"Humph! Isn't it all because of those f * cking aristocratic families?"
Before Er Hu could speak, an old man angrily interrupted.
"Oh? Old man, tell me, what's going on?”
Qin Mu turned his head to look at the old man.
"Benefactor, you don't know.”
"Our Cloud Prefecture's Mayor is a good-for-nothing. He only knows how to indulge in debauchery and never dares to go to the battlefield to command.”
"Three years ago, after His Majesty and the Turks signed the alliance at the Wei River, the Cloud Prefecture was not greatly disturbed, but a small group of Turkic cavalry constantly harassed it.”
"In order to claim credit from the Imperial Court, the prefect has been viciously capturing able-bodied men, hoping to make a great contribution on the battlefield.“
"Erhu was forcefully captured and brought to the military camp at that time.”
"But that prefect only knows how to talk on paper. He has caused our garrison to fall into a tight encirclement several times, causing countless casualties.”
"We old friends have risked our lives to repel the enemy.”
The old man explained to Qin Mu in detail.
However, Zhangsun Wugou's expression turned uglier and uglier.
What a mischief-maker!
How could the imperial court let such a good-for-nothing become a prefect?
"Old man, since you have repelled the enemy, you have made a great contribution.”
"Especially for an injured person like Xiao Hu. No matter what, he should have a pension. How could he be reduced to living in such a place?”
Qin Mu asked the crucial question again.
Zhangsun Wugou also hurriedly listened.
This was also the question she was most concerned about.
"Sigh!"
"Benefactor, don't mention the pension!”
"I can't guarantee it in other places, but in this Cloud Prefecture, even if your entire family were to die on the battlefield, you wouldn't be able to see a single cent or tael of silver!”
"Last time, a few of our disabled soldiers went to the yamen to ask how to settle them, but they were beaten out before they could even enter.”
"That prefect said that it was already a great honor for us to live in the prosperous Great Tang, yet he still wanted a pension. He simply didn't know what was good for him.”
The old man shook his head and sighed.
"How preposterous! What kind of a bastard prefect is this?"
Chang Le couldn't stand it anymore, and his little face was red with anger.
"Young lady, you can't say that. This prefect was said to be a descendant of an aristocratic family in the capital. He came to Yunzhou only to accumulate achievements. In less than a year or two, his family would put in a few good words in the court and he would be able to rise to the top in an instant.”
"The lives of us commoners are like ants to nobles like them.”
Another big sister carried a newborn baby and spoke.
Everyone around nodded silently.
"Old man, now that our Great Tang has reformed many advanced technologies and has an endless supply of money and food, at least you won't go hungry, right?”
Zhangsun Wugou asked.
She had never dreamed of it.
There was actually such a great darkness hidden beneath the flourishing Great Tang.
It was sensational!
"Bullshit!"
"What new technology? We haven't seen anything in Cloud Prefecture City anyway.”
"My benefactors, take a walk on the streets and take a closer look. You will understand that our Cloud Prefecture City has long been short of food.”
"Our Cloud Prefecture City only has two shops, and both are managed by the aristocratic families. If they don't give us food, we will starve to death.”
A burly man with a broken arm complained in a muffled voice.
Needless to say, they were definitely warriors who had been injured on the battlefield.
“……”
Zhangsun Wugou was completely speechless.
She knew what to say.
If it wasn't for this experience, he might never have imagined it in his entire life.
The prosperity of Chang 'an was just a facade.
As for the great clans, their power had also gradually grown stronger with the various reforms, to the point where they could even control border towns like Cloud Prefecture!
So…
The people who benefited the most from the reform were not the commoners, but the aristocratic families and the dignitaries!
After an unknown amount of time.
Qin Mu and the rest finally walked out of the street.
Along the way, Zhangsun Wugou remained silent.
He already understood why Qin Mu had brought her to this place.
He wanted to see everything with his own eyes!
As for why they called Qin Mu their benefactor, Zhangsun Wugou had already roughly guessed it.
It was probably because Qin Mu had long sent people to establish his own power here and take in the orphans of the war and those injured by the war.
As for his purpose…
There was no need to guess.
It was definitely a preparation for the attack on the Great Tang in the future.
This child…
His scheming was truly unfathomable!
Zhangsun Wugou was shocked by Qin Mu's shrewdness, but he was also disappointed by the rotten power of the aristocratic families in Great Tang.
Red doors smell of wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road.
It was true!
The empress had already seen through it.
The so-called reform.
It was just a development that did not affect the interests of the upper echelons!
The people at the bottom were still suffering.
Was this the so-called golden age of the Great Tang?
"Haha!"
Zhangsun Wugou laughed bitterly.
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