"Caomin and others pay their respects to the prince!"
On the third day after Yu Ming and Chang Li chased the three families north, the chiefs and elders of more than a dozen villages in the south arrived.
are all southern islander villages.
They all heard that the three families were going to be wiped out by Song Yang.
This news made everyone panic, and no one wanted to follow in the footsteps of the three families.
After receiving the news of the summons, everyone immediately organized a group to visit Song Yang.
"Everyone in Liuqiu, please get up." Song Yang said amiably.
The people stood up tremblingly, and no one dared to say anything.
Seeing the people shrinking back, Song Yang looked at Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan understood, stood up and said to everyone:
"Don't be nervous, everyone! Our prince has always convinced people with his virtue. I have been in contact with the prince for two days, and I know that the prince has far-sightedness, builds a high house, is tall and mighty..."
"Ahem!" Song Yang coughed lightly, and Zhang Fan grinned.
"In short! Our prince is approachable, you don't have to be afraid of him! Just say whatever the prince asks! Do you understand?"
Zhang Fan is considered acquaintance with these people, and some of them have pretty good relationships.
After listening to Zhang Fan's words, everyone felt a little calmer.
"Um... Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just want to ask, Cai, Su, and Wu families are said to have been exterminated?... I wonder what they... committed?"
Everyone was silent for a moment, and an old man asked tremblingly.
If we don't ask this question clearly, everyone will feel a little panicked.
After all, no one knows why they offended Da Qianwei.
"Old man, the three families of Cai, Su, and Wu have committed such heinous crimes that they dared to surround and kill my king's special envoy. I wanted to question the culprit, but the three families fled. I have sent a large army to chase the three families, and I think I will capture them soon.
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Having said this, Song Yang looked at everyone's reactions. Although everyone was a little shocked, their shock probably came only from the fact that the three families dared to openly confront Da Gan.
"Everyone, although the Cai, Su, and Wu families have committed crimes, I want to punish only the culprits. If I only besiege my envoys, I will not turn them into barbarians."
"But did you know that these people actually colluded with the Japanese pirates to take human lives at a cost! The villages on several islands were looted and massacred before, and it was the three of them who colluded with the Japanese pirates!"
After Song Yang said this, everyone immediately started talking.
"How...how could this happen! Weren't they also robbed by Japanese pirates?"
"That's right! How could they collude with the Japanese pirates? Didn't you say that they fought off the Japanese pirates several times?"
"Yes, yes! Mr. Cai told us many times that they are at odds with the Japanese pirates!"
"Tsk tsk... If the three of them are really leading the way... no wonder even remote villages like Nanshan Village are massacred and plundered by Japanese pirates..."
"No way! I think that's just a coincidence!"
Most of the people's comments were inconceivable.
People from the Cai, Su, and Wu families are all good at pretending and winning people's hearts, and they usually pretend to be victims in front of everyone.
"Everyone, what the prince said is absolutely true! I discovered it and told the prince!"
"At the end of July last year, Cai Dawen led 500 people to ambush the grain transport team of Xingang Village in Madouling! I saw with my own eyes that they killed all the people in Xingang Village!"
Zhang Fan stood up and said.
"Ah? Did they harm my son?" An old man looked at Zhang Fan in shock.
Zhang Fan nodded and said to the old man: "At that time, there were only a dozen people around me, so I really couldn't save them. I wanted to tell you about this afterwards, but your Xingang Village is too close to the Three Family. If the Three Family treats you
If it’s not good, you may not be able to hold on. I’m really sorry!”
"My son is so miserable! You died so miserably!" The old man collapsed on the ground and shouted sadly.
"No wonder Dalin and the others didn't have any survivors! That day they were walking on the path at the foot of the mountain. Logically speaking, the Japanese pirates couldn't find that place! At that time, I was still wondering how they could meet the Japanese pirates! It turned out that people from the three families were the Japanese pirates' dogs. !”
Next to the old man in Xingang Village, a young man said bitterly.
He is the cousin of the deceased Dalin and the old man's nephew.
“Is it really true that the three families colluded with the Japanese pirates?”
"This... Zhang Guanren always speaks fairly. This may be true!"
"If this is true...did they also kill the Liu family in our village?"
"It's possible! The aquatic products transported by the Liu family from the dock to the village can be intercepted and killed by Japanese pirates at this short distance! If they don't know the accurate information, how can the Japanese pirates kill people and steal goods quietly?"
"God damn the Cai, Su, and Wu families! They deserve to be killed by the Yi tribe!"
With Zhang Fan's testimony, the trend gradually began to change.
Most of the people believed that the three families colluded with the Japanese pirates to kill people and steal goods.
The big guys don't care much about the three families besieging Da Gan's special envoy.
But the three families colluded with the Japanese pirates to attack the islanders, and it was such a big deal that they killed people, so the people couldn't bear it.
This involves one's own interests and hatred.
Especially those villages that have suffered losses, they now want to immediately capture the Cai, Su, and Wu families and chop them into pieces for revenge.
