During the lunch break, Shisanlang found Yao Shouxin and said, "Brother, have the money been sent to Yicheng County?"

Yao Shouxin said: "I have sent someone to send it, but the sent people have not yet turned around, and I don't know what the result is."

Shisanlang said: "Today, the official of the senator went to Xiangzhou. I have inquired. The official of the senator is going to do our business. In addition to going to Magistrate of Ma, even Zhang Tixing was invited to Xiangzhou and several yamen to discuss it together. - Is this a big deal?"

Yao Shouxin smiled bitterly: "You are the one around the official, and you can't even explain it clearly. How can I know? It's so far that it's useless to think too much. Let's wait for the news. This time, there's a lot of trouble. We each restrain our subordinates and dare not cause trouble again."

Shisanlang nodded and said yes. After saying some more gossip, Shisanlang left.

Du Zhongxiao arrived in Fancheng, went to the mall to take a look, took Tsui Hark, passed the Han River together, and arrived in Xiangyang City. After entering the city gate, he first went to the Transportation Department Office's Office to visit the Deputy Envoy Zhou Han.

After sitting in the flower hall, I came to the tea and finished the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao said, "I came to see the deputy envoy today and I have something to discuss. A few days ago, there was an envoy named Yao Shouxin in the Yingtianjiaoyu army, who was extremely relied on. When he was young, he left home to join the army. After he arrived at Yingtianwu, he visited his family and learned that his second brother's wife was the wife. Because his family was in trouble a few years ago, he was appointed as a female envoy at the house of Pan County, Yicheng County. Yao Shouxin raised some money and wanted to redeem the family and reunite his brother and his wife. However, the officers and soldiers of the headquarters refused to do so, which was extremely troubled. After getting the news, the officers and soldiers of the headquarters privately arrived in Yicheng County a few days ago, and they didn't want to fight with the son and brought Yao Shouxin's sister-in-law back-"

Hearing this, Zhou Ying said, "Please, the master is not allowed. Is it abducting the population if I take people away?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "That's right, I'm also worried about it. These people are very useful in the army. They make more contributions and rely on them. They need to be punished heavily. They are trying to reunite the family and have no reason to disperse people's hearts. If there is no explanation and the lawsuit begins, Yicheng County cannot explain it."

Zhou Ying thought for a while and asked, "What do you want to raise an archery? Since he is a useful person in the army, he will just ask Ma Zhizhou to ask him to ask."

Du Zhongxiao said, "I have ordered those people to bring money and send it to Yicheng County, which is considered compensation. But this is not the case, and it is not in accordance with the law, and it is inappropriate. The reason why I did not punish those people was not to protect my subordinates, but that although they did this matter inconsistent with the law, it was reasonable. This matter is very controversial, so I came to Xiangzhou and invited Zhang Tixing to discuss the matter with the deputy envoy and Ma Zhizhou."

Zhou Qing said: "There are many things in the world, so I wonder what is there to discuss?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "In life, where can you be smooth sailing? Everyone has times of trouble. When encountering difficulties, it is beyond reproach to sell their wives and wealthy families as servants. It is just that there is a kind of body contract that sells them. Once you become a female envoy, you will be too unfavorable to your husband. This is one thing. Another is a moment of trouble selling your wives and children, and they will sell them for three or five years. There may be unpredictable things during this period. If you solve the difficulties, you cannot redeem them for family reunion. If you are not reasonable, you will be the second one."

Zhou Gong thought for a while and said, "It makes sense to say the sect. But since ancient times, how can I change it for a while? Compared with the previous dynasty, this dynasty has taken great care of the poor. Anyone who sells himself as a slave must have a deadline and releases it after the expiration is not owned by the previous dynasty. If you want to change it, it is only inconvenient for the people to change it."

Du Zhongxiao said: "In my opinion, it can be changed in this way, which does not violate the original intention of the law, but also facilitates the public. The deputy envoy should consider it. First, a woman sells her to other people's houses, and those with husbands are still husband and wife. As long as they do not violate the owner's house regulations, they cannot prevent their husband and wife from meeting. Another contract has a deadline, as long as compensation is given, the contract can be terminated in advance and allowed to redeem it so as not to violate human ethics."

