Chapter 371: His crime should be punished, and his feelings are merciful
Outside the gate of the county government, the number of onlookers on the three floors inside and outside was more than doubled than before. There were not so many idlers at first, but an hour ago Xu Cheng was chopped down by General Mingwei at the gate.
The news spread like wildfire, and people flocked from all directions to block the place.
If it weren't for the loud-voiced guards repeatedly shouting that no noise should be made, and if Zhu Tingfang was too powerful, this place would be as noisy as a vegetable market. However, compared with the sound of firecrackers coming from everywhere in the city, this county government office is noisy.
The street has become quite quiet because most people are trying hard to hear clearly what is going on in the courtroom.
At the gate of the county government office and the gate of the county government hall, a total of four students from Wen Daoyi School lived up to the expectations of the people. Although there was a distance from the government hall to the gate of the county government office, one of them came out to repeat after listening to a paragraph, and then went back to replace the other.
One person passed on the next paragraph, and the four people intertwined with each other, and they were able to retell what happened in the hall almost word for word.
But just when one of the students had just passed on Zhang Shou's accusations of questioning Xian Yunhe and others, and before the next person came to replace him, three people suddenly squeezed out from the crowd. The two tried their best to block the attack of Master Cao Wu and his disciples.
One of them and the police officer who maintained order, the other took the opportunity to rush to the big drum at the gate of the county government, took out a drumstick from his arms, and banged the drum hard.
This thumping sound immediately aroused an uproar among the people watching. In the past few days, Zhu Tingfang had said that he would accept various lawsuits, but the prerequisite was that no false cases were reported, so anyone who had grievances would be reported to them all at once.
Why would anyone jump out and beat the drum and complain at a time like today? Are you so well prepared?
You know, the drumsticks used to beat the drums at the county government office are usually put away, and the drums used for complaint are also guarded by special personnel. How can you knock on them as you like? Otherwise, will the county magistrate still need to sleep in the middle of the night?
When the officer twisted his arm, the middle-aged man who got the chance to play the drums because of the cooperation of his companions shouted loudly: "The three of us are the spinners who had our house burned down by those profiteers. We escaped death and dare not return to Cangzhou."
, I have been hiding outside for a long time, and I just came back the day before yesterday! Today I heard that the county government is going to interrogate some so-called rioters, and we have to stand up..."
"There are no rebellious people in Cangzhou! There are only innocent people in Cangzhou who were driven to a dead end by corrupt officials and profiteers, so they risked their lives!"
I don’t know if I have witnessed the scene of the beheading of a corrupt official before, or if I was infected by the simple words that there are no rioters in Cangzhou. Someone in the crowd instantly echoed loudly: "Yes, there are no rioters in Cangzhou!"
As the second person and the third person followed suit, such sounds came from all directions.
It was uneven at first, but gradually became uniform. Finally, the sound converged into a torrent, and as it spread from the front street to other places, other people on various streets followed suit, and there was a faint roar of mountains and tsunami.
The ground was shaking so hard that even the people in the court could hear it clearly.
Just now he was criticizing Xian Yunhe and others for their crimes. Now when he heard this cry that seemed to come from the same throat, Du Heng suddenly looked a little ugly. Thinking that he didn't need to wade into this muddy water, he decided to avoid the edge for the time being.
But there was always some unspeakable unwillingness in his heart. When he saw Ge Yong frowning slightly, he couldn't help but complain.
"There must be someone behind this to fan the flames and force the court to make concessions!"
This time, his words attracted a sneer from Zhu Tingfang: "General Du is missing his studies after all. A king is like a boat; a common man is like water. Water carries the boat, and water overturns the boat. Tang Dynasty
At that time, Wei Zheng also used it to persuade Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. What's more, are people outside clamoring to exonerate the eight people in front of them? What they want to express is that there are no rioters in Cangzhou, that's all!"
Ge Yong then said leisurely: "I went to Wen Dao School last night and met the famous Xu Weng from Cangzhou. He is a few years younger than me, but he has taught many more students than me. He sent me off at the end
When he left, he also expressed his sincerity to me, hoping that I could report to the imperial court and let everyone in the world know that there are no rioters in Cangzhou."
Zhang Shou only knew that Teacher Ge went out last night. As for where he went, he had no intention of asking, let alone monitoring. When Ge Yong mentioned it at this time, he couldn't help but feel very grateful that Zhu Tingfang and him had visited one after another, confided in each other, and finally succeeded in impressing people.
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However, the old master was indeed open-minded. Not only did he not feel dissatisfied with Zhu Ying's previous threats, but he also said something that coincided with him in front of Ge Yong.
Hearing what Ge Yong said, Du Heng immediately shut up.
Knowing that any more words he spoke were useless and would arouse the ill will of others, what else could he say? However, he secretly decided to write down all Zhang Shou's judgments for a while, and then make further calculations based on the situation after returning to Beijing.
