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Six Thieves in Northern Song Dynasty (Part 1)

On October 9, the Fang La Uprising broke out! Regarding the reasons for this uprising. For example, the heavy labor service in Jiangnan was too heavy and exploited too ruthlessly, the Song Dynasty authorities only played fun, ignored the government, and only thought about Hua Shigang all day long, etc. These are all correct. In more detail, the responsibility will be confirmed on several special people - Zhao Ji, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, and Wang Fu, Li Yan, and Zhu Xie...

They finally made an appearance! The famous "Six Thieves" in the history of the Song Dynasty gathered together! These six people are generally compared, and their role in the historical process is almost the same? This is not right!

Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, this man is the first generation of self-employed business. They started from scratch, fought out a bloody path in conspiracy traps, guns and bullets, and climbed to the highest peak of the empire by stepping on countless competitors! Their characteristics are intelligence, rationality, and knowing the depth. Without the most basic, they have long become stepping stones for others and become cups! This characteristic also determines their harm. Even if they can toss, there is a bottom line! They know what to do and what not. They understand that the empire is a ship. If they mess around desperately, they will bring them into the vortex together and everyone will drown...

But Wang Fu, Li Yan, and Zhu Xie are different. They are all rich second generations. Success comes too quickly and easily. High officials and generous salaries that others can't get for life, and gold and silver beauties are almost at their fingertips! Standing at the top of the empire, looking around, every land and everyone, they let them do whatever they want, and they will harm them. Success and no responsibility are repeated, making them believe that nothing is important and nothing is consequences... So they act in every corner of the empire and create various chaos. Fang La Uprising is just one of them. So before talking about the details of the uprising, it is very necessary to introduce these rich second generations clearly...

Everyone is hated by thousands of people! The worst-case role is also a disaster for several provinces! In addition to the 6 thieves, Yang Jian first. To be honest, it is a bit aggrieved to be aware of the reason for this arrangement, but there is no way. Who told him to die early? And his apprentice is too brave?

Yang Jian, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Garden. Through the construction of super palaces and famous gardens such as Gen Yue, this was the most important government work at that time. Although Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng and others were all involved, the eunuch who was responsible for such matters was even more popular and had a wide range of eyes!

Yang Jian was able to be on the same level as Liang Shicheng in his official position by building a house and building a garden. However, Eunuch Yang was also very smart and knew how to advance and retreat, and did not cause trouble for Liang Yin Xiang who held the national talisman seal...

He had another hobby. Since ancient times, eunuchs loved money the most! As eunuchs who had no wife, no children, even had their bodies disabled and abandoned their ancestors, what else is there in this world besides money? So Yang Jian became the most capable and dared to make money at that time!

For a person with power, what is the most money-making thing? Answer: Land! Since ancient times, land has been the largest and last asset of the government!

Eunuch Yang started a land sale. He set up a department called "Xicheng Institution" and sent people to various prefectures and counties to summon people to verify the land deeds! People from all over the country cooperated very well. The government wanted to verify it, but they didn't jog home to get it. After the result, the people from Xicheng Institution began to ask "Where did this land come from?" "Where did your father get it?" "Okay, where did your father get it?" "The grandfather left it" and so on, until they asked the grandfather and above!

"The age is too old, yes! Come out with evidence! Prove it was your ancestors and great-grandfather who gave it to you." The people collapsed...

The above is called the ancestral type collapse. When faced with the questioning, there is another answer, "I bought it", "Okay, who did you buy it from", "Dongcuntou A", "Okay, find A. A! Where did you buy it from", "Xicuntou Yi", "Okay, find B. B! Where did you buy it from", and so on, it can be pushed to the back of Jia, Yi, B, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren and Gui! So the people collapsed again...

The result of the collapse is a rent increase and tax increase. As long as it is settled, even if there is no natural disaster or man-made disaster in the future, you will not want to escape debt! This method will be promoted from Ruzhou and covers major wealthy areas such as Jingdong, Jingxi, Huaixi, and Huaibei. How about it? It's very cruel? No! This is just one of Yang Jian's methods of using land to make money! Strictly speaking, it is still very complicated and stupid!

