Since ancient times, many people who rebelled did so because they were forced to live no longer, so they rose up in order to survive and make a living.
And when this most direct goal was met, they became confused and didn't know what to do.
Not only the leaders are like this, but the people below are also like this. They rebel just to eat. After eating, they don't know what else they should do.
Chaos and infighting began, and eventually the government and army suppressed these uprisings without any difficulty.
Su Yonglin learned from these failed experiences and knew that just being able to fight, engage in economics and intelligence was not enough. He also had to understand politics. Otherwise, the rebellion would be a simple riot without important sustainable political goals and would be doomed to failure.
Rebellion is a means, and the real goal should be a political goal.
Everyone needs to have a clear and ambitious political goal, such as the founding of a nation.
Under this big goal, set small goals one by one. You can get a sense of accomplishment at each stage. After you get a sense of accomplishment, you can continue to strive for the next stage.
Only in this way can a rebel team be brought together and turned into a hegemonic team with the strength to dominate the world.
Throughout the ages, most rebel teams have failed on their way to transforming into hegemonic teams.
Su Yonglin cannot suffer this loss. He needs political goals and a large number of talents with political ideas.
The means of governance can be learned later, but political ideas must be acquired in advance.
Goals and ideals cannot be something that only Su Yonglin has. It is best for everyone to have them. The more people there are, the more people can be influenced and win more people on their side.
So Su Yonglin compiled the information Su Yin brought back into teaching materials, organized the core team and salt workers into several study classes, and personally went into battle and gave them lectures in turns.
He broke down the basic situation of the Jin Kingdom in the north and told them to them. He also called the Southern Song Dynasty the Southern Song Dynasty without any scruples.
Talk about the basic political ecology of the Northern Jin Kingdom, the living conditions of ordinary people, the current administrative situation of the government, etc.
We will also answer some of their questions.
For example, when Su Yonglin talked about the living conditions of the northern Han people in the Kingdom of Jin, someone asked whether it was true that they heard that the northern Han people lived a very hard life and were looking forward to the southern king's rescue.
It was a large classroom where two study classes were mixed together. Su Yonglin faced more than 120 pairs of eyes and laughed like a goose.
That scene was particularly fun.
Su Yonglin was laughing so hard on the stage that he almost lost his breath, while more than 120 people below looked on dumbly.
After finishing laughing, Su Yonglin wiped his eyes.
"Master Wang? The northern Han people need Master Wang to rescue them? Everyone, why do I never take you to Huainan to sell smuggled salt? Do you know?"
They shook their heads.
Su Yonglin put away his smile and sighed.
"People in Huainan eat gold salt, because gold salt is much cheaper than the salt in the Southern Song Dynasty. The gang of smugglers of salt on the border of Huainan sell gold salt to Huainan for the people in Huainan. They can make five or six times the profit when they resell it, which is more than what we make." There are more.”
People were surprised.
So profitable?
"There's something you may not know."
Su Yonglin said seriously: "Nearly 90% of the price of official salt in the Southern Song Dynasty was tax, and the remaining 10% was the real price. The cost of making salt was not as good as that 10%. Now you understand ?"
They all knew how to read and learn arithmetic. They had an abacus in their mind. Once they played it, they all understood it.
"This is exploitation."
Su Yonglin wrote the word "exploitation" on the wall with a brush: "One pound of salt, more than one hundred coins, less than half of the cost, more than half of the profit, plus more than 80% of taxes, this is what the Southern Song Dynasty did Good thing, that’s why you couldn’t eat salt before joining my Su family!”
People became serious and looked at Su Yonglin with wide eyes.
There was a little fire dancing in their eyes.
"Salt is expensive in the Southern Song Dynasty. Why? Because of the great military pressure, it had to support many soldiers and many officials. The place was smaller than before, but the army and officials were not less. They had to find ways to make money. Where did the money come from? Of course. It’s on us.”
Su Yonglin patted his chest and pointed to the people below: "We, the common people, are how they make money. We have to eat salt. Everyone has to eat it. If we don't eat it, something will happen. They will They have a monopoly on salt and raise prices like crazy, forcing us to buy it!"
Su Yonglin was very satisfied with the reaction of the person below him as his breathing became thicker and heavier.
"So why is gold and salt so cheap? One is what I said. The Jin people governed the place very extensively, just like shepherds tending sheep. They did not have the experience and energy to manage many things. The other is that the military pressure of the Jin Kingdom was not as strong as that of the Southern Song Dynasty. So big.
So you ask me, are the Northern Han people waiting for the Southern Song Dynasty King to save them? I tell you, that’s nonsense. The Northern Han people don’t need the Southern Song Dynasty King to save them. What’s the point of saving them? Continue to eat more than 100 yuan per pound of official salt? Or are you like us, living a life where you never know when your head will fall off?
