I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

Chapter 155
Ma Ningyuan, the prefect of Hangzhou, was very excited when he learned that his teacher Hu Zongxian had been named General Jianwei by the imperial court, because it meant that his teacher Hu Zongxian had finally got what he deserved for his hard work over the years!
"Go to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow and congratulate the teacher face to face."

Ma Ningyuan put down the half-handled official business and said silently to himself.

At this moment, a subordinate anxiously reported from outside the door: "Master Zhifu, it's not good! Something serious happened!"

"What happened again? Could it be that the embankment..."

Hearing his subordinate's report, Ma Ningyuan couldn't help but 'click' in his heart, and then let the subordinate who reported the news come in.

"Tell me, what happened?"

Ma Ningyuan turned his gaze to his subordinates and asked in a deep voice.

"Report to the prefect that it is the time for spring planting. Some people in Chun'an County disregarded the government's ban and planted the seedlings without authorization! And there was a conflict with the people we sent."

Seeing his immediate superior questioning him, he didn't dare to hide anything, and told everything tremblingly.

"What? These unruly people are really lawless. They dare to ignore the imperial court's order to change rice into mulberry!"

"Go and transfer all the guards and servants of the government office to me! Oh, no, go to the guard and ask them to send soldiers over. I want to teach these troublesome people a lesson."

Ma Ningyuan called out to the subordinate who was about to leave, and instructed.

In fact, as the prefect of Ma Ningyuan, he has no right to mobilize the soldiers of the guard, but his teacher is Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang Straight and the governor of Zhejiang!All these problems are no longer a problem.

"Where are these thugs? I want to see who gave them such courage!"

"Master Zhifu, these unscrupulous people are...in Wangjia Village."

After learning the specific location, Ma Ningyuan immediately called out all the guards in the government office, and rode on the brown-red horses that had been prepared, and rushed towards the direction of Wangjia Village.

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Chun'an County, Wangjia Village.

As the name suggests, most of the villagers living here are surnamed Wang. At this time, the people of Wangjia Village were confronting the officials with hoes and kitchen knives.

"What are you doing! How dare you disobey the imperial court's order? Don't you want to live?"

On the government's side, the leading officer looked at the villagers who were several times larger than his side, and threatened sternly.

"Huh, it's spring planting right now, why don't we let us grow food? Can mulberry seedlings be eaten?"

A leading villager said so.

"Yes, the government doesn't let us grow food, it just doesn't give us a way to survive!"

"Folks, don't be afraid, we outnumber them, let them get out!"

"Yes, get out!"

"Get out!"

Seeing the villagers' emotions getting more and more excited, the official's tone softened: "Fathers and folks, changing rice to mulberry is an order of the imperial court and a national policy!"

Planting mulberry seedlings has great benefits. Among other things, the silk produced by you will be purchased by the government at a high price!Isn't this much better than you planing food in the soil? "

"This is because the government is thinking about you people! You don't appreciate it?"

"Hmph, gossip to confuse people! We don't care about mulberry seedlings or not. If we say a thousand words and ten thousand, mulberry seedlings are still not edible. All of this is just a trick of the government."

"You evil officials, get out of Wang's Village!"

"Yes, get out of Wang's Village!"

Seeing that this group of people refused to enter, the subordinates on the side couldn't help retreating: "My lord, why don't we withdraw, otherwise..."

"Hmph, trash! If we just leave like this, how will we explain to the adults? Support me! As long as we don't do it first, these people will definitely not dare to do it."

"Besides, reinforcements are already on the way, so wait a little longer."

In this way, the two sides maintained a strange balance, and no one dared to take the lead.

It was not until a sound of horseshoes came from a distance that the balance was broken.

"Ah, the magistrate is here!"

The group of people who had previously confronted the villagers couldn't help but rejoice when they saw Ma Ningyuan leading a large army coming.

"What should we do now! The government has sent more people over."

Hearing the news, the villagers on the side couldn't help but start to panic.

A moment later, Ma Ningyuan led a brigade of guards to arrive. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but frown.

"What the hell is going on here?"

"Report to the magistrate, these unscrupulous people have planted the seedlings in disregard of the government's ban! And they wantonly obstructed the government's handling of the case. It's really despicable."

Seeing Ma Ningyuan's questioning, the chiefs of those who had previously confronted the villagers at the scene stood up and reported to Ma Ningyuan.

"Is that right?"

After listening to his subordinate's report, Ma Ningyuan turned his gaze to the villagers again and asked in a deep voice.

"My lord, we are also helpless. Our village has just been hit by a disaster not long ago, and we haven't recovered from it yet. There is not enough food for every household. How can we implement the transformation of rice into mulberry!"

Hearing Ma Ningyuan's question, Lizheng from Wangjiacun stood up and told him his difficulties.

"As Li Zheng, it's fine if you don't take the lead in implementing the imperial court's policies, but you are still working together with these unruly people and openly challenging the authority of the government!"

"Hmph, I have reason to suspect that some people with ulterior motives must be provoking behind this, saying, did you take money from Japanese pirates!"

Seeing that Ma Ningyuan didn't say a word, and accused himself of being a coward, Lizheng of Wang's Village panicked, and quickly argued: "Master, I don't have it!"

"Hmph, you still dare to quibble, come and take him down!"

Ma Ningyuan waved his hand violently, and the guards behind him rushed forward and took control of Lizheng in Wangjia Village.

"You...you!"

Seeing that Li Zheng, who was respected by the villagers, was captured by the government, the rest of the people in Wangjia Village were also furious, and they all glared at Ma Ningyuan!He also involuntarily clenched the hoe and the kitchen knife in his hand.

"What, want to rebel?"

Seeing this, Ma Ningyuan glanced at the villagers present one by one, and asked back.

"This this……"

Ma Ningyuan's questioning shocked all the villagers at the scene!Those things that happened before were at best a small conflict, which could be resolved with a little effort.

And once you have a little relationship with the word rebellion, even if you have a relationship with heaven, it will not help.

At this moment, there was another sound of horseshoes in the distance. This time, it was the soldiers that Ma Ningyuan ordered his subordinates to call from the nearby guard post.

"This official tells you that changing rice to mulberry is a national policy! Even if you change it, you must change it, or if you don't change it, you must change it."

"Besides, changing the rice to mulberry will benefit the country, and benefit you! I don't understand why such a good thing can't be carried out!"

"You gangsters, you don't understand the difficulties of the court, but you dare to gather together and openly oppose the government! Don't you like to play tricks and plant seedlings in advance? This official will destroy all the seedlings you planted , see what you do!"

Seeing that the soldiers from the guard had arrived, Ma Ningyuan looked at the villagers at the scene and said word by word.

"My lord, don't want it. These are the grain seeds that we have worked so hard to save! This year's harvest depends on these seeds!"

"My lord, if you destroy all these seedlings, you will not give us people a way to live!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Since the government won't give us a way to survive, we'll fight them! At worst, we'll die."

"Yes, I fought with them!"

(End of this chapter)