A family of three hid in a dilapidated house, looking at the sudden heavy rain outside, and then at his sleeping wife and daughter. He was in a daze, wondering why the world suddenly became like this.
Although the subordinate officials were also domineering in the past years, at least no one dared to provoke a good family member like him who had participated in the Han army.
When he was a boy, he lived under the rule of Emperor Xiaowu, which was the time when his family flourished, because Emperor Xiaowu greatly improved the treatment of the Han army.
Although Emperor Xiaoding suffered a major defeat, his overall reputation was not bad.
But since I ascended the throne...
Wang San recalled the sudden tax increase, and the court wanted to collect taxes based on the total value of assets.
However, the value should be a common agreement between people, but the court has to collect taxes according to their calculations.
In order to give explanations and performance to superior officials, and in order to collect money from their own pockets, the county magistrates and subordinates naturally had to report to Gaoli and exploit good businessmen like Wang San.
As for those merchants who have backers, such as wealthy businessmen who have princes, princes, or royal nobles in the county as backers, those who do not want to get into trouble can report normally.
After all, most princes are not willing to provoke the emperor at this time, so they can only give up part of their interests to ensure the greatest interest, that is, to seal the country.
But so far, no one has forced the princes to report more. Although every county guard wants to guard the princes to death, and the county guards can do it, after all, the power of a county is far greater than that of a prince. The power of the county, but when the emperor clearly favored the princes, the county guards were still relatively safe.
Some royal nobles and relatives relied on their relationship with the emperor to get closer. Compared with the princes, they were more courageous and it was okay to report less.
For example, there is not much difference between the value of a shop worth 100,000 yuan and 80,000 yuan. No one will really come down to check a shop a thousand miles away. As long as they don’t report an outrageous figure like 40,000 yuan, no one will. If you do this, you will save a lot of tax every time you go back and forth.
Wang San felt a little sad. When did the only way to avoid being exploited by the court's subordinates was to seek refuge with the princes?
"Ta-ta-ta-ta."
Wang San suddenly woke up. This was the sound of the cavalry. He was once a Han army. The sound of the horse's hooves was majestic and powerful. It was most likely a war horse!
Who would ride a horse in this weather?
Wang San didn't know who would come, but he wanted to leave. At this moment, he didn't want any accidents to happen.
But an anxious look immediately appeared on his face. It was raining heavily outside and it was impossible to get out. His daughter was still young. If she got caught in the rain, it would be almost impossible to survive.
In desperation, he could only hold the sword and quietly wait for the unknown fate to come.
A slightly noisy sound came from outside, and Wang San listened quietly.
"Sir, this is an abandoned village. Judging from the situation, the entire village must have moved."
"Quickly let all brothers go into the house and rest. Drink the medicine and ginger soup you brought. Collect the dry things in the house and bake your clothes. Be sure not to catch the wind and cold."
"Here!"
The vague conversation reached Wang San's ears, making him relax slightly. At least he was not someone sent by the court to arrest him. Listening to the conversation, it seemed that he was traveling with a powerful person.
"There's someone here!"
Wang San raised his eyes and saw that he was a very tall and strong man. At first glance, he looked like an extremely majestic warrior.
Wang San, his wife and daughter were taken away by the warrior to see the leader of the group, feeling full of anxiety.
The moment they stepped into the house, Wang San's family of three froze on the spot. It was raining heavily outside, and the light in the house was not very good. It could even be said to be a bit dark. The only light source was the samurai belt. The flint that came struck an oil lamp.
But Wang San's family of three could clearly see the people in front of them.
It was a very handsome man, he seemed to be in his twenties, but he looked very weathered. He sat quietly in the room and looked at Wang San's family of three, with the scars between his eyebrows turning yellow. But the yellow light seemed to bloom with infinite light.
Stigma!
Wang San felt that he must be dazzled, but how could that feeling be wrong?
His whole body was trembling, Young Master, Young Master, it turned out to be Young Master Zhao!
O great and supreme King Su, have you awakened from your slumber and come to save us?
"Plop!"
Wang San and his wife knelt directly on the ground. His voice was filled with endless roars, and he cried loudly and painfully: "Prince Su, please help me!"
All the suppressed emotions burst out. After seeing Luo Sheng, it was as if he saw a beam of light in his deep despair. The turbulent emotions could no longer be controlled and rolled out completely. Even Luo Sheng was startled. .
When the little girl saw her parents crying, she started to cry too. Two lines of tears flowed down her pink face, which made people feel heartbroken. Even the mentally tough warriors around her couldn't help but feel sad.
Luo Sheng looked at the little girl with surprised eyes. He felt a certain quality from this little girl. He withdrew his probing eyes and looked back at Wang San and his wife who were kneeling on the ground.
