Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there must be a distinction.
It's like the democratic country in the previous life, beautiful and beautiful. In that place where human rights are emphasized, people are equal on the surface.
But what about secretly?
Common people are struggling for life every day to support their families. Rich people are drunk and dreaming, swinging between women and wine.
Civilians who break the law cannot escape legal sanctions, but rich people who break the law have a strong team of lawyers who can provide services to them.
There is no fairness in this world.
Not to mention that Luther is now a natural aristocrat and stands above the privileged class. Therefore, Luther has no interest in provoking the system of this world, but is instead a defender.
But Luther looked down upon the institution of serfdom.
First of all, as a modern man, Luther knew that there was no absolute fairness in the world, but he still had some compassion.
Born as a serf, he was raised in captivity to create wealth for his family. The children he gave birth to, his children's children, and his children and grandchildren were all serfs.
Even a guy like Luther thinks this is a bit too much?
Of course, the most important thing is that Luther felt that it was too backward to keep humans in captivity as livestock. What are humans used for?
People themselves are wealth.
Create wealth and realize value.
The value of human beings is always higher than that of livestock. Raising people in captivity and tying them to the land is the greatest damage to resources and wealth.
If the Pompeii family wanted to develop, it was necessary to abolish the serfdom system.
Let people bring out their best value.
Not long after, in front of a few rows of houses.
This is a row of houses with the same architectural style, with a unified wooden structure and one floor. The houses are relatively small, and the living space inside should be very limited.
What is also relatively consistent is that the appearance of these rows of houses is full of mottled traces of time, and they are all relatively old.
There were no adults in the house at the moment, only some little cubs playing outside the house. These little cubs were all thin and small, obviously malnourished.
The clothes they were wearing were in tatters, and some even had their buttocks bare.
The children were no more than ten years old, because according to regulations, serfs at the age of ten should go to work in the fields.
If someone is found to be slacking off, the supervisors' whips will not be spared.
That's right.
This is where the serfs lived.
At this moment, Luther, Lelouch, and some 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 time. For example, the feces that used to be everywhere have been cleaned up.
The roads are also relatively neatly repaired.
Although poor, it is not dirty.
But Luther still didn't like this place, because there was still no hope here. The insensitive adults among the serfs, although they were still somewhat smart, were malnourished children.
Luther was not a saint, but he also had the most basic compassion.
Care more about your own wealth.
Let these serfs be kept here like livestock and live like livestock. Every time Luther saw this situation, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.
Population means wealth.
Treating people like this is harming your own wealth.
Before this, Luther had no way to change this, because a large part of the Pompeii family's finances fell on these serfs.
The reason why Luther was alive and well in his life before this was because he got the blood from these serfs.
Therefore, Luther had no choice and could not let Old Sol ban the serfs. But things were different now. Luther had Pompeii wine, which brought huge profits.
They no longer care about the benefits generated by the serfs.
Moreover, Luther needs to use more people to achieve greater benefits.
Let serfs transform into freedmen, workers, and even scholars, knights, and wizards. This is what Luther has to do next.
Luther did not step forward to greet the children of these serfs, because it was completely unnecessary. If Luther had been 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 Pompeii family's prestige in the territory.
But these serfs were different. The serfs were not grateful to the Pompeii family, and of course they had no resentment because they were insensitive.
Not only physically, but also mentally, they are close to animals.
Birth! If you don’t have enough to eat before the age of ten, you will probably freeze to death due to cold weakness, or die of various diseases. After the age of ten, you will start working, then marry a serf woman and give birth to a child.
He was lucky enough to live through the age of fifty, but died when his physical strength declined.
If you are unlucky, you will almost die in your forties.
Including the deaths of young children, the average age may be less than thirty.
The people who manage these serfs are overseers, slave overseers. There is only one law to enforce, and if they resist, they will fight.
The whip broke the backs of the serfs.
Giving these serfs a little food for a while will not bring about any change.
"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?
How about letting them create greater wealth that is different from land? For example, the Pompeii wine estate is currently recruiting workers. Why not train these serfs? 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 about this, because Luther's current approach was beyond the system of this world's operation. 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 absolutely right.
The future Pompeii will certainly be 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, so why not train this group of serfs?
Make them more valuable.
"Okay, I admit that I have been persuaded by you. To ban these serfs and give them a future is to maximize the 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 men, wouldn’t it be like throwing gold coins into the water? Can the Lord’s side pass?”
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."