At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 336: The master of the world, speak for yourself
Because this demonstration was composed of Mo people, and 2 imperial troops began to maintain order, the order in Chang'an City began to return to stability. Of course, during this period, many sage's mansions were smashed to pieces. He had to flee to the Prime Minister's Mansion for refuge.

After the students smashed the sage's mansion, the parade began to gather in the square in front of Zhangtai Palace.

Palaces in this era all had certain military functions, so the square of Zhangtai Palace could accommodate tens of thousands of demonstrators without feeling crowded.

"We want to be the masters of this world," these students and craftsmen said with great momentum.

"We produce all the wealth in the world, we have to rest, we have to take care of our families, pass the Craftsman's Decree"

Prime Minister Zhou Zhang led the three ministers and nine ministers of the Han Dynasty, appeared in front of the students and said loudly: "What are you doing in gathering here?"

Fang Hao said: "The wise are not worthy. We and the people ask the court to re-select the wise and re-vote the Craftsman Ordinance."

"Yes, they don't speak up for us. They are not the sages we want." The crowd around them shouted loudly.

For the people of Chang'an City, the voting result of the Sage Association allowed them to break their defense. They thought they had elected sages, and the sages should make decisions for them and speak out for them and take care of their interests.

The result was different from what they thought. People in this era were still very simple-minded. They did not think this was a normal thing. Instead, they felt that the sages had betrayed themselves.

Li Kai continued: "Based on the proportion of money earned by each craftsman in the Imperial Palace, each of our craftsmen earned 25,000 yuan for the workshop owner. We worked so much, but got only a few dollars. A salary of one hundred dollars is not to show sympathy for the court or these workshop owners, but now I am just asking for a four-hour working day and one day of rest for every sunny day. This request is not excessive at all. "

Third, the sages cannot vote anonymously. They must let the people all over the world know their attitudes so that they can know who they really represent.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Fourth, pass the Craftsman Act to give ordinary craftsmen the right to rest.

At this time, Fang Hao said to Zhou Zhang: "We have four requests."

Zhou Zhang angrily rebuked: "When you go, don't you hear the allusion of Zigong's redemption of people? The "Artisan Law" seems to be beneficial to craftsmen, but if this law is actually implemented, the workshop owners will not make money. People in the world will no longer If you open a workshop, the craftsmen will have no place to work, which will harm the craftsmen and the people of the world. "

Zhou Zhang said: "The Great Han Sage Association is where the people put forward their demands. The sages are elected by the people of the world. The demands they put forward in the Sage Association are the demands of the people of the world."

"This year, the factories and workshops under the Shaofu have earned a total of 10 gold for the court. However, the number of officials, stewards, and craftsmen in the entire Shaofu does not exceed . Even if the officials and stewards are included, each person this year will The craftsmen made twenty-five thousand yuan for the imperial court. We, the craftsmen, are working as slaves and horses for the imperial court. It’s too much to ask for a little rest.”

Fang Hao continued: "As one of the masters of the world, how can it be illegal for us to raise our own political demands?

Ai Qiang sneered: "The Prime Minister's remarks are disgusting. He actually thinks that the workshop owner supports us. This is a naked lie. He is a craftsman. He has never seen a workshop owner do anything. It's all me who works hard." . We work hard to produce goods and make the workshop owner rich, but we can only get a small salary. "

Zhou Zhang nodded solemnly: "Yes"

"Which sage are these? Who do they represent? Anyway, they don't represent us. What we want is to pass the "Artisan Decree" to get more rest time and more rights. Who can help us do it? At this point, who is our wise man?”

"Everything in the world depends on actions rather than words. No matter how much they say they are sages of the people, as long as they deny the "Artisan Law", they are not sages of the people. We people are not fools and have their own thoughts."

Zhou Zhang looked at Qin Bo angrily. A little man like Li Kai knew so clearly about the affairs of the Shaofu, so it must be related to Qin Bo.

