Hanging pot to help the world, I just want to live forever

Chapter 235 Dawn of the prosperous age, dying old
Grass seedlings are headed, summer rains are continuous, vegetation is withered, and winter thunder bursts.

Time turns, and when everything familiar in the past blooms in front of you again, it will unconsciously remind everyone that a new day has arrived.

Five years of the Xia Dynasty!

Since the third year of the Xia Dynasty, the Xia Dynasty court, which had been silent for three years, began its first big move.

It is said that there are three fires for a new official to take office. Wang Mang, the biggest "official" in the Xia Dynasty, held back for three years before finally making a move.

And the goal is extremely clear, if you don't do anything, it will be related to the lifeblood of thousands of people.

Taxes and corvee!
The policy of distributing a piece of land into the mu began in the third year of the Xia Dynasty and was officially implemented!
In the previous three years, in order to care for the people who had been affected by the war and had difficulty maintaining their livelihoods, the Xia Dynasty had not collected taxes, and relied on various materials and money donated by the four kingdoms to support its own financial problems.

But this way of sitting and eating will never last long. Three years is enough for the people to settle down and accept the baptism of the new order again.

Most importantly, three years is enough to fill the vacancies of officials.

Mo Qiu once said a word: If there are many virtuous people in a country, the governance of the country will be strong; if there are few virtuous people, the governance of the country will be weak.

Whether those new officials selected by the Xia Dynasty are virtuous or not can't all rely on their mouths, they have to do some practical things, and even political achievements, to prove themselves.

Those who pretend to be numbers will also be revealed in this process!
After the implementation of the policy of distributing the income to the mu, the imperial court immediately felt extremely huge resistance!
The world is the world, it doesn't mean that when you sit on the throne, you control the world.

The real world is a group of people, they have their own ideas, their own interests, and when their own interests are shaken, there will always be people who want to use various methods to resist.

For example, as soon as this policy was announced, rumors spread among the people, saying that Mo Qiu's death was caused by Emperor Xia. It was he who stole the authority of the sage and linked up with the rebels within the Mohist family. That's why he was so ambitious , wanting to kill everyone's lifeblood.

This kind of statement is extremely dramatic, and it is enough to attract people's attention. The most important thing is that it secretly coincides with the announcement of the imperial court, the death of a saint covered in clouds and mountains!
If you don't have some writing skills, it's really hard to speculate like this.

But Xia Chao's reaction was also something they had never expected.

This kind of theory appeared not long ago, and before it had time to spread, Qin Lisheng, the Mohist giant, led a group of Mohists to investigate the matter, and finally confirmed that it was done by a family with a hundred hectares of fertile land!
One hundred hectares of fertile land is only the number registered in the register, and hidden fields are not counted at all. If it is counted, the number has reached a shocking level.

Before the founding of the Xia Dynasty, the settlement of Dayue territory was far from enough. Only Yangzhou, Yuzhou, and Yuzhou were severely liquidated, which can be regarded as a complete reshuffle.

In other places, those rich and noble families who have accumulated a lot of wealth can still live a life of extravagance and extravagance by relying on their wealth, and even recruit bullies to guard their homes for them. There are many, but also more stable.

The same thing happens to different people, and the risks they can fight are completely different.

Even when the country is in ruins, people with money can live a better and safer life.

They will not even take the initiative to resist, but will look at the direction of the wind, whichever direction the wind blows, and which side will fall, and even take the initiative to divide the family property, splitting out branches to continuously invest in new forces.

The main thing is not to win, but not to lose.

For example, Xia Zhangsi was sent to the White Lotus Sect to secretly support Xia Zhangsi, one of the aristocratic families. Even Huang Tianjun has similar people, this is their old tradition.

But that doesn't mean they know the times.

When there is a threat to their lives, they can reluctantly give up the temporary benefits, but if the knife is always inserted, these people will rise up and resist.

If you don't suffer from the common people, why do you suffer from the big and rich families?

I think you don't want to be emperor anymore!

Do you understand what it means for the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats to rule the world together!

How many big characters can those wild people in the countryside know, and how many truths can they say?
Those who really have the voice of the people are precisely these aristocratic families. They win the hearts of the people through various small favors, and then secretly send people to embezzle the land, and there are many people who take it by force.

Of course, they don't need to do it themselves, and there will naturally be subordinates who will do it all cleanly, but no matter what the process is, it's enough to see who gets the final property and benefits.

When it comes to real and fundamental interests, these guys will turn into wolves and do whatever they can.

But Xia Chao's response was equally violent!
When the policy of distributing the land to the mu was actually announced, nearly one-third of the officials in the imperial court immediately opposed it.

