Chapter 1562 Goodbye, King Ruyang
There are many foreigners in Yuan Dadu, which is the largest national city in this era.
Bicycles are not uncommon here. Many people ride bicycles on the streets, which is completely different from other places. Trendy things are always the most popular.
"I heard that a foreigner came to Dadu and wrote a travelogue to introduce Dadu, saying that Dadu is full of gold." Zhao Min proudly introduced the center of the Yuan Dynasty.
"I'm afraid there are bones under the gold." Zhang Wuji retorted. He knew how the people in other places, especially the people in the old land of the Southern Song Dynasty, lived. It was too miserable.
Zhao Min was unhappy when she heard it, "That's only temporary. As long as we continue to develop, everyone will soon be well-fed and well-clothed." She firmly believed that the current difficulties were just the pain of industrial development.
Duran said, "You two should stop fighting. You are from the same sect and are about the same age. You should be friendly."
"Master, he always speaks ill of the court. We in Wudang have so much money because of the good policies of the court. I admit that the court cannot make all the people live a good life, but this is only temporary and will not last forever." "Take silk for example. In the past, only wealthy families could wear silk, but now silk has become a very common commodity, which shows that the development is still good." Zhao Min's remarks were reasonable, but she was more biased towards the court.
Zhang Wuji didn't know how to refute. In his heart, the Yuan Dynasty had been persecuting Wudang for the wealth of the martial arts world. When he was a child, he was seriously injured by the two elders of Xuanming. Zhang Wuji never had any good feelings for such an unscrupulous court.
"Master, do you think what they said is right?" Zhao Min has already acted like a spoiled child.
"Yes, and no." "This court is not the court of the people. The people now only eat the charity of the court. The real resources are still in the hands of the dignitaries in the court. They have assets, land, and population. They don't need to produce, but they can get the biggest profits, but they only give a little to the people of the world. If these don't change, then the Yuan Dynasty is incurable." In the final analysis, it is still the distribution of interests. When most of the wealth in the world is concentrated in the hands of a small number of people, most people will naturally be dissatisfied.
History is repeating itself, and even the ICBC revolution cannot change it.
Every time the world is initially settled, resources are relatively fairly distributed to most people, but as time goes by, resources and wealth will continue to gather in the hands of a few people. When the wealth and land are almost annexed, it will be the time for chaos in the world again.
War is a means of self-regulation for humans, and the reason why war can stimulate human potential and technological level is entirely because war is the most direct means of distributing interests. Victory can directly get benefits, and the temptation of benefits will naturally make people rack their brains to pursue victory.
War is brutal but efficient, and it is a struggle for interests with the largest number of participants, so it can naturally allow excellent ideas to emerge in the shortest time.
After listening to Duran's analysis, Zhang Wuji nodded immediately. Isn't this the reason? It's that officials are greedy and don't care about the lives of the people. That's right.
Zhao Min also knows this. Take the property of their Ruyang Palace for example. There are countless mulberry fields, several silk factories, and many domestic slaves. These domestic slaves are not paid, only two meals, but they have to work twelve hours.
But even so, the Ruyang family's property is not the largest, and there are many powerful people who are richer than Ruyang.
It can be seen that the master is not wrong. Zhao Min thought that it is indeed a centenarian who sees it thoroughly. But if the powerful are asked to hand over their wealth, I am afraid none of them are willing.
It seems that this is a dead end. Zhao Min realized for the first time that reality is so cruel.
"Okay, let's not talk about this. This has nothing to do with us. Now let's go and save the people from the six major sects." "Zhao Min leads the way."
"Master, don't rush to save people. I have to let my father know that I have become your disciple. Let's go back to the mansion first, and then go to save people." "With me here, it's just a matter of a word to let them go." Zhao Min wanted to go home first. She was bullied outside, and she missed the warmth of home very much at this time.
Du Lan said: "Well, I came all the way to Dadu, and it's reasonable to visit my old friend."
"My father will be surprised to see the master." Zhao Min thought that if the father knew that she had become a master of Wulin Shenhua, he would probably be so surprised that he couldn't sleep or eat well.
However, Zhao Min went back not only to face her father's surprise, but also to face an arranged marriage. As a princess, her marriage was destined to be a transaction.
King Ruyang did not expect his daughter to become the apprentice of their suppression target. He was very angry. Why was she so out of position? Didn't she know that they and Wudang were irreconcilable?
Zhao Min was stunned by her father's attitude and the blow of arranged marriage. This was even more terrible than being forced to become a disciple by Du Lan that night.
"Master Zhang, the so-called disaster should not affect the family. You threatened my daughter to become a disciple of Wudang. Isn't that the behavior of a martial arts hero?" King Ruyang didn't want people to know that his daughter was a disciple of Wudang. What if his political enemies knew about it? If he reported to the emperor that he was secretly colluding with Wudang, his political career would be over, and he might even be sentenced.
Thinking of this, King Ruyang felt cold on his back. He thought that Zhang Sanfeng was a thief who didn't die. He was really vicious and insidious, and his heart was as vicious as a scorpion.
Du Lan naturally knew what King Ruyang was thinking and how much he hated him. The more he hated, the happier Du Lan was. Anyway, the other party couldn't do anything.
"I only look at the qualifications and not the identities when I accept disciples. Zhao Min is a martial arts genius that is rare in a century. I can't bear to see her fall into dust, so I accept her as my disciple. In time, I will definitely make you a martial arts master." Du Lan smiled as if he didn't know what King Ruyang meant.
"Zhang Sanfeng, don't go too far. What is the relationship between your Wudang and my Ruyang Palace? Don't you know it? If people know that my daughter is a disciple of Wudang, the emperor will be furious and our family will suffer. Don't you know? You are so vicious!" King Ruyang was almost angry to death.
"Really? King Ruyang, I have always regarded you as an old friend."
"I am afraid that others think we are friends?!" "My daughter must not worship you as her master. You go, or I will be rude."
"It seems that you have never been polite. You didn't treat her with good wine and food, and you didn't open the bed to welcome her. Do you think this is politeness in your Ruyang Palace?" Du Lan said that he didn't feel the hospitality of King Ruyang at all.
Seeing that Duran was unmoved by his threats, the King of Ruyang threw the teacup in his hand to the ground and shouted, "Someone come!"
It turned out that the musketeers had been ambushed in secret. At this time, the musketeers filed out, pointing their guns at Duran, ready to shoot at any time.
"Zhang Sanfeng, you forced me to do this." The King of Ruyang didn't want to see blood, but now he had to see it: "Even if you are a legend in the martial arts world, you can't resist the gunfire."
Duran still sat there, calm as the moon in the well: "If you don't kill me today, your end will be very ugly."
"You are threatening me when you are about to die? Zhang Sanfeng, you are really a lunatic!"