Runzhou Prefecture Yazheng Hall.

After the multi-day tour in the state, Zong Ze, who had slept well in the post house, was full of energy. In contrast, the local officials in Runzhou seem to have worked hard in the Qinglou for three days and three nights.

Zong Ze went out of Beijing to serve as an official two years ago, but he walked around before taking office, and it was Han Gang's Jian yì before leaving, so that he could take a look at the place where he was going to serve without any prejudice.

At that time, Zong Ze Weifu paraded for seven days, and listened carefully under his rule. As soon as he took office, he caught an unjust case that had accumulated for many years, not only caught the real culprit, but also dealt with everything from the predecessor who bent the law for personal gain to the officials who aided and abused the law. He destroyed a monastery that had hidden filth and filth, rescued more than 30 women, and found culprits in dozens of unsolved cases in the past.

In the two cases, a total of eight people were beheaded, more than 100 people were exiled, two officials were dismissed from office, and six people were punished with punishments ranging from demotion to fines. After that, Zong Ze completely sat in a stable position, and after that, whether it was urging food and Nake, or building and repairing the labor service, it was all a word, no one dared to contradict it, and all policies were implemented smoothly. Two years later, Zong Ze was the best class and returned to the center smoothly.

This time, Zong Ze was in his body, and it was inconvenient to take a small service, but he went around Runzhou like this, although he didn't say a word, the whole of Runzhou, as well as the Criminal Prison Division, all played with a spirit of twelve points, and did not dare to slack off.

No one knew what he saw, and no one wanted to bet on what he saw. Instead of relying on luck, it is better to flatter people first. Of course, we must do what should be done carefully.

Zong Ze could feel the hidden worries in the hearts of these officials, and he also knew why they were worried, and he was happy to let these officials be frightened for a few more days, and maintaining such a situation was very helpful to his mission.

"Before leaving Beijing, Zhang Xianggong and Han Xianggong only ordered two things." Zong Ze rarely took out a lofty tone, "First, who is the mastermind, and second, how to prevent the same thing from happening again." The matter has been going on for more than ten days, and a few people have been caught, so presumably this mastermind, you have already found out, right? ”

Jing Cheng's waist was a little more bent than the last time he saw the transfer envoy: "It was the Mingjiao demon who bewitched the workers and set fire to the factory." ”

"Sure?"

"The human and material evidence is conclusive and has been confirmed."

Sure enough, it's Mingjiao.

Zong Ze was not the slightest surprised, how could he not show his feet when he instigated so many people? Before leaving Beijing, the court had a judgment. Now that even a few people have been caught, the confession should have been obtained a long time ago.

"Where is the thief?" Zong Ze asked.

Jing Cheng replied, "The demon has fled, and the sea fishing documents have been laid down in the middle of the road. The demon henchmen are being hunted. In the past two days, a number of people have been arrested and interrogated in the state. ”

"Won't you catch good people by mistake?" Zong Ze asked again.

"When the state and county sent archers and native soldiers to take the thieves, they all heard the order, and they did not dare to harass the good. And the Ming Sect members are dressed in white vegetarian clothes, which is very easy to distinguish. ”

Mingjiao spread widely in Zhejiang, Huainan and Jiangdong. Zong Ze has seen a lot since he was a child. Among the people he knew, there were quite a few who liked to wear white clothes and abstain from meat and alcohol. Nominally, it is to worship the Buddha, but in fact, most of the people in the two Zhejiang clans know that most of these people are Mingjiao believers.

Nowadays, even monks drink wine and eat meat, all of them are full of oil, and they are so strict in keeping the precepts, they must not really believe in Buddhism, but Mingjiao.

"This matter should be announced to the public as much as possible, so that the people do not know the reason, but cause more trouble, or be taken advantage of by demons."

"Notices have been posted in the state and county, and they will be published in local newspapers in the next two days."

For every question of Zong Ze, Jingcheng gave a qualified answer.

What Zong Ze asked, Jing Cheng was ready, what Zong Ze didn't ask, he was also ready. In order to deal with this messenger, officials from all over the state brainstormed for it.

