People in the Ming Dynasty are lawless

Chapter 571 The selfishness of the common people

After Captain Liu said this, the eyes of the common people and scholars all lit up.

Because they have never thought that the meaning of this is that these scholars or ordinary people may become the Ming Dynasty in the future, and no matter who the obedient citizens in Mandala City are, they seem to be able to enjoy certain treatment.

This made the common people, or even the scholars, feel hope all of a sudden.

Especially these scholars, they were worried at the beginning what would happen if the Ming Dynasty helped those common people to retaliate against them?
They couldn't help but seek revenge on these people who had done so many evil things.

So these evil things were done at the instigation of those landlords.

They may even have been forced by the landlords.

But no matter what, he did some evil things, and he will definitely not escape death if they are found out.

Now someone finally stands up and says that there is no need to worry about these things, no matter what you do in the future.

We will apologize to those people on your behalf, or give them some compensation.

This is the kind of benevolence and righteousness we want to promote here.

So that you scholars can work with us with confidence and boldness without any fear.

After hearing this, the common people were somewhat unhappy and shouted, "General Liu, it is not good for you to speak like this. The evil deeds were committed by those scholars, and now you are taking the initiative to stand up and bear these crimes for them. People who don't know would think that the Ming Dynasty did these evil deeds.

Can you get away with doing something bad so easily? If so, then everyone would do such things."

The common people felt the same after hearing this.

If everyone who does something bad has someone to bear the consequences, then they don't have to bear any consequences. How can the world continue to function in this case?

If this is the case, can the people be convinced?
I will definitely not accept it.

Because each of these guys had done such evil things under such circumstances.

If these people are not punished, then it will encourage other people to do similar evil things in the future.

If this is the case, then what does the Ming Dynasty’s rule count for here? Is it just a joke?

These words touched the hearts of all the ordinary people.

Why do common people hate those scholars now? Isn’t it because they are accomplices of the evil?

Now that we have evidence of their crimes, we still don’t punish them. What is this?

The Ming Dynasty even took the initiative to offer to help these scholars make up for their previous mistakes.

What about the harm done to the common people before? Was it a joke?
So after hearing this, the common people below did not agree. We don’t care what you Ming Dynasty are going to do here.

Anyway, they have bullied us before, so we must retaliate.

Didn’t you say that our children could also go to private schools to study and take the imperial examinations to become officials?
After we become officials, we will definitely take revenge on them, otherwise.

We have suffered so much in the past, it doesn’t matter whether you, the Ming Dynasty, will compensate us on their behalf or not, we have to do this.

Seeing the people so excited, neither Captain Liu nor Si Mandala City had expected it.

At first they saw that the common people didn't seem to care at all.

And when I was still thinking about how to get more places, I thought these guys didn't really care.

But what I didn't expect was that these people suddenly cared so much about it.

This made everyone present stunned for a moment.

Especially Liu Baihu and Si Mandala City, they actually didn't expect this.

Hearing these common people say this, I actually think there is some truth to it.

After all, these ordinary people were once the real victims. It seems a bit inappropriate if I were to speak on behalf of these victims.

Even at this time, I thought that if these ordinary people became sensitive one by one because of this incident, it would seem to be a great loss for the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, many people are watching and wondering why you people from the Ming Dynasty do this.

Why you never think about how to make us better as individuals.

Why have you, the people of the Ming Dynasty, never thought of settling the hatred among us?

If these things are gone, then why are you here?
If this is the case, then we might as well tell you directly that we are willing to value these scholars.

Because these scholars treated us like that before, we still need to clarify this issue at this time.

But the Ming Dynasty doesn't seem to have figured out this problem yet, this is what the people here think.

Of course, they were particularly grateful because after the Ming Dynasty came, they directly killed the landlords and city lords who oppressed them.

They had heard that the city lord and the landlord were suddenly bombarded by artillery fire while they were on the city wall, and they were killed beyond measure.

This is a particularly good thing for them, and they are very willing to see the city lord being killed.

But they would rather see the people of the Ming Dynasty treat the common people better, because only if they treat the common people better can they benefit.

That’s how they act, and that’s how these people think now.

So when scholars say this kind of thing here, the common people will of course stand up and oppose it.

Because what they want is to make these scholars disappear immediately under this situation.

In this way, their children would not have to compete with other scholars when they went to private schools. In this way, their own children would have more opportunities.

Don’t say that these individuals are not selfish, in fact, they are very selfish.

They are so selfish that they don't care what happens to other people.

They don't even think that what they do is an infringement on others.

They just think I got the best.

And these people will never let anyone take advantage of them.

This is human nature, and human nature is something that cannot be changed.

Once human nature brings out its greatest disadvantages, it is actually doomed that no solution can be found even through negotiations.

