270 [Governance of Guangzhou] (for the dual alliance leader KevinDu12345
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
The door of a wealthy house in the city was opened, and a servant asked cautiously: "What's important, sir?"
The official said: "The world is unified and everyone is equal. There is an order from the main town that no slaves are allowed. Let us go in quickly and all the domestic slaves will be registered. All deeds of sale will be invalidated, and the domestic slaves can stay as they please. Those who are willing to keep the domestic slaves who work. , write down clearly the years of employment, and clearly write down the monthly salary!”
"Master, our family has been registered," the slave said.
"Before, I took the initiative to report to the government. Today, the government is going to the house for inspection. Get out of the way!" the official scolded.
Five or six officials entered the courtyard, and the owner of the house quickly came to greet them.
An old man took out his money and said with a smile: "Master, all the slaves and maids at home have gone to report, and they have been replaced by employment contracts."
"Take out all the contracts!"
"Please wait a moment."
Not long after, some of the contracted servants were already in front of the leading officials.
The leading official said: "Write it down, how much bribe did this household pay...?"
Another official who was holding the scale said: "The bribe is eight coins."
"This household paid a bribe of eight yuan and was fined ten times and eight taels of silver. Take it out quickly!" the official urged.
"This, this, this..." The old man started to panic.
The official cursed: "Don't you have any brains? In this month, the dock has killed one civil servant, two military attachés, seven second-shift yamen servants, and more than 40 people working on the board. You still dare to bribe me? Do you want me to die?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare, I will accept my punishment." The old man quickly asked someone to get the money.
Privately, there must be officials taking bribes, just like there must be people in the military who have not been found out for corruption.
But on the surface, no one dares to be greedy anymore.
Reporting on each other can make you meritorious. As long as you make meritorious service, you will be promoted quickly. Anyway, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere now.
After registering the fine, the contract and servant were authenticated.
Several officials rushed into the inner courtyard and started shouting: "There are still domestic slaves. If you don't register and settle down, you will be a homeless vagrant from now on. The government won't care if you are beaten to death. As long as you register and settle down, your descendants can become officials. Listen! , as long as they register and settle down, the descendants of domestic slaves can also become officials! If you don’t think about yourself, you must also think about your children and grandchildren!”
No one responded.
An official came to a remote courtyard, which was filled with firewood.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Just when the official was about to leave, there were sudden noises in a small room where debris was stored.
The official went to open the door, but it was locked.
"Uu! Uu! Uu!"
The official immediately blew the bamboo whistle, and other officials rushed over.
"what happened?"
"The door is locked and there is movement inside."
The chief official turned around and saw the owners of the house, all of whom looked horrified.
"Pry open!"
The door was quickly opened, and there were more than ten domestic slaves locked inside. Their limbs were tied up, and their mouths were gagged.
The officials were startled, pulled the rag from a slave's mouth, and asked, "Why are you being imprisoned?"
The slave replied: "A few days ago, the master killed a slave with his rod. We are all slaves in the master's inner courtyard. When the official messengers came, the master tied us up and hid us."
"Okay! Catch him and take him back to the county government office. No one can escape."
All the officials were surprised and delighted. This was a big case. They had all made meritorious deeds, and they might be sent to serve as officials in western Guangdong.
There were so many scandals against the wealthy family. I originally wanted to investigate the slaves, but ended up uncovering a bunch of cases, which made the magistrates of Nanhai and Panyu extremely busy.
These officials escorted the criminals back to the county government office, but they heard the beating of gongs and drums on the way.
A noble slave sat on a sedan chair, with gongs and drums playing in front of him and a suona playing as accompaniment.
"Boom!"
Someone rang the gong and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Congratulations to Shopkeeper Lin, congratulations to Shopkeeper Lin, once you are free, you will never be a slave. Long live King Zhao Tian!"
"Pap-pap-pap-pap!"
