Zhao Ming hosted a banquet in Nanjing, reprimanded the merchants for interfering in government affairs and bribing ministers, and at the same time told the businessmen to do business with peace of mind and calm the hearts of the merchants.After the state banquet, Jiangnan businessmen should understand that there is no going back to an era like Donglin back then.Some businessmen gave up the idea of interfering in politics and did what the court wanted, and they would make no less money anyway.In a blink of an eye, Chinese New Year's Eve is coming, and Nanjing City at night is lit up by thousands of homes.Waiguo, a shanty town, is home to hundreds of thousands of civilians who come to Nanjing to beg for a living.In recent years, the economic development of the Ming Dynasty has led to the rise of large Zhuangzi cultivation in the local area, and many tenants have lost their cultivated land and can only enter the city to make a living.Gao Yihuan was originally a tenant in Henan, and the landlord's family changed the farming mode, used a large number of tools and livestock, and improved production efficiency, so Gao Yihuan's family moved from Henan to Jiangnan, and then came to Nanjing, where they worked in a workshop.As a worker at the bottom, Gao Yihuan saw a world that was different from those of the upper class gentry, merchants, princes and nobles.In the eyes of those rich people, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous in business, rich in entertainment, and abundant in materials, it can be said that it is a prosperous paradise, and the world is colorful, but for Gao Yihuan at the bottom of the society, the Ming he sees is gray.What he saw was a poor people, who had lost their land and lived in the slums on the edge of the city, working in the factories every day and every night, but the wages they received were difficult to sustain themselves.There is no land in the village, and the people who have lost their land can no longer go back, they have no way out, they can only be exploited by the factory owners in the workshop, but the income can never settle in the city, once a family member falls ill, the whole family is completely finished.Gao Yihuan's workshop, the owner of the workshop was extremely bad to them workers, and they could not rest for eight hours in a row when they were dry, but they refused to pay more.This made Gao Yihuan very dissatisfied, so he formed a small group with a few common friends and prepared to negotiate with the workshop owner, but was driven out of the workshop by the workshop owner.Not long ago, the imperial court issued a proclamation to select workers' representatives to participate in a discussion meeting to improve workers' treatment.Because Gao Yihuan was somewhat famous among the workers, more than 200 workers jointly recommended him, far exceeding the 100 recommended by the imperial court.Gao Yihuan originally thought that he could enter the meeting and speak for the workers, but he didn't want to participate in the meeting in the end, but he didn't have his name, and the people who participated were all some foremen and relatives of the factory owner, and the final result came out, which was also a big disappointment for the workers.On the same day, Gao Yihuan gathered his co-workers, discussed secretly, and decided to fight the factory owner on his own, but he didn't want a few days to pass, but the situation changed greatly.Huang Zongxi, the cabinet boss who presided over the consultation meeting, was dismissed, many officials and businessmen were imprisoned, and the attitude of the factory owners took a 180-degree turn.His original factory owner not only paid off his arrears of wages, but also agreed to give him a salary increase and let him go back to work, but Gao Yihuan refused.In the shantytown, Gao Yihuan's wife and daughter-in-law were busy preparing meals, and several children were waiting for the meal to start while drooling around the stove.Gao Yihuan sat in the courtyard in front of the house, and from time to time people came over to talk to him, probably discussing some recent things in the newspaper.Near the start of the meal, the men went back to their homes, and the family members were already in the courtyard, setting up a table of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, which was quite sumptuous.At this time, Gao Yihuan sat down and saw that there was meat and fish, and couldn't help laughing: "It's very rich!"
”The wife smiled: "Didn't I hear that the regent dealt with the corrupt officials and asked the owner to give us the people a salary increase, so I dare to spend it like this!"
”Gao Yihuan also smiled and nodded, "This time, the regent arrested a lot of people, otherwise Ma Laocai would not have paid off the wages owed to me, and he wanted to ask me to go back and continue to work for him."
This time, the old rich men were indeed frightened. ”The wife asked: "Ma Dongjia promised a salary increase, so will you go back to work?"
”Gao Yihuan shook his head, "Hmph!
If it weren't for the regent's pressure, Ma Laocai would be so kind?
I'm not going to him anymore!
”"Well, if you don't do it for him, we won't do it, and you can go to another house!"
The wife sandwiched a piece of braised pork in Gao Yihuan's bowl, "The aunt of the Liu family next door said that the government stipulates that you work for four hours a day, and you must pay 50% more wages. ”Gao Yihuan said: "I can't go to work anymore!"
”The wife was stunned, "If you don't go to work, what can you do?"
”"I want to join the National Socialist Party, serve the regent, and speak for the people!"
Gao Yi said."
Join the National Socialist Party?"
The wife was shocked and said, "Dad, you're not crazy!"
”Gao Yihuan took out a newspaper and put it on the table, "The regent said that if you want to recruit members from among the workers, as long as you pass the political review and perform well, you can join the National Socialist Party." ”Because of Zhao Ming's action, the people in Nanjing, who were originally living a tight life, have had a good year.This is not to say that everyone suddenly has a future, but because they see the possibility of a better day.Because of the good expectations for the future, the people dared to spend money, which suddenly stimulated Nanjing's business.On Chinese New Year's Eve, thousands of homes were lit up, and the people sighed, "I hope that the days ahead will be better year by year, not only to have enough food, but also to have meat, fish and wine." ”In the city of Nanjing, every household is full of the atmosphere of the New Year.In the residence of the regent in Nanjing, Zhao Ming's family was also eating overnight dinner.Now Zhao Ming has five concubines and has given birth to more than ten children, of which the eldest son Zhao Jiancheng is seventeen years old and is the son of the Han Dynasty, the second son Zhao Jianzhi is sixteen years old, and the third son Zhao Jianlong is fifteen years old, and the rest are relatively small, and the youngest is only three months old.These sons, Zhao Ming usually didn't care much, Zhao Jiancheng sealed the domain early, took over from him to govern the Han Kingdom, led by Yang Wencong, and the other sons were all trained in several imperial universities.At this time, several sons said words of blessing to Zhao Ming, but I don't know if it was because there were too many sons, Zhao Ming had no feelings for these sons.Although these children flattered Zhao Ming in every way, I am afraid that they also do not have much affection for Zhao Ming, and what they think about the most is how to inherit Zhao Ming's status.Now Zhao Ming has actually consciously searched for a successor who can inherit his political ideals, preserve the fruits of his reforms, and continue to implement the national policies he formulated.Zhao Ming is nearly half a hundred years old, and he doesn't know how long he can live, he looked at himself a little fat, a bit like the eldest son of a certain country leader, and asked in a deep voice: "The widow wants you to go to the widow's side and become a member of the Central Committee of the National Socialist Party, are you willing?"
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