Driven to desperation by high taxes and uncertain labor prospects, thousands of silk weavers in the Yangzi-delta city of Suzhou went on strike in 1601, burnt down houses, and lynched hated local tyrants.
Driven to desperation by high taxes and uncertain labor prospects, thousands of silk weavers in the Yangzi-delta city of Suzhou went on strike in 1601, burnt down houses, and lynched hated local tyrants.
捐苛税杂，民不聊生，前途茫茫，一六○一年，苏州的丝织工人群情激愤，火烧民宅，并对素招民怒的苛吏施以私刑。