Another entourage lit firecrackers, crackling all the way, and the scene was like welcoming a bride.
"Throw money!"
This wealthy slave, who was called Shopkeeper Lin, felt very comfortable sitting on the sedan chair and ordered his followers to scatter money on the street.
Many passers-by swarmed over and lay on the ground to pick up money.
An idle man couldn't squeeze in, so he shouted: "Congratulations to Shopkeeper Lin, your descendants will be rich and noble, and your descendants will become high officials!"
"Reward! Reward that man quickly!"
Shopkeeper Lin shouted quickly, and his entourage grabbed a handful of copper coins, ran over and stuffed them into the idle man's arms.
"Shopkeeper Lin will be blessed if he has many children. Shopkeeper Lin will be a prince for generations!"
Suddenly more people shouted.
Shopkeeper Lin laughed loudly: "Throw money, throw money quickly!"
Shopkeeper Lin's team crossed this street and bumped into another team of slaves.
"congratulations!"
"Same joy, same joy!"
Two wealthy slaves were sitting on a sedan chair, bowing with their hands in the air.
The second noble slave was more interesting. He not only scattered money along the way, but also held the "Datong Collection" and read the article aloud: "The dignity of a saint is based on his virtues, which is called personality. The dignity of an emperor is based on his power and position, which is called a human being."
Position... The superior and the inferior belong to their position; the equality between the superior and the inferior depends on their character. Dear fellow villagers, Mr. Zhao wrote this article well. Now, not only are the superior and inferior equal, Mr. Zhao also wants to abolish the distinction between superior and inferior.
The world is united, long live Mr. Zhao! The world is united, Mr. Zhao!"
These slaves are simply crazy.
Compared with ordinary domestic slaves, wealthy slaves not only gained freedom, but also had their property in their names protected.
To them, Zhao Han is simply a reborn parent.
On another street, there were only a few turtle men and more than 20 prostitutes, who came out with the madam and the brothel thugs tied up.
A turtle man shouted: "Report to the official, report to the official. Mr. Chen's brothel does not allow lowly households to be good, and openly disobeys Mr. Zhao's order. All the neighbors are listening. I, Yuan Da, will no longer be a lowly man. I will go to Mr. Zhao."
Surrender to the army there! Brothers and sisters, all shout: The world is unified!"
"The world is unified!" Turtle Gong and the prostitute shouted in unison.
"Good and bad are equal!"
"Good and bad are equal!"
As soon as they turned the corner, they met another group of people.
These people were all domestic slaves. They tied up their masters and went to the county government to report to the officials because the masters were unwilling to return their deeds.
Hearing the shouts of Mr. Turtle and the prostitute, these slaves also shouted: "The world is unified! The good and the bad are equal!"
In a restaurant facing the street, several scholars looked out the window, all showing shock.
"The moral standards of the world are declining! The moral standards of the world are declining!"
"What does this guy named Zhao really want to do?"
"..."
Many good people follow these teams.
For example, craftsmen and the like were also liberated and finally no longer had to serve the government.
Nanhai County Government.
Tu Tingying, the county magistrate, is physically and mentally exhausted. The county jail is already overcrowded, and he is having a hard time trying cases.
"Next!"
Said to be the next one, more than ten people were immediately escorted, all of whom were tied up by domestic slaves to report to the officials.
Zheng Sen walked slowly through the streets, watching everything in silence, and his heart was already filled with turmoil.
His biological mother was Tagawa Matsu, the daughter of the lord of Hirado Island in Japan. Zheng Sen lived in Japan until he was seven years old. As soon as he learned to walk, his mother asked him to practice kendo and instilled in him the newly emerging bushido spirit.
After arriving in Fujian, I was taught by famous teachers and Confucianists. I read the Four Books and Five Classics for seven years, and learned loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, benevolence, justice, etiquette, and trustworthiness.
It was not until the last half month that Zheng Sen began to come into contact with Datong Thought.
