Chapter 433: People and Animals Are Different
Emperor Chongzhen sometimes wanted to send Jinyi Guards to arrest all the gods and horses in the sky and ask, where did he offend them?
Others cross, either there is a system, or there is an old grandfather, and the worst can bring a library, or they themselves are encyclopedic talents.
And I'm actually naked, and it's a low-profile naked.
If it's just like this, forget it, after all, it's an emperor, and those who have a hang are basically a dog at the beginning, and they are much stronger than them.
He has a lot of dogs, and he is a very loyal one.
The problem is that this is the end of the Ming Dynasty, which is not a problem during the Xiaoice River period, or even the Ice Age.
Pit daddy.
But I feel that this reality is more pitiful, and Huang Taiji.
Huang Taiji felt that this damn reality was even more cheating.
Since the Dog Emperor of the Ming Kingdom arrested all the people of Liaoxi to build a railway, the taxation of this Dajin Kingdom has not been so smooth.
Not only the people of the Ming Dynasty can play, but the people under the rule of Liaodong Jiannu are even more able to play.
Just like every time there is a war in the Central Plains, the number of monks in the temple will always explode, and as the life of Jiannu is not good, the number of monks on Jiannu's side also surges.
Of course, Jiannu didn't believe in the Shaolin Temple's bald donkey, people believed in lamas, and the temple was also called the Yellow Temple.
In short, the more people who became monks, the less taxes Huang Taiji could receive.
And as soon as the money is less, Huang Taiji Ke is very unhappy - even the days of Fushou ointment can't be opened up and smoked?
Huang Taiji, who was in an unhappy mood, simply called the high-level leaders of Jiannu together for a meeting.
There was nothing else to discuss, which was to inspect the temple.
In the end, the result of the discussion was that, except for the old temples built by Han officials in the Ming Dynasty, all the newly built temples in the rest of the places were considered illegal construction, and they should not only be demolished, but also fined.
At the same time, for the lamas of the Dajin Kingdom to hold a certificate to work, all those who have not been officially approved by the Dajin State do not agree with their status as lamas, and how to pay taxes or how to pay taxes.
It's impossible to avoid taxes by becoming a monk, don't even think about it!
Dai Shan, Amin, Mang Gurtai, these three brothers were not originally with Huang Taiji, so it didn't matter at all.
For Dolgon, who temporarily fell to Huang Taiji, and the die-hard Zilharang, it was the Great Khan who discovered the ugly faces of those damned pariahs who wanted to evade taxes, and it was really wise.
As for Huang Taiji's plan to forcibly demolish illegal buildings and then fine them by the way, several people finally agreed - no one is too troublesome to make more money.
Yang Qiqi and Xu Chengshun, as well as a group of shop owners who followed Yang Qiqi to Daming and came back, were not so happy.
There are many temples, and for Yang Qiqi, who resells Fushou ointment, it means a source of wealth.
The temple was classified as illegal and then demolished, which is equivalent to the forced demolition of the sales point.
But in the spirit of more things is better than less, or safety first, Yang Qiqi and others finally endured it, and just let these lamas who already had a good relationship turn into secret sales again.
In short, whether it is Jiannu or Emperor Chongzhen and some of the dragon legs sent out, they all have their own unhappy places.
But Hong Chengchou was very happy.
What kind of force is the 100,000 coolies brought back from Liaoxi for the construction of railways?
The current Ming Dynasty is short of people.
Don't look at the population of nearly 10,000,000 in the Ming Dynasty, but in terms of the sum of these things played by Emperor Chongzhen, it is not as small as the project played by His Majesty Yang Er of the Great Sui Dynasty.
The reason why he didn't collapse like His Majesty Yang Er was because Emperor Chongzhen gave money to the people, not to mention that all the dangerous places used prisoners of war or slaves.
Whether it was Jiannu or Lin Dan Khan's men who were captured, or the Kunlun slaves who were bought, they were all castrated and thrown to work.
Regarding the requirement of castration instructed by Emperor Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou carried it out to the letter-they are all damned, what are you doing if you don't castrate?
Especially those Kunlun slaves, the people who were born are tall and stupid, just like His Majesty said, the soil is used too much, and the soil is too heavy, so don't leave the blood or anything, just straight, cleaner.
