Entering the imperial city, the first trouble Lin Yuan had to deal with was the arrested civil and military officials—they all wanted to escape with Emperor Hui of Yuan, and for convenience, most of them only brought their sons with them, leaving their wives and daughters behind. Outside, it doesn't matter to them whether they can survive or not.
These people are now locked in the side hall.
There are Han Chinese and Mongolians in it. The Mongolians are okay, most of them grit their teeth and don't open their mouths.
Most of the Han officials were begging for soldiers.
"Master Bing, I am a Han Chinese, and we are of the same clan." The official's attitude was low. In the past, he never looked down on these soldiers, but now he has to beg for food under the soldiers, he said flatteringly, " I am an official in this Yuan Court, that is also a last resort, you think, we Han people still have to twist into a rope, I am trying my hardest, you talk to the superior for me... "
Xiao Bing almost didn't laugh out loud, he's seen shameless before, so shameless is still rare.
But of course he would not let the Han Chinese out.
As soon as this person returns, he will inevitably be beaten up. As for whether he will die or live after the beating, it is uncertain.
Lin Yuan didn't care about this now, and left it all to Robben. He only looked at the results, and the process left Robben at will.
People can be killed, but they must be killed to look good.
He himself was discussing with Song Shizhao about the common people.
Most people are different from people in other places. The people under the imperial city are all wealthy. Except for the poor on the edge of the city, those who can be in the inner city are all with books and servants. Most of them are literate. Ancestors may not have been officials, but they must have family education.
Some of these people were fleeing - but most were stopped.
Most of them are very inclusive places. Kublai Khan made a good start. He opened up trade routes, showed tenderness to the common people, and lowered the land tax. In many places, there was no land tax. His eyes were not on the tax of the common people. , but on businessmen.
The Yuan Dynasty used to be a dynasty that bloomed with a hundred flowers. It has its avant-garde and brilliant features. Otherwise, it has a short history of less than a hundred years. Why should it be included in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties? There is gold in the front.
Therefore, there are not only Han and Mongolian people in most cities, but also blond, blue-eyed, or red-haired Hu people.
This is already the period of Emperor Hui of Yuan, and it is not the most prosperous period of development of the previous Yuan Dynasty, but Yuan Dadu can still attract so many people to come here.
People from different places, people from different regions, and different architectural styles.
Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh when he entered the city.
If Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan knew about it, they would probably be so angry that they would come back to life and kill all their unworthy descendants.
Ancestors made a good start, but their successors failed to hold on to it, which is really embarrassing.
After all, Lin Yuan is a modern person. He was educated in Greater China. In his eyes, ethnic minorities are also compatriots.
He did not look at the Yuan Dynasty with hatred of the Mongols like others, but looked at it with more rational eyes.
The Yuan Dynasty naturally had a good place. It was kind to the people and benefited the people, opened up trade routes, and people could migrate without the need for road guidance. There was also a currency reform that predated the era of paper and pen.
But the Yuan Dynasty also had bad points. To be precise, it was not bad, but it broke too early.
This is the case at the end of every dynasty. Corrupt officials and corrupt officials, people are struggling to survive, and the people can only stand up and find a way to survive, but the collapse of the Yuan Dynasty came faster.
There are too many emperors to change, and each emperor has different ideas and issued different orders.
Maybe he died before he learned how to be an emperor.
Lin Yuan said to Song Shizhao, "You can't let them go. It doesn't matter if the poor people on the edge of the city go away. If the people in the inner city leave, it will take five years for the capital to regain its previous anger."
As soon as Song Shizhao heard the capital, he read it twice, and suddenly said: "The capital! This is a good name! The spirit of the king suddenly appeared!"
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "You only heard this."
Song Shizhao then replied: "The common people are all chasing profits, and now they want to leave, but they are afraid that the capital will change their owners and will kill them, or rob them of their wealth for enjoyment, and insult their wives and sisters."
"As long as they find your generosity and kindness, they will naturally stay."
"It's better to kill a group of officials and kill the corrupt officials who used to control them, so that they can feel at ease."
The reason is simple, it is to tell the people: "You listened to the words of the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty and were persecuted by these officials, so I will not trouble you, I will find this official, these officials are dead, you will be fine."
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Mr. kills officials without mercy."
This made Lin Yuan a little shocked.
After all, officials are the ruling class, and Song Shizhao is also the ruling class. Although the masters of allegiance are different, the essence is the same.
So officials don't like to kill officials, and they don't want to see someone suing them - no one knows if they will be the next to die. If a colleague falls, will he also fall one day? The more you think about it, the more you will feel the sadness of the death of the rabbit and the fox.
Officials protect each other, and sometimes it is not necessarily just because of the benefits, but more about self-interest.
