What the little laoer said was within Yang Xuan's expectation.
This has just begun, and the people are already angry.
If it ferments for a while, it might cause trouble!
"Uncle Master, will you just leave it alone?"
"Are they allowed to misinterpret the court's policies like this?"
The little boy looked up at Yang Xuan and said.
"Haha, don't worry, let the bullets fly for a while!"
Yang Xuan smiled slightly and said.
The little boy couldn't figure out what kind of medicine his uncle was selling in his gourd.
But seeing that his uncle was confident, he was no longer anxious.
Instead, he turned to work.
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Public opinion is fermenting very quickly.
Not long after, it spread all over Zhejiang/Jiang Province.
Yang Xuan, who had been waiting for the opportunity, got up from the recliner and stretched.
"The weather is nice today, it's time to go out for a walk."
"Keystone, would you like to walk around the streets with me?"
Yang Xuan extended an invitation to Tie Xuan.
"I'm very happy." Tie Xuan smiled.
Afterwards, the two left the residence and appeared on the street.
The atmosphere on the street has changed a lot from when I arrived.
When I first arrived, there was an energetic and enterprising atmosphere everywhere.
But now, at a glance, many people are frowning and sighing.
There was no smile on his face either.
Tie Xuan stopped a man and asked him.
"Alas, the government posted a notice saying that the court wants to increase taxes."
"We have to make up the tax owed before the year."
Yang Xuan and Tie Xuan were both in plain clothes, and the man didn't know Yang Xuan or Tie Xuan. When someone asked, he told them in one breath.
"Brother, now that the imperial court's finances are full, there is no need to raise taxes at all."
"It is said that the New Deal was implemented by His Majesty to reduce the burden on the people."
"What you just said is definitely not what His Majesty meant."
"There must be corrupt officials at work."
Tie Xuan said to the man that he did not want him to resent the court.
"What this gentleman said, the villain doesn't know."
"I guess you are from the imperial court, right?"
The man looked at Tie Xuan and said.
"No, I just know a few officials." Tie Xuan waved his hand and did not admit it.
"Don't worry, the court's new policy will definitely not increase taxes for you."
"Believe in the imperial court and your Majesty!"
Tie Xuan said.
"I hope what I said is true." The man shook his head and left, still doubting Tie Xuan's words.
Although their place was relatively close to the capital compared with other places, the emperor was busy with many things every day, so he had no time to pay attention to them.
Isn’t everything decided by local officials?
Looking at the man's leaving figure, Tie Xuan felt very bad.
"Damn it, how dare they fool the people like this?"
"You have been an official for so many years. Isn't this kind of thing very common?"
"Be open-minded. It's not worth it if you get so angry that your body gets damaged."
Yang Xuan was very happy and said with a smile.
In this era, the illiteracy rate is very high, which gives many officials loopholes to exploit.
Although Yang Xuan's original suggestion reformed education, the teaching materials and annotations were unified, making reading a lot less difficult.
But in this era, there are only a few people who can read.
Why did the imperial examination only test the Four Books and Five Classics? It was not to reduce the cost of study.
People from common people and people from big families have different educational resources, and the gap is very big.
If the scope of the imperial examination is expanded and the cost of study increases, many scholars today may not even be able to afford to study.
It is true that there are many disadvantages to this, but for the emperor, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
More officials from civilian backgrounds entering the court can better balance officials from big families, which has many benefits for maintaining imperial power.
Yang Xuan and Tie Xuan walked and watched.
I even went to the place where the notice was posted.
"It's written in such an obscure way, it's a damned thing if people can understand it."
Yang Xuan sneered.
"Yes." Tie Xuan agreed.
"Let's go, after reading it, it's time to go find trouble." Yang Xuan smiled and said to Tie Xuan.
"Okay." Tie Xuan also smiled and nodded.
There was still expectation in his eyes.
Before leaving, Yang Xuan asked the attendant who was following him to unveil a notice.
This is an important prop that will be used next.
Later, Yang Xuan and Tie Xuan went directly to the Chief Envoy Si Yamen without changing into their official uniforms.
When the officials in the yamen saw Yang Xuan, they naturally greeted him enthusiastically, but when they saw Tie Xuan beside him, they were stunned for a moment.
Yang Xuan paid no attention to these people and went directly to the Chief Envoy of Zhejiang/Jiangang.
"Master Hou."
"I wonder why Lord Marquis came here?" The chief envoy of Zhejiang/Jiangang came up to him with a smile.
"I just walked around the streets and found that many people are very resistant to the imperial court's new policies."
"How is this going?"
"Didn't I ask you to issue the notice?"
Yang Xuan was too lazy to be polite and asked directly.
This attitude also stunned the Zhejiang Governor for a moment.
In just a few days, why has it changed so much?
But he didn't think much about it.
"Master Marquis, the officials and others have posted notices in accordance with your instructions."
"We also arranged for someone to explain it."
"But those unscrupulous people don't understand the court's painstaking efforts!"
"There is nothing you can do about it if you are a lower-ranking official."
The chief envoy of Zhejiang//Jiang said in a brazen manner, as if they were not the ones who did the wrong thing at all.
"Ha, what a quibble."
"I have also read the notices you posted."
"I just brought one, please read it to me."
Yang Xuan waved, and the attendant behind him handed the notice into his hand.
The Chief Envoy of Zhejiang//Jiang had a bad premonition, but it was still unclear what Yang Xuan was going to do, so he followed his instructions and took the notice and read it.
"Fu Wei and Fu Xi established Xi, Shen Nong taught the people how to farm, Shun inherited Yao's virtues, and King Wen initiated changes..."
"Stop, stop, stop!!"
The Chief Minister of Zhejiang//Jiang had just read a few sentences when he was interrupted by Yang Xuan.
"Is this the notice you wrote?" he asked, looking at the Zhejiang/Zhejiang Chief Envoy.
"Master Hou, is there anything wrong with this?"
"I wrote this according to your wishes."
The chief envoy of Zhejiang/Jiang said with an aggrieved look on his face.
"Your grandma's pig/shit/dog stinky toad fart!" Yang Xuan immediately yelled.
"When did I ask you to write like this?"
"Can the people understand what you wrote?"
"I told you, can't you find someone who can speak human language to write it?"
Yang Xuan glanced at the officials present and said.
"Sir, why are you so disrespectful?"
"Every sentence written by officials and others is the words of a sage, so what does it mean that it is not the words of a human being?"
An official said that they also realized that Yang Xuan was here to cause trouble.
"It's human language, why can't people understand it when it's posted?"
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