"...I believe that in order to prevent what happened in Nanjing from happening again, a strict legal system must be established to safeguard the fundamental rights and interests of the people."
"When the economic situation is good, factories and workshops can still guarantee good payment once a year, but if the economic situation is severe and the factories and workshops are not operating well, it may be difficult for workers to receive their wages in full.
Give it out."
"The imperial court should introduce relevant legal systems, stipulating that workers' wages must be paid in full on a monthly basis, and factories, workshops, businesses, etc. are not allowed to pay on an annual or quarterly basis. This will legally protect the rights and interests of workers, and at the same time prevent the recurrence of Nanjing
Such a thing."
In Liu Jin's study, Liu Jin was writing a memorial to Emperor Hongzhi.
The affairs of the Nanjing delegation have been dealt with to a great extent, and the rest are all trivial matters. The key is to prevent such things from happening, and at the same time to attack the clan forces in Jiangnan and even the whole country from the national level, consolidate the rule of the imperial court, and promote the Ming Dynasty
development of.
"The incident in Nanjing was caused by the imperial court's imposition of commercial taxes. In the south of the Yangtze River, where merchants gathered and commerce was prevalent, they have always been very opposed to the imposition of commercial taxes."
"However, taxation is the economic basis for maintaining the operation of the country and is also a tool for the court to regulate the national economy. How can it be influenced and restricted by others."
"When Wang Shouren was the tax governor of Nanzhili, he made great achievements in tax collection, which offended the local gentry, merchants, and big families in Jiangnan. They were eager to replace Wang Shouren."
"So they plotted this matter, and when Wang Shouren went to Songhu for inspection, he deliberately failed to pay the workers' wages, and hired local gangsters to beat the workers who were asking for wages, which in turn aroused conflicts and led to conflicts."
"Fortunately, Wang Shouren returned in time and quickly calmed people's hearts and stabilized the overall situation with lightning speed, so it did not lead to disaster."
"...The foundation of the Jiangnan gentry lies in the clan. To combat clan power, we need to approach it from many aspects. One of them is to reduce the number of scientific examination places in Jiangnan and attack clan education."
"The second is to vigorously promote the development of urbanization, push the rural population into the city, abolish many household registration systems that restrict population circulation, introduce policies and systems that are conducive to urbanization development, and allow free settlement in various places."
"Thirdly, it promotes the balanced development of various parts of the Ming Dynasty, and provides more policy and financial support to remote and backward areas to support the development of transportation and education..."
Liu Jin, who had always been lazy, was also very rare. He wrote a memorial of several thousand words to Emperor Hongzhi, explaining the Nanjing incident in detail, the origin of the incident, the reasons behind it, and the suggestions he made.
Corresponding suggestions and strategies.
Of course, in the memorial, he also said a lot of good things for Wang Shouren, so that Wang Shouren would not be punished too severely.
Such a major incident occurred in Nanjing. Although Wang Shouren performed very well in the follow-up handling, he still could not escape responsibility and would definitely be punished. As for whether the punishment is severe or not, it depends on the meaning above.
"It's almost time to go back."
After writing the memorial, Liu Jin looked out the window, overlooking Nanjing. The ancient capital of the Six Dynasties seemed extremely depressed at this moment. The loss of a large number of people caused all walks of life in Jinling to shrink rapidly, and it encountered an unprecedented cold winter.
It was a beautiful and sunny day, a rare good day.
Jinling Square in the Nanjing Industrial Zone was crowded with people, shoulder to shoulder. Many Nanjing people who had received the news came here to prepare to take a look at this public trial.
In the middle area of Jinling Square, a large number of soldiers were on guard with guns.
Wearing uniforms, standing upright, tall, and heroic, the imperial soldiers also made the melon-eaters watching around them couldn't help but secretly applaud.
"Tsk tsk, look, this is my soldier of the Ming Dynasty, the patron saint of the empire. He is so handsome."
"Isn't that right? They are all tall and resolute. It is our great fortune to have such soldiers."
"Haha, my son is also in the military, but he is in the navy. He is assigned to serve in the Black Sea Fleet. He can retire in two years."
"My son is also a soldier, a cavalryman, stationed in the northern grasslands."
"It's good to be a soldier. It's better to be a soldier now than it was before. In the past, the military households were in dilapidated households. They were so poor that they had problems eating. Now it's so good to be a soldier. Everyone is treated very well. After retirement, what's the point?
, you can also work as an official, a police officer, a government servant, etc. You can find a good job casually."
"Isn't that right? The son of Lao Li's family next door to me, after retiring from the army last year, is now working as a police officer in the government office, specializing in catching bad guys."
"The son of the old Liu family in my village was offered a high salary to go overseas before he retired. He was given twenty taels of silver a month. It is said that he was also given hundreds of acres of land overseas and a few white girls."
