Chapter 291 Whoever dares to rebel, get out of Datian Village
Chapter 291 Whoever dares to rebel, get out of Datian Village
Hearing that one person could get several thousand kilograms, some villagers were tempted.
Look at how many people have gathered here, most of them are strong young men, which really gives people confidence.
Each person gets several thousand kilograms of grain, leaving some for the family to eat. The rest can be sold to make a lot of money.
Qiao Jianer shook his head slightly. Of course, these rebellious villagers suffered a lot of injustice during the grain collection, but their intentions were not pure.
They did not realize one thing: the food they wanted to take back was collected from every household. It would take a lot of effort for them to defeat those food-collecting teams. If they could not divide it equally, they should return a portion to each household.
But they want to keep it all for themselves.
Some people are just using the banner of opposing the grain collection team to pursue their own personal gain.
You must never join such a team, otherwise your whole family will be killed.
One after another, some villagers came forward and wanted to follow the leader.
"Let's take a gamble. Whether or not you can grasp the overwhelming wealth depends on this one time."
"Yes, those grain-collecting teams are divided into countless teams, and each team has only one or two hundred people at most. We can deal with them one by one, and there is no fear of being defeated."
"Seeing that we have won, the team will become stronger and stronger, and we will not be afraid of the government suppressing us."
The more they spoke, the more confident they became.
The leader was a burly man, eight feet tall and weighing about one hundred and ninety kilograms.
He laughed heartily. "That's right. We are all suffering from the grain collection. If we don't unite to resist, they will intensify their efforts. Maybe next year they will take all our money and silver. Then we won't have any chance. Let's take back what belongs to us while we still have the strength."
Thinking that the war would not end and taxes might be levied again next year or the year after, many villagers felt nervous, and some people stood up.
Roll up your sleeves and give it a try. If you really become strong enough, you might be able to change the dynasty and achieve wealth and glory.
Throughout history, there have been many emperors who came to power through rebellion, and yet they were still respected by the world.
"Nonsense, it's all nonsense." Zhao Lizheng came hurriedly with his brothers with a cold face.
"You are a bunch of ignorant people. You should understand the nature of this. This is rebellion and a blatant rebellion against the imperial court."
"You are not afraid of being beheaded, but you don't even care about the lives of your family members?"
The burly man was unhappy: "Hey big brother, look, there are so many of us, and there will be more and more people. How can you say that we will fail? What if we succeed?"
"You also said that's a one in a million chance, which means that there's a 9,999 chance that you'll die. That's like dying in vain. Not only will you not be able to get the food back, you won't be able to come back either."
Zhao Lizheng's face was extremely dark. "Listen up, villagers of Datian Village. Anyone who joins the rebellion will no longer be a member of this village. If you want to cause trouble, do it to yourselves, and don't bring trouble to the law-abiding people of our village."
When the villagers heard him say this, they couldn't help but back down from their decision.
Indeed, the hope of success in such a thing is slim, and it may even cost one's life. Who would be willing to die if they could live?
Thinking about my family, I still have 30% of money and food, which is enough to sustain me.
They were also impulsive and encouraged, but after analyzing the pros and cons, they felt it was not worth it.
The burly man frowned. "Brother, your words are too harsh. We are merely resisting injustice. So many people have had their food confiscated, and no one is speaking up for us. And you're not even allowing us to fight for it ourselves? You're driving those who seek justice out of the village. That's truly inhumane."
He had already guessed that the person opposite him was the village head.
Zhao Lizheng took a deep breath. "At this critical juncture, everyone feels wronged and miserable. But resisting in this way is like hitting a rock with an egg. Even if we can achieve a small victory at first, we won't be able to withstand the suppression once the army arrives."
The burly man felt the atmosphere shrinking, looked back, and saw fear on some people's faces.
He knew that if he continued to talk like this, it would only shake the morale of his team.
"Alright, alright, joining the resistance is voluntary. If you, the people of Datian Village, don't go, it won't affect anything. There are so many other villages out there."
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go."
He then said to the others in the group, "Don't be afraid. Once we get the food and beat up those people, we can leave right away. With so many of us, they won't be able to remember our faces, so who can they go after?"
After hearing what he said, the team finally felt at ease.
Someone who was leaving turned around and said with a mocking look on their face: "You people from Datian Village are all cowards. You have been bullied to the point of being bullied, but you don't even dare to resist. You are born to be bullied."
"Come on, come on, when we have a good future, the first thing we will do is to go to Datian Village and collect taxes, take away all their belongings and occupy their land. Anyway, they won't resist."
The people in Datian Village were very angry when they heard this and clenched their fists, not knowing whether to deal with these people or the grain collection team.
Zhao Lizheng snorted, "Remember this, everyone: courage used at inappropriate times is foolishness. You only have one life, and if you don't cherish it yourself, no one will."
"Being alive is more important than anything else."
"If anyone sneaks over to stir up trouble, if we catch them, we'll take them to the government office to prevent them from getting others involved."
Everyone quickly made a promise, and the villagers who had been instigated in front lowered their heads.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, this kind of thing doesn't seem right.
Now everyone is resentful about the taxation, and they are easily influenced by that atmosphere and do impulsive things.
Fortunately, they have a sensible village head.
Zhao Lizheng said, "Actually, I have to thank Jian'er. I was planning to go to my father-in-law's house to check on the situation, but Jian'er told me that these people were recruiting people to rebel everywhere, so I stayed. If I hadn't been in the village, maybe 20 or 30 people would have followed me."
Everyone quickly expressed their gratitude to Qiao Jianer.
Kamaer is the lucky star of Datian Village, and this time he saved many people.
In the evening, the three brothers of the Qiao family returned from the camp.
After dinner, Qiao Jianer said to Dayong, "Brother, the villagers in Yongguan County are calling for resistance against the grain collection team. They've already gathered five or six hundred people."
"Is there such a thing? No, we can't let them do this, it will hurt themselves." Dayong was in the military camp, watching the soldiers training for days and mastering various weapons. He knew that ordinary people could not compete with them.
"I will report this to General Chu and have him take people to stop them. I know it's not easy for them, so I will plead for them. Don't harm their lives, just send them away as a warning."
"Brother, I have another idea." Qiao Jianer said, "It would be better to change the approach."
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