Xiao Yu listened carefully, he finally knew that the official of Zhou was called Zhou Feng, and he vaguely remembered that it was because of him that he set off a big case, and was later assigned to Bohai, but he didn't expect it to be the person in front of him.

He was curious, "This Zhou official is very rich?" ”

"Of course."

Someone next to him stretched out his thumb and told the story of Zhou Feng, who bought thousands of acres of oak forests after arriving in the Bohai Sea, and has developed to the present, it is the largest silk merchant, and it is making money every day.

It also has fertile land, shops, and a fleet, and its business is very large.

Zhou Feng not only made a fortune himself, but also treated the people who immigrated over.

He took out a lot of money to help the big guys, settle down, find jobs, and live and multiply in this strange land...... To put it bluntly, Zhou Feng is the leader of the overseas Chinese community in Bohai and enjoys a high reputation.

But Zhou Feng, who has always been smooth, ran into trouble this time.

Lao Wen stabbed him several times in a row, all of which were slashed at his body.

For example, it was forbidden to set up textile factories in various places, and Zhou Feng's workshop was closed, so he could only sell raw silk to the Great Song Dynasty at a very low price, and the profit was suddenly reduced by more than seventy percent.

Because of the navigation regulations, his fleet could not trade between the Great Song Dynasty and the Bohai Sea, and had to be sold exclusively to others.

The only thing that is safe is the field in his hand, and there are hundreds of thousands of stone grain every year, but the Great Song Dynasty continues to raise tariffs, and the price of grain continues to fall, and Zhou Feng doesn't know how long he can last.

This is true of the richest, let alone others.

"Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me!" Zhou Feng took a sip of wine, his face was blood-red, and his one-eyed glow flashed with anger.

"What virtues those officials and masters of the imperial court have, I know in my heart! It is impossible to expect them to do good deeds for our people! In the past, the imperial court couldn't control the Bohai Sea, so we were free for a few years, and there may not be any way to toss people in the future! After he finished speaking, he poured several sips of wine in a row, because the mood was too bad, Zhou Feng soon got drunk, didn't even eat the meatloaf, and got up to leave.

At this time, near the gate, stood a man, who looked to be twenty-five or sixteen years old, full of books.

He arched his hand, "Zhou Daguan, you wait first!" ”

Zhou Feng stopped and looked at him puzzled.

This person bowed first, and then said: "Zhou Daguan, below is the teacher of the school, these days the imperial court levies stamp duty, books, newspapers and periodicals, and even paper can't escape...... My student can't afford to pay the taxes and is already halfway there. ”

Zhou Feng took a breath, barely opened his drunken eyes, and hesitated: "What is that gentleman looking for me for?" ”

This person smiled bitterly, "I don't mean anything else, I just want to ask Zhou Daguan to uphold justice!" ”

"Justice? What justice? What justice can I administer? In Zhou Feng's tone, there was both anger and disdain.

This person was serious and cursed sternly, "Big official, you are the most famous, the court treats us like this, and you don't treat us as human beings...... Clever name, scraping and exploiting, doing everything, it's just angry! ”

Zhou Feng frowned, revealing a thoughtful look.

"What do you want to say, sir? Do you want to let the uprising under the unveiling of the pole and the rebellion of the flag not succeed? Zhou Feng flicked his sleeves fiercely, "Let me tell you, the surname Zhou has lost an eye for the Great Song Dynasty, and the court wants it, and my life can be handed over to the court!" Half of them are not good men if they don't have a word! ”

This person was obviously a little embarrassed, he hurriedly said: "The big official misunderstood, I am a stinky teacher, how can I have so much thought, I mean can the big official take the lead in the book, let's go to the people's fold together, ask the court to exempt such a heavy stamp duty, so that the big guy has a way to live." ”

As soon as he said this, the people who ate followed suit.

"That's right, big official, you know so many people, if you don't help us speak, no one can help us!"

Faced with a large number of pleas, Zhou Feng was stunned for a moment, "Ladies and gentlemen, my words may not work...... But everyone said, I can't ignore it, so I can find a way to inquire about the situation...... As for the book of the people, I don't think I'll get it, if anyone arrests people according to the above list, won't it hurt the big guys! ”

As soon as he said this, a group of people who were still hot-headed just now all calmed down and secretly wiped the cold sweat from the corners of their foreheads.

They thanked each other and asked Zhou Feng for help.

Zhou Feng nodded and left, and when he left, he glanced at the teacher and smiled slightly, "I haven't learned too many truths, and I have anger in my stomach, but no matter what, I am a person from the Great Song Dynasty, and I will not betray the court when it comes!" It will not disgrace the ancestors! Leave!! ”

After saying that, he didn't look back, and the teacher sat down for a while, and then left.

In the corner, Xiao Yu and Tong Guan witnessed this scene, and several times, Tong Guan wanted to get up and talk, but Xiao Yu stopped him, and when he finished eating the meatloaf, the guests dispersed, and they returned to their rooms.

