Liu Zhang suppressed the boiling of the people, and asked the old man: "Is there anyone in your family who is an official?" ”

"My lord said that I laughed, there is no one in our family who is literate, how can anyone be an official." After a while, the old man was much more casual.

"Does anyone have a skill?"

"My son can carve, count?" The middle-aged man on the side nodded.

"Of course."

Liu Zhang straightened up and said loudly: "People, do you know those old and famous rich people in your mouth, why do you want to persuade you to flee?" Why did they flee on their own? I can tell you now, because they are selfish, they are greedy, they are insatiable, because wherever the Sichuan army goes, two decrees will be issued, one is the land decree and the other is the four imperial examinations, and they are afraid, maybe you don't understand the meaning of these two decrees, then I tell you.

The land order, as I just told this old man, is that when you are desperate, you can sell your ancestral property to the government, and the government will buy your land at a high price, and then rent it to you at a low price, so that you can have land to plant.

The Four Examinations are to let those of you who are literate and literate who can write and draw, and who can enter the officialdom through a fair examination like the children of those rich people, and no longer need the high-sounding recommendation of those high-ranking officials, as well as various craft skills, you can serve the government with your ability and get the remuneration you deserve.

However, those rich lords don't do it, the land order does not deprive them of their land, but restricts them from annexing your land, they are like robbing their wives, they desperately slander the Sichuan army.

In fact, there are not many of you who know words at all, and how many of you can compete with their sons and grandsons for official positions? But they still can't tolerate you, even if you have gained fame by your true skills, they can't tolerate you.

They have to hold on to officialdom, they have to prostrate with them, they have to give them some favors, so that they will allow one and a half of you to enter their world, and they will always submit to the children of other rich men, and act according to their eyes, and be cattle and horses and slaves all their lives.

They are selfish, they are greedy, they are afraid that they will not be able to deprive you of your land, they are afraid that you will have the same opportunity to enter the officialdom as them and be loyal to the Han, they take advantage of your simplicity, they do not hesitate to make up lies in order to resist the Sichuan army, so that you will leave your homeland, your wives will be separated, you will die on the road, and you will be buried in the river.

That's why I killed people in Jiangzhou, in Brazil, in Hanzhong, in Wuling, and in Chaisang. ”

The last few words Liu Zhang shouted hoarsely, he was not speaking, he was just venting the emotions that he had been trying to vent in his heart, the people looked at Liu Zhang, whose face was flushed in the rain, all without saying a word, Liu Zhang's plain words, they understood, listened to them, and entered their hearts.

None of these poor people have been exploited by the landlords and rich people, and they have not seen the faces of those high-ranking families.

As officials, they have never thought about it, but it does not mean that they are indifferent to all kinds of injustices, after tea and dinner, they talk about those clans abusing private power, using power for personal gain, and officials cheating on officialdom.

It's just talking, but it's what they're thinking.

Land is their foundation, no one in the Han Dynasty is willing to give up their land, but there are unforeseen circumstances, people have good and bad luck, they can only maintain food and clothing, struggling on the food and clothing line, once they encounter a serious illness, a disaster, can only sell the land, sell the house, and even sell the children and daughters to sell themselves.

And the objects of sale are those rich landlords and landlords, after selling, they will become tenants, long-term workers, slaves, and cheap maids in this life, who will be willing?

After listening to Liu Zhang's words, I realized that the Sichuan army brought policies to protect them, so that they had at least a chance to get ahead, and these policies were not conducive to the landlords' old wealth, so they opposed it, so they deceived themselves, so now they have left their hometowns, leaving the places where their ancestors have lived for generations, and some have even lost their relatives because of this.

There is no anger like deception without conscience.

After going through hardship, I realized that it was a hoax at the beginning, and the anger that made hundreds of people leave.

If it weren't for what Liu Zhang said was too unreasonable, so they didn't dare to fully believe it, they would have been excited.

"My lord, the soldiers are being assembled in batches, ready to cross the river at any time." Yan Yan came over to report back.

Liu Zhang glanced at the soldiers who were standing in the rain, and then at the people who were standing on the bank of the Xiangjiang River, drenched in human form, their hearts were still churning, and they couldn't make a decision.

Liu Zhang said to Yan Yan: "Arrange some soldiers to organize people to cross the river. ”

"This ...... Be. Yan Yan was originally a little embarrassed, these people were betrayed by Liu Zhang, if they could let them cross the river first, they would already be gracious, and they would also ask the soldiers to help cross the river, isn't this full of food? But Yan Yan looked at those miserable people, and he was a little unbearable, so he responded loudly.

A team of elite soldiers drove out, on both sides of the pontoon bridge, six generals outside the pontoon bridge to rectify the people's queue, the people glanced at those soldiers, and then looked back at Liu Zhang and the generals of the Sichuan army, slowly walked towards the pontoon bridge, hesitating in their hearts, but instinctively moved in the established direction.

"These people are so hateful, the lord treats them like this, they have to escape, I really want to kill one or two with a hammer." Shamoko said angrily.

"If you don't speak, no one will treat you like a dumb person."

Xiao Furong turned around and gave Shamoke a warning look, at this moment, there was an exclamation from the side, a woman hugged a boy who fainted on the ground and cried miserably, Xiao Furong walked forward in three or two steps, and the woman recognized Xiao Furong as a woman through her clear eyes, and she didn't resist, just hugged the boy and cried.

Xiao Furong touched the boy's forehead, it was very hot, it should be a fever from the rain, Xiao Furong hurriedly took out a small bag, which was a few pieces of tender ginger distributed by the Sichuan army, Xiao Furong stuffed the ginger into the boy's mouth, the boy may be hungry, chewed unconsciously, and spicy tears flowed.

"Eldest sister, you go to our military doctor to take a look, just say that Xiao Furong asked you to go, after reading it, ......" Xiao Furong paused when she said this, and originally wanted to say that she would hurry home after reading it, but looking at the people who crossed the pontoon bridge one by one, she finally said: "After reading it, where do you want to go." ”

After Xiao Furong finished speaking, she turned around and returned to the team, and the woman looked at Xiao Furong's back in a daze.

The soldiers who maintained order were put in the people once five or six times, and the people walked on the pontoon bridge with their small bags and their relatives, and it was unexpectedly orderly, except for the sound of rain and the sound of river waves, there was almost no other sound.

"Ouch." Suddenly, a wail came.

An old lady slipped outside the pontoon, and a bamboo basket fell into the muddy water, and the blackened dough inside rolled to the ground, and a general immediately rushed up to help her up, stretched out a hand to pick up the clean dough, wiped it and carefully loaded it into the basket.

The old lady finally stood up and was about to say thank you, when she was surprised to see that the general only had one hand, and she was stunned for a moment, Lei Tong handed the basket back to the old lady, and said casually: "Grandma take it." ”

(To be continued)