Legend of the Knight

Chapter 26

In September, it was in such a calm until the end of the month, and then a really big thing happened.

On September 27, the emperor died.

Then, for a whole October, all the people mourned.

The emperor has been in power for more than ten years, neither good nor bad, mourning for him, the grief cannot be seen, but the faces of these ordinary people are full of joy.

The emperor is dead, and the new emperor succeeds, according to the previous routine, it must be amnesty to the world, and then lightly reduce the tax. It should be better in the past two or three years.

In November, the new emperor ascended the throne, but this emperor did not follow the routine.

As soon as the new emperor came to power, he immediately announced tax reforms, including all taxes, taxes, and miscellaneous fees including poll tax and corvee fees into the acres of land, and announced that the land would be measured again, and that this year's taxes should be paid in accordance with the new law.

As soon as this method came out, the world was in an uproar.

On this day, when everyone gathered for dinner, Huang Xiaoshi asked the other disciples what were the disadvantages of the tax change after he didn’t understand farming (he really didn’t understand), and why did everyone pay attention? I can't live anymore.

According to Huang Xiaoshi's own understanding, this is almost exactly the same as Zhang Juzheng's one-whip method, which is to push people into the field, and the land tax, corvee and other miscellaneous levies are always one, and the silver taels are collected together.

On the whole, the one-whip method reduced the exploitation of the common people by other miscellaneous donations and taxes. On the other hand, the centralized control of the imperial court must have been strengthened.

Those wealthy businessmen, landlords, officials, and even scholars objected because it had something to do with their own interests. After all, the tax reform was directly on their heads.

But Huang Xiaoshi didn't understand it. The poor people who are basically similar to the proletariat also clamored that they couldn't survive. This is obviously because they have reduced their poll tax and corvee, so it should be easier.

A doorman sighed and said: "Master Shi, this is your calculation on the surface, but it is not like this." The doorman explained the cause and effect to Huang Xiaoshi in detail.

It turns out that with regard to the poll tax, in fact, most families have the practice of concealing their population, and there are even several "second children" in the family, so a large part of the previous poll tax was concealed.

Secondly, poor families originally had nothing but strength, and after being assigned to corvée, they could eat and drink for a few months. Original corvée was mostly during the slack period, and it did not delay farming, but saved several months of food rations.

Now corvee is paid by the imperial court to hire people to do it, and those who have no relatives with powerful figures will definitely not be able to get such a good job, and they will consume a few more months of rations every year.

In the end, many people more or less need to rent and plant some land from the landlord. Once the land tax of the landlord rises, it is then transferred to them.

After speaking, everyone sighed.

Only then did Huang Xiaoshi understand the twists and turns.

Who is more powerful, the landlord or the emperor?

Everyone will definitely say that the emperor is powerful.

In fact, the emperor dared to deceive everyone, but the landlords could not.

Everyone can't be ruthless to the landlords, just want the court to reduce the tax by one reduction and two reductions.

Although Huang Xiaoshi understood this logic, he couldn't understand it: How did the so-called officials force the people to rebel.

Huang Xiaoshi knew that a new era had begun.

……

The Chengdu head office of Shennong Baicaomen mainly focuses on the collection and production of medicinal materials, and the branch branch based in Luoyang is a sales network center and transfer station like a spider web.

The caravan from the Chengdu main gate will pass through Luoyang if they want to go to other places, and they will rest and rest in Luoyang.

Every once in a while, caravans of disciples who transported pills from various places came to the Luoyang stronghold, so the sources of information about the division of Luoyang were extremely wide.

All kinds of news from outside were brought back by these disciples.

At the end of October, the emperor decreed that all 10 scholars who signed the letter would be beheaded, and their family members would be sent to border areas, and they would not be pardoned if they were met. The decree said: "I treat you as human beings, and I will educate you well. 'Killing without teaching is abuse', these people have already been taught, so just kill them."

At the beginning of November, Jin Yiwei found out that Jiangnan and Huainan had concealed their property.The officials in charge, the dignitaries involved, the landlords and wealthy businessmen were all executed, and their corpses were abandoned in the city for three days, and all their properties were filled into the state treasury.

In late November, Jin Yiwei found out that two royal families were involved in the land invasion case, and they concealed and lied about 11 mu of land property.The emperor decreed that the royal family would be rewarded by hanging themselves, their family members would be demoted to commoners, and a small amount of property should be kept, and all the rest should be put into the national treasury.

The emperor's thunderous method directly silenced all kinds of noises.

Now no one dares to discuss the New Deal, maybe a word was overheard by Jin Yiwei's spies, and everyone would be imprisoned the next day.

There is a saying that thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. Now it is a tenth-level thunderstorm, who dares to touch that bad luck.

