Verse 49: There is no love in the world without a cause
Another reason why Zhao Yue didn't want to care about it was that the Great Song Dynasty had reached this point, and there were really few people in the government who were good people. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
In particular, the treatment and survival mode of the local grassroots officials in the feudal system are destined to rely on extortion from the people in order to live a nourishing life, and it is impossible to rely on the background of the government not to harm the people and do evil, and it is the officialdom group that most directly harms the people and is most intuitively hated by the people, and the difference between evil is only severity.
For example, in the former capital of Yuncheng County, Zhu Tong, a good man of the Water Margin who was admired for his loyalty.
He, the police chief, takes good care of the people of Chao Gai, is very affectionate and touching, but he will not be able to treat other people, he should still eat and take, the difference is only his conscience, measured, not like ordinary officials, who hate to knock on the bones and suck the marrow of the remnants of the people when they have the opportunity.
An official like Zhu Tong is already a rare good official in this era.
Zhao Yue's employment cannot be in accordance with the requirements of the legal system and civilized society, and he can only pick out the official collection and use with conscience that can be transformed and reused from the darkness of the world, otherwise there will be no one to use.
The little officials who went to the countryside to collect taxes for the indiscriminate collection of fees by the local government were "reasonable and legal" to perform official duties, and it was not something that Zhao Yue could teach at will.
Whether the fees are illegal or not, whether the relevant personnel should be punished or not, is not the first priority.
First of all, it is forbidden to openly undermine the authority of the government without authorization. The imperial court would not agree to such an act.
Even if you don't care about killing this batch of unlucky people who are bumping into him, the next batch will appear in the blink of an eye,
And they usually bully and cruelly the people more arrogantly, take revenge and boost the prestige of the officials.
In the era of the official standard, some things in officialdom have never fundamentally changed for thousands of years.
When there is a conflict between the people and the officials, even if it is a private matter, the first thing the chief of the yamen thinks about is to protect his subordinates, and to protect the authority and dignity of the yamen and his own face.
How can my soldiers be crushed by a small common man?
Spread out, in the officialdom, where do I put my face? I can't afford to lose that person. My subordinates think I'm not a good leader, and it's not easy to lead the team.
Whether the people are victims or not is not a priority, and it is forced by the rule of law, factional struggles, or the political situation that they dare not arbitrarily abuse power and reverse black and white.
It's not that if there is a good emperor and a good leader, it will change, it's just that the atmosphere will improve for a while, and when a faint monarch appears below, or a leader who doesn't want to make a difference in this area, the accumulated suppression will immediately rebound strongly and explode even worse. It's like the well-known real estate market.
Today, the rulers of the Great Song Dynasty are still corrupt and degenerate without knowing it, and almost all the officials in the world are so dark, and there are countless evildoers. If you want to manage it, who can manage it?
Officials and officials fought against each other, officials and bandits formed by Tian Hu and other rebels, bandits with conflicting interests and bandit groups killed each other, and the Jin army killed each other...... Internal fighting and external killing are the most effective and efficient ways to eradicate evil and bad roots on a large scale, and they are the bloodbath that Zhao Yue has been silently promoting from the beginning, and they must be ruthless.
This is also the great effect of war on the improvement of society.
Whenever there are major social contradictions and a bad atmosphere that causes great harm cannot be cured by itself, wars will inevitably appear and be ruthlessly swept away.
Song Jiang is an important chess piece that plays this role.
Zhao Yue has been paying attention to Song Jiang, and is very dissatisfied with Song Jiang going home and actually shrinking up honestly, I don't know what psychological changes have happened to Song Jiang, but he has no intention of caring about it at the moment.
The key reason why Zhao Yue didn't want to care about it was that this time he came out as a villain in a high-profile manner, not as a bodhisattva to save the people.
Otherwise, in Tai'an, the government will teach the Wen Governor's Mansion a lesson, and in the eyes of the court to obstruct the government's fees and resist the officials and save the people, it will be against the court and invite people to buy people's hearts, which must be ill-intentioned. How can the dog officials decide that Cangzhao wants to rebel.
Of course, Zhao Yue still has a reason in his heart that he doesn't want to say: under the Confucian atmosphere of advocating Confucius Riren and Meng Riyi, the overall phenomenon of the Song people is flashy, cowardly, indifferent and selfish, so the sudden appearance of a timely rain Song Jiang will have so much influence. In this era, when the people are in trouble, they do not fight, they are always accustomed to counting on others to fight for their rights or thunder, they shrink back and watch others fight and sacrifice for themselves, indifferently listen to the bloody sacrifices of the border guards, enjoy the benefits earned by others sacrificed for them, and also take pleasure in laughing at the poor, barbaric and backward people of the border passes, how difficult and unlucky they are, and take it for granted that the border soldiers should be killed and injured by crimes, and they have a Qingtian lord complex.
We can't get used to this kind of unscrupulous problem.
Nor can the people have this kind of dependence all the time.
There is no such thing as Bao Qingtian in the world.
