People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 444: Compensation for demolishing a house and occupying land? Never heard of it
Everything has been made very clear, so there is nothing to hold back.

Since the matter has been settled, and Guo Feixue doesn't care.

To be honest, it’s just as Guo Feixue herself said.

In fact, I came to Jiangnan not just to help No. 2 build this official road.

It's not even just about helping No. 2 deal with those gangsters and businessmen.

What’s more important is to publicize Chen Han’s achievements by using his identity as a man of the world.

We must make people in the world realize that with Chen Han’s reforms, everyone has opportunities, and there are even more opportunities than before.

In the future, you can easily change your destiny without having to pin your hopes on studying as before.

After having this idea, Guo Feixue felt that what she had said to the scholar on the street was very clear.

The scholar felt that he was very great.

I feel like I can actually be compared to Chen Han.

I feel like I am a talent too.

Even a great talent.

It was because of Chen Han’s reforms that he was unable to display his talents.

It was because Chen Han's reforms hindered the path of most scholars.

It was Chen Han's reforms that suppressed the Confucius Mansion, which they regarded as gods.

That's why they are so resentful now.

That is why they now feel that they should be rehabilitated.

But after Guo Feixue arrived, she informed the people.

The reason why they want to suppress the status of their scholars.

Because they have monopolized the way to change their destiny.

When they were studying, they never thought about letting the common people live a good life.

Instead, they hope to become the bureaucrats that they particularly hated when they were ordinary people.

The purpose of Guo Feixue's coming here is to tell the people here.

What on earth are these scholars thinking?
Why are they so opposed to reform?

It’s not because of what they advertised, but because they don’t want the people to be deceived by Chen Han.

I just don’t want the common people to see the tradition being destroyed by Chen Han.

These are all excuses.

In fact, the real purpose is that Chen Han’s reforms have changed everyone’s thinking.

Let many ordinary people know that their path is not only achieved through studying.

It even made many people realize that those scholars were blindly advocating the so-called reading to change one's destiny.

That is all to reinforce the importance of reading.

Let the status of scholars in society become higher and higher.

It allows scholars to elevate their status invisibly without any effort.

It is precisely because Chen Han corrected this kind of thinking that they are so angry.

It is because Chen Han told the common people not to believe the propaganda of those scholars, but to believe what they see with their own eyes.

This is how Guo Feixue promoted it after she came.

Tell the people the same thing.

It is to tell the people that even if they are just a craftsman, they still have the opportunity to realize their dreams.

Even now at the Daming Engineering College, a craftsman can receive a high amount of silver subsidies every month as long as he has skills.

Then change your own destiny and also change the destiny of your entire family.

This is the true significance of Chen Han’s reforms and changes.

With this ideological foundation, Guo Feixue looked at the Ningbo prefect and asked, "Prefect, you are also a scholar, you should have more say than the rest of us.

You should understand better that after the Duke's reforms were completed, even if everyone still has certain hopes for studying now, there should not be the same enthusiasm as before.

Ordinary people also realize that there are many other ways to change their destiny besides studying.

For example, becoming a craftsman, or participating in various projects after the Ming Dynasty's reforms.

Just like the new official road that His Highness No. 2 is going to build now, it seems to be a way to change his destiny.

Under the impact of so many opportunities, the status of you scholars seems to be diluted.

I would really like to hear whether you also have the same resentment towards the Duke?

After all, whether you become an official or a craftsman in the future, you may be able to earn a considerable income.

Invisibly, the status of officials and craftsmen has been equalized, and you should be angry. "

Faced with Guo Feixue's straightforward question, the Ningbo prefect was unable to react for a while.

Then he smiled and said, "Saint, if I had only finished my studies in the capital and entered the Hanlin Academy, where I was editing and revising books, I would only hear the voices of those scholars.

Then I might also feel that the Duke's reforms are in line with the ancestral system.

They may even feel resentful because it does lower the status of scholars to a certain extent.

But I am not such a person. I not only compile and edit books in the Hanlin Academy, but also go to the people and talk with them down to earth about the current situation in the world.

I understand very well that ordinary people don’t have so many cunning ideas.

Their wish is very simple, that is to live well.

Have a job that is enough to support their family and have an official who respects them enough.

Even just a piece of land would be enough.

Precisely because ordinary people ask for very little, we should satisfy them even more, or rather, it is actually very easy to satisfy them.

Ordinary people can still survive in such a difficult environment, which shows that what they think is actually very simple.

Scholars all talk about self-cultivation, governing the country and pacifying the world, but have they really done it?

Take me as an example. When I first became an official, I didn’t know how to be a good official.

So I have been confused.

But after the Wenzhou flood, I knew exactly how to make people live better.

As long as the people have land to farm, food to eat and warm clothes to wear, that is enough.

It is not as difficult as scholars think. Why do they think it is difficult?
Because they want to expand the matter of governing the court infinitely, so that they can show their ability. "

The Ningbo prefect's words pointed out the little thoughts in the minds of scholars. They exaggerate the difficulty of governing the world.

It is to show one's ability. But in fact, in ancient times, as long as people followed the weather and did not ask too much of them, they could live well and the world could be governed easily.

But everyone is saying that ordinary people have greedy desires. Don’t you think about the greed of those officials and those unscrupulous businessmen?
None of the people present had expected that the Ningbo prefect could actually say such righteous words.

