care either.
Later, under the strong support of Liu Jin, the Ming Dynasty announced the abolition of slaves, slaves, and the like. Of course, this only targeted the people of the Ming Dynasty. No one was allowed to enslave the people of the Ming Dynasty. All agreements and contracts such as the sale of slaves were invalid.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, more and more wealthy families began to purchase foreign slaves to use as maids and housemaids. As for male slaves, they were not allowed to appear in the Ming Dynasty.
Overseas, especially in the Nanyang provinces, slaves are very common. Millions of slaves are sold here every year, causing the number of slaves here to increase year by year, and now it has exceeded tens of millions.
These slaves became an indispensable labor force in the large plantation economies of several Southeast Asian provinces.
Although Emperor Hongzhi could not stand the shameless slave trade, he did not want to say anything about banning the slave trade or liberating these slaves.
The economy of Nanyang relies on these slaves to provide labor force. Moreover, the reason why the people of Ming Dynasty in Nanyang can live a prosperous life today is not based on the exploitation and oppression of slaves.
"Liu Jin, after these slaves are bought and sold, will they still be free one day?"
Emperor Hongzhi asked Liu Jin as he walked.
"Of course~"
"According to the Slave Act promulgated by our Ming Empire, slaves can also be freed."
"The first situation is when slaves work until they are 60 years old. According to our tradition of respecting the old and loving the young, the slave owner must return freedom to the 60-year-old slave, and also give a certain amount of money and food so that the slave can survive after gaining freedom. Go down."
"The second situation is that after the slave dies, the slave owner must burn the slave's slave contract to show that he is free again and leads to the Elysian World as a free body."
"The third situation is that the slave owner feels that the slave has worked hard for him or made great contributions. After the slave owner reports it to the government for review, he can also grant the slave freedom."
"The fourth situation is that after the female slave gives birth to children for the slave owner, as long as she gives birth to 4 children, according to our mother-child tradition, she can also gain freedom. Of course, under normal circumstances, as long as she gives birth to children, the slave owner will usually Give me the status and treatment of a concubine." At this time shucang .cc Zhang Si
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly explained it to Emperor Hongzhi in detail.
This slave bill was drafted by Liu Jin. Liu Jin naturally knew the various provisions in it best. Although Emperor Hongzhi reviewed the slave bill, he must not have read it carefully, or he had already forgotten it. Both are clean.
"Well, that's how it should be."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.
After all, the Ming Empire was a state of etiquette and a civilized country. Although it also had a slavery system, it ultimately had to behave differently from other regions.
We should also give slaves some hope and courage. This not only reflects that Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and civilization, but also can greatly reduce the conflicts between slaves and slave owners.
The two of them were chatting and wandering around Crescent City very casually, and unknowingly they came to the Yamen of Crescent City.
In the huge open space at the entrance of the government office, the flagpole stands high, and the Ming Dynasty dragon flag on it is constantly fluttering.
Under the dragon flag, a large number of people gathered together to take a closer look at these.
Surprisingly, they are all slaves, because the appearance of these people is not oriental at first glance. They are all blond, with high noses and deep eyes. There are many men and women.
Many women came with their children in their arms, while the male slaves put on clean clothes and shoes one by one.
"What are you doing?"
Liu Jin pulled over a passerby and asked curiously. 强牺 shucang.cc&#As for 60-year-old slaves, the people of Ming Dynasty still have to pay attention to it.
Respecting the old and loving the young is a fine traditional virtue. When you are 60 years old and have worked for you all your life, you should treat your cattle and horses well, let alone your slaves.
Treating these people well is not only a tradition, it can also win you a good reputation. This is also very important. Sometimes reputation is more important than anything else, and everything is precious.
The Ming Dynasty has always paid attention to the word filial piety and respecting the elderly. This is also a part of filial piety. Even if they are slaves, they still have to respect them and give them what they should give.
"If you don't give it, if your reputation becomes bad, it will be difficult to get along in the future. It is estimated that no one will be too willing to marry a daughter to a daughter-in-law."
Especially for those who are scholars and those with status and status, they value reputation even more, and they will definitely not marry into a family with a bad reputation.
If a person has a good reputation, even if his family background is average, he can still be appreciated by many people. It has always been a tradition to value righteousness over wealth.
In the past, many rich men were happy to marry their daughters to poor scholars. Not only did they value the potential of the scholars, but more importantly, the characters and reputations of these scholars were often extremely good.
Control the big one and control the owl. Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin watched silently. One slave after another was named and then freed. Most of them were female slaves. Those who gave birth to children were freed and became concubines in the family. There are also some who have made great contributions to their masters, so their masters specifically give them freedom
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