Chapter 224 Your Majesty’s sword is still sharp!
Seeing that Xia Zhibai's face remained as usual, as if he had expected it, Tian Jing's heart tightened slightly.
Tian Jing closed his eyes slightly and said: "The situation in Jiangnan is very complicated. Many children of meritorious officials and local officials are involved. You should have expected it. After all, salt has always been a huge profit. , but in the past, making salt was very troublesome, and selling and transporting salt also cost a lot."
"Except for merchants, not many people want to deal with it, and most of them want to get some benefits from merchants."
“But things are different now.”
"With the promotion of steam-driven salt production, the cost of salt production has been greatly reduced."
"Especially the use of people."
"The Jiangnan waterway is convenient and the population is large, so transportation and trafficking are both difficult. It's not too troublesome. Many people are eyeing this business. Although our Salt Transportation Department is in charge of the 'salt administration' in name, it does not have that much power in the face of the merits of the court and local officials. In addition, we have Being new, he had no choice but to send all these drawings. "
"This has caused a problem. "
"There are too many salt factories in the Jiangnan area. ”
"These people are too greedy for money and have made a lot of huge profits, but they are unwilling to give a small amount of money to Zao households. Because the government does not accept salt, and the local government strictly prohibits the sale of private salt, their livelihood is directly cut off. , with the end of the autumn harvest, more and more people can't find anything to do. Starting from Hangzhou, Zhejiang, riots have broken out in various places in the south of the Yangtze River."
"The movement is not big at the moment."
< br>“But if this continues, sooner or later it will cause a big mess.”
“The Jiangnan matter, logically speaking, has nothing to do with our Kyoto Salt Transportation Department, but after all, we sent the drawings there. If it really causes a big mess in Jiangnan, we will not be able to escape the involvement, and it will even affect you, the bachelor."
"Now the demands of these kitchen households are to smash the steam engines."
"Let salt production return to the way it was in the past."
"Once things lead to disaster, the court may not agree to the compromise. Then the salt factory run by you, Grand Master, will also become the target of public criticism. Maybe you They don't understand these kitchen households, and they don't tolerate criticism. Once things are stirred up, they will intensify their mischief. "
"Your salt factory may not be able to survive alone," Tian Jing said meaningfully. .
Xia Zhibai smiled.
He knew what Tian Jing was thinking.
Just use this to scare yourself so that you can make more concessions.
Xia Zhibai looked at Tian Jing and said calmly: "Deputy Tian Yun, don't use this trick. If you have anything to say, just say it directly. You have your ideas, and I have my principles. When it comes to When I get to the bottom line, I won’t take a step back.”
The gloom on Tian Jing’s face disappeared and was replaced by a smile.
Like a smiling tiger, his demeanor changes in an instant.
Tian Jing said with a smile: "What I said is not alarmist, but a sincere warning. But since the bachelor is not willing to listen, I will not say it. I invited the bachelor this time, and it is true that I want to confirm something with the bachelor.”
"Will what we decided at that time still work?"
Tian Jing looked at Xia Zhibai nervously.
Xia Zhibai was silent for a while, with a faint smile on his lips.
He said slowly: "This is natural."
"But there will be some changes. At that time, it was to prevent things from happening. Now that things have happened, it is time to discuss it again."
Tian Jing frowned and said dissatisfied: "What do you mean?"
Xia Zhibai said: "I always keep my word. What I made with you before still applies, but I want to Determine some things, otherwise 'good intentions lead to bad things', which will arouse local resentment and even dissatisfaction from all parties. Wouldn't I really be asking for trouble?"
"Losing money and making a fuss? I will never do anything else.”
Tian Jing was silent.
He looked deeply at Xia Zhibai, trying to see something from Xia Zhibai, but Xia Zhibai's face was calm and he couldn't see anything at all. After hesitating for a long time, Tian Jing said: "I want to Listen first.”
Xia Zhibai said: "First of all, you must report to the court and clearly abolish the Zao household registration, and transfer the household registration of these Zao households to 'workers and peasants'. Zao households can work as farmers or workers in the future, but the 'worker and peasant' registration is temporary." Yes, when the Zao households are resettled in the future, the household registration of their descendants will be determined by the Zao households’ jobs at that time.”
Tian Jing remained silent.
“I can’t agree to this.” Tian Jing’s eyes were uncertain.
Xia Zhibai said coldly: "This must be agreed."
"When we discussed before, we talked about abolishing the Zao household registration, but there was no precise discussion."
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"There are many things that can be done here. For example, many kitchen households in Jiangnan have lost their livelihoods, but the local government is still distributing 'rationed grains' to them according to the 'zao household registration', but the money and grain have not fallen into the hands of the kitchen households. .”
Tian Jing’s eyelids twitched.
Xia Zhibai added: "In addition, the Zao households in Jiangnan Salt Factory can no longer have Zao household registration."
"They and the Salt Factory can only be employed. It’s not a government order.”
“Income must also be increased”
"People can't be too greedy, let alone take advantage of all the benefits."
