I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 111 What is a small amount of money?

Seeing this, Chang Chengren opened his mouth slightly, looking unbelievable.

Are these scholars cheap?

Zhao Fu took them into jail and asked them to write books without giving them a penny, yet they are still grateful?
Unbelievable!Unbelievable!

aside.

Wang Zhi looked at the angry scholars, but his face was thoughtful, and he asked:
"How can Zhao Baihu be kind to you?"

A scholar said loudly: "Zhao Baihu gave us food, gave us drink, gave us pens, inks, papers and inkstones, this is kindness!"

Hearing this, Wang Zhi looked the scholar up and down.

The shabby long gown was bleached white, his cheeks were sunken, and he was as thin as a stick, looking extremely destitute and poor.

In an instant.

Wang Zhi understands!
These scholars can't write good scripts because they don't even think about writing well!
As long as you don't write well, you can stay in the Imperial Prison forever.

And that's exactly what they want!
"A bunch of damn things, want to eat free food? It's not that easy!"

Wang Zhi's eyes revealed a touch of ruthlessness, he looked at Zhao Baihu, and ordered:
"Zhao Fu, take your men with a whip, watch these scholars, and check them every two hours. Those who steal, rape and play tricks will be whipped twenty times!"

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone was stunned.

If you can't write a script, you have to be whipped.

What kind of reasoning is this?
Zhao Baihu looked at the scholar, then at Wang Zhi, with a look of perplexity on his face, and whispered, "Master, this is not right."

Wang Zhi looked at him, and said coldly: "What? What our family said is useless?"

Zhao Baihu opened his mouth, wanted to say something, hesitated again and again, after all, he still didn't speak, just cupped his hands and said:
"I understand it."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head, not daring to look at the scholar.

Seeing this, Wang Zhi snorted coldly and cursed:

"You are still a hundred households, and you can't tell the difference between the south, the south, and the north after being praised a few times?"

"After staying in Dongchang for so many years, I can't even comprehend the words of threats and temptations. Let's see, when this matter is over, you should go home and raise pigs!"

Hearing this, Zhao Fu gritted his teeth and replied, "A lowly position is hereditary."

"You bastard! How dare you talk back!"

Wang Zhi's eyes widened, he glared at Zhao Baihu, and said sharply, "Come on! Drag this bastard down, give him twenty lashes first!"

As soon as this word comes out.

The scholars became angry again.

"You son of a bitch! What else can you do besides bullying others!"

"The new emperor has ascended the throne, and my great week has been in decline, because I have reused you bunch of dog castrates!"

"Zhao Baihu, don't be afraid of him! When we leave the prison, we will definitely clear your name!"

No matter how good-tempered Wang Zhi was, he was scolded by everyone as a "dog castrate", and his heart was ignited with raging anger.

He glared at the scholars and said angrily, "You bastards, do you know who our family is!"

The scholars looked disdainful, spat, and cursed:

"Whoever you are, you're a castrate anyway!"

"The emperor's lackey! Bah!"

Wang Zhi was very angry with them, and said angrily:

"A group of people who don't know good and bad, the Holy Majesty ascended the throne, and carried out the new policy under the pressure of all the officials for you poor people, I don't know how much infamy they bear!
You are not grateful to Dade, but you still insult the Holy One, you are simply wolf-hearted! "

It's okay not to mention the New Deal.

When the New Deal was mentioned, the scholars became even more angry.

All of them stared at Wang Zhi with murderous eyes, and cursed:
"You bastard, you have the nerve to mention the New Deal!"

"I have been studying Confucian classics for more than ten years, and finally achieved some results. Seeing that I will be able to pass the imperial examination next year, the result is good...

The new emperor ascended the throne and implemented the New Deal, but he took the imperial examinations and abolished the first subject of Mingjing!As a result, I have nowhere to display my talents..."

Speaking of which.

