Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, and most of the regimes in the south of the Yangtze River have built their capital in Jinling, with the only exception being the Southern Song Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang rose between Huaisi and Huaisi, crossed the river to occupy Jinling, destroyed Zhang Shicheng in the east, destroyed Chen Youliang in the west, and then set the capital of Jinling and unified China.

Zhu Yuanzhang is a monarch of great talent, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it took 20 years to expand the capital, the scope of Nanjing City far exceeded the capital built by the Yongle Emperor in Beijing, east to the southern foot of Zhongshan, west to Stone City, south to Yuhuatai, north to Xuanwu Lake. Not only that, but also ordered the world to place about 100,000 craftsmen in various industries in the south of the city, that is, in the area west of Tongji Gate, and gradually formed such as bow and arrow workshop, saddle bridle workshop, dyeing workshop, brocade workshop, felt workshop, Xuan workshop, bad workshop, liquor workshop and other handicraft workshop groups, later collectively referred to as "Ming Dynasty Eighteen Fang".

The Qinhuai River flows into the city of Nanjing from Tongji Gate, from Tongji Gate to Jubaomen is called the Qinhuai River in East Wuhuali, and the Qinhuai River from Jubaomen to Shuixi Gate is called the Qinhuai River in West Wuhuali, which is generally called "Ten Miles Qinhuai River". On the bank of the Qinhuai River in West Wuhuali, there are three brocade workshops, the first brocade workshop is in Tongshuwan Street in Jubaomen, the second brocade workshop is in Zhenhuaiqiao Beiguozijian Street, and the third brocade workshop is in the North Guandi Temple of the second brocade workshop.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was standing on the Wufeng Tower, looking at the Qinhuai River in the direction of West Wuhuali, only to see that the fire there was soaring into the sky, illuminating half of the sky, and the tall city tower of Jubaomen was clearly visible. Zhu Yuanzhang's face was pale, and he ordered someone to pass on the decree, strictly ordering Tan Shize, the commander of the Soldiers and Horses Command Division of the Five Cities, and Yan Tianyao, the deputy commander, to quickly extinguish the fire, so as to prevent the spread of the fire and reduce the casualties of the people; In addition, Yin Songyi, the governor of Tianfu Prefecture, was ordered to dispatch officials to assist in extinguishing the fire, evacuating the people, and properly rehousing the affected people. Changfu took the order and left.

Zhu Yunwen had already fallen asleep, but it didn't take long for him to be woken up by Liu Zhen, and when he heard the fire outside the city, he quickly got up and ran to Wufeng Tower. When I arrived, I found that Zhu Yuanzhang was already here, so I hurriedly saluted, Zhu Yuanzhang saw him coming, nodded, and showed a little smile on his face.

At this time, the grandfather and grandson stood on the tower of Wufeng Tower, and Zhu Yunwen took off his big hat and put it on the old emperor: "Grandpa Huang, you go back and rest, the grandson is staring here, and if there is a problem, it will be reported to you in time, now that the weather is late and the cold is pressing, the imperial grandfather still has to pay attention to his body." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang put on the big hat, felt a lot warmer, turned his head to look at Yun Wei's concerned face, and said with a pleased smile: "Yun Wei, the imperial grandfather will look at it for a while, I don't know the specific fire situation now, and I can't sleep." By the way, Changfu, you go and bring my big hat and put it on Yun Wei. ”

"Grandchildren don't dare."

"Yun Wei, get up, this is all a small section, not worth mentioning. Yunwen, you have to remember that people's livelihood is no trivial matter, and now in this fire, I don't know how many people have died and been displaced, I am really worried. You are the prince, you must remember that people's livelihood is the foundation. ”

"The grandson obeys the teachings of the emperor's grandfather."

