I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 104 Attitude Exchange
Obviously, if the four doors are opened wide at this time, for Zichan, it may really be a way to quickly alleviate public grievances, not only that, but also reduce the pressure from the temple.

But the problem is that once the city gate is opened, the signs of poisoning among the people will not decrease, but will increase, so what should we do?

The so-called one blast, then decay, and exhaustion.

Once the poisoning of the people continues to ferment, the root of the disaster cannot be removed.If there is another panic inside and outside the city, the whole Zhengyi will be in chaos.

After discussing with Zichan, Li Ran knew that this incident was deliberately planned and instigated by someone secretly.As for who it is, the two have already tacitly agreed.

"Now it seems that there is only one other way available."

As the saying goes, this moment, that moment.Obviously, the opponent has already started to attack in the dark.And this means that Li Ran and Zichan also have to make changes.

The most critical thing now is how to quell the riots in the city and appease the grievances of the people.As long as the people don't follow suit, there will be room for discussion.

However, it is obviously not so easy to do this.

"It seems that this matter needs to be performed by the doctor and Ran together."

"Oh? How to say it?"

Zichan asked immediately.

Li Ran smiled, did not say anything, only said:

"Please wait a few days, doctor. When the time comes, the doctor will naturally know."

After finishing speaking, Li Ran calmly resigned and returned directly to the priest's house.

He hadn't returned to the priest's house for more than [-] days, and his return immediately attracted the "attention" of the priest's family. After a long check, it was confirmed that he was not infected, so he was asked to meet the elders of the clan and the priest. old suzerain.

It just so happened that I met the Ji family's regular meeting once a month. Now that Li Ran is the son-in-law of the Ji family and also the person in charge of the actual property, he is naturally qualified to participate in it.

"Recently, our family has been losing thousands of dollars every day. If it continues like this...humph! We might as well starve to death together."

"Hehe, don't you understand the notice issued by the court? Continue to ban it! The officials won't care about your life!"

"Hey, hey, I told you not to say that. Since the officials insist on banning, isn't it for our own good after all?"

Among the elders of the clan, there are those who support the continuation of the ban, and naturally some who oppose the continuation of the ban.

For their own reasons, their attitudes were very firm, and the two sides could not settle down for a while.

At this time, Ji Wang also stood up and expressed his opinion, only listening to him and his father speak in public:
"Father, today the clerk from the warehouse in the east of the city came to report. I heard from him that the food in our warehouse can't last long. If we don't lift the ban and replenish it, we will all starve by then. Father, this is absolutely impossible. It’s not alarmist talk.”

"I heard again... the disease in the city has eased a lot recently. If that's the case, why don't you suggest that the officials lift the ban as soon as possible. It's a good thing for both my family and the people in the city."

Just imagine, even the big business of Jishi's family is about to be unable to survive, one can imagine what the situation of ordinary people is like now.

Zhengyi is the hub of commerce and trade in the world, and most of the people in the city support their families by handicrafts and merchants.

Now the four gates are closed, business travel is cut off, there is no food to ask for, money is useless, and those who are alive can only wait for death.

Faced with this situation, how could they sit still and wait to die?
Although Jiwang didn't have much say in the Jishi clan, Haolai was the son of the suzerain after all, and he also had his own business in Zhengyi.

This time the city was closed due to the disease, and it also sent out supplies and manpower.The price he paid was not insignificant.The reason why he supported Li Ran before was purely because of the face of Li Ran who saved him and Ji Xun in Weiguo at that time.

However, even today, no matter how great the kindness is, he still has to think about himself and the entire family.

"Father…"

"Father! The city gate must not be opened!"

Hearing Ji Wang's words, Ji Xun on the side was about to echo, but unexpectedly, Shu Niu got up abruptly, stood up, and retorted sternly!

This time, the clan elders who opposed the closure of the city together with him before were also dumbfounded, and all of them looked at him dumbfounded.

Rao Jixian couldn't help being startled when he heard the sound, he looked at him with a hint of doubt in his eyes and asked:

"Oh? Shu Niu is actually opposed to lifting the ban now? Why?"

Li Ran, who was sitting in the corner, remained calm and did not say a word.Wait for the performance of the vertical cow to start.

"Father, at the beginning of the epidemic, my son opposed the ban because it would cause irreparable losses to my family and the whole of Zhengyi. My son felt that this move was too much for my family. serious."

"Unfortunately, at that time, someone was trying to incite the officials to impose a ban on the grounds of righteousness. At that time, the child was helpless and had no choice but to obey."

"But today, Zhengyi has been closed for nearly a month. Countless people in the city and countless merchants have suffered such unreasonable disasters. And the number is horrifying, it is unimaginable! We have paid such a heavy price. If the ban is lifted at this time At that time, the disease will become prevalent again in the city. Wouldn't the price we paid today be all in vain? At that time, the disease will revive and everyone in Zhengyi will be infected. What if the city gate is opened wide? People still dare to trade with me, Zheng people?"

Shu Niu bowed and stood in front of the hall, and his words were impassioned and righteous.

That's right, the city has been closed for more than [-] days, and everyone has paid the price. Once the city gate is opened now and the success falls short, wouldn't the price they paid be all in vain?

Whether it's his Ji family, other wealthy families, or ordinary merchants, it will be even worse.

"Stand up! What kind of speech is this?! How can it be so! If the city continues to be closed, do you still want us to live!"

"Yeah, you scumbag, you can stand and talk without pain in your back. You still have so much food in your treasury, so naturally you don't..."

"Hmph! At this time, the city is still sealed! Do we really want to starve to death before giving up?!"

His words immediately attracted many clan elders to refute and besiege.

At first, Shu Niu opposed the ban together with them, thinking that Shu Niu was on the same boat as them.But who knows, this vertical bull actually jumped off the boat halfway, and at this moment he supported the ban instead.

Even though these clan elders were always scheming, they couldn't help but feel cheated at this moment, and roared and questioned Shu Niu one after another.

However, Shu Niu was still indifferent, and just stood there, not taking it seriously at all.

Ji Xian also felt very strange about this, but what Shu Niu said just now was well-founded, and he couldn't find anything wrong with it, so he could only turn his attention to Li Ran immediately.

After all, it was Li Ran who strongly supported the ban at the beginning. Now that Shu Niu has changed his attitude, he naturally wants to see what Li Ran thinks now.

So he looked at Li Ran who was sitting in the corner and said:
"Ziming, tell me what we should do now."

It is a matter of life and death for the interests of the whole clan, as the suzerain he should be cautious.

(End of this chapter)