A few days later, there was another group of people who opposed it. In total, it accounted for nearly half of the people!
After Wang Mang expressed his determination that there was no possibility of changing or postponing, even someone resigned.

The quantity is still one-third!

A small half of the talents gathered after three years of hard work will leave before they are even used.

These people, of course, are talents supported by aristocratic families.

What they themselves represent is the interests of the aristocratic family.

It was precisely because those aristocratic families saw the gap in the court that they sent people to seize the fat meat. Unexpectedly, before the fat meat reached the stomach, the knife was about to reach the heart.

That being the case, then as long as the face is almost torn apart, in this way to demonstrate one's own strength.

In this regard, Wang Mang's response is.

As long as you resign, all nod.

When the turmoil of resignation subsides for the time being, Jin Yiwei will immediately imprison all of them on various charges and conduct a thorough investigation of their assets!

If there is anything wrong, there must be strict interrogation.

There are countless people involved.

And this is just the first round of collision.

If this is a monstrous fire, it can only be regarded as a flame.

After Wang Mang showed his unshakable determination, all kinds of gossip started.

The Mo family also appeared at this time.

The promotion of Mo Qiu in the past few years has achieved real results.

Aiwujiwu, the Mohism founded by the sage, even if there is no sage leader, there should be some brilliance left, right?

Although it is said that everyone's words make money, and their accumulation destroys their bones, but the person who had been praising before suddenly became the big villain in the storytelling story, and the wind direction could not be turned so fast.

What Wang Mang did best was to move like a thunder without leaving any room.

Three years of dormancy is just like a tiger lying on a hill, lurking and enduring its minions.

After cleaning up all those uneasy and well-intentioned people who joined the court, Wang Mang has another national policy to implement together with the family.

All the people of the Xia Dynasty must truthfully report all their land properties. Those who conceal and fail to report can be verified by others. After the verification, the person who exposed will get half, and the country will take half!
This is the real bottom line!

You like playing hidden fields, don't you?
You like to keep things secret, don't you?

If you don't report it, then don't ask for it!

And what if no one reported it even then?
It doesn't matter, the government will send people to check regularly.

Unregistered hidden fields are discovered and directly nationalized!

Hey, there is a good field here, and it is also planted with food!

Look at the brochure again, hehe, it’s not there!
Such a good field, how can no one do it?

Isn't it violent?Then go home!
In addition to these policies, it is not only the officials of the imperial court who can really guarantee the policies.

And Grandmaster!

The four kingdoms admired the five masters sent by the Xia Dynasty, and they played the role of Dinghai Shenzhen.

Among them, it was far away from the imperial capital, and the previous wars had not been affected too deeply. Even in Yingzhou, which was far away from the emperor, an official sent by the imperial court to check the farmland had just arrived at the hotel, and all of them were burned to death in a fire.

Fortunately, Yingzhou, which was not affected too much by the war, just wanted to try the Xia Dynasty's edge, when it ushered in a terrible disaster.

When the news came back, Wang Mang was furious.

The Mo family likes to talk about morality, so the master will come to tell you about martial arts!
The three masters personally went to the land of Yingzhou and took down all the people involved in this matter. The eggs were shaken to scatter yellow, and the earthworms were chopped vertically. There are countless people who have been implicated, and for the next few decades, Yingzhou is full of grandparents who don't love and don't love, that's another story.

The Grandmaster who once suffered from qi and blood barriers tortured people even more than the Ministry of Punishment.

How many people in this world can bear it when other people's true qi swims in their bodies, and sharp objects smaller than cow's hair are cut in their bodies?

You have to be able to withstand this, so you can praise the master whose mind is comparable to shoulders, and then choose a better three incense sticks on the grave.

Don't ask if this is torture, just say it doesn't work!

Not enough officials?

Come together with force!

Wang Mang is not constrained by means of power.

He is very clear about how he came to power, what he got was Gu Dan's trust, the trust of No.1 force in the world.

What he wants to do is to make the people of the world live better, not to make himself a sage king and master in the mouth of the aristocratic family, and then make the people miserable.

And this is definitely not a whim to prove himself quickly. After the founding of the Xia Dynasty, Wang Mang has been directing a small number of officials to conduct a thorough investigation of the land property. .

This time, he showed his real sharpness just now.

With incomparable determination and will, the national policy of distributing the benefits to the mother has been carried out unstoppably.

Even with such a tough attitude, Wang Mang doesn't care if his iron-blooded wrists lead to countless gossip.

When the Xia Dynasty was established, he was insulted and slandered no less than he is now.

Isn't it just being scolded?

How can you not be scolded when you are the emperor!
In two years, the policy of distributing the land to the mu has been truly implemented.

When paying taxes for the first time, the people will find that the taxes collected are actually a little less than before-those less parts have already been taken from other wealthy families.

