Chapter 374: It's Completely Different (Ask for a Monthly Pass!) )
In the original history, Ge Cheng became a special symbol of the times by organizing weavers to resist taxes as a commoner, and has repeatedly appeared in historical textbooks and papers of later generations.
When Ge Cheng died decades later, he would be worshiped by the people of Suzhou at the ancestral hall and enshrined as General Ge, becoming an artificial god.
The gods of the country must have a priesthood, and General Ge's priesthood is probably the god of striking and resisting taxes?
Although Ge Cheng is only in his twenties this year, he is good at fighting on weekdays, and often fights for righteousness and squandering money, with his personality charm, he has gathered dozens of good brothers around him, and he has a lot of prestige among the weavers in Dongcheng.
That's why he was selected by the steward as a key weaver leader, responsible for charging on the front line.
After Ge Cheng was summoned to the weaving office, the steward advised: "You tell the weavers that if the profits of the weaving industry are taken away by outsiders, it will be the loss of the whole industry!"
If you can't keep your income, you weavers won't be able to maintain even five cents a day, and I'm afraid that it will drop to four cents in the future! ”
It's okay to bring people to make trouble, but Ge Cheng was a little skeptical, and asked again: "What if that Xujiang Industrial Park goes to the scene to recruit workers?" ”
In the past, when there were "problems", the weavers did not make trouble and had no place to go, but now there are other "ways out".
"Impossible!" The steward said with great certainty: "Their looms are already full, and they have no spare energy to recruit any more workers!" ”
When it comes to looms for people hundreds of years later, many people may have the impression of a small spinning wheel. And I don't think this thing is difficult to get, just casually make a few thousand units.
However, the common silk loom in this era was often about one foot and five feet long, and more than one person was high, requiring three or four weavers to operate.
In this era, the silk loom can be called a large-scale precision means of production, which is different from the small homespun wheel.
Therefore, the price of a loom is not cheap, and it is not something that can be conjured casually.
If one mouth can conjure up 10,000 looms, it is not history but fantasy.
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Suzhou City has accumulated two hundred years in the whole city, and now there is a production scale of 10,000 looms.
The expansion of the Xujiang Industrial Park in units of 100 sheets is already shocking enough in the eyes of the world, which makes the weaving industry office highly nervous.
Two months ago, the industrial park had already poached a large number of weavers from the city.
And looms cannot be manufactured quickly on a large scale, how can there be too many spare looms in the industrial park to recruit workers?
Even if you can have a surplus of one or twenty cards now, it won't change the overall situation.
A few days later, Ge Cheng, a young weaver, led more than 800 workers to the county gate to demonstrate.
At this time, the more than 800 workers around the future General Ge were almost unable to eat because they had not started work for a few days.
As for why the work did not start for a few days, according to Shi Taigong of the Weaving Industry Office, it was because the county government wanted to exploit the weaving industry, so many machine owners were forced to close down.
Therefore, with the help of Shi Taigong, Ge Cheng successfully organized more than 800 unemployed workers through his brothers, and came to demonstrate outside the gate of the county government today.
Shi Taigong pointed out that if the emotions are in place, if necessary, you can rush into the gate and smash it.
As long as you don't pass the Yimen and don't invade the county Yazheng Hall, it's fine.
Shi Taigong also instructed that if the newly appointed Suzhou City Garrison Lin came to suppress it, don't be afraid and retreat.
Chief Lin didn't dare to make a big deal out of it, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and there are tens of thousands of workers behind you to support you!
Also, if more than 800 people don't succeed today, more workers will join in!
Looking at the gate of the county government, the future General Ge was a little excited, this was the first time he organized workers to challenge the authority!
But he also knew that he should not be agitated at this moment, but should be angry.
Probably because he is too young, his mood is not mellow enough.
At the same time and space, at the bend of the street in front of the Yaqian of the Changzhou County Ya, Lin Shoubei looked down at the direction of the gate of the county ya, and the crowd was in full view.
That's right, it's looking down. Because Lin Shoubei stood on the roof of a house in order to have a broad vision.
Look at the nearly 1,000 weavers who are angry and not afraid when they see the officials and soldiers, and then look at the county government that is like a great enemy but does not take the initiative to suppress it.
In this regard, Lin Shoubei could only sigh again and again in his heart, this is the legendary small government that can't even collect taxes, but he likes it.
As the controller of a large Kang Tse organization that evolved from a debt collection society and whose business covers tax collection, transportation, agriculture, industry, commerce, smuggling, engineering, real estate, charity, security and other industries, how can he not like small government?
If it is difficult to understand what the Kang Tse organization is, for example, the chaebols of two developed countries in East Asia in later generations started with the word "three".
Thinking of the greatest imagination of the otaku of later generations to the East Asian chaebol, Lin Shoubei suddenly rose, turned his head and said to the left and right protectors: "Send someone to the school office to ask, is there a new girl group that has debuted recently?" ”
Zhang Wen looked confused: "What is a girl group?" ”
Lin Shoubei thought about it and explained as closely as possible to the times: "It's the kind of fixed combination that debuts in a group and acts together."
Everyone has a relatively fixed role positioning, some are responsible for Tsing Yi, some are responsible for Hua Dan, and some are responsible for reversing Xiaosheng."
