Chapter 8 The Mysterious Old Man (1)(1/2)
After moving forward for more than a hundred steps, Zhang Yue's tense heart just relaxed and held the hand that had been holding the waist before he dared to put it down.
After a closer look, my palms were covered with sweat.
He was ready to draw his sword just now.
He turned around and saw the carriage slowly start and pass by the other side of the road.
Take a deep breath.
Zhang Yue sneered: "I really respect me!"
"It's fifty thousand dollars!"
At this time, the price of rice is only a hundred coins.
This is because of years of war, domestic waste and prices.
If the Emperor was the last emperor, the stone rice in Guanzhong would be only sixty coins.
50,000 yuan can buy 500 stones of corn, enough for a hundred young and strong people to eat for the first half of the year!
That said, it may not be vivid enough.
For example, in the second year of Tianhan, Li Ling was defeated in Junjishan, and Ma Qian, the Taishi Company, was sentenced to death for helping Li Ling speak.
At this time, there were only three ways to go before Shi Gong.
First, die calmly.
Second, pay money to atone for sins.
Third, ask for castration to die on behalf of others.
Taishigong finally chose the third path.
After receiving cruel castration, he wailed in pain for a hundred days in the silkworm chamber, and then dragged his disabled body to endure the cold eyes and ridicule of the world, as well as torture and depression from the deepest part of his heart.
So why didn't he choose the second path?
The answer is that even if he sells all the property of the Sima family, he will not be able to make up the money to redeem.
So, what is the amount of this redemption money?
Five hundred thousand yuan!
In other words, just now, Zhang Yue gave up one tenth of the life of Taishigong.
The order of a Han Taishi Ling was only worth 500,000 yuan. But just now, someone casually threw 50,000 yuan worth of gold in front of Zhang Yue like garbage.
This is the smell of wine and meat in the rich family, and the road is frozen to death!
In this era, the rich are boundless and the poor are not in a place to stand. It is by no means just the words in history books, but the real truth!
Looking up, the farmer in the fields was wearing patched clothes and taking his whole family to farm in the fields.
Working hard for one year can’t fill your family’s stomach, and you may even have to owe a lot of debts!
Even if a landlord like Zhang Yue has three or five hectares of land and several tenants.
However……
In the original owner's memory, life is very difficult. Sister-in-law and Rou Niang haven't eaten meat for a long time...
This world has collapsed!
In my mind, the original owner's experiences kept surging.
Since Yuanguang, the country has frequently used troops to foreign countries.
The burden on the people is constantly increasing.
In the fourth year of Yuanshou, the tribute was collected. Children over three years old paid twenty cents a year, and the horse's tribute money was added to three cents a year.
Since the Yuan Dynasty, the emperor has been lucky to the world many times, traveling thousands of miles to Mount Tai in the east, Jieshi in the west, and the Great Wall in the north. The emperor has inspected Lubo, and there are thousands of people at many times.
Since the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, the palaces have been continuously expanded. So far, the royal gardens and palaces have been expanded more than three times.
Inside and outside Chang'an City, Mingguang Palace, Jianzhang Palace, Gui Palace, is magnificent and magnificent.
Today, in order to support a sorcerer, Zi even established Dinghu Shou Palace in Lantian Valley.
All of this expenses were eventually paid to the people.
What can ordinary people do?
The people are also very desperate!
And what are the Confucian scholars who are in power in the court?
Look!
right!
You read that right, they are just watching!
Watching coldly.
Faced with the dilemma of people's livelihood in the world, they did not dare to give advice to the emperor, they did not want to take action to solve the problem, and they did not want to reform, so as not to harm their family interests.
Oh, they did some things.
For example, turn the blame on foreign wars.
Well, the people in the world are suffering now because of war.
So, don't fight with bread.
But they forgot that until now, there are still hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers, confronting the Huns in Shuofang, Jiuyuan, Luntai City, and in the Western Regions.
Without these brave and fearless heroes, can they talk so much at home?
Besides, with the truce of war now, the Huns are about to die of laughter.
They could immediately get out of the constraints and restrictions of the Han army.
Then, recover the lost land and accumulate strength. Twenty years later, the iron hooves of the Hun cavalry will appear on the Great Wall again.
So, the Confucian scholar himself knew that it was a problem that it seemed that all blamed the war.
So, they caught another target and made crazy output.
Sang Hongyang and his salt and iron system.
So, the world was peaceful.
The Confucian scholars were proud - the current problems have been found by us, as long as the war is stopped and Sang Hongyang is cooked.
The world is coming, and the rule of the three generations is expected!
Your Majesty, you want to believe me!
"God brought me to this era... and gave me such a golden finger and identity..." Zhang Yue held the hilt of the sword and thought to himself: "Do you want me to end this chaotic and ridiculous era?"
Confucian rule has now proven to be a failure.
Compared with Taizong and the late emperor period.
Confucian ministers have neither ability nor character to say.
When the emperor beat him, he kowtowed like pounding garlic.
What kind of minister is this?
The real minister was Zhang Shizhi, Zhou Yafu, Zhang Cang, Zhou Bo, Chen Ping, Cao Shen, Xiao He, and even if it was not good, it would be Ji An!
Instead of facing Shi Qing, who gathered outside Hangu Pass, but sat on the throne of prime minister, trembling and silent.
Not to mention that when he learned that he was going to be the prime minister, he was so scared that he fought and hurried to Weiyang Palace, Gongsun He who kept refusing to refuse in front of the emperor.
It really corresponds to Han Feizi's words: His scholars said that the ways of the previous kings were based on benevolence and righteousness, and were generous and conscientious, and were accustomed to the law of the present, and the hearts of the ruler were different. His words and talked about the false accusations, and used external forces to achieve their own private interests and retain the benefits of the country.
only……
"I am now crossing the river with a clay Buddha, and I cannot protect myself..." Zhang Yue sighed in his heart.
He must first overcome the difficulties in the present before he has a future.
Otherwise, it will be gray immediately.
At this time, several riders came south. A man in brocade clothes rode his horse to Zhang Yue and bowed and said, "I'm welcome to my old master, I hope I can go there for a while..."
"Who is the master?" Zhang Yue was slightly stunned. There were so many troubles today!
But the man was humble and polite, and said very gentlely: "I am a golden reward..."
Zhang Yue also quickly replied: "Zhang Yi, Nanling, met his brother..."
"My old master heard the song of Zuxia and liked it very much, so he specially sent me to invite Zuxia to go for a while..." Jin Shang said with a smile.
"Oh, was it delivered to me to win my reputation?" Zhang Yue thought to himself, such a good thing cannot be missed!
You have to know that in this era, if you want to become famous and climb up, you have to seize every opportunity to gain reputation!
And these people all look energetic, heroic, and a knight with a solemn and murderous aura.
To be continued...