Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1532 You are the ones who killed Jinling
The prison in Jinling is very large. It used to be the capital of the Ming Dynasty, and the prison cells were built according to the specifications of the sky prison. It is very large and very strong.

At this time, the entire prison was full of people, all of whom were officials, big businessmen, big gentry, and people from big families who were imprisoned by Liu Jin and Wang Shouren at the end of last year.

They are repeat offenders of this incident and are being held here, awaiting trial.

In Zhang Yuanting's cell, Zhang Yuanting was wearing a cotton coat, with his hands behind his back, looking at the snowflakes falling outside the window.

"It's snowing again."

Zhang Yuanting's eyes were slightly moist. If it was in the past, at this moment, he should be lying drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman on the Qinhuai River flower boat while watching Xue Hua chant poems.

But now, he is in the prison, and he no longer has the slightest mood to appreciate the snow scene.

He just wants to go out now, in this dark prison cell, his whole body has become much older all of a sudden.

"Zhang Yuanting, someone has come to see you."

Just as he was staring at the snowflakes outside in a daze, the voice of jailer Jiang Song came.

Hearing the sound, Zhang Yuanting turned around and looked over. The person who came was Zhang Yuanting's friend Ouyang Yuan. Since Zhang Yuanting was imprisoned, Ouyang Yuan was helping him with many things.

A lot of money was spent on the guards in the prison, and they were asked to take care of Zhang Yuanting, serve him with delicious food and drink, and provided enough warm clothes and cotton cloths for those in winter.

Even though they are in the prison, even though the Zhang family has been sealed up, Zhang Yuanting's Zhang family is a well-known big family in Jinling after all. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the wealth it possesses is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

It is impossible for the Zhang family to put all their eggs in the basket of Jinling. Whether it is overseas or outside the customs, the Zhang family has a large number of industries, and even established a colony overseas with many big families, isn’t it? So easy to fall over.

Not only can they live comfortably in the prison, but even Zhang Yuanting, Zeng Qing, Jiang Cheng, and many officials detained in the prison are trying to find ways to contact their relatives, friends, old friends, fellow villagers, etc., and try to rescue them. .

It's just that Liu Jin and Wang Shouren were in charge of the case this time. The two of them have deep roots in the imperial court, and they have good hands and eyes. They tried many methods, but nothing worked.

Whether it is to mobilize officials to impeach the two, or to show softness and curry favor to Liu Jin and Wang Shouren, it is useless.

"Brother Ouyang~"

Seeing Ouyang Yuan, Zhang Yuanting immediately became excited.

"Any news?"

Ouyang Yuan shook his head slightly, of course he knew what Zhang Yuanting was talking about, it was nothing more than whether Liu Jin and Wang Shouren were brought down by everyone, and whether he could go out.

It was too difficult to bring down Liu Jin and Wang Shouren.

Originally, the officials of Jiangnan Shilin in the court suffered several heavy blows. A lot of big cats and kittens were wiped out, and there were not many big men from Jiangnan left in the court.

And the rest of these people are all monkey spirits, monkey spirits, who can't see that this is what Emperor Hongzhi meant, and if they come out at this time, they will never have a good life in the future.

What's more, both Liu Jin and Wang Shouren are celebrities around Emperor Hongzhi, and they are also members of the new military general Xungui Group, with the strong support of the military general Xungui Group.

He is also a civil official, and Liu Jin is in charge of the Ministry of Officials and officials all over the world. He can decide the life and death of most officials at will.

Wang Shouren's background is also strong enough. His father, Wang Hua, is the number one scholar and has been an official for many years. The officials are almost Daming's troika.

It was too difficult, too difficult to get Liu Jin and Wang Shouren.

"Then brother Ouyang is here this time?"

Zhang Yuanting showed a disappointed look. He didn't want to stay in this prison for a day.

"Zhang Yuanting~"

Ouyang Yuan looked at Zhang Yuanting and called out his name directly.

"Brother Ouyang?"

Zhang Yuanting felt very surprised. In the past, he used to call himself Brother Zhang and Brother Zhang, but this time he called him by his own name directly. It seemed that he suddenly became strange and unfamiliar.

"Do you know that the whole of Jinling has changed now?"

Ouyang Yuan continued.

"changed?"

Zhang Yuanting was very puzzled, what can Jinling change?

"In the past, Jinling was bustling and busy, with people coming and going, and traffic constantly flowing. However, now, the entire Jinling has become extremely desolate and deserted. The bustling land has fallen, and there are few cars and horses. It is like a garden after a cold wind, lonely and depressed."

"The former Jinling was the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, the capital city of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, rich in resources, heavenly treasures, and outstanding people. No matter where we go, we Jinling people can hold their heads high."

"But the Jinling people nowadays are like rats crossing the street. Everyone shouts that not only people from all over the world are scolding us, but they will no longer work for us Jinling people. Even commercial firms and factories in other places are unwilling to cooperate with us. People from Jinling shook their heads again and again, they would only ship the goods if we paid them all at one time, they would no longer be able to pay on credit, and they were unwilling to hand over the orders to us, bluntly saying that I have no credibility.”

