Liu Xian had been in charge of Han land for two years, and had occupied South China for three years.

All along, he has directed the cabinet to implement a series of changes, and there have been no major setbacks in China as a whole. Because his own prestige is too heavy.

The Qin army was built by him, and all the glory of foreign warfare was captured by him. He also carried the immortal merit of 'destroying the Manchurian and rejuvenating Han Dynasty', that is, the common people were dissatisfied with the foreign affairs measures such as railways and wires, and they could only press it in their hearts. Liu Xian's prestige is not only aimed at his ministers and generals, but also against the 40,000,000 ordinary people.

The Chinese are arrogant. The dream of the Celestial Empire has only been shattered for 30 years, and the people of the country are yearning for revival in their bones. It was Liu Xian's victories in foreign battles that made them raise their heads anew. Let them straighten up in front of foreigners! It can be said that Liu Xian saved the dignity of 'China' and the 'self-confidence' of the people!

Especially after the French wilted, now the British have also softened, which is simply a big piece of people's hearts.

And these will be translated into practical effects when the executive order is implemented. What's more, Liu Xian started work for relief, suppressed grain prices, repaired dams and rivers, harnessed the Huanghuai ......, and abolished many harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, reducing a lot of burdens on the people. 'My Daqing' is famous for 'ten thousand taxes'.

As a result, in two or three years, the development speed of the New Deal, reform, and modern industry soared into the sky like a rocket. Many hostile elements who hide their deep grievances in the bottom of their hearts just want to stir up trouble, but they cannot find an opportunity to take advantage of them. It wasn't until last month that Weng Tonggong kicked out the Zhang family.

A great opportunity is in front of them!

The textile industry was vigorously promoted by the national dynasty, and the factory was encouraged by the national government.

Shilin is boiling, and the people are resentful. Without real evidence, it can be said that it is nothing, but this time it is a fire. I can no longer turn a blind eye.

This fire can burn directly to the zn sea!

……

An urgent telegram was sent from Shanghai to Beijing. Lu Qiao, who was the prefect of Shanghai at the time, was very bitter in his heart. His three-year term in Shanghai was about to expire, but the current incident broke out at the moment, and it was really a hard blow to his life.

Seventeen people died, 25 were missing, and hundreds were burned.

Two days and one night, six fires damaged 22 warehouses, three workshops, raw silk, cloth, and machinery, and the total loss amounted to more than 100 million!

These two lines of numbers are staggering. The magnitude of the loss almost sends chills down the hearts of the people.

Today's China is a 'peaceful season', and there are already shameless people in the newspapers who compare the current China with the rule of Zhenguan in the early Tang Dynasty. Of course, the main 'meeting point' is that Liu Xian and Li Shimin are both invincible celebrities. In addition, China was suppressed by the Turks in the early Tang Dynasty, and China is suppressed by the British now, but both sides are suppressed while being suppressed, but they have strong counterattack forces......

This is, of course, a flattery of Liu Xian. Even Liu Xian himself felt that he couldn't afford it. But from another aspect, it also reflects the rapid rise of China's national strength in the past two years, and it has indeed had a momentum of revival and rise, which has been recognized and recognized by some people. Otherwise, the 'prostitutes' will no longer be shameless, and they will not compare the 'rule of Zhenguan' with Li Shimin to Liu Xian.

As a result, in such a peaceful environment to enter the prosperous world, there was no disaster and no difficulty, and suddenly such a big thing happened. And it wasn't an accident, but someone was deliberately setting it on fire. This case is enough to shake the whole world. Even foreigners are caught in the eye.

The loss of hundreds of millions of Chinese dollars is millions of silver dollars, 200,000 pounds!

Shanghai Prefect Yamen. Lu Qiao and several other government leaders gathered together. Everyone was full of sadness, and after such a big incident, Lu Qiao had to take on the responsibility of leadership. None of them could run.

The "Accountability System for Government Officials" promulgated by the Cabinet at the beginning of this year is like a golden hoop. Rigidly on their heads. has added another shackle to all the officials in the world.

"As for the rebuilding of the wharf, Master Zhang will look at it and solve it. After making an agreement with the people of the 3rd Construction Corps. Take a trip to the regular meeting of the Yamen, and then greet the people from the Advisory Bureau. Lu Qiao's hand waved to Zhang Tianfang, the deputy in charge of construction next to him, and made a gesture of 'it's decided', and then the direction of the regular government meeting shifted to the big problem of the 'Hongda incident'.

The Hongda incident refers to the arson of factories and warehouses, because the cause was caused by the Hongda silk reeling factory, so it was called the Hongda incident by Ta Kung Pao.

"The point is that there is no one secretly directing this." Lu Qiao knocked on the table with his hand and continued, "If it's simply out of anger and hatred, it's just a deliberate arson. Let's admit bad luck. But if someone secretly instructs, how many people are there? What is his or their purpose? What do you want to do? "That's the most important thing.

In just two days and one night, the warehouses and factories of textile factories in six different places were burned, and Lu Qiao should feel lucky that the warehouses and factories were burned, not the dormitories. No matter how much money is lost, no one will always be killed.