The booklet "Collection of Datong" is very thin, and Zheng Sen read it in one day. He carefully studied and thought about it for several days. Although it had a great impact on him, it still only limited his thoughts.
Now that he has witnessed many strange scenes in Guangzhou and recalled the contents of "Datong Collection", Zheng Sen finally has a better understanding.
Who is right?
From a purely theoretical perspective, Zhao Han did nothing wrong, and all policies were in line with the sages’ words.
If "The Collection of Datong" is correct, then should my slaves be released? Should I return them to freedom?
A boy of fourteen or fifteen years old is easily influenced by advanced theories, and Zheng Sen has already begun to gravitate towards the booklet "Datong Collection".
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Foshan.
Rich businessman Xie Shijun began to regret that he should not have handed over the firearms at home.
At this moment, a group of officials carrying water and fire sticks dared to go to Xie's house to show off their power. The wealthy businessmen in the town were like this. They honestly registered their slaves without any room for resistance.
Suddenly, another group of official servants came, wearing black clothes with blue trim.
The officers who were doing business shivered when they saw the person coming. Although they didn't know the person, they knew the clothes and clean affairs department!
"You are temporarily suspending your work," the official from the Department of Integrity ordered.
"Yes." Ordinary officials responded quickly.
An official from the Department of Integrity produced an official document: "Foshan Xie Shijun, Xie Yunwen and his son paid a bribe of 500 taels to an officer in Datong. They refused to repent for this bad deed, and bribed another 300 taels to the Nanhai County Magistrate. The Nanhai County Magistrate has been imprisoned and confessed.
, the witnesses and material evidence are all there. Xie Shijun, Xie Yunwen and his son should be arrested and imprisoned immediately, and a trial date will be set for sentencing!"
Xie Shijun was dragged out and shouted in horror: "I didn't pay a bribe, I didn't pay a bribe!"
The official from the Department of Integrity continued to read: "The domestic slave Xie Chong was ordered by the Xie family to bribe him and was arrested and imprisoned together."
Xie Shijun quickly said: "This is what the slave did against his master, and I didn't know anything about it!"
"Whether you know or not, we'll tell you when we get to the Integrity Department's office." The official from the Integrity Department sneered.
Seeing the Integrity Department arresting three people, ordinary officials were trembling with fear.
The officials here in Guangzhou now call the Integrity Department the "Black Guards", which is equivalent to the "Jinyi Guards" of the Ming Dynasty. These guys seem to be pervasive, arresting corrupt officials everywhere, and now they have taken away the head of the Xie family.
Many wealthy businessmen in Foshan are hiding at home and dare not go out.
Their original plan was to cooperate with Zhao Han in everything, and when Zhao Han left Guangzhou, they would use money to knock out the official.
But now the Integrity Department suddenly appeared, and the Guangzhou Integrity Department office was officially established. In recent days, a group of domestic slaves were recruited as spies, which made everyone in the wealthy businessmen feel in danger. They always felt that the servants at home were all spies of the Integrity Department.
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Once a bribe is paid, a fine of at least ten times will be imposed.
If the bribe exceeds one hundred taels, both the embezzler and the briber will be sentenced to death. Several people have been publicly killed these days.
The merchants were all frightened. They had never seen anything like this, and they even regretted seizing the city and dedicating it to them.
Up until this point, Zhao Han had not made it clear what the rules of doing business would be in the future.
To govern a group of merchants, is there still a battle of wits and courage?
First confiscate their firearms, then let them release the slaves, and then what to do with the rest. Zhao Han was annoyed, so he didn't mind killing a few more. From now on, he would just let the Integrity Department keep a close eye on him.
By the way, businessmen in Guangzhou are too corrosive. From now on, people from Jiangxi will be sent regularly to secretly investigate the Department of Integrity in Guangzhou to prevent businessmen from corroding the Department of Integrity as well.