"Since you don't want to bear the burden of supporting the kitchen household, you naturally shouldn't enjoy the benefits of the kitchen household."
"The stove household The household registration must be abolished!”
“This is the basic condition!”
Xia Zhibai’s attitude is extremely strong.
He didn't want the local government to squeeze the Zao household as much as possible according to the requirements of "Zao household" in the household registration. Zao households did not live a very good life to begin with. They joined the salt factory and lost a lot of rest time, but in the end they could only get " The salary that Zaohu deserves is not in vain, isn't it?
As the leader of the factory system, he must protect the basic rights and interests of workers.
Instead of letting them completely become 'slaves'!
At the same time. We must also truly reduce the burden on the court.
rather than verbally.
In Jiangnan today, I am afraid that the vast majority of kitchen households are still registered, and the court still distributes money and food every month. The so-called 'downsizing of personnel' is just a pretext used by local officials to excuse the court. As long as If they can delay it for one more month, they can be greedy for money and food for one more month.
And the number of kitchen households in the salt factory is decided by local officials.
With such opacity, if something goes wrong, everything will be blamed on him.
How could he be willing to be the scapegoat?
Tian Jing had a gloomy face, and the look in his eyes towards Xia Zhibai had completely changed.
He actually has a high regard for Xia Zhibai.
I just didn’t expect that Xia Zhibai looked so deeply and thoroughly into Jiangnan’s affairs. He noticed at a glance that the key to this was that the kitchen household system had two mouths, upper and lower, which could make the place There are so many things that officials operate.
Firstly, the cost of employment was passed on to the court.
The Erlai Salt Factory will indeed streamline a large number of "stove households" and save a lot of expenses, but the expenses saved may not be immediate.
The existence of Sanlaizao household registration itself has a lot of room for manipulation.
Xia Zhibai wanted to block this entire line.
This offends too many people.
He couldn't agree.
Tian Jing said: "Everything must be done step by step. How do you know that such a sudden abolition will not cause new turmoil? Moreover, these kitchen households have long been accustomed to their status as kitchen households. Let them change How can they agree to it if they become a 'homeless' person?"
"I can't agree to this kind of thing where I can't eat because of choking."
"Grandmaester, don't try to embarrass me."
Xia Zhibai snorted coldly and said disdainfully: "Deputy Tian Yun, Everyone can say that, but there is no guarantee what is hidden in it. I said, this is the bottom line, the kitchen household system must be abolished, and it is of a universal nature. This is not a negotiation. "
"It's a condition!"
"If you don't agree, I won't agree either."
Tian Jing's face turned completely gloomy, and he said coldly: "Xia Zhibai, do you really think that nothing can be done in this world without you? I came to you this time just to let you get some benefits, otherwise I myself You can tell your Majesty that these 'streamlined' kitchen households should be moved to the north."
"Why should you intervene?"
"As for you, I will. I'm very respectful, I just don't want to cause too much trouble, but if you insist on going too far, then I have no choice but to see you off."
Tian Jing also felt relieved.
Xia Zhibai shook his head and said: "Without me, the world can indeed accomplish anything."
"But I can make it impossible for you!"
"Deputy Tian Yun, you are a smart man and know how to please both sides. You want to avoid offending both sides, but how can there be such a compromise in the world?"
“These people in Jiangnan are too greedy.”
“And they also like to treat other people as fools.”
“I really think that no one can see their abacus. Out?”
"You get a bargain, but you give it up before it's good. They insist on breaking the bones and sucking out the marrow. Do they really regard the kitchen households as human beings?"
"I built the salt factory so that the people can afford salt and have good food. We should not let the salt factory become a tool to squeeze and exploit the kitchen households, let alone let the local people exploit the kitchen households in various ways."
"The dirty things in the place belong to you and me. We all know it well."
"If you don't want to go to Shu, then I will go."
"I would like to see if your Majesty will trust you and send someone there. A thorough investigation, but Deputy Tian Yun, you should consider whether your head can be saved under a thorough investigation by the court, and whether anyone can protect it!"
"You don't want to offend the officials in Jiangnan, nor do you want to offend the meritorious ministers standing behind you."
"But you must not forget."
"What you are wearing now is the official of the Ming Dynasty. Robe!"
"You have to figure out your identity."
"Your current thoughts are very dangerous."
Tian Jing's face changed slightly.
I only felt a chill on my back.
Xia Zhibai stood up, patted Tian Jing's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "I do believe that Deputy Tian Yun is not greedy for money and food from Jiangnan, but Deputy Tian Yun, you have to know who this Ming Dynasty belongs to. In the world, the Guo Huan case has only been closed not long ago. If another big case occurs, it may not end so easily."
"Your Majesty's sword is still sharp!"
"You have to think about it. Understand which side you want to stand on, on the side of the imperial court or on the opposite side of the imperial court.”
"I just don't have much time left for you to think."
Tian Jing looked at Xia Zhibai suddenly, his eyes full of fear and uneasiness.
He was frightened by Xia Zhibai's words.
(End of this chapter)