People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 544 We are going to implement the imperial examination system here
Wang Dahai was standing at the side and after listening to Captain Liu's words just now, he was a little frightened, because he really felt that these people who did ideological work were very powerful.

Captain Liu is indeed no ordinary person. The reason why he can hold such an important position in the Embroidered Uniform Guard is definitely not just because of his humble background.

What's more, he is very good at using this to add something to his speech that others simply cannot have, such as letting everyone know that one's original birthplace is not a disadvantage, but a great advantage.

His infectiousness comes from the fact that when he tells the truth, it can add a lot of weight to his identity.

This ability is not as simple as just training. Some people seem to be born with the ability to use these things, as if it is a talent.

Just like now, he doesn't know the people below at all, but what he says can make them understand that, it turns out that I can do it, I just lack the opportunity. Once I have such an opportunity, I can do it.

This feeling makes people's scalps tingle. This kind of mobilization ability can actually be extended to other countries.

This may be why everyone has sympathy for suffering.

No matter where we are and how badly we ourselves are doing, we just cannot stand seeing those who are worse off than us.

This may be a common ability of human beings.

When the common people saw that Captain Liu had once been in such a miserable situation, they immediately became interested. Their current lives were already miserable enough.

In fact, they are not afraid to accept more painful things, because in their eyes, life is already like this now, so what else do we have to lose?

Gone!

Since you have nothing to lose, hold on to those things that can make you successful.

Just like what Captain Liu said, his father was a man with nothing back then, and he almost lost his life on the battlefield.

His fall was just a result of his being a little bit brave back then, but it changed the life trajectory of himself and his entire family. Bai Hu was the object of everyone's ridicule when he was young, but now he has become an existence that is unattainable by everyone.

Wang Dahai thought about it and it was indeed like this. Why?

Although Captain Liu is only a captain now, it depends on where he is from. He is a captain in the Jinyiwei. There are very few people in the Jinyiwei who can be a captain. He is definitely more powerful than him who is a thousand-captain in the navy.

this is the truth.

Wang Dahai knew since the day he led his army that even though his position seemed to be slightly higher than that of Captain Liu, he had to obey Captain Liu's words along the way. That was the difference.

Now Wang Dahai took over Liu Baihu's words and began to speak: "Your current suffering may be for the sake of your descendants to live a happy life."

If this kind of statement were said in the West, people would probably sneer at it.

Because their values ​​are mainly reflected in themselves, they pay more attention to their own lives rather than the lives of their descendants.

But this is the East.

No matter where they are, Eastern families seem to prefer to put the happiness of their children and grandchildren first. No matter how much hardship and suffering our generation endures, it is all for the sake of preventing our descendants from suffering in the future.

Maybe this is the difference.

The same is true for the people in Mandala City. Although they have suffered so much, they immediately become interested when they think that they can save their descendants from suffering. As long as it can save their descendants from suffering, it is worth it for them to suffer a little.

The people suddenly became agitated: "I don't know what we should do to prevent our children and grandchildren from being like us!"

The lethality of this sentence is really extraordinary.

This seemingly ordinary sentence contains an accusation against one's current life.

Some things really can't be thought about too deeply.

Because the more I think about it, the more I feel that this sentence contains something that makes me sad when I think about it.

For example, this sentence: How can we prevent our children and grandchildren from being like us?

On the one hand, it expresses how painful my life is now. On the other hand, even in such pain, I am still thinking that it would be great if future generations don’t have to live like us.

One sentence expresses the simple emotions vividly.

Why are the words written by many excellent novelists as sharp as a knife?

It's because a simple word can pierce the heart like a knife.

This sentence is it.

When the people nearby heard these words, they all felt as if their hearts were blocked.

They are all part of the suffering here.

When they live here, they feel the unfairness all the time.

The only fairness here may be that my life is a crappy one, and so is yours.

As for when we will be harvested, it depends on which of us has worse luck.

When Wang Dahai heard this, he held it in for a long time without saying anything.

Even though everyone came here to conquer, they were still somewhat moved by what the people said.

The people here are really suffering.

When can we help them?
The emotions of the common people are simple, and in fact the emotions of the soldiers are also simple.

Although the Ming army wanted to kill all the people of Sanfuqi when they charged into battle, when they actually came into contact with their people, they very much hoped to appease them.

Because the people here are suffering so much.

Wang Dahai was silent for a while and then said, "The reason why we dare to say that we can let your descendants live a better life is that the path we have planned for you is different from other paths."

Wang Dahai said again: "After coming here, I found that ordinary people here don't even have the basic rights to be officials."

This power doesn't seem to be a big deal. Doesn't it make no difference whether you hold an official position or not?

actually not.

Once you become an official, you will have influence.

This influence can be directly felt by local people.

Once someone on your side becomes an official and has a say in the officialdom, he will be able to obtain some benefits for his hometown.

They can even give a voice to their group.

This is the advantage of being an official.

If someone speaks up, more people will know what is happening here and pay attention to it.

If someone pays attention to it, no one will dare to bully the people blatantly, after all, so many people are watching them.

After hearing Wang Dahai's words, the people smiled and said, "We have never thought about such rights."

