Chapter 187
Chapter 190, Chapter 191 The Implementation of Ziqian
Chapter 187 Chapter 190, Chapter 191 The Implementation of Ziqian
Seeing that everyone is still full of doubts about the distribution of Ziqian, they are at a loss for what to do.
Li Ran's expression couldn't help but also changed, and suddenly became a little dignified.
"Everyone knows that the righteousness of the family and the country is far greater than the interests of your family and my family!"
As soon as this remark came out, the clan elders in the clan council were startled for a moment, and then burst into a collective outburst.
"What are you talking about! You, Li Ziming, have only eaten for a few years, and you dare to teach me to wait for these old people today?!"
"Hmph! Old man, I have lived for dozens of years, don't I know what 'family and country righteousness' is?!"
These clan elders were all prominent figures in the Ji clan.And their ability in business is also considered to be one of the best.
If it weren't for the concerted efforts of these clan elders back then, it would have been impossible for the Jishi to grow into its current scale in just a few decades, let alone sit on the top spot of the merchant group in the world.
But it is precisely because they all feel that they have made great achievements, so they are all a little bit peddled.
Li Ran is only in his early twenties this year. How dare a newborn calf speak to them in such a tone?Isn't this too "offensive above"?
Tolerable or unbearable!
"Hmph! When the old man was helping the country solve problems, you, Li Ziming, were still rolling in the mud!"
"Needless to say! People with foreign surnames cannot be in this family after all! The risk of this matter is too great! If it doesn't work out, won't my sacrifice to my family be directly lost? At that time, do you want us old bones, all Go to the street to beg?!"
"Yes! It can be said that 'if you are not of my race, you must have a different heart', this statement is not deceiving me!"
Once the topic changed, it finally fell on the fact that Li Ran was not a member of the sacrifice clan.
They determined that Li Ran was not Ji Shi, so this method was definitely to harm Ji Shi.
For a moment, this seemingly "indisputable" fact aroused the collective response of all the clan elders present.Seeing this, these people spoke out one after another to refute what Li Ran just proposed.
"Although it is not a sacrifice to the clan, which one of the things you do is not for the benefit of the sacrifice clan? And which one is not for the benefit of Zheng Guo?!"
"From the meeting of Guodi to the meeting of the Xuntun League, everything we do is based on the principles of heaven and conscience, and our hearts can be learned from the sun and the moon!"
Li Ran was obviously a little angry too. These old things are still a group of masters who look at others with colored glasses.
Not only that, but she insisted on whitewashing herself in a high-sounding manner, which is really disgusting!
And thinking about him, Li Ran, since he came to Zhengyi and became a family member, he has a clear conscience for everything he has done!
But Dang Ji first saw that the expression on Li Ran's cheek was a little excited, knowing that he was still young and energetic after all, and his emotions were already a little high.So, he hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Is it better to be quiet?! How can it be so noisy?!"
Hearing this, Jixian scolded, and the venue immediately fell silent.
And this is the prestige of the so-called Patriarch!
Immediately afterwards, only Ting Ji Xian continued to support Li Ran and said:
"What Ziming did, everyone can see it in their hearts. If Ziming is said to have two hearts? This old man will be the first to not believe it!"
"This time Ziming's so-called 'ziqian' is difficult to understand for a while, but it is obviously focused on the family and the country! Thinking back to when our ancestor Jizhong assisted the five kings of Zheng Guo, it was also for the country. For the people, work day and night!"
"Now, since we are his heirs, how can we only care about our own gains and losses, and ignore the righteousness of our family and country?"
Ji Zhong, the most powerful official in the spring period, is also the most glorious representative of the Ji family's lintel.
When the sacrifice first told his name, and then told what he had done in his life, all the clan elders present were silent for a while.
"Zi Ming and relax, the old man supports you!"
"But this method is still quite risky after all. Ziming can use your financial resources first, and then the old man will contribute half of the capital. Let's give it a try first!"
Jixian chose a very safe method, and did not involve all members of the Ji clan.
After all, Jishi can't really do his best before seeing the results of this matter.
"metropolitan!"
"The suzerain doesn't..."
"To shut up!"
There were also some clan elders who wanted to continue to oppose, but they were repelled on the spot by Jixian.
