Daqin: When I return from sea, I will offer you a map of the world

Chapter 526: The Slave Release Order was promulgated, and Zhao Si changed the pillars!

The newly minted edict, which had just been sealed, came out from the palace.

First, the officials were informed, and then the local counties were informed, and then the local counties posted notices to inform the world.

The process went very quickly, after all, this was something decided by the Great Council.

The officials had already caused a stir. During this period, they had racked their brains to persuade Zhao Si to take back his life, but to no avail.

Now that the slave manumission order has been issued with a seal, it can be said to be a certainty.

There is a jade seal passed down from the state, the private seal of the First Emperor, the seal of His Highness Taisun, and the official seal of Prime Minister You.

His Majesty, the grandson of the supervisor, the prime minister of the current court, and the three big bosses have publicly endorsed it. No one can resist this edict.

As a result, the edict was successfully issued to various counties and counties.

Xianyang, as the most benign place in the Qin Dynasty, naturally posted notices as soon as it received the edict.

Just like the matter of freeing slaves...

In fact, as the power of the feudal dynasty becomes more and more concentrated, personal dependence is bound to be greatly reduced.

How could it be such a good thing to change from a slave to a Tianlong resident?
Whichever barbaric place lacks population development and household registration will be distributed to that place. After the household registration is established, the local government will issue some necessary materials and move them uniformly.

The physical meaning of these things was not very difficult in the context of the time. The big thing was to cross the threshold in the heart and even the hearts of the people in the world.

It’s not about mercy or kindness, it’s the nature of power.

What do you say about the release of the official slaves in Xianyang?

"There is no final conclusion about a person. From the perspective of abolishing slavery and canceling human sacrifice, I still approve of Di Xin. From these aspects, this King Zhou is not without merit. "

Emperor Xin's reputation in modern times is quite polarizing, and Zhao Si has no intention of distinguishing it, but at least in this era, Emperor Xin is still recognized as a faint king.

But what about public opinion...

Judging from the issue of freeing slaves, Emperor Xin failed to accomplish it, but Zhao Si was able to accomplish it, not because Zhao Si, Emperor Xin, was strong.

After the re-registration is completed, the household registration is re-registered, and the original slave files are sealed, this group of people will be handed over and await unified distribution.

After all, the opening of the school is a pilot operation and is currently only implemented in Guanzhong. The struggle for life is between hundreds of schools of thought, and the upward path is the lifeblood of academics. Naturally, they do not want to fall behind.

In another era, if he went to the Jin Dynasty to propose the imperial examination and the abolition of slavery, he would most likely be as blind as Emperor Xin.

Because the First Emperor retreated from Tangquan, and Zhao Si was still young, the political environment was relatively loose. People who did not dare to speak before were more or less relaxed. Therefore, the public opinion environment was relatively loose. Once the public opinion environment was loose, what would happen naturally? They can all jump out.

The abolition of slavery is definitely an epoch-making event.

What Zhao Si did seemed to be a last-ditch effort, and it didn’t seem very difficult, but it had cross-era significance.

The impact caused by the promulgation of the Slave Manumission Order was considerable.

At the peak of slavery in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, not to mention Zhao Si, the First Emperor was capable of doing it.

For example, the Sima family's oath of Luoshui, such as Cheng Ji's regicide...

On the first day when the slave release order was promulgated, officials from all levels of Xianyang County mobilized urgently and were busy registering the official slaves.

It's because the development of the times has reached this point.

Zhao Si was the one who kicked down the door and simply issued the order to free the slaves.

Complying with the current situation is the main reason for Zhao Si's success. In fact, with the development of the times, the seven-nation wars have become more frequent and the intensity of the wars has increased. No matter which country has increased its emphasis on population resources.

To be precise, it is the hundreds of schools of thought that gathered in Xianyang.

The county magistrate of Xianyang was originally from Zhao Si, not to mention that the slave release order came from the highest authority. For a mere county magistrate to be in the capital, there was a lot of pressure...

Of course, not hundreds of officials... The release of slaves was passed by the Great Court. Although Zhao Si was caught off guard, Zhao Si followed the formal process. Politicians may not have ethics, but they are still willing to abide by the unspoken rules. , it is impossible for any official to chew his tongue in private, let alone chew his grandson's tongue?
It's public opinion...

This is Xianyang, so it is definitely impossible for them to settle their household registration address in the capital.

It's not that no one has done this before, but it's just that they haven't done it successfully. For example, Di Xin, who claims to be able to support others and replace others.

The feudal centralization of the Qin Dynasty has reached a very high level, especially after the order to move the royal tombs was successfully implemented, the final rebellion of the Six Kingdoms was put down, and the Donghu and Yueshi were destroyed in the west. The central government of Qin is now absolutely no less centralized than that of the Han Dynasty. The prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty reached an unprecedented peak.

