The next day, the new king called a meeting of his advisers. His first decree was to abolish the practice of forced labor, which had been a common practice in Perance for many years. The advisers were shocked by the king's bold move. Many of them had grown rich from the labor of those they enslaved. But the king was determined to do what was right, no matter the cost. Word of the king's decree quickly spread throughout the kingdom. The slaves and peasants who had suffered under the old system were overjoyed, while the nobles who had profited from it were outraged.