Lin Zhen's apology attracted the attention of countless people. Gradually, the square in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion was filled with people of all kinds, including ordinary people, wealthy businessmen, Ryukyu civil servants and generals of the new army. .
In the end, even King Shang Tai came to the crowd in casual clothes, and a group of foreigners were whispering beside King Shang Tai. After a while, Lin Zhen's classmates and comrades from the New Army also came, trying to persuade everyone I dare not persuade.
Amidst the buzzing and noisy discussion, the servants of the Lin family ran over carrying a bed. Lin Yuanmiao, who had his head wrapped in white cloth, was lying on it. He was sweating profusely and kowtowing on the bed.
"The guilty minister, Lin Yuanmiao, has let down the Prime Minister's love and is punished by death... I just ask the Prime Minister to blame me alone and not to implicate my children. I beg the Prime Minister... woo woo woo." After saying this, he burst into tears.
People will die when the prime minister is angry. Even children in Ryukyu understand this. Now the prime minister's anger has been burning for six days. Ryukyu's civil servants and military generals have been investigated. Lin Yuanmiao knelt down and fainted at the prime minister's house. Be forgiven.
This is the beginning of the great prison. Could it be that these 700,000 embezzled money will lead to the confiscation of the house and the destruction of the family?
Xiao Letian's Prime Minister's Mansion was actually renovated from the earliest military barracks in Liyuan, Huashan Mountain. The original exquisite Japanese courtyard was preserved, and the military barracks at the back was moved in. The square at the main entrance was expanded, and thousands of people could gather here.
Just when the Lin family and his son were kowtowing and people around were talking a lot, there was a sound of standing at attention and saluting inside the gate, and people knew that the Prime Minister had come out.
The scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone stood up straight to show respect. When Xiao Letian, who was wearing military uniform, walked out of the door, all the soldiers present stood at attention and saluted, all the foreigners took off their hats and bowed, and the rest gave a hand-to-hand salute.
Xiao Letian raised his hand and returned the military salute, then looked at the Lin family father and son calmly.
"Do you know why I haven't seen you these past few days?"
"I know, the Prime Minister is furious, and my father and son have confessed their sins... We are willing to spend all our wealth to atone for our sins." The two of them prostrated themselves and did not dare to get up.
"Wrong. Although I am angry, I have not lost my mind. Since you have already returned the stolen goods, there is no reason to die. There is no such law in Ryukyu... I don't see you getting up because you have some issues that you haven't figured out yet, but now it's over Got it figured out.”
"Why do you want to be corrupt? Money is already enough for you to live a wealthy life. Why do you still want to be corrupt? What are the underlying reasons and what kind of values support your behavior."
Upon hearing this series of rhetorical questions, Monk Zaichun and King Shangtai, who were hiding in the crowd, became more energetic. Civil and military officials also pricked up their ears. They knew that what the Prime Minister was going to say next was likely to be the outline of future governance.
"Everything has a source, and floods are rolling in. Blindly removing blockages without finding the source of water will always achieve half the result with half the effort. The same is true for people's hearts. I just want to ask you, what were you thinking when corruption occurred."
Lin Yuanmiao burst into tears, "I am ashamed that I have become greedy, and my free money messed up my heart... I, I, I, I am ashamed of the Prime Minister."
"Greed, is it really the word greed that can explain everything? I ask you, why don't you get money from the carpenters, masons, and bricklayers on the construction site? The fishermen on the seaside and the farmers in the fields also have money. , why don’t you just go away.”
Lin Zhen quit now. He straightened his back and said, "Prime Minister, you can't insult us. Our Lin family is greedy, but we will not take food from the people. Craftsmen and farmers have to earn money from a busy year to support their families." , our Lin family is not that evil-hearted..."
"Ah, I understand. If the people have less money, you should not be greedy. If the businessmen have more money, you can be greedy. This is what you really think."
This sentence made the Lin family speechless. People around them were whispering and talking. Xiao Letian stopped asking questions and began to answer his own questions.
