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  Chapter 272 270 [Governing Guangzhou] (addition for the double leader "KevinDu12345")

   "Bang bang bang bang bang!"

  The door of a big house in the city was slammed open, and a house slave asked cautiously: "What's the matter, sir?"

The official said: "The world is one, and everyone is equal. There is an order in the township that slaves are not allowed. Let us go in, and all the slaves will come to register. All contracts of sale will be voided, and the slaves can stay as they please. I would like to keep the slaves who work. , Write clearly the number of years of employment, write clearly the monthly salary!"

   "Master, our family has registered." said the slave.

   "Before, I took the initiative to report to the government. Today is the government's door-to-door inspection. Get out of the way!" the official scolded.

   Five or six official messengers entered the courtyard, and the owner of the house hurried over to greet them.

  An old man paid for his money and smiled and said: "Master, the slaves and maids at home have reported to the police, and they have already been replaced with employment contracts."

   "Take out all the contracts!"

   "Master, wait a moment."

   Not long after, several contracts and servants have been brought before the officials.

  The leading official said: "Write it down, how much did this household bribe...?"

  Another official with a scale said: "A bribe of eight silver coins."

   "This household bribed eight qian, ten times the fine, and eight taels of silver. Quickly take it out!" The official urged.

   "This..." The old man began to panic.

The officer cursed: "Don't you have a brain? In this month, the wharf has killed one civil servant, two military officials, seven second-class government servants, and more than forty people who beat the board. How dare you offer bribes? You want me to die, don't you?"

   "Don't dare, dare not, the old man accepts the punishment." The old man hurriedly asked for money to come over.

  In private, there must be officials who accept bribes, just like there must be people in the military who have not been found out for corruption.

  But on the bright side, no one dares to be greedy anymore.

   This thing can make meritorious deeds by reporting each other. As long as they make meritorious deeds, they will be promoted soon. Anyway, there is a shortage of manpower everywhere.

  After registering the fine, verify the contract and servant.

Several officials rushed into the inner courtyard and began to shout: "Is there any domestic slaves? If you don't register and settle down, you will be a black household vagrant from now on. If you are beaten and killed, the government doesn't care. As long as you register and settle down, your descendants can become officials. Listen! , As long as you register and settle down, the descendants of domestic slaves can also be officials! Don't think about yourself, but also think about your children and grandchildren!"

   No response.

  An official came to a remote courtyard, and the yard was full of firewood.

   "Bang! Bang! Bang!"

   Just as the official was about to leave, there was a sudden burst of noise from a hut where sundries were piled up.

  The officer went to open the door, but the door was locked.

   "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"

  The official sent immediately blew the bamboo whistle, and other officials rushed over.

"what happened?"

   "The door is locked, and there is movement inside."

  The chief officer turned around and saw that the owners of the house were all frightened.

   "Pry it open!"

  The door of the room was quickly pried open, and more than a dozen domestic slaves were locked inside. Limbs were bound and mouths were gagged.

  The officials were startled, pulled the rag from the mouth of a house slave, and asked, "Why are you imprisoned?"

  The house slave replied: "A few days ago, the master killed a servant with a stick. We are all house slaves in the master's inner courtyard. When he heard that the official came, the master tied us up and hid us."

   "Okay! Grab them and bring them back to the county government. No one will escape."

   All the officials were surprised and delighted. This is a big case. They have all done meritorious service. Maybe they can be sent to the west of Guangdong to serve as officials.

  There are so many pickles by the big family. They wanted to investigate the slaves, but they found a bunch of cases, and the magistrates of Nanhai County and Panyu County were very busy.

  The officials sent the criminals back to the county government office, but they saw gongs and drums beating on the way.

  A slave sits on a palanquin, with gongs and drums clearing the way ahead, accompanied by suona accompaniment.

   "Boom!"

  Someone rang the gong and shouted loudly: "Congratulations to shopkeeper Lin, congratulations to shopkeeper Lin, once you are free, you will never be a slave forever. Long live King Zhao!"

