The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

It was not until the pea-sized gunners found a place to set up camp and prepared to clean up the wild beasts that frequently appeared for them that they were truly sure that this was not a dream.

The King of Dian is indeed "crazy".

but……

Who cares if he's crazy or not!

"Long live!"

"Long live the King!"

The whole village cheered.

But it's not over yet.

"finally

“Encourage childbirth!”

Shu Yichao directly rewards children according to the number of children born. If the child survives, he will be rewarded with food, chickens, ducks, and livestock every month until he is ten years old.

"Heavenly King, let's not talk about food for now. Do we have so many livestock?" Li Laiheng was stunned by Shu Yichao's generosity.

"At this rate, how long can the national treasury last?"

"Tsk tsk, that's too small," Shu Yichao sneered, grabbed a handful of peas and threw them into the stable.

"Millet horse.

"!!!"

Shu Yichao's actions made the entire Shu area cheer and praise the name of the Great Dian King.

But he couldn't satisfy everyone. For example, at this moment, there was a group of people who were so angry that they were gritting their teeth.

"The King of Dian actually sent a group of soldiers to measure our land?"

"Your house was measured? It seems that it's not just yours. To tell you the truth, my land was also measured."

"He's not just checking the land, he's also checking the population—he's actually counting our tenants in the register!"

"My servant went down to collect the rent, but he was hung up and beaten by the rookie soldiers!"

"It's too much!"

"Damn it, what on earth does the King of Dian want to do!?"

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Chapter 737 - The Attacking Gentry

"The King of Dian treated the gentry so harshly and committed such tyrannical acts. Where is the trace of Chinese spirit left?"

"They are ten times more barbaric than the Jianzhou Tartars!!!"

The gentry's complaints continued.

"That is, punishments do not apply to officials, and laws do not apply to common people."

"In every dynasty, which emperor did not treat the gentry well in order to win the hearts of the people?"

"The King of Dian doesn't even understand this?"

"Such cruelty and brutality, the methods used are appalling. Where is the slightest trace of Chinese etiquette and grace?"

“Is this what the Celestial Empire should do?”

"Humph!"

"I've heard that the King of Dian has wicked ambitions, and the Emperor is a puppet. I think he's just planning to lead the beasts to eat us!"

"If I could see him someday, I would spit on this traitor's face!

What made the gentry in Shu so furious was naturally the "inhumane" decrees that Shu Yichao pointed out one after another.

As we all know, the Da Meng Dynasty was famous for its generosity towards scholars.

In order to win over scholars to work for it, the Dameng Dynasty stipulated that scholars could be exempted from taxes and labor for several people, and juren could be exempted from almost all taxes.

As for various treatments such as not having to kneel when meeting officials and preferential treatment in punishments, there are even more.

Under such relaxed conditions, the gentry entrenched in various places naturally became the most terrifying actual rulers.

In official circles, corruption and abuse of power are the norm, while being honest and incorruptible is a rarity.

In the local area, there were many powerful people. The gentry, celebrities and "good people" built strongholds, kept servants, disguised themselves as bandits, caused trouble in the area, and attacked and killed each other.

The ordinary people below are ants with no human rights.

Scholars with official titles would take a fancy to the property of ordinary people and could "buy" it directly by dropping a few copper coins or even not spending a penny.

Or, by simply writing a few words in the government, the family would be registered as dead, and their property would naturally be "donated".

At the same time, the gentry also widely exploited their privileges and passed all the heavy exploitation onto the poor, causing a poor family to pay the taxes of dozens of people. It was strange that they could not afford it!

Even without the endless wars, the common people would never have enough to eat. When disaster struck, the whole family would starve to death, or their children would be sold...

Even the so-called "poetry and etiquette passed down from generation to generation" and "strict family tradition" of scholars are just a little better at eating.

They lent money at high interest rates, extorted tributes from traveling merchants, forced tenants to sell their children, pretended to be bandits and killed people, and organized human trafficking gangs to abduct women.

Instead of having the family's direct descendants come forward to do the job, the family servants were asked to do it instead.

The result was that the imperial court became increasingly poorer, public resentment grew, and the entire Chinese land became a powder keg that could explode at any time.

