Chapter 46: Plan to Abolish Serfdom

Fairness.

Luther thinks it's shit.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there must be a distinction between the superior and the inferior.

It's like a democratic country in the previous life, beautiful. In that place where human rights are emphasized, people are equal on the surface.

But what about in secret?

Common people rush around every day to make a living and support their families. The rich live a life of drunkenness and dream, swinging between women and wine.

Common people cannot escape the punishment of the law when they break the law, and the rich have a reinforced team of lawyers who can provide services for them when they break the law.

There is no fairness in this world.

Not to mention that Luther's current identity is a natural aristocrat, and he stands above the privileged class. So Luther has no interest in provoking the system of this world, but is a defender.

But Luther looks down on the system of serfdom.

First of all, as a modern person, although Luther knows that there is no absolute fairness in the world, he still has a little compassion.

Born as a serf, he was kept in captivity and created wealth for the master. The children born, the children of the children, and the grandchildren are all serfs.

Even a guy like Luther thinks that this is a bit too much?

Of course, the most important thing is that Luther thinks that keeping humans as livestock is too backward. What is the use of people?

People themselves are wealth.

Create wealth and realize value.

The value of people is always higher than livestock. Keeping people in captivity and tying them to the land is the greatest harm to resources and wealth.

If the Pompeii family wants to develop, it must abolish the serfdom system.

Let people play the greatest value.

Not long after, in front of several rows of houses.

This is a row of houses with the same architectural style, unified wooden structure, one floor, the house is relatively small, and the living space inside should be very limited.

Another consistent thing is that the appearance of these rows of houses is full of mottled traces of time, and they are all relatively old.

At this moment, there are no adults in the house, only some little kids playing outside the house. These little kids are all thin and small, and obviously malnourished.

The clothes they wore were tattered, and some of them were even naked.

The children were no older than ten years old, because according to the regulations, serfs who were ten years old should go to work in the fields.

If anyone was found to be lazy, the whips of the supervisors would not be vegetarian.

That's right.

This is where the serfs lived.

At this moment, Luther, Lelouch, and some of the entourage came here. Luther had been to this place several times.

Luther didn't like this place very much.

Although there have been some changes here during this period. For example, the feces that were everywhere before have been cleaned up.

The roads are also repaired more neatly.

Although poor, but not dirty.

But Luther still doesn't like this place, because there is still no hope here, the indifferent adults among the serfs, although they are still a little smart, but malnourished children.

Luther is not a saint, but he also has the most basic compassion.

He cares more about his wealth.

These serfs were kept here like livestock, and lived like livestock. Every time Luther saw this situation, he could not help but feel heartbroken.

Population means wealth.

Treating people like this is a harm to one's own wealth.

Before this, Luther had no way to change this. Because a large part of the finances of the Pompeii family fell on these serfs.

The reason why Luther lived a good life before this was that he relied on sucking blood from these serfs.

So Luther had no way and could not let Old Sol abolish the serfs. But now it is different. Luther has Pompeii wine, which brings huge profits.

He no longer cares about the benefits generated by the serfs.

Moreover, Luther needs to use more people to achieve greater benefits.

Let the serfs transform into free people, workers, and even scholars, knights, and wizards. This is what Luther will do next.

Luther did not go up to greet the children of these serfs, because it was completely unnecessary. If Luther was very good to the free people before, he had given some old people wheat cakes and other things.

This is to win people's hearts and increase the reputation of the Pompeii family in the territory.

But these serfs were different. They had no gratitude towards the Pompeii family, nor did they have any resentment, because they were indifferent.

Not only physically, but also mentally, they were close to livestock.

Birth! Before the age of ten, they were hungry and likely to freeze to death due to cold and weakness, or die of various diseases. After the age of ten, they began to work, then married a serf woman and gave birth to children.

If they were lucky, they would survive to the age of fifty and die when their physical strength declined and weakened.

If they were unlucky, they would almost die in their forties.

Adding the death of infants, the average age might be less than thirty years old.

And the supervisors, slave supervisors, who managed these serfs, enforced only one rule: to beat those who resisted.

The whip broke the backbone of the serfs.

Giving these serfs a little food for a while would not bring about any changes.

"Lelouch, my future mayor of Pompeii. Look at these people, if they don't make changes, they can only bring benefits from the land. Of course, the income from the land is also very important, but why not liberate them? Let them create greater wealth than land? For example, the Pompeii wine estate is currently recruiting workers. For example, if Pompeii is a big city in the future, we need blacksmiths. Carpenter, call for guards, why not choose them?"

Luther turned to Lulu and said.

Lelouch was speechless, because Luther's current approach was beyond the system in which this world operates. No businessman, nobleman, or big landowner had ever said these words of Luther before.

But after thinking about it carefully, Lelouch had to admit that Luther was very right.

The future Pompeii must have been huge.

A city will definitely need all kinds of people and all kinds of professions. At this stage, Pompeii mainly uses land as an attraction to recruit liberals.

In other words, the people recruited are farmers.

When the time comes, blacksmiths, carpenters, and even guards will all be in short supply. Why not train these serfs?

Make them more valuable.

"Okay, I admit that I am convinced by you. Banning these serfs and giving them a future is the best way to maximize benefits. But how are you going to convince the lord? If these serfs are sold, they will all be gold coins. . And this time you send the Knights of Stone to buy serfs. If the serfs you buy become free people, won't they just throw the gold coins into the water? Will the Lord be able to pass it?"

Lelouch spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.

Serfs represented the private wealth of the nobility, and Luther's current approach, although beneficial in the long run, was a waste of his own wealth in the short run.

Lelouch thought Old Thor would think Luther was crazy.

Luther smiled confidently, showing his white teeth.

"Lelouch, don't worry. Although I'm a little disrespectful to my father, I have to admit that I have the final say in the Pompeii family now."