   "Crack, crack, crack!"

   Another entourage lit firecrackers, crackling all the way, the scene was like welcoming a relative.

   "Sprinkle money!"

  The slave, who was called shopkeeper Lin, sat comfortably on the palanquin, and ordered his followers to throw money on the street.

  Many passers-by flocked to pick up money on the ground.

  An idler couldn't squeeze in, so he shouted: "Congratulations to Shopkeeper Lin, your children and grandchildren will be rich and honored, and your children and grandchildren will be high officials!"

   "Reward! Reward that guy!"

   Shopkeeper Lin shouted quickly, and his attendant grabbed a handful of copper coins, ran over and stuffed them into the idler's arms.

   "Shopkeeper Lin has many sons and blessings, and shopkeeper Lin has been a prince for generations!"

   Suddenly, more people shouted.

   Shopkeeper Lin laughed loudly: "Sprinkle money, quickly throw money!"

  Business Manager Lin's team crossed this street and bumped into another team of Haonu.

"congratulations!"

   "Congratulations, Congratulations!"

  Two powerful slaves, sitting on the palanquin, bowed to each other in the air.

The second slave is more interesting. He not only throws money along the way, but also holds the "Datong Collection" and reads the article aloud: "The dignity of a sage is called personality in his virtues. The dignity of an emperor is called a person in his position of authority." Position... The good, the honorable and the humble, are in their position; the good and the humble are equal, in their character. Fellow folks, Mr. Zhao’s article is well written. Now, not only is the good and the inferior equal, but Mr. Zhao wants to abolish the distinction between good and inferior. The world Datong, long live Mr. Zhao! Datong in the world, long live Mr. Zhao!"

  These slaves are crazy.

  Compared to ordinary domestic slaves, Hao slaves not only gained freedom, but also protected their property under their names.

   To them, Zhao Han is simply a reborn parent.

  On the other street, I saw a few tortoises and more than 20 prostitutes coming out with their bustards and brothel thugs tied up.

A tortoise yelled: "Report to the official, report to the official. Mr. Chen's brothel does not allow lowly households to be good, openly disobeying Mr. Zhao's order. The neighbors are listening, I, Yuan Da, will not be a **** in the future, I will go to Mr. Zhao Join the army there! Brothers and sisters, shout: The world is one!"

   "The world is one!" The tortoise and the prostitute shouted in unison.

   "Good and bad are equal!"

   "Good and bad are equal!"

   They had just turned the corner when they encountered another group of people.

  These people are all domestic slaves. They bound their masters and went to the county government to report to the officials, because the masters refused to return the deeds.

  Hearing the cries of the tortoise and the prostitute, these domestic slaves also shouted: "The world is one! The good and the low are equal!"

  A restaurant facing the street, several scholars looked out of the window, all showing shock.

   "The moral decline of the world! The moral decline of the world!"

   "This guy surnamed Zhao, what exactly does he want to do?"

   "..."

  Many good-for-nothings follow these teams.

  For example, craftsmen and the like, they were also liberated, and finally they no longer had to serve the government.

  Nanhai County Government.

  Tu Tingying, the county magistrate, is physically and mentally exhausted, and the county government prison is already overcrowded.

"Next!"

   Said it was the next one, and immediately escorted more than a dozen of them, all of whom were **** by domestic slaves to report to the officials.

  Zheng Sen walked slowly through the streets and alleys, watching all this silently, his heart was already turbulent.

  His biological mother is Tagawa Matsu, the daughter of the owner of Hirado Island in Japan. Zheng Sen lived in Japan until he was seven years old. Just learned to walk, his mother let him practice kendo, and also instilled the spirit of Bushido that had just emerged.

  After arriving in Fujian, he was taught by a famous teacher and a great Confucianist. He studied the Four Books and Five Classics for seven years, and learned loyalty to the monarch, patriotism, benevolence, righteousness and propriety.

   Until the last half month, Zheng Sen came into contact with Datong Thought.

