Standing at the head of the city, watching everyone disappear outside, Yang Lin was silent, yes? Zhang Xianzhong is a famous big devil in history, although history has changed beyond recognition, and sometimes I feel that Zhang Xianzhong loves the people, but if he really belongs to Zhang Xianzhong, he is unwilling and unwilling.

In addition, the Sichuan Massacre nearly 10 million Sichuan people were slaughtered, which may have been caused by the barbarian Qing, the local tyrants, the Great Western Army, and the Ming Army, but there is no doubt that if the CD Plain had not been destroyed, Sichuan would be the land of abundance, if this was really the case, would there still be such a big killing?

Yang Lin has been thinking and meditating hard for the past few days, and one is puzzled by the Sichuan Massacre at the end of the Ming Dynasty? On the other hand, he was worried about angering Ma Yuanli and attracting the Great Western Army to attack.

Although Zhang Guangcai was stabilized with words, Yang Lin did not dare to be careless, and sent scouts to the border to inquire about the news, and set up a beacon tower in Yanbian, fearing that the Great Western Army would take advantage of the killing.

But fortunately, in this half year, the Great Western Army expanded very violently, although it controlled most of Sichuan in less than a few months, but there were many dissenting people, some official gentry, Haoqiang often gathered people to resist, and the rule was not strong, coupled with Li Zicheng's control of Hanzhong, the Great Western Army did not have the energy to concentrate on attacking Pengzhou at all.

Ten days later, in late October, news came from the direction of Yilong that several powerful families had not only lost their power when they implemented the new policy, but also attacked the displaced people.

In order to avoid the situation from prolonging, Yang Lin ordered the 4th Division (Battalion) to suppress Liao Qifang with his troops, killed more than 20 people, and raided the homes of the five major families, so that the situation did not spread.

At the same time that Liao Qifang put down the butcher's knife, Yang Lin led the Ma Chao cavalry brigade to arrive and began to use a soft move.

On the day of arrival, Yang Lin was in Nanmu Township, where the incident occurred, and the patriarchs of various families were invited to a banquet, and everyone discussed the good or bad of the new policy.

Two days ago, more than 20 people fell to the ground, and several squires were raided, everyone was terrified, and came to the big tent, one by one, silent, looking at this young Zhizhou, I heard that he was born in the deputy list, how can he be more ferocious than a robber?

Or seeing what everyone meant, he glared at Liao Qifang next to him and said: "Alas, Mr. Liao, although it is said that many people use heavy codes in troubled times, although many people do a little too much, but the villagers in the big hometown, you are too much."

Everyone, let him go in the past, let's talk about it, what are your different opinions on the new deal?"

A fifty-year-old man stood up, the old man Xiu was born, touched the corner of his mouth and said: "My lord, our Yilong is a poor county, and after the implementation of the new policy, our Tianfu is too high."

Before the New Deal, my family only needed to pay 10 taels of silver, and after the New Deal, my family had to pay 30 taels of silver every year.

My lord, isn't this an increase too drastic? ”

Staring at Zhu Xiucai, the township chief Lin Qizhi smiled and said, "Is it too high?" You used to pay 10 taels of silver, it was because less than 40 acres of your 400 acres of land were really reported.

After the implementation of the new policy this time, it is just that everyone treats everyone equally, and the fertile land is given 1 bucket per mu

Zhu Xiucai spread his hands and shouted: "My lord, look at it, this Lin Township Chief is too anxious, we just said a few words, and he will come back immediately."

If you think about it, in the past, the official gentry of the government did not pay the land tax, and our Zhu family was also regarded as a leading figure in the township, and it was also regarded as a farming family.

Let's be like those mud legs, adults are also disciples of Confucius, it is not easy to be sympathetic to us. ”

Yang Lin nodded and looked at everyone: "Yes, it's not easy for everyone, it's not easy for us, but it's even more difficult than those who have fled the famine and can't return to their homes."

In the past, the government clearly stipulated that 1 bucket of rice should be paid per mu of land, and the mud legs should serve you, so you can pay 2 buckets, 3 buckets, and more.

If this continues, what is the difference between cultivating your own land and tenant farming, in order not to raise your group of parasites, many villagers choose to abandon the wasteland.

Let's talk about it, it's not easy for you, isn't it easy for mud legs? ”

Zhu Xiucai sighed: "My lord, it's not easy for everyone in this troubled world. We are not diligent in our four bodies, we do not divide the grains, we only read the books of the saints, and we do not work in the fields like mud legs, if this continues, those mud legs may live better than us. ”

Yang Lin smiled: "What, envy? It seems that you read the books of the sages just to be greedy for this little advantage, if you become an official or something, then what is it that is not a corrupt official?

Reading, reading dead books all day long? That's what Sage Confucius taught us.

What is the profession of Sage Kong? Although the folk drummers regard the Confucian sage as the ancestor, everyone is a disciple of Confucius and knows that the Confucian sage is the teacher of the world's scholars.

