The Jie Feng Banquet was filled with harmony and a happy scene.
After the reception banquet, the harmonious atmosphere suddenly changed.
Especially Zheng Shijun, headed by some clan elders, couldn't wait to stand up.
It seems that he is afraid that if he speaks too late, the clan leader will disappear in a flash!
In the very outer corner, Yu Youquan, who was lucky enough to see all this, couldn't help crying or laughing.
It seems that the master, the head of the family, is even more unreliable than he imagined!
Zheng Shijun said sternly, "Uncle, those people from the north who are crossing the border are really trying to make ends meet. Today they are encircling three mountains and tomorrow they are enclosing five lakes. They pay less taxes than we do. Many tenants have been abducted by them... "
Along with Zheng Shijun's impassioned speech, Yu Youquan slowly understood.
To put it simply, the conflict between locals and immigrants has intensified!
In particular, there are preferential tax policies, which makes the locals in the south feel like a big lemon, and the contradiction becomes increasingly difficult to reconcile.
After the Jiakang Rebellion, a large number of people from the north migrated to the south, creating a large number of refugees.
Refugees have always been a destabilizing factor, so the imperial court promulgated a policy called "Resettlement of Overseas Chinese in Prefectures and Counties."
That is to say, the names of states and counties that were originally in the north were moved to the south unchanged, so as to gather the refugees and issue white citizenship.
Also traveling south were those aristocratic families. Because they were far away from their homeland and lost a large amount of land originally located in the north, an economic crisis was inevitable.
Different from the ordinary people who fled, the noble families from the north who migrated southward "led their children and brought together more than a thousand families with scholars".
To put it simply, thousands of families from the same family and the same surname relocate together, which immediately upsets the balance of the local situation no matter where they move.
Even mainly anti-customer!
Specifically referring to black people telling white people to get out of Paris, when immigrants outnumbered locals in terms of population, various problems followed.
In order to win over the upper-class nobles who moved south, the emperor not only did not break them up and integrate them into the south, but instead allowed them to annex land in the south intact by setting up prefectures and counties.
But this is a hardship for the southern locals!
After all, even if the south is slightly less developed than the north, it can still be considered a vast land with sparsely populated areas, but the carrying capacity of the land is ultimately limited!
What's more, it takes at least several years of intensive cultivation to turn a piece of wasteland into mature land.
Compared with the hard work of spending several years to open up wasteland and cultivate land, how can it be faster, easier and more economical to directly occupy land?
Therefore, from Jiakang to Yongchang, in just a few years, a large number of southerners were convicted in various ways.
for example.
Arguing about government affairs, disturbing the country, slandering the emperor, illegally stargazing, practicing maliciously, intending to commit rebellion, etc.
Suddenly, Zhengdang was imprisoned, and the wealth and industry accumulated over generations were wiped out!
Especially those who were imprisoned for "discussing government affairs" simply cried to death.
Their family property has been usurped, why don't they just complain?
Yu Youquan also couldn't laugh or cry, and couldn't help but think of a joke in his previous life.
Big Fat Pig was invited to attend a meeting to discuss how to eat pork. The leader asked everyone to speak freely and actively provide opinions, and named Big Fat Pig to speak first and set an example.
The big fat pig was sweating profusely and shivering, and made a suggestion - can we not eat pork?
Then other participants immediately criticized, you, the congressman, went off topic with this opening, your ideological awareness is still not high enough!
An elderly man with gray hair and beard said with tears in his eyes, "Please, Master, make the decision for us!"
"Master, please make the decision for us!"
"Master, please make the decision for us!"
And this was like toppling dominoes. In a short period of time, everyone fell to their knees, and voices begging the head of the Zheng family to make the decision came one after another.
Yu Youquan frowned slightly.
The elders and tribesmen here are either surnamed Zheng or are in-laws of the Zheng family. Even if they are in the fifth service, their ancestors are basically the same family, and they are inextricably linked to the Zheng family.
Even if the relationship is far away, it is still more intimidating than ordinary nobles, let alone ordinary poor families.
They are all forced to ask the patriarch to make the decision, but what about the other small and medium-sized landowners?
In a daze, Yu Youquan seemed to see a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Reality is far less tender and tender than history books, or perhaps history books are always particularly stingy about suffering!
Also frowning was Zheng Xuancheng.
Because such general affairs usually don't come directly to him.
Not to mention that as soon as he settled down, his nephews and other relatives and elders couldn't wait to gather together... to force him into the palace!
This kind of thing is either because the clan members are really miserable, or... there is someone connecting them!
Zheng Xuancheng's eyes narrowed slightly, and he was not angry. Not to mention some of his distant relatives, some of the elders became nervous and apprehensive.
As for Zheng Shijun, who had a ghost in his heart, he was trembling and sweating!
Zheng Xuancheng smiled and said, "You are all my elders, how can you kneel down to me? Get up!"
The people kneeling on the ground looked at each other, but they still stood up one after another.
After a few more pleasantries, everyone sat down again.
Zheng Xuancheng suddenly said, "Ju Li, what do you think of this matter? How can I, as a teacher, make decisions for the elders of my clan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, all eyes fell on him.
Everyone was stunned and in disbelief.
Are you asking your young apprentice about such a big thing that concerns the fate of the family? !
Although they represent more of the Zheng family in Caishi City, they are not the only ones whose family interests have been infringed upon.
Everyone looked over and over at Yu Youquan's short height and his white, tender and pink face after bathing in the dragon's blood, and everyone was speechless for a moment.
Even if you dote on your apprentice, it's not to this extent, right?
Yu Youquan was stunned.
I go!
What does he do with such a thankless task?
Yu Youquan stood up, bowed respectfully, and said in an immature manner, "Master, my disciple is still young and doesn't have any great opinions on such important matters. You'd better hire someone else who is wise!"
After everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
With a hairless mouth and weak ability to do things, what is the difference between asking about politics as a child and asking about blindness?
Fortunately, Yu Juli is very self-aware!
Zheng Xuancheng said resolutely, "You are so gifted with wisdom, so why should you be too modest? If you don't say it, we won't listen to it!"
Yu Youquan: "..."
Everyone: "..."
Is this really the Lord they know?
Is he really someone who listens to children's talk?
Especially Zheng Shijun, he felt like he had seen a ghost at this time!
No one knows his uncle’s attitude towards his son Zheng Shibai better than him!
Shi Bai was one of the Four Heroes of the Zheng Family. He was not only his uncle's son, but also a genius with the qualifications to practice.
He was already a master at a young age and even had a temporary position in the Zhenyi Department.
but.
The uncle's harsh treatment of his cousin Zheng Shibai made his nephew feel a little frightened.
What impressed him most was that one time, Brother Shibai failed to practice a set of swordsmanship, and his uncle directly used the family method...
Could this Yu Juli be his uncle's illegitimate son? !
Yu Youquan was speechless, but it was Master's request after all. He thought for a while and said, "You must take action, but it must not be to seek justice for the Zheng family!"
As soon as the words fell, the place was in an uproar.
The way everyone looked at Yu Youquan suddenly changed.
Yu Youquan's expression didn't change, so he didn't want to get involved in these dirty things just now!
Compared with these elders who were dissatisfied with their desires, Zheng Xuancheng's eyes shone brightly and he said loudly, "Tell me in detail!"
All the eyes at the scene fell on Yu Youquan again.
