After helping Zhang Qian clean up the things on the street, Zhengliang and others followed Zhang Qian all the way through the narrow alley, came to the slums in the east of the city, passed through a small arch, and entered a small courtyard. (.)

This is Zhang Qian’s residence.

This is a house hidden in a somewhat narrow and dark alley. The house is made of wooden shingles, and the dark wooden windows seem to tell the history of the house. The door of the house is facing a small yard, and there are several identical houses distributed around the yard. Obviously, these houses have a yard. At this moment, the wooden doors around the house are closed, and you can vaguely hear crying sounds from some houses.

"Oh," Zhang Qian shook her head and sighed.

Zhengliang and Liu Le looked at each other and became confused. It seemed that Zhang Qian's father's death was not a simple matter. But since Zhang Qian did not say it directly, it was difficult for the two to inquire about it for the time being.

After Zhang Qian took care of her, the two officially entered the room to worship Zhang Qian's father. After the worship, Zhengliang quit and tucked away and covered up the door. What was left was the affairs of the couple, and Zhengliang was indeed not easy to get along with.

After waiting in the yard for about two quarters of an hour, a woman's crying suddenly came from the room, and it became louder and louder. After a while, the crying slowly stopped. At this time, Liu Le also walked out with tears on his face.

Zhengliang quickly walked up to him, his eyes sarcastically silenced. Seeing this, Liu Le shook his head and signaled that Zhang Qian in the room was fine.

So, the two sat down on a stone in the yard. Liu Le told Zhengliang about the experience of Zhang Qian's family. Zhang Qian's father was indeed killed.

This matter has to start from the beginning.

Zhang Qian's father's craftsman. To be precise, he is a craftsman.

In the Ming Dynasty, the craftsman system of the Yuan Dynasty was divided into three classes: civilian, military, and craftsmanship. Among them, all craftsmen were handicraftsmen, and many of them served in military weapons bureaus under the jurisdiction of the various capitals and guards, called military craftsmen. From a legal perspective, these craftsmen and military craftsmen with special household registrations had a lower status than ordinary households. They had to inherit from generation to generation, and in order to facilitate the reimbursement, they were not allowed to separate households. If the craftsmanship wanted to get out of the original household registration, it was extremely difficult to obtain approval from the emperor's special order. If the two craftsmen were appointed, the military craftsmen would not be allowed to take the exam and enter the Shiliu.

When the craftsmen were in service, they "don't join the market early every time", and they were under the supervision of officials, and "scattered until dusk". The work was very hard. Some of the whole family joined the market. Most of them were captured craftsmen or were captives of craftsmen. They had no other income except the salt and grain given by the government and the occasional reward of clothes. Therefore, life was difficult and food and clothing were not provided, so the children often happened. The other part was that the craftsmen themselves entered the bureau and worked in the hospital and got a portion of salt and grain; they could go home and go home with their families after work.

Work and trade by themselves. Most of them are craftsmen issued by the private sector, and their situation is better than the former. However, officials at all levels of the management bureau and the court often make a clever name, "catch the wind and shadow, eat the craftsmen to provide clothing and food." Therefore, no matter which part of the craftsmen is exploited and oppressed, they are very heavy, but the degree is different. Like the private households, military households, and station households, there are also some wealthy households among the craftsmen. Yuanzhengfu selected officials from the bureau and the court from among them, and their treatment was different from that of ordinary craftsmen.

In the second year of Hongwu (1369), the Ming Dynasty ordered that "all military, civilian, medical, craftsmen, and yinyang households should be determined by the original copy of the book", and that the craftsmen should not be allowed to make a mistake. The craftsmen belong to the Ministry of Works and are divided into two categories: shift craftsmen and craftsmen. In the early Ming Dynasty, they must take turns to serve in the official handicraft workshop one year or five years, and each shift will be on average for three months. The craftsmen will go to the official handicraft workshop for ten days a month. If they do not go to the official handicraft workshop, they will go to the official handicraft workshop for ten days a month.

For the class, one cent of silver is required to be paid monthly by the government and hired by the government. These two types of craftsmen can take advantage of the rest of their time except on duty. To a certain extent, they have been freed from the constraints of being detained in the work workshops all year round. However, craftsmen are still the father and son who have been in charge of their duties. All the servants are always charged. The children of craftsmen are recruited into the Neifu Needle Bureau to learn skills. In addition to being exempted from some miscellaneous labor, craftsmen and taxes cannot be exempted.

Zhang Qian's father's residence is the craftsman. The residents of the yard where Zhang Qian is located are all craftsmen.

A few months ago, Shi Tou's father stole and sold weapons in the warehouse, and the craftsmen who were accused of participating in this warehouse were also some of the craftsmen in the yard. These people died the night they were arrested and imprisoned. The news was that they were all "suspicious for fear of crime" and even blood as evidence. The government officials were still "clean" this time. Seeing that the suspect committed suicide for fear of crime without trial, they ended the case with a big stroke, and did not involve the families of these craftsmen.

However, if the government officials do not pursue the prosecution, it does not mean that the families of these craftsmen will not be investigated, especially some fathers and sons who work in the craftsmen's workshop together, they are even more unwilling to let go. Zhang Qian's father is also an upright person, and has always been the leader of all the craftsmen in this yard. This time such a big thing happened. Moreover, these craftsmen died so strangely, of course they want to seek justice.

More than ten miles ago, Zhang Qian's father took the rest of the craftsmen to the yamen to seek justice. As a result, not only did he fail to seek justice, but everyone who went there was even dozens of beaten, making everyone bloody and bloody. Zhang Qian's father was the oldest, and he could withstand such a large size. In addition, his anger made him unable to get sick after he came back, and his condition continued to deteriorate. In order to treat his father, Zhang Qian dispersed all his wealth, but in the end he could not save his father's life. Zhang Qian's father finally went west in disgrace.

Zhang Qian, who had already passed away very early and had always depended on her father, suddenly lost her last reliance, which was really painful. With the help of her neighbors, she barely started to take care of her funeral. But at this time, Zhang Qian encountered another problem, which was that she had no money. The storage at home had long been dispersed to cure her father, and she even owed some money from her neighbors. You must know that almost every neighbor's family had dead relatives or relatives injured in this case, which originally required money.

Besides, most craftsmen have always been poor households. Why? Because craftsmen are also exploited by officials during their visits. Therefore, after working, their income can only support their families.

It was the first seventh thing, but his father was still parked in the charity village outside the west of the city, and Zhang Qian burst into tears. In desperation, Zhang Qian could only take out the dowry that her father had told him not to be sold before he died, and was preparing to take it off for the time being. However, she did not expect to be met by the demon Huahua in Ningbo City, and she kept entangled until she met Zhengliang and others. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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