After hearing Zhang San's words, several companions couldn't help but show anger on their faces. These profiteers not only raised the price of food wantonly for the sake of wealth, but also sent people to snatch back the sold food.
This kind of behavior is so shameless, so black-hearted, and so vicious. It makes people unable to live. Shuanzi said angrily: "Third brother, are you telling the truth? Then let's go to him together and get the food back." Zhang San shook his head and said: "It's useless, we will be beaten if we go there." When they come out, they all have their faces covered. They won't admit it, and the government won't care about it. They might turn on them." Liu Wudao: "Third brother, what should I do? Are you going to suffer from this mute for nothing? How will you live next? What to do with the two nephews?" What to do?
What else can be done. Ordinary people like me can only swallow their anger and suffer the loss of being dumb. Thinking of this, I felt a deep helplessness in my heart. At the same time, I also felt a sense of anger and unwillingness.
Why? Why should I have to be bullied by others? Why can those rich people bully others wantonly and do whatever they want without even leaving a way for them to survive?
In today's world, there is no way for the poor to survive. Since I can't live anymore, why should I swallow my anger and let others bully me anymore? I will die anyway. If you don't let me live, I will drag you to death.
A stern look appeared in his eyes, and murderous intent suddenly emerged in his heart. With this thought, Zhang San quickly started thinking.
In a situation like his, the conditions in the village are considered good. Most people in the village are in more difficult circumstances than him, and they all have too much to eat.
Going for revenge alone will only kill one or two people and will not cause any harm to the Zhang family. It is too cheap for them.
If we find more people to go with us, we might be able to wipe out the Zhang family. Not only will we not die, but we will also be able to get a lot of food to survive this famine.
My two children can survive. Thinking of this, Zhang San secretly made up his mind. If he wanted to live, he had to risk his life and fight. Whether it was life or death, then let fate be his fate. It was better than waiting to die.
Zhang San took a deep breath and asked: "Brothers, do you still have extra food at home?" Everyone shook their heads and said: "Third brother, you also know our situation. How can we have any food? If it weren't for your help, , we can't survive long ago." Zhang San said: "Brothers, do you want to have enough to eat, do you want to not go hungry every day? Do you want to have endless food?" After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, but they didn't know Zhang What does three mean?
They all said in unison: "What a strange question Third Brother is asking. Who wants to go hungry? Isn't there no other way? I can only dream of having endless food." Zhang Si, who had been silent all this time, suddenly asked: "Third Brother, don't you have a way to get food?" Hearing this, several people looked at Zhang San and said expectantly: "Third Brother, if you really have a way to get food, just tell me. , brothers can hardly live anymore, even if they take the risk of writing, they will admit it." After hearing the words of several people, Zhang San nodded silently, it would be good to have this awareness, and the next step will be easier.
Zhang San said: "Brothers, this is not the place to talk. Let's go to my house and we can discuss it among ourselves." Hearing what Zhang San said, it was obvious that he had a solution. Several people were immediately overjoyed and followed Zhang San. his home.
After a few people sat down, they couldn't wait to ask: "Third brother, can you tell me now? What is the method?" Seeing the anxious looks of several people, Zhang San became more confident. He could survive and no one wanted to die. .
After looking at everyone, Zhang San said: "Brothers, none of us can live any longer. I'm afraid it's hopeless to rely on the court for relief. But I don't want to die, let alone let my children starve to death. You want to die?" Really?" Everyone looked at Zhang San and shook their heads. They did not speak, but waited for Zhang San's next words.
Zhang San continued: "The Zhang family can rob me of food, and we can also rob his. The Zhang family sells food, and we have plenty of food. If we rob the Zhang family of food, our whole village will not go hungry. That is, I wonder, brothers, do you have the courage?"
"Hiss!" Several people took a breath after hearing this. Unexpectedly, the usually honest third brother would have the idea of robbery. This is incredible. It seems that he is really cornered.
"Third brother, the Zhang family is in the county. If we go to rob the Zhang family, we will probably alert the government. There are 500 people in the county. Aren't we looking for death if we go there?"
