Next to the gun barrel under the thick shade of the ancient temple, the soldier gritted his teeth as he watched everything in front of him.
In front of Jiang Shangguan's ship, the man wearing a scarlet official robe and a black gauze hat did not bleed after being hit by a cannonball.
Only a lot of straw grew wantonly from inside the official robe made of costumes.
This student knew that people like him had been deceived by Hai Rui.
"It's a failure!"
"Inform Master Xuanjue and run away!"
"The person on the boat is fake Hai Rui!"
So after the student pondered for a moment, he immediately gave instructions.
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At this time, by the riverside shrouded in mist and rain, Hai Rui was walking on the polder wearing a bamboo hat, a commoner and a raincoat, a pair of straw sandals, and rolled up trouser legs.
There was nothing else he carried except the handwriting given to him by Zhu Yijun in his arms.
From a distance, he looks like a farmer.
At this moment, Hai Rui saw the official ship not far from him being hit by a cannonball.
But Hai Rui didn't turn pale. He just looked at the Jinwu Guard officers and soldiers who had rushed into the mountainous sea of smoke on the other side and laughed.
Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun also accompanied them in plain clothes, wearing raincoats and bamboo hats.
Among them, Lu Kun was carrying a rainproof bag coated with persimmon oil. In the bag were the customs seal, blank official letters, and other items.
Tang Chuanxun, on the other hand, carried an ordinary long knife and pretended to be an ordinary escort.
But after seeing this, the two of them stood there in shock.
"Budang, you have guessed it! There are really people so bold that they would use artillery to bombard official ships. There is something wrong with the Zhenjiang Navy!"
"Only the Zhenjiang Navy has this cannon!"
Tang Chuanxun couldn't help but speak first.
Hai Rui said: "Never underestimate the viciousness of local heroes in secret. Although they would not dare to fall out when confronting each other openly, they dare to use any dirty tricks behind the scenes. This is not the first time for us. When I came to Nanzhi to take charge, I have already seen their methods!"
Tang Chuanxun and Lu Kun both nodded after hearing this.
Immediately, Hai Rui told Lu Kun: "When you find a farmhouse to rest later, you will write a memorial for me to impeach Zhenjiang Deputy General Shu Dayun and report this matter!"
Lu Kun raised his hand and said yes.
Then, Lu Kun said to Hai Ruiyan: "Budang, it's easy to dodge the hidden arrows with open guns, but it's hard to defend against hidden arrows. This time their hidden arrows didn't work. I'm thinking, will they do it again?"
"If this is the case, how should we respond? Should we still remain anonymous and hide in the countryside incognito?"
"Xinwu, you have to remember that when you are in court, you have to rely on the king, and when you are in the country, you have to rely on the people!"
"How to control the arrogant right?"
"First, you need to take the initiative to go among the people, understand the actual situation of the place, know the voices of most of the people, and then get out among the people. In this way, even though you are a right-wing, cunning and cruel person, you will still be manipulated by the officials who are in charge. If the technique is suppressed, the people will not be able to agitate for it, but the government will win over it, making it a tree without roots. Even if it is as strong as iron and stone, it can still be chopped with a knife and an axe."
"This is also the reason why I took you out of Yangzhou and infiltrated incognito. When I knew that the events in Yangzhou let other right-wingers from all over the South know about our determination to implement the New Deal and refused to give up, we had to first go deep into the common people, and then know the people of suffering, and then make the people rely on themselves.”
"This hall was in the early calendar year of the year, so we knew that the people were suffering the most from the large households occupying the newly cultivated acres, and took the initiative to issue the order to allow the common people to stop and complain. Therefore, the people came to the side of the hall first, intensifying the conflict between them and the powerful rightists. , in this way, we can rely on the common people to guard against the hidden arrows of the powerful, so the right-wing and powerful people at that time could only transfer the hall away, but could not assassinate the hall."
At this time, Hai Rui taught Lu Kun earnestly and sincerely.
Scholar-officials have always had the habit of cultivating underachievers. Perhaps everyone has a tendency to be a teacher, especially those who are older and in higher positions.
Therefore, Hai Rui is no exception.
Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun both listened carefully and nodded in agreement.
But after hearing this, Lu Kun continued: "But this time I'm afraid it will be more dangerous, if the court refuses to listen to Hao You and is transferred from the ministry."
"If you are reliable and have the support of the masses, then there is no need to be afraid!"
"Even if you really die in the line of duty, it is considered a well-deserved death. It is the best way for a civil servant to die. It is an honor to die on the battlefield as a military minister. Even if you are defeated!"
