Although the people knew that Han Du was here to help them, no one suddenly knelt on the ground and asked the man in front of them, Qingtian, to make the decision for them.
Without him, Jiang Yiru and others have been arrogant and domineering in Liyang for too long. The people have seen the fate of too many people who have offended them, even if they know that the adults in front of them are helping them. They did not dare to show their dissatisfaction with the Jiang family and others at all, fearing that the Jiang family would be safe in the end and they would be retaliated against.
Han Du became more and more angry as he looked at the people who dared to be angry but dared not speak out. How many evil things did Jiang Yiru and Pan Fu do in Liyang County to make the people keep silent about them?
Just when Han Du was furious and thinking about how to deal with Jiang Yiru, Pan Fu and others.
A commoner below said, "Sir, I just finished eating the rice in my house yesterday. I originally wanted to buy rice today, but when I came there, I saw that the rice shop was not open. I originally thought that this family just didn't have it. The door is opened, but the villain has traveled throughout the county and cannot find a rice shop that is open. If the villain cannot buy rice today, the whole family will be hungry. If the villain cannot buy it again tomorrow, then the villain will really I don’t know how to live anymore. Please be kind to me, let me open the rice shop and sell some rice to the villain..."
Someone opened his mouth to complain and beg, and immediately someone else started complaining again. "Sir, it's okay that the rice shop is closed. The little people can survive if they are hungry for a day or two. But my mother is seriously ill and urgently needs medicine from the pharmacy to go back and treat her illness. But no medicine shop in the city is open, and the little people have nowhere to get medicine. When I think of my old mother who is ill in bed, I feel so anxious!"
"Yeah yeah......"
Suddenly, the people were agitated and talked about their own difficulties.
There was so much noise in front of Han Du that he couldn't hear anything clearly.
"Quiet!" Han Du raised his hand and shouted again, stopping the noise of the people.
Then he asked the people: "Are the rice shops and medicine shops in the county closed today?"
"Sir, what's more? There is not a single open shop in the county today." Some people boldly replied.
Han Du immediately understood that this must be the Jiang family and the thirteen landlords and gentry who were fighting against him! However, it seems a bit too low-level to use the strategy of stopping the market to deal with yourself.
This move may work well against ordinary officials, but it is simply vulnerable to him.
After pondering for a few breaths, Han Du said to Li Jizu: "Pass this order, all shops in Liyang County are limited to open for business within half an hour. If they are still not open by the time, you will send people to smash them." Store and distribute things to the people in need."
"Sir, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this." Li Jizu's scalp went numb after hearing this. "Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been such a blatant robbery of people's wealth. If this is done, I'm afraid it will be harmful to you."
Directly lead troops to break down the door and distribute the contents of the shop to the people? This was so crazy that Li Jizu had to advise Han Du.
Han Du smiled contemptuously and said: "Who said those are people's property? Jiang Yiru and the landlords and gentry have committed extremely heinous crimes. Due to their crimes, the confiscation of family property is inevitable. I am just distributing the confiscated things to the people in advance. That's all, where is the people's wealth?" Li Jizu was stunned when he heard this, how could he say this? But when he thought about it carefully, he felt that the Marquis's reason was indeed reasonable. As the Marquis said, it's just a little ahead of schedule.
As long as the Marquis has a decent reason, the Emperor will probably not pursue it too much because he sees that the Marquis has solved the case.
Immediately, Li Jizu thought of another question, "Sir, if you force them like this, what should you do if they jump over the wall in a hurry and burn down the shop?"
Han Du smiled when he heard this, ignored Li Jizu, and instead said to the people: "Did you all hear what I said? I can guarantee that you will all get what you need in half an hour. But During this half hour, it is your business to ensure that the things you need are not burned."
Han Du is not a nanny, so he will not do everything for these people. Since they need food to fill their stomachs and medicinal materials to save their lives, they must stand up and protect what they need.
In fact, if Han Du had enough manpower, he could do everything for the people. But this time, both Lao Zhu and himself miscalculated, so they brought fifty people to Liyang. As it is now, Handu's manpower is stretched thin. How can he still have the energy to guard all the shops in the county?
We can only rely on the people themselves. If the people really don't have the courage to protect what they need, then Han Du will no longer pay attention to them.
The people were stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then they all dispersed and walked towards the shop where they needed to buy something. They didn't dare to break in directly, but they could still do it if they kept an eye on the shop so that it wouldn't be burned down.