Zhang Shou nodded to his teacher and his future uncle, and then said in a deep voice: "According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the gate of the outer camp of the palace and the gate of the secondary camp are the same as the gate of the imperial city. If there is any unauthorized entry, a stick will be struck.
100. The Yazhang gate of the inner camp shall be the same as the palace gate. Those who trespass will be punished with a staff of sixty and a one-year probation. Those who enter the palace gates without permission shall be treated like the Yazhang gate of the inner camp with a staff of sixty and a one-year probation.
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"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, anyone who steals a security seal from a gate will receive a staff of sixty. Anyone who steals weapons will be counted as a thief. Anyone who pretends to be a minister or a member of his family will receive a staff of forty and will travel three thousand miles. You are the thieves.
The eldest prince's imperial envoy falsely claimed that he was a personal attendant of the eldest prince, and then stole the weapons of everyone in the cavalry camp. He was convicted of several crimes and was used as a staff for a hundred and traveled three thousand miles."
"Several sins are combined, a hundred rods are used, and they are scattered thousands of miles."
Having said this, Zhang Shou pushed the armrest and stood up, and said in a deep voice: "There is no chaos in Cangzhou. The so-called chaos is just the collusion of corrupt officials, profiteers and evil gentry, which ultimately caused the disaster. However, when looking into the cause, it is just a piece of efficiency.
The number of spinning machines has increased several times. This is my fault. I only thought that I could make the servants work less and get more output, but I forgot about the traitor's pursuit of profit!"
"From ancient times to the present, when people first only knew how to twist linen and weave silk, and reel and weave silk, silk was the most popular in the world. Later, they gradually began to spin and weave cloth, and cotton was the most popular in the world. Whether it is a loom or a spinning machine, it has always been
I once watched my mother weave and dye, so I just wanted to modify these textile equipment. I thought that maybe one day, there would be as many cotton cloths as clouds in the world, and the spinners and weavers would no longer be naked."
"But it is the nature of traitors to pursue profit. Even if General Mingwei is thundering and the atmosphere of Cangzhou has been silenced, how can it be maintained for three to five years, but for ten or eight years? Even if it can be maintained for ten or eight years, how can it be maintained for ten or eight years?
Can it be guaranteed for thirty to fifty years? Therefore, General Zhu and I discussed that Cangzhou produces cotton and is very prosperous in textiles. It would be unfair to have all the pricing determined by one party."
"Therefore, I hope to trial three types of cotton, spinning and weaving cooperatives in Cangzhou. Cotton farmers will own their fields as shareholders, and workshops and weavers will own their machines. They will distribute seeds uniformly, guide planting, improve machines uniformly, and provide guidance on the essentials of textiles.
Purchasing and underwriting, and setting wages for servants. After the cotton harvest season every year, the prices of cotton, yarn, and cotton cloth for the next year are estimated separately..."
Zhang Chen and Zhu Er had quietly come to the side of the court at this time. Seeing Zhang Shou talking eloquently about a system they had never heard of, they couldn't help but look at each other. Especially Zhang Chen, who heard Zhang Shou casually mentioning Young Master Jiang.
Pushed to the position of the leader of the cooperative in the spinning workshop, he couldn't help but take a breath and said: "Jiang Siyuan's dozens of canes were really worth it!"
Zhu Er touched his chin and then whispered: "It's simple, what if others don't agree?"
"If you don't want to, just let them do it alone." Zhang Chen smiled and said nonchalantly, "No government order can be comprehensive, nor can it be accomplished overnight. People must continue to improve. By the way, the spinning workshop
It was given to a man named Jiang, who also took charge of the Qi family's property. No one can compete with him for the time being. But there is no one in the weaving mills and cotton farmers who can serve as the leader of the society."
There was an indescribable light in his eyes, and then he said softly: "The young gentleman gave me a new loom. I used to rely on this left hand to right hand in Xingtai before, and I deceived so many people.
Even the greedy guys like Cangzhou were also fooled. I think it's more interesting to fight with these guys outside than to fight with people in the capital."
Zhu Er suddenly heard the implication of Zhang Chen's words and couldn't help but widen his eyes: "You mean... you want to take the lead and be the leader of the weaving workshop cooperative? Are you kidding? You are the eldest son of the Duke of Qin!
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"So what?" Zhang Chen glanced at Zhu Er unhappily, "My father is in such good health that he still has twenty or thirty years of good life. What will I do in these twenty or thirty years? I'll just eat and drink all day long.
Die, or just become an official? Since I’m not happy to deal with those guys in the capital who are proud of their power, why can’t I be the leader of this society?”
Zhu Er's head was swollen from what Zhang Chen said. He even forgot what Zhang Shou said and the noise of the people outside. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered: "It's okay to play occasionally, you see.