Song Yang saw that everyone's anger was almost aroused, so he winked at Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan came to the crowd and said loudly:
"Everyone, do you know why the Cai, Su, and Wu families dare to openly collude with the Japanese pirates to commit evil in Liuqiu, Wan? Because there is no legal control here!"
"This place in Liuqiu has been in this situation for many years, with no one in charge, no laws, and no government!"
"So Cai, Su, and Wu's three families, Cai Gan, lawlessly colluded with the Japanese pirates to kill people and steal goods!"
"Now the prince has led a large number of heavenly troops to come here to change this situation!"
"From now on, Liuqiu will be managed by the laws of Daqian, the government of Daqian, and the officials of Daqian!"
"Someone will stand up to stop all illegal things, and someone will stand up to uphold justice for all injustices!"
"The prosperity of Daqian is beyond what we, a small family, can compare to. If we submit to Daqian, we will receive the same treatment as the people of Daqian."
"Our villagers will no longer have to worry about their livelihood, nor will they be worried about public security."
"Under the leadership of the prince, we will be as prosperous as Daqian!"
Zhang Fan seized the opportunity and directly showered everyone.
Everyone was infected by Zhang Fan's aura, and everyone listened with fascination.
Only a few old men were not moved by Zhang Fan's words.
"My lord, I would like to ask, if we submit to Daqian, how will the land in the village be distributed?"
"And us old men, we are currently doing the work of the village chief. If we surrender to the Dagan...this..."
"How much are the taxes? Are there categories for farm taxes and agricultural taxes?"
"Hmm...and if Da Gan wants to govern Liuqiu, he probably needs to open a government office and build a government office. I wonder where this government office is? Is it a government office or a Taoist government? Who will be the chief official?"
The problems of these old men are quite realistic, and most of them point directly to their core interests.
Song Yang smiled and said: "I have called you here this time. Firstly, I want to meet with you so that you can get familiar with each other. Secondly, I want to discuss these things. You are all representatives of the islanders. The questions you just raised are all It’s quite representative.”
"First of all, there is no royal land in the world. After Liuqiu returns to Daqian, all the land will of course belong to Daqian. However, the land deed and use rights will of course belong to you personally. The land that was opened by the common people will belong to whomever Common people can pass it on from descendant to descendant, which is the same as the common people in Daqian."
"Secondly, you are all elders of the clan in the village. Liuqiu has returned to Daqian. The islanders need governance, and governance needs people to take care of it. Whatever you were originally doing and what you will do in the future, you only need to contact Shangguan. .”
"Third, there are official categories for tax matters. Local officials will tell you at that time. People living in Liuqiu are living a hard life, and you will be given a tax exemption period of at least five years."
"The last thing is the organizational matter that the old man mentioned. Liuqiu is remote, sparsely populated, and there are many uncivilized mountain people. Therefore, the governance of Liuqiu must start from the county government and be managed by Fuzhou Prefecture."
"I know that many of you are from Fuzhou, Xinghua Prefecture, and Funing Prefecture. Liuqiu is managed by Fuzhou. You can be regarded as recognizing your ancestors and returning to the clan!"
"By the way. I gave Liuqiu a new name, Wanwan."
Song Yang answered many questions for everyone, and finally told everyone the new name of Wanwan with a smile.
The answer given by Song Yang satisfied the islanders that their current interests and basic situation can be maintained within at least five years.
Moreover, surrendering to the powerful Daqian really gave the islanders something to rely on. If they were harassed by Japanese pirates in the future, they could seek help from their motherland.
"Your Majesty, we are willing to surrender and surrender!"
"Yes, we are willing to surrender to Daqian!"
The guys said in a noisy manner.
Song Yang smiled, pressed his hands and said, "Everyone, what I just told you is just the general direction. The specific matters need to be explained in detail by local officials."
"I know that you are all good citizens. As long as you cooperate with the work of local officials, your lives will be much better than now."
"I'm not bragging. Now any village in my Jiangzhou is better off than all of you in Liuqiu."
"If you also want to live a small life like that, you must unite as one and work hard. With big cadres to back you up, your life will only get better and better!"
"Your Majesty, a thousand years old! A thousand years old! A thousand years old!"
The people shouted in unison.
Everyone was shouting Chitose happily, when a team of fast horses came back from outside the camp.
Song Yang stood on the small high platform and happened to see those people. It was Yu Ming who was back.
There were three people tied to the backs of the horses behind Yu Ming. Song Yang knew that it was Cai, Su, and the Wu family who had captured them.
"Report to the prince! The three thieves of the Cai, Su, and Wu families have been decapitated! Three more eldest sons of the three families have been captured and presented to the prince!"
Yu Ming, wearing armor, strode forward in front of everyone, clasped his fists majestically and said loudly.
"Bring him here! Ask him in public!" Song Yang said in a deep voice.
"Yes! Bring it up!"
"Bring it up!"
All the soldiers shouted.
The islanders and common people were in the military camp and were shocked by the momentum of the Renaissance Army. They were thankful in their hearts. Just now, everyone shouted for Prince Chitose and said that they would submit to Daqian.