General Constitution of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 211 Liu Jiagang

It wasn't until the moment the ship lifted anchor that Ce Yan and Zhou Liang's hanging heart finally relaxed a little.

And the clan members on board also completely let go of themselves, and began to look forward to the scene of making contributions in a foreign country.

"If I can afford it, it's not bad for me to set up a weaving workshop overseas. A few days ago, I secretly learned how to reel silk from Su brocade, and I designated it to earn money!"

"I'm not as capable as the emperor's uncle. I just don't know if the fields in Japan are fertile. When I get paid, I'll just buy more land for rent."

"..."

It's just that Ce Yan and Zhou Liang, who were sitting on the boat, looked at these clansmen who spoke the accents of Jin and Henan provinces, and the ominous premonition in their hearts became more and more intense.

How can this be a royal family!

Even Emperor Taizu Gao was not simple enough to reel silk when he was still alive!

Feeling something was wrong, Ce Yan and Zhou Liang endured the severe pain in his body, and searched through the cabin with difficulty to find the imperial edict issued to him by Daming.

"Whip...whip, this..."

Soon Ce Yan and Zhou Liang realized that something was wrong.

I seem to have been scolded by Daming.

And it was very miserable.

As long as the whip method is used, no matter how you look at it, it will be beneficial to Daming!

Even North Korea is not as miserable as Japan.

Because North Korea, like Daming, is short of silver and copper, the big deal is to stick to it and follow Daming, and life will always pass.

But Japan is different. Daming may not know it, but Ce Yan Zhou Liang knows that Japan produces silver!
When the tax is calculated as silver, Japan can still take two bites.

When the tax is calculated as copper, wouldn't it be that Daming brought North Korea to suck Japan and fan merchants together? !

"Is there still a difference between closeness and distance? As for the calculation?!"

Ce Yan Zhou Liang looked desperately at the clan in front of him.

At one point, he even had the thought of sinking the ship directly.

"This old highness...does this whipping method have to be done?"

"That's not true." Beside Ce Yan and Zhou Liang, the Zhu family, who looked like an old rich man, sipping tea from a purple sand teapot, continued to click their tongues: "But if you don't want to practice whipping, why bother with so many people dying?" ah?"

Yes.

What's the fuss about this TM!
Ce Yan Zhou Liang raised his hand and gave himself a big mouth.

Ce Yan and Zhou Liang didn't stop until the Zhu family moved to the other side of the deck as if they were hiding from madmen.

That night, Ce Yan and Zhou Liang had the idea of ​​sinking the ship.

It's just that when he was trying to sink the ship, he saw with his own eyes that the ship sailing east was approaching a huge and unusual fleet.

There were even a lot of small boats that were originally only in the offshore.

When he saw the fleet in front of him, Ce Yan and Zhou Liang understood that the Celestial Dynasty is the Celestial Dynasty after all.

decent way
There are ways to force you to be decent even if you are not decent.
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Liuyang Town is located in the southwest of Chongming Island. To the east of Liuyang is the Haikou of the Yangtze River, and to the west of Liuyang is the Grand Canal.

From the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, Liuyang Town has been the hub of river-sea combined transportation, and it must pass through the river to reach the sea.

Liujiagang in Liuyang Town was the place where the Sanbao eunuchs anchored in the past. Since the outbreak of the Japanese invasion in the southeast, the defense of Liujiagang has been regarded as the top priority by the imperial court, and the main force of Henghaiwei is stationed here.

Most of the warships built by the Yumajian are also in this port, and Liuyang Town has also undertaken a considerable part of the shipbuilding orders of the eight Jiangnan prefectures, and at the same time, many tank ships are still being transshipped here.

It was a peaceful noon, and the boatmen and sailors on the pier were squatting under the mountains of goods and eating.

Although there are only some tofu, pickles, and rice, this meal is already quite rich for them.

Ligong is like this. If you don’t have enough to eat, you will have no energy to work, and there is no room for saving.

Thousands of sails competed on the river, and it was lively and lively, but for the unabated number of ships, this pier was obviously a bit cramped.

"Uncle, this pier is so lively, it's really scary to look at."

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy who had just arrived at the pier looked at the distant river in doubt and asked casually.

"It's scary, isn't it good that there are too many boats? There are more boats, more work, and more wages. Hurry up and eat. The pier is very busy. If I can't keep up, I can't wait for you."

Before the uncle and nephew had finished speaking, there was a crisp sound of "click" on the surface of the river.

A tank boat in inland water collided head-on with a sea boat.

The complexions of everyone on the pier turned livid in an instant, and they chanted a sentence in their hearts at the same time.

It's broken, something happened.

The bells were ringing loudly on the pier, there were officers and soldiers from the navy, eunuchs from the horse censor, and many laborers.

"Don't panic! Hurry up and make a semaphore. The ships in the port will stay first, and the ships outside the port will stop entering the port. How much money can you pay for something serious?"

Most of the goods scattered on the river surface, most of the porcelain directly sank to the bottom, but the goods such as brocade and cotton cloth can still float for a while, and many laborers have already ventured into the water to fish them.

It's just that this fishing has made the merchants on the shore anxious.

"That's my product! What's the difference between you guys just grabbing it? Damn it, I've heard it all. If you put it into the water with good water quality, I'll grab it back for the master. I'll give you a lot of rewards. If you don't steam the steamed buns, I have plenty of them." Yinzi, I just can't stand this!"

There were people guarding the goods in the river, and some people were robbing the goods, and the eunuchs on the bank also yelled.

"No fishing! No grabbing! No one is allowed to enter the water!"

