I'm really not doing business

Chapter 920: Take the Shanghai factory as a lesson and discipline yourself

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his deputy, the Labor Party, the Ministry of Works, the Songjiang Prefecture Governor's Office, the Prefect's Office, and the Shanghai County Government have always hoped to awaken the power of the craftsmen in the machinery factories to fight against the various problems caused by the bloated and rigid state of the state-owned factories themselves.

The repeated attempts and every possible means to establish a trade union alliance were also based on this expectation.

This expectation is to verify the general contradiction from top to bottom and from bottom to top in the contradiction theory, and to reach a state of harmony after the fierce collision of contradictions, so that the official factory system of the Ming Dynasty can be further improved.

The Ming Dynasty had just finished its campaign against the Japanese invaders in Korea, defeating them completely. Now the domestic situation is peaceful.

Zhu Yijun even hoped that the craftsmen would unite to fight for their own interests and force the reform of the system, such as sitting in Sochi to fight for a reduction in working hours, or going on strike spontaneously to fight for workers' rights, or occupying the state-owned factories after they suffered continuous losses.

Not just private factories, but even government-run factories.

Just like in the past, when the slaves in Jiangnan rebelled and seized power in Sochi and occupied Sochi, Zhu Yijun, representing the imperial power, unconditionally stood on the side of the poor and coolies, and vigorously promoted the abolition of the slave system.

Just like the Ma Sanqiang case, Ma Sanqiang did not trust the court and took revenge on his own. Zhu Yijun did not even sentence Ma Sanqiang to immediate execution, but gave him 25 silver coins as a resettlement allowance and sent him to Southeast Asia.

However, during the operation of Shanghai Machinery Factory, this power could not be awakened. After eight years, the moment of collapse finally came.

Yao Guangqi, Wang Qian, commander Chen Mo and others looked at the excited craftsmen. Even though there was a large fence blocking them, the craftsmen still rushed into the factory, hoping to prevent the complete dissolution of the machinery factory.

"What did you do so far?" Chen Mo sighed heavily.

Chen Mo led the imperial guards to conduct a comprehensive inspection of the machinery factory. He knew very well that the craftsmen had many such opportunities, but it was not until the sky fell and the earth collapsed that they finally realized that the official factory was not only the official factory of the court, but also the foundation of their survival.

The imperial guards still had no intention of suppressing the rebellion, but instead kept a close watch on the craftsmen and the yamen runners, who were slowly gaining control of the situation.
The Tiqi must prevent accidents from happening and prevent the situation from further deteriorating.

Even if the craftsmen occupied the factory, in Tiqi's view, this was still a form of non-violent protest.

During the slave uprising in Jiangnan in the ninth year of the Wanli reign, the Ming Emperor gave a clear definition of violent resistance and non-violent resistance: not possessing armor, powerful crossbows, or muskets; not attacking court officials or imperial guards; and having no injuries or deaths; it was non-violent.

"The current situation of the state-owned factory is all due to the mistakes made in the past. Did you see that man? He is the burly man hiding behind the many craftsmen. His name is Yang Gun." Yao Guangqi talked about a man to Wang Qian.

In the Ma Sanqiang case, there was a labor union leader named Xu Sihai. They were called labor union leaders, but they were actually labor traitors.

The Yang Gun that Yao Guangqi mentioned was actually the same person as Xu Sihai, the boss of Workshop C.

The Shanghai Machinery Factory made a fatal mistake when it was just being built. It introduced craftsmen into the factory and blindly expanded its scale, resulting in a large number of Xu Sihais in the state-owned factory.

The very ends of power are most easily usurped by ambitious people or most easily alienated.

Yang Gun is a typical example. He used to be a diligent craftsman. When the machinery factory was established, he actively recruited craftsmen from his hometown. He was not afraid of hardship or fatigue, and was proactive and responsible, winning the recognition of the general managers and co-founders of the official factory.

But Yang Gun had two sons who were somewhat bad boys. After a while, Yang Gun's mind changed. He hoped that he could "permanently" and "completely" replace the craftsmen and negotiate with employers.

Permanent means that he arranged for his son to work in a government factory, and let his son take his place to win over the people, and the son will take over after the father dies;

The craftsmen were not allowed to appeal to higher authorities. If they were found guilty, they would be beaten or scolded at the very least. At the worst, they would be asked to resign on the grounds that they had something going on back home.