However, there are still two problems with these people.
One is the problem of language, especially Kunlun Nu, who simply can't understand human speech, and even if he can understand it, he has to beat it vigorously to barely understand it.
Also, these guys die too quickly, and sometimes the speed of replenishment can't keep up with the speed of death, which is too disturbing.
Although it is not distressing to say that he is dead, and he doesn't even need compensation, but after all, there is one less death, and there are still so many lives, which makes people see no hope.
Now with the 100,000 people who have been distributed from Liaoxi, the 40,000 or 50,000 who can work are picked out and thrown on the construction site first, and the rest of their families are fed by the rations they earn from their work.
Of course, these 100,000 people are the original Ming people after all, so there is no need to castrate, and even those jobs that have the risk of dying will not be allowed to be done, just doing some rough work and dirty work.
After thinking about it, Hong Chengchou simply instructed the right attendant of the Ministry of Railways: "Go back and send someone to respond, these people don't let those Japanese slaves take care of it, tell those Japanese slaves to keep their eyes brighter, and the sinners of the Ming Dynasty are not their responsibility." ”
Lou Zhilan, the right attendant, said with a smile: "Yes, the lower official has written it down." It's just that the lower officials don't know why these overseers all use Japanese slaves? These wouldn't be serious, and the Kunlun slaves died too quickly. ”
Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "This kind of thing with blood on your hands, who doesn't need to be used by Japanese slaves?" When the Kunlun slaves hate, it is also a matter of the Japanese slaves, and the Ming Dynasty can only be regarded as a poor supervision. ”
Lou Zhilan gave a thumbs up and said, "My lord is smart." ”
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and smiled, and then said: "Also, tell those Japanese slaves, don't pump people to death at every turn, and smoke them to work?" Smoke a few times, and change it. ”
It's good to use the Japanese slaves, those dwarf people are obedient enough, they eat little, they wear clogs on their feet every day, and they patrol the construction site with a barbed whip in their waists, and their loyalty and dedication are no better than those of the big yellow dogs.
The most important thing is that those dwarfs are ruthless enough, both for themselves and for those Kunlun slaves and prisoners of war under their jurisdiction - often the slightest mistake, these dwarfs can whip people several times.
The whip they use, which is barbed, can bring down a piece of meat with one whip, and dozens of whips down, and there is basically no place to see this person's body.
Coupled with the current sanitary conditions and the condition that the entire construction site is only one doctor, it is really normal for a few people to die.
After seeing the arrival of Lou Zhilan, Hojo Saemon couldn't take care of this Kunlun slave, and only scolded hatefully: "Don't hurry up and get to work!" ”
After trotting all the way to Lou Zhilan, Hojo Saemon bent down directly and said, "My lord is here!" ”
Looking at the strand of pigtails in Hojo Saemon's head, Lou Zhilan smiled and said, "Well, this official came to take a look at the situation on the construction site." ”
Hojo Saemon's waist, which had just straightened up, immediately bent down again: "Hay, the villain takes the adults for a walk?" ”
Lou Zhilan said: "It's okay." ”
Looking at the construction site in full swing, Lou Zhilan smiled and said: "You, you did a good job, this official will ask Lord Shangshu for credit for you." ”
Hojo Saemon was overjoyed, and after a sigh, he bent down and said, "Thank you for your promotion!" ”
After the two walked forward for a while, Lou Zhilan stopped and said, "Hojo, there is something that the official has to tell you." ”
Hojozaemon bowed and said, "Hay! Please command! ”
Lou Zhilan said: "Tens of thousands of laborers will come over tomorrow, and these people are all sinners of the Ming Dynasty. Just tell the people below you to arrange some tiring but not dangerous work for them.
Don't treat them with the same way you treat Jiannu and Kunlunnu, otherwise, if something goes wrong, no one can afford it, including this official, understand? ”
Hojo Saemon bent down and said, "Hai! The villain understands! ”
Lou Zhilan nodded, and then patrolled the construction site.
The more roads she walked, the more Lou Zhilan felt an indescribable sense rising in her heart.
The people who worked on the construction site for the first time can be described as distinct.
On one side are the people of the Ming Dynasty, these people are ordinary people in the vicinity, who were casually placed by local officials in the name of servitude when the farming was idle - these people have wages to pay.
