First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 131

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Zhu Yuanzhang's utterly surprised Zhang Ximeng and banned the brothel. This is something that hasn't been possible for thousands of years and dynasties. Although Lao Zhu is quite courageous, he can do similar things, shouldn't he be so sloppy? Shouldn't it be thoughtful, carefully considered, and determined before implementing it!

Why did you order it directly?

"My lord, this order is of immense merit and brilliance. From now on, I will... in the annals of history, I must have a rich and colorful one!"

Excited, Zhang Ximeng almost said that I am Daming...Fortunately, he swallowed it back.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so much. He smiled and said: "This is mentioned in a letter sent by Mr. Li. He suggested that we close the brothel, or at least cut it down by 80%."

"Mr. Lee?"

Zhang Ximeng was stunned, "He also knows the brothels in Yangzhou?"

"How could I not know?" Old Zhu said: "He was an official in Chuzhou, and he had money in his hands. Isn't it reasonable to come to Yangzhou to enjoy it?"

Zhang Ximeng took a deep breath. Li Shanchang could notice this. It is absolutely impossible for his old man to have any lofty ideals and sympathize with the poor people. Therefore, he is not such a person to block the brothel.

Then why does Li Shanchang have such a suggestion? That's interesting.

Zhang Ximeng's brows throbbed and his mind turned. He noticed that Lao Zhu relayed Li Shanchang's suggestion to either ban it or cut it by 80%... Zhang Ximeng stroked it a little, and suddenly he had an idea.

This matter is indeed related to the brothel, but it's not about the brothel... How important the location of Yangzhou is, and after so many analyses in the previous section, there is no need to talk nonsense.

Here are both rivers, connecting north and south, the benefits of salt and grain, and the beauty of the spirit. In other words, the benefits of the whole world have been poured into Yangzhou, and this has nourished a land of richness and gentleness, which is the best in the world.

Only then has the Oiran lady and the Wushuang skinny horse trained at all costs and years and months... But now, do they still have this condition?

It's not working!

Gaoyou in the north is still in Zhang Shicheng's hands, and further north is the territory of Yuan Ting.

Now Yangzhou has fallen into the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang. After crossing the Yangtze River, it is the area of ​​the Yuan Army... The whole world has been torn apart and broken into one place.

Yangzhou, which originally gathered the benefits of the world, suddenly became the forefront of several forces and became the front line of war.

Needless to say, can Jiangnan talents still go to Yangzhou to listen to music? Can the salt merchants in Yancheng and other places come to drink? Can those government officials and merchants who used to travel north and south through the canal still go to Yangzhou for consumption?

It's all impossible.

Without the infusion of these funds, can the brothel paintings in Yangzhou be able to sustain it?

Li Shanchang has his own ideas. How many brothel painting boats were there in Yangzhou in the past?

A rough estimate is that there are 20 or 30 well-known ones, and those that operate secretly are even more uncountable. All in all, there are thousands of women.

Among these women, there are outstanding women who have been assigned to more than one maid, and there are also bands, dancers, cooks, grooms, boatmen, guards... just the brothel painting boats, there are twenty to thirty thousand people.

In addition, there are also many scribes and celebrities who wander around the brothel... and in order to satisfy the extravagant lives of these high-quality men and women, they include clothing, food, shelter, transportation, pen, ink, paper and inkstone, wearing jewelry, not to mention, just the talented craftsmen gathered from all over the world. There are more than a thousand people.

If you count the little girls raised in the brothel, the apprentices of the various craftsmen, and the merchants who rent out their houses, let alone.

Surrounding the brothel paintings, the industries that can be involved will never be less than 100,000 people.

In the past, these 100,000 people relied on wealthy businessmen and celebrities from all over the world to work together to support them. Naturally, it was very easy.

But now that it falls into Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, he can't continue the quiet and good years. Everything is business as usual, right?

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang thinks about it, does Zhang Shicheng want to? Yuan Ting promised or not?

In Li Shanchang's letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, there is one sentence that is the most important... With 300,000 people in Chuzhou, can you support 800,000 people in Yangzhou?

Brothel painting boats are different from other places in that they do not generate wealth by themselves, but are resplendent and full of originality. It is not relying on the high-rollers who spend big money to pay the bill!

At this time, look at Lao Zhu's subordinates, even if from top to bottom, everyone is tossing around night and day, and with all their hard work to provide for, it will not be able to support this industry!

Therefore, Li Shanchang, out of the simplest common sense of arithmetic, also proposed to ban brothels.

