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

Chapter 451: So what if she’s a saint?

In fact, saying such things is really heartless. After all, you are such a scoundrel, how can you have the nerve to say such things?

To be honest, even if the imperial court really wanted to provide subsidies, it would not subsidize such people.

Because of a very simple reason, these kinds of people are the most disgusting, best and most shameless people.

They have never thought about how they can contribute to the court.

I have never thought that I should work hard to make my life better.

Instead, I am only thinking about when the court will give me money?

When will the court be able to put money directly into my pocket?

This way my life will be better.

That way I won't have to work anymore.

But they don’t think about why the court should give this money as compensation. It is not really for the purpose of supporting these lazy people.

Instead, we want to help more hardworking people live a better life.

The existence of such lazy people is truly tragic.

Even if there are subsidies, the court actually doesn't want to care about such lazy people. Even if there are benefits, the court doesn't want to give them to such lazy people.

Because such lazy people are the greatest humiliation to the court.

But there are still people who are willing to follow this lazy person.

Because everyone has this idea.

The so-called "lock in profits" was proposed by such people. It is a way to ensure that you will never suffer any losses.

These people keep thinking about so-called stability, so-called steady progress, so-called not taking any risks. In fact, there is only one truth, and that is short-sightedness.

This kind of scoundrel will actually be favored by many people.

Why? Because many people think this way.

We cannot say that all the villagers are bad people, but they are definitely people without foresight. They only think about the present and not the long-term.

What they always think is that it would be best if the money could go directly into their pockets.

Never put yourself at risk even a little bit, because they cannot bear even the slightest risk.

It is precisely because of the existence of such people that sometimes rural areas cannot be helped.

After hearing this, the Jianghu people were speechless and said, "You guys don't even think about it. Since the court has launched such a national policy, it is just to let everyone live a better life in the future.

But if you don't believe this and don't believe that, once the government comes to confiscate your land or demolish your house, you will open your mouth wide.

You are not cooperating, nor will you be able to secure your own gain. Instead, it will only exacerbate the conflict.

Do you think the court proposed these things just to satisfy your exorbitant wishes?
Before, we didn’t compensate you a single cent, but now we are giving you an opportunity to provide a better way out for those whose fields and lands have been occupied or whose houses have been demolished.

Instead, all of you are here, either saying that you don't believe it, or saying that the court has other intentions, or thinking that you will get the money and then run away with it.

What you call "putting money in pocket" should mean that even before the road construction begins, once the road reaches your house, you should start to make up for it, and you should start to subsidize it according to the so-called highest standards. This is the only way to represent the sincerity of the court, right?"

People in the underworld are actually the ones who can best understand the thoughts of ordinary people.

After all, what is the most important skill for them to travel the streets and alleys?
That is to see into people’s hearts.

If one cannot even understand people's hearts, then all those who travel the world will suffer.

Don't think that ordinary people are all simple and honest. In fact, they are not like that. They also have their own cleverness.

Even this kind of cleverness can cause even the most calculating people to suffer heavy losses.

It is precisely because they know what kind of people the common people are that the people in the underworld are able to spread their propaganda here and find out what the common people are thinking and what they want.
What is the decision in their hearts, or what are their demands?

In fact, people in the underworld understand this very well.

Now, after hearing what the scoundrel said, the people in the underworld immediately refuted it.

What he meant was, is it possible that you can hide your thoughts from everyone?
On the surface, it means that he does not believe whether the court's national policy will really be implemented.

In fact, I just thought that if it was really implemented, I must be given the highest compensation.

If this is implemented, I will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life.

Even if it was not allocated to my house, I should still be given some compensation, because whoever sees it gets a share.

Isn't this what this scoundrel is thinking?
The man from the underworld pointed out the problem directly and exposed his thoughts.

What I mean is that you have the ability to satisfy others by trying to satisfy us, but you don't have that ability.

What do you think? Don't we know?

They are all petty-minded and have never thought about the big picture or foresight. They have never thought about how convenient it would be if a road was built to the entrance of the village.

Although the villagers whose thoughts were exposed lowered their heads, they were actually quite angry.

What I'm thinking is, what gives you the right to say that about us?

Why do you speak so arrogantly at this time?
Why do you belittle us and say we are worthless at this time?

But I don’t know how to refute it.

Because what this Jianghu man said was exactly what they were thinking now.

Because everyone wants this, even those so-called selfless people will think this way if they think about compensation.

That's why they feel quite aggrieved.

Since everyone thinks this way, why do they belittle us so much?
The Jianghu man then asked again, "Didn't you listen to what we said just now?
We have made it very clear just now. If we build a road to the entrance of your village, I think the first thing it will do is to make it convenient for you to come in and out.

The second is to make it easier for you to do some small business. We have also seen this. This road is where many people or businessmen pass by. You can set up a small stall at the intersection to sell snacks and meals, which can also supplement your family income.

Isn't this more than what you can earn simply by farming?
This has already given some very good advice and will allow you to have a better livelihood in the future.

