Liu Pei nodded, expressing satisfaction with what the guard did. He made a promise and expressed satisfaction. For Liu Pei, one more slave or one less slave is simply insignificant. This opens up a breakthrough and makes things easier.

Simple is more meaningful. I can understand his thoughts on this.

Before Liu Pei could speak, Huo Changsheng stood aside and said, "Thank you, old man! You have to act according to your conscience and don't talk nonsense!"

This person was obviously looking for death. The guard beside him raised his foot and kicked him in the chest, kicking him away! After saying that, he said: "The commander hasn't spoken yet, why is it your turn to speak?

"

The villager surnamed Xie was really surprised! It seems that the king knew that the man surnamed Huo was not a good guy. The villager surnamed Xie said: "The people standing over there are all his relatives and friends. He deducted our rations and even gave us food.

We worked for him for nothing, built a house for his family and farmed the land..."

Through the stammering stories of the villagers, Liu Pei understood one thing. That was that Huo Changsheng relied on several of his relatives and relied on his family's status as free citizens. He used methods such as severe beatings and withholding of rations.

, and trained all these villagers to be obedient. They have become the undisputed local bully in the village. Some of the villagers have been seriously injured by them.

Liu Pei asked: "But I have arranged for patrol servants to patrol every village on a regular basis. Why don't you tell them these things?"

Villager Xie said: "Those patrolling soldiers have been here, but they ignored us. They may not be willing to believe us. And every time those soldiers come to the village, Huo Changsheng entertains them with good wine and delicious food. So their relationship

Very good, we are afraid to tell the truth to them."

Liu Pei was so angry that he gritted his teeth after hearing this! Then, Liu Pei asked in detail about the performance of the village chief and his relatives and friends since the village was built. It turned out that Huo Changsheng saw an opportunity when he was in the camp for the victims. He

He encouraged his relatives around him to take the initiative to manage the victims. The other victims did not want to cause trouble, and seeing that they were in large numbers, they obeyed their management. Therefore, Huo Changsheng was valued by his family members.

In the disaster victims' camps, hundreds of servants in each camp had to deal with tens of thousands of victims, which was extremely stressful. There was no way to identify these victims one by one. So seeing that he managed the victims well, he was promoted to a free citizen, and

He appointed him as the village chief and agreed to resettle his relatives as well.

Unexpectedly, he showed his true colors as soon as he took office. He used the excuse that these villagers were slaves and actually used them as slaves. When the patrolling servants came, he fooled them with nice words and entertained them with good wine and food.

When the servants saw that there was no accident in the village, they stopped paying attention to anything else and were fooled by him.

After hearing this, Liu Pei arranged for several families to take the villagers named Xie to those homes to search carefully.

We also randomly searched several villagers' homes. The servants reported that those families had a lot of food, and all the canned lunch meats were also in their homes. As for other villagers, there was not much food at all.

After hearing the report, Liu Pei patted the villager named Xie and said, "What you said is very good. I am very satisfied. From today on, I will exempt your whole family from the status of slaves and appoint you as the head of this village."

, you have to do that well!"

Xie Laowen was suddenly hit in the face by this big pie, and he couldn't help being a little dazed. Then he knelt down on the ground with a bang and kowtowed repeatedly, shouting: "Your Majesty is so wise!"

Other villagers also knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Pei, calling the king wise! After Liu Pei helped Xie Laowen, he said: "I am not as wise as you said. If I am really wise, you won't."

You will suffer such a fate. But I hope you will not become like him."

Liu Pei turned around and said to the stunned family members: "If you break my rules, you will be punished. Make them all slaves for eternity! As for Huo Changsheng, behead him in public and let the people in each village

Take a look!"

The guards agreed and rushed towards them. The families were so frightened that they kowtowed on the ground and cried loudly. But the guards didn't care about that. They dragged Huo Changsheng out, pressed him to the ground and beheaded him with a knife! Then he picked up his bun

The head was placed on a wooden pole and raised high.

