Chapter 668: Borrowing People's Power
Lan Ziyi endured the pain in his wrist and comforted the old man and said:
"Old man, don't panic, let go and speak slowly."
But before Lan Ziyi could calm the old man, there was an exclamation from the moon mountain outside the door
"What do you want to do?"
The old man was slightly distracted when he heard the sound outside the door, his hand was loose, Lan Ziyi took the opportunity to withdraw his hand, he turned around and walked to the door, and the Tao brothers were already guarding the door. Lan Ziyi followed behind the Tao brothers and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Peach Rabbit replied:
"Just now the farmer was out and startled the horses outside the door."
Lan Ziyidao;
"That was just now, I asked now, what's wrong with Yue'er."
The two-sentence kung fu Tao brothers have already escorted Lan Ziyi to the door, and now there is no need for the Tao brothers to answer, Lan Ziyi also saw the situation outside the door, only to see that the door was already dark at this time, surrounded by people, old and young, men and women, and the farmer who went out to shout before was standing in front of them. These people were of different appearances, but they were all yellow-skinned, and their clothes were ragged, and a few of them were well-dressed and patched.
These people gathered at the door of the farmer's house, blocking all the ways of Lan Ziyi in a fan-shape, and their empty and haggard eyes stared directly at Lan Ziyi and his party, just like the family in the house staring at the peach and rabbit just now, no wonder Yueshan exclaimed.
Yueshanma was riding on a horse at this time, she not only had to try to smooth the good horse she was riding, but also controlled several other horses in her hand, and after seeing Lan Ziyi come out, Yueshanjian said:
"Why don't you go through the back door?"
Lan Ziyi was very comforted when he heard this, although Yueshan was very pampered on weekdays, he would still think about Lan Ziyi when it came to a critical moment.
The people outside the door naturally heard the words of Yueshan, they didn't want Lan Ziyi to go like this, so under the leadership of the shouting farmer, these people knelt on the ground together, and they cried to this Lan Ziyi:
"Lord Qingtian, you have to be the master for us!"
Although the village here is broken, it is not small at all, there are hundreds of people around Lan Ziyi, hundreds of people cry in unison, the sound is enough to move the heavens and the earth, and its momentum is enough to frighten the birds and beasts.
The people shouted in unison and began to complain about their grievances, some people said that they were old and young, some people said that they couldn't even eat a full meal, some people said that the government was oppressed, usury was exploited, and they couldn't live happily, so they asked Lan Ziyi to be the master.
Lan Ziyi half-opened his eyes and looked at the various beings in front of him, the people bullied and bowed, calling the sky and grabbing the earth, and Lan Ziyi couldn't help but sigh like that. Seeing this, Tao Zhuhu came to Lan Ziyi and said:
"Young master, get on the horse, I will escort the young master with Erlang Saburo to kill out."
Lan Ziyi smiled bitterly:
"Kill out? From these Taisho people? Aren't we fighting to the death for these people, why do we want to kill them now? “
Tao Zhulu asked:
"In that case, why does the young master sigh? My eldest brother and I thought that the young master was worried about the current situation. “
Lan Ziyi shook his head and said:
"I sigh just because...... Sad. “
Peach Chase Tiger and Peach Chase Road asked in unison when they heard this:
"Sad?"
Lan Ziyi sighed, he looked up at the people in front of him and said:
"Big brother and second brother, can you understand the trumpets of the people?"
Tao Zhulu and Tao Zhuhu changed their eyes, and neither of them understood what Lan Ziyi meant, so Tao Zhulu said:
"It's just crying, what's there that you don't understand?"
Lan Ziyi shook his head and said:
"It's not crying, it's a number. The people cry out and don't cry, because they are afraid but not sad, and they are afraid of the powerful government, but the people are also afraid of me, how can I not be sad? “
Momo asked puzzled:
"How does the young master know that the people are afraid of you?"