After hearing this, Zhou Wen lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and said, "Please give me my wish, I am blunt, the second article you said is still worthy of discussion, but the first one is difficult to do."

Du Zhongxiao asked, "What is the difficulty in the first article? Please give me advice."

Zhou Ying said: "If you hire someone as a female envoy, you will know everything about the owner's family, and some will also take charge of money. If a female envoy has two minds, Zhou will use the owner's property to help the family, or even have financial disputes, and spy on the owner's privacy in the name of selling your body, there will be endless troubles. Selling your wife will definitely encounter great difficulties at home, and the husband and wife can only temporarily stop and wait for the future."

Du Zhongxiao pondered and knew that what Zhou Wen said was the same. It was impossible not to sell his wife. At this time, the dictionary was actually an employment, not a slave in the usual sense. Whether from the perspective of solving the difficulties of the poor or the protection of women's labor rights, it is impossible to go back. However, the selling of his body at this time was too broad. In addition to selling labor, there were also direct selling, which was equivalent to temporarily divorced from his husband. There were even those who were concubines and children for others. The content of selling was extremely complicated and eye-opening. Of course, when later generations were developed, the content of selling was still there, but it was just legal or illegal, such as surrogacy for others, and so on. Different dictionary content corresponded to different responsibilities and obligations.

After thinking about it, Du Zhongxiao felt that the first one had some difficulties to solve, and at least it was still difficult to solve now, so he could only leave it to the future. Start with the first one, which is also his main purpose. As long as the contract is allowed to be broken, the affairs of Yao Shouxin and Shisanlang and others will not be a problem.

The two of them drank tea, talked for a while, and then they left the Transportation Office together and arrived at the Xiangzhou Prefecture Office not far away.

Zhang Shi'an, the prison of punishment, had arrived. Ma Xun welcomed Du Zhongxiao and Zhou Han into the flower hall, brought two more pots of charcoal fires, and sat and drank tea.

After the ceremony, Du Zhongxiao said again what he said to Zhou Qing, and said, "Today I asked Tsui Har of Fancheng Shopping Mall to come with me to discuss the contract period that the contract has not come, and someone will destroy the contract. People will have good fortune and misfortune at any time, and there will be unexpected changes in the sky. After the contract is established, many things will not be implemented to the end. This is a normal human nature. If the contract is established, it is not allowed to be destroyed. If the reason is not consistent, there should be no restrictions."

Zhang Shi'an said: "When you take the initiative, the key to establishing a contract is to make a letter. Since you have already established it, you will destroy it and cause trouble."

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you ask for punishment, you can't say this. First, talk about personal contracts, just like Yao Shouxin's family. Because they were difficult for a while, they sold their wife to the Pan family. The younger brother Yao Shouxin came back. As the imperial official, his sister-in-law was a slave in someone's house. How could he deal with himself? He also lost the face of the court. When the redemption comes home, the master will not allow him, and then he will have no choice. Besides, the two parties have made a contract, set a time limit, and have nothing to say when they are done. At this time, they will be forced to seek protection from the other family and have to compensate for the losses of the other family. If there is no amount, they will often lose all their money. In my opinion, whether it is a contract or a contract, there will be a breach of contract when signing it."

Ma Xun said: "What is the purpose of raising the tribute? Since the contract has been established, how can you still breach the contract?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Who is sure of the world? Someone must breach the contract and cannot forcibly refuse. When making a contract, you can agree on how to deal with it if one party breaches the contract. For example, a business, how much deposit is, how much business is, and how much money should be compensated by one party to destroy the contract. In this way, when a businessman encounters difficulties, he knows early that the business cannot be completed, he can break the contract and pay the money without delaying other businesses."

What Du Zhongxiao said is actually the liquidated damages when a contract cannot be executed. In this era, there are rules for one party to make a good contract to compensate for the deed, but liquidated damages are not a common phenomenon. Most of the time, if one party cannot execute the contract, he will run away and have to ask the guarantor for compensation.
Chapter completed!