People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 266 Your Majesty is worse than you! So he knows that if you live a good life, the world will be better.

When everyone heard the cheers around them, they knew that this family member would definitely harm the village.

Otherwise, we wouldn’t end up like today where everyone is shouting.

Chen Han glared at the Zhang family and shouted loudly: "Did you hear it? Did you hear what the sound was?

Listen to what this sound is, this is the cry of the people!

From these sounds, you can hear how you treat the people. "

King Jin also felt extremely angry.

At the same time, he didn't know why, but he felt shocked again.

Although he himself was not as bad as the Zhang family before, directly robbing civilian girls, what he did was not necessarily very glorious.

Now that they saw the people's attitude towards the Zhang family, they realized how much the people hated the powerful people who oppressed the people.

The moment they saw the heads of these powerful men being cut off, all the people cheered.

It can be seen from this that if I continue to do things like this Zhang family in the future, I will definitely be treated like this.

When the time comes when his head is cut off, he will also be cheered like this.

After the old woman of the Zhang family and Zhang Yi were killed, what happened next was very simple.

The magistrate of Yangqu County, the commander of the Taiyuan Guards, and the Taiyuan Mansion informed three people that they had protected the Zhang family over the years and had done evil. His Highness, the former King of Jin, had no jurisdiction.

Besides, he himself was not clean, so it was hard to say anything.

But now Chen Han is here, as the imperial envoy touring the world on behalf of the emperor,

He himself has the power to kill first and then report later.

Besides, so many people were watching here, cheering so much when they saw Zhang family members being killed.

Chen Han immediately summoned the surrounding people and told them that those who had grievances could complain and those who had grievances could seek revenge.

You can complain about all the injustices you suffered before and your experiences of being bullied by the Zhang family.

To Chen Han's expectation, what the Zhang family did here was more than just bullying the common people.

They simply regarded themselves as local emperors.

With the prefect's yamen standing there and the Taiyuan guards guarding them, they were unscrupulous and committed all kinds of evil, occupying fertile farmland and oppressing the people.

When these evidences were listed one by one, King Jin finally became furious.

With one command, the head of the Zhang family, the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture, the magistrate of Yangqu County, and the commander of Taiyuan Guard were beheaded in front of the common people.

Then the entire Zhang family was ransacked. As Chen Han said, since the Shanxi merchants in Shanxi were unwilling to cooperate with the court, let them see what would happen if they did not cooperate with the court.

The Shanxi merchants present were so frightened that their faces turned pale.

They had heard Chen Han's words in the capital, and they also knew that after Chen Han's reforms were implemented, many opponents were killed.

But I never thought that one day it would be my turn.

The huge Zhang family, under Cao Cao's force of more than a thousand officers and soldiers, captured all the valuables in less than an hour.

Then it was sent to the Taiyuan magistrate to inspect the rest of the Zhang family's properties in various places as soon as possible.

At the same time, officials from various places were also ordered to inspect the Zhang family's business names all over the world.

Chen Han gave the order, and the Shanxi merchants below were already frightened and overwhelmed.

Chen Han did this just to show them, to let them know that when the court gives you face, you have to keep it yourselves.

When the court doesn't give you face, you will all go to hell. This is your confidence.

This is what Chen Han wants, and this is what King Jin wants.

His reputation was not very good before, so he could no longer treat these Shanxi merchants in the same rough way, and he felt very aggrieved.

But now Chen Han is here, and he has found such a good condition to destroy the Zhang family.

Although the Zhang family cannot be regarded as the top businessmen in Shanxi,

But this is a signal, this is a signal to them,

It is a signal that you will either cooperate with the imperial court or go against the imperial court.

And those who go against the imperial court will end up like this.

This Zhang family was kicked to the iron plate and was in bad luck.

But no one sympathized with them.

Chen Han waved his hand and shouted: "Folks, the imperial court has carried out reforms now. I wonder if you have heard about it?"

After hearing Chen Han's words, some common people said: "My lord, the reform you are talking about should be the reform you initiated, so that those of us who have no land, no money, and no power can pay less taxes, right? ?”