Later, Eunuch Yang figured it out, instead of doing this, it would be better to make something out of nothing! The Xicheng is located nationwide to investigate where there are abandoned embankments, abandoned dams, barren mountains, retreated beaches, silted beaches and other uninhabited areas, forcing nearby farmers to farm! As long as they planted, they immediately became a lifelong tenant of Eunuch Yang, endlessly, and their ancestors paid him rent for generations. Later, he was so greedy that he didn't even let go of his life on the water. The famous Liangshanpo was encircled by Eunuch Yang, and each fishing boat became his property. It is estimated that the three brothers named Ruan were stimulated by him to rob the house?

Yang Jian's brilliant money-making career ended in 101 and he died. But his spirit has lasted forever, and another outstanding eunuch with money-type tuberculosis appeared, doing more powerfully than him!

Li Yan, among the 6 thieves, appeared! This is the last member of the swordsman of the Northern Song Dynasty (Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan), and the most brutal one. He took over the money-making business of his master Yang Jian, but his operation method was too advanced, so even the West City lost its meaning! There is no need to check the land deed at all, why did you have that effort? Eunuch Li sent someone to stand directly on the land he was optimistic about, and then loudly announced that "This is a homeless wasteland" is that simple! Whoever disagrees will die!

The most ruthless time, he sent someone to concentrate all the land deeds in Lushan County, and burned them all in front of the deed! The land in the county has become "public fields" and all the public fields? The public fields do not pay taxes, so what should I do with the original tax? This involves the emperor's bag. Li Yan thought for a while, "Lushan County is mine, so I can't make things difficult for them anymore. Give all the original taxes to neighboring prefectures and counties." Under this great shift in the universe, it not only ensures that the emperor's bag does not shrink, but also ensures that his bag is full... What a perfect and harmonious way!

The lives of the residents of the "badland" that Li Yan are known to be attracted to in history have become like this - "the fields that cannot be obtained from farmers, the cattle cannot be cultivated, they spend money and money, starve to death, or hang themselves in the yoke." The above is the behavior of Li Erdai. His actions are uncovered, and he doesn't even feel that he is a little guilty and fears of guilt! This is the behavior of the typical "second generations". They don't think they have done anything wrong, and they don't think there is any bullshit law at all!

As of this point, I believe everyone has gritted their teeth and hated Li Yan to the core, right? Don’t be busy! He is only the last of the 6 thieves. Even within the business scope he is good at, some people are stronger than him! Because the territory he is in charge is in the northwest, but after the Anshi Rebellion, the south of the Yangtze River has risen rapidly in economic development. It is no exaggeration to say: the prosperity of Kaifeng City has been supported by Jiangnan since the Song Taizu!

The one who ranks above Li Yan is the person who turned Jiangnan into a hell on earth - Zhu Chong's son Zhu Xie!

As a self-made man, Zhu Chong was very sensible. He was kind and generous after he had some money. He claimed to be a porridge for the year of disaster and gave up cloth in the cold weather. He was very famous in the southeast area until he followed Cai Jing to Beijing. But even so, he was very low-key and kept hiding behind Cai Jing and others, earning black money steadily...

But Zhu's second generation is not like this! Only after a thorough analysis of his life can we understand how good the rich second generation in the world was at that time!

Zhu Xie's life circle is divided into two, one is in the old base in Jiangnan and the other is in the capital of Kaifeng. In the capital, Zhu Xie is synonymous with happiness. This does not mean that he is very happy, but that he is the happiness of the entire Kaifeng official world. Wherever he goes, his money will be submerged. Every year, his money to respect the officials must definitely exceed the salary offered by Zhao Ji. In addition, he is also a channel, through him, even the secrets deep in the palace, he can understand it as soon as possible! Because he can go in and out of the palace at any time, wander around every corner of the palace, without even avoiding concubines. Why? Because he is the representative of Hua Shigang! He has the obligation and responsibility to inspect the emperor's home and see where there is still decoration decoration!

Zhu Erdai did this work very seriously and often received rewards. For example, one day he suddenly embroidered a golden hand on the shoulder of his robe. Someone asked what this was? Zhu Jie said piously that he had just been touched by His Majesty's hand... Another time, a piece of yellow silk suddenly wrapped around his arm, and he didn't move, even if he greeted others, he couldn't lift it up. Everyone asked you if you were numb in middle age? Answer: This part of this arm was touched by His Majesty again...