"Since I ascended the throne, I have ordered all officials to report to me whenever there is a catastrophe or flood, and on the same day, the relief plan must be determined and personnel will be sent to the scene to deal with it. If the disaster relief officials do not come to the scene, but only hearsay, I will be sentenced to death and will not be forgiven. You will do the same in the future. ”

"Yes, my grandson understands. The people were affected by the disaster, had no food and clothing, and were waiting to be fed, and those who did not act or were corrupt by officials were severely punished. Water can carry a boat, can also capsize a boat, there is clear proof in all dynasties, grandchildren know the severity. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Yun Wei, it's very good that you can think like this, but it's easy to know, but it's hard to do." You have been rich since you were a child, and you don't understand the suffering of the world, so if you want to do things, I will let you try, just hope that you can understand that it is difficult for me to start a business, and it is even more difficult to keep a business. Over the years, it is not uncommon for me to be awakened in the middle of the night, and you, as the prince, must empathize with the suffering of the people, otherwise loving the people like a son is just an empty word. ”

"Well, my grandson understands."

After a while, a person was hoisted up from the hanging basket under the city, it was Yin Songyi of Yingtianfu Mansion. Song Yi is about forty years old, with a thin figure, a crooked official hat, and some fly ash on the official mansion. He walked over and knelt down on his knees: "The minister should see the emperor and His Royal Highness the grandson of the Tianfu Mansion." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "What's the fire today?" ”

Song Yi said: "Your Majesty, the location of the fire is located in the middle of the West Qinhuai River in the first brocade workshop of Zhang Ji Textile Workshop, Yang Ji Textile Workshop and Li Ji Textile Workshop of the second brocade workshop, the time of the fire was about about one hour, when the minister was at home, after being awakened by the officials, he hurried to the scene. At that time, the commander of the five cities and horses, Commander Si Tan, was already at the scene, and after a while, Deputy Commander Yan also arrived, but the fire was too big to extinguish the fire, so after the three of us discussed, we demolished the nearby houses to prevent the fire from spreading, although the fire has not decreased, but it is no longer spreading, and in another half an hour, the fire should be extinguished. ”

"Are there any casualties?"

Song Yi suddenly said: "Your Majesty, because the incident happened when he was a son, and the fire started very suddenly, the casualties in the workshop have not been clarified. However, nearby houses were also on fire, and at least 30 people were killed. ”

Zhu Yunwen interjected: "Lord Song, what do you mean when you said that the fire started suddenly?" ”

"Back to His Highness, there was a man surnamed Li near Li Kee Workshop who got up in the middle of the night, and according to him, in a few breaths, the entire workshop burned up, and the other two workshops also burned up soon after."

"Did he see anything unusual?"

"According to him, it seems that someone rushed out of the workshop and shouted: 'Put out the fire.'" There were five or six people, but these people quickly rushed into the alley and disappeared, and after a while, the fire armor came to put out the fire. ”

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, Sen Ran said: "Yun Wei, what do you think of this matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, Sun Chen thinks that someone has set it on fire."

"It must be," Zhu Yuanzhang was angry: "This group of chaotic people actually did such a hurtful thing, Changfu, sent the decree to Xia Shu, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and the commander of Jinyiwei to send Song Zhong to the scene to investigate, and the case was solved within ten days, and the punishment was severely punished after the deadline." ”

Changfu took the order and left.

Zhu Yunwen suddenly remembered something and said, "Song Fuyin, do these three textile workshops have anything in common?" ”

Song Yi thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, if you have to say that they have something in common, it is that they all use new looms, and the scale is very large, with more than a thousand looms. Due to the large amount of raw silk and cloth stored in the workshop, it was difficult to extinguish the fire after it started, so the fire could only be isolated and waited for it to be extinguished. ”

Zhu Yunwen's head "buzzed", this time it was troublesome.

The next day, the preliminary results of the fire came out, all three workshops were burned down, and all 23 of its personnel responsible for night security were killed. Forty-five people were burned to death, five were killed or wounded in fire armor, a total of 4,500 looms were lost, 73 people died, more than 200 houses were demolished, and 357 people were left homeless.

When the detailed statistical results came out, the government and the opposition were in an uproar, demanding that the murderers be severely punished, some demanding strict supervision of textile workshops, and even calling for the abolition of new looms, believing that their existence directly led to this tragedy......