the next day.
There was a lot of noise in Ishikawa Prefecture, and the streets were deserted.
All the county police officers were on standby.
The Zhao family and the Zhang family have been grudges for a long time. A few days ago, the Zhang family's young master encountered a killer, which completely exploded the grudge between the two families.
Last night, two families fought several times on the street, leaving blood all over the street.
In this case, who dares to go out
…
And Stone Village is not peaceful at the moment.
There are dozens of tall horses at the entrance of the village, and each one is equipped with a strong servant of the Wang family.
These servants all had sabers on their waists and exuded a fierce aura. They were completely different from the scoundrels that the prince had brought here.
"Village Chief, my second young lady has arrived and she hasn't come out to greet her yet."
With a powerful roar, the village chief walked out timidly.
Seeing this formation, even if he had lived for so many years, he couldn't help but feel fear in his heart.
In previous years, Butler Wang would bring a few ordinary servants here to collect the land rent.
What are you doing this year? Massacre the village
"I...congratulations to the second young lady!" The village chief bent down and made a gesture of cupping his hands, with a very humble attitude.
All the villagers in the village came out of their homes at this time. Seeing so many people, they were all too frightened to speak.
The village chief continued to bend down for more than a minute. When he was so tired that he was shaking all over, a white horse slowly walked out of the horse herd.
On a white horse, Wang Suqin wore red soft armor, with a cold expression and indifferent eyes.
"Butler Wang had an accident. This year, I will come to collect the rent in person. I hope you won't embarrass me.
In the past, Butler Wang treated you leniently because there was peace in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Now that there is turmoil in Ishikawa County, life for our Wang family is not easy, so this year's land rent will be increased by 50%. "
As soon as Wang Suqin finished speaking, the villagers were in an uproar.
Whether Butler Wang is generous or not, let’s put it aside for now.
The key is that they suffered from floods this year and had no harvest. In order to collect enough land rent, they lost everything and owed a lot of debt.
Now they have to add another 50%. Doesn't this push them to a dead end
The village chief was also angry when he heard this. He tremblingly took out a contract from his arms and said: "Second Miss, we farm the land for the Wang family. The amount of land rent we have to pay has been agreed in advance. How can we add it at will?" Woolen cloth?"
Before the village chief finished speaking, there was a clanging sword sound, and the contract was broken into two halves.
Wang Suqin sheathed her sword and said coldly: "I told you, there is chaos in Ishikawa County now and the rules have changed. I don't want to say anything like this again."
All the villagers looked at each other and turned pale after hearing this.
If you ask them to pay 50% more, they have to be able to pay it. You can't just conjure it out of thin air.
As if he had expected this situation, a servant next to Wang Suqin spoke at this time.
"We, the Wang family, do not want to force you into a desperate situation. You don't have to pay the land rent if you want. Just sign this deed of sale and become a slave of my Wang family. This matter will be over."
The village chief was so angry that he coughed violently.
The people in Stone Village are all tenants, but tenants are also free people, not slaves.
But if they sign the deed of sale, they will completely become slaves of the Wang family. From now on, life or death will be decided by the Wang family. How can they be willing to do this
"Let's go plant the Zhao family's farm and the Zhang family's farm!"
"We in Stone Village have always been free citizens, why should we be slaves?"
"That's right! I don't want my child to become a slave before he is born!"
shouted a young and energetic villager.
The servant sneered when he heard this, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"The Zhang family and the Zhao family are at war now, do they have time to care about you idiots
Let me tell you, Ishikawa County is in chaos right now. If something happens to you on the way to other families, no one will care! "
The warning meaning of his words was very obvious. The villagers who had just spoken silenced their voices and looked at him in despair.
The village chief was already in tears. He knelt down with a bang and prayed to Wang Suqin: "Second Miss, please be merciful. There are some children in the village who haven't grown up yet. I can't let them become other people's slaves from an early age." !”
Wang Suqin's eyes were full of disgust after hearing this.
A group of untouchables are always picky here. Does being a slave of the Wang family degrade their status? This is simply unreasonable!
The servant on the side was good at observing people's emotions. Seeing that the second lady was unhappy, he quickly shouted: "It's good to give you a bite of food. Don't you want to be a slave? Look at these crooked melons and cracked jujubes in your village. They look like they are born to be like this." They are made to be slaves. Second Miss is asking them to make the best use of their property. Forget it if you are not grateful, why are you still complaining?"
After the servant roared, he patted the village chief on the cheek with his scabbard, his face full of provocation.
At this moment, Chen Chen suddenly stopped in front of the village chief, pushed the scabbard away, and looked up at the servant.
"Should I pay 50% more land rent, so I don't have to sign the deed of sale?"
"Of course. Pay the land rent and sign the deed of sale. You must choose one today."
The servant put the knife on his shoulder and spoke with contempt.
In his opinion, it would be difficult for these untouchables to pay the amount they paid in previous years, let alone pay 50% more.
Today they are going to force these mud-legged people into slavery.
You must know that the Zhang family and the Zhao family are fighting. When the time comes, the strength of both families will be damaged, and the Wang family can take the opportunity to rise.
Maybe we can get a lot of new farms.
What is the most cost-effective way to plant a new farm? Of course let these untouchables do more work.
As long as these untouchables become slaves, then the Wang family can exploit them to death, as long as they don't die from exhaustion.
As for the old, weak, sick and disabled, they should also go to the fields.
Rather than dying of illness at home, it is better to die in the fields, that is where the greatest value can be achieved.
Chen Chen took a deep look at the servant after hearing this, then suddenly laughed and said loudly: "There are fifty households in our Stone Village. Each household is supposed to pay 1,200 yuan, so the total is 60,000 yuan." .
Now that you have increased it by 50%, that is 90,000 yuan.
The extra 30,000 yuan, which is thirty taels of silver, I paid for everyone. "
After saying this, Chen Chen took out thirty taels of silver from his arms and placed it on the stone tablet at the entrance of the village.
As the saying goes, money picked up is not money, so Chen Chen didn't feel bad about it at all.
In addition, he has received a lot of care in Shitou Village for so many years, so it is appropriate for him to provide such a small amount of money for the villagers.
The most important thing is that he knows that even if he pays for it, a battle will not be avoided today. With the Wang family's situation, it is impossible to just get thirty taels and leave.
He will take advantage of this opportunity to establish absolute prestige in Stone Village. When he goes to cultivate as an immortal in the future, his parents will also be taken care of by a group of loyal people.
…
Seeing the white money, both the servants and the villagers present were stunned.
Thirty taels of silver may not sound like much, but to the villagers of Shitou Village, it is a huge amount of money, and they may not be able to collect it even if they sell several households.
But Chen Chen took it out without blinking, which made them doubt that they were dreaming!
"Xiao Shen! From tomorrow on, you will be the village chief!"
The village chief trembled with excitement and immediately gave up his position as village chief to Chen Chen.
Chen Chen was a little speechless. Does he seem like the kind of person who rarely cares about the position of village chief
When the leading servant saw this scene, his expression was extremely sad.
Does the Wang family care about these thirty taels? What they really want is to turn all the villagers of Stone Village into slaves who can be exploited for generations to come.
The value is simply not comparable to thirty taels.
Thinking of this, the servant glanced at Wang Suqin.
Wang Suqin didn't say anything, but looked coldly at Chen Chen who was standing in front of the stone tablet, the long sword in his hand slowly unsheathed.
(End of chapter)