The fields are divided into different grades, and the quantity should also be graded.

The more people there are, the more taxes need to be paid.

Once Wang Mang started to do things, he didn't leave any leeway.

You like Tuntian, right?

Alright, if it exceeds the amount stipulated by the imperial court, I will let you make ends meet!
Those who dare to resist and conceal it, just send the master to go there and explain to them what is called martial arts.

The five masters who defected to the Xia Dynasty from other countries completely became the swords in Wang Mang's hands.

As for the Mohists?

Such cruel and immoral things, of course, have nothing to do with the Mohists.

The Mohists are mainly responsible for investigating Yintian and receiving reports from the people. After all, the reputation of the Mohists is well-known, and even more trusted by the people than the government that exploits the people.

Two-pronged!

Gong Shangguo, on the other hand, held the post of Minister and mobilized officials at all levels.

The general direction is grasped by Wang Mang, but to implement it, he needs to work hard.

Fortunately, this kind of thing is familiar to the public. After all, when Mo Qiu had no free time, he was the one who took charge of the Mo family.

Compared with Qin Lisheng, Gong Shangguo is not the kind of person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes at all, but he never does things carelessly.

I have experienced unforgettable despair, so I know how to grasp the truth of the moment.

The three of you join hands, plus the Grandmaster, I want all of power, morality, and martial arts!

After two years of vigorous reform, with much bloodshed, it finally paid off.

At least Wang Mang can pat his chest and say that he has accomplished the task that Gu Dan entrusted to him five years ago.

The people of the Xia Dynasty will surely live better because of this move.

But this is by no means the end, but a new beginning.

Five years later, many places in the Xia Dynasty still relied on the old system of the Great Moon. How could this work?
There will inevitably be a series of changes in the next Xia Dynasty, fundamentally distinguishing the Xia Dynasty from the Great Moon. Since then, no one will miss the Great Moon in the Xia Dynasty—except for the gentry and landlords, except for the aristocratic families.

In Wang Mang's mind, these guys are not considered human beings, and they may be wronged if they kill every other family, but if they only kill [-]% of them, they will definitely slip through the net.

The next time is to keep using knives on those guys.

Who said that Xia Dynasty couldn't do things that he didn't have time to do before the founding of the country?
What else can those guys do with him other than making up some rumors by playing tricks?
wealth?

The four countries are still supporting the Xia Dynasty.

right?

He is the emperor!
force?

I'm sorry, but now all the masters of the Xia Dynasty are under Wang Mang's management, and the one who is above the only master is also closely related to him.

When being slaughtered, it is only natural to scream twice. Animals will also scream when they are killed. This does not prevent their meat from being delicious.

After another day of busy government affairs, Wang Mang showed a heartfelt smile after seeing this year's tax revenue.

When it was implemented in the first year, the situation was still not clear enough. Even if the momentum was like thunder, some bastards would dare to struggle and resist, and deceive the superior and the inferior.

Until this year, good results have been received, at least the achievements that Wang Mang thinks can be made.

With the paperwork reported, Wang Mang took off his dragon robe and changed into casual clothes. He asked the imperial dining room to prepare a food box, which was filled with good wine and food, and sneaked out of the palace in the dark.

Brother Gu, today is the time to give you an answer to the task you assigned five years ago!

Push open the familiar courtyard gate.

The courtyard was empty.

Usually when it's just getting late, Xu Zhian likes to rest on the deck chair.

Cang would also wrap around him to listen to stories, and if Xiaoying came back, she would take out a lantern and embroider under the tree.

And if Gu Dan was there, he would hold the scriptures and study silently.

But no matter what, there should be people in the yard.

Wang Mang's heart skipped a beat, and the joy in his mind seemed to have been slashed abruptly.

The golden phoenix didn't move, but the cicada felt it first. In the past few years as the emperor, he already has the ability to see the subtleties.

Among the changes in the external appearance, he noticed something wrong.

He quickly walked in and walked to the house that was still lit with candles.

Pushing open the door, I saw a crowd of people at a glance.

Gu Dan is here, Xun Ke is here, Cang is here, and Xiaoying is here.

And on the bed, there was a person lying quietly.

Xu Zhian.

He is very old.

Even the eyebrows are white, the skin is not thin and slack, there are some stacked wrinkles on the face, the breathing is long and weak, it is difficult to hear it without listening carefully.

He closed his eyes on the bed, as if he had entered a wonderful peaceful sleep, if it wasn't for the slight ups and downs of his chest, one would even think that he would never wake up again.

"Clap."

With a loud bang, the food box and jug in Wang Mang's hand fell to the ground.

He stood there, his lips opened and closed, and thousands of words seemed to be stuck in his throat, "Uncle Xu?!"

