Chapter 54: The Old Demon of Yellow Mountain
"The people are fat and the people are anointed, there are more tricks to collect money, kicking and storing grain, losing gold and silver, and forcibly collecting taxes, that is not a way to make money, as the saying goes, three years of Qing Governor's Mansion, 100,000 snowflakes of silver, our Ming Dynasty's income is too low, officials want to support their families and reward their subordinates, and they also have to bribe their bosses, and it is normal to be greedy, but once you get used to it, you can't take it back, then again, the most bitter is the people, and the money comes from them." Zhu Jianwen said helplessly,
Lu Yunzhi sighed: "There was a composer Zhang Yanghao in Jinan Mansion in the Yuan Dynasty who said well, the people are bitter when they are prosperous, and the people who are dead are crying, and the most bitter people are indeed the people." ”
"Fuck, this group of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, when they go to court another day, they will definitely play a book, let that Zhu Qiyu approve it, our brothers will check it carefully, if it is a little greedy, it can be forgiven, if it is a big rat, it will not be forgiven." Qu shouted to the sky,
Dong De said at this time: "General Qu's words are reasonable, small greed is only for survival, big greed is for the people and money, everything is over when the foundation of the country is finished, and in the long run, the officials will force the people to rebel, and it will become a big disaster, but this matter involves a lot, we have to selectively pick a few to kill chickens and monkeys, if we kill too much, it will inevitably paralyze the organs and make them unable to work normally." ”
Dong De's identity is limited by the words to say politely, Zhu Jianwen does not have to say: "Brother Dong De is reasonable, our military consumption is mostly provided by Fang Fatzi, this kid is rich, so we are different from ordinary officials, as the so-called family does not know the price of firewood and rice, their hardships you and I can't understand, so turn a blind eye and catch a few typical things, forget it, then again, the people don't hate corrupt officials, but think that greed is normal, ten years of hard study, isn't it just for a moment of fame, When you become an official, you naturally have to make more money, otherwise where would the people have so much motivation to study and take the exam. ”
"Being an official is to protect the family and the country and benefit the people, how can you look so utilitarian." Qu Xiangtian shouted, but Fang Qingze laughed: "Big brother, you should go to Yu Qian, you two are in the same tone." ”
Qu Xiangtian also smiled slightly and said: "If it weren't for Yu Qian and me, we could really become friends." ”
Lu Yunzhi knew the meaning of Zhu Jianwen and Fang Qingze and Dong De very well, and said to Qu Xiangtian: "Big brother, you don't know, you came from the family of military generals since you were a child, although you later came to the middle of the family but you don't have to worry about food and clothing, and then after being sent to Zhongzheng in the first line, although we can't say that we can't eat and drink, but we can't understand the suffering of the people, but I have a deep understanding of this, after all, you also know what happened when I was a child, the people hate not corrupt officials, but faint officials who only know greed and don't know how to be the master of the people." ”
Lu Yunzhi's voice was a little hoarse, but the tea was too hot, Fang Qingze handed over the teacup in his hand that was cooler, Lu Yunzhi didn't dislike it and drank it all, and continued: "When I was a child, I also wanted to be an official, and being an official was to drive away the Tartars to take revenge, but I didn't think of anything to get promoted and get rich, but ordinary people are just for the sake of power and profit, and the people are not disgusted with corrupt officials, which has caused some corrupt officials to only know about corruption and wealth, but they don't know how to exercise official duties. So one after another caused the people to have nowhere to redress their grievances, government affairs stopped, this is the fundamental reason why everyone hates corrupt officials, I think now we are at a critical moment in the struggle with Yu Qian, now we are in a quiet brake, and then we will punish corrupt officials and corrupt officials after everything is stable, of course, the second brother's household department must also cooperate to improve the officials' salaries, so as to solve this problem caused by survival from the root. ”
"At the critical moment with Yu Qian, what do you mean, the two of us have just recuperated, are we going to war again?" Zhu Jianwen said,
Lu Yunzhi nodded and said: "Now Zhu Qiyu's body is getting worse and worse, and he is terminally ill, Yu Qian used the dragon to help, it is estimated that he is afraid that Zhu Qiyu will not be able to hold on, we will let Jianwen or Zhu Qizhen ascend the throne, once the emperor orders the power to be returned to the central government, it will be a hard blow to Qian, which is not conducive to his dream of being a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, because in his eyes we are all traitors." ”
"Who is the head of the dragon?" Fang Qingze suddenly stopped fiddling with the abacus and asked, Shi Fang had been chatting with Han Yueqiu on the side, not caring about the content of everyone's chat, although he is now the imperial master of the court, but he does not participate in politics, all the things are taught to the young people under the seat to deal with, and he no longer participates or imposes orders,
Han Yueqiu also doesn't like the matter of political training, she accompanies Shi Fang all day long, waits for Shi Fang, doesn't worry about others taking care of Shi Fang, she has to watch it personally, she is really a loyal and filial person,
Hearing the head of the dragon, Shi Fang finally stopped chatting with Han Yueqiu, and suddenly said: "Why is the head of the dragon also dispatched, didn't he never go down the mountain to cultivate in the Yellow Mountain, why did he run out now to join in the fun." ”
"Oh, Master also knows, it seems that Master Long is really a hard stubble, third brother, tell me quickly, what is the origin of this person." Qu Xiangtian was still angry about the corrupt officials in his heart, and hearing the dragon master in Lu Yunzhi's mouth also caused Shi Fang's surprise, knowing that this person must be strange,
Lu Yunzhi said: "I don't know much either, I only know that he is a master, and he is a famous pharmacist, it is said that there is no disease in the world that he is only bad, and his method of seeing a doctor, most of them are related to the number of techniques, so he is also considered to be our fellow practitioners, I think Yu Qian asked him to go down the mountain not only to help, but also to treat Zhu Qiyu's illness, as for what is the relationship between him and Yu Qian, it is unknown what the line of the teacher is in, but according to the intelligence, it seems that Gao Huai, that is, the current Cao Jixiang is controlled by him with a number of techniques, just handed over the method of control to Yu Qian. ”
"Kill him, the spell on Gao Huai's body is estimated to be eliminated, and Zhu Qiyu will be hopeless, as the so-called killing two birds with one stone, since he is willing to help Yu Qian, that is to be the enemy of us, our brothers did him, but he is just a little-known little master, and he has a false reputation." Fang Qingze said disdainfully,
Lu Yunzhi shook his head and said: "Don't underestimate the enemy, this person is older than Master, and I read the earliest records to show that he should be at least one hundred and thirty years old." ”
"It's really fake, this isn't an old goblin." Zhu Jianwen shouted, "I've seen it at such an old age, but if you can still go down the mountain to help after the age of 100, it means that the strength is still there, this is not an old goblin." ”