The pig-headed squire also followed the bald man and said loudly: "Dong Gong, you have disappointed us so much!"
"Haha..." Xia Dan leaned on his staff, turned around and said with a smile: "Who do you think is the elder? No, you won't even count as the elder soon."
"Everyone, I was a magistrate in the Yuan Dynasty, so I can see things a little more clearly than you guys." After speaking, he looked at the crowd and said seriously:
"Originally, we thought that it would be the same no matter who became the emperor, we would have to rely on us to maintain the place to ensure that the countryside is not in chaos and that tax revenue increases."
As he spoke, he sighed and said: "But we have underestimated Emperor Hongwu. The armor in his hand is the favor order of the Han Dynasty. How can this conspiracy be broken? It cannot be broken. We are not willing because we want to
Eat alone, but what about those who couldn't eat a bite before? They all want to hurry up and get a bite so that they can have a bite. It's a huge profit.
"Originally, we were counting on the government to withstand it, but as a result, all the officials and errands were gone. We could only hope that the common people knew nothing and instigated them to mess up the matter, but then His Highness made a strange move.
, relying on a bunch of beggars to wake up the common people." Xia Dan said with a bitter smile:
"It's difficult to incite the common people to cause trouble now. Maybe they will turn back and help the court to mess with us. The right time, place, and people are not on our side. Even Zhang Tianshi has given up and can't see clearly.
The situation? Then you really deserve to have your family destroyed!"
As he spoke, he pointed at the bald head and the pig head with his crutch and said: "If you want to die with them, do whatever you want. If you don't want to die, just go to the meeting with the old man."
"I'll go with Mr. Dan." Someone finally figured it out, stepped forward to support Xia Dan and walked out. Then more people followed him out.
Only the bald ones, the pig-headed ones, and a few wealthy people who were accustomed to being arrogant and domineering were still sitting there with their necks stiffened, and cursed bitterly: "You cowards, we just won't go, what can they do to me?
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Not to mention the hard-core die-hards, Xia Dan led a group of squires to the county government office that had been turned into a barracks to pay a visit to Hu Ping, the captain of the Jiujiang work team.
As for the county magistrate here, he has already gone to the Palace of Hell with his chief clerk and a dozen scribes to find other jobs.
Now the whole of Dehua County, and even Jiujiang Prefecture, is actually Hu Ping who has the final say.
Hu Ping is the third generation of Hujiazhuang. He was previously assigned to Lao Liu by Mr. Hu. Last year, he was responsible for inspecting the production conditions of various textile factories in Suzhou. Due to his outstanding performance, Lao Liu was promoted to a member of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau.
This time, he was entrusted with an important task again, becoming the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province, and he took charge of his role directly.
He was very aware of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders and looked at the squires filing in with a straight face.
After all the squires saluted him, Hu Ping nodded slightly and said, "Are you all here?"
"Recalling my experience, there should have been thirty-six people here today, but in fact there were twenty-four." The clerk reported loudly.
"Okay." Hu Ping nodded and asked, "Why didn't those twelve people come?"
"I didn't ask for leave from my subordinates. I don't know about it," the clerk replied.
"Do you know?" Hu Ping looked at Xia Dan and others again.
"This... even ordinary people don't know." Xia Dan and others hesitated, then shook their heads.
"You really don't know?" Hu Ping asked again.
"really do not know."
"Haha." Hu Ping sneered, picked up a piece of writing on the table that was still wet with ink, and read:
"Isn't that true? Beggars can threaten us. What kind of world is this?"
Xia Dan and others felt as if they were struck by five thunders when they heard this. This was exactly what they had just talked about in Xia Dan's house.
"It's a world where a beggar can become an emperor..." Hu Ping continued: "Zhang Nianzu said, so the beggar turned over and sat on the heads of us people, shitting and peeing..."
"The common people are guilty. I failed to stop them from talking nonsense..." Xia Dan was so distraught that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Your name is Xia Dan?" Hu Ping put down the piece of paper and asked.
"Yes." Xia Dan nodded.
"Although you can't be called loyal, you are still aware of current affairs." Hu Ping said calmly: "According to the standards of you Jiangxi gentry, you are pretty good."
"Thank you for your compliment, sir." Xia Dan was too busy to express his thanks before he dared to wipe his sweat.
"So I can give you a chance to cooperate with the court to complete the Yellow Book and Lijia. Then these crimes will be wiped out, and your whole family can go to Huguang and start over." Hu Ping paused and said: "Of course, if you don't cooperate well,
, it won’t be so cheap.”
"Yes, the common people will cooperate fully." Before Xia Dan came in, he wanted to stay in his hometown as much as possible. But when he heard that the content of his conversation had been grasped by the government, his expectations dropped. It would be good if he could save his life.
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"The same goes for you," Hu Ping glanced at the other squires and said, "I'm done. Who agrees and who opposes?"
"We will also cooperate fully." Everyone knelt down quickly, and no one dared to say no.
In fact, Hu Ping called them here not to discuss with them at all. Because His Highness told him that when dealing with these local tyrants and evil gentry, nothing can be achieved through negotiation.
The only language they can understand is power and butcher's knife.
That's why His Highness ordered that all outstanding squires and elders in Jiangxi be put on the immigration list. If they leave their hometown and can still work hard in Huguang, they will be considered really capable.
Once all the original power classes are wiped out and then the Yellow Book and Lijia are implemented, there will be no obstacles.
Of course, there is a gap between reality and ideals. For example, how many immigrants can Huguang receive and when will it start? I don’t believe it yet, so I can only keep them for now. Try to let them stand on the last shift instead of
Broken jars, smashed jars, and caused trouble to His Highness.
Based on the experience he learned in Suzhou, Hu Ping came up with a unique method of quantitative evaluation!
He ordered his scribes to hand out a piece of paper to Xia Dan and others, and said in a deep voice: "This is a scoring table. It is graded from three aspects. The scoring standards are all written on it. You can go back and take a good look at it."
"Yes." Xia Dan and others nodded quickly, looking confused, but they didn't dare to ask.
"At that time, I will rank you based on your scores." I heard Hu Ping explain: "Those with high rankings will be sent to Wuchang, Changsha and other good places to settle down; those with low rankings can only go to Yongzhou, Chenzhou,
Those wild places were resettled."
"Ah..." Xia Dan and others were shocked, the difference was too big.
Because Huguang is so big, good places such as Wuchang and Changsha are more prosperous than Nanchang. Bad places, such as Yongzhou and Chenzhou, are as wild as their southern counterparts in Gansu, with diseases everywhere and even miasma.
If you were sent to that kind of place, you would definitely have a narrow escape...
"If you don't want to go to those wild places, just behave well." Hu Ping said solemnly.
At this time, there was a commotion outside and the sound of chains rattling.
"What's the noise outside?" Hu Ping asked with a frown.
"Recall the experience." An officer came in and reported: "Zhang Nianzu and other twelve criminals have been arrested and put on trial!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the bald man, the pig-headed man, and the group of die-hard country squires being tied up and strung up with iron chains, and brought to the corridor of the main hall.
"Show their shackles to the public." Hu Ping was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and directly ordered: "After I report to His Highness, they will be executed together!"
