Chapter 204 Yang Feng comes and refuses to pay for food
At this time, another rumor was also brewing.
To the east of Taiyuan City, the Tenth Capital Camp of Yuci County.
"Are you talking nonsense?"
A group of young men surrounded a young man.
"Why did I lie to you? The River God has been a River God on the Yellow River for more than two hundred years and has always been very peaceful. It's not like we have never been to Shaanzhou. Have we ever heard of the River God in the past? Then why does he appear now?
Could it be that the dragon spirit of the Song Dynasty reappeared, alarming the river god, and knowing that the bloodline of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty still existed, he showed up to restore the Song Dynasty?
So who is the bloodline of this Song emperor?
Ambassador Yang!
This is known to everyone.
The White Lotus Sect all said that he was the reincarnation of King Ming, and there were rumors in Jiangnan that he was the reincarnation of Han Lin'er. He had gone to Huining and received Huizong's teachings, and he was now invulnerable and possessed all the magical powers.
Anything that happened six hundred years later is just a cover-up.
He just wanted to restore the Song Dynasty.
Maybe the River God was summoned by him, otherwise why would the River God appear all of a sudden?
They are acting."
The young man said.
"That makes sense, it's scary to think about it!"
A middle-aged man said with deep sympathy.
Everyone looked like they were suddenly enlightened.
"Then we must choose the Song Dynasty. The River God is a god. We will definitely support Ambassador Yang as the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Ambassador Yang is such a good person. Last time we followed Ambassador Yang, we ate dry food every day, and there were others every now and then.
Meat, and wages every day, which emperor has such good food?
During the Hu and Yuan Dynasties, there were excessive levies and excessive taxes, and the Zhu family emperor had strict rules, making it difficult to do business.
What's more, the officials are all southerners.
If Ambassador Yang became emperor, wouldn't we be happy?"
Another person said.
"right!"
“Ambassador Yang is a good person!”
…
Then everyone agreed.
Yuci is the closest to Taiyuan. During the last siege of the Jin Palace, the first people hired by Yang Feng were Yangqu, Yuci, and Taiyuan counties. However, because Yangqu County was in the city, it was a little later, but Yuci could do it.
It can be said that they were the first to be employed in large numbers. It can be said that they were the ones who enjoyed the longest time with Yang Feng last time. They had enough to eat every day, ate meat and drank alcohol and received high salaries. They still miss the days when they had enough to eat and drink. Of course, they regard Ambassador Yang as
A living Bodhisattva.
"Not only that, I heard Mr. Wang next to Ambassador Yang saying that Ambassador Yang seems to be discussing with the River God. If Shanxi returns to the Song Dynasty, we will equalize the land in Shanxi and free grain."
The young man said.
"What?"
…
There were screams all around.
"Think about it, the River God is a god. Of course gods don't ask for money from the world. Maybe he will return to his divine home after the restoration of the Song Dynasty. Ambassador Yang has the ability to open a factory and a bank in the capital. He can earn more than
Shanxi Province has more taxes. It is also proficient in various methods to turn Huining into a granary. Lao Hu, you have been to Huining. You know what kind of place it is. How capable you are to turn it into a granary.
It is not an exaggeration to say that he can turn stones into gold. He even knows how to turn stones into gold. When he goes to Liaodong, there are silver mountains to mine. When he goes to Fusang, Fusang has silver that is said to be inexhaustible. He has this ability.
To plunder it from us ordinary people?
Ambassador Yang probably wouldn't hesitate to take a look at our little money.
So what taxes does he collect?
As for the equalization of land, it seems that it was proposed by the River God. The River God said that if the people all chose the Song Dynasty, he would eventually have to give some gifts to the people. In this case, let the people who till the land have their own land.
Let everyone have space."
The young man said excitedly.
Those young and strong people were very excited. It must be said that equalizing land and exempting grain was an absolutely unsolvable weapon in any feudal era. Even if the problem of land annexation was not very serious at this time, and the proportion of self-cultivated farmers in Shanxi was already very high.
But equalizing farmland and freeing grain is still enough to make them excited.
What's more, this is indeed very possible.
Ambassador Yang can turn stone into gold wherever he goes.
It's not like Shanxi merchants didn't go to Liaodong. The King of Liao is now very prosperous, and the silver mines in Liaodong are also being mined. Although it is an exaggeration to say that Huining's land reclamation has turned into a granary, those land reclamation teams have indeed planted crops in Huining.
food.
And the harvest is pretty good.
The soybean yield per mu is higher than that in Shanxi.
Not to mention that the mountains of gold and silver in the Japanese country have been blown away to the point where it’s like digging up a stone and turning it into gold and silver in the blink of an eye.
If he has this ability, why does he need the two million stone tax in Shanxi that year?