"It took me six days to sort out the context of this problem. In fact, the root lies in our culture. We all know that Ryukyu is deeply influenced by Chinese culture. Everything is inferior. Only those who are well-educated, farmers, workers, and merchants are the first. The concept has already been deeply rooted in people's hearts..."
"Rather than saying that you are greedy, I think it is more the consequences of official-oriented thinking. You are essentially a bureaucrat. In your mind, officials are the highest, while businessmen are despicable. When you see businessmen making money, you will naturally feel guilty. If you don't give in, the devil in your subconscious will try to encourage you..."
"Look, a lowly businessman can actually make millions from one transaction. Their wealth actually exceeds that of a first-class official like myself. How is this possible..."
Xiao Letian looked at all the onlookers and shouted loudly, "Ask your hearts, torture your own conscience, and tell yourself whether you have such thoughts."
"In your subconscious mind, officials should be noble, and businessmen should be lowly... Therefore, in all dynasties, you have to suppress businessmen. As long as their wealth is much greater than yours, you will use evil hands. You I will take some away to make up for your loss and unwillingness..."
"Haha... Why has China not been able to industrialize until now? Why can't the seeds of capitalism sprout? In the final analysis, it is the suppression of businessmen by the bureaucracy..."
Li Mi's remarks shocked everyone present, including Hu Xueyan and other businessmen who had not left. Their eyes suddenly turned red for no apparent reason.
"Chinese businessmen, why do they buy land when they make money, hide it in cellars when they make money, and buy official positions when they make money? Why don't you, the bureaucrats, scare you?"
"The prosperous land of Jiangnan has already had the spectacular sight of hundreds of thousands of looms roaring as early as the Ming Dynasty. In terms of market size, Jiangnan at that time could surpass the UK ten times or a hundred times, but why is it not as good as our UK who invented the Jenny loom? Why Industrialization is enlightening people."
"Is it because we Chinese people have no money? Is it because we Chinese people are not smart enough? It's wrong. It's because we Chinese people are too smart, so they have long seen through what you bureaucrats are doing, so they don't dare to proceed. Industrial upgrading……"
"A medium-sized original brocade factory can be set up with one hundred thousand taels of silver. However, even these one hundred thousand taels of silver have to be exploited by the bureaucrats. The more investment a company makes, the more money it invests, the more fat it is in the eyes of the bureaucrats." Sheep, fat pigs..."
"If we build a new silk reeling factory, spinning mill, or brocade factory in Jiangnan and invest millions of silver taels, how can such large-scale production not make money? Businessmen don't know that the higher the output, the higher the cost. As for the low truth, you Hu Xueyan doesn’t know it, and old shopkeeper Fan Jian doesn’t know it.”
"But no one dares. The industrial upgrading that can be carried out in the Ming Dynasty has been strangled to death by you bureaucrats. If a silver mountain with tens of millions of taels of silver really appears in Jiangnan, you bureaucrats will keep your mouth shut. , what a joke..."
Xiao Letian became more and more excited as he talked and finally even yelled, "There are also sea bans in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Don't think I don't know the tricks in them. Bureaucrats throughout the dynasty clamored for sea bans to prevent business, but Western archaeology has long verified that, During those years of maritime ban, the volume of China’s exports of porcelain and silk increased instead of falling.”
"Tell me why. Aren't the big families in the south of the Yangtze River joining forces with the nobles to shout about the benefits of the sea ban in court while secretly smuggling at home? What you want is the huge profits from smuggling. You are really smart. That’s it…”
Xiao Letian's eyes were red and swollen, "It's you who are killing the Chinese nation's march towards the deep blue. In your eyes, the great achievements of the three treasure eunuchs are enemies who steal wealth, right?"
"Anyone who has read my "Westward Journey" knows that I once focused on the small country of the Netherlands. In 1602, which was the 30th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, the Dutch East India Company was established, with a capital of 1.5 million. A country with a small population actually expects to start their Age of Discovery..."
