blogombal Chapter 295
Chapter 295
"Capital in the world should pursue profit."
"Landlords are not so kind. They are willing to lend grain only because it is a sure-win business. If this year is a bumper year, they can earn high interest from it."
"But if there is a sudden disaster this year and the grain harvest is poor, they will not lose money, because according to the agreement, once the people cannot pay the grain on the agreed date, they will have to use their own land to pay it back."
"Land is the foundation of the people. Once the land is gone, where will these people go?"
Gao Yang's voice was cold, and a large number of landlords with hideous smiles seemed to appear in front of him, with greed in their eyes!
Yan Wushuang looked solemn. He was a smart man, so he naturally understood Gao Yang's meaning at the first time.
According to Gao Yang, this land annexation is a disaster for the people!
Yuan Xuanlin also took a deep look at Gao Yang. His vigilance against Gao Yang has been raised to the highest level!
This Gao Yang is unfathomable, and he is definitely a capable minister in governing the world!
"Brother, if what you said is true, how can the people survive without land?" Gao Changwen asked curiously.
Gao Yang glanced at the light gauze dancing outside the window, extravagant and luxurious.
He said lightly, "What else can we do?"
"The people have lost their land, just like they have lost their roots, but they still have to live, and their families have to eat and drink, so they can only find another way to make a living, but how can there be so many ways to make a living in the world?"
"These landlords will stand up again, they will wave their hands and bring another contract to sell themselves. These people who have lost their land can only sign the contract to sell themselves and become the landlords' cattle and horses, working hard every year and being squeezed by the landlords until they die!"
"This is an open conspiracy. If you don't sign, your family will starve to death. If you sign, you will become the landlords' cattle and horses."
Yan Wushuang picked up the wine glass and said meaningfully, "The word cattle and horses is very wonderful!"
Even Gao Changwen looked serious, as if he was thinking.
Gao Yang looked at Gao Changwen's thoughtful expression and felt it was rare.
"How do you feel after hearing about the prototype of land annexation?" Gao Yang took a sip of the wine in the glass and asked.
Gao Changwen glanced at Gao Yang, then said solemnly, "I have a lot of feelings!"
"But the biggest feeling is that I want to be a landlord, not a cow or a horse who only knows how to work all my life."
Ahem!
Gao Yang almost choked when he heard this.
Yan Wushuang raised his thumb and said, "This statement is true!"
Gao Yang shook his head and said, "On rainy days, when it rains heavily, cows will hide in their dens to sleep, horses will eat grass in the stable, and cows and horses will try their best to go out to work. Cows will moo, horses will call, and cows and horses will shout "I got it" every day."
Yan Wushuang said with curiosity, "Master Gao, what does "I got it" mean?"
"It means that the master casually orders something, and cows and horses will shout "I got it" and do it immediately. It is a unique word of capitalists and is not worth mentioning." Gao Yang explained casually.
Yan Wushuang showed a look of understanding.
At this moment, he became extremely curious about the capitalists that Gao Yang studied.
"Master Gao, this so-called capitalist school, in my eyes, is not inferior to any of the schools of thought, which really makes me yearn for it!"
Gao Yang also said with emotion, "Although the people of the world despise capitalists, and know that capitalists are easy to be set on fire, who doesn't want to be a capitalist?"
"But if His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan wants to learn, I can also accept him as a disciple!"
Yan Wushuang waved his hand hurriedly, "Master Gao, I am not suitable, let's forget it, but I thank you Master Gao!"
He is the prince of Dayan, and he may become the emperor of Dayan in the future. How can he be accepted as a disciple by Gao Yang? Wouldn't it be a joke if it gets out?
Gao Yang heard this and showed a look of pity on his face.
"Master Gao, let's get back to the point. I understand the prototype of land annexation, but a mere landlord who annexed a little land of farmers who were already struggling to survive, can this cause the dynasty's fortune to not exceed three hundred years?" Yan Wushuang continued to ask. He was eager for Gao Yang to tell him the answer. Although he knew that Gao Yang was a very dangerous person, this question involved the essence of the dynasty's demise, which he could not ignore at all. "Your Highness, Prince Yan, do you know the butterfly effect?" Gao Yang said lightly. "Butterfly effect?" Yan Wushuang frowned, with a curious look on his face. Yuan Xuanlin also frowned, what Gao Yang said was something he had never heard of. "The so-called butterfly effect is that there is a butterfly in Chang'an City. If it flaps its wings gently, it may cause a gust of wind on the endless sea two weeks later." When Gao Yang's voice sounded, Yan Wushuang's face suddenly changed. "A butterfly flapping its wings in Chang'an may cause a gust of wind on the sea. Gao Yang...Sir, are you making fun of me?"
Yan Wushuang looked displeased.
This theory was too much for him.
Gao Yang explained calmly, "Your Highness, this is just a theory, but it is possible, just like when Your Highness came to Chang'an City, he heard the story of Li Shimin by chance."
"This seemingly small change may trigger a landslide and tsunami later!"
"Such as beheading the crown prince, imprisoning the Emperor of Yan, and even Your Highness may continue to expand and set off a war of seven countries, but all this is just due to a very small change at the beginning!"
"Similarly, the same is true for land annexation!"
Yan Wushuang was shocked, and he understood Gao Yang's meaning.
"Sir Gao, are you saying that the initial prototype of land annexation is like a butterfly gently flapping its wings, seemingly insignificant, but the real storm is still behind? "
Gao Yang slowly rotated the wine glass on his fingertips and said lightly: "Your Highness the King of Yan is right, the real storm is still behind!"
"Some poor people don't have enough food. Once they don't have enough to eat, they can only borrow, but after borrowing, they must pay it back, otherwise the landlords' means are beyond the people's imagination."
"In this way, the problem comes again. Even if this year is a bumper year, the high principal plus interest of the landlords is paid back at the first time to save the land, but paying back these grains will put pressure on the food supply for next year, so we have to continue to borrow!"
"This process will repeat itself, and sooner or later the people's land will be in the hands of the landlords!"
"In this way, it will cause a very vicious situation, because as far as I know, whether it is Daqian or Yan State, the land of the world's noble families and major clans, they have privileges. To be precise, their land... tax-free!"