In this Suzhou Rebellion, in addition to the siege of Qinchaxingyuan, a small event occurred, more than a dozen textile workshops were attacked, all looms were smashed and destroyed, and even a few places were set on fire. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

At first, people thought that this was because the angry people resented the eunuch dictatorship, so they burned down the workshops of the Weaving Bureau, but after careful investigation, it was found that only one of these destroyed workshops belonged to the Weaving Bureau, and the others were all local merchants in Suzhou, and they were also the workshops that produced the most silk and cloth.

After further investigation, it was discovered that the weavers of the workshop had taken the lead in burning down the workshop, and now these people had been arrested and put in prison.

"Well, many people think that their behavior is to bully their masters with slavery, ingratitude, and should be severely punished, what do you think?"

"How else can you look at it, the weaver is also forced to be helpless." Tang Yi said with a wry smile: "About seven or eight years ago, that is, when I was the director of the market, to encourage the development of technology, the craftsmen in Jiangnan created a loom that can spin many threads at a time, and after continuous improvement, the best loom at present can spin eighty threads at a time, and the texture is uniform and very strong. ”

The progress of technology is of course a natural and good thing, but the growth of the trade of the city has flattened, and advanced machines have come out to replace manual labor in large quantities, and the result is that the weavers have been cut down, and the remaining weavers have to work more in order to get the same salary as before.

And originally all over Suzhou, almost every peasant house has a simple loom, when the farm is not working, the woman is next to the loom, from morning to night, all the time, it takes a month or two of effort, to weave a piece of cloth, to the market for money. Farming would be good enough for the family, and if you want to buy something extra, point to the silver you get from weaving.

Since the advent of advanced looms, more and more people have shelved their looms and even smashed fires, and many women have secretly wept and are at a loss. The family also sighed, and lost the source of silver, and suddenly life was much more difficult.

Tang Shunzhi was keenly aware of this matter, and he felt that it was not trivial, so he especially asked Tang Hezheng to inquire everywhere and tell him the truth.

Gradually, Tang Shunzhi's heart twisted into a big pimple.

He felt that this matter, if not handled well, would eventually endanger the foundation of Tang Xue, and even affect Tang Yi's status, becoming the excuse for others to attack and deny him, and Tang Shunzhi was even more worried that if Tang Yi's concept was wrong, it would bring an unimaginable disaster to Da Ming.

If the reform of the law does not make the people's life better, then what is the value of the change?

The teacher's acuity amazed Tang Yi, but after all, the teacher still didn't think it through due to the problem of knowledge.

"Master, any change is actually painful. If you can live comfortably, no one wants to take risks. However, people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, and now it is not just 'worry', but 'trouble', or a big trouble! We must show the courage of a strong man to break his wrist to promote change, not only in officialdom, but also in the whole society, the model of male farming and female weaving is no longer feasible, whether people want it or not, it must be changed! Take the new loom as an example, the owner of the workshop is rich, the weaver suffers, some people like it, some people resent it, so is the new loom good or bad? I think of course it's a good thing, because the new loom can weave more cloth, the total amount of wealth is increasing, and if wealth increases, the national strength will be stronger, and it will be easier to do things, and the wealth will be rich! ”

Tang Shunzhi's brows were still furrowed, he admitted that what Tang Yi said made sense, but what to do with those affected people, just let them go and let them fend for themselves, it would be too cruel!

"So what the politicians have to do is to reconcile and help those who are affected, or to get the women out of the family and into the workshops, or to find other ways to make a living, or simply to go overseas and open up new ground."

Tang Shunzhi's pupils shrank, opened again, laughed, and pointed at Tang Yi, "You kid is really calculating, amazing, amazing!" ”

Tang Yi was a little embarrassed, "I can't help it, I can't help it, I will relocate to the land and not be forced to a dead end, how can the people be willing to go overseas." ”

What is Tang Yi's calculation?

In order to quickly promote immigration, two forces need to work together, one is the attraction of overseas, and the newspapers are all day long proclaiming how fertile the land is, how many minerals there are, and how much timber there is......

But this alone is not enough, if the people can live comfortably, eat and drink enough, most people are still unwilling to take risks, at this time a thrust is needed, in short, the environment of the Ming Dynasty will become bad, forcing them to go out.

Everyone knows that the British Empire in later generations, known as the sun never sets, footprints all over the world, and competitors of the same period were surpassed by the British, why?

It's not how good Britain is, it's just that Britain is too bad, too crazy, engaged in sheep cannibalism, enclosure everywhere, and the common people can't survive, so a large number of people emigrated overseas, and as a result, there are more British people overseas, so they kill other opponents.

Of course, this kind of thing can only be done in a small country like the United Kingdom, after all, there are only two or three million people in the United Kingdom at the moment, which is similar to Suzhou Prefecture, or even worse.