With these people watching, Han Du was not worried that someone would burn down the shop. You can easily guard all the shops in the county without spending a single soldier.
After Han Du made his move, there were only two paths open to all the shops. Either open for business within half an hour. Or keep the door closed until the time has passed, and then the soldiers will break open the door and distribute the things to the people.
But even so, none of those shops were open. People from the Jiang family and the Thirteen Gentlemen were betting that Han Du was not completely crazy and still had some sense.
And Han Du was sitting at the gate of the county government office, waiting for the time to pass by. Seeing that half an hour had passed, Han Du ordered without hesitation to break down the door and distribute the things to the people.
Although Han Du's order was to distribute things directly to the people, the people were already afraid of being oppressed. Even if the soldiers directly gave them things, they would not dare to ask for them. Instead, he put down the money he brought and then left with his things.
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The Jiang family and the landlords did not choose to confront Han Du head-on. Instead, they directly sent a letter to an official in the capital about the imperial envoy's misdeeds in Liyang.
Early the next morning, as soon as the gate of the capital city opened, a carriage hurried out of the city and headed towards Liyang County. Sitting in the carriage was a middle-aged man who was not angry and proud, holding a letter from the Jiang family in his hand. While sneering, he looked down at the letter with disdain on his face.
"He's just a fifth-grade official, maybe he's still a sinecure. He was sent by an imperial envoy, and he actually started to tremble when he left the capital. It's a pity that this person got carried away and dared to directly send troops to rob the shop. It's simply... I don’t know how to write the word death.”
In the evening, this person hurriedly and slowly entered the county seat at the last moment before the city gate closed.
Jiang Yue, the eldest son of Jiang Yiru, has been as anxious as an ant on a hot pot since his father was imprisoned.
Now I suddenly heard that an old friend from the capital was visiting me, and I immediately ran out happily. The moment he saw the people getting off the carriage, Jiang Yue almost cried with excitement.
He quickly knelt down and said, "Meet my uncle."
"Get up." The man, dressed in casual clothes, walked up to Jiang Yue and said calmly.
"Thank you, uncle." Jiang Yue quickly stood up and wiped the tears from his eyes with a happy face.
He cupped his hands and said, "Uncle, please come in and have a chat. If anyone comes, open the middle door to greet him." Jiang Yue said the last sentence to the servants in the house.
In his opinion, since his uncle has come, all problems are no longer a problem. And he was eager to spread the news about his uncle's arrival. He wanted to see what the imperial minister's face would look like after he knew that his uncle was here. "There is no need to mobilize troops like this. I am here in casual clothes this time. Just go in through the side door." After that, without waiting for Jiang Yue to nod, he walked towards the side door as if he were entering his own home. .
Jiang Yue had a flattering smile on his face and flattered him, "Uncle has no airs at all, unlike someone who comes to Liyang and treats him like the sky of Liyang, and is so arrogant... "
"Okay, okay, this is not the place to talk. Let's go in first." Seeing that Jiang Yue wanted to say something else, the man waved his hand and interrupted him.
"Yes, my uncle taught me the right lesson. Please come first!" Jiang Yue quickly shut up, not daring to say a single word.
Entering the lobby, the visitor sat unceremoniously at the front seat.
Not only did Jiang Yue not feel dissatisfied at all, but he also begged respectfully: "Please ask uncle to seek justice for my father."
The man took a sip of tea and then said calmly: "I am here to uphold justice for you. Your father is a scholar after all, and he was arrested without any evidence. Is there any law? Do you still take the Ming Law seriously?"
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Han Du is listening to Li Jizu's report. These days, the people he sent out to catch Pan Fu were played badly, which made him feel angry.
"Reporting to the Marquis, we still haven't been able to catch Pan Fu."
Li Jizu never thought that it would be so difficult to catch a small government official. It's as if Liyang and several surrounding counties have become Pan Fu's home field. He can appear anywhere, anytime, and he is as comfortable as a fish in water.
But the soldiers could only find it bit by bit, and sometimes they were even deliberately blocked by others to delay Pan Fu's time.
"Oh? Where did he go again?" Han Du asked casually without raising his head, looking calm.
Li Jizu couldn't help but look at Han Du a few more times when he heard Han Du's calm tone. Now if someone told him that the Marquis had not anticipated this situation in advance, he would not believe it.
If the Marquis had not known that the situation would turn out like this, how could he say that catching Pan Fu was not important, but finding those who helped Pan Fu was important?
