Li Dan thinks that the lake bandits are the source of Raozhou's wounds, and without their response, neither the mine bandits nor the Yang family can make big waves.

"So, my lord, the students think that the most important thing in this game of chess is to deal with the lake bandits. It's like a broken piece in the chaos of the enemy's big dragon made by the government (the broken piece that cuts off the opponent's qi eye in Go is called a broken piece).

If it survives, Yang Xing, who is rebellious in the mountainous areas of Donglian, and Yang Xing, who is breathing in Nantong, will have the role of cutting off the entire northern Jiangxi into east and west, causing Raozhou to lose the support of Nanchang Prefecture and eroding the eastern part of Hudong.

The territory controlled by the government will be continuously squeezed until it loses the advantage of the entire midbelly.

We must try to get rid of it first, so that the miners will lose their support, Yang Xing will have no foreign aid, and the initiative of the whole game of chess can return to the government."

"For the miners, why did you use the word 'disintegration?'" Zhao Chongbi suddenly asked, "Suppress the lake bandits, but you have to re-appease the miners, why?"

"The first reason is that the strength of the official army is limited, and we need to focus on the lake bandits and give them a killer blow. The second reason is because I don't want to kill." Li Dan sighed:

"The miners who participated in the disturbances were different from the lake bandits who had been doing evil for many years, and most of the miners were originally coolies, so most of the troubles were bewitched and instigated by the mine supervisors and foremen.

They lost patience and the courage to face the uncertainty of food and clothing, and the uncertainty of life and death, so they rose up to make trouble, but many of them were originally very simple people."

Li Dan said with a smile: "I can't hide it, among the people I brought back, there are people among the miners who have accepted the surrender. Once they realize that they have been deceived, they will not be relentless in their opposition to those who betray them."

"But...... After all, these people have followed the rebellion ......." Zhao Chongbi was still a little unable to turn around, frowned and asked, "Aren't you afraid that they will bite back?"

"They don't want much, but as long as they are brothers, they eat and live together, and they go to the battlefield together, and these people are very brave in battle. for they know who is good to him, and they know that they ought to repay it."

After Li Dan finished speaking, he added: "Of course, those who are stubborn, persistent, and have blood debts, we will definitely kill those who should be killed through the screening of the pacification officials!"

After Li Dan finished speaking, he introduced several leaders he appointed to Zhao Chongbi, such as Tie Linglong Liu She, such as the high monk who killed the general and captured the flag, as well as the righteous, wise and cheerful Douzi Wan-Wan Siyou, etc.

This time, Zhao Chongbi didn't eat, put his elbows on the table, leaned slightly and listened attentively and seriously. "So, you didn't kill them because you believed that these people could change for the better?" He asked later.

"These people have a good conscience, and they have good experience and skills in the mines, and they can teach my people how to discover, mine and smelt metals, and how to avoid accidents such as landslides and floods.

These are all accumulated by how many people shed blood and sweat in the well, and it would be a pity if the heads of indiscriminately people fell to the ground, and thus led to the disappearance of knowledge!

Therefore, as long as they have prestige among the miners and are willing to accept the recruitment, and we have also achieved the goal of alerting everyone and taking warning by dealing with the outlaws with blood debts, then we can keep as many as possible without killing."

Speaking of this, Li Dan leaned forward and said in an accentuated tone: "A small number of people with ulterior motives will provoke them to rebel and be beheaded for personal gain, so let them see the faces of these people clearly.

No one is stupid, and anyone who tries to fool others will have to pay the price!

So we have another trick, by asking them to tell themselves how the mine supervisors, mine supervisors and mine owners bullied themselves in the past, and made themselves or their families suffer and were angry, or how these people were dressed and hugged when they were fighting bloodily!

Let them sober up and see how selfish and vicious those who agitate them are. They will naturally choose the path that is more beneficial to them.

Do you continue to fight with the officials and soldiers, or do you recognize the face of the agitators, accept the imperial court's recruitment, and go back to work hard to earn money to support your family?

Everyone weighs the pros and cons. The key is that in addition to killing, we must give people such a way to live!"

Li Dan said: "When the miners found out and rose up against this kind of self-in-house outing

When the current injustice is present, what the government should do is not to continue to viciously continue to fight each other in life and death, but on the contrary, it should add fuel to the fire, actively appease, and promptly separate them from those with ulterior motives.

Divide them and create gaps in the queue, so that the government can break down their fighting spirit.

Unfair practices and over-exploitation in the mining industry are then quickly prohibited or restricted by law or supplemental provisions. One hand is a stick, and the other hand is rice and a warm bed.

The government's appeasement cannot be a blind concession, but should be prepared with both hands, so that the miners can quickly clear the internal agitators themselves, quickly calm down and wait for the government's next step to appease."

"How do you call rice and warm bedding? Are you saying that we will promise whatever they want?"

"No, it's not a simple concession, it's a conversation. Talk patiently and listen to the stories behind their uprisings, what made them have to go this way, and why did those mine supervisors and foremen incite them?"