These people can talk and laugh at work, and no one cares about them at all, and even when they are tired, they can sit and rest for a while, and no one cares about them.
The other group is the prisoners of war who were captured by Jiannu and Lin Dan Khan, and there are a large number of Kunlun slaves who don't know where to get them - they were all sent by Jinyiwei anyway, and they are ruthless.
These people were all castrated, looking at the way these people worked, Lou Zhilan felt that his crotch was also cold.
None of these people laughed, and no one dared to sit down and rest.
Once someone is lazy and is discovered by the overseer's dwarf, the barbed whip will slash their heads and cover their faces.
No one stopped them, but there would be overseers elsewhere who would look at them and laugh, scaring the coolies under their control with these examples.
The scene that made Lou Zhilan feel that his conscience was constantly being tortured happened.
An old Jiannu, because he couldn't hold on, the sleeper made of cement on his shoulder fell to the ground, making a muffled sound.
And this slave itself attracted the whip of the overseer.
The worse the Jiannu screamed, the harder the whip of the overseer and the slave became, until dozens of whips later, the scream of the Jiannu slowly became quieter.
And the overseer's slave didn't seem to be surprised, and after snorting directly, he pointed to the Jiannu who had obviously not yet breathed, and waved his hand: "Dead, dead, drip, drag away, throw out!" ”
And whether it is the other Jiannu or Kunlun slaves, no one cares about all this in front of them at all, as if they are not strange, and there is only boundless death and numbness in their eyes.
No one knows when this scene in front of them will befall them, and everyone can only honestly wait for that day to come, and there is no other way at all.
In the opinion of Lou Zhilan, who has read poetry and books, where is this railway, this is simply a road paved with flesh and blood!
Hojo Saemon saw that Lou Zhilan's face was not very good-looking, so he bowed down and asked, "What is uncomfortable with my lord?" ”
After forcibly swallowing his saliva, Lou Zhilan instructed: "Bury those who are dead away from the railway, don't get too close!" ”
Hojo Saemon said again, and answered, since the adults of the Celestial Empire don't like these coolies to be too close to the railway, then take two more steps and bury them farther.
Anyway, it's these coolies who dig the pits.
After Lou Zhilan went back and told Hong Chengchou about the situation of the railway, Hong Chengchou almost wanted to laugh - Hong Chengchou felt that Lou Zhilan's idea was ridiculous.
These are slaves, big animals, not people, and it is not funny to treat them according to the standard of treating people?
Look at the Ming people on the construction site, they are the people, what do the slaves dare to do to them? Not by them?
The government still has to pay wages, what kind of thing is a slave? Do you want them to try to move the people of the Ming Dynasty?
Lou Zhilan's face was still extremely ugly: "My lord, whether it is those Jiannu or Kunlun slaves, after all, they are living people, even if they are not the same as the people of the Ming Dynasty, they should not be allowed to be beaten to death by the Japanese slaves, right?" ”
Hong Chengchou said indifferently: "How many have you died?" Tell Mao Wenlong and the people of Jinyiwei that we use more laborers here, let them get more of them, and our Ministry of Railways will buy them with money. ”
Lou Zhilan couldn't believe that these words could come from the mouth of Hong Chengchou, who was usually quite elegant: "My lord? ”
Hong Chengchou smiled: "What, do you think this official is cold-blooded?" Feel that this official has no regard for human life? ”
Lou Zhilan nodded slightly: "Yes, the lower official is puzzled." ”
Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "Those Jiannu and Kunlun slaves, who has paid a penny of taxes to Daming?" Barbarians, who don't understand human language, have no humanity, aren't they just big animals?
If you don't want them to do these deadly jobs, you have to let the people of the Ming Dynasty do them, otherwise who will do them? Is this official going to do it? Or are you going to do it?
Do you believe it or not, as long as the lives of the Ming people are thrown into this iron road, the official hats on your and my heads will not be able to be saved sooner or later, and even the heads will not be saved?
Don't say anything to the official Take your time, Your Majesty wants the result, and you don't care about the process.
So in the middle, we can only let Jiannu and Kunlun Nu die, otherwise, it will be us who will die, do you understand? ”