"boom!"

The sound of gunshots on the bank has already sounded, but none of the laborers can hear it.

It would be good to grab such a piece of cloth and go home to dry and cut clothes for the children, not to mention the high-quality silk and satin, which are all hard currency that can be directly used as money.

"If you go into the water again, you will shoot arrows, don't mess around!"

The more laborers were launched, the more chaotic the port became. In order to avoid the laborers, several tank boats completely disrupted the pier.

"Hurry up and take our family's seal, go to the fort and fire!"

"Godfather, that fort belongs to the local guard, we can't adjust it!"

"It's time to wait? We can't pass the test if we don't die today. It doesn't matter if they die, I will die. I will bear the responsibility of the ancestors. Let's fire!"

A wharf of tens of thousands of people, goods of several 10 taels of silver, and even the warships of the imperial court, something really happened. No one in this small Liujiagang can afford to suffer.

Until the sound of the cannon on the fort sounded, the shells roared into the river, and there were bloodstains on the surface of the river.

The hired workers who had been fishing for goods calmed down a little.

The shipbuilding department and the navy also had a breathing space to gradually restore the order on the dock.

It was not until the evening that the casualties were roughly counted.

"Godfather, eight people died today, four were shot to death by arrows when they went into the water, and one drowned. When the ship collided, there were three sailors chatting at the spot where they were hit. down and die."

The horse eunuch waved his hands with lingering fear and said, "Why report it to us? How much money should be paid? It's their master's business whether to pay or not, we have nothing to do with it."

"Here."
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Inside Huiguo Wengong Temple in Liuyang Town.

"Human life is at stake, and this is a big deal... Sigh."

A young servant in a green coat and a cap ran in from outside the ancestral hall.

"Master, the families of those laborers are here, how much money shall we pay them on the counter?"

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of all the Huizhou merchants present gathered on the merchants who ordered people to go into the water to grab the goods on the boat today.

The merchant pondered for a long time, put down the teacup in his hand, and said: "I don't have a tael of silver."

The boy looked at his boss in astonishment.

"My lord, it's human life after all..."

"A few lives are worthless. I asked them to go into the water to grab the goods. If the goods were not taken back, they lost their lives because of their poor water skills. What are you doing? Go down and follow this order."

Hearing the words, the young servant had no choice but to curse a dog in his heart, then turned his head and left the ancestral hall.

After the boy left, the businessman stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Everyone, I, Hu Shan, would like to be the first bird to throw stones to our merchants to ask directions, and I hope that you can pull Hu some if necessary."

"Xue Mao, this is a big matter."

The businessman named Hu Shan smiled slyly and said: "It is precisely because of the seriousness of the matter that Hu is going to do it. This is the first time in Liujiagang, but it is not the first time for you and me. Today One life, three days tomorrow, even if we have tens of millions of wealth, we can't resist such a compensation."

"Then do you want to inform Zou Donghu and Ruan Liangchen?"

While everyone was talking, commotion broke out outside the Huiwen Temple.

Hu Shan had no choice but to bow his hands to the crowd and said, "To find them, it's better for you to accompany Hu to handle this matter."

After that, Hu Shan walked towards the outside of the ancestral hall.

Outside the ancestral hall, seven or eight children in sackcloth and filial piety knelt down in front of three stretchers covered with white cloth.

There were three other women who were weeping and wanted to see Hu Shan.

"My lord, I am Hu Xueluo. If you have something to say, hurry up, my lord, my time is precious."

As soon as Hu Shanfang appeared, the porter guarding outside the ancestral hall moved a chair, and Hu Shan sat down.

"Master Hu, my man was killed because of your errands. There are seniors on the top and young ones on the bottom. You can't ignore it."

"It's up to me to do things for me, but I made it clear on the boat that the water quality is good, go into the water! Your man has no weight in his hands, and he dares to go into the water if he is not good at water. It's time to count!"

The woman was stunned in place immediately, and the Li Gong who watched the excitement behind her couldn't stand it any longer.

"Master Hu, life is at stake!"

"If you act like this, who will dare to do things for you in the future?"

Hu Shan's complexion changed suddenly, and he scolded loudly: "If you like to do it, you can't do it! If you don't do it, some people will do it!"

"I still have to go to work tomorrow, so we all gather here to help, and we've earned enough money, right?"

"Hu Er, give the master their names and I will write them down."

As soon as Hu Shan said this, the laborers who were originally behind the crowd began to retreat one after another.

It is true that everyone wants to help this orphan and widow.

But it's true that I don't want to lose my job.

Seeing the crowd gradually dispersed, Hu Shan stared at the widows and asked in a low voice: "Are you going?"

"Master, it's not that we don't want to leave, we are penniless, where do you want us to go?"

"Succeed, Hu Er, take a few people, and throw them out with their corpses."

The face of the entourage named Hu Er behind him has turned livid.

"Master, this...is too much."

"If you are willing to go to the cabinet where the corpse is thrown, give each person eight taels of silver."

"Here."

Finally, Hu Shan looked at the widows kneeling outside the Huiwen Temple and said in a low voice: "Do you hear me clearly? This money, my lord, I would rather reward them than give it to you. Get lost, go to the funeral where you fell in love with!" "

The gate of Huiguo Wengong Temple was closed with a "bang", which also cut off the survival of these three families.

Eight taels of silver, which happens to be a year's salary for a laborer.

There is always someone who is not afraid of bad luck to do this job.

It's just that everyone has already seen that Hu Shan's intention is not to take the lives of these people.

It was a test of the government.

(End of this chapter)