"The man over there is named Zhao Cheng, and he is the agent of the Bingzi Workshop. He is in cahoots with Yang Gun and they are a pair of jerk. He is a native of Songjiang Prefecture." Yao Guangqi talked about the second fatal mistake that occurred during the establishment of the machinery factory.

Unlike the Beiya official factory, the Shanghai County Machinery Factory employed a group of scholars as clerks to be responsible for the specific management of the factory.

"It's not your fault. When the Northern Yamen was established, there were no scholars to work in the factory." Wang Qian watched the woolen cloth factory on the banks of the Yongding River rise up bit by bit. When the official factory was established, he also thought about recruiting scholars to work in the factory, but everyone thought that scholars were a great shame.

Abandoning Confucianism to go into business or industry was a huge humiliation for the scholars who claimed to be literati. At that time, the government-owned factories could not find scholars to work in the factories, so they could only set up artisan schools, train them little by little, and expand production bit by bit.

To manage a government-owned factory, one must be able to read and write and have some knowledge of mathematics. Most of the craftsmen were illiterate, and the process of establishing the Yongding Woolen Factory was truly difficult and full of obstacles.

By the time the Shanghai Machinery Factory was established, some scholars had changed their minds because of the good treatment. They felt that it was not a bad idea, after all, the treatment was extremely good.

However, the arrogance in these scholars' bones made them sincerely resist coming into contact with the poor and laboring people. These scholars preferred to listen to the bosses and were very indifferent to the craftsmen.

This resulted in the craftsmen having to serve as vassals to the big bosses.

Yang Gun is the leader of the Workers' Union of Bing Workshop and also the boss. Zhao Cheng is the agent of Bing Workshop. There are a total of 140 craftsmen in Bing Workshop, who are mainly responsible for casting the steel rails used for the highway.

If the craftsmen offended Yang Gun or his lackeys, it would be the end of them. One person would have to do the work of two people. The model you just made would collapse as soon as you turned around. The hardest and most tiring work would be yours. You would be forced to leave the government-owned factory.

Even in the 17th year of the Wanli reign, the craftsmen could not even leave, because the agent Zhao Cheng was considering his own performance as an exam candidate and no longer accepted any resignation, return home, or visit relatives. Anyone who entered the Bing workshop was no different from entering a classroom and was firmly tied up in this workshop.

In April of the 17th year of the Wanli reign, the first craftsman escaped from the Bingzi Workshop. It was also on that day that Yao Guangqi truly realized the seriousness of the problems in the machinery factory.

Escaping from the factory is just like the soldiers escaping from the military garrisons. The only way to leave is to escape.

The two foundations of the Ming Dynasty's official factory system were military garrisons and resident craftsmen. Once the words "escape from the factory" appeared, it meant that the foundation of the official factory system had collapsed.

"What are you going to do in this situation?" Wang Qian asked with a headache as he looked at the more than a hundred craftsmen sitting on the ground.

This type of mass incident is the most difficult to handle. If you are not careful, it may lead to loss of life.

Yao Guangqi said with emotion: "Forced expulsion."

"No, don't you want to listen to what they have to say? Are you just going to drive them away by force?" Wang Qian's eyes widened suddenly, extremely surprised. This brother-in-law was a little too decisive.

He actually chose the method that would intensify the conflict and didn't even bother to communicate.

Yao Guangqi shook his head helplessly and said, "I won't listen anymore. In the past few years, I have heard too many assurances, promises, rectifications, and methods. It was because I believed them that the government-owned factory has come to where it is today."

"My softness and indecision are all my mistakes."

"Take them all away." Yao Guangqi waved his hand, and the imperial guards followed suit. The yamen runners rushed forward and began to drive them away. It was called driving away, but in fact, two yamen runners pressed one person at a time and forcibly took them back to the official residence. They were not allowed to go out and had to wait for the Shanghai County Yamen to transfer their craftsman registration to civilian registration before leaving.

Craftsmen are living beings, so naturally they will not agree, and all kinds of tugs of war and conflicts will naturally arise.

"The yamen runners are beating people!" Yang Gun shouted as he saw the yamen runners rushing towards him, preparing to incite the craftsmen to resist violently!
But before Yang Gun could finish his words, a sharp blade had already been placed at his neck. If it moved forward a little, it would be enough to take Yang Gun's life.

Chen Mo's Qi family military knife was only an inch away from his neck, and the cold air had already passed through his neck to the top of Yang Gun's head.

