Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 430 Trafficking in barbarians

"Qu Bing, Kong Ming, please be careful along the way." Liu Hua looked at Zhuge Liang, Huo Qu Bing, Sun Lingming, Xiang Ceyu, Qi Jiguang and other generals heading west, waving from a distance, feeling inexplicably empty in his heart.

Zhuge Kongming, the incarnation of thousand-year wisdom in the official history, a being with so much wisdom that he is almost a demon; Huo Qubing, in the official history, he achieved the feat of conferring the title of Langjuxu and was awarded the title of Champion; Sun Lingming, the Monkey King in mythology, experienced nine Ninety-eighty-one is a rare battle to win...

The Overlord of Western Chu, Erlang Zhenjun, Yu Long Qihu...

Driven by him, these heroes of all ages took steps to conquer the world in this era.

"They went to the Western Regions, I really don't know what kind of story will happen!" Liu Hua said with a bit of sadness.

"No matter what happened to Xiang Ceyu, wasn't it the clear path pointed out to him by His Majesty?" Chen Ping said.

When Liu Hua heard Chen Ping's words, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly and he said, "I like it if I can talk!"

"I don't know what to do here." Zhang Liang said with a long sigh.

"It will be like a dragon entering the sea." Liu Hua said very firmly.

"After taking this step, it will be easy in the future." Fang Xuanling looked at the army that had slowly left with an inexplicable look in his eyes.

"When the road is built this year, it will be time for us to conquer the world!" Liu Ye said with enthusiasm. Although he likes internal fighting, he won't mind if he can get out of this situation.

"In the world, only such a chessboard and such a magnificent trend can allow us to pursue the path of the ancient sages." Guo Jia looked at the westward marching army and drank a glass of wine.

"Now that Xiang Ceyu has gone to the Western Regions and has shown his desire to surrender, we will also start to conquer Chu Territory." Zhang Liang said.

"Let's carry out the original plans step by step!" Liu Hua said.

"No!" Zhang Liang nodded, still frowning, "But there is still a problem!"

"What's the problem!" Liu Hua was slightly startled when he heard Zhang Liang's words, "Is there something wrong with the plan?"

Zhang Liang said: "With the end of the war, our main force is undergoing training. The reserve soldiers can half plow the fields and half train, and the agricultural plan should be able to advance steadily.

However, the original plan to build a national network system based on the Qin Railroad may not be completed within a limited time. Not to mention that Du Ruhui is still building the road from Jixian to Chang'an. Our manpower gap is very big!

If you want to restore the population, it will probably take ten or even twenty years to restore the population. Only in this way can these projects be completed one by one. It is unrealistic to plan the entire road system within five years. "

"There aren't enough people..." Liu Hua fell silent after hearing Zhang Liang's words.

To be honest, this is an inevitable product of war. Normally, as long as basic construction is carried out, there will not be enough labor.

Especially if he had to carry out basic construction in the Central Plains, the labor force required would be astronomical, and he would never be able to follow the old path of Zulong and serve until the people revolted.

"Can we use foreigners to fill this hole?" Liu Hua's face turned gloomy and he said, "We hire some foreigners to help with road maintenance and canal excavation in our territory."

"Human trafficking?" Fang Xuanling couldn't help but frowned when she heard Liu Hua's words.

To be honest, such things as human trafficking were not uncommon in the Warring States Period. Even in the feudal era after the Warring States Period, such things were not uncommon. It's just that Fang Xuanling studied from Legalism and Confucianism, and neither of them likes human trafficking.

Instead, Zhang Liang said thoughtfully, "Your Majesty is talking about employment... If it is employment, then naturally it has a time limit. What should be done if the employment period expires?"

Zhang Liang was born in Taoism. For him, Liu Hua raised many issues, and he was willing to let things take their own course.

Of course, he wouldn't agree to it if it really couldn't be solved by official methods such as letting nature take its course or procrastinating.

"Still in accordance with the original policy, during the five-year study period and the five-year inspection period, if those who can integrate into our Chinese civilization and have made efforts and contributions to the construction of our Chinese civilization, they will be granted household registration and let them use this After the project is repaired, they will be given relevant surnames, thereby increasing their sense of belonging!" Liu Hua said, "This will reduce the labor force to a certain extent."

"If that's the case..." Zhang Liang thought: "Your Majesty can encourage people who do not have household registration to serve on their behalf, and after serving, they can be registered in household registration based on their performance.

At that time, there will be fewer and fewer people without household registration in the country. At the same time, in order to find people without household registration, the wealthy households will probably think of buying labor from other ethnic groups to replace them.

This is a lot of convenience for the rich, and for foreigners, it gives them a chance to integrate into our country! "

As expected, Liu Hua looked at Zhang Liang with such a look on his face. Zhang Liang had a solemn look on his face, and his words even sounded a bit sacred.

Is this policy good? Of course it is!

For wealthy households, there is nothing wrong with being able to use money to solve military service problems. For foreigners, they cannot survive in the Central Plains without this household registration.

The most important thing is that this kind of thing only allows people without household registration to serve instead. For the official, if they can increase the household registration of their subordinates as much as possible, they will naturally increase tax revenue!

And is the government involved in human trafficking? No.

The government just wants to give those who live in the Central Plains and do not have a household registration a chance to have a household registration. This is full of official care!

No matter what happens below, at least the government's original intentions are good!

Liu Hua can imagine that if this policy is released, the slave-catching industry may not fully flourish in the future, whether in the north or the south.

If they prosper, they will prosper. After all, I don't regard them as slaves. As long as they work hard for ten years, they can stand on the same starting line as the majority of Han people. What's wrong with being a foreigner? Today's Han people are The lighthouse of the world.

"However, in this case, we need to further increase the value of household registration!" Fang Xuanling said: "People with household registration have to pay taxes. If the value of household registration decreases, it is very likely that people will hide their household registration and go to wealthy families, and the wealthy families will give it to them. The common people shelter and hide, and even after a few years, the common people’s children are deliberately not registered in the household registration, and they are specially used by the rich to serve as slaves!”

"This is indeed something that needs to be considered. The bustling world is all for profit. The world is bustling for profit. Although the people are short-sighted, they are not unsmart!"

Liu Hua touched his chin and said: "The household registration has been compiled by Liu Ye, and we have a good grasp of it. But the world is in chaos. How many people have fled into the mountains and refused to come out, and how many people have been taken in by wealthy families. Apart from their servants and servants, these are people we can’t care about!”

To be honest, there are various reasons in this world. Even though Li Shi took advantage of the chaos to edit the population, Li Shi knew very well that whether it was the aristocratic families left over from the Warring States Period or some local wealthy families, he could take advantage of the chaos to gather more people. It is almost an instinctive behavior of the landlord class for the common people to devour some fields.

Places like Guanzhong, Sanhe, and Lianghuai are not bad, because these are the places where the war is most intense. Anyone with a wealthy family will definitely be eaten clean by the passing rebels or government troops.

But some corners of the country are different. For example, Xiang Jian raised troops in Kuaiji County and immediately pulled out 100,000 troops. Obviously, there were many subordinates of Xiang Jian's family in Kuaiji.

(End of this chapter)