allendalepharm Chapter 630 Mine Disaster (1)
Chapter 630 Mine Disaster (1)
Chapter 630 Mine Disaster (1)
The conditions offered by Ouchi Yoshihiro made Kuga Laitong very excited.
Right now, what the Zhuming Society urgently needs is their own territory. Only with their own territory can their organization grow stronger and start a protracted war with Daming.
"it is good!"
"Your Majesty Yihong, don't worry, I will do my best to facilitate this matter!"
Ouchi Yoshihiro finally showed a happy smile on his face when he saw Kuaga Yorimichi saying this.
In fact, he has little interest in supporting the emperor, he just wants to use this group of public youths to enter the political circle of Kyoto.
While Kuga Laitong was hiding in Qingshui Temple, Wei Ming's arrest of Zhu Mingshe officially kicked off.
Early the next morning, people entering and leaving Kyoto City saw a spectacular scene.
The majestic city walls are covered with human heads, and the whole city of Kyoto is like a hell on earth.
Among them, the relatives of the deceased saw their family members hanging on the city wall, knelt at the bottom of the city gate and cried out heart-piercingly.
"God, what happened, why is my husband's head hung on the city wall!"
"Son!"
"Son, you died so miserably!"
The guard guarding the gate saw someone under the city gate who dared to mourn for the traitor, and immediately arrested the mourner.
"To shut up!"
"You untouchables, if you dare to cry for these traitors again, I will take you into prison!"
The threat of the gate guards immediately aroused public anger, and many people who watched the excitement and didn't think it was a big deal joined the protest.
Seeing that things were turning into a big mess, the gate guards hurriedly reported the news to the new Taizheng Minister Sanjo Mino.
Santiao Mino was in a hurry to show his loyalty to the special envoy of Ming Dynasty, when he heard that someone dared to cry for the rebels in broad daylight, he immediately mobilized a team of 500 people and marched to the gate of the city in a mighty manner, killing all the mourners Everyone was arrested.
"Arrest all these unscrupulous people, torture them and interrogate their relationship with the traitors!"
"Once it is confirmed that they are in the same party as the traitors, all of them will be executed on the spot!"
"Roms!"
The officers and soldiers guarding the capital are not good at fighting, and they are very good at bullying the common people. Soon, thousands of civilians gathered at the gate of the city were arrested, and then severely interrogated.
The result of the interrogation is very clear that these people are family members or relatives of the traitor.
In this way, whether it is in accordance with Japanese law or Daming law, they can be regarded as legally implicated targets.
Therefore, another batch of heads appeared at the gate of the city after a day.
It's just that there are many more women, children, and elderly people in this batch than the previous batch.
Santiao Mino's harsh punishments immediately frightened the people of the entire Kyoto, making them not only afraid to talk nonsense, but even afraid to go out on the street.
In this way, the bustling city of Kyoto suddenly turned into a ghost town, a city as quiet as a ghost.
Wei Ming only stayed in the palace for one day before returning to the barracks, and he was determined not to stay overnight in the palace.
Although no one dared to say anything even if he lived in the palace, he always kept in mind that he was a courtier of the Ming Dynasty and strictly abided by his duties as a courtier.
Even if the imperial palace of Japan is empty, he, a courtier, cannot overstep it.
However, Wei Ming still insisted on going to the Imperial Palace in Kyoto to work every day to deal with the official affairs delayed by the vacancy of the emperor and the shogun.
He doesn't care whether the action is legal or not, in his opinion he is the law in Japan!
"My lord, how do you think the little one governs Kyoto?"
Wei Ming looked at the deserted street, and then at the flattering Santiao Minye, his eyebrows twisted into a word for Sichuan.
"It's too much to correct!"
Sanjo Mino hurriedly explained after hearing the words.
"My lord, you must correct too much!"
"As the saying goes, heavy codes should be used in troubled times!"
"Today these unscrupulous people dare to oppose Daming, but I can't even imagine what they will do tomorrow!"
"Therefore, we must use harsh punishments to kill their absurd ideas in the bud!"
Wei Ming smiled and nodded upon hearing this.
"it is good!"
"Having such hard-working people as Sanjo Sanno is truly a blessing to our Ming Dynasty and our country!"
Sanjo Mino felt his bones crumble when he heard this praise.
"Thank you, sir, for the compliment!"
"I would like to ask, when will Daming's letter of appointment arrive, my villain..."
Wei Ming said impatiently when he heard the words.
"No hurries!"
"This officer has reported your appointment via telegram. If nothing else, your appointment and dismissal documents and official uniform will be delivered with the fleet next month!"
"what!"
Sanjo Mino rubbed her hands excitedly when she heard the words.