"Yes, third brother, the Zhang family has a lot of thugs, dozens of them. We can't even deal with those thugs. Not only will we not be able to grab food, but we may not even be able to save our lives. This is not a good idea. "Zhang San heard the doubts of several people and said calmly: "It's impossible to expect a few of us. We will gather all the people in the village who are out of food and unable to survive. No matter what, they will all die. If we try hard, there are There is a glimmer of hope that you can survive if you win, which is better than lying at home waiting to die, right?" Zhang Si said: "Third brother, we are willing to fight with you, but even if we gather all the people in the village, it will only be a hundred. Number 10, how can we deal with the five hundred officers and soldiers in the county? Even if we rob the Zhang family, we can't escape." Several people also nodded silently and looked at Zhang San nervously.
They have no objection to following Zhang San to grab food and give it a try, but that doesn't mean they are willing to die.
Zhang San took a deep breath and said: "Brothers, there is no food to eat. The people who are starving are not just the people in our village. Many people have starved to death in Dawang Village next door. The same situation is the same in several nearby villages. . There are many people waiting to die without food. We can contact a few more people in the villages. In the thin line between life and death, I believe many people are willing to fight, and once they win, they can survive. Now everywhere They are all refugees. As long as we give a shout, some people will follow us. It should be no problem to gather a thousand people. The soldiers and horses in the county do not usually train, so they are no better than us. We have the advantage of numbers and are not afraid of them. ." Several people looked at each other, felt relieved, and nodded.
Anyway, I can't live any longer, so let's go and have a try together, maybe we can actually win. At that time, if the posture is not good, at worst, he will just take off. With so many people and chaos, it is impossible for the officers and soldiers to find him.
Several people reached an agreement and then discussed a plan of action. Then they left separately and recruited people to join their groups.
At this time, the poor farmers had almost no means of livelihood. They were at the end of their rope and were wandering between life and death. They lacked a leader. Once someone climbed up and called out, it could be said that the call was answered by hundreds of followers, and there were thousands of followers.
In order to have a bite to eat and survive, the poor farmers had no choice but to choose to rise up and fight for their own destiny.
This is also the reason why the peasant uprising was so overwhelming and vigorous at the beginning.
Soon, the people in the village mobilized and organized about a hundred strong men. In addition, there were dozens of old and weak people who could not survive, and they were also willing to follow and fight.
Later, Zhang San and others went to neighboring villages to organize manpower. In just one day, seven or eight villages were contacted and nearly 2,000 people were organized.
In order to avoid long nights and many dreams, they decided to take action immediately. Before dark, everyone split up and sneaked into the county town.
Seeing the crowds of people entering the city one after another, the officers and soldiers at the city gate were also a little confused. What's going on today? Why are so many people coming into the city?
His eyes fell on the waists of these people, and he frowned when he saw that many of them had sickles in their waists.
What do so many people want to do when they bring sickles into the city? Do you still need a sickle when entering the city? And with so many people coming into the city today, they don’t want to cause trouble, right?
Thinking of this, he glanced at the others and saw that those without sickles had bulging arms, not knowing what they were hiding.
There was a sudden thought in my heart, and I quickly led people forward and stopped a group of people.
"What are you doing in the city with all these people? Why are you still carrying sickles? Come over here. Take it out and let me see what you have in your arms." The people who were stopped happened to be Zhang San and others. They were stopped by officers and soldiers. Many people suddenly panicked and their eyes dodged.
These were honest farmers who were somewhat afraid of the officers and soldiers. This time they went into the city to grab food. When they were stopped and asked, they immediately felt guilty and scared.
Seeing that something bad was going to happen, Zhang San quickly winked at several people. Then he said: "Master, we went to the city to buy food. The food we bought in the morning was robbed. We have no choice but to bring more people to protect the food. If it is robbed again, what will happen?" I can't live anymore." As he said that, he walked forward and quickly came to the man's side.
After listening to Zhang San's words, the officers and soldiers relaxed. They had already talked about the robbery of food in the city, so it made sense.
As soon as the man relaxed, he saw Zhang San take out a dagger from his arms and quickly plunge it into his chest.
