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The current head of Nylon Hall is a very old silk merchant, surnamed Jin, he is a person who has come from the era of the Thirteen Lines, has walked through the most glorious era of Chinese silk weaving, and has also ushered in this era that has begun to decline and needs to be transformed.

The silk that passed through his hands was once sold throughout East Asia, and he also traveled across the ocean to the land of foreigners. Later, he watched step by step as the foreigners imported less silk, and then watched the imported raw silk less step by step, he watched the foreign ships pull a boatload of silver to exchange for Chinese silk, and watched them pull a boatload of silver in exchange for Chinese tea, and finally saw that the foreigners no longer brought silver, but pulled a boatload of opium.

He is not interested in opium, he does not know about tea, he only understands silk, he started as an apprentice, step by step to accumulate to have his own shop, from a small business to the head of the nylon hall, he has experienced too much, but he never understands, why foreigners suddenly do not like Chinese silk, and then even raw silk is not liked.

Although he heard that the foreigners themselves had learned to raise silkworms, reel silk, and weave thick, he always believed that only Chinese silk was the best.

It wasn't until he was old that he saw Chen Qiyuan's juniors, but instead learned the method of foreign silk reeling from foreigners, that he had to admit that the foreigners' silk reels were fine and more symmetrical, so compared to their silk weaving, he had to admit it, but it was difficult for him to accept it in his heart.

He was very disappointed, he was at a loss, he saw that Chen Qiyuan's machine silk reeling factory was choking their throat, he felt that these people had betrayed the tradition, refused to spin silk in a down-to-earth and honest way, refused to honestly take goods from the cocoon merchants of the nylon hall, and were unwilling to discuss with the proprietors of all walks of life, and the machine factory owners who did not abide by the rules of the silk weaving industry felt deeply disgusted, he felt that these people had betrayed their ancestors.

Therefore, after discussing with the proprietors of other banks, they felt that they could teach these foreigner silk factories who had forgotten their ancestors a lesson, and it was impossible for them to smash all the silk weaving factories that were blooming everywhere in the countryside, and Chen Qiyuan, who was instigating people to open factories everywhere, became the best target.

So Jin Xingshou found a few veterans he had known for decades, and asked them to come forward to contact some Jianghu characters who took people's money and people to eliminate disasters, and finally really smashed Jichanglong Silk Reeling Factory.

Jin Xingshou admitted all this in front of Zhu Jinglun, he was already buried in his neck, and most of them were in the coffin, so he didn't dare to do it.

Even if he punishes the crime, he will not die for his crimes, let alone harm his family, this is not only that the Ming Dynasty abolished the Zhulian system, nor that their crimes are not serious enough, but he feels that he is standing up for thousands of people, and everyone has a share in the punishment, and everyone will share a point, and this crime will not be serious.

"Old man, since you admit it, let's open the skylight and say something. No matter if you think this machine is good or bad, you smashed other people's factories and burned people to death, this must be punished. ”

Jin Xingshou admitted that he sent someone to smash the field, and he admitted this fact, but he was not convinced, he did not admit his guilt, and he did not obey the law.

He sat on the chair in front of Zhu Jinglun steadily, without the slightest trembling when he saw the emperor, probably because he had seen life through, or he really felt sad and angry in his heart, or he really felt that he was doing the right thing, he was reasonable, and it was enough to be reasonable.

Therefore, the words are powerful: "If we don't smash their machines, they will rob thousands of silk households from their jobs." It is wrong for those who burned them to death, but should tens of thousands of hungry silk households starve to death? ”

Zhu Jinglun sighed in his heart, this old man really held the people hostage, but what he said so naturally shows that he really thinks so in his heart.