Everyone knows that Zong Ze has a heavy responsibility this time, and this time he will not go to the south of the Yangtze River, and he will not just stare at Runzhou. Although Runzhou suffered the greatest losses and suffered the heaviest casualties, among the military states on the Liangzhejiang Road, the place with the largest number of Ming Sect believers was not Runzhou.

"There are many devout believers in the Ming Sect in Runzhou, and there must be innocent people among them who do not know the reason, how do you plan to deal with it?"

"The lower officials will deal with it according to the law. There will be no indulgence, and there will be no incrimination. ”

After being pushed up, Zong Ze smiled and didn't care. The specific errand in the state, Zong Ze did not intend to interfere. It's just that I'm worried that the states and counties have become frightened birds, and they have gone too far, making the two Zhejiang roads restless.

Before leaving Beijing, Han Gang once said to him, 'Punish the former and the latter, cure the disease and save the people', which means not to kill in vain. And Jing Cheng's reply was also in line with Han Gang's requirements, and Zong Ze didn't have to say anything more.

However, the capital crime can be escaped, and the living crime is unforgivable, and many of the Mingjiao sects who were arrested will confiscate the family property and match the frontier. Moreover, these cultists, rather than staying in the heartland of the world, should be thrown to the border and fend for themselves.

It's just that it's easy to confirm your identity, but it's tricky to solve it.

Han Gang's second requirement can be very difficult.

Zong Ze looked at Jing Cheng and the other officials in the hall, and didn't mention how to solve the future problems once and for all, the meal had to be eaten in one bite, and the things had to be done one by one.

Runzhou is now the object of shirking responsibility, so he can work together to catch the Mingjiao disciples, if he Zong Rulin says more, the big family of the silk factory also has a share of the blame, then the following rebound is that he may not be able to bear it.

However, you can't say it publicly, but it's okay to say it privately.

After retiring the other officials, Zong Ze and Jing Cheng came to the living room in the side courtyard of the hall. Zong Ze saluted Jing Cheng first, "Brother Chengfu, Zong Ze is polite." ”

Jing Cheng has met Han Gang and Zong Ze, although it is only two sides, but it can be regarded as a friendship. Zong Ze is now talking about personal friendship, and he is naturally willing to respond.

The two of them met again, and sat down with the guests and hosts, Jing Cheng asked, "Ru Lin just said that before coming south, the two ministers of Han and Zhang had instructed two things. The former matter can already be reported to the imperial court. But this latter matter, forgive me for being foolish, I don't know how to do it, and I ask Ru Lin for more advice. ”

Zong Ze smiled, "Why should Brother Chengfu be humble, the root cause of this chaos, I don't believe Brother Chengfu doesn't know." Before Zong Ze left Beijing, Han Xianggong ordered him to consult Brother Chengfu more. ”

Jing Cheng's eyelids jumped, and he stopped going around in circles, and said directly, "Without the Ming Sect, there is also the Secret Sect, you can't set fires, and you can rob the Dao." As long as the factory is open, the chaos will not end. ”

"The factory has to stay, and that can't be changed." Zong Ze was categorical, "But for the workers, we must give more roads." The government had to tell them that if they really didn't want to work in the factory and couldn't find other errands, they could move to other places, whether it was Yunnan or the Western Regions, there would be a large area of ownerless land. As long as they follow the rules, the government will definitely give them a way to live. ”

Jing Cheng sighed, "I understand this matter, but it's just embarrassing......"

"This matter should be done in the face of difficulties. It is the responsibility of the government to educate the people, and it is the fault of the officials to punish them if they do not teach. But if you commit it again after teaching, it will be the offender's own sin. ”

Jing Cheng shook his head, Zong Ze was high above the temple, where could he see the situation below, "Ru Lin, do you know that after the silk factory is completed, how many people in the township can hear the sound of the spinning machine?" ”

In just over two years, the lives of small farmers in Zhejiang Province were crushed by the industrialization machine.

Originally, silkworm raising, silk reeling, and weaving could be completed by a family, but now there is only one thing left to do about silkworm raising.

