Seeing Sun Tu's sudden change of heart, these gentry and landlords were also frightened. Immediately, some people thought they were smart and suddenly stood up and said: "I have important matters to deal with at home, so I won't accompany you." With that, he started to walk out.
But as soon as he moved, Luda, who had been eating a large piece of meat at the last table and drinking heavily, had already stopped him in front of the exit. When he came to the front, a hand reached out and squeezed it. She grabbed his shoulder and raised her voice with an exclamation: "Sun Tuanlian hasn't asked you to leave yet, why are you so anxious?"
Such an unexpected scene immediately shocked everyone else who was about to make a move, and everyone's eyes showed panic. Fang Hai, who was obviously the leader, even shouted to Sun Tu with a stern look: "Sun Tuanlian, what are you planning to do?" Do you use force to force us to sell our land at a low price? Although we are citizens, we cannot let you do whatever you want!"
"I just hope that you will stay here for a while, think carefully about the request I just made, and listen to what I have to say. Don't you even want to give me this little face?" Sun Tu said. Shi put on a smiling face again, and spoke to Luda again: "Brother Lu, let him go, but don't scare people."
Ruda then snorted and let go of the gentry whose hands and feet were weak with fear and whose face was bloodless. However, this gentleman couldn't stand at all and sat directly on the ground. Ruda had to help him back up again. He sat down in his seat.
"You... what else do you want to say? Our attitude is already very clear. Unless you are willing to pay 20 yuan an acre to acquire the land, there will be no discussion!" Although he felt guilty, Fang Hai could only He could bravely express his position, but he really didn't believe that Sun Tu would dare to be cruel to him and others.
But as soon as he said these words, Zhang Endong, who was sitting opposite him, stood up. Just when everyone thought he wanted to break out again, he cupped his hands at Sun Tu and said: "The grassroots thought about it carefully just now and felt that what Sun Tuanlian said was reasonable. The rural soldiers were originally to protect our Jiangzhou. How could An Ding set up a plan to allow these soldiers to suffer like this? When we paid to buy those fields, it was just to relieve them of their difficulties, not to make a profit. Since Sun Tuanlian is determined to take back these fields, the common people should cooperate. "As he said that, he took out several field deeds that had been prepared from his sleeves and handed them to Sun Tu with both hands.
Not to mention the gentry and landlords, even Sun Tu was a little surprised by his move. But he quickly took over the land deeds from Zhang Endong. After looking at them carefully, the smile on his face became a little more friendly: "Zhang Yuanwai's ability to understand the righteousness so deeply is really a tribute to our Jiangzhou soldiers and civilians." Fu, I thank you on behalf of the government and the soldiers. You have seventy-six acres of land, and the price at that time is one hundred and twenty guan. Tomorrow, the Japanese official will order someone to send the money to Zhang Yuanwai's Mansion. superior."
Seeing that his attitude changed for the better and he looked so amiable, Zhang Endong also laughed: "A common man is just acting according to his heart, and he doesn't deserve such praise from Sun Tuanlian. But I do have something going on at home, I don't know..."
"Excuse me, Mr. Zhang." Sun Tu had no intention of staying in trouble. He nodded to Luda and the others, and the two people who were guarding the entrance like door gods also stepped aside to make way for him to leave. After Zhang Endong took a deep look at Sun Tu, he handed over and left, quickly went downstairs, and left this place of right and wrong.
Seeing this, everyone already understood that they were
If you want to go downstairs smoothly, you have to be like Zhang Endong and sell the land at a low price according to Sun Tu's wishes. But they didn't have Zhang Endong's ambition. How could they be willing to give back the land they had acquired so hard? Many people fell into silence at this time, bowing their heads and saying nothing, just to see what tricks Sun Tu could play next.
After waiting for a while, but no second person came forward to express his position, Sun Tucai sighed and said: "It seems that you can't accept Sun's kindness after all. In this case, don't blame me. Starting tomorrow , I will send people to take back the fields you defrauded from the rural soldiers, and I will not pay you another penny to buy them back!"
As soon as these words came out, all the gentry who had planned to fight silently looked up in surprise. Fang Hai even asked directly: "Why do you do this? Isn't there no Wang Fa in our Jiangzhou city?"
Sun Tu took a leisurely sip of wine, put a piece of mutton in his mouth, chewed it carefully and swallowed it, then sneered and said: "As for the law of the king, you are using the high food prices in the city to suppress the countryside for your own selfish desires." Did you ever think about the king's law when you annexed the land in the hands of the soldiers?"
"That's just your imagination, Sun Tuanlian. We have never forced them to sell their fields. It's all a matter of your own free will! Now that we have the land deeds in our hands, we are the owners of those fields, and we will never let you take them away. Let's go. Even if we sue the prefect or the city of Tokyo, we will never compromise!" Fang Hai said loudly immediately.
