The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Pan Yun couldn't help laughing: "Master Yu is broad-minded and fearless of life and death."

Yu Qian: "I am not completely fearless, that is why I asked Lieutenant General Fang to stay in Yushan County. If Song Dalin goes back on his word, Lieutenant General Fang will immediately lead his troops to destroy Sanhu Village.

The announcement of the surrender has been made to the whole county. If he breaks his promise, he will be despised by the people. If he rebels again, it will be very difficult for him to do so.”

Pan Yun: “Brilliant!”

Of course Song Dalin would not go back on his word, he was well prepared.

Yesterday Miaozhen brought people to escort the money and grain, and he immediately took people to divide the money and grain.

Whether you go home or not, you will get one tael of silver and ten kilograms of rice.

"We don't have many things. Brothers, you know we don't have money. These things were given by Taoist Pan so that you wouldn't go home empty-handed!" Song Dalin said, "The ten kilograms of rice are your food on the road, and the two taels of silver are your explanation to your family. Live a good life after you go back. If you still can't make ends meet and need to go out to work, you must keep your eyes open and don't let others trick you into the mine like this time."

Everyone responded in unison!

Song Dalin then waved his hand, and everyone lined up to receive money and food, and then packed their luggage so that they could leave tomorrow.

The two landlords next door were imprisoned in a place far away from the main road. This time they heard the crowd shouting, but could not hear clearly what they were saying.

"Are you leaving now?"

"He has been recruited, right? Didn't Pan Miaozhu say last time that he wanted to recruit him?"

"Oh, the place we moved to is too far away, I didn't hear anything."

After a while, the door opened and Song Dalin pushed it open and walked in.

The landlord's family immediately huddled together.

Song Dalin pinched his waist and said, "Thank you for the hospitality of Master Wan these days. We are about to leave, so I came to catch up with you."

Landlord Wan said stiffly, "I, what can we talk about?"

"That's a lot. You're a landlord, and I used to be a tenant farmer. We have a lot to talk about farming. Master Wan, I heard that you're a stingy person..."

When Pan Yun and others arrived, Master Wan had already promised Song Dalin to reduce the rent for his tenants by 20%, and he became brothers with Song Dalin.

Of course, it was unilateral on Song Dalin's part.

Because Song Dalin was happily putting his arm around Mr. Wan's shoulders, Mr. Wan had a bruised face and nose, and he only forced a smile when Song Dalin turned his head to look at him.

Song Dalin also took Mr. Wan aside and enthusiastically introduced him to Yu Qian.

As famous local landlords, Cai Sheng and the county lieutenant both knew Mr. Wan.

The two of them looked at Landlord Wan and then silently looked away.

Song Dalin grabbed Master Wan's wrist and said, "Come, swear in front of Pan Miaozhu that as long as you are alive, you will only collect 50% of the rent from the tenants. If you break this oath, the mountain god will kill you!"

Mr. Wan looked at Cai Sheng and the county lieutenant pleadingly, hoping that they would save him.

Yu Qian frowned and asked, "Fifty percent? How much rent did he charge before?"

Song Dalin: "Seventy percent."

Yu Qian: …

Yu Qian had a gentle expression but a sharp gaze. He nodded amiably to Master Wan and said, "Since Master Wan has agreed, then swear an oath. Magistrate Cai and the county lieutenant are here to serve as witnesses."

Pan Yun walked up to Master Wan, drew a talisman in the air, and finally pointed his finger at Master Wan's forehead, nodded and said, "Send it."

At that moment, Master Wan felt a chill running from his forehead straight to his heart. He had a feeling that what he was going to say next would come true.

Master Wan's mouth moved slightly but he couldn't speak.

"Hmm?" Song Dalin grabbed the fat on his waist and twisted it.

Master Wan screamed and said loudly: "I swear, I swear, as long as I am alive, I will only collect 50% of the rent from the tenants..." Pan Yun corrected: "That's the maximum, you can't make any additional demands on the tenants..."

Master Wan cried and said, "As long as I am alive, I will only collect 50% of the rent from the tenants, and will not make any additional demands on them. If you break this oath, I will be struck by lightning!"

Pan Yun nodded in satisfaction and gently comforted Master Wan: "The oath has been fulfilled. It's all right. Master Wan, you have a ruddy complexion and round ears. You are destined to live a long life. It won't be a problem for you to live to the age of seventy. Relax, relax."

"Really?"

Pan Yun nodded vigorously: "Really."

Master Wan let out a breath. He still felt sad, but not as sad as before.

Yu Qian looked at Cai Sheng and the county lieutenant, signaling them to take out the letter of exemption.

Cai Sheng quickly handed the letter of exemption with the official seal to Song Dalin: "Song Dalin, call out your people now."

Song Dalin took a look at the letter of acquittal, but since he couldn't read it, he handed it to Wang Xiaojing.

Wang Xiaojing looked at it carefully.

Rather than saying it was a letter of pardon, it was more like a letter of amnesty, as it had not only the county magistrate's seal, but also Yu Qian's imperial seal.

He quickly looked up at Pan Yun.

Pan Yun had already lowered his eyes to read the letter of acquittal and nodded slightly to him.

With this piece of paper, if any officials want to settle accounts in the future, Song Dalin can take out this paper to protect them.

Wang Xiaojing folded the letter of innocence and indicated that it was no problem.

Song Dalin called out and the people hiding in the village came out from all directions and soon gathered on the flat ground at the entrance of the village.

Yu Qian glanced around and found that the people standing in the front were the one or two hundred people he had seen the day before, but those further back were blocked by other people and could not be seen clearly.

Song Dalin was not afraid of them seeing it.

The five or six hundred people in front were all going to follow them, and they also painted their faces, not to mention those behind them.

His clothes were ragged, his hair was disheveled, and his beard was untidy. I was afraid that even his parents would not be able to recognize him at first glance.

Seeing that they were all carrying luggage, Yu Qian was slightly surprised: "What is this?"

Song Dalin said, "The adults have seen it and there is no problem. I will let them go."

Yu Qian asked: "How do I know you won't reunite later? In fact, the best way is to register so that our county government can visit you in time..."

"What's the point of getting together?" Song Dalin asked impatiently, "We don't have any land or fields, so many people are getting together without food or drink?"

He said, "Sir, we are not that stupid. Most of the people under my command are from Yushan County. They are all fellow villagers. They don't farm and can only survive by robbing. But in this small county, who is not related to each other? Who can we rob?"

Yu Qian said nothing, but just looked at Landlord Wan.

Song Dalin waved his hand and said, "Landlord Wan is different. There are not many landlords in our county who are as stingy and thoroughly bad as Landlord Wan. How long can he support us?"

Landlord Wan: ...

Pan Yun coughed lightly and said with a smile: "If Lord Yu trusts me, why not let me supervise this matter? I will make sure they don't gather together to harm the village again."

Yu Qian: "Not only in Yushan County, but also not to gather and go to other places to endanger our Ming Dynasty."

Pan Yun nodded: "Okay, I will never let them harm the Ming Dynasty."

Although the first half of the sentence was missing, Yu Qian's attention was on the second half. Seeing that Pan Yun was willing to supervise, he felt half relieved.

Lu Yuan also counted the number of people secretly and whispered, "There are about 2,650 people, which is not much different from the number estimated by Adjutant General Fang. We have also explored the village and found no one left behind. The rest are all villagers from Sanhu Village."

Yu Qian nodded and said to Song Dalin: "I will talk to them for a few words, and then we will go." (End of this chapter)