Chapter 554 I plan for the world, but I don't care about the little people
But Zhao Kui dared not agree to this request no matter what. If he agreed, he would immediately be criticized by thousands of people, become a scum among the scholar-bureaucrats, and be written down in the notebooks of literati and be infamy for thousands of years.
After those scholar-bureaucrats became high-ranking officials in the imperial court, Zhao Kui knew very well what they would do after handling official documents.
It is nothing more than using righteous means to rob, annex land, seize shops, demand ice and carbon, and find ways to get money.
Wen Yanbo once said that in the Song Dynasty, "the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats jointly ruled the world." The poor people were responsible for providing them with abundant nourishment, and then died of hunger.
What's more, if you become a high-ranking official in the imperial court, you will receive an extremely generous salary. For example, Bao Qingtian, the governor of Kaifeng in the past, was clean and honest, but his income level was top-notch.
When Bao Zheng was appointed as the Yin of Kaifeng Prefecture, he held three official positions at the same time, namely, direct bachelor of Longtuge, and doctor of Yousi of Shangshu Province, who had the right to know the affairs of Kaifeng Prefecture.
According to the "Jiayoulu Order" from the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the annual salary of a direct bachelor of Longtuge is: 1,656 copper coins, 10 pieces of silk, 34 pieces of silk, 2 pieces of Luo, and 100 pieces of cotton.
2. According to the Records of Official Officials in the History of the Song Dynasty, Bao Zheng's annual salary as the governor of Kaifeng was: 19,200 guan in copper coins (18,000 guan for envoys and 1,200 guan for additional payments),
Three hundred and sixty stones of grain (half each of rice and wheat), 240 bundles of firewood, and 480 bundles of hay.
In addition, Bao Zheng was also allocated 2,000 acres of arable land allocated by the court for free, and was allowed to collect rent without paying national taxes. If the annual rent was one shi meter, that would be 2,000 shi per year.
The physical income converted into money according to the prices at that time was about one thousand guan, plus the cash income of 28,856 guan, the total income was 21,856 guan in copper coins, which was more than what some states paid in a year.
The tax revenue is even higher. After calculation, Bao Zheng’s annual salary reached more than 13 million yuan in later generations.
This is still the salary of an upright official.
If it were Cai Jing, the grand master of the subjugated country, there were many people in the kitchen who were responsible for chopping onions. On his birthday, his son-in-law alone would give him 100,000 yuan every year. You can imagine how rich Cai Jing was.
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Of course, in the end, all the money went into the Jurchens' pockets.
However, since Zhao Gou established a foothold in Lin'an and stabilized the southern area, and the Shaoxing peace talks were held, and the world has been peaceful for more than ten years, officials at all levels in the court have long been full of confusion.
Now is the harvest season.
"Master Taiwei, you must not do it. The country does not kill scholar-bureaucrats based on their words, and it treats officials preferentially. If Master Taiwei asks for it like this, it will definitely lose the hearts of the people and no one will respond. In the end, the Taiwei will be alone and have no one to use.
Isn’t it difficult to be ambitious?”
Zhao Kui cried and knelt on the ground, trying hard to dissuade him.
Even though he was Feng Zhou's friend, he didn't dare to show off the uprightness of a scholar-bureaucrat. He laughed and cursed all in the style of the article. He just knelt on the ground and begged.
Feng Zhou laughed and said: "When I enter Lin'an, they will no longer be high-ranking officials. They will all become common people. I am planning for the world, so I will not care about the common people."
"Lieutenant, these are Dong Zhuo's words!" Zhao Kui said in shock.
"Yes, since I am so unpopular, I will definitely lose people's hearts. In this way, the Song Dynasty can continue to expand, and you don't have to worry! Lose some money and save a country. Isn't this what you scholar-bureaucrats often do?
"After Feng Zhou finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to stop Zhao Kui from speaking, and then said: "This matter has been settled. You go back and inform Chen Kangbo, Wan Qi and others to empty their treasury. Everything can be discussed easily. Otherwise, even if you search
Shan Jianhai, I have to deal with their family too!"