Raising silkworms is even harder than reeling silk in the factory. As early as the preparation of the silkworm room, the life of the whole family, young and old, had to make way for the silkworms. When it comes to the fifth instar of silkworms, it is even more from morning to night mulberry leaves can not be broken - once broken, causing silkworms not to form cocoons, many days of hard work will turn into flowing water - at this time, silkworm people, even have no time to sleep, to keep adding mulberry leaves, clear silkworm sand, can only take time to take a nap. It is also at this time that the price of mulberry leaves on the market tends to rise sharply, forcing silkworm farmers to buy mulberry leaves at a high price.

Many large households in Zhejiang and Zhejiang have mulberry gardens and silk factories, but they do not raise silkworms. The most onerous and error-prone links are handed over to ordinary people. And they sell mulberry leaves expensively, harvest silkworm cocoons cheaply, and make huge profits from them.

The situation of abandoning silkworms and burning cocoons is not uncommon in various parts of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. It's just that it hasn't been scaled, so it hasn't been taken seriously. But that doesn't mean silkworm farmers will endure forever.

Jing Cheng's voice was low, and he informed Yu Zongze of the changes in Lu Zhongzhou without any exaggeration.

"In the long run, the two Zhejiang will be chaotic. According to the honest opinion, instead of letting those despicable people exploit the people, it is better for the government to set up a silk factory. ”

"The court will not do anything to compete with the people for profit. When the imperial court had just received the news of the fire in Runzhou, someone proposed to set up a silk factory under the government. But both Zhang Xianggong and Han Xianggong vetoed it. This is not a railway, nor salt and iron, but silk. The court can't control it, and it can't manage it. ”

The grievances belong to industry and commerce, and the court does not accept its responsibility. If it is a grievance against the court, then the chaos will be big.

"Mulberry trees within ten are no longer counted as family property."

The fifth-class Ding property book is calculated by the family property. Fields, houses, farm tools, and ploughing cattle will all be converted, while mulberry trees, as long as the number exceeds the standard, must also be counted, and only three or five plants will not be counted according to the law.

When Zong Ze went south, both Zhang Dian and Han Gang gave him a promise to relax the criteria for calculating households and so on, so as to appease people's hearts.

Jing Cheng shook his head and said, "It's not urgent." It takes three years for the mulberry tree to become a tree, and after three years, I don't know how many people will go bankrupt. ”

Zong Ze said: "It's a good thing after all. If there are more mulberry trees, you can sell more mulberry leaves, and you can also subsidize your family. ”

"But how do we solve the matter now?"

"What if there is a flood?" Zong Ze asked rhetorically, "There is still only one way. ”

Preventing the people is like preventing Sichuan, and it has always been better to block than to sparse. How difficult the people's livelihood is, apart from encouraging immigrants, Zong Ze can't think of any more effective way.

If the rich and landlords are asked to exploit a little less, the soft means will only lead to the disobedience of the yang and the yin, and the hard means will lead to greater chaos. In comparison, it is still the most appropriate means of immigration.

"As long as we can eat enough, there will be no civil unrest. If you can endure the hardships of work, then go to work. If you don't want to work, then emigrate. If they don't want to do either, as long as they can find other errands to eat, the court will naturally be happy to see it. Living on the streets, the court will also help them emigrate. As for those who are unwilling to do anything, blame the court for their crimes, and are bewitched by others and want to make trouble, the court will never tolerate it. ”

Zong Ze's tone was tough. Before going south, there was another sentence in Han Gang's gift, which Zong Ze didn't say, but he believed that Jing Cheng understood. This time, the Ming Sect members killed chickens and monkeys, and the two Zhejiang could be stable for at least three years. Three years later, the mulberry tree had grown almost the same.

"Fools and ignorants regard stepping into other places as a daunting path, and there are many people who never leave their country. It's still too difficult for them to emigrate. Jing Cheng said.

"So educate. We must not give up education because they are ignorant. What reader doesn't start out in ignorance? Did Bai Juyi know words before he was half a year old? Confucian disciples, it is within the scope of educating fools. ”

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