Zhou Zhang said sternly to the three of them: "The imperial court rejected the Craftsman Ordinance in accordance with the laws and regulations. There is no problem in it. On the contrary, what you did at this time seriously violated Han law. The imperial court has the right to arrest you."

"The Emperor also said that we are the masters of the world. As the masters of the world, we ask for some time to rest. Is this too much?"

The singing voice of tens of thousands of people resounded throughout Chang'an City.

The two sides broke up unhappy.

Fang Hao sneered and said: "This is your family's opinion, Prime Minister, and we will not admit it."

Fu Sheng from behind whispered: "Why do these people talk so much like Prime Minister Zhang? Couldn't they be from the same school?"

"The passage of the Craftsman's Decree is what we need, otherwise there wouldn't be tens of thousands of people standing here. And those so-called sages say they represent the people of the world, but they deny policies that are beneficial to all the people of the world."

Zhou Zhang said: "It's not that I won't let you rest. The imperial court must also take care of everything. You must also understand the difficulties of the imperial court. Of course, such a major event must be done step by step. The imperial court has arranged a workshop as a pilot. As long as it succeeds, it will be done step by step. If you want to promote it, you should also give the court some time.”

Zhou Zhang said angrily: "The imperial court will not accept your threats. If you don't return to the academy now, you will not want to join the imperial court in the future."

This must have been taught by the Emperor. Even the princes and nobles of the Han Dynasty did not dare to say that they were the masters of the world. Only the Emperor often said that the people of the Han Dynasty were the masters of the world. Now it is better. The Emperor directly handed over these words to ordinary people. The common people.

Zhou Zhang looked at Chen Lin and said, "What do you mean, Your Majesty? Just watch the Mo family disrupt the world?"

"He is a person who does not work. He wears silk and satin and eats delicacies from the mountains and seas. It is we who work hard to support these workshop owners, not these workshop owners who support us."

After a long time, Fang Fanghao, Ai Qiang, and Li Kai came as representatives.

Could it be that I am just waiting in my own home to say a few words and walk around at will, which is also a violation of Han law? How can there be such a law in the world? Does the Prime Minister think that he lives in the world of Da Qin! "

What we want now is to ask the workshop owners to accept the "Artisans Act" so that craftsmen all over the world can live a more relaxed life. What you should do now is to convince those workshop owners, those sages, to accept the "Artisan Decree". We only care about the overall situation, and those workshop owners are the ones who have to take care of the overall situation. How can we let the masters take care of the overall situation? The Prime Minister cannot rebel against Tiangang. "

Fang Hao said proudly: "The emperor solemnly promised in front of all the people in the world that the world is not a world for one person, but a world for everyone. Then we are also the masters of the world. Prime Minister, I think what I said is right." "

"The imperial court is the imperial court of our Han people. Prime Minister Zhou, your salary is also part of our contribution. To put it bluntly, you are our slave. Now that you, as a slave, take our salary, you should help us. Owner.

First, increase the number of sages who belong to farmers and craftsmen, so that sages can truly belong to the common people of the world.

Shu Suntong said: "In the past six months, Master Xu has appeared in Chang'an City. He often gives lessons to the craftsmen in the middle of the night. Otherwise, how could these craftsmen and students have such knowledge, let alone become the masters of the Han Dynasty? Who dares to say this except the emperor?"

"Now we craftsmen just need some rest time. Isn't this too much? We create all the wealth in the world and we support these workshop owners. Why can't we be given some rest time?"

Zhou Zhang was left speechless. This was like a boomerang coming back.

Zhou Zhang frowned and said, "You are going to elect a few representatives to discuss matters. How can such a mess be appropriate?"

Fu Sheng shook his head and said: "The Emperor not only dares to speak, but also dares to teach. Compared to me and others, the Emperor is more like a master. It's just too extreme."

Li Kai sneered: "Why should we be considerate of the imperial court, but not the imperial court who should be considerate of us?"

"Even in the world of Qin, the First Emperor, as the master of the world, has the right to make laws. As the masters of the Han Dynasty, don't we have this right?"

