On the seventh day of November, the members of the employees' associations of all the nearby mines and mines that had established employees' associations, centered on Nan'an, received good news. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The previous mining disaster, spread by members of the Mexican Party, and spread far faster than the normal information dissemination of this era, especially the Nan'an mining area, which was established earlier by the Employees' Association and where Chen Jian spent a lot of money.

The cognitive community caused by the same fate and the same tragic memories makes these miners more empathetic to the mining disaster in the distant county than ordinary people.

In the past few days, they would gather at the Workers' Association every night to listen to the progress and sing the song composed by the miners asking them which side you are on.

In the early days of November, the Hirers' Association drew lessons from a routine storytelling about the riots that took place in a northern city decades ago.

It was a typical uprising of the poor burghers after the development of the handicraft industry, and the reasons were nothing more than the monopoly of the guilds, the prohibition of the formation of guilds by low-level laborers, and the widening of the poverty gap.

The uprising was bound to fail at the beginning, they were just a bunch of people forced by life compared to a powerful army, and they wanted too many things that were beyond reality.

According to the law, it was forbidden to organize guilds in lowly and hard-skilled trades, and these people did not have any political rights because of financial and land rights, and it was just a few years before that a great disaster had occurred, and the rational annexation of land had led to an influx of displaced people into the city.

The oppression of the big guilds and the workshop owners, the manipulation of grain prices by speculators, the fact that wages could only survive, and many low-level employees owed a bunch of debts, and were forced to work in the workshops for ten years without receiving any wages, and the small handicrafts of the citizens were squeezed by the big guilds......

This cannot be regarded as progress, nor can it be defined by the eyes of later generations on the uprising, and in a sense they are reactionary, utopian, and damaging to the budding capitalist workshops.

However, man cannot observe the world from the perspective of God, after all, man has to eat and live.

After the outbreak of the uprising, after the capture of the council, he announced his political program: the lower trades were allowed to form guilds, the council had to set aside one-fifth of the place for the lower trades, progressive taxes, the crackdown on speculators, the establishment of almshouses, the forgiveness of high interest on some debts, the prohibition of the return to the judgment of debt slaves, and so on.

When the army did not react, half a month after the success, the small craftsmen, temporarily freed themselves from the oppression of the big guilds, were satisfied, and began to express their dissatisfaction with the political demands of the hired workers at the bottom, and the alliance broke down.

When the army appeared, the cottage workers tied up the leaders of the hired workers and sent them out, hoping to keep some of the conditions in their favor.

However, their fantasies were ridiculous, and it was still defined as a rebellion, in which the ordinances that favored the cottage industry and not the large guilds of the large workshop owners were abolished, and the few new guilds of the lower trades were dissolved.

More than 400 people were killed, and more than 20 were hanged.

These people did not die in vain, and after this incident, they passed the law on poverty relief for the landless and poor, and everything is like this, little by little.

This incident has a far-reaching impact, and it is also the source of ideas for a large number of utopians such as Hu Lin. Most of the fantasy books such as "Dream City" have the shadow of this uprising.

However, due to the restrictions of the times, these dream cities have a strong shadow of the era of small handicrafts, and they are just a version of the urban handicraft industry that is free of grain.

As the so-called history is a mirror, the workers' associations in these mining areas re-read these stories to learn from them or be educated about the reasons for the failure of the utopian dream, lest some radicals take action that is bound to fail after the accident.

From the establishment of trade unions and pickets last year, to the dissemination of pamphlets this year, to the beginning of reading history, the number of people joining the workers' associations has increased, and although the number is still small compared to all the miners, grassroots organizations have been established.

On the seventh day of the first day of November, it was the time when Hu Lin and others took the normal route to submit the petition.

Even on a fast horse, it would take several days to reach these mining areas, but on this morning, these mining areas got the news early, even earlier than the time when Hu Lin submitted it in Mincheng, and all this was prepared in advance.

The news spread among the key elements of the workers' association, the contents of the petition were read, and soon the good news spread throughout the mines.

"There is neither an illegality, nor any unreasonable demand, so the council will definitely agree, and there is no reason to refuse at all. Workers, our lives in the future are a little more secure! ”

This word spread very quickly, and the backbone members of the Employees' Association believed the good news.

However, in fact, the people who really came out of this news did not believe that the petition would be accepted at all, and would inevitably be refuted and rejected.

The miners also felt that it made sense.

Indeed, there is no violation of the law, and the requirements are very simple, logically it should be impossible for normal people to refuse, as long as they are treated as Chinese people or as adults.

Again, the problem arises.

Once this request is refuted and refused, then these excitements today will be transformed into several times the anger. It's not just the anger of rejection, it's the anger of those who don't see themselves as human beings and defy normal logic.

It's like a laborer who starves all day long, and you tell him that your request to give you half a loaf of bread a day is granted, and you also argue that it is impossible to refuse to give you this half of a loaf of bread from the point of view of reason and human nature.

In fact, this person has not yet received this half of the bread, but in his heart he already feels that he has taken it for granted. When someone tells him one day that your request for half a loaf of bread has been denied, the anger that comes with it is not just about the loaf.

On this day, many of the mining areas of the employees' associations lit firecrackers to celebrate their victory, and there was a jubilant atmosphere.

Yes, it's just a petition now, but since there is no reason for this petition to be denied, there is nothing wrong with celebrating it in advance as if it has already been passed.

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At the same time, construction is also being carried out near the red brick buildings in Mincheng, and there is no large-scale construction, but only the remodeling of the surrounding houses that have been bought.

