Chapter 5 Officials and People
At this time, Zhao Feng walked off the carriage and came to the entrance of the alley. His bright yellow robe looked like the harsh sun in the sky, causing the people to shake even more.
Fairy Yu Hua's ears are slightly moved, and she can see through people's hearts and only hear fear.
She has a supernatural power, named Diting.
You can hear the heart and listen to the sounds and understand the cause and effect. However, because the number of days that are limited by the immortal land, she only hears the strongest thoughts about the human heart.
These people were extremely afraid of Zhao Feng. They did not know Zhao Feng's identity, but they were afraid of all those who were dressed in gorgeous clothes. The clothes were like tiger skin.
Fairy Yu Hua first entered the world, but she was not blind. She could see that the country was not as peaceful as they said. There were always wisps of wolf smoke at the end of the plain, and hungry people outside the city were everywhere, and the city was squandered.
It was just the first time I truly felt the fear of the Zhao family in the world.
Zhao Feng frowned, and the disgust in his eyes could not be stopped, and he said, "How could there be so many clothes exposed in the land of the Divine Capital of Bianjing? It's really a disgrace to be gentle."
At this time, when he heard the movement and came out of the mansion, Jiang Fugui was startled by the formation outside. Then he saw Zhao Feng in the crowd, and hurriedly went up to kneel down and said, "I, pay homage to Your Highness Jiu."
He naturally met Zhao Feng when he did things under Gu Wen, but unlike Gu Wen, he was not qualified to talk to him on weekdays.
Zhao Feng glanced at him and asked, "Why are there so many people in disarray gathering here, but are refugees?"
Jiang Fugui was sweating profusely, afraid that the other party would misunderstand them to take in refugees, so he quickly explained: "Go back to Your Highness Ninth, these are all people in the city, not refugees, at most they are wild people, and they are all from Bianjing."
Due to the increase in population, Bianjing City has expanded throughout the ages, but the expansion rate is not as fast as the increase in population. The emperor built new palaces every year and has been forcibly demolishing and occupying houses in the city.
Over time, settlements similar to markets were formed outside the city. The imperial court even set up yamen for these settlements, and it had begun to develop to the county level.
These people outside the city are called wild people in Bianjing City and live in the wilderness.
"What are you doing here all the time?"
It’s not because the palace has been expanding year by year, that the emperor wants to build new palaces every year. The city wall of Bianjing will not expand out by itself, so naturally they have to demolish the houses.
Logically speaking, the court will provide compensation, but often these compensation funds will not be saved after layers of exploitation. It is impossible to buy another house in Bianjing, and do not want to leave the city to be a wild citizen, so in the end they can only stay in the streets and alleys.
Jiang Fugui didn't dare to tell the truth, and hesitated for a moment and replied: "The water house and water order will fluctuate at any time. When it rises, there is not enough staff. When it falls, there is no need for so many people. So Wen only retains some of the healthy husbands and outsources the rest."
Zhao Feng felt a little novel and asked again: "What is outsourcing?"
"The only one day of worker hired, and the water house does not hire them as long-term workers, which can save a lot of money and flexibly adjust staff. Therefore, these people gather here to take on work every day."
Jiang Fugui replied that he admired his master from the bottom of his heart.
They are simply business geniuses, and I don’t know how much money they save just this outsourcing. And the more chaotic the world, the more cheap labor they have.
After hearing this, Zhao Feng suddenly realized that he knew Gu Wen's talent in business, but was still surprised.
Then he glanced at the white-clothed goddess beside him with his eyes, frowned and said disgusted: "I am really a businessman, and I'm actually exploiting the people like this."
If the people have no money, they cannot collect taxes, and the court will not be able to drive them away. After all, this is Bianjing. Taxation from other places will destroy people's families, and a large number of people who cannot pay taxes will go to the mountains to become bandits, but the emperor of Bianjing will not.
It is not that the emperor is kind, but that the people are by their side.
Gu Wen is taking advantage of the loopholes in the law, so Zhao Feng, as a prince, is naturally not happy.
Jiang Fugui smiled and repeatedly apologized, and did not dare to complain at all.
But he almost cursed in his heart: "The money I earned has been in your pockets. At least Mr. Wen gave him a bite of food. He didn't even have to bring his own food to the court. He didn't even have to bring his own food and money."
