Jiyang County, Xinghe County (formerly Xinghe City), Linwan Village.
Lin Wu is in a good mood recently.
His grandfathers were all slaves, which meant that he was a slave from birth. Whether he lived or died was at the whim of the slave owner.
Not to mention whether they have enough food to eat, whether they have warm clothes or not, and whether they can hang on to their lives is already a huge luxury.
Life is dark and dark.
Unexpectedly, the Qin army suddenly entered the city and occupied Xinghe.
Immediately afterwards, slavery was abolished and all people became free.
This gave him hope in life again.
At this time, Lin Wu was sitting on the ground chatting with several young people.
Almost all of them were covered in patches and skinny, and many of them had torn trousers, exposing their calves.
Someone said: "I heard that the Qin army has completely occupied Dadong City and given citizenship to all the people. From now on, there will be no more slaves.
"Yes, I also heard that from now on, all of us here will be under the rule of Da Qin."
"That's great. I heard that the Emperor of Qin took care of the people's livelihood and was always thinking of ways to let the people have farmland."
"What good things are you thinking about? It would be great if you can regain your freedom, and I will give you a field!"
"It's true. If there weren't troops stationed in Pingdu Mountain, I would have fled to Qin."
"Anyway, we will have citizenship in the future. It's great. If we can cultivate two more acres of our own land, it will be a great gift."
Several people were talking about it, and there was no resistance at all to the Qin army occupying Xinghe. They wished that the Qin army could come earlier. This was one of the reasons why it was so easy for Dongyi to recover.
People's hearts.
At this moment, waves of gongs were heard at the entrance of the village, calling for the villagers to gather.
Lin Wuyi got up and patted the dust on his butt: "It seems there is something big. Let's go and have a look."
Not long after, people gathered in the village, including old, weak, women and children.
Linwan Village was oppressed by a slave owner before. I don't know how many people were starved to death and the population was reduced by nearly half. But fortunately it is a big village. Now based on household registration, there are still more than 40 households, about two More than a hundred people.
When the Qin army announced the abolition of slavery, the villagers rioted and collectively beat the previous slave owners to death.
Now, seeing that almost all the villagers had arrived, a Qin soldier also began to say loudly:
"Everyone be quiet!"
"Today, Xinghe has been changed to Xinghe County."
"Soon, the county magistrate will also take office."
"Before this, each village under the jurisdiction of Xinghe County elected a village chief."
Hearing this, the crowd suddenly became commotion and whispered among themselves.
Lin Wu bravely raised his hand and asked: "Master Jun, what is the village chief? Is he an official?"
"The village chief is not a high-level official. Oh my, even if I tell you this, you don't understand."
Qin Bing said: "Let's put it this way, the village chief is the person who manages the entire Linwan Village. For example, if someone has a quarrel or dispute in the village, the village chief needs to come out to administer justice."
"Another example is land, acres, household registration, etc., which also need to be summarized and processed by the village chief, and then connected with the county and township."
"Do you understand this?"
"I understand! I understand!" Lin Wu said repeatedly, and then asked: "Then, Master Jun, can I choose the village chief?"
Qin Bing glanced at him: "You can choose if you can, but you are so young, can you convince the public?"
Then he explained: "Everyone, listen to me! The village chief is elected by each village. In other words, whoever becomes the village chief in Linwan Village, you choose a person with high moral character and high respect."
"Do you understand everything?"
"I understand—" everyone responded.
"Well, you should elect the village chief as soon as possible so that when the county official arrives, you can handle government affairs."
After Qin Bing finished speaking, he left directly with his companions and rushed to the next village.
After he left, the place immediately exploded into a commotion.
"We choose the village chief ourselves, who should we choose?"
"Of course you have to choose someone who is fair in dealing with things. Didn't you listen to what the military master just said? In the future, the land and household registration will all be related to the village chief."
"Then you have to be careful."
"No, the village chief is not that easy to be."
People were talking a lot, and no one had a good idea for a while.
Lin Wu jumped onto a big rock with a bang, and shouted from a high position: "Stop making any noise!"
This voice really made everyone focus on him.
"Choose me! I am the best candidate for the village chief!" Lin Wu went straight to the point, his face flushed with excitement: "If I become the village chief, I will definitely be fair and just. Everyone has everything in the village, and I will never treat anyone unfairly. people!"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone sneered: "If you want to choose a village chief, choose someone with a good reputation. I think Mr. Tan Sandou is good. He is older, has a higher seniority, and his words are effective."
"That's right! Lin Wu, you big boy! You don't even have a wife, how can you be a village chief!"
People started cheering.
Lin Wu shouted without showing any signs of weakness: "What nonsense are you talking about! You can't be the village chief if you are young? Even the old man Tan Sandou is blinded by his old age, what can he do!"
"You talk about high reputation, I don't believe you have all forgotten. Tan Sandou has been helping slave owners before, trying to exploit you, and how many people have been killed! Has he ever thought about the villagers? No! He did it Everything is for his own benefit!"
"Who took the lead in beating the slave owner to death? It was me, Lin Wu!"
"It was me, Lin Wu, who helped the village regain freedom!"
"And when I shared the food before, I never did it fairly!"
Someone said: "What you said is nice! Who knows what it's like to be the village chief!"
Lin Wudao: "I promise! If I don't do well, the villagers can complain to the government and point their fingers at my spine!"
"Lin Wu, you want to be the village chief, but are you literate?"
"I can't read, who of you can read?" Lin Wudao: "But I'm young, I can learn!"
"Believe me, if I become the village chief, I will definitely lead everyone to live a better and better life!"
He is very talented in speaking. The crowd was silent for a while, and then the first person started: "Okay! I agree with Lin Wu to be the village chief!"
Then came a series of statements: "I agree too."
Not just here, there was a wave of excitement in all the villages in Dongyi, and the village chief's affairs were in full swing.
Half a month later, Zhang Shanping arrived in Jiyang.
After meeting at the county mansion, Yang Heng seemed quite happy and kept saying, "Master Zhang, you are here. If you don't come, I will be worried to death."
"General, this is..."
"Come on, come on." Yang Heng pulled him to the place where the files are stored: "These are all handed over to you. The number of acres of land in Jiyang is here."
Zhang Shanping understood and couldn't help but nodded: "Thank you, General."
Yang Heng said: "Without further ado, let's have a drink today. Tomorrow I will report to Your Majesty and the class will return to the court. Let's keep the war simple. Doing these government affairs will really worry me to death."
"Haha, the general is really a sweet-tempered man, and the subordinates admire him endlessly."
"Look, you literati are sour." (End of Chapter)
