Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2156 Beautiful scenery on a good day

  Turn the time back a little bit.

  In the night, someone shouted, "...If the evil is not eradicated, the world will eventually be harmed!" 』

  Under the light of the fire, someone is holding a torch, as if they are driving away the boundless darkness, but under their feet, there is also a piece of darkness that can never be illuminated, so thick that it is almost qualitative.

  『Everyone! Dear parents and folks! Please listen to a certain word! 』

  The awakened people began to tilt their heads and **** up their ears.

The visitor held the torch high, like a prophet admiring freedom, "I am a member of the Li family, and my ancestors lived here... On weekdays, remember the teachings of the ancestors, and do your best for the hometown... 』

  『Mentougou outside the city, the bridge was built by the Li family master! Confiscated a penny for ten years! Master Li is a good man! 』

  『He is a good man! 』

  『There is also the canal in the west of the city, which was also funded by Mr. Li! 』

  『Master Li is a good man, a big fan...a great kind man! 』

   A group of people standing behind Li's people shouted in one go.

The Li family smiled reservedly, like a child who says he doesn't like to be praised, and waved his hands, "This kind of thing is a matter of the lower class, it's not worth mentioning, it's not worth mentioning... 』

   Not worth mentioning is not entirely modest, nor is it hypocritical, but it is really not worth mentioning.

  The bridge was indeed built by Mrs. Li, and it is true that there is no toll for crossing the bridge, but Mrs. Li would not say that there is a market on the other side of the bridge, which belongs to Mrs. Li...

  At the same time, it cannot be said that the canal was built, most of the water was used to irrigate the cultivated fields of the Li family...

"We act according to our heart, but ask for more..." The Li family waved his hands and smiled gently, "It's not worth mentioning, don't talk about it... It's not his fault that I came here today and chattered late at night. , but there is no place to explain the grievances, and there is no right to be right, so I ask all the fathers and fellow villagers to comment on the truth...』

   Are the folks the judge?

  Can the folks enforce the law?

  Can folks make decisions for Mrs. Li?

  If it is not possible, then why does Mrs. Li ask her fellow villagers to judge?

  But many people didn’t think so, they were aroused by the people of the Li family, some opened the doors, some opened the windows, and prepared to “criticize” for Master Li. It's really exciting to think about it. I, an ordinary person, can give a comment to Master Li tonight!

"Old folks, the price of food has been high these days, and the whole country is starved... I see you, I really feel sorry for you... We people, why are we so miserable..." Before he finished speaking, the corner of Li's eyes It seems that some water is flickering.

   Everyone fell silent for a while...

  During this period of time, the price of food was soaring, which made many people cut down on food and clothes, and their eyes turned green. Therefore, when Mrs. Li mentioned this matter, she was naturally deeply touched.

  『Master Li is a good man! Good man! The porridge shed in Mentougou a few days ago was set up by Mr. Li...』

  『Master Li took out all the grain and grass in his warehouse to serve porridge! Now there is not a grain of corn left! 』

  『Really gone! Not at all! 』

  『Rats are running in the barn! There is nothing left! Take them all out for porridge! 』

  『Master Li is a good man! He is a good man! 』

   Is it true that there are so many helpers without food? It's like those who shout to lose money, just to gain popularity, just to make friends, and then lose money desperately?

   A little understanding and comforting himself, after all, it’s not easy for Mr. Li, and he also has to eat well. There is more or less, just a little, who doesn’t have some private possessions? Even if Mr. Li told lies, it is not Mr. Li's business alone. There are so many big families. Could it be that Mr. Li can make the decision?

  Good people are always considerate.

  『However, today Wang’s rice shop has a large amount of new grain and wheat! Mrs. Li coughed, "Since I was born and bred here, I naturally need to be anxious for the elders, so I went to Wang's rice shop and begged him to open a warehouse to release grain and stabilize the price of grain... I would like to guarantee the harvest next autumn, Let’s get some food and grass on credit first, and distribute it to the folks and elders...』

   Oh, and this good thing? Everyone stretched their necks, waiting to hear what happened next.

  「But... oh...」

  The originally expectant and ecstatic heart gradually fell silent.

  「Unfortunately... oh...」

   A kind of disappointment that I don't know where it came from gradually surged up.

  『Wang’s rice shop, for a little money, refused to close the warehouse and suppress grain! ”Li Shi yelled in pain, and the muscles on his face began to twist, “Everyone has his own will, and wishes can’t be forced!” A certain Li family does good deeds without asking for anything in return, but the same is true for not asking for others...Wang's rice shop can do good deeds, which is naturally the best, but... oh, what a pity... 」

  Everyone was speechless.

