Prince of Chaos

Chapter 239
Zhu Changluo has a lot of ideas for Niutougou Town. Although he has been working on it all the time, there is still a feeling of timelessness urging him.

Daming really couldn't wait.

But, how can such a difficult thing be done?I can only take it step by step, but if I jump up impatiently, not only will I not be able to save Daming, but I will even be caught in it.

Therefore, no matter how urgent, Zhu Changluo still has to be patient and do it little by little, to accumulate.Only when he has accumulated a certain amount of strength, will Zhu Changluo have a chance to fight this decadent old world!
Sun Chengzong returned to the house where Fang Shoushi was at home.

This house is in a folk alley in the suburbs of Beijing, and it is not the house of Fang Shoushi, but the house rented by Fang Shoushi.

As for why renting a house, the reason is actually very simple, the housing prices in the capital are too high.It is not something that a Yulin soldier like Fang Shoushi can afford. Therefore, many officials who come to Beijing like Fang Shoushi, when they come to the capital, they either live in a post house or rent a house with their own money. .

Fang Shoushi, who was chatting and studying with his children in the yard, saw Sun Chengzong come back.

Fang Shoushi smiled and said, "Are you back? How about today's poem?"

Sun Chengzong snorted, "A group of rotten Confucians with good looks!"

Fang Shoushi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled again: "Hahaha, what did they say that made you angry?"

Sun Chengzong said: "They are criticizing the emperor's benevolent government in Wanli Street, Xishan!"

After hearing Sun Chengzong's words, Fang Shoushi couldn't help sighing, "Although the emperor's benevolent government is good, he still competes with the people for profit after all."

After Sun Chengzong heard this, his temper came up again, "Why do you compete with the people for profit? Are ordinary people who can be taxed? Can ordinary people build such a big business? It is better to compete with the people for profit. Said they were unwilling to contribute to Daming."

Fang Shoushi looked at Sun Chengzong, who still had a youthful temper, and said, "You can't look at it like this. It is because of them that the prosperity and stability of the south can be achieved."

Sun Chengzong anxiously said: "But the prosperity and stability in the South is also deformed. The rich are connected to the fields, and the poor have no place to stand. The wealth of the South has long been concentrated in their hands, and countless poor people have become their tenants and slaves. The hard-earned grain must be handed over to them, and the raw silk picked can only be sold to them. The only hard-earned money left is to pay taxes from the court. Such prosperity and stability are sins. "

Fang Shoushi was silent. What Sun Chengzong said was true, but it was not true.Because, such a thing does not happen in the south, the same is true in the north.

The military households in the north ended up even worse than the common people in the south. As a soldier in Yulin, Fang Shoushi knew it all too well.

However, Fang Shoushi can't change this situation. The only thing he can do is to enforce the law impartially and reduce the excessive exploitation of military households by the generals of the guard. However, this method is not a long-term solution.

Because, once he leaves Yulin Bingbei Road, the military households in Yulin will still return to their original living conditions, and Fang Shoushi has nothing to do about it.

Looking at Fang Shoushi who did not speak, Sun Chengzong knew that he had spoken too much, so he saluted Fang Shoushi, "Student Meng Lang, please punish him."

Fang Shoushi looked at Sun Chengzong who admitted his mistake, and he chuckled, "Get up, what's wrong with you, you help me educate two children, I'm grateful to you before it's too late."

Sun Chengzong said: "The students don't have any credit. It's because the two sons are born smart. The students just taught them a little bit."

Fang Shoushi smiled, "Praise you for being humble, you're still out of breath."

Then, Fang Shoushi said to his two children: "Mei Lun, Mei Huan, go prepare some food for your husband. By the way, see if your mother's meal is ready."

Fang Shoushi has three children named Meilun, Meihuan and Meisu.However, Mei Su died young, and now Mei Lun and Mei Huan are left.

These two children are only in their teens now, and they are about the same age as Zhu Changluo.Compared with Fang Shoushi, his future achievements are of course much worse.

However, none of this matters anymore.

Meilun, Meihuan obediently left after hearing Fang Shoushi's words, and bowed to Sun Chengzong.

Looking at the two children walking away, Fang Shoushi began to ask the real question.

"Why do you think they criticized the emperor's Xishan tax system?"

Sun Chengzong said: "Students guess that they are afraid that the emperor will spread the Xishan tax system to the whole country."

Fang Shoushi said: "You guessed right. However, the matter is important at this time, and it is not the emperor who can decide it alone. The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 200 years. Scholars have not paid taxes or grain. This is the ancestral system. It is not the emperor. Changed. This year, people were killed in the south because of the mining tax. In the end, the emperor didn’t let it go. This shows that the emperor can’t do anything about them. You can be yourself with peace of mind things will be fine.”

Sun Chengzong listened to Fang Shoushi's words, and he said angrily: "How can the proprietor be so pessimistic? The emperor is the son of heaven, and the crown prince has the image of a sage. The changes in Xishan Huangzhuang in the past ten years are ironclad evidence. In the future, the emperor and the crown prince will definitely It will change the status quo."

Fang Shoushi looked at Sun Chengzong and said: "What should I do? Who should I rely on? The current achievements of Xishan Huangzhuang are indeed inseparable from the support of the emperor and the management of the prince. But what if I leave the capital? After the capital, can the emperor and the prince still keep an eye on them all the time? You have been with me in Yulin for a while. I don’t need to tell you about the situation in Yulin. You should be very clear about it. The common people and military households there , how they live, you can see for all to see. But, the local officials and the hereditary military leaders, have they ever cared? The great rule of the world can only be achieved by the unity of the monarch and the ministers. But the following has become like this, There is no way to change it only by relying on the emperor and prince. We just need to have a clear conscience."

Sun Chengzong knew that Fang Shoushi said these words for his own good. After all, Fang Shoushi had already suffered a lot.

In these years, although Fang Shoushi has devoted himself to doing things in the officialdom, and even often overfulfills the tasks, his promotions in the official position have always been left and right, and he rarely has the chance to get promoted.

Now he has been in office for 20 years, and he is only a fourth-rank Yulin Bingbei Dao. If he is from the south and is so capable, he might have already been awarded the third-rank title by now. From the second product is missing.

It's a pity that Fang Shoushi, who is a northerner, can only do things so hard, relying on his political achievements to get promoted. As for the good thing recommended by the big boss, it has never happened to Fang Shoushi.

Moreover, the reason why he was able to go to Beijing to report on his work this time was because Emperor Wanli knew of his two victories in Yulin with less victory.If there is no accident, Fang Shoushi will definitely be promoted this time. As for what position he is promoted to, this is not something Fang Shoushi can consider.

Therefore, for such grace, Fang Shoushi is extremely grateful in his heart. However, he has long seen through the darkness of the officialdom, and now he can only do his job well in the court, and then live up to the holy grace of Emperor Wanli. All right.

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