Chapter 17 King Li who engages in patents (Part 2)

Madoudou was glad that he liked historical stories and legends, so Mother Zhi told him many biographical stories, including the story of Emperor Mu of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

Madoudou didn't know what dynasty was at this time, so he asked King Li cautiously, "Your Majesty, my sister and I are from the Western Tianshan Mountains. We don't know the etiquette of the Central Plains. Please forgive me, but I don't know the name of your Majesty?"

King Li was about to be angry, but then he thought about it and Madou Doudou said that they were from the Western Tianshan Mountains and it was normal not to know his name.

He introduced himself to Madou Dou and Zhi Guoguo in a calm tone, "Gu's surname is Ji and his given name is Hu. He is the son of Ji Xie (xiè), King of Zhou Yi. They call him King Li."

When Madoudou learned that the other party's identity was King Li, his little face turned pale with fright. He calmly took Zhi Guoguo's hand and took a step back.

This subtle movement was noticed by King Li, and he asked Madoudou with interest, "Are you afraid of me?"

Madoudou nodded and shook his head, which made King Li a little angry. "Are you afraid of me or not?"

After Zhi Guoguo's previous experiences, she didn't say a word during the whole process and just listened quietly.

Madoudou could only speak the truth out loud, "They say you are violent, arrogant and lewd, they say you have a bad temper and you are a slave to the common people..."

Before Madoudou could finish the rest of his words, King Li had pushed the bamboo slips in front of his desk to the ground. He was so angry that he walked away with his sleeves. Halfway through, he turned back and brought Madoudou and Zhizhi with him with an angry look on his face.

Guoguo left the palace.

Sitting on the carriage, Zhi Guoguo, who had been silent, finally couldn't help it. She hid behind Madou Dou and asked King Li in a low voice. "Your Majesty, where are you taking us?"

King Li closed his eyes and paid attention to Zhi Guoguo's words. After a long while, he replied, "I will take you to understand the sentiments of the people."

King Li first took the Zhima brothers and sisters to the fields, pointed to the ten thousand acres of fertile land and said, "This land belongs to the country. Is it wrong to levy taxes on them alone?"

Then King Li took the Zhima brothers and sisters to the mountain forest, pointing to the vast forest, "This tree belongs to the country. Is it wrong to levy taxes on them?"

King Li took the Zhima brothers and sisters to the river again. He pointed to the fishermen on the river and said, "This river belongs to the country, and the fish also belong to the country. Is it wrong to levy taxes on them?"

King Li vented his grievances and resentments to Madoudou and Zhiguoguo one by one.

In King Li's understanding, people had to pay taxes whether they were collecting herbs, cutting firewood, fishing, catching shrimps, or hunting birds and animals. They even had to pay money and materials to drink water and walk.

Because King Li's method of collecting taxes from the people was too advanced and could be described as unprecedented.

Even the remonstrators came to remonstrate and accused King Zhou Li of his faults and wrong actions that would cause resentment among the people. They compared the people to water, which can carry a boat and capsize it, but King Li still insisted on his own way.

Because King Li did not listen to his advice, the people revolted and wanted to kill King Zhou Li. The people's uprising was caused by his inability to comply with the people's will, and it was known in history as the "Chinese Rebellion".

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[The Sesame brothers and sisters have something to say]

King Li of Zhou, whose surname was Ji and whose given name was Hu, was named "husband harm" in the bronze inscriptions of the Western Zhou Dynasty. He was the son of King Yi of Zhou.

King Li was the tenth king of the Western Zhou Dynasty and reigned for about 16 years (reigned from about 857 BC to 842 BC, and the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasty was dated from 877 BC to 841 BC).

Some people say that the powerful Western Zhou Dynasty started by King Wen and King Wu of Zhou was defeated by King Li of Zhou.

King Zhou Li was different from the benevolence of his ancestors. He was a cruel and immoral monarch, thinking of ways to squeeze the people all day long, which caused the people to complain against him.

Looking at the reign of King Zhou Li from another angle, the Western Zhou Dynasty faced serious political, economic and military crises, especially the invasions of Nanhuai (huái) Yi and Gui (hè) Yi (yǔn), which threatened the capital. In order to save the capital, King Zhou Li

The rule of the Western Zhou Dynasty took a series of military actions externally, achieved victory, and established military exploits. Internally, it adopted high-pressure economic and political policies of "patent" and "mǐ", which led to riots among the people and the tyranny of the tyrant.
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