Of course, in the eyes of these gentry, these are all very normal things.

Every year, people on the farm starve to death, every year, people commit suicide due to bankruptcy, and every year, people drown their children because they can't afford to raise them...

These are all perfectly normal things!

You know, we scholars with honors and achievements are the real "people".

The rest of the untouchables are just like ants, born in spring and dying in autumn, doing nothing...

Afterwards, the Dameng Dynasty was dragged to death by these "normal" things.

As a result, Shu Yichao arrived.

The gentry who had just welcomed the king's army were shocked to find that

All gone!

The legal privileges of scholars, which allowed these gentry to wield power and act as superiors in the local area, were completely abolished by Shu Yichao!

Shu Yichao also has something to say about this.

privilege?

You're asking me for privileges, are you crazy?

Slow down the population growth rate, slow down the rate of farmland reclamation, reduce the overall fertility of farmland, and significantly reduce taxes...

In the end, all we get is a little stability and administrative efficiency?

I won't do this losing business.

Therefore, Shu Yichao decisively pointed out a series of "brutal government orders" that "compete with the people for profit"

These "retrograde" actions naturally made the gentry furious.

When in Yunnan and Guizhou, because it was a wild land, the chieftains and barbarians were wreaking havoc everywhere. The remnants of war destruction and Wu Changbo's diligent exploitation, coupled with Shu Yichao's cleansing.

Therefore, the power of the gentry is not strong.

Therefore, even if Shu Yichao implemented policies that displeased the gentry, the gentry, who were powerless to resist, could only accept it.

But when it comes to the land of Bashu, it’s a completely different story.

"Submit a petition!"

"We must submit a petition!"

"The King of Dian is so ignorant!!"

"After all, he's just a barbarian from Yunnan: he hasn't even been exposed to the teachings of a saint!"

Even if they have to pay taxes, it will take several years.

But this is the foundation of their livelihood, and there is no room for delay!

The gentry were naturally furious.

However, considering that Shu Yichao had just used hundreds of thousands of heads to build the Jingguan, they did not dare to confront Shu Yichao head-on.

So the gentry quickly selected representatives to write a petition, presented generous gifts, and requested the restoration of their privileges.

My Lord, you must not do this.

If this continues, the country will no longer be a country!

I hope the Heavenly King will restore tradition soon and revoke his order, so as not to dishearten the scholars of the world!

The memorial was submitted.

But when the gentry were eagerly waiting for the rain, Shu Yichao...

The things have been collected.

The memorial has been read but not replied to.

Who the hell has time to care about you?

Shu Yichao is only focused on one thing now...

"Why are the rates of farmland underreporting and corruption so damn high?"

"Hmm...is the level of unrest still slowing down the population growth rate?"

"Can I tolerate this!?"

Shu Yichao then took decisive action and began to thoroughly investigate the fields and clear out the bandits and wild beasts. A large number of plant armies rushed towards the gentry's farms and ran rampant everywhere.

"I want to see how much land and population these guys have concealed."

"You must be tired of living if you dare to steal my things."

As Shu Yichao's land survey progressed, the gentry began to get restless.

"The King of Dian is still investigating...

"What does he mean?"

In fact, they also knew that according to Shu Yichao's current posture, he would most likely take necessary measures to restore production from the war.

Equally distribute the land.

But the problem is that once it comes to them, the gentry will not be happy.

"That's our ancestral property!"

“Ancestral property!!!”

During another private collusion, a fat gentleman knocked on the rosewood desk and saliva flew everywhere.

"The Dian King's rookie soldiers are even marking our ancestral property!"

"My tenants are on the run every day," someone said dryly.

"Because the tax rate at Dianwang Farm is low...

"snort!!"

"He actually instigated his tenants to rebel against their master. This King of Dian is truly shameless!"

"I contacted some servants outside..." someone sighed.

"Let them bring back all those tenants who rebelled against their master."

"But halfway through, I was stopped by the Dian King's Tengjia mushroom, who insisted that my servants were all bandits..."

"Oh." He wiped away his tears.

"More than thirty people were killed on the spot!"

“No matter how much I plead, it’s useless.