Warriors enjoy the favor of the court and have a high status, so the responsibilities they bear will naturally be greater.
In order to prevent future troubles, an entire family of warriors must die.
Although the Ming Dynasty did not talk about civilization, the concept of human life and nature was still very important on the surface.
If all the evildoers in the Li family were killed, regardless of whether they were men or women, whether they were warriors or not, and whether they were young or old, they would all be killed.
Based on Huang An's understanding of the Li family, at least half of them will die this time.
More than 300 people were executed at once, including young children and elders in their seventies and eighties.
This kind of tragedy would be considered a major crime in the entire Youzhou, and would most likely alarm the government and the public thousands of miles away.
Huang An and the three of them are not that capable to make such a shocking decision.
Even his own master, Zhao Dun, the head of the Firearms Department, had to discuss with his colleagues including the governor, Gao, and Luo, before he could make a decision.
I have to say that Huang An's method is very good.
Zhao Yan's brows gradually relaxed. She had discussed this matter with Huang An before, so it was easy to accept it.
However, Luo Feiyao was different. She didn't know anything about labor.
“What is labor? What does cash-for-work mean?”
She didn't hesitate and asked directly.
"Labourers are people who work. We work for relief. You must have seen this before."
Huang An said something, then continued to explain with a smile:
"Some criminals, whose crimes are not serious enough to die, are just detained for a certain period of time and then released. Instead of letting them stay in jail doing nothing, it is better to organize them and make atonement for their crimes. It is June, and there are continuous rains in the city.
Many roads outside were washed away by heavy rains, and farmland and the like were also damaged. These people are of great use."
Huang An's explanation was not detailed, but Luo Feiyao still understood.
Work-for-relief, she had indeed seen it before.
However, the subjects of the work-for-relief program she learned about were the victims of the disaster, not the criminals' homes.
Huang An's method sounds very feasible at first.
She frowned and thought for a while, and soon understood the benefits.
Immediately his eyes lit up and he praised:
"This is a great plan!"
"Then do as you say!"
She also agreed.
At this point, the three people reached consensus again.
Luo Feiyao has the responsibility to participate in this kind of matter, and Huang An and Zhao Yan must also follow her advice.
As the city lord of Feng'an City, Zhao Yan is the earth emperor in the entire city, and she has great authority.
In Huang An's hometown, the prison system was basically independent of the local government, but not in Daming.
Luo Feiyao can intervene in and decide on all matters in the entire county.
She is a real earth emperor.
The three of them got together again and discussed some details.
"The public trial will start tomorrow and will last for two or three days. The location will be here at the Li family's residence. One main entrance and three side doors will be opened to receive people who complain. The news must be publicized!"
Zhao Yan spoke again.
She presided over the trial meeting at the City Lord's Mansion two days ago, and now she is addicted again, so she took the initiative to bring it up.
Of course, she had already planned this matter with Huang An from the beginning, so there is nothing worth discussing now.
Luo Feiyao had no responsibility and no interest in intervening in the public trial, so she watched Huang An and Zhao Yan discuss the details.
Of course, if interest arose, she would still chime in.
Huang An's suggestions always surprised her.
Huang An said: "Those clan leaders in the backyard have a lot of connections, and it is a little late today. I will instruct them later to help publicize the news of the public trial meeting, and then order people to post notices in the city. Senior sister, you did it two days ago.
Yes, the response from the people has been very good. I believe that after this public trial, you will be the only voice in Feng'an City!"
Huang An smiled and took this matter into his own hands.
There were some things that he actually didn't say.
While asking for help from these clan leaders, he will also warn them that they must attend the public trial tomorrow.
"What to do with those slaves? There are more of them than the core members of the Li family."
Zhao Yan raised another difficult problem.
Huang An had already made arrangements for the outcome of these people, so he didn't hesitate and said directly:
"Those who commit a lot of evil will be put to death. Those whose crimes are not worthy of death will be thrown into a prison cell and will serve as laborers in the future. Those who are persecuted and oppressed will be given a severance pay and released to their hometowns."