Officials and merchants, officials and civilians, merchants and civilians, all the contradictions are attributed to the Zhao family, the Taoist emperor.
Fairy Yu Hua put everything in his eyes, see the cause and effect, and hear people's hearts.
The Tian family expanded the palace endlessly, and officials exploited the people from it, and in the end, merchants became good people.
This so-called Tian family is not a ruler.
On the contrary, the down-and-out Gu family can protect the people.
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Fairy Yu Hua and Zhao Feng entered Gu's mansion one after another.
It is spacious and elegant, with more than a hundred servants and maids kneeling on both sides, and bluestone paving the road between their steps, which is a wonderful and prosperous scenery.
She was sure that the descendants of the Gu family really lived a wealthy life, at least the Zhao family guaranteed his wealth. The rest was not something that Fairy Yu Hua could do. She is now just a representative of the sect's world, and her true voice lies in the hands of the true lords in the sect.
Just like Zhao Feng, he was just a representative of the Zhao family, the one who really spoke was the Taoist emperor in the palace.
Although depriving the Gu family of opportunities was a decision within the sect, as a member of the Three Pure Ones, she also has the cause and effect of being favored by the sect.
No matter how the decision is made within the sect, she only wants to have a clear conscience. Paying compensation out of her own pocket is one, and ensuring the lives of her descendants is the second.
"Where is Gu Wen?"
Zhao Feng sat down at the main seat and looked around. Jiang Fugui, who was by his side, replied: "Mr. Wen was infected with a cold yesterday. The doctor was still seeing a doctor. The young man had already sent someone to summon him."
"Let him get faster, don't let the fairy wait in a hurry."
"Yes, I'll invite you now."
Jiang Fugui left quickly, and Fairy Yu Hua seemed not to see Zhao Feng's attentiveness. He turned around and asked the maid beside him and said, "How is Gu Wen doing in the mansion?"
The maid was stunned for a moment, wondering why the fairy suddenly asked how her master was doing. Could it be a distant relative?
"Mr. Wen lives a regular life, from ten to five days, and loves to practice health care, eat, and fight crickets on weekdays..."
The mansion was full of poor people who were taken in, and their educational level was not high. The little maid could only pinch her fingers and tell her everything clearly. The words were mostly vulgar, which made Zhao Feng and Feng Xiang and the master and servant chuckled.
"Can you marry a wife?" Fairy Yu Hua's voice was elegant, and her usual greeting tone could be placed on her daughter and asked about the opposite sex of the same age, but it was different.
The social atmosphere is conservative and the rules and etiquette are numerous, but it is not something that outsiders know about it.
The atmosphere became a little weird.
The maid couldn't help but look at Fairy Yu Hua for more, and her voice didn't look like an elder.
"The master has never married, and he never stays in the fireworks and willow alleys. There is no maid in the mansion who is favored by the master, so he should be a good match..."
Fairy Yu Hua just nodded slightly.
During these days, people come into contact with the powerful and powerful people in the world. Although they are bright and beautiful on the surface, they are often too filthy in secret. As for Zhao Feng, the causal relationships in the mansion are uncomfortable.
He had many wives and concubines, and many faces. He thought he had concealed it well, but he could not avoid listening carefully.
It is rare for descendants of Gu to maintain a pure Yang body. They are really good matches and may be recommended to disciples in the sect...
Yu Hua remembers that there are many lazy and vulgar people in the outer sect, and every year they will let some unqualified people go down the mountain to return to secular life. These people will not completely leave the sect, nor will they be willing to be ordinary people. They will place their hopes on the next generation and will marry some disciples and relatives in the sect, or even elders.
After such a complicated relationship, it became a large family at the foot of the mountain, mastering the laws of ordinary people, wealth and land. Dynasty like Daqian is just a product of special periods and places, and the outside world does not have the opportunity to make mortals proclaim themselves emperors.
The matter is settled here, and she guarantees that those with qualifications from the descendants of the Gu family can join the Yuqing Sect. Not to mention that it is the family of the disciples of the Three Qing Dynasties, even the disciples themselves should be willing to condescend.
The genius is always a very small number, and most monks in the world of cultivation practice practice practice in the second realm of qi cultivation and foundation building.
Chapter completed!