"Yes, although we are not officials, we know many officials in the DPRK and the Central Government. I think they will never allow you, a military attaché, to act so recklessly. Governor Cai will definitely make the decision for us!"
"Sun Tuanlian, do you really think you can do whatever you want in Jiangzhou City with a few country soldiers?"
These gentry finally broke out at this time. Although their momentum was still a little weak, they were no longer as silent and cowering as before. They were planning to compete head-on with Sun Tu. Because they knew that this was not only a matter of the few acres of land, but would also affect their reputation in Jiangzhou City. Once Sun Tu succeeded, other people who had their fields taken away by them before would also take the opportunity to revolt. , this is something they cannot accept no matter what.
Seeing these people saying tough words to each other, Sun Tu didn't seem to be angry at all. He continued to eat and drink slowly, as if he didn't take their words seriously at all. This made Huang Wenbing, who was sitting in the back, even more confused. He wondered where Sun Tu had the confidence to make these people submit.
To be honest, the reason why he sent those Tian deeds early in the morning was not only because he felt that Sun Tu's previous actions were so powerful that he did not dare to be his enemy, but also because he wanted to have friendship with the new Jiangzhou regiment coach. But now he feels a little regretful. Can this young man really control the situation
It wasn't until the crowd's shouting and condemnation gradually subsided that Huang Wenbing saw Sun Tu take out a roster from his sleeve and slap it on the wine table. He glanced at everyone and said, "The names registered on this roster are the ones we have today." The names and identities of the 362 soldiers in my Jiangzhou Township Bingjia Camp have been revealed. As far as I know, more than 70% of these soldiers have different names from those who originally sold the fields to you."
"So what?" someone asked disapprovingly, but Fang Hai's expression changed at this moment, and he had obviously thought of something key.
question.
Huang Wenbing also paused for a while and quickly understood the key point. When he looked at Sun Tu again, there was a bit of awe in his eyes: "What a powerful method! No wonder he is so strong in wanting to take back the fields." , It turns out that I was prepared for it. Fortunately, I made the decision long ago, otherwise it would have been a lot of trouble... "
Sun Tu looked at the majority of the gentry who had not yet understood and said, "Did you know that the fields in the names of these rural soldiers were actually specially allocated by the imperial court to support their families? Although nominally these fields are in their names. , but in fact, these lands are owned by our local soldiers and are the fields of the imperial court. You are really brave. You dare to take advantage of the food shortage to usurp the imperial court's fields. At this time, when I was found out by my officer, you still refused to do so. Return them in full? In this case, I can only forcefully take back all the fields on behalf of the imperial court!"
"What?" This time, everyone present understood the reason, and their expressions suddenly changed, knowing that something bad was going on.
The land distributed to the rural soldiers was not their property. If any rural soldier escaped for various reasons, the land in his name would be handed over by the government to other rural soldiers who replaced him. This rule was not taken seriously from the beginning, and was even deliberately concealed.
But now, as Sun Tu made things clear, everything was different. In fact, those rural soldiers had no right to sell the fields under their own names. They only had the right to cultivate the land but not the right to buy or sell it because of their status as rural soldiers. Therefore, it was naturally illegal for the gentry to buy the fields. behavior.
In fact, if it were just like this, things wouldn't be too bad. At most, these people would have suffered a slight loss from the land that had been taken away from them by plunderers. However, once the government really pursues the investigation, it will not only be a matter of a few dozen acres of land. After obtaining legitimate reasons, they can use means to include other fields of the gentry and landlords into the category of these rural soldier fields. At the same time, they can also take this opportunity to return all the products harvested from these fields in a year to the government, but at this time, the government has the final say.
Even if your field only produces a few dozen kilograms of sorghum, the government can ask someone to hand over hundreds of kilograms of rice, because these gentry can't produce evidence to prove that what they say is true. Anyway, as long as the government is given the opportunity, they will definitely use all means to squeeze out the oil and water from these extremely wealthy gentry and landlords.
Even though they all have some reputations in Jiangzhou City, after all, they are just common people. As long as there is something in the hands of the government, the officials will kill them like sharks smelling blood. Devouring all their property and property, their families may be destroyed.
At this moment, all the gentry finally panicked and began to regret their previous decisions. They all looked at Sun Tu pleadingly: "Sun Tuanlian, I was wrong to wait. We are willing to accept the suggestion you just made to take back the fields at the original price. …”
But Sun Tu no longer paid attention to them at this time, stood up and walked out: "I have given you a chance, but it is a pity that you are too greedy. Since you refuse to eat my toast, Then wait for the penalty bar." After saying that, he walked out. Luda and Yang Zhi quickly got up and followed him, and they looked at him with a little more admiration in their eyes.