Zhao Kui wanted to say more, but Feng Zhou didn't give him a chance and summoned two guards to take him out.
As soon as Zhao Kui left, Feng Zhou began to publish a newspaper, claiming that the peace crisis was all due to treacherous ministers in the DPRK. They formed cliques for personal gain, took bribes, betrayed the country and harmed the people, and were war criminals who caused this war.
Not only that, the Di newspaper also published a list of these war criminals, a total of forty-three. The first few were the political ministers of the DPRK, including Chen Kangbo, Shi Hao, Wan Qi and others.
When the news spread, the whole country was in uproar.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that these forty-three people are the key members of senior officials at all levels in the court. Once these forty-three people are dealt with, it will be the same as a thorough cleaning of the Song Dynasty Hall.
"Lieutenant Feng has such a vicious vision. Without these people in the way, he can make his own decisions."
"Are these high-ranking officials in Lin'an City crazy? Why would they offend Feng Zhou when they have nothing to do?"
"The Song Dynasty treated the scholar-bureaucrats well, the country used civility to control the military, the princes in the court regarded Feng Zhou as Di Qing, Yue Fei, these must have been slapped in the face!"
"These high-ranking officials in the court can definitely invite the emperor to tour the south, to Fujian Road, to Guangnan East Road, to Hainan Island. Are they afraid that they can't escape Feng Zhou's army?"
"It's easy to say, who will go to the memorial? Who will follow? Are these forty-three ministers carrying the emperor on their backs and carrying their luggage? A security guard can surround them along the way."
"Yes, if you surrender now and hand over your money, you can still save some dignity. But when the Feng Zhou soldiers enter Lin'an City, they won't even be able to gain dignity."
"Using civility to control the military, trying to suppress and clean up the warriors, these things must have backfired. Let me tell you, these high-ranking officials in the court really deserve it!"
Officials from every state and government in the world, after seeing this newspaper, breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time, they all took pleasure in the misfortune.
After all, Feng Zhou's target seems to be only the Lin'an court, and local officials like them seem to have no problem. It seems that as long as they show their loyalty to Feng Taiwei at this time, they can still continue to hold the official position.
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While the civil and military officials of the Great Song Dynasty were discussing and vying to take sides, the human magicians all over the world were shocked by another thing.
"What? Master Feng Zhoufeng killed the Black Rakshasa and avenged 300,000 Jiankang people. This incident has moved the heavens?"
"This matter is absolutely true. It was Taibai Jinxing Li Changgeng who personally descended to earth and gave Feng Zhenren Taiyi Pill, confirming his act of killing the Demon King."
"So it's a certainty that Feng Zhenren's name is so impressive that he will become an immortal and rank among the immortals in the future?"
"Of course! As long as he continues to practice like this, when the time comes, it will be a matter of course and he will achieve righteousness."
"In this way, the Quanzhen Sect is the true lineage of Taoism. We worship under the Quanzhen Sect and practice hard. Maybe we will be able to develop supernatural powers and step into the ranks of the Heavenly Sect in the future."
"Enter Quanzhen, enter the Immortal Sect!"
"I want to become a disciple of the Quanzhen Sect and become a disciple of Feng Zhenren. Even if I can't become an immortal, I can still learn the skills to subjugate and eliminate demons!"
"Young man, you are so ambitious!"
Such conversations don't just happen in one place.
Qi refiners from Longhu Mountain, Qiyun Mountain, Qingcheng Mountain, and even many famous mountains and rivers in the north all spread such opinions.
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"Congratulations to Master Feng, congratulations to Qing'er, and congratulations to you for joining the Immortal Class as soon as possible and enjoying endless fun."
At this time, Bai Suzhen, who was staying at the Jiankang Palace, said to Feng Zhou and Xiao Qing with a smile on her face.
Li Gongfu and his wife, Xu Xian, and Bai Suzhen sat at the bottom and sent blessings together.
Feng Zhou smiled slightly: "I am living well in the human world and will soon become an uncrowned king. How can I go to heaven and listen to others? Be a junior without heels?"