Second, re-select new sages and limit the reputation and term of the sages. We cannot let unsage people enter the Association of Sages.

If the court cannot do this, we will go on strike until the court accepts our demands.

Now for Zhou Zhang, the biggest problem is not the students outside, but the emperor who supports the students.

Chen Lindao: "The emperor orally said that the sages rejected the "Artisan Law", but I did not interfere. This is their right.

Now I will not interfere with students and craftsmen's demonstrations. This is also their right.

As long as both parties did not violate the laws of the Han Dynasty, the court should not interfere and the prime minister should be an arbiter. "Zhou Zhang felt a headache.

At this time, Zhang Liang came to Zhou Zhang and said: "Prime Minister, this matter has nothing to do with you, so why are you so active? Are you really worried that there will be problems with the Shaofu? But as long as all the workshops in the world implement the "Artisan Decree", the Shaofu's There will be no problems in the workshops. Instead, they will have problems if only the Shaofu implements the "Artisans Act."

"You should listen to the emperor's instructions and act as an arbiter. Don't get involved in the conflict between productivity and meat-eaters. Originally, the conflict between the two sides did not affect you, but as a result, you stood in the middle and became you. We are under attack from both sides.”

Zhou Zhang was persuaded by Zhang Liang to ignore these things.

Zhangtai Palace.

The beaten sages all gathered here at this time. At this time, these sages of the Han Dynasty were in an extremely embarrassed state. It was okay that they had their own sons to protect them, like Jing Yi. They were just a little frightened, but other sages were beaten violently by the students. A meal.

When Zhou Zhang came over, these sages immediately gathered around and said, "Prime Minister, these students are already lawless. Look at them beating X."

"This is an act of rebellion and they should be arrested."

"Where are the imperial guards? Why haven't they appeared yet?"

Zhou Zhang snorted coldly, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

Then he said: "The emperor has spoken, saying that this matter is a conflict between you sages, students, and craftsmen. You two must resolve it, and the imperial court will not interfere."

After speaking, Zhou Zhang told these sages the conditions of the students.

"If you want to end this strike, you'd better negotiate with the craftsmen. It's best to agree to the Craftsman Ordinance, so that the craftsmen outside will disperse."

Then he left here. He really listened to Zhang Liang and stopped participating.

These sages immediately jumped to their feet, intending to suppress them both economically and politically.

Not only do they want the craftsmen to rest, but they also want to depose them as sages. This is not a negotiation, it is simply asking them to surrender.

Jing Yi saw that he was surrounded by his own people, so he Ming said: "Let's agree to it. The one standing behind these people is the emperor. It is impossible for us to win. If we had agreed to the Craftsman's Decree, we wouldn't have it now. So many things.”

"What we are facing now is the Emperor. You want to be the Emperor's enemy, but I don't want to be the Emperor's enemy. Think about the violent Qin Dynasty, think about the powerful nobles of the six countries, where are they now, are you not afraid of facing such a fate? "

But other sages disagreed: "The Prime Minister has already said that the emperor is standing on a neutral position. We may not be unable to win. Although these craftsmen seem to be outnumbered, how much family savings can they have? If they don't do anything for a day, They will be hungry, and after ten and a half days upstairs, it will be their turn to take the initiative to return to the workshop. "

"That's true. As long as the emperor is neutral and the court does not interfere, we can drag them to death even if we drag them."

After all, good money is hard to give away. Although Xu Fan has high prestige, he rarely kills people and his deterrence is not enough.

Historically, Emperor Wu tried every means to raise golden branches of food and grass in order to fight the Battle of Mobei, but the Han court was still unable to satisfy hundreds of thousands of troops for the expedition to Mobei, which was three thousand miles away.

In the end, Emperor Wu, in a rare act of naivety, actually wanted merchants to donate money to fight the Battle of Mobei.

The result was naturally extremely disappointing to him. He summoned the big businessmen, landowners and nobles in the world and asked them to donate money to fight this war. In the end, only one person donated his family property.