"Last year we had more than five million people in Jinling, and it was the third largest city in Ming Dynasty. But now, the entire Jinling suddenly lost millions of people. They no longer want to come to Jinling, and they don't want to work for us Jinling people anymore. No matter how good the terms we offered, they no longer believed in us."

"It's all of you, it's all of you who killed our Jinling!"

Ouyang Yuan looked at Zhang Yuanting, his eyes turned red.

"I've said it a long time ago. Even if you are dissatisfied and want to get rid of him, don't use such indecent means. The workers have worked hard for a year and worked hard for us. We must have a conscience. , Do things with credibility."

"The wages that should be paid must be paid to them."

"But what about you, it's fine if you don't pay the wages, and you hire local hooligans to beat the workers. It's completely chilling, and your reputation is completely ruined."

"It not only ruins the reputation of your Zhang family, Zeng family, Jiang family and others, but also ruins the reputation of the entire Jinling people."

"Wherever we Jinling people go, when they hear our accent, they will immediately say, you Jinling people are really capable. We are all ordinary people, and we dare not associate with you Jinling people with great abilities."

"Hehe, we can't find workers in our factory. My family has invested millions of taels of silver in the factory, and now we can only sit quietly there."

"When we go to buy goods, we can no longer just say a word like before. We must pay the full amount first before the other party is willing to deliver the goods."

"When we go to the bank to get a loan, we have to provide more than double the collateral to get a loan. Our overseas colonies can't recruit people at all now. The other party immediately shook his head when they heard that the owner was from Jinling."

"It's even difficult for us Jinling people to get married. When they hear about our Jinling people, others are unwilling to marry their daughters. It must be a Jinling woman. They are unwilling to marry, and they dare not climb high."

"It's all about you, and it's all about the good things you did."

Ouyang Yuan wanted to kill Zhang Yuanting at this moment.

When they wanted to act together with them, Ouyang Yuan directly refused.

He always felt that the worker had worked hard for him for a year, and he must be given the money he deserved, and he couldn't get any wrong thoughts on this kind of thing.

Even if you are dissatisfied with the court's tax collection, even if you want to get rid of Wang Shouren, you can think of other ways, don't worry about it.

As a result, they didn't stop, causing hundreds of thousands of workers to riot. Now the news has spread all over the country, and the reputation of Nanjing people has also been stigmatized.

Workers are unwilling to come to Nanjing to work, and business people are unwilling to do business with Nanjing people. The trust and reputation that was built up with great difficulty in the past are completely gone in a blink of an eye.

This has a great impact on people like Ouyang Yuan. The factory at home has a huge investment and cannot start work, so they can only watch helplessly and worry about it.

It is not easy to do business outside of the business house opened at home. Everyone is unwilling to do business with you when they see that you are from Jinling.

"However, we are also doing it for the good of everyone."

"Business taxes are too heavy. Why should everyone pay so much tax on their hard-earned money?"

Zhang Yuanting was dumbfounded. He had only been in prison for a few days, and such a huge change had already taken place outside.

He didn't know how to answer, so he could only forcibly quibble.

"For us?"

"Where are we?"

"We are not the only ones who have to pay taxes. Others in Ming Dynasty have to pay the same. Those big commercial houses pay millions of taels to tens of millions of taels every year. They still make a lot of money. Why can't we pay taxes?"

Ouyang Yuan replied immediately.

"Let someone else take care of your Zhang family's affairs in the future. Seeing as our friends, I have done my best to help here. Next, I will be busy saving my own factory."

After leaving a word, Ouyang Yuan was about to walk away.

"Brother Ouyang~"

When Zhang Yuanting saw it, he became anxious immediately. There are still many things in the family that require Ouyang Yuan's help, otherwise it is not known how much of the Zhang family's huge family business will be left.

"Do it yourself."

Ouyang Yuan shook his head, and left straight away, thinking about any industries that could save his family, such as factories, commercial firms, overseas colonies, plantations... I will get bored in the future.

Zhang Yuanting looked at Ouyang Yuan's back and stayed where he was for a while. He didn't expect that because of this incident, the entire Jinling people would be greatly affected.

"It's time to eat~"

After a long time, an indifferent voice sounded, the jailer Jiang Song carried a large bucket, threw a tin bowl to the ground, and poured a spoonful of porridge into it, as if feeding a pig.

"How to eat this?"

When Zhang Yuanting saw it, he immediately became angry. How had he ever eaten such pig food, let alone spent a lot of money to eat this for himself?
"I will eat this from now on, whether I like it or not."

"Humph~"

"It's all your fault. You've ruined the reputation of us Jinling people. My daughter was divorced. And the house I bought last year may be unfinished now. The price of the house I bought before has also plummeted. I still owe a loan to the bank, it's all your fault, if it weren't for you, we wouldn't be here."

Jiang Song snorted coldly and said, "You are the sinners of our Jinling!"

"This?"

After Zhang Yuanting heard it, he couldn't believe it, his eyes widened.

"I'm doing this for everyone's benefit!"

(End of this chapter)