"Ah, you..." The sudden change surprised him, and he was completely unprepared. He screamed in pain and fell down.
Several of Zhang San's brothers either took daggers, kitchen knives, or sickles and quickly pounced on the others.
"Brothers, we have reached this point, follow me and fight in." Zhang San shouted from behind, leaned over and picked up the soldier's long knife and joined the battle group.
When the people behind saw this, they surrounded them with a roar, quickly eliminated the few officers and soldiers guarding the gate, picked up their weapons and rushed into the city.
The movement at the city gate quickly attracted the attention of others. The officers and soldiers on duty on the city wall were startled when they saw the crowd rushing into the city, and murmured: "This is... a civil uprising. It's not good. There's a civil uprising. Go and report it." Some officers and soldiers who were more stubborn and less bright-minded did not recognize the situation at all and rushed directly to stop it.
There were also some psychic people who, seeing that the situation was not good, took a detour and ran away. The officers and soldiers who rushed down to stop the crowd were quickly drowned in the crowd.
Many people were shocked when they saw this scene. This was a rebellion by killing officials. Didn't they just grab food?
Why were the officers and soldiers also killed? Several leaders from the village came to Zhang San and asked: "Zhang San, what do you mean by this? Are you not talking about robbing food? Why are the officers and soldiers killed? Isn't this breakfast?" Zhang San smiled coldly. He said: "Everyone, we have robbed the food. Will these officers and soldiers watch and let us transport it away? Even if you go back, will the government not make trouble for you? If you are found, you will be dead. Any one of us The village cannot withstand the encirclement and suppression of five hundred officers and soldiers. In order to survive, everyone must work together. Today everyone is willing to go all out, take revenge and complain, and kill all those corrupt officials and black-hearted businessmen. In order to We all have to work hard to survive."
"Fight."
"Fight."
"Fight it."... At first there were still a few people shouting, but gradually everyone started shouting, and for a while the shouts were loud enough to shock the entire county.
Taking advantage of everyone's high morale, Zhang San led everyone and rushed directly to the Zhang family. The Zhang family never thought that the target of these rioters was their own home. When they saw the rioters swarming in, they were dumbfounded.
"What's going on? Why are these rioters attacking our Zhang family? Hurry up and close the door. The servants should hurry up to the courtyard wall to stop people from breaking in." But all this is in vain, there are too many rioters.
They immediately surrounded the Zhang family and climbed over the wall to get in. Even a section of the courtyard wall was knocked down.
Everyone rushed into the Zhang family in an instant, blocking the Zhang family in the room. Seeing this scene, Mr. Zhang's face turned pale, and he sighed secretly, It's over, it's all over.
Pretending to be brave, he came to the door and shouted outside: "Fellow folks and kings, our Zhang family is a serious businessman. Please be kind and give me a favor. I, the Zhang family, are willing to send a batch of grain to you." Zhang San yelled and scolded: "Bah, you are a black-hearted businessman. Food is sold so expensively that we poor people can't even afford it. We managed to collect some money and bought some food, but you sent people to rob it." Go back. This is not leaving us a way to survive. The reason why we have reached this point is because of you black-hearted and vicious people. Today we are here to seek justice. Mr. Zhang, please die. Brother If we kill them, all the food will be ours."
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
"Kill them!" Seeing everyone approaching step by step, the Zhang family said in horror: "Everyone, all the food of the Zhang family is given to you. I will give you everything you see. I just want to let you go." Take the lives of my Zhang family." Zhang San said bitterly: "I know how to beg for mercy now. It's too late. If I had known this today, why bother? Do you know how many people were killed because you raised food prices? Zhang Laogou, Suffer death." As soon as Zhang San finished speaking, he rushed into the house with several brothers and armed with knives.
Looking at the Zhang family master who was paralyzed on the ground and trembling, Zhang San stepped forward quickly, thrust the knife out without hesitation, and stabbed him in the chest.
"Poof!" Blood splashed everywhere, and the Zhang family master slowly fell to the ground with an unwilling expression.
Zhang San drew out his sword and shouted: "Kill them all."
