Chapter 5 Officials and People
At this time, Zhao Feng got off the carriage and came to the entrance of the alley. His bright yellow robe was like the blazing sun in the sky, making the people tremble even more.
The spiritual wind in Fairy Yu Hua's ears moved slightly, and she could see into people's hearts, only to hear fear.
She has a supernatural power and is famous for listening.
She can hear the sounds in her heart and gain insight into cause and effect. However, due to the limited number of days in the immortal land, she can only hear the strongest thoughts of people's hearts.
These people were extremely afraid of Zhao Feng. They did not know Zhao Feng's identity, but they were afraid of anyone dressed in gorgeous clothes, which looked like they were made of tiger skin.
Fairy Yu Hua has just entered the world, but she is not blind. She can see that Daqian is not as peaceful and peaceful as they said. There are always wisps of wolf smoke at the end of the plain, hungry people are everywhere outside the city, and there is wasteful spending in the city.
It was just the first time that I truly felt the fear of the Zhao family from all the people in the world.
Zhao Feng frowned, the disgust in his eyes couldn't help but overflow, and said: "How can there be so many people in the capital of Bianjing, who are dressed in ruined and revealing clothes? It's really insulting to gentlemen."
At this time, Jiang Fugui came out of the mansion after hearing the commotion. He was startled by the formation outside. Then he saw Zhao Feng in the crowd and quickly went up and knelt down, saying: "Slave, pay homage to His Highness Ninth Prince."
Naturally, he had met Zhao Feng when he was working under Gu Wen, but unlike Gu Wen, he was not qualified to talk to him.
Zhao Feng glanced at him and asked: "Why are there so many disheveled people gathered here, but they are refugees?"
Jiang Fugui suddenly sweated profusely. He was afraid that the other party would misunderstand that they were taking in refugees, so he quickly explained: "His Majesty Ninth Prince, these are common people in the city, not refugees. At most, they are wild people. They are all from Bianjing."
Due to the problem of population increase, Bianjing City has expanded in the past dynasties, but the expansion rate was not as fast as the population increase. In addition, the emperor built new palaces every year and had been demolishing and occupying residential buildings in the city.
Over time, market-like settlements formed outside the city. The imperial court even established yamen for these settlements, and impressively it began to develop towards the county level.
These people outside the city are called wild people in Bianjing City and live in the wilderness.
"What are you doing here all the time?"
It’s not because the imperial palace has been expanding year after year, and the emperor wants to build a new palace every year. The city wall of Bianjing will not expand on its own, so it will naturally have to demolish residential buildings.
Logically speaking, the imperial court would provide compensation, but often the compensation money was reduced to nothing after layers of exploitation. It was impossible to buy another house in Bianjing, and he did not want to leave the city and become a homeless person, so he ended up living on the streets.
Jiang Fugui did not dare to tell the truth, so he hesitated for a moment and replied: "The water bill in the water house will fluctuate with the seasons. When it rises, there is not enough manpower, and when it falls, there is no need for so many people. So Mr. Wen only retained some of the athletes and outsourced the rest. "
Zhao Feng felt a little strange and asked: "What is outsourcing?"
"We only recruit workers for one day, and the water house does not hire them as long-term workers. This can save a lot of money and flexibly adjust manpower. So these talents will gather here so that they can take on the work every day."
Jiang Fugui replied that he admired his father from the bottom of his heart.
They are simply business wizards. I don’t know how much money they have saved just by outsourcing. And the more chaotic the world is, the more cheap labor they have in their hands.
After hearing this, Zhao Feng suddenly realized that he knew Gu Wen's talent in business, but he was still surprised.
Then he glanced at the goddess in white next to him with his peripheral vision, frowned and said with disdain: "You are really a traitor, and you are exploiting the people like this."
If the people don't have money, they can't collect taxes, and the court can't drive them all out. After all, this is Bianjing. Taxing taxes from other places will destroy people's families. A large number of people who can't pay taxes go to the mountains and become bandits, but Bianjing But not at the feet of Emperor Jing.
It's not that the emperor is merciful, but that the people are by their side.
Gu Wen was taking advantage of the legal loopholes, and as a prince, Zhao Feng naturally didn't like it.
Jiang Fugui smiled apologetically, apologizing again and again, not daring to complain at all.
