Father can be an enemy to the country

The pig-headed squire also followed the bald man and said loudly: "Mr. Dan, you have disappointed us so much!"

"Haha..." Xia Dan leaned on his staff, turned around and said with a smile: "Who do you think is the elder? No, you won't even count as the elder soon."

"Everyone, I was a magistrate in the Yuan Dynasty, so I can see things a little more clearly than you guys." After speaking, he looked at the crowd and said seriously:

"Originally, we thought that it would be the same no matter who became the emperor, we would have to rely on us to maintain the place to ensure that the countryside is not in chaos and that tax revenue increases."

As he spoke, he sighed and said: "But we have underestimated Emperor Hongwu. The armor in his hand is the favor order of the Han Dynasty. How can this conspiracy be broken? It cannot be broken. We are not willing because we want to Eating alone, but what about those who couldn't eat a bite before? Everyone is eager to get out of the house so that they can have a bite. How much money they make.

"Originally, we were counting on the government to withstand it, but as a result, all the officials and errands were gone. We could only count on the common people who didn't understand anything and instigated them to mess up the matter, but then His Highness made a strange move. , relying on a bunch of beggars to wake up the common people." Xia Dan said with a wry smile:

"It's difficult to incite the common people to cause trouble now. Maybe they will turn back and help the court to trouble us. The right time, place, and people are not on our side. Even Zhang Tianshi has given up and can't see clearly. The situation? Then you really deserve to have your family destroyed!"

As he spoke, he pointed at the bald head and the pig head with his crutch and said, "If you want to die with them, it's up to you. If you don't want to die, just go to the meeting with the old man."

"I'll go with Mr. Dan." Someone finally figured it out, stepped forward to support Xia Dan and walked out. Then more people followed and went out.

Only the bald head, the pig head, and a few wealthy people who were used to being arrogant and domineering on weekdays were still sitting there with their necks stiffened, and cursed bitterly: "You cowards, we just won't go, what can they do to me? !”

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Not to mention the hard-core die-hards, Xia Dan led a group of squires to the county government office that had been turned into a barracks to pay a visit to Hu Ping, the captain of the Jiujiang work team.

As for the county magistrate here, he, his chief clerk, and all the clerks in each household have gone to the Palace of Hell to find other jobs.

Now, Hu Ping has the final say in the entire Dehua County and even Jiujiang Prefecture.

Hu Ping is the third generation of Hujiazhuang. He was previously assigned as the sixth by Mr. Hu. He was responsible for inspecting the production conditions of various textile factories in Suzhou last year. Because of his outstanding performance, he was promoted by Lao Liu to be a member of the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau.

This time he was entrusted with an important task again, becoming the Chief Secretary of Jiangxi Province, and he directly took charge of it.

He was very aware of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders and looked at the squires filing in with a straight face.

After all the squires saluted him, Hu Ping nodded slightly and said, "Are everyone here?"

"Looking back on experience, there should have been thirty-six people here today, but in fact there were twenty-four." The clerk reported loudly.

"Okay." Hu Ping nodded and asked, "Why didn't those twelve people come?"

"I didn't ask for leave from my subordinates. I don't know about it," the clerk replied.

"Do you know?" Hu Ping looked at Xia Dan and others again.

"This... even ordinary people don't know." Xia Dan and others hesitated, then shook their heads.

"You really don't know?" Hu Ping asked again.

"really do not know."

"Haha." Hu Ping sneered, picked up a piece of writing on the table that was still wet with ink, and read:

"Isn't that true! A beggar can threaten us. What kind of world is this?"

Xia Dan and others felt as if they were struck by five thunders when they heard this. This was exactly what they had just talked about at Xia Dan's house.

"It's a world where a beggar can become an emperor..." Hu Ping continued: "Zhang Nianzu said, so the beggar turned over and sat on the heads of us people, shitting and peeing..."

"The common people are guilty. I failed to stop them from talking nonsense..." Xia Dan was so distraught that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Your name is Xia Dan?" Hu Ping put down the piece of paper and asked.

"Yes." Xia Dan nodded.

"Although you can't be called loyal, you are still aware of current affairs." Hu Ping said calmly: "According to the standards of you Jiangxi gentry, you are pretty good."

"Thank you for your compliment, sir." Xia Dan was too busy to express his thanks before daring to wipe away his sweat.

"So I can give you a chance to cooperate with the court to complete the Yellow Book and Lijia. Then these crimes will be wiped out, and your whole family can go to Huguang and start over." Hu Ping paused and said, "Of course, if you don't cooperate well, , it won’t be so cheap.”

"Yes, the common people will cooperate fully." Before Xia Dan came in, he wanted to stay in his hometown as much as possible. But when he heard that the content of his conversation had been grasped by the government, his expectations dropped. It would be good if he could save his life.

"The same goes for you," Hu Ping glanced at the other squires and said: "I'm done talking. Who agrees and who opposes?"

"We will also cooperate fully." Everyone knelt down quickly, and no one dared to say no.

In fact, when Hu Ping asked them to come, he did not discuss it with them at all. Because His Highness told him that when dealing with these local tyrants and evil gentry, nothing can be achieved through negotiation.

The only language they can understand is power and butcher's knife.

That's why His Highness ordered that all outstanding squires and elders in Jiangxi be put on the immigration list. If they leave their hometown and can still make trouble in Huguang, then they are really capable.

Once the original power class is wiped out and the yellow book and Lijia are implemented, there will be no obstacles.

Of course, there is a gap between reality and reality. For example, how many immigrants can Huguang receive? When will it start? I don’t believe it yet, so I can only keep them for now. Try to get them to stand on the last duty, instead of breaking the jar and causing trouble for His Highness.

Based on the experience he learned in Suzhou, Hu Ping came up with a unique method of quantitative evaluation!

He ordered the scribe to hand out a piece of paper to Xia Dan and others, and said in a deep voice: "This is a scoring table. It is scored from three aspects. The scoring standards are written on it. You can go back and take a good look at it."

"Yes, yes." Xia Dan and others nodded quickly, looking confused but not daring to ask.

"At that time, I will rank you based on your scores." I heard Hu Ping explain: "Those with high rankings will be sent to Wuchang, Changsha and other good places to settle down; those with low rankings can only go to Yongzhou and Chenzhou. Those wild places were resettled.”

"Ah..." Xia Dan and others were shocked, the difference was too big.

Because Huguang is so big, good places like Wuchang and Changsha are more prosperous than Nanchang. Poor places, such as Yongzhou and Chenzhou, are as wild as their southern counterparts in Jiangxi, with diseases everywhere and even miasma.

If you were sent to that kind of place, you would definitely have a narrow escape...

"If you don't want to go to those wild places, just behave well." Hu Ping said solemnly.

At this time, there was a noise outside and the sound of chains rattling.

"What's the noise outside?" Hu Ping asked with a frown.

"Recall my experience." An officer came in and reported: "Zhang Nianzu and other twelve criminals have been arrested and put on trial!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw the bald man, the pig-headed man, and the group of die-hard country squires being tied up and strung together with iron chains, and brought to the corridor of the main hall.

"Show their shackles to the public." Hu Ping was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and directly ordered: "After I report to His Highness, they will be executed together!"