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"Bang bang bang bang!"

The door of a big family's house in the city was slapped open, and a servant cautiously asked, "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 already registered." The servant said.

"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 took out his money and smiled and said: "Master, the servants at home have reported to the police, and they have been replaced with employment contracts."

"Take out all the contracts!"

"Grandpa, wait a moment."

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

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

Another official who was carrying the scale said: "Eight qian silver for a bribe."

"This household bribed eight qian, ten times the fine, and eight taels of silver. Take it out quickly!" 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 someone to fetch the money.

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, the contract and servant are verified.

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 official sent to open the door, but the door was locked.

"Woo! Whoa! Whoa!"

The officer immediately blew the bamboo whistle, and other officials came quickly.

"what happened?"

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

The head of the official station turned around and saw that the owners of the house were all frightened.

"Pry open!"

The door was quickly pried open, and there were more than a dozen house slaves locked inside. Limbs were bound and mouths were gagged.

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

The house slave replied: "A few days ago, the master killed a servant girl with a cane. 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 office. Don't even think about running away."

The officials were both surprised and delighted. This is a big case. They have all made meritorious service, and they might be sent to be officials in western Guangdong.

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

These 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.

"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, clap, clap!"

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 lying 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! Quickly reward that man!"

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: "Spend money, quickly throw money!"

Shopkeeper 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 inferior 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 the good and the inferior. The world is united, long live Mr. Zhao! The world is united, long live Mr. Zhao!"

These slaves are simply crazy.

Compared with 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, tied up with the bustards and brothel thugs.

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 bitch 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!" Gui Gong and the prostitute shouted in unison.

"The good and the bad are equal!"

"The good and the 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 did not want to return the deeds.

Hearing the shouts of Mr. Gui and the prostitute, the slaves also shouted: "The world is one! The good and the low are equal!"

In a restaurant facing the street, several scholars looked out of the window, all showing expressions of shock.

"The decline of the world, the loss of morality! The decline of the world, the decline of morality!"

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

"..."

Many good people 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, was exhausted physically and mentally, and the prison of the county government was already overcrowded, and now he was trying his case in a hurry.

"Next!"

Said it was the next one, more than a dozen were escorted in an instant, all tied up by slaves to report to the official.

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 emperor, patriotism, benevolence, righteousness and propriety.

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

The booklet "The Collection of Datong" is very thin, 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

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

If "The Collection of Great Harmony" is correct, should the servants of my own family be released? Should they return their freedom?

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

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foshan.

The wealthy businessman Xie Shijun began to regret that he should not have handed over the firearms at home.

At this moment, a group of officials dared to go to Xie's house to show off their might 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 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 responded quickly.

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 him, and he was arrested and sent to prison together."

Xie Shijun quickly said: "It was the slave who betrayed the master, the old man has no knowledge of 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 ICAC arresting the three of them, ordinary officials trembled with fear.

Officials in Guangzhou now call the Secretary of the Integrity "Black Clothes Guard", which is already equivalent to Ming Dynasty's "Bright Clothes Guard". 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 hid at home and dared not go out.

Their original plan was to cooperate with Zhao Han in everything, and when Zhao Han left Guangzhou, they would knock the officials unconscious 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 sentenced to death, and several of them have been publicly killed these days.

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

Until now, Zhao Han still hasn't made it clear what the rules are for doing business in the future.

To govern a group of merchants, do you still need to fight wits and courage?

First confiscate their firearms, then let them release the house 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 Integrity of Government keep an eye on him from now on.

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