At that time, the dark rule of the Northern Song Dynasty court made the people live in dire straits. Especially in the Jiangnan area, the people were suffering even more due to the looting of "Huashi Gang". Qingxi County, where Fangla is located, is rich in resources such as lacquer trees, Pu trees, and fir trees. This is the wealth that local people depend on for their survival, but it has attracted the covetousness of the officials of the Construction Bureau responsible for the "Hua Shi Gang". They frequently came to Qiyuan and forcibly demanded wood. In order to protect their own interests, the landlord Fang Youchang passed this burden on to Fang La and other hired workers. This made Fang La's life more and more difficult. Not only did he have to endure heavy labor, but he also had to face reduced income and oppression by officials, and his resentment grew day by day.
In addition to economic oppression, social inequality also made Fang La deeply angry. He saw that corrupt officials, landowners and gentry were living extravagant lives and squandering the people's hard-earned money wantonly, while ordinary people could not even maintain basic food and clothing. This strong contrast made Fang La realize that only by changing this decadent society can the people live a good life. Therefore, driven by the dream of the emperor in his heart and extremely dissatisfied with the real society, Fang La began to secretly plan, determined to launch an uprising to overthrow the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty and establish a fair world for the people.
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The plot is exciting, the structure is clear, and the characters are richly imagined.
The plot is exciting, the structure is clear, and the characters are richly imagined.
Good book recommendation, great recording style