Chapter 258 Overthrow the Landlords and Gentlemen
After Chen Cao held an inflammatory rally, when he returned to the city, many wealthy gentry and landowners came to him and asked for cooperation in equalizing land and exempting them from taxes. In response, Chen Cao ordered that these people should not be admitted within three days.
Huang Chunyao was deeply surprised by this. Logically speaking, he had achieved what Chen Cao wanted, but at this moment he didn't know why he didn't stop it. There were also many green-skinned hooligans among those in Landlords who gang-raped female relatives. Most of them are the ones who take the lead in causing chaos.
For this reason, Huang Chunyao couldn't help but go to Chen Cao, but he was surprised.
Chen Cao said these two words casually, and then looked at Huang Chunyao: "What I said in Songjiang at that time was no joke. The establishment of the party is imperative, and these people are the best party members."
Huang Chunyao couldn't understand how Chen Cao's so-called "party members" actually operated, but what kind of reaction would he have had if he knew that the great party of the Kuomintang had more than 80 million party members.
"The so-called adherents in the Donglin Party today are all officials, and the lowest rank is a scholar. How can these country people who don't know a few Chinese characters become supporters?"
Chen Cao did not agree with Huang Chunyao's words and said: "Yunsheng is biased. Don't you know that Huang Chao was in trouble back then?"
Huang Chao started a rebellion, killed countless people, and used human flesh as military rations. Huang Chunyao, a crazy person, naturally knew this, but the deeper meaning behind Chen Cao's reminder of Huang Chao's past was still unknown.
"People's hearts..."
Chen Cao looked at him seriously: "The main reason why Huang Chao was able to respond to everything at once was because of the support of the people. Although he failed in the end, it cannot be denied that he was very capable in dealing with ordinary people;
Don’t talk about Huang Chao, just talk about me, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty..."
Chen Cao did not finish speaking straightforwardly. He believed that Huang Chunyao was not stupid. Zhu Yuanzhang could become an emperor from a cowherd boy. He naturally had his own way of winning over people's hearts. Suddenly, Huang Chunyao realized that Zhu Yuanzhang's generals were not Are all of them born with mud legs?
Thinking of this, Huang Chunyao suddenly became enlightened and bowed his head to Chen Cao: "Student Meng Lang, my father-in-law taught me, I really cleared the air..."
Chen Cao laughed, and then said: "This is not a teaching. I am just telling you that the people are the masters of the world. You and I are just the guides and maintainers of order. As long as we have them, what do you think? There is no problem in doing anything.”
"Students keep this in mind..."
"By the way, I think the name of the new party mentioned last time can be changed. As for the name of the party, you and the people below can come to me after you decide."
"yes..."
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"Revolution is innocent, rebellion is justified, overthrow the landlords and gentry, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment..."
"Revolution is innocent, rebellion is justified, overthrow the landlords and gentry, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment..."
"Revolution is innocent, rebellion is justified, overthrow the landlords and gentry, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment..."
Shocking slogans began to ring out from the inner city gates of Wu County and Changzhou County. The number of Jing's followers grew from a few thousand at the beginning to 78,000 people, most of whom were ordinary people from the two counties, and the marchers There were many Dingwu soldiers who changed their uniforms in the procession, in order to keep the entire parade event at a normal level.
The wealthy gentry and wealthy households in the entire city of Suzhou are all nervous. They all know what happened to the landlords in Wuxian and Changzhou. The leaders Zhang Cai, Zhang Shihuang and others are even more panicked.
It was impossible to escape. The Dingwu Army had already guarded every pass, so that in the middle of the night, they arrested hundreds of wealthy gentry and families.
Thinking of the key points behind this demonstration, the wealthy households in Suzhou City set off one after another and went to the governor's office again. In order to survive, these people all knelt outside the governor's office, making trouble and asking to see Chen. Fuck it.
At this moment, Chen Cao was teasing a maid in the governor's office. If the girl wasn't so attractive, he wouldn't be interested.
"Sir, the demonstrators have entered the city and are heading towards the governor's office from the North City and East City directions. There are countless people joining along the way. It is estimated that the number will eventually be around 200,000. We have to worry about trouble... ."
Chen Cao sent the maid away, then stared at Huang Chunyao and said: "There are more than 300,000 people in the three counties of Suzhou. In order to prevent the situation from expanding, I have asked Song Che to lead troops to guard each sect. There are also Dingwu troops in the team. Guard, even if the situation worsens, it should be under control."
"Uncle..."
Zhao Xin went to help look at the place. As soon as he went out, he saw the wealthy gentry and landlord kneeling outside. He turned back and told Chen Cao exactly what happened outside the door.
Chen Cao frowned, then smiled and said: "Look, the time has come for us to make a fortune. Go and bring all the people in, and I will talk to them."
Zhang Cai and Zhang Shihuang arrived late. The people in front of them had just been summoned, so they did not kneel there, which could be regarded as saving their own face.
"Why, you guys actually have time to come to my place to drink tea? Why don't you go to the countryside to protect your own property?"
