Chapter 1786 The Industrial Age - Wen Yuan's Opinion
On the afternoon of the next day, Yun received the memorial from Suzhou because the edicts and memorials to and from Suzhou were expedited for 200 miles. Yun read all the memorials and found that all officials except Jin Yiwei, whether they were The contents of the memorials written by Suzhou Prefectural Government, Changzhou County Government, and Suzhou Police Department were all very similar. They believed that it was the fault of the factories that led to the civil commotion, and that craftsmen should not be punished too hard, or even that craftsmen should not be punished.
Jin Yiwei's memorial is slightly different. Jin Yiwei told the whole story, including why the civil uprising occurred, how it happened, how many people participated in the civil uprising, how many and who the leaders were, etc. The details were written in the memorial, but there was no suggestion on how to handle the matter.
After reading all these memorials, Yun saw that it was not yet the time of You, so he called Lu Yi and said: "Go and call the prince to the back hall, and then go to the Kuaiji mansion to announce that Li and his son have entered the palace."
"Yes, official." Lu Yi agreed, bowed and stepped back. Yun picked up a few memorials and went to the back hall to answer them while waiting for Wen Yuan.
After a while, Wenyuan came to Qianqing Palace, saluted Yun and said, "My son has met his father."
"Get up quickly and sit next to father. Is the School of Science and Technology busy lately?" Yun first asked with a smile.
"Father, Rifanyuan has not been very busy recently. Envoys from various countries visit my father on the first day of the first lunar month, and it is not yet time for them to leave the capital, so Ribanyuan is quite leisurely. However, we will wait until the end of the first lunar month in less than half a month. In early February, when the envoys from the Fan Kingdom return one after another, my son will be busier." Wenyuan sat on a chair next to Yun and spoke.
"Since you are not busy during these days, in addition to taking a good rest, you must also take time to get closer to your Uncle Lu and Wen Di, especially your seventh brother Wen Di. Your Uncle Lu has been granted the title of Southern Hanzhou Continent. It is said that when my father was alive, even if you spent most of your life apart from transporting goods, you would never have anything to do with him again, so you don’t have to worry about it. But Egypt, where Wen Di was sealed, is very important, and it is very important that you have a good relationship with him." Yun ordered. road.
"My son knows." Wenyuan agreed, and then summoned up the courage to say, "Besides, the relationship between my son and his seventh brother has always been good."
Hearing this, Yun raised his head and took a look. Of course he knew that Wen Yuan and Wen Di had a good relationship, but he was very surprised that Wen Yuan would say this. 'Wen Yuan has become a little different from before. .However, this is a good thing. Perhaps, like Wen Yin, he is suitable to be a king, but it is just hidden by his love of reading.' He thought.
"Take a look at these memorials, and then tell your father what you think." Yun came to his senses and handed the stack of memorials from Suzhou to Wen Yuan.
"Yes, father." Wen Yuan took the memorial and saw that it was from Suzhou. He immediately understood. Yun did not hide the civil uprising in Suzhou, and the memorial had been sent to the capital for nearly three days. Of course he already knew about it. Not only him, but also all the officials in the capital knew about it. However, except for a few minor officials in the court, no one discussed this matter publicly. After all, it involves an industrial park, and the Holy Father has always encouraged the development of industry and commerce. How can the Holy Spirit not think about it? Good luck, everyone is waiting for the final decree.
Wenyuan carefully read through all the memorials, and Jin Yiwei's one was read over and over again. After reading it, he lowered his head and started thinking. After a while, he raised his head and saw that his father had just finished correcting one memorial and said: "Father, my son has finished reading these memorials."
"How do you think this matter should be handled?" Yun asked while continuing to criticize and answer the memorial.
Wenyuan pursed his lips and said: "Father, my son believes that the craftsmen who smashed the factory and the people who opened the factory should be dealt with severely."
"Huh? Why is that so?" Yun paused after hearing Wen Yuan's words, put down his pen and looked at him, looking slightly surprised.
"Father, you have always advocated governing the country based on the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" rather than the likes, dislikes and morals of officials. For this reason, you strongly encourage the writing of operas and scripts about the content of the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty". Until now, there are still dozens of plays about the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" every year.
The opera script or script of the terms of the Ming Dynasty Laws was written down, so the matter should also be handled in accordance with the Ming Dynasty Laws."
"My son remembers that it is said in the Ming Dynasty Laws that damage to other people's property must be compensated; a person who beats someone to death can be exempted or reduced from guilt unless there are other clauses, such as 'Every wife and concubine commits adultery with someone and gets the adulterer in person at the place of adultery.
The adulterer will be sentenced to death regardless of the situation, such as killing the adulterer immediately. The craftsmen of the silk and textile households not only destroyed many machines, burned many goods, but also killed more than a dozen people. If the craftsmen are not punished in this way, the basis is
What is the concept of governing the country in the Ming Law? Will anyone care about the Ming Law in the future?"
"We must let the Suzhou Prefecture conduct a strict investigation, arrest all the craftsmen who beat people to death, and sentence them to death. However, my son felt that they were just angry for a moment and did not want to beat people to death. After Suzhou Prefecture reported the information about the death row prisoners, my father could
They were pardoned and converted into exile, but the craftsmen who killed people must be sentenced to death. For the fault of destroying machines and burning goods, calculate the value of the damage to the factory, and the life line will pay the compensation. Naturally, in order to avoid forcing the craftsmen to have no food.
, you can count less."
"As for why the people who opened the workshops were punished, the reason was naturally to appease the craftsmen, and also to beat them, so as not to force the craftsmen to have no food in the future. Of course, what the son said cannot be used as a reason, and other reasons must be used to punish the crime. Son
In the past few years, I have been to many places around the capital, including Fengyang Prefecture, the central capital. How can any gentry not violate the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty"? Let's just talk about usury and exploitation. The "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" stipulates that the annual interest shall not exceed the total amount of borrowed money.
However, if the folk monthly interest rate is less than one penny, it is a good deed, and the annual interest rate is 20% more than the total amount of the loan; there are other practices that violate the "Ming Dynasty Law", check it out and find out."
"Let's use these mistakes as an excuse to deal with them severely! As for the money we get from dealing with them, we will use it to help the craftsmen who can't survive and appease the anger of the craftsmen."
"As for encouraging industry and commerce," Wenyuan hesitated for a moment, but gritted his teeth and continued: "My son believes that encouraging industry and commerce should be moderate. Even if it is the general trend for factories to produce various goods, we must also pay attention to the livelihood of craftsmen and not
The craftsmen were suddenly forced to have no food to eat. Even if they don't rebel, civil uprisings every three days are not a good thing for the court."
"This is my son's humble opinion. Please correct me, father." Wenyuan finally said, and after speaking, he raised his head and looked at his father.