Zhang Wen suddenly realized, "Isn't that the female drama troupe that acts in dramas?" However, there are many female drama classes, such as Master Zhang Fengyi and Second Master Shen, and the school office rarely launches female drama classes.
If you are interested in the women's drama troupe, just go directly to Master Zhang Fengyi and Second Master Shen! ”
Lin Shoubei replied: "It's not interesting for others to raise them privately!" Go back and let the school book office conform to the trend of the times, and don't stand still.
is always a set of piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, blowing, playing, and singing, which will only make people aesthetically fatigued, and engage in more of that kind of public drama girl group!
Remember, you must declare that you don't sell your body to the outside world! That's the essence! ”
Zhang Wen was speechless, and pointed to the weaver outside the gate of the county ya, can you be serious when you sit in the hall?
You are now on guard, under the help of the county government, to suppress the weavers' rebellion!
At such a tense time and place, there is still a lot of talk about what girl group, which is as outrageous as Cao Mengde in Wancheng.
Lin Shoubei, who was shouldering the heavy responsibility of bullet pressure, said casually: "Don't worry, as long as I can get rid of the responsibility, it doesn't matter how they make trouble!"
The first person who directly caused the weavers' rebellion was the county government, not me. Second, as long as it can be controlled locally, it doesn't matter if it doesn't have an impact on the imperial court. Thirdly, the reason for their rebellion was to resist taxes, and the emperor could not bear to blame us poor magistrates? ”
Speaking of this, Lin Shoubei suddenly said to the right protector Zhang Wu very strangely: "Usually you talk a lot of, why don't you say a word today?" ”
Zhang Wu said in a deep voice: "In the past, we have always followed the museum to engage in civil rebellion and riots, but today we are actually standing here and responsible for setting up civil rebellions, which is really embarrassing." ”
Lin Shoubei slapped Zhang Wu, "Don't think it's useless here, look at the riot weavers should be all together, go down!" ”
Immediately, Lin Shoubei jumped off the roof and walked in the direction of the county government gate.
There were also 1,000 officers and soldiers at the scene, blocking the alley.
With these thousand people, Lin Garrison did not have to worry that he would be besieged by the rioting weavers.
"Who is the leader? Come out and say a few words! Lin Shoubei shouted at the weavers.
If he is a relatively old and stable leader, he will definitely not expose himself easily.
But the future General Ge was only in his twenties at this time, and his qi was also full of blood and hot, so he also stood up.
Lin Shoubei shouted: "Why are you gathering all things here!" ”
Ge Cheng replied mechanically: "The government is harsh, the people are not able to make a living, many workers are hungry for days, and their families are wailing."
At this time, most of the weavers were day-ending, just like the day-ending odd jobs in later generations, and they stopped after a day or two without income.
Listening to Ge Cheng's complaint, Lin Shoubei asked coldly: "Since you weavers have run out of food due to famine, why don't you go to Jinongcang to apply for relief?" ”
"Huh?" Ge Cheng was stunned, this response was beyond the scope of the plan, he subconsciously said, "Is this okay?" ”
Truth be told, in this era, although the peasants paid heavy tax burdens, their lives were indeed more secure than those of the early urban industrial workers.
"Why not? Don't you know? Lin Shoubei said like a fool: "As long as you go to work in Xujiang Industrial Park, you can apply for relief from Jinongcang in the future."
Just those of you, one bucket of rice per person, that is, the amount of one hundred and eighty stones!
The Jinongcang of Wu County and Changzhou County is about to merge, and there are at least 50,000 stones in the current inventory, which is more than enough for you! ”
Ge Cheng, the leader of the weaver riot, will not be for a while, "Ah, this"
Today's experience is completely different from what Shi Taigong said?
The weavers standing behind Ge Cheng exchanged heads and whispered.
At this time, Lin Shoubei's face suddenly changed, and he shouted: "But! You obviously have a way out of making a living, and you don't have to go hungry at all, but you still dare to gather people to riot in the county government, this is a deliberate attempt to misrepresent and take the opportunity to rebel!
Since you dare to treat the official law as nothing, this official will let you know how powerful the official law is! ”
Immediately, Lin Garrison raised his hand, and all the officers and soldiers raised their weapons, and even two hundred archers began to draw their bows and arrows!
The situation is suddenly grim, and the conflict is on the verge of breaking out!
it! Ge Cheng, the young leader of the riot, was taken aback, was he going to see blood when he came up?
Many of them are actually gentlemen, and there are many people who are officials in the imperial examination, and they have connections from the local government to the imperial court, and they are also part of the network of officials in Suzhou.
Moreover, it is more able to manipulate public opinion under the pretext of "competing with the people for profit", and all the actions of taxing aircraft owners can be shaped into arbitrary expropriation and exploitation of the people.
Therefore, in the past, in the face of anti-tax and popular uprisings, local officials were timid, unwilling to suppress, for fear of causing a backlash from all sides.
Today, Ge Chengcheng didn't expect that the things that the predecessors of the weaving industry had done in the past generations were a little out of control when they got here?
Why aren't you Lin Shoubei afraid? Why not be afraid of it?
Lin Shoubei looked at the future General Ge with interest, and General Ge was still a little tender at this time.
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