  『Of course! Dear parents and folks! Li raised his arms and shouted, like a hairless quail still wanting to fly into the sky, "If all the food and grass are Wang's own, or sell them at a high price, or open warehouses to save people, what should I do? I have nothing to say... But I heard that the Wang family's food was brought from Pingyang! 』

  『What is Pingyang? Where does its food come from? Parents and folks, you might as well think about it! 』

  『When we pay taxes, we don’t ask for high-ranking officials and high salaries, and we don’t ask for feudal rewards, but we only seek to ensure the peace of one party, so that we can have a peaceful life! But what about now? If we pay money and food, it will become something for others to collect money, so what will we do? Where can this grievance be sued, and where can this wrong be straightened out? 』

  『Fathers and folks, what is the reason for this? ! 』

  Everyone was stunned, and immediately they either couldn't believe it, or felt it was unbelievable. Of course, some people began to feel angry, a kind of anger that was deceived...

  People feel lied to, and then they feel they finally have the truth.

  『Hussars are good, but there are many evil people under them, who only seek merit and wealth, regardless of whether the people live or die! 』

  『Now that the hussars are going out to fight, it is the evil officials who are making waves, poisoning the people, and taking advantage of the lack of food to seize the land! 』

   Those who are officials are all bad people, and those who are out of office are all with conscience. This is the habitual cognition of most people.

   As a result, the discussion began to be heated.

"The former Qin eradicated the six kingdoms. Its territory extended to the sea and North Korea in the east, Lintao and Qiangzhong in the west, Xianghu in the south, the river in the north, and the Yinshan Mountains to Liaodong. ? But if it harms life, it will be like the present! 』

   More and more idlers gathered, no matter whether they understood or not, they all nodded. Then more people who couldn't control their temper did not listen to the dissuasion of their family members, climbed over the wall and windows to the street, and gathered more and more.

  『There is the battle of the Great Wall in the north, and the garrison of the Five Ridges in the south! 300,000 to attack Hu from the north, 500,000 to defend Wuling! He sent all the people in the world to be banished to prepare for them, but he didn't know why the people were innocent, so they suffered like this! 』

Compared with serious occupations, idlers are more afraid that they will be sent to the frontier to be on duty that day. For them, they would rather stay in the local area than go to the Western Regions, otherwise they would have left when they were recruiting. .

  『Now the hussars go north to the desert, west to the western regions, south to the borderlands, and also fight in the snowy areas. Their hearts are so big that they surpass the former Qin! If there are more and more people stationed in the garrison, and there is not enough millet to feed the granaries, what will happen? It is also what we need! This is the root of the current food shortage! It's not our fault, because all the food and grass are provided on the side! 』

Faced with the rising food prices in the market, these idlers also suffered greatly. Now I heard that it was the fault of the hussars. If you have nothing to eat, why should you make offerings to those places that are out of reach?

  Emotions became more and more high, and some people even raised their arms and shouted, expressing their anger and dissatisfaction with the lack of food.

  『Prospering hundreds of thousands of people and killing more than a thousand slaves, is that the merit? Too much? It's sad and deplorable! There is a disaster this autumn, and the gains are not enough, but the hussars are making a big effort to raise their troops, and they go south to Jingxiang. They have neither an inch of land nor great achievements. I don't know what it means! It happened that it was Dana's refugees again, so that the counties and counties were congested and the people suffered! Our lack of food is even worse! Not having food every day, suffering from hunger and suffering, is unbearable! 』

  『Yes! That's it! 』The idle man became even more indignant.

Originally in counties and counties, idlers sometimes had nothing to eat, so they could find some ways to get money, such as waiting by the potholes on the road, watching those people or cars fall into the potholes, and then swarming up to express acceptance A "helping hand fee" or some "money for carrying a car" is enough for drinking and having fun for a day, but now that there are more refugees, all the hard work is done for these refugees, and even the jobs on the street are scarce. How can these idlers not be angry after being filled up?

   Soon someone yelled, "All the refugees deserve to die!" All to die! 』

  『We have nothing to eat, what else will we give the refugees? ! No wonder food prices are so expensive these days, that's why! ’ Someone shouted angrily again.

  『Damn it! Refugees be damned! 』More people got angry and shouted in unison.

