In the first month of the spring of the sixth year of Yanping, the Cao and Wu families finally reached an armistice agreement after a long period of verbal warfare. The two sides agreed that they would no longer hate and attack each other for a period of time in the future. Instead, they united all forces to resist Liu Bei's group, which was about to go south. Therefore, in order to show his sincerity, Cao Cao instructed Cheng Yu to promise to "support" Jiangdong with a total of one million dollars and silk.

Speaking of this, Sun Ce could only agree first. Sun Ce knew that he had reached Cao Cao's bottom. He tentatively offered to let Cao's army return to Wuling and return to the former Line of Actual Control between the two armies. As a result, Cheng Yu immediately jumped up and expressed his opposition fiercely.

Sun Ce also knew that this must be a condition that Cao Cao could not agree to. After investing so much money and food, fighting for so long, and finally spitting out the results of the battle, no one can agree to it. What did you really promise to explain to the soldiers?

I don't want Sun Ce in Luo County, anyway, Hanshou and Xiaoling are in the hands of Cao Jun, and it is useless to go back to a Luo County. Under the pressure of external enemies, Sun Ce believed that the probability of the two families fighting again was already very low. So just open your mouth and make more compensation.

Now what Cao Cao is most afraid of is that Sun Ce is young and vigorous, and he will not agree to his conditions. If Sun Ce chooses to fight him to the death, and Liu Bei calls, he can really only stare dryly. Liu Bei has a strong foundation and can fight on two fronts. But it was impossible for him to fight Liu Bei at the same time as beating Sun Ce. So Cao Cao could only accept Sun Ce's blackmail. Anyway, if you can solve it with money, then try to solve it with money.

The war in the south gradually extinguished, and the news also reached the ears of Liu Bei in the north. He smiled slightly in his study, quite complacent. Before he moved, the two princes of the south shook hands in fright. That's enough for him to be proud of.

However, it was up to him to decide the beginning of the war. Now that the fighting in the south has stopped, let's drag it out and scare them. There was also news from Kong Rong's side, after a long construction period, Chang'an City had been repaired by him. As long as the tombs of the emperors are repaired, he can start arranging the relocation of the capital.

Moving the capital is very important, in the hearts of the ministers, even more important than sending troops to crusade against the south. Liu Bei can also understand that since ancient times, the people of Zhuxia have paid attention to a proper name. If the situation is better every day. At the very least, in the north, there is only one big warlord like himself. Therefore, the Son of Heaven can no longer live in Linjing. This is an extreme disrespect for the world, the court, and the Son of Heaven.

While considering moving the capital, Liu Bei was also considering a very important issue. He was pondering the feasibility of pushing for slavery restrictions. The Han Dynasty couldn't help but annex, and the princes and nobles bought land when they had money. The year of calamity is their common feast. After the yeoman peasants went bankrupt, they were either displaced or tenants, and the worst of all they were sold into slavery. From then on, the household registration will disappear from the government, and then the court will not receive a single five-baht coin from these slaves.

The crisis in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty was multifaceted. Liangzhou was in turmoil, Emperor Ling was sluggish, and there were increasingly serious land annexations and tax reductions. Many reasons are combined, and the people feel that they can't survive anymore, so they will naturally rise up. Anyway, sitting at home is waiting for death, it's better to fight, the prince will have a kind of Xiangning, maybe he can make the sun and the moon change the sky?

Now the dilapidated house of the Han Dynasty has not been completely smashed, but it has actually been almost smashed. After a series of incidents such as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, as well as the melee of the princes and the rampant bandits, the clan and the meritorious nobles were severely defeated. In the eyes of the people of the world, who were the big landlords, they were nothing more than the princes and kings of the clan and the meritorious nobles. Their power is weakened, the dead are dead, the scattered are scattered, the missing are missing. Left a large amount of property and was taken over by Liu Bei. In addition to them, there are also a large number of poor people who lost their lives in the war, and their ownerless property has also been taken over and registered by the government.

With so much wealth, it is natural that it will have to be redistributed. After wars and wars, the population of the north has largely been restored, but the population has decreased considerably compared to its heyday. A large amount of land is waiting for people to cultivate, and all kinds of materials in society are also waiting for people to produce. So at this time, if you don't release the slaves and maids, how can you do it?

In every official or large family, which family is not a group of slaves? Moreover, there are many slaves, and there is another disadvantage, that is, the master's family will train and arm the slaves on their own, so that they can become their own personal soldiers. This is also the reason why there are many powerful clans in the late Han Dynasty who cannot be controlled.

Liu Bei swept the north, and he naturally could no longer tolerate the existence of such a situation. The whole North, except his army, he did not want anyone to have any more private armies under various names. No one!

Liu Bei is the one who wants to do it. After thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons, he invited all his staff over. Then they were presented with their opinions.

To Liu Bei's surprise, from Xun Yu to Jia Xu, they all agreed. I just hope that before this decree is officially launched, I will think and prepare a little more, so that the good coup will not become a bad one.

Liu Bei's idea of limiting slaves greatly encouraged Xun Yu and others. They are the most orthodox descendants of Confucianism. The feelings of self-cultivation and family governance and peace in the world are still there. And the school of Mencius, although it is incompatible with Xunzi, can never break the inheritance, and naturally there is a reason for him. The idea of people-oriented, people-noble, gentleman-contemporary, etc., even after a thousand years, still blooms with its unique brilliance. Not to mention the current fans.

Xun Yu always felt that there were endless whimsical ideas in his mind. If the slave restriction order can be implemented correctly, it will solve the problem of sparse population in the vast northern territory. It will also limit the power of the wealthy families, who oppose the power of the government. The number of household registrations registered with the government will also be greatly increased, which means that the tax source will increase significantly, and the imperial court's finances will also be greatly improved in the future.

Successive regimes have attached great importance to yeoman farming. The Qin Dynasty even stipulated that if a household with a population of more than five people, it was mandatory to divide the family and establish a separate household registration. This is for the purpose of collecting taxes. What is the use of a tenant? What is the use of a slave? They did not pay taxes to the imperial court. Only yeoman farmers are the cornerstone of a regime.

The annexation of the land and the disappearance of yeoman farmers in large numbers meant that the regime was almost coming to an end. Xun Yu didn't want Liu Bei's regime, which he had put a lot of effort into, to collapse, so he naturally thought that the future would get better and better, getting closer and closer to his ideal appearance.

Therefore, Liu Bei said that he wanted to limit slaves, and Xun Yu agreed from the bottom of his heart. It's just that Xun Yu didn't understand the problem after the release of the slave. After all, without the service of slaves, many people will have to mess up their homes. So Xun Yu asked.

Liu Bei listened to it and smiled, this is actually very simple, the later Song Dynasty was very advanced, there was a shortage of people in the house, so sign a contract, go to your house to work, long and short work, but the interests of hired workers are protected by the government. And they work, and they still have to pay the same taxes.

And Liu Bei is a limited slave, not an abolitionist. He's not stupid. Slave restriction may be acceptable to everyone. But if he engages in the abolition of slavery in this era, he will really have enough to eat. Not to mention anything else, what should you do with those eunuchs in the Guanghuang Palace? The palace maids can also be released and let them cancel their palace registration and marry. What about eunuchs? Driven out, who would dare to use a eunuch at home?

There are objective factual reasons for the existence of slaves. Liu Bei is not a god, he can change the direction of history, but he does not have the ability to decide everything.