Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1525, too many problems

In the New Year of the [-]nd year of Hongzhi, the gentry, big families, and big businessmen in the whole of Jiangnan lived in fear. It was the day before the New Year.

The entire Jiangnan officialdom collapsed almost in a collapsed manner, from the Futai and Hedao Yushi in the state capital to the local magistrates, etc., almost filling up the originally empty prison cells.

Liu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials who came from the capital, went on a killing spree. Liu Jin, who has the right to kill first and then play, almost swept the entire Jiangnan officialdom. There is nothing to do with it, and there is no use of power to embezzle and corrupt or use power for personal gain.

All of a sudden, the entire south of the Yangtze River was full of turmoil, and even the atmosphere of the New Year disappeared. Compared with previous years, all the big households in Jinling City kept a low profile. Lord Liu who holds Shang Fang's sword.

After severely cracking down on officials large and small in the Jiangnan officialdom, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren had no intention of stopping.

Officials, servants, policemen, etc. in the government, the New Year holidays are cancelled, and they are all in the government at any time. At the same time, the [-] garrison in Nanjing is always at the disposal of Liu Jin.

The first day of the Lunar New Year was supposed to be a day for the family to reunite and celebrate the New Year happily. Many places even hold activities such as temple fairs and ancestor worship to celebrate.

As for the Qinhuai River, which has always been very lively, it is also very lively on the first day of the new year. In the past, flower boats would berth on the piers on the banks of the Qinhuai River, and the smell of rouge and gouache could float ten miles away, even Even the fish in the Qinhuai River have been dyed with rouge and gouache.

But this year, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, teams of officers and soldiers marched in neat steps, followed by a large number of officials, yamen servants, and fast arresters. People drive away.

Here, with the arrival of the officers and soldiers, the wailing and howling could be heard incessantly. A big businessman, a big gentry, a big landlord, etc. who used to be invincible in the past were tied up and detained by these officers and soldiers. Into the prison car.

The huge mansion was also confiscated and sealed. What's more, the entire family was taken away, and all of them became prisoners at once, and they were thrown into prison. The entire mansion was also sealed with a white seal. , a box of gold and silver jewelry, real estate title deeds, pearls and jade, agate jade, etc. were transported out by a four-wheeled carriage.

The ports and wharves along the Yangtze River in Nanjing also came with a large number of officers, soldiers, and government servants. They quickly sealed up and impounded the ships on the wharfs.

In big cities such as Nanjing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, and Songhu, many large local commercial firms in the south of the Yangtze River were also directly sealed up by the army, government servants, and police officers. The shopkeepers and employees were detained, and a large amount of goods were seized.

The entire south of the Yangtze River seemed to have been hit by the most violent cold current, and it was extremely cold.

Everyone was worried, for fear that in the next moment, the army, yamen servants, and police officers would come to their door, throw themselves into prison, and seize their properties.

Of course, it is only these big businessmen, big landlords, and big gentry who are worried. As for ordinary people, whether they should celebrate the New Year or continue to celebrate the New Year has not been affected.

A large number of local businesses and factories were seized, which would have had a huge impact on Jiangnan's life, but Liu Jin made arrangements in advance.

In the past, those large commercial firms that could not enter Jiangnan to do business seemed to have prepared in advance, quickly replaced these local large commercial firms, and shipped a large amount of goods to various places in Jiangnan to meet the daily needs of ordinary people.

Although the entire Jiangnan is chaotic, the order is still there. For ordinary people, they should eat and drink. In their spare time, they can also chat about those big shots who went to jail all at once.

At the factory building of a factory in Nanjing, Liu Jin and Wang Shouren came here on horseback, and behind them there was a rich middle-aged man pressed down by the army.

"Liu Jin, there are so many problems in Jiangnan."

"Before this time, I didn't investigate thoroughly. This time, after a thorough interrogation of these people, many problems were discovered."

"Monopoly management, local protected trading, and these factories in front of us."

Wang Shouren sighed while speaking,
This time, the sweep of Jiangnan was carried out fiercely, and the big businessmen, gentry, and landlords in Jiangnan were hit hard, and too many problems were discovered.

People in Jiangnan are more united. To put it nicely, it means unity. To put it badly, it is because of the strong sense of small groups. Everything is only for the benefit of this small group, regardless of the overall situation.

