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Chapter 486 Untouchable Immigrants
As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, there is no distinction between high and low; even in a feudal society, everyone is human, so how can there be slaves?

Therefore, the emperor first had to change his nationality to a good one in law, and cancel the rules of discriminatory insults such as untouchables who were not allowed to take imperial examinations and had to wear identifying clothing.

The thinking and habits of the people of later generations made the emperor unaccustomed to the humble nationality system.It is progressive and enlightened good governance to eliminate lowly status and liberate productive forces at the same time.

Xue Zhen didn't know what it meant to liberate productivity, but the emperor was indeed a benevolent act of government, and flattery was not an exaggeration.

"The lowly status has been cut, and it is listed with gangsters. If there is another crime of abuse, beating and killing, the Ministry of Punishment will punish it severely." The emperor was not dazed by Xue Zhen's flattery, his face became serious, and he explained solemnly.

People with low status are not only discriminated against, but also treated harshly.For example, the servants of Ningguo are like slaves, good people can beat, scold and abuse them at will.There are even examples of untouchables being beaten to death by good people, but good people are not punished by law.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the emperor knew this truth well.

It is impossible to stop all the harsh treatment of the untouchables under an imperial decree, and even the local government may not pay too much attention to it.

Therefore, after the introduction of the new policy, the emperor must catch a few typical examples and deal with them severely, so as to serve as a warning to others.

And this is also the habitual practice of the emperor, not only Xue Zhen, but also other interested officials should be able to guess.

In fact, not only Zhu Youxiao, but all dynasties and dynasties have almost the same routine.In order to cheer for the new initiative, to help promote it, or to kill one to warn others, or to reward thousands of dollars, the words reward and punishment cannot be escaped.

"I understand." Xue Zhen bowed and said, "Whoever dares to despise the king's law, regardless of his rank or power, will be punished severely."

Seeing that Xue Zhen understood what he meant, the emperor softened his tone and said a few words of comfort before letting Xue Zhen leave.

Although it is good governance to reject the lowly, the emperor did not remove all of them.For example, lazy people in Zhejiang and Danhu in Guangdong, the emperor still has deep meaning.

Moreover, before the imperial decree was officially promulgated, the emperor issued secret decrees to the governors of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and Mekong provinces, asking them to follow them.

In addition to these local governors, the emperor also gave extra grace to the Maritime Chamber.

Li Dan's adopted son, Li Guozhu, has now come to Guangdong with the sacred edict and silver dollars.After greeting the local government, with the help of his own officials, he took him and his congren to the eastern Guangdong area first.

"In addition to the four peoples, there is another kind, called Danhu, who are not allowed to live on land, have no household registration, use boats as their homes, and pay taxes to the officials..."

The scattered records of the Dan family in ancient books are endless, "The dialect still speaks a barbaric sound, so it is also because the town is like a mixed egg."

The words "man and barbarian" in the sentence indicate that.In the minds of the Central Plains people who settled in Guangzhou in the early days, the aborigines Danjia were outliers.

Therefore, the Dan family was not recognized by the people living on land, and the government did not register migrant fishermen. After death, they were not allowed to be buried on land, so they had to be buried in the sand hills formed by the beach.After heavy rains in some sand graves, the bodies were exposed.The wild dogs competed for food, which was extremely miserable.

There is a folk song in Sha Tin: Sha Tin Danjia is flooded with firewood, you are not allowed to walk on the street with bare feet, boats are floating in bitter and salty tides, and corpses are buried in the vast sea.

The removal of lowly status by the government cannot immediately change the deep-rooted traditional concepts in people's hearts.

For example, Danhu was despised by the people on the shore, and they were not allowed to wear shoes, build houses, marry with people on the shore, and so on.Certain rules do not have legal provisions, but their restrictive force is stronger than official regulations.

Of course, some Danhus are due to living habits, or they don’t want to see the discriminating eyes of people on shore, and they don’t want to live ashore, thinking that people on the water have a good life.

Although Danhu is not classified as a citizen, taxes must be paid and they must be subject to government control.Therefore, the officials were familiar with the way, found the leader, agreed on a time, and gathered Danhu to announce the new government policy.

When the day came, all the Danhus came to the shore to gather on time.My heart is full of uneasiness, I don't know what kind of harsh laws the government has for these untouchables.

Li Guozhu was wearing folk costumes, and looked at the hundreds of men, women and children below with a smile, thinking that the more people mobilized, the better, and he would first get a county magistrate to do it.

"Master Li." The official was still very respectful to the noble who held the imperial edict. Seeing that everyone was gathered, he bowed and said, "It's almost time for people, please give me a word."

Li Guozhu cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for your help, I will thank you very much afterwards, don't refuse!"

"I don't dare to say thank you for what's in my job." The officials repeatedly resigned modestly.

Li Guozhu showed a smile, stepped forward and glanced at the crowd, and said in a loud voice: "A certain Li Guozhu, the sixth-rank national lord, is here to convey the imperial policy to you today, which is closely related to you, and even a major event that will affect future generations for a hundred years."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, all bewildered, not knowing whether they were happy or worried about such a big matter.

Li Guozhu paused on purpose, as if trying to show off.

"What good will happen? Could it be that we are invited to live ashore? People on land also look down on us."

An old man glared at his granddaughter, stopped her muttering, and thought: I'm afraid I can't easily agree to invite Danhu to live ashore, unless a place is set aside to set up a separate village.

Li Guozhu smiled at the silent people, and said: "There is an order from the imperial court: Dan people who are willing to move to live in Mekong Province will have their citizenship removed and changed to citizenship. The government allocated land to build houses on the shore."

The crowd let out a coax, shocked by the news.Discussing each other in whispers, whispers sounded.

Li Guozhu looked at it with a smile, and when the noise subsided, he said again: "Mekong Province is the territory of our Ming Dynasty. It is just south of the original Champa Kingdom. It has thousands of miles of fertile land and criss-cross rivers. It is a famous land of fish and rice."

As he said that, he stretched out his hand to signal the slave to open the box, and the silver coins inside were full of white flowers shining with the sun, which made people feel dazzled.

"In response to the imperial court's call, those who are willing to go to Mekong Province, if they go ashore to farm, the government will distribute the land and reward one cattle; those who continue to make a living on the water will reward ten silver dollars..."

It's fields, cattle, and silver dollars. Li Guozhu can be said to have offered all the temptations.

People were shocked again and talked about it louder than before.

Finally, an old man stood up and said respectfully, "Master Li, how far is Mekong Province from here? Is it possible to set aside a separate area and set up a village where we and other Dan people live together. "

With a quick wave of his hand, Li Guozhu said, "There is absolutely no problem in setting up a village. As for the journey to Mekong Province, it will take three to five days to sail westward by boat from Guangzhou."

Most Dan people have looked at the shore and sighed for generations, hoping to find a place to set up their families and bury their bones on land.

Today, this hopeless wish in this life has suddenly come true, and emotions such as excitement, excitement, and doubts are mixed, and most people don't know what to say for a while.

(End of this chapter)