First Minister of Ming Dynasty Chapter 222

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Zhang Ximeng took Luo Guanzhong to check the number of Miao soldiers. The matter did not go well. The soldiers were very repulsive. They were unwilling to accept it at all. Some people even clamored to expel Zhang Ximeng.

Luo Guanzhong looked at it and felt indignant.

"Zhang Xianggong, you are kind enough to come to see them, but these Miao soldiers don't know what's wrong. I don't think it's polite. I lock them up and don't give them food. When they're hungry, they'll understand what's wrong."

When Zhang Ximeng listened, he just shook his head, "Go on and add 20% to their food money, let the big guys eat it first, and then come back and think of a way."

On the same day, Zhang Ximeng called Liu Bowen, Song Lian and others again, and the big guys got together to discuss ways.

Liu Bowen had heard Zhang Ximeng mention this before, so he didn't take it so seriously, but thought about it very seriously.

"Zhang Xiang, these Miao soldiers of the Yang family originated from the Feishan Man, and if you count up, they are the Wuxi Man of the Han Dynasty. If you go back further, you can even trace it back to Chiyou, that is, San Miao, or Miao Man."

Hearing Liu Bowen talking about Chiyou, Luo Guanzhong couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Bowen, isn't this talking about the ancients, does it need to be so complicated?"

Liu Bowen chuckled, ignoring Luo Guanzhong at all, your level is incomparable to that of the old man a few years ago, let alone now.

"Miao Bing and the Han family have been estranged for thousands of years. There are constant frictions and conflicts, and there is also a mutual vigilance. It would be wishful thinking to let them give up their guards at once and be as close as a family. Zhang Xiang, so, I Go to Miao Bing's side with Brother Jing Lian to see what's going on!"

Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "Mr. Bowen is willing to work hard, which is naturally good. But I can't be idle. This matter is related to whether I can surround the sky from the flanks or not, so I can't be careless. I remember Naha, and there are others. Buhua, they all had contacts with Miao Bing, by the way, and Alu Hui, Du Jian, let's work together, multi-pronged approach, visit to understand, open our hearts, understand Miao Bing's mind, as long as we can communicate, I won half of it!"

Liu Bowen nodded. Although Song Lian was unwilling, he reluctantly decided to work hard.

Luo Guanzhong did not take this seriously, these Miao soldiers surrendered, and their generals were also controlled.

It's not easy to solve them?

Give them rewards, use those who are willing to be obedient, and get rid of those who are unwilling to be obedient.

Zhang Ximeng was simply looking for trouble for himself.

That's tens of thousands of people, talking one by one, how long can we talk?

Totally a joke!

Luo Guanzhong was puzzled, but he couldn't interfere, he could only endure it.

This visit lasted for half a month at once.

Zhang Ximeng and the big guys go out early and come back late, and sometimes they simply live in the barracks. Not only them, but also Sun Yan and many of his classmates are motivated by Liu Bowen.

All of them went to the Miao soldiers, ate and lived with the big guys, chatted together, asked each other's thoughts, and inquired about their thoughts... After half a month, the big guys sat together again, with both tired and relieved faces.

Some things you can't really grasp if you don't understand them carefully.

"Reading 10,000 volumes is not as good as walking 10,000 li. In the past, I thought that what appeared in the book was the wise words of the sages, with little words of righteousness. But now after these days, I have some doubts. The real knowledge is afraid of using It counts when your feet come out!"

It was Song Lian who was talking. He didn't like this move very much at first, he just did it bravely, but after walking for half a month, Song Lian really had quite a deep understanding. Looking at Miao Bing, it was completely different.

Liu Bowen was also more deeply touched.

Zhang Ximeng had told him before that he had to travel thousands of miles and travel all over the world in order to restore China and rebuild mountains and rivers. At that time, he was talking about waiting for the unification of the world, but he soon encountered the problem of Miao Bing, which opened Liu Bowen's eyes.

Speaking of Yanhuang and Chiyou, it seems to be too far away, and it is not next to the current affairs... But after walking down and talking, the big guy has a clear understanding. This is really not as simple as a myth and legend.

After the defeat of Chiyou, most of the tribes were annexed by the Yellow Emperor and integrated into the Central Plains civilization, but a few people migrated south... Later, during the years of Yao and Shun, these Sanmiao tribes continued to rebel. Yao and Shun sent troops to conquer and defeated them again, forcing them to Continue to move south.

These things were all before the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. No matter how you look at them, they all look like ancient legends. Although there are records in the historical records, they always feel that they are not so true and reliable.

But after learning about Miao Bing's situation, the big guy actually thought that this might be true.

Because Miao soldiers are mainly distributed in the mountainous areas in the southwest, that is, the area of ​​Xiangxi and Guizhou in later generations... Yang Wanzhe's base camp is in Shaoyang and Huaihua in southwest Hunan.

This was also the main distribution area of ​​Wuxi Man during the Three Kingdoms period.

