The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 293 The Power of the People
In a camp next to the official road, a big cauldron was breathing upwards, and two soldiers in yellow scarves were burning the fire with all their might, while another soldier was stirring it with a long spoon. Corn porridge in a cauldron.

The aroma of porridge wafted into the distance, and the cauldron was crowded with people holding various containers and their faces covered with dust. Their eyes were all looking straight at the cauldron in front of them.

The corn porridge that was cooking in the cauldron was a rare delicacy for many of them.

The country's taxes are getting higher and higher day by day, and living in the land of Sili, it is reasonable to say that the fertile fields of thousands of miles produce a lot of land, so they should have enough food and clothing, but in fact their situation has not improved, and many people even compare People in ordinary state capitals still have a hard time living.

There are many aristocratic and powerful families in the land of Sili, and the land annexation is even more terrifying. Many of the residents who moved to the north sold themselves to powerful families.

After the Eagle Wolf Guards arrested Hao Qiang and imprisoned them, they also released those tenant farmers and some domestic slaves who belonged to those Hao Qiang.

Xu An, Fu Qi, Hao Zhao, and Zhang Liao sat under a small tent not far from the porridge shed.

Xu Da brought a group of followers to guard not far from Xu An.

Originally Xu An's guard was in charge of Ti Qi from the Eagle Wolf Guard, but since Xu An was assassinated last time and Xu An was almost injured, Xu Da took over Xu An's guard again.

Fu Qi came later, and Xu An entrusted him to be in charge of the Department of Agriculture and Politics, and to be in charge of the affairs of the people and the army.

Hedong County has a lot of land and is the most populous county under Xu Anzhi, so Xu An was worried about Fu Qi's body and made him come slowly, but Fu Qi still ordered the driver to speed up and arrived in Pingyang a few days ago.

Later, I learned that Xu An wanted to relocate the people in Linfen and Jiangyi because of the intrusion of the Huns and Huqi, and went to the north to try out the village, so he ran to Linfen non-stop.

After hearing that Xu An led people to inspect the immigrants, he rushed to Guandao to meet Xu An again.

Xu An looked at the slightly thin Fu Qi, and couldn't help but sweat for him.

Fu Qi is already in his fifties this year, and has half a hundred beard and hair. Although he has been pampered all the year round, his body is good, but unlike Yan Zhong's proficiency in bow and horse, his physical strength is much weaker.

Even compared to Yang Ji and Pang Bo, his body should be the worst.

Days of running around had already made Fu Qi's expression a bit gloomy, and the scorching summer also made Fu Qi a little tired.

Xu An called two Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guard, each holding a silk fan, to stand on both sides of Fu Qi and fan Fu Qi continuously.

"During the hot summer season, Mr. Fu is tired from running around, so it's good to just sit in the government office temporarily. I also need Mr. Fu to be in charge of the Department of Agricultural Affairs in order to handle political affairs."

Although Xu An knew that he might not be able to persuade this slightly stubborn old man, he still spoke.

The weather was indeed extremely hot. Although Fu Qi had been sitting in the frame before, he was still sweating a lot.

At this moment, there were two people beside him fanning him, which relieved a lot of fatigue and heat.

Fu Qi's expression softened slightly, he wiped his cheeks with his sleeve, and said with a smile.

"Duke Ming, don't worry, if you haven't seen the world of Huangtian that Duke Ming described for us, I won't leave this world easily."

Fu Qi made a bow with both hands, and continued to speak.

"When dealing with people's livelihood affairs and arranging important agricultural affairs, if you don't carefully survey and adapt to local conditions, it will inevitably turn a good government into a bad government. In the future, the civilian settlements and military settlements will inevitably move to other places. The military is easy to manage, but I have no experience in moving the people. I came here today just to see how this relocation should be done."

"Ming Gong once said: 'Listening to Fu Gong's words is better than reading for ten years'. I think watching Ming Gong's actions is better than reading for ten years."

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Fu Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "Duke Ming's plan is very big. I know that Duke Ming's plan is not just to seize the world based on the law of recruitment and taxation. The public is far behind."

Hao Zhao and Zhang Liao's attention was also diverted because of Fu Qi's words.

The Recruitment Law and the Taxation Law were two of the three decrees promulgated by Xu An, but although Hao Zhao and Zhang Liao knew about them, they didn't think there was any problem with these two decrees.

Although the decree is indeed relatively harsh, it is really unbearable that the tyrants who originally only need to pay a small part of the tax have to pay three-tenths of the harvest.

Xu An was slightly taken aback, with a surprised expression on his face.

Fu Qi paused and smiled.

"Duke Ming started in Weimo and was born in the countryside. Naturally, he has seen a lot of life's vicissitudes, joys and sorrows, separation and reunion."

"Duke Ming once said, 'The voice of thousands of people will surely shake the heavens and the earth!' At that moment, I knew that Duke Ming's reliance was not on the powerful family, nor on the soldiers under his command, nor on the way of peace."

Hao Zhao and Zhang Liao frowned at the same time, and Fu Qi's words made them fall into thinking.

Xu An is a great virtuous teacher of the Taiping Dao and the leader of the Yellow Turban Army. How could he rely on neither the Yellow Turban Army nor the Taiping Dao.

Fu Qi said with a smile: "What Duke Ming relies on is the people of the world, the people of the world."

"The wish of Duke Ming is not to seize the world, to seize the country, but to change the world."

Xu An's complexion changed slightly, and there was already a wave of turmoil in his heart.

Fu Qi stood up and bowed solemnly to Xu An: "I like agricultural affairs, and I am also good at making equipment. When I was in Liangzhou, I was not one of those corrupt Confucians who only knew how to read and discuss scriptures."

"In the past few decades, I have seen the Qiang people go south. I know the lives of ordinary people. I understand how heavy the eight words in the history books are, 'wealth is exhausted, the people are in dire straits', but I am powerless to change this situation. change their lives."

"It's just too small for me alone."

Fu Qi was so emotional that he could hardly contain himself, and said with emotion.

"Meeting Duke Ming is indeed the first blessing in Qi's life, so that I have the opportunity to leave a heavy mark on the history books, and this life is enough!"

Fu Qi bowed down and said solemnly.

"Duke Ming's plan, I am convinced by you, please accept my next worship."

(End of this chapter)