The first thousand four hundred and fifty-two storms 1
The bonded labor system is full of evil, like thunder. Tian Lai novels. | 2
Anyone who has taken ideological and political courses in middle school will be familiar with this terrible system.
Compared with this system, even slavery is actually tender and full of humanistic care.
At least slave owners still regarded their slaves as property and tools.
But bonded workers are nothing more than consumables to capitalists.
Just like the slave workers in Cheng Zhengying and Zhuo Wangsun's mines in Linqiong today.
If you die, just die!
The masters don't care whether they live or die. If this batch dies, they can get another batch.
Anyway, it's not your own property.
The emergence of bonded workers in Guanzhong can be traced back to about a year ago.
But because farmers in Guanzhong generally live a good life now, at least they won't go hungry.
Therefore, the powerful landowners and nobles had no choice.
It wasn't until half a year ago that Liu Che began to rebuild Chang'an, reminding them that there were still hundreds of thousands of citizens living in this city of Chang'an.
At least half of them belong to extremely poor families.
What's even better is that, unlike farmers, these people own land and have close relations with the Mohists.
In Guanzhong, if you touch the peasants, maybe there will be interference from the Mohists who are full and meddlesome.
These ancestors cannot be offended now!
Every Mohist in the Mohist family, especially those in the Mohist Garden, has the right to directly enter the Weiyang Palace and perform solo in front of the emperor.
But in Chang'an City, due to various reasons, Mohists from the Mohist family rarely appeared in the market (this was actually Liu Che's request to the Mohist family. It was impossible for Liu Che to allow the Mohist family to build their own grassroots organizations in Chang'an City.
At least while he is alive, it is absolutely not allowed! This Chang'an City can only have one voice, one master, and one savior of the people, and that is the sacred Emperor Han!)
Without the intervention and obstruction of the Mohists, all these scum need to get rid of is the intervention of the Legalists.
As for how you want to count on Confucian gentlemen to uphold justice?
Haha, then only gentlemen are willing to condescend and come to these slums!
As for dealing with Legalists?
As long as the procedures are correct and the contract is in hand, I'm not afraid of what the Legalists can do.
Even if there are one or two stupid young people who want to disrupt the situation, they can't make waves in the face of the joint efforts of officials, businessmen and nobles.
If Liu Che hadn't moved the Tingwei Yamen to Zhangtai Street out of some considerations, I'm afraid the situation he sees now would be much worse!
Maybe, we might even see a large number of scoundrels in the house, using threats and inducements to do whatever they can.
This is also the reason why Liu Che chose to come to Zhangtai Street instead of going to those villages where the situation may be more complicated.
He was really worried that some idiots would jump over the wall in a hurry.
But here, it doesn't matter.
Of course, as an emperor, he was actually very embarrassed when faced with this matter.
After all, he had already strictly prohibited keeping Han people as slaves in a legal sense.
Although at the same time, permission was given to allow nobles and landowners to keep barbarian slaves on a large scale.
However, in any case, anti-slavery in China is always accompanied by risks and crises.
Historically, Wang Mang opposed slavery and annexation, and was beaten to death.
This is a lesson learned from the past!
Liu Che knew these things very well.
That's why he indulges himself till now.
But now, he had to take action.
The reason is simple - this is China!
He looked at the peaceful interior outside the car curtain, and a sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth: "Do you really think that the incident in Zhangqiu will not happen again?"
In the Zhangqiu Incident in June of the third year of Yuande, King Liu Piguang of Jinan was killed, and then the four kings came to an end. By the fourth year of Yuande, more than a thousand officials had been executed because of their involvement in the case!
In the entire Qilu area, 70% of the officials with a rank of more than a thousand stones were either executed or driven home to farm.
More than five hundred large families were exiled, and tens of thousands of people were involved in the case.
To this day, the Qilu countries can still feel the horror and horror of that great purge!
This was also the largest purge since the founding of the Han Dynasty.
Four years later, there are actually people walking the tightrope again. Do they think that the people in Guanzhong will not resist?
Once the people in Chang'an City couldn't stand it anymore, large-scale riots broke out.
Then, I'm afraid not just one or two people are going to die.
Maybe, the three princes and nine ministers will also be dragged into the water, the plank will be knocked down, and no one in the entire government and the public will be spared.
