Chapter 877 0872 [Anti-pornography and illegal activities]
In autumn, the decoration of Alanruo Courtyard has not yet been completed.
Because the houses in the city were too expensive, Li Bangyan bought a private house outside the city and sent someone to Hangzhou to pick up his old wife and grandchildren.
One day, while he was teaching poetry, song and dance to a young girl, his servant hurried in and said, "Ms. sir, the government has posted a notice. Go and see it for yourself!"
Li Bangyan frowned and asked: "What notice?"
The servant said anxiously: "I can't understand either."
Li Bangyan rode a top-quality green mule with 50 pieces each, and walked slowly towards the city wall.
There were many people nearby and they were talking about it.
Li Bangyan asked his servant to lead the mule. He walked close by himself, glanced at it and was stunned.
"The New Employment Law of the Ming Dynasty"!
Translated into vernacular, the content is as follows——
First, everyone in the Ming Dynasty (including those without registration), as well as those who have a Ming household registration but live overseas, must sign an employment contract when employed, and are protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
Second: Employers who employ undocumented persons shall be subject to a fine. The amount of the fine shall be ten times the remuneration the employee shall receive.
Third: If there is no employment contract, those who can prove that they are employed are also protected by Ming law. The employer is also subject to a fine, and the fine is the same as Article 2!
Fourth: Employment is divided into public employment and private employment. Being employed by a business is public employment, and being employed by a private person is private employment.
Fifth: People who are privately employed are not allowed to participate in business activities. For example, dancers at home are not allowed to perform profitable performances in Goulan, singing houses and other places.
Sixth: People employed by the public are employees of trading companies.
Seventh: The employment contract should specify the scope of work, employment period, salary and remuneration, and the amount of breach of contract. The amount of breach of contract shall not exceed three times the salary for the unfulfilled period of work.
Eighth: Forcibly renewing the contract or forcibly reselling the contract without the consent of the employee is regarded as an act of human trafficking.
Ninth: Regardless of public employment or private employment, the maximum employment contract is five years. If it exceeds five years, it will be deemed invalid.
Tenth: Employment contracts, conversion from public employment to private employment, and conversion from private employment to public employment are all invalid.
11. The signing of the employment contract can be done at the government office or by an official. If the employment contract is signed privately, it must be signed by three or more guarantors.
This article of law takes effect on the first day of the first lunar month of the third year of the Ming Dynasty's restoration of China.
Li Bangyan was dumbfounded.
Moreover, he knew very well that he was being targeted by the emperor, and this law was enacted because of Bodhisattva's barbarism.
It must have come from the hands of the emperor!
If the officials in the court find the Bodhisattva distasteful, the most they can do is ask for a ban on the grounds of immorality.
Only Emperor Zhu could use the law to restrain him.
After the promulgation of this law, Li Bangyan's plan was severely frustrated.
First, he has to apply to register a company, and then sign a labor contract with Bodhisattva Man, musicians, and students.
This kind of labor contract can only be resold to another company and cannot be resold directly to an individual. Therefore, if he wants to give Bodhisattva away, he must first terminate the labor contract and then let Bodhisattva sign a private employment contract with someone else.
During the transfer period, as long as the Bodhisattva regrets his actions, he can go directly to the official to obtain his freedom.
Even when you are an employee, as long as you can afford the liquidated damages, you can break the contract and run away at any time. This is equivalent to a new form of self-redemption.
Moreover, the Ming Dynasty banned the trading of skin and flesh, and would carry out anti-pornography operations every now and then. Once caught, there would be a fine.
Li Bangyan is not afraid of cracking down on pornography, but if Bodhisattva is determined to leave, the labor contract will definitely become invalid after reporting to the official. The reason is very simple. The employer allows employees to engage in illegal transactions, which exceeds the scope of the labor contract.
Also, Bodhisattva Man, students and musicians must distinguish between public and private property in the future, and Li Bangyan must pay everyone a salary!
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A few days later, Li Bangyan went to Luoyang Prefecture Gongcao Commercial Department to register the company.
The clerk in charge of handling business obviously knew Li Bangyan, and handed over a piece of paper with a smile: "Ms. Li, just fill it out as it is. To apply for a business license, you must provide a copy of the household register."
Li Bangyan quickly filled in all kinds of information, and the clerk began to apply for a license for him.
The production cost and handling fee only cost 300 yuan.
Itinerant vendors and self-employed businesses inside and outside the city do not need to apply for a business license. If you operate a fixed stall in the city, you can just pay the stall fee directly.
If you have a fixed store, you must apply for a business license.
The scribe asked: "Ms. Li, you should understand the rules of running a trading company, right?"
Li Bangyan nodded: "Understood."
The clerk said: "But I have to emphasize a few points. The government will check your trading company from time to time to see if the business area has been expanded and the business content has been changed, and taxes or fines will be adjusted accordingly."
"It should be." Li Bangyan said.
Business tax is difficult to collect in detail. If there is a fixed business place, in ancient times, it was usually a seat tax (shop tax or stall fee). It is collected according to the area of the store and the type of business. The tax for entertainment industries such as brothels is very high.
high.
The scribe reminded again: "The Ming Dynasty prohibited flesh and blood trading. Once caught, he would be severely punished and the woman would be asked if she wanted to do it willingly!"
Li Bangyan said: "Thank you for reminding me."
In ancient China, there were official prostitutes, market prostitutes, and private prostitutes.
Official prostitutes were run by the imperial court and were legal.
