When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
This proverb is perfectly suitable to describe Taihu City.
Taihu City is located in a remote location with many mountains, rivers and hills, resulting in poor agriculture and animal husbandry, and no mineral resources or other profit-making industries, so it has always been relatively poor during the previous dynasty.
But since Su Hanlin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Taihu City has transformed, flying up the branches and becoming a phoenix. Not only does it not have to pay taxes to the empire every year, the national treasury will allocate a large amount of gold, silver, and food, making Taihu City, which was not rich, suddenly become more powerful.
stand up.
The city walls are built tall and towering, roads are built in all directions, and the houses are spacious and bright.
To say which city in the south has had the least disaster caused by the drought, it has to be Taihu City, because every household has food. As long as they are not lazy people, the food stacks at home are full. If you can tighten your belt, you can save food.
, it won’t be a problem to eat it for two or three years.
Officials have also done a great job. They became alert at the first sign of drought and built dams across the country to store water. As soon as the drought showed its seriousness, they immediately ordered to stop farmland irrigation and abandon farmland to conserve water.
Nothing else. The official granaries in the county and state cities are full. The officials are confident that even if they don't farm for a year, the people will not starve to death. But if they don't have water for a year, it will definitely be a big disaster.
disaster.
Facts have proved that the decision of Taihu City officials was extremely wise and saved the lives of thousands of people in Taihu City.
Since the drought, the people of Taihu City have never stopped drinking water. Although a person can only receive a bowl of water a day, everyone is still alive, and there is hope for living.
Although the people were worried, they still lived peacefully. No one made a fuss, and no one rebelled, because everyone had hope in their hearts, and the actions of the officials also gave them the confidence to survive the drought.
After all, I don’t feel panic because I have food at home.
"If every household in Dayu could live and work in peace and contentment like the people of Taihu City, what kind of prosperous country would that be?"
"If everyone is well fed and clothed, if there is surplus grain in the warehouse, and money in hand, why should I worry about the instability of the country?"
"It's a pity, it's a pity. These thousands of lights are just a dream. They are built by me allocating food every year. Once I stop its food funding and restore its taxes, it will be restored to its original shape in a few years."
"Hey, do the poor people in the world deserve to suffer and be hungry for the rest of their lives? Can't they live a happy life with rice and flour every day, and fish and meat every day?"
Su Hanlin stood on the wall of Taihu City, looking at the lights of thousands of houses in the city, feeling filled with emotion.
Dressed in coarse linen clothes, he looked like there was nothing special about him.
If he were walking on the street wearing this outfit, at most some people would look at him twice and feel that this thin, white-haired old man was quite powerful. Those who were curious might even guess his identity.
That's all.
Emperor Su Huang stepped down from the dragon chair, took off his dragon robe, and put on coarse linen clothes. He was now a rather powerful old man.
He is slightly taller than Su Hanju who is standing next to him by half a head. His body is extremely thin, his skin is dull and rough, his beard and hair are pale, his face has many and deep wrinkles, his eye sockets are sunken, his eyes are slightly cloudy, and his face is too thin and collapsed.
Go down.
There was an air of death about him.
"Brother, you have done enough and done well. Just put it down and enjoy two years of peace and happiness. Look at how hard you have worked all this time." Su Hanju stood beside Su Hanlin and said with heartache and concern.
"Ha, you have the nerve to say that." Su Hanlin sneered and said, "I asked you to go to the imperial capital to chat with me to relieve your boredom. Have you been there? In the end, I have to drag my half-dead body all the way to see you."
"Aren't we afraid of causing trouble to you, big brother?" Su Han touched his nose and laughed dryly.
"It's too much trouble. Let whoever wants to talk talk. They said they were tired and annoyed, so they naturally shut up." Su Hanlin said angrily.
"Hanju, you say"
"Um?"
"Is it really impossible to achieve prosperity like this?" Su Hanlin asked, pointing to thousands of lights.
"Don't you think it's ridiculous and sad that such a huge behemoth as the empire needs the poor people at the bottom of society to carry it forward? There is really no way to exempt people from taxes and let them live a stable and prosperous life
Isn’t it? Not to mention eating a lot of fish and meat every day, but eating one meal every three to five days is not too much, right?"
Su Hanju frowned and said, "Without taxes, there is no money. Without money, how can the empire raise troops and horses? How can it build canals and pave roads? How can it provide food relief for disasters? Without money, you can't even pay officials' salaries. Officials have no salaries and can't have enough to eat. Then,
Why don’t they all go home and farm?”
"So we have to change, change from the root, abolish this old and unreasonable system, and establish a new system that is truly good for the people." Su Hanlin's cloudy eyes suddenly lit up.
"How to abolish it? How to establish it?" Su Hanju asked curiously.
Su Hanlin was silent and did not answer Su Hanju's question.
Because this is an extremely complex problem, it took him more than thirty years to figure out a path that he didn't know was possible.
It's a pity that his life has come to an end and he has no time to verify the feasibility of this path. He can only leave this important task to the next emperor to practice. All he can do is to remove as many obstacles as possible before he dies.
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"I heard about Su Yang." After a long silence, Su Hanlin suddenly said.
"I did not teach my son well. The evil son Su Yang has disgraced the reputation of the Su family and brought shame to all the ancestors. Please punish me severely!" Su Han said in shame.