Huang An had already made preparations for the arrangements for these people.
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
Luo Feiyao and Zhao Yan nodded in agreement.
However, how could Huang An's method be so simple?
He turned his head and glanced at Luo Feiyao, and then added.
"These slaves have no land or family, or they simply drag their families and sell themselves to the Li family."
Seeing Huang An change the topic, the two women looked over with curiosity.
Zhao Yan knew what Huang An was thinking, but Luo Feiyao was still kept in the dark by Huang An. She widened her eyes and listened to Huang An's continued story.
Huang An talked eloquently.
"Even if these people return to their hometown, they have no means of making a living. They will probably become slaves and tenant farmers of other families within a week. Rather than doing this, it is better to absorb them and let them live and work in peace and contentment in Feng'an City."
After Huang An said that, he put his eyes on Luo Feiyao's face, and there was a different emotion in his eyes.
Luo Feiyao was stunned. Shouldn't Zhao Yan's opinion be sought on such matters?
She is the parent officer of Feng'an City. What do you want to do?
Just as he was about to say that he had no objection, he suddenly noticed that Zhao Yan was also looking at him, with the same look as Huang An.
She couldn't understand the specific meaning of the two people's eyes, but she had an intuition that the two people wanted something from her.
Luo Feiyao was surprised and said: "This matter is not my responsibility, you two can just decide!"
She spoke directly and made it clear that she would not interfere in this matter.
Her reaction made Huang An and Zhao Yan stunned. They looked at each other and saw the bitterness and helplessness in the other's eyes.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It turns out that Luo Feiyao still can’t understand it now, she is indeed born into a wealthy family.
She didn't care at all about the huge wealth left without owners after the Li family was eradicated, especially the huge farmland!
Huang An has checked many files and has a deeper understanding of all aspects of Youzhou than Zhao Yan and Luo Feiyao.
According to the classification of ancient classes in his hometown, Huang An also made corresponding classifications for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
There are five types: landlords, rich peasants, middle peasants, poor peasants and farm laborers.
The Li family is an aristocratic family and naturally belongs to the big landowning class.
Like the master's family last year, they are a small landlord class and a landlord class.
Most of the servants and slaves who helped in the Li family's mansion were farm laborers.
It sounds nice to call them farmhands, but their true identities are actually tenant farmers and serfs.
They are actually no different from slaves.
As far as Huang An knew, many servants living in the Li family's mansion did not have household registration.
They are black households and belong to the hidden population of the Li family.
When he was in Xialin Village, he asked his brothers about food and farmland.
After a simple calculation, the cultivated land in Feng'an City is not particularly fertile, with an average yield of only 300 kilograms of grain per mu.
Land annexation is like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.
The same is true for the greed of the landlord class, which has no end.
As a large landowner class, the Li family has controlled Feng'an City for so many years. It definitely occupies more than 6,000 acres of farmland outside the city.
The reason why Huang An and Zhao Yan looked at Luo Feiyao at the same time was because they wanted to swallow up all the property of the Li family, including the land.
It is nominally nationalized and needs to be arranged by Youzhou.
But the purpose of Huang An and Zhao Yan is to take over all the disposal rights of these properties and the Li family's mansion.
Although with Zhao Yan's ability and identity, he can directly take over these properties.
However, there are always hidden dangers.
After all, there are a lot of them, and everyone who sees them will be greedy.
Although Luo Feiyao is from the Firearms Department, he has nothing to do with the Li family's property.
But don't forget, she is still the daughter of Commander Luo.
The powers and responsibilities of officials here in the Ming Dynasty were nominally separated, but in fact they were completely different from the official system in their hometown where they could supervise and restrict each other.
If this matter is to be accomplished, Luo Feiyao cannot be bypassed.
Seeing Luo Feiyao's still confused look, Huang An knew that he had to explain further.
After thinking for a while, Huang An prepared his speech.