Wang Mang squeezed away a few people and leaned forward, his eyes blank.

He looked at Gu Dan.

Gu Dan also looked at him quietly, without speaking.

When Wang Mang was less than ten years old, he came to Gu's small courtyard.

At that time, the small courtyard of the Gu family was called the Mohist martial arts gym.

Wang Mang knew Xu Zhian very early on, and later on, he also met with each other a lot, and was fed by Xu Zhian many times.

After the founding of the country, whenever he was troubled by government affairs, Wang Mang would sit in the small courtyard.

It's not that he wants to get close to Gu Dan. In fact, in recent years, Gu Dan hasn't been in the small yard very much. He runs out all day long, trying his best to treat illnesses and save people.

He came to the small courtyard only because it was different from other places.

Here, it seems that you can forget the mundane chores in the world and enjoy a different time.

And no one would treat him as an emperor, more like a relative and friend, without any interests involved.

When he came over, Wang Mang usually had a drink or two with Xu Zhian, talking about local customs, storytelling stories or the few interesting things that happened in court.

This is like a safe haven for him, he can come here to rest when he is tired, and Xu Zhian, who is the oldest and has seen the most storms, is the listener of the tree hole.

In Wang Mang's heart, it is not an exaggeration to say that this is a paradise.

So much so that he never thought that there would be too many changes here.

After all, Gu Dan is already so powerful, how could something unpleasant happen in his territory?

But not everything works as expected.

Looking at Xu Zhian lying on the bed, Wang Mang, who had just completed an exciting event, couldn't say a word.

Silence, only a long silence.

No one spoke, Cang tightly grasped Gu Dan's skirt, his small hands turned white, tears rolled in his eyes, he tried his best not to cry.

He was already ten years old, and he had truly understood the meaning of death.

That means that from now on, you will never see, hear or touch again.

It's like something is lost forever.

and irreversible.

After a long time, Xu Zhian on the bed still showed no sign of waking up.

Wang Mang rolled his throat and said tremblingly, "When?"

In the past two years, because of the busy tax and corvee reforms, the number of visits to the small courtyard has decreased a lot, and sometimes it lasts for a month or two.

After all, his identity is already the Emperor Xia, no matter how good the paradise is, the stability of the Xia Dynasty must be guaranteed first.

As a result, he missed this silent change in the small courtyard. If he hadn't come here today, he might still be kept in the dark.

"Three days ago."

When Gu Dan replied, there was no expression on his face, except that the palm hidden in the sleeve was white.

Xu Zhian is not sick.

He's just old, very old.

A body free from pain and torment also has its own limits.

Even the Grand Master is powerless.

He tried his best to cure illnesses and save people, and he didn't manage to gather [-] lifespans in such a short period of time to improve the Aoki Huasheng Art—what's more, whether the Aoki Huasheng Art in the next stage can increase the lifespan of others depends on the question. Still a big unknown.

For this possibility, Gu Dan worked hard for a long time, but unfortunately, it was still not enough.

"Why don't you just tell me?"

Gu Dan replied: "Uncle Xu said that the state affairs are busy, so don't delay you."

Wang Mang felt as if his throat was blocked.

Even he is so uncomfortable, what kind of mood should Brother Gu be in?
Only a long silence.

It was already halfway through the night.

Xu Zhian's eyelids began to blink slightly on the bed.

The few people who were paying attention to him all the time even became slightly breathless.

After a few breaths, Xu Zhian's eyelids finally opened a gap, revealing his already cloudy eyes, looking at the outside world.

The warm light from the lantern was a bit dazzling to him, so he tried his best to avoid it.

Gu Dan hurriedly moved the lantern aside, only relying on his peripheral light to illuminate the room.

After a few more breaths, Xu Zhian finally woke up completely, his eyes were already opened, and his cloudy eyes looked at the few people in front of him, and after a while, the voice that was already full of enthusiasm reprimanded him without any surprise.

"You don't sleep for several nights, what are you doing around the old man's bed?"

Xu Zhian reprimanded dissatisfied.

"The weather is not good today, I'm afraid you will be cold at night, so come and have a look."

Gu Dan stepped forward, said with a reassuring smile on his face.

"Go, go! Can't you treat me like a three-year-old?"

Xu Zhian rolled his eyes and was about to sit up.

Gu Dan wanted to step forward to help, but Xu Zhian slapped him open.

Gu Dan could only put on clothes for him helplessly.

Xu Zhian ignored him. Instead, he turned his gaze to Wang Mang and said, "You're here too? I've heard from my neighbors what you've done. You've done well, you've done well!"

The old man half leaned on the bed, happily praising Wang Mang.

This old man who has experienced two dynasties, after getting old, finally saw the dawn of prosperity.

(End of this chapter)