Chapter 140 The fighting spirit of the people
"Li Dayuan, as a local gentry, you, together with the county magistrate Chen Guangrui, robbed more than 300 acres of fertile land in the people and were also committed to robbing a woman from a civilian. This crime should be killed!"
"Zhao Burong, you are both a gentry in the body, but you robbed the daughter of the people, took them as wives and concubines, and raped and killed more than a dozen girls. This crime is enough to kill the entire clan!"
"Yue Buju, you are willing to indulge your subordinates, burn other people's houses, and steal other people's wives and daughters. You are even more happy with this. The crime is unforgivable!"
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Lin Fan listed the crimes of these gentry one by one. The people present clenched their fists when they heard this, and when they looked at the gentry, they gritted their teeth.
When the gentry saw the angry eyes of the people, they felt a little scared. How could Lin Fan know everything? Has he conducted an investigation into Lu County?
"People, don't listen to this dog official's nonsense! As long as you help us drive away this dog official today, no one can get a bag of rice!"
"Our Zhao family is willing to give each of you a bag of white flour. At this time, everyone should work together! Catch this dog official who killed people and kill them directly!"
"Don't worry, as long as you kill this dog official, we gentry will unite and rent the land to you at a low price so that you can live a better life!"
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The gentry began to offer benefits, and the resistance that these people had just begun to develop instantly disappeared. After all, rice and noodles were what they needed the most.
Lin Fan was not only disappointed, but the people of Lu County had no idea of distinguishing right and wrong.
It seems that only master speech skills can be used!
"Hmph! People, do you know what is the coldness of lips and teeth? I am on your side now, because I have compromised. If I were not here, they would have promised to give you rice and flour?"
"Also, the grain of these gentry is all grown by you, but they have been taken away by them for nothing. Do you feel comfortable?"
"If you are dissatisfied, you should stand up and resist, fight against these people to the end, and drive all these gentry out of Lu County!"
Lin Fan said passionately.
Under the background of the master's speech skills, Lin Fan cooperated with his tone and emotions in a very tacit understanding, and the fighting spirit of the people present was burning.
"Yes! That's right! We grow the food of these gentry!"
"I planted all the white flour from the Zhao family, and they forced me to rob me of food. I didn't give me a grain of food in the land I planted!"
"These squires are inhumane. We can no longer let these squires act arrogantly on our heads! We must stand up bravely and overthrow them!"
"Yes! We must stand up bravely and drive them away!"
The people were excited and their fighting spirit was completely burning.
When the gentry saw that these people were moved by Lin Fan, they showed a fierce look and threatened them: "Hmph! You are just a group of fish and garbage! If you dare to resist us gentry, you can wait to starve to death!"
"That's right! We have issued an order. As long as this dog official does not die today, the food in our family will be burned. You just wait to starve to death!"
"Hmph! Are you fools? We are the ones with food. Without us, you can only starve to death. Can this dog official bring you food?"
The squire said angrily.
The people present fell silent again. When the gentry looked at Lin Fan, they looked contemptuous. Without them, these people were really dead.
"Yes! As long as we don't offend these gentry, we can live a little hard life. If we offend these gentry, we will really die."
"Friends! Let's accept our fate..."
The people all accepted their fate.
Lin Fan said again: "People, are you giving up the bright future light just for the sake of your current suffocation? As long as you get rid of these gentry, food will no longer be a problem. Each of you can have land to plant, and your future life will be better!"
"As long as these gentry are not removed, the fields are in their hands, most of the food you planted will be taken away by them. Are you really willing?"
"At this time, you should stand up and get rid of the squire. As long as you survive this winter, your future will be bright!"
Lin Fan roared angrily.
This is the essence of the master's speech skills. You must suppress the other person in your voice and emotions to guide everyone present.
Sure enough, the people present were all excited. Seeing that these people had completely rebelled, the gentry ordered the servants to suppress these people.
Lin Fan took action at this time. He had forty years of internal strength and had reached the first level of Nine Yang Divine Art. These ordinary people were no match for him at all.
The gentry's servants were all injured by Lin Fan, and the gentry was subdued by Lin Fan. The yamen runners present hurried forward and pressed the gentry to the ground.
"Hmph! You dare to incite the people to besiege the county government. This is a death sentence. You will take them all to death and behead them at Caishikou three days later!"
Lin Fan said coldly.
By suppressing these gentry, Lu County has basically been stable. What remains is to make the people live a prosperous life, and gradually the people's customs will improve.
At this moment, all the people present knelt on the ground.
"Mr. Lin, thank you for eradicating these pests for our Lu County. However, we have no food and no leftovers from these gentry, how can we live!"
The people knelt and cried.
Lin Fan couldn't help frowning. Mu Yun had already returned yesterday, and he would come back in three days, but Feng Yuxiu took the silver to arrive at the earliest seven days.
Moreover, when the money was exchanged for food, it was time again. Lin Fan gritted his teeth and decided to borrow food from the nearby county town.
"Now, Lu County is so devastated by Chen Guangrui. No one in other states wants to come to Lu County. Even the neighboring county towns hide from Lu County. All of this is because of what you do and there are no rules."
"You must remember to be kind to others in the future and respect past merchants. Don't think about seizing other people's property. Only then can someone come here to do business and someone bring you money."
"You must remember what I said today in your heart."
Lin Fan said.
"Sir Lin, we all know."
The people knelt on the ground and said.
"How many people are left in Lu County now?"
Lin Fan asked.
"Mr. Lin, our Lu County previously had a total population of more than 10,000, but now there are less than 2,000 people left."
An old man stepped forward and said.
Chapter completed!