Lady of the Lord From the East

Chapter 193

There were only one hundred people who changed from slave status to serf status this time, but for all slaves, it gave them a goal to strive for. Since then, these slaves have worked harder than before, to win a certain One day he will no longer be a slave.

The slaves who became serfs were naturally very happy, but many of them were family members, and they were happy to be separated from the slave status, it is not that they could not live together after the slaves, which is not very happy.

Some older slaves are alone. They are worried that after their identity change, they will not be able to do their previous jobs. It is difficult for them to find a job or farm again at their age. How can they feed themselves?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that being a serf is not as good as they think.

Fortunately, their masters are really good. Wei Wei naturally thought of these issues when canceling their slave status.

Her solution was to arrange the new serfs to a serf village closest to the slave settlements—the two places were separated by a river, and a bridge had been built over the river, making it easy to travel between them.

And their jobs can also be retained. Those old people still do the work together, and the castle still supports them, but all the parts other than the three meals are turned into wages and handed over to them, and the wages are more work. It depends, but the amount is the same as for other serfs.

Of course, if they don't want to continue their previous jobs, they can farm the land like other serfs or find work in factories, but it depends on their abilities. Since they are no longer slaves, the castle will treat them as ordinary serfs.

Among them, there is also a new regulation that if the original husband and wife - slaves also need a license to be married - if one party becomes a serf and the other party is still a slave, the serf party can pay for the other party every month. Fees, after paying the money, the slaves can not work for two days, or even leave the place where the slaves live to reunite their husband and wife. Of course, there are only two days a month, and more rest is prohibited.

If one of the husband and wife becomes a serf and they have children, the serf is allowed to take their children away and change their status together, but the age of the children is stipulated, only children under the age of seven are allowed to leave, and children over the age of seven are allowed to leave. If they want to take it away, their parents have to pay a ransom for them, the price is double the price they bought it, this rule is satisfied with all other slaves, but only relatives can redeem them for them, and no one else can Right to do so, the castle will not let them redeem.

Of course, the redeemed can only be turned into serfs, and the freedmen should not think about it. Many of their jobs involve the secrets of the castle. For the sake of confidentiality, these people can't become freedmen and leave the manor.

As soon as the news came out, it made them even more happy. What if the redemption money was higher? If they could be redeemed as serfs, it was already a kindness of the Duchess. Although they have no money now, as long as they work hard, they can get it together sooner or later. Yes, and even if you have no money and work hard, you will also have the opportunity to win awards, because the Duchess said that the castle will release a group of slaves every year, and everyone has a chance!

This time, the number of people who broke away from slave status was much higher. After all, people in this period are very keen to have children and have no effective contraceptive measures, so it is normal for many families to have a child every year, and these slaves are no exception. If it weren't for the large gap between males and females, very few of them could remain single, so in the past few years, the number of newborns has been quite large, and many slaves have worked so hard to support their families. So the children who can't work at home can have a meal, most of the 100 people who stand out in the end are slaves with several children, and it is precisely because the female slaves need to devote some energy to taking care of the children, right? My work will inevitably have some impact, so the slaves released this time are male, that is, many are husbands and wives, one side is a serf and the other is a slave. In this way, even if the family is over seven years old, there is no money to redeem them. Children can also live with the slaves without worrying about no one to take care of them.