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5-6 Quick knife and messy mess

Liu Ziguang sneered and asked Cao Yin. Cao Yin was the general manager of Jiangnan Weaving. How could he recognize this ordinary worker? So he turned his searching eyes to his son. Cao Yong squinted at the worker, raised his hands and said to Liu Ziguang:

"I would like to inform you, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, that this person is not a craftsman from the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau at all. Everything he said is completely false. As for the flower pearls he mentioned, it is even more slanderous. The Cao family does not have such a maid at all. I hope so.

Your Excellency is aware of this."

"Sir, I have been working in the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau since I was fourteen years old. It has been ten years now. How can I say that I am not from the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau? These craftsmen all know me. My sister's real name is Hua Zhenzhu.

His name in the Cao Mansion is Hua Xiren, and all the servants in the Cao Mansion also know it." Hua Pao hurriedly defended.

"Come here, call some craftsmen to come and identify me." Liu Ziguang ordered, and the guards immediately went to the back to find some craftsmen, but those people were hesitant and did not dare to speak after seeing the fireworks. It took a long time before anyone came.

Someone stood up and said, "Sir, we don't even know this person." Liu Ziguang Dingqing saw that the person who answered was the worker who just said he was saving money to buy a awning boat. He stopped the fireworks that were about to start an argument and put the

The famous craftsman called over and asked: "Stretch out your hands."

The man was hesitant and at a loss, and subconsciously raised his eyes to look at Cao Yong. The latter immediately looked away. The craftsman had no choice but to stretch out his two fat, white and well-maintained hands and spread them out in front of everyone.

"Fireworks, stretch out your hand too."

Hearing this, Hua Pao hurriedly stretched out his hands, only to see that the two colorful hands soaked in dye had ulcers in many places, and the fingernails were full of paint marks over the years.

"Who is a craftsman and who is not a craftsman, do you still use me as an official? Don't talk about these fat-headed workers. Even the factory is probably fake. Do you really think I am so easy to deceive? Humph!" Liu Ziguang was stern!

His eyes swept over the Cao family and his son, and his tone gradually became serious.

"Master Qingtian, this place was originally used by them to deal with Shangguan's inspection. The real dyeing workshop is still a mile away." Hua Pao risked his life to complain this time with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a living horse.

According to fellow villagers who came back from the capital, the imperial envoy who came to Suzhou this time was a famous Qingtian. He liked to help the poor the most, so he did this. Unexpectedly, the rumors turned out to be true. This old man was indeed

Observe everything clearly.

"Let's go to the real dyeing workshop. Don't you two, Master Cao, want me to see it?" Liu Ziguang sneered. The Cao family and his son were extremely embarrassed. This beautiful and neat demonstration site of the Dyeing and Weaving Bureau was specially set up for inspection by the superior.

Yes, after all these years, no one is more serious than this. This young imperial envoy is so ignorant. Is he really going to get into trouble with the Cao family?

After all, Liu Ziguang was an imperial envoy with the emperor's orders. The Cao family and his son had no choice but to accompany them to the real weaving and dyeing bureau a mile away. Firecrackers led the way. After a while, they arrived at the place and saw only this place and its layout.

It is basically the same as the factory just now, but the working environment is more than ten times worse. The noise, dust, moisture, and temperature are all extremely high. The hot pot of the reeling machine is steaming with smoke. The steam-driven textile machine and the jacquard machine are monotonously repeating.

With the machinery running, the smell in the dyehouse was pungent and could make people faint. The workers were busy working in shabby clothes, and no one noticed the arrival of this group of officials with black gauze and round collars.

"Young and old gentlemen, I have invited the Imperial Envoy. If you have any grievances, please tell me immediately." Hua Pao shouted loudly. The workers looked back in shock, but no one responded until Liu Ziguang, who was wearing official uniform, sent the message in person.

As he spoke, these dull-eyed workers stopped what they were doing and gradually gathered around.

Seeing the workers gathering around, Cao Yong winked at one of his foremans, and the man immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Don't be anxious, everyone. If you have any requests, just ask. Cao Yong will help everyone solve it after the imperial envoy leaves."

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After hearing this, the craftsmen did not dare to speak again. The foreman's meaning was very clear. The imperial envoy was just in Suzhou on business. The Cao family was an old local gangster who had been in charge of the Jiangnan Textile Department for decades. Now he was trying to sue the Cao family quickly.

Well, how can we wait for the imperial envoy to leave?

"B*tch, the imperial envoy hasn't spoken yet, so it's your turn to be pretentious here!" The guard behind Liu Ziguang was not a fuel-efficient lamp. When he saw the angry look on his face, he went straight up and slapped the foreman who was talking nonsense.

Grab him and beat him violently.