Zhu Jinglun sighed: "Old man, I invited you here to consider the livelihood of the tens of millions of silk households who do business with you, but one thing is one thing, the livelihood of the silk households must be managed, and this matter of violating the prohibition by force must also be managed." ”

Jin Xingshou said: "The old man dares to ask the emperor how to manage the livelihood of the silk household?" ”

Zhu Jinglun said: "Work together to tide over the difficulties!" ”

Jin Xingshou said: "How can you help each other?" ”

Zhu Jinglun sighed: "Machine reeling is the trend of the times, today we don't use machine reeling, but foreigners are using machine reeling, we don't take away the jobs of silk households, sooner or later foreigners will also take their jobs." Therefore, it is imperative for us to use machine reeling silk, and time is running out. However, the machine reeling silk makes the price of cocoons too high, and silk households cannot afford it, so it is indeed difficult to make a living. But we can only conform to the general trend, and only by letting all silk households enter the machine silk factory to work can we keep our food and clothing livelihood. ”

Jin Xingshou shook his head: "The number of cocoons is constant." The reeling of the machine is ten enemies, ten people owe one person when they are rich, and one household is full and ten households are hungry. All with machines, one person alive and nine dead! ”

Jin Xingshou has been immersed in this line for a lifetime, and he has seen it very thoroughly, the number of silkworm cocoons is limited, the same number of silkworm cocoons, with machine reeling, one person does the work of ten people, then there must be nine people who have no work.

Zhu Jinglun also knew this truth, and he replied: "The only way to plant mulberry and raise more silkworms is to do so." ”

Jin Xingshou still shook his head: "Cultivate mulberry in the soil, plant seedlings in one year, grow leaves in two years, and raise silkworms in three years." If you don't eat for one day, you'll be hungry, if you don't eat for two days, you'll be weak, if you don't eat for three days, you'll be stiff, and if you don't eat for four days or five, you'll die. ”

It's too late to plant mulberry and raise silkworms.

Of course, Zhu Jinglun knew, but this was the only thing that could be done, and he could not stop developing new industries because workers in traditional industries could not skip food. The best outcome for these workers is, of course, to work in a new factory, but the new industry cannot fully accommodate them, so most people may have to choose to change careers.

The advent of new technologies has eliminated the old technology and the people who use it, and the old people have either chosen to adopt the new technology or choose to leave the industry.

The truth is such a truth, but when it comes out, it is so cruel.

Zhu Jinglun was silent for a long time.

"Old man, you have lived for such an age, you should understand the truth of the big waves. There are always some people who want to leave, and we can only try to stay if we can. What the government can do can only be said to make the machine silk factory use more silk households as much as possible. But the machine reeling silk is one against ten, but it is also a drop in the bucket. I can only stick to the poorest people, and to the silk households who write that they have no land to plant at home and only make silk for a living. But we don't know who these people are, you nylon hall know, send them to work in the silk factory. ”

Jin Xingshou was also silent for a long time.

The truth is so reasonable, the truth is so cruel, and it is even more cruel to say it from the emperor's mouth, those silk households were eliminated like that, and Jin Xingshou was starving to death, but those who were familiar to him, grew up with him, and watched him grow up, could it really be that they could no longer beg for food in this industry.

They were abandoned by the government.

"Can't you just run a foreign factory? Even if it's a few years off, let the big guy take a breather. ”

Zhu Jinglun sighed and said, "Time is not waiting for me." Let's delay for a few years, foreigners don't slow down, we take a breath, I'm afraid we will have to catch our breath in the future. ”

The old man was still sitting like that, but the spirit on his body seemed to be drained, and the despair of the silk family who had dealt with him all his life was unbearable for him.

Zhu Jinglun couldn't bear it, so he could only say good words: "Generally speaking, it will definitely be good in the future, if one person can do the work of ten people, he should take a few more people's wages, in the end, everyone will have a better life, but it will take a few years, and when there are more mulberry seeds and more silkworms, everyone can have a job." ”

Jin Xingshou is still silent, it may be like this in the future, but who can say for sure, but it must not be able to go on at the moment.