In December, Huang Xiaoshi heard a disciple who came back from the northwest say that the Tianlong Sect was making a lot of noise in the northwest. As soon as Huang Xiaoshi heard this, he immediately grabbed the disciple and asked them in detail.

"Dare to ask, brother. What is the Tianlong sect? Why haven't I heard of it?" Huang Xiaoshi asked the middle-aged disciple while picking up a piece of fat mutton.

"I don't know the origin of the Tianlong Sect." The middle-aged disciple said, "There are a lot of people who believe in the Tianlong Sect in the northwest. They used to be gentle in recruiting people, but this time I saw them , but it's scary."

"What's so scary about pulling someone into a religion?" A younger disciple interjected, "Could it be that if you don't join a religion, you can still kill someone?"

When the middle-aged disciple heard this, he was silent for a while, and then said: "You are right, if you don't join the religion, you will kill someone."

"Ah?!" All the disciples were shocked when they heard this.

On weekdays, there are not a few people who like to burn incense in gymnasiums or kowtow in Buddhist halls, but no one has ever heard of it, and their lives are in danger if they do not join the religion.

"But you saw it with your own eyes?" Huang Xiaoshi used his chopsticks to fork the dishes in the bowl, with a nonchalant look, but actually asked very attentively.

"Master Shi, I really saw it with my own eyes." As soon as the middle-aged disciple said this, he might have recalled the scene of the day, and he didn't even have an appetite for the meal. A group of them went from village to village to recruit people. One of them, with a knife in one hand and scriptures in the other, went door to door to ask. If you choose the scriptures, then you will be brothers in the future. If not, That's choosing a knife."

"Really murder?" asked the younger disciple.

"It's a real murder." The middle-aged disciple said, "Those who refused to join the religion were all caught by them, and then the people with knives killed people in broad daylight."

"This!" A disciple said angrily when he heard this, "Is there any law for the king!"

"Yes." The middle-aged doorman continued, "After the knife-wielding man killed someone in the street, he immediately surrendered himself to the government with the murder weapon, and confessed that he had committed the crime of murder. These people are strange, even the government Sentencing them to death, they will also look unstable, and when they are about to be executed, most of them will be sent off by the congregation."

"Look. If you want to punish the murderer, he will go to the government to lead him to death. Isn't that the king's law?" The middle-aged doorman sighed and said, "But in this way, the Tianlong Sect trades the life of one person for several or even ten. The life of several people, who is not afraid of him. I think it will not be long before everyone in the Northwest will believe in the Heavenly Dragon Sect."

After the young disciple heard this, he also felt the great horror here. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something, and asked the middle-aged disciple: "Then how did you get out of your body? Could it be that you also believed in that? Heavenly Dragon Sect?"

The middle-aged man quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no. It's strange to say that after we reported that we belonged to Shennong Baicaomen, the people of Tianlong Sect let us go. Maybe they still dare not mess with the Central Plains martial arts. "

"Hmph. The Tianlong Sect is not a good thing." Finally, another silent disciple said angrily: "15 years ago, the six sects of the Central Plains besieged the Tianlong Sect. Naturally, they dare not provoke us."

After finishing speaking, this person began to tell everyone about his own hearsay. He did not know how many versions of "Six Great Factions Siege Thunder Hall", and he was very happy.

When Huang Xiaoshi heard this, he silently put down his bowl and chopsticks and walked out the door, thinking about the situation while turning his way to eat.

Tianlongjiao has now entered a period of rapid expansion, and the way of preaching is really in line with the characteristics of the holy religion. This extreme method of either my brother or the enemy, although it can expand rapidly, will inevitably make too many enemies. No wonder the Central Plains Wulin has always regarded the Western Regions Teaching is the enemy.

In other words, the identity of Shennong Baicaomen can be used directly in the Northwest.

That is to say, Tianlongjiao knows and recognizes itself as a subordinate sect. In other words, in fact, he is already in the big group of Tianlongjiao.

Perhaps, can you use this identity to do something next?

……

One day, Huang Xiaoshi was wandering in the street. At this time, a doorman was looking for someone. As soon as he saw Huang Xiaoshi, he hurried over, panting heavily, and said: "Master Shi, it's terrible. Someone wants to invite Shengsheng Huadan."

"Huh?" When Huang Xiaoshi heard it, it was really a big deal.

[Sheng Sheng Hua Dan], this is a forbidden drug that should never appear in this world.

The reason why it is called a banned drug is not that it has any harm to the human body, but that its effect is too strong. The existence of this kind of elixir may have an impact on the development of the world.

Based on Huang Xiaoshi's understanding, this is not a medicine, it is clearly an elixir.

Originally, the production method of Shengsheng Huadan was divided into two parts, Shennong and Baicao each held a copy.

This was originally an expression of the deep friendship between brothers, but later on, the brothers turned against each other and became sworn enemies.