Bao Zheng of this dynasty is a good official, but he is not a detective who judges the case and enforces the law for the people, his nephew took advantage of the flood in Chenzhou to make money for the people, Bao Zheng showed a clean and upright, and he was the most famous natural black face in history, and slowly evolved into a magical Qingtian lord who judged the yang day and the yin at night.
If the people want to turn the sky into a blue sky, they have to gather their own strength to fight for it and forcibly promote social progress.
Don't always rely on the conscience of a certain official to stand up for justice for the people.
In Zhao Yue's heart, he was very disgusted, and the people fled the disaster under the banner of "I am a weak and ignorant person", waiting for others to come to their rescue, and the disaster let others fight.
The power of the people is great, but it is also terrible, and it is the foundation for promoting social development.
It is necessary to awaken this force in order to have political clarity and the healthy and rapid development of society.
Their own interests, they do not unite to fight bravely.
Others are not related to you, they have nothing to do with you, they are also powerless grass people, socially disadvantaged, why should you fight and sacrifice for your interests?
Just for a compliment of "you are a good person, you are a hero"?
Even if Zhao Yue has no relatives to be honored and cared for, he doesn't want to be a hero and die hastily on the top thunder, and be casually praised and grateful by the beneficiaries, and then the beneficiaries should do what they should do, and soon forget the hero, and the next generation will not mention it, laughing at the hero as a fool, and even using scientific knowledge to refute and question the hero's iron will and moving deeds.
Even if some of the hero's deeds are exaggerated, the bloodshed and sacrifice are always true, and future generations enjoy the benefits that the hero exchanged for his life, so what qualifications do they have to question and deny?
It's not a moral issue anymore, it's not about science.
This is completely a loss of conscience, shamelessness, ulterior motives, and no different from animals.
This is not the meaning of heroes stepping up, and it is not the fate that heroes necessarily deserve.
Zhao Yue hopes that every hero who fights bravely for the country and the nation can have children and grandchildren, and can finally be surrounded by relatives and friends to die in bed at home in tears, and be regretted by the nation, and say happily before he dies: "Lao Tzu did not live in vain in this life, did not shed blood in vain, all the sacrifices made are worth it, if there is an afterlife, Lao Tzu will do this." ”
The battlefield is cruel, there are always soldiers and horses to return to the corpse, and there are always people who have to die on the battlefield. This is not the will of the leadership to change.
However, Zhao Yue could do something useful for this, insist on fighting with superior weapons and superior forces of large corps to the imperial army, minimize the risk of small troops, and ignore the lives of soldiers for the sake of strengthening the education and propaganda of heroic spirit, and blindly encourage soldiers to fight to the death in order to show bravery and fight to the death in a war that is of no great significance.
It doesn't matter if you lose, it doesn't matter if you lose your honor or position, including the Song Tu you occupied, you can always fight back in the future.
As long as people are there, the spirit is there, the interests and goals are caused, and the heroic will is there.
There are many ways to motivate soldiers, and there is no need to deliberately use the senseless sacrifice of some people as an example to stimulate the hatred and blood of soldiers.
There are bound to be drawbacks to managing the army in this way.
However, Zhao Yue has the scientific and technological means to determine the world pattern, and has cultivated a team of scientific and technological forces, and does not need to rely on human lives in exchange for victory.
He has this confidence and certainty.
This is also the proudest thing of a strong nation.
Skills are not as good as others, sacrificing countless lives to win victory, that is very touching, but it is another shame of a great nation, it is a kind of pathetic and helpless.
Ignorance and backwardness and contempt for life are the most humiliating things.
Zhao Yue didn't want the tragedy of exchanging his life for victory.
He wanted the imperial army to be elated, more confident, more proud, and more ambitious after the war, rather than more sorrowful, bitter, weeping, and regretful in the joy of victory.
Zhao Yue's refusal to be the first bird for the villagers is also to tell these people: The Great Song Dynasty has completely decayed. My family is merciful, but it's not a blue lord either, and he's a ruthless ruler like the rest of the powerful. You don't expect that there are still Qingtian officials you can rely on in the Great Song Dynasty to protect you, and you can still find light here. Hope only in the pirate empire.
The world is changing dramatically. Politics does not tolerate the wall.
Even if you are a grass farmer who feels that it has nothing to do with politics, you must choose to take sides quickly.
If you insist on staying at both ends of the Great Song Dynasty, then, if there is any disaster, you have to fight it yourself.
It's miserable, you can't resist it, and you can figure it out, so that you can consciously defect to the empire and truly love it.
In addition, since you are a Song citizen and enjoy the protection of the state, you are obliged to bear the expenses of the state. If you regard the safety of the country as irrelevant to you and refuse your obligations, then, what do the border soldiers eat?
Zhao Yue ignored the crying of the talented old man. The Su brothers understood Zhao Yue's thoughts.
Su Liang smiled deliberately: "When we came over, we vaguely understood the meaning. Isn't it just that the government wants you to pay some money and food, saying that the village is full of people living and dying? ”
Naturally, the villagers don't like to hear this.
They wanted Zhao Yue's big head to be thunderous, not for the Zhao people to act back.
The talented old man doesn't love it even more.
