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The Beginning Shocks the Emperor Wu: Did You Write This Poem?.
Chapter 156: Consistent Money. [156]
Summary
The passage describes a deeply unjust compensation hearing for villagers who lost family members in a copper mine collapse. The county magistrate offers only 1 Guan (approximately one month's income) as compensation, which is viewed as an insult to the victims' lives. When villagers protest, they are threatened with execution and brutally silenced. An imperial inspector, Zhang Yu Shi, refuses to intervene, leaving the grieving families powerless against corrupt local officials who treat human lives as worthless. The scene highlights systemic oppression and the complete lack of justice for poor workers in this historical setting.Full content
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