The worst thing for a scholar is to meet this kind of person, so it can be said that there are bad people among these scholars.

But just as it is impossible for one side of a leaf to be a little bit round, it is impossible for every side to be perfect.

The other side is actually still acceptable, but it is unfair to completely abandon it just because one of them was bitten by an insect.

Captain Liu understood what these people were thinking, so he said: "The reason why the Ming Dynasty came here is to compensate for the mistakes that scholars have made against you, not to let those scholars who committed crimes get away with it.

It's not even meant to make you feel that our Ming Dynasty is particularly unfair.

The main reason we came here is to enable all of you to enjoy the benefits of our Duke's reforms.

So please rest assured that all of you will not lose your benefits. There are indeed some scholars who have done some evil things, but they are not the majority, only a small minority.

I believe that scholars have read so many books by sages. Even if they cannot be people with particularly noble moral character and cannot serve the common people wholeheartedly, they should still have a conscience.

Most of the scholars should understand that the reason they study, in addition to wanting to use knowledge as a skill and earn a living, they probably also have ideals. Not everyone wants to be a bad person from birth. Everything is due to the environment.

I don't believe that if you ordinary people really read books, if you really learn knowledge, if you really enter the landlord's mansion, you can stick to your own ethics and disobey the landlord's orders in everything. You can't do it. Since no one can do it, why must we blame these scholars for doing these things? "

When Captain Liu said this, all the scholars below wanted to kowtow to him.

Because they felt that Captain Liu was like their ancestor and knew them so well.

It is indeed true that such people can speak for them.

Not everyone can stick to their moral principles.

And there is no way to abide by this kind of moral code. Even if you don't do it, there will always be someone who can take your place and do it.

It's not that you don't want to do it. Only you can do this kind of thing, but not everyone can persist in doing this kind of thing.

Sometimes, even when you enter the landlord's mansion, if you don't obey the orders given by others, you may not only lose your life, but your family may also be implicated.

Is it really that easy?
It's not that easy.

Precisely because it is not that easy, they feel that they are actually quite wronged at this time.

There are also some people who have indeed not done anything harmful to the world, and the scholars at this time feel as if they are being coerced.

So when I heard Captain Liu say these words, I immediately knew that I seemed to be saved.

Even at this time, he felt that no matter whether he could serve as an official with the Ming Dynasty and govern Mandala City in the future, he would always be extremely grateful to Captain Liu in front of him.

However, the people were a little unhappy after hearing what Captain Liu said. Although they agreed with what Captain Liu said, they felt that they would be the same if they were in his position.

Maybe even deeper than these scholars.

Once they thought of this possibility, they felt it was absolutely impossible because they could never be such a person.

We are ordinary people. We are the victims, not the perpetrators. If we were in that position, we would not be like them.

But for some reason, when they think they might be as steadfast as they think they are, they feel like they are being a little too hypocritical.

Because they feel like they really can't do that.

Even at this moment, I suddenly felt that if I really entered the landlord's mansion like those scholars, I would definitely be extremely corrupt and accept bribes. They might even be more unscrupulous at this time. This may be everyone's human nature.

Captain Liu saw that no one below spoke, so he spoke up, "You all feel that you can't possibly endure such temptation, so how can you blindly force others to do things according to their own habits after receiving the salaries from the landlords? This is extremely unfair.

You can't do it yourself but you ask others to do it. Ask yourself, what would you do if someone else treated you like this?
We cannot kill all the scholars with one blow. Of course, the reason you do this is not because you are fair and just, or because you have been extremely abused by those scholars.

It is because I have just said that you can set up a private school here, so that your children can go to study in the secular world and then take the imperial examinations. The reason why you want to beat these scholars to death is because you want your descendants to have fewer competitors in the future.

It is human nature to think this way. It cannot be said to be disgusting or selfish. If I were you, I would think the same.

But you have to understand that my Amin came here not to let all of you enjoy these things, but to make us stronger.

The reason why we want to rescue you is not to really save you, but so that we, the Ming Dynasty, can build more tax collection points here in the future.

You will have more opportunities and more freedom to farm or go to private school to take the imperial examinations. This will boost productivity here and make it more convenient for us, the Ming Dynasty, to set up camp here.

So since we are all just pursuing our own interests, there is no need to talk so many ideals, struggles, etc.

Since it is for your own benefit, why can't you let us make a deal with you here on behalf of the scholars, so that the scholars can fight harder for our Ming Dynasty in the future? This is what we want to do.

So don't impose your wishes on the Ming Dynasty. We in the Ming Dynasty are not the ones to be taken advantage of."

When he said this, many of the common people below showed strange looks. They didn't expect that Captain Liu would actually say such a thing...

(End of this chapter)