But deep down in my heart, I almost scolded my mother: "All the money I earned went into your pockets. At least, Master Wen gave me a bite to eat. Not to mention eating when you work for the court, you might have to bring your own food and money." .'
All conflicts between officials and businessmen, officials and people, businessmen and people are attributed to the Zhao family, the Taoist emperor.
Fairy Yu Hua puts everything into her eyes, sees cause and effect, and hears people's hearts.
The Tian family expanded its palaces endlessly, and officials exploited the people. In the end, the merchants became good people.
This so-called heavenly family is not a human ruler.
On the contrary, the down-and-out Gu family can protect the people.
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Fairy Yu Hua and Zhao Feng entered the Gu Mansion one after another.
The interior is spacious and grand, with more than a hundred servants and maids kneeling on both sides, and there are bluestone paving between steps, which makes it a scene of wealth and wealth.
She can be sure that the descendants of the Gu family are indeed living a wealthy life, at least the Zhao family has guaranteed his wealth. The rest is beyond Fairy Yu Hua's control. She is now just a member of the world who represents the sect, and the real right to speak lies with the real people in the sect. In your hands.
Just like Zhao Feng is only the representative of the Zhao family, it is the Taojun Emperor in the palace who really speaks.
Although it was the sect's decision to deprive her of the opportunity to be named Gu, as a member of the Sanqing family, she also had a reason to be influenced by the sect.
No matter what the decision is within the sect, she only wants to have a clear conscience. Paying compensation out of her own pocket is one, and protecting the lives of her descendants is the other.
"Where's Gu Wen?"
Zhao Feng took his seat and looked around. Jiang Fugui, who was accompanying him, replied: "Yesterday, Mr. Wen contracted a cold. The doctor is still seeing a doctor. The younger one has been summoned."
"Tell him to hurry up and don't keep the fairy waiting."
"Yes, I'll go and invite you, little one."
Jiang Fugui left quickly. Fairy Yu Hua seemed not to notice Zhao Feng's attentiveness. She turned around and asked the maid beside her: "How is Gu Wen's life in the mansion?"
The maid was stunned for a moment, wondering why this fairy lady suddenly asked how her master was doing. Could it be that he was a distant relative?
"Master Wen lives a regular life, working from ten to five. He likes to practice health-preserving exercises, eat, and fight with crickets..."
The house was full of poor people who had been taken in, and their cultural level was not high. The maid could only hold her fingers and recount the family treasures. The words she used were often vulgar, which made the master and servant Zhao Feng and Feng Xiang chuckle.
"Do you have a wife?" Fairy Yu Hua's voice was light and elegant, and her tone of greeting was ordinary, but it was different when her daughter was asking someone of the same age and the opposite sex.
The social atmosphere is conservative and there are many rules and etiquette, but they are not something that outsiders are aware of.
The atmosphere became a little weird.
The maid couldn't help but look at Fairy Yu Hua twice, and her voice didn't sound like that of an elder.
"I have never married a wife, and I have never stayed in the land of fireworks and willow alleys. There is no maid in my house who is favored by me and should be a good match..."
Fairy Yu Hua just nodded slightly.
These days of contact with the world's dignitaries, although they are bright and beautiful on the surface, there is a lot of unsightly filth in the dark. As far as Zhao Feng is concerned, the unsightly causal relationships in the mansion make people uncomfortable.
There were many wives and concubines, and many faces. He thought he was hiding it well, but he couldn't hide it from the ears and eyes.
It is also rare for a descendant of the Gu surname to still have a pure Yang body. He is actually a good match and may be able to introduce a disciple to the sect...
Yu Hua remembered that there were many lazy and vulgar people in the outer sect, and every year some unqualified people were sent down the mountain to return to secular life. However, these people would not completely leave the sect, nor would they willingly become ordinary people. They would place their hopes on the next generation.
Will marry some disciples and relatives in the sect, even elders.
With such intertwined roots, they have become big families under the mountain, controlling the wealth and laws of ordinary people. A dynasty like Daqian is only the product of a special time and place, and there is no chance for ordinary people to become emperors from the outside world.
The matter is settled here. She guarantees that qualified descendants of the Gu family can join the Yuqing sect. Not to mention the families of Sanqing disciples, even the disciples themselves should be willing to condescend.
Chapter completed!