The hot and dry weather, coupled with the excitement of the Dian Yong case, made this prestigious official in Yicheng ignore the passion of the Changshan townspeople around the Dharma Dojo. Seeing that the catcher had already caught these well-known ones, he was ruthless and said sharply: "The requisition of the empire is very smooth in other places, but you are the only one who has committed a crime here." Later, the bandits attacked and killed the official twice, which is enough to prove that there is a big problem in your town. ”

"As a punishment for colluding with thieves, Changshan Town's taxes will be increased by 50% in the next two years!"

In addition, each household needs to provide a strong man, bring their own dry food, and rush to Wuwei County in the northwest within two months to serve as a husband. Those who do not arrive after the expiration date will be killed! If you don't want to leave, you can do it, but you must pay a gold coin tax exemption! ”

Taxes are added by 50%!

The sudden bad news made the eyes of the people in Changshan Town dark, and many people couldn't believe their ears. After checking with the people around me, I couldn't help crying. And after that, the order of each household to produce strong men and those who violated the deadline was beheaded, which made these townspeople feel deep despair in their hearts. Famine and drought have hit the ground running, and many people in the town are barely getting on with one meal a day. The empire has not provided disaster relief for a long time, and all the surplus money in the family is used to buy grain, where can I get a gold? And if you can't pay the husband's tax, it's tantamount to sitting back and watching the young people in your family die-not to mention that a few of the people who have been selected as husbands over the years can come back alive, just to bring their own dry food and rush to the northwest thousands of miles away, and to arrive within two months, it is also a fatal errand.

"The government won't give everyone a way to live!"

"If this continues, will we have no choice but to flee from our homeland......

"The warden is merciful, let us go of Changshan."

For a time, cursing, crying, and begging were endless, enough to impress people with iron hearts. But for the sake of his own future, the warden was not moved at all. He looked indifferently at these grief-stricken and desperate townspeople, like looking at a domestic animal in the circle that had been fattened and could be slaughtered. As long as he can make enough money, for the sake of years of hard work, the county magistrate of Yicheng may give him a chance to ignore the sin this time.

Right!

Just one Changshan town is not enough, and the next places such as Xianghuang Village and Xingjiazhai cannot be let go, and all of them will be levied!

………

If there was no external interference, the townspeople of Changshan Town would have no choice but to accept the bitter fruits after despair and grief. Most of them ended up uprooting and displacing with the displaced people in Ganding Province. In the next few years, the war will cause ninety percent of the fugitives to die in other places, or even have no bones.

However, Chen Wu's previous fanning of the flames in the crowd finally had an effect.

"The left and right are also dead, everyone is reversed!"

A desperate stonemason shouted as if it were so inconspicuous in the crowd, but the harsh word had an unimaginable power that immediately silenced the crowd.

"Who shouted?"

The eerie silence made the warden also notice the shouting just now, and couldn't help but be furious.

"Damn untouchables, how dare you rebel! Aren't you afraid that the imperial army will come and kill you? ”

The blood-soaked threat frightened many of the townspeople who were about to move. But Chen Wu was not only not depressed by this, but was pleasantly surprised: before he could personally stand up and take the lead, there were already people in Changshan Town who were against him!

It's time to take a breath.

Chen Wu, who had made up his mind, separated the chaotic crowd, rushed out with his sleeves cuffed, and approached a catcher. Perhaps it was contempt, but the other party didn't notice the killing intent that flashed in Chen Wu's eyes. The next moment, Chen Wu rushed a few steps and crashed into his arms, and the short knife stabbed into the other party's heart. The sharpened blades that have been sharpened in advance can penetrate even the standard leather armor of the Imperial Light Infantry, not to mention that these catchers have no armor at all.

Quietly, kill with one blow!

Because he launched too quickly, coupled with the scolding and noise everywhere, the other soldiers of the Catcher and City Defense Battalion did not notice Chen Wu's actions for the first time. It wasn't until he scooped up the waist knife of the killed fast catcher and hacked the second person to death in the chaos that the other fast catchers realized what had happened.

"Kill the official!"

Dian Yong has just left not long ago, and there is another murder here!!

