This continent was once plagued by frequent disasters and constant wars. Life was difficult on this continent and it was not easy for the people to survive.

In some places where disasters are severe, even their own flesh and blood will be sacrificed. Many girls are sold to traffickers to make a living. Their families can also exchange some money to buy food to survive.

Although this situation is chilling, there is nothing that can be done about it.

However, ever since Li Ping'an brought volunteers, as well as his uncle and fellow seniors, to rescue the disaster-stricken people, no one here is facing the risk of starving to death.

Moreover, as the number of people being rescued becomes more and more widespread, all walks of life have shown a booming trend, and hardworking people no longer have to worry about food and drink.

In such an environment, the aunts and uncles still use poverty as an excuse to sell their orphaned niece for money, which is really a crooked mind.

Such things happen from time to time. If it weren't for the case of Mr. Jin molesting the boat girl, Zhang Jiadalang would insist on writing a complaint to sue the father and son of the Jin family in order to win the case and collect more victims. These cases of being sold by family members for silver would still happen frequently.

Li Ping'an and the law enforcement gods looked at this matter from a higher perspective.

They hoped that this case would not only punish Mr. Jin and a few vicious aunts and uncles, but also educate the people of this continent through the social opinion caused by this case.

Those who hold power should not use it to oppress the people. The trafficking of human beings, as the greatest injustice in society, needs to be controlled.

Due to the level of social civilization and social customs, Li Ping'an did not arbitrarily demand an end to the human trafficking. Instead, he asked local governments to add a law:

Unless the person voluntarily sells himself and registers with the government, no one, including parents, can decide to buy or sell people.

Those who illegally sell people will not only have to pay double the money they earned from the transaction, but will also have to go to jail. Depending on the severity of the case, they will be sentenced to more than three years but less than ten years in prison.

If someone buys a person privately against his or her will and without the seal of the government, he or she will not only have to pay the person five times the transaction amount, but will also be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than five years.

People who were illegally bought and sold could request to have their own separate households, and 80% of the silver paid by the buyer and seller would be used to compensate the bought and sold people, and the remaining 20% ​​would be used as funds for the officials to handle the case.

Such legal provisions are like a tight ring around the heads of the powerful.

In the past, the wealthy and powerful would buy servants and concubines just like buying livestock, without ever asking about the personal wishes of the people being bought.

In the human trafficking business, people are treated like animals and are picked and chosen by buyers, who comment on them and choose the best for them.

No matter if their possessions were stolen, robbed, or abducted by traffickers, once they arrived at the pawnbroker, they became commodities that could be bought and sold at will. They had no human rights, let alone the right to resist.

Even if the animal is beaten to death by the buyer later, it will be like a kitten or puppy being beaten to death, and there will be no legal responsibility.

The human trafficking system on this continent has always been convenient for the powerful.

The law proposed by Li Ping'an was not intended to provoke resistance from the powerful.

However, this still caused strong dissatisfaction among the powerful and wealthy. In order to maintain their class privileges, they jointly expressed their support for County Magistrate Jin and Prince Jin.

The powerful and wealthy bribed scholars to write many memorials citing classics and then submitted them to emperors and kings of various countries.

Led by the scholars, students in the academy also began to criticize and denounce Li Ping'an's law, saying it violated the freedom and fairness of human trafficking.

Different eras, different social forms, and different social classes will have completely different perceptions of the same issue.

Li Ping'an had expected that he would be opposed by the powerful, but he did not expect that these scholars, who had not yet achieved the leap from ordinary people to the powerful, would be even more keen on showing goodwill to the powerful and wealthy and would be more willing to safeguard their interests.

Perhaps, these scholars who are striving to achieve a class leap, spending ten years studying hard, are striving to become officials after high school so that they can obtain the privileges of the bureaucratic class.

Therefore, they cannot allow privileges that they have not yet achieved to be curtailed.

Officials used slaves and maids and bought beautiful women as concubines, all of which were based on the fact that people could be bought and sold at will.

Once the people being bought and sold have the right to make their own choices, the wealthy and powerful will no longer be able to buy the women they like for their own entertainment.

Li Ping'an let those topics full of evil and greed be discussed for a while. He wanted to urge the government to quickly settle the case of Master Jin and the boat girl.

We must also immediately rescue those sold women so they can escape their suffering.

The two women who were sold to the brothel did not want to engage in the sex trade anymore, nor did they want to get married.

Young Master Jin was not led by the social opinions that supported him. Under Li Ping'an's guidance, he realized that it was his lust that brought suffering to the two women.

He was willing to buy a small yard for the two women and give them some compensation so that the two poor women could have a place to live.

This was also the best destination for the two poor women. After both parties reached an agreement, the housekeeper of the Jin family was responsible for settling the two young women and starting a new life.

The other married women all had children. Even though they were abused, they could not bear to abandon their children and enjoy their lives alone.

This matter is still a bit complicated. It depends on the wishes of the abused women and the wishes of their respective husbands' families.

If the husband's family is willing to stop abusing the daughter-in-law and live a good life, the government will be responsible for supervision. The woman can receive 200 coins in compensation from the government every month until her death.

The purpose of doing this is to make the husband's family treat the poor daughter-in-law well in exchange for the compensation of 500 yuan per month.

At the beginning, Master Jin said he was willing to give each woman one hundred taels of silver as compensation.

Li Pingan proposed a plan to compensate the money in installments. He did not do this to save money for Mr. Jin, but for the sake of those women.

It is not worth mentioning whether the woman who was abused at home could enjoy such a large sum of money as compensation at one time.

Once the husband's family gets the money, these poor women who are used to being bullied may be in danger of their lives.

My husband, if my parents-in-law have bad intentions, they will harm that woman. If I spend another five taels of silver, I can marry a beautiful virgin. The remaining silver will enrich the evil people in my husband's family.

Li Ping'an planned the future for these poor women, and Mr. Jin felt inferior to him. In terms of nobility, even the emperor could not compare with Li Ping'an.

However, such a noble man is willing to spend time planning the future for a few unrelated poor women. Such good thoughts and deeds are worthy of admiration.

Young Master Jin lived in a muddle until he was nineteen, and he never had a deep understanding of how to care for strangers.

Under Li Ping'an's guidance, he awakened his conscience and was willing to do his best to make up for the big mistake he made.

The county magistrate in charge of the case was in a dilemma and didn't know how to sentence the defendant.

Li Ping'an knew that what Young Master Jin had done was not considered an unforgivable crime in this continent.

In fact, many powerful people do this, and the government also turns a blind eye.

In the past, no ordinary people dared to sue the sons of officials. Therefore, this case has little meaning in punishment, but more in education.

Fortunately, Mr. Jin is an educateable young man.

If he can truly abandon evil and promote good, and try his best to make up for the mistakes he made, Li Ping'an is willing to give him a chance to reform and get a good result.

Li Pingan thought this was a good example. Mr. Jin, who was at the center of public opinion, could be a living advertisement if he could be used well.

The good luck that comes with Mr. Jin's changes will re-establish the standard of good and evil in this society that does not value good deeds but values ​​violence to compete for all resources.

It allows people to witness with their own eyes that good deeds bring good results, and guides people to abandon evil and do good.

The law enforcement gods also wanted to witness with their own eyes whether Li Ping'an could realize his idea.