Truckloads of rice and flour were hoarded in the basement of the red brick building, and dozens of pre-ordered large iron pots were also carried to the basement, and a large number of non-perishable dry cakes and fried noodles were purchased from some rice and noodle shops.

In the open space near the red brick building, several long bamboo poles were erected, a large number of thick canvases were hung on them, and simple tents were erected, but there was no one inside.

If you include the buildings, nearby houses, tents, etc., it is not a problem to accommodate more than 1,000 people.

Also in Mincheng, on the dock that afternoon, the leader of the city's largest gang, the gangster gang, was invited to a teahouse near the pier.

The teahouse was packed, and the leader of the gangsters walked in generously without anyone or weapons.

The person who invited him was a member of the Mexican Party and an acquaintance of his, who had been rescued by this person when he was in trouble. The person who rescued him was quite gentlemanly, and when he was rescued, he was not the leader of a gangster, but only out of morality. A few years after he was rescued, the man started from the dock and gradually became a hooligan leader, and the people who rescued him were cut off.

After stepping into the teahouse, after a few pleasantries, I went straight to the point.

A bill of exchange of 400 silver coins and a 100th of the Mirror Factory's dividend receipts were toppled on the table.

The leader was startled, and his heart was pounding.

The number of 400 silver coins is already a lot, but the dividend of the 1 percent of the mirror factory is not ordinary. Nowadays, no one in Mincheng knows that Chen Jian's workshop is a cash cow, and no one can compete in industries such as glass, mirrors, crucibles, and steel in coastal counties.

He is a gang of gangs, and his body is not clean. Fights, forced debt robberies, theft and prostitution, etc., all have dealings with him, this is a gray area, and there are rules in the gray area.

But the one-percent dry stock dividends are innocent, as long as you get it, it means that you have a legitimate industry, and you can go out and straighten your waist. Besides, what kind of affection, morality and so on now, although it is circulated among these city fox society rats, it is still a fart if there is no money. Let's see that Zhao Si, who was nothing more than a bastard before, is now next to the big tree of Chen Jian, and now he is also trembling, and he has cleared his identity and become the guard of a workshop.

The leader of the gangster gang looked at the money and dry stock receipts and hurriedly said, "What do you mean, sir?" ”

"Something to ask for."

"Sir is polite, if there was no Mr. back then, I would have been beaten to death, where is there today? At that time, it was just a matter of silver coins in the eyes of my husband, but to me it is everything now. I also know that my husband is noble and does not want to deal with me, but if there is anything, will I refuse? Sir, this is looking down on me. ”

The man laughed and said, "The matter between you and me is between you and me, but those people under you also have to eat and drink, don't they?" ”

The gang leader was shocked, and said in his heart that the people of the Mexican Party are now powerful, and ordinary people dare not provoke them, so is there something inconvenient for them to come forward?

When he thought about so much money, he was also scared in his heart, knowing that what he did with so much money would definitely not be small.

Thinking about the previous kindness again, his mind was hot for a while, and he pushed the money back and said: "If Mr. has something to say, you might as well say it directly, I will definitely do what I can do, and I will try my best to do what I can't do." ”

The man pushed the money back and said, "There's nothing you can't do." One is not to kill, and the other is not to set fire. I just want to ask your brothers to be honest for a few days. When needed, do not steal, do not rob, do not gamble on the streets, and prostitutes do not pull people on the streets. These people also have to eat and drink, and the money is what they need these days. ”

When the leader heard this, he laughed and said, "What kind of money do you need to give here?" In the past, when there were things like the imperial history, they were all informed, where did they still need to give money? Sir, don't worry, you just need to say hello when the time comes, if anyone doesn't open their eyes at that time, I will make them look good, and they won't dare to come. ”

The man smiled and said, "This is our business, and the money will naturally be given." You can collect these 400 silver coins first, and distribute them to your brothers when the time comes, and it will be a favor for us to be stable for a few days. As for this dry stock, it was given to you by Mr. Chen, and it can be regarded as making a friend, and I ask you to restrain the people under you at that time in the righteousness of a friend. You don't have to shirk either. ”

As soon as the leader heard that it was Chen Jian's money, he no longer shirked, stretched out his hand to take it, and said, "Since it is Mr. Chen's money, then I will accept it." If he likes to make friends with money, why should I refuse? Mr. rest assured, I don't dare to say more, I will inform them when I want to use it, and I will definitely tell them to be honest. ”

"Lenten ...... I don't need it, just a few days. ”

The leader didn't ask much, knowing that there were some things that he knew as little as possible, so he made a verbal agreement, a promise, and when the time came, he would inevitably bind everyone in the gray area. As for the rest of the gangs, they will also sell face when the time comes.

After the gang leader left, the man sitting in the teahouse took out a small notebook and drew a tick behind a line of words with charcoal to signal completion.

"If there is a large-scale protest petition, it is best to consult with the gangsters if there is an opportunity, and it is not allowed to rob the streets and gamble at that time, so as not to cause panic by someone taking the opportunity to cause trouble. In particular, we should pay attention to some people who 'value righteousness' and 'show favor', which can be appropriately used and given certain benefits. But in the pickets, it is necessary to eliminate such elements to avoid being damaged by them. Even if the other party agrees, a patrol team should be organized at that time to disperse all situations that may cause accidents on the street in a timely manner, and severely crack down on robbery and theft that take advantage of the opportunity. ”