Chapter 110 Follow me and you will have meat to eat
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To overthrow a dynasty and establish another?
Not to mention whether Fang Jun has the confidence to overthrow the flourishing Tang Dynasty and kill the wise and powerful His Majesty Li Er. Even if he had that ability, Fang Jun would not do such a stupid thing.
The Tang Dynasty overthrew the Sui Dynasty. Apart from the change of emperor, what was the difference?
Is His Majesty Li Er really much more powerful than Yang Guang?
In fact, not necessarily. If the whitewashing comments in the history books are discarded, Yang Guang can completely kill His Majesty Li Er in an instant when it comes to his contribution to the development of the entire society.
Someone once said that if Yang Guang only served as emperor for half his life, his achievements would be enough to surpass most emperors.
Unified the north and south, pacified Khitan, built the Eastern Capital, promulgated the "Daye Law", established the imperial examination, opened the Grand Canal, conquered Linyi and recovered Hainan Island, annexed Tuyuhun, inspected Qinghai and formed an alliance with 27 countries in the Western Regions, built Luokou Cang...
As long as an emperor did one of these things, he would be famous in history, but Yang Guang did them all...
If he had not insisted on conquering Goguryeo three times and the Sui Dynasty had not collapsed due to exhaustion of national power, how would history have evaluated him?
Therefore, it does not matter which dynasty or generation, nor who the emperor's name is, the elite determines social values, while social order determines the country's orientation.
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The ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The refugee camp outside Xinfeng City was as if a ladle of cold water was poured into a boiling oil pan, completely frying the pot.
"What are you talking about? Does the court really have room for us?"
"That's still false. Can't you see the notice at the city gate?"
"I can't read... tell me quickly, what's written on it?"
"It was Erlang of the Fang family who offered to take in us disaster victims, and then the emperor gave the Fang family a piece of land for resettlement."
"Oh dear God, could that Erlang Fang be the reincarnation of a good man from the ninth generation and come here to rescue us?"
"Who says otherwise? Not even the court can do anything to us, and those ministers regard us as a burden. Only Fang Erlang, who has lost his family and business, stands up!"
"Every family has a Buddha!"
"Look, look, Fang Erlang is here!"
"Which one is it? I have to kowtow to Erlang!"
"It's the one riding the horse in front, the one with the black face!"
When the Fang family rode out of the city gate on their big horses, surrounded by Xinfeng County officials and a group of dandy men, they were greeted with a ceremony that was a hundred times grander than when they entered the city for an appointment two days ago - thousands of victims were like waves of wheat blown by the wind. Generally, they kowtow to the ground and chant such chants as "lords will live forever", "every family will be blessed with Buddha", etc.
The victims are not fools. Although most of them are illiterate, they know how rare it is for Fang Jun to step forward to receive them in this snow-covered and difficult time. At the very least, the food consumed by these disaster victims every day is a big problem.
Lose your home and career?
It's all light!
Since you dare to offer to take in the victims in front of His Majesty, then this is a task that must be completed. Do you think His Majesty is just fooling you? If the task is not completed, the blind censor will inevitably be impeached on charges such as "crime of deceiving the emperor" and "dishonesty of divine grace".
The future is ruined!
Therefore, the gratitude of the victims comes from the bottom of their hearts.
The common people are very down-to-earth, don’t talk to us about those big principles, I will be nice to anyone who gives me food to eat!
Fang Jun was riding on his horse, facing the howling cold wind, looking at the victims kneeling on the ground in front of him, but his blood boiled in his heart.
From now on, these ragged victims are his most loyal fans!
Those sallow and skinny children inside who were forced to hold down their heads by their parents but still secretly raised their heads to look at themselves are the sustenance of their dreams!