For the Han people in the north, it is just a different emperor lording it over their heads. There is no difference in the others. Whether it is Emperor Wanyan or the Zhao Guan family, there is no difference for us ordinary people. Who will be the emperor? , aren’t they all the same?
Let me tell you, you are now literate, well-read, and knowledgeable, but you must remember that you, me, and we are all ordinary people. Whether it is the Jin Kingdom or the Southern Song Dynasty, to us, it is almost the same. .
To whom does it differ greatly? When the Southern Song Dynasty was still the Northern Song Dynasty, those who were officials and the upper-class people had good food, good food, and a comfortable life. However, the Northern Song Dynasty is gone, and their lives are not as comfortable as before. The emperor was arrested, and they personally felt pain.
I write poems one after another and shout about the Northern Expedition every day, so what? For us ordinary people, is there really any difference whether it is the Song Dynasty or the Jin Dynasty? Su Yin often went to the north and saw with his own eyes that the Han people in the north were still living their lives as usual.
Do they miss Song? Do they, and we, really know what Song means? Let me ask you, what is Song? What does the Song Dynasty mean to us? For us, what is the reason why we must fight tooth and nail to keep Song Dynasty? "
When Su Yonglin asked the question, people looked confused and didn't know how to answer Su Yonglin's question.
Some people have a vague outline in their heads, but it is very unclear and they don’t know how to express it.
Su Yonglin waited for a while and nodded with satisfaction.
"It seems that no one knows what Song means to us ordinary people."
"Let me tell you the answer. The answer is nothing. The Song Dynasty is the Song Dynasty of the superior people. It is the Song Dynasty of the imperial examination scholars and princes and nobles. We are just the cattle of the superior people!"
Su Yonglin took a deep breath: "In the eyes of the superior people, we are just pigs, cows, horses, and dogs! We are not human beings, we do not deserve to be human beings, we are just animals, produced for them and used for their exploitation!" "
Su Yonglin punched the table with his fist, his voice was loud and powerful, and every word was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The people below were silent.
"Think about when you didn't have enough to eat, think about when you couldn't afford salt. Did Zhao Guan's family come to help you? Did those superior people come to help you? No, they would just look at you with disgust. , I hate why you can’t just work and not eat.
They hate it, they hate that we people still have mouths to eat, drink water, and sleep. They hope that we don’t eat anything and just work hard, grow food for them, dry salt for them, and give them Weave cloth and work as cattle or horses for them! "
Su Yonglin turned around and wrote the character Song on the wall, then patted the wall.
"Song, it's their Song, not our Song! They miss their Song, what does it have to do with us?!"
At that time, after Su Yonglin finished speaking, some of the people below had their eyes widened, as if they had suddenly realized something.
Some frowned, uncertain, and looked suspicious of life.
They have recognized the words, read the books, opened their eyes, and already have the most basic understanding ability.
When words enter their ears, they will no longer go in the left ear and out the right ear like they did before when they were illiterate. Instead, they will enter their heads. If they go deeper, they will directly enter their hearts.
Obviously, these words not only entered their heads, but also entered their hearts.
The spiritual shackles imposed on them by the rulers are undergoing a very severe impact.
Su Yonglin gave them time to think. When they all raised their heads and looked at him again, Su Yonglin continued.
"You may still have questions. Since the Song Dynasty is not our Song Dynasty, then it is natural for us to rebel. Why not rebel in the Song Dynasty but go to the Jin Kingdom to rebel? My answer is that the rebellion against the Jin Kingdom is better than the rebellion against the Southern Song Dynasty. The opposite is easier."
Once again everyone was surprised.
Su Yonglin himself said that the Song Dynasty defeated the Jin Kingdom into the Southern Song Dynasty, and suffered a terrible defeat along the way. He was no match for the Jin Kingdom. How could he say that it was easier to create a rebellion against the Jin Kingdom?
The Southern Song Dynasty's fear of the Jin Kingdom naturally spread to the people.
People are also afraid of the Jin Kingdom. People are accustomed to think that the people of the Jin Kingdom are more ferocious, but Su Yonglin doesn't think so.
Why is this?
Su Yonglin gave his own answer.
"I am not saying this without any basis. From a large perspective, there are only two kinds of people in the Southern Song Dynasty, our bunch of cows and horses, and those high-ranking and superior people. Therefore, there is only one kind of contradiction in the Southern Song Dynasty. Conflict between us and our superiors.
The Jin Kingdom was different. The superior people in the Jin Kingdom were Jurchens, so there were not only conflicts between the superior people and the cattle and horses, but also conflicts between the Jurchens and the Han people, Jurchens and the Khitan people, and Jurchens and the Xi people. contradiction. "
Su Yonglin grinned: "Gentlemen, the current Jin Kingdom is just a gunpowder barrel filled with gunpowder. It only takes one spark to blow it into pieces, and we are that spark!"
Then, Su Yonglin began to present the facts and make sense, treating the analysis he summarized as a report, breaking it into pieces and telling it to them.
