The atmosphere in the study was very solemn. Hu Yubo, the new Dali Temple Minister, reported to Qin Feng a little tremblingly about the handling of the mobs arrested in the four counties in Jiangnan over the past few days.

Hu Yubo was holding only a few thin pieces of paper, but it summarized the total number of cases sentenced by Dali Temple in the four counties of Jiangnan and the criminals involved.

The numbers on it made his voice tremble unconsciously.

This was a deliberate action by the Ming Dynasty court. The original Dali Temple Minister refused to execute this order and was relieved of his post and was idle at home without hesitation. The emperor signed the document without any retention, which also made the court and the public understand that this matter was not only the will of the chief minister, but also the will of the emperor.

The new Dali Temple Minister decisively tried these cases as quickly as Jin Jingnan's wishes. Over the past two months, Dali Temple sent almost all the officials he could send to support the subordinate agencies of the four counties of Jiangnan to speed up the conclusion of these places. Even so, the officials of the Dali Temple in the four counties of Jiangnan were still exhausted and were almost open to trial these cases day and night.

"Your Majesty, this time, the four counties in Jiangnan arrested more than 30,000 spinners who directly made chaos and indirectly participated. More than 10,000 people have been concluded." Hu Yubo said.

A sound of gasping in the room came from the house. The 30,000 spinners were not just these 30,000 people, but also involved the family behind them. To calculate, at least more than 100,000 people were affected. Even Zhang Xiaomao, the muscles on her face were pounding a few times after hearing this number.

Only the emperor and the chief minister Jin Jingnan were silent in the room.

"Is the situation in the four counties in Jiangnan still stable now?" Jin Jingnan asked, but he saw Tian Zhen from the Ministry of State Security.

Tian Zhen nodded and said, "Overall, it is still calm. General Yang has entered the army in the four counties of Jiangnan. Shangshu Tian used the Qi people's attack on Suojiang Pass to make a big fuss and wiped everything on Qi people. Now it seems that the effect is good, and the people's attention has been diverted. The soldiers and spies of Qi who were captured by us are living evidence dramas. Now, Shangshu Tian is sending people to escort them around the south of Jiangnan to show their public. There is only one purpose, which is to tell all Jiangnan people that what is happening in Jiangnan now is instigated by the Qi people, trying to destroy our Ming Dynasty and subvert our Ming Dynasty's conspiracy."

A smile appeared on Jin Jingnan's face: "As aristocratic Shangshu is in Jiangnan, which is indeed reassuring."

Xiao Hua, the Minister of Rites sitting in a corner, coughed and was about to speak, but Qin Feng smiled and said, "Shangshu Xiao, stop talking. You want to say that I am doing this, but doing things in a rebellious way. It is not a policy of benevolent people. Jin Shoufu is just a rioter, right?"

Before Xiao Hua could speak, he was blocked by Qin Feng. His face turned red, but he still said unconvincedly: "Your Majesty, isn't it? This time he was lucky. The people of Qi attacked Suojiang Pass for no reason. We finally got a fig cloth, but they could deceive the people for a while and for a lifetime? Your Majesty, I still want to say it."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Shangshu Xiao finished listening to me first. Your old man is sitting down first. How old is he? He is so angry that he is so angry that he is not here today. You can stop and stop. I also expect you to work for a few more years to promote our Ming Dynasty education plan to the west and Chu!"

Xiao Hua snorted, glanced at Jin Jingnan fiercely, and took two steps back and sat down with Zhang Xiaomao's support.

"I know, many of the people in this room today don't understand why I did this?" Qin Feng's voice sounded slowly, "There are no outsiders here today, so I might as well say it clearly. This matter is actually what I insisted on. Jin Jingnan just took the blame for me, so don't point at his nose and scold me in the future."

"Your Majesty, you can't say that. As the chief minister, Jin Jingnan has a fallacy, so he has the responsibility to point it out and prevent this from happening. According to our Ming Dynasty laws, the chief minister does not attach an agreement, does not sign or stamp it, and the emperor's intentions cannot be implemented. If you cannot scold the emperor, you can only scold him." Xiao Hua said honestly and unceremoniously.

Jin Jingnan stood up and bowed and said, "As the chief minister, I should be responsible for the national policies implemented by the Ming Dynasty. There is no such thing as taking the blame for Your Majesty, so I admit this scolding."

Qin Feng smiled and said, "Sit down and listen to me in detail. Things in Jiangnan do not happen today, but will happen in the future. This is an inevitable thing. The emergence of the steam engine will inevitably lead to the beginning of a new era, which I call it the industrial revolution."