"A certain surname is Fang Jun, and the courtesy name is Yiai! From now on, you will be my servants and retainers! Our destinies are connected and we share weal and woe. We are both prosperous and devastated! This winter, many relatives have fallen from hunger. , in the cold wind, but the dead are dead, but the living must continue to fight, fight, and earn their lives with the ruthless God! I don't want to talk nonsense, just say - follow me, there will be meat to eat! ”
Uncle Cen Wen next to him almost squirted, looking dumbfounded at Fang Jun who looked excited and proud.
A certain Gu Liang who was secretly hiding in the crowd curled his lips with contempt when he heard this: "You are really uneducated, you are a bumpkin, a toad..."
The boy next to her looked full of admiration: "Is it vulgar? But people like to hear it..."
Although Gu Liang was not angry, he did not wait to admit it.
Because around her, the haggard victims burst into tears one by one, shouting Fang Jun's name, bursting out their remaining enthusiasm to express their inner hopes and longings.
Yes, the phrase "come with me and you will have meat to eat" is indeed vulgar, but for these disaster victims, they don't want to listen to those impassioned words. What they need is just a promise and a hope.
Fang Jun, who was on horseback, straightened his back and looked heroic: "As long as we work together and survive this winter, you will find that you will be the luckiest people in the world! Next spring, on the other side of the river bend, Lishan Mountain At your feet, we will build it for you free of charge By building a house, everyone will have land to farm, something to do, a house to live in, and food to eat! A certain house will also open a school to teach children literacy, math, and medicine for free! Erlang teaches you, and it’s always free!”
"Boom!"
It was as if a landmine had been detonated in the crowd, and the mood was intense.
"Erlang, are you serious about this?"
"How much does this cost? Could it be that you are cheating on me?"
What is the most rare thing for ordinary people?
It’s not delicacies or beautiful houses, it’s education!
In this era when the illiteracy rate reaches over 90%, if you know a few words, you can work as a clerk in the county, if you know a little arithmetic, you can work as a shopkeeper, or at the worst, you can be a bookkeeper!
Having no worries about eating and drinking, and no longer having to face the loess and back to the sky to earn a living from God, this is simply the most ultimate ideal of all farmers!
But even with such an ideal, 99.999% of people will not be able to achieve it in their lifetime.
Why?
Knowledge is so rare!
The cost of learning is too high and the resources are too few!
Fang Jun stood on the horse's back and said proudly: "I swear in public today: If there is any deception in what I say today, I will be punished by thousands of arrows piercing the heart!"
"Erlang is like this!"
At the front of the crowd, a gray-haired old man burst into tears, with tears flowing freely along his ravine-like old face. With the help of his grandson, he stood up tremblingly, turned to face the victims, and said excitedly: "Erlang can stand at this time. Coming out to accept our useless people is already a great kindness, nothing more than How dare you ask for the kindness of your parents? From now on, we will serve as servants of the Fang family! If you survive, it is Erlang's kindness! ! If anyone dares to complain, I am incompatible with him!”
The victims were submissive and expressed their agreement one after another.
Uncle Cen Wen whispered next to Fang Jun: "This old man is the village leader of Dongjia Village outside Xinfeng City. He is over eighty this year and has always been very virtuous and respectable. Originally, the court had other arrangements for such auspiciousness, so that he would not share the same fate with the victims. He was scattered in the wilderness, but he felt guilty for the victims who died of cold and hunger after the disaster in his village, so he scattered all the money and food given to him by the court among the victims. "
In this era, due to limited living standards and medical conditions, it is difficult for an ordinary person to live to be seventy years old. Those who are over eighty are considered auspicious and will be regularly rewarded by the court.
And this Dong Debiao actually gave up his comfortable and stable life and voluntarily distributed his rewards to the victims. This character made Fang Jun awe-inspiring.
Fang Jun nodded to Uncle Cen Wen: "Now let's organize these victims according to the plan."
Uncle Cen Wen immediately nodded and gave a few instructions to a Dianshi behind him.
Na Dianshi then summoned a kind of yamen servants, each holding a gong, banging it as he walked, and revealed to the public the organization method prepared by Fang Jun in advance. (End of chapter)