The reason why Zhang Yanling asked Jiang Yuanchun so much was not because he meant to embarrass Jiang Yuanchun. Zhang Yanling wanted to find out why banditry was so serious here.
Since these gangsters are so resistant to being far away and regard them as enemies, then by scolding Jiang Yuanchun, I might be able to emotionally resonate with these gangsters and find out some real reasons.
"Is your name Qi Yan?" Zhang Yanling asked in a deep voice.
Qi Yanming looked at Zhang Yanling and said proudly: "I won't change my name in business or my surname. It's Qi Yanming."
"Do you know who I am?" Zhang Yanling asked.
"I don't care who you are. In my eyes, you are all lackeys of the imperial court who oppress the people, colluding with dog officials like Jiang Yuanchun." Qi Yanming said loudly.
"Are you brave? You don't want to live anymore, do you? This is Zhang Houye, the Marquis of Jianchang in the Ming Dynasty. Don't be presumptuous." Chen Shiyi shouted in a deep voice.
Qi Yanming was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said: "What about Zhang Houye and Li Houye can't scare me. So what about the Marquis?"
Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Qi Yanming, it seems that you are really an unruly person. In your eyes, there is no royal law, no dignity, no rules, right or wrong?"
Qi Yanming sneered and said: "The imperial court treats us people as livestock and is indifferent to our life and death. Why should we abide by the royal laws and regulations? How can we still respect you when we can't survive? You are so superior that you drink human blood and eat human flesh.
Breaking the bones and sucking the marrow, exploiting the people. In our eyes, you people are our enemies. We would like to peel off your skin and cramp your muscles, and talk about the rules of kings and kings. Isn't it a joke."
"Insolent!" Jiang Yuanchun shouted loudly: "It seems that if I don't give you some pain, you don't know how powerful you are. Mr. Marquis, there is no need to be polite to these gangsters. These people are lawless and there is no reason to talk to them."
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "County Magistrate Jiang, don't talk nonsense. I think they are still reasonable. It's just that we have our own reasons and they have theirs, it's just different reasons."
Jiang Yuanchun was stunned and thought to himself: I'm afraid you, the Marquis, are a little strange. You will be scolded by him for a while. Let's see if you can still remain calm.
Zhang Yanling turned to Qi Yanming and said in a deep voice: "Qi Yanming, I heard that you have read a book? You don't look like a very evil person, so how come you want to become a bandit and become a bandit? The business of gathering in the mountains and forests to rob houses is also
It’s not a decent thing to do.”
Qi Yanming sneered and said: "But who is willing to die if there is a way to survive? You are a high-ranking prince and don't know the sufferings of the people. I'm afraid you are also a fool who can ask, 'Why not eat minced meat?' The reason why we gathered in the mountains and forests is because of the people in the court
There are idiots like you who only care about your own happiness and don't care about the life and death of the people."
Chen Shiyi glared and wanted to scold him, but Zhang Yanling waved his hand to stop him.
"Qi Yanming, it seems that you are trying to undermine the imperial court, right? It's not as simple as robbing families and robbing houses." Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice.
Qi Yanming said loudly: "If necessary, what if I go against it? It's a pity that I, Qi Yanming, fell into your hands, and I'm afraid my life will be short. If not, I, Qi Yanming, will kill all the heads of you dog officials and do justice for heaven."
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Zhang Yanling stood up, walked slowly to Qi Yanming, and muttered: "After all, you didn't tell me what happened to make you so angry. Although our Ming Dynasty is not a peaceful and prosperous era,
It’s not as if the people are in dire straits. You people like to talk about doing justice for heaven and for the people. Is it just to find an excuse for your atrocities of killing people, setting fires and looting everywhere?"
Qi Yanming sneered and said: "Excuse? Are you blind? Go and ask the people. Apart from other places, in the area under the jurisdiction of Zhending Mansion, do the people still have a way to survive? How have the people lived over the years?
In those days, it was enough to barely have enough food to eat. Now, you have gone even harder, and the people
We have no way to survive. Just wait, I believe it won't be long before you know what the consequences will be. The government forces the people to rebel, and when the time comes, the flag of righteousness will be raised high and we will seize the world. I call you a bunch of dog officials who are knocking the bones and sucking the marrow.
You were so scared that you peed your pants. I told you to die without a burial place."
Zhang Yanling frowned and said, "Qi Yanming. What exactly happened here?"
Qi Yanming said: "Don't pretend to be confused. How could you not know what happened? Over the years, the court ordered us Hebei people to raise horses for the court's use. Originally, ten households raised one horse in total, and the people could barely tolerate the horse.
The imperial court wanted horses that were strong and strong so that they could be used in battles. So they were fed fine materials. Did the officials?
Come for random inspections. If it is found that the horses are not eating well, they will be severely punished. Horses need to eat special grass, so we people have to plant grass to feed horses. People do not have many acres of land, so they have to plant grass to feed horses separately.
.Hehe, people have no food to eat, so they have to give good food to the horses. People are not as good as horses, and people are not as good as animals. This is what the imperial court does."
Zhang Yanling frowned and thought, what Qi Yanming said is nothing new. The Ming Dynasty was short of horses. In order to supply the army and officials, the people did order the people to raise horses. Ten households raised one horse, which is not a heavy burden. However,
If the people are unable to make a living, it will probably be a huge burden.
