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The weather was fine, and the invited gentry and rich men from various villages and towns in Yunxi Prefecture arrived in Zhangjiazhuang one after another.
If the high-ranking officials and wealthy families in Yunxi Mansion hadn't fled, these country gentry and rich men would never have been able to get on the stage at all.
However, as the senior officials and rich families of Yunxi Mansion died and fled in successive wars, these wealthy rural lords suddenly became a wave of powerful people in the local area.
Most of these country gentry and rich men made their fortunes from the land, so they are nothing without the land.
Moreover, they have been cultivating and operating in the local area for many years, and their relationship network is intricate. Even if the owner of Yunxi Mansion changes, according to past experience, as long as they bleed a little and hand over some money and food on time, they can still be safe.
Therefore, when the Jiangbei Province was in chaos, the big families in Yunxi Mansion fled to the provincial capital and other safe places one after another.
However, the gentry and rich men in Yunxi Mansion did not flee with them, but continued to stay there.
Now that the Qinghe Army has occupied Yunxi Mansion, the most important concern of the gentry and rich men is the issue of taxation.
As long as the money and food collected by Chen Ziang did not exceed their bottom line, they were still willing to cooperate with Chen Ziang and the others and pay some money and food.
Because although they are country gentry and rich men, they are not as good as those wealthy families, and they still have the ability to spend some money and food.
And the big deal is that when the rent is collected, if they charge more, they still have nothing to lose, and they can pass it on to the people.
However, Chen Ziang didn't want their money and food, but wanted to divide their land, which caused great dissatisfaction among them.
Facing the work team dispatched by Chen Zi'ang, these gentry and rich men were also actively thinking about countermeasures.
Some rich men even sent people to the capital of Jiangbei province to ask for help, begging their governor to send troops to rescue them.
?Compared to these wealthy gentry, Zhangjiazhuang's Zhang family's handling method was a little impulsive, directly colluding with the bandits in order to give Qinghe army a blow.
Who knew that Zhang's stealing chickens could not lose a lot of rice now, and they directly hit the muzzle of the Qinghe army, becoming a living target.
Facing the Qinghe army's invitation to Zhangjiazhuang to observe the execution, the gentry and rich men also understood that this was the Qinghe army's intention to kill chickens and monkeys.
But in the face of the powerful Qinghe army, their family business is here, and now they have to follow, they can only participate in it themselves, or send their children.
People from ten miles and eight townships heard that the Qinghe army was going to deal with Zhang's family in public and defend the people, so they all came to join in the fun, which made Zhangjiazhuang full of people and extremely lively.
Wu Youcai, the rich man of Wujiabao who is near Zhangjiazhuang, also sent his son Wu Zhenrui here.
When Wu Zhenrui saw the crowds of people in the field outside Zhangjiazhuang, he felt quite uncomfortable.
Thinking about how powerful the Zhang family was back then, these people also respected the Zhang family and dared not say a word.
Now that the Qinghe army is going to deal with the Zhang family, the trees are falling and the monkeys are scattered. Those people who were obedient at the beginning are all rejoicing now.
Wu Zhenrui is also thinking, their Wu family is also a big and prestigious family in Wujiabao, and now the people are respectful to them, but one day, will they end up in the same fate as the Zhang family?
Because there were too many people who came to Zhangjiazhuang, the execution meeting to deal with Zhangjiazhuang was held in the field outside Zhangjiazhuang, and a high platform was temporarily built.
The high platform was surrounded by stern-faced soldiers of the Qinghe Army, surrounded by the gentry, rich and common people watching the execution.
"This time, this family is also in bad luck, kicked on the iron board."
"Who says it's not, but the Qinghe army is really kind. The Zhang family has been rampant in the countryside for so many years, and finally someone took care of them."
"Our family's land was taken by the Zhang family at the beginning, but now that the Zhang family is finished, maybe I can get our family's land back."
"Didn't the Qinghe army say that the Zhang family's plundered land will be returned to us one after another, so don't worry."
"When the previous armies came here, they knew how to plunder money. It is really rare to see an army like the Qinghe Army who thinks about our common people."
"If the Qinghe Army really distributes the land to me, and they only charge 20% of the tax according to what they said, I will let my son join the Qinghe Army."
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There are tens of thousands of people from ten miles and eight villages gathered together, and the venue is full of people, as if it is lively during the New Year.
"Silence! Silence! "
When the preparations were about the same, an officer with a loud voice stood on the high platform and shouted loudly with a tin horn.
Although the effect of the iron horn is not great, the news that the Qinghe army has arrested people in Zhangjiazhuang has spread. It is said that all the servants of the Zhang family have been slaughtered. Facing the iron-blooded Qinghe army, no one dared to make a mistake, and the venue gradually became quiet. down.
"Now I invite the Chief of the Yunxi Government Affairs Office, Mr. Qin An, to speak!"
The officer with a loud voice invited Qin An to take the stage after seeing that nearly ten thousand people were silent.
In the past, the senior officials of Yunxi Mansion were all active in the city, cheering and huddling before going out, and it was rare for the people in the city to see them, let alone the rural people like them.
Although the common people don't know what the title of chief executive is, they also know that Qin An is now a senior official in Yunxi Mansion.
Seeing the big officials of Yunxi Mansion showing their faces here, they all stood on tiptoe one after another, wanting to see what Qin An looks like.
Qin An was thin and tall, dressed in plain black clothes. He strode up to the high platform with a shrewd and capable body, which made it the first time for the common people to see the senior officials of Yunxi Mansion up close.
"Fathers and folks, I am Qin An, and now I am the Chief of the Yunxi Government Affairs Office, and I greet you here¡ª"
Qin An saw the crowds of people around the venue, he took a deep breath, looked around, and saluted everyone.
The common people didn't expect Qin An, the chief executive of Yunxi Mansion, to be so kind, and they were all talking about it, and they had a little more affection for Qin An and the Qinghe Army.
"Everyone be quiet."
However, as Qin An lowered his hands to signal, the people talking in low voices closed their mouths again and turned their eyes to Qin An.
"I summoned everyone here today, and everyone must be very clear, that is to deal with the Zhang family members who are full of crimes."
"The Zhang family has run rampant in the village for these years, and the fish and meat people have done nothing to write about. This is a well-known fact, but the court officials have turned a blind eye to it. Since the court is unwilling to be an official and dare not take care of it, then our Qinghe army will take care of it!"
"Kill people to pay for their lives, and debts to pay back money! This time we will be liquidated!"
Qin An's domineering opening remarks immediately aroused the applause of nearly 10,000 people in the venue, and the complexions of those gentry and rich men were a little ugly.
?Because the Zhang family has been rampant in the countryside for not a day or two, but no one can control it.
Now that the Qinghe army had just arrived at Yunxi Mansion, the Zhang family fell down. For those people who had been bullied by the Zhang family, it felt like they finally let out a bad breath. (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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