"Great!"
"With Daming's appointment, the villain is a member of the Ming officials. Even if the emperor and the general return to the country in the future, they will not dare to do anything to the villain!"
Wei Ming smiled slightly when he heard this, and stopped talking to this Japanese traitor who betrayed his country and sought glory.
"The investigation of the Zhumingshe Party must be strengthened."
"Whether you can obtain the household registration of the Ming Dynasty in the future, whether your descendants can participate in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, and become an official of the Ming Dynasty depends on whether you work hard in hunting down the traitors!"
"Roms!"
"Don't worry, my lord, the villain has already sent people to surround Jiuwo's house. As long as Jiuwo Laitong dares to show up, she will be unable to fly!"
Wei Ming just sneered when he heard Santiao Mitiao's assurance.
In fact, he didn't care about the so-called Zhuming Society. In the face of the powerful force of Ming Dynasty, the emperor and the shoguns were like paper, and the Zhuming Society was not a problem.
He just wanted to use this to find something for Sanjo Mino to let the Japanese people know that it was Sanjo Mino who killed them and had nothing to do with them!
But this was only Wei Ming's unilateral thought. The moment he ordered the Ming soldiers to shoot and kill the Japanese ronin samurai, he had already stood on the opposite side of the Japanese people.
When Wei Ming rode a tall horse and led the guards across the long street, walking towards the imperial palace.
In a private house facing the street, pairs of hostile eyes stared at him.
"It's him!"
"It was he who ordered the killing of five hundred warriors!"
"These five hundred warriors died unjustly. They just wanted to advise the emperor, and they didn't even want to rebel..."
"The Daming people are hateful. They occupy my silver mines, bully my people, buy my food, and cause my Japanese people to starve to death..."
"Hush, keep your voice down, don't be heard by the three real lackeys..."
"Now the traitors are being caught very hard, and if they are even involved, they will be designated as the traitor's accomplices!"
"Why do ordinary people care so much, no matter who is the emperor, we will all starve and suffer..."
"Comparatively speaking, Daming treats us better. I heard that people who mine mines for Daming can eat white rice every meal, and they can also eat big meat every now and then!"
"Big meat?"
"Correct!"
"It is said that it is the way of the Ming Dynasty. The meat of pigs, beef and sheep is called big meat, and the meat of chicken, duck and fish is called white meat."
"The meat they eat is all brought from Daming..."
"is it?"
"Then I will also go mining for Daming tomorrow!"
Unknowingly, the seeds of hatred have been planted in the hearts of some people, but more people have accepted the rule of Ming Dynasty and are willing to be obedient citizens under the rule of Ming Dynasty.
Kuga Laitong hid in Kiyomizu Temple for a few days, seeing that the state of Kyoto City had relaxed a bit, he immediately disguised himself and returned to the city.
But this time he didn't dare to stay for a long time. Instead, he called together a group of members and announced that Yoshihiro Ouchi was recruited as a new member, and then ran away in a hurry.
After Kuga Yorimichi left, the vice-chairman Toshiichi Minamoto made full use of the resentment of the people in Kyoto city towards Sanjo Mino, and organized three assassinations against Sanjo Mino.
Although the three assassinations all ended in failure, Sanjo Mino was brought closer to Daming, and even more crazy revenge was launched on the people of Kyoto.However, these three assassinations still dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the pro-Ming faction, making all the officials and nobles in the capital feel insecure, and dared not hold poetry gatherings or tea parties blatantly.
Kuga Laitong fled to the Nagato area, and with the help of Ouchi Yoshihiro, he also successfully organized two strikes at the Iwami Silver Mine.
The strike killed 130 four Japanese, including miners, and seriously injured three Ming soldiers.
Although this move did not cause much harm to the mining area, it seriously hindered the interests of mine supervisors and mine guards.
Because according to the laws and regulations formulated by the Ming Dynasty, their salary standards are set according to the amount of mining.
The more mines the Iwami Silver Mine digs, the higher their salaries.
Kuga Laitong organized the workers to strike, which seriously damaged their interests.
Therefore, under the leadership of General Yan Yi, the mine supervisor, they changed from blindly defending to taking the initiative to attack.
"General Yan, these thieves come and go without a trace, where are we going to catch them!"
"Don't worry, there must be a way!"
"This general can offer a reward, as long as someone reports the details of this group of people, I will reward them with 100 taels of silver!"
"100 taels..."
As soon as Yan Yi said this, the hundreds of households under his command curled their lips.
"General Yan, isn't 100 taels a little less? I'm afraid no one will appreciate it?"
Yan Yi thought about it and it was really possible. 100 taels would be a huge sum of money elsewhere, but it would be nothing in their silver mine.