Of course, this is not right or wrong in itself, but they often start to violate the laws of Ming Dynasty after they become powerful, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River attaches great importance to education. Seeking personal gain led to the emergence of well-known Anhui merchants, salt merchants, and grain merchants, as well as the Donglin party members who are marked by regionalism and are hated by later generations.

"What happened to these factories in front of you?"

"Could it be that the wages of the workers have not been paid up to now, or are they still operating during the Chinese New Year?"

Liu Jin looked at the factory in front of him. The factories in this area were very large and not small. They were big factories, and at this moment, the big chimneys inside the factory were still emitting thick smoke.

Obviously, even during the Chinese New Year, the factory is still operating normally, and even though the Jiangnan side has been so turbulent, it doesn't seem to have much impact on this place.

"Lord Liu, Lord Wang~"

"I, Lu Daquan, have always been law-abiding, but I haven't done anything outrageous."

Beside Liu Jin and Wang Shouren, the well-to-do middle-aged man who was detained saw the factory in front of him, and immediately said anxiously.

"If you had been law-abiding, we wouldn't have brought you here."

"Although we have arrested many people, everyone is the one who should be arrested. We have not moved any businessmen and gentry who are truly law-abiding and operating legally."

Wang Shouren looked at Lu Daquan, smiled and replied: "It's Chinese New Year, all other factories have shut down, and everyone is given a holiday to go home for the New Year. Why is your factory still in production until now? There is no holiday for workers to return home. Chinese New Year at home?"

"I, I, those in my factory don't need to go home for the New Year, so I didn't give them a holiday."

Lu Daquan didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only falter.

"Don't you need to go home for the New Year?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately became more interested. He rode a horse and soon came to the gate of the factory.

The gate of this factory is also different from other factories. The gates of other factories are basically open to facilitate the entry and exit of carriages, but the gate of this factory is tightly closed even during the day.

At the same time, I looked at the walls of the factory. These walls were built very high, and there were sharpened bamboo pieces on them, as if to prevent the people in the factory from escaping.

"Open the door~"

Accompanied by the arrival of the officers and soldiers, many people appeared in the factory. All of these people looked vicious. Many of them looked like ruthless characters at first glance, and it was estimated that their hands might have been stained with blood.

But when they saw the heavily armed officers and soldiers coming, and also saw the boss Lu Daquan who was being pushed over, their faces also flashed with horror.

Wang Shouren shouted angrily, and these people had no choice but to open the door obediently, then stood together obediently, and were guarded by the officers and soldiers.

Seeing this, Liu Jin actually guessed something in his heart, frowned, and strode into the factory.

The scale of the factory is very large, and the doors of each factory building are closed tightly, but the roar of the machines and the busy voice of the workers can be heard inside.

Opening the door of the factory building, a smell of sweat mixed with various unspeakable smells came oncoming, and at the same time, the scene inside was also displayed in front of everyone.

In the huge factory building, a large number of machines are turning, and on the assembly line-like production line, a large number of workers are working non-stop like numb machines. Above the factory building are whale oil lamps, which provide lighting. dim.

"Kunlun slave!"

Taking a closer look at these numb workers, Liu Jin couldn't help shouting out.

Walking into the factory building and looking up, the entire huge factory building is full of Kunlun slaves, all numbly doing the work at hand.

When someone saw the opened factory gate, and then saw Liu Jin and others, there was a look of panic in their eyes, and the work on their hands was done faster. It seemed like a little ghost who was afraid of being punished when he saw the king of Hades. generally.

"My lord, there are a total of twelve workshops in this factory, nine of which are all Kunlun slaves, and the other three are all white slaves."

An official came to report the situation in front of Liu Jin and Wang Shouren in a hurry.

Liu Jin originally thought that this Lu Daquan imprisoned a large number of ordinary people, and used local hooligans and bullies to forcibly imprison ordinary people and let these ordinary people work as his own factories, just like the bullies in Huairou County imprisoned ordinary people for digging coal mines.

But he didn't expect that although Lu Daquan was a prisoner working for him, all of them were slaves.

Liu Jin inspected each of the factory buildings, and they were almost the same. The slaves inside looked numb and worked tirelessly. There is the slightest slack.

(End of this chapter)