Seeing that two more of his men were killed, the warden was almost strangely angry. The excessive emotion made him feel as if something was exploding in his brain, rumbling, and he was stunned for a while. Thousands of Changshan townspeople were also stunned by Chen Wu's actions, but the red blood shone bewitching in the sunlight, arousing the evil thoughts buried in the hearts of many people.

Seeing the reactions of many Changshan townspeople, Chen Wu knew that the opportunity had come.

"The government of Yicheng doesn't give everyone a way to live! Let's rebel together! ”

He took a deep breath and drank with all his strength, the sound of which echoed throughout the venue. Seeing that everyone had already seen it, Chen Wu simply jumped to the high platform of the dojo where he prayed for rain, stretched out his hand and raised the knife he snatched.

The blazing sunlight of the morning reflected a murderous cold light on the bright blade.

"Folks, don't you know? The center of the empire learned of the drought in Taiping County, and had allocated 200,000 stone of food for disaster relief. But after these grains were sent to Longshan Mansion and Yicheng, they were directly swallowed by these dog officials, and not a drop of grain was left for us. On the contrary, the grain that was supposed to be used for disaster relief was resold by them at a high price, and our hard-earned money was drunk! ”

He made a look of righteous indignation and slandered the government with rumors that he had thought about for a long time.

In fact, the center of the empire does have a plan for disaster relief, but it will not be until a few months later, when the situation in Taiping County is completely out of control. Now, the Empire is busy preparing for the Battle of the Northwest Tile Thorn, and it has no time to care about this side at all.

"What did you say?"

"200,000 stone disaster relief food was swallowed by dog officials?"

Chen Wu's remarks unsurprisingly detonated the anger of the townspeople. These simple peasants had been expecting the Empire's disaster relief for a long time, so they did not have the slightest suspicion of Chen Wu's clumsy but effective rumors. In fact, as long as you use your brain to think about it a little, you can understand that such news will inevitably be kept strictly confidential, how did Chen Wu, an ordinary farmer, know about it? However, the hearts of these peasants were filled with anger and completely lost their minds.

They subconsciously believed that it was those dog officials who had swallowed the relief food that should have been given to them, and resold it at a high price!

Seeing that the people's hearts were available, Chen Wu did not hesitate anymore and shouted loudly.

"The grain for disaster relief was smuggled, the livestock on the cultivated land were forcibly requisitioned, and the taxes for the next two years were increased by fifty percent, and Sun Lao and Li Lao were innocently arrested. Natural disasters ** are ahead, instead of being a starving ghost, it is better to fight hard. Everyone will work with me to kill these dog officials, defeat Yicheng, and open a warehouse to eat food! 200,000 stone of grain is piled up there, ensuring that every family has food to eat and everyone is rich! ”

"There is no way! Kaiyi City! Put the granary! ”

Chen Wu's shout with all his strength, with an irresistible attraction, and even a kind of demonic nature, floated into the hearts of these yellow-faced and thin-skinned Changshan townspeople. In the beginning, many honest peasants were very alarmed when they heard the harsh words "rebellion". But with that shout, many people's eyes turned red.

"Rebellion!"

"I can't live anymore!"

"Open Yicheng! 200,000 stone relief food! ”

I don't know who shouted out first, and the bloody young people in the town echoed one after another. Hunger, oppression, poverty, this moment completely exploded, leaving only one thought left in their heads. Later, even the loyal and cowardly old peasants were incited by this fanatical atmosphere. He threw down his straw hat and turban and raised his arms and shouted. At this moment, everyone forgot the majesty and iron blood of the empire, and was bewitched by Chen Wu's words.

"Lay down Yicheng and open a warehouse to eat grain!"

The four thousand people from Changshan Town and the displaced people of Ganding Mansion mixed together and let out an earth-shattering cry.

In this tidal roar, the wardens, catchers, and half of the soldiers of the city defense battalion who were surrounded by the regiment turned pale and trembled. Their eyes were long gone, and their previous pride and contempt were gone, replaced by incomprehension and panic. Not long ago, these honest peasants were the target of their bullying, but in the blink of an eye, they became tigers devouring them.

This change was too incredible and too rapid for these people sent by the Yicheng government to understand it at all.

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