The reason is simple - the Shenjing is disturbed, the two palaces are disturbed, and the ancestral temple is disturbed.
Even Liu Che had to go to his ancestors to apologize.
The two queen mothers also had to close their doors to thank guests, meditate and repent.
As the prime minister and imperial censor who assists the emperor, do you still dare to live?
Prime Minister, since the imperial censor committed suicide, then Jiu Qing still has the honor to sit in the court?
Jiuqing went home to farm. Can the following participants and planners escape?
At that time, a large army will surely march into Chang'an City. The heavily armed troops, under the guidance of the embroidered guards, will arrest people from house to house.
When someone is caught, they are dragged directly to Dongshi and beheaded.
In a sense, Liu Che actually came to save the lives of some scumbags.
It’s just that these scumbags may not appreciate it.
But it doesn't matter, I just took this opportunity to clean up and down the court.
In fact, Liu Che has been planning a major purge since he ascended the throne.
There is one emperor and one courtier.
Some old guys occupied the manhole and did nothing, which made Liu Che very distressed.
However, for a long time, no matter how Liu Che hinted, they were unwilling to take up official positions.
It’s so disrespectful!
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The carriage stopped in front of an alley in Zhangtai Street. Liu Che got off the carriage and was immediately surrounded by guards.
He raised his head and looked at the archway in front of this Luli. The name on it was: Dongsanli.
It means the third li in the east of Zhangtai Street.
Judging from the Shaofu's report, there are more than 300 families living in this village, which is considered a medium-sized village in Chang'an City.
"Sir, this is the residence of the widow of the strong man Yang Wei..." a servant reported in a low voice.
Liu Che nodded when he heard this. He chose this place intentionally.
Because, when doing anything, there must be a reason, which is the starting point.
You can't say that the emperor walked into the palace arrogantly to inspect people's livelihood, right?
This does not conform to the views of the nobles, nor does it conform to the rules of the game.
However, if the emperor suddenly thinks of a fighting hero or a martyr's widow, and wants to see if she is doing well and whether her life is satisfactory, there is no problem.
If during this process, the widow of a martyr, the descendant of the heroic wife who sacrificed her life and blood for the country, was found to be unfairly treated, the emperor would take action and pursue the case in anger.
Then there is no problem at all!
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Naturally, the arrival of Liu Che and his entourage immediately attracted the attention of several nearby rangers.
As we all know, there is a strange parasitic relationship between the Chang'an Rangers and merchants and nobles.
In a sense, the rangers are actually merchants. They are the thugs, dog thighs, black gloves, dirty deeds, and bad things kept by the nobles.
This way you can avoid risks.
Even if something goes wrong, it can be blamed on a scapegoat or a temporary worker, which has nothing to do with the pure gentlemen and scholar-bureaucrats with noble character.
They are all hateful lawless elements who are causing trouble in my name!
What's more, the distance between this place and the Tingwei's official office is too close, so we need to be more careful.
What if a stupid young man from the imperial court comes and insists on taking charge of things?
It's time for the rangers to appear.
Intimidation and inducement are nothing more than a few tricks.
If it really doesn't work, you can always find a solution by applying pressure from above.
In short, these guys have always relied on similar means to cover up and cover up.
But unfortunately, Liu Che had an embroidered guard as his eyes and ears.
And in this city of Chang'an, spies are widely deployed.
If it was just a small fight, Liu Che might not know about it.
But they have done so much, Xiuyiwei is not blind, and Xiuyiwei is still a spy agency shrouded in mystery and difficult for the outside world to interfere with.
Then, what they did was exposed.
But, these people don’t know!
At least, the people doing the work below definitely don’t know.
As for those scumbags above who know the existence and terror of the Xiuyi Guards and still want to get involved in such a case and want to reap benefits, all we can say is that they are doing their own thing!
These rangers immediately became alert when they saw a noble son actually getting off the bus at Zhangtai Street.
Some people went back to report the news, and some people came up and wanted to get close to Liu Che and his party, with even more unkind eyes.
Liu Che was too lazy to pay attention to them. He just waved his hand and asked the accompanying guards to stop them and not allow them to come near!
"You can approach my young master?" The guards glared and drove them away.
But these guys didn't give up and stayed nearby.