Lao Zhu felt reasonable, and Zhang Ximeng proposed it, and he naturally agreed.

To be honest, they really didn't think it was so complicated, and it had nothing to do with whether the brothel could be completely banned, and it was not about transcending the times, but simply couldn't afford it.

Of course, you can ignore it. Without guests, these brothel paintings will naturally decline. The people flee to death, and the prosperity of Yangzhou will not be there.

In history, a few years later, Zhu Yuanzhang dispatched Tycoon Miao to occupy Yangzhou. At that time, it was registered and only 18 households were left!

What happened to the people of Yangzhou, I'm afraid no one knows and can't imagine.

So at this time, it is a more cost-effective policy to close down the brothel, arrange a way out for these people, and make use of these human resources.

Again, there are too many policies, and they will not consider what will be solved hundreds of years later, and it is nothing more than an imminent problem.

Zhang Ximeng couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

"Mr. Li is indeed a veteran, much better than me."

Zhu Yuanzhang just smiled, "You can think of what he can think of, we don't believe it, you don't have a way to settle these people?"

Lao Zhu is still clever, and Zhang Ximeng also considered Yangzhou's carrying capacity. He started by banning brothels and gradually cut down those industries that do not generate wealth, and turned Yangzhou into a workshop-dominated city, so as to cooperate with Chuzhou and other places. , Forming an urban and rural economic cycle.

If you follow Zhang Ximeng's thinking, you are also going to turn Yangzhou from the canary in the hands of high-ranking officials into the production base of Zhu Jiajun. It can only be said that the two people have reached the same goal by different routes, and it is difficult to distinguish between the superior and the inferior.

Now that the opinions are unified, let's do it!

It is not only brothels that are to be banned, but also casinos, as well as numerous beggars, and the canal workers on the canal, all of which are temporarily useless and unable to support.

"My lord, of course, people want to arrange to go to the villages and military camps, and let them be responsible for the farming and support themselves. But it is better to have a trial and severely punish the evildoers. Of course, we can't sweep away all the dust and make the world completely clean. But as far as possible, the general trend is to get rid of some dross and give the people some hope. It is better than letting the wicked go with impunity! You can't just do nothing just because a hundred years later, you will die. What does the lord think?"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, he stretched out his hand, patted Zhang Ximeng's shoulder, and whispered: "Sir, this is where you are better than Li Shan!"

Zhang Ximeng's face is red, so hurry up and do something!

This time Zhang Ximeng had complete assurance. With an order, Zhu Jiajun dispatched and quickly seized all the brothel painting boats in Yangzhou, and some famous prostitutes did not let it go.

Just when Zhu Jiajun killed him, some brothels thought it was a visitor! The wars these days have severely affected their business.

Some unlucky ones, such as the brothel where Zhou Huiniang was located, were no longer in operation and closed completely. There are still many brothels that have been struggling to maintain, almost closed down.

Discovering that Zhu Jiajun was coming, someone Le Diandian greeted him unexpectedly.

"Military Lord, we have all kinds of girls here, and keeping them will satisfy you!"

Guo Ying glared her eyes, "Go away!"

The woman was taken aback, how could this be? She has been in a brothel for more than ten years, and she has been in this business for decades. How long has she seen this posture?

Could it be the unreasonable salt worker who was going to learn some time ago? That won't work!

"The military master, you can talk about any girl you want. You can give it or not. Let's make friends. The military master is a noble man, and I are a bitch. But the place where nobles are useful to **** is not... for thousands of years, Let's open the door to welcome guests and serve all directions..."

"Shut up!"

Guo Ying drew out her saber and put it directly on the woman's neck, "Dare to say one more thing, and immediately cut you off!"

At this moment, the woman was too scared to speak. Soon, everyone in it, including the girl, and other waiters, men and women, totaled more than 100 people, being pulled out and squatting on the ground.

At this moment, a hundred households ran up to Guo Ying and muttered a few words. Guo Ying was shocked and immediately stepped forward.

They walked to the back, and under a warehouse, they found a cellar... to be precise, this was a dungeon, and there were thirty little girls in it.

The place everyone can get is not as big as a table, with a strong sour smell, which **** the nostrils. The girls are skinny, staring with big eyes, looking obsessively, and when they hear someone coming, they all curl up together in panic. To the extreme.

When Guo Ying was at a loss, Xiaoju rushed over. She was too familiar with it. In fact, every brothel has such a dungeon. The size may be different, but the function is the same. Bought, or disobedient girl.