Chen Han nodded and looked: "This reform of my father-in-law has been spread here, which is very good.

Since ancient times, we people have paid taxes as a matter of course.

But we people also have our own sufferings in our hearts.

That is to watch helplessly as the big landowners with thousands or tens of thousands of acres of land cultivate the land belonging to the imperial court, but they do not pay taxes.

Even the officials of the imperial court did not ask for taxes from them. Instead, they found it on us poor people.

Obviously we poor people don't have much land, not many people, and don't have much money, but the hemp rope is very fine, so all these taxes are borne on our heads. "

The common people almost cried after hearing Chen Han's words.

Many people shed tears. This is the biggest pain in the hearts of many generations.

Could it be that they, the common people, moved to the city because they wanted to come?

Who is willing to leave home and career behind?

Who is willing to abandon his homeland and come to the city to provide care, watch, and do some small business for the landlords and officials in the city?

No matter how much money you can earn in the city, it's better to go back to your hometown and live a life of simple life.

So after hearing Chen Han's words, they felt that their silenced emotions were stirred up again.

Once upon a time, they also wanted to guard their few acres of thin farmland.

It might as well be holding an old ox and enjoying the shade under the tree.

Or looking at children laughing in the distance.

Just live this life quietly.

Even in my own house, there are often leaks on the roof;

Even though the ground inside my house is not that smooth, it even smells musty after a shower;

Even though the bed at home is not like the thick quilts in rich people's homes, it is still a cold hard board;

Even the meals cooked by my mother-in-law are not as delicious and delicious as those in teahouses and taverns.

But isn’t such a peaceful and quiet day a lifelong pursuit?

Even when he came to the city and saw all the prosperity, it was just a passing moment, it was not his life.

But he couldn't go back at all.

That's because the court keeps raising taxes. Ask the officials of the court what's going on?

Officials are also very helpless. They say that as the land becomes less and less, there are more and more powerful people who do not have to pay taxes, and we as officials are also under great pressure.

We can only raise your taxes, and you can only extract more taxes from the limited land to meet the needs of the court.

Otherwise, we will be in trouble.

Not everyone is like those corrupt officials. They also have their own pursuits and want the people within their jurisdiction to live a normal life.

But the pressure on him from the court was so great that he had no choice. And where is the root cause?

Just because as the number of powerful people increases, more and more land is annexed, but it is caused by the fact that there is no need to pay taxes.

Now the Duke is finally here, and he brings hope, just like the sun in the sky drives away the haze.

The land was re-measured, and the land hidden by the powerful was also measured.

The fields that were not subject to tax were measured,

From now on, we will re-weave the scales and re-delineate the share of taxes. What is even more rare is that our own taxes will also be transferred to the fields.

What they were happy about was that they had very little land, so after the poll tax was cancelled, no one in their family reported their household registration to the imperial government office.

The family can come out, and they can go to work in the city, or go to the fields to cultivate more soil.

Although you have to pay some taxes, compared to before, it is simply a drop in the bucket.

The dignitaries were all mourning, and the common people could hear the curses coming from the courtyard inside even through the wall.

Who are they scolding?

They are scolding the father-in-law who introduced this policy.

They are criticizing these policies of the imperial court,

They are scolding the so-called unfair fate.

Only these poor people passed by their walls, covering their mouths and laughing.

How much they wanted to thank the Duke in person for giving them rebirth.

No chance.

However, now, finally, the Duke of Guo has visited the world and arrived at Taiyuan Prefecture in Shanxi Province.

And before entering Taiyuan City, the third son of the Zhang family who was doing evil and domineering in Taiyuan City was punished at the inn.

Not only did they arrest people and follow the clues, but they also uprooted all the influence in their families.

Perhaps in the eyes of the people in the capital, a small co-prefect of Taiyuan Prefecture and a co-president of Taiyuan Guard Commander are not considered officials at all.

Maybe there are fewer bastards in Qinhuai River than them.

But for ordinary people, it is difficult for them to even meet a county magistrate, let alone the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture, who is one level higher than the county magistrate.

To them, this is the Tu Emperor. Who dares to offend such a person?