  The harvest this autumn is not good, and production has been reduced in many places. They know about this, and this is also a fact. Those who shout in the middle are not deceiving these people, but some information has been concealed...

  The reduced harvest is not the main reason for the soaring food prices, but an excuse used to drive up food prices. Whether it is crops or other commodities, of course it is impossible to go smoothly every year without any problems. There are disaster years and good years. But when the harvest is high, the two buttocks are tightly clamped, lest ordinary people know that the harvest is too much and the price will drop, but when the harvest is not harvested, they can't wait to expand the two petals to the extreme, clamoring to let everyone in the world know now. What is the reason for this?

   But the question is, do some people really believe that every year in this world is a disaster year, but what about a good year? Where did it go? have no idea.

  『At the beginning, Zhangye and Jiuquan prefectures were set up, and Shangjun, Shuofang, Xihe, and Hexi Kaitian officials reprimanded 600,000 soldiers to garrison the fields. The original intention was to support themselves, but where is it now? Now that the hussars have also arrived in the fields, how much can they be on duty? The current valley is very expensive, you can think about it, why is it wrong? 』

  『Hussars! It's Hushi's fault! ’ someone blurted out. Anyway, tell me what happened? Can't you say it? Is it against the law to say so? Anyway, you don't have to be responsible.

  The person who stood in the middle and shouted smiled slightly, thinking that the group of people in the audience were really cute, all of them were so naive, and all of them were so kind and mellow, it was simply too nice...

tricked.

  Anyway, I didn’t say it was the problem of the hussars, I just said that there might be this possibility, and then you draw your own conclusions...

  『Using our taxes to support private soldiers, relying on the support of the world to fulfill our selfish desires! If it is not changed, it will be a disaster for the world! We wanted to remonstrate, but there was nowhere to tell! We want to avenge our grievances, but no one cares! Now I am here to tell you that it is really a last resort! Forced to be helpless! Now that grain prices are soaring, Huqi has no strategy for a long time. He neither closes his positions nor rescues the market. Is it tantamount to death if you want to put me down? ! We want to eat! We deserve to eat! 』

  『We want to eat! We deserve to eat! 』

  『Deserve to eat! 』

The public opinion became more and more angry. As for whether these people really went and made efforts to stabilize food prices, or whether they were trying to count money behind their backs, these idlers with empty stomachs couldn't control it, and they were unwilling to go think. Anyway, the idlers have heard what they most want to hear...

  『Deserve to eat! Worth eating! 』

  『We deserve food! 』

   A group of people shouted slogans angrily, smashed open the rice shop, and started looting.

  By the way, he also pried open the silk and satin shop next door, grabbed the clerk and kicked him wildly. I told you to squint at me before, and told you to dislike my dirty hands and not being able to touch silk! Now I not only want to touch the silk, but also grab the silk!

Uh?

  As for why you came here before, what did you want to do?

   Forget it, I can’t remember it!

  There are so many good things, don’t take them for nothing!

   Gan! Wang Erlaizi actually took one more roll of hemp than Lao Tzu!

  I'm sorry, where did the Zhang family kid find a copper cauldron, why didn't I find it? !

  Among the chaos, the members of the Li family have long since disappeared. I don’t know when they disappeared, and I don’t know where they went...

   I don’t know who threw the torch, or who kicked down the oil lamp in the chaos. The flames started to rage, and then began to devour everything around.

  『There is chaos in the city! ”The inspector rushed to the county government with more than a dozen of his subordinates, and bumped into the county magistrate head-on, “Where is the magistrate?” Why not order to calm the chaos quickly? ! 』

  『The county lord just found out and is discussing in the lobby... 』The county magistrate said with a smile on his face.

"Humph! In such an urgent time, what else is there to discuss? ! ’ said the inspector angrily, then left the county magistrate behind and walked inside.

The county magistrate retreated to the side, still smiling, and waited for the inspector and others to turn around the screen wall, then gradually put away the smile, and then buried his face in the darkness, only showing his white and yellow teeth …

  『County respect, county respect! The inspector walked forward carelessly, shouting loudly all the way, "Hurry up with a certain soldier and put down the riots in the city!" 』

  『Ah, the inspector is here. Sit down, please sit down…」The county magistrate greeted, 『Come here, serve tea…』

  The hall was brightly lit, and there was nowhere to hide in the darkness, except to curl up under the county magistrate's bright brocade robe.

