He united with some people who couldn't live like him and killed everyone who had bullied them.
Finally, they killed the county magistrate and occupied the local county seat.
However, before they could take any further action, they were suppressed by the imperial troops.
Yang Xuan and Zhu Biao felt sad.
This was a miserable man. Although he rallied the people to fight against the imperial court, he was just not hated.
This damn world... Yang Xuan cursed in his heart.
Then he got up and returned to Zhu Biao.
At this time, Zhu Biao looked at Zhou Da below and said, "Do you have any last wishes?"
Zhou Da will definitely not survive. He gathered the people to fight against the imperial court, which was a capital crime for the Nine Tribes.
Even if Zhu Biao wanted to be open-minded, he couldn't.
Otherwise, more people will come out to fight against the imperial court in the future.
"Let my brothers go, they are all innocent." Zhou Daodao.
"This guy can't give you a clear answer."
"But I can guarantee that as long as they are found innocent after investigation, they will be spared from death."
Zhu Biao said.
He can only go so far.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhou Da thanked him.
He has long heard that His Highness the Crown Prince is kind, and he finally saw it today.
"Alas~" Zhu Biao sighed, Zhou Da's thank you made him feel ashamed.
If the court could do better, perhaps this wouldn't happen.
"Take him down. By the way, remember to prepare a clean cell for him. Also, you must satisfy him whatever he wants to eat during these days." Zhu Biao ordered the officials from the Ministry of Justice below.
"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
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Back in the East Palace, Zhu Biao's mood was not high.
He looked at Yang Xuan beside him and asked, "What do we need to do to prevent this from happening again?"
"People's lives are not easy, but I, the prince, can't change the situation, alas!"
"Your Highness, give me some time to think carefully." Yang Xuan did not answer immediately.
"Okay." Zhu Biao nodded.
In the next few days, Yang Xuan studied the history of Jiangsu and Zhejiang and found out the root of the problem.
At the same time, Jin Yiwei's investigation results also came out, which were very different from what Zhou Da said.
Now, Yang Xuan felt confident.
East Palace.
Yang Xuan found Zhu Biao and explained his analysis.
That is to say, the issues mentioned before, Lao Zhu’s differential treatment, exploitation by corrupt officials, oppression by gentry and landlords, etc.
In addition to Lao Zhu's differential treatment, the remaining problems have been the same for thousands of years, and Yang Xuan has no way to completely solve them.
We can only alleviate it as much as possible so that the people can take a breather.
After listening to Yang Xuan's analysis, Zhu Biao also realized what the problem was.
"Now that you have found the root of the problem, you probably have a solution, right?" Zhu Biao asked.
"Your Highness, I am just an ordinary person, how can I solve it? Besides, some problems have existed for thousands of years."
"If it was so easy to solve, it would have been solved long ago. How can it be done now?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao's eyes dimmed slightly.
Even Yang Xuan can't do anything?
But Yang Xuan's next words gave him hope.
"But Your Highness, I have some immature ideas, but I just don't know if they will work."
"Tell me about it," Zhu Biao said.
He understands Yang Xuan. Although this person is lazy and likes to evade, his suggestions are very useful.
"Your Highness, the most fundamental reason for the people's rebellion is that they cannot survive."
"So we have to give them hope to survive."
Yang Xuan organized the words in his mind and continued:
"Corrupt officials, gentry and landlords, and heavy taxes are all a huge burden on the people at the bottom."
"In terms of taxes, we can convince His Majesty to lower taxes."
"As for corrupt officials, we have increased the salaries of low-level officials, which has greatly alleviated the problem."
"Those who are still embezzling are those who deserve to die. There is no need to hold back."
"Kill each one you catch."
"But the gentry and landlords are a bit difficult to deal with."
"They have too deep roots in the local area. Taking action against them will inevitably affect the court's prestige in the local area."
"So, there must be enough evidence before touching them."
“Making people speechless also prevents people from being deceived by them.”
At this point, Yang Xuan paused, waiting for Zhu Biao to finish digesting what he just said.
And he continued to organize the language in his mind.
After a while, Yang Xuan continued: "After we deal with these evil gentry and landlords, their land can no longer be distributed to the people for free."
"Why is this?" Zhu Biao was puzzled.
All along, the land collected by the court would eventually be distributed to the people free of charge.
However, it is unclear whether the people have the ability to hold on to their land.
Therefore, in response to Zhu Biao's question, Yang Xuan asked directly: "Your Highness, do you think that ordinary people without money and power can hold on to their own land?"
Forehead…
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, this was indeed true.
Whether they are emperors or poor people, the people living on this land have a dedication to the land that outsiders cannot imagine.
When rich and powerful people see a piece of good land, they will naturally find ways to get it.
Ordinary people simply cannot hold on.
Seeing that Zhu Biao had figured it out, Yang Xuan added: "These collected lands will be directly converted into the Imperial Village."
"As His Majesty's private property, no one dares to snatch these lands."
"Besides, it is better for the common people to be tenants of Your Majesty than to be tenants of local tyrants and evil gentry."
"Your Majesty comes from a lower class background and is considerate of the people. He will definitely not charge too much rent."
"In addition, we can also convince His Majesty to only charge a small amount of rent and exempt all other miscellaneous taxes."
"In this way, people will have more food in their homes and their lives will be better and better."
"By then, Your Majesty will be a saintly king in the hearts of the people."
"And there's an added benefit to that."
"That is, the tenants of other landowners and gentry will try their best to become tenants of His Majesty."
“In order to retain tenants to farm their land, they had no choice but to lower the rent.”
"Your Highness, tell me, will this make the people much better off?"
Listening to Yang Xuan's words, Zhu Biao's eyes became brighter and brighter.
He laughed: "Haha, Yang Xuan, Yang Xuan, I really saw you right."
"You can think of any such method."
At this moment, Zhu Biao was in a much better mood.
The method Yang Xuan said is indeed brilliant.
"Your Highness, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"Oh? There's more?" Zhu Biao was surprised.
"Yes, as for the solution that the people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang miss Zhang Shicheng, the court has been unable to win over the people in these places."
Yang Xuan said.
"Tell me about it." Zhu Biao was curious.
"This method may cause some discomfort to His Highness."
"I hope His Highness will not be angry."
"Haha, you are overthinking. Don't you understand who I am?"
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