Chapter 27: Unrecognizable (Part II)
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When these people saw the end, saw that the orphan had won the support of everyone, and had supreme rights under the unanimous recommendation of everyone, they finally smiled, and finally saw what they wanted to see.
They are Sun Zhan's true like-minded friends, at least that's what Sun Zhan sees, but not necessarily.
These people really befriended the young county guard of one of the thirty-six counties, young and promising, with a strong background, capable and responsible, but they may not be able to become Shangshu's left servant after more than ten years, and then become the next king.
Now the situation seems to be stable, but in fact there are constant undercurrents.
After the end of the war in which Qi can finally obtain meritorious service, everything will be fixed, and the reason why the delay in fighting is still negotiating is just that all forces are making final preparations in order to obtain the final military merit.
In China, some contradictions still exist, and there is a tendency to become more and more intense, not because of the trivial things that are talked about on the streets, but by those who really have the right to speak out.
A few years ago, at the National Assembly, it was proposed to impose a personal tax, which would require a certain amount of tax to be paid on anyone who earned more than 4,000 silver coins a year, but most of the wealth-weighted members of the council voted against it.
Instead, a proposal was made to levy a poll tax. It was clearly in their favor, and the same hundred and ten coppers were heavy for the destitute, but not worth mentioning for those who had a lot of money.
The question of taxation is only part of the story, and there are also disputes over how to sell large quantities of public wasteland.
The big speculators suggested that at least 1,000 acres or more could be sold, not in small pieces. This was opposed by most of the middle level.
Similarly, farmers who need a lot of manpower are even more opposed to the sale itself, especially the government-led land being owned by the land buyers after ten years of land reclamation, because they need a lot of cheap labor, and once the bill is passed, labor will inevitably become scarce.
Merchants, millers, and miners along the southern coast supported the bill and sided with the middle class, proposing to allow smaller, say, 100 acres or so of land to be sold. Because then they can sell a lot of products.
This is just the tip of the iceberg, and all kinds of contradictions have emerged one after another, and a canal built a few years ago has connected various fertile fields and mines with waterways, and grain prices have plummeted, allowing large landowners to take advantage of the opportunity to annex some small farmers. Some of the small peasants went bankrupt, became hired laborers, or flocked to the cities, and they longed for the government to take back the power of the council, hoping that someone would be completely on their side.
Now all sides are waiting, and those who are on the streets are not among those who are really watching and ready to stand in line. Now that there is a final battle, who will be on the side after the war? Is it a workshop owner, a businessman? Or a big farmer? As for the middle-class citizens and small farmers, that is only a force that can be used.
Nowadays, because of the failure of foreign voyages, the big farmers have the upper hand, and they even want to implement a policy of prohibiting the arbitrary movement of hired peasants, trapping them in the land.
There was support on both sides, so the young county guard wanted to go the other way.
The people in his circle dug out some books from hundreds of years ago from the pile of old papers, pondered carefully for a long time, and decided to do something big.
First of all, this group of people traveled all over the north and south of the river, examining the development, people's hearts, contradictions, and aspirations in every place, and came to a conclusion three years ago.
A large number of small peasants are on the verge of bankruptcy, scattered and have no voice, so they are not enthusiastic about parties and councils, but on the contrary they desire a real, supreme person who bypasses the council to be their king, to represent their interests, not the interests of the council.
After confirming this possibility, and analyzing the future, the county warden decided to do something big.
The first is to frame himself as the true identity of Ji Xia more than 400 years ago, and constantly read and close his mouth to be how Ji Xia was back then. At the same time, he did some useful things in the county, gathering a group of young people who were dissatisfied with reality, building water power, organizing small farmers to establish cooperative farms, supporting the middle class, and cracking down on lawbreakers.
However, it also secretly won over a group of large workshop owners, mine owners, and some soldiers and large farmers, after all, without their support, they would not have been able to go far.
Over the years, the politicians and the people have prospered, ostensibly speaking for the middle and small farmers, and have gained great prestige and prestige - since it is difficult for the small farmers and the middle to speak in the council, it is very expected that this man who seems to be dressed in Ji Xia's skin will stand up and make decisions for them.
Originally, the two factions had begun to stand in line after more than ten years, but now there was a third choice, and it was a person who seemed to be well-known on the side of the middle and small farmers, disguised as a spokesperson for the middle and low levels, and suddenly fought his way again.
As a result, various preparations are also being carried out in an orderly manner.
