When Chen Jin was thinking about life in the factory, everyone in the imperial court strongly supported the establishment of a complete rest system because Chen Jin had learned a lesson.
Therefore, after nearly half a month of discussion and improvement, Ming Dynasty’s first set of laws on the rest system was officially promulgated.
In the Jinluan Palace, Liu Jin was holding the latest "The Ming Dynasty Xiu Mu Code" in his hand, and in a loud voice, he was explaining the main provisions of the Xiu Mu Code to Emperor Hongzhi and the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
"The Ming Dynasty implemented a five-hour work system. The normal working hours every day are from a quarter of a hour in the morning to a quarter of a hour in the afternoon. If special work requires it, the time can be adjusted or shifts can be implemented."
"Working hours other than five hours are overtime work, and overtime work should be given at two to ten times the normal working hours, and the total hours of overtime and normal working hours cannot exceed seven hours."
"A seven-day day is defined as a week, with five working days and two days off each week. Normally, we work from Monday to Friday, and take rest on Saturday and Sunday. Appropriate rotations can be carried out according to the situation."
"Every year, the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Emperor's Birthday are legal holidays. The Spring Festival holiday has a total of fifteen days, seven days before and seven days after the first day of the Lunar New Year."
"The Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival each have a three-day holiday. The Ming Dynasty has a five-day holiday on the birthday of Emperor Hongzhi. On statutory holidays, except for special departments and special circumstances, everyone in the Ming Dynasty has a holiday."
Liu Jin's voice was very loud, and the sound was clearly transmitted to every corner of the hall.
All the ministers couldn't help but smile. After this, they could finally have a good rest for a few days, and no longer had to work day after day, year after year.
Although the work of many ministers is actually very easy, just drinking tea and reading newspapers, they still have to at least have some snacks and clock in to go to work, even if they want to walk around or have fun.
It's different now. You can rest for two days every five days. Two days are enough to walk around the Beijing-Tianjin area and Beizhili.
If it is during a statutory holiday, you can go to a farther place and take a look. This is something that many ministers have always wanted to do.
As for Emperor Hongzhi, he also had a smile on his face.
He actually wanted to go to the morning court later, and he had been diligent in government affairs for more than ten years, but this did not mean that Emperor Hongzhi liked to get up very early to go to the morning court.
He is just diligent, but that doesn't mean he likes it.
After what happened last year, he was deeply aware of the importance of his body, so he changed his morning rituals, maybe postponed his morning rituals, so that he could get more sleep and take some time to exercise in the morning.
The country is important, but your body is even more important. If you fall, the country will not belong to others.
Of course, he was really a good emperor, he loved his people like a son, and he treated his ministers quite well, otherwise he would not have agreed to change the early dynasty system and formulate the Xiu Mu system.
If it were an emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Jin would definitely not dare to let go of anything, and would postpone the morning court to dream.
Zhu Yuanzhang wished that these officials would not have to take a day off throughout the year, but would work at twelve o'clock every day. It was best not to even eat, so that the official's salary could be reduced even lower.
Emperor Hongzhi was different. He was very generous and kind to people.
After the imperial government's finances improved, Liu Jin proposed to increase the salaries of officials, and Emperor Hongzhi readily agreed. Now he postponed the morning court and took regular rest, but Emperor Hongzhi still agreed.
From these we can see that Emperor Hongzhi was very generous.
"...All factories, workshops, firms, restaurants, teahouses, restaurants, etc. must strictly abide by the rest code, respect workers' right to rest, and provide workers with regular rest based on their actual business conditions."
Soon, Liu Jin finished reading the main contents of the Xiu Mu Code. This Xiu Mu system was mainly formulated with reference to the system of later generations. Five days of work a week and two days of rest, plus statutory holidays and the like, combined with
It will be formulated based on the actual situation in Ming Dynasty.
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to add?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at the ministers and asked.
"Your Majesty, this Xiu Mu Code is to express your Majesty's love for the people as your own son. God's grace is so great that he has benefited all the people. I have already felt the emperor's grace and shed tears of gratitude!"
Liu Jian was the first to speak out on behalf of the ministers.
Well, the meaning is very simple. It is nothing more than thanking the emperor for giving everyone a holiday so that everyone can live a good life in the future. As for anything else, I don’t dare to expect anything else.
"Your Majesty loves the people like a son, and his grace is so great that he benefits all people!"
When the others heard this, they immediately shouted out in unison.
Well, at this time, it’s time to flatter Emperor Hongzhi. After all, in the future, everyone can delay going to court until Chen time. At least, they can sleep at home for more than an hour, take regular breaks, and have statutory holidays.
