Sun Guangyou and Tian Le looked at each other.
At this time, Tian Lexian got up and said to Hai Rui, "Please give me some advice."
"Don't take it seriously!"
Hai Rui waved his hand: "We all have served as local officials. You should know that although this new policy does not provide any benefits to the people, as long as it is implemented, it will harm the people!"
"Actually, those who oppose the New Deal often say that taking advantage of the people is correct."
"After all, if the court wants to get more money from the rich, the rich will make up for it from the people. As many methods as the court can use on the rich, the rich can use as many means as they can on the people!"
"Advocating frugality in governing a country is often not just a pedantic view, but does have a certain sense of truth and helplessness."
Hai Rui said carefully: "Because the wealth of the world does not belong to the officials but to the people."
"I heard that Budang doesn't agree with the New Deal?"
"Then why did the Ministry not hesitate to use severe punishment to those rebels who broke into the Governor's Yamen?"
Sun Guangyou couldn't help but asked curiously at this time.
"No!"
"This person has different visions and different opinions in different positions."
"What the local officials see is that it is not appropriate for the people and the people to increase taxes, which will make it difficult for officials to do their job and for the people to live. Therefore, I can understand that you are not active in the New Deal;"
"But what the officials in the capital saw was that the court's expenditures were insufficient, and they were struggling to live up to their demands. They had to spend money on a lot of things, but a lot of money was not yet available. Even if we don't plan quickly, in the future, no one will know that our Ming Dynasty has gone through two years. A tall building that has endured hundreds of years of vicissitudes will collapse! Therefore, I can understand Yuan Fu and the others’ new policies.”
"And I have served as a county magistrate and governor in the local area, and in the capital, I have also served as a department head and a court official, and have participated in central decision-making."
Hai Rui waved his hand and started talking, then added: "It's just because I have been a local official and a capital official, so I know that although the implementation of this new policy will benefit the country, if it does not provide benefits to the people, it will still increase the burden on the people." civil."
Having said this, Hai Rui sighed: "It's hard for the common people!"
Then, Hai Rui added: "Regular taxes and various miscellaneous taxes, as well as corvee labor, nuisance from subordinate officials, and the need to borrow money to buy seeds to pay interest in the early spring of each year. A wealthy family is considered to have a few taels of silver left in a year. However, if there is a famine year, they will have to survive on wild vegetables, roots and bark. If the burden of the New Deal is passed on to them again, then although our Ming Dynasty will be stable at the top, it will be even more empty below! After all, it will still be a castle in the air. It’s inevitable that the sun will still set.”
Both of them nodded.
"Fortunately, Yuan Fu was smart. In terms of the goal of implementing the New Deal, it was not only to enrich the country and strengthen the army, but also added the "Benefiting the People" program, which meant that the money collected should be released in other ways to let the money The flow between the people and the treasury prevents the bottom class from losing money but not increasing their income. "
"Therefore, we must follow Yuan Fu's philosophy and increase the income of the people!"
Hai Rui said.
Tian Le asked: "May I ask how to increase the income of the people?"
Hai Rui smiled and said, "This church has asked the imperial court for permission to mobilize the people, so that under the supervision and guidance of the government, the people can carry out a campaign to demand rent reduction, interest reduction, processing money and rest, and go to various large households, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the city to demand They sympathized with the sufferings of the court and the people, and reduced rents and interest rates instead of raising rents and interest rates! In addition, they asked them to increase their wages and provide them with rest; they also asked them to agree by not paying rent and going on strike!"
Sun Guangyou and Tian Leze looked at each other and smiled.
Tian Le also took the initiative to say to Hai Rui: "This can indeed increase the people's income, at least it will not decrease it. The ministry should consider it comprehensively."
"If you can consider everything comprehensively, you can become an official and reach the position of this court."
Hai Rui continued.
Sun Guangyou and Tian Le both nodded.
Then, Sun Guangyou also asked at this time: "I wonder what the department wants us to do?"
"Of course, we must fulfill our responsibilities seriously. Don't let the movement turn into a massacre, and don't let the rightists bully the people and slaves wantonly."
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In addition, he took the opportunity to intensify efforts to rectify the local government. While the crackdown in Wudi was not over in the name of suppressing the rebels, he became the backer of the people and strictly followed the "Ming Dynasty Law" to make Haoyou's life even more difficult. Until it is agreed to reduce rent and interest and process the money for employees. "
Hai Rui said.