When the villagers saw Huo Changsheng being beheaded, they all screamed excitedly. Liu Pei then comforted the villagers with kind words and told them that if they work hard, they will have the opportunity to return to their nationality in the future. Then the villagers

They left with reluctant eyes.

Although Lu Pei left, he was no longer in the mood to patrol again. When he thought about the villagers just now, he thought of those people in Lu Xun's works. He both mourned their misfortune and hated them for not fighting. But they really didn't

Earn it? But every time they struggle, they will be hit harder, so they don't want to struggle anymore.

Another reason is that the people are not intellectually enlightened. There are many villagers who are illiterate, and those who can read Tongshu (Almanac) are talented people! Therefore, this strengthened Liu Pei's determination to establish education.

As soon as he returned to the camp, Fang Degang received the news and came out. He asked strangely: "Commander, didn't you say you were going out for inspection? Why did you come back so soon?"

Liu Pei sighed and recounted what happened today. Finally, Liu Pei said: "Brother Gui Ren, from today on, I will send people from the guard camp to you. After every five words, one of your officials will be assigned to you.

, we must visit all the villages and settlements. We must really go to the villagers to understand the truth. What I want to see most is what is happening in these villages? In particular, we must carefully verify the village chiefs.

Check with the militia captains to see if they have neglected their duties."

As soon as Fang De saw Liu Pei's gloomy look, he immediately agreed and began to make preparations. Soon, teams of people were sent out. Liu Pei sat in the camp waiting for news.

Then the news came back one by one. Liu Pei and Fang Degang were relieved to see the news. Overall, the situation below is satisfactory. However, there are some problems. Several village chiefs and militia captains

There has been a situation of overeating and occupying, but it is not serious. But a few villages have had big problems. The most serious one is that the new village chief actually talked through the militia captain, and the two of them collaborated to enslave and exploit the villagers!

This made Liu Pei extremely angry! Liu Pei still trusted the servants he brought out. Unexpectedly, someone betrayed him.

When Fang De saw Liu Pei's rage, he persuaded him: "Commander, if the water is clear, there will be no fish! Things like this are unavoidable, Commander, don't be too angry."

Liu Pei pointed to the questionnaire in his hand and said: "How can people be so greedy? I also know this militia captain. His family was extremely poor at the time and could not even have enough to eat several times a year! Since he followed me, he

Life at home has become much easier. This time, according to his military exploits, he can be allocated 50 acres of land. This is a figure that he could not have imagined before! But what has he done? Enslaved the villagers, opened up wasteland privately, withheld rations,

Buying and selling food! Has he forgotten the time when he was poor?"

Fang Degang said: "The human heart is like this, always greedy. There is nothing we can do about it. But what is the commander-in-chief going to do with him?"

Hearing Fang Degang's question, Liu Pei still hesitated. After all, this servant had been with him for a long time and fought bravely. But in the end, Liu Pei gritted his teeth and said: "Behead him in public! But his family will not be affected and can inherit his fields."

There are two other things that my dear friend must do quickly and do in a solid manner.”

Fang Degang raised his hand and said, "Commander, please speak."

Liu Pei said: "The first thing is to implement the inspection system as soon as possible. I will instruct Liu Jiang's intelligence department to cooperate with you. I will also send people from the guard camp to conduct random inspections. The other thing is to carry out random inspections in the villages as soon as possible.

Schools should be established. At least the villagers should have the idea of ​​reporting something to the officials."

Fang Degang looked embarrassed when he heard this request and said: "The first request is easy to fulfill. The second thing I can only say is to do my best. Because I don't have many people available, and there are not enough people who can be teachers.

use."

Liu Pei said: "I have another way. The group of orphans I gathered at the beginning are barely usable, so let them work as officials under you. This way you can squeeze out some manpower."
Chapter completed!