Li Ran was well aware of the caution of the sacrificial ancestor, and immediately bowed and thanked him:
"No, my son-in-law thanks my father-in-law."
……
Therefore, after Ziqian's method was approved first, intensive preparations began.
In fact, it is not difficult in the final analysis to practice this method of sub-money.Because Zichan has already released the policy restrictions above the court, so as long as someone is willing to enter the game, and after someone has tasted the sweetness, then other people will naturally follow and enter the game together.
Of course, since everything is still in the exploratory stage, Li Ran still needs to be responsible for the specific operation.
With the state providing young crops and Li Ran providing sub-money, a vigorous new policy reform kicked off in Zheng Guo.
In the other courtyard of Jishi, Li Ran and Ji Le were calculating the specific amount of money needed from various places, while Sun Wu came in from the outside with a trace of joy on his face.
"Sir, there are signs."
Before that, Li Ran had been asking Sun Wu to investigate Shu Niu in Jishi and Zheng Yi's accomplices.
Because Shu Niu fled to the state of Lu, these accomplices have been hiding underground, and Sun Wu still can't find out why.
However, after the release of Ziqian this time, Sun Wu finally had some new clues.
"This is the list that has been investigated recently."
"They are all people who are hiding inside my family!"
Sun Wu directly took out the list in front of Ji Le, which meant that Li Ran had no intention of hiding this matter from Ji Le.
And Li Ran also handed the list to Ji Le very readily, and asked her to read it first.
But who would have thought that after reading the list, Ji Le's complexion suddenly turned ugly.
"Why are there so many people?"
I don’t know, I’m scared.
There are more than 20 people on the list sent by Sun Wu!
Moreover, these people are all in control of an industry within Jishi!
"Has everything been found out?"
She couldn't believe it.
"It has been found out that they still have a secret connection with Shu Niu of the State of Lu. What's more, in the past few days, some of them sent people to the State of Lu to meet with Shu Niu , Doctor Uncle Sun has also received news."
While talking, Sun Wu handed the bamboo slips and slips sent by his uncle Sun Bao to Li Ran.
Li Ran opened it and looked at it, then handed it to Ji Le.
After reading Ji Le, he immediately closed the slip of paper angrily, and said indignantly:
"What Brother Meng has done, these people are obvious to all, how can they cooperate with him again?!"
"It's really pissing people off!"
Ji Le put her hands on her hips, the anger in her stomach suddenly disappeared, and her face was full of dissatisfaction.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran was very calm about this.
"It's no wonder. After all, Shuniu has been operating in Jishi for many years, and the tree has deep roots. Although he was expelled to Lu State, after all, the background is still there."
"It's not surprising that there are so many people secretly hooking up with him."
"Master, you have to keep an eye on these people."
Li Ran circled a few names on the list, and then handed the list to Sun Wu again.
"Sir, you mean..."
"These people seem to have a very close personal relationship with the high officials of Qi..."
Li Ran's words made Sun Wu understand immediately.
When Shu Niu was in trouble in Zhengyi, he had secretly colluded with the people of Qi State. Now these elders of the sacrificial clan have a close personal relationship with the Shangqing of Qi State. Is there nothing tricky in this?
Moreover, this is an important moment for the Ji clan to re-formulate its strategy and plan for the business war. If these people get in the way, wouldn't the Ji clan's plan to interrupt its trade be tantamount to shooting itself in the foot?
Naturally, Li Ran would not give them such an opportunity, so these people circled on the list must be strictly guarded!
After all, to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside.
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Chapter 191 The reason for the obstruction
The reason why Li Ran was busy dealing with the collusion between Jishi and Shuniu first was to make Ziqian's implementation more smooth.
However, after more than half a month of trial operation, the effect of sub-money distribution was unexpectedly poor.
This really surprised Li Ran.
So, on one day, Li Ran led Ji Le and Chu Dang to go to the fields and countryside to check it out.
Although he could get information about the cities and villages in Zhengyi, he still wanted to see for himself what was going on.
It stands to reason that the common people have the protection provided by Ziqian, so they have no reason to reject the New Deal.
When they came to a countryside outside Zhengyi City, Li Ran and Ji Le walked side by side hand in hand, and Chu Dang followed behind him.
Looking up, a large area of cultivated fields came into view, and many villagers were farming in it at this time.
