The rioting villagers burned down the school and the medical center, and they even planned to storm the government.

Just as someone was inciting the crowd to storm the government, several pairs of stubborn soldiers appeared on several streets.

The soldiers ran forward in a neat procession, and after surrounding the crowd, the county lieutenant came out and shouted: "The prince has an order, and whoever resists taxes will be killed and thrown into prison for evil." If you are just forced to participate, you can leave immediately, and the government guarantees that you will not be guilty of the past! ”

The sudden appearance of the army suppressed the rioters.

Many people just followed to make trouble, only considering that Cao Shuo would cancel the tax because of public opinion, and never thought that there would be an army here. ，

Looking at the stubborn soldiers, many people retreated.

Some of the crowd slowly dispersed to the surrounding area.

The few people who took the lead saw that the crowd was loose, and one of them shouted: "The son loves the people like a son, and he will never attack the people!" These people are just here to scare us, and they will never dare to actually do it. ”

The man shouted and shouted to the crowd: "Rush up and take their weapons ......"

The crowd was agitated, and someone was about to rush towards the soldiers, when an arrow flew out and shot the head of the leader who advocated that the government would not kill.

The man who was still shouting just now widened his eyes and fell straight down.

I didn't expect the government to really dare to kill people, and the gathered crowd was suddenly chaotic.

Many people fled in all directions, while others tried to come forward and grab the soldiers' weapons to fight back.

No one paid attention to the fleeing crowd, and all the soldiers flocked to the thugs who tried to fight back.

The thugs were just a rabble, they had no array, no decent weapons, and they pounced on the array of soldiers with their flesh and blood.

The soldiers who came here were all drawn back from the military village.

Although they haven't been on the battlefield for a long time, they still insist on practicing every day, and they are still familiar with array fighting.

Lined up in a neat array, the soldiers stabbed their weapons at the thugs who pounced on them.

The soldiers at the back of the line spread their longbows and fired feathered arrows.

The thugs who tried to fight back fell in pieces.

The turmoil didn't last long, but for a moment, in the middle of the array of several groups of soldiers, more than a hundred corpses lay on their grounds.

The blood on the ground gathered together, and since this became Cao Shuo's territory, there had never been a similar bloodshed.

After killing someone, the soldiers dragged the corpses together.

Someone brought water to wash the ground.

The blood stains that had been dissolved by the water flowed into the underground gutters and into the moat from the city's sewer paths.

The blood of more than a hundred people, if gathered together, looks like a lot.

can rush into the moat, and only a small piece of river water can be dyed red.

As the water washed away, the blood faded as if there had never been a massacre.

The dead were neatly stacked together by soldiers and pulled out of the city in carts.

They were not buried, and their bodies were nailed to stakes in the field.

As long as the villagers living nearby stand at the entrance of the village, they can see this different scenery.

When the crackdown began, it was followed by localities.

In just over 10 days, the number of people killed for the disturbance has soared to more than 1,000.

These things that Tian Feng did quickly spread to Cao Shuo.

Looking at the official document sent from the place, Cao Shuo's brows furrowed slightly.

Pang Tong, Sima Yi, Chen Gong and others sat in the room.

They had already read the official documents sent by the local government, and they knew how many people had died in the crackdown.

"What do you think of what Yuan Hao is doing in the place?" Looking around at everyone, Cao Shuo asked.

"I don't think there's a better way to do it." Sima Yi said: "Diao people are hateful, if you don't kill a group, how can you suppress it?" Once the trouble is bigger, I am afraid that more people will die by then. ”

Chen Gong, Pang Tong and the others also nodded.

Their reaction was somewhat unexpected.

The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and Cao Shuo asked, "Don't you feel that you have killed too much?" ”

"There are indeed a lot of killings." Pang Tong replied: "It's even worse if you don't kill them, if you treat the tax resisters too leniently, Diao Min doesn't know how much the government will tolerate it, and sooner or later they will storm the barracks, causing more confusion to the localities." When the son suppresses it again, the number of people who are afraid of death will be ten times as many as this time. ”

"I have always been committed to growing the population, but Tian Yuanhao has killed so many in a few days." Cao Shuo smiled slightly: "Pass the order down and reward Tian Yuanhao and all the soldiers who have made meritorious contributions to suppression." The official document released to the outside world only says that it is a riot, and does not mention the cause. ”

The crowd rose up one after another to receive the order.

When they left, Cao Shuo's eyes fell back on the paperwork.

At the beginning, he had a territory, but due to the withering of the people's livelihood in various places, even if taxes were levied, it was impossible to squeeze much oil and water out of the people, so he issued an order to exempt taxes for ten years.

This decree did have a great effect on the development of the localities, but now it has brought a lot of trouble to the localities.

The effect of the same decree is completely different at different times.

There has never been a decree in the world that can be used for a hundred years without hindrance.

Commands that once played a positive role, at different times, are likely to play a negative role.

If it should be repealed, it must be abolished immediately, otherwise it will cause a big mess.

When he assigned the matter to Tian Feng, Tian Feng once said that he would kill many people this time.

The person was appointed by Cao Shuo, and the order was also given by him, if he drew a ladder for Tian Feng at this time, not only would Tian Feng be placed in a catastrophe, but even his own prestige would be greatly damaged.

Sitting in the study, looking at the official document over and over again.

I don't know how long it took, Deng Zhan's voice came from outside the door: "Son-in-law, Tian Yuanhao asks to see." ”

The turmoil of tax resistance in various places has just passed, and the finishing touches in some places have not yet been completed, and Tian Feng's return at this time was indeed unexpected by Cao Shuo.

He commanded outside the door, "Let him in quickly." ”

After a while, Tian Feng walked into the room and bowed to Cao Shuo: "Childe, I'm done with the matter!" ”

"I know you're done!" Picking up the official document, Cao Shuo said: "I remember very well how many people you killed. ”

"When I took this order, I knew I would become a sinner for the ages." Glancing at the official document in Cao Shuo's hand, Tian Feng said: "I am willing to accept all punishments!" ”

"Did I say I'm going to punish you?" Cao Shuo smiled indifferently.

Tian Feng was stunned for a moment, raised his head and looked at him in astonishment: "I killed so many people......

"They won't die if they don't make trouble." Cao Shuo interrupted him: "It's not that you want to kill, it's that you have to kill." If someone is destined to be remembered for 10,000 years because of this incident, what can I do if I have to bear the reputation? ”

(End of chapter)