Among these various reasons, the formula of Shengsheng Huadan is inevitably a major factor.

Therefore, Shennong Baicao has been lost for hundreds of years from the beginning of conflicts to the separation of the family, and it will never reappear according to the original track.

Huang Xiaoshi pushed Baicaomen to forcibly merge with Shennongmen, and the unexpected surprise was that he obtained many new formulas, the most important of which was the complete formula of Shengshenghuadan.

After Huang Xiaoshi got the complete refining method, he put in a lot of effort regardless of the cost, and with great luck, he collected several rare medicinal materials, refined a furnace of elixir, and obtained seven pills.

Sheng Sheng Hao Hua Pill was finally able to reappear.

Perhaps it is a bit too much to regard Shengsheng Haohua Pill as an elixir, after all, it cannot be resurrected from the dead.

But other than that, Shengsheng Huadan can eliminate all negative states and effects of people, and restore people to the best state, even if there is only a trace of breath left, they can be directly resurrected on the spot.

It can be said that this is not a pill, it is purely a second life.

There is also a higher value of Shengsheng Haohua Pill, which is related to the continuation of Shennong Baicaomen.

The truth is too much to explain, Huang Xiaoshi took one for his own use, and took another one to Luoyang, and the remaining five, Huang Xiaoshi ordered Gong Guangjie to exhort and exhort, saying that there were only three for external use, and they could be sold. A thousand gold pills.

Hearing the price, Gong Guangjie spit out a mouthful of tea.

Huang Xiaoshi wasn't going to explain so much to Gong Guangjie, he just told him that 1000 taels of silver, and refused to bargain.

Gong Guangjie doesn't understand it, but Shitou's words are always reasonable, just like the words of the gentlemen, you just listen to it and follow it.

So, everyone knew that Shennong Baicaomen made a magic medicine, which was hard to find, and the name of the treasure of the town store was touted to the sky, and no one knew it.

What Huang Xiaoshi wants is to spread the reputation of Shengsheng Huadan as soon as possible, and those who know the goods know the value here.

Shennong Baicaomen can no longer be easily consumed as cannon fodder.

The advertisement was published. Of course, such an expensive medicine has never been sold.

Today someone took the initiative to ask for medicine, which also surprised Huang Xiaoshi.

There is really a master who is not short of money.

Hearing the urgent report from the disciples, Huang Xiaoshi hurried towards the Shennong Baicao Gate, before he reached the gate, he saw a man who looked like an ant on a hot pot, and just as soon as he saw Huang Xiaoshi from a distance, he made three steps Two steps to meet up.

"Master Huang, hurry up. Please give me the Shengsheng Pill of Creativity." Huang Xiaoshi recognized this person, he is the manager of the Luoyang dealer's gem shop.

This person has been with Master Zhuang as a companion since he was a child, he is loyal and has great power to speak.

Since it was Manager Zhuang who spoke, this matter really counts.

"Director Zhuang, wait a moment, I'll go get the medicine right away." Huang Xiaoshi ran towards the backyard, returned to his room, opened the secret door, took out a small box, and then quickly turned out.

Manager Zhuang saw the wooden box in Huang Xiaoshi's hand, as if the person who fell into the water had caught a life-saving straw. The medicine must be dissipated with our unique internal force before it can be taken, otherwise a single dose of the medicine will become very poisonous. I will accompany you on this trip myself."

"That's troublesome, Master Huang, let's hurry up." Upon hearing this, Manager Zhuang cupped his hands at Huang Xiaoshi, and then pulled him away.

Seeing that Director Zhuang is not a martial arts practitioner, his sprint is not much slower than those of the practitioners, it seems that he is really anxious.

On the way, Huang Xiaoshi asked as he walked, and only then did he know that Boss Zhuang had been poisoned by someone. Just when the poisonous blood was attacking his heart, he happened to pass by Dr. Shen from Wangyou Valley. He first sealed Boss Zhuang's body with a silver needle. Xinmai, and then took a heart-protecting elixir for him.

Now Boss Zhuang's heart veins are sealed, but the poisonous blood has flowed all over his body. Doctor Shen went back to the valley to get the medicine, and the people in the yard were anxious and at a loss.

At this time, his wife suddenly remembered that Shennong Baicaomen had a life-changing pill.

This is the role of advertising, you bombarded the world, even if people don't believe it on weekdays, when something big happens, the first thing that pops up in your mind is those few words.

Madame Zhuang lost her mind and quickly sent Manager Zhuang to Shennong Baicaomen.

As soon as this was said, the two had already arrived at the gate of the Zhuang family's compound. A group of people watched Manager Zhuang and Huang Xiaoshi come back, all of them were anxious.

"It's finally here, come on, please come in."

Several people swarmed up and dragged the exhausted Manager Zhuang into the door.

(End of this chapter)