"However, although I am not afraid of death, I will not fail to protect myself, so this time I used a dummy to board the official boat, and the real person sneaked in the small boat path. You will be officials in the future. If you want to implement policies that benefit the people and enrich the country, you will also As such, you are not afraid of death, but you must not not take your own life seriously."
Hai Rui said.
Both Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun continued to say yes.
At this time, Hai Rui came over because he met an old farmer digging in the ground, and said with a smile: "Old man, how will the harvest be this year?"
"Well, even if the rent has increased, the interest has also increased, and the family has a new problem, I still don't have much savings. I can't compare to you businessmen."
The old farmer replied, obviously thinking that Hai Rui was an overseas Chinese businessman.
After all, Nanzhi's trade is developed, and the locals are no longer strangers to merchants from other places.
After hearing this, Hai Rui asked again: "Why did you increase the rent and interest again?"
"My boss said that the court didn't give them any exemptions. The extra taxes and fees they paid would have to be added to the rent, otherwise we wouldn't be allowed to rent."
The old farmer replied, then raised his head and looked at Hai Rui: "But can we not share the land? If we don't share the sharecropping, there will be many homeless sharecroppers who have no land and can only beg and dig wild vegetables. In that case, it is better to continue the sharecropping and eat less. Just a few meals of rice.”
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"As for the interest on young crops, although we owe it to the monks in the temple, behind these monks are big bosses who can't be offended. They said they want to raise interest rates because of the New Deal, and we can't resist."
After hearing this, Hai Rui nodded, walked over and whispered to Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun: "This is the sentiment of the people! Although the new policy only benefits the officials and gentry, it will eventually affect the common people!"
Lu Kun nodded, and then asked Hai Rui: "Why is the department still willing to do this?"
“Canceling the exemptions and exemptions will only increase the burden on all common people;”
"But if we don't cancel the exemptions and exemptions, either the imperial tax money will dry up in the future, or a greater burden will be placed only on the small farmers who have no merit. In this way, the small farmers will go bankrupt or rebel more quickly. No matter what the outcome is, the country will perish. !”
"But if the former cannot be afforded by the common people and they no longer rent, the imperial court can still have money to suppress or appease them."
"As a benevolent man, I am willing to levy more taxes to increase the people's wealth. If I don't need to suppress the people, but focus on appeasement, I can solve the problem of too many people and too little land."
Hai Rui said to Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun, "You will know when I ask again."
Hai Rui took the initiative and asked the old farmer: "Old man, your land looks quite barren. It's too close to the river, with little mud and sand, and no water or fertilizer. In previous years, I saw no one cultivated it. Why are you here?" Are you digging the ground here?"
The old farmer smiled and said: "It seems that you, the merchant, also know about farming."
"That's true. To be honest, before I started doing business, I farmed by myself in my hometown. I cultivated all the forty acres of land by myself."
Hai Rui replied with a smile.
After hearing this, the old farmer nodded and said: "This land is indeed of little future, but in recent years, officials have been ordered by the court to promote sweet potatoes that are suitable for barren sandy land. We have no choice but to not obey the order." , since I didn’t need any money anyway, I tried to plant seeds, and the results were really good, and I produced a lot of crops. Although the rent and interest rates have been increased a lot in recent years, I still don’t have enough food, all thanks to him.”
"No wonder the Chief of Ceremonies was ordered to cultivate grains a few years ago. I bet your Majesty has already understood the situation today."
Tang Chuanxun couldn't help but speak at this time.
Lu Kun said: "How can the emperor know this when he lives in the deep palace? It must have been reminded by Yuan Fu. Yuan Fu and Fu Bi have made great contributions and solved the shortcomings of the New Deal."
"Only when the emperor is virtuous and Yuan Fu and Fu Bi have meritorious deeds can the New Deal be feasible."
Hai Rui said something and continued to walk forward, adding: "There is a farmer in front of me who is a good friend of mine. Let's go quickly and rest at his house before the sun comes up! Then how can we get the support of the people when implementing the new policy?" Discuss the new deal!"
With that said, Hai Rui walked forward quickly.
Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun hurriedly followed.
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"Hai Rui is not on the official ship, our matter has failed!"
In a separate garden in Zhenjiang Fucheng, Deputy Commander-in-Chief Shu Dayun hurriedly walked to Lu Huo, the censor of Nanjing Youqiandu and the admiral of Caojiang, and spoke with a disappointed look on his face.
"What?!"
Lu Hao stood up abruptly, pushed away the maid in his arms, and paced around the room disheveled, frowning.
"Hai Rui is such a cunning official!"