There were also many villagers coming and going on the road, so Li Ran stopped one of them, bowed and asked:
"Dare to ask old man, who does this field belong to?"
He knew that the ones with so many people farming in it belonged to those "big landowners".
The old man responded by saying the name of a doctor in Zhengyi City.
Li Ran looked at the farmers in the field, and couldn't help asking in surprise:
"Old man, I heard that the government recently promulgated a new policy. If the old man is willing to reclaim the wasteland by himself, it will be your own field! At that time, the tax will be charged per mu, and sub-money will be distributed to buy a farm tool. expense."
"Why doesn't the old man go to reclaim wasteland and farm by himself?"
The casual Jiyue was also very curious, staring at the old man with wide eyes from the side.
Hearing Li Ran's question, the old man looked Li Ran up and down again, and then put down the pickaxe in his hand.
"Surely this lord is from the city?"
Before the old man finished speaking, he returned a big gift to Li Ran.
Li Ran hurriedly helped him up.
At this time, the villagers in the field also saw the movement here, and they put down their work one after another and surrounded them.
"My junior, Li Ran, is just a pedestrian of Zheng Guoyi."
"It's just that the younger generation is in charge of distributing the ziqian this time. Recently, the younger generation was distributing ziqian in the city, but no villagers came to collect it. I couldn't help being curious, so I came here to visit."
"Please ask the old man to clarify."
Li Ran's respectful and modest attitude immediately won the favor of the villagers.
The old man immediately said bluntly:
"My lord, it's not that I'm waiting for the savages to speak out, but isn't that money just used by those big families to bully us savages who are ignorant?"
"We borrowed their money to buy farm tools to reclaim wasteland and farm, but when the time comes, we will not only use the food we grow to pay taxes, but also use it to pay back their money."
"It's also working for meat eaters, what's the difference between this and those high officials?"
"What's more, the owner of the fields here still has to think about our worth and lives after all. If we go to cultivate private land, if we are really in trouble in the future, how can the officials care about our lives? "
Obviously, they acted as tenants for the doctor just to make a living.And the preconceived assumptions caused the common people to suffer from severe Stockholm syndrome.
Yes, when a person is oppressed too deeply, the so-called "persecution" will instead become a kind of "grace".
Moreover, they are required to receive sub-money and reclaim wasteland.After all, in the eyes of all of them, isn't it just a disguised means of extraction?In essence, it seems that there is really no difference.
"What does the old man mean by this? The junior really didn't understand."
"Old man, if you reclaim wasteland for farming, these fields will be your own, no matter how much you harvest in the future, they will be your own. And the taxes that need to be paid and the money that needs to be returned are only part of it. It’s just part of it, so why is it no different from today’s?”
Li Ran's brows were full of surprise and puzzlement.
At this time, a few middle-aged men walked over from the field, stopped a foot away from Li Ran, and then saluted Li Ran.
"I've seen adults!"
"I've seen adults!"
These middle-aged men are in the prime of life, full of energy, and their voices are naturally loud.
After Li Ran helped them up, he immediately asked:
"And why are you unwilling to carry out the new policy of Doctor Zichan?"
I only heard one of the dark-skinned men say:
"My lord, that money is obviously a thing used by the big family in the city to deceive us. My lord is kind, so of course I don't know their thoughts."
"Look, my lord, if we borrow money from those big families to buy their farm tools and reclaim wasteland, then we can only live on the grain grown from the reclaimed fields."
"Right now, the money loan seems okay, but if it's time to pay them back, they have to say one, two, three, four, five, how dare we argue with them? At that time, it won't be how much they said , how much do we have to pay back?"
"In this way, wouldn't it be worthless for us to work for a year? If so, then we are willing to continue working for the doctors."
The man's speaking level is not high, but the organization is still very clear.
In general, they decided that Ziqian was something that the rich families like Jishi were planning to pluck their wool over there.
Similarly, they are naturally even more unwilling to be encouraged to be the "cannon fodder" of the New Deal just for the immediate benefit.
If you really go to reclaim the wasteland, you will lose the harvest.What should I do if I borrowed the sub-money and still can't pay it?Who else can give them a way out?
Therefore, of course they will not borrow money, nor will they implement the New Deal.
