林杨,字仪中,虽为布衣,却学识渊博,文采惊人。他之所以出名,是由于在百姓危难之际,写了一篇惊动天下的《奏蠲虚税疏》。明朝初年,海坛(福建平潭)生民,被迫迁徙,死亡过半,家园既失,又纳重税,雪上加霜。目睹惨况,急民所急,林杨奋笔直书,在奏疏中激奋地写道:“……不意奉命之臣,不 Lin Yang, the word instrument, although commoner, but learned, literary surprising. The reason why he is famous is because of the peril of the people, he wrote a book that shocked the world in his study. In the early Ming Dynasty, the people of Haitan (Pingtan, Fujian Province) were forced to migrate, leaving more than half of their deaths. Witnessed the tragedy, anxious people anxious, Lin Yang Fen straight book, wrote in the sparse exclamation: "... not intended to serve the minister, not