"I gave Zhang Xiaopeng an arrow of the emperor's order, so that the boy can take revenge with peace of mind." Su Hanlin said.
"It's right to let others take revenge, and Su Yang's death in the hands of Zhang Xiaozu is also deserved." Su Hanju said.
Even though he knew that Su Yang was guilty of death, just talking about his life and death like this made Su Hanju feel uncontrollably sad and unable to let go.
After all, Su Yang is his son, and the tiger poison doesn't even eat its children.
"But it also gives Su Yang a chance to survive." Su Hanlin said again.
"How do you say that?" Su Hanju frowned.
"I will give Zhang Xiaozhu and Niu Dawa a chance to take revenge. If their revenge is avenged, Su Yang deserves it. If they fail to take revenge and are killed by Su Yang, then this blood feud will disappear with the death of both of them. Su Yang
The evil deeds that Yang did will not be known to the public as they died. At that time, I will take Su Yang to the imperial capital and let him live out his life honestly." Su Hanlin said.
"Doing this would be unfair to Zhang Xiaopeng and Zhang Xiaopeng." Su Han said.
"This world is inherently unfair." Su Hanlin said.
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Looking at the burning bonfire in front of him and recalling Qi Yoyo's whisper in his ear, Zhang Xiaozhu couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
He thought that the man on the dragon throne was really that wise and was willing to redress the injustices of the people who died tragically in Liujiacun. It turned out that he was just showing off and drawing a big, round and beautiful cake for him.
Moreover, the picture is still a discus. If you bite it in one bite, you will accidentally knock out all your teeth, and you may even die.
Why did the old prince ask him to go away quietly because he was old? It turned out that his real intention was to stop them from publicizing Su Yang's evil deeds everywhere.
To put it bluntly, just take your revenge quietly and don't tell anyone else.
Will Su Yang be killed obediently?
Certainly not.
In other words, if he and Niu Dawa were killed by Su Yang, no one would seek revenge from Su Yang, and no one would seek revenge from Su Yang, so the matter would naturally be settled.
Zhang Xiaozhu was furious. If Qi Yoyo hadn't pointed it out to him, he would still be holding the discus happily.
He couldn't help but have a terrible thought in his heart. He wanted to slap Su Hanlin in the mouth with the sole of his shoe, slap him with two soles, and see if he could explain the matter in one or two sentences. He had to use Wan Zanggou. It was interesting.
?
Snapped!
A bone suddenly flew across the air and hit Zhang Xiaopou accurately on the head. His body flew away and rolled on the ground for more than ten times before he stopped.
Zhang Xiaozu climbed up with a calm expression and patted the dirt off his body.
He was used to such attacks.
On the way out of Fuzhou City, Rakshasa kept enjoying it, beating him, scolding him and humiliating him, just to see him angry, but powerless and helpless.
At first, he was indeed extremely angry, his eyes almost bursting out, his steel teeth shattered, and he desperately fought against Rakshasa, but what he got in exchange was Rakshasa's even more ruthless humiliation and ridicule.
Gradually, he calmed down. No matter how Rakshasa beat him or humiliated him, he suppressed his anger and did not show it on his face, nor did he ask for trouble or humiliation.
He had to admit that Rakshasa's power made him feel powerless. He boasted that he would find opportunities for revenge, but in the face of absolutely powerful strength, such opportunities were too difficult to find.
"Boy, didn't you say you wanted to find an opportunity to kill me? Why didn't you poison the barbecue? You couldn't seize the opportunity even if I gave it to you. What a waste!" Rakshasa's sneer came from afar.
He just deliberately took out the meat and asked Zhang Xiaozu to roast it, so as to give Zhang Xiaozu a chance to poison him. Then he would eat the poisoned meat while Zhang Xiaozu was looking at him, and finally he would foam at the mouth and die in front of Zhang Xiaozu.
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When Zhang Xiaozu thought that the great revenge had been avenged and cried with joy, he would pat his butt and stand up like a normal person, and tease Zhang Xiaozu severely to see how angry and embarrassed he was.
He admitted that this was a very boring and low-level taste, but he didn't feel bored at all when it was used to tease Zhang Xiaozu, because Zhang Xiaozu's stubborn and cold eyes aroused his desire to conquer.
Zhang Xiaozu was like an unruly wild horse, and he wanted to tame this wild horse and make Zhang Xiaozu surrender under his feet.
In this way, Zhang Xiaopeng will be able to be used by him after he joins the Six Gates.
But Zhang Xiaozu's wild horse seemed not easy to tame, and every time Zhang Xiaozu looked at him with that forbearing and plain look, he couldn't help but feel palpitations in his heart, which made him very uncomfortable.
In addition, Zhang Xiaozhu became more and more calm in response to his various humiliations, which also made him uncomfortable.
Just like now, he used bones to smash Zhang Xiaopou several feet away, and also used sarcastic and provocative words, but Zhang Xiaopou never said a word from the beginning to the end, and did not even look at him, treating him as if he was nothing.
He was about to get angry and give Zhang Xiaopou a hard blow, when footsteps suddenly came from the distant night.
rub rub rub
In the silent night without the roar of insects and beasts, the sound of empty footsteps can be heard from a long distance.