"...Horses are kept in people's homes as if they are for the ancestors. If the horse is sick, lame or thin, the people will suffer. If a horse dies and is useless, the court will ask the people to pay ten times the compensation. This is
Is this something a human being can do? Only a wolf-hearted person can be so cruel to the people... Only a person who has no descendants would come up with such an idea..." Qi Yanming cursed loudly.
Zhang Yanling frowned and said: "Is there such a thing? I remember that the imperial court raised horses and didn't say that they would pay ten times the compensation for the loss of the horses..."
Qi Yanming scolded: "Can I still lie and deceive? Ask that dog officer Jiang Yuanchun if what I said is the truth."
Zhang Yanling looked at Jiang Yuanchun. Jiang Yuanchun said hurriedly: "Master Hou, the thing is like this, this is an additional provision of the regulations for people to raise horses. The main reason is that these unscrupulous people are very good at taking advantage of loopholes. They don't want to raise horses, so they often deliberately mess with them.
Death. A horse is worth twenty or thirty taels of silver.
The family pooled together two or three taels of silver to compensate and settled the matter. But what the court wanted was horses. If they did this, how could the court get the horses? In order to prevent them from doing this, the court issued an order to increase the compensation tenfold.
The purpose of the rules is to prevent them from doing so."
Before Zhang Yanling heard this, he heard Qi Yanming shouting loudly: "Guan Guan, which common people would do this deliberately? Even if there are, they are very few. This is not because the common people really cannot afford to serve these horses."
It takes three years to raise a horse, and it takes more than hundreds of taels of labor and money? It turns out that as a Ming Dynasty
People, it's okay to provide some horses to share the worries of the court. But on the one hand, you seize the people's land, and the people have become tenant farmers, farming for others, and the whole family can't have enough to eat. How can you provide for the horses? Everyone has no money.
If you can't survive, how can you keep the horses well? Even if the people deliberately kill the horses, there is nothing they can do."
Jiang Yuanchun shouted: "Those are the rules set by the imperial court. It's useless for you to talk about breaking the sky."
Qi Yanming sneered and said: "What are you talking about? You dog officials don't care about the life and death of the people. How many unscrupulous things have you done? Take this ten-fold compensation as an example. Not only do your officials not care about the people,
, and you also deliberately used this matter to make money. You sent people to deliberately kill the horses raised by the people, just to ask the people to pay ten times the money. Put the money into your own pockets. Isn't this an unscrupulous act?
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Zhang Yanling frowned and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Jiang Yuanchun said hurriedly: "Master Hou, don't listen to this guy's nonsense. Can you believe what this kind of thief says? I have never heard of such a thing. This guy just slanders casually, don't pay attention to it."
Zhang Yanling was silent, but knew in his heart that something like this would definitely be done. Wherever there are benefits, there will be people who will take risks. Moreover, the benefits of doing this are huge, and the reasons for exploiting the people are sufficient and legitimate. Killing the horses of the people
, you have to pay ten times the compensation, and then buy a horse to make up for it, and the remaining money can be divided up. This is a matter of great benefit. If this is done on a large scale, it will simply be a huge source of wealth.
road.
"...Humph, I'm slandering you? I'm going to be beheaded by you soon, why are you slandering me? After all, these things are in the minority, but they can be tolerated. In the past few months, the court has intensified its torment.
Common people. In March, an announcement was made that the ten households raising horses would be replaced by five families raising horses together. The common people can no longer afford it. You still have to tie ropes around the common people's necks for fear that the common people will not die. You are so cruel.
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"... When the common people learned about this, they knew they couldn't afford it, so they came to you for advice. As a result, Zhending Mansion sent people to drive them away, saying that the common people were causing trouble. Many common people were arrested. The common people can't afford to offend you, so they can afford to hide.
Many people took their families and wandered out to beg for food. Maybe they could survive if they begged for food, but they would definitely not survive if they stayed. However, the imperial court sent a thief censor to arrest the displaced people, saying that they were
Bandits. Unless you are willing to work as tenants to farm land and raise horses, and promise never to escape, you will be sent to prison as hard labor in the army. You bunch of beasts are just trying to force everyone to death. The captured people will become tenants, those
The land of the rich families will be cultivated and will not become barren. But the common people have become permanent hard labor. You are all eating to your heart's content, while the common people have no way to survive."
"I, Qi Yanming, studied in my early years and came from a well-off family. However, I was forced to have no other choice. So I joined Xifeng Village and went to Luocao. At least I was not exploited by you. Many people also had no choice but to go to Luocao. They were all forced by you. In a few days
I accidentally went down the mountain before
I was captured by you, that’s why my brother from Xifeng Village came to rescue me. We are indeed bandits, but who wants to do this? Isn’t there no way to survive? Besides, thieves in the forest are more loyal than you damn ones.
Xifengzhai robs the rich and gives relief to the poor
People, you risked more than a dozen lives to save me. This is all an act of loyalty. You are far more loyal than you people who talk about loyalty. You people have no conscience and are ruthless people.
.I don’t have to grind my teeth with you.
Just wait, sooner or later the common people will rise up and kill you all. If you people are not eradicated, the common people will not have a good life. Well, what's the use of telling you this? Why am I telling you so much? It's a waste of words.
.Bah!”
Zhang Yanling stood there, listening to Qi Yanming's endless and passionate words, and was quite shocked. On the way back, he had already witnessed the tragic situation of some victims. Now hearing these things again, Zhang Yanling was extremely shaken.
Big touch.
If what Qi Yanming said is true, it would be terrible. The imperial court has exploited and oppressed the people to such an extent. How can we blame the bandits and thieves for running amok? How can we blame the world for being unstable?