"this……"
Sun Guangyou and Tian Le couldn't help but look at each other.
Hai Rui suddenly asked, "Isn't it that Sun Fuyuan and Tian Xunzong have received the imperial edict that they will have their salaries and bonuses confiscated?"
Both of them nodded.
Hai Rui first looked at Sun Guangyou: "The careers of both of you will definitely be affected by this!"
The two of them couldn't help but look confused again.
"But if you two truly make decisions for the people, if I am promoted back to Beijing to serve as a minister, and after I become an official, I will recommend Sun Fuyuan to take over our position!"
"As for Tian Xunjian, I will naturally recommend him highly."
"I think the imperial court will not fail to give me some face."
"As you know, our church has always been non-partisan and has no followers. But today, in order to achieve the goal of the New Deal to benefit the people, we are willing to make an exception!"
After hearing this, Sun Guangyou and Tian Le couldn't help but straighten their chests and their hearts were pounding a little.
These days, it is still difficult to be the official of the Minister of Secretariat, the Chief Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Deputy Chief Censor of the Capital.
Most governors will end their career as governor.
Needless to say, there are only a few people who can be governors. If Hai Rui is really there as an aid, the two of them will naturally have less worries about Zhang Juzheng starting to dislike them and their official career will not be smooth.
Therefore, Sun Guangyou laughed and said: "How old is this official? In fact, I have long wanted to return to the countryside, but after being reminded by the ministry just now, I also believe that the new policy needs to take into account the purpose of benefiting the people." , If you resign if you do not achieve this goal with the new policy, you will certainly be sorry for the people of Wu, and you will be betrayed by His Majesty's grace and Yuan Fu's trust!"
With that said, Sun Guangyou stood up and raised his hands to Hai Rui and said, "I will follow what the official said, safeguard the movement, take the initiative to sue all the people, including informing on the slaves of the master's family, and clear up the grievances!"
Tian Le followed: "The same goes for lower officials!"
Hai Rui nodded: "Very good!"
Then, Hai Rui handed over his hand and said, "Please, you two, our government must work together to ensure the success of this movement!"
After having a good relationship with Sun Guangyou and other bureaucrats, Hai Rui asked Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun to start organizing people to go to the big officials and gentry to ask for rent reduction, interest rate reduction and processing money.
As a result, it didn't take long for large numbers of people holding various slogans and flags to appear in many prefectures and counties.
These people all chanted slogans of "reducing rent and interest rates" and "processing money".
At this time, a large number of people appeared in Nandu City and walked towards Gu Bingren's private garden in Nanjing in a very orderly manner. It didn't take long for Gu Bingren's private garden to be surrounded by water and shouts like thunder.
The government soldiers did not drive them away. They were ordered to rush over in advance and stop between the garden gate and these people.
Gu Bingren learned about this from his concierge not long after, and immediately trembled with fright: "Didn't they let them cause trouble?"
Gu Bingren's concierge replied: "Sir, we don't know either, but there are indeed many people outside who say they are our tenants and want to reduce rent and interest."
"Reducing rent and interest?"
Gu Bingren asked in astonishment, and then clapped his hands: "That's so outrageous! Why didn't you fight out?"
"Sir, there are so many of them that we don't dare to go forward. Moreover, the government officials are also there and the patrol team are also watching. How can we dare to use force?"
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At this time, not only Gu Bingren's house, but also many tenant farmers and hired workers were surrounded outside the homes of other high-ranking officials.
Even Wei Guogong and other Nanjing dignitaries were not spared.
After cities such as Nanjing and Suzhou were suddenly influxed by a large number of organized people, they suddenly became like lonely boats floating in the sea, and it seemed that they were about to be destroyed in an instant.
Since Ma Weiming was not at home, he was able to come out and came directly to Sun Guangyou: "Fuyuan, there are so many rioters, why aren't they suppressed?"
Sun Guangyou asked: "Is this a riot? Did they burn it?"
"They're not just rioters, they're also unruly people. Are you just going to sit back and watch these unruly people mess around among the officials and gentry, thus humiliating the civilized people?"
Ma Weiming asked.
Sun Guangyou said: "This court has rushed to Beijing to inform the court about this matter, but to say that they are unruly people is a bit too much. They are not making trouble, they are just standing together and shouting, which is nothing. .”
With that said, Sun Guangyou issued an order to expel guests.
