After the labor contract was signed and the workers achieved their goals, the people inside and outside the yamen were as happy as the rain after a long drought. Dai Xian then coughed twice: "The matter is over. It's time for you workers to go to work."
Ni Ziguang cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, Governor. I will inform the brothers right away and start work tomorrow."
Zhen Hui smiled warmly and said calmly: "When encountering a dispute, the only real way to resolve it is for everyone to sit down and negotiate in an amicable manner. Why bother to make a fuss when you take action? When big things are reduced to trivial matters, I still hope Ni
Mr. Pan understands."
Both Ni and Pan laughed: "Master Zhen is absolutely right."
Zhen Hui nodded: "If that's the case, why don't you tell the workers to go back and rest first? It's hard to stay up all night."
Ni Ziguang said: "We have a lot of people, so it will be more troublesome to retreat. My bosses, you have worked hard to come here, go back first. How about we leave after they leave?"
All the bosses said in unison: "Okay, okay! Let's go first!" They were all called by soldiers sent by Mr. Zheng. If they had known this situation, most of them would have pretended to be sick. Then they all stood up to say goodbye, Dai San
I was also among them. The reporters and photographers of "Fuzhou Commercial Daily" naturally followed along.
Footsteps left with a clatter, and only the government officials and workers were left in the house. It was silent for a moment, and Dai Xianzhi's breathing could be heard throughout the room. Zhen Hui stood up, poured a cup of tea and brought it to him: "My lord, I think you are thirsty.
, moisten your throat.”
Dai Xian's heart beat harder and harder, but he said, "Xia Guanwei is really thirsty." He picked it up and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing that he had finished eating, Zhen Hui turned around and wanted to speak. Pan Xigui stood up first and said, "We have been bothering Mr. Dai for so long, it's time for us to say goodbye."
Zhen Hui immediately said: "Two gentlemen and brothers, it's good to go. Remember to go to work tomorrow."
"Don't worry, sir." Ni Ziguang also stood up and pointed to the contract held in the arms of the officer beside him, "With this, everyone will naturally be able to do things easily."
Zhen Hui smiled and said: "I wonder where these two gentlemen live? If there are any flaws in this contract, I would like to find you two."
Ni Ziguang said: "All the government officials know that Ni lives in Anmin Lane diagonally across from Jia's Horse Store. Leave this document with me for the time being. Don't worry, sir. As long as you look for it, I will be waiting for you."
"Easy to say."
Ni Ziguang, Pan Xigui and his daughter then led the workers to withdraw from the governor's office. They were still in the vestibule, when Zhen Hui walked up to Dai Xian and said, "Master Zheng is outside."
Dai Xian covered his wrist and said solemnly: "Don't let the rebels go!"
Zhen Hui thought: "There are too many people, Master Zheng should only take the worst."
"No!" Dai Xian shouted, "Don't let anyone go!"
Zhen Hui advised: "You can run away, but the monk can't run away from the temple. Mr. Zheng must have been in a hurry when he came in the middle of the night, and he may not have brought enough people. In the future, we will search slowly, are you afraid that you won't be able to get it? Didn't the owners sign a contract with them? It's all in vain.
There are so many benefits that will never go away."
Dai Xian thought about it, 30,000 people were too many. Even if he stood and let Zheng Chaoer's soldiers cut him down, it would take several days. He might as well capture a few leaders first. Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, let's send those heads for now.
I'll pick it up in a few days." Then he sat in the hall and waited.
After waiting for half a day, someone outside shouted, "Master Zheng is here." As he spoke, Zheng Chaoer strode in and greeted Dai Xian, bowing and saluting: "Master Dai, I'm late."
Dai Xian didn't bother to return the favor and asked hurriedly: "How many rebels have been caught?"
Zheng Chaoer was startled: "Didn't your Excellency say that something unexpected happened, so we should not arrest the workers and their leaders for the time being?"
Dai Xian was anxious: "How did I ever say this? You led the regular army and didn't catch a bunch of mud-legged people?"