The various instruments of torture and cruel methods are not weak or even worse than the real prison.

It's just that although every brothel has it, a dungeon with so many people still surprised Xiaoju... After she patiently chatted with the little girls and asked, she figured it out.

Dare to love this brothel with a lot of thoughts, and feel that no matter what time it is, the brothel business will not become yellowish.

Therefore, taking advantage of the cheap price, I bought a lot of girls and hoarded them.

Except in the dungeon, stables, and warehouses, almost fifty people were brought in.

They happened to catch up with the lack of food, and they were reluctant to let go of these little girls. They were locked up like this and didn't give enough food. A dozen girls have died these days.

The oldest of them is only ten years old, and the youngest are only five or six years old!

Faced with this situation, Guo Ying's eyes were red!

"These beasts!"

He carried a little **** his back, and other soldiers followed suit. They took off their cloaks, wrapped the girls, carried them back to the barracks, and settled down.

Along the way, these rough military men were extra careful, as if carrying a baby on their back, speaking softly and constantly comforting.

"Don't be afraid, when you arrive at the barracks, there will be food and clothing, and someone will see a doctor for you, don't worry!"

Many little girls were already crying, and tears fell on the soldiers' backs.

More and more people in Yangzhou came out. They were watching from the side of the road. When they saw this scene clearly, many people broke their teeth and became angry!

"Beasts, all beasts!"

"No matter what other places are, we Yangzhou, there can be no more brothels!"

"Yes! This is a magic cave, so harmful!"

"If you do this, you have to go down to eighteen levels of hell! It's not a good death!"

"Nothing to die! Kill them now! Don't show mercy!"

"Let's go to the superior! Please be fair to the superior!"

The people in Yangzhou, filled with righteous indignation, were all mobilized. In one day, they completed the seizure of all brothels and rescued more than 80 prostitutes.

There are more than two thousand young girls who are rescued from the inside, there is no business, and are in the training stage! In addition to these survivors, there are no fewer than dozens of bones, some thrown in abandoned wells, and some are hastily buried in cellars.

Mainly because of the war, it could not be sent outside the city.

According to many people, there are dead people in these brothels every day... Some are small and disobedient, beaten to death alive, and some are old, sick and dead. They don't even have a coffin, so they are rolled up with a mat and thrown into the city. Foreign affairs.

And even more shocking is still behind, how long can a beautiful girl last?

The answer is less than a year!

That's right, it's so short!

Once the girls are trained and open for business, they will hurriedly repay their money. The sooner the better, so they make crazy arrangements. After a few months, they will be exhausted physically and mentally, languished, and those who can survive a year or two are rare.

Only like Zhou Huiniang ~www.mtlnovel.com~ standing at the top, because of the high cost of training, they are reluctant to spoil them and treat them as treasures, but in the final analysis, they don't have ten years, three to five years. After that, it will be replaced by a new generation.

Of course, there are special cases in any industry, but most of them are so cruel.

So don't think there is anything to yearn for in the land of the wind and dust, as long as anyone with a little conscience should hate it!

"cut!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhang Ximeng's report, he gritted his teeth and rattled after seeing the shocking examples.

Originally I only felt that I couldn't afford it, but when I closed it, now that I opened it, there were so many sins!

"Let's supervise the cut!"

During the search, it was found that there were indeed 17 brothels where the girl was killed, and there were still too many not yet completed.

But Lao Zhu didn't want to wait anymore.

The first group of villains were pushed to the field!

A full 300,000 people in Yangzhou walked out of their homes and came to watch. The inner three floors, the outer three floors, the house, and the trees were all people. The big guy stared at him for fear of changing his mind.

Before it was three quarters in the afternoon, Zhu Yuanzhang went directly to the dharma platform in a huff and caught Zhang Ximeng by surprise. What is Lao Zhu doing?

"Guys, we can't wait! This kind of villain doesn't deserve to live in the world for a moment! Even if it turns into a ghost, let them come to us, Zhu Yuanzhang is waiting for them!"

After finishing talking, Lao Zhu personally grabbed a ghost knife, looked at the plump middle-aged woman in front of him, a knife fell, suddenly the head flew out, blood splattered.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's leadership, the other executioners didn't wait any longer, and directly waved the Ghost Head Knife, beheading the heads of this group of scum, rolling around like a watermelon.

The crowd was a little surprised, and then burst out cheers of the mountains and the tsunami. The sound of "Long live" was earth-shattering! Endless!

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