I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 203 Why does the imperial court care if the rich and the rich starve to death and the poor starve to death?
While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone.

History is always so similar.

The vegetables in Bianjing City were robbed by the nobles and wealthy households, and the cellars of every house were full, and they were still plundering them with all their strength.

"You can throw it away if it goes bad, but you must not eat enough."

This is the mentality of many aristocratic and wealthy households today.

They think this wave of vegetable shortage may last until the beginning of next spring.

So I stocked up on food like crazy.

Use your connections, privileges, and money to hoard as much as you can.

What Bianjing City is currently lacking most is rich and powerful people.

As a result, vegetables were almost monopolized by the rich and nobles, and it was difficult for poor people and even vegetable farmers around Bianjing to eat the vegetables they grew.

Thinking about this matter, I am extremely afraid.

If it is not a shortage of vegetables, but a shortage of food.

There is no doubt about that.

The rich live in peace, while the poor will starve to death.

Wang Yaochen, the third envoy, did not come up with a particularly good solution.

This move is not a pure monopoly of market buying and selling.

If those wealthy households only use vegetables for their own use, the Third Division has no right to impose controls.

He first called on those who had too much vegetables to return them to the market, and then requisitioned vegetables from surrounding prefectures, aiming to eliminate the vegetable shortage in Bianjing.

However, with little success.

There is indeed an extreme shortage of vegetables this winter, and no one is willing to take out the vegetables in their hands.

From the perspective of an ordinary citizen——

The court is supposed to be a place where justice is served for the people of the world, but this time, what the people see is that the court will only serve justice for the rich.

For a time, public dissatisfaction boiled and people were furious.

This afternoon.

A group of people gathered in front of Sansi Gate to demand an explanation.

Wang Yaochen, the third envoy, was not a timid person. When he learned that the people gathered outside the door, he immediately strode out.

"Everyone, I am Wang Yaochen, the envoy of the Third Division. We have already planned a solution to the vegetable shortage in Bianjing. We will give you an explanation in the next few days so that everyone can eat vegetables this winter."

At this time, a thin middle-aged man stood up angrily.

He pointed at Wang Yaochen's nose and said: "What explanation can you give? Any normal person can see that Bianjing City is not a vegetable shortage, but that vegetables are all hoarded in the homes of those who are either rich or noble. They are from the Song Dynasty. People, aren’t we? Does the imperial court see them monopolizing like this? Would they rather eat and let go than leave us a bite?"

Immediately afterwards, an old man with gray hair stood up.

"Ms. Wang, can you ask our officials for me if the Song Dynasty is the Song Dynasty for poor people like us?"

"Didn't we pay taxes? Didn't we do corvee service? Didn't we make any contribution to the Song Dynasty? We were bullied like this. Can't the court take care of it?"

"Does the court treat us as a person or as cattle and horses? We know that some people are born to be officials, and some people are destined to be tenants, but we can't completely cut off our livelihood!"

After hearing this, Wang Yaochen really didn't know how to answer.

In the current Song Dynasty, the gap between the rich and the poor is huge.

Rich people have more opportunities and resources than poor people.

But if you push a rabbit into a hurry, he will bite.

At this moment, Wang Yaochen regretted that the Third Division should have stopped many people from hoarding vegetables at the beginning.

It's too late now.

At this time, a young man in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly: "We are all citizens of the Song Dynasty. Why does the imperial court care if the rich and the rich starve to death and the poor starve to death?"

"What does the court care about?"

"What does the court care about?"

"What does the court care about?"

……

The people's emotions were aroused and they started shouting.They did not hate the wealthy class who were rushing to grab vegetables, but they hated the inaction of the court.

Treat the rich as humans and the poor as cattle and horses.

at this time.

Someone else shouted: "Equal wealth to poor people! Even rich people to poor people! Even rich people to poor people!"

Hear these three words.

The expressions of Wang Yaochen and several officials behind him changed instantly.

This was the slogan shouted by the rebels Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun during the Taizong period.

At that time, they were also oppressed by wealthy households.

From a land-owning head household to a landless tenant, he had no choice but to rebel.

Just when Wang Yaochen looked at a loss.

Zhi Kaifeng Mansion Bao Zheng strode over with a group of government officials.

"Everyone, please be quiet. I know Bao Zheng of Kaifeng Mansion!" Bao Zheng walked to the front and said loudly.

Immediately.

The surrounding gradually became quiet.

Bao Zheng's name is especially convincing to the vast majority of people in Bianjing.

"Everyone, I am aware of your demands. The crazy grabbing of vegetables by the people this time is really the fault of our officials. I would like to apologize to everyone in advance!"

After saying that, Bao Zheng bowed deeply downwards.

"Please believe me, the Third Secretary and I will report this matter to the officials now, and we will definitely give you a satisfactory answer!" Bao Zheng said seriously.

After a moment of silence.

A middle-aged person said: "I...I believe in Bachelor Bao."

Everyone else nodded, and then gradually dispersed.

"call!"

Wang Yaochen took a long breath and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Just now, many people clenched their fists and were ready to attack him.

……

An hour later, Chuigong entered the hall.

Zhao Zhen sat upright above.

Xianggong, Tang Jie, Ouyang Xiu, Su Liang, Bao Zheng and others from the two prefectures and three divisions stood on both sides.

"We are all citizens of the Song Dynasty. Why does the imperial court have anything to do with the fact that the rich are dying and the poor are starving to death?"

Zhao Zhen repeated the words reported by Wang Yaochen and murmured: "I thought it was just some people fighting for vegetables, but I didn't expect it to get to this level. How do you think this matter should be resolved?"

Wu Yu was the first to speak: "The rich must not be unkind. I believe that the court should forcefully take back the vegetables stored by the rich and redistribute them so that the poor can have vegetables to eat!"

"I second the proposal!" Wen Yanbo immediately said with his hands in hand.

"I also second my opinion!" Zhang Fangping also stood up.

……

At this time, Zhao Zhen looked at Su Liang and frowned slightly, and couldn't help but said, "Jing Ming, what do you think?"

"I believe that the main crime in this matter lies with the Third Division and Kaifeng Prefecture. The Third Division failed to curb this matter at the beginning of the competition for vegetables, and Kaifeng Prefecture also had omissions in its management of the southern suburbs market. The Third Division and Kaifeng Prefecture Everyone should publicly apologize to the people. As for the wealthy households who bought vegetables, they did not violate the laws of the Song Dynasty. Their vegetables cannot be forcibly taken back, but they should be negotiated with them to buy them back and then give them to the poor households."

"Admit your mistake? Those people today shouted the slogan of 'equalizing the wealth and the poor'. How can we admit our mistake to them?" Wen Yanbo shook his head.

"If we wait until they really rebel, there is no point in admitting our mistakes. If we are wrong, we have to admit it. This matter is indeed the fault of the Third Division and the Kaifeng Mansion." Su Liang looked serious.

On the side, Wang Yaochen and Bao Zheng couldn't help but nodded.

If the Sansi or Kaifeng Prefecture had taken measures after predicting that vegetables would be monopolized, the current situation would definitely not have occurred.

After Zhao Zhen thought for a while, he nodded slightly.

(End of this chapter)