"Please spare my life, sir. Please spare my life!" Yang Gun's hands were shaking violently. He raised his hands and said tremblingly.

"Yang Gun, Zhao Cheng, Yang Chenghu, Liu Zhiqiang, you are now captured by the Imperial Guards." Chen Mo waited until the Imperial Guards had controlled the four men before he retracted his weapons.

Yang Chenghu is the son of Yang Gun, and Liu Zhiqiang is the adopted son of Zhao Cheng. Zhao Cheng has a seven-year-old son who works in a government factory as a skilled craftsman. This son was arranged by Liu Zhiqiang.

If this continues, all the dogs in Zhao Cheng's family will have to go to the government factory to eat the emperor's food.

Chen Mo was here to arrest people. It was an imperial case involving the Shanghai Machinery Factory, and the Imperial Guards were acting on orders. According to the Ming Dynasty Code and the Ming Dynasty Law, anyone could be arrested if they had an imperial case or an unfinished review statement from their superiors.

The special nature of the Tiqi's case handling is reflected in this sentence. When the emperor personally decides on a major case, the Tiqi can arrest someone directly without the need for an arrest warrant or an interrogation warrant.

The Shanghai Machinery Factory is the official factory of the craftsmen, the official factory of Songjiang Prefecture, and even more so the official factory of His Majesty himself. The total deficit of 430,000 silver coins in eight years must be borne by someone, and the emperor will definitely collect the debt.

During the Wanli period, Zhu Yijun would never let anyone off easily if they dared to steal from the emperor, otherwise everyone would steal his silver.

Ordinary craftsmen could be transferred from resident craftsmen to civilians by waiting for a period of time, but the emperor would never let go of the big bosses, associate managers, and general managers.

Zhu Yijun was determined to find back every penny of the lost silver.

The temple fair of the Wanshou Saint Festival did not end, on the contrary it was very lively. In order to prevent fires, the stokers worked around the clock and did not dare to stop for a moment. Of course, the reason why the stokers were so motivated was very simple.

On the one hand, it was necessary to ensure that no fire would occur; on the other hand, the emperor gave extra rewards to the firemen and night watchmen in Songjiang Prefecture.

Not much, just seven hundred stokers, two silver coins each. Two silver coins is really not a lot in Shanghai, but the stokers knew that His Majesty had seen them.

On the day of Wanshou Saint's Day when everyone was celebrating, the news of the dissolution of Shanghai Machinery Factory left everyone dumbfounded!
As the eight thousand resident craftsmen were dismissed and left the official residence in batches, everyone realized that all this was true.

Zhu Yijun had been paying close attention to the development of the matter. He looked at the case file submitted by the imperial guards and said with a frown, "I thought that these resident craftsmen would be snapped up by the civilians, but the craftsmen who left in batches in the past few days did not join in the fun."

"The situation is worse than I thought. Why is the civilian workshop unwilling to accept these craftsmen? General Zhao Ti, send Chen Mo to ask clearly."

"I obey your order." Zhao Mengyou bowed his head and accepted the order.

Past experience made Zhu Yijun unable to understand the situation after the dissolution of Shanghai Machinery Factory.

The official factories of the Ming Dynasty would carry out elimination every year, with varying numbers of people. Judging from the past experience of the Xishan Coal Bureau and the Yongding Woolen Factory, even the craftsmen, weavers and weavers who were eliminated would be invited by private workshops to become master chefs.

After all, these are craftsmen trained with all their heart and soul in the government-run factories. Although they are at the bottom of the official factories, they can still stand on their own when they go to private workshops.

However, the Shanghai Machinery Factory was disbanded, and the 8,000 craftsmen who had been employed there were not snapped up, and most of them could not even find work.

In the afternoon, Chen Mo came to the Huangpu River Palace to ask for an audience.

After Chen Mo greeted them, he bowed his head and said, "I sent twenty imperial guards to inquire about nearly two hundred private houses. The private houses did not want these resident craftsmen because they were afraid of trouble. If the machinery factory collapsed, the private houses would be worried that if the craftsmen they recruited were involved in the case, the imperial guards would come to arrest them, which would be a loss."

"Secondly, the civilians all know that these resident craftsmen are not skilled. If they were skilled, such a large government factory would not collapse just like that."

Chen Mo hesitated and finally didn't say what the workshop owners said. Zhu Yijun frowned slightly and asked, "What did the workshop owners say?"

"That's a bit harsh." Chen Mo did not answer directly. The reasons of the folk owners were very clear. They thought they were incompetent.

