Ma Desheng was most afraid of someone exposing his scandal of exploiting and abusing the workers of the Foundry Bureau, so as soon as Fang Zhongzhe said that he wanted to improve the workers' treatment, he immediately jumped out and criticized him, saying that Fang Zhongzhe secretly encouraged the workers to go on strike and provoke trouble, with the intention of blackmailing the court. "Pure"
Zhu Yunwen naturally knew what kind of thing his brother-in-law was. The reason why he used him was because he was obedient. Therefore, as long as the vicious dog used as a guard did not cause any trouble, Zhu Yunwen would not expect this brother-in-law to give him anything.
If you want to be more honorable to yourself, you won't just listen to his nonsense.
Even though he knew Ma Desheng's character, Zhu Yunwen still scolded Fang Zhongzhe sternly, saying that the imperial court had shown utmost kindness to the workers of the Foundry Bureau, and if anyone dared to cause trouble again, he would be severely punished. He seemed to have regarded Fang Zhongzhe as the person behind the instigation of workers' strikes.
It's a dirty trick.
Zhu Yunwen did this just because he wanted to take the opportunity to beat Fang Zhongzhe and let him know his identity. Don't be self-righteous just because he is an engineer. He has been to the Central Plains and drank ink, otherwise he will look better.
Fang Zhongzhe was reprimanded for no reason, and Ma Desheng glanced at him proudly, as if to say: Fight with me, kid? You are not overestimating your own abilities. Faced with Ma Desheng's silent provocation, Fang Zhongzhe not only did not get angry, but there was a hint of difficulty on his face.
A perceptive sneer.
The imperial court used thunderous means to quickly calm down the strike. Taking advantage of the power of the imperial court, the workers of the Foundry Bureau did not dare to stop working, let alone go on strike. They smelted iron honestly every day. And Ma Desheng was even more proud.
He exploited the workers even more. He pocketed six liters of the ten liters of wheat per day that the workers were entitled to, and only four liters were distributed to the workers. And most workers had families to support, so four liters of wheat was simply not enough to eat.
Not having enough to eat and having to work hard, the iron-smelting workers were miserable. Sometimes workers died suddenly on the job. The most serious one was when a worker who was responsible for feeding materials fell into the iron-making furnace and died.
There is no complete body, how can one call it miserable?
In this regard, Ma Desheng not only refused to provide compensation, but also withheld the pensions issued by the court, and also demanded so-called compensation for lost work from the families of these victims.
No..Ma Yama.
Whenever he encountered unfair treatment of workers, Fang Zhongzhe would stand up and speak for the workers, and would even use his salary to reissue it privately to the workers. This aroused strong dissatisfaction from Ma Desheng, but it also gained him enough contacts.
There is not a single worker who is not grateful to him.
In early May, out of resentment, Ma Desheng took advantage of the court's new ore washing equipment to transfer Fang Zhongzhe out of the ironworks and assigned him to the gold mining area to be responsible for engineering design. This gold mining area is located in the mountains north of Nanjing.
Being closed and backward, Ma Desheng's move was to put Fang Zhongzhe in cold storage. However, Fang Zhongzhe, instead of being depressed, was very happy and set out on the road.
In fact, the population of Nanming is not large. Originally there were only more than 10,000 immigrants. After nearly ten years of development, the number has increased to 70,000. There are only about 20,000 people engaged in agricultural handicrafts. Most of them are either soldiers or engaged in mining.
Take the Foundry Bureau as an example. Although the iron smelting plant only has a few hundred workers, with supporting industries such as coal mining, washing, transportation, and coking, there are at least 10,000 workers.
These ten thousand people are engaged in the most dangerous and arduous labor, but the remuneration they receive is the meager. Especially the group of workers engaged in gold mining, who can only stay in the mining area and are not allowed to go out, and are no different from prisoners. And they
Almost all the gold mined was taken away by the emperor, and they could only get some rations that were barely enough to survive.
As the saying goes, wherever there is oppression, there is resistance. Workers in the industry and mining industry are the most oppressed and have the deepest resentment. The reason why they did not rise up to resist is because of the authority of the court, and because there is no leader and brother with enough appeal.
Concept. And Fang Zhongzhe has seen this clearly, and he is trying to think of ways to unite people's hearts in order to start trouble.
No, Fang Zhongzhe came to the gold mining area and went out to hunt every day. The prey he hunted was distributed to the gold diggers who worked all day long and could not go out. In this way, he not only exercised his body, but also quickly started fighting with the gold miners.
Almost every miner likes Mr. Fang, who is knowledgeable and has no airs.
Gold mines were the most important source of income for the Nanming court, so there were hundreds of Jinyiwei supervising them. Naturally, everything Fang Zhongzhe did could not escape the supervision of the Jinyiwei. Soon a secret report was sent to the palace, stating that Fang Zhongzhe was secretly trying to win people's hearts.
rebellion.
After Zhu Yunwen received this secret report, he immediately issued an edict, ordering the Jin Yiwei to immediately arrest Fang Zhongzhe and bring him back to Beijing for interrogation. Facing the menacing Jin Yiwei, Fang Zhongzhe remained calm and calm. Before the Jin Yiwei could take action, he killed himself
Tie yourself up.
Fang Zhongzhe was imprisoned, which made everyone in the Fang family anxious. Fang Xiaoru, who was idle at home, hurriedly came outside the palace to ask to see the emperor, but was blocked outside the palace. Unwilling to accept it, he went to the Jinyi Guards Envoy Office to inquire.
But he was also kept out, and was not even allowed to go to the imperial prison to see his nephew.
Fang Xiaoru felt uncomfortable because the court he once served was so cold-blooded and ruthless to him. As the saying goes, there is no greater sorrow than death. He fell ill in bed when he returned home, and his gray hair turned completely white overnight.
, the entire Fang family was even more sad.
Fang Zhongzhe was very calm in prison. He read and wrote every day. Although he was pulled out for interrogation from time to time, he did not say a word in the face of threats and inducements. And Zhu Yunwen also considered the Fang family's meritorious service to the country.
Jin Yiwei was not asked to use severe punishment. After all, he only wanted to seize power and did not want to make the relationship too tense.
If Fang Zhongzhe didn't speak, the case would not go on trial and would soon be settled. And Zhu Yunwen didn't really want to kill anyone, but wanted to establish his authority, so he directly ordered Fang Zhongzhe to be dismissed and sent to the desolate and barbaric central desert, where there were also
Some gold mines, some exiles are panning for gold in the sand sea, and they can only be redeemed after panning enough.
Fang Zhongzhe was exiled, but he still had a calm face, as if everything was out of his mind. But he was secretly happy in his heart, because his goal had been achieved. He had done so much, not only to win people's hearts, but also to make the Fang family and
The emperor broke with the emperor, and he did not want to fight against his family members who were loyal to the emperor when there was an uprising in the future.
After leaving the city of Nanjing, Fang Zhongzhe felt a sense of relief. The desolate and savage central desert would be the place for him to show his talents, and he was confident that the Nanming court would soon tremble because of him.
Because what he learned and used all came from another person. That person could overthrow the unified Ming Dynasty, and it was natural to use his experience to overthrow the small Southern Ming Dynasty.