In Nanjing, Zhao Ming invited a banquet for gentry and merchants in Jiangnan, denounced merchants' interference in the government and bribed ministers, and also told merchants to do business with peace of mind and calm the hearts of merchants.

After the state banquet, Jiangnan merchants should understand that they could not go back in the era like Donglin.

Some businessmen lost their intention to interfere in politics and did it according to the court's wishes, and they would not make less money anyway.

In a blink of an eye, New Year's Eve is approaching, and at night, thousands of lights are bright in Nanjing.

There are hundreds of thousands of civilians who come to Nanjing to make a living in the outer capitals and shanty towns.

In recent years, the economic development of the Ming Dynasty, and large cottage plantings emerged in the local areas. Many tenants lost their land to cultivate and could only enter the city to make a living.

Gao Yihuan was originally a tenant from Henan. The landlords changed their farming model and used a large number of tools and livestock to improve production efficiency. They did not need so many tenants. Gao Yihuan's family moved from Henan to Jiangnan, and came to Nanjing to work in a workshop.

As a worker at the bottom, the world that Gao Yihuan saw was different from those of the gentry, merchants, princes and nobles in the upper class.

In the eyes of those rich people, the Ming Dynasty was prosperous in business, rich in entertainment and sufficient materials. It can be said to be a prosperous paradise and the world was colorful, but for Gao Yihuan, who was at the bottom of society, the Ming Dynasty he saw was gray.

What he saw was the poor people who lost their land and fell into the city, and could only squeeze into the slums on the edge of the city, working for factories every day and night, but the wages they earned were difficult to maintain expenses.

The village has no land and the people who have lost the land can no longer go back. They have no way out and can only exploit the factory owners in the workshop. However, the income will never be able to settle down in the city. Once a family member falls ill, the whole family will be completely finished.

The workshop where Gao Yihuan is located is extremely bad for the workers, and they can be very busy for eight hours in a row, without allowing rest, but they are unwilling to pay more wages.

This made Gao Yihuan very dissatisfied, so he formed a small group with a few friends to negotiate with the workshop owner, but was kicked out of the workshop by the workshop owner.

Not long ago, the court issued a notice to select workers' representatives and participate in a discussion on improving workers' treatment.

Because Gao Yihuan is a little famous among the workers, he has more than 200 workers jointly recommended him, which is far more than the 100 people required by the imperial court.

Gao Yihuan originally thought that he could enter the meeting and speak out for the workers. He did not want to participate in the meeting in the end, but he did not have his name. The people involved were all foremen and relatives of the factory owner. The final result was disappointing to the workers.

On the same day, Gao Yihuan summoned his colleagues to discuss secretly, and decided to fight with the factory owner on his own, but he didn't expect that a few days would pass, but the situation changed greatly.

Huang Zongxi, the cabinet leader who presided over the consultation meeting, got off the horse, and many officials and businessmen were imprisoned. The factory owners made a big turn of 180 degrees.

His original factory owner not only paid him the owed wages, but also agreed to raise his salary and let him go back to work, but was rejected by Gao Yihuan.

In the shanty town, Gao Yihuan's mother and daughter-in-law were busy preparing meals. Several children were drooling around the stove while waiting for the meal.

Gao Yihuan sat in the yard in front of the house, and from time to time, someone came over to talk to him, probably discussing some things in the newspaper recently.

As the meal was about to start, the men went back to their own houses, and the families had already set up a pretty sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner in the yard.

At this time, Gao Huan sat down and saw meat and fish. He couldn't help but smile and said, "It's very rich!"

The wife smiled and said, "Isn't this what I dare to spend like this when the Regent dealt with corrupt officials and asked the boss to raise the salary for us people!"

Gao Yihuan also smiled and nodded, "This time the Regent arrested a lot of people, otherwise Ma Laocai would not have paid off the wages he owed me, and he also wanted to ask me to go back and continue to do things for him. This time the old rich men were indeed frightened."

The wife asked, "Ma Dong's family promised to raise their salary, so will you go back to work?"

Gao Yihuan shook his head, "Hmph! If the Regent hadn't suppressed him, would Ma Laocai be so kind? I wouldn't have done it for him anymore!"

"Well, if you don't give it to him, we won't do it. You can go to another house!" The wife put a piece of braised pork in Gao Yihuan's bowl. "The Liu family next door said that the government stipulates that four hours a day, and more than 50% of the wages will be paid. Many workshops that were not recruiting were ready to recruit and take shifts."

Gao Yihuan said, "I won't go to work anymore!"

The wife was stunned, "If you don't work, what can you do?"

"I want to join the Kuomintang Party, serve the Regent, and speak for the people!" Gao Yihuan said.

"Join the Kuomintang?" The wife said in shock: "His father, are you not crazy?"

Gao Yihuan took out a newspaper and placed it on the table, "The Regent said that he would recruit members among workers. As long as he passed the political review and performed well, he would be able to join the National Socialist Party."

Because of Zhao Ming's action, the people in Nanjing who had been living a tight life had a good New Year.

This is not to say that everyone suddenly has a future, but because they see a possibility of a life getting better.

Because of the good expectations for the future, the people dared to spend money, which stimulated Nanjing's business again.

On New Year's Eve, thousands of families were lit up, and the people sighed, "I hope that life will be better and better every year. Not only will I have enough food, but I will also have meat, fish and wine."

In Nanjing, every household is full of the New Year atmosphere.

At the residence of the Regent of Nanjing, Zhao Ming and his family were having a night dinner.

Zhao Ming now has five concubines and has given birth to more than ten children. Among them, the eldest son Zhao Jiancheng was seventeen years old and the second son Zhao Jianzhi was sixteen years old and the third son Zhao Jianlong was fifteen years old. The rest are relatively small, the youngest one is only three months old.

Zhao Ming usually didn't care much about these sons. Zhao Jiancheng was granted a vassal early and took over the Han Dynasty. He was led by Yang Wencong, and the other sons were trained in several imperial universities.

At this time, the sons said blessings to Zhao Ming, but I don’t know if there are too many sons, but Zhao Ming has no feelings for these sons.

Although these children are very pleased with Zhao Ming, they probably don’t have much feelings for Zhao Ming. What they think most is how to inherit Zhao Ming’s status.

Now Zhao Ming has actually consciously sought successors who can inherit his political ideals, preserve his reform achievements, and continue to implement the national policies he formulated.
Chapter completed!