Chapter 492 Changes through the ages, the dynasty will always follow
Chen Shishi always thought that Zhu Youde belittled Lu Shengzhi because the emperor had listened to the villain's slander, at least that's what Li Chen, whom she knew, told her.
But Zhou Fang's words overturned her understanding.
Lu Shengzhi's reputation spread all over the world, and everyone knew that he was a good official and a great talent in the world.
Her respect for Lu Shengzhi will not diminish just because she is a rebel.
That is the representative of scholars.
And people like Zhou Fang should be killed even if they become high officials. Everyone has to punish them.
"Lord Zhou, what does it mean to replace the people with business?"
Zhou Fang smiled and said: "I have learned that your brotherhood was originally composed of ordinary people who had no food to eat, right?"
"That's right, the purpose of our brotherhood is to allow poor brothers in the world to have a full meal."
Chen Shishi's face was filled with anger. She looked ferocious because she was angry: "But there are too many corrupt officials in the world. They force poor people like us to treat us like pigs and dogs. Women like us can only become their playthings. The imperial court
If there is no way, the people will suffer unspeakably."
The two girls drew out their soft swords and chopped off the corner of the table to vent their anger.
They are all unfortunate people.
The original families have disappeared due to exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
Zhou Fang's face twitched. He was shocked by the sword. The woman was really impatient when she was excited and could easily hurt others.
Under the candlelight, Zhou Fang's eyes were extremely bright: "Do you know why you think the people are suffering? Where does the people's suffering come from?"
"There are too many taxes and the people can't afford it!"
“Why can’t the people afford it?”
"Corrupt officials and wealthy families are beating the bones and sucking the marrow out of the common people."
"Then corrupt officials and wealthy families are your enemies, but why do you want to rebel against the emperor? The emperor did not blackmail the people. His Majesty came to the throne not long ago. A few months ago, he exempted the people of Daliang from the three-year tax.
You have paid taxes for ten years in the disaster area. You can see the hard work of the people in the capital, and you can see the difficulty of making a living for the people?"
"Businessmen from all over the world gather in the capital, and ordinary people can get a month's rations just by renting a house and selling vegetables. Does it mean that their lives are difficult?"
"..."
Chen Shishi was immediately speechless. She was in Qunhua Tower, so she naturally knew how comfortable the lives of the people in the capital were!
We can make money just by staying at home, and there is almost no labor or anything like that.
Zhou Fang added: "Your Majesty spent tens of millions of silver to build Chidao and hired people to work. You can obviously use labor. Why didn't your Majesty use labor but hired people so that they can make money? Master Chen, is this a fool?"
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"The dog emperor plays with women, is he a fool?!" Chen Shishi was furious. She found that Zhu Youde had really done a lot of good things.
She didn't want to admit it.
Zhou Fang said: "Master Chen, why are you doing this? I am not doing this to express my merits for Your Majesty, but the suffering of the people has nothing to do with the emperor. The suffering of the people lies in the cultivated land. Most of the land in the world is in the hands of wealthy families. Coupled with the rampant corruption of corrupt officials, the suffering of the people
, Ninety percent of the world's taxes are on the people. Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce have been arranged like this since ancient times. Your Majesty plans to use business to represent the people, increase business taxes, and let merchants pay taxes for the people of the world. Merchants pay 70% of the tax, and the people only need to pay 30%. You
Think of what a prosperous time it was!"
"The common people only have to pay 30%, and there is no labor. All labor is hired, and the court pays for all labor. An ordinary common person now has to pay a tax of fifteen taels a year, but in the future he will only pay a tax of five taels.
With a gift, you can save ten taels of silver. How easy is this for the people?"
Chen Shishi was stunned: "Is this possible?"
"It's impossible, so there are people who oppose it. The aristocratic families won't be willing, the wealthy families won't be willing, and even the scholars in the world won't be willing!"
Zhou Fang sneered: "So your Majesty allows merchants to enroll in school, allows merchants to gather in the capital, allows merchants all over the world to benefit from Shangfang Mansion, and allows merchants to take the initiative to pay taxes. It seems absurd, but it is your majesty's grand plan. The merchants are all over the capital, and their crowns are haggard.
How do you know about His Majesty's grand plans?"
"Lu Shengzhikong has a clear name. He speaks for the scholars in the world. When the people have money, literary education in the world flourishes, and scholars no longer have the benefits they have now. That's why Your Majesty reprimanded him!"
"Cui Li and other officials from the aristocratic family, your majesty allowed them to enter the court to let the aristocratic family understand his intentions. In fact, your majesty is unwilling to suppress the aristocratic family, but when you have to, your majesty will eradicate the aristocratic family and leave no one behind!"
"The same is true for the wealthy families in the southeast. Only I know your majesty's grand plan. Although I am despised, I am the chief minister for this reason. I support the use of business to replace the people. I, Daliang, will build a country based on business and the people in the future.
, fighting to survive, who does the meeting leader think can stop him?"
Zhou Fang's voice became louder and louder as she spoke, until it was like thunder, and her eyes became even more frightening.
He was excited.
The order of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce that had existed for thousands of years was about to be broken, and the emperor was making a layout that had never been tried before.
He could understand Zhu Youde's method of secretly recruiting merchants to enroll in schools, because this was a pattern that overturned previous dynasties, and the emperor was pursuing a way to perpetuate a dynasty.
Rather than allowing dynasties to continue in a strange cycle, new dynasties are established and then start over again for the same reasons.
"This is a revolution in the world." Zhou Fang squinted his eyes with an astonishing aura. It was obvious that he was just an ordinary old man.
Chen Shishi felt scared. She had read very little and couldn't understand what she heard, but she still vaguely understood what Zhou Fang meant.
She knew that if Zhu Youde really wanted to replace the people with business and let the businessmen bear the taxes, and the people would only have to pay 30% of the taxes, it would really be good news to the people all over the world.
If poor people can afford it, there will no longer be cases where officials force people to rebel and families are destroyed.
But is it really possible?
impossible!
Chen Shishi didn't want to believe that there were so many brothers in the fraternity who had their families destroyed, and that human tragedies were happening every day.
"Sir, you are lying to me. Now your life is in my hands. With a move of my finger, I can kill you with a firecracker."
Zhou Fang smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of living, so why should I be afraid of death? Only you young people think death is scary. After death, everything will be over, but what about the living people? If possible, I would like to persuade you, don't seek death in a desperate situation, live is the only way.
It is the greatest torture for people!"
"..."
Chen Shishi was shaken in her heart. What she said makes sense, life is scary. When Ci Ning was around, she could still have someone to discuss with, but now no one tells her what to do. She needs to think about everything by herself. For tens of thousands of dollars,
Think about your brother’s future!
Even with the help of her senior sisters, Chen Shishi felt very tired and the future of the brotherhood was very confused.
Chen Shishi put down the gun, and the two guards suddenly became nervous.
"Don't listen to him, the guild leader, the old man must be deceiving us!"
"Impossible. Why is the dog emperor so kind to the people? Is he still an emperor?"
A female guard grabbed Zhou Fang and slapped the old man hard: "The leader asked me to kill him to avenge my brothers and sisters."