This is another heart-wrenching statement. Who wouldn’t think about it?

Who doesn’t want to be an official?
Every day, the people of Sanfuqi see other people's families serving as officials and holding high positions. After asking, they find out that the other person's family is very influential in the entire Sanfuqi.

He was not the only one serving as an official, but his entire family.

He even has thousands of people supporting him.

No matter what the problem is, it can be solved with just one word from him, thanks to the countless people like him helping him behind the scenes.

This is people's energy.

Unimaginable energy.

The reason why they say they don't want this right is because it is simply impossible for ordinary people like them to get it.

Even anyone who had this idea might see your body in the gutter the next day.

Anyone who dares to have such thoughts is coveting.

In the eyes of many people in power, coveting power is also a crime.

Those people are so overbearing in order to stop ordinary people from having such thoughts.

It has to be said that they do have this ability. Those people can make it impossible for the people to find the conditions to appeal.

Wang Dahai was almost speechless after seeing the expressions of the people.

The people here are actually much more miserable than those in the Ming Dynasty.

Although the people of the Ming Dynasty did not live a very happy life, they were subject to heavy taxes.

There were even many hidden levies and taxes, but of course they have now been completely changed by the Duke's reforms. Without these things, people's lives have become much better.

After all, what is the most important thing weighing on the people?
In fact, it is not the tax burden of the court, but the officials who pass on all their living costs to the people.

It is certainly painful for the people to live in such an environment.

In fact, the imperial court did not gain much benefit from it, as all of it was taken away by some corrupt officials.

Of course, this is also due to the emperor.

He set the salaries of officials too low, resulting in officials having a hard time making a living and having to ask the people for money.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang also killed corrupt officials, he sometimes had to turn a blind eye to this phenomenon in order to maintain the stability of the court.

Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang was purging corrupt officials, he could only kill the big tigers, and he was completely helpless against the small flies.

But to be honest, although the big tigers are hateful, the small flies are the real reason for the collapse of the entire empire.

Because the little flies often take root at the grassroots level, through years of erosion, they finally corroded the huge body of the Ming Dynasty.

In the end, the huge body of the Ming Dynasty collapsed. This was just a complication of a chronic disease.

But at least the people in the Central Plains have someone to speak for them, unlike the people here who can only watch helplessly as those upper-class nobles eat, drink and have fun while they themselves can only work like slaves.

Thinking of this, many people began to look forward to it again.

What they are looking forward to is how they will deal with these things if such a day really comes.

Wang Dahai saw their expectant eyes and said, "You don't need to worry. The reason we are standing here is to tell you that if we can blow down your walls with muskets and artillery, we can use other things to arm your minds.

The reason why you feel oppressed in Mandala City is because all the power of officials is in the hands of those upper-class aristocratic lords.

So they are rich and powerful, and there is no way you can defeat them.

Now we are going to tell you, if you also have such ability, will those people also be afraid of you?"

Ordinary people still can’t believe it: “It would be best if we had such power, but when can we have such rights?

We also want to be officials, but where do we get the chance? "

"That's what I mean. Who doesn't want to be an official? The reason we said we don't want to be an official just now is that we don't have the opportunity."

"If we were allowed to be officials, we would definitely be better than them!"

"How dare you say such a thing?" someone retorted.

The man who had just spoken immediately said, "Because I know how much I have suffered, and I know how uncomfortable it is to live in such a day. If I were an official, I would just let the people not suffer like this, and that would be a good official."

Everyone was silenced by this sentence.

Because this is a very simple sentence, but it is difficult to execute.

It’s not that the execution process is difficult.

If we want the people to not suffer so much, we just need to let them not pay such high taxes.

But if this is really done, how can any country function?
Taxation is an important factor in supporting the operation of a country and cannot be absent.

If it is gone, it will affect the national strength.

Here, allowing people to live happily is also a flexible indicator, because people’s situations are different and the indicators of happiness are also different. It is basic that we cannot use personal indicators to require everyone.

So even if it is just a matter of making the people happy, it is actually very difficult to do it well.

After that person said this, Wang Dahai immediately said: "What that person just said is very good. As long as you can make the people live a good life, you are a good official. If you were to be this official, I wonder if you could do it?"

The man who had just spoken looked unconvinced. "You said it as if I have a chance to be this official? I was just talking nonsense just now. Everyone can do it, but it's not that easy to do it. It's important for people to know themselves. I know my own limitations. I know that I can talk but not do."

It is rare to find someone who understands this situation.

I am afraid of the kind of people who know they are not good enough but have no idea about it, and they think that so and so cannot do it, so I am sure they can do it.

Little did he know that his ability was even worse, he just didn't know it.

Wang Dahai said, "We in the Daming Dynasty came here to tell you that anyone has the opportunity to become an official, and people like you who are conscious are more qualified."

The man was very surprised. "Really? Don't lie to us. You just said so much but you haven't gotten to the point yet."

The people then realized that it seemed that after all the talk, there was no specific explanation as to how they could make themselves and others happy.

Wang Dahai finally revealed the truth: "We want to implement the imperial examination system here!!"

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(End of this chapter)