Dinghai now is indeed completely different from Dinghai back then.
At that time, his family was rich, well-clothed and well-fed, and lived a very comfortable life. It could be called a family with bells and whistles, but the gap between the rich and the poor was too big, and the people were poor. The entire Dinghai County has a permanent population of 20,000 to 30,000 people, and the families are well off. Less than 100 households.
Most of the people are poor farmers and their lives are tight.
When the weather is a little bad, every household has to go fishing to supplement their family income. It is said that they rely on mountains and rivers to support their families. If there is no food to eat, they have to supplement fish, shrimps and crabs to avoid starving to death.
Despite this, the government still greedily levies taxes on fish, shrimps and crabs. Even if the natural nourishment of things in the sea has nothing to do with them, seeing the farmers have a full stomach makes them feel more uncomfortable than if they are hungry.
Make money, do whatever you can to make money.
Life was very difficult for everyone. One year, all the fish in the coastal areas were exhausted, and many families had to use small fishing boats to fish a little farther away.
As a result, there was a strong wind, and less than 60% of the people who went fishing came back.
That year, many people hung white flags and burned white paper, which made the working people cry and the coffin shops in the city were so happy.
Su Yonglin vaguely remembered that he had seen that strange scene on the street with his parents.
On one side were miserable poor families, and on the other side was a prosperous coffin shop. When they passed people on their backs, the people in the coffin shop couldn't help but smile happily.
The paradoxical scene shocked Su Yonglin's heart.
Looking back now, why did that scene happen?
Nothing but poverty.
What causes poverty?
Oppression and exploitation.
Look, the problem has been found. Next, we need to solve the problem.
How to deal with it? Will everyone hold friendly consultations and vote democratically?
of course not.
A bloody revolution is needed.
Poverty is not incurable, just make good allocations. This is difficult, but not impossible.
At least for now, Su Yonglin feels that Ming Dynasty has done a relatively good job in income distribution. It has a small population, a large territory, rich resources, and a large blue ocean world that has not yet been opened up.
Su Yonglin felt that if he could not let China go out from now on, but was trapped in a three-thirds of an acre of endless involution, it would be a crime comparable to the failure of the revolution.
Returning to Dinghai this time was the last stop of Su Yonglin's trip. After that, Su Yonglin took a boat from Dinghai Port to the north and returned to Zhongdu.
Before leaving, Su Yonglin suddenly wanted to visit old friends in Dinghai to see if anyone he was familiar with back then was still there.
Dinghai County did not benefit from his presence as the founding emperor at first.
Because he was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and Dinghai was still in the hands of the Southern Song Dynasty, the situation in Dinghai County was actually quite embarrassing, and it felt a bit inhumane inside and out.
Fortunately, after Su Yonglin destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty, Dinghai County's identity was corrected, and it became somewhat of an imperial town.
However, Su Yonglin did not ask the local government to provide any special support to Dinghai County. Most of the original residents of Dinghai County were dispersed due to years of war and turmoil. Most of the residents living here now immigrated here eight years after Hongwu. I don’t have any special feelings towards the so-called Imperial Township.
So when it comes down to it, Dinghai County's position as an imperial town is really embarrassing.
Su Yonglin walked around and looked around. He went to familiar places, looked at familiar buildings, and looked for familiar people in familiar buildings. In the end, he didn't find any familiar people.
Just as he was about to leave Dinghai and return to Zhongdu with a little disappointment, Su Yong, who was walking in front, bumped into a white-haired pedestrian at the corner of an uninhabited street. It was okay, but the key point was that the pedestrian was hit. After a quick glance, the word "Su Yong" suddenly blurted out.
Now Su Yonglin and the other three were surprised.
"Who are you?"
Su Yong looked at the white-haired old man with some vigilance, not recognizing him.
But Su Yonglin, who was standing behind, glanced over, and suddenly a dusty memory somewhere was opened.
"Uncle Li? Is that you?"
The white-haired old man looked past Su Yong and looked back. He was stunned for a while, and then immediately knelt on the ground as if he saw something extraordinary.
"Grass people...Grass people pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Obviously, he recognized Su Yonglin.
Su Yong and Su Changsheng were both very surprised by this. Only Su Yonglin remembered who this old man was.
A quarter of an hour later, in a medium-sized private house, Su Yonglin and three other people sat around a table with Uncle Li, feeling very emotional.
"I never thought that I would be able to see you again after more than ten years. It is really a great blessing for me."
Uncle Li poured a cup of tea for Su Yonglin with a smile: "I only have coarse tea at home, so please don't mind."
"It doesn't matter."
Su Yonglin waved his hand and said slowly: "Uncle Li, have you lived through these years alone? Where is your family?"
"well……"
Uncle Li let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile: "They are all gone. I am lucky to be old. Being alive is already the best outcome. How can I ask for anything else?"
Su Yonglin was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Uncle Li was the housekeeper of the house of his former fiancée who died of illness before he could meet her.
When the two families were discussing marriage, Li Bo came to the house many times as a messenger to discuss various matters. He met Su Yonglin often and had a good relationship.
Su Yonglin vaguely remembered that Uncle Li was very talkative and full of witty words. Every time he came, the atmosphere at home was always very good.
Later, his former fiancée died of illness before they could get married, and the two families had no contact with each other. Later, the Su family also encountered great changes. Su Yonglin raised troops to go north to start a revolution, and the contact was completely severed.
In a blink of an eye, fifteen years have passed, and Su Yonglin never thought that they would meet again. It was really an accident.
It's a pity that only Uncle Li is still alive in the former fiancée's family.
"When your army went south to attack Lin'an, many Lin'an people fled and prepared to flee to the sea from the nearby area. At that time, the family owner did not know that it was your army, and he was also panicked. He was worried that there would be no vegetation when the army crossed the border, so he followed them across the sea to escape.
As a result, not long after the ship sailed, it encountered strong winds. The ship capsized and everyone died. Only the old man was carried to the shore by the waves with a piece of wood in his arms. He survived by luck. Later I found out that the army did not attack Dinghai at all. , there is no need to escape at all and it doesn’t matter. "
Uncle Li laughed bitterly. The laughter was like the sound coming from an old bellows. It was so painful that one couldn't bear to hear it any longer.
Su Yonglin and the other three didn't know what to say. They could only lament that things are unpredictable and no one knows what will happen in the next second.
Su Yonglin sighed for a while, and then asked: "Now, how should you live alone?"
"Then I really have to thank you, Your Majesty."
Li Bo bowed his hand and said, "The Almshouse provides a monthly subsidy of money, rice and oil for the old man who is widowed and lonely. He can live alone without any problems. The Almshouse also sends people to ask about the old man's health every day. All the year round, there is no one day. Broken.
From now on, if the old man is lucky enough to live to the age where he can no longer take care of himself, the Almshouse will take him into the hospital, and there will be dedicated personnel to take care of him, so that he can spend his old age peacefully. Your Majesty's benevolent government will be hard to find throughout the ages. This old man can only express gratitude and have no other choice. think. "
With that said, Uncle Li was about to kneel down to thank Su Yonglin. Su Yonglin hurriedly stretched out his hand to support him and helped him up.
"This is what I should do. Our country respects the old and loves the young. The ancient tradition cannot be abandoned. If the widowed and lonely people have no one to take care of them and their evenings are desolate, how can anyone serve the country wholeheartedly?"
Li Bo sighed.
"With such benevolent government taking care of me in my old age, I have nothing else to ask for..."
As he spoke, he shed tears.
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