On this day, Qian Jun received a letter from Lai Bao'er, since Miao Yongjun's death, he went to Jiangnan, to help take care of the silk weaving yard over there, in recent years, Jiangnan's commerce and trade have become more and more prosperous, the southeast coast, Fanren's cargo ships shuttle back and forth, transport glass, bronze and dye, gold and silver, transport away porcelain, silk, tea and other items here, customs revenue, flowing water generally into the treasury of Jurong, without Shen Mingyun, the prince also let the prosperity and prosperity blind, corruption and unconsciously raised its head, and there is a tendency to intensify.

Lai Baoer often writes, this letter still tells about some private complaints from friends around them,——, they are engaged in business and commerce, smart and capable, than those who only know how to read, more than those who only know how to read, to the court contributed a lot, but those sour Confucians, even if a show talent, every year there is a subsidy given by the government, go out can still get the respect of the people, there is the privilege of not kneeling to see officials, businessmen pay a lot of taxes and silver to the court, should enjoy the preferential treatment of the court, but in turn they are looked down upon everywhere, have to endure the extortion of officials, Even a servant who was not an official at all dared to show off his might in front of them, and the anger in the hearts of the merchants grew greater.

At the end of the letter, Lai Bao'er expressed his heart: "The younger brother also thinks that it is not easy to be a businessman, and many of those big businessmen also started from small businessmen, they just worked hard, no less than the peasants, and no less than the literati, but in the end they ended up like this, and the court was too unfair to them." ”

After reading the letter, Qian Jun only sighed, feeling that Lai Baoer was still not mature enough and naïve. Wen Jin didn't know about this situation, but she could understand Lai Bao'er's thoughts.

Soon, there was a major event in Jiangnan, the governor of Jiangnan Province, in order to satisfy his son's wishes, forced a small businessman to sacrifice his daughter as a concubine, the family refused to agree, the man was framed and imprisoned, the girl and her mother had no way to ask for help, and hanged themselves outside the gate of the governor's housekeeper's mansion.

In the past, this was not a big deal, the governor did not have to come forward, his butler could suppress the matter, but this time it was not so easy, the merchants had already held back their grievances in their stomachs, first there were a few close people to help take care of the funeral, and then, more and more people went to mourn, on the day of the funeral, the people along the road to pay tribute crowded on both sides of the road, looking at the young son of the merchant wearing filial piety clothes, crying sadly, many people couldn't help but shed tears of grief and indignation, I don't know which one, shouted, Thousands of people soon responded to the Governor's steward for revenge, and the angry crowd smashed the governor's housekeeper's house and wounded the nursing home.

The governor was cut face, and he was extremely angry, and that night he transferred troops and arrested a dozen people who took the lead.

The merchants in the Jiangnan provincial capital were angry and sad, but they had no choice but to boycott the market, the rice shops were closed, the vegetable vendors were closed, and the taverns, sewing, and laundry rooms were no longer dry.

The governor panicked at this time, but this time, there was no one to lead, who could he arrest?

All the merchants thought that the Governor would step back, kill his butler, release the captured merchants, and give everyone an account.

The governor, You Junmin, felt that he was a friend of the same year of the first assistant Wang Yingcheng, and he was deeply valued by the emperor, how could he be blackmailed by the most despised people? He even found a reason, arrested dozens of night incense and vegetable sellers, and ordered them to open the market the next day, and if they did not comply, they would be punished for rebellion.

Who doesn't spare their lives? Among those people, some people were afraid of the governor's obscenity, and obediently opened the market, but there were also strong seeds, and they would rather die than give in, and the governor of Lin really sent someone to arrest them and put them in prison, sentenced them to beheading, and only waited for them to be reported to the criminal department, and they would be executed after approval.

More than a dozen people have been arrested, people are silent, angry, the commotion is getting bigger and bigger, and finally one day, because of two officials, bullying a lady who sells wontons, finally broke out again, this time, the high-spirited crowd, went straight to the governor's mansion, God blocked and killed God, Buddha blocked and killed Buddha, and the angry people didn't care about their own life or death, and smashed open the door of the governor's mansion.

You Junmin was lifted up by the guards and sat on the beams of the house, only to escape the catastrophe, his subordinates, more than a dozen dead, family members and slaves, both immortal and wounded, including his favorite two concubines and the youngest son.

The matter was so big that the governor easily let people escort him out of the city at night, and he trembled and wrote a letter asking for help, but the person who delivered the letter was on the road and was injured, and the prince still got the news from Zhang Hu, he was shocked at the time, and urgently ordered Qian Jun to deal with it himself.

When Qian Jun was here, he destroyed the Fushen Sect, helped implement the new policy, and helped build the seawall, in the hearts of ordinary people, he was the "Qingtian Lord", and the prince knew that only if he came forward could he suppress the field.

"The minister suggested that the emperor decree that You Junmin's errand be removed first, release all the civilians who were detained, and promise that no one would be implicated afterwards, as long as they stopped making trouble."