The expressions of the Cao family father and son became very bad. It depends on the owner to beat the dog, but at this time it was inconvenient to say anything. They could only help: "This dog really deserves to be beaten."

When the workers saw that the foreman who had threatened them was beaten up by the imperial envoy's entourage, and the Cao family and his son also looked honest and merciless, they felt that they had an opportunity to seek justice, so they complained one after another.

Most of them accused the Weaving Bureau of deducting their rations for no reason, giving out less or even no rations. Even if they were given out, it was old grain mixed with a lot of sand. There were even craftsmen who were injured on the job. Not only did they not receive a single penny of compensation, they were also

He worked ruthlessly out of the factory and died miserably outside. Not to mention the daily beatings and beatings of the craftsmen, which was absolutely commonplace.

Many of the craftsmen in the Dyeing and Weaving Bureau are refugees from the north, so Liu Ziguang can understand what they say. The more he listens, the angrier he becomes. These are simply black-hearted capitalists. They have reached the pinnacle of depriving workers of their surplus value.

This is not a worker but a slave!

Liu Ziguang is not a blind and kind-hearted person. He understands that in order to reduce costs, he must start with labor. Isn't this how Liguo Iron Works used slaves like them? It is probably more difficult than these craftsmen, but the iron work is private.

Enterprise, Jiangnan Weaving is an industry of the imperial court, and all the money earned should be turned over to the state treasury. If the money earned from squeezing the craftsmen is turned over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, they can be spared, but the money will eventually fall into the pockets of the Cao family.

It can't be tolerated here.

"Sir Liu, this factory is about to be eliminated by the Suzhou Weaving Bureau. The environment is a bit bad, so I didn't ask you to move here. These workers are all dishonest guys. Seven out of ten were punished by the Weaving Bureau.

It is almost certain that there are some unscrupulous craftsmen and ruffians who talk nonsense, and you don’t want to listen to their nonsense." Seeing that the situation was not good, Cao Yong quickly interrupted the craftsmen's accusations in an attempt to muddy the waters and cover up the facts.

"Every case must be thoroughly investigated! Mr. Cao, please stop being a weaver for a while." Liu Ziguang ignored Cao Yong at all. He listened to the craftsmen's accusations for a while and finally said this.

"Your Majesty, why are you saying this? Although you are an angel, the emperor's decree does not give you the power to remove the weaving envoy from Jiangnan at will. Even if it involves false accusations such as corruption and hurting people, there are still prosecutors and imperial officials.

Shi Lai impeached me." Cao Yin finally broke out. He couldn't bear it anymore. This Liu Ziguang was really too much. He had given in over and over again, but he still pressed forward step by step. Since you are not afraid of breaking up, then

It doesn't matter to our Cao family, I want to see who is more powerful, you, the newly promoted uncle, or I, the marquis with deep roots, is more powerful.

Old fox, you finally can't help it anymore. Don't think that the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau's surname is Cao after being a weaver for decades. It doesn't matter if he has a deep network of connections and a huge wealth. How can it be compared to the nine thousand years old back then?

The complicated political situation in Beijing has not yet been cleared up. Liu Ziguang has the most experience in dealing with this kind of mess, and that is to cut it with a sharp knife!

The injuries on Cao Zhan's face were not serious. They were just a few bloody marks scratched by Liu Mao Mao. After applying medicine, he was fine. However, the entire Cao family was tense all night. The old lady was so anxious that she also cried.

, several uncles, and the elder brother angrily wanted to argue with the imperial envoy and ask him why he allowed the "maid" to scratch Cao Zhan.

All these stupid behaviors were stopped by Cao Yin. He was still very clear about his grandson's romantic temperament. At this juncture, it would be better if the imperial envoy didn't cause trouble for the Cao family. How could he hit the gun on his own. So.

He ordered that no one should mention the matter again, and Cao Zhan was not allowed to return to the Grand View Garden. He could only stay in the study of Cao's house in the city and was not allowed to step out of the door.

This was so anxious that Cao Zhan, who liked to play, had made an appointment to go out with his classmate Qin Cheng the next day. There was a nunnery outside the city, and there was a pretty nun named Zhi Zhi inside who was not to mention very handsome. Qin Cheng

I have already succeeded, and I am going to introduce him to Cao Zhan this time. If the conversation is successful, it is not impossible for the three of them to sleep together.

So Cao Zhan decided to go to the appointment no matter what. It happened that his grandfather and father were out on business early in the morning, so he secretly left the study with the help of the book boy Mingyan and slipped out of Cao's house through the back door.

When Cao Zhan came back satisfied, he found that his family was in a gloomy state, and no one even realized that he was missing. His wife was so anxious that he burst into tears. His uncles and brothers walked back and forth with frowning eyebrows. Only by secretly listening to their conversations did they find out that his grandfather and father were

They were all arrested by the imperial envoy.


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