If the Ming Dynasty imitates the sheep and eats people, the two capitals, 13 provinces, and hundreds of millions of people will suddenly be in chaos in the world, and there is no need to wait for the people to emigrate overseas, and they will directly revolt and kill the imperial court.

It's a very difficult job that needs to generate a thrust of immigrants, but it can't be so out of control that it's out of control.

Therefore, when Tang Yi saw that there were many contradictions in the southeast, he still decisively chose to return the land and calm down the people's grievances. However, he will still encourage new technologies, develop new machines, and challenge the thousand-year-old tradition of male ploughing and female weaving, step by step, and plan to guide the people overseas.

The slow flow of water can irrigate fertile fields, and a sudden flood can destroy everything. The use of wonder, in one mind.

Tang Yi smiled, "Didn't your old man praise your disciple for being good at reconciliation, what do you think of your disciple's ability?" ”

"High!"

Tang Shunzhi did not hesitate and stretched out two thumbs up to his apprentice, "It seems that I am too worried, you have already made a plan, but you may not have done such a big thing alone, right?" But not every official can force the big clan to give up their land, and they can control the traffic and form the Nanyang Company, right? ”

"What Master said is, of course, disciples are unique, and others can't learn it. You always pointed out a key, that is, to adapt to the change, the work of the imperial court will be more, the officials in various places can not just collect the field endowment, recruit the conscription, and then judge the case, they still have more things to do, so ......" Tang Yi dragged a long voice, seeing that the teacher was impatient, he smiled and said: "The disciple will find a way to promote commercial taxes, the officials and gentry pay the grain in one piece, and it is easy to do things with money, and the court in the future will be much stronger and stricter than now." ”

Although Tang Shunzhi was ambitious for his apprentice and repeatedly overestimated him, his goal was still beyond his imagination.

The commercial tax must move the entire gentry group, and the restructuring must overthrow the ancestral family law left by Zhu Chongba, what a big stroke! What a strong ambition!

He suddenly had an impulse to live a few more decades and see what kind of world his disciples would create!

Tang Shunzhi knew that this was just wishful thinking, he had run out of oil, although Tang Yi did not give him a perfect answer, Tang Shunzhi was already relieved.

When the disciple sees the problem and has ideas, it will be easy to do.

"I have studied hard for the teacher all my life, and I dare to say that I am diligent, but I am a talented person, far-sighted, with unique insights, and great ambitions, which is far better than being a teacher. As a teacher, there is nothing that can teach you, I just want to tell you, no matter what time it is, be in awe! There are two people who are the biggest enemies in your life, so you must be careful! ”

The teacher admonished, and of course Tang Yi listened.

"This first person is Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang."

Poof, Tang Yi spurted blood directly.

"Don't underestimate this dead ghost, all the rules of the Ming Dynasty are left by him, with its prosperity will be its death, the grandeur of the grandfather back then, of course, is heartbreaking, but in the past two hundred years, his set has become more and more a shackle to restrict the Ming Dynasty, but no one dares to move, do it, do you know why?" Tang Shunzhi asked with a smile.

"Because of Confucian patriarchy! Respect the ancestors of heaven and law, respect the ancestors! ”

"That's right, so your second opponent is Kong Zhongni, Master Kong." Tang Shunzhi solemnly added: "The second one is more powerful than the first!" ”

Don't bring such a bully!

Zhu Yuanzhang, Sage Kong!

How hard would it be to deal with these two? Tang Yi's head was three times bigger, it was easy to calm down, and he also thought clearly, he wanted to change the tradition, innovate and change the law, these two are the traditional left and right door gods, don't you want to fight with them!

"Master, don't worry, the disciple will definitely win the battle!" Tang Yi gritted his back molars and said.

"Hahaha, it is worthy of being my disciple of Tang Shunzhi, there is an apprentice like this, there are no regrets in this life!"

The master and apprentice looked at each other and laughed, and did not talk about the court situation, let alone the reform of the law. Tang Yi, as he did more than ten years ago, cooked by himself and made more than a dozen dishes that the teacher liked.

Tang Shunzhi, Tang Hezheng, Tang Yi, master and apprentice, father and son, got together, ate and drank, Tang Yi even called dozens of bands, all kinds of styles.

Graceful as Jiangnan, desolate as Yan Zhao, there are more overseas Western blonde beauties, and singing and dancing, the music is around the beam, the dancer wears light yarn, showing a wonderful posture, dancing out of the spring breeze ten miles, Jiangnan charm.

Wine, food, and beauties, only in this way can we be worthy of the Tang Jingchuan, who is both civil and military, and the world's best!

For three days, the entire courtyard was immersed in singing and dancing, and people outside thought it was a birthday celebration. On the third day, Tang Yi got up early and went to the teacher's room The teacher smiled and ordered that he would see the dancing girl of the Western Regions today, Tang Yi readily agreed, and when he came back again and invited Tang Shunzhi to dinner, the teacher had already left the world with a smile on his lips...... (To be continued.) )