The crown prince used to be a bystander, and it was easy to see the crux of his father's handling of the problem, but now that it comes to him, some problems are also very tricky, and he often has a sense of powerlessness, feeling that his wisdom is not enough, for example, at this moment, he is a little reluctant to do this: "If this is the case, wouldn't you indulge those Diao people?" ”

"Doesn't the prince hear that water can carry a boat, and water can capsize a boat? Or is it that those who follow the will of the people advocate it, and those who oppose the will of the people die? Even if the imperial court does not want to have a situation of coercion by the people, it must be properly guided afterwards, rather than forcibly suppressed, Jiangnan has just had a good trend, and the tax paid to the imperial court in a year is worth half of the total tax of the imperial court in the past year. ”

When it comes to money, the prince is silent, if it weren't for the new deal to make the country rich and strong, and the natural disasters in the past few years, the court can still be so safe and orderly, wouldn't it be chaotic early? Silver is a good thing, the imperial court can raise troops to fight, can provide relief, appease the people, and can also repair seawalls, dredge rivers, Haiyan River is clear, the country and the people are safe, and the emperor's life is much better.

The prince struggled mentally for a long time, and finally agreed to the suggestion of the prince of Nanhai, and the day before Qian Jun's departure, Jin Jin sent a letter to the emperor, hoping to accompany his father in person: "There is chaos in Jiangnan Mansion, and Weichen just happened to be free, and asked to protect his father closely." ”

The prince had no reason to refuse, so he agreed, returned to the palace, and was reprimanded by the emperor again: "Their father and son, we can't prevent one, and you still put the two together, it's too dangerous." ”

The crown prince sighed, the emperor is really not good, under that chair, there is a crater, which will erupt at any time, burning the bones of the people above.

Qian Jun and Jin Jin, both knew that this trip was a heavy responsibility, and the matter was too difficult to handle, the two discussed and discussed in the study, and there was no suitable way, on this day, the two looked at each other in the study, and even forgot to eat dinner.

Although Wen Jin heard that she was going to let her husband go to Jiangnan, she said that it was a bit unpeaceful there, and she didn't take it seriously, but the meal was almost over, and seeing that the two had not come over, she was in a hurry, so she went to the study to visit in person.

Qian Jun was a little embarrassed when he saw his wife: "It's nothing, let's go." ”

How could Wen Jin not see the smiling face of the forced pretend? She pouted a little unhappily: "Blind me, now you two also have secrets." ”

Qian Jun and his son glanced at each other, the two of them smiled bitterly, and Jin Jin said: "Father, although this matter is kept secret by the imperial court, it shouldn't be to the mother concubine, maybe she can give us a good idea." ”

"Let's eat first, if you have food in your stomach, you won't panic in your heart, and your brain will be enough."

"Huh"

Wen Jin's words caused the father and son to smile bitterly, but they nodded in agreement: "Okay, okay, let's talk about it after dinner." ”

The three of them walked back in silence, all preoccupied.

Wen Jin and Qian Jun have lived together for so many years, and they have never seen him so preoccupied, and they know that he is really in big trouble. Although she was curious, she still couldn't help but ask.

After dinner, it was still a routine walk, and this time, Qian Jun accompanied Wen Jin to walk slowly.

He started with the letter from Lai Bao'er, and then went to the Jiangnan Provincial Government for a major incident, and finally, sighed: "If it were someone else, it might be severely suppressed, but I don't want to, although those people are at fault, they definitely don't want to rebel, just righteous indignation." ”

"Well, I think so too."

"The problem is here, you can't press it, you can't let it go, otherwise, in the future, if anyone is wronged, they will gather a group of people to go to the yamen to make trouble, killing and injuring hundreds of people, how can you get it?"

"Well, indeed."

Qian Jun thought that his wife had nothing to do, so he sighed.

Over the years, there is business in her hands, Wen Jin still knows some of Jurong's domestic forms, and she is not blind to overseas, such as several small countries in the West, which have established a capitalist system, and she has also considered how to promote Jurong's development in this area, and later found that her strength is really weak, plus every day by her side, the youngest daughter is called by her little grandson, besides, she miscalculated, Jurong's bourgeoisie does not have the consciousness of democracy and freedom, she is single and weak, and she can't do anything, now it seems, It was she who was wrong.

The two walked around the lotus pond, one by one, Wen Jin's brows were not loosened, Qian Jun saw it, felt distressed, and said: "Don't worry, I arrived in Jiangnan, look at the situation, the prince has asked for a holy decree and promised my proposal not to forcibly suppress it." ”

"But, there's no right to give you the right to act cheaply, does it?" Qian Jun smiled bitterly. Wen Jin was distressed for a while, since when did her husband, who has always been flamboyant and strong, start to have such an expression? Could it be that if you don't want to launch a coup d'état, overthrow Emperor Yongchang, and ascend to the supreme position of power yourself, you have to keep being aggrieved like this? Thinking that her husband was smart and wise, and he had to endure it like this, Wen Jin felt very sad in her heart, she was not worth it for him, how good it would be if she lived in a democratic and free world.

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