The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 479 Zhu Ying's Longevity Tablet

The outskirts of the capital.

Private private paper mill.

Boss Wang is from Zhejiang, he is very smart.

I have long been optimistic about the paper business.

A friend told him that the Qunying Chamber of Commerce already had a dozen or so printing factories, and there was no need to do it any more. It would be better to go to a cement factory.

But Boss Wang doesn't think so.

He probably estimated the paper consumption of the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper in his mind, and found that even a dozen or so printing factories were working overtime around the clock and rushing to work every day.

This shows that Jingshi's printing needs are very popular.

And as there are more and more schools in the capital, the demand is increasing day by day, so even if friends dissuade him, he resolutely went to open a printing factory.

I didn't listen to my friend's advice and went to buy cheaper printing equipment. Instead, I found the Qunying Chamber of Commerce and bought the latest copper mold printing mold.

Moreover, the most expensive ink was used from the Qunying Chamber of Commerce for printing.

The scale of the factory is not small, he directly put all his net worth into it, there are hundreds of workers alone.

With such a scale, even Uncle Zhang was alarmed. After some negotiations, Boss Wang was asked to connect with many businesses of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.

He was not mistaken, even the Qunying Chamber of Commerce was a bit stretched in terms of printing needs. When the factory was opened, there was no shutdown at all, and a steady stream of orders followed.

Backed by the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, this order volume can completely support him, and he is thinking of ways to continuously expand the scale every day.

The daily income is naturally very objective.

And according to the rules set by His Royal Highness, he also paid enough monthly money for the workers below.

It's just the foreman's business, so he can't take care of it so much. As long as his production is not delayed and no one makes trouble, he doesn't bother to take care of it.

In less than two months, relying on a large number of orders, the current boss Wang has returned half of the capital.

In other words, after working for two more months, all the money he had invested in would be returned.

Therefore, Boss Wang lives in the factory every day, watching the production every day, and does not give some workers who like to steal and play tricks a chance to dodge their laziness.

"Master, something is wrong, someone from the yamen is here."

A servant brought by himself ran over in a panic and shouted.

Boss Wang said with some displeasure: "Why are you panicking? Aren't people coming to the yamen frequently these days? A few days ago, there were Xungui's sons who came to visit. Why do you look like you haven't seen the world?"

The servant hurriedly said: "It's not from the Department of Industry and Commerce, it's from the Department of Public Security, and the officers from the five cities' military and horse departments are here."

"A lot of people, maybe twenty or thirty."

Hearing this, Boss Wang also became nervous, and quickly thought about whether he had done anything against the law during this period of time.

But after thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't think of anything to do.

At the moment, I can only bite the bullet and go to the reception.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

The Department of Public Security and the Department of Soldiers and Horses of the Hardware City are not easy to talk to, but anyone who gets into a lawsuit with them has never seen anything good.

In the front hall, I saw the appearance of Boss Wang. After being informed by the servants, this is the boss of the factory.

The chief arrester headed by the Public Security Department walked over and said, "Boss Wang, right? Today is the joint mission of the Public Security Department and the Wucheng Army and Horse Department."

"His Majesty's order is to check that there are people in various factories in the capital who use the name of the foreman to oppress and rape others and collect illegal income."

"I also ask Boss Wang to call all the workers over."

Hearing this, Boss Wang relaxed and became nervous again.

The matter didn't happen to him, but he didn't know about the matter on the foreman's side. Obviously, something was going to happen.

Immediately, he ordered his servants to summon the workers, while he accompanied them in the front hall.

"Boss Wang doesn't need to worry about anything. The danger of the foreman is like a rice bowl mouse, which harms others. Now there is an order from His Royal Highness Taisun to eliminate this disaster, so that all businessmen who set up factories can operate better. "

"If you let it go, it will definitely become a big disaster in the long run."

Seeing that something was wrong with Boss Wang's expression, the chief arrester of the Public Security Department came over to comfort him.

In the meaning of His Highness Taisun's decree, he obviously paid more attention to these businessmen who opened factories, so he didn't need to talk about embarrassing anyone.

As for the matter of receiving and giving benefits, it is even more impossible.

Whether it is the Department of Public Security or the Department of Soldiers and Horses of the Five Cities, there are new rules among them.

If it is found that there is a lawbreaker among the colleagues and superiors, there will be rewards for reporting, and it can be regarded as meritorious service.

If he is coerced by him, he will not be held accountable depending on the circumstances.

