At this time, the leaders of the Mingde Hall had already understood that it was pointless to continue to resist, especially if the Mingde Hall chose to resist to the end, I am afraid that it would not only affect the core of the Liang family in Feng County, but also bring about a wider range of ripples. Mingdetang, who has always been good at protecting himself, decisively chose an immediate armistice and compromise at this time, and ordered the remnants of his armed forces to lay down their arms and surrender.

When the person who walked out of the house did not encounter the killing of those strong enemies outside, it seemed that the other party had the intention of accepting the surrender, and the people behind them also relaxed their hearts a lot. Including the head of the Liang family and the following pillars, they all said in front of Liu Jin at this time: "Just now... What happened just now was nothing but a misunderstanding... Of course we also know that we have committed the unpardonable sin and just hope ... ”

"We can't do what you want, it depends on whether you are honest or not, be honest! According to what we have learned, your Liang family also has a harvest of more than 10,000 taels of silver every year, if you are not honest now. Let us find out by other means that you have signs of dishonesty, but not all of them will be executed by capital ... ”

Hearing this, the hearts of many of the upper echelons of the Liang family were completely relaxed: it turned out that it was just seeking wealth? That's easy to say. The boss of the Liang family just hesitated and made a decision in an instant: in addition to the wealth hidden outside Xuzhou and some secret vaults, at least six or seven percent of the floating wealth he knew about was fully explained, so as not to encounter any accidents for the entire Liang family, and what made many people feel at ease was that these people did not seem to rob money and people like bandits, which shows that these people are still people who abide by the rules and have other needs. According to many people's understanding: at most, it is just a matter of peeling off the skin and destroying the wealth.

However, what the Liang family did not expect was that only about three days later, the Liang family had a certain power and status, more than 100 family members and even hundreds of captured Zhuang Ding were all escorted to a vacant lot near the Liang family ancestral hall. Tens of thousands of people throughout Feng County were asked to come to the "public trial."

Generally speaking, according to the standards of the modern revolutionary era, such activities require a lot of time to do work, but Xiao Xuan feels that time is urgent. Under the circumstance that we have the conditions to select "revolutionary good land" with stronger people's customs, we may not necessarily encounter some problems in the land reform in the northern regions in the early stage of the Liberation War. In the case that the demand for high-quality soldiers is not very extensive, there are many screenings that can be handed over to the practical tests from grassroots administration to the battlefield.

What makes Liu Jin a little relieved is that at this time, Xuzhou is not a place with strong folk customs for thousands of years, although all kinds of powerful families in this area from the Xu family to the Yunshan Temple to the Liang family are endless, and the exploitation is serious, but the people are not at all like the people in most places in the north during the Republic of China, under the "cultural influence" and prestige of the local "cows, ghosts, snakes and gods", even if someone comes forward, they dare not stand up easily. Or, there will be no real sufferer who will take the initiative to stand up. The first to stand up are often some scoundrels or speculators in the countryside who are more daring.

In just a short period of preparation, under the simple propaganda of the plagiarists and propaganda personnel, more than 30 lower-level people in Feng County, who were mostly young people, stood up and told the Liang family and many other local forces about their privileges and exploitation in Feng County.

Many of the people who came out of the volunteer battalion and the teaching brigade this time were also well-informed lower-class people. It should be said: Compared with the local snakes in some places in Shandong or Beizhili, the Liang family, which has always been known for its steady and conservative behavior, is not a local tyrant or inferior gentry in Feng County at all, and there are few things with no rules. As for the phenomenon of occasionally bullying men and women and eating more and occupying more in the execution of the village head below, it is simply a phenomenon that is difficult to avoid at all in most places with a little bit of power at the executive level, even Xiao Xuan does not dare to say that there will be no such "normal grassroots chaos" in his ruling area in the future, but in Xuzhou, where the people are still martial, seeing that the opportunity is coming, there are dozens of people who dare to fight for their rights and interests in just one county, which makes many officers and soldiers of the volunteer battalion and even the teaching brigade show their admiration for the people in this area.

Among the thirty people, there are about 20 people who are in favor of the "final solution", and some of them still feel that it is still a bit too much to extend the grievances of some fellow stewards or strong men to the entire Liang family. Liu Jin didn't force anything on these people, after all, it's always bad if there is a "political accident" at that time.

Under the influence of more than 20 people, it was soon ensured that at least a few hundred people would be able to clearly stand up from among the tens of thousands of people and submit the "petition for nomination," and there were even rumors that if the time did not come out to call the petition, then there would probably not be much hope for the confirmation of land rights and the sharing of land and floating wealth in the future.

In this way, in Feng County, Xuzhou, where the people's reverence for authority is not as heavy as in many places, a public trial meeting was launched in just a few days. In accordance with the method of "drawing lots," in which cheating methods were prepared in advance, more than 100 "jurors" were selected from among the tens of thousands of people to form jurors, and after the criticism and fighting, it was decided by voting to "stone the masses" against at least 100 of the "culprits" and even those who had committed various bad deeds in ordinary times. In order to let all the people here further break the superstition of authority, and at the same time maximize the "trading of names".

For this approach, a platoon commander of the teaching brigade outside the volunteer battalion finally felt that it was a bit excessive. Because just by "watching the wind" and looking at the economic conditions and people's complexion here, it can be judged that the Liang family is not a big traitor in Feng County, even if it is to be punished, this kind of large-scale execution, which is not worse than the punishment of the ten evils, is still a bit excessive.

Liu Jin is a person who Xiao Xuan personally taught, and after learning about the situation, he also solemnly convened an internal officer meeting, and said to everyone: "Our Datong cause is not entirely for the so-called 'elimination of violence and peace and goodness' to be a Song Jiang who does the right thing for heaven, but to reform 'feudalism' from the system all over the world." However, 'feudalism' and even local clan power are deeply rooted in many places, and inertia has been hindering social progress for thousands of years. In order to make progress in the quickest possible time under such circumstances, it is impossible to do everything exactly according to reason and the so-called old morality. The so-called communication must be too positive, but it is not enough to communicate... ”

(End of chapter)