To Luther it's bullshit.

Where there are people, there is the world, and where there is the world, there must be a ranking of the superior and the inferior.

It's like a democratic country in the past life, beautiful and beautiful. In that place where human rights are emphasized, on the surface, everyone is equal.

But what about behind the scenes? Ordinary people are busy with their daily lives, trying to make ends meet, while the rich are living a life of drunkenness, wavering between women and wine.

Civilians cannot escape legal sanctions if they break the law, but if the rich break the law, there is a reinforced team of lawyers who can provide them with services.

There is no fairness in this world.

Not to mention that Luther is a natural aristocrat, and he is already above the privileged class. Therefore, Luther has no interest in challenging the system of this world, but rather is a defender.

However, Luther looked down upon the system of serfdom.

First of all, as a modern man, although Luther knew that there was no absolute fairness in the world, he still had a little compassion.

Born as a serf, they were kept in captivity to create wealth for their masters. Their children, their children's children, and their grandchildren were all serfs.

Even a guy like Luther thinks that this matter is a bit too much?

Of course, the main reason is that Luther felt that keeping humans as livestock was too backward. What is the purpose of humans? Humans themselves are wealth.

Create wealth and realize value.

The value of human beings is always higher than that of livestock. Keeping people in captivity and tying them to the land is the greatest harm to resources and wealth.

If the Pompeii family wants to develop, they must abolish the serfdom system.

Let people bring out their greatest value.

Soon after, in front of a few rows of houses.

This is a row of houses with the same architectural style, a uniform wooden structure, and one floor. The houses are relatively small, so the living space inside should be very limited.

Another thing that is quite consistent is that the exteriors of these rows of houses are full of traces of time and are all relatively old.

There were no adults in the house at the moment, only some little kids playing outside. These little kids were all skinny and small, and obviously malnourished.

The clothes they wore were tattered, and some were even completely naked.

The children were not older than ten years old, because according to regulations, serfs at the age of ten should go to work in the fields.

If anyone is found slacking off, the supervisors will whip them severely.

That's right.

This is where the serfs lived.

At this moment, Luther, Lelouch, and some of their followers 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 period, for example, the feces that were everywhere before have been cleaned up.

The roads are also repaired neatly.

Although poor, it is not dirty.

But Luther still didn't like this place, because he still couldn't see any hope here. The serfs were numb adults and the children were malnourished, although still somewhat smart.

Luther was not a saint, but he had the most basic compassion.

Care more about your own wealth.

These serfs were kept here like livestock, living a life like livestock. Every time Luther saw this situation, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Population means 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 lived a good life before this was because he sucked the blood of these serfs.

So Luther had no choice but to let Old Sol abolish the serfs. But now it is different, Luther has Pompeii wine, which brings huge profits.

They no longer care about the benefits generated by the serfs.

Moreover, Luther needs more people to achieve greater benefits.

To transform serfs into free men, workers, and even scholars, knights, and wizards, this was what Luther was going to do next.

Luther did not go forward to greet the children of these serfs, because it was completely unnecessary. If Luther had been very kind 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 reputation of the Pompeii family in the territory.

But these serfs were different. They had no gratitude towards the Pompeii family, nor did they have any resentment, because they were indifferent.

Not only physically, but also mentally, they are close to livestock.

Born! Before the age of ten, he was hungry and likely to freeze to death due to cold and weakness, or die of various diseases. After the age of ten, he began to work, then married a serf woman and gave birth to a child.

Those who were lucky enough lived past fifty, but died when their physical strength declined and they became weak.

If you are unlucky, you will almost die in your forties.

Taking into account the mortality of young children, the average age may be less than 30 years old.

These serfs were managed by overseers, slave overseers, who had only one rule to enforce: beating anyone who resisted.

The whip broke the serfs' backs.

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 change, they can only bring benefits from the land. Of course, the income from the land is also very important, but why not liberate them and let them create greater wealth that is different from the land? For example, the Pompeii Winery is currently recruiting workers. Why not train these serfs? For example, Pompeii will be a big city in the future. We need blacksmiths, carpenters, and recruit guards. Why not choose them?"

Luther turned to Lelouch.

Lelouch was speechless, because what Luther was doing now was beyond the system of how this world worked. No merchant, noble, or landowner had ever said something like Luther before.

But after thinking about it carefully, Lelouch had to admit that what Luther said was absolutely right.

The future city of Pompeii will surely 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 free people.

In other words, the people recruited were all farmers.

By then, blacksmiths, carpenters, and even guards would be in short supply, so why not train these serfs to make them more valuable?

"Okay, I admit that you convinced me. Banning these serfs and giving them a future is the best way to maximize benefits. But how are you going to convince the lord? If these serfs are sold, they are all bright gold coins. And this time you sent Knight Stone and his men to buy serfs. If the serfs you bought become freemen, wouldn't that be throwing gold coins into the water? Will the lord approve it?"

Lelouch spread his hands, expressing his helplessness.

Serfs represented the private wealth of the nobles, and although Luther's current approach was beneficial in the long run, in the short term it was a waste of his own wealth.

Lelouch thought that old Thor would think that Luther was crazy.

Luther smiled confidently, revealing his snow-white teeth.

"Don't worry, Lelouch. Although it may be a bit disrespectful to my father, I have to admit that I have the final say in the Pompeii family now."

(End of this chapter)