The fat man was kicked to the ground by Zhu Youxiao's sudden kick!
Zhu Youxiao stepped forward and kicked hard, specifically targeting the fat man's head!
The fat man screamed like a killing pig.
Zhu Youxiao shouted angrily: "Come here, beat me to death!"
He Biao and other guards rushed over, surrounded the fat man and gave him a beating.
Zhu Youxiao retreated panting.
The couple and the little girl were frightened, and Huang Xiao and others were also frightened by Zhu Youxiao.
"Brother Zhu played well!" Huang Xiao praised: "I couldn't bear it anymore, but I didn't expect that Brother Zhu took the lead."
Zhu Youxiao shook his head and walked to the family of three.
"My lord, please take my little girl away!" The man hugged the rice bag tightly and moved back timidly.
Zhu Youxiao asked with a cold face: "She is your child, she is still so young, how can you bear to sell her? How is this different from an animal?"
"I..." The man looked ashamed.
But the mother came over with the little girl in her arms, and knelt down in front of Zhu Youxiao, "Your Excellency, I can't bear it! If we let her follow us, our whole family will starve to death. If we sell her, she will join a wealthy family." , at least I can make a living, wuwu... I can’t bear to part with it, I can’t bear to let it go..."
The woman held her daughter and cried bitterly. The man's face was extremely uncomfortable, and tears flowed down. He walked over, put down the rice bag, and the three of them hugged each other.
Huang Xiao felt very sad. Who doesn't love their children?
Zhu Youxiao sighed and felt panicked. He took a step forward and said, "Where did you come from? Don't you have land?"
The man wiped his tears with his torn sleeves and said, "We are from Shandong. There was a severe drought last year. After paying the court's land tax, our family didn't have much to eat. We picked wild vegetables and ate them together, barely surviving from starvation." , Later, when I ran out of rice, I had no choice but to eat grass roots and tree bark. When I ran out of bark, I was so hungry that I had no choice but to sell my family’s land and come to the capital to find a way to survive..."
Zhu Youxiao said: "You should have money after selling the land!"
The man said: "In good years, one acre of land is worth eight taels of silver. In bad years, one acre of land is worth two bushels of grain. It's no good if you don't replace it. If you don't have grain, you still have to abandon it. In this world, there is no way to live." !”
"They are too dark-hearted!" Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth.
The man said bitterly: "Yes! The government is evil! The landowners are also evil! The world is so cruel that people cannot survive! One day, the world will be in chaos! If we change to a good emperor, we will have a good life. !”
"Bold!" He Biao and others stepped forward with their swords drawn.
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, and the man straightened his neck and said, "Am I wrong? One acre of land can yield two kilo of grain, and the exorbitant tax will be 70%! Isn't this black? If you work as a tenant, you won't get a single penny all year round. A full meal! You think, did I make a mistake? The villain will never survive, so if you want to kill him, just kill him!"
Zhu Youxiao staggered back two steps.
Huang Xiao stepped forward and said: "You may be right, but this is not the emperor's fault. The court's policy will never be like this. It's just that the local government bullies the emperor and ignores the superiors, so things like this happen. We don’t blame you!”
A family of three went.
Zhu Youxiao sighed feebly and suddenly saw the crowd surging towards the west.
"what happened?"
He Biao asked someone to ask, and he quickly reported back: "It's the Madonna and Eunuch Wei who are giving porridge, and the refugees have all passed by."
Zhu Youxiao's expression softened and he nodded: "The Holy Lady is still kind-hearted!"
Hou Guoxing stood aside with a smug look on his face, secretly praising his mother for being smart.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Xiandi brother, Dahuang Village, how are the preparations over there?"
Huang Xiaodao: "That's almost it. Let's go there first and set the rules first!"
"Okay! Let's go! Brother Xian and I are in the same carriage." Zhu Youxiao said, turning around and heading towards the carriage.
Huang Xiao got into the car and walked forward.
Zhu Youxiao said angrily: "Brother Xian, Brother Yu really opened his eyes today! Haha! The land tax set by Taizu during the time was thirty to one tax. Even if Liao rates have been levied in recent years, it is still three Ten taxes are three, which is only 10%! I taxed more than six million taels a year, and the extra 60%? Where have they gone? "
Huang Xiao sighed and said: "Brother Zhu, don't be angry. Although I am surprised, I won't be angry. This is normal!"
Zhu Youxiao looked at Huang Xiao in surprise. Huang Xiao said: "The emperor said that the levy will be 10%, the ministers will add 10%, the province will add 10%, the county will add 10%, the government officials will add 10%, and the powerful will add 10%. This Doesn’t it add up to 70%? It’s so normal! The emperor is sitting in the Jinluan Palace and collecting 10% of the tax. Do you really think he is a wise emperor? Just like the man just said, if this continues, the world will definitely There are wars everywhere, and it is no lie to change the dynasty."
"This..." Zhu Youxiao's face was extremely ugly.
Huang Xiao said calmly: "In the end, all the faults of this dynasty change are the fault of the emperor sitting in the Jinluan Palace. He was the emperor who subjugated the country, and these ministers and gentry just changed their masters. This has been the case since ancient times. Brother Zhu takes it for granted. no?"
Zhu Youxiao nodded fiercely. If he hadn't come out today, he might be as clueless as Huang Xiao said. Even if he was pulled down from the throne one day, he would have to bear a big scapegoat on his head!
"Why didn't any of the ministers mention it?" Zhu Youxiao asked.
Huang Xiaodao: "Why hasn't anyone mentioned it? Aren't the reformers in the past always wanted to change everything? Let's not talk about it from afar. Let's talk about Zhang Juzheng in our dynasty. Didn't he reform? In the short term, there was indeed some improvement, but What will happen to him later? People will die when he is in power, and his grave will be dug up and his body will be whipped after death!
Could it be that Zhang Juzheng is really a treacherous and evil person? Brother Zhu, do you think the emperor really hates him that much? His new policy doubled the tax revenue for the treasury every year. The emperor was even too late to be happy, so how could he have so much hatred?
Because this chain of interests is too big. There are high-ranking officials in the court and powerful locals. If Zhang Juzheng touches their cake, who will die if he doesn’t die?
These are the revenge of this force. Brother Zhu, I advise you not to think about it. You are a member of the royal family, but you are not qualified!
To put it bluntly, even if the current emperor wants to move, he can't! And without complete preparations, the emperor's life may not be saved! "
These words made Zhu Youxiao break into cold sweat.
Huang Xiao said slowly: "Brother Zhu, I know you feel uncomfortable. In fact, I feel uncomfortable too. I treat Brother Zhu as a friend, so I speak frankly. Does Brother Zhu hear such words every day?"
Zhu Youxiao raised his head, looked at Huang Xiao, and said, "I know! But why is this all happening?"
Huang Xiaodao: "I have done some research on this, but Brother Zhu may not believe it because he is just talking nonsense. So, I will give Brother Zhu one day. As long as Brother Zhu finds out the two questions I asked Brother Zhu, Let’s talk more about this tomorrow.”