When the other villagers heard what the man said, they couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"Meat eaters are despicable, they don't care about our lives, so these things are all lies!"
"Yeah, in the end it's not just what they say?"
"My lord, you are a good person. But don't help them anymore, these people don't have a good thing!"
Even after Li Ran listened, he couldn't help sweating on his forehead.He never expected that Zheng Guoji would have such an image in the eyes of the common people.
He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that he didn't reveal his identity as the Jishi's housekeeper here.
At this time, a few more women and children came, and beside them were a few children who had just learned to walk, and they were also watching from the sidelines.
Li Ran looked at them and the child in their hands, feeling a little ashamed for a moment.
Yes, the officials really don't care about the life and death of these lower-class common people.To the officials, these ordinary people are nothing more than a series of numbers, a machine for producing food.
Even Li Ran had to admit this fact.
Therefore, it is no wonder that these ordinary people will be so hostile to the officials, but instead they are "grateful" to their masters.
As the saying goes, "the people cannot stand without trust."
Although this sentence was said by Confucius decades later.However, the predicament that Li Ran is facing now is roughly the same.
But who can blame this?
Blame the people above?
They are limited by history and cannot see a longer-term future.
That blame the people below?
They have been exploited by the powerful, whether they are savages or slaves, or from slaves to citizens, no matter what kind of status changes, isn't it a symphony of blood and tears?
Therefore, if you want this country to truly achieve long-term stability, it will not be possible to rely solely on the top or the bottom!
"understood."
"It turned out to be so."
It was not in vain for Li Ran to inquire, he finally had a clearer and more complete understanding of the facts before him.
The common people below do not believe in the New Deal enacted by the "meat eaters" above. There is a gap between the two, and it would be strange if the New Deal can be implemented.
"Since this is the case, I invite you all to gather at the gate of Zhengyi tomorrow morning!"
Now that the problem is clear, it must be resolved after all.
And the reason why Li Ran went deep into the countryside to listen to public opinion this time was precisely to solve his crux.
On the way back, Ji Le tilted his head and asked Li Ran beside him:
"So, what is your husband planning to do?"
Li Ran just smiled slightly and replied:
"Don't worry, Le'er, you'll know tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)
Seeing that everyone is still full of doubts about the distribution of Ziqian, they are at a loss for what to do.
Li Ran's expression couldn't help but also changed, and suddenly became a little dignified.
"Everyone knows that the righteousness of the family and the country is far greater than the interests of your family and my family!"
As soon as this remark came out, the clan elders in the clan council were startled for a moment, and then burst into a collective outburst.
"What are you talking about! You, Li Ziming, have only eaten for a few years, and you dare to teach me to wait for these old people today?!"
"Hmph! Old man, I have lived for dozens of years, don't I know what 'family and country righteousness' is?!"
These clan elders were all prominent figures in the Ji clan.And their ability in business is also considered to be one of the best.
If it weren't for the concerted efforts of these clan elders back then, it would have been impossible for the Jishi to grow into its current scale in just a few decades, let alone sit on the top spot of the merchant group in the world.
But it is precisely because they all feel that they have made great achievements, so they are all a little bit peddled.
Li Ran is only in his early twenties this year. How dare a newborn calf speak to them in such a tone?Isn't this too "offensive above"?
Tolerable or unbearable!
"Hmph! When the old man was helping the country solve problems, you, Li Ziming, were still rolling in the mud!"
"Needless to say! People with foreign surnames cannot be in this family after all! The risk of this matter is too great! If it doesn't work out, won't my sacrifice to my family be directly lost? At that time, do you want us old bones, all Go to the street to beg?!"
"Yes! It can be said that 'if you are not of my race, you must have a different heart', this statement is not deceiving me!"
Once the topic changed, it finally fell on the fact that Li Ran was not a member of the sacrifice clan.
They determined that Li Ran was not Ji Shi, so this method was definitely to harm Ji Shi.
For a moment, this seemingly "indisputable" fact aroused the collective response of all the clan elders present.Seeing this, these people spoke out one after another to refute what Li Ran just proposed.
"Although it is not a sacrifice to the clan, which one of the things you do is not for the benefit of the sacrifice clan? And which one is not for the benefit of Zheng Guo?!"