Sun Zhan entered this circle, he didn't know this, but out of a political pursuit, on the one hand, he saw the despair of class confinement in the future, on the other hand, he was afraid that the bottom would destroy them, on the other hand, he might also want to climb to the top but lacked opportunities, and finally he did see injustice and mercenary and seemingly fair injustice, and gave birth to an idea that as long as someone has supreme rights, he can change and can change.
As for what it would become, he didn't think about it, he just felt that it needed to change. Since I can't figure it out myself, of course, I have to leave it to those who can think of it.
Therefore, most of his works advocate the connotation of righteous men and gentlemen, supreme power, and saint politics.
What's even more terrifying is that his works are extremely popular, so some people can see that the people under the Xia State system, which seems to be difficult to deal with, only defend the consistent non-bloodline sacredness, but they are not opposed to a person with extreme rights to protect their interests, longing for saints, gentlemen, and Qingtian lords to sanction those injustices that exploit loopholes, and begin to question whether the laws agreed upon by the council are more sacred and just than bloodlines.
Because there is no comparison, and the only comparison is that those Hou Boguo, in addition to the sacredness of blood, there are indeed some capable and courageous monarchs, and no one tells them that there is another way to go.
In addition, due to the limitations of material conditions and technology, as well as the lack of breakthroughs for a long time, this strange political system can no longer be sustained, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, and internal contradictions are accumulating day by day without being able to vent.
As reunification is nearing completion, this mentality is fermenting day by day, and this is exactly the force that can be harnessed by some.
Sun Zhan just did what he thought was right and noble, but he unknowingly got involved in this whirlpool and became an advocate for some people.
When the performance was about to end, Sun Zhan came to this box, and several people raised warm applause, congratulating Sun Zhan on another extremely successful play, and countless words of praise.
These words of praise are mixed with some special praises.
"Sun Yiyi, Sun Yiyi, your scene, it's good to be at the end. The orphan finally seized the power, by whom? How did you finally return to the Xia Kingdom? Isn't it because the people elected him to have supreme rights? A word of decision can become a big thing. Wonderful! Wonderful! β
Sun Zhan smiled: "That's exactly what it means. A few years ago, the council discussed taxation and said that those who earned more than 4,000 silver coins a year would have to pay personal taxes, but what was the result? When the council voted, 80 percent were against it, and only 20 percent were in favor. In addition, there are proposals to restore the poll tax and reduce the commercial tax...... Is the poll tax a few dollars to them? But it's different for the people below. β
"I was thinking that it would be impossible to expect the council to negotiate their own taxes. Now an official, who is not extremely rich? How many are willing to pluck the hair from themselves? If there is a person who has the same power and prestige as Ji Xia at the beginning, and is a little wise and intelligent, and the power is in the hands of one person, as long as he has a conscience, it will definitely be much stronger than the situation in the council now. β
The man nodded and said, "It's great that you think like this, and that's exactly what we've been wishing for all these years." I hope these people who watch the drama can see what you want to say so that it doesn't take you so much effort. β
A few people said a few more classic dialogues, and praised them again and again.
Sun Zhan smiled: "Everyone, in fact, this play was not written by me, but by a young man. Although this young man's ideas are a little naΓ―ve, he actually sounds like a member of my generation, and he has some passion and talent, especially this scene, which even amazes me in some places. β
"When the performance is over, I'll tell everyone that it's this young man's work, and I don't want to be the kind of person who steals other people's names for myself."
One person praised: "Yi still has a little bit of the stupidity of the students back then, which is very rare, very rare." β
Sun Zhan smiled and accepted the stupid-sounding compliment, but his words also aroused the interest of these people.
"You say this scene was written by a young man?"
"Yes, I just helped him revise some places, after all, he is still young, although the writing is beautiful, but after all, there is still a lack of pattern. But it's all innocuous things, and I changed the last paragraph, which he originally thought was still the way young people thought. β
"When you say that, I get a little interested in this young man. If this young man is interested in drama and literature, he will definitely be a great figure in the future. Well, then, you can go ahead of yourself, and in a few days you can feast on this young man. Since you are a teenager, you will always have some ideas. β
Sun Zhan nodded and said: "That's what I mean, talking to him, many opinions are quite interesting, although naΓ―ve, they can also make people a little sober." If he can have a great ideal, maybe he can really stand with us and do something meaningful for the future of China. β
"Yes, do something meaningful for this Huaxia. He is talented, but he is young, but I am afraid that he will go astray. β
In the conversation, the drama had come to an end, and Sun Zhan said a few more words and said goodbye.
Looking at the position where Jian Chen was in the distance, he took a long breath, and was about to go down to announce the success of this young man and give this young man the reputation he deserved.