Wanli Youming

Chapter 189 The Officials Are Disappointed

Chapter 189 The Officials Are Disappointed

Beside the cannon barrel under the shade of the ancient temple, the student watched everything in front of him and gritted his teeth.

And in the Jiangshang official boat in front of him, the person in the scarlet official robe and black gauze hat did not bleed after being hit by shells.

There are only a lot of straws growing wantonly from the official robes made of costumes.

The student knew that Hai Rui had deceived them.

"It's a failure!"

"Notify the host Xuanjue, run away!"

"The one on board is a fake Hai Rui!"

Therefore, after pondering for a moment, the student gave orders immediately.

……

At this moment, Hai Rui was walking on the polder field by the misty and rainy riverside, wearing a bamboo hat, a commoner jacket and a coir raincoat, a pair of straw sandals and rolled trouser legs.

Except for the handbook that Zhu Yijun gave him in his arms, there is nothing else.

It looks like a farmer from a distance.

At this moment, Hai Rui saw the official ship not far from him being hit by shells.

But Hai Rui didn't lose his face in shock. He just laughed as he watched the officers and soldiers of the Jinwu Guard who had rushed into the sea of ​​smoke that formed mountains on the opposite side.

Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun also accompanied them in micro-clothes, coir raincoats and bamboo hats.

Among them, Lu Kun was carrying a rainproof bag coated with persimmon oil, which contained the seal of Guanfang, blank official letters, pens and ink, etc.

Tang Chuanxun, on the other hand, carried an ordinary long knife and pretended to be an ordinary escort.

But after seeing this scene, the two stood there in shock.

"Butang, you guessed it right! It's true that such a bold person would bombard an official ship with artillery. There is something wrong with the Zhenjiang Navy!"

"Only the Zhenjiang Navy has this cannon!"

Tang Chuanxun couldn't help but speak first.

Hai Rui said: "Never underestimate how ruthless Fang Haoyou is in secret. Although they would not dare to turn against each other when they confront each other in the open, they dare to use any kind of tricks behind their backs. This is not the first time in this hall. Coming to Nanzhi to rule, I have seen their methods a long time ago!"

Tang Chuanxun and Lu Kun both nodded after hearing this.

Immediately, Hai Rui told Lu Kun: "When you find a farmhouse to rest later, you will write a memorial for the impeachment of Zhenjiang Deputy Commander Shu Dayun for this hall, and report this matter!"

Lu Kun bowed his hands and said yes.

Then, Lu Kun said to Hai Rui: "Ministry, it's easy to hide a hidden arrow and hard to defend against it. This time their hidden arrow didn't work. I'm thinking, will there be a second time for them?"

"If that's the case, how should we deal with it? Could it be that we still don't show our faces and hide in the countryside in micro-clothes?"

"Xinwu, you have to remember that you depend on the king in the court, and you depend on the people in the land!"

"As for Haoyou, how to control it?"

"First, you need to take the initiative to go among the people, learn the real situation of the place, know the voice of the majority of the people, and then come out from the people. In this way, even though the right and wrong are treacherous and vicious, they will be swayed by the officials in charge. If the art is suppressed, the people will not be able to encourage it, but will be drawn by the government, making it a tree without roots.

"This is also the reason why I took you out of Yangzhou and sneaked in under the clothes. When I knew what happened in Yangzhou and let other local tyrants in Nanzhi know that we are determined to carry out the New Deal and are unwilling to give up, we have to go deep into the common people first, and then know the people. suffering, and then make the people depend on themselves.”

"At the beginning of the year, the hall was in charge of Tianfu, so it knew that the people suffered the most and the big households forcibly occupied the newly cultivated land, and took the initiative to issue an order to allow the common people to stop and sue. Therefore, the people first stood on the side of the hall, and intensified their conflicts with the powerful and right. , so that we can rely on the common people to guard against the dark arrows of the big family, so at that time, the rich and right big family could only transfer the hall away, and could not assassinate the hall."

At this time, Hai Rui taught Lu Kun earnestly and earnestly.

Scholar-bureaucrats have always had the habit of cultivating juniors. Perhaps everyone has the side of being a good teacher, especially the elderly and high-ranking ones.

Therefore, Hai Rui is no exception.

Both Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun listened carefully and nodded in response.

But Lu Kun continued to speak after hearing this: "But this time I'm afraid it will be more dangerous, if the imperial court refuses to listen to Haoyou and transfers away from the ministry."

"If you are reliable and have the support of the common people, then there is no need to be afraid!"

"Even if you really die in your job, it's a well-deserved death. It's the best way for civil servants to die. It's also an honor for military officials to die in battle."