  『What time is it, what tea do you drink? ! The inspector pointed to the place where the red light was shining outside the door, "These thieves have already set fire, if they are not calmed down, half the city will burn down!" 』

"Be safe and don't be impatient..." the county magistrate said, "A certain has ordered the closure of the three gates of Ping An Fang, Zeng Shou Fang, and Tai Ping Fang..." Ping An Fang, Zeng Shou Fang, and Tai Ping Fang are the three arches of Beicheng, and of course they are also dignitaries. concentrated residential area. The security force is also the strongest. Once the gate is closed, it is like a city within a city, and it is generally difficult for rioters without siege equipment to conquer. Beisanfang and the south of the city are separated by East and West Streets. Even if the south of the city is burned to nothingness, the north of the city is probably safe.

  The patrol inspector frowned, "Although there is nothing to worry about in Beisanfang, you can't just sit back and watch the rioters in the south of the city do evil, looting and rioting!" 』

  『Hmmm…』The county magistrate waved his hand and said, 『How can we call it “disorderly people”? It’s too heavy, it’s too much...these are innocent people... due to hunger and cold, they have to do it...』

  『Looting shops, setting fire to murder...This, innocent? The inspector couldn't understand, "So what about the people who were implicated, beaten to death, and burned to death?" 』

  『All are innocent, all are innocent...』The county magistrate said with a haha, 『It’s just a moment of anger, it’s just anger, it’s just a matter of emotion, isn’t it? 』

  『Is it justifiable to be angry? "The inspector's eyes widened, "If you are angry, you can be unreasonable and ignore the law? Murder and set fire, rob house? 』

  『This...knowledge of mistakes can make a big difference...」The county magistrate smiled and said, 『Forget it, since the inspectors don’t want to forgive...then insist on using troops? 』

  The inspector nodded, "It's natural! How can we lose the big because of the small? 』

"Well..." The county magistrate nodded, "Since the inspection insists on..." The county magistrate signaled, "The deployment of troops is here, but... Both the Beisanfang and the city defense need to be on guard, so we can only give five inspections to the inspection." Ten soldiers..."

  The inspector frowned, but didn't say anything, just took the soldier talisman and left.

  The county magistrate watched him leave, then turned to look at Shu Zuo, "Have you written it all down? 』

  The secretary hurriedly presented the record just now.

  『Taixing four years, early winter. In the middle of the night, the hungry people in the city clamored. The county magistrate said that he was generous and comforted.

  The county magistrate nodded, then took a pen, and added three words after it, "... died in chaos. 』

  『Hehe, the county lord is really good at it...』 Turned out from behind the screen was a person from the "Li family" who had been clamoring before the public not long ago.

  『Brother Ma Xian has won the prize, how could he have achieved such a momentum without the help of Brother Ma? The county magistrate laughed and said, "Now that there is chaos, the southern city will be completely destroyed. Under the freezing weather, there is no food and clothing, and even if there is no chaos, there will be no success!" At that time, with a little push, it will become a prairie fire! 』

  『Hahaha…』The two looked at each other and smiled happily, 『Bring wine! The beauty of such a beautiful day today should be revealed! 』

   Not long after, the servant got the wine, and the two of them poured it. Then, looking at the red fire in the south and listening to the chaotic and noisy sounds, they happily toasted and drank it down.

  『We take the land tax, and the hussars also take the land tax! What's the difference? And why is the taxation of hussars for the country and the people, and our rent is to oppress the people? Hussars selling grain is morally noble, and we selling rice is corrupting the market? How ridiculous! 』

  『That’s it! How many fields of hussars are there in the land of Sanfu in Guanzhong? ! If it is said to deprive the people of fat and absorb the people's ointment, it is the leader of the hussars! How come Jue Tian said? The hussars controlled salt and iron, armored soldiers and horses, and made a hundred times as much profit as us, but now we just raise the price of food and get some hard-earned money. ! 』

  『Damn Wang! In such a time of distress, when we are of one heart and one mind, we should help each other in great endeavors, but only for our own selfish desires, selling food at a low price, and ruining our plans. Such people, it is not a pity to die! 』

  『Now that the people’s hearts are available, let them quickly sweep around and wait until they become corrupted...you and I have no ordinary food in our warehouses, but...ahhahaha...poor these refugees, how innocent they are...』

"whee! The people are innocent! If the hussars do it, they will be no different from Shang Zhou! The world can discuss it together! 』

  『If you don’t do anything...hehe...it’s about to be overthrown! 』

"Hahaha…"

"Hee hee hee…"

  (end of this chapter)