Ming Dynasty Law: Anyone who harvests, cuts or mutilates a human being shall be put to death at a very young age and his property shall be forfeited to the family of the deceased.

Although his wife, son and family members did not know about it, they fled two thousand miles away and were killed by his followers.

In fact, throughout the past dynasties, those in power have undoubtedly imposed very severe penalties on these human traffickers.

It's just that money and silk are attractive to people's hearts, but there are still a very large number of people who violate their conscience and engage in this business.

They are no longer human, so there is no need to treat them as human beings.

This trip to observe the sentiments of the people ended quickly. The most unhappy person among them was Zhu Yunxi. He finally made the trip out of the palace and ended it in less than two hours with a sesame cake.

"If I had known better, I wouldn't have eaten this sesame seed cake." Zhu Yunxi muttered on the way back.

Hearing this, Zhu Ying said: "I don't know how many people in this world will thank you for this sesame seed cake."

Zhu Yunxi was a little confused, but the eldest brother's tone was a little cold. It seemed that what happened to the little beggar just now made the eldest brother feel bad.

So I didn’t dare to ask any more questions.

Returning to the palace, Zhu Ying immediately summoned Song Zhong and asked about the beggar gang in the Ming Dynasty.

"What is the situation of this beggar gang? Please tell me in detail."

Faced with the inquiry from His Highness Taisun, Song Zhong naturally did not dare to hide anything and told all the information he had learned.

The Beggar Gang is known as the largest gang in the world, covering all dynasties in the world. There are all people who have become beggars. They gather into gangs and fight against injustice. Their behavior is somewhere between good and evil.

The beggar gang in the Ming Dynasty came more violently than before. The reason for this finally turned around and was related to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was lonely when he was young and was sent to Yuanjue Temple to become a monk. However, the ill-fated Zhu Yuanzhang was expelled from the temple and fell into begging from door to door. It was he who started the practice of beating cow bones that is now popular among beggars.

As a result, more and more beggars worshiped Zhu Yuanzhang, and the emperor of the dynasty seemed to be the spiritual leader who established the beggar gang of the dynasty.

Fengyang Flower Drum is very famous, but it only appeared after Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country.

People from Fengyang in my hometown often suffered heavy losses because they followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the war.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, many people with connections came to Nanjing with their families to settle down.

As a result, Fengyang and its surrounding areas have become increasingly deserted.

In order to rejuvenate his hometown, Zhu Yuanzhang moved 140,000 wealthy households from the south to Fengyang, and strictly enforced the law that those who returned privately were guilty.

Due to years of wars and desolate fields, many people in Fengyang were displaced and became beggars. Therefore, the wealthy families from the south of the Yangtze River who immigrated here would disguise themselves as members of poor families every winter and sneak back to their hometowns by begging. Over time, they turned to begging as a career.

Among them, the Fengyang flower drum is even more popular: Fengyang was originally a good place, but since Zhu Yuanzhang came out, there have been nine droughts out of ten years. He carries the flower drum and travels everywhere.

Among them, it is naturally impossible for all the old Fengyang people to come to the capital, and most of them choose to stay in their hometown.

Rural feelings exist in ancient and modern times.

This has led to many real Fengyang people becoming one of these beggars.

Then a problem arises. Even the government has to be careful about beggars in Fengyang.

Why?

Because many of these beggars are related to Zhu Yuanzhang, or the Huaixi civil servants and generals group, commonly known as the Fellows Association, they are all related to each other.

At the grassroots level, magistrates and officials dared to oppress them. After a while, beggars came to the capital to complain.

This kind of thing is not just talk, but there are many real cases.

For example, the civil servants and generals of Huaixi who live in the capital, how would they feel when they heard that their childhood friends or acquaintances not only became beggars, but were also bullied?

Especially if you are just a small county magistrate or even a government official, you still have the slightest scruples.

Once such a thing spread, it naturally became more and more serious, and the beggars became more and more unscrupulous, and many even used Zhu Yuanzhang's name.

Not to mention the big local households, the government had to stay away to avoid losing money and disaster.

When everyone looks at it this way, good guys, it’s okay to be a beggar. Not only can you travel around, you can also eat and drink.

If you can't do it naturally, then join.

In many places in Fengyang, there is even an upsurge of beggars, especially after the previous rebellion in Fengyang was suppressed.

As the team grows, there will naturally be more rules.

A few of them who could read followed the beggar gang in the novel and began to learn it in a decent manner.

In many cities, there are even beggar’s stickers.

The so-called beggar's sticker refers to a yellow paper posted on the right side of the door of a large household or shop facing the street who has paid protection fees to the beggar gang.

There is an article on it: Brothers are not allowed to cause nuisance.

When a beggar sees this piece of paper, he immediately looks at it and leaves. A yellow paper with black characters on the beggar's note is posted on the door to prevent beggars from coming to the door to extort money. It is as effective as sticking a door god to drive away ghosts.

