Who would have thought that at this moment, a scream rang out. Then a young woman in disheveled clothes ran while crying, followed by a group of strong men.
"Get her!"
"Don't let her get away!"
"Hahahaha, our captain Wu has fallen in love with you, but you are lucky enough to still want to run away, you thief!"
Being chased by a group of men, how could the woman run away? She was quickly kicked to the ground. The woman looked panicked: "No, no, Captain Wu, please, I'm already the mother of a child, don't...
....”
Surrounded by the crowd, a dark-skinned man walked out laughing, his eyes full of lust. Looking at the woman's graceful figure, his mouth watered.
"I know you have two children, and they are the children of the landlord Tao family, so what?"
Everyone laughed.
"Madam, do you know that things have changed now?"
"The county prince promoted the production team. Now in Majiazhuang, our captain Wu has the final say!"
At this time, a fat man wearing brocade clothes, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, ran over, knelt on the ground with a bang, and begged: "Captain Wu, please, let my wife go, please...
."
Snap!
With a slap on the fat man's face, Captain Wu sneered again and again: "Tao Chenggong, I didn't expect that you would be here today. When I was a tenant farmer in your house years ago, did you ever think about today?"
"Kneel down!"
"Mr. Tao, to tell you the truth, you still have to look after me, Captain Wu, for the spring plowing! You said you don't know how to be filial and filial. What can a woman be reluctant to do?"
"That's right! Yesterday, old man Cui sent his daughter to Captain Wu's kang, just to start the spring and use the Yinzhou plow for three days!"
A group of people laughed arrogantly.
Tao Chenggong kept kowtowing and begging for mercy, and there was blood on his forehead.
At this time, Liu Zheng's eyes were splitting from what he saw, and he was furious. He couldn't help but rush out, but was held tightly by Zheng Yueru. If he went out now and angered this group of people, would he still have a way to survive?
"How can this not make sense? How can it not make sense!"
Liu Zheng was so angry.
Zheng Yueru smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Liu, this is not just Majiazhuang. Now it has spread throughout Yinzhou. The county prince makes the decision for the farmers and gives you the name of 'Benevolence and Righteousness'. But 'Benevolence and Righteousness' sometimes means
But it means weakness...the weaker you are, the more arrogant they will be on your behalf..."
Liu Zheng clenched his fists and his eyes turned red.
He really didn't expect that something like this would happen. What is this? Overkill?
Because these farmers have been oppressed by prominent landlords for a long time and suddenly become masters, their mentality will naturally expand. They believe that it is time to take revenge and complain.
Although according to the county magistrate's decree, the order of the use of production tools is determined by drawing lots every year. But in a village like Majiazhuang, the order is drawn by lot? Doesn't that mean the captain has the final say?
During spring plowing, who uses it first and who uses it last will even directly affect the harvest of the year.
So, for a time, the former farmers became powerful people.
This is an extremely terrible thing.
Just like the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom back then... The peasant uprising started with a prairie fire, but what happened later? Because they were just a bunch of farmers, there were no elites, intellectuals, or even management talents.
In the end, it led to internal corruption, even surpassing that of the Qing Dynasty. Not only was it corrupt, it turned into a cruel country.
Sudden.
Liu Zheng realized that he was really wrong.
Regardless of whether they are noble families or farmers, in fact, human beings all have bad natures. They are hypocritical, greedy, repetitive, irritable, and profit-seeking. This has been the case since ancient times. No matter which side his rule depends on, the same problems will occur.
Just because he is a farmer does not mean he will be honest.
Not only are they unsophisticated, they are also unscrupulous.
And as a ruler.
Is kindness or cruelty more important?
Is it more important to be loved or feared?
These two questions filled Liu Zheng's mind for a while.