"You think it's ridiculous that a population of 1.5 million, which is the size of a county in the Qing Dynasty, dares to compete with Britain and France for maritime interests. But the Dutch did it, and they became famous sea coachmen... "
"Starting ocean trade requires a huge amount of start-up capital. The Dutch established the world's first stock exchange and issued shares of the East India Company. They pooled almost all the wealth in the country to invest in ocean trade."
"Countless merchant ships and warships have been launched. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean to Southeast Asia, the Dutch are everywhere. In order to protect their maritime interests, they will not hesitate to fight, even if the enemies are the powerful Britain and France..."
Xiao Letian took a few deep breaths, "I don't know how much wealth the East India Company has amassed, but I know that at its peak, the company's wealth was more than trillions of dollars. It was like a mountain of gold."
Suddenly a voice rang out from the crowd. Mr. Nobel said in English, "I know that period of history. The Dutch's start-up capital was about six million U.S. dollars. If calculated as the silver taels of your Qing Dynasty, it would be between 2.4 million and 2.5 million taels." …”
When Nobel's words were translated into Chinese, everyone present was in a panic, especially Hu Xueyan and Fan Jian. Their eyes turned blue at that time. "The start-up capital of 2.5 million taels can actually earn trillions in the end." U.S. dollars? Ocean trade is indeed a mountain of gold, and it is an endless gold mine..."
But Xiao Letian shook his head, "It's a pity that the Dutch can do this, but we Chinese can't. If during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, merchants gathered 2.5 million taels of silver to start ocean trade, let's not say whether the policy allows it. If you allow it, those bureaucrats will eat up the money alive with their bloody mouths, and finally you will be charged with a big crime..."
"If I take your money, I will kill you... Hu Xueyan, let me ask you, the starting capital of the submarine cable business is as high as five million, but the subsequent profits can reach tens of millions. Do you dare to do such a huge profit business? .”
Hu Xueyan was sweating profusely, "I don't dare, I don't dare. Without the protection of the Prime Minister's new army, if the money is exposed, it will cause disaster. Someone will eat me alive... But with the Prime Minister's partnership, everything is different." , I firmly believe that if anyone dares to rob the Prime Minister’s money, your muskets and cannons will be pressed against their heads.”
"Hahaha... You are right. I think that bureaucrat dares to have a wrong idea about the deal in which I, Xiao Letian, buy shares. When the time comes, I will not only kill his whole family, but I will also use explosives to blow up their ancestral graves... Hu Xueyan, you After returning to Jiangnan, I will go directly to the officials and tell them that I, Xiao Letian, will do what I say."
Now it is no longer a simple public trial of the Lin family. Xiao Letian is going to war with the bureaucratic class that has ruled China for thousands of years. Xiao Letian has nailed these criminals who have brought disaster to the country and the people to the pillar of shame.
"Now, Lin Yuanmiao, do you understand? The reason for your corruption is not greed, but the bureaucratic thoughts in your heart. What you want is for officials to suppress businessmen forever, and what you want is for the official position to be forever. Let me put it to death. If you are serious, you don’t want all people to be equal.”
This was an extremely successful speech. For this reason, all the businessmen cried, and even the foreigners felt a little uncomfortable. The new officers and soldiers who had been brainwashed by Xiao Letian found an outlet for this.
"It turns out that China's centuries-old weakness is rooted in the bureaucracy. Let's go to war, go to war... go to war with all the bureaucrats in the world and kill them all."
Xiao Letian raised his hand to suppress the enthusiasm. "No, killing cannot solve problems, especially the problems in people's minds. If we want to change everything that is unfair, we don't rely on killing and beating people, but on ourselves..."
"Use our actual actions to prove that we are right, and let history prove the sins of these bureaucrats and what we should do."
All the new troops present stood at attention, saluted and shouted, "The rise and fall of the country is my responsibility."
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