"Speak." Zhu Yijun thought about it. He just wanted to hear the owner's real thoughts.

Chen Mo had a complicated expression. He took out three files, adjusted his expression and said, "The owner of Chen Jifang in Chong'anfang said: These lazy and greedy people are masters that even the imperial court cannot afford to support. Let's not support such masters even more!"

"The head of the Chengyue Workshop in Chong'anfang said: The craftsmen who come to our workshops to buy are all arrogant and like to steal things. This is not recruiting workers at all, but recruiting thieves! Don't recruit them, don't recruit them."

"Heqingfang Caiji's shopkeeper said: The court threw nearly two million taels of silver, and all they heard was a bang. No matter how powerful I am, can I be as powerful as the court? How many people in the machinery factory are doing serious work? If half of them are, the machinery factory can't even close its doors. They are all thieves!"

"And the owner of Liuji Firewood and Coal Shop in Qingze Bridge said: The Machinery Factory still owes my family 300 taels of silver. I went to their house to collect it, but they detained me and took away the IOU! Now that the Emperor is here, let's see how they can pay back the money they owe the Emperor. If they have the guts, just write off the debt! Well done, they deserve it!"

Seeing that His Majesty's face looked not right, Chen Mo did not continue reading and presented the file. There were some things that Chen Mo really could not say in front of His Majesty because there were too many abusive words.

The Shanghai Machinery Factory is located in Shanghai County and has become notorious.

Zhu Yijun finished reading the three volumes of case files. Chen Mo's report really saved the face of these craftsmen.

"Feng Bao, the government-owned factory has collapsed. Pay off the outstanding payments for goods. If the money is not enough, withdraw it from the treasury and pay off the money owed by the government-owned factory first. In the eyes of the court, the court is the court, Shanghai County is Shanghai County, and the government-owned factory is the government-owned factory. But in the eyes of the people, the government-owned factory is the court." Zhu Yijun gave a clear order to pay off the money owed to the people first.

Even if the Shanghai Machinery Factory does not have a penny of silver, the hundreds of thousands of silver must be repaid. This little money is not as good as the emperor's credibility.

How much gold is there in the Tonghe Palace vault? If people believe there is gold in it, then there is gold. If people think there is no gold in it, then no matter how much gold there is, it is the same as nothing.

There is not much difference between Wanli Baochao and gold bonds in essence, and credibility is the most important.

"Commander Chen, you are in charge of this case. For those above the rank of captain, all the money taken from the government-run factory must be recovered, and as much loss as possible should be compensated. As for the ordinary craftsmen, unless anyone is injured or disabled, do not harass them anymore." Zhu Yijun gave another clear order.

This order seems a bit too lenient. As long as there is no criminal case, the case will not be pursued further.

Not all of the eight thousand craftsmen are bad people, but from the general manager to the foreman, all are rotten. What can the craftsmen do?

Looking at the methods used by these labor traitors and rentiers, the craftsmen are actually victims as well. They have already paid a huge price. The factory has collapsed, their livelihoods are gone, it is an unprovoked disaster.

The impact of the collapse of the Shanghai Machinery Factory was much more severe and far-reaching than Zhu Yijun had imagined.

Songjiang Shipyard immediately began a self-inspection. The collapse of Shanghai Machinery Factory immediately made the shipyard feel a sense of crisis. The internal inspection mainly focused on two issues: nepotism and procurement arrears.

Before the end of the Wanshou Festival temple fair, Songjiang Shipyard issued a list of 1,100 people to be eliminated. The main reasons were nepotism, and the relatives of the bosses and above in the factory were the main targets for elimination.

It does not mean that all relatives of rentiers will be eliminated, but that some of them are relatives themselves and have low test scores, and they use their connections to shield themselves and avoid elimination.

This time, the state-owned factories no longer showed humanistic care, but instead took heavy-handed measures. The phenomenon of supporting lazy people existed not only in the Shanghai Machinery Factory, but also in all major state-owned factories. Moreover, the general managers of state-owned factories used to find it difficult to take action, after all, they would meet each other every day. Now there is sufficient reason.

More than 30 cases of arrears in various purchases were investigated, and losses exceeding 73,000 silver coins were recovered. 17 criminals were arrested and handed over to the Songjiang Naval Pacification Office for interrogation.

The Legislative Affairs Office of Songjiang Shipyard is directly managed by the Naval Pacification Office, which is also the main reason why no one dares to make trouble inside.

