Chapter 484: Impending Slavery and a Line of Safety
Looking at the three prisoners lying on the ground expressing their surrender, and then looking at the angry tribe members, Han Cheng could understand everyone's mood.
These three people are different from the previous Bone Tribe.
A few years ago, he attacked his own tribe and destroyed the pig tribe. Not long ago, he attacked the donkey tribe and killed almost everyone in the donkey tribe.
Now that they have targeted their tribe, they naturally want to kill all such people and do not want them to join their tribe.
However, these people still have to stay, Han Cheng will not kill them.
Of course, he will not become a citizen of the Qingque Tribe like Rabbit Feather, but will exist as a slave.
With more than two hundred citizens now serving as the foundation, it is time for the Qingque tribe to implement slavery.
Slaves themselves represent no human rights and dignity. They can eat the least and worst food, do the most and hardest work, and create a lot of means of production.
When there is a conflict with other tribes, they can be used as cannon fodder on the front line, consuming the enemy's strength, and they don't feel too distressed when using it...
It is easier to use than large cows that eat grass and produce milk.
With so many advantages, Han Cheng would naturally not kill these people.
It would be great to leave them as cattle and horses to create more things for the Qingque tribe.
This kind of punishment is much heavier than killing directly, and it will not cause too many killings...
"These three people cannot be killed..."
Han Cheng looked at the people in the tribe and said.
Everyone was stunned and didn't understand why the Son of God would do this.
"They will become slaves of our tribe..."
Han Cheng looked at everyone and began to talk about the benefits of slaves.
In order to resolve everyone's resentment towards these people, Han Cheng deliberately made his experience after becoming a slave more tragic.
As Han Cheng spoke, everyone's confusion gradually disappeared.
Wu stood next to Han Cheng, looking at Han Cheng and then at the three prisoners of war lying on the ground, his eyes getting brighter and brighter.
Yes, why must they be killed?
Wouldn't it be better to let them live and continue to work for their own tribe as slaves?
They are strong male adults who can do many things.
In this way, the tribe can produce a lot more things.
The tribe will also become more powerful.
This is really a good idea!
Wu thought with emotion, and suddenly vaguely remembered that Shenzi had said this when he captured Ruhua a few years ago. In the end, Ruhua and the others were completely integrated into their tribe. Shenzi wouldn't prepare for this this time, right?
With this thought in mind, he waited until there were few people around and asked Han Cheng about it.
Han Cheng smiled and shook his head: "No, we had too few people at that time to develop slaves. Now our tribe's population has greatly increased, and we can develop slaves..."
Hearing Han Cheng's answer, Wu felt relieved.
At this time, I heard Han Cheng say again: "But when the time comes, a small group may be selected to get rid of their status as slaves and become official citizens of our tribe..."
"Son of God, why do you do this?"
After Wu heard Han Cheng say such words, he was stunned for a while. He thought for a while and did not understand the intention of the Son of God to do this.
In his opinion, these people becoming slaves would be of great benefit to the tribe.
Since there are great benefits, why should we remove slave status from some of them?
Wouldn't it be better to keep them serving the tribe as slaves?
Moreover, the purpose of making them slaves is to punish them. If they are relieved of their status as slaves, wouldn't it serve the purpose of punishing them?
Wu really couldn't understand the meaning of this.
He couldn't figure it out, but Han Cheng knew it clearly.
Wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance. This is something he deeply believes.
Slaves and slave owners are two naturally opposing classes.
It is inevitable that slave owners will oppress and exploit slaves, and it is inevitable that slaves will be dissatisfied with slave owners over a long period of time.
When this dissatisfaction reaches a certain level, conflicts will break out.
The safest and most fundamental solution is not to carry out more brutal and bloody suppression. This will only treat the symptoms but not the root cause, and will make the contradiction more acute.
It is better to block than to loosen.
To solve this problem, we need to set rules so that slaves living at the bottom can see a glimmer of hope and a way out of this most difficult situation.
Although this road is full of difficulties, although this process is extremely hard, and can only help a very small number of people escape this situation, as long as this road exists, they will not be able to reach the final step.
In this situation, the most terrifying thing is that there is no hope. If there is only a glimmer of hope, they will bravely move towards this hope.
This can not only achieve long-term peace and stability for slaves, but also greatly mobilize the enthusiasm of slaves to work.
Moreover, generally those who can get through such a difficult road are basically capable slaves.
The capable people have escaped from the slave class through this, and the remaining people will be easier to control.
People born as slaves will think about the interests of slaves. There is no need to worry about such problems, because it will basically never happen.
This is easy to understand. For example, officials under the imperial examination system, who were from ordinary backgrounds, transformed themselves into the ruling class through the imperial examination system. They would not show much mercy when facing the original ruled class.
Another example is the peasant uprisings in the past dynasties.
They will revolt because they can no longer survive. However, when they win a certain victory and gain a certain political power, before they know it, they will become the people they hated with all their teeth.
There are even many actions that are more egregious than the ruling class they overthrew...
Of course, this path alone is not enough. The citizens of the Qingque tribe also need to use force. When there are restless slaves, they will use force to suppress them and let them follow this path again.
Because there is this road, even if force is used, the slaves will not be forced into a desperate situation.
The two cooperate with each other to basically ensure the long-term stability of the Qingque tribe's slavery system.
The principles here are a bit too profound and complicated for witches.
Han Cheng explained it to him bit by bit in a way that the witch could understand, so that he could understand the significance of doing so.
After a long time, Wu gradually understood Han Cheng's intention of doing this. Wu admired the Son of God for his long-term thinking and taking such complicated matters into consideration.
If it weren't for the Son of God's explanation, he would never have been able to understand that this seemingly simple act of removing a small number of people from their slave status could actually have such great significance, directly related to the future stability of the tribe.
