MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 206 go Ape

Qin Yao asked him: "What do you think is the most important component of a stable and strong country?"

This is not difficult, Liu Ji could answer casually, "The vast and fertile land, and the hard-working people."

Qin Yao nodded and asked: "What could cause the vastness of the land and the diligence of the people to be shaken?"

This is easy to answer, because we have it right in front of us.

Liu Ji pointed to Zhuangzi on both sides of the official road. These fields were all owned by large landowners in the county. These people were either rich or noble. They had long used their rights to acquire the best farmland.

 As for ordinary people, if they want to support themselves, they can only rent their fields and become tenant farmers.

If all the land becomes like this, coupled with today's pests, or last year's war, and these big men who occupy the land and rights not only do not reduce the rent, but also increase the rent, then the people's survival will change. It was very difficult.

　　Once people are forced into a desperate situation, they will rebel.

Liu Ji said solemnly: "It is because of the frequent natural disasters and wars that caused the people to be displaced and the good land was abandoned. It is because of the corruption of the old dynasty, which allowed the local powerful to annex the fields, raise private soldiers, and shake the country's foundation."

Qin Yao glanced at him in surprise, and it seemed that he was not completely useless.

She asked the first question again, "So, after getting a country that has finally been unified after decades of chaos, what should we do next?"

She did not let him answer, but continued: "The people should be allowed to recuperate, the corvee taxes should be reduced, wars should be avoided, and this devastated land should be given time to recover."

"We are not afraid of the barbarians in the north, but there are more important things to do now than teaching them a lesson."

If he was afraid, Sheng Guo would not send troops last year, but would only take the initiative to offer conditions such as peace and marriage at the beginning to show weakness.

Rather than bringing up the matter of a truce with the bride in a conciliatory manner after winning a battle.

“If the war in the north does not stop, it will only be the lower class people like us who will suffer.”

Qin Yao looked at Liu Ji and pointed at him, "Without the princess taking the initiative to end the war, you are still working as a food transporter at the border. This year's taxes will increase, and the consequences of pests will be even more disastrous than what we see now. Dozens of times.”

“The caravan will not be able to carry out foreign trade transactions, and the economy will be severely affected. I’m afraid I won’t be able to sell the newly made book boxes.”

“The chain reactions caused by a war are beyond ordinary people’s imagination, and if these chain reactions are spread to everyone, they are enough to destroy a small family that was originally peaceful.”

As the city gate was approaching, Qin Yao took the reins from Liu Ji's hand and said calmly: "I am just an ordinary citizen. I only see that the decision to marry has brought me a peaceful life."

"Not everyone can be like the princess, willing to sacrifice themselves to help others."

  Anyway, she couldn't do it.

Looking at Liu Ji, Liu Ji swallowed hard with a guilty conscience. He couldn't do it either.

 A feeling of guilt spread from his heart, and Liu Ji whispered: "I really deserve to die!"

Qin Yao handed the defenders two coins to enter the city, which made her feel sad.

She just wanted to go to the outskirts of the city to see the pest situation in the county, but she forgot that it was easy to get out of the city, but she had to pay an entry fee to enter the city.

If I had known she would have gone out of the city alone, now she still has to pay Liu Ji's share, which is not worth it!

The couple separated at the back door of the restaurant. Before leaving, Liu Ji received 50 yuan as living expenses and smiled so hard that his teeth were almost gone.

 Qin Yao returned to the inn and helped out in the lobby after dinner. Since she was not staying in a guest room, shopkeeper Fan didn't ask for her accommodation fee.

He was still angry when Qin Yao wanted to give him money, so he could only do what he could to make up for the accommodation fee. Over at Liu Ji, as soon as he got the money, he spent eight cents on a luxurious meal of meat wontons.

 After filling up my stomach, I rubbed my belly and returned to the academy.

During his absence, the students taking the re-examination in the academy were already chatting in a lively manner, fearing that others would not know that the re-examination questions were the same as the first exam, and the conversation was so exciting.

Liu Ji, who had just returned, was so frightened that he stayed away from them.

But when he walked to the door of the dormitory, he was afraid that these fools would implicate him, so he turned around and ran back with a cold face. He scolded all the students like crazy and drove them away.

 Since returning from the border, Liu Ji is no longer afraid of Fan Xiucai.

　　He would curse like crazy when he saw someone, and even Fan Xiucai was now trying to avoid him, let alone other ordinary students in the academy who had little influence.

 After Liu Ji's angry rebuke, the academy quickly became quiet, and no one mentioned the re-examination papers again.

 He snorted and then turned back to the dormitory.

 Pushing open the door of the dormitory, the familiar smell of feet appeared. Liu Ji couldn't bear it. He pinched his nose and picked up the several pairs of shoes and socks he had taken off with charcoal-holding iron tongs, and threw them all out!

Several roommates were shocked and shouted angrily: "Liu Ji, why did you throw away our shoes and socks?"

 Liu Ji picked up the washbasin and washcloth and walked directly in front of them, ignoring them.

This was not the first time that he reminded them to pay attention to their personal hygiene, but a few of them refused to listen and piled their smelly socks in the corner without washing them for a month.

Why do you have the nerve to ask him now?

Several roommates watched helplessly as Liu Ji ignored him and went out to fetch water to wash his face and feet. Their faces turned red with anger.

Just as Liu Ji rolled up his sleeves and prepared to fight, Liu Ji turned around and raised his hand to point in the direction of the restaurant in the city.

“I can tell you that my wife is currently living in Shopkeeper Fan’s restaurant. Do you dare to lay a finger on me?”

The roommates all took a big step back. Who didn't know that the wife of Liu Ji's family could smash them into meat pies with one fist?

 "Liu Ji, you, you?" The roommates looked at each other for a long time, but they couldn't say anything harsh.

 But I felt aggrieved. Why did the good Liu Ji go crazy and throw away their shoes and socks?

 Is it just because it smells so bad that he will get angry?

Then why haven’t I seen him so angry before?

 Liu Ji wiped his face, poured out the water from the washbasin, and washed his feet. Seeing his roommate's cowardice, the guilt he felt toward Princess Huiyang finally dissipated.

　　Pointing to the stern education given by a few people, "The princess is a great person. She sacrifices her small self to fulfill the greater self. What do you people who have no vision and no structure know?"

After saying that, he added viciously: "If I ever hear you say that the princess's marriage is a humiliation for the people of Shengguo, I will ask my wife to beat you to death!"

 The roommates looked at each other and said that Liu Ji had convulsions again.

Liu Ji hung up the wash handkerchief and looked at his roommates with disgust, "Whoever doesn't wash their face and feet will never be able to sleep in the house from now on. I'll beat each one on sight!"

Afraid that they wouldn't believe it, I imitated the way the elder man at home did his morning exercises, stood up, raised his fists and said, "I have practiced with my wife before."

His three roommates were so frightened that they quickly picked up their shoes and socks and washed them.

 This night, the faint smell of feet in the air finally disappeared. After coming to the academy for so long, Liu Ji breathed in the fresh air and finally slept comfortably.