Due to the densely covered mountains and rugged terrain, the farming conditions are far inferior to the plains, which also proves that the result of the ancient wars, the Yellow Emperor became the victor and occupied the fertile plains, and the losers had to retreat to the mountains and build their own villages Save.

After entering the mountainous area, there was a difference between the Miao soldiers and the Han people in the Central Plains, and the difference was getting bigger and bigger. Song Lian took the lead: "I chatted with a few Miao soldiers and said that their leaders and generals may be bullying and exploiting. Excessive and miscellaneous taxes... What did they say in the end? They said that the leader did not accept the land tax, and did not exploit it!"

Luo Guanzhong was startled, he shook his head subconsciously: "How could it be? They lied!"

Song Lian shook his head, "They didn't lie, and Miao Bing did not accept field taxes."

"Then, how are they having a good time?"

Song Lian couldn't help laughing, how could Miao Bing have a good life? Common sense tells everyone that it is impossible.

When he took a closer look, he figured out the situation.

"Miao soldiers do not accept field fees, but all the young people in the cottage must serve the leader for free, and they must also serve as pawns to fight in battle."

They don't have land taxation or extortionate taxes, but that doesn't mean their burden is small.

On the contrary, most Miao soldiers have lived in cottages since they were young. They have to do things for their leaders for free, farming, serving as soldiers, building bridges and paving roads, building manors and manors... In a word, their situation is more like serfs, far more Ordinary Han people had a hard time.

Listening to Song Lian talking about this, Liu Bowen also laughed, "Speaking of which, I also discovered something, I talked to them, whether there is corruption and perversion of the law, framed innocent people, and wrongful convictions? Many people don't even know what the law is! "

Is there any place where there is no law?

It sounds fresh!

In fact, there are indeed, and it is going back to the beginning.

They didn't communicate much with each other, and they didn't listen to the yamen's control. They were like small kingdoms. How could there be a unified law?

But to say they have no rules?

That's not right either.

Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, these areas have evolved a form of organization called "door money", which is about a few, dozens of neighboring stockades, gathered together, and publicly promoted a money head.

The section head is in charge of governing this piece.

This so-called public push, not everyone is qualified, of course, the clan elders and heads of each stockade negotiated together.

Usually when something happens, the first one takes the lead, the clan elders from each stockade get together, and there is a meeting to solve the problem. This meeting is called the joint fund.

It is possible to call the alliance of the stockade as the door, the meeting to solve the internal problems of the door is called the joint, and the leader is called the leader.

For some large families, they control a large population and are powerful. It is not enough to use troops abroad. Therefore, a "hard hand" in charge of the military will be elected, as well as a "suit" in charge of administration, and those who worship the gods. Priesthood, etc.

In addition to these people in power, other people are collectively called Tian Ding, that is, serfs who farm for the chiefs.

Encountered war, but also served in the war.

They are completely controlled by the leader, and everything must obey the leader's orders.

At this time, you tell them that the land is divided equally, which is a bit funny.

We didn't have farmland, the land belonged to the gentlemen. The masters are all born nobles. Don't look at the three hundred years of reincarnation in the Central Plains Dynasty. We don't pay attention to this. The leaders are inherited from generation to generation.

For example, Yang Wanzhe, whose ancestors can be traced back to Yang Zaisi of the Five Dynasties, has changed dynasties many times, and they are still high above.

Governing the fate of this piece of land, even if Yang Wanzhe dies, the land still belongs to the Yang family. com As for the imperial court, the yamen, and the laws of the state, they are all bullshit!

When the big guys talked about this, they all suddenly became enlightened. The matter of Miao Bing is indeed not that simple.

Zhang Ximeng saw everyone, except Luo Guanzhong, who were deeply moved, and a smile appeared on his face.

"It is said that the situation of the Miao people is different from that of the Han people, but I would say that after removing the appearance, their situation is even more difficult! It is easier than mobilizing the Han people! The key is to make the truth clear!"

The big guy was invigorated, "Please give pointers to Zhang Xiang!"

"Not to mention giving advice, we told the common people in the past that officials were greedy and perverted the law, framed innocent people, and made countless unjust, false and wrong cases... But when it comes to the Miao people, there is no unified law at all, and their lives are in the hands of the leaders, and their lives are taken away. , do whatever you want."

"If there is a problem of farmland, they are not divided equally or not, but the most basic cultivators have their own fields. What they need to understand is that the princes and generals would rather have crops! This place is really not the Yang family. It's always been said and done!"

"To be clear, what we need is to reform the land and return to the current state, completely solve the problem of the chieftain, and use our officials to govern the Miao people. Let the Miao soldiers know that they can get more, own their own land, and face injustice. When the case is false or wrong, they also have the possibility to seek justice.”

[To tell the truth, recently I have been using Mimi to read and read books to keep up with updates, switch sources, and read aloud tones, which can be used by Android and Apple. 】

"Because they have been squeezed deeper, they have suffered more! The resistance they burst out will be stronger!" Zhang Ximeng said with confidence: "Everyone, the key here is whether we can explain the truth clearly, and whether we can let Miao Miao Soldiers Awaken!"

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