Now the official positions in the capital are very tense, and with the improvement of treatment, even if you don’t want to be greedy, you can live a more comfortable life. No one wants to throw Usha on their own heads, so naturally everyone is thinking about what to do climb up.

Boss Wang is actually most worried about the fact that there is no way to really find these foremen, and then the government asked him to identify them.

Of course he knew about these people, but he didn't dare to stand up and point out, for fear of being retaliated afterwards.

Obviously Boss Wang's idea is superfluous.

When the workers were all assembled, hundreds of people assembled on the ground.

Under the arrangement of the Secretary of Public Security, a three-sided wooden enclosure was easily erected.

In the enclosure, there were writing desks, pens, paper and inkstones, and two police officers from the Department of Public Security sat inside.

Between the two policemen, another wooden board was set up.

There is a small hole in the wooden board behind the catcher, and I don't know what it is for.

After the simple plank is finished, there is another curtain drawn up.

Many workers talked about it, and they didn't know what it was for.

The Chief of the Public Security Department stood up and shouted: "Silence!"

Suddenly everyone fell silent.

The arrester clasped his fists and said to the east: "According to His Majesty's order, it has been found out that the workers in each factory are oppressed by the foreman, and more than half of their monthly wages have been robbed by others."

"So today, the Department of Public Security of the Capital Division and the Department of Soldiers and Horses of the Five Cities will jointly handle the case and investigate this matter strictly."

"In order to avoid people worrying about being retaliated after the incident, a special fence record is set up."

"Everyone enters the curtain one by one and reports the name of the foreman to the recorder through the small hole in the wooden board."

"The recorder does not see the person, but only records the foreman. After recording, leave the scene immediately, and someone else will announce it. You can rest assured to name the person who robs you of your money on weekdays."

After listening to the captain's words, most of the workers showed excited expressions on their faces, and about seven or eight of them immediately turned pale.

In this way, they don't even know who they are being informed by, if they can intimidate others.

This is the method Zhu Ying came up with to inform anonymously.

Because most of the people are illiterate, and the preservation of handwriting will also worry the workers.

Just talk and don't worry.

Even the yamen servant who heard the voice left after recording last night, which also saved the risk of being recognized.

In order to prevent problems with the recorder, two people will be randomly called to record together.

Such strictness should have reassured the minds of the workers.

When the chief arrester got the two lists and there was no difference in comparison, he immediately ordered the arrest of the seven foremen with the highest votes.

What awaits them will be hard labor for at least ten years.

Not only that, but also confiscation of illegal gains.

In prison, they must carefully account for the direction of the monthly money, even if it is spent, they must also clearly explain where it was spent and how much it was used.

These still have to go through re-examination. If it is found that there is suspicion of concealing money, the number of years of hard labor will be increased.

Prior to this, criminals were exiled.

Now, because of the superiority of sergeants and the protection of honor and other aspects, those who have committed crimes will no longer be exiled to the army, but will be placed in separate prisons, where they will be reformed and worked in factories instead.

The factory with the prison as the unit is the most profitable, because these prisoners serving sentences do not need to pay any wages at all. Although there are certain requirements for meals, they can only eat enough to fill their stomachs.

In less than seven days, almost all the foremen were arrested, sentenced to punishment quickly, and sentenced to hard labor.

After that, the establishment of trade unions also began to make progress.

For factories with more than 30 employees, the yamen will conduct anonymous voting to select the most suitable foreman in everyone's mind.

The foremen will be organized by the yamen to join the newly established trade unions.

The household registration of each foreman will also undergo a separate transfer.

The existence of trade unions is to protect the interests of workers to a certain extent, and at the same time report the innovative projects of workers who find innovations, and give certain rewards according to the situation.

When the establishment of the trade union was published in the Jingshi Mansion Newspaper, there was no doubt that Zhu Ying's reputation had once again reached a new height.

Especially among the common people at the grassroots level, they now have a stronger sense of belonging to the grandson of Huang Ming and the future Emperor of Ming.

"His Royal Highness, he is a good highness who really cares about the common people."

"Son, please remember for me, as long as His Royal Highness wants to do anything, you must obey."

"If His Highness Taisun wants to call up soldiers one day, you can go to serve as a soldier to repay His Highness Taisun's kindness."

A middle-aged man said to his ten-year-old eldest son.

Things like this are already very common among many people.

At present, all the working class have regarded His Royal Highness as a reborn parent. When many workers actually took the four-pass banknote into their hands, many of them cried bitterly with gratitude.