Xiao Yu asked Tong Guan, "What do you think?" ”

"Second son, the man surnamed Zhou is a man, he has a grudge against the court, but his heart is still loyal...... Especially overseas, not forgetting the court, not forgetting the ancestors, rare! ”

Xiao Yu nodded, "It's really rare, but it's precisely because of this that things in Bohai are so difficult!" As he spoke, he paced back and forth on the ground with his hands in his hands...... Among the two sons, Gouya is more lively, but Xiaobi, who is the most similar to his father, and even when he thinks about things, he is almost the same.

"If they don't think of themselves as Song people, or if we are facing Japanese people, Korean people, they will be taxed directly, and if they dare not pay the money, they will be taken as slaves, or beheaded, it will be up to us...... Only in the face of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, can you bear to let them down? ”

Tong Guan thought about it, and he also understood why among the many places, the Bohai Sea had problems first, and the pass was on the population structure of the Bohai Sea.

The original Bohai had about 3 million people, of which 1 million were immigrants and Han Chinese, more than 1 million were so-called Bohai immigrants and descendants, and less than 800,000 were Jurchens and Khitans, as well as some Goryeo.

And after Yan Yingge became self-reliant, most of the Jurchens were not expelled.

At present, the Han people in Bohai have reached forty percent, and if you add the Da clan and Bohai people, it will account for ninety percent!

Psychologically, they all identify with the Great Song Dynasty, read the books of the Great Song Dynasty, speak Chinese, write Chinese characters, and even if they can't write yet, they are actively learning...... Psychologically, they already regard themselves as members of the Great Song Dynasty.

The imperial court can be ruthless to others and expropriate tyranny, but it can't be so mean to its own people!

It was this psychological gap that caused Bohai to be the first to rebel.

Xiao Yu nodded secretly, Daddy is really powerful, across the sea, he can guess the reason...... It's just that if you know it, you may not be able to come up with a solution.

Also, the teacher obviously made Xiao Yu feel uneasy.

"You arrange for someone to check where he teaches and what he usually says!"

"Yes."

Tong Guan went to arrange it again, and about a day later, he finally found out.

"The surname of the teacher is Yang, called Yang Xun, he is a person from Yongxing Military Road, the Yang family is a local family, the imperial court expelled the family that year, and the Yang family was sent to Bohai!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yan became interested, "After you said that this Yang Xun is a family, then he has any dissatisfaction with the imperial court?" ”

"It's not just dissatisfaction!"

Tong Guan took out a lot of newspaper numbers from his arms and sent them to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu frowned, the printing of these things is very poor, it can be said that they are shoddy, the ink is not good, and there is a strong smell, he can only put it away from his nose and browse it quickly.

I watched a few photos in a row...... Xiao Yu was really stunned, it turned out that these newspapers, almost ninety percent of the articles, were criticizing the imperial court, and some simply scolded people directly, and they didn't even talk about the logic of the reason!

"This, are there many newspapers like this?"

"Many, many!" Tong Guan exhaled and said: "I asked, the newspaper was quite subtle in the past, they all talked about some nostalgia, and talked about some poetry and songs, but in recent years, there have been more and more critics of the imperial court. ”

Xiao Yu was even more worried, he flipped through more than a dozen copies in a row, and even saw that some articles were impressively written, "Monarch, the great harm in the world is also!" ”

"Isn't this the other way around? Does no one care? The little monster shouted.

Tong Guan said helplessly: "How to care? In the Great Song Dynasty, there were a bunch of yamen, but there were only governors and garrisons in the Bohai Kingdom, and other things were left to those literati to scribble casually. ”

Xiao Yu quickly understood that his father uprooted the family and sent it overseas.

The gang were all literate, and at first they were too scared to say anything.

But as they settled down and mastered the economic lifeline, the emperor was far away, and he became more and more bold, saying everything, without scruples, and even insulting and ridiculing the princes of the court and the central government, even the emperor could not escape their ridicule and pastime!

That's not the worst, if it's just a bit of a vent, it's fine. Xiao Yu also found that there are many similarities in the choice of words and sentences and the theme of the content of these articles.

"Do you know what's going on?"

"Second son, I inquired, the scholars in Bohai all respect a gentleman."

"Who?"

"Mr. Ikawa!"

"Ahh It's Cheng Yi! Xiao Yu suddenly shook his head, he knew this too well, when he was a child, Su Shi did not spend less time with Ercheng's science, and later Ercheng and the second prince were mixed together, and were sent overseas by Wang Ningan...... But after a few years, they have gradually become overseas grandmasters, especially the children of the big families, vying to learn from them, and unconsciously, they have formed a powerful force.

Not only Bohai, but also Goryeo, including the Wa Kingdom, all had their disciples.

Wang Ningan drove science out of the Great Song Dynasty back then, but he didn't expect them to take root overseas...... Xiao Yu scratched his head, the battle of ideas doesn't seem to be easy to handle!