It was nearly noon, and the captains in the council hall of the Protectorate Mansion were still arguing about the apprenticeship of the Chamber of Commerce. Prime Minister Liu Yi just took out a large stack of files showing the mistreatment of the workers. Confined to the workshop, completely isolated from the outside world, and dependent on others for food and clothing, the actual situation of the apprentice was worse than that of the slave before the abolition of slavery. Slaves were at least the property of their masters, and the masters would not let them die easily, and the workshops preferred to drain the labor of the apprentices as much as possible during the contract period, and in order to achieve this, most of the workshops hired fierce guards to persecute the apprentices, who in turn carried out even more heinous abuses.

Kang Deming waved the materials prepared by the Prime Minister's Office in one hand and said loudly: "According to the records of the lawsuit, in the past three years, there have been 793 cases of crippling and disability in the workshop, 327 cases of death, and more than 800 cases of forcibly seizing the wives and daughters of workers. This is only for those who sue the officials, and those who do not sue the officials are estimated to be at least ten times more than ten times the number of lawsuits. He raised his voice and exclaimed, "There is such a dark place in my Great Xia Territory, don't you think you should do something and change it?" ”

All the lieutenants whispered, many of them were the same as Zhao Xingde, and they had not been notified in advance, the information of the Prime Minister's Mansion had just been obtained in their hands, and they had passed it at a glance, and they did not pay attention to these shocking figures. "Mo Dao's knife and pen are ruthless," Zhao Xingde sighed lightly when he heard Chen Chongqing, "The words in the pen are blood and tears." ”

"Captain Kang's words are wrong," Yu Zangyun sneered, "Although there are many cases in this file, how many have really been reported?" He flipped through the papers, raised his voice, and read: "In the case of wounding, the evidence is conclusive, and there are 37 cases of judgment, and in the case of human homicide, there are 18 cases of homicide, and the cause of death is unknown, as for the forcible occupation of the wife and daughter of the apprentice," he paused, and said in a deep voice, "Of the more than 800 cases, there are 457 cases of rape, and most of the others are scoundrels of the foreman, or the workers and apprentices committed themselves." ”

Yu Zangyun put down the fluttering few pieces of paper and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, not to mention this case, if it is not true, it is really difficult to distinguish the truth from the false. Even if the piles are all ironclad cases, can the imperial court ignore the 'self-respecting city law' and forcibly interfere in the contract between the workers and the chamber of commerce? He paused for a moment and raised his voice, "Since the imperial court promulgated the 'self-guarding the city and easy law', the workshop has flourished, and the taxes of the chambers of commerce in various places have increased more than twice in the past 30 years. This is all thanks to the benefits of the workshop. ”

Yu Zangyun looked around, saw that the faces of all the captains were solemn, and said slowly: "The workshop has been prosperous for less than thirty years, and there must be many shortcomings, and over time, it will definitely be improved." It is conceivable that in the past few decades, the workshop will produce several times more than the field endowment. The Guanzhong Workshop will replace the cultivation and weaving of shade households and become the source of national use. If what I expect is correct, as long as I continue to encourage the workshop and revitalize all industries, it will be easy for me to dominate the world in the future. It's just that you, if you are excited by the momentary spirit and help the workers and weak workshops, you will use the source of the country and the foundation of the country, and you will regret it! ”

Over the years, the expenses of the imperial court have increased, and the income of the three percent of the shabu has not increased, thanks to the industrial and commercial taxes to fill this shortfall, so except for the captain of the river who is making every effort to improve the situation of the workers and accelerate the migration of the Kanto refugees to the river and the stone mountain, the captains in other places are a little deaf and dumb. However, Kawanaka is unwilling to bear the shortfall in taxes, and even the Sichuan capital of immigrants is unwilling to bear it alone.

Yang Ren glanced at Liu Yi, Yu Zangyun's argument was expected, he took a deep breath, and was about to stand up to refute his words, but he heard someone behind him whisper: "Captain Yu's words are wrong. Yang Ren turned around in surprise and looked behind him, but it was the young captain who had just arrived late, his face was white and red, and he seemed to have some stage fright, but he still mustered up the courage and said loudly: "Captain Yu's words are wrong. ”

There are no certain rules for the statements and speeches of the lieutenants of the Protectorate Mansion, but according to their qualifications and popularity, there is a tacit strict order, and this junior is a little offended to speak out. Yang Ren, like most captains, frowned, but when he saw Prime Minister Liu Yi nodding his head, he sat down with a cold face and listened to the speech of this stunned young captain.