"From the meeting of Guodi to the meeting of the Xuntun League, everything we do is based on the principles of heaven and conscience, and our hearts can be learned from the sun and the moon!"
Li Ran was obviously a little angry too. These old things are still a group of masters who look at others with colored glasses.
Not only that, but she insisted on whitewashing herself in a high-sounding manner, which is really disgusting!
And thinking about him, Li Ran, since he came to Zhengyi and became a family member, he has a clear conscience for everything he has done!
But Dang Ji first saw that the expression on Li Ran's cheek was a little excited, knowing that he was still young and energetic after all, and his emotions were already a little high.So, he hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"Is it better to be quiet?! How can it be so noisy?!"
Hearing this, Jixian scolded, and the venue immediately fell silent.
And this is the prestige of the so-called Patriarch!
Immediately afterwards, only Ting Ji Xian continued to support Li Ran and said:
"What Ziming did, everyone can see it in their hearts. If Ziming is said to have two hearts? This old man will be the first to not believe it!"
"This time Ziming's so-called 'ziqian' is difficult to understand for a while, but it is obviously focused on the family and the country! Thinking back to when our ancestor Jizhong assisted the five kings of Zheng Guo, it was also for the country. For the people, work day and night!"
"Now, since we are his heirs, how can we only care about our own gains and losses, and ignore the righteousness of our family and country?"
Ji Zhong, the most powerful official in the spring period, is also the most glorious representative of the Ji family's lintel.
When the sacrifice first told his name, and then told what he had done in his life, all the clan elders present were silent for a while.
"Zi Ming and relax, the old man supports you!"
"But this method is still quite risky after all. Ziming can use your financial resources first, and then the old man will contribute half of the capital. Let's give it a try first!"
Jixian chose a very safe method, and did not involve all members of the Ji clan.
After all, Jishi can't really do his best before seeing the results of this matter.
"metropolitan!"
"The suzerain doesn't..."
"To shut up!"
There were also some clan elders who wanted to continue to oppose, but they were repelled on the spot by Jixian.
Li Ran was well aware of the caution of the sacrificial ancestor, and immediately bowed and thanked him:
"No, my son-in-law thanks my father-in-law."
……
Therefore, after Ziqian's method was approved first, intensive preparations began.
In fact, it is not difficult in the final analysis to practice this method of sub-money.Because Zichan has already released the policy restrictions above the court, so as long as someone is willing to enter the game, and after someone has tasted the sweetness, then other people will naturally follow and enter the game together.
Of course, since everything is still in the exploratory stage, Li Ran still needs to be responsible for the specific operation.
With the state providing young crops and Li Ran providing sub-money, a vigorous new policy reform kicked off in Zheng Guo.
In the other courtyard of Jishi, Li Ran and Ji Le were calculating the specific amount of money needed from various places, while Sun Wu came in from the outside with a trace of joy on his face.
"Sir, there are signs."
Before that, Li Ran had been asking Sun Wu to investigate Shu Niu in Jishi and Zheng Yi's accomplices.
Because Shu Niu fled to the state of Lu, these accomplices have been hiding underground, and Sun Wu still can't find out why.
However, after the release of Ziqian this time, Sun Wu finally had some new clues.
"This is the list that has been investigated recently."
"They are all people who are hiding inside my family!"
Sun Wu directly took out the list in front of Ji Le, which meant that Li Ran had no intention of hiding this matter from Ji Le.
And Li Ran also handed the list to Ji Le very readily, and asked her to read it first.
But who would have thought that after reading the list, Ji Le's complexion suddenly turned ugly.
"Why are there so many people?"
I don’t know, I’m scared.
There are more than 20 people on the list sent by Sun Wu!
Moreover, these people are all in control of an industry within Jishi!
"Has everything been found out?"
She couldn't believe it.
"It has been found out that they still have a secret connection with Shu Niu of the State of Lu. What's more, in the past few days, some of them sent people to the State of Lu to meet with Shu Niu , Doctor Uncle Sun has also received news."
While talking, Sun Wu handed the bamboo slips and slips sent by his uncle Sun Bao to Li Ran.
Li Ran opened it and looked at it, then handed it to Ji Le.
After reading Ji Le, he immediately closed the slip of paper angrily, and said indignantly:
"What Brother Meng has done, these people are obvious to all, how can they cooperate with him again?!"