Zheng Chaoer slapped his thigh and said in frustration: "Oh! I've been fooled!"
Just now, a boy wearing the clothes of a servant hurriedly ran out and told Zheng Chao'er that their master was in urgent need and had to let the workers go due to unforeseen circumstances. He must not disturb them. Zheng Chao'er thought they had discovered some clue. I want to play a long game to catch big fish, so I let them go!
Zhen Hui said hurriedly: "Is it too late to catch up now?"
"It's too late!" Dai Xian was furious, pointing at Zheng Chaoer and yelling at the case.
Zheng Chao'er is nearly sixty years old, more than ten years older than Dai Xian, and his previous official position was as high as that of Dai Xian. Dai Xian has been the local emperor of Fujian for the past four or five years. Except for the former governor Huang Wengang, who was more humble in front of him, he was not immune to other officials. Putting on airs. Although he was always polite to the veteran Zheng Chaoer, he had already regarded himself as a superior officer in his heart. At this moment, his anger hit Tianling Gai, he couldn't care about anything, and he scolded him very unpleasantly. Zhen Hui interrupted several times to no avail. Zheng Chaoer was angry and angry. He couldn't hold back his face. After holding back for a while, he raised his hands and said, "General, I will go search for the rebels right now." He turned around and left.
Dai Xian sneered and said: "I'm afraid the rebels have already boarded the ship and gone to sea, and Mr. Zheng won't be able to catch up even if he boarded the Hot Wheels!"
Instead, Zhen Hui shouted: "Master Zheng, those workers still have firearms in their hands. I don't know where they came from. Please be careful."
"You will finally understand!" Zheng Chaoer walked out quickly.
Dai Xian then remembered that the little girl surnamed Pan said that their firearms were snatched from the Fujian Armory, and hurriedly shouted: "Check which warehouse they got their firearms from! Kill all the guards without leaving any behind!"
Zhen Hui immediately advised: "Sir, the thief is cunning, and Miss Pan's martial arts skills are astonishing. It may not be because the guarding soldiers are incompetent. We must first examine him one or two times."
"Why are you still interrogating!" Dai Xian slapped the case, his eyes were red, "All incompetent people will be killed by me! Kill! Kill..." Before he could finish the last word of "kill", his body suddenly went limp and he fell down. He hurriedly came over to help him. But Dai Xian was too fat and fell too fast. The boy couldn't hold him up. Both the master and the servant fell to the ground with a "plop". Looking at Dai Xian again, he had already passed out.
Zheng Chao'er had already crossed the threshold and had to come back when he heard a big commotion behind him. Zhen Hui ordered people to go and fetch a doctor quickly, but two or three young men couldn't help Dai Xian. In the end, Zheng Chao'er sent two soldiers to hold him up. He was sent to the back office.
Not long after, the doctor came. After seeing Dai Xian's condition, he said, "Master Dai is so angry that he is unconscious."
Zhen Hui asked: "May I ask when he will wake up?"
The doctor said: "It's hard to say. Maybe three to five hours, maybe three to five days, or even longer."
Zhen Hui and Zheng Chao'er looked at each other for a few times. The doctor went outside to prescribe medicine, and Zhen Hui said to Zheng Chao'er: "Just now... Mr. Dai was unconscious. The subordinate thought that he could first find out how the armory was robbed. If the guard There is nothing serious about the soldiers. We will wait until Master Dai wakes up to make a decision. It will also cost the lives of many soldiers. It is not easy to train good soldiers these days. Even Master Dai himself fell into the trap of others, not to mention a few mere soldiers."
As the commander-in-chief, Zheng Chaoer was naturally not happy that Dai Xian wanted to kill his subordinates without even interrogating him. Hearing this, he immediately said, "Please give me some kind words, Lord Zhen." Zhen Hui nodded.
