Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1520, Go home happily for the new year (additional meal)

Zhang Mansion in Jinling City.

The Zhang family in Jinling is not an ordinary rich family, but a large and wealthy family that can be found in the entire south of the Yangtze River.

Not only have there been many high-ranking officials, but the children of the family are all over the court and the public. In the entire Jiangnan, from top to bottom, almost all officials, big and small, are related to the Zhang family.

Moreover, the Zhang family is very rich. In the past, the Zhang family mixed with salt merchants and controlled more than a dozen large and small salt farms in Huaihai, relying on the salt industry to bring huge wealth.

In addition, Jiangnan's grain, cloth, tea and other businesses have also been involved, which has created the top wealthy family of the Zhang family.

However, at this moment, Zhang's residence was surrounded by officers and troops, and Wang Shouren led someone to the gate of Zhang's house with Zhang Yuanting, who was in thin clothes.

"Blow open the door, ransack the house~"

Wang Shouren looked at the closed gate. The big copper nails on it were neatly arranged, and the big drum at the gate showed the Zhang family's magnificence and scholarly spirit.

It's just that such a big family is nothing more than a moth parasitic on this huge empire. It has no effect or contribution to this country. Instead, it is constantly sucking blood and eating away at this empire.

"Yes~"

Upon hearing this, the soldiers next to him saluted immediately.

Wang Shouren had been in the army for a period of time before, and led the Ming army to conquer the north and south. Many of the generals in the army are old acquaintances with Wang Shouren, and they were even soldiers under Wang Shouren before.

This time to arrest Zhang Yuanting, Jiang Cheng, and the others, Wang Shouren did not use the Nanjing government's arresters, servants, etc., because Wang Shouren knew that once these people were used, the matter would definitely be leaked. Don't even try to find it.

Therefore, they quickly cooperated directly with the Nanjing Garrison and the officers and soldiers of the Yangtze River Squadron of the East China Sea Fleet, mobilized the forces in the army, directly arrested these people, and came to ransack their homes along the way.

"You can't do this, you can't do this~"

Zhang Yuanting's face turned blue from the cold at this time, his nose was pouring down one after another, but he was wearing shackles, and he couldn't even wipe them off. Looking at the door of his house, he looked extremely excited.

"Boom~"

However, no one paid any attention to him, only a loud noise was heard, the gate of the Zhang Mansion was smashed to pieces, and the many servants of the Zhang Mansion inside were already scared to death, their faces pale.

When he saw Zhang Yuanting who was in shackles, he cried even more.

"My son, my son~"

Before the officers and soldiers rushed in, a large group of people appeared inside. When a white-haired old woman saw Zhang Yuanting in shackles, she couldn't help crying and rushed over with all her strength.

"Mother, mother~"

"I'm cold, I'm so cold~"

Seeing his mother, Zhang Yuanting immediately became excited and shouted again and again.

"My lord, my lord, even if my son has committed a great crime, shouldn't he be given a thick coat?"

Zhang Yuanting's mother came to Wang Shouren and said neither humble nor overbearing.

"You also know that winter is cold~"

"Obviously opening a factory and earning a lot of money, but they don't pay the workers wages, and even hire local hooligans to beat up the wages. Aren't you afraid that these workers who have no money will freeze to death on the way home?"

"Don't you guys know that for the Chinese New Year, their families are looking forward to their early return home and happy reunion for the New Year?"

Wang Shouren looked at the Zhang family in front of him and asked back.

"Can they compare with my son?"

"My son is a dignified Juren. They are just a bunch of mud legs. Giving them food and shelter is already worthy of them. It's not that I won't give them wages, it's just that they are in arrears for one year."

"You will treat my son like this. Although my husband is dead, there are still many friends and fellow countrymen in the court who are of the same age. When the time comes, I must take a good look at your Lord Wang's book."

"I don't believe that there is no kingly law in this Ming Dynasty, and you, Mr. Wang, are allowed to bully me, an orphan and widow."

The old lady was gorgeously dressed and had an extraordinary bearing. She could tell at a glance that she was not a small family old lady. Looking at Wang Shouren in front of her, her aura was not lost at all.

"Wang Fa?"

"You still know the king's law."

Wang Shouren sneered, and then ordered coldly: "Search for me, and move out all valuable things."

Following Wang Shouren's order, many officers and soldiers rushed into Zhang's mansion.

"I see which one of you dares?"

But she didn't want the old lady to come directly to the middle of Zhang Mansion's gate with her own crutches, and said: "Whoever rushes in, I will crash and die here on the spot."

"My lord Wang, our Zhang family has a lot of money for this worker's wages, so why bother to ransack the house?"

"It's late~"

"Do you know how many people died in Jinling City and how much was lost because you deliberately defaulted on wages?"