During the war, the Qin State also had the right to recruit slaves, and even stipulated how many slaves needed to be prepared to go to war when various levels of titles were recruited...

Xianyang was originally the political center of the Qin Dynasty, and due to various reasons, the political center was bound to gather the largest number of intellectuals.

Slavery has existed since the historical records of Zhu Xia, and it has thousands of years of history to this day.

To put it bluntly, slavery was no longer the slavery of the Shang and Zhou dynasties a long time ago, and the relationship of personal dependence had long been forcibly interfered with by the government.

As for Di Xin... there is such a concentration of power that it is difficult to say how far the decree can be spread. I can only say that the idea is good, but unfortunately there is no soil for implementation.

The reason is very simple. Any heroic ruler will not allow too many people to go beyond the scope of his own rights.

It can be regarded as completely tearing off the fig leaf of the old era.

Coupled with the fact that Zhao Si opened his school to open schools, all schools of thought could enter the official career through formal channels, and more and more intellectuals came and went from Guanzhong.

At another court meeting, Zhao Si publicly expressed his attitude.

The reason why King Zhou is brought up is not because Zhao Si was bored and wanted to reverse public opinion and overturn the verdict of Emperor Xin. He couldn't do anything. The reason why he mentioned it today is because some people compared Zhao Si to Emperor Xin and said that Zhao Si abolished slavery. This is to imitate the actions of King Zhou.

For example, the former Qin State actually had laws specifically targeting slaves.

Acting in accordance with the regulations honestly, as a model for the world, not only must be done well, but also done quickly.

There are many people who are clinging to the old times...

There are hundreds of schools of thought... From this point of view, the Legalists and even the old officials in Guanzhong can be regarded as advanced elements.

In short, government orders cannot stop it, and Youyouzhikou cannot stop it either.

For example, Confucianism...obeys the etiquette system. Confucius once said that the founder of the terracotta warriors has no descendants. Confucianism, which advocates the etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period, is probably the most difficult to accept the abolition of slavery. The last dignity of the nobles was gone...

Officials are cautious in their words and deeds, but the scholars who wander around the society speak arrogantly. Some Confucian scholars who are quite conservative are even more uncomfortable when they see the slave release order than the death of their own mothers...

After comparing and comparing, the comparison naturally came to King Zhou. After all, King Zhou also did this. Well, King Zhou did not use human sacrifices, which was also one of his crimes.

Because public opinion was relatively sensitive and the commotion was relatively large, the imperial censor reported this matter at the court meeting.

"I find that some people are too extreme, as if I have done some of the things that King Zhou did, which makes me treasonous. I feel that this matter must be treated separately. We cannot deny all of King Zhou's words and deeds just because he is a coward. Instead, we should see what is right and what is wrong. If a stick decides everything, wouldn't it be a big joke in the world?
King Zhou was a foolish king. He said that if people don’t eat, they will starve to death, and if they don’t drink water, they will die of thirst. Can’t we just listen to this? This is completely unreasonable.

What's more, Gu just issued an order to free slaves, and actually compared Gu with Jie and Zhou. People who don't know thought Gu had done something. The terracotta warriors and horses in the great father's tomb were used instead of human sacrifices. Zhuqing wouldn't Do you think your eldest father was as violent as Jie and Zhou? "Zhao Si looked at the ministers with a strange look.

The construction of the terracotta warriors and horses is indeed a waste of money and people, but the burial of living people is not much better.

If future emperors can take this as an example, it will be a great merit.

Feng Quji touched his nose when he heard the sound and glared at the censor who wrote the letter without authorization.

But having said that, Feng Quji actually compared the First Emperor to Jie Zhou for a moment.

It's hard to say how violent he is, his Majesty is definitely not good, but the treacherous thought only flashed through his mind for a moment, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to save himself.

"Your Majesty is not willing to sacrifice human beings. He is really kind-hearted and cannot bear to harm others. This is the kindness of a holy king. Your Majesty sees slaves and cannot bear that they have no land to cultivate and no fields to provide. He can't help but kill and kill them. He is really like Your Majesty. He is kind-hearted, Confucian scholars are arrogant, and they love criticism the most. Why should His Highness worry about his petty remarks?" Feng Quji said.

Objectively speaking, Feng Quji has always been a good talker, and his ability to smooth things over has always been good.

The First Emperor put Feng Quji in the position of imperial censor, perhaps because he took a fancy to Feng Quji's excellent qualities.

"Of course I won't care about such a person..." Zhao Si waved his hand.

