On the cracked yellow land, more than a hundred imperial guards were sitting upright and listening quietly to the emperor's speech, but the hearts gradually stirred up in their hearts.

"The burden brought to the people by the royal family and vassal kings is very heavy, but they have no power after all. Even Lumi is collected by the government, which is really far away from the people."

"The most important thing that bullies the people is the bad gentry and evil officials. The bad gentry relies on their fame and fortune and occupy a large amount of land, but they do not pay any taxes. According to the tax system of the court, there are fixed taxes for each prefecture and every county, and the bad gentry does not

When paying taxes, all taxes can only be added to ordinary people who have no power or power.

Not to mention this, the most hateful thing is that officials and gentry collude and forcibly occupy the land of ordinary people. Ordinary people have no power or power, no way to ask for advice, and can only let them bully. Every time in a deserted year, these evil gentry will issue usury loans and force them to go to the fore.

The people borrow money, and the money is profitable. The people can't afford to pay back the benefits of the donkey. Those with land can only sell land at a low price to pay off their debts, and those without land can sell their children and daughters. In the years of famine, countless people starve to death.

But it was these poor gentry who were rich and unkind who wanted to merge the fields, and they exchanged them for a few dou of rice to survive, forcing the people to be tenants and slaves to oppress them.

As far as I know, only 10% of the land in northern Shaanxi is in the hands of ordinary people, and the others are owned by evil gentry and royal family vassal kings. Most of the people have become tenants and slaves of evil gentry, living a hopeless life!

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When he heard this, some soldiers couldn't help but sob. They remembered their own situation. What Zhu Youjian said was exactly what many of their families had experienced. Most of them did not have their own fields, most of them were

As a tenant for the gentry and men, most of the grain harvested every year must be given to the gentry and men for land rent, and the rest must be paid taxes to the government, and life is very difficult!

"The most hateful thing is that the evil officials in the government, relying on their official identities, face the people like wolves and tigers, and wantonly bullying them, levying taxes to suck bones and marrow, and wishing to plunder the last grain of food for the people. The court collected one tael of silver.

Taxes will become ten taels in their mouths, and the excess silver will be secretly greedy. They have made clever names and wantonly blackmailed the people. Most of the wealth accumulated by the food they have worked hard to plant falls into their pockets.

In the years of famine, the people froze to death and starve to death, but it became a good opportunity for them to make money. Less than 10% of the money and food that the court can provide to the people is greedy for most of the people. Countless people

He starved to death but could not arouse their slightest mercy!

Just this year, I issued an order to provide relief to the famine in Shaanxi and reduce taxes for one year. However, the evil officials still came to collect taxes. In the entire Qingjian County, the people who were providing disaster relief food did not see a single grain!"

"You said that with these three mountains, how can the people have a way out? How can they not rebel?" Zhu Youjian said angrily.

The officers and soldiers sitting all spit out their eyes, remembering the situation of being bullied by evil officials in the government. Who has never been bullied by officials, and who has never been beaten by yamen runners?

"This world is my world and the world of the people. But I am kept in the dark all day long and had to leave the palace to know the truth. However, my people are bullied and live a life worse than pigs and dogs!

These chaotic people outside are ordinary and kind people like you. The difference is that you were recruited by me as soldiers of the Imperial Guard and lived a good life, but they were helpless and could only be bullied by others. Life could not continue.

They took risks.

If all this is not changed, these kind and decent people will become murderous butchers and wild beasts that eat people. They will plunder everywhere, making beacons everywhere in the world, and causing the entire Ming Dynasty to overthrow and sink!

In the north and even the entire Ming Dynasty, billions of people will not survive because of war..."

"So, I have brought you here not only to quell the riots, but also to save the suffering people outside, and to help the Ming Dynasty avoid war."

After a long story, Zhu Youjian stopped and gasped slightly.

The officers and soldiers sitting below were all incited by him. Even Zhang Shize, a nobleman, was excited and his face flushed.

"Your Majesty, tell me, what do you want us to do?" Zhang Shize shouted first.

"Your Majesty asks to issue an order to kill all the evil officials and gentry." Soldier Commissioner Lei Shisheng also shouted.

"Your Majesty, please issue an order..." More people shouted.

The officers such as Zhou Yuji were silent, but were also in a state of great excitement. Compared with ordinary soldiers, they were from better origins, but they did not come from gentry families, and they had no sympathy for the evil gentry and evil officials who bully the people.

Zhu Youjian shook his head: "I didn't ask you to kill people. The Ming Dynasty has the Ming Dynasty's laws. I will use the Ming Dynasty's laws to convict those evil gentry and evil officials. What I need you to do is to tell the captive people outside your original identities.

, tell them the purpose of bringing you here.

Tell them that I have transported disaster relief food from Henan and no one will starve to death.

Tell them that I have issued an order to reduce the taxes in Shaanxi for three years. Within three years, no more officials will come to collect taxes. If there are any, they will be those who disobey the imperial edict and they can be killed directly.

Tell them that from tomorrow, I personally accept the escort. I can tell me that I will make the decision for them, punish those criminals who bullied them, and give the land of northern Shaanxi a bright world!"

"Your Majesty, long live the wise life!" The officers and soldiers knelt down and shouted loudly.

Once upon a time, when they were bullied, they wanted to have a chance to seek justice, but they had no way to ask for advice. After all, Master Qingtian like Hai Rui was too few in the Ming Dynasty, and more officials and gentry were in a roar, which would only bully them even more!

Zhu Youjian, as the emperor, did not punish these rebellious people, but instead wanted to seek justice for them. In the eyes of these soldiers who also came from peasants, how wise and how might this be!

With the same origin, these soldiers empathized with the experiences of the people in northern Shaanxi. Zhu Youjian's grace to these people in northern Shaanxi was even more added to them. It was not enough to make their respect for the emperor.

Express?

Zhou Yuji and other officers from the Wujinshi also shouted in unison. They were also in a rushing mood. Such a benevolent emperor is worthy of their protection with their lives.

Looking at the excited expressions of the officers and soldiers, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly, knowing that from this moment, these soldiers have truly become their loyal irons, and they will live and die for themselves.
Chapter completed!