The Confucian sage taught everyone to read, and you call yourself a disciple of the Confucian sage, why don't you open a private school like the sage to teach and educate people?

Also, if you can improve the farming tools of the common people like the sage, so that everyone can live better, if you can improve the farming methods of the people like the sage, so that the villagers will no longer be tired, if you can be like the sage, taste the herbs and heal the people's pain, if it is really like that, then it is called a disciple of Confucius.

Like you, who only knows the corpse vegetarian meal, and only knows the petty profits of the common people, are you still worthy of being called a saint disciple? ”

When Zhu Xiucai heard this, his face was blue and purple, and he didn't know how to respond.

When Wang Xiucai heard this, he arched his hand and said: "My lord, although Brother Zhu is a little excessive, but in the past, scholars were exempted from money and food, and now we want everyone to pay the Tian Fu Ding Fu like mud legs, we still feel related." ”

Yang Risheng, the magistrate, shook his head and said: "The adult is from Shilin, why don't you think about Shilin?" If you think about it, now all the township officials and township chiefs are from Shilin, and in the future, they will be elected as councilors, and they will also be appointed from Shilin.

Adults take such good care of us scholars, how can you incite the people to do the right thing? ”

A Xiucai who was about fifty years old next to him sighed: "My lord, these are benevolent governments, and we all know these.

But we are too old, and we have no local foundation, so it is impossible for us to come out to serve as township heads, councilors, or anything, and we can reap such and such benefits.

Besides, after the New Deal, military families were exempted from paying one person a year, and we scholars were not as good as those mud legs.

In the past, it was a soldier, a farmer, an industrialist, and a soldier, but although some scholars in the New Deal received benefits, more did not receive any benefits, and now it can be said that they are soldiers, farmers, and businessmen. ”

Everyone was bitter, and Yang Lin laughed even more, sarcastically saying: "Look at your appearance, it's true."

Shi agricultural industry and commerce, that is to ask the scholars to lead the agricultural industry and commerce soldiers to create greater wealth, rather than relying on themselves to read two books and think that they are terrible, and think that they should be brought by the government. ”

Liu Xiucai arched his hand and said: "My lord, in the past, the gentry did not need to pay money and grain, but now you are a member of the peasants, so it really makes the scholars sad." ”

Standing up and pondering for a long time, Yang Lin glared at Liu Xiucai and said, "Tell me, what are you going to do?" ”

Liu Xiucai sighed and said: "My lord, if a soldier is a soldier, the whole family is exempt from paying one person, at least the treatment of scholars cannot be worse than this." ”

Yang Lin thought for a while and sighed: "The soldier's family is exempt from one person, which is a kind of pension for soldiers, and the pension is often for disadvantaged families and families in need."

Adult men go out to serve in the army, and the labor force at home has been sharply reduced, and they need to be given a bereavement pension by the government.

Everyone is a disciple of Confucius, do they think they are weak? Do we still need to receive government pensions like the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled?"

Although two indicated that they did not need to, most people bowed their heads and remained silent.

There was no way, Yang Lin had to promulgate the regulations on the subsidy for scholars, as long as the famous scholars (such as Xiucai, Juren, and Jinshi were exempted from the Ding Fu of the year) and the scholars who did not have a career were exempted from the Ding Fu to show preferential treatment.

Yang Lin encouraged the wealthy talents, lifters, and jinshi to donate the subsidy money to support the disadvantaged.

This was a major concession made by Yang Lin, and after seeing the victory of resistance, these readers looked at each other and smiled, revealing the expression of a victor.

After everyone left, staring at Qin Mintang, the magistrate of the county, and Lin Qizhi, the head of the township, Yang Lin shook his head and said, "Tell me, what is the biggest role of a scholar?" ”

Everyone was speechless, and Yang Lin sighed: "It is to grasp public opinion, and it is to master the pen." Although the New Deal is a good thing, there are some things that are not without flaws, and if some people still talk about it, it may seriously affect the audition. ”

Everyone was shocked, and Lin Qizhi asked, "My lord, tell me, how is this good?" ”

Yang Lin sighed: "You guys, I have already told you the best way in the past, that is, openness, information openness.

Since ancient times, scholars have mastered the pen and public opinion, and now if they are allowed to control public opinion again, it will be detrimental to the New Deal.

You write slogans on the lime on the avenues.

This not only represents our determination, but also avoids being deliberately misinterpreted by some people.

Look, what are you guys doing here?

If you do this, no wonder it has caused a civil uprising, and no wonder Liao Qifang wants to use the knife. ”

The two of them followed the plan, arranged overnight and went out overnight, writing various slogans on various avenues, and when these slogans representing the core of the New Deal were gradually made public, the people's hearts stabilized slightly.

Through this incident, people once again understood the importance of mastering public opinion, Yang Lin meditated hard, thinking about how to manipulate public opinion in the future.