Such a good life was something I couldn't even imagine before.
"Since all my dear friends have no objections, let's proceed according to this. From tomorrow onwards, the Ming Dynasty's Xiu Mu Code will be officially implemented!"
When Emperor Hongzhi saw the appearance of his ministers, he also smiled and said yes.
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty!"
The ministers immediately shouted loudly.
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"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"
"The Ming Dynasty Xiu Mu Code was officially implemented~"
"For every five days of work, we have two days off, fifteen days off during the Spring Festival, three days off each for Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, and Mid-Autumn Festival, and five days off for the Emperor's birthday."
In the streets and alleys of the capital, as the imperial court officially promulgated the "Code of Xiu Mu in the Ming Dynasty", the Ming Dynasty Morning Post also immediately published it. In the streets and alleys of the capital, a large number of newsboys kept waving newspapers in their hands, waving newspapers as they walked.
Shout loudly.
"Is it really coming out?"
After hearing the news, the young and old men in the capital couldn't help but marvel.
Before the Ming Dynasty Xiu Mu Code was officially promulgated, the young and old men in the capital had already known the news, and everyone had participated in discussions on some of the relevant content.
I originally thought it was just a show of defiance on the part of the imperial court, and there was no way it would be announced.
But who knew that in only about half a month, the Xiu Mu Code would be officially announced and officially implemented.
"Come out~Come out~"
"From now on, after working for five days, you can take two days off~"
"Isn't this too lazy? I work for five days and take two days off. I think, one day off per month, two days is enough. There is no need to take so many days off."
"Not much, not much, not much at all. Think about it, everyone, seven days a week, a month is a little more than four weeks, and two days a week, that is, eight days of rest."
"Eight days is not that long. During these eight days, I will not dare to do anything. I will eat and drink at home, but there will be no income."
"Oh, sir, there's so much money to be made."
"Humans are not cows. They work all day long and deserve rest. Look at the people in those factories. They work seven or eight hours a day and are locked in there all year round. How are they different from machines?"
"If the imperial court hadn't issued this code of rest to stipulate the time, the owners of these factories and workshops would definitely not have taken the initiative to let you rest."
"That being said, they also gave money, right?"
"Money, money, don't just see money, but also see more things. As Mr. Liu said, workers have the right to rest and receive corresponding rewards. They cannot be like cattle, who work hard without complaint and endlessly. More
Besides, even cows have time to rest."
"I don't understand the world of you young people. I only know that people can live a better life only if they are diligent. Now that the imperial court has issued such a code of sleep and sleep, doesn't it make everyone in the world lazy?"
The uncle couldn't help but shake his head, and his mind began to recall the painful times in the past.
At that time, there were many people but little land, and landlords had to fight to plant their fields. They worked hard all year long, facing the loess with their backs to the sky, but they could not even get a few mouthfuls of food.
At that time, people were really hard-working, hard-working, hard-working, and just like cows, or even worse than cows. After all, cows are protected by law.
But at that time, we were really poor and miserable. Not to mention that there was too much, and even having a full meal was a luxury.
However, only a few years later, great changes occurred in the Ming Dynasty.
A large amount of fertile land overseas was acquired, and a large number of people migrated overseas, to Liaodong, Nanyang, the Western Regions, Henan and other places.
The fields that were once so popular that everyone was rushing to plant them have become barren. Landowners are so worried that they can only engage in breeding and planting fruit trees on their own fields.
In the past, I couldn't eat even a few full meals throughout the year. Now I eat three meals a day with an open stomach, including vegetables and meat. It's better than what landlords and wealthy people eat. This is still the life of an ordinary family.
In the past, even if you worked hard all your life, you might not be able to save a few copper coins. It only took three taels of silver to marry a wife. Now, the couple only needs to go to the city to work, and food and accommodation are provided. By the end of the year, the couple can bring dozens of dollars with them.
Two silver coins go back.
As for marrying a mother-in-law, the Ming Dynasty's mother-in-law has been rising and has more and more demands. Some people here in Beizhili have already asked for a house in the Beijing-Tianjin area.
But if you want to marry a Korean or Japanese woman, you basically don’t need money, which is really not possible. You can also buy some female slaves from the Western Regions and Central Asia to come back as concubines.
Life has undergone earth-shaking changes. Now, the imperial court has issued a code of rest, which stipulates in the form of law that workers have the right to rest. They work for five days and rest for two days, and they can also take a few days off on holidays.
This made the old people couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh, while the young people celebrated excitedly.