I am a nobleman in Spring and Autumn

Chapter 68 The Times That No One Lives Well
The Zhi family has already formally formed an alliance with the Wei family, but this kind of alliance is relatively weak, and it takes time to gain mutual trust. It is hard to say how long it will take.

At present, the state of Jin has not divided up the fiefdoms of the Fan family and the Zhongxing family. The Zhi family, the Zhao family, and the Wei family have occupied some cities of the Fan family and the Zhonghang family respectively. The Zhi family occupies the largest number of cities, accounting for about [-]% of them.

"If my family forms an alliance with the Wei family and the Han family, what are the prospects?" Zhiyao and Zigong were in the same car, and they were willing to discuss some things.

Zi Gong said without hesitation: "It may be difficult for the Han family to get rid of the Zhao family."

What nonsense are you talking about?

However, it is a fact that the Han family cannot get rid of the Zhao family at present. It is not that the Han family cannot do without the protection of the Zhao family. It is very realistic that the Han family has been infiltrated by the Zhao family.

In addition, the Zhao family was actually infiltrated by the Han family. The reason was that the relationship between the two families was so good for a certain period of time, and they frequently exchanged retainers with each other, so that it was impossible to separate them for a while.

At the last moment, the Han family was wearing the same pair of pants as the Zhao family. Han Buxin couldn't deal with those people from the Zhao family at the same time. Forcibly changing the court would inevitably lead to civil strife, and the Zhao family was also in the same situation.

They are on their way to "Hukou" and are currently in a land called "Eldest Son".

Because the civil war in Jin has not yet ended completely, and the Fan family and the Zhonghang family are completely at a disadvantage. Many members of the Fan family and the Zhonghang family left the city and scattered in various places. If they did not return to various places later, they would be savages up.

The so-called "savages" are not the kind of human beings who have been forgotten by the times in modern cognition. The current "savages" refer to groups living in the wilderness. protected.

If the time is pushed back four or fifty years, the savages in the Jin Kingdom will be much worse than they are now. They will be frequently raided and arrested by the nobles, and if they are caught, they will end up as slaves.

Later, when Zhao Wu came to power, the state of Jin could take a breather, and the needs of various families for labor were relieved, and they no longer deliberately rounded up savages.

In the current era, having the protection of the nobles is considered a guarantee of security, and even a dispute can be settled. As for the fairness of the ruling, it is hard to say; the savage has to rely on himself, and not only has his property stolen when he sleeps. At the same time, be careful whether you will be caught and sold into slavery.Wildlings clash with wildlings, basically to see whose fist is hard.

In fact, it seems to be free without the restraint on top of the head, and the freedom without basic security guarantees is too sour to enjoy.

In the past, Zhiyao had thousands of armed guards every time he went out. The civil strife has not subsided, and there are defeated soldiers from the Fan family, Zhongxing family or other families in the wilderness. The guard force must be strengthened.

He walked all the way to the territory of the "eldest son", and saw armed groups wandering more than once.

Most of these armed teams are from the private army of a certain nobleman, and some of them are the defeated soldiers of various families or fleeing tribesmen.

The private army from the nobles was doing the work of arresting savages in order to supplement the labor force at home. When they encountered Zhishi's team, they would first reveal their identities so as not to be attacked by Zhishi.

The remnants of an exterminated family or defeated soldiers, they wandered out from the stronghold to snatch supplies to survive, and when they saw Zhi's team, they avoided it far away.

Zhiyao discovered the situation and sent people to the "Eldest Son" and "Hukou", using the tokens given by Zhiyao to mobilize the enemy troops and vassal nobles in the two places, to join in the arrest of the savages, and to eliminate all the people who can be found. Unarmed.

"Gongsun, a savage's life is not easy, and a benevolent person will not harm him." Zi Gong persuaded.

As if whose life is easy and happy?It can only be said that each has its own troubles.

Zhiyao can accept opinions on some things, and some don't listen, but he still explained: "Every family, the ruined family will use force against the savages, and there must be few of them. If the savages are my family's possession, unnecessary killings will be avoided, and there will be no need for eating and drinking." .This is my virtue."

Zigong didn't even know what to say, the savage's life is difficult, at least he is free, and if he falls into the hands of Zhishi, he will become a slave.

What is it like to be a slave in this day and age?They will lose all their rights as human beings. Not only will their personal freedom be controlled, but their lives will also be held at the whim of their masters. At the same time, more than [-]% of male slaves have no chance of leaving offspring, and even if they have offspring, they will be slaves.

In general, being a slave for a day will be a slave for generations to come, until someone in power reforms the system.

Are there any examples of slaves being set free?To be honest, it was not uncommon in the Yin and Shang Dynasties, on the contrary, it was almost nonexistent after entering Ji Zhou.

There is a story in the Spring and Autumn Period about King Qizhuang.He raised many brave slaves, four of whom were the bravest.These four slaves have repeatedly made great contributions to the state of Qi, and have enjoyed many enjoyments in their lives, but they have never gotten rid of their status as slaves.

So, Zigong thought that Zhiyao spoke well, but in his heart he felt that Zhiyao was cruel.

"Maybe one day, slaves can be freed by meritorious deeds, and they can also get the position of 'scholar' because of their meritorious deeds." Seeing that Zigong's expression was wrong, Zhiyao revealed some thoughts.

During the first battle leading the army, Zhiyao originally wanted to steal Zhao Yang's achievements, that is, to use military merits to seduce all classes, including slaves.

At that time, the army led by Zhiyao had the upper hand from the beginning to the end of the fight. Naturally, it was difficult to come up with incentives, so the matter failed.

Zigong did not loosen his brows after hearing Zhiyao's words, but frowned even deeper.

Are you kidding?
The pursuit of Confucius and his disciples is to restore the Zhou rituals, not to liberate all mankind!
slave or something?When they saw the tragic things, they would complain about injustice, but they were just complaining about injustice. It was impossible to restore the slaves to freedom, and even felt that it was part of etiquette that dignitaries died and the living were buried.

Let's just say that in his later years, Confucius lost his temper when he heard that Mozi advocated a simple funeral, which made Confucianism and Mohism become sworn enemies.

Zhiyao, who will be a big slave owner in the future, really hopes to get rid of slavery, and believes that slavery is an obstacle to the liberation of productivity.

It is not dare to let him shout loudly to abolish slavery, but it is imperative to do it mildly and slowly.

By the way, what are they going to "Hukou" this time?
The "Hukou" is a pass of the modern Taihang Mountain. The current location named "Taihang Mountain" is actually in the north of Jiaozuo in later generations, not in the west of Handan.

Zhiyao remembered that there were many resources in the Taihang Mountains in the later generations, and she always wanted to find an opportunity to go there to check it out in person, and also wandered around Jin State to see the situation in various places, and was not in a hurry to rush to the capital city of "Xintian".

This time he will take a walk around, find out what resources are available, and then find a suitable location as a resistance to establishing a "base", a base for "invention" and "creation".

　Thank you Yunfei Yinyi Pavilion for rewarding 500 starting coins

　　
　
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