"This world! It's our world after all! No matter who comes, you can't be unreasonable, right? Our land was purchased reasonably and legally by our ancestors for generations." He put the tea cup aside and looked at the few Liu Yuan, the largest landowner in the area, said unhurriedly that he was a landowner who came to mourn.
Recently, the state of Zheng has changed. Those who originally lived under the wings of Zheng have become frightened. They are eager to get a guarantee from the new ruler, a guarantee that can continue to make them rich and safe.
Several big landowners who own land look at me and I look at you, and they are all a little embarrassed. Who can sit here who doesn’t know about someone’s family?
The ancestors of these people may have been really diligent at the beginning, relying on primitive accumulation to make a fortune. But later on, when you have money, who doesn’t have some dirty things in their family?
Taking advantage of bad times, they used some shady means to do unspeakable things, and ruined the lives of some people who were unwilling to hand over their land...
Therefore, when they hear the words "reasonable" and "legal", they instinctively feel a little frightened.
"Don't look at me like that, everyone... This new 'parent officer' has no time to pay attention to what we did before, and he is unlikely to care about how we live our lives in the future." Liu Yuan glanced at these timid people like Rat's followers sneered and said.
"But, you all know that parents and officers need our filial piety." He paused for a few seconds, and then offered a price: "2,000 gold coins per person! I guess the new parents are too lazy to do that. Ignore the cries and howls of those unruly people."
There were almost 10 people present, and they all took out 20,000 gold coins in one go, which was considered a large sum of money in Zheng State.
After all, they are just landlords and rely on farming to make profits. To be honest, even if we sell them all, we probably won’t have the courage to pay bribes like Datang Group.
As soon as they heard that they had to pay again, these people began to feel sick. Zheng Guo had exploited them once before for the so-called enrichment of the country and the military. At that time, in order to deal with errands, each of them had to pay 500 gold coins.
It's good now. In just a few days, Zheng Guo will be finished. They have to prepare another filial piety for the new rulers. This really makes them very uncomfortable.
Outside Liu's house, several trucks slowly stopped. The doors were pushed open. A platoon leader jumped out of the car. He put one hand on the holster on his waist and the other on his forehead. Ritou looked at the plaque on the door.
Soon, a group of worried farmers got out of the car behind them, and a few of them were lying on the side of the road, retching.
It is really rare for farmers in Zheng State to have ridden in a car, so it is completely normal for them to get motion sickness and vomit after getting off the car.
The remaining farmers were all pale, some were really motion sick, dizzy and uncomfortable, and some were frightened - for them, this place was almost the same as the Palace of Hell.
The young official who came before did not tell them that he had come to report the evil deeds of the local squire and landlord and that he would follow up and confront them.
At that time, it was only said that there would be rewards for reporting, and the family would provide rice, flour, grain and oil... Those who had the courage to complain actually got the supplies, so everyone went to complain one after another.
result……
"What are you afraid of? We are here to make decisions for you. As long as what you tell the truth, I will redress your grievances today!" Seeing his soldiers jumping out of the car one after another, the platoon leader He immediately gained momentum when he spoke.
No matter how good his martial arts skills are, he is still afraid of kitchen knives. His soldiers are all killers with guns, and they are not opponents that a few guards from the families of these landlords and squire can compete with.
"I...I...I'm talking nonsense..." A farmer swallowed, thinking that he could give back the little junk he got.
In his opinion, provoking Liu Yuan is much scarier than provoking the government. By then, his whole family may not even be alive.
"Yes, yes! This, this master... I, I was actually greedy for gain and said nonsense... This, this Mr. Liu... That, that is... he is a good man." Another old man He also backed down and explained cautiously.
"Young man! Are you really making false accusations?" The platoon leader who was here to handle the matter sneered: "Think clearly before you speak... If you really give up this opportunity... the enmity you will make and the suffering you will suffer... The loss I suffered, the injustice I suffered... I have no place to talk about it in this life..."
Those people held it in for a long time and did not dare to say anything more. It’s not like they haven’t struggled before, and it’s not like they haven’t seen others struggle. But the government and the local tyrants and evil gentry have colluded to play the untouchables like them over and over again. They have suffered enough misfortunes, how can they have the courage to struggle anymore?
"It seems that these people are really a deterrent. They make you lose the courage to fight back, but they have the courage to trick me into wasting gas and running for nothing..." Seeing more and more people retreating, this The platoon leader also had to sink his face.
