Seeing that his expression was different, Zhu Su was also stunned. There was nothing wrong when he first came in, but why did his face turn pale when he asked the renter?
"Wang... Your Majesty." Wang Gui trembled like a frightened sparrow. "The rent in the village... has been handed over to the masters in the temple. The rest is the life-saving food of the villagers...
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"Who's interested in your food? I just want to ask, what's wrong with you living in this village?"
"Looking at the harvest in your fields, it's not very good. Do you need some rent relief?"
Zhu Su laughed. This Wang Gui actually thought that he had called them here to increase the rent. He was obviously worried that the farmers would not be able to survive the autumn harvest because they were charging too much rent, so he wanted to give them some rent relief to win over people's hearts.
I reached out to help the old man up, but I didn't expect that the old man was shaking even more violently. The old man has been living under the rule of Meng Yuan until now. He finally had one-third of an acre of his own land, but it was taken away by Bifeng Temple. How could he trust the landowner and the nobles?
Good intentions? The nobles of the former Yuan Dynasty have not seen it before. Which one is not a master who eats people without spitting out their bones?
This is still a prince, so he is a tyrannosaurus! If he comes to find him, can something good happen? There must be fraud! If he agrees, this young prince will definitely fall out!
Zhu Su continued to say a few pleasant words, but no matter what he said, Wang Zhuangtou simply knelt on the ground and kowtowed, his teeth chattering and he could not answer a word, as if he would be eaten alive in the next second.
Zhu Su, who figured out the joints, sighed, put away his tricks of trying to win people's hearts, and simply put his hands behind his back in a cold and proud gesture: "I am such a noble person, how can I let go of three melons and two dates from just a few acres of land?"
In my eyes, it’s ridiculous to think that this king is going to raise taxes.”
"Get down!"
After saying this, Wang Gui actually stopped shaking. Instead, there was a look of surviving the disaster on his face. After kowtowing a few more times, he backed away as if he was afraid that Zhu Su would return. This made Zhu Su dumbfounded.
The people-friendly Dafa, which has always been unfavorable in future generations, has ended up like this. I am really far out of touch with this era.
Li Rong kicked Wu Baihu directly in the leg. Wu Baihu stumbled to the ground, as if all his energy had been stripped away, and he punched the ground dejectedly.
With a look of shame on his face, this man who looked like an iron tower actually knelt down in front of Zhu Su like he was pushing a mountain of gold over a jade pillar.
I remember it was recorded in the history books that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty pretended to be the Marquis of Pingyang in disguise and was arrested by farmers for trampling on wheat fields and prosecuted. In the Han Dynasty, people dared to tie up powerful people with a crew cut, but at this time, people in the Ming Dynasty were arrested because they saw a minor.
The prince was trembling with fear.
"If you want to claim your life, you are also looking for those Yuan Gou. What are you doing with your eldest brother? Now you are the only one left in your Wu family to raise your son and those two nephews. If you want to go to war, how will the three pairs of orphans and widows named Wu survive?
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"Your Highness, I beg you to do it. I beg Your Highness, I beg you to do it!"
"What a brave man!" Li Rong was a rough man who was not good at words, but Zhu Su described a hero and the outlines of two martyrs in these few words. Zhu Su had to stand in awe.
The man named Wu Ting bowed his hands again and said, "Thanks to His Highness's great kindness, it will not be any inconvenience for you to share the land among us."
"I should be the one who died. It must be the second and third sons who came to ask for my life..."
How powerful was Li Rong who could capture a galloping horse alive? Wu Baihu could no longer kneel down. Ruohao's face turned red: "General... I, I, how can I live a peaceful life farming?"
"This..." Wu Ting was startled for a moment. He lowered his head and hesitated for a while, then said: "Your Highness, please forgive me, the general... does have a merciless request."
After saying that, he gave Zhu Su a heavy nod.
"There is no need to be cautious in the armed forces. I see a sad look in your eyes. If you have any difficulties, just say it's okay." Zhu Su said.
Zhu Su forced himself not to think about these deep things, and turned his attention to the veteran named Wu Ting. This veteran was killed in the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, and he was not as well-informed as that Wang Gui
He was also trembling with fear. But in Zhu Su's opinion, he always felt a little listless.
"What's going on?" Zhu Su turned to ask Li Rong.
Zhu Su wanted to come from the masses and go to the masses, but the general environment of this era would not allow it. At this time, the Han people, who had been ravaged by foreigners, were used to being oppressed and were already like frightened birds...
Unexpectedly, when the three brothers were on the outpost of the army, they unexpectedly encountered the encirclement of Beiyuan cavalry. Wu Ting's two younger brothers who depended on each other were tragically killed by swords...
As he said this, a man as tall as an iron tower actually shed tears.
Most of the veterans who Li Wenzhong helped move here were run-down military households with no land or property in their hometowns. After an undefeated campaign in the north and no rewards, they had no way out, so they responded to the call of the old general and came to Zhu Su to make a living.
The disabled villagers were all given several acres of land by Zhu Su, and they were truly grateful to Zhu Su for his kindness.
"Fuck you! Wu Er Wu San was hacked to death by Yuan Gou."
"The last general single-handedly killed five Yuan Dogs in Northern Xinjiang, and it is clearly recorded in the military merit book! The last general does not know those Tanaka techniques, and is only willing to carry the sword and continue to fight for the country!"
"It's been a few months since you came back, and you still haven't thought about revenge?"
After Li Rong's explanation, Zhu Su understood the cause and effect. The experience of this Wuting Baihu was similar to that of Lao Zhu. In the Yuan Dynasty, his parents were forced to death by the Northern Yuan Dynasty. He worked hard to drag his two younger brothers from
He survived the chaos of the late Yuan Dynasty.
"Wu Baihu? You have just moved here recently. Is there any inconvenience that requires my help?" Zhu Su said to Wu Ting. Men in the army must not like twists and turns. It is best to go straight like this.
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That’s all, if you want to reduce or reduce the rent, just charge less when the rent is collected.
"As soon as I close my eyes, I can see the way the second and third sons were staring at me when they were hacked to death by Yuan Gou..."
"Hurry up, please get up!" Zhu Su hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, but the man was determined to kneel down, and his strength was a thousand pounds. How could Zhu Su help him up? He could only look at the commander Li Rong.
Rong understood and stepped forward, directly holding Wu Baihu up with one hand: "Wuda, if you have anything to say, let's be honest. Why are you trying to scare His Highness like this?"
"I sincerely request you, Your Highness, to recruit the general to join King Wu's guard! Although the general is no longer confused, his blood is not cold! You only need to give the general a knife, and it is no problem to kill the general and seize the flag!"
"Hey, their brother is over forty at first glance. I was thinking of killing a few more yuan dogs during the Northern Expedition, earning some rewards, and then going to the guard station in the south to live peacefully for a few years."
"As a result, the Northern Expedition failed, Wu Er and Wu San were gone, but the imperial court gave no reward at all..." At this point, Li Rong shut his mouth and glanced at Zhu Su. This sentence already gave rise to the suspicion of resentment towards the imperial court.
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Zhu Su naturally did not pay attention to Li Rong's momentary anger. In fact, he also criticized Lao Zhu's handling of it. Although the Northern Expedition failed, it is also true that the soldiers fought bloody battles. The lack of rewards and punishments really chilled these hot-blooded men.
Heart.
In the records of the Ming Dynasty, the outcome of this battle is only a cross: the expedition to the north was in vain, so there was no reward.
There are only a few words in the history books, but they contain the blood and tears of many men!