No wonder Liu Bang peed on the hat of a Confucian scholar. How should I put it? The group of Confucian scholars is too complicated. With real university knowledge, cynics are naturally inevitable. It's a pity that Zhao Si is not Liu Bang, so he can't take off his pants to pee.

Moreover, Confucianism requires a dialectical view, and there are many people available. However, it is foreseeable that with so many ghosts and ghosts, the next examination of the school will definitely cause a lot of troubles.

"Besides... our Qin country does not need to build a literary prison." Zhao Si waved his hand.

Let's go to the meeting...

Zhao Si discussed the new law with Li Si alone.

When I arrived at the Royal Garden, I was walking alone when I suddenly heard a creaking sound.

"What's the sound?" Zhao Si asked with his ears twitching.

"What's the sound?" Li Si was suddenly interrupted by Zhao Si. He was stunned for a moment and looked at Zhao Si.

Zhao Si's body was far beyond that of a human, and his hearing and eyesight were as good as those of a human. Li Si couldn't hear the sound that Zhao Si heard. He was surprised when he heard the sound getting louder and louder. Zhao Si keenly focused on the source of the sound, but saw the pillars of the room. It's cracked and appears to be collapsing.

"Li Xiang, be careful!"

Zhao Si hurriedly pushed Li Si away. There were palace attendants accompanying him under the corridor, but he had no time to dodge. If the pillars collapsed, the beams lost their load-bearing, and the corridor collapsed, there would be fatalities and injuries.

Zhao Si is naturally not afraid. With his current physical fitness, not to mention the collapse of the house, even if the city wall collapses, it will be enough for him. The problem is that the palace attendants and accompanying maids do not have Zhao Si's physical fitness.

After being pushed away, Li Si realized the problem, but it was too late. He saw that the pillars of the room were violently moving, and in an instant, they broke suddenly. Li Si hurriedly said: "Your Highness, be careful!"

Just as he was waiting for this critical moment, Zhao Si suddenly took action.

When the pillars of the house are broken, the beams that lose their support will naturally be on the verge of collapse. Once the beams of the house are broken, the corridor will naturally collapse.

However, the corridor that lost the support of the pillars did not collapse. However, it turned out that Zhao Si stood up and supported the roof beam with one hand, using his body as a pillar, and was actually held up by the beam.

The palace attendants and maids were in a panic. Some ran away, some shouted, and some hurriedly wanted to protect Zhao Si.

"Why are you panicking? The corridor hasn't collapsed yet!" Zhao Si said, and everyone realized that Zhao Si actually held up the beam with one hand.

"Your Highness is born with divine power, unparalleled in the world..." Zhao Si's accompanying palace attendant Tuo'er immediately opened his mouth to express his amazement.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you find someone to replace the pillar?"

Tuo'er tensed up when he heard the sound. He wanted to dissuade Zhao Si from being so dangerous, but he didn't dare to speak or disobey Zhao Si's order. He just told the palace people that if His Highness failed, he would definitely protect His Highness with his life, and then hurriedly Go and summon the craftsmen to prepare the pillars.

"Your Highness... How could this be so? Changing the pillars is not a small job. It will be difficult to complete in a while. It doesn't matter if the corridor collapses. If Your Highness is injured..." Tuo'er didn't dare to persuade, but Li Si still dared.

It wouldn't actually be a big problem for Zhao Si to let go and get out of the way now, as long as he was fast enough.

After all, the beams are thick solid wood. Of course, if the pillars are missing, they will collapse, but they will not collapse instantly...

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing..." Zhao Si waved his hand calmly.

To be honest, it was no problem for Zhao Si to support him.

Strange to say, a pillar suddenly broke in this corridor... Logically speaking, this kind of thing should not happen in the palace.

But fortunately, I am strong enough. Not to mention replacing the beams and columns, it is not difficult to do it for a day and a night.

Wait...replace joists with columns?
Zhao Si held the beam and looked at the palace people with a strange expression as they hurriedly replaced the load-bearing pillars. Just as he lowered his arms, he saw Li Si looking at Zhao Si with a strange look on his face. There was surprise, admiration, and a bit of saying no in his eyes. Clear emotions.

"The joists are replaced by the columns... Your Highness, now..."

Ok……

"In this way, it is not wrong for the mad scholar to compare Gu to King Zhou..." Zhao Si laughed loudly when he heard this.

The allusion of replacing joists with columns is attributed to Di Xin...

Of course Zhao Si is not acting in a script, but it is such a coincidence.

Now... I'm afraid the public opinion outside will be even worse.

Replace the joists with the columns, and still say that you are not King Zhou?

But...it doesn't matter.

(End of this chapter)