The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

After the hour of Wei, Pan Yun and Mr. Qian finally came out of the county government office. Miao Zhen and Miao He also came back. They stood silently behind Pan Yun and together with her sent Mr. Qian back to the Qian residence.

Master Qian looked at them and sighed: "You have all grown up..."

Pan Yun raised her head, a golden light flashed in her eyes, and Qian Zhai's aura was clearly visible in her eyes.

Compared with the thriving scene seen in the first two years, what we saw this time was prosperous but lifeless, as if it was falling into an abyss.

Pan Yun pursed her lips and asked Master Qian: "Where is Qian Dalang?"

"You mean Dahong?" Mr. Qian smiled bitterly. "In just half a year, Magistrate Cai has come to our house five times to repair bridges and roads, to count fields, to ask for exemptions from military service, to provide disaster relief, and to keep the people safe. Every time he took the money and left. My family couldn't stand it any longer. I asked him to hide away a few days ago, and I used the excuse of being sick to close the door and refuse visitors."

He said, "If you hadn't asked me to do this, I wouldn't have come to the county government office."

Pan Yun apologized after hearing this: "The rebels have entered the city. Is your family okay?"

"Fortunately, I just gave away some money," Mr. Qian paused and said, "The leader, Wang Xiaojing, he had seen me before and said a lot of good things about me."

Pan Yun asked quickly: "From your perspective, what do you think of him?"

Mr. Qian sighed: "He is very loyal and a good kid with a kind heart, but he is too young and impulsive!"

If you are not impulsive, you cannot do anything rebellious.

Master Qian looked at her and said, "If you want him to bow his head, the leader must agree."

"Do you know the bandit leader?"

"I heard his name is Song Dalin, and he's a mine boss," Mr. Qian said, "The mine they opened was originally a private mine. The mined silver was given to the boss, and the mine boss hid some and distributed it to the miners. In addition, those people were stealing the mine, and they were afraid that the miners would make trouble, so they paid them enough wages."

Pan Yun nodded: "I guessed it, otherwise Wang Xiaojing wouldn't have become a miner just because he was short of money."

It must be because the income from being a miner is quite good.

"As a result, the imperial court sent officials to investigate this private mine and directly take over the minerals. In order to improve efficiency, they forced the miners to work day and night. The wages were directly reduced by one third according to the law. The supervisors deducted some of the wages for various reasons. The monthly wages received by each person were less than half of the previous amount.

Plus, with the supervisors around, the mine boss couldn't hide anything, and even his own interests were gone, so the miners were naturally unwilling to do so."

Pan Yun: "The supervisor didn't allow them to leave?"

"Yes," Mr. Qian sighed, "If the supervisors had allowed the miners to leave, this rebellion might not have happened. After all, the civilians are best at endurance!"

"They couldn't escape, and they couldn't make money. Everyone was already resentful. At this time, there were strong winds and heavy rains in the south of the Yangtze River. They were also affected. The mine was almost flooded, but the supervisor ignored the danger and insisted that they go down... When the news of the rebellion in Ninghua, Fujian spread, their mine was in chaos." Mr. Qian said, "So, even if there was no Song Dalin and Wang Xiaojing, there would be Wu Dalin and Zhang Xiaojing. This rebellion was inevitable."

Pan Yun remained silent.

Mr. Qian said gently, "You have rescued the implicated people. That's enough. I think the rebellion is too complicated. There may be instigators behind them, such as the former mine owner and officials. Otherwise, how could the miners rebel just as the court reopened the mine?"

What a coincidence! The emperor also thought so. Looking at the war reports handed over by Jiangnan, the emperor was so angry that he threw all the reports to the ground: "I am so angry! I am so angry! If I want to reopen the silver mine, the miners will rebel! If I review the military land and military pay, will the army also rebel!?"

Chen Xun frowned slightly, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the miners in Jiangnan who gathered to rebel were not just from the silver mines. Judging from the composition of the Ninghua rebels, there are miners from silver mines, copper mines, iron mines, and even workers from Jiangnan who suppress silk and dye cloth.

The three-foot-thick ice did not form overnight. They have been underpaid and have suffered for many years. This is not a matter of reopening the silver mine. In my opinion, this is a matter of inequality. "

The emperor said nothing, but his face looked very unhappy.

Wang Zhen had been paying attention to his expression. Seeing this, he snorted coldly and said, "Master Chen, are you saying that the emperor treated them unfairly, so they rebelled?"

Chen Xun said quickly: "That's not what I meant. It's just that the wages of the miners are indeed very low. The prices of ordinary people are rising. It's hard to support the family with just that little wages, so..."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Wang Zhen said sternly, "The salaries and wages of court officials and all kinds of workers in the country have been calculated by Emperor Taizu himself. There is only more money paid, not less. As long as you are diligent and frugal, there is no doubt that it is not enough to support your family!
If there is, it must be that group of unruly people are lazy and extravagant at home. If you say that this group of rebels are not instigated by people with ulterior motives, I will never believe it. Otherwise, why didn't they rebel earlier or later, but rebelled when the court reopened the silver mines? "

Chen Xun, who was just about to raise the wages of workers at all levels to stabilize the people and solve the rebellion problem, was suddenly choked. He could only argue with Wang Zhen about whether there was any evil force behind the rebellion of these miners.

Cao Nai was furious when he heard this and shouted directly: "What's the point of pursuing this now? We need to make a decision quickly, whether to suppress the rebellion or recruit the amnesty. Today's military report said that Deng Maoqi has captured eight cities, and Guangxin Prefecture in Jiangxi has also responded. Yushan County was once captured by miners. If we continue to argue, half of Jiangnan will be lost."

Wang Wen: "To cure a disease, you must find the cause. If you don't even find the cause, how can you cure it?"

Cao Nai asked back: "Then tell me, what is the cause of the disease?"

Wang Wen immediately stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I request that the Imperial Inspector of Jiangnan be summoned back to the capital for questioning. He is the Imperial Inspector and should know the reason."

Cao Nai sneered: "Speaking of this, Your Majesty, I impeach the Jiangnan Inspector for dereliction of duty. The Jiangnan rebellion report has been published five times, but the censor's memorial has not been submitted yet. This is dereliction of duty. Secondly, the specific situation of the wind disaster and flood in Jiangnan is different from each prefecture and county, so the court does not know the situation in Jiangnan..."

After Cao Nai finished speaking, he glanced at the silent Wang Wen again and said coldly: "I also want to impeach the Imperial Censor Wang Wen. His subordinates were so derelict in their duties, but he did not send people to Jiangnan to investigate the details in time..."

Chen Xun: "Your Majesty, there is still no news about the Jiangnan Inspector. I am worried that he might have been killed in Jiangnan."

Cao Nai frowned, turned his head and asked, "Who is the Jiangnan Inspector?"

Chen Xun said helplessly: "It's Xue Shao, the nephew of Xue Xuan, the former Shaoqing of the Dali Temple."

"Oh," Cao Nai was silent for a moment. He had been on a business trip at the beginning of the year, and when he came back, Xue Pan's case had been cleared. He only heard about it later. He frowned and said, "It is indeed possible that he was murdered."

emperor:"……"

He didn't, the Jinyiwei had already brought the person back.

Just as the thought flashed through his mind, Yun Yan stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, Xue Shao is outside seeking an audience."

The emperor's face turned cold, he glanced at the entire hall, and said in a deep voice: "Announce!" (End of this chapter)