After finding out the true situation of Fuzhou's farming fields, Xu Yunyan looked at Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian was already itching his teeth with hatred, and he said it regardless.
"They definitely have some agenda. Even if they really suffered a disaster, they should write to the court and the court would give them certain relief.
And look at what these people are doing now, working together to occupy the fields. It is really hateful that those who should have paid us taxes gave up their fields to these people! "
As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, Xu Yunyan compounded his sentence.
"Who says it's not the case! Originally, they were already having a hard time paying taxes. After the landlords' taxes were increased, they could have lived a somewhat prosperous life. However, under such circumstances, they could only find ways to obtain money from other places. .
Either work hard or do some small business, but they are so poor, how can they have the capital to do this small business! If they once work hard to get by, there will never be a day for them to turn around. "
Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian sang in harmony, and Liang San was talking here.
"Who says it isn't? We were just going to do some small business, but we managed to dig some herbs in the mountains. When we went to the city and asked, they didn't accept them at all.
Moreover, when we dug up herbs from a barren mountain, they did not accept them and had no choice but to throw them away. After we went to the mountain to cut some firewood and sell them in the city, the mountain actually became famous. I have reached the mountain of the big men in the city.
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They didn't let us go up to chop wood, forcing us to listen to our landowner. He asked us to go east, but we didn't dare to go west. If we really go west and don't give us land to farm, we won't be able to do anything in the future. Find a way to get by. "
What Liang San said here was heartbreaking, and Xu Yunyan looked at him and smiled.
"Don't worry, we will seek justice for you. How much food do you owe him in total? Why did you mortgage this field?"
When Liang San told his number, Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian were surprised.
"Is this possible? What is the current yield of one acre of land? A dozen bags of grain have been maxed out. You actually need hundreds of bags of grain?
I really feel that you are easy to bully. Didn’t you go to the county town to complain and let the big men in the county town uphold justice for you? "
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Liang San sighed.
"How could I not go?"
Liang San, the representative of these poor people, hurriedly expressed his gratitude here.
"We also went to complain, but the big boss in this city never paid attention to us? When we went to complain, the first thing they thought of was to frame us. After calling Mr. Huang here, we couldn't say a word to Mr. Huang. "
"What did Mr. Huang say?"
Li Chengqian was very curious, and Liang San explained again.
"Master Huang asked us, if we gave you grain, you can't afford to pay it back, right? You will mortgage the grain fields only if you don't pay, right?"
We have no way to say what Mr. Huang said. We really owe him food. "
"But he's giving you such a huge profit on the food, isn't he?"
Liang San sighed helplessly, "If it can keep us alive, no matter how powerful it is, we have to hold it, otherwise there will be no place to beg for food."
Originally, there were a few good people in the city, but I don't know why they complained of illness and couldn't go out the next day after the first distribution of food due to the disaster. "
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian looked at each other and understood what they meant.
Since they were sharing food at first and then claimed to be sick, they must have been threatened by something. The person who could do such a thing must be Huang Dashan and his friends, maybe he is a big shot in the county government.
"Now that we know the whole story, we won't delay you too much here and will go to the county to resolve this matter for you.
Before long, this field will be yours, and it will no longer belong to Huang Dashan. You have to believe us, don’t you say we are your benefactors? "
Although Huang Dashanren is called Huang Dashanren, he has already been defined in the hearts of Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian.
What kind of person is this Huang Dashan? It's obviously Huang Da Peeling!
It was really unexpected for them to be called a good person for such reckless behavior.
But just when the two of them were about to go back to Fuzhou City to see who Huang Dashan was, Li Chengqian kept scolding Huang Dashan along the way, but Xu Yunyan looked at Li Chengqian and said leisurely .
"If His Highness the Prince can provide them with a bite to eat, these people will call him a good person. No matter what his identity is and what he does, it shows the simplicity of his heart. I hope that His Highness the Prince will put people's livelihood first in the future. Remember not to let them down.”
Under such circumstances, no one would object to His Highness the Crown Prince. Li Chengqian was not angry because of Xu Yunyan's advice. Instead, he looked at Xu Yunyan and spoke seriously.
"Master, don't worry, as long as I am here, I will guarantee that such a situation will never happen, and I will set rules for my children and grandchildren. Put the people first.
The people are like the water king, and the water is like a boat. The water can carry the boat, but it can also capsize it. I finally understand this sentence now.
Even if our soldiers are well-armed and have sharp weapons, will they attack their fellow villagers? What's more, when the folks in my hometown are righteous.
I won't be the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty! "
Li Chengqian said so happily, Xu Yunyan nodded.
"His Royal Highness, the Tang Dynasty will be in charge of you."
This sentence made Li Chengqian even happier.
"Don't worry, I will definitely do a good job. Originally, I only knew benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom, trust, gentleness, courtesy and frugality in the imperial city. But now that I am walking around the Tang Dynasty with my master, I really feel that the list on my shoulders is heavy. ah!
