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Text 145. Leader of the Beggars Gang

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    At first, Li Guangdi was very excited when he learned that he was invited to the palace to "drink tea".  (eng.com) The previous public case was causing a lot of commotion, and the hustle and bustle almost made Li Guangdi feel depressed.  Prince Kang Jieshu, Prince An Yue Le and other political ministers had partial faith in Chen Menglei. However, people like Zhang Yushu, a Jinshi in the same discipline, Zhang Yushu, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy, Xu Qianxue, the Minister of Punishment, and Wang Guan, Zuo Zanshan, believed Chen Menglei's words.  Condemned Li Guangdi for stealing his name.  No matter what Li Guangde's nature is, he has been on the edge of the controversy between the two factions for many days, and Li Guangde has been sitting on pins and needles.

    Finally, one day, the emperor issued an edict to grant Li Guangdi the title of Bachelor of the Cabinet, to take charge of matters related to adult education in Kyoto and to guide the refugees.

    "Congratulations, Mr. Li," Mingzhu said with a smile when she met Li Guangdi.  The newly appointed Academician Li folded his sleeves and answered calmly: "What the hell, I made your Excellency laugh."

    After passing by, another person sneered in the wind, "Ming Xiang, is that Li Tuantou?"

    At that time, Li Guangdi's complexion turned pale. He walked to the emperor's study room and stood there, straightening his clothes and robes, waiting for the emperor's summons.  As a result, my heart was filled with resentment and resentment, and I couldn't tell the truth.

    This "tuantou" is a term of endearment, which is almost insulting in people's eyes.  The title "Tuantou" is often seen in the Huaben and Baiji of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.  For example, in the story of "The Golden Jade Slave Beats the Lover with a Rod", there was a beggar gang leader in Hangzhou during the Southern Song Dynasty who had been hereditary for seven generations and was known as the "Golden Boss".  Boss Jin is a vulgar and immoral man, but he has jurisdiction over all the beggars in Hangzhou, collecting regular money and taking care of them.  Just like a clan leader or clan elder, he earned a good family fortune with a little more than a few millets and plenty of money through the worship of beggars.

    In real situations, beggars often form gangs and steal and commit many unjust acts in order to make money. They even kidnap and rape women and abduct and sell young children.  Being nicknamed the leader of a beggar group, for Li Guangdi, a Hanlin scholar with a serious academic background, not only his elegance was ruined, but his family name was also brought into disgrace.  However, just because he was a messenger sent by the emperor, he was treated disrespectfully and suffered heartache.

    When he entered to meet the emperor, Li Guangdi kowtowed to the emperor as usual and thanked the emperor for his kindness. Emperor Kangxi raised his hand gracefully and said, "Li Aiqing is exempted from courtesy."

    After Li Guangdi got up, Kangxi chatted with him about some light topics, nothing more than how his mother was doing and how everything was going at home  Li Guangdi answered a few truthfully, and finally let go of his conversation. He sincerely asked Kangxi: "Your Majesty, I hope you will forgive me for being stupid.  I thought that most of the beggars on the streets were refugees, so I sent soldiers back to their places of origin to work in farming and to reclaim wasteland."  The land can be used If you stay in the capital, you will have to compile a list of people, and provide food and accommodation. The government affairs will be cumbersome, and the security in the inner city will be tightened, which will not lead to profit"

    Kangxi disagreed. Lao Ma said that in order to obtain free labor, the capitalists had to enclose land and drive away the peasants, which was very laborious.  Nowadays, most of the people wandering the streets of cities are landless people. Although their age, health, work ability, and quality and accomplishment are all uneven, they can be regarded as labor reserves.  The key to employment lies in training. Vocational education and re-employment projects should be led by government organizations, which not only reassures people and complies with the principles of comprehensive urban security management.

    Kangxi waved his hand and said: "If there were no disasters or accidents in the place of origin, and there was no way to survive, how could the common people leave their hometowns so easily and beg on the streets?Since I have surrendered to the emperor, I must not let them fend for themselves, and I must always be concerned about them."  ¡­ Providing food, clothing, shelter and shelter is only the initial minimum requirement. Sending people to teach them how to make a living and teach them how to fish are the foundation for survival.¡±

    Kangxi solemnly said: "Li Qing, you must not take this matter lightly. Throughout the ages, people have turned into bandits and started to rise up It was all caused by refugees and beggars. Rather than suppressing the blockage afterwards, it is better to clear the way in advance. Even beggars can turn refugees into obedient people.  You have to work and have food to eat Only if you can take on this task well will you show your true ability."

    Li Guangdi's eyelids twitched when he heard this, and he felt uneasy in his heart. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but what Kangxi said was particularly harsh.  In March of the 17th year of Kangxi's reign, Li Guangdi and his uncle recruited more than a hundred local warriors to guard Anxi. They faced off with the White Turban Army for more than 20 days, blocking their food routes to repel the enemy chiefs.  At that time, Li Guangdi had no authority from the court at all, and it was purely a local armed separatist regime.  Prince Kang later helped prove that he was a resistance hero, and Lao Li was the positive character. If we look at it from the side of Zhu San, he was the rebel.

    Li Guangdi could not have imagined that his experience in recruiting local warriors would be particularly valued by Kangxi.  Regardless of how he initially deceived others, he was able to temporarily turn a group of farmers into a fighting team. In modern times, he is a compound talent with high academic qualifications, a sharp mind, and extremely strong ability to organize activities.  He is more useful than those pure scholars who only talk without practicing and talk on paper. He should be sent to be the leader of the Beggar Clan.

    Li Guang was grateful on the surface, but in fact he was angry in his heart. Emperor Kangxi gave him a few high hats of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and benefiting the people, and he was fooled into leaving.

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