Which noble family has direct descendants...especially the eldest son who is doing business himself?"
"Then I don't need to use the name Zhang Chen, and I'll be done with Wang Shen?"
Zhang Chen retorted impatiently. Seeing that Zhu Er was finally speechless, he said cheerfully: "Only during my stay in Xingtai did I realize that this is much more interesting than fighting cocks and walking dogs in the capital. If he is not the eldest son of the Duke of Qin, I will
You can't blindly use your status to suppress others, you have to use your brain more. This kind of life of fighting wits and courage is very interesting."
Zhu Er also wanted to fulfill his duty as a classmate one last time: "You are still the chief of the Banshan Hall..."
"We've already been divided into classes, so what's the point of being the chief? Besides, I can still seek advice from my little teacher in private. Studying rote books behind closed doors is not as interesting as practice! Besides, when I'm 70 or 80, I'll have plenty of time to lie in bed and read!
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Zhu Er simply didn't know what to say - what does it mean to have to lie in bed and study after seventy or eighty? Are you cursing yourself or something?
However, the next moment, when he heard what Zhang Chen said, he had no time to criticize.
Because Zhang Chen's question was simple and direct: "I see that you are very close to that old salted fish, and you seem to have been to one of his vegetable gardens? Are you planning to find another way? Are you a good farmer?"
"Since we want good farmers, instead of just talking about it, why not stay and deal with those cotton farmers to see how we can make the cotton fields produce more cotton? You know, the efficiency of spinning machines and looms has all improved.
But there is not enough cotton! Once more cotton is produced, then we can achieve what the little teacher said, cotton is like clouds, and everyone who spins has clothes."
Zhu Er's heart suddenly pounded. However, the next moment he thought about his shortcomings, he was discouraged. He really... had never planted land! In the past two days, he also tried to find old farmers during his research.
When I asked about the key points of farming, the result was very pessimistic, because farming is not about talking but doing it!
"It's not a problem that we haven't done it before. Why don't we give it a try first? Zhang Wu and Zhang Lu have never really done anything big before. Didn't we do well in Xingtai this time? Zhu Er, you see Lu Sanlang is so proud of his success.
Don’t you have any plans to catch up with him? Your eldest brother is capable of both civil and military skills. Let alone you, if we are tied together, we will never be able to catch up with him in our lifetime!"
Zhang Chen saw that Zhu Er was finally getting moved. He couldn't help but secretly smile. He wanted to drag you, Zhu Er, out to take care of you. If you go back to Zhang Shou, you won't be easily beaten back. And according to what dad has done before,
With his attitude, as long as he has Zhang Shou's support, he will probably wave his hand and let him do whatever he likes, and maybe even donate generously to support him.
In this sense, his father is much more open-minded than Zhu Er and Lu Sanlang's fathers...
Zhang Shou did not know that Zhang Chen and Zhu Er actually decided among themselves the other two leaders of the so-called cooperative.
He actually had many mature and immature ideas, but after much deliberation, he still decided to build small groups of some size in Cangzhou, as he had originally imagined, because looms and textile machines were bound to be introduced to the south.
At that time, if Cangzhou wanted to compete with those big businessmen with strong capital, they had to find ways to unite.
Of course, before these things he claims can be realized, he must first make people accept the judgment he has made.
However, just as he was reviewing the words he had prepared in his mind, Ge Yong on the side suddenly said: "I said, if the people are not afraid of death, how can they be afraid of death? If the people are constantly afraid of death, then
Who dares to catch something strange and kill it? There are always those who are in charge of killing. My husband kills on behalf of the one who is in charge of killing, which is like cutting it on behalf of a great craftsman. I hope there is no one who does not hurt his hand."
Hearing this one of Lao Tzu's most famous quotations, Zhang Shou was slightly startled. Seeing Ge Yong explain the words again calmly, he nodded gratefully to the teacher, and then continued: "The spinners are
He is living on a daily basis, living without a living, living when he has a job, and dying when he is unemployed. He was bullied before and died day and night, so he did go too far and made a big mistake."
He paused for a moment and then said decisively: "Perhaps my previous judgment may sound evasive to some people, but the words to excuse them were spoken by the eldest prince himself when Xu Cheng counterattacked the palace.
And the most important thing is that his crime deserves to be punished and his kindness is pitiable! Therefore, in order to warn the world, I have reported to the emperor that the place where the army was exiled should not be Liaodong, Kouwai, Southwest, Yunnan and Guizhou."
"I recently obtained the seeds of the rubber tree that Emperor Taizu once mentioned in his manuscript. However, this tree can only grow in hot and humid places. Therefore, Xian Yunhe and other eight people were sent thousands of miles away to plant trees in Qiongzhou Prefecture!"