"However, although the hall is not afraid of death, it will not fail to protect itself. That's why this time, a dummy is used in the official boat, and a real person sneaks in the small boat path. You will be officials in the future. If you want to implement policies that benefit the people and enrich the country, It should be the same, don't be afraid of death, but you can't really take your own life seriously."

Hai Rui said.

Both Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun continued to say yes.

At this time, Hai Rui came over specially because he met an old farmer who was digging the ground, and said with a smile, "Old man, how is the summer harvest this year?"

"Okay, even if the rent has been increased, the interest has also been increased, and the family has added a hole, but they still have no savings. It's not as good as you traveling traders."

The old farmer replied that he obviously regarded Hai Rui as an overseas Chinese businessman.

After all, Nanzhi has a well-developed business and trade, and the locals are no strangers to merchants from other places.

After hearing this, Hai Rui asked again: "Why did you increase the rent and interest?"

"The master of the host family said that the imperial court did not give them preferential treatment, and the extra tax they paid would have to be increased from the rent, otherwise we would not be allowed to rent."

The old farmer replied, then raised his head and looked at Hai Rui: "But can we not be tenants? If we don't, there are many refugees who have no land and can only beg to dig wild vegetables. In that case, it is better to continue to be tenants, just to eat less. Just a few meals of rice."

"As for the interest of young crops, although it is owed to the monks in the temple, these monks are behind the big masters who cannot be offended. They say that because of the new policy, we will raise interest rates, and we can't resist."

After hearing this, Hai Rui nodded, walked over to Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun and said in a low voice: "This is the sentiment of the people! Although the new policy only benefits the officials and gentry, it will still affect the common people in the end!"

Lu Kun nodded, and then asked Hai Rui: "But why is the hall still willing to do this?"

"Abolishing the exemption will only increase the burden on all common people;"

"But if the preferential exemption is not cancelled, either the imperial tax bank will be exhausted in the future, or a greater burden will only be added to the small peasants who have no reputation. In this way, the small peasants will go bankrupt or reverse faster. No matter what the result is, the country will die. !"

"But for the former, if the common people can't bear it and stop renting, the imperial court can still have money to suppress or comfort."

"Today's son is benevolent, willing to pay more taxes to increase people's wealth, or not to exterminate, but to give priority to comfort, which can solve the contradiction of more people and less land."

After talking, Hai Rui said to Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun, "I'll ask you later in this hall, and you will know."

Hai Rui spoke and asked the old farmer: "Old man, your land looks quite barren. It is too close to the river, with little mud and sand, and no water and fertilizer. I saw that no one cultivated it in previous years. Why are you here?" Digging here?"

The old farmer said with a smile: "It seems that you, a merchant, also understand farming."

"That is, to be honest, Ben, before I went into business, I also farmed and planted by myself in my hometown. The [-] mu of land was planted by me alone."

Hai Rui replied with a smile.

The old farmer nodded after hearing this, and said: "This land is indeed not promising, but in recent years, the officials want to follow the imperial court's order to promote sweet potatoes, which are suitable for barren sandy land. We have no choice but dare not disobey the order , Anyway, strength and money are not required, so I tried to plant seeds, and the results are really good, and the yield is large. Although the rent and interest rates have increased a lot these years, I am not hungry, and it is all thanks to him."

"It's no wonder that the Supervisor of Ceremonies ordered to cultivate Fanliang a few years ago. His Majesty Ganqing has long been aware of today's situation."

Tang Chuanxun couldn't help but speak at this moment.

Lu Kun said: "The Son of Heaven lives in the deep palace, how does he know this? Presumably it was Yuan Fu who reminded him. Yuan Fu and the Prime Minister have done a great job in solving the disadvantages of the New Deal."

"The emperor is virtuous, and the prime minister is meritorious, so that the New Deal can be made feasible."

Hai Rui said a word, then continued to walk forward, and said: "There is a farmer's family in front of me who is a good friend of mine. Let's go quickly and go to his house to rest before the sun comes out! Then how to get the people to support the implementation of the new policy?" Discuss the measures of the New Deal!"

With that said, Hai Rui hurried forward.

Lu Kun and Tang Chuanxun hurriedly followed.

……

"Hai Rui is not on the official ship, our case has failed!"

In Zhenjiang Fucheng, in Yibieyuan, the deputy general Shu Dayun hurriedly walked up to Lu Huo, the censor of Nanjing Youqiandu and the admiral of Caojiang, and said with a disappointed face.

"what?!"

Lu Huo stood up abruptly, pushed away the maidservant in his arms, paced up and down the room in disheveled clothes, frowning.

"You Hai Rui, you really are a cunning official!"

(End of this chapter)