Because many of his articles were profound and often coincided with the court's policies, he was worshipped by the people, and many officials in the officialdom read his articles to judge the future direction of the court.
The only problem may be that Zhou Shuren discussed landlords and bureaucracy, and bluntly stated that landlords and bureaucracy were obstacles to social progress, which made many officials and landlords hate him.
However, because Zhou Shuren was so elusive, almost no one had ever seen what he looked like. Even if someone wanted to cause trouble for him, they never succeeded. Therefore, he was always safe and became a frequent guest in newspapers, magazines, and publications.
"Mr. Zhou is a great man, and we should read more of his articles."
Liu Yong responded casually and tried to change the subject.
At this moment, a chaotic sound suddenly came from outside. The sound was very far away at first, but soon it became louder and clearer.
It seemed like someone was shouting something, and all kinds of slogans were flying in the air, making Liu Yong and Zhao Xiaozhi frown.
The two men pulled open the curtains on the boat. At this time, the boat had already floated along the canal to Xiaoshan County. The canal passed through Xiaoshan County. There were wooden houses along the river on both sides and an arch bridge in front.
There were people coming and going on the east street, many of them dressed in silk and satin holding signs.
Someone shouted loudly: "We demand the abolition of the land tax system. The court should not compete with the people for profit and plunder them by trickery!"
"Abolish the land tax system. The imperial court shouldn't compete with the people for profit or plunder them by trickery!"
The man shouted and the people around him responded.
Then someone else shouted, "This evil law harms the country and enriches the people at the expense of the people. This tyranny must be abolished and must not be allowed to continue!"
"Evil laws harm the country, and they enrich themselves at the expense of the people. Tyranny must be abolished and must not be allowed to continue!"
The people around shouted again.
Liu Yong lowered the curtains, and Zhao Xiaozhi sighed, "It's getting worse."
"These people are all fat and well-dressed. They are all landlords and wealthy people with immense wealth. What qualifications do they have to accuse the court of competing with the people for profit?"
Liu Yong sneered.
Zhao Xiaozhi said with a gloomy face, "That's true, but the commander-in-chief has already discussed this with them many times, but to no avail. The court hasn't issued any regulations either, so it's no use continuing like this. The market can't even operate."
"No problem."
Liu Yong closed his eyes and rested between the boats, saying calmly, "The court will take action."
To be precise.
It should be the Institute that will take action.
He stopped looking out the window and rested quietly.
The boat was bumpy as it headed towards Kuaiji.
Starting from April and May, the protests of the landlords in Liangzhe Road against the new policy of equalizing the land tax and the land use tax became increasingly fierce.
In fact, it happened at the end of last year, but it was not on a large scale at that time. It was just a group of people headed by several big landlords in Suzhou. They gathered dozens of landlords and went to the gate of the Transport Commissioner's Office to protest.
At that time, Du Qi, the transport commissioner of Liangzhe Road, invited them to the yamen for a chat and had a detailed discussion. Although no results were achieved, it gave them peace of mind for a while.
However, starting from March of the sixth year of the Qingli period, the landlords in Liangzhe Road became restless again. First, more than one hundred landlords jointly went to Du Qi to make a petition. After Du Qi failed to negotiate with them again, some people gathered in Hangzhou for a march.
By April and May, the situation had spread from Hangzhou, and large-scale protests broke out in Suzhou, Xiuzhou, Huzhou, Changzhou and other provinces near the Taihu Lake basin.
Now even Yuezhou south of Qiantang River has started it. I am afraid it won’t be long before it will sweep across the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang Road.
no way.
In the second half of last year, the landlords were required to pay an autumn tax, and they had to accept it with a wry smile.
Now is the beginning of summer tax season and we have to pay taxes again.
Then we must protest.
Especially the large landowners in the Taihu Lake Basin, a major grain-producing area, suffered the most serious losses.
So the storm gradually spread.
However, the situation is currently under control. Both the landlords and the government are relatively restrained, and no direct conflict has occurred.
It was just the landlords' demonstrations that caused chaos in the streets and affected the prosperity of the market.
I think the court will step in to resolve the issue later.
While the landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were causing trouble, the situation among the people was quite different.
Fengyuan Village, Maji Town, Kaihua County, Quzhou, is located in the north of Kaihua County in later generations. It is named after the Maji River and is surrounded by mountains.
The ancient Zhejiang region was very similar to Guangdong in later generations. Except for the Pearl River Delta region, other places in Guangdong in later generations, especially the mountainous areas, were not considered rich. The same was true for Zhejiang in ancient times.
Except for the Yangtze River Delta and the Taihu Lake Basin, the mountainous areas in the southeastern hills have always been relatively poor in ancient times. Even during the Three Kingdoms period of Eastern Wu, this place was simply the residence of the Baiyue tribe, and they fought many wars with the Eastern Wu regime.
At this moment, surrounded by mountains, wooden houses are scattered among the mountains. If you look closely, you can vaguely see various words written with lime on the walls of those houses.
"Plant more land, build more roads, and store more food, and you will become rich."
"Never increasing taxes is the national policy. Anyone who dares to collect even a penny more from the villagers is an enemy of the state."
"If you have any problems, go to the government. If the government can't solve the problem, report it to the Censorate."
'Neighbors should help each other.'
"The land tax system allows people to pay less tax, have more children, and grow more sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn."
Vegetable fields and terraced fields were cultivated among the mountains and forests, and the people carried water from the stream to farm. The village, which was originally poor and almost uninhabitable, gradually had enough food and clothing.
It was May, the time for paying summer taxes, and the village was not busy. The sun was high in the sky, looking as if it could make people faint.
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