Zhao Xingde couldn't see the wry smile on Chen Chong's face beside him, and in the eyes of many captains who were either dissatisfied or suspicious or disdainful, he said in a deep voice: "Captain Yu Zangyun said that in a few decades, the workshop will be several times more than Tian Fu. The last general fully agrees. However, what Captain Yu said said that helping the workers to be apprentices and weakening the workshop is the source of self-use by the country, and I cannot agree with it. ”

Ignoring Yu Zangyun's slight change in face, he continued, "The industrial and commercial taxes are not the work of the workshop owner. I heard the poems, and those who were all over Luo Qi were not silkworm farmers. Although the wealth of today's workshop belongs to the merchants, and the taxes of the imperial court are obtained from the merchants, most of the root of it is still from the blood and sweat of this worker. In the final analysis, today's thing is that the workshop is too strong and the apprentices are too weak. This disparity between strength and weakness is huge, if the court is concerned with the immediate benefits, and does not reverse it slightly, it will only be that the workshop will become stronger, and the apprentices will be weaker, and in front of the strong workshop, the workers will be like fish on the chopping board, and they can only be slaughtered. In the long run, there are only two possibilities. ”

The lieutenants listened to what he said to be reasonable, so they didn't care about him speaking out of order for the time being, and some of them bowed slightly, Zhao Xingde paused for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The first possibility is that the apprentices are forced to become cattle and horses by the workshop, and the hunger and cold are not as good as slaves and maids, and their wives and children are not guaranteed. The so-called harsh government is fiercer than the tiger, although the imperial court does not increase taxes, and the workers are also put to death. He smiled sarcastically, and said, "In the long run, this situation is not beneficial to the imperial court, and if the water dries up and the fish are fished, and the power of the merchants is getting stronger and stronger, there will also be greater and greater ambitions, don't you hear that there will be Lu Buwei merchants seeking the country in the Qin period?" In the future, the power of rich businessmen and giants will be ten times better than Lu Buwei, the so-called wealth is powerful, and 100,000 can make ghosts and gods, how should you do it? ”

At this time, Chen Xuan's face changed slightly, Liu Yi's face sank like water, but Yu Zangyun "snorted" and said in a low voice: "Alarmist." Only a dozen lieutenants around him could hear it.

Zhao Xingde ignored the subtle changes in the attitude of the crowd and continued: "The second possibility, the people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death. If there are Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's generation, they will raise their arms and exhale, or Zhang Jiao and others will demagoguery with heresy, or Huang Chao's generation will die in the rivers and lakes. Yesterday's chaos in the Qiu Workshop in Guanzhong was just the beginning, the number of apprentices in the future will inevitably increase, and the oppression will become more and more severe. If there is a great chaos, there will be no place for the world. Under the nest, there will be no eggs. ”

Hearing him say so seriously, the captains' faces became even more serious, but some of them showed dissatisfaction and muttered in a low voice: "Is it just those rabble? ”

Zhao Xingde was about to continue, but Yu Zangyun sneered: "My dynasty is strong, millions of soldiers are good at fighting, and there are millions of regiments training the army, don't say that this chaos is just alarmist, even if Zhang Jiao Huangchao's generation was born together, with the strength of my Great Xia army, to destroy this dynasty, everyone is worried that there is no first-level cumulative military merit!" After Yu Zangyun finished speaking, he looked at Zhao Xingde for a long time, if he wanted to refute himself, he would inevitably question the strength of the Xia State sergeant, and this would make him the target of everyone. Several lieutenants laughed after him, and the worry caused by Zhao Xingde's crow beak also dissipated a lot.

Zhao Xingde smiled slightly, and said slowly: "I borrowed a sentence from Captain Yu, in the past few decades, the workshop will be several times more than Tian Fu." He paused, looked at some captains with inexplicable expressions, and said in an aggravated tone, "In this case, will the number of apprentices also increase greatly, even exceeding the total number of shadows, and there are millions, or even millions, of apprentices in the whole country?" ”

Yu Zangyun didn't expect him to highlight this, his face sank, but he heard Zhao Xingde sigh: "Although the sergeants are strong, all the levies are only a million, and they are scattered all over the country, and millions of workers are mostly concentrated in the heart of the country. With the strength of the Qin period, only because hundreds of soldiers rose up, the world responded, and the second died. Today, millions of people, with monstrous hatred and a heart of death, are fighting hard, let me ask you, can the country be overturned? ”

His words were resounding, "Can it overturn the country?" "Under the good echo resonance of the council hall, there is a deafening feeling. After Zhao Xingde finished speaking, he sat down, and all the captains were silent, "Can it overturn the country?" Many people's ears are still buzzing, and the phrase echoes repeatedly in their minds: "Can the country be overturned?" Not only Chen Xuan, Liu Yi, Kang Deming and others, but even Yu Zangyun's face showed an extremely dignified expression.

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