Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"Serfs? Peasants also have slaves?"

All the officials couldn't help but be surprised, knowing that there were no slaves in China for a long time, only farmers and tenants, but there was still the most cruel slavery system in distant Tubo.

Fan Zheng explained: "Serfdom is a unique phenomenon in Tubo. They are between slaves and farmers. They have no property and have to endure cruel exploitation and high taxes by serf owners. They are the lowest class and the poorest in Tubo. A group of people, and they are large in number, accounting for more than % of the population of Tubo."

At the moment, Fan Zheng told the details of the Tibetan serfdom system. Any small mistake will result in the harshest punishment, failure to pay high rent, and even the death penalty.

"Ah! If this is the case, how can the Tibetan serfs not resist!"

The officials exclaimed, "To put it this way, the serfs in Tubo are living in hell, which is even more terrifying than in the last years of all dynasties."

Slavery has long been abolished in China, and the majority of the people in the Song Dynasty were homesteaders. Many landlords recruited tenants to cultivate the land, and they also needed to leave enough income for the tenants to survive. If the Tubo serfdom system had been implemented in the Song Dynasty, there would have been wars long ago. , Thirty-six Road Rebel King, seventy-two puffs of smoke filled the ground.

According to the statistics of the imperial court, as long as % of the people lost their land and livelihood, the imperial court would be on the verge of collapse. However, Tubo was able to carry out such a cruel serfdom system without causing % of the serfs to rebel. In the Manchu Dynasty It seemed like a miracle to Bai Guan.

"The serfdom system can continue to be implemented. In addition to the cruel suppression of the Tibetan lords, which prevents them from resisting, Tubo Buddhism also contributes a lot. It preaches that the situation of serfs is the result of karma." Fan Zheng sneered.

"The consequences of karma?"

Zhao Xu frowned, he was very unfamiliar with this word.

Su Shi immediately stepped forward and explained: "Karma is a Buddhist term, also known as cause and effect, which means the cause of the past life and the result of this life."

Fan Zheng said angrily: "Tubo Buddhism makes the serfs believe that their suffering in this life is because of the sins they committed in their previous lives. Only by enduring suffering can they wash away their sins and be reincarnated in the next life to a better state and live the life of a lord. "

"Do they believe this? Fully % of the Tubo serfs, and only % of the lords and monks. Even if there is reincarnation, they will have to undergo eight more reincarnations before they can enjoy happiness in one turn."

Zhao Xu was stunned.

These serfs are too easy to deceive! Even if you don’t understand such a simple truth?

on the contrary! There were many unruly people in the Song Dynasty. Even though the Song Dynasty was good enough to the people, bandits still continued.

Fan Zheng said helplessly: "They are a group of foreigners, backward and ignorant, and coupled with the deception of Tubo Buddhism, they believe it. Of course, it is not that there will be no resistance from the serfs, but the resistance will be more severely suppressed. , coupled with physical and mental control, the serfs gradually accepted their fate, but we are fortunate that civilization is in the hands of the Song Dynasty. The Tibetan serfs lived in dire straits, but gave the Song Dynasty the opportunity to quickly pacify Tubo."

"Fan Aiqing means to rescue the serfs?" Zhao Xu said with bright eyes.

In any society, there are the most poor people, especially the Tibetan serfs who lived in dire straits. The army of the Song Dynasty did not occupy Tubo, but rescued the serfs. This was the behavior of the king!

"Wonderful!"

Fan Chunli was enlightened and said.

There were only so many lords in Tubo and how many monks there were. If the Song Dynasty could rescue % of the serfs, it would mean that % of the Tubo people would support the Song Dynasty. Then wouldn't the originally unstable Tubo be instantly pacified? , let alone the worry-free rear in the third step of the great roundabout strategy, Tubo would even become the greatest support for the Song Dynasty to attack Dali.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "The Song Dynasty not only wanted to save the bodies of the serfs, but also allocate land, cattle and sheep to the serfs so that they could become homesteaders and independent herdsmen, no longer attached to the lords and temples. They also wanted to save the minds of the serfs. Officials are not I personally ordered that the herdsmen be forgiven the consequences of their karma and the sins of their previous lives, so that they would no longer be under the control of the Tibetan monks."