Everyone knows what happened next. Emperor Wu's "Complaint Order" directly caused the death of those merchants and their families, and the prosperity of the Han Dynasty also took a turn for the worse. It was a lose-lose result.

October 11th, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

The strike action in Chang'an City began to spread. Artisans in Gaoling County and Liyang County, which are connected to Chang'an City by rail, knew about Chang'an City and established a local craftsmen's union to go on strike locally to support the Chang'an City craftsmen.

October 13th, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

"Mozi Monthly" printed a special issue, reporting in detail what will happen to the sage and what is happening in Chang'an City now. Let everyone in the world know what the sages you selected have done and whether they represent your own interests.

October 17, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

The impact of the strike continued to expand. Under the organization of Mohists from various places, craftsmen in Luoyang City, Chen County, Handan County, Nanyang County, Shu County, and Kuaiji County also joined the strike.

The entire handicraft cities of Han Dynasty have fallen into a state of stagnation.

Faced with this situation, Prime Minister Zhou Zhang ordered all counties and counties in the Han Dynasty to strictly prepare for the unrest. At the same time, local governors and magistrates were strictly prohibited from participating. As long as the striking craftsmen did not violate Han law, they would not be arrested.

October 27, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

Even though Zhou Zhang had issued the order, Wang Dan, the supervisor of Handan County, arrested hundreds of people on the grounds that craftsmen were disrupting Handan's economy.

The news of this incident caused an uproar all over the world. The people who joined the strike now not only wanted to fight against the fake sages, but also protested against the corrupt officials who protected the sages.

November 2, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

Zhou Zhang reacted extremely quickly and quickly dismissed Wang Dan, the supervisor of Handan County, and released the captured craftsmen.

At this time, the academic circles of Han Dynasty also began to support the striking students and craftsmen.

November 7, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

Li Si expressed support for the striking students and craftsmen in the "Rule of Law Monthly". He believed that in recent years, the Han Dynasty has promoted industrial development, with millions of families and multi-millionaires everywhere, while ordinary craftsmen only have a salary of a few hundred dollars. Such distribution is unfair. Equality will definitely make the poor want to be poor and the rich want to be rich.

If the court did not impose restrictions on workshop owners, local powerful people would surely grow bigger. Such unfair distribution would definitely cause turmoil in the world, and even change of dynasty.

November 8, the fifth year of the Han Dynasty.

Fu Sheng also published an article in Dahan Monthly, saying that in the world of Datong, workshop owners and craftsmen are complementary to each other. Workshop owners provide jobs so that craftsmen can support their families, and craftsmen produce products, allowing workshop owners to earn a lot of money. of wealth. There is no contradiction between the two, and they should not be at odds with each other like they are now. Both sides should make concessions.

After nearly a month of strikes, the workshop owners finally no longer have the same confidence they had at the beginning.

The small workshop owners in Chang'an City could not bear their losses at first, and they were the first to speak out: "Even if the sages disagree, they are willing to implement the Craftsman's Decree, and they just hope that the craftsmen can resume their work as soon as possible.

Jing Yi and the others saw that their supporters were getting fewer and fewer, and they were no longer so tough. The two sides held several rounds of negotiations in Zhangtai Palace. Finally, both sides took a step back and reached an agreement. The craftsmen no longer pursued their status as sages. , the sages agreed to pass the Statute of the Artisans.

However, there are many deletions in the Craftsmen Act, such as the age of child labor being reduced from sixteen to fourteen.

Pensions, worth one-tenth of their salary, were given to the court as pensions by the workshops, and the court provided them with pension materials when they were sixty years old. The pension materials included 2 shi of wheat or polished rice per month. , 1 pound of salt, 1 pound of oil, half a pound of sugar and other welfare supplies.

If a craftsman dies early, the craftsman's pension will be handed over to his descendants.

The content of overtime work has also been added. After working four hours a day, the remaining time is overtime work. The workshop mainly pays 1.5 times the overtime salary and triple the salary on holidays.

At this point, the two parties reconciled and the strike ended.

(End of this chapter)