   "Da Tong Ji" is a very thin booklet, and Zheng Sen finished it in one day. It took several days to savor and think carefully. Although it had a great impact on him, it still only stayed in the aspect of thinking.

  Now, after witnessing many strange scenes in Guangzhou, and recalling the content of "Datong Collection", Zheng Sen finally has a better understanding.

  Who is right?

  Only from the point of view of the classics and principles, Zhao Han did nothing wrong, and all policies are in line with the words of the sages.

  If "Da Tong Ji" is correct, should the servants of my own family be released? Should they return their freedom?

  Fourteen or fifteen-year-old teenagers are easily influenced by advanced theories. Zheng Sen has already begun to lean towards the booklet "The Collection of Great Harmony".

  …

  Foshan.

  Wealthy businessman Xie Shijun began to regret that he shouldn't have handed over his family's firearms.

  At this moment, a group of officials dared to go to Xie's house to show off their power with water and fire sticks. The rich merchants in the whole town are like this, honestly registering their slaves, there is no room for resistance.

  Suddenly, another group of officials came, wearing black clothes with blue borders.

  The official messenger who was doing business trembled when he saw the person coming. Although they don't know the people, they know the clothes - ICAC!

   "You postpone your work," the ICAC official ordered.

   "Yes." Ordinary officials quickly responded.

The official of the Department of Anti-corruption took out an official document: "Foshan Xie Shijun, Xie Yunwen and his son bribed Datong military officers 500 taels. With such a bad deed, they refused to repent and bribed 300 taels to Nanhai County Prime Minister. Nanhai County Chancellor has been imprisoned and confessed , witnesses and material evidence are all there. Xie Shijun, Xie Yunwen and his sons should be arrested and sent to prison immediately, and a trial date will be set for sentencing!"

   Xie Shijun was dragged out and shouted in horror: "I didn't pay bribes, I didn't pay bribes!"

  The ICAC official continued to read: "The servant Xie Chong was instigated by Xie's father and son to bribe, and he was arrested and sent to prison."

  Xie Shijun quickly said: "It was the slave who betrayed the master, and the old man didn't know anything about it!"

   "Whether you know or not, let's talk about it at the office of the ICAC." The ICAC official sneered.

   Seeing the Secretary of the Independent Commission Against Corruption arrest the three of them, ordinary officials trembled in fright.

  Officials in Guangzhou now call the Secretary of the Integrity the "Heiyiwei", which is already equivalent to Ming Dynasty's "Jinyiwei". These guys seem to be everywhere, arresting corrupt officials everywhere, and now they even took away the owner of the Xie family.

  Many wealthy businessmen in Foshan hide at home and dare not go out.

   Their original plan was to cooperate with Zhao Han in everything, and when Zhao Han left Guangzhou, they would knock out the officials with money.

  But now the Department of Integrity suddenly appeared, and the office of the Department of Integrity in Guangzhou was officially established. In the past few days, a group of domestic slaves have also been recruited as spies, making the wealthy businessmen feel insecure, and they always feel that all the servants at home are the eyes of the Secretary of the ICAC.

  Once a bribe is given, at least ten times the fine will be imposed.

  If the bribe exceeds a hundred taels, all the embezzlers and bribers will be executed, and several of them have been publicly killed these days.

  The merchants were all shocked. They had never seen anything like this before, and they even regretted taking the city and donating it.

   Until now, Zhao Han has not made it clear what the rules are for doing business in the future.

  Governing a group of merchants, still need to fight wits?

   First confiscate their firearms, and then let them release the slaves, and what to do with the rest. Zhao Han was annoyed, so he didn't mind killing a few more, and let the Secretary of the Anti-corruption keep an eye on him from now on.

  By the way, the merchants in Guangzhou are too corrosive. In the future, they will regularly send people from Jiangxi to secretly investigate the Department of Integrity in Guangzhou, so as to prevent merchants from corrupting the Department of Integrity.

  (end of this chapter)