RNP Chapter 476
Chapter 476
"Young Master, the person is dead."
"He died with his eyes open."
Chen Sheng climbed out of the earthenware jar grave, staring at Gao Yang with a very heavy tone.
These words made everyone silent.
Gao Yang did not speak.
He had noticed early on that the old woman was skinny, but her belly was bulging.
Combined with the old woman's last words, his guess was verified.
When people are extremely hungry, they will eat everything they can eat. If there is no food, they will eat tree bark and wild grass. If they have eaten all the tree bark, they will eat... Guanyin soil!
The so-called Guanyin soil is a kind of clay mainly composed of kaolinite clay minerals. It is only used to fill hunger when people are extremely hungry.
But this kind of soil cannot be digested at all. Once it enters the intestines, it is difficult to excrete, and no medicine can cure it.
So after a person dies, his stomach will be bulging.
When there is a disaster and people can no longer survive, corpses like this will appear on the roadside. They look like they are dying of bloating, but they are actually starved to death.
And the death is extremely painful.
People say that they can no longer live and have to eat dirt, so this comes from it, but the meaning is different.
The old woman eats dirt, which is even worse, but no one knows whether she died of starvation or despair.
But it doesn't matter anymore.
Luluo covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes were already red.
She looked at Gao Yang, her heart was sour, tears flowed from the corners of her eyes, and she asked in confusion, "Young Master, why is there such a bad habit in the world?"
Gao Yang looked at Luluo, and his sigh resounded in the empty mountains and forests.
"When productivity is low, grain production is fixed. Once people encounter frequent natural disasters and wars, they will not be able to survive."
"Droughts and locusts cause great famine, epidemics, and cannibalism!"
"The few words in history books are like heavy mountains for ordinary people."
"When food becomes limited and it is difficult to feed a family, choices must be made, and the first to bear the brunt are the elderly."
"When there is no choice, the elderly are old and have lost their ability to work, and they become "family burdens", and clay pot tombs will also be born."
"To put it bluntly, the birth of clay pot tombs is an extreme measure that has to be taken out of necessity."
"As for the so-called taking away the blessings of future generations, it is pure nonsense. In the final analysis, it is the nature of human nature to take the limited resources of the family. Food is left for the young and the children. "
"Time has passed, even if the family can barely survive, the selfishness of human nature and the idea of taking away the blessings of future generations are deeply rooted in people's minds, coupled with the herd mentality, then under the ignorant thinking, they will blame all the misfortunes on the elderly!"
"There are nine out of ten things in life that are not satisfactory. Who doesn't have a difficult sutra to recite? But when all these misfortunes have an outlet, they will automatically attribute them all to him!"
"Even if the reasons are extremely absurd, even if they are extremely outrageous, even if people die, the family is still unfortunate!"
"But as long as one family does this, good things will happen in the family, and it will be attributed to the clay pot grave."
"In the final analysis, this is a real dilemma and a foolish thought!"
Gao Yang's words are extremely cruel, but very realistic.
Isn't the so-called clay pot grave like this?
The combination of the two forms a vicious circle. The real dilemma forces them to do this, but they have to find a plausible reason.
Then the saying that old people over the age of 60 will take away the blessings of their descendants will be born and deeply rooted in people's hearts as time goes by.
When the lives of their descendants are better, taking away the blessings of their descendants will make them continue this bad habit.
As for why it is the age of 60, the reason is also very realistic. Most people can't live to the age of 60. Being over 60 is considered longevity.
Secondly, they can still work in their 50s and have not lost their labor force. In other words, they still have a certain value at this time!
"But they are not afraid of getting old, will they be locked up in the earthenware jar tomb like this?"
Luluo stared at Gao Yang straight, wanting an answer.
Gao Yang looked indifferent, his voice was emotionless, "People always deceive themselves, always have a fluke mentality, otherwise why would corrupt officials in the world be corrupt even though they know they will be skinned alive?"
"Even when the conventional ideas are deeply rooted in their hearts, they may even think that this is how it should be when people get old. Only when they are really in this earthenware jar tomb, the strong desire to survive will make them regret it, or, sadly, welcome death!"
Shangguan Wan'er sneered, and her voice sounded faintly, "My Daqian has always ruled the country with filial piety. I didn't expect that this small Suiyang County would hide such a creepy bad habit. It's really ridiculous!"
"But both the late emperor and your majesty have issued decrees, requiring officials from all regions to treat local elderly people well and abolish all"Don't they know about this bad habit that is harmful to the world and even the national treasury will give them a certain amount of money?" Shangguan Wan'er stared at the large-bellied and small-mouthed clay pot graves in front of her, as well as the endless clay pot mountain. How many elderly people died on this mountain because of this bad habit? She couldn't speak. Gao Yang's eyes became colder, with a flickering light in his eyes. "Don't know?" "Wan'er, do you really not know, or are you deceiving yourself?" As soon as the words fell. Shangguan Wan'er stopped talking immediately. Gao Yang said coldly, "The clay pot graves are deeply rooted, and the local people have regarded it as a conventional concept. It is not easy to change it?" "And in the poor areas, abandoning the elderly in the family can make the family more profitable, and can also avoid the elderly getting sick, taking him to see a doctor, and moving money, just like killing parents. From their point of view, this matter has too much resistance, but what can they get? "
The contempt in Gao Yang's eyes became more and more intense. "Daqian's performance evaluation focuses more on taxation, public security, and agricultural production. From the perspective of interests, the return on this is far lower than the investment. Who would be willing to do it?"
"What's more, once the correction is excessive, it will cause riots, injuries, and large-scale rebellions, which will be a huge trouble for them!"
"This is a typical inaction and a typical risk avoidance!"
"Your Majesty's starting point is good, but where does the money come from? The national treasury must pay a sum at most, and the local counties must also pay a sum!"
"Putting aside the pursuit of personal gain, wouldn't it be better to use this money for water control, road construction, and other things related to their political achievements? "
A word fell.
Shangguan Wan'er was completely silent, her beautiful eyes dimmed.
In fact, as soon as she said it, she thought of the reason.
Zhao Da and Chen Sheng also fell silent.
As for Wang Ermaizi, who was suppressed by Wu Guang, the corners of his mouth were raised, with disdain on his face.
Damn it, this dog-day mental patient is still pretending!
He even said that officials do not do anything!
But Gao Yang's name for Shangguan Wan'er sounded familiar to him.
Wan'er?
The female official beside His Majesty seems to be called Wan'er as well?
Are they playing some very new games?
Or...
Wang Ermaizi's face changed, these people didn't seem to be acting!
Shangguan Wan'er looked at the clay pot graves with a sad face.
"When I was a child, I thought that I could manage the world's affairs, sweep away bad policies, and bring peace to the people after reading the books of sages. "
"But Suiyang County is not remote, but there are such bad habits. How many bad habits are there in the world that I don't know about?"
Shangguan Wan'er's tone was low, and her voice echoed.
"Although I have read the books of sages, I can't control the injustice in the world. I am the one who feels pity, I am powerless, I am moved, and I can only watch helplessly!"
"Gao Yang, do you know?"
"These emotions are like a sharp knife that keeps piercing my heart!"