Zheng Chaoer was concerned about those firearms, so he went to the armory first as Zhen Hui said. When he arrived at the place, he asked, and found out that Miss Pan was the leader of the army, and the black-clothed army's martial arts and firearms were better than those of the guards. It turns out that this matter is not a coincidence.
A fool was making trouble, and he was afraid that someone else was behind the scenes. Zheng Chaoer hurried back to the governor's office.
Dai Xian was still awake, and Zhen Hui and Mr. Zhang were dealing with yamen matters. Zheng Chaoer then discussed with them. Zhen Hui immediately said, "Now that things are going wrong, I'm afraid that I will make a mistake." Zhang and Zheng asked what "just making a mistake will make a mistake".
He said, "The Pan father and his daughter are from Jiangxi..."
Master Zhang interrupted: "Miss Pan is studying in Dajiala."
"Yes." Zhen Hui said, "It's just that there are quite a few young people going to Dajiala to study. Moreover, the list listed by Pan Xigui was also the work of the magistrate of Ruijin County, Jiangxi. In my opinion, Su Tao is more likely to be suspected than Jia Lian. But we
I can’t guess what they want to do. I might as well wait and see their next step before making a decision.”
Master Zhang thought for a long time: "According to Master Zhen's wishes, those workers won't move for now?"
Zhen Hui said: "Those workers have obviously been deceived by Pan and his daughter, and it is useless to arrest them. Pan and Ni..." She looked at Zheng Chaoer, "How about we try to arrest them? Ni Ziguang is Jia's
Ma Xing is in charge, I don’t know if he has anything to do with the Rongguo Mansion.” He frowned slightly, “I don’t know when Mr. Dai will wake up. He has always been quite arbitrary. Things have changed now. If others deal with it at will, Mr. Dai may wake up.
He will get angry again. He was injured because of his anger. If he gets angry again..."
Master Zhang sighed: "I also have this concern."
The three of them looked at each other for a long time, neither of them daring to make a decision rashly. Zhen Hui hesitated and said: "I am a prostitute, and I am average in appearance. Most men will look down on a woman like me. How about... I pretended that there was something wrong with the contract,
Go to Ni Ziguang to discuss and test things out?" Both Zhang and Zheng said, "You can give it a try."
Zhen Hui then walked towards Anmin Alley with the stack of labor contracts. When she got to the entrance of the alley, she jumped off her horse. Because she was wearing an official robe, many children gathered around to look at her. Zhen Hui smiled and asked, "Do you know about Jia's horse racing business?"
Where does Mr. Ni Ziguang live?"
The child pointed out: "There is an old camphor tree at the door. There is a faded red lantern hanging on the camphor tree."
Zhen Hui thanked him and walked into the alley for only twenty or thirty steps, when she saw an old camphor tree. She then tied her horse and went to knock on the door of a house under the tree. After photographing for a long time, an old woman with dim eyesight slowly came out.
When asked, she said that Ni Ziguang was her son and had not been home for many days. Zhen Hui laughed dumbly, cupped her hands and turned away from the front door of their house, standing under the tree and waiting.
After a while, Ni Ziguang came over from the other end of the alley, holding his fists apologetically: "Master Zhen, please be patient."
Zhen Hui raised her eyebrows: "Mr. Ni is highly respected by the neighbors." Ni Ziguang looked impressed. Zhen Hui said seriously, "I am a little unclear about the contract I signed with Mr. Ni this morning. I hope Mr. Ni will give you some advice.
.”
"I will tell you everything I know. Master Zhen, please."
Ni Ziguang then led her back to his home. There was a man in the house who seemed to have been waiting for a long time. Ni Ziguang personally poured a cup of hot water and put it in front of Zhen Hui. He said with a smile: "Master Zhen is here very quickly."
Zhen Hui smiled slightly and took out a handkerchief from her arms, which was wrapped with something. When she opened it, she saw that inside was the seal of the governor of Fujian. Zhen Hui said: "How can such an important contract not be sealed?" Three
People look at each other and smile.
