"Grandfather, we can't let the Emperor do this, otherwise Great Chu will be filled with rivers of blood." Ouyang Ming said something similar to what Gu Jinli had said: "Although Jianghuai, Jiangnan, and Zhili are wealthy, the wealth only belongs to the noble families and affluent merchants. Ordinary farmers still lead a life of hardship. Didn't you also say that if it weren't for that bean oil, half of the households in Jianghuai would still be living off boiled vegetables, not daring to use oil in every meal?"
"When they can't even afford to use oil, how can they have money left over to pay double the tax on grains and the Kangrong tax?"
Ouyang Ming was very angry. From a young age, she had learned horseback riding and archery, perused military books, and developed a rather chivalrous temperament, unable to bear seeing the common people suffer such hardships.
