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Zhu Mian

Type Figure Region China Time c. 1075–1127 Also known as Zhu Mian、Manager of the Flower-and-Rock Convoys

Zhu Mian (c. 1075–1127), a Suzhou man, headed the Yingfeng Bureau under Huizong and was one of the 'Six Villains,' plundering rare flowers and rocks …

Timeline

  1. 1111–1115Suzhou · Suzhou CityDuring the Zhenghe era Zhu Mian directed the Suzhou-Hangzhou Yingfeng Bureau, collecting rare flowers, trees, and Taihu rocks in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang region, transporting them to Bianjing by canal in convoys of ten boats each. Officials took the opportunity to extort, tearing down bridges and houses, exhausting the labor of the southeast.
  2. 1117–1118Taihu · Taihu basinIn the seventh year of Zhenghe Huizong ordered the construction of Genyue, and Zhu Mian intensified stone quarrying at Taihu and elsewhere. A Taihu rock four zhang tall was carried on a great vessel with thousands of laborers; along the way prefectures and counties had water gates, bridges, and city walls cut open to let it pass, bringing the flower-and-rock convoys to their peak.
  3. 1119–1120Qingxi, Muzhou · Chun'an CountyThe tyranny of the flower-and-rock convoys provoked uprisings in the southeast. In the second year of Xuanhe, Fang La rose at Qingxi in Muzhou, calling on the people to 'execute Zhu Mian' and abolish the convoys, gathering tens of thousands. Zhu Mian became the focus of popular hatred and was listed among the 'Six Villains.'

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