In the Cathedral of Sophia, in the office of His Holiness Grand Lama, there are new guests who have come to visit.

It's late at night, but it's still brightly lit. At one end of the office, several clergymen were scribbling and sorting through papers. At the large table on the other side, Grand Lama Wang stretched out, yawned, and stood up.

"Let's record it here first." He commanded.

Beside him, Father Peter put away his pen and left the ink paper to dry. And the young girl opposite him was also a little more relaxed.

"Miss Tang has worked hard this time. I'll tell the treasurer to pay you more later. The Grand Lama Wang waved the dust, put it on his shoulder, and folded his hands towards the girl: "In the past few days, I have to ask you a few more times." ”

"Master Wang is too polite, if there is anything you want to ask, as long as I know, I will tell you." The girl replied in an accented Mandarin:

"For most of the past six months, we have not only worked hard, but we can be said to be desperate. In this far west, it is not easy to find a place to stay. Since Master has been kind enough to entertain us, we will definitely do our best to help. ”

"This ...... Miss Saintess, just now you said that you came all the way from the Han Land, but how did you think of running here? Father Peter wondered, "It's too far." ”

"What's the saint, just call me Tang Sai'er." The young girl shook her head again and again, looking very frustrated: "The sect members have all dispersed, so you are embarrassed to say something......

"In the beginning, we didn't want to run so far." She told Father Peter: "The chief grain officer of my village said that the emperor will have to pay more than two cents every year from this year onwards. Everyone in the village was not happy, so they asked the great monk to reason. ”

"The big monk went to inquire about the situation, and the people from the county government said that it was because the imperial court had mobilized troops year after year, and the consumption was quite large, and the money and food were no longer enough, so it was increased."

"This is also a normal situation, no matter where the world is in the north or south, the court everywhere has to be like this." Father Peter said.

"Normal ghosts, in the end, we are all guilty." Tang Sai'er complained unceremoniously: "And the officials have always been very arrogant, and they usually don't bother to explain to you why, just this bit of prevarication, everyone still made a fuss and found him at the door of the yamen, so they were busy coming out to say." ”

"A few of us in the village are naturally unhappy, but they have a very hard attitude this time and are not willing to talk at all. We couldn't help it, so we gathered the congregation and surrounded the county government, hoping to push things back. ”

"Is it so big?" Father Peter was surprised: "Isn't this a popular uprising, won't there be a fight?" ”

"If you don't make a fuss, you can't do it Although Tang Sai'er still looks like a young girl, when it comes to this kind of thing, she talks eloquently, obviously very experienced: "Most of the time, the people are in ...... It's okay to say that it's a civil uprising, it's to scare people, not really want a civil uprising. What do you say...... This kind of thing about Kada Fu, at least five times out of ten, is actually fake. ”

"Fake?"

"That's right, it's the grain chief, the rich and the like, who pretend to pass on the orders of the government. said that it was an endowment, but in fact, the overcharged rent was not wanted by the imperial court at all, and it all went into their own warehouse. Tang Sayer shook his head:

"Ordinary farmers, with few people and weak strength, can't kill them, even if they know that they are unreasonable, they can only swallow their anger. Therefore, our White Lotus Sect often recruits everyone and coordinates everyone to act together. That's how they can be stopped. ”

"There are other times, it's the official who wants to make some political achievements. For example, if you encounter an assessment, or if you can make meritorious contributions, the government will be busy. The grain originally collected was actually enough, but in order to curry favor with Shangguan, he had to collect a little more to appear capable. ”

The great monk said that the government at all levels will compare with each other, or make some bullshit things to disgust colleagues. Obviously, it was the official master's own infighting, but it was pressed down layer by layer, and in the end, it was all spread on our heads. Therefore, I can only try to fight and see if I can resist it. ”

"Most of the time, when the government implements policies, it also depends on the interests and disadvantages and determines the intensity. So, if you're lucky, maybe you can go back and force them to wipe their butts themselves. Bad luck - uh, it couldn't have been worse anyway. She said.

"Gee, we're the same here." Wang Da Lama was quite touched: "It's just that on our side, everyone is a military household, so the way to make trouble is generally not like the people's rebellion, but the way to go through the internal army is different." ”

"The education on our side is still too urgent, I think we must at least make up for everyone, so that the officials also have basic philosophical ideas." He sighed: "Isn't it true that ruling a country means not stopping orders? That's not true. ”

"Superior, active, living in yang; Lower, passive, in the yin. However, the situation is uncertain, yin and yang are mutually changing, and the giver and receiver are also mutual. Officials and the public will also take the initiative to drive the transformation of the situation. Governing the country is also a way to reconcile yin and yang, not a simple unilateral action. ”

"Uh......" Tang Sai'er didn't seem to understand much: "It's still Master Wang......

"Don't lift me up. I am also semi-literate. This knowledge is still at work, what is lacking and what is memorized, and it is temporarily supplemented. Wang Da Lama waved his hand again and again: "It's your previous experience, I'm very interested, old man." Do you want to keep talking? ”

"There's nothing to say about the future, it's all sad." Tang Sai'er shook his head helplessly: "The county said that it was the top to build a sailor in Shandong, and was ready to solve the matter of the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in one fell swoop." Say it...... It is a matter of national affairs and cannot be accommodated. In addition to the additional endowment, it is also necessary to increase the conscription in the coastal areas, repair the docks, and prepare for the construction of warships. We people in the interior also have to transfer grain, transport materials, in short, there are a lot of things. ”

"There's going to be a war, so there's no way." Father Peter said.

"Anyway, the government is very tough, and the county commander personally came forward to say a big truth such as loyalty and filial piety, anyway, this service must be added, and whoever is not happy will be disloyal and unfilial, and must be severely punished by the king's law. However, after he finished speaking, he asked the lord of the house to give a lecture to everyone. Tang Sayer continued:

"The lord of the house said that this is the big man above, and it took a lot of effort to settle the strategy. It's not that you have to get along with everyone, there really is no better way. Now the Northern Capture, the Eastern Wa, and the Southern Barbarian are all in one place, if they can't break the Eastern Wa first, they will not be able to cut off the exchanges between the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty, and everyone will have to suffer all year round. With the current situation, we can only fight hard again and strive for completion...... What are you coming to......"

"Let's do it all in one battle." Wang Da Lama said.

"Yes, that's what it means. Anyway, the long pain is better than the short pain, and the people have suffered for the past two years, and when the matter is completed, they don't have to suffer anymore. Tang Sai'er nodded and continued.

"Do you believe that?" Father Peter asked.

"The wording of the county order is very harsh, and in the face of so many of us, they swaggered over and reprimanded. We feel that this time, someone may really support him, so everyone is a little weak-hearted. Tang Sai'er replied: "There are also old people who say that the army of the Ming Dynasty did go north from here and drove away the Tatars. Although there are many bastards in the court, at least in the matter of fighting Tartars, they are still reliable. ”

The great monk himself didn't know what to do, and felt that he would just leave it at that. The villagers also feel that if it really doesn't work, just hold on and strive to survive these two years. After hesitating for a long time, a group of fellow villagers dispersed one after another, and several of us also went back. ”

"Overnight, the church suddenly sent another person to tell us that something had happened and that we should prepare as soon as possible. There was also an old fairy girl who came. Oh-" She patted the sword at her waist, "That's what I said before, the one who gave me this sword." ”

(End of chapter)