The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

When Yu Qian stood on the stone, he could only see the faces of the people in front of him. The people behind him lowered their heads, leaving only his black skulls visible.

Yu Qian's eyes dropped from their thin and ragged clothes to their bare feet, and he sighed: "You have suffered~~"

Everyone was startled, and someone behind the crowd quietly raised his head to look at him.

Yu Qian's serious face was no longer cold, but gentle: "Live a good life when you go back..."

Yu Qian wanted them to remember to go to the government office when they encountered difficulties and not to act impulsively, but when he thought of Cai Sheng, he held his words back.

If they thought it would be useful to go to the government, why would they rebel?

Yu Qian frowned. It seemed that the imperial court had to find a way to improve the credibility of the government and supervise local officials to ensure they performed their duties.

Yu Qian suppressed his thoughts and said a thousand words, but in the end, he only said one sentence: "Go home——"

No one moved, just looked at Song Dalin.

Song Dalin also retracted his surprised look, waved to the crowd, and shouted loudly: "Disperse, go back to your homes and find your mothers!"

The people at the end of the line immediately ran away in groups of three or five.

They scattered and left Sanhu Village in all directions. Some crossed the fields, some ran along the trails, and most jumped into the bamboo rafts that had been arranged in advance in the lake and headed to the other side...

More than 2,000 people looked like a lot when gathered together, but when dispersed, they were just as inconspicuous as a handful of beans in this vast land. Not long after, Sanhu Village returned to peace. Song Dalin also picked up his bag and clasped his fists towards Yu Qian and Pan Yun: "Master Yu, Taoist Master Pan, I am leaving too."

Yu Qian: "I hope you can live a good life in the future."

Song Dalin smiled cheerfully and said, "I will live well!"

After saying that, he turned around and strode away.

Wang Xiaojing hurriedly saluted them and ran to chase Song Dalin.

Yu Qian and his companions stood there for a long time, watching the world return to peace, and the villagers who had been hiding in the village poked their heads out...

They observed for a long time and found that the rebels had really left, then they opened the door and walked out.

Seeing so many officials at the entrance of the village, they did not dare to move forward, but instead peeked around the corners and behind the trees.

Yu Qian waved to them.

The villagers hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped forward.

Yu Qian turned to Cai Sheng and said, "Magistrate Cai, you are still the magistrate of Yushan County. You should appease the villagers now."

Magistrate Cai stepped forward to comfort them: "Alright, alright, the rebels are gone, you are safe now, call your family members and come out quickly."

The villagers did not move. Someone hiding behind a corner asked loudly, "What are you doing out here?"

Cai Sheng glared: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Just come out when I tell you to!"

Yu Qian: …

Pan Jun burst out laughing, and when she saw Yu Qian looking at her, she immediately turned her head away, but her shoulders shrugged, and it was obvious that she was still laughing.

Yu Qian didn't find it funny. A surge of anger rose from the bottom of his heart. If an official didn't have compassion for the people, how could he do his job well?
The Ministry of Personnel is becoming less and less serious in its assessments.

Yu Qian suppressed his anger and walked forward, waving at them gently: "Don't be afraid, we just want to ask about what happened in the past few days, we won't hurt you."

The villagers then slowly stepped forward.

Yu Qian soothed him, "You are frightened."

Villager: "It's okay, not that scary. It's mainly the Wan family and Tian family that are scared."

Mr. Wan covered his bruised face and cried.

Yu Qian quickly comforted him: "Master Wan has suffered."

Mr. Wan grabbed Yu Qian's sleeve and burst into tears, feeling aggrieved: You were not like this just now, and you even forced me to swear to them... But he only dared to complain in his heart and did not dare to say it out loud.

"Sir, we just heard in the room that Master Wan swore that from now on he would only charge us 50% of the rent?"

Yu Qian smiled and nodded: "Yes, you should be grateful to Master Wan for his understanding of justice."

The villagers cheered softly and thanked Master Wan one after another. They no longer cared about the fact that the rebels had occupied their village for several days.

Master Wan was afraid that they would misunderstand, so he quickly clarified: "Not forever, but while I am alive."

"Master Wan will surely live a long life!"

"Live long and long!"

"Long live!"

"No, no, no..." Mr. Wan waved his hands and looked at Yu Qian in panic.

Yu Qian laughed loudly, patted Master Wan on the shoulder and said, "You can see how happy the villagers are. If they can have such happiness, what else in the world can they not give up?"

Master Wan curled his lips and complained in his heart: It sounds nice, but the money spent on love is not yours...

Knowing that the villagers were not frightened and that the rebels had not done anything bad in the past few days except robbing Master Wan and Master Tian of their money and food and beating them up every now and then, Yu Qian felt relieved and went to visit Master Tian.

Mr. Tian lived at the other end of the village. He was not as rich as Mr. Wan, but he also collected 70% of the rent. Moreover, after the storm, he lent money to the villagers at high interest and then raised the price of grain to sell to them. In less than a month, he had already collected the only three acres of land from the two families.

If nothing unexpected happens, when the new wheat is harvested in April or May next year and the villagers sell the grain and find that it cannot fill the hole of the loan, he will be able to acquire a large amount of land, and then rent the land to them at 70% for cultivation. He will definitely surpass Master Wan and become the largest landlord in Sanhu Village.

Maybe if there are a few more disasters, he can surpass Mr. Qian and become the largest landlord in Yushan County.

But something unexpected happened.

Song Dalin arrived with his rebels.

Unlike Master Wan who wanted to rebel and make trouble from time to time, Master Tian was particularly aware of the situation. As soon as Song Dalin arrived, he immediately stayed in the room with his family. As long as Song Dalin didn't call him, he would never go out.

As a result, the rebels found a box of IOUs when they were searching his belongings.

Wang Xiaojing knew how to read and was good at arithmetic. He calculated the interest on the IOU with his fingers and was surprised: "This is the monthly interest. In other words, if I borrowed one ounce last month, I have to pay back one ounce and two cents next month!"

Song Dalin was not sensitive and said casually: "It's not expensive."

Wang Xiaojing: "...if you can't pay it back, you have to pay compound interest, including the interest. If you pay it back one year later, I'll do the math."

Wang Xiaojing counted until his fingers got tangled and he couldn't figure it out.

But Song Dalin also realized that this was a huge sum of money.

So Song Dalin changed his mind and immediately drove all the villagers to the village entrance and burned all the IOUs in front of everyone.

He said, "It's too difficult to calculate the interest. You all know how much money each of you owes. Just pay back the money you borrowed next year. I will waive the interest on behalf of Master Tian."

In the dark night, a villager whispered, "What if we can't pay it back next year?"

"Then the year after next, the year after that, or as long as I live!" Song Dalin waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "If you have it, just pay it back. If you don't have it, forget it. It's OK as long as you don't feel guilty. I don't think Mr. Tian has a guilty conscience."

Mr. Tian: ...

As the fire burned, the villagers, although they didn't say anything, had minimal resistance to the rebels in their hearts, and even felt a little welcoming.

In particular, after Song Dalin robbed the food from the two landlords, he secretly provided aid to the orphans and those who had run out of food in the village.

Even though the villagers rarely went out, they were well-informed. The initial worries and fears gradually disappeared, and both sides lived in peace.

So it is true that the villagers said they were not frightened. They were really not frightened. The ones who were frightened were Master Tian and Master Wan. (End of this chapter)