"Your Majesty, Duan Kun, commander of the Jinyi Guards, pays homage to the lord!" As Duan Kun bowed down, the red clothes on his body swayed. For a moment, everyone present was stunned!
Although it is not as gorgeous and gorgeous as the flying fish costumes of the Ming Dynasty, in this era, it still amazed everyone!
Liu Cong nodded with satisfaction, "Get up, Duan Kun, tell me what these guys are!"
"Nuo!" After Duan Kun stood up, he took out a piece of cloth from his arms, stretched it out and read, "Jianling Zhou family, Chen family, Yang family, Xu family, Song family, Guo family... there are seventeen heads of families in total.
A total of 430,000 tenant farmers were hidden because they were dissatisfied with government policies and spread rumors!"
"Some of these people want to rebel, but no one is willing to respond. In order to recruit soldiers, they spread rumors that are not conducive to the lord's rule, causing panic among the people of Jiangling and even the entire Nanjun!"
After finishing reading, Duan Kun closed the silk book, turned around, cupped his hands with Liu Cong, and stood aside.
Liu Cong stood in front of the desk, pointed at these people and said, "Listen, is this about personnel affairs? Huh? The casualties of more than 400 households, when it came to their mouth, turned into more than 100,000 casualties.
!”
"Who among you is Zhou Mo, the head of the Zhou family?"
Among the dozen or so shackled people, a somewhat thin middle-aged scribe said, "I'm here."
Liu Cong paced down and asked, "How many tenants do you have in your family?"
"More than eighty thousand!"
Liu Cong walked to Cai Mao and ignored everyone's surprise, "More than 80,000, General Cai, do you remember that your family only has 30,000 tenants? Are there no more?"
Cai Hao hurriedly said, "Lord, the general's family only has 30,000 people, and there will definitely be no more!"
Liu Cong smiled, patted Cai Hao on the shoulder, and stopped Cai Hao who was about to get up, "I know it, and I believe you. You went to the latrine when you were ugly last night, and I know it, so how can I not believe you?"
Liu Cong was laughing, but Cai Hao was sweating coldly. He was at home, and how did Liu Cong know about going to the latrine when he was ugly? He knew what happened last night today! It was such a small thing like going to the latrine!
Ignoring Cai Mao's fear of looking at Duan Kun and other Jin Yiwei, Liu Cong walked in the hall again and continued to everyone, "The largest Cai family in Jingchu only has 30,000 tenants. This little Zhou family is actually hiding.
Population of almost 100,000!”
The top wealthy families such as the Cai family, Kuai family, and Huang family have not gone too far. These families still have some reputations in mind.
But these small families are different. Regardless of their reputation, they must first use various means to make the family stronger!
Liu Cong walked up to Zhou Mode, stretched out his hand and patted him on the face, "Master Zhou, there are many people hiding here, do you want to rebel? Or do you want to be the emperor?"
Zhou Mo and others had been tortured by Jin Yiwei for a long time, and were tortured beyond human form. With trembling bodies, they looked at Liu Cong, the god of death, and spoke softly, almost inaudibly, "Don't kill."
my family……"
"Kekeke..."
Liu Cong quickly took a step back, "Master Zhou, how dare you to lead the rebellion? Why are you still trembling with chills and chattering in your teeth now? You even wet your pants?"
"Is this how courageous you are? Can you bully the weak? Now that you have met someone stronger, this is how you behave?" Liu Cong suddenly yelled.
Then he sneered, "Don't worry, I will leave you descendants!"
"I decided to set up the Jiaofangsi! All the girls from these families will join the Jiaofangsi!"
Hearing Liu Congguang talk about women, almost everyone knew what kind of place Jiaofangsi was!
"Liu Cong, you are not a human! You beast!"
"Liu Cong, I won't let you go even if I'm a ghost!"
"Chu Hou, don't kill me, spare me. This is all their idea!"
Ignoring the various expressions of these people, Liu Cong continued, "The men in their clan who have not committed any crime will be demoted to slaves, and no one within three generations will be allowed to participate in the imperial examination!"
"Drag them out and kill the three tribes!"
"promise!"
"Duan Kun, let everyone here see the crimes of these beasts. Do you think these beasts are worthy of being human?"
"promise!"
While the officials were watching, Liu Cong said, "Look, Zhou Mo, the head of the Zhou family, likes to whip young girls to death and then rape their corpses during sex!"
"Such a beast is not a human being, let alone a rebel! If he succeeds in his rebellion, will he still be able to live a good life as a common people? No, no, no, I am praising him by saying this. If he succeeds, the common people will not be able to live a good life.
Way to live!"
"You actually let yourself be blamed for such a bastard's rumor!"
"Bah, are they worthy?"
"Notify all newspapers in Jingzhou to publish the crimes of these bastards!"
"Yiji, do you still want to go to the altar alone to offer sacrifices to heaven and sin yourself?"
Yi Ji came out of the queue with a silk book and knelt down, "Lord, please forgive me!"
Liu Cong waved his hand and said, "If I don't punish you, I know your temper. I am not afraid of ministers who speak out and dare to remonstrate."
Yi Ji swallowed even harder, "I am ashamed of myself, my lord!"
Liu Cong continued, "Publish the actions and deeds of the soldiers and officials who provided disaster relief in the disaster area in newspapers, so that the people can see who is treating them well! Who can think about the people!"
"List all the policies that Gu has implemented since he took charge of Jingxiang! Later, Gu will write a white paper for the common people to take a good look at!"
"If you are the real culprit, you can prevent God from bringing disasters, and I will not cherish your reputation. However, if you do that, you will deceive the people. I want the people to know the truth! They have the right to know the truth!"
"My lord is wise!"
In fact, most of the newspapers sold were bought by literate scribes and aristocratic families. After all, in this era, very few people were literate.
However, this does not prevent Liu Cong from carving out his own voice in public opinion and gaining the upper hand!
"Selling newspapers, the Zhou family and seventeen others are spreading rumors and trying to rebel!"
"Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the true situation of the Gangneung earthquake!"
"Selling newspapers and selling newspapers, the changes in Jingchu now and in the past!"
But three days later, the newspapers requested by Liu Cong were being sold in the three states of Jingchu and Chu!
"The Zhou family, the Chen family, the Yang family... failed to rebel. Instead, they spread rumors in an attempt to overthrow the rule of the Marquis of Chu, enslave the people again, and earn profits for their own families!"
"Jiangling dispatched 5,000 people to rescue the people in the disaster area, help them rebuild their houses, provide free food and water, and medical relief. The government is sincerely helping the people tide over the difficulties!"
"Boy, bring me a newspaper." Zhang Liu, who was on vacation, accompanied Fen Niang to wander around the joint. After hearing that newspapers were being sold, he asked the newsboy for a newspaper.
Zhang Liu was originally illiterate, so Liu Cong specially hired a teacher in the army to improve the literacy rate of his soldiers. Zhang Liu was diligent and studious, and he even started to read military books!
The girl next to me asked strangely, "Husband, don't you know even a single Chinese character?"
Newspapers have been popular in Jingzhou for a long time. Although Fenniang knew about them, she was illiterate, so she hardly bought them.
Zhang Liu opened the newspaper and smiled, "I'll look at you with admiration after three days of separation! Your husband is no longer the illiterate and reckless man he was before."
He said two famous quotes in one breath. Zhang Liu was indeed not the pawn who had just been captured.
After watching for a while, the smile on Zhang Liu's lips grew stronger, "How lucky it is that Jingzhou has the Marquis of Chu!"