Zhu Jinglun didn't know what to say, he felt that this was the best way at present, try to let the new silk reeling industry hire traditional workers, and try to ensure the livelihood of those workers who can only reel silk, as for those who have other income, they can only temporarily live on other income, although the lack of subsidies for silk reeling income, their lives will definitely be extremely difficult, but they don't bear this pain, who will bear it.

It is Zhu Jinglun's good wish that the whole society will bear it, and the society will bear it, that is, the government will bear the losses of those people, but at present, the government's finances cannot be supported at all.

There are more than 20 million people in Guangdong, and the workers who completely rely on the silk weaving industry for their livelihood are probably more than 100,000 people, but those men and women weave and use silk weaving to subsidize the family family, but they are uncountable, the mulberry fish ponds in the Pearl River Delta are widespread, so how many families who reel silk and even have been weaving silk products are very many, I am afraid that it is calculated in millions, such a huge number, if the government bears their living costs, a family will use three taels of silver to calculate, and it must be tens of millions a year, and it will be okay to support one year or two years, for a long time, it is tantamount to the Manchu Dynasty feeding the children of the Eight Banners.

The Qing court couldn't afford to use hundreds of millions of people to feed millions of children of the Eight Banners, so how could the Ming Kingdom subsidize millions of families who also worked as silk weavers with the children of the three provinces for a long time?

So what Zhu Jinglun can do in the end is only a limited commitment: "Old man, the government can't sit idly by, but the government also has the difficulties of the government." Within three years, the newly built machine silk factory could only recruit old silk households. But for those who can't find a job, the government can only give three taels of silver every year to save money. ”

As soon as Zhu Jinglun finished speaking, Jin Xingshou's already cloudy eyes suddenly seemed to glow, and his eyes opened widely.

He confirmed with some incredulity: "The government gives money to silk households? ”

Zhu Jinglun nodded: "Work together to tide over the difficulties, their difficulties, and the urgency of the government." ”

This was Zhu Jinglun's idea early in the morning, he didn't think it was so great, he felt that it should be.

But he didn't know how much of an impact this kind of thing had on Jin Xingshou's psychology.

"Is this true?"

Jin Xingshou trembled a little when he spoke.

"Of course!"

Zhu Jinglun said decisively.

Jin Xingshou suddenly trembled and wanted to stand up, Zhu Jinglun hurriedly stepped forward to help him, Huang Sangong next to him was quick and took the first step, but he didn't know where Jin Xingshou came from.

Then Jin Xingshou knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Zhu Jinglun hurriedly pulled it up: "The old man can't help this." ”

When he came in just now, Zhu Jinglun didn't let the old man kowtow, and Jin Xingshou didn't have the idea of kowtowing at that time, so he made a show, Zhu Jinglun sat down as soon as he helped him, and at his age, it was time to see the official and not worship.

But this time Zhu Jinglun helped him up, but he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice.

"It is said that the emperor is a benevolent monarch, and the old man believes it. The old man thanked the emperor for thousands of bitter silk households. ”

He didn't want to get up until he kowtowed.

But at this time, Zhu Jinglun began to ask the guilt: "Old man, the government will take care of the livelihood of the people, but the government will also take care of the matter of smashing people's factories!" ”

Jin Xingshou nodded with a slight smile on his face: "It's the fault of the old man, the old man is willing to admit his guilt!" ”

Zhu Jinglun didn't speak, a ninety-year-old man, even if he confessed all the crimes, according to the current legal provisions, he would not really be sentenced, and the symbolic sentence would be announced, and then he would be allowed to live at home for the rest of his life.

This is also the best solution that Zhu Jinglun can think of, and in the end, I am afraid that he only needs to punish those ruffians and hooligans and exile a number of unstable factors in society to the colonies.

But what Zhu Jinglun didn't expect was that this matter did not develop according to his expectations at all, and Jin Xingshou pleaded guilty, but he still refused to accept the trial!