"It's really pissing people off!"
Ji Le put her hands on her hips, the anger in her stomach suddenly disappeared, and her face was full of dissatisfaction.
Unexpectedly, Li Ran was very calm about this.
"It's no wonder. After all, Shuniu has been operating in Jishi for many years, and the tree has deep roots. Although he was expelled to Lu State, after all, the background is still there."
"It's not surprising that there are so many people secretly hooking up with him."
"Master, you have to keep an eye on these people."
Li Ran circled a few names on the list, and then handed the list to Sun Wu again.
"Sir, you mean..."
"These people seem to have a very close personal relationship with the high officials of Qi..."
Li Ran's words made Sun Wu understand immediately.
When Shu Niu was in trouble in Zhengyi, he had secretly colluded with the people of Qi State. Now these elders of the sacrificial clan have a close personal relationship with the Shangqing of Qi State. Is there nothing tricky in this?
Moreover, this is an important moment for the Ji clan to re-formulate its strategy and plan for the business war. If these people get in the way, wouldn't the Ji clan's plan to interrupt its trade be tantamount to shooting itself in the foot?
Naturally, Li Ran would not give them such an opportunity, so these people circled on the list must be strictly guarded!
After all, to fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside.
-
Chapter 191 The reason for the obstruction
The reason why Li Ran was busy dealing with the collusion between Jishi and Shuniu first was to make Ziqian's implementation more smooth.
However, after more than half a month of trial operation, the effect of sub-money distribution was unexpectedly poor.
This really surprised Li Ran.
So, on one day, Li Ran led Ji Le and Chu Dang to go to the fields and countryside to check it out.
Although he could get information about the cities and villages in Zhengyi, he still wanted to see for himself what was going on.
It stands to reason that the common people have the protection provided by Ziqian, so they have no reason to reject the New Deal.
When they came to a countryside outside Zhengyi City, Li Ran and Ji Le walked side by side hand in hand, and Chu Dang followed behind him.
Looking up, a large area of cultivated fields came into view, and many villagers were farming in it at this time.
There were also many villagers coming and going on the road, so Li Ran stopped one of them, bowed and asked:
"Dare to ask old man, who does this field belong to?"
He knew that the ones with so many people farming in it belonged to those "big landowners".
The old man responded by saying the name of a doctor in Zhengyi City.
Li Ran looked at the farmers in the field, and couldn't help asking in surprise:
"Old man, I heard that the government recently promulgated a new policy. If the old man is willing to reclaim the wasteland by himself, it will be your own field! At that time, the tax will be charged per mu, and sub-money will be distributed to buy a farm tool. expense."
"Why doesn't the old man go to reclaim wasteland and farm by himself?"
The casual Jiyue was also very curious, staring at the old man with wide eyes from the side.
Hearing Li Ran's question, the old man looked Li Ran up and down again, and then put down the pickaxe in his hand.
"Surely this lord is from the city?"
Before the old man finished speaking, he returned a big gift to Li Ran.
Li Ran hurriedly helped him up.
At this time, the villagers in the field also saw the movement here, and they put down their work one after another and surrounded them.
"My junior, Li Ran, is just a pedestrian of Zheng Guoyi."
"It's just that the younger generation is in charge of distributing the ziqian this time. Recently, the younger generation was distributing ziqian in the city, but no villagers came to collect it. I couldn't help being curious, so I came here to visit."
"Please ask the old man to clarify."
Li Ran's respectful and modest attitude immediately won the favor of the villagers.
The old man immediately said bluntly:
"My lord, it's not that I'm waiting for the savages to speak out, but isn't that money just used by those big families to bully us savages who are ignorant?"
"We borrowed their money to buy farm tools to reclaim wasteland and farm, but when the time comes, we will not only use the food we grow to pay taxes, but also use it to pay back their money."
"It's also working for meat eaters, what's the difference between this and those high officials?"
"What's more, the owner of the fields here still has to think about our worth and lives after all. If we go to cultivate private land, if we are really in trouble in the future, how can the officials care about our lives? "
Obviously, they acted as tenants for the doctor just to make a living.And the preconceived assumptions caused the common people to suffer from severe Stockholm syndrome.