Even these officials would not dare to kill the people unscrupulously, but the official power was so great that the people did not dare to approach it.

It is precisely because of the support of the government that the Zhang family dares to act arrogantly.

Only this Mr. Zhang dares to prey on the common people and insult women.

How many people have died tragically on him over the years?

All these things must add up to twenty or thirty.

But there was no conviction at all.

Some people want to sue the court. If they don't tell Taiyuan City, even if they leave their home, they will be threatened by Zhang family's thugs.

Unexpectedly, even in the eyes of the common people, the Zhang family could never collapse.

But it was overthrown overnight in the hands of the Duke.

This is the charm of the Duke of Guo.

Even after hearing Chen Han say such words again, the people finally couldn't help crying.

Chen Han said again: "Fellow folks, since the imperial court has made great efforts to reform and His Royal Highness the King of Jin is here,

From now on, whenever someone bullies you, if the local government does not dare to accept your case,

You can report the case to the Tax Inspection Department. Although they cannot directly intervene in the administrative affairs of the local government,

But they have the right to write directly to the court, and they can even help you investigate the case during the tax inspection.

My father-in-law said that every local tax inspection department and the Ming Dynasty Baochao Office are responsible for filing cases and can accept cases from ordinary people.

You can all report the crime and they will help you. "

After hearing this, the common people were moved to tears, but some people asked: "Master, we ordinary people can't pay more taxes for the court, why do you still protect us like this?"

Another commoner said: "Yes, we are just ordinary people. In your eyes, we are simply not worth mentioning.

Even compared to those big landowners who do big business, we are nothing at all, so why do you want to help us like this? "

The common people were very puzzled. Even the Zhang family, who had been detained and watched helplessly as officers and soldiers ransacked their home, were also puzzled.

I was even shouting in my heart: That is, regardless of whether we people did not pay taxes before,

But after the reform, the commercial taxes we pay and the land taxes we pay on so many fields are much more than those of ordinary people.

Why do you care for them and not us?

Our hands are just stained with the hard work of ordinary people.

so what? Compared to the imperial court, we can pay more taxes. Isn't this better than those ordinary people?

So they were quite unconvinced.

Chen Han waved his hand: "No, no, no, dear friends, please don't think of yourself as too humble. Let me explain to you, why does the court value you so much?

Do you know where the current His Majesty is from? "

The people below said: "That must be a deity from heaven descending to earth, otherwise how could he dominate the world?"

"Yes, yes, I heard that Your Majesty is from a rebel background, so he must be the reincarnation of a god in the sky."

Chen Han smiled and said: "You have all guessed wrong, our Majesty is an ordinary citizen just like you, and his situation is even more miserable than yours now.

What you don’t know is that in His Majesty’s family, his parents, brothers and sisters were all starved to death because of the troubles caused by big landowners and corrupt officials. In the end, His Majesty had to become a monk and beg for food to survive. "

The common people were shocked, never expecting that the current emperor would be even more miserable than their own life experience.

Then Chen Han said, "But His Majesty never gave up. Not only did he lead the people who were also oppressed by corrupt officials and powerful people to rebel against the Yuan Dynasty, he also

He even swore an oath, just because he knew what kind of hard life the common people were living.

So he must let today's people live a good life.

Just because when he was a common man, he suffered hardships, tiredness, and the sins of those corrupt officials, big landowners, and powerful people,

Only then does he know what kind of suffering you are suffering,

That's why he asked me to carry out reforms, just to make you live a good life.

You are by no means humble or worth mentioning, you are the most important thing.

You are the most numerous and pay the most taxes.

Even though a single powerful person seems to have paid a lot, how many powerful people are there? How many people occupy the world?

Your Majesty has a saying that is good, if the people of the world have enough to eat, the court can survive; if the world's dignitaries have too much to eat, the court will collapse.

So in His Majesty's eyes, that is the most important thing to you. "

After these words came out, they were deafening and enlightening. After listening to it, the common people were stunned for a moment and had goosebumps all over their bodies.

Then they all knelt down on the ground and shouted, "Long live your Majesty, long live the court!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live the court!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live the court!"

"Long live your Majesty, long live the court!"

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(End of this chapter)