Everyone looked at the imperial soldiers who were maintaining order and standing upright, and they started talking and discussing non-stop.
But soon, everyone's attention was also attracted by four-wheeled carriages carrying prisoners.
In one of the four-wheeled carriages, Zhang Yuanting was wearing a prison uniform and looking around with disheveled hair. He finally saw the sun outside, but he was about to face a trial. According to Ming law, he would definitely not escape death.
Looking around again, he soon found the prison car where his family was being held, his elderly mother, his wife and children, and almost everyone in the Zhang family had been arrested.
"Mother, mother~"
Zhang Yuanting couldn't help shouting.
"My son, my son~"
Hearing Zhang Yuanting's cry, his mother quickly shouted excitedly, but across the prison car, there were only two tears.
"Kill them, beat them to death~"
"They are the ones who harmed our Jinling, and they are the ones who turned our Jinling into what it is now."
"No one comes to our Jinling, no one is willing to do anything for us, and they are not even willing to sell goods on credit~"
I don’t know who yelled first, and the scene immediately became chaotic.
The people who were watching the excitement took out rotten radishes, rotten eggs, shoes, stones and other things and threw them at Zhang Yuanting, Zeng Qing, Jiang Cheng and others.
"Yes, beat them to death, beat them to death~"
"I only bought my new house a few months ago, and it suddenly dropped by more than 100 taels of silver. I can't even sell it at a loss~"
"Yours is okay. The house I bought has not been handed over yet. Now it has been stopped because it cannot recruit workers. I don't know how long it will take before I can get my new house."
"Oh, don't mention it. Nothing works now. My shop is about to close down. No one comes at all. I just bought it new and renovated it. I still owe some foreign debts for this."
"It's not because they deliberately refused to pay the workers the money they owed, and hired gangsters to beat the workers, even maiming them, which ruined the reputation of us Jinling people."
"Now everyone says that we Jinling people are extremely bad. They say that we have no conscience and are unwilling to do business with us. Even if we have money, we can't recruit people to do work for us."
"It's them, it's all these people who spend every day living and drinking on the boat. Everyone works hard for them, and they don't even pay us wages. They even beat people, which completely ruined our reputation.
"
"Kill them, beat them to death~"
The angry Jinling people kept throwing rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at Zhang Yuanting and others. All of them suddenly became extremely embarrassed, their whole bodies were smelly, and their noses and faces were bruised and swollen.
"You ignorant and troublesome people, how can you know that what we are doing is not for the benefit of us Jiangnan people, nor is it for everyone's good."
"The imperial court imposes heavy taxes, and the people like us are suffering unspeakably. If we don't resist, we will never get ahead. Aren't the things we do for everyone?"
Zhang Yuanting looked ferocious and embarrassed, but he still spoke harshly and kept yelling at the angry crowd around him.
"Fuck you, today's people love the people like their own children, never increase taxes, exempt people from taxes and corvees, and reduce taxes in the market. We all benefit a lot, but you are here talking nonsense, I won't kill you
You bastard."
“We keep saying people, people, are you people?”
"You guys, all of you are incredibly rich, have millions of dollars, and are on flower boats all year round. What's the matter with you paying more taxes?"
"If the imperial court doesn't collect taxes from you, will it collect taxes from us poor people?"
"In the final analysis, it is not for the benefit of you big businessmen, big gentry, or big families, but it is ruining the reputation of us Jinling people~"
"Kill them, beat them to death~"
The angry crowd was furious. The Ming Dynasty Morning Post had already reported everything clearly, dividing them from the vast number of ordinary people. They could not represent the ordinary people in Jiangnan.
Among the crowd, Ouyang Yuan watched all this silently, lamenting and irritated in his heart. The large factory where his family invested millions of money has not yet recruited enough workers to maintain normal operation, and the investment is expensive.
Drifted.
I also hate Zhang Yuanting and others with great hatred. Even the gentry, big businessmen, and big families like them have been affected, making it difficult to do business, and I am afraid that life will be difficult in the future.
Soon, Liu Jin, Wang Shouren and other officials arrived at the trial site. Wang Shouren represented the imperial court and Wang Shouren represented Nanzhili to try many people involved in the Nanjing case.
"The criminals Zhang Yuanting, Zeng Qing, Jiang Cheng, etc., because they were dissatisfied with the imperial tax policy, jointly plotted against the imperial government, ignored the royal law, violated imperial orders, deliberately defaulted on paying workers' wages, and beat workers wantonly, arousing public anger and causing Nanjing to
Hundreds of thousands of workers rioted, resulting in more than 300 deaths, thousands of maims, and tens of thousands of injuries. This is an unpardonable crime. I sentence you to death! The three tribes are exiled thousands of miles away!"
Wang Shouren looked at the many criminals in the audience and coldly announced the result.