Li Dan said and spread his hands: "This side is military pressure, and this side is legal power and governing power, this is the magic weapon in the hands of the imperial court, which is used to balance the relationship between the various classes below.

The dominance of any class is a threat to the imperial court, so we must use this magic weapon to suppress and govern!"

"Military power, legal power, and governing power......?" Zhao Chongbi muttered and repeated, nodding slightly, with a look of sudden realization in his eyes.

"For example, if the mine owners and overseers are too powerful, then they must be legislated and used to restrain their behavior without going too far, and if they are excessive, they must use their governing power to exert management, or use force to suppress them.

Let them have restrictions and rules, dare not lawlessly exploit and exploit the miners, and gradually improve the treatment and life of the miners, including the prisoners, in accordance with the law.

Lay out the minimum living conditions, salary conditions, and basic guarantees for life, old age, sickness and death of miners.

The operation of mine owners shall be reviewed, verified and graded every year, and those with good grades may have tax reductions and exemptions, priority rights for new mining, etc., and those with bad grades will be punished, or even closed for rectification.

The miners were forced to cede their profits to alleviate the discontent of the working class, rather than passing on or venting the grievances through riots and rebellions as they pleased.

The imperial court paid for the documents, decrees, and governance, but it was not the treasury but the miners' class who paid for the profits."

"Wonderful! In this way, the imperial court only needs to control the mine owners, mine supervisors, and foremen, and the mine chaos can naturally be eliminated?"

"Definitely!" Li Dan smiled and waved his hand: "Governance must be comprehensive, since it is legislation to control the chaos in the mining industry, it is natural that the behavior of miners and criminals must be restricted, and it cannot be just one side.

Politicians, be fair!

Throughout history, any successful change or initiative has been underpinned by two pillars, one of which is indispensable."

"Oh?" Zhao Chongbi leaned forward and asked, "Which two?"

"Law and Surveillance."

"Law, supervision, ......." Zhao Chongbi repeatedly recited these eight words silently in his mouth and nodded slightly.

"The relevant law is the basis for enforcement, and the lack of compliance not only makes the enforcer at a loss and has no evidence, but also gives the wrongdoer the opportunity to exploit the loopholes.

The supervision measures explain the responsibilities of the executor, who will supervise the results of the implementation, how to reward the good and punish the bad, and even how to punish the lawless!

Something like appointing a mine supervisor is a typical example of sending a group of supervisors down without a law, thinking that the royal servants must be useful, but it backfires.

On the other hand, local conflict is one thing, and there is no legal basis and supervisory authority, which eventually leads to the situation getting out of control, which is a big lesson!"

Zhao Chongbi smiled bitterly and pointed at him with his finger: "I said Li Sanlang, you are bold enough, just point at the mistake of the saint. Aren't you afraid that the emperor will be angry and exile you to Lanzhou?"

"That's the best! Anyway, my future father-in-law will also be confiscated to the other side, so I can take care of him!"

"You, alas, how did I forget this." Zhao Chongbi had already heard Li Dan mention the Chen family, and when he saw his indifferent look, he didn't know what to say for a while.

"I have heard that the Holy One is four or five years older than the students, so I believe that if Your Majesty hears it, he will not be like those old masters who only know and curse people with hadiths, he should have heard it

I can see the merit in the student's words."

Li Dan said with a smile: "Even if you want to send internal supervisors, so that there are local laws and civil officials have the right to supervise, the opposition of the imperial court will be much smaller. In this way, I believe that things will not come to the field in front of us."

Zhao Chongbi didn't want to talk to him about the emperor's mistakes anymore, so he quickly brought back the topic: "To be honest, there are quite a few people who agree with the suppression of the miners. You know that these mines make trouble every year, and the place is very annoying!"

"But these adults who advise and suppress me, I wonder why they are 'making trouble every year?'" Li Dan stretched out his hands: "Learn to know, I wonder if they really know, or do they think they know?

These two scenarios are different. Dan ate and slept with the miners, and I had the original miners among my own soldiers, so I was able to hear their voices and learn their stories.

As far as I know, many people are actually instigated and coerced by others, and there are only a few people who really want to kill officials and rebel. Why, then, can a very small number of people be called up?

The reason is that most people are dissatisfied with the status quo, panic and fear because of dissatisfaction, and then want to seek peace with the public.

When their discontent is awakened, the few have the possibility to take advantage of their conformity. Do you think I'm right?"

"Well, that's true!" Zhao Chongbi nodded.

Li Dan also told him some things he had heard from Liu She, Tie Xiao'an, and Shi Sanlian, telling him how the mine supervisors and foremen deceived, how they instigated the workers to fight with each other, and how they poured sewage on the heads of those self-righteous and arrogant eunuchs and tax collectors, and so on.

Hearing this, Zhao Chongbi kept sighing, and his brows became more and more furrowed. "If I hadn't listened to you, I really wouldn't have thought of such a thing!"