This is the first time that many people in the house have heard Qin Feng say this word, while others have heard and received some explanations from Qin Feng, and they are even more aware of it at this time.

"I believe everyone here has seen and understood the changes brought by the steam engine. But I want to say that what you see is only a very small part, just like an iceberg floating on the sea. What you can see is just a small point floating on the sea. The bigger changes are still behind. Everyone, because of the emergence of the steam engine, productivity will be improved and changed that you cannot imagine. In many industries, machines will replace human work. What this brings will be a huge change. Xiao Shangshu, you just returned from the west and should have seen the use of machines to dig rivers, crush huge rocks, transport soil, etc., tell me, how efficient is it?"

Xiao Hua hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, this is true. I originally thought that this canal would take five years to complete even with the whole country's efforts. Now it seems that it may be effective within two or three years."

"You have only seen these. In fact, there are huge changes in all walks of life, because of the emergence of steam engines. Because of the emergence of steam engines, we will liberate a large amount of manpower and material resources. Are there many people in the Ming Dynasty now? Not many, but in fact there are still very few. Compared with Qi, our Ming Dynasty has insufficient population. The emergence of steam engines has actually solved a big problem for us."

"But the four counties in Jiangnan?" Xiao Hua asked back.

"The four counties in Jiangnan are a very special place." Qin Feng smiled and said, "There has been very wealthy and comfortable since ancient times, so there are many people, especially after we built it into a place with silk spinning as the core, the population here has exploded in ten years. A large number of people are concentrated in these places and are all relying on this industry to survive. If it were the past, it would be no problem to rely solely on handicrafts, but now it will not be possible."

"The emergence of steam engines will cause a large number of people to lose their jobs. They will not be able to survive. This will inevitably happen because merchants are seeking profits. They will not sit idly by and watch the huge power of steam engines without using them, because this will greatly reduce the finished product of their goods, thereby winning more profits for them."

"Actually, your majesty, we don't need to take such intense actions. It's okay to slowly do it." Tang Weizhong, the Minister of Justice, said carefully.

"Su Xu Tuzhi is certainly OK." Qin Feng smiled: "But where the crisis is, it will always break out. But no one of us can predict where the point of this outbreak is. What if it broke out when we fought against the people of Qi to dominate the world?"

Tang Weizhong was speechless, and even Xiao Hua on the side showed a thoughtful look.

"I can't take this risk." Qin Feng said: "Since it's a pustule, I'll pierce it and cut it out in advance. So I instructed the Chief Auxiliary and the Tiangong Administration to first develop the steam spinning machine and then test it in Qinghe. After it was successful, it immediately began to use it on a large scale in Jiangnan. The purpose was to make this chaos break out in advance. Because everything was under the control of the court, we can make targeted arrangements in advance to minimize the harm of this chaos. Think about it, if this chaos broke out without our defense, what would Jiangnan become? I'm afraid that bandits everywhere might be everywhere at that time?"

Everyone in the house was silent.

"There are too many people in the four counties in Jiangnan." Qin Feng said: "But in many other places in our Ming Dynasty, there are too few people. If we want to rely on the natural population growth, it will take a generation of people to go from falling to becoming a male. It will take at least fifteen or sixteen years for a child to go from falling to becoming a male. We can't wait. Since there are many people in Jiangnan and fewer people in other places, why can't we let the mouth flow?"

"It is said that the hometown is hard to leave, and this is a good thing. But there is another saying, "Tree moves to die, people move to live!" Qin Feng said: "If these extra Dingkous do not leave now and cannot make a living in Jiangnan, they may be the source of chaos, so you have to find a way to force them to leave. The Ming Dynasty is so big, as long as you have a heart, there is no place to be a happy land? As long as you have a pair of hardworking hands and an upward heart, you can seek a happy future for yourself no matter where you are."

Qin Feng looked at Xiao Hua: "Mr. Xiao, those who were sentenced to exile by Dali Temple, in my heart, they are not criminals, but people who can contribute to our Ming Dynasty. When they arrive at the local government, the local governments will not treat them as criminals. Those local governments are waiting for these people to go where they go! For our Ming Dynasty, Dingkou is wealth!"

Xiao Hua smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty's thoughts are really hard to understand, but you understand what your Majesty means. This is the foresight of the country's planners. An old man who is a little stupid in his study, is really unable to help other than cheering for Your Majesty."

"I feel much more relieved when I have this old man's words." Qin Feng laughed, "There are many people who criticize this matter now, and I want to ask the old man to explain more."

"This is natural." Xiao Hua nodded.
Chapter completed!