"Sir!" A woman finally stood up. She looked at the cowardly villagers and said in a trembling tone: "My family's grievances are enough to be repaid by that old immortal Liu Yuan! I am not afraid of death! I only ask you. Let’s do business first and provide justice to my family of seven!”
She stared at the platoon leader leading the troops, gritted her teeth and said, "If your Excellency gets involved in an affair with Liu Yuan, I will turn into a ghost and come to you to ask for your explanation!"
"Hahahaha!" When the platoon leader heard the woman's threat, he wasn't angry or annoyed. Instead, he laughed loudly: "Come with me! Today is a good day for revenge."
He pointed at the sky: "The sun is just right! This world must be bright! There must be light! If it's pitch black, wouldn't it be meaningless?"
After saying that, he waved his hand and ordered angrily: "Let's go! Find someone to reason with!"
The soldiers carrying the guns laughed twice, they were too familiar with this set. In the past, on those islands where bandits were everywhere, the liquidation work was completed by them in turns.
In their view, these things that should not exist within the territory of Datang Group are all unreasonable. Only by completely eliminating these things will the world become as beautiful as Bunas and Dragon Island.
As a result, the soldiers holding .45-caliber truths slapped the door of Liu's mansion, and behind them, more soldiers carrying K3 truths were ready to "debate".
The side door was opened, and a concierge stuck his head out impatiently. In his opinion, knocking on the door directly is a very rude thing.
This is the Liu Mansion, and even the city lord has to be polite when he comes - isn't 60% of the land with a radius of a hundred miles the property of Mr. Liu?
But before he could scold him, a hand pressed on his face and pushed him down into the yard.
The porter stumbled, and then he saw clearly that the man on the opposite side, with an iron pot on his head, had rushed into the yard.
The policemen who came in moved the door bolt directly from the inside with such deft movements, and then more soldiers walked in surrounded by an official.
"How majestic!" The platoon leader, walking among his soldiers with his hands behind his back, looked left and right, full of curiosity about this majestic mansion.
He really didn't expect to see a place like a paradise in such a place where people are hungry, people are in dire straits, and bandits are rampant.
As a night school graduate who received higher education at the Datang Military Academy, everything here disgusted him instinctively.
This was completely different from the prosperity of Bunas. This kind of castle in the air seemed to be built on numerous bones. In his opinion, it exuded a rotten stench.
"Who! Dare to act wild in the Liu Mansion! Are you looking for death?" A guard rushed out. He was startled when he saw these soldiers he had never seen before, and then he was knocked to the ground by the oncoming rifle butt. .
"How can you hit people casually?" The person who was beaten covered his nose and immediately became reasonable.
"That's him!" The woman following the platoon leader suddenly seemed to be stimulated and stepped forward desperately, trying to fight the reasonable nurse who was covering the bridge of her nose.
A soldier stopped her. While struggling, the woman shouted with all her strength: "It's him! He led his men to beat my man to death! He threw my son to the ground! It's him! It's him!"
The nurse who was holding her nose was startled. When she saw the woman being stopped, she became arrogant again: "Okay! It turns out it's you, a crazy bitch! Do you dare to come back? You're looking for death!"
"I'm very pleased that you can plead guilty." The platoon leader nodded and raised his palm forward. The two soldiers passed him and rushed to both sides of the nursing home. They captured him as soon as they stretched out their hands. They didn't understand what happened. Some kind of nursing home.
The nurse struggled twice, but received two slaps in the face, and immediately did not dare to make a mistake. At this moment, someone suddenly shouted loudly: "Stop!"
Liu Yuanyin, with a sullen face, led a group of guards and a group of nearby landowners and squires. Hundreds of people stood in front of the platoon leader.
Many of the guards held long knives and swords in their hands, and some even had Cyric flintlock guns in their hands, which seemed to be much better equipped than the Zheng army.
"Who is this?" the platoon leader asked with a smile.
"This is Liu Yuan, Mr. Liu." Liu Yuan himself did not speak. The butler next to him took a step forward and introduced him.
"My lord, would you like to give Mr. Liu some face... let's talk in person? How about that?" Liu Yuan suppressed his anger, forced a smile, stepped back half a step, and asked with a gesture of invitation.
The platoon leader leading the team looked at the guards holding muskets behind Liu Yuan, and also smiled: "Master Liu, I am too timid to enter such a big formation."
