Xin remained silent again, waiting for the right moment to speak.
This is exactly the effect he wanted.
To bring down the three elders, it is not enough for him and Du Gan and his gang.
What matters most is the support of the Chinese people.
But now is not the time, after all, the old background of the three elders has not been revealed yet.
Fan Mi stood up and pointed at the Chinese people who were rushing towards him: "Stop! What a shame!"
It has to be said that Fan Mi still has great prestige in Xinyi.
Seeing Fan Mi getting angry, the people in the country didn't dare to mess around anymore.
"First, this year's tribute is not enough with the income from the public land! Part of the grain is lent by us to the public. Since the public has food now, doesn't it have to be returned to us?!"
Fan Mi's face turned red and he glanced at Xin again as he spoke.
Xin You didn't say a word. He meant, explain it to the Chinese people yourself and see if they believe it or not.
Fan Mi took a deep breath. He knew that he could not offend the Chinese people yet and had to explain this matter clearly: "Secondly, the last battle with the Rong people and this heavy rain destroyed the roads. The food eaten by the Chinese people who repaired the roads , are all temporarily deducted from these tributes."
"So our tribute is actually not enough anymore." Yin Rong also stood up and said: "Do we still need our family to provide food? You might as well come to my house to grab food!"
What these two people said was true, and the people of the country were speechless.
Tributes must be paid, otherwise it will lead to disaster.
"Doctor Yi! Tell me, am I wrong in what I said?" Fan Mi finally couldn't help but asked Xin again.
Xin You also stood up and stretched out his hands.
"Everyone, please stop arguing and listen to me."
"Okay! Listen to Doctor Yi."
Fan Da waved his fist and shouted to the people behind him.
The Chinese people actually became quiet and looked at Xin You with their eyes.
"What Situ said is true." Xin said again.
"What!?" The Chinese people suddenly became restless. If the grain was returned to the big households, the tribute would still be deducted from the grain, and then they would have to borrow grain again.
Although borrowing is less, it is still a heavy burden for many people.
"Gentleman, you just said you wanted us to spend the winter!" Yin Laogen said with a pleading voice.
"What I said will not change!" Xin added: "All the savings from Xinyi will be distributed to each family to prepare for the winter!"
"What!?" Fan Mi didn't expect Xin You to be so stubborn: "Okay then, return the grain that our Fan family lent to the city."
"Our Yin family is the same. Now that we have food in the city, there is no reason to borrow food from me."
"Xin..." Xin Wuzuo hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
After all, Xin was the patriarch of the Xin family, so Xin Jin didn't say anything.
He is not qualified to simply represent the Xin family.
"When you lent it to Yi Zhong, you agreed to pay it back next year, didn't you?" Xin asked again.
"So what? This winter is a difficult year, and we, the Fan family, need food now!" said Fan Boyu.
When the people of the country heard that the Fan family and the Yin family were so insulting, they couldn't help but become restless again.
They obviously wanted to break the agreement, go back on their word, and force Xin without sharing the food.
These grains are nothing to Fan and Yin.
But for ordinary people, it can save lives.
The most important thing is that if these people receive the savings from Xinyi, they can spend the winter without having to rely on big families like them.
Then Fan Mi had no way to control the Chinese people so that they would not go to the countryside to study.
Such consequences are something Fan Mi doesn't want to see.
Grain is just the lever that leverages this outcome.
Xin You wanted to let the Chinese people see the true face of people like Fan Mi. They were only for themselves and not for Xinyi at all.
Fan Mi and others have also lost their skin.
If you want to set up a rural school, fine, just pay back the food!
"Xin Wuzuo, what are you thinking about?" Fan Mi said to Xin Wuzuo, "I remember that most of the food shortages in tribute were lent by your Xin clan."
"this……"
Xin Wuzuo was in a dilemma.
Without Xin Jin's order, he really didn't dare to ask Xin for food.
"Uncle Zong, you have to think clearly why the three of us are here!"
Yin Rong gritted his teeth and said to Xin Wuzuo.
"Gentleman...I..." Xin Wuzuo secretly hated him!
Just as he was about to go to Xin Jin to discuss the matter, Fan Mi and Yin Rong kidnapped him here. He didn't know what his uncle was thinking.
At this moment, a disciple of the Xin family hurried in from outside and whispered a few words into Xin Wuzuo's ear.
Xin Wuzuo's face returned to rosy, and he seemed to be relieved.
"Ah... food, we are all Xin family, there is no need to be so anxious, just return it as stipulated in the contract." Xin Wuzuo said.
"What did you say?!"
Yin Rong was furious and pointed at Xin Wuzuo:
"You guys, didn't we agree to ask for food together?"
"You asked me to ask for it, but I didn't agree." Xin Wuzuo said, "We, the Xin family, are just willing to lend grain to the city as tribute."
"You guy!" Yin Rong rushed over, trying to deal with Xin Wuzuo.
But Fan Mi grabbed him.
"That's all." Fan Mi looked at Xin You: "Gentleman, you should know why we are doing this."
"I know." Xin You smiled: "The government has lent you food, so there is nothing wrong with you if you want to go back. There is nothing to say."
"Then if you return the grain, it won't be enough to distribute to the people of the country. Or will you not pay this year's tribute?" Fan Mi said.
Xin shook his head again: "Of course not."
"Fan and Yin's grains will all be returned. The grains for the people of the country for the winter will be distributed in full. I have already raised the tribute grains." Xin spoke again.
…
There was silence.
Xin You's understatement was like five thunders, exploding above Fan Mi and Yin Rong's heads.
Have you collected the grain to pay tribute?
So, they have been making trouble here for a long time just to offend the countrymen?
"The last time I went to Puyi, I had borrowed a batch of grain from the Wu family and the Su family. The grain was enough to pay tribute." Xin said again: "So I originally wanted to return the grain to you two. After all, you
The food is too expensive. If we wait until next year to return it, we will have to pay 25% more."
"Gentleman, this is no joke..."
Fan Mi really didn't expect that Xin You had the skills to borrow grain from the Wu family and the Su family who had nothing to do with Xinyi.
"Xin Wuzuo! You have known for a long time that a gentleman is not short of food, right!?" Yin Rong reacted, grabbing Xin Wuzuo's collar and questioning him.
"I...how would I know." Xin Wuzuo looked aside.
In fact, he really didn't know.
But the child just now told Xin Jin: "Don't do anything."
"Let's settle the food issue." Xin added, "I said that the issue of food distribution has nothing to do with the three elders. Let's move on to the next topic."
The thing that concerned Fan Mi the most was just over.
He was angry but had nowhere to vent.
It seems that using food to blackmail Chinese people into not going to their hometowns to study is no longer an option!
The Chinese people finally felt relieved, and many people began to think that since they had food, they could go to the countryside to learn to read and count.
No one will stop me anymore. This chapter has been completed!