Liu Che was too lazy to pay attention to them and walked into Luli with Sima Xiangru and about ten followers.
At the same time, hundreds of plainclothes soldiers secretly responsible for protecting Liu Che's safety were either disguised as pedestrians, riding horse-drawn carriages, or pushing trucks, and set up guard posts densely in Zhangtai Street.
Groups of soldiers suddenly appeared at various intersections and main thoroughfares of Zhangtai Street.
Some people even put down barriers at some major intersections to check pedestrians. The reason is that they are enforcing King Wu's order to strictly check pedestrians.
This reason is barely acceptable, because Zhijinwu does often randomly check pedestrians in a certain area.
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Liu Che walked into Dongsanli. After the comprehensive reconstruction of Chang'an City, the houses in each village were all standardized.
Especially among the middle and lower class people, all houses have three bedrooms and one living room, which are somewhat similar to the courtyards in later rural areas, but more primitive.
Just because the walls are all made of red bricks, they are stronger and cleaner than the adobe brick structures of the past.
More than three hundred small courtyards are arranged in a unified manner and extend into the depths of the alley.
Several men dressed as government officials were patrolling the alley.
However, looking at their listless and lazy appearance, you can tell that they actually don't care about the life and safety of the people living here.
If it were in Qili Monk Guanli, such a situation would never happen.
The inspection officials there work day and night to perform their duties.
There are even military patrols every day to ensure safety.
There is nothing that can be done about it. Even in Washington, D.C., the affluent areas of Manhattan and the slums of Queens Boulevard have vastly different security forces and quality of security personnel!
What's more, this is BC?
In fact, it is unprecedented to arrange security personnel and officials in slums.
When these people saw Liu Che and his entourage, they immediately rushed over like pugs and said, "I'd like to meet you, Sir!"
Liu Che looked at these guys and asked, "Do you know where Yang Wei's widow lives?"
Yang Wei was one of the many young men from Guanzhong who brought their own rations to join the army in the Battle of Yanji last year.
But it is a pity that he did not return with honor and military exploits. Instead, he died on the battlefield and was even buried in a foreign land.
To be fair, his widow and family should be treated well by the military.
They even moved into a house specially prepared for military dependents and received relatively good treatment.
These military-affiliated villages are generally located around Qili Monk Guanli and Beique. They have a good environment. Children in the villages can even enjoy free education in private schools opened by nobles and wealthy businessmen.
But it is a pity that Yang Weishang brought his own dry food to join the army.
He does not belong to any Han army.
And even until he died in battle, he did not put on the Han army's war robe.
Therefore, in a legal sense, he was a hero who sacrificed his life for the country. His memorial tablet was also brought to Lingyan Pavilion and his name was engraved on the stone tablet.
But the problem is...
Since he did not belong to any army, no army accepted his widow.
In other words, apart from the pension fees stipulated by law, his family cannot enjoy any other preferential treatment.
In fact, the pensions for Han Dynasty war dead are no different from those ten years ago.
If a soldier dies in battle, the pension amount is only three to five thousand yuan.
For the orphans and family members of those who died in war, state pensions are actually only a fraction.
What really matters is the welfare within each army.
For example, during the transformation of Chang'an, the orphans and widows who belonged to various field armies were all concentrated and placed near the homes of various old officers. In fact, it was their fathers/husbands who were responsible for protecting and supporting them.
's chief.
This system has effectively enhanced the unity and centripetal force within the army and the sense of collective honor.
But it also brought many problems.
Among them, people like Yang Wei who bring their own food and don't have a team, once they die, their death is basically in vain.
Since the Battle of Mayi, there have been hundreds of special cases like Yang Wei in Guanzhong.
Liu Che has also been thinking of ways to solve this dilemma.
But unfortunately, he is the emperor and cannot think about these issues every day.
So I put it off until today.
But now, people like Yang Wei have become the key to Liu Che's victory.
Think about it, Yang Wei is a soldier no matter what, and he is a soldier who died on the battlefield and sacrificed his life for the country.
Just like the Song and Ming Dynasties, even if you are not even a scholar.
But as long as you wear Confucian clothes and read books, in the eyes of scholars and officials, you are one of their own.
If it was about other matters, perhaps the civil servants wouldn't care about it.
But if you are bullied by the rude Qiu Ba, you will be bullied very badly.