He said directly:
"If these slaves are released, they still cannot escape the fate of farming for a family like the Li family and selling themselves into slavery. It is better to gather the servants and slaves who are unwilling to leave and let them cultivate the fields of the Li family, which is worse than being free. Suffer.
Once the Li family was destroyed, all their land belonged to the city lord's palace. For a while, they couldn't find enough people to farm, so it was better to directly accept these landless slaves and rent the land to them. The food tax in Feng'an City was under great pressure.
This move kills three birds with one stone.”
Huang An starts from the righteousness, and Luo Feiyao, who has always flaunted himself with integrity, has no reason to disagree?
Having grown up in Youzhou City, she looked down upon the property in a remote small county like Feng'an City.
She didn't think about it at all.
She immediately waved her hands and said: "You two can handle this matter, you don't need to ask me!"
She obviously agreed directly.
At this time, her identity is no longer Qian Hu of the Firearms Department, but the beloved daughter of Lord Luo, the equally powerful Luo Feiyao!
In a place like Youzhou, it is normal for a person of Luo Feiyao's status to interfere in official affairs. Even she herself did not feel there was anything wrong.
But the next moment, her brows furrowed again.
Their eyes kept shifting on the faces of Huang An and Zhao Yan. Just when they were frightened, thinking that she had seen through their little thoughts, they heard Luo Feiyao continue:
"You must also know the virtues of those aristocratic families and officials in Feng'an City!"
When she spoke, she was facing Zhao Yan.
Seeing Zhao Yan nodding, she nodded too, and then turned her gaze to Huang An, who looked confused.
His brows gradually furrowed.
"Huang An, although you don't have an official position now, you care about the people and can redress their grievances. These servants and servants will be handed over to you from now on, and all the Li family's properties will be left to you to take care of."
Under the surprised gazes of Huang An and Zhao Yan, Luo Feiyao added another sentence.
It's said to be a supplement, but actually it's a warning.
"I know that you have a good relationship with Zhang Sui'an's aristocratic families, but I am warning you now that these farmlands and servants are not allowed to be interfered with by people from these aristocratic families!"
Obviously, Luo Feiyao, who had read the files, had no favorable impression of other aristocratic families in Feng'an City.
She, Luo Feiyao, also has a compassionate heart and wants to be a good official.
She believed in Huang An, but she didn't believe in the character of those people from aristocratic families.
Suppressing the surprise and surprise in his heart, Huang An nodded and said: "You can rest assured on this, I still have a way of managing people!"
Luo Feiyao saw this and said nothing more.
Although she and Huang An have not known each other for a long time, she has already inquired about what Huang An has done.
In this case, even though I am a related household, I am still very lucky.
But it is undeniable that Huang An's ability is definitely not bad.
At least when it comes to doing things, you are better than yourself.
In less than a week, Luo Feiyao's sense of Huang An completely changed.
Huang An really didn't expect that Luo Feiyao would take the initiative to speak up and support his idea.
The meaning of his words was very clear. These farmlands and the Li family's mansion were all handed over to him personally.
I got what I wanted so easily!
Huang An feels unreal now.
It seems that I still don’t know Luo Feiyao well enough.
She is not such a rigid person.
Although Luo Feiyao did not say it directly, she had already made her attitude clear.
She supported her claim on all the property of the Li family and gave herself the greatest degree of disposal power.
I have to say that her support is very strong.
At least Huang An and Zhao Yan don't have to worry about someone suddenly coming to pick their peaches.
After all, they would look down on these Feng'an City melons and two dates for people with such great energy.
As the daughter of the commander of Luodu, her tentacles of power can reach places that even Huang An could not imagine.
"Thank you!"
Huang An cupped his hands towards Luo Feiyao, sincerely thanking him.
"Okay, let's get to work!"
Luo Feiyao said something and left quickly to supervise the destruction of gunpowder and a series of tools.
Her attitude towards work is indeed worthy of Huang An's trust.
It's a pity that she is loyal to the imperial power of her family.
She is destined to take a different path from Huang An.