The common people of Ming Dynasty are no longer just a few words written on memorials, their joys, angers, sorrows and joys cannot be conveyed in one sentence. The prosperity of the Tang Dynasty that I sing is not necessarily true. I have to thank Master for leading me. I watched this all the way. "
After Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian entered Fuzhou City, they had transformed from traveling students to passing merchants.
A dozen guards behind him watched speechlessly as the carriage originally carried some sacks, but where was the cargo in these sacks? It's just that some of the horses are weighed down by the mud and are walking a little unsteadily. They are feeling sorry for the horses here.
However, Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian smiled proudly without any signs of dissatisfaction. Instead, they looked at each other and smiled, which should have attracted the attention of others in such a high-profile manner.
Immediately after the two of them entered the city, they asked his guards to shout at the top of their lungs in the languages of some countries in the Western Regions that Xu Yunyan, who was not very fluent, had just taught.
"Specialty of the Western Regions!"
The onlookers spread the word, hoping to let their target know that such a caravan was coming, bringing with it a lot of specialties from the Western Regions.
However, when Li Chengqian proposed such an idea from Xu Yunyan, he initially held a negative opinion.
"Master, is this really okay? If the people in front of us come to ask us what is in this sack, how should we answer them? Could it be that it is some specialties from the Western Regions?"
"Yes, a specialty of the Western Regions! Even if they find the soil in our sacks, we can also say that some specialties of our Western Regions are hidden in the soil! Use this soil to keep it fresh, or if it doesn't work, just call it seeds. As long as we plant this If you go down, it will definitely be like auspiciousness." "But master, isn't this a lie?"
"This is not a lie, right? We happen to have some auspicious seeds in our team. We can put a few in this sack."
Xu Yunyan had everything prepared and looked at Li Chengqian with pride. Li Chengqian didn't know why.
"Master, what exactly do you want to do?"
"What do you want to do? Of course, go visit each household to see how much fertile land and property they have, and consider whether they will exchange it with us."
Xu Yunyan said that Li Chengqian was stunned for a while.
"Master, are you thinking too much? Why do I think smart people like them won't do anything with me?"
"It all depends on man!"
Xu Yunyan left such a sentence, which made Li Chengqian stare at him.
They actually arranged for soldiers to fill sacks with soil, put them on horses, and drag them into the county seat.
As I entered the city, I drank the specialties of the Western Regions, but the effect was really good.
Originally, the rich and powerful people in this county liked to watch the excitement and take advantage. Suddenly, such a caravan from out of town came, making them seem to have seized some opportunity to make a fortune. A caravan of people from the domain arrived.
They wanted to see what kind of treasures this Western Region merchant brought, whether they could control these treasures, and whether they would bring them wealth.
They have always known that the things brought from the Western Regions have always been expensive, and they are worth the expensive price.
In a restaurant, Li Chengqian and Xu Yunyan were sitting in the middle. The followers placed sacks one after another at their feet and sat at the tables next to them. As for the outside of the restaurant, there were already hundreds of Tang troops or some temporary soldiers. In the requisitioned private houses, they may transform into ordinary people, speaking polite words in groups in the corner, so that others will not question them or pay too much attention to them, so that they can quietly wait for what may happen. The sheep may also be the wolves falling into the trap.
Xu Yunyan and Li Chengqian just looked at each other with big eyes and small eyes. Li Chengqian was very embarrassed.
"Master, are we just going to sit here like this?"
"We're just sitting here. Don't I want tea and snacks? Don't worry, someone will definitely take the bait."
"Master, why do I think this is too much of a child's play? And if you are fishing for these jackals, will they really reveal their schemes to us and fall into our hands?"
"Don't worry! These people are so unscrupulous in occupying the land, which shows that they are only interested in profit. And in the name of our specialties from the Western Regions, they will definitely come and see if they can make a profit.
And they also have to ask how we got here. If our route is different from the geographical coordinates they control, they may sell our things to other places to get higher prices. "
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, Li Chengqian couldn't help but hold his forehead.
"It's just that I think this is too childish."
Although Li Chengqian didn't believe that Xu Yunyan could really catch the firewood wolf, in order to pass the embarrassment, Li Chengqian just picked up a cup of tea and took a sip. After putting down the tea cup, a businessman actually appeared in front of him and hurriedly walked away from the door. Come in.
The visitor hugged them and said, "Are you businessmen from the Western Regions?"
Li Chengqian didn't say anything. He was embarrassed to say that he was from the Western Regions, so he had to let Xu Yunyan talk to him.
"Yes, yes! We were originally from the North. We went to the Western Regions to escape the war. Unexpectedly, we got rich. Isn't this why we returned to the Tang Dynasty to do business all over the country? I am lucky enough to be here today. I hope you can take care of me. One or two.”