For a while, Jingshi's Changsheng brand became a hot item, and all the stores that sold Changsheng brand were sold out, and the supply was completely in short supply.

This is all because the common people don't know how to thank His Highness the Grandson, so they can only erect His Highness the Longevity Tablet at home and burn incense to worship.

The longevity card is not a spiritual card, but a tablet for living people, the purpose is to thank him for his kindness and pray for his blessings and longevity.

After Zhu Yuanzhang found out about this, he jokingly said: "It is said that thousands of households in the capital have the longevity tablet of the great grandson."

"The north and south of the river are still standing up, and the entire life of Daming will be occupied by you alone."

Ok.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang felt a bit sour in his heart. From the perspective of the emperor, it can be clearly seen that today's workers, especially after the establishment of trade unions, have almost established a new class, a class that can be compared to landlords. class.

In this understanding, Zhu Yuanzhang has a very high degree of cognition.

This is his great grandson, the future heir of Ming Dynasty. If someone else did such a thing, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely not hesitate to gather a large army overnight, and directly set it as conspiracy to confuse the people and destroy his nine clans.

But in Dasun's place, of course, it is completely different.

It's just inevitable that there will be some emotion.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, in order to win over the landlord class, Zhu Yuanzhang tried every means, which made the foundation of the Ming Dynasty stable.

Compared with Dasun's current situation, he seems a bit ingenious.

The current situation of the working class is not the same as when they win over the landlords themselves, they are tied to the same boat as Daming.

On Dasun's side, all the workers truly respect Dasun from the bottom of their hearts.

Workers, they all do manual work, and they are also the best source of soldiers.

Zhu Yuanzhang can fully imagine that Dasun only needs to raise his arms and easily pull up an army of millions of workers.

Zhu Ying could naturally hear the sourness in the old man's words.

In fact, for the working class, it has always been in Zhu Ying's plan.

Zhu Ying, who has memories of previous lives, knows that even in later generations, the strength of the working class group is beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Once they unite, it will be like the trend of history, and no one can stop it.

This will be Zhu Ying's strongest backing in Daming.

The economy of the Ming Dynasty was taking off, but at this time, the expeditionary forces of the Ming Dynasty on Kyushu Island, Japan, were not living so happily.

"How long will this damn day last? I have been here for more than half a year, and I haven't seen any big battles."

"Ergou, I'm homesick."

In a certain village on Kyushu Island in the Japanese country, Ergou and Daniel were appointed as local police officers.

Hearing Daniel's complaint, Ergou replied: "Brother Daniel, you can't say this now. If any superior hears it, you will have to beat him up."

"Besides, I think this place is also good. Although I don't understand what they are talking about, the chief banner officer found me a few days ago and said that I can assign a Japanese woman."

"If you have a woman and have a baby here, you can still share a lot of land. Even if you go back, you won't be able to get these."

Hearing what Ergou said, Daniel became very angry.

Of course, what made him most angry was why the Chief Banner Officer and Ergou divided up the women, but they didn't give them to himself.

"Women, women, you know women. When the time comes to fight, you don't know how you died."

"Don't blame me for not telling you. I heard a few days ago that a brother was killed by a woman on the bed. Although the army avenged him, he was gone, and he died in this bird's place. You But think about it."

Da Niu said threateningly.

Hearing this, Ergou became frightened and said hastily, "Then I don't want a woman anymore, I'll go and tell the Chief Banner Officer, no, no more."

Seeing Er Gou's timid look, Daniel laughed haha, and said, "What are you afraid of, I was scaring you, and you took it seriously, hahaha."

While laughing, the two patrolled together.

Although Ergou and Daniu belonged to the Ming Expeditionary Force, they were not actually soldiers, but auxiliary soldiers.

For Daming, the guards designated soldiers.

According to the military system, every 23 households must have 23 soldiers. That is to say, these 23 people are the number of soldiers in this [-] households. These [-] people can enjoy a fixed military salary, armor, weapons and combat supplies.

Others did not have this treatment, but labored, produced and served for these 23 people.

That is to say, the Ming Expeditionary Army now claims to be 50, but among them, there are about 15 soldiers who are actually soldiers. This is because of the expedition to Japan, so there are relatively more soldiers.

"Ergou, stop, there is a situation ahead." Daniel suddenly called out to stop Ergou.

Ergou didn't know why, so he turned his head to look at Daniel.

Daniu pointed to the flying bird in the distance and said, "There must be a large number of people gathering there, let's go and have a look."

(End of this chapter)