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Chapter 308: Message ([-])

When Cao Yinguang said these words, some students who were afraid of death were scared away, but some people were even more angry and wanted to scold him even more harshly.

At this time, Zhang Hongqing stood up and said: "Everyone, please listen to Zhang Mou's words - because Suzhou was under the rule of Zhang Shicheng in the late Yuan Dynasty, and since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been severely taxed.

A long time ago, taxes were two or three times the average of various places in the Ming Dynasty.Later, rice was exchanged for silver, and Jiading and even Suzhou were required to pay [-]% of the market price of rice and grain.

In recent decades, the Ming Dynasty levied three taxes, and the taxes paid by the people of Suzhou were also higher than those in other places.

Now that the Kuei rebels are sweeping in, they are unstoppable, and the people of Suzhou finally have a chance to get rid of heavy taxes.

Do you have to put the people of Suzhou into dire straits again in the name of your own loyalty? ! "

At the end of his speech, Zhang Hongqing's tone became stern and full of questioning.

In fact, the tax rate in places such as Suzhou in the south of the Yangtze River is high because the people are the survivors of Zhang Shicheng and were angered by Zhu Yuanzhang. This is mostly a folk saying.

The Ming court did this mainly because the Suzhou area was too wealthy. In the Ming Dynasty, tax rates were unequal in various places. Rich areas had high taxes, while poor areas had low taxes or even tax exemptions.

It's just that this was done very roughly, with little effect, and it made many Suzhou people feel resentful.

Therefore, in the eyes of the people of Suzhou, the Ming Dynasty treated them unfairly and made them pay a lot more taxes.

In this way, Zhang Hongqing's words made many people think deeply, and then showed a look of shame.

At this time, Hou Yuanzhen also spoke up: "I think everyone has read "The Ming Dynasty", and what it said almost contains all the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty has reached this stage, and it is difficult to recover.

Liu Yiyi's army was strictly disciplined and had no offense with the people. He was the king's army. He replaced Zhu Ming and changed dynasties. It was just a cycle of heaven.

It's not like the Jin and Yuan Dynasties that destroyed our Han people. Why are you so stubborn?It should be noted that when weapons and weapons come together, your relatives and innocent people will suffer. Is that what you want to see? "

After hearing these words, Huang Chunyao and others were completely silent.

Historically, when the Qing troops marched to the south of the Yangtze River, they encountered little or no resistance at the beginning. After all, all the Nanjing Gongon princes surrendered and Emperor Hongguang was captured by the Qing troops.

Later, the reason why the gentry and common people continued to rebel against the Qing Dynasty was because the "hair-shaving order" made them realize that the Qing Dynasty's replacement of the Ming Dynasty was not the destruction of the country, but the destruction of the world and the Han family's clothes.

Many Jiangnan people were afraid of being reduced to fourth-class southerners again like the Yuan Dynasty, so countless people with lofty ideals sacrificed their lives and shed blood to fight against the Qing Dynasty.

Although the Ming Dynasty's Beijing court is still there, and Emperor Chongzhen is also there, the Wei tribe is not a foreign Tatar, but a rebel army with the style of a king.

Therefore, the officials and gentry in the south of the Yangtze River did not actually have much resistance to the Wei army. Therefore, after the "Discussing the Ming Dynasty" came out, almost all the counties in Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures changed their flags and returned to the Wei army.

The reason why people like Huang Chunyao gathered together was firstly because they were influenced by the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and serving the country, and secondly because some people did not understand the situation yet.Of course, there are also a very small number of people with ulterior motives among them.

However, Zhang Hongqing and Hou Yuanzhen's words made most people repent.

"That's all." Huang Chunyao, as the owner of this courtyard and the main organizer of this gathering, suddenly sighed, turned to face the crowd and said, "I, Huang Chunyao, will study behind closed doors from now on and ignore foreign affairs. Please leave."

"Brother Huang!"

Someone couldn't help calling.

Huang Chunyao entered the back room without looking back and closed the door.

When all the living beings saw this, they could only disperse.

Cao Yinguang was not embarrassed at all - these people were not only students, but also mostly from wealthy families, and even had elders who were officials, so it was not easy to offend them for no reason.

When the group of people returned to the government office, Zhang Hongqing asked: "Your Majesty, if we change Jiading's flag, does that mean that the whole of Suzhou has changed its flag and returned to Wei?"

Cao Yinguang nodded, "Yes - as long as Songjiang Mansion also follows Yi Zhi, there will be no major wars in the Susong area."

Hou Yuanzhen frowned and said: "Songjiang Mansion has outstanding people, no less talented than those in Suzhou, and many talented people. I hope I can see the situation clearly."

The Hou family has a branch in Songjiang Mansion, so Hou Yuanzhen is naturally more worried about the situation in Songjiang Mansion than Zhang Hongqing and others...

Songjiang Prefecture governs Huating.

Xia Yunyi is honoring his mother's filial piety.

He was a Jinshi in the [-]th year of Chongzhen and was first awarded the magistrate of Changle County in Fujian Province. Because he had no one in the court and did not spend money to bribe officials to select officials, he still worked for four or five years even though he had outstanding political achievements.

Last year, the Ministry of Civil Affairs selected Fujian to finally have an upright person. Only then was he selected as one of the "Seven Outstanding County Magistrates in the Country" because of his political achievements.As long as he goes to Beijing to meet the emperor, he may be reused.