If hundreds of people had been burned to death in this fire, Lucho would have said goodbye with the hat on his head now.

Distributed in different areas, but in such a short period of time, fires broke out one after another, and there was a successful one, and then connected to Weng Tonggong to smash out the national focus, can not help but let Lu Qiao imagine in the shadows.

The left and right deputies are the left and right of the Shanghai government to participate in politics, and the territory of the Shanghai government is not large, but the level is equivalent to the provincial level. Lu Qiaoguang has six deputies, two of them are second-level left and right people who participate in politics, and then there are four four-grade Tongzhi. Zhang Tianfang is one of them. In addition, there is also a five-grade director here.

Everybody lifted their spirits. This is a test that Shanghai officialdom is about to face, and this is a duel they are about to face. If you win, you can do a lot. If it fails, except for a few guys with deep backgrounds who still have the possibility of a comeback, the rest of the people will have a peak in their future.

Weng Tongyi couldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb, he didn't want to completely offend his colleagues in Shanghai. He cleared his throat and said: "In the past half a month, the old man has heard from time to time that this is the grudge of the remnants of the people, the factory is unkind, and the people are robbed of food, so he has been punished by this report. But the old man thought, how can silk be more common than cloth? The foreign cloth has entered China for decades, and the situation of small farmers who have cultivated men and women weaving has been shattered and withered by the impact, and it is no longer the scene of 50 years ago.

Of the six factories, only two are silk reeling factories and the other four are textile factories.

It can be seen that it is not just about the reeling of silk.

Could it be that the common people could endure it in the former Qing Dynasty, but when it came to the National Dynasty, when the National Dynasty vigorously developed the textile industry and replaced foreign cloth with woven cloth produced in China, it broke out? In two days and one night, the warehouses of three textile factories were burned and the factory building of one textile factory was burned. ”

"Lord Weng thinks there is someone in charge of it?"

"That's what the officer thinks. There must be someone in this matter who is mastermind and instigated. This generation is also a national thief, and if it is not removed, it will be a great disaster for the country. "Weng Tongyi really didn't expect the Hongda incident to develop into what it is now. All his plans have been overturned, and he can only take one step at a time, and be careful and careful.

Therefore, because of this kind of consideration, Weng Tongyi wants to set up his 'attitude' in front of everyone now.

"Lord Weng is right, there must be ghosts among them. In this matter, the police department must maintain close contact with the National Security Bureau, and must find out who is responsible for it, and never allow it to go unpunished. ”

"What Lord Fang said is extremely true. The official also thinks that there are troublemakers among them. Such thieves must be punished severely! ”

……

Weng Tongyi is not the only one who intends to firm up his 'attitude' first. All of the sixteen people who attended the meeting below Lucho, along with himself, did so. No matter what happens in the future, first show a good attitude.

Lu Qiao and the others didn't think that their regular meeting today would be very secretive. Maybe he and others just left the conference room on the front foot, and the National Security Bureau knew the whole process on the back foot. Because of the Hongda incident, the National Security Bureau has a new director. At this moment, the Shanghai State Security Bureau is like an injured wild dog, grinning and only wanting to devour people.

……

In the city of Beijing, Li Hongzhang was in the study with Zhou Fu.

"How is Zhongtang going to deal with it?" In private, Zhou Fu's name for Li Hongzhang is still 'Zhongtang'. is not Li Hongzhang's current external identity - 'Pavilion Elder'.

"How else. The dust has settled on Hongda, and it is inevitable that the implementation of the workers' union and the "Labor Protection Law" will be resolved by the cabinet. Li Hongzhang chuckled lightly.

What tracks down the insider? That's what the Ministry of National Security and the police should do. As a member of the Cabinet, he has to focus on the overall level. By the time the fire was ignited, the matter had already settled.

How to restore production in the six factories and how to compensate the fire casualties are all matters for the local government. Didn't you see that the central center didn't even send the supervision team to Shanghai?

Although the majority of the cabinet members were opposed to the introduction of workers' unions and the Labour Protection Act, the facts could not be changed. Nowadays, the public sentiment is surging, the newspapers are full of articles, and the writing of special issues has expanded from the textile industry to the entire manufacturing industry.

Li Hongzhang only had one sentence in his mind, a sentence that Liu Xian said in a casual conversation with him a year ago - moral kidnapping, public opinion kidnapping. That's really 'out of your own hands'!

Unless you'd rather be like stinking shit and get away with it.

"Although the overall situation of the implementation of the workers' union and the formulation of the "Labor Protection Law" is determined, in order to implement it accurately, the central government must also combine with the courts to come up with a set of effective laws. The consequences of this matter are strict and not trivial, and it should be prevented. ”

"In the final analysis, it is the factory owners in Jiangnan who are too black-hearted." Zhou Fu nodded in agreement, and said so. "The scale of Qin's textile enterprises is the first in the country. There are more than 10 factories all over the country. The number of workers hired is even more than that of Jiangnan, why has the Qin family never burned down the factory? ”

"It's not just because there's no one to do it." (To be continued......)