The Nanjing Longjiang Shipyard, the Weaving Bureau, the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, the Fujian Shipyard and other state-owned factories also began internal inspections to ensure that they did not repeat the mistakes of the Shanghai Machinery Factory.

Zhu Yijun was very positive about this kind of self-examination. He believed that failure was not terrible, but escaping was the greatest shame. He wrote in red on the memorial of the general manager of Songjiang Shipyard:
The collapse of government factories is not entirely due to heaven’s fault. The laziness of craftsmen, the corruption of officials, the waste of accounts and the corruption of materials are all man-made disasters! All government offices should reflect deeply on the malpractices, eliminate redundant and corrupt personnel, and strictly enforce discipline.

Failure is not to be feared, nor is it to be ashamed of. One must dare to speak out one's mistakes and face up to one's faults, and not gloss over the peace with empty words. One must learn from the past and look to the future, investigate the shortcomings and examine their sources, and only then can one avoid falling into the same mistakes again.

Failure is failure. There is no need to cover it up or be ashamed. You must dare to face your mistakes instead of glossing over them or covering them up with lies. Only then can you sum up your experience and lessons, avoid repeating the same mistakes and falling into the same pit twice.

The internal investigation of the Daming official factory has begun, and Chen Mo is also collecting debts.

"Master Ti, what should we do?" Chen Mo spread the account book in front of Luo Bingliang and Zhao Mengyou. He succeeded in collecting the debt, but the numbers didn't match.

"The government-run factories suffered a total loss of 43 silver coins, and 114 million silver coins were recovered through debt collection. After deducting various deficits and debts, there was a surplus of 71 silver coins. Your Majesty said it was not enough, so he withdrew it from the treasury. In fact, it was not used at all, and there was some left." Chen Mo explained his debt collection situation.

It’s not that the debt was not recovered. On the contrary, too much was recovered, leaving Chen Mo at a loss as to how to deal with it.

There are 340,000 silver coins here, all of which are bribes received by rentiers.

It is not easy to enter the machinery factory. One has to go through a selection process. The boss and agents are responsible for recruiting craftsmen apprentices. The price of an apprentice ranges from three hundred to five hundred silver coins.

Whether it is purchasing or selling, these rentiers all accept bribes. After all, the iron horses from the machinery factory are impossible to buy even if you want to. There are rules on who can buy and how to sell.

Zhao Mengyou looked through the accounts carefully and said with a frown, "That is to say, if we can do a good job and manage it well, even if they take less, Shanghai Machinery Factory will still make money, and it will be very profitable. Even if the quality is a little worse, because it is a business for the court, there will be no shortage of work."

"All the silver was taken away by people worse than pigs and dogs! This is what caused the current situation of the official factory. The general manager alone took away 24 silver coins!"

"Absolutely abominable!"

There is only one such machinery factory in the whole Jiangnan area. No matter how bad its products are, they are still in short supply. Jiangnan has a huge gap in machinery, especially iron horses.

Eight thousand craftsmen took less than 20 silver coins from the government factory, and the general manager Xu Yongshou alone took 24 silver coins.

The state-owned factory was poorly managed and suffered losses for years. Who took the money? The answer is very clear from the debt collection.

If the law is not enforced, it is the violation from above.

"So should this government-run factory continue to operate, or should it be demolished as planned, and the remaining valuable machinery in the factory sent to Xuzhou?" Chen Mo asked a question. If the original plan was followed, the Shanghai Machinery Factory had to be completely demolished, after all, it had been making losses for many years.

But the current situation seems to indicate that reproduction can still be organized, and it seems that by avoiding the problems discovered, the state-owned factory can be revived.

"Submit it to the Emperor for review and let His Majesty decide." Zhao Mengyou and Luo Bingliang looked at each other. Even though they were the imperial guards in charge of the case, they could not decide on matters like this.

When Zhu Yijun received the case file, he fell into deep thought. He originally planned to discuss it with Prince Xuan Chonggu and Yao Guangqi, but soon Zhu Yijun thought it through and gave further instructions to demolish it.

The reason is very simple. There is another important purpose for dissolving the Shanghai Machinery Factory this time, which is to urge all parties to learn from the Shanghai Factory and discipline themselves.

The drastic self-reform of the state-owned factories this time was intended to let everyone in the state-owned factories, from the general managers to the craftsmen, know that they could close down.