City prostitutes must register with the Jiaofang Bureau and pay heavy taxes, which is also legal. Or the entire brothel may be affiliated with the local Jiaofang Bureau. Therefore, when a famous prostitute redeems herself, she must go to the Jiaofang Bureau to change her household registration. Their household registration will be registered in the Jiaofang Bureau.
There.
Private prostitutes do not need to register and pay taxes. They are illegal and may encounter anti-pornography teams.
The New Ming Dynasty abolished Jiaofangsi and made brothels illegal.
However, you can go to the government to register a company and run singing, dancing, drinking and other businesses. The government will often not take care of it. Once the government takes action, it will definitely be a crime. For example, a prostitute is clamoring to report to the government to be a good person, or the family members of a trafficked woman come to the door.
It focuses on a principle of illegality and substantive acquiescence.
The court reserves the right of final interpretation and severely cracks down on human trafficking and restricts personal freedom.
Now that the "New Ming Dynasty Employment Law" has been promulgated, it continues to regulate related business activities. Of course, it is also regulating all employment activities, including issues such as privately keeping domestic slaves and not releasing them.
Li Bangyan left with his business license and encountered many officials on the way.
"What happened?" Li Bangyan asked a passerby.
He is well-known in Kaifeng, but not many people know him in Luoyang. A passer-by replied: "We are looking for a brothel."
Li Bangyan followed quietly, preparing to understand the law enforcement process.
But they saw a group of officials arriving at the door of the brothel. The brothel had been renamed "So-and-so Song House".
The officer leading the team scolded: "Close all doors and windows. If someone is caught leaving without permission, his business license will be revoked immediately!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Doors and windows were closed one after another.
The madam took the waiters and prostitutes to the lobby and stood in several rows.
The leader of the team said to his men: "You guys, go search all the rooms to see if there is anyone hiding there."
"yes!"
The leading officer asked the prostitutes again: "Have any of them been abducted?"
No one answered.
The leader of the team asked again: "Have you ever wanted to leave, but were stopped and refused to leave?"
Still no one answered.
The leader of the team shouted: "Speak up if you have any, and the government will make the decision for you. Your Majesty has decreed that all provinces and counties across the country will strictly inspect the singing and dancing restaurants within their jurisdiction. If there are officials who cover up, they will all be severely punished! You dare not say it now, but you can do it in the future.
Go and report to the official."
Still no one answered.
The leader of the team took out the "New Employment Law of the Ming Dynasty" and said to the old madam: "Post this at the door. You are not allowed to tear it off at any time. If you can't see the writing clearly due to wind and rain, you must make a copy and paste it again.
Go up. The government will conduct inspections from time to time. Any singing and dancing restaurant that does not post this will be heavily fined."
"I don't dare, I don't dare." The old bustard took the law with both hands.
Suddenly, an official shouted from the second floor: "Brother, there is a woman hidden in the cabinet!"
When the officer leading the team heard this, his expression changed drastically, and he said with great joy: "The opportunity to make a meritorious service has come, let's search the room carefully again."
The madam was so frightened that her legs were weak.
This inspection of brothels across the city was carried out randomly and alternately across regions. Officials from the northeastern city were transferred to the southeastern city for inspection.
Moreover, since the emperor has decreed a nationwide rectification, whoever finds out the problem will definitely make a great contribution, and their immediate superiors will all have face.
Soon, a girl was brought down. She looked to be twelve or thirteen years old at most.
She was tied up and stuffed into a cabinet, her mouth was gagged and she didn't say anything, and the cabinet was stuffed with clothes.
There are even slap marks on his face that haven't gone away.
The leader of the team said to the girl: "Don't be afraid, we are sent by the emperor. If you have anything to say, just say it. Are you a native of Luoyang?"
The girl was extremely frightened and looked at the madam with her whole body trembling.
The leader of the team yelled: "Hold this evil bitch down!"
"Spare my life, spare your life..." The old bustard was pushed to the ground and kept shouting.
The team leader said: "Let's talk now."
The girl finally had the courage: "I... my family lives in Shuikou Village, south of Longmen Town. My father and I went to the town market to sell chickens and ducks. My father asked me to look at the stalls, and he went to the iron shop to buy a hoe. Yes.
A well-dressed man came over and said he wanted to buy all my chickens and ducks, and asked me to be sent to Yuan Yuan's house in the north of the town..."
"You just followed?" the leader of the group asked.
The girl said: "I told the man that I had to go to my father first. The man kept urging me, saying that Mr. Yang wanted to entertain distinguished guests, and if I didn't want to sell, I would go find someone else. He also gave me a high price. I... I wanted to sell more.
I followed him. The boat at the entrance of the town said they would give me money if they brought chickens and ducks to my door. Not long after the boat rowed, he stuffed my mouth with rags and tied me with ropes.
stand up."
"Needless to say," the leader of the team shouted, "all the rooms have been searched. Everyone in the lobby will be brought back to the government for interrogation!"
At this moment, a prostitute suddenly knelt down and said, "Master, I was also abducted!"
The madam fainted on the spot, and she didn't know whether she was really faint or fake.
She didn't even dare to reveal the boss behind the scenes.
Li Bangyan was on the street, watching the people inside being tied into a bunch and escorted out.
He suddenly regretted that he should not have come to Luoyang for development. It would have been better to just stay in Hangzhou and open a store.
Li Bangyan repeatedly muttered: "Abiding by the law, operating by the law, I am not afraid of operating by the law..."
