Chapter 526: Under the iron fist, the power is overwhelming
In fact, the bald gentry and the pig-headed gentry, that is, Zhang Nianzu and others, are not blindly stubborn.
After saying harsh words in front of Xia Dan, they wanted to run away and find a Taoist temple in the mountains to hide from the limelight, wait for the official to leave, and then come back to clean up the situation.
But no one could have imagined that the work team had already targeted them. When they were asked to go to the meeting, the manpower had already been arranged. As soon as Zhang Nianzu and others left the Xia Mansion, they were caught by the officers and soldiers ambushing in the alley...
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The task force is supposed to kill chickens to scare monkeys, but these people take the initiative to hit the gunpoint, how can they still survive?
The person who tipped off the work team was none other than Zhang Nianzu's own long-time follower Zhang San... Thanks to the Beggar Clan's vigorous publicity, Zhang San knew that 'whoever speaks ill will stop anyone,' and he would get half of the money for informing on the family property.
Zhang Nianzu is used to being domineering, and he treats his servants the same way. Zhang San has long held a grudge, so why not report him and still keep him during the New Year?
This is the importance of publicity. In this era when no one pays attention to publicity, Lao Liu pays special attention to it, and the effect is surprisingly good.
After His Highness the King of Chu used ingenious means to divide the gentry and common people, and even their own servants and servants, the already isolated and helpless wealthy people were completely unable to withstand the thunderous power of the two Highnesses. Most of them were like Xia Dan.
Accept the government's arrangements honestly.
The few die-hards like Zhang Nianzu who could not see the situation clearly were naturally suppressed ruthlessly by the work team.
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Yaqian Street.
The common people were on three floors inside and outside, watching with great interest. The usually arrogant men were put on heavy wooden shackles and tied outside the Yamen in disgrace.
"Haha, Zhang Nianzu, you are here too!" Those people who had been abused by Zhang Nianzu were naturally gloating about his misfortune. Some people spat at him and threw clods of soil at him, making him extremely embarrassed.
The other squires also had a hard time. They were all dejected and looked down upon by others...
"The world has really changed..." Only now did the people believe that the order that had been stubborn and unchanging for thousands of years was finally going to change.
"Yes, didn't Mr. Zhang say, 'Emperors take turns, and squires will do it for thousands of years'?" Someone sarcastically said to Zhang Nianzu: "Are you still being tough now?"
"Nonsense!" In the crowd, Mr. Dong Heng with a goatee shook his head and sighed: "Since ancient times, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats have shared the world. The emperor allowed them to kill the scholar-bureaucrats, and everyone's hearts will be lost."
"Yes, does the emperor still hope to share the world with these poor people?" Another scholar, who was also sour, also said sadly: "It's really outrageous!"
"That's almost it." At this time, the people next to him couldn't help but said: "Emperor Hongwu makes the decision for us poor devils, doesn't it bother you?"
"Everyone, don't just look at the present. The imperial power has not been in the county for thousands of years. There must be a reason for it."
"How long can the... Lao Shizi work team from the imperial court stay with us? Once they leave, dust will return to dust, dust will return to dust, so what will happen?" The two scholars talked to each other, educating me.
Get rid of these 'country fools'.
"Nonsense, Zhang Nianzu and the others have already had their homes confiscated. Even if they can save their lives, will the court return their property to them?" The common people who had just taken action immediately retorted loudly:
"If they become poor people like us, who will be afraid of them?"
"Ignorance." The goatee shook his head and said: "Even if Zhang Nianzu falls, there are still Wang Nianzu, Li Nianzu, and some squires who are anxious to get the upper hand. They don't have as rich a family as Zhang Nianzu, and they will look even worse when the time comes. If you don't believe me, we'll wait and see. You guys are there.
When I miss him."
"Besides, what is the imperial court used for? It is used by the emperor to collect taxes from us. How naive are you to expect a man-eating tiger to show mercy to you?" Another scholar also sneered.
"..." How could the common people speak louder than them? They gradually became silent.
Just when the two of them were about to continue to talk nonsense, they suddenly saw a beggar and led a group of officers and soldiers over.
The two felt guilty for a while, and just as they were about to apply oil on their soles, they heard Xiao Qi, who was leading the team, shout loudly: "Don't move!"
The two had no choice but to stand and hide in the crowd with their necks hunched, not wanting to be noticed by the officers and soldiers.
"It's the two of them!" The beggar was very sharp-eyed, pointed at the two of them and said loudly: "They are always sowing discord there."
"Come with us." Xiaoqi said to the two of them.
"Why, you're still not allowed to speak?" Goatbeard said with a stern expression, "Don't you hear that 'it's better to defend the people's mouth than to defend the river'?"
"That's right, we haven't gone against the imperial court, so is it illegal to just make small talk?" Another scholar also said excitedly.
"Don't be afraid," Xiao Qi said calmly, "I'm not here to catch you, I'm here to tell you to go to a study class."
"What class?" The two of them were stunned.
"I'm here to reform your thinking." Xiao Qi said without any nonsense, waving his hands and saying, "Please, you two."
Saying it was an invitation, four fierce-looking sergeants stood next to the two of them. They dared to say no, so they could only follow them in despair.
In fact, it wasn't just them, all the down-and-out scholars in the county, including Mr. Dong Heng, local gangsters, street gangsters, and other idle people who were most likely to be arrogant and spread rumors to confuse the public, were all forced to gather together by the work team for off-the-job study.
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I heard that the people in the study class are very envious of the fact that they can take care of the food without having to pay for it. They think that they are the only ones who have the skills to be favored by the men in the work team, and they will definitely be put to great use in the future.
As everyone knows, His Royal Highness the King of Chu just thought that these people were easy to sing the opposite and were adding resistance to the work team, so he locked them up in the dark room and let the matter go.
In fact, Lao Liu had no hope of being able to change their minds.
He plans to wait until all the things that need to be done are done, and then put the honest ones back. Those who are really dishonest will be sent directly to Chenzhou and Yongzhou, and let them go against Shengfan...
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The two Highnesses used both hard and soft tactics to basically clear away the obstacles and stumbling blocks. When the work of clearing the abbot finally began, it naturally went very smoothly.
In just one month, we completed the clearing of 200,000 acres of cultivated land in the county, and found a total of 80,000 acres of hidden farmland!
The work team even took the opportunity to revise the household registration information without wasting any extra time. A total of 40,000 hidden households were found!
His Royal Highness the King of Chu took advantage of the situation and added these 40,000 hidden households and all the landowners of hidden fields to the immigration list.
After having a clear grasp of the county's household registration data, the work team divided the lijia according to the actual situation, determined the head of the lijia based on the amount of ding grain, and arranged the order of service.
After all these tasks are completed and the results are recorded in a book, the yellow book of Dehua County is completed.
Then, the work team went to neighboring counties without stopping to repeat the previous work...