Chapter 351: Take a Step Back and Broaden the Sky (Additional Chapter)
Based on the total population, 600 people must sign at the township level, 3,000 people must express their stance in the city, and in a big city like Usel, at least 30,000 people must express their position!
Taking Mida City as an example, on the first day of the announcement, the entrance of the office was empty, and countless people were watching.
In the early morning of the second day, someone looked left and right, walked in briskly and signed, and then hurriedly slipped away, as if he had done something bad.
But if one person comes to sign, there are two, and if two people come to sign, there are three, four, five......
People have a herd mentality, and some people who didn't want to sign in the first place saw that their neighbors had gone, and they were shaken, especially among the people, and those who didn't sign would be deducted heavy taxes in the future.
When it comes to paying taxes, people probably "don't suffer from poverty but suffer from inequality", and everyone has to pay the same heavy taxes.
As time went on, more and more people went to sign the petition. Of course, there are many people who have strong backbones, have national hatred and family hatred, and are unwilling to turn enemies into friends with the Wei State. But no matter whether they scolded or burned themselves at the entrance of the office, the people around them still participated in the petition.
In front of money and silver, integrity only belongs to a few.
This petition activity has become huge.
The Seven Cities are like this, and even though the cities and villages under the jurisdiction of other wealthy clans are unwilling, the residents here soon received the news and made a disturbance.
If you don't open a petition, you don't plan to give everyone a tax cut?
The local government cracked down several times, but to no avail, and the people's petitions escalated into riots, resulting in bloody clashes.
In desperation, the western and northwestern areas controlled by the departmental valves had no choice but to begin to collect petitions from civilians.
Petition activities were in full swing all over the country, and the court was also arguing, Xu Linghai first wrote a proposal to accept Wei's request for peace talks, and was attacked by a group. Seven or eight old ministers were heartbroken, and bluntly said that Xinxia must not turn his back on the previous dynasty and be with old enemies, and some even spit directly on Xu Linghai's face.
He calmly erased it, knowing in his heart that the queen had placed him in the royal court and wanted him to play such a role.
His voice was loud: "I only ask you, how many people have been looted here since the Wei State invaded and occupied Anxia for nearly ten years? How many Anxia people have been buried in the dark mines, and how many Anxia people have been separated from their wives and have been hungry all day long? Could it be that the Wei people should not pay the price for this?"
Someone protested: "This is a blood feud, we should ......"
"Should we just watch the Wei State get rich and strong day by day with the hard-earned money of the Anxia people?" Xu Linghai sneered, "At the beginning of the new summer, all industries are waiting to be prosperous, and there is no strength left to counterattack and take revenge." Even if it is very backbone, what use will it be for the millions of living people in Xinxia!"
As time went by, there were more and more courtiers who supported Xu Lingsheng. And the queen sat on the throne, patiently listening to the arguments of the pros and cons, but never expressed her position.
But smart people understand that all kinds of signs show that the driving force behind this matter is Fu Lingchuan. His attitude represents the attitude of the queen.
Qin Yuan Marquis Liang Shudong coughed lightly: "Since it is compensation, Xinxia should take it." "Is it tens of millions of taels of silver or hatred that can make Xinxia people live a good life?" This answer is clear even to a three-year-old child, but from the officials to the common people, there is a dead knot in their hearts that cannot be untied, "It's just that the alliance is up for discussion." It's best not to form an alliance with Wei, otherwise don't say that the people will not have a good time, and the Jin and Jin will also denounce it. ”
What he meant was that the indemnity should be taken, and the covenant would not be signed.
I want to take advantage of the benefits, and I don't want to get involved in the troubles. Feng Miaojun hated this kind of person the most in his previous life, and every time he saw it, he had nothing to say. But now that the status is different, I can hear the itchy root of my teeth, but I still have to say: "Liang Qing is reasonable." With these multiple concerns, we should not ally with Wei, lest we lose the hearts of the people. However, as long as there is a slight opportunity to make the country rich and the people strong, Xinxia should never let it go. ”
What does that mean?
After the court meeting ended, many people secretly wondered in their hearts.
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Soon after, the petitions of the people were reported from all over the country. The number of people who signed in support was so huge that even Feng Miaojun took a breath of cold air when he saw it.
More than 400,000 petitioners!
What is this concept? One out of every fifteen people in the country has signed a petition, and that includes the elderly and uninformed babies.
With the blessing of such a high degree of public opinion, the voices in favor of peace with Wei suddenly surpassed those who opposed it, even in the court.
The people's aspirations, no one wants to, and no one can go against them.
In this case, the Xinxia royal court again "invited" the Wei envoy back to Usher to negotiate again.
Soon, the news of the agreement between the parties spread:
Wei established diplomatic relations with Xinxia, and since then they have not invaded each other, interfered in each other's internal affairs, did not support or incite rebellion in each other's country, and did not support the military operations of the other party's enemy countries.
Wei will compensate Xinxia with 60 million taels of silver, which will be paid off within three years.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the interpretation of this agreement by all levels of the country has become the focus again.
Compared with the previous version of the covenant, this agreement does not mention the same advance and retreat, watch and mutual assistance, but clearly delineates the barriers between the two countries, and puts on a frame that the well water will not violate the river water.
For the Xinxia people, this agreement is undoubtedly more emotionally acceptable to them, and the compensation is 10 million more.
Another clause in the covenant also disappeared, that is, Wei was to send troops to help Xinxia solve the southwestern border trouble. This is very understandable, since everyone is not aligned, then why should I send money and troops to help you solve the border problem?
And the businessmen are more concerned about one question:
Between Wei and Xinxia, can they do business in the end?
Originally, the two countries were old enemies, and if they wanted to transport goods back and forth between the two countries, they were called smuggling, and they took a very high risk; now? Now that the relations between the two countries seem to have eased somewhat, can they open a mutual market for trading?
There was no official explanation.
However, the royal court soon announced that the new tax that had been piloted would be abolished by the fall, and the policy of recuperation and recuperation would be reintroduced, and the tax rate would be reverted to the original thirty taxes and one.
The purpose of collecting taxes is to raise money for the war, and now that military salaries are not only available, but also at the top of the ranks, of course, the tax rate must be adjusted downwards to reduce the burden on the people.
At the same time, a large number of roads and bridges were built, and detailed rules were issued to encourage agriculture and industry and commerce, which quickly diverted people's attention.
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As soon as the news was announced, Xu Guangxiang found Yun Jie and said in disbelief: "Such an agreement, actually, can it be signed?" ()
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