Daming: Distribution of Lingnan, you develop the Pearl River Delta?

Chapter 10: Mingzheng canon punishment, changing the sun and moon

The roads in Panyu County are still under construction.

It has been more than 20 days.

The main street has already taken shape.

Zhu Xi's construction points increased by another two hundred.

Very slow growth.

In seven days, it will be almost a month since Zhu Xi arrived in Lingnan.

At this time, important news about the disintegration of those closed villages finally came.

It was already five days ago that Daotong went to the Guangzhou Prefectural Guard Station in Dongguan County to station troops.

The report said that first, Zhoujia Village, located at the junction of Dongguan County and Xin'an County, and Nantou Village had a conflict over the canal, which then turned into a fight, and then triggered a large-scale armed fight between the two counties. Even some villages in Panyu County have begun to be affected...

In the report, Daotong did not explain clearly how he, a descendant of the Yuan people, secretly stirred up conflicts between these villages. Zhu Fang didn't want to see it either. What he wanted was the result!
As a result, the guard station quickly sent troops to pacify various places, arrested all the village heads, and all the villagers who participated in the armed fighting were also detained.

Daotong said in the report: "Now in the three counties, there are almost no young and strong people, only the old, weak, women and children. All of them have gone to the government offices, and mourning is everywhere. I hope that your highness will be kind and deal with it properly!"

A series of large-scale armed fights implicated almost all the young adults in the three counties of Panyu, Dongguan, and Xin'an. However, Zhu Ping paid a high salary to find people to build roads, and even entertained him with good food and drinks, but he could not recruit many people. This shows that the people here Just how closed-minded the folk customs are.

But now, Zhu Xi directly opened a hole!
This was paid for with bloodshed.

The fighting lasted for several days and nights, and thousands of people died. After all, the people only used crop tools to fight, so there were more serious injuries, probably tens of thousands!
There was even an old man who had a hand cut off abruptly.

After reading the report, Zhu Xi felt helpless.

In fact, he can't do this either.

But there is really no other way!

Therefore, long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain.

Although, if he had not let Dao Tong secretly plan, this large-scale fight involving three counties and hundreds of villages would not have started.

But if Zhu Fang sits idly by, there may be a small fight between these villages every three days, and a big fight every five days.

When the time comes, there will only be more dead and injured people than this.

What Zhu Ping wants to do now is to get it done once and for all!
He wants to use his bloodshed and sacrifice once to get a chance to change the sun and the moon!

Zhu Yu immediately called Xianghai, the county magistrate, and said to him: "The personal guards of the king, the servants of the government office, and even all the manpower that can be recruited in the county are all arranged to gather. Outside the county, set up tents on the spot. , prepare to welcome refugees, no matter how much money it costs, we must do it!”

The matter was left to Xiang Hai.

He also urgently mobilized everyone living in the city.

This time, the large-scale armed fighting involving a wide range of people, coupled with the government's dispatch of troops to suppress it, also successfully established the prestige of the government. This time, recruiting manpower from Xianghai went much more smoothly. Even some people close to the county and villages were not involved in the big fight. For those involved in large-scale fighting, after communicating with Xianghai, the head of the village led people to come to the county to help.

Among them, Luojia Village is one.

The village head is called Luo Hang.

When the government office discussed matters last time, he was in the village where he came.

Zhu Xi also had some impressions of him.

The reason is……

He has two daughters.

It is said that they all have beautiful faces and are known as the most beautiful women in the local area.Of course, Zhu Xi is just gossip.

After Luo Hang brought people into the city to help, he actually asked to see Zhu Cang.

Xiang Hai said to Zhu Xi: "Your Highness, this person may want to take refuge. Luojiacun is the closest to Panyu. Maybe Your Highness can take advantage of this person."

Zhu Xi nodded and received him.

As soon as they met, Luo Hang fell to the ground and said: "Your Highness, the King of Qin, the common people are ignorant. The last time His Highness asked for someone, the common people listened to others and actually went against His Highness, the King of Qin. Please punish him!"

Officers and soldiers were dispatched.

Moreover, hundreds of villages, large and small, with over [-] people participating in the armed fighting were all suppressed.

This shows that the government is serious about it.

In the past, there was an invisible protective film between the villages and the government.

In other words, it is an isolation membrane that separates the two.

All the villages ignored the government. In the early Ming Dynasty, the government's influence in Lingnan was limited and government orders were blocked. Officials such as Xiang Hai were afraid of provoking a popular uprising and causing the chaos to get out of hand, so they did not act rashly. .

But this time, both the protective film and the isolation film were torn.

Luo Hang's behavior can be regarded as understanding the current affairs.

Zhu Xi said to him coldly: "I know that everyone in your Luojia Village has the surname Luo, and they are all from your clan. Not only you, but also Zhoujia Village, and Lianhua Village, that Wang Xiu...this fight , it’s his fault! Moreover, he took the initiative to provoke the fight, leading to the death of dozens of people, which is a heinous crime! If you want to seek refuge with me, you can. However, from now on, the people in your Luojia Village must live separately and obey Dispatch from the government!”

"My lord, the poor people are just asking for a way to survive!" Luo Hang quickly begged for mercy.

In his view, dividing the clan would be equivalent to cutting off one's own arms.

Many people are powerful.

How can people of a clan be separated?
At this time, Justice Luo spoke: "The whole village belongs to your clan. Same clans cannot intermarry. How do you marry? Well, they are all robbing women from other villages, and whoever grabs them belongs to whom. Even some men, because they can't rob, To force women to have wild sex with them. According to the "Great Ming Law", how many people in the entire Lingnan have to be sentenced to death? Now, Your Highness has forgiven you all, which is already a great kindness!"

When Luo Hang heard this, he was too frightened to speak.

Because what Luo Juji said hit his key point.

It's also his weakness.

He is also a father.

His two daughters will also grow up.

Besides, she is also famous for being a beauty.

In recent years, he has also been on tenterhooks, fearing that his daughter might be snatched away accidentally.

"Let me tell you, I want to clarify the canonical punishments, govern Lingnan according to law, dissolve your clans, and re-establish order. So there is no discussion on this matter! If you, Luojiacun, are willing to be the first to cooperate, I have my own way. Let all the people in Lingnan be fed and clothed, and even make you money!" Zhu Chong was too lazy to talk nonsense with Luo Hang, and directly waved his hand and asked Xiang Hai to take him to the workshop.

The textile workshop has not been completely repaired.

However, there are already several machines left by Donte there.

Moreover, Tang Te has also sent people to transport some machinery these days. He has assembled ten textile machines and five spinning machines, all of which can realize the semi-automatic process from spinning to weaving.

This is a very profitable business!

(End of this chapter)