He was heartbroken, especially when he thought that the emperor was eager to change the financial status quo after he ascended the throne, so he sent internal supervisors to supervise the mining affairs, but he did not want to reform the financial measures, but instead became an "opportunity" for many eunuchs and local governments to collude and take advantage of the opportunity to rub oil.

Zhao Chongbi shook his head! "Your Majesty didn't send these people to be mine supervisors to fatten them." He said.

"This nature, the ancients said: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh. In ancient times, the princes were a country of a hundred miles, and today the territory is thousands of miles under the feet of the son, how can you not be vigilant? Although the holy will is good, it needs to be laid out slowly, and it must not be rushed.

If the implementation of any policy is based on a mere decree, and the people below are expected to be conscientious and self-denying, it will not be possible.

Therefore, when enacting the law, it is necessary to establish rules for the officials who enforce the law, and how the law is enforced, the responsibilities of those who enforce it, and the rewards and penalties are indispensable."

"That's why I said that both the slashing and the stroking should be grasped together, the slashing is the tool, and the stroking is the method. Most of the miners are accustomed to living in seclusion in the mountains, and as long as the conditions can be sustained, they will generally not cause chaos."

"But if you do so, the masters will point to the miners and say, 'These untouchables are so cruel that they are not enough to anger the people and not to reassure the people. What is the explanation for this?"

Zhao Chongbi seemed to be deliberately trying to oppose Li Dan, but he leaned back comfortably on the cushion of the back of the chair, smiled with a sense of challenge, and tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, as if waiting to see the young man annoyed or make some joke.

"Are they cheap just because they are begging for a living in the mountains? Students don't think so.

They are all born in October, but some people practice the way of sages, some face the loess with their backs to the sky, and some dig mountains and quarry with mud on their faces. It's all about life, different ways, different responsibilities, and different wealth.

Nuwa didn't say which piece of mud was noble, but the noble and lowly theory was just put forward by later generations. I'll tell you something first." Li Dan picked up a chopstick and knocked it on the rim of the cup:

"I had a conversation with a squire on the outskirts of Kwong Shun and asked him what he thought of the traitor. At that time, he was also scolding, I asked you why you scolded?

He told me that the value of rice has tripled since the Lou thieves started their army, the price of cattle has more than quadrupled as before, and that one stone of wine, which used to be thirty-five or forty Renxuan Tongbao, is now worth one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy, and it may not be possible to buy it."

"Hey, that's a good thing, and the rich man can make a lot of money?" Zhao Chongbi was puzzled.

"I said the same thing, but the squire said that you were wrong, little brother. He told me that these things can be sold, but if you want to transport them to Shangrao, you can't do it without a car or a boat, and you can't do it without people who protect you.

The price of hired cars and boats has increased by five to six times. Originally, if you go to Shangrao, you can hire people to cover food and lodging back and forth, and give five more money, but now you give a hundred dollars before anyone is willing to take the risk.

So even if you open the channel, I still won't be able to make money by going to Shangrao now! You see, my lord, this is the effect of the war on the common squire, because he is extremely unwelcoming to the rebels.

So since he doesn't like traitors like this, I say that when we catch these hateful fellows and cut them all, he talks about the virtues of heaven.

I wondered, don't you hate them?

He said that you can kill the leader, and the rest of them should just repent and let them go back to work. Because if there is no one in the mountains, the price of iron will skyrocket.

Now the plough, plough and other agricultural tools have risen to seven times the original amount, if the war is over and no one has mined, the longer it drags on, the higher the price of agricultural tools, which is actually only half of the relationship with the businessman's pursuit of profit.

I can't work in the mountains in winter, and there will be almost no iron in those months, and the spring ploughing will definitely be affected next!"

Speaking of this, Li Dan stopped and looked at Zhao Chongbi, who was understanding: "Look, my lord, this is a truth that all squires understand.

The mining industry is heavily reliant on labor, and the consequences of a shortage of labor not only affect tax revenues, but also create a severe shortage of skilled craftsmen in the industry.

The large number of deaths in the war brought not only a decrease in the amount of mining and a decrease in quality, but also the mining supervisors and foremen who would intensify the oppression and persecution of the workers in order to get more production at high prices.

Going down the well for long periods of time and desperately pursuing production will cause more accidents.

This brings fatigue, reduced income, danger to life, and other dissatisfaction to new and old miners, and this is the source of the next outburst of anger!

Therefore, it is not that the miners are born cunning and cunning, but that the government has been lawless in the past.

After the war, they thought that everything was fine, neglected the necessary rectification and management of the mining industry, and once again shirked their responsibilities to the soldiers to kill them, and after the crackdown was over, they threw themselves back and let them erode, and so on. Look at the book

What is it? irresponsible lip service, treating the symptoms but not the root cause, just want to be a hands-off shopkeeper and don't want to be practical!"

This series of criticisms made Zhao Chongbi's eyes widen, but he couldn't refute it when he thought about it, so he had to shake his head and say:

"Oh, I don't think you Li Sanlang should take any imperial examinations, so just go straight to the first assistant! You just don't have much merit, and I don't think there are many ministers above the court who can argue with you."