Perhaps, as he said, he was not just a scholar studying in the Hanlin Academy.

During the Wenzhou flood, he witnessed with his own eyes the suffering of ordinary people.

I even saw with my own eyes how helpless the common people were in the disaster and how powerless they felt against natural calamities.

So I understand, under that situation, what can be done to make people live better?

Because ordinary people just want to live a good life.

But even such a simple request, even just the desire to have enough food to eat, is difficult to achieve in the eyes of many people.

It is precisely because of this that the prefect of Ningbo is so considerate of the lives of ordinary people.

I also understand better what scholars should do to make life better for the people of the world.

It is not the teachings of sages or reading a few books that can make the lives of ordinary people better.

On the contrary, it was Chen Han's reforms that truly enabled the people to escape poverty and live the life they wanted.

Therefore, he could understand Chen Han's reforms better than ordinary scholars.

In other words, he was more receptive to Chen Han's reforms than the average scholar.

Even Guo Feixue did not expect that the Ningbo prefect could actually say such words.

This is really a bit unexpected.

After all, he is a scholar and he is also an official.

Many officials do not understand Chen Han’s reforms and changes, and some even hate them.

Although they respect reform and change on the surface, they actually secretly sneer at Chen Han's reforms.

After hearing what the Ningbo prefect said, Guo Feixue actually admired him even more.

She gave a thumbs up and said, "Okay, that's very well said. With your words, I didn't save the wrong person back then.

Although when I was saving those people, I didn't think about what those officials in your Wenzhou Prefecture would do.

But he did some good things invisibly, saving you and the prefect of Wenzhou. I think he should have done a good job in Shandong as well.

Now that I hear you say this, I finally feel that I didn't save the wrong person.

I also feel that what I do has a more concrete meaning.”

Guo Feixue then called out to the others, "Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and go in. We need to discuss this properly.

How can we, the people of the underworld and the businessmen, contribute to the repair of the official road led by No. 2 this time?

We even need to discuss how to cooperate with the government. "

As they talked, several people walked into the guild hall one after another.

Someone had already poured the tea in the hall. After everyone sat down, Guo Feixue sat in the first seat.

First of all, he organized this event.

Secondly, although she was the only woman present, her status was undoubtedly the highest.

No one was humble in this regard. After everyone sat down according to their status, Guo Feixue drank a sip of tea and began to speak.

“This time, we must cooperate with No. 2, not only to complete the work of appeasing the people, but also to cooperate with the government to find out what the people really need.

The reason why we are asked to take action is not only because we are familiar with the place and there are not many barriers between us and the people.

More importantly, do we know what the people are worried about? "

Everyone was listening to Guo Feixue's words, and they were actually a little confused.

In their previous impression, if the imperial court wanted to build a road, then you had to cooperate no matter what obstacles you encountered.

No matter you are willing or not, tearing down the house and walls is the most basic thing, and you may even be asked to do it yourself.

So what they are wondering now is what the people really need.

There is no need to do anything, the people just need to cooperate.

Who says ordinary people need anything else?

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Guo Feixue say, "This road construction is different from other road constructions. In the past, the government just gave a word for road construction and the people had to obey.

Even if they want to occupy their land or houses, they have to give them up honestly.

But this time the Duke has ordered that we must not do so. When we build a road now, we must not only build a wide and straight road, but more importantly, we must build it in a meaningful way.

This means satisfying the people. The prerequisite for satisfying the people is that if we demolish their fields and houses, we must compensate them.”

Guo Feixue's words made the Ningbo prefect and other people in the underworld present feel quite strange.

Just as they had understood before.

In fact, when encountering such things, ordinary people are also very unlucky and can only cooperate passively.

It is even possible that your house is demolished or your fields and land are occupied, but you will not be given any compensation.

Because all under heaven belongs to the king, if the imperial court wants to build a road, it means that the emperor wants to build a road.

You dare to ask the emperor for compensation, do you want to die?

So after hearing this, the Ningbo prefect and others wondered if they had heard it wrongly.

The Ningbo prefect asked directly, "Saintess, I wonder if I heard it wrong, or if there is something you just said that we don't understand."

Guo Feixue asked: "If there is anything you don't understand, just ask directly."

The Ningbo prefect looked at the gangsters present and did not hesitate.

Instead, he said directly, "The most important thing is that we don't understand why we need to compensate the people for giving up their fields and land to build the road?
Although their fields and land were occupied, it would be much more convenient to build a road passing by their homes, and their travel would be much faster in the future.

This is something that many ordinary people can only encounter but cannot hope for. They should feel honored. How dare they ask for help from the court?

What else does the court need to compensate them for?
Even if we take a step back, what is the standard for compensating them?
How much compensation is needed to satisfy them?

Besides, I don’t know how much sky and land I will occupy, and how many houses I will occupy along the way.

If all compensation is really required, who will pay for it? Will it be from the government?
The government may not have so much money to compensate.

So should we repair this road or not?”

The Ningbo prefect asked questions that raised doubts among many present.

Although they, the people in the underworld, talk about morality, but morality also has to be taken into account, the so-called actual situation.

The government may not have the money to compensate the people.

Moreover, if a road is to be built, the length may be as short as one or two hundred miles or as long as thousands of miles. With so many places along the way, the number of fields, lands and houses to be occupied will be incalculable, and the compensation will be an astronomical figure. Who will pay for this?

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(End of this chapter)