The scholar's eyes were red, and he couldn't help crying. He said in a trembling voice: "Han Chuang has studied hard for more than ten years! Once it turns into nothing, tell me! I'm going to find someone to reason with!"

The voice just fell.

Another scholar went on to say: "The new emperor is carrying out the new policy, and he dare not touch the land of the powerful gentry, nor dare to touch the annual salary of the clan's honorable nobles, it will be a toss for the common people!

It's the young crop method, the labor recruitment method, and recently I heard that there is another farmland water conservancy method!

Forcing the people to build water conservancy projects, the people have to pay money and work hard, but in the end, the repaired canals and the reclaimed wasteland all fall into the hands of the powerful gentry, you say!Find someone to reason with! "

"There is also the Green Crop Law, which says that government loans can reduce the burden on the people, in fact?

The two-point interest stipulated by the imperial court has reached the local area, and the government has made various tricks to raise the interest rate, which is actually higher than the original interest paid by the gentry!

If this is the case, that's all. The people borrowed food from the gentry, at least because of your own wishes, and they felt that the interest rate was high and unbearable, and the worst would not be the loan.

And after the implementation of the Young Crops Law, in order to fulfill the mission of the imperial court, the local government actually forced the common people to borrow food, forcing many common people to be separated from their wives! "

"and also."

Almost all those who were arrested and imprisoned were poor scholars who had given up the imperial examination.

As a member of the poor people, I naturally have a deep feeling for the suffering of the people.

And because I have read some books and learned some words, I have my own understanding of the reasons behind poverty.

It is not true that the New Deal was criticized, one sentence after another, convincing and convincing.

Looking at the eloquent scholars in front of him, Wang Zhi's face was flushed red, and he was speechless for a while.

As the admiral of Dongchang, he is more aware of the disadvantages after the implementation of the New Deal than these poor scholars.

Therefore.

He just felt annoyed.

If the Holy Majesty's New Deal can be implemented in place, it will definitely reduce the pressure on the people and increase the revenue of the treasury!
But the problem is
The New Deal was very good, but it changed when it got to the place.

The government and the gentry colluded, misinterpreted the New Deal, intensified the search for the people's fat and anointment, and blamed the Holy One for any problems. What can the Holy One do with them?

After all, the Great Zhou was "ruling the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people"!

The more the scholars talked, the more excited they became, and the more they talked, the more angry they became.

Wang Zhi could no longer sit idly by, raised his voice, changed the subject, and scolded:
"You bastards! You just want to excuse Zhao Fu by talking so much!"

"It's a pity that you still call yourself scholars, but for 300 taels of silver, you are extremely flattering to a hundred households in Dongchang, what you call eagle dogs! Disgusting! Despicable! Bah!"

As soon as this word comes out.

The entire prison suddenly fell silent.

The scholars looked bewildered and asked:

"What 300 taels of silver?"

aside.

When Zhao Baihu heard this, he was ashamed like never before.

His face was flushed red, his head was lowered, his toes were on the ground, wishing he could find a mouse hole to get into.

Seeing this, Wang Zhi immediately realized something, turned his head to look at Zhao Fu suddenly, and asked:

"You swallowed all the silver rewarded by His Majesty?"

Zhao Baihu lowered his head and wanted to argue, but he couldn't open his mouth. After a long silence, he said:
"Humble, humble job left them 30 taels of silver"

"30 taels of silver!"

Wang Zhi's eyes widened, his breathing was short, and he felt out of breath.

The Holy One rewarded 1000 taels of silver, but in the hands of the scholar, only 30 taels were left!
This is still in Dongchang, under his nose!
If this matter is handed over to the Yamen of Jinyang Prefecture, 1000 taels of silver will be left in the hands of the scholar, and I am afraid that only three taels will be left!

Since when did the imperial court become rotten like a dry state? !
"You! You!"

Wang Zhi pointed at Zhao Fu and Chang Chengren with trembling hands, too angry to speak.

aside.

