These bannermen dandies are just a bunch of crazy people. They crowd together and talk about their own reasons, but after talking about it, they actually come up with a set of specious reasons.
"We and the Emperor are all members of the same family! We are one family. Can things between a family be considered corruption?"
"If a worker dies, then find a killer to pay with his life! The killer was not ordered by Guang Liang and the others, so we can't let innocent people pay with their lives, right?"
"You said human trafficking? But the people in the pig shack and the flower shack have no victims to complain? The people don't hold the officials accountable, and those poor ghosts have made money in the capital, much more than they make in the countryside! "
"Sixty cents of wages, we took forty cents, and they were left with twenty cents. It seems like they suffered a loss... But Your Majesty, you have to do the math. Isn't the twenty cents left behind a big sum of money? "
"Who among these poor guys can earn twenty cents a day in their hometown? It's considered a blessing to be able to make a living and have enough to eat!"
"We already have a lot of money, so how can a bunch of scoundrels earn 60 cents? Without us trafficking in people, would they be able to come to the Capital Iron Factory to enjoy their happiness?"
"Do we have to be punished for corruption? In terms of seniority, the emperor is my grandfather... I, the grandson, stole some money and food from my grandfather's family. Do I still have to behead him?"
"Is there such a thing as a grandfather? Is there such a truth in the world?"
It's noisy. This group of bannermen are good at talking. They have done nothing else since they were young. They just play tricks and bickering. Everyone is an expert!
How could Prince Dun stand up to so many loudmouths making noisy noises? It was like falling into a duck shed, with croaking sounds everywhere.
"Shut up, everyone! Shut up! Do you still want to solve the problem? How can I speak in such a mess? Shut up, everyone..." Holding the tin trumpet, Prince Dun roared so loudly that his voice was about to break.
Only then did he suppress the chaotic scene a little, and he breathed heavily and said, "I have heard what you said, and I promise you that I will convey the exact words to His Majesty!"
"But you must disperse today! How big a crime is it to collude privately and attack the palace? Do you people still have any rules?"
"It's good that the emperor is your family, but you are also the emperor's slaves! Whose slaves dare to be so rude? Haha... Don't force the emperor to deal with you not with national laws, but with family laws!"
The people present were moved by these words, and they were all frightened when they heard about the family law. The family law between the masters and slaves of the Eight Banners was more cruel than the national law.
Setting up iron cages to roast people alive over charcoal fire, pouring ice water on people to freeze them alive in winter, throwing dogs into cages and letting dogs eat them... All kinds of lynchings do not have to go through national laws.
Killing you will be in vain, this is what they fear most!
Yi Pei looked at the group of people and calmed down a little. He continued, "Today is the imperial meeting. It is meant for discussion. Who said that the final decision will be made today?"
"Such a big case needs to be interrogated for a while. Even if you stay here, it's useless! You won't be able to wait for the result at all..."
"On the contrary, being so noisy is a recipe for disaster. Guang Liang and others may die because of you, and you will have to follow suit!"
"It's gone, it's all gone! I've left my ugly words here, and I'm here to give you the last step! If I can't persuade you to leave, no one will come to persuade you in the future!"
"The kidnappers obey orders!"
"Here!" Eight hundred cavalrymen had gathered on both sides of the Jinshui Bridge, each wearing heavy armor and fully armed, waiting for orders.
"Pass your Majesty's command! Call another 800 kidnapping horses... If these people don't evacuate in half an hour, then use the horses to squeeze them out!"
"Haha... I won't care if I trample him to death!"
"Hey!" The barbarian army outside the pass is not close to your Eight Banners in the capital. They only have the emperor's orders in their eyes. They will kill whoever the emperor orders. Today they are not allowed to use knives. They just use horse hooves to trample on them. It's really not satisfying.
There were more cavalry gathering faintly in the distance. At this time, the group of Eight Banners rioters were a little scared. The leaders exchanged glances and shouted.
"Young and old gentlemen... let's evacuate to Dashilan first... it's not far anyway, where can we hear the news..."
"If the emperor still insists on killing people, then let's come in and kowtow and beg..."
Yi Pei watched these people retreat slowly. He knew all the people who started the trouble. He knew without guessing that the iron hat kings of the capital and other princes had joined forces to protect Guang Liang!
To protect Guang Liang is to protect themselves, especially the foundation of their rule over slaves!
It is conceivable that if a master cannot protect even his most loyal slave, what will other slaves think?
For the sake of their own ruling foundation, these princes have to take action!
What's more, the capital of the Capital Iron Works is really too rich. If we give in this time, how will the Qing Dynasty seize other opportunities to make money in the future?
This is how people push their limits. If you give up the interests of an iron factory to the emperor today, you will give up the interests of an industrial zone or even the entire Qing Dynasty railway network in the future.
Today, we must express our attitude to the emperor. We must let the emperor know that no matter whether you are engaged in industrial revolution or agricultural revolution in the Qing Dynasty, you have to go to heaven and give your oil and water to our Eight Banners!
This is the foundation of the country, and these are the rules that your emperor should follow!
Yi Pei watched these people exit the Qing Gate, and the frightened officers and soldiers quickly closed the palace gate. It was broad daylight, and closing the palace gate caused many people to talk.
Yi Pei knew that these people had not gone far at all, and many of them would not even leave the front door of the building. If Zai Chun insisted on killing people today, then these people would definitely make trouble after hearing the news!
Sigh... With a sigh, Yi Pei turned around and took the reins of the war horse, and rode the horse towards the palace. He galloped all the way to the Longzong Gate, dismounted and ran towards the Yangxin Hall.
After waiting at the Yangxin Hall, he found that the ministers were all talking about it. Emperor Tongzhi had not returned. After asking carefully, it turned out that Zai Chun was still in Meiwu!
After taking a detour from the west and entering Meiwu, he immediately saw the pale-faced Emperor Tongzhi and Fu Qing kneeling on the ground, whispering something.
"Uncle Wu is here... come here... let Uncle Wu take a look at this sunny sky in the Qing Dynasty!" Zai Chun said almost through gritted teeth.
"What's wrong?" Yi Pei asked softly.
Fu Qing wiped a cold sweat and said, "Something happened. Before dawn this morning, there were several riots at the railway construction site leading to Tianjin!"
"The south warehouse of Yangcun was burned down by thugs, and two bannermen supervisors were killed...More than 10,000 sleepers were devoured by the fire!"
"The construction site in Gu'an... A group of men in black attacked late at night, targeting the area where the bannerman general lived. They looted 60,000 silver dollars, killed four people, and drove away all the workers at the construction site..."
"The slogans shouted by these people are..."
Fu Qing was a little afraid to say, "The slogan they shouted is... the Manchus are unjust, the bannermen abuse the people, the Nianzi reappears, and drive out the Tartars!"