Although the wages of these Japanese absenteeists are only a few tens of renminbi a day, they take care of food and housing, and also take care of the rations of their whole family, so money has almost become useless.
"Then what should we do? You can't give them 1 taels of silver?"
One of the Baihudao.
"My lord, the little one has a way!"
"Say!"
"There are a few foremen under the little one, and they asked the little one more than once if they can emigrate to Daming and obtain Daming household registration..."
Yan Yi interrupted immediately upon hearing this.
"stop!"
"Now Daming is different from the past. Daming's household registration is very expensive. The refugees who ran to the mountains in the early years are now crying and clamoring to settle down, and the local officials are still reluctant to accept what they want!"
"The rural farts here in Japan also want the Ming Dynasty household registration, it's wishful thinking!"
Baihu was depressed when he heard this.
"Then there's no way……"
While Yan Yi was thinking hard, his subordinates suddenly ran in to report.
"General, something is wrong, our mine in the west district was bombed and collapsed!"
"what!"
"Have you ever hurt anyone?"
"I don't know!"
"I just heard that there should be a hundred or ten people inside, but life and death are uncertain now!"
Hearing this, Yan Yi hurriedly led people to the mine in the west area. When he saw how the mine was blown up, his heart became cold.
"Call all the miners, do nothing today, just dig this mine, be sure to dig the mine again!"
"promise!"
Soon hundreds of people gathered to clean the mine, not because Yan Yi didn't want to call more people over, but because the space around the mine was too narrow, these hundreds of people were divided into three shifts.
After ten hours of excavation, the mine was finally re-dug, and all the trapped miners were rescued.
Afterwards, the casualties were counted. Except for two miners who were close to the explosion area who were buried alive on the spot, the rest of the miners were lucky enough to recover their lives.
The rescued miners and their families kowtowed vigorously to Yan Yi, thanking him for saving his life.
Only Yan Yi knew that at first he only wanted to save this mine vein, as for the people inside, he had already assumed that they were all dead.
But now that he has successfully rescued the person, he will not waste this good opportunity.
"You don't need to thank me, I am also following the will of His Majesty the Ming Emperor!"
"My Emperor Ming is benevolent and loves the people of the world, and it is the worst thing to see people suffer."
"If I can't rescue you alive, I will definitely be severely punished by His Majesty the Ming Emperor. This action of this officer is also for self-protection, hahaha!"
Everyone laughed after hearing Yan Yi's hearty laughter. The haze caused by the collapse of the mine was blown away in an instant, and the light of hope appeared on everyone's face again.
After Yan Yi laughed for a while, his face suddenly became serious.
"Everyone, we are lucky this time, only two people died."
"But if there is a next time, next time, we might not be so lucky, right?"
"Therefore, this group of traitors must be caught!"
"Who can provide the exact information about this group of rebels, I will reward him with 1000 taels of silver..."
When Yan Yi said this, he kept observing the faces of the Japanese absenteeism around him.Seeing that they were as uninterested as his subordinates said, Yan Yi gritted his teeth and added another one.
"If I follow the clues and catch someone, I will report to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and apply for a household registration of the Ming Dynasty for him, so that his descendants can enjoy the blessings of the people of the Ming Dynasty!"
As soon as Yan Yi said this, the eyes of the Japanese absentees around him suddenly lit up, and some of the Japanese foremen among them were even more eager to try.
"Master Yan, are you serious?"
"really!"
"But I'm only in charge of playing. I can't tell if the imperial court approves it or not!"
"My lord can have such a heart, it proves that we did not follow your lord in vain!"
"We are not greedy either, as long as the adults can play a book for us and allow us to join the Daming household registration, we will be satisfied!"
These Japanese foremen are not stupid. Daming household registration may not be worth much in Daming, but in Japan it is a resounding gold-lettered signboard.
As long as they obtain the Ming Dynasty household registration, they don't need to move to the Ming Dynasty at all. With this household registration, they can dominate Japan. No matter the local Ming Dynasty, nor the samurai or public officials in Kyoto dare to bully them.
"Come, come, who will tell us the origin of this group of thieves!"
"My lord, I know..."
A foreman ran out joltingly and said flatteringly.
"My lord, I heard from a fellow villager a few days ago that a public noble from the capital came to him and told him some bad things about the people of Ming Dynasty."
"Adults, even young ones know..."
Another foreman ran over and reported to Yan Yi.
After a while, Yan Yi had a certain understanding of the details of this group of thieves.
"Kyoto's family... Nagato's accent..."
"I know, I will send a telegram to the Special Envoy of Kyoto to assist the investigation!"
(End of this chapter)