All the officials nodded. The Tubo serf system was too cruel. As long as the serfs could be freed from the control of the lords and monks, they believed that no one would want to return to the life of serfs. At that time, the only thing they could rely on was the Song Dynasty court.

"Where did those lands, cattle and sheep come from?" Zhang Dun suddenly said in surprise. The Song Dynasty was already financially tight. If a large amount of money was allocated to rescue the serfs, it would probably make the Song Dynasty's finances even worse.

Fan Zheng paused, gritted his teeth and said, "Serfs have worked for the lord and the temple for generations. It's time to get some meager rewards."

"Meager reward!"

All the officials in the court couldn't help but take a breath. Fan Zheng's intention was very obvious, that is, let the serfs directly divide the cattle, sheep and land of the lord and the temple.

"Tubo was an experiment for the Song Dynasty to quickly pacify the occupied territories. If this method was effective, the Song Dynasty would have many new occupied territories in the future to meet the needs of the Song Dynasty's population explosion, which would be enough to expand the Song Dynasty's reach. , eat pots of pulp, and welcome the common people, which not only greatly increases the Song Dynasty's winning rate, but also quickly controls the area." Fan Zheng said solemnly.

"This is an evil recipe!"

Zhang Dun was silent for a moment and said solemnly.

The officials also fell silent. They were all big landowners of the Song Dynasty. They were essentially no different from the big lords of Tubo and the monks and temples who owned the land. Fan Zheng suggested that the evil method to rescue the serfs might one day be applied to them. On the body.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "This is indeed an evil prescription, but it is more beneficial to the Song Dynasty. You all know clearly that the Song Dynasty is not very powerful, and Tubo is far away from the Song Dynasty. If Tubo rebels, the Song Dynasty will not be able to do anything at all." Without the ability or time to conduct a second campaign, the only way is to use this evil method to quickly pacify Tubo once and for all."

"But what about the interests of those Tubo lords?" Censor Yang Wei asked.

Fan Zheng's evil method of rescuing the serfs frightened him, and he couldn't help but defend the Tibetan lords.

Fan Zheng was silent for a moment and said: "First, these lords are the most likely source of rebellion in Tubo. They support the serfs to carve up the cattle, sheep and land of the lords and temples. On the one hand, they can weaken the lords and make the serfs return to their hearts. It kills two birds with one stone." Secondly, these lords are not from the Song Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty has no obligation to protect their interests. Thirdly, in order to successfully complete the Song Dynasty's great detour strategy, the necessary sacrifices are worth it."

After Fan Zheng finished speaking, all the officials in the court were silent. From the standpoint of the landlords, they naturally did not want to use Fan Zheng's evil method to save the serfs. But from the standpoint of the Song Dynasty, they had to admit that this evil method must be used. The results would be immediate and the Song Dynasty would be able to firmly control Tubo. The benefits of this would be irresistible to the court.

Although Zhao Xu agreed with this method with both hands, he considered the reactions of the officials and immediately responded: "All of you dear friends have studied the books of saints diligently. The Tubo serfs are in such dire straits. Isn't it contrary to the benevolence of Confucius? We wait How can we turn a blind eye?"

All the officials in the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help but wonder. They often claimed to value justice over profit, but now they faced the conflict between personal interests and national justice, and as a result, they were caught by the officials.

"The officials taught you a lesson! We agree with this method!"

All the officials agreed.

As Fan Zheng said, the serfdom system is a deformation of the slavery system and has long been eliminated by China. Their move can be regarded as complying with the law of heaven and taking advantage of the trend to change Tubo from the serfdom system to the feudal system.