The stack of contracts allocated to the union was on the desk. Ni Ziguang put it together with the ones Zhen Hui brought, and took out a box of red ink pad from the drawer and opened it. Zhen Hui rolled up her sleeves and took the governor's seal.
The two of them helped turn the pages and stamped on the contracts one by one, like making rice cakes. After they finished stamping, the man waiting in the room opened the big cabinet and took out a camera. There were four large characters embroidered on the camera curtain:
Fuzhou Business Daily.
When things were settled, Ni Ziguang smiled and asked, "How does Governor Zhen know that's not my home?"
Zhen Hui flipped through the contract and said, "Mr. Ni was originally the servant of the regent of the Yan Kingdom. His parents were both in Taiwan."
Ni Ziguang was surprised: "Not many people know about this anymore."
Zhen Hui raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Comrade Chen Hongxiu told me this when I was training in Dajiala in the early years."
Ni Ziguang snorted: "Put it down, Sister Hongxiu is not that gossipy. It must be their Lan Xiang who said it, and asked you to put the hat on Sister Hongxiu's head." Zhen Fen smiled - this matter is really Chen Hongxiu.
Gossip. She also said, "Even if you tell Zi Guang that it was me who said it, he will not believe it and think it was my brother who said it."
Zhen Hui went to Ni Ziguang without saying anything, and returned to the governor's Yamen sadly. After discussing with Zheng Zongbing and Master Zhang for half a day, she finally decided to stay put. On the one hand, she waited for Dai Xian to wake up and make the decision, and on the other hand, she waited to see what happened and sent more troops.
People went to Jia's horse shop and stared at Ni Ziguang.
Three days later, a new issue of "Fuzhou Business Daily" was published, which was a special issue on Fujian labor contracts. There was a photo printed on the top of the front page. It was none other than Dai Xian, the governor of Fujian, with a very satisfied smile. And there was another photo below.
A stack of contracts. One of them is still open, and the governor's seal can be vaguely seen stamped on it.
Zhen Hui and Master Zhang were both surprised. They were both in the governor's hall that day, and it was clear that he had not stamped the seal. He quickly found the stack of contracts and took a look. There was indeed a seal on it! The two looked at each other, and Zhen Hui said: "Your Excellency,
Zhen Hui said: "That girl Pan can fly over eaves and walk over walls."
The two hurriedly rushed back. Dai Xian was still lying on the bed unconscious. Master Zhang asked about his belongings, and the serving maid pointed to a small box beside the bed. When he opened the box, he saw that there was indeed the governor's seal inside, and the seal was still there.
Stained with fresh red ink pad, Master Zhang took a breath of air. Zhen Hui murmured: "What are their origins?"
Various chambers of commerce were waiting for Dai Xian to wake up, but he never woke up. The report in Fuzhou Business Daily was immediately reported and reprinted by many newspapers in the north and south of the Yangtze River. The Dai family could not care about anything else, so they were busy asking doctors everywhere to treat Dai Xian.
Zhen Hui is in charge of the affairs of the Yamen.
Unfortunately, people's wishes failed. At the end of November, Dai Xian passed away. In December, the saint in the capital sent a father-in-law as a special envoy to express condolences and read out the imperial edict on the spot. He was promoted to governor of Fujian, Zhen Hui, and was in charge of the province of Fujian. Fujian
The officials were all shocked. Dai Xian's two sons immediately jumped up and refused to accept it. The father-in-law said calmly: "This is the holy order, there is no reason for you to refuse to accept it." Then he looked at Zhen Hui, "I hope Master Zhen will love the people for the saint and protect the people."
Peace to one side."
Zhen Hui bowed and said, "I will accept the decree." Then he took over the governor's official robe and seal and took office that day.
The labor contract signed by the chamber of commerce and the labor union was originally signed by Zhen Hui, and then she became the governor, so the fake became true. That strike, known as the "Fujian General Strike" in history, opened the first page of workers' armed resistance to capitalist exploitation. Later generations
November 17 will be designated as Labor Day, and all workers will have three days off.