Chapter 74: Legend of Wang Mang

This is the sentence again.

When Lu Yun heard "Fellow fellow Taoist please stay" twice in the same day, his mood was a little bad.

Could it be that you are not lucky today?

He looked at the middle-aged Taoist and his brows frowned slightly.

Today's luck seems to be really bad.

This old Taoist is not simple.

But Ma Yuanyi exclaimed: "Uncle Zhang!"

Uncle Zhang.

Of course it's not Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang.

Otherwise, Ma Yuanyi would not have looked surprised.

Whether it is Zhang Bao or Zhang Liang, although they are both Ma Yuanyi's uncle, they are very familiar with each other, and Ma Yuanyi will not be surprised to be so.

This is not that.

"Brother Zhang's disciple is here too!" The middle-aged Taoist smiled slightly when he saw Ma Yuanyi.

"My Master once said that I can go to the world so great, but I must not offend you, uncle," Ma Yuanyi said quickly. "My Master also said that there will be a disaster in the future, and only if you take action, you can eliminate it."

"I am worthy of being Brother Zhang. I admire you, admire you!" The middle-aged Taoist priest looked at Ma Yuanyi deeply, and then looked at Lu Yun.

This disciple of Brother Zhang not only has a catastrophe, but also a great catastrophe, and only when he takes action can he protect him.

However, he was even more curious about the people beside Ma Yuanyi.

Is this the gods?

He reached out his hand and counted on his fingers.

"Have all Taoists changed their careers to be charlatans?" Lu Yun was a little helpless and a little funny.

No matter who Taoist is, he wants to do it when he sees him.

This is true for his uncle Zhang Ziyang, and so is Mr. Zhang Tian and Mr. Chen Tuan.

Now at the end of the Han Dynasty, it is still the case.

The Taoist Zhang in front of him was calculating his origin again.

Is his fate so easy to calculate...

Sure enough, Daoren Zhang's face gradually wrinkled.

At first he was puzzled, then frowned a little, but in the end he had a little more murderous aura and disappeared in an instant.

Then, the middle-aged Taoist finally spoke: "Fellow Taoist, I don't make things difficult for you. If you and I fight, the fellow Taoist loses, please sit in Liangshan with me for forty years!"

Good Mountain?

Lu Yun then knew the origin of this middle-aged Taoist.

People from Liangshan Temple.

The Taoist tradition passed down by Liu Hou Zhang Liang.

Strictly speaking, he can be considered a national teacher of the great Han Dynasty.

In the past, Zhang Liang received the Huangshi Heavenly Book. In addition to the secrets of military strategists, he also included the "Huangshi Gong's Preparation Qi Sanyuan Classic", "Huangshi Gong's Three Difficult Methods of Beidou", and "Huangshi Gong's Five Layers Tu". All the strange arts were passed down. Because of Zhang Liang's special status, after Zhang Liang's ascension, the masters of Liangshan Taoist temples of all dynasties were all real and unknown national teachers of the Han Dynasty.

Now that this Taoist is coming, he must have discovered his identity.

But this is the case, Lu Yun would not go there.

Even if you lose, you won't go.

Have you been with him for forty years?

This old Taoist is not beautiful, but he thinks quite beautiful.

He is not a beauty, so he actually lets him sit with him for forty years...

Lu Yun still wants to go and see this world of flowers.

"Why? I have only met you for the first time, why are fellow Taoists hostile to me?"

All kinds of thoughts flashed through my mind, and turned into a sentence from my mouth.

Lu Yun also wanted to test the determination and will of this Taoist man to leave behind.

"Eat the king's fortune and be loyal to the king. Friends of Taoism are heavenly beings, so they should not enter this secular world!"

As soon as Daoren Zhang spoke, Lu Yun was speechless.

As soon as he came to this world, this Taoist discovered...

Do you want to be so powerful?

"What did fellow Taoist say? I'm afraid I'm wrong?" Lu Yun was really surprised this time and asked again.

"Fellow Taoist, there is no need to shirk it. Fellow Taoist's fate has been in one of them more than a hundred years ago!"

"Who is it?"

"Wang Mang, who almost usurped the Han Dynasty." Taoist Zhang sighed softly.

"Wang Mang!" Lu Yun also sighed.

Wang Mang is also a legendary figure.

And, from any perspective, he is like a time traveler.

Some of the policies he implemented were shocked by later generations and felt incredible.

The land was state-owned and privately allowed to be traded. The ancient well-field system that had been abolished 1,200 years ago was restored. The fields in the world were changed to Wangtian, and Wangtian replaced private fields.

The slave system was frozen and all slaves and maids were prohibited from continuing to trade, so as to limit the scope and number of slaves to no longer expand, so that it would eventually be eliminated naturally. Wang Mang believed that buying and selling slaves was contrary to the righteousness of "the nature of heaven and earth is precious", and stipulated that slaves were "private relatives" and were not allowed to trade.

For unemployed vagrants, each person is fined one piece of cloth and silk every year. If they are unable to pay, the government will force labor service. During the labor service, the government will provide food and clothing.

The monopoly system is implemented, wine, salt, and ironware are sold, and the central government issues currency uniformly. The natural resources in the mountains and waters are all owned by the state and mined by the government.

Establish a loan system. People can borrow money from the government for sacrifices or funerals, without interest. However, if they borrow money to operate rural and commercial undertakings, the government will collect one-tenth of the principal and interest of the net profit.

Implement a planned economy. The government controls prices and prevents merchants from manipulating the market to eliminate inequality between the rich and the poor. When food, cloth and other daily necessities are oversupply, the government will buy them at the cost. When demanding too much, the government will sell them immediately to prevent prices from rising.

Income tax is imposed. All industry and commerce, including fishing, hunting, divination, doctors, hotels, and women's families, were free to operate in the past, and the new government all imposes an income tax of one-tenth of net profit. The government uses this income as a loan or to stabilize prices.

He attached importance to education and expanded the enrollment of Taixue, and the number of Taixue students broke the record by more than 10,000. He also ordered schools to be built in various places so that more children could study and increase their knowledge. "The Book of Han: Biography of Wang Mang" says that Wang Mang was in power and built 10,000 houses for scholars in the capital and many research institutes were built. Anyone with expertise in classical literature was summoned to the capital for research, and thousands of people were discussed every day, discussing Confucianism.

In addition, Wang Mang particularly hated the Xiongnu and Goguryeo countries. He had attacked the Xiongnu many times, intending to drive the Xiongnu out of the northern grasslands. He also ordered the "Xiongnu Khan" to be "submitted to slaves and subdued them" and demoted "Goguryeo" to "Xuejuli", which made the world laugh and cry.

A vernier caliper was invented, intending to unify the measurement of the whole country. From the perspective of principle, performance, and purpose, it was 1,700 years earlier than the West...

All of these prove one thing: this person who practiced socialism in the Han Dynasty was probably a time traveler.

However, this time traveler was a little unlucky. He met Liu Xiu, the son of the plane, and was turned over.

Wang Mang became a failed time traveler...

Now, Lu Yun has once again verified this point of view as he listened to Daoren Zhang.

It is inevitable that time travelers will not have a clear destiny.

This is true for Wang Mang, and so is he.
Chapter completed!