The resentment and disdain for the Su brothers in his eyes became more obvious, and he still ignored the brothers, and only continued to mourn Zhao Yue: "The prince doesn't know anything. We have just paid the summer tax, and we have doubled the amount of money and food. But in the blink of an eye, another thief salary appeared, and each family had to pay another 500 catties of grain, and the money was calculated according to the capitation, and each person had to pay two pounds, which was fatal. The little people can save 100 copper coins a year after hard work, and they can tear some cheap cloth for their children to make new clothes and shoes during the Chinese New Year, and they can have a good family to eat. Where are we going to get so much money and food? ”
"Besides, how can there be any thieves in this mansion? The autumn tax is far from time, what money and food will you pay? ”
"It is said that it is the will of the imperial court. Look at the holy decree. But the government couldn't take it out, so it came hard. Is this purely a charge for the national flag? Isn't this forcing us ordinary people to die all over the village? ”
Crying poor, crying difficult, is still bullying Zhao Yue and not knowing that the people have made a fortune.
Su Yi immediately answered: "If you can't afford it, if you don't want to pay it, then don't pay it." ”
The halberd pointed in the direction of the official, "There are hundreds of strong men in your village, can't you beat those second-rate people who are gangsters?" Do officials dare to play hard to force you? ”
The talented old man didn't want to take care of the Su brothers at all, and hated this pair of brothers who broke the bad things about the gong.
But the target Zhao Yue was always expressionless and indifferent, and he didn't know what this meant, so he could only respond sadly: "They are officials." How dare we ordinary people really fight and kill officials? ”
"After beating the official errand, violating the king's law, and the army is coming, how can we survive? Going to prison, living a little longer, and finally dying tragically in prison is still the lightest. ”
"Oh-"
Brother Su nodded.
The surrounding guards also sighed in unison. The voice was deliberately long.
Su Liang immediately asked, "Then, what do you mean by forcibly stopping our young master?" ”
The talented old man couldn't help but roll his eyes, and muttered in his heart like the villagers who came with him: Of course, you Cangzhao are big-headed, conceited heroes, young and ignorant, impulsive, bold and arrogant, dare to do anything, beat away the official errand, make good use of it, and you can fight for us in a flash.
Su Liang didn't need them to answer, and immediately said, "Do you want our young master to take pity on you for being too burdened, and pay your own money to pay your taxes?" ”
The talented old man was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "That's okay." As long as we don't have to dig out in our own heartache. ”
But, you can't say that. He was about to make up a rhetoric.
Su Yi said with a sigh: "Then you are going to be disappointed." ”
Suddenly, a pair of villagers' eyes looked at them dissatisfied.
Su Yi did not look at him with hatred, "You also know that our master family also suffered this time, and it was even worse, Zhao Zhuang was robbed of nothing but the land and house that could not be taken away." The honorable old lady has no food and clothing. The old and young people in Manzhuang were even more hungry and screaming, and they were in a panic, and they desperately needed the help of enthusiastic and good people. From the court to the common people, they all ignored the merits, disasters and difficulties of our master's family. So far, I haven't seen anyone take the initiative to help generously. Our young master is worried about this. How can I help you? ”
Su Liang immediately said: "You all have food and drink, and you have the ability to help, and your little life is much better than our master's family." I wonder if you've ever thought about reaching out and helping? ”
Think of a fart.
The villagers had heard of the Zhaozhuang disaster that had been spread one after another, but they had never thought about the word Cangzhao before they met Zhao Yue.
Your Cangzhao business is big, the business is prosperous, and when the money is collected, a big son is not distributed to us, why should we care about your Cangzhao?
No food and clothing, starving, that's Cangzhao's own business, and we have a fart relationship?
This was an almost instinctive reaction in the hearts of the villagers.
The talented old man also had the same thoughts, but hurriedly said: "Cangzhao is compassionate, our village has always respected and admired it, I heard about the difficulties, and I am very sad that such a good family is also suffering, and I hate those thieves and murderers who are killed by God." I want to help, but Cangzhou is too far away. I want to reach out but I can't do it. Alas! ”
You're a ghost!
Su Yi sneered in his heart and immediately said, "Oh." That's good. Isn't that happening now? Your will will be done. Come, just leave it to us and take it with us. ”
Su Liang said: "Say thank you first." Come, a bowl of rice is not too little. A copper plate is not disliked. This is the fiery heart of the people, and it is the most precious affection. ”
“……”
The villagers were speechless for a while.
We want you to save money and food for our village, but you want us to pay you money and food? What do you want, you?
Su Yi sneered: "Why don't you want to do it again? ”
"Let me ask, this Great Song Dynasty, almost any person, who hasn't benefited from our master's family?"
The whip pointed to the green crops not too far away, "Let's talk about the high-yielding corn and sweet potatoes." It was brought back from outside the territory by our master family at sea risk, and after the success of their own planting, they generously dedicated it to the Great Song Dynasty. Only then will you have sweet corn and sweet potatoes to eat, and you will no longer have to starve due to lack of food. My master is kind to the people of the Great Song Dynasty. It's not too much to get a little Song people in return, right? ”