Yes, when a person is oppressed too deeply, the so-called "persecution" will instead become a kind of "grace".
Moreover, they are required to receive sub-money and reclaim wasteland.After all, in the eyes of all of them, isn't it just a disguised means of extraction?In essence, it seems that there is really no difference.
"What does the old man mean by this? The junior really didn't understand."
"Old man, if you reclaim wasteland for farming, these fields will be your own, no matter how much you harvest in the future, they will be your own. And the taxes that need to be paid and the money that needs to be returned are only part of it. It’s just part of it, so why is it no different from today’s?”
Li Ran's brows were full of surprise and puzzlement.
At this time, a few middle-aged men walked over from the field, stopped a foot away from Li Ran, and then saluted Li Ran.
"I've seen adults!"
"I've seen adults!"
These middle-aged men are in the prime of life, full of energy, and their voices are naturally loud.
After Li Ran helped them up, he immediately asked:
"And why are you unwilling to carry out the new policy of Doctor Zichan?"
I only heard one of the dark-skinned men say:
"My lord, that money is obviously a thing used by the big family in the city to deceive us. My lord is kind, so of course I don't know their thoughts."
"Look, my lord, if we borrow money from those big families to buy their farm tools and reclaim wasteland, then we can only live on the grain grown from the reclaimed fields."
"Right now, the money loan seems okay, but if it's time to pay them back, they have to say one, two, three, four, five, how dare we argue with them? At that time, it won't be how much they said , how much do we have to pay back?"
"In this way, wouldn't it be worthless for us to work for a year? If so, then we are willing to continue working for the doctors."
The man's speaking level is not high, but the organization is still very clear.
In general, they decided that Ziqian was something that the rich families like Jishi were planning to pluck their wool over there.
Similarly, they are naturally even more unwilling to be encouraged to be the "cannon fodder" of the New Deal just for the immediate benefit.
If you really go to reclaim the wasteland, you will lose the harvest.What should I do if I borrowed the sub-money and still can't pay it?Who else can give them a way out?
Therefore, of course they will not borrow money, nor will they implement the New Deal.
When the other villagers heard what the man said, they couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"Meat eaters are despicable, they don't care about our lives, so these things are all lies!"
"Yeah, in the end it's not just what they say?"
"My lord, you are a good person. But don't help them anymore, these people don't have a good thing!"
Even after Li Ran listened, he couldn't help sweating on his forehead.He never expected that Zheng Guoji would have such an image in the eyes of the common people.
He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that he didn't reveal his identity as the Jishi's housekeeper here.
At this time, a few more women and children came, and beside them were a few children who had just learned to walk, and they were also watching from the sidelines.
Li Ran looked at them and the child in their hands, feeling a little ashamed for a moment.
Yes, the officials really don't care about the life and death of these lower-class common people.To the officials, these ordinary people are nothing more than a series of numbers, a machine for producing food.
Even Li Ran had to admit this fact.
Therefore, it is no wonder that these ordinary people will be so hostile to the officials, but instead they are "grateful" to their masters.
As the saying goes, "the people cannot stand without trust."
Although this sentence was said by Confucius decades later.However, the predicament that Li Ran is facing now is roughly the same.
But who can blame this?
Blame the people above?
They are limited by history and cannot see a longer-term future.
That blame the people below?
They have been exploited by the powerful, whether they are savages or slaves, or from slaves to citizens, no matter what kind of status changes, isn't it a symphony of blood and tears?
Therefore, if you want this country to truly achieve long-term stability, it will not be possible to rely solely on the top or the bottom!
"understood."
"It turned out to be so."
It was not in vain for Li Ran to inquire, he finally had a clearer and more complete understanding of the facts before him.
The common people below do not believe in the New Deal enacted by the "meat eaters" above. There is a gap between the two, and it would be strange if the New Deal can be implemented.
"Since this is the case, I invite you all to gather at the gate of Zhengyi tomorrow morning!"
Now that the problem is clear, it must be resolved after all.
And the reason why Li Ran went deep into the countryside to listen to public opinion this time was precisely to solve his crux.
On the way back, Ji Le tilted his head and asked Li Ran beside him:
"So, what is your husband planning to do?"
Li Ran just smiled slightly and replied:
"Don't worry, Le'er, you'll know tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)