Can you live forever

Chapter 62 Trade union rights protection, fighting rice hearts

Wang Jiangque followed Zhang Zhixiang for a whole day, but she didn't intend to help, and Zhang Zhixiang didn't call her for help.

After returning home at night, she sat in the living room with her chin propped in a daze. Yinqiao was a good maid, and she would not take the initiative to talk to disturb her lady, so she didn't see her daughter until Wang Yuanzhi came back looking for water. daze.

"Yo, what's the matter?"

He was a little surprised, and asked with a smile, although today's events were very lively, but his daughter shouldn't have reacted like this.

Wang Jiangque pursed her lips, and said somewhat incomprehensibly: "Father, you said that he is such a person, why does he take the trouble to help those poor people?"

After drinking tea, Wang Yuanzhi sat down, took the basin from Yinqiao, and washed his face.

He said without paying too much attention: "After all, he is the reincarnation of an immortal, so it is normal to have this kind of heart to save the world and the people, right? There is no shortage of such gentlemen throughout the ages."

"Like Mr. Xiwen, worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's joys later."

"There are people who really care about the common people."

Wang Jiangque shook his head and said, "It still feels different. How can I say it? Mr. Xiwen and the others think about the common people, but they are trying to figure out a way in the temple. They always feel that they are still a little far away from the common people."

"Where is Zhang Zhixiang?"

"He doesn't seem to want to help the emperor centralize power. It seems to be a helpless choice due to the environment. On the contrary, when dealing with those ordinary people, he is extraordinarily motivated and patient."

Wang Yuanzhi poured the water from the washbasin into the foot basin, soaked his feet, lit the cigarette stick, and then said: "This is the biggest difference between Zhang Zhixiang and others."

"Although I don't know the specific reason, but in this world, the people with the most people will always be the common people."

"Getting their support, being able to organize them."

"That is the most powerful force in the world."

In the concept of the Wang family, "people" is the core element, and their code of conduct revolves around this element, so Wang Yuanzhi will deliberately wait for Zhang Zhixiang to go down the mountain, make friends with him, and establish a relationship.

Now it seems that this potential stock is better than he estimated, and it has given them many surprises.

"Zhang Zhixiang intends to organize the people affected by the disaster to petition the imperial court to have the imperial court withdraw the banknotes, but the account books of Datong Bank have been seized, and they have issued a total of 1300 million taels of banknotes, which even the Nanjing imperial court cannot afford."

"They can't solve the problem, so it can only solve the person who raised the problem."

"The soldiers and horses of the five cities are not good at fighting, but they still have a lot of experience in suppressing the rioters."

Wang Jiangque still didn't think that Zhang Zhixiang would succeed, mainly because there was no option for success. How smart people make money is their own business, and the total tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty will not change suddenly.

Adding up silver and real goods, the total annual tax revenue should be about 8000 million taels.

Among them, the distribution to the capital side, although only 3000 to 9 million taels, Nanjing took the bulk, but after being detained by the government offices of various ministries, there were actually not many sent to Nanjing. The rule is 1:8 in the north, and it is better in the south. , It’s just 2:[-].

In other words, in the Taikuang of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing, only 800 to 1000 million taels of silver are entered into the account every year.

Even if one year's financial income is filled in, the Ministry of Household Affairs will not be able to provide the money to buy all the banknotes, not to mention how to use the money every year, there are "rules", how can it be possible to spend most of the money on Disaster relief?
"That's the truth, but why can't the soldiers and horses of the five cities suppress it?"

Wang Yuanzhi said with a smile, and Wang Jiangque blinked, hesitantly said: "He should not be so bold, if he really has the suspicion of rebellion, what will the common people do after he leaves?"

The soldiers and horses of the five cities are mobs, and their combat power is not worth mentioning. It is indeed possible to win if the people are well organized.

But after that?
Rebel?If there is no rebellion, Zhang Zhixiang is gone, and there is no one to lead, what will happen to those people who dare to use force against the officers and soldiers?Wang Jiangque thinks these problems are very difficult.

Wang Yuanzhi said that Zhang Zhixiang should have thought of this, and he will look at it tomorrow...

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"union?"

I followed Zhang Zhixiang to Sifang in the south of the city again, which was not the most severely affected place. After Zhang Zhixiang visited yesterday, he only registered and contacted 800 households, and the amount involved was only [-] taels of silver.

Compared with the whole case, this seems not worth mentioning.

But this is the south of the city, and people from families like Chen Wu's are the majority. Not to mention four taels of silver, even one tael of silver may be the entire net worth.

People are already poor, and when they encounter major changes, it is easier to fight.

It’s true that Zhang Zhixiang came to the south of the city. Compared with the devastated area in the west of the city, the people here are more outraged. Zhang Zhixiang bought two large carts of rice and distributed ten catties of rice to each affected household. They believed in Zhang Zhixiang...

A meeting was held immediately after dividing the rice.

Zhang Zhixiang spoke out his proposal, which is different from Yahang's organization, the labor union, which was spontaneously united by workers to protect their legitimate rights and interests.

There is no one who is not angry at work these days.

Dental firms will never stand on the side of the workers, but they are always biased towards the employers in any matter. There are often things that work for nothing but don’t get paid. What can the workers do?I can only remember this employer, and no one will work for him in the future.

Some people send their daughters to the rich family's house to be maids.

Obviously it's just a short contract, one year or two years, but the maid is beaten to death, and the dental office won't help you defend your rights. As for your daughter's salary?The boss hasn't asked you to pay for the vase she broke!
Things like this abound.

In the past, there seemed to be no other way but to accept it. Now Zhang Zhixiang said that he would form a trade union and gather the strength of all the workers. Even the Datong Bank case would require compensation from the court. This is unheard of.

Immediately, someone asked loudly: "Young master, can this trade union really talk to the government and make them lose money? The government won't regard us as traitors and arrest and behead us all?"

The impression that the people don't fight against the government is too deep, and everyone is unwilling to fight against the government even if they are about to have nowhere to go.

Zhang Zhixiang didn't say anything else, just asked: "If no one pays the banknotes in your hands, will you be able to survive this winter? How many people in your family will die?"

The scene was silent for a moment, and finally someone couldn't help shouting: "Young master is right, do him a good job!"

Someone also asked hopefully: "Young master, can this trade union really seek justice for our common people, so that we will no longer have to be bullied when we work?"

Zhang Zhixiang waved his small hand and said: "The compensation from the government can be demanded, who will dare to bully us in the future? Now everyone actively participates, no matter whether you have banknotes or not, you can join. Today I helped the brother who was cheated of money. In the future Brothers will help you!"

"and also."

"Did you see this one on my side? The eldest lady of the Wang family! What Wang family? One of the four Huizhou merchants, the Wang family of She County! She said that anyone who joins the guild will receive a bucket of rice every year!"

Wang Jiangque:? ? ?

Amidst her question marks, the public completely detonated, not for anything else, just for that bucket of rice...

　Thanks to "Mo Zuo" for the 100 starting point reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)