"What? Master Fan can't answer it?" Lin Xu mocked.
"They don't agree to change rice to mulberry because they are too greedy! They always want to provide more subsidies to the court! But they don't think about it, silk is much more expensive than rice. After changing rice to mulberry, every acre of land can
Earn an extra five cents! This is a huge benefit to them! But they insist on not changing it, so we have no choice but to help them change it!"
Fan Changqing flicked his sleeves and added a conclusive sentence plausibly: "Nothing more short-sighted than this!"
"The common people have a strong balance in their hearts. Since changing rice to mulberry is beneficial to them, how could they not change it?"
"Didn't I just say that they are short-sighted and greedy, and always want to subsidize the court! However, the court has spent a lot of money to promote this matter, so how can there be money to subsidize them!"
"I wonder where this large sum of money from the imperial court was spent?"
"I'm afraid we can't ask where the imperial court spent this money. What do you mean, sir? Are you questioning the imperial court?"
Although Fan Changqing was thick-skinned, he couldn't help but feel a little angry when Lin Xu questioned him continuously, and his words contained a hint of threat.
"gentlemen......"
Yang Peng also felt that what Lin Xu said was a bit too much. He was afraid that Lin Xu would say something more and cause trouble, so he quickly reminded him.
On the contrary, Lin Xu remained humble and continued: "Of course I dare not question the court. However, I think that even if converting rice to mulberry is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, it should be communicated with the people.
Let them make changes voluntarily instead of forcing them to make changes! In addition, to take a step back, even if you want to make changes, you should wait until the rice is mature this season! As the parent official of Linyang, you see such good seedlings being arbitrarily used
Don’t you feel bad if you trample on the seedlings?! If you trample the seedlings now, there will be no harvest in the field. What will the people eat?!"
Fan Changqing laughed sarcastically: "Mr. Lin is right. If I can wait, I would also like to wait until this crop of rice matures before making changes. However, the superiors are urging us too hard, and we have no choice but to follow orders."
That’s it! Since Mr. Lin cares about the people so much, why not write a memorial to the court and ask the emperor to take back his life! If it is true as Mr. Lin said, then I will thank you very much on behalf of the people of Linyang!"
After saying that, he pretended to bow to Lin Xu!
"Sir! Let's go, we're in a hurry!"
Yang Peng saw that Fan Changqing was deliberately trying to slander the imperial court, or even the emperor, and was afraid that Lin Xu would say something he shouldn't have said in excitement. Fan Changqing was very insidious, and if he impeached Lin Xu for "slandering the imperial court",
Then not only Lin Xu will be unlucky, but even the Governor may be implicated!
So, he reminded Lin Xu again.
In fact, although Lin Xu was furious, he did not lose control. Especially after learning that Fan Changqing was a member of the Yan Party, he became even more careful!
Squinting his eyes slightly, Lin Xu saw the soldiers on war horses still galloping wantonly in the paddy fields, trampling on the green seedlings, and hundreds of ordinary people kneeling on the edge of the fields, crying and wailing, kowtow and begging for mercy...
Lin Xu couldn't help but his eyes turned red!
Although he wanted to help these people, he knew that he could not do anything because he was a man of few words.
At this moment, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness!
I sigh to cover my tears, lamenting how difficult people's lives are!
"Walk!"
Lin Xu uttered one word in a deep voice, turned around and left.