"But even if we choose the Song Dynasty, will the Zhu family emperor agree? If he doesn't agree in the end, won't he have to go to war? It's only been more than 20 years of Ansheng's life, and we can't go to war again."
Another person said worriedly.
In fact, everyone is not stupid, and they can guess that the ownership of Shanxi will be determined by the people's choice. This is a bit naive.
but……
"What are you afraid of? We have the River God and Ambassador Yang. One of them is a god and the other is invincible. As long as they take action, they are not sure to win. The emperor is old and there are not many veterans left. Only Wei Guogong
Is it possible that someone like this can defeat Ambassador Yang?
What's more, those military households are also human beings, and they don't want to share the land and get rid of food?"
The person next to me said.
"Yes, we have gods. With Ambassador Yang leading us, how can we lose? Let's choose the Song Dynasty. If Duke Wei dares to break his promise, we will drive him out of Shanxi. We will support Ambassador Yang as emperor!"
Another person said.
The key is not the choice of the people, the key is He Shen and Ambassador Yang. They support the choice of the people. Of course, the simple choice of the people cannot determine the ownership of Shanxi, but the cooperation of He Shen and Ambassador Yang is enough to decide the ownership of Shanxi. They have boundless power.
The gods and the other are invincible generals. If they join forces, no one in the Ming Dynasty can defeat them. As long as the people make a choice, as long as they support the people's choice, then the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has no other choice but to accept the reality.
.
This is the key.
"Yes, choose Song Dynasty!"
"We can't just choose ourselves, and tell other cities and counties separately that we can choose Da Song Dynasty together!"
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The young people were excited.
It was as if they had seen how they were living a good life with Ambassador Yang.
Of course, they didn't know that Ambassador Yang spread all this deliberately.
but……
Return to Song Dynasty?
What a hairy Song!
Does Ambassador Yang have a close relationship with the cellar owner of Five Kingdoms City?
He could only tolerate this title while holding back his disgust.
But you can use this slogan to cause trouble!
His fundamental purpose is to cultivate a group of rebellious people who can think independently. But if he wants the people who have been tamed by the imperial power for generations to learn to think independently, then they must first break away from the imperial power ideologically, and they must redefine themselves and the imperial power.
relationship, and the current imperial power is that of Zhu Yuanzhang and the Ming Dynasty, so they must first be separated from the Ming Dynasty.
Leave first, then talk about anything else.
the next day.
"You have to be a rebel first!"
Ambassador Yang sighed with emotion.
Wang Ping came over uneasily...
"Ambassador, there were rumors last night that the imperial court wanted to massacre the Jin Dynasty in five directions. Now the people are a little uneasy."
He said carefully.
Of course, it is more accurate to say that the elders are very uneasy.
These old guys are very afraid of death. Although they have Ambassador Yang's support, they still need Ambassador Yang to give them reassurance.
"Don't worry, don't say that I haven't heard this statement at all. Even if it is true, I will keep you safe and sound. Besides, your emperor is already in his twilight years. How can he have the energy to do this? His bald head will only bother his children and grandchildren. He is very busy, not to mention that the south is still conquering Annan!
Five ways to slaughter Jin?
Where can he find the army that slaughtered Jin from five directions?"
Yang Feng said.
The attack on Annan has begun.
However, the distance here is too far. The only news he can get right now is that King Chu's army has crossed Zhennanguan and the defenders of Annan have surrendered. After all, the Ming army's banner is to accuse Hu Jiya, not to destroy Annan. At this time, because The Ming army conquered the Japanese country, which can be said to have made those small countries tremble. Basically, seeing the Ming army move south, most of the Annan local tycoons were ready to welcome the king's army. However, they were not prepared to encounter real resistance in the north. , the main battlefield envisioned is still the water transportation node in Zhiling.
As for the outcome of the battle, there will be no surprises.
The war with Annan was never a matter of fighting.
As long as supplies can be delivered, as long as the plague in the rainy season is avoided, beating them is just a trivial matter. The key is to control after the attack. This is the key. Fortunately, with the Japanese model, the powerful people in Annan should not mind selling Hu Jiya.
"Young ones can just say it. There is an ambassador who can make decisions for the young ones. There is nothing to be afraid of."
Wang Ping quickly flattered him.
By this time, rumors had spread extremely quickly.
The elders were also very uneasy.
Now that we have Ambassador Yang, everyone can rest assured.
As for the rumors…
There's nothing strange about that.
More than 300,000 people crowded around Taiyuan. What kind of rumors weren’t there? They were all doing nothing, so it’s strange that there weren’t any rumors in this situation. As for the Five-Road Massacre of Jin, if you think about it, you know they are all nonsense. Still. It would be even more outrageous to say that the River God wants to equalize the land and avoid food. The River God and Ambassador Yang are both here. When have you ever heard them have similar intentions?
Besides, these elders actually know some inside information. Although it may not be complete, they are not ignorant.