If you encounter someone who refuses to pay the beggar's donation, the beggar leader will incite a group of beggars to come to the door all day long to demand it, making the house uneasy and the chickens and dogs restless, forcing you to compromise.

Often even if we go to the government, it won't work.

These beggars were caught and kept in jail, eating and drinking together. There were so many of them that sometimes the county government's dungeon could not hold them, and it was difficult to arrest the real leader.

Therefore, the beggar head and his disciples went from house to house to collect beggar donations on a quarterly basis, and when they encountered weddings or weddings, they would ask for money. The number of gang members became more and more dense, and the big beggar head became the leader of the gang, drawing boundaries and dividing the territory to prevent outsiders.

Hungry and poor people came to occupy the dock.

In order to maintain good public relations with the local government, it is customary to divide the beggar's donation into five parts: one for the head beggar, three for the group of beggars, and the remaining part is of course used to honor the local government.

Of course, there is no such thing as unification among the real beggar gangs. If they really formed a large-scale unification, they would probably have to recruit a large army to suppress them.

Depending on whether the government acts or not, the climate will generally only be formed locally.

It may be a county, a prefecture, or a state.

Everyone cares about their own land and their own way of making money.

With money, these originally poor beggars would still think about living in rags all day long, begging for money from everywhere.

Of course, if you don’t want to, then you can only let others do it.

Among them is the harvesting and cutting of raw materials, which has been passed down for a long time. This picking and breaking of raw materials has even become a family tradition, which is simply shocking.

"The filial piety of the Beggar Clan in the capital, how are your Imperial Guards and the Five Cities Military and Horse Division divided? Now tell me if the Public Security Department is involved."

After Zhu Ying heard this, he asked directly without expression.

When Song Zhong heard this, he fell to his knees on the ground. Beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and his back was instantly wet.

"There is no need to be so afraid. You must know a little bit about my origins. Naturally, you are aware of these trivial matters. If you tell the story clearly, I will let it go."

Seeing this, Zhu Ying asked calmly.

Song Zhong gritted his teeth, knowing that at this time, concealment was no longer possible, so he gritted his teeth and said frankly: "I would like to inform Your Highness that the beggar sect of the capital is mainly located in the southwest area, and the income from it will be divided into three parts, one share will be shared by the Jinyi Guards and the Military and Horse Division.

Come on Qi San."

"The Department of Public Security is not involved at the moment. Most of the new recruits are children from wealthy families. Most of them disdain to deal with the Beggar Clan. Some of the Beggar Clan went to give gifts and were beaten out directly."

After hearing this, Zhu Ying said: "Send the message to Jin Yiwei, silver or head, choose one yourself."

"All beggars in the capital will be arrested, and the old, weak, sick and disabled will be taken care of and managed uniformly. The remaining ones who are related to the collection and harvesting of raw materials will be directly executed."

"Those who are not related will be sentenced to twenty years of hard labor. I am in need of people to build factories there, so this is a good place to go."

"Also, if you don't get anything from it, it will all go to your internal funds."

Having said this, Zhu Ying looked at Song Zhong and said, "Don't keep anyone with unclean hands and feet."

Song Zhong said quickly: "I obey your Majesty's order."

Whether it is the Jin Yiwei or the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, the oil and water in it is very rich, at least several times or even ten times higher than the salary.

There is a huge network of relationships here. In fact, to a large extent, the Beggar Clan also provides Jin Yiwei with a large number of sources of information.

But as for this, Zhu Ying has decided to give it up completely.

Clean up all the filth in the Beggar Clan.

The existence of the Beggar Clan is inherently cancerous. They do not engage in production and are indolent in work. They may have had some sad past, but this is not the reason why they are freeloading now.

The Ming Dynasty is now in a desperate situation. With the emergence of a large number of grains such as sweet potatoes, and a sufficient national treasury, it can already begin to support the initial infrastructure construction.

Nowadays, we lack a large number of manpower and it is time to clean up this gang of beggars.

Just as Zhu Ying had just issued an order, a large number of Beggar Gang elders gathered in the southwest of the capital.

"What's going on? Why was someone just summoned? Something big is going to happen to the gang. It seems like it's going to end!"

The leader of the Beggar Clan in the capital is a scholar who is dressed in fine clothes and looks quite literary. He is about forty years old and has a strong build.

If anyone saw him and said he was a beggar leader, how could anyone believe him?

In this somewhat dilapidated house, there are more than a dozen people who are high-ranking members of the Beggar Clan in the capital. None of them are shabbily dressed, and there are a few who are white and fat, and smile as kindly as Maitreya Buddha.

"Gang leader, is there any action from the Public Security Department? A few days ago, Liang Guogong went on a large-scale arrest. Many of the best members of my gang were also arrested. Their whereabouts are still unknown. The Soldiers and Horses Department did not give them anything.

reply."

"Compared to heroes like Duke Liang, our gang's connections in the Military and Horse Division are not worth mentioning. I'm afraid no amount of money will be of any use."

A lean man with narrow eyes spoke clearly and logically.
To be continued...