Let someone help them up first, and then ask them carefully.
Wang San told everything about what happened to him, and the brave warriors around him were furious. Unexpectedly, the officials outside Zhaocheng were so dark.
Although it was Wang San's one-sided words, Luo Sheng actually believed it in his heart.
Because this is very consistent with reality, but even though he already believed it, adhering to the good habit of listening to both sides to gain enlightenment and partial listening to darkness, Luo Sheng decided to go and see it for himself.
Besides, he came all the way from Hexi to see what the world would become under these policies.
Now Wang San's experience is very typical. This kind of thing is definitely not just his, but the experience of countless people.
"After the rain stops, we will go to the county to have a look."
Luo Sheng ordered that Wang San and his family were taken to another room to rest, as well as medicine to prevent colds and ginger soup. After Wang San left, the housekeeper stepped forward and whispered: "Master, if you go to the county to check this Should things be more low-key?
I am worried that some officials will jump over the wall in a hurry and take risks. "
Luo Sheng was a little silent when he heard this. The butler's words were actually a theory among Luo's, which was called "Luo's countercurrent law".
The name of this concept is taken from "Sail against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." The main meaning is that as a dynasty lasts longer, even if Luo does nothing, there will be more and more enemies.
When a dynasty was first established, the emperor was wise and mighty, caring for the people, and most of his ministers were honest and upright, able to restrain their greed. At this time, although the Luo family's moral standards were high, they were not particularly eye-catching.
But as the dynasty lasts longer, the government becomes corrupt, the powerful become corrupt, and the world becomes as black as crows, the white-feathered Luo family will become more and more eye-catching.
In particular, Luo Shi is not willing to go with the world, but is still independent. In the eyes of many people, they will not be able to live and enjoy as long as Luo Shi is alive.
The current Han Dynasty has not reached this stage, at least the nobles have not fallen so fast. The balance between the royal family, princes, kings, and princes is maintained very well. At present, the princes still think about fighting to maintain their wealth and have not yet extended their claws. Reach out to ordinary people.
But officials are different. Most of these people come from powerful families in counties and counties. They don't need to worry about the disappearance of their feudal states like princes and princes every day. These people have books in their homes and export officials from generation to generation, which makes them very stable.
In a power field, those who hold power will never be the heroes of the moment, but those who hold the power for a long time.
In the Ming and Qing dynasties of later generations, many of the county magistrates were ousted by subordinate officials. If they were willing to live with the light, they could still stay there for three to five years.
If you want to do something, you have to see who has better means. If there is someone to protect you in the court, you can still leave in despair. If there is no one to protect you, you will be directly stripped of your official skin, or even lose your life. .
Looking at the Lu family and Anyang Han family who are now friends with Luo family, they have to ask Luo family for their opinions on many things to see if they touch Luo family's bottom line.
The good thing about Lu is that he has a clearer bottom line for Luo.
The Han family in Anyang was worse, but the Marquis of Anyang often went to Zhaocheng, and after so many years, he didn't do anything big wrong.
A family like the Luo family is completely different from a family like the Yuan family of the Three Kingdoms. The appeal and reputation of the Yuan family are not due to the four generations and three men. Who knows what the three men were in the late Eastern Han Dynasty?
Yuan's family formed a huge community of interests when she served as the third official. This interest group is headed by Yuan. This is the source of Yuan's appeal.
In other words, it was because Yuan, the eldest brother, was good at his job and could share benefits with his subordinates. Yuan was able to give what the emperor was unwilling to give, and this was the source of Yuan's reputation.
But can Luo give those powerful officials what they want?
cannot!
How could those two parties, who are completely different from Luo and have diametrically opposite interests, walk on the same path?
Over the past hundred years, more and more people in the world worship Luo Shi, and more and more people hate Luo Shi. This is an indisputable fact.
This is why Luo Wuji wanted to transfer the brave warriors to the Western Regions, and the family members were a little worried, because under the family's prosperous appearance, there was a crisis that was gradually emerging, and it was an irreconcilable crisis.
The only way is to reshuffle the cards, create chaos again, and purge all those corrupt bureaucrats and nobles, but in fact, the situation does not have to end at that point.
At least for now, no one dares to take action against Luo Shi.
Luo Sheng thought a lot, was silent for a long time, and then said in a deep voice: "The family is at its peak, and there are no signs yet. We can't hesitate because of possible dangers. We still have to go and take a look, but it's better to check. Horses and weapons, tell all tribesmen to be vigilant.”
"Here!"
Seeing Luo Sheng's insistence, the housekeeper responded softly.
Brother, if there is less verification, I'm afraid. I really don't mean to delete it layer by layer. I just write something based on the content in the book.
I decided that I would write two opposite conclusions in the future, so that there should be less evidence.
(End of chapter)