If we don't do this now, we will pay a heavier price in the future.

Demolition and reconstruction will certainly result in a loss of money, but if the orders are changed every day and production is organized again as if it can still make money, the local government will take chances and neglect the supervision of the government-owned factories.

All the machinery in the Shanghai Machinery Factory had to be dismantled, and all the usable and unusable ones had to be sent to Xuzhou. The usable production tools continued to be used, and the unusable ones were all recycled and remade. The Shanghai Machinery Factory collapsed, and the Xuzhou Machinery Factory rose from the ground.

There is also competition among different places. If you want to keep the industry locally, you have to make more efforts.

When the emperor issued an edict to the cabinet, Wang Chonggu suddenly remembered an idiom, "be consistent".

This idiom comes from "The Analects of Confucius: Li Ren", which says that the most taboo thing for a person in doing things is to be inconsistent, to deny his yesterday self today, and to be a leader, he should be consistent in doing things, and when he makes up his mind to do something, he should not look back.

It is obvious that the Ming Emperor followed the principles of how to behave in society as stated in the Analects of Confucius.

“These eight thousand craftsmen are not all without work. After working in the government-owned factories for a few years, anyone with some skills can find a job. But those who have no skills at all and rely entirely on the termites kept by the government-owned factories are really in a state of collapse.” Wang Chonggu, holding a memorial to the emperor, told Zhang Juzheng about the eight thousand craftsmen who had been converted to civilian status.

In fifteen days, more than 3,000 craftsmen had found a way to make a living. Wang Qian sent runners from the government office to investigate, and found that about 300 people had returned to their hometowns. These 300 people were all from Zhejiang, and they had returned the land to their hometowns, so they had a way out.

God will not let a hardworking person starve to death. These craftsmen are all strong laborers. In this era when there is a shortage of people everywhere, any strong laborer who is willing to work will not starve to death.

As for those lazy people, without the support of the government factories, they will naturally become diligent.

More than 3,000 people have been resettled, the bulk of whom are employed by Songjiang Shipyard, which has resettled 1,500 craftsmen. Hard-working craftsmen were carefully selected to form a machinery factory affiliated with the shipyard.

Shipbuilding requires a large amount of machinery, especially iron horses. New iron horse sailboats require a large number of iron horses.

"Songjiang Shipyard is taking advantage of the situation." Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said after reading Wang Qian's memorial.

They were all government-owned factories. Zhao Shizhen, the general manager of the shipyard, was obviously well aware of the situation of the Shanghai Machinery Factory. When the dissolution was mentioned, Zhao Shizhen immediately gave a list of 1,100 people to be laid off, and then took advantage of the situation to take away the most essential parts of the machinery factory!
It was obvious that they were well prepared, waiting for the machinery factory to fall apart so they could take a bite.

The Xuzhou Machinery Factory under construction also employs more than a thousand people, all of whom were carefully selected and, after three rounds of skill selection, confirmed to be down-to-earth craftsmen.

"Who made the Shanghai Machinery Factory fail to live up to expectations? I have disciplined them three times. If they had cooperated once, they wouldn't have ended up in this situation." Wang Chonggu wrote the floating ticket.

Based on the results of the Pacification Office's investigation, the Ministry of Justice drafted charges: General Manager Xu Yongshou, Deputy General Manager Xu Yongmin, four assistant general managers, seven acting general managers, and twelve chief officers were executed after a public trial. A total of 104 assistant general managers and acting general managers were exiled to the Governor-General's Office in Jinchi, and 47 chief officers were exiled to the Governor-General's Office in Luzon and Jiugang.

Xu Yongshou and Xu Yongmin are brothers. The reason why these people were executed was not because of corruption, but because they had blood on their hands, the blood of craftsmen. In eight years, a total of thirty-three craftsmen died at the hands of these twenty-five people.

Under the instructions of Xu Yongshou and his accomplice, twelve big bosses took action and used various means to kill the craftsmen who dared to disobey them.

The worst incident occurred in April of the 17th year of the Wanli reign, when three craftsmen went to the county government office to beat drums to appeal for justice, accusing Xu Yongshou of illegal corruption. After the three craftsmen returned to the official residence, the seven general managers threw the three into a blast furnace, burning them to ashes, and reported the incident as a death in an accident.

Yao Guangqi had never known what to do with the Shanghai Machinery Factory. After three people died in vain, Yao Guangqi made up his mind to get rid of this rotten piece of meat.

(End of this chapter)