Everyone who came in was blushing at what he said, but they didn't dare to refute. Even Zhang Cai and Zhang Shihuang remained silent.
It stands to reason that the families of these two people have suffered great disasters, and Chen Operation has an unshirkable responsibility as the driving force behind it. But even so, no one can provide evidence. After all, it was not the soldiers of Dingwu who did it, but Suzhou. The local people are tenants of wealthy families.
"Everyone, tell me, why did you come to see me today? Now that the people's parade has arrived at Taihu Street, I have to go and maintain order."
Originally, these people formed a united front with Zhang Cai and Zhang Shihuang, but after their families suffered a blow, these people finally understood one thing;
People under the eaves have to lower their heads...
The obese middle-aged man was the first to kneel down, kowtow and cry: "Duke Liang, help me, I am willing to actively cooperate with Duke Liang's policy of equalizing land and exempting taxes, and I am willing to donate half of my family property to reward the army..."
Chen Cao frowned and looked at the fat man without saying anything.
Some people took the lead, and others followed. From time to time, more than a dozen people knelt down, kowtowed to Chen Cao, admitted their mistake, and then said the same words as the fat man.
Obviously, this group of people saw one thing clearly. After Chen Cao led his army to capture Suzhou under the banner of "Qing Jun Side", he treated the people without any offense, and the Dingwu Army had strict military discipline. Except for the soldiers stationed in the city, most of them Some are stationed in military camps outside the city;
This is the second point. The important point is that Chen Cao did not kill them after arresting them. He only explained to them Emperor Tianqi's last edict and the policies he wanted to implement.
Now, the "landlord fight" suddenly became active in Suzhou Prefecture. With the lessons learned from Qingpu, this group of people immediately understood a truth. A strong man sacrifices his wealth to protect his family is the right way. Now that Songjiang Prefecture's commerce is developed, Suzhou is not incomparable. On the contrary The business in Suzhou is more prosperous than that in Songjiang;
Based on this, this group of people decided to actively cooperate with Chen Cao, and then donate their family property to reward the army, so as to gain Chen Cao's favor and survive in the future.
Zhang Cai and Zhang Shihuang were immediately shocked. Once these people said the words of rewarding the army, they implicitly approved Chen Cao's title of "Qing Jun Side". Under this, this rebellion in the eyes of the literati politicians was actually They have become teachers of justice, and what about them?
Seeing this, Chen Cao laughed, and then said: "You are quite alert. Well, since you are so sincere, how can I not fulfill your good intentions?"
He said and looked at Xin Zhao who was standing aside: "Xin Zhao, go and send people to register one by one, and then lead the troops to their homes to protect their respective mansions. Don't let the demonstrators harass you."
"I'll do it now..."
With Chen Cao's words, this group of people felt relieved, but Zhang Cai, Zhang Shihuang and the dozen or so people behind them were panicked. What should they do?
Once he chooses to compromise, he will be cooperating with the rebels. Zhang Cai is the leader of the officials who are unwilling to surrender. Zhang Shihuang has linked up with many people to prepare for the secret conspiracy. If this continues, if you follow me today, can you go out again? ?
"My Duke, the title of Duke of Liang was given by the late Emperor. Naturally, I must abide by the late Emperor's edict and enthrone King Fu. However, today's throne is not right, and the late Emperor's death is also strange. This is a matter related to the Ming Dynasty. How can we be careless? ?
I have been ordered to punish thieves. In addition to protecting the environment and the people, I also want to make the local people live a good life. Who among you and others has not relied on relationships and accumulated decades or even hundreds of years to create what we are today? Wealth, what you get, is all the people's fat and the people's anointing. The Heavenly Family knows that it is taken from the people and used for the people, but you rich gentry only know how to exploit the people;
You must remember that water can carry a boat and capsize it. It is already a great gift for me to come into the city and capture you without killing you. If some people still want to keep their own wealth, then I can only let the people get it for themselves. Take back what belongs to them..."
As he spoke, Chen Cao looked at Zhang Cai and Zhang Shihuang who were behind the crowd: "Don't think that I don't know what your plans are. Now King Fu's army is approaching Fengyang, and Nanjing is about to fall. If you are still stubborn, Don’t think that I really don’t dare to kill you;
Emperor Chengzu was able to destroy the ten clans of Fang Xiaoru, so you ants have the courage to compare yourself to Fang Xiaoru? "
Fang Xiaoru's reputation in the Jianwen Dynasty was not small. He was a famous scholar in the Ming Dynasty. There was only one scholar in the Ming Dynasty who could compare with him, Wang Yangming.
At that time, Zhu Di even dared to kill Fang Xiaoru, let alone the group of people in front of him.
When Chen Cao mentioned this, Zhang Cai and Zhang Shihuang instantly softened their tempers. From this point of view, they really had no choice. Zhang Shihuang was not a registered official after all. He looked at Zhang Cai and saluted Chen Cao dejectedly: "I am willing to cooperate with Liang Guogong's government."&
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