Chapter 495 The clique's tricks, confuse the public!
Following the old man, Qin Yun and his entourage came to the ancestral hall on the village.
The place was buzzing with people, so densely packed with people that even people sat in circles outside the door.
A fat middle-aged man in brocade clothes, with the help of a servant, stepped out of the carriage and entered the ancestral hall through the main entrance.
His eyes were filled with contempt for these farmers, and he even covered his nose, as if he was reluctant to come here.
now.
Qin Yun led everyone and approached silently without attracting the attention of others. He was very low-key and stood in the corner to listen.
See you!
The middle-aged fat man's face was full of grease. He stood on the stage of the ancestral hall, his expression changed, and he showed an amiable and smiling look.
Opening his hands: "Quiet, quiet, fellow citizens, please be quiet!"
"I am not talented, Zhang Youde, was invited by the seven great clans to take charge of the charity in our area."
Hearing this, the entire ancestral hall fell silent.
The farmers and women all had their eyes gleaming and their breathing was heavy.
It seems true!
It’s true!!
Get 10% more food!
Zhang Youde was very satisfied with being regarded as the savior, and said with a smile: "Now that everyone knows, I won't tell you anything."
"Officially announced, the gentlemen of the seven major clans will give everyone an additional eight percent share of all the grain harvested this spring."
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd changed color.
A young man was bold and said suspiciously: "Master Zhang, didn't you say 10%?"
"One achievement is 10%, why did it become 8% again?"
Hundreds of farmers echoed this question.
"Yes, yes, why did you change your mind again?"
"Master, these 2% of food is a small thing to you, but to us it is the ration of survival!"
"Please, please do me a favor and make up for the two percent..."
"..."
The tenant farmers begged and almost fell to their knees.
The chaotic ancestral hall seemed extremely depressing.
Zhang Youde's eyes flashed with displeasure and disdain, and he cursed in a low voice, "You are a shameless and lowly person who still wants to gain weight without looking at how much he weighs."
But the next second.
He sighed again.
"Fellow folks, alas...!"
"The original plan was to give you 10% more, but the big bosses were worried when they saw that everyone's harvest was not good due to last year's natural disaster."
"But... alas!"
He was dejected, as if he cared deeply about the people and the secrets that he could not tell.
Someone asked: "But what? Master Zhang, tell me."
Zhang Youde said sadly: "But you also know that the imperial court killed the leaders of the Li and Tang families."
"This 2% decrease is due to the destruction of two families, resulting in a lack of money."
"You can't blame me..."
"The imperial court wants to kill people. What can we do? Just accept it. These two percent..."
Kou Tianxiong, Mu Le and others in the audience had their eyes as wide as bells.
"Bastard thing!"
"You dare to confuse the public with your monstrous words!"
The sound was like thunder, exploding in the ancestral hall.
They were extremely angry. This little village leader was clearly deliberately inciting public dissatisfaction and directly shifting the responsibility for the people's dwindling food supply to the imperial court.
Zhang Youde's displeased gaze revealed that Qin Yun and others were not from the village, and they were quite neatly and luxuriously dressed.
With a stern look on his face: "Who are you?"
Qin Yun stood up and said with a smile: "Zhang Zhuangzhang, it doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that you are talking like this, aren't you afraid of causing any misunderstanding?"
"Misunderstand?"
"What misunderstanding?"
Zhang Youde's eyes were sharp and he put his hands on his hips and said: "What misunderstanding are you talking about? Several powerful people have long been interested in helping the people to tide over the difficulties, but now the Li and Tang families are gone."
"Isn't it the fault of the imperial court?"
Hearing this, the tenants here all looked ugly and whispered among themselves.
"The imperial court... alas!"
"Don't give us a way to survive."
"We need food during the war, and the great men of the family were killed by Your Majesty. It's really... alas!"
“The imperial court is unkind!!”
"..."
Seeing this, Mu Le and others were so angry that their lungs exploded!
I wanted to rush forward and smash Zhang Youde's mouth.
But Qin Yun stood in front of him, very calm, and his emotions and anger were invisible.
He put his hands behind his back and said loudly: "Why didn't you tell me about the Li and Tang families' monopoly on grain and the raising of prices?"
"The reason why the common people have so little food is that you, the landlords, draw too much food?"
"If the Li and Tang families are serious about it, can they just give the 10% as usual?"
"I remember that only some members of the Li and Tang families died, but most of the land is still in the hands of individuals from their family branches, right?"
The tenants were most concerned about food. After hearing this, they all looked at Zhang Youde.
"Yes, people die, but the land remains!"
"Can't we give the two percent?"
"These two things are not directly related."
Zhang Youde panicked slightly and looked at Qin Yun with a trace of resentment in his eyes.
Then he said loudly: "Don't listen to his nonsense, the land has been confiscated by the court a long time ago!"
"If the imperial court wants to fight a war, it is impossible to provide food!"
"This bastard, I'm going to kill him!" Mu Le was furious, his eyes bloodshot.
The cabinet ministers all looked cold!
What this guy said is extremely heartbreaking!
Qin Yun was full of momentum and retorted again: "You fart!"
"What the imperial court collected was only the accounts of the Li and Tang families, so how could they talk about the land?!"
"It's obvious that you don't want to give the two percent to frame the court!"
The tenants' eyes flickered uncertainly, and they didn't know who to listen to for a while.
Seeing this, Zhang Youde wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had a fat head and big ears, and he was full of panic.
If you continue to be undermined like this, if you can't complete the task, you will have to get into trouble!
His eyes were stern and he glanced at Qin Yun with a hint of warning.
"snort!"
"The imperial court killed the patriarch of a powerful family. Don't you think people are sad?"
"It's normal to feel discouraged and not provide food."
"Folks, you can't blame the wealthy men for this. If you want to blame, you can only blame the tyranny of the imperial court!"
Hearing this, the tenants' emotions arose again. They did not dare to say anything, but they were hostile to the court in their hearts.
Qin Yun sneered again and again, this damn fat man is really not afraid of death, he dares to say the word tyranny!
Who the hell gave his dog courage? Who the hell taught him!
At this time, Zhang Youde pointed at Qin Yun and said harshly: "Humph, is this person the one you brought for us?"
"Deliberately causing trouble!"
"Humph, eight percent, do you like it or not?"
With that said, he waved his sleeves and left.
Seeing this, the tenants were anxious!
"No no no!"
"Mr. Zhuang, this person is not one of ours."
"We don't know him."
"Eight percent, we want it, we want it!!"
Zhang Youde's eyes flickered, he looked at Qin Yun with great hostility, and he threatened the tenant farmers.
"Huh, these people are here to cause trouble, and the mobilization meeting can't go on!"
"Let these people go immediately!"
"Otherwise, we won't talk anymore, and you won't even have more than 8% of the food!"