When the scholars saw this, they all understood.

It turns out that His Majesty rewarded them with 300 taels, not 30 taels.

The 270 taels were swallowed up by Zhao Baihu in front of him!
"No wonder Zhao Baihu leaves in a hurry every time he shows up. It turns out he has a ghost in his heart."

Think of this.

The scholars all looked up at Zhao Fu with complicated eyes, not knowing what to say.

At this moment, Zhao Fu lowered his head, and could feel the disappointing gazes gathering on him.

Recalling that these scholars defended him in every possible way just now.

He felt like something was burning in his heart, and it was stinging.

After being an official for more than ten years, he felt for the first time that he was really nothing.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Zhao Fu felt that every moment standing here was a kind of torment.

Finally, he could no longer bear this unspeakable torture.

He suddenly raised his eyes, looked at Wang Zhi, and said in a mournful voice:

"Damn it!"

No extra words.

In the next second, he moved suddenly and slammed his head against the iron gate beside him.

boom!
A muffled sound.

Zhao Fu fell straight on the ground and passed out.

In an instant, a large lump appeared on his forehead.

Obviously badly injured.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zhi sneered in his heart, secretly ridiculing:
"A hundred households in the East Factory, a hawk dog in the imperial court, can't recognize his position after being praised by scholars. It's ridiculous to learn Qingliu's tricks of playing against the pillars and dying!"

He snorted coldly, didn't bother to care about him, looked at Chang Chengren at the side, with teasing eyes, and asked:
"Seeing this scene, how do you feel?"

Chang Chengren replied solemnly: "Zhao Baihu is a model for his subordinates after realizing his shame and then being brave."

Wang Zhi took a deep breath, resisted the urge to slap him, and asked, "Then why don't you learn how he bumped into the pole?"

Chang Chengren said seriously: "This subordinate is afraid of pain."

As soon as this word comes out.

Wang Zhi couldn't bear it anymore, went up and gave him a kick, and cursed: "It's like a dog! Talk nonsense!"

"Go and get a whip for our family. According to what our family said, these scholars will not be able to write a good script within seven days! Our family will chop off your head!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at the scholars with complicated expressions, and said loudly:

"Let's tell you the truth! His Majesty wanted to print this story in the weekly magazine! Whoever writes well will be selected by His Majesty and will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"

"The writing is a bit poor, but it can achieve the purpose. Our family pays out of our own pockets, choose three people, and reward one hundred taels of silver!"

"As before, those who are perfunctory will not only have to be whipped, but also stripped naked and hung on a tree!"

"Our family knows that you scholars have the best face. What to do is up to you!"

"Don't think that our family is scaring you, our family is the admiral of the East Factory, the leader of the eunuch party in your mouth! We are in a hurry, and our family can do anything!"

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the scholars present, waved his hand, and turned to leave.

The scholars looked at his back and looked at each other.

After a while, with a sigh, he sat back in his seat, picked up his pen, and began to write vigorously.

It is said that human potential is unlimited.

If you don't force it, you never know how much talent you can use.

This sentence is perfect for scholars.

Just three days.

The scholars in the imperial prison have written many wonderful scripts. Although they are not as good as "Nie Xiaoqian", it is not a big problem to print them in newspapers.

The script was presented to Emperor Zhou.

He picked two articles and threw them to the Hongwen Museum.

Another three days.

The Big Weekly Monthly is officially published!

at the same time.

Tang Yixue and Tang Rou came to Jiangyue Pavilion in Jinyang City.

almost at the same time.

A newspaper that printed "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" - "Jiangyue Tabloid" became popular in Jinyang City without warning.

half a month later.

Jiangyue Pavilion, a certain wing room.

The little girl Yu'er looked at the newspaper in her hand that was about to be delivered, with a puzzled face, looked at Tang Yixue, and asked:
"Young master, what do you mean by sharing your family's income into your mu?"

(End of this chapter)