The river god and so on are actually the infighting among the top brass of the Ming Dynasty.
Or the battle for the crown prince.
Emperor Taisun and Ambassador Yang took advantage of them. They took advantage of this opportunity and everyone took advantage of each other.
But if Ambassador Yang rebels, just laugh about it.
It is also a joke that Ambassador Yang is a descendant of Song Huizong. Ambassador Yang has long scoffed at this statement, and even when he mentioned Song Huizong, he was obviously still full of contempt.
"Do you have all the candidates?"
Yang Feng asked.
"It will take a day or two to get back to the ambassador. You also know that there are too many people, and each clan is dissatisfied with each other. It is difficult to choose at once. Some of them had fights yesterday because of the election. But ambassador, please Don’t worry, it will be completed the day after tomorrow. Elders, I would also like to ask the ambassador, which side does the ambassador think the people will choose in the end?"
Wang Ping asked.
In fact, they were worried that people would choose Song Dynasty.
That would be embarrassing.
After all, the elders have never thought of rebelling, but if the people choose the Song Dynasty and Wei Guogong refuses to keep his promise, they will be caught in the middle. It can be said that neither end is human. Of course Wei Guogong knows that they are the organization
Otherwise, the Duke of Wei believed that they were deliberately rebellious. For the young men of their hometown clan, they were the leaders. At this time, they needed to take the lead in forcing Duke Wei to abide by their promise.
It's a pity that they suddenly became the leaders of the rebellion.
So they are really worried!
“Did the Ming Dynasty impose excessive taxes and levies?”
Yang Feng asked.
"That's not to say that your Majesty loves the people like his own children, and he will collect as much tax as he needs to. He will not dare to collect more than a bushel in the local area. Anyone who dares to levy excessive taxes should be skinned by your Majesty."
Wang Ping said quickly.
"Is the Song Dynasty better than the Ming Dynasty?"
Yang Feng asked.
"Well, I don't know what the Song Dynasty was like. It was almost three hundred years ago. Not to mention the little ones, even my ancestors don't remember it. But it seems that Emperor Huiqin of the Song Dynasty couldn't even protect his wife and daughter. He was
People were taken away like pigs and dogs. Compared with the current emperor, he was really not worthy of carrying shoes. If I were to choose, of course I would choose the Ming Dynasty.
Even though the Ming Dynasty had some shortcomings, such as too many rules, uneasy merchants, and the title of vassal king, at least it had the backbone, could fight, and could protect the people to live and work in peace and contentment. Although the vassal kings would inevitably bully the people, compared with Mongolia and Semu,
, that kind of oppression is not worth mentioning at all.
What kind of oppression does the vassal king have? The ambassador has never seen the younger ones pass by.
The vassal king at least did not dare to kill the common people. The Jin king was tyrannical and did kill people, but the ones he killed were his military guards. He had no right to control the citizenship of Taiyuan Prefecture.
But in the past during the Hu Yuan Dynasty, the lives of our people were worth a donkey.
The young ones really support Ming Dynasty.
In the Hu Yuan era, the young people lived like dogs, but in the Ming Dynasty, they were at least human beings."
Wang Ping said.
"Then why are you following me to make trouble?"
Yang Feng said.
He didn't expect that this guy had a very high opinion of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Well, Ambassador, people always want to have more points. It is true that the vassal kings are not as cruel as the Mongols who oppressed the people in the past, but wouldn't it be better if we didn't? Although we support the Ming Emperor, we don't also want him to have fewer rules.
Do you want to order?
When there was no chance in the past, the young ones didn’t dare. At most, they thought to themselves, but now that there is a chance, why not give it a try? There are ambassadors on the left and right to support the young ones, and His Majesty the Emperor does not dare to do anything to us.
, if this happens, won’t the little ones live a better life?”
Wang Ping said.
"People are miserable and not satisfied, so now that they have reached Long, they will return to Shu!"
Yang Feng sighed with emotion.
Wang Ping just kept smiling.
So the gentry in the late Ming Dynasty tried this step by step.
They are always dissatisfied when it comes to interests.
Always look forward to Shu.
They were not disloyal to the Ming Dynasty. In fact, even the Shanxi merchants at the end of the Ming Dynasty knew that a Han emperor was better than a foreign conqueror after all. They would not have seen slaves killing people who had no food. They knew very well that they were different from those who had no food.
Human beings are compatriots. Jian slaves could kill people without food just like dogs because of lack of food. Then when necessary, they would kill them like dogs. However, the Ming Emperor treated them as human beings after all. But in the face of interests, they always did not know
Satisfied, they will ignore everything else when it comes to interests, and will do anything as long as they can benefit themselves.
Even if you betray the Ming Emperor.
Just like now, they know that Zhu Yuanzhang is a good emperor, but in the face of interests, they will still follow Yang Feng to cause trouble.