Not long after, eight Kingo men filed out holding ceremonial guards. You Neiye stood on the golden luan and loudly announced the temple. Then, Li Er was seen walking out slowly and sitting on the dragon chair. "My lords, if you have anything to do, go out and report it. If nothing happens, just leave." Li Er said lazily. The ministers looked at me and I looked at you. They didn't say anything, but looked at Su Li in the front. Su Li finally opened her eyes and walked out of the train. "Your Majesty, I have something to say." Li Er laughed loudly and said: "It's a strange thing for Su Qing to go to the palace. You are the auspicious person of the Tang Dynasty. I remember that after you went to the palace last time, you led the army to the northwest of Jingping. I wonder what kind of surprise you will give me this time?" " "Your Majesty, since I opened various factories, there have been many imitators among the people. The efficiency of factories is far better than manual labor. I thought this would be good news to the people." Su Li sighed, then turned back and scanned the faces of the ministers.
“But I never expected that those followers would act like tigers and exploit the people wantonly, leading to tragic disasters. I feel uneasy about this matter.’11 Li Er frowned and asked: "What you are talking about are the 12 incidents in Qujiang Factory a few days ago?" Su Li nodded and said nothing. "Su Qing, as far as I know, the equipment used in the factory far exceeds the human power. It is inevitable to make mistakes if you are not careful..." Li Er defended hypocritically. Su Li snorted coldly and said: "Your Majesty, in order to obtain greater profits, the factories in Princess Chu's Mansion and other factories use the working people as livestock. All factories operate continuously day and night, and ordinary people simply cannot bear it. I can’t do such high-intensity work.” "As time goes by, the mistakes His Majesty mentioned are inevitable. If we don't stop them now, there will be more and more similar situations in the future." At this time, a voice suddenly sounded. "King Yongle's words are too alarmist. As far as I know, there are dozens of factories along the Qujiang River, and there is only one incident in a year. There are countless similar factories in the Tang Dynasty. But never heard of such a thing.” Su Li followed the sound and saw an old man with a wrinkled face and a skinny body standing behind him. "Who are you?" Su Li asked. "The lower official Cui Shu, who holds the position of Sinongqing, has met King Yongle." Cui Shu saluted Su Li sternly, without any faults in etiquette. Su Li nodded. Now that he was ready to attack Qi Wang, the fifth surname, he certainly did some homework. The Cui Shu in front of me is from the famous Cui family of Qinghe, and is the head of Yanlingfang in Xuzhou. Speaking of which, although the Cui family is very famous, there are no high-ranking and important figures in Ji Er's court. This Cui Shu is already the person with the highest official position in the Qinghe Cui family. Moreover, he is also the Minister of Agriculture, and has something to do with people's livelihood. "Your hometown is in Yanling, Xuzhou. You should know about the factory situation in Yanling?" Su Li asked with a sneer.
Cui Shu was stunned and did not answer. The five surnames and seven hopes, with the same spirit, have been intermarried with each other for hundreds of years. More than 50% of the factories in Datang were run by them. Of course, as a high-ranking family member who is the heir of poetry and rituals, he will not publicly participate in these affairs, but will delegate management to his subordinates. Now the factory's profit has exceeded other methods under their control. Su Li has made it clear this time that everyone in the aristocratic family has an obligation to speak out. That's the truth, but it would be nonsense to say that Cui Shu knew about the factory conditions in his hometown. As the owner of Yanlingfang, he usually just collects money. How can he ask where the money comes from? While Cui Shu was stunned, Su Li continued to speak. "There are a total of eight factories of various types in Yanling. In the past three months, there have been more than 20 accidents in the eight factories. The accidents killed 21 people and disabled 18 people. Another 53 people, Because I can’t bear the high-intensity work, I will die from exhaustion.” Su Li's face was grim, revealing his gloomy white teeth: "As far as I know, in order to increase profits, the local factory owners set the daily working time to nine hours regardless of the workers' lives. This is how more than seventy people died. The root cause. Do you still think that this is a small thing? " Speaking of this, Yin Li's face became even colder. When he saw these shocking data for the first time, he was extremely shocked. On average, in Yanling alone, each factory kills an average of three people every month. How many factories were there in the entire Datang? How many people would there be if they were not exploited to death every day? The people of the Tang Dynasty were really too simple. They are afraid of poverty, so if there is such a way to make money, they have to do it even if they have to drag their lives. In later generations, when people's wisdom was awakening, those factory owners would have been beaten to ashes by angry workers. Even in Datang, if this situation continues, the result will not be any different. In fact, Su Li doesn't care whether Li Er's empire is stable or how extravagant his family lives. He did not prohibit others from following suit, and his original intention was also for the common people. It doesn't matter if these people take advantage of him, anyway, these things are just a game-like pastime for him at best. But Su Li will never tolerate it if the clan leader uses his skills to exploit the people! Who in the last life was not a leek? In terms of rationality, Su Li only sympathizes with those oppressed people. The materials collected in the past few days made Su Li extremely angry. The five surnames and Qi Wang opened more than 200 factories across the country.
In just one year, more than 2,000 people died due to excessive oppression. Among them, the Cui family of Qinghe, who now does nothing politically and has turned his attention to making money, is the most ruthless. Su Li also didn't expect that the first person to jump out would be Cui's people. Since you are dishonest, don't blame me for being rude! Cui Shu was shocked and said: "My Cui family has opened countless private schools in Yanling, and many children who are ready for school are educated by my Cui family. Many local rich people have good friends with my Cui family. The whole atmosphere in Yanling is like a gentle gentleman, how can I Is it possible for someone to do something so outrageous and resentful?” As soon as these words were spoken, the other courtiers looked at Cui Shu with pity in their eyes. This old guy is still using this kind of thing to advocate Cui in front of the emperor. I have to say that today's Cui family is indeed a bit out of talent. Anyone with a brain can see that the conversation between Li Er and Su Li just now was a play performed by the two of them. There is no doubt that Su Li had the support of Li Er when he wanted to attack Qi Wang, the fifth surname. At this time, everyone felt a little heavy in their hearts. .