Unexpectedly, first Li Qingshan caused trouble in Yanzhou and cut off water transportation; later, bandits captured half of Shandong, completely blocking the way north.

Last winter, his mother happened to be unable to make it through, so Xia Yunyi stayed in mourning in Songjiang as planned.

At this time, mourning is no longer as strict as the ancient rituals. It can be as short as three months, as long as three years, or one and a half years. It mainly depends on personal choice.

The officialdom was dim and the Ming Dynasty was about to collapse. Xia Yunyi temporarily lost interest in official career and prepared to stay in mourning for three years and wait for the situation to become clearer.By the way, he studied and studied classics at home, and educated his son Xia Wanchun.

After asking the housekeeper to send away another group of visiting scholars from his hometown, Xia Yunyi continued reading.

At this time, Xia Wanchun, who was studying on the side, suddenly said: "Dad, are those people here to ask about the bandits? Why don't you see them?"

Xia Wanchun is only 12 years old, but he is already quite tall and has a good figure, like a boy of thirteen or fourteen.

Xia Yunyi didn't let him sit in the room reading all day long, so Xia Wanchun had heard about things outside.

Xia Yunyi heard this and said: "Zuo Liangyu has been defeated, and the Wei army has swept across the south of the Yangtze River. What's the use of seeing them?"

Xia Wanchun asked again: "Father teaches his children to know how to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. Now that the Ming Dynasty is suffering, shouldn't the father do something?"

"Alas~" Xia Yunyi sighed, put down the book and came to the window, "Brother Duan, today I will teach you some principles that are not easy to learn from books.

We, the scholars, must understand that it is good to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but we must also know how to see current events clearly and know what to do and what not to do.

If it were Tartars who were sweeping across the south of the Yangtze River, or if those thieves had raped, plundered, and harmed the people wherever they passed, my father would have to raise an army to resist even if he risked his life.

But you must have heard these days that the Yi army has strict discipline and does no harm to the people. It also punishes corrupt officials, wipes out small thieves and bandits, and stabilizes the place.

When the people heard about it, many people looked forward to the early arrival of the Yi army.In this way, how can we, the scholars, only think about the way of loyalty to the emperor and neglect the way of heaven and the people's hearts? "

Xia Wanchun was thoughtful after listening.

After Xia Yunyi finished speaking, he returned to the desk and picked up Yang Tingshu's letter again - he was also a member of Fushe and had just returned to Songjiang Mansion. He was able to know so much about the Yi army thanks to Yang Tingshu, Xu Qian and others. informed.

Otherwise, he might really contact the villagers and raise an army to resist.

However, he did not believe everything Yang Tingshu and others said.

'I just hope that the Wei army is really what they said, a true rebel army, with the style of a king. '

Just as Xia Yunyi was thinking this, the housekeeper came to report again that Wu Zhikui was visiting.

This time Xia Yunyi did not turn him away, but said: "Please come quickly."

Wu Zhikui was his student. Although he was illiterate, he learned martial arts and some military strategies. In the sixth year of Chongzhen's reign, he passed the martial arts examination. He was recommended by Zhang Guowei, the governor of Jiangnan at the time, and served as the commander-in-chief of Jinshan Wei Dingbo Camp.

Now he has been promoted to Dingbo camp guerrilla.

The Dingbo Camp is considered a very powerful Ming army in Songjiang Prefecture. As a guerrilla in the Dingbo Camp, Wu Zhikui must have something important to visit at this time.

Sure enough, Wu Zhikui bowed first after entering, and then said bluntly: "Teacher, today the master asked the students to discuss the matter of changing the flag and returning to Wei. The students came here to ask the teacher for advice."

After listening to this, Xia Yunyi took a deep look at the military general student and said, "You said, 'Return the flag and return to Wei', instead of surrendering the thieves. Didn't you already have a choice in your heart? Why bother asking me?"

Wu Zhikui was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then he explained with an innocent face: "The students are vulgar and illiterate. I heard what the governor said so, so I reported it like this. I really don't know how to choose!"

Xia Yunyi was silent for a while, then said: "The prince of the palace is about to surrender, so you don't want to block the car with your hands. Leave it to be useful. If Liu Sheng is cruel and is not chosen by fate, you can still wait for the opportunity."

Hearing this, Wu Zhikui's eyes lit up, "Thank you, teacher, for your guidance. The student understands!"

After that, he chatted with Xia Yunyi about other things before saying goodbye and leaving.

Xia Yunyi looked at his back and sighed, "The human heart is so elusive."

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After reporting the victory, the Xinqi once again rode through the city holding Lubu high, shouting along the streets——

"Good news! Good news!"

"The whole government of Suzhou has changed its flag and returned to Wei! The whole government of Songjiang has changed its flag and returned to Wei!"

"Now all the prefectures in Southern Zhili belong to me, Damei!"

Hearing the sound of victory approaching and then disappearing, many people started talking.

"Suzhou and Songjiang are surrendering now? How fast!"

"That's right, no matter how powerful Wei Jun is, Su Song can't stop him even if he wants to."

"The key is that the discipline of the Yi army is much better than that of the Ming army. The people probably wish that the Yi army would have gone over earlier. How could they resist?"

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　Second more.

　　Good night~
　　
　
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