This is how he acted very generous, happy, and a little cute in Kaifeng City? But after returning to Jiangnan, he had another face. His performance was that all his humble and cuteness in the capital had been regained his balance hundreds of times!

First of all, people think that the Zhu family’s money was taken out of the treasury. They could ask for a price for the Shigang to transport flowers and exchange stones for gold and move them home. This is true, but it is not comprehensive. The wealth reaches the level of the Zhu family, gold, silver and other things are garbage! What they want is emperor-level things - land!

At the end of the game, all I play with is land! The Zhu family’s land is across counties and counties, and it is no longer possible to measure the scale units like states and counties. The rent collected every year is more than 100,000 stones!

Next is real estate! The Zhu family is a royal garden supplier. Will the place where you live is bad? First, there is the big "A No. 1 Garden, and half of Wu County". This Wu County does not only refer to one territory, but is a synonym and a symbol of Jiangnan. Zhu Family Garden reaches half of Jiangnan!

Next is Quan. Zhu Jie's official title is very ordinary. Now he is the Suizhou Observer and the Qingyuan Army Chengxuan Envoy. After the New Year, the result of the Yanyun Front in the northern region was found. Zhao Ji was happy for a moment. All the officials of the Song Dynasty were promoted collectively. Zhu Jie was promoted to the Ningyuan Army Jiedushi and Liquanguan Envoy. These are all empty titles. Does the Jiedushi have power? Liquanguan? It sounds like a Taoist temple, just get an extra salary!

This is Zhu Xie’s official position in Kaifeng City, but when he returns to the south of the Yangtze River, he is another person. His power is far more direct than Zhao Ji! Note: It’s not greater than Zhao Ji, but more direct!

The entire Jiangnan government was his aide! Many officials at the level of county magistrates came from his close confidants. Wherever he went, even the retired priests had to go out to greet him. His brothers and nephews were all daughters of the royal family, and his wife all had official titles. More than 150 people in his family had titles of eight, nine, and tenth-rank military officers, and these people were just slaves who carried water and farmed for him and cleaned the yard!

He always has small things he has to do twice a month, which is annoying! On the first and fifteenth day of every month, senior provincial and municipal officials in Jiangnan region have to gather at Zhu's house to accept his name... At this time, Zhu Xie was still quite depressed because he had to hang up the portrait of the emperor, which was considered as a review for Zhao Ji...

But who gave him the power to hang the portrait of the emperor in his home?

As a result, the official orders of the Song Dynasty were almost deterrent to the south of the Yangtze River. The Zhu family was the one who was in power, and even Kaifeng City knew about this! After a long time, everyone gave the Zhu family a nickname "Southeast *******" to express their recognition.

With a stable occupation of southern China and separating half of the sky, Zhu Xie was ranked behind another person on the list of evil people in the Northern Song Dynasty, that is, Wang Fu, the popular priest of the Song Dynasty!

Wang Fu's original name was Wang Fu. The reason why the emperor changed his name was because the emperor liked him? Well, Wang Fu was also a historical celebrity. He was famous throughout the country during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a tall and upright eunuch! Wang Fu of the Song Dynasty was a handsome and monstrous man who could not be copied. He had blonde hair and blue eyes, a face like powder, and a jade-like body, just like a white man who traveled across the ocean from Europe to the Song Dynasty. How could Zhao Ji ignore such a person? He looked even more special than the various rare birds and beasts he raised in Genyue.

If you look at Wang Fu's history of success, you can concentrate on two words - holding it and tearing it down!

The first time he praised the person in the officialdom was He Zhizhong. He was the second prime minister when Zhao Ji first ascended the throne. At that time, Wang Fu was very motivated and was a Jinshi who was admitted to the real world. He Zhizhong was a classmate of his son and was praised very happily, so he recommended him to be a proofreader and a Zuo Sijian...

This is a great kindness. A little Jinshi, who was not even a third-class student, became a staff member of the Pavilion and worked part-time in the Zhijianyuan. What a high starting point! Think about Wang Anshi decades ago, Su Shi had to go to the Pavilion and had to go through the exam, and Fan Zhongyan had to go to another place to work as a local official for many years if he wanted to go to the Zhijianyuan...
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