"Some people were beaten to death by the hooligans you hired just because they asked for wages. There are still many people in the Jinling Cement Factory who were beaten and maimed, and they will be useless for the rest of their lives."

"It's too late to take money out to pay wages now, the house raid is just the beginning, and none of you Zhang family can escape the legal sanction!"

"Come here, arrest all the Zhang family."

Wang Shouren glanced at the other party, then looked at the melon-eating crowd watching the excitement, and loudly spoke out about the crimes committed by the Zhang family.

Following Wang Shouren's order, many officers and soldiers immediately grabbed the members of the Zhang family like tigers, so that the female family members of the Zhang family screamed and cried in horror, and the children even cried helplessly in fright.

Seeing this scene, the old lady weakly put down the crutch in her hand, then looked at her son and said, "You bastard, I was a scholarly family in the Zhang family era, and I was defeated by your hands. Tell me what face I have to meet your dead father."

After finishing speaking, he slammed into the pillar next to him, but was stopped by the officers and soldiers on the side.

Teams of officers and soldiers rushed into Zhang's mansion, and soon boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were carried out. In addition, there were also a large number of valuable antique calligraphy and paintings, pearls, emeralds, gems, etc. Lift out a box.

"Ah~"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yuanting couldn't help but kept struggling. These are all accumulated by the Zhang family for generations, and many things are treasures that money can't buy.

"Humph~"

Wang Shouren looked at the scene in front of him coldly, without the slightest disturbance.

.......
Inside the Jinling Cement Plant, many workers gathered together.

"There are two days left before the Chinese New Year. If you don't get paid today, you won't be able to go home in time for the Chinese New Year."

"Yes, yes, it will take about two days for us to go back~"

"I don't know what's going on at home. I was planning to buy some clothes for my children after I got my wages. Now it seems that I don't have enough time."

"If I can't get paid again, I'll just go back and forget it. I'll work for nothing for a year. At worst, I won't come to the city to work again next year."

"Anyway, I won't come next year. Even if I do, I plan to go to Songhu. I heard that there are factories run by the Yankees in Songhu. Those factories opened by the Yankees will pay a lot of wages before the Chinese New Year. , and there are bonuses and New Year's money."

"Yeah, I've also heard that some people in my deposit went to Songhu to work. There are great changes and rapid development."

"Then let's go to Songhu together next year."

"Do you think Mr. Wang will lie to us?"

Ding Laosan sat on the wheelchair and said very worriedly.

"Probably not, I think this Lord Wang is different from other officials, and he will definitely not deceive people."

"Who knows, this official, maybe the officials are protecting each other, maybe he lied to us first, and stabilized us, or else it's been two days, why hasn't the person who promised us to pay us wages not come yet?"

"Do you think it's so easy to get the wages of the tens of thousands of people in our factory?"

"He must have gone to the owner to ask for money, but it must be difficult to get it."

While everyone was waiting anxiously, Wang Shouren brought people to the cement factory, dragging carts and carts of silver dollars in a four-wheeled carriage.

"Wages are paid, wages are paid~"

"Master Wang is really here to pay you~"

Seeing this scene, the workers shouted excitedly and rushed to each other to tell each other. The whole cement factory suddenly boiled up, and workers rushed out one after another, looking eagerly at the four-wheeled carriage full of silver dollars.

"Folks, let everyone wait for a long time~"

"Now everyone line up, and those who read their names come to collect their wages, and then go home to celebrate the New Year."

Wang Shouren came to the cement factory, looked at the black crowd, stood on top of the carriage and shouted loudly.

"Oh~"

"Haha~"

"Going home for the new year~"

When the many workers heard this, they couldn't help cheering immediately, and all of them could not wait to fly home now.

"Zhang San~"

"Li Si~"

"Wang Wu~"

Accompanied by the shouts of officials and yamen servants, workers stepped forward to receive their wages, and then quickly returned to their dormitories to pack their bags.

"Haha, go home, go home~"

"I will never come to Jinling again~"

After getting their wages, these workers shouted excitedly.

One after another, scenes like this are being staged. A large number of workers have received their wages, and soon they walked together, leaving here along the roads leading to all directions, and began to return to their hometowns to celebrate the new year. .

As for the wounded people like Ding Laosan, not only did they get their wages, Wang Shouren also specially paid them a huge amount of compensation, which was enough for them to live comfortably for the rest of their lives.

The entire Jinling City disappeared in an instant because these workers got their wages, and a large number of shops also took the opportunity to open quickly, trying to sell the New Year's goods that they had hoarded early.

"Whoo~"

"Finally, this matter has been stabilized."

Looking at the workers going home for the New Year in groups on the roads, Wang Shouren couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, but when he thought about what was going to happen next, he became worried again, and he didn't know how the emperor would deal with him.

　Everyone's heartfelt extra meal is here~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)