Lan Ziyi said:
"If you weren't afraid that I would cry when I saw me, but now that the people see me or do it, this is afraid."
After that, Lan Ziyi said to Tao Zhutu:
"Third brother, go to the house and carry a table for me!"
Although Tao Zhutu didn't understand what Lan Ziyi was going to do, he still immediately carried out Lan Ziyi's order, and in a swoop Tao Zhutu lifted the entire dining table in the house and put it outside the door, Lan Ziyi immediately said when he saw this:
"The third brother helped me to the table."
Saying that, Lan Ziyi raised his feet and stepped on the table, and the three brothers of the Tao family hurriedly stepped forward to take hands when they saw this, and Lan Ziyi jumped to a high place.
When the people heard the movement, they looked up, and when they saw Lan Ziyi on the table, the people stopped crying and whispering. Lan Ziyi did not hesitate, and immediately spoke:
"Folks, listen to me. I know your suffering, and I can see clearly what kind of life you are living. You don't have enough to eat, you don't have enough clothes, you don't have tiles on the beams, and you don't have rice in the stove. ”
As soon as Lan Ziyi finished speaking, someone from the crowd kneeling on the ground said:
"Master Hou, I have long heard that Master Hou is a bodhisattva, and you have just won a battle, and the court must have given you a reward, you are kind-hearted, give us some money and give us a mouthful of food!"
When the man said that, the crowd echoed, and the people said yes and asked Lan Ziyi for money.
Lan Ziyi stood on the table and waited for the climax of the people's shouts to subside, and then he said:
"I am rich, and I can indeed give money to everyone, but I can only save you for a while, not for a lifetime. What's more, you are not the only village here, what if I save one of your villages and other villages? How about I save one of your counties and other counties? No matter how much money I have, it is limited, even if I scatter all my wealth, I can only let you eat for a while, what will you do in the future? ”
When the people heard this, they were greatly disappointed, and one said:
"If the Hou Ye doesn't want to give, he doesn't want to give, what's the use of saying these words?"
And humanely:
"We heard that Hou Ye is kind-hearted and willing to beg Hou Ye, but I didn't expect Hou Ye to be an iron-hearted official."
Lan Ziyi didn't immediately refute the people, he waited for the people to express a lot of grievances, and when they were all about to get up and leave, he cleared his throat and said:
"Folks, you have come to me to explain that you still believe in me, and if you still believe in me, listen to me."
Seeing that the people were focusing their attention on this side again, Lan Ziyi continued:
"I have heard this farmer say just now that the reason why you are living so miserably is because you have borrowed the usury of the Ji family. Although I don't know how much profit the Ji family will receive from you, I know that your fields will be taken over by the Ji family after the autumn harvest this year. ”
One of the people answered,
"That can only be a tenant farmer for the Ji family."
Lan Ziyi said:
"You have land for your own farming, and although you pay taxes, you can still have three or four cents of the harvest of an acre of land fall into your pocket, if you do
Tenant farmers, you have to pay 90% of your harvest a year, and the remaining 10% can support your family? When the time comes, you will have to borrow, and you can't change the money you borrow, and in the end, I am afraid that you will sell yourself as slaves, and your children and grandchildren will not be able to pay off your debts if you are slaves to the Ji family. “
Lan Ziyi's words stabbed the sore spot in the hearts of the people, and Tao Zhutu, who was standing on the side, whispered:
"I didn't expect the young master to know so much about the affairs of the tenants, I don't even know how much grain the tenants pay a year."
After the people heard Lan Ziyi's words, someone finally cried, and Lan Ziyi continued:
"I will give you money to save you for a while, but in the future, you will still have to farm, pay taxes, and suffer a disaster year, and then you can only borrow money and grain from the Ji family. If you don't pay the money of the Ji family, you have to be tenant farmers for others, I can save you, but I can only save you, I can't save you for a while, this is called the kindness of a woman! “