Therefore, a Bao Qingtian is enough for the common people to sing for so many years.
Even though many of Bao Qingtian's deeds were added later, the wishes and expectations of the people can be clearly seen.
They are afraid of officials and hope that the people above them can control these officials and not let the officials bully them too much.
But they didn't dare to resist themselves, so they could only hope that there would be a clear sky, or an emperor who would make a private visit.
Song Shizhao quickly cupped his hands and said, "This minister is not equal to them."
This was Song Shizhao's first time as a minister. Lin Yuan was not angry. The two looked at each other with clear smiles in their eyes.
"If that's the case, leave this to Mr.
Song Shizhao got up quickly, then knelt down on his knees and saluted.
Lin Yuan did not stop him.
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"Mother, eat." The little doll, who was not as tall as a person's waist, held a piece of cake in her hand and handed it to the woman's mouth.
The woman smiled at her son: "Mother is not hungry, you eat."
The little baby didn't believe it, so she had to watch the woman eat before putting down her hand.
The man said on the side: "You can eat it, or he will make trouble for a long time."
The woman just took a small bite of the cake: "Mother ate it."
The little baby was happy, and went to look for his father with the cake.
After the child fell asleep, the woman asked her husband, "When can we leave here? Those soldiers... didn't kill anyone, maybe they'll let us go?"
Their family originally lived in the inner city. After the couple got married, they moved out of their own home and had a small home. Because the man was the youngest son, he was favored and had no obligation to support his parents. duty of the son.
The wife weaves and spins at home, and the husband sets up a stall outside. The cloth woven by the wife is just enough to cover the tax of the husband's business. The family does not say how good it is, but it is not bad. They saved it early. If I have money, I want to send my son to my husband to study. If I can read it and worship a good teacher, maybe I can become an official. If I can’t become an official, I can do more profitable work.
Whether it is the accountant or the shopkeeper of the restaurant, they all come with more money than ordinary workers.
But what they didn't expect was that the world changed before the child grew up. When the child landed, there was a backlash from outside. Although most of them were still singing and dancing, the people were already panicking.
What if it hits Dadu one day
A few years later, there were still fights outside, but Dadu had never been attacked, and the people were relieved.
I feel that the rebels can't be beaten, and they can continue to celebrate their birthday in Dadu.
Although taxes are getting higher and higher and adults are demanding more and more filial piety, they can still live on. There is always grain in the grain store, and the price is higher, but they will not die of starvation.
later…
Later, the price of food got higher and higher, and I heard that some people in the outer city starved to death.
In winter, some families cannot afford carbon, so the firewood goes out in the middle of the night, and the whole family freezes to death.
Although it is a bit exaggerated to say that I died from freezing, it is also true. At this time, I have a cold, and I don't have enough clothes to keep out the cold. In addition, I have a fever and I can't afford medicine. There is almost no possibility of life, just like freezing to death.
People finally found out that most are not as safe as they thought.
The merchants drove up the price of grain, because it was profitable, and the court did not care about it. The adults above still had to pay filial piety, and the more they demanded, the more they could live.
But most of them are here!
In most cities, there are people who sell their daughters!
Just for a living ration, even his wife can give it up.
And then... Nan Wang's soldiers came. They heard the sound of hooves and footsteps as loud as thunder, and saw countless soldiers walking down the street. They looked so mighty, so strong, and so scared.
They were afraid, afraid that these soldiers would burn their houses, rob their wives and daughters, and torture them with insults.
So they fled, fled to a far place, and lived without fear.
But when they escaped, they found that they couldn't get out. The whole city was besieged, and they were only allowed to go in, not to come out. But those soldiers just drove them back, but they didn't kill them, so many people were on the edge of the city. They even built a thatched hut and lived here.
But there are always all kinds of inconveniences, water is a problem, they are too far from the river.
So someone went to the soldier to beg for water - this man was too thirsty, and when he saw the soldier drinking water, he felt dizzy and had to beg, but the people around him couldn't hold it.
Unexpectedly, he actually asked for it! A water bladder! It was full of water. After drinking it, he shared it with relatives and friends, and then returned the water bag to the soldier. He became friends with the soldier.
After a few days, the man who asked for water appeared among the soldiers, and he also joined the army.
This can make people stunned.
The wife said to her husband: "Or else... let's go back. We live in thatched huts every day, and it's wet and damp. How good is it for us to be at home? Didn't the father-in-law and mother-in-law also leave the city? That Nan Bodhisattva might be really a good person? Those who were soldiers , and probably won't come to kill and set fire?"
The husband hesitated for a long time until his son had fallen asleep on his wife's lap, and then he said softly, "Let's go back in the middle of the night."
They came out with the neighbors. If they ran back in front of the neighbors, wouldn't they be traitors
Better to avoid people.