But you still doubt this and that. What exactly are you doubting?
In fact, it is very simple. What you doubt is not only whether this national policy can be implemented, but also whether you can get the subsidies?

You even doubt whether you can be subsidized with the highest amount of money."

Everyone got excited when we talked about this.

After all, this involves one's own core interests.

The gangster just now also said that the transportation conditions in his village are excellent.

There will definitely be a lot of people passing by, and it would be possible to do some small business in this place in the future.

Moreover, the imperial court is now undergoing reforms and has become different from other places. Those whose income is less than five taels of silver per year do not have to pay taxes.

But they believe in themselves, selling snacks, doing some small business, it is impossible for them to make so much money in a year, which means that they do not need to pay taxes on this money and can put it in their pocket safely.

So they are indeed very excited about this aspect.

But on the other hand, as the guy just said, whether this subsidy can be obtained or not, it is not a small amount.

Moreover, they could also calculate that if they only subsidized one village, or even all the roads and houses in a small county, it would not be a big number for the court and would definitely be subsidized.

But if the whole Ningbo, or the whole Zhejiang Provincial Government, were to provide subsidies, what kind of number would that be?

Even ordinary people can figure out the problem clearly, so why can't those officials figure it out?
Can such a large amount of money be subsidized?

If the subsidies do not come, wouldn’t it be like the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water?
So when the common people thought about this, they actually didn't believe it even more. As for the so-called other things, they were all worried about whether they could get it. They were worried that if they asked the court for the subsidy, they would be accused of rebelling and then have their heads chopped off.

Faced with such an idea, people in the martial arts world have actually been prepared for it.

Seeing that each of them had fiery eyes, but they didn't dare to really ask about such things, I suddenly felt very pitiful.

So I said, "It's actually very easy to guess what you are thinking right now.

Aren’t you just wondering, if there really is such a subsidy, will it be taken away by others?

After all, there are so many high-ranking officials above you, after all, there are so many prefects and county magistrates, after all, there are so many local security officers and the like.

Even if this money really reaches you.

So this is your first step towards doubt.

The second thing is that you are very afraid that there is someone who really wants you to get the money. Even if you cannot get the money and you file a complaint with the higher authorities, you may be killed. This is the second problem you are worried about.

The third thing you worry about is that if you go against the court, even if you get the money now, will you have the opportunity to spend it in the future? This is the third problem you are worried about."

When it comes to this, everyone actually showed a little doubt in their eyes.

I even thought to myself, could he be a worm in my stomach, as he knew so much about me?

Because that’s exactly what they thought.

They even thought that this was indeed a problem they should worry about. This was not a small problem, but a big problem.

This is an issue that everyone is very concerned about, and if this problem is not resolved, to be honest, no one dares to stand up and talk to the court at this time. We are willing to believe it.

Although at this time, someone suddenly revealed what I was thinking.

And it’s a bit embarrassing to say it in person, but some people just said, “Isn’t this something we should be worried about?
Over the years, how many of us have been willing to believe that the court is willing and that it will bring us happiness and well-being, but what is the final result we got?
Isn't our final result that we are fooled again and again?

So I say again, if you can really do this, we will admire you very much, but if you can't do this, can we continue to live like this in the future?
Each of you has said here that now with the Saint here to guarantee, we can all be protected.

Because the Saint is from the southeast, even the people in the martial arts world have to praise her, and even those in official positions have to be convinced of her.

Her abilities, prestige and character are impeccable.

But let me ask you, how much of this is worthy of our trust?

We are just ordinary people. We don’t have the same status as you, nor do we have the same freedom as you.

If you are cheated, you can leave this place and go anywhere to file a complaint. You can even submit the complaint to the capital.

But what can we ordinary people do?"

As he was talking, an old man looked at Old Li and said, "Old Li, the reason why you are willing to trust these people in the martial arts world is because you broke your leg before and were saved by a traveling doctor. So you have always believed that whether it is a doctor or a man in the martial arts world, they are all trustworthy and have a sense of loyalty. This is just wishful thinking on your part."

As soon as this was said, the villagers who were said by Old Li to be a little ungrateful immediately said:
“Yes, Old Li, you are willing to believe it because you were saved by a quack doctor.

You feel that you can be trusted by the quack doctors, and you even think that each of them is actually being nice to you at this time, so you should believe in them, and so should we.

But that's just your wishful thinking. Do you know that we have also been harmed by gangsters?

They used the so-called underworld jargon to talk to us about those things, and then sold our secrets to the fortune tellers.

Then those fortune tellers came to the village entrance to ask us for fortune-telling, and they were always right. But in the end, we found out that our details had been discovered by others and then sold.

Those quack doctors may also make money in this way, but you just happened to meet a better one.

But you can't force us all to trust her. The Saint is powerful and a well-known figure in the world, but she also has other demands.

Helping people like us may be for the sake of gaining fame or gaining a better foothold in the world.

Anyway, no matter what the reason is, they always have something in mind.

As for what you said, Old Li, that we are all so poor that no one wants to care about us, that is just your wishful thinking.

Maybe someone is willing to care about our things."

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(End of this chapter)