Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 147 Your Majesty, You Must Live for Ten Thousand Years!
In Puzhou County, people are in a state of panic and everyone feels insecure.

The commotion caused by the Embroidered Uniform Guards ransacking the homes of the Wang and Zhang clansmen from Puzhou was really huge.

Even the people living in Puzhou far away could hear the screams of the Zhang and Wang clans coming from the Zhang and Wang clans' compound.

That night, the people of Puzhou could not sleep.

It was not until dawn the next day that some brave Puzhou people dared to leave their homes and go to the Zhang and Wang family compounds to find out what had happened.

But they smelled the smell of blood coming from the Zhang family compound and the Wang family compound.

After seeing the Zhang and Wang family members tied up and held outside the Zhang and Wang family compounds.

They suddenly realized that the Zhang and Wang families, who had been entrenched in Puzhou for hundreds of years, were completely destroyed overnight.

For a moment, the people of Puzhou seemed a little confused and at a loss.

They have become accustomed to being exploited and enslaved by the Zhang and Wang families.

Now, the two mountains of Wang and Zhang, which had been pressing down on the people of Puzhou, collapsed without any warning.

Their first reaction was not relief, but extreme fear and terror.

"How come the Wang and Zhang families were destroyed in just one night?!"

"Oh my God, without the Wang family and the Zhang family, what will we do in the future?"

"It's over! Everything is over!"

"The two families must have become like this because we surrounded the houses where the adults lived that day."

"We all participated in the siege of the house. We won't be arrested or even killed, will we?"

"No! No! I don't want to farm anymore! Don't kill me!"

"..."

The people of Puzhou gathered together and discussed the matter.

The more they talked, the more frightened they became, and the more anxious they felt.

It seemed that in the next second, those who destroyed the Zhang and Wang families would rush in from all directions, capture them, or even kill them on the spot.

At this time, they saw Wang Yan, Yang Jizon and others who had returned to Puzhou.

At this time, Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and others had already learned the news of the demise of the Zhang and Wang families.

At the same time, His Majesty did not blame them for their poor performance, but helped them solve their biggest difficulties.

Now they are relaxed and in a much more relaxed mood.

Then they started immediately to survey the fields in Puzhou again.

At this moment, suddenly a large number of Puzhou people rushed towards them from a distance.

Officials such as Wang Yan and Yang Jizong were startled, their faces changed slightly, and their calves trembled a little.

The bad memories of that night resurfaced before their eyes.

Qin Lu and other Western Factory guards stepped forward with solemn expressions, drew their swords, and protected Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and others behind them.

However, when the people of Puzhou rushed to the front of the crowd, the tense scene that had been imagined did not appear.

Instead, the people of Puzhou bowed their heads, kowtowed, and begged in sorrowful cries.

"Gentlemen! We didn't want to drive you away. It was someone else who instigated us. Please don't arrest me! Don't kill me!"

"That's right! We were blinded by lard and believed the bad words of others, which is why we did such a heinous thing before. Please let us go!"

"Please, Lord, let us go! We don't want the land anymore, and we don't want to farm anymore! Please give us a way out!"

"..."

The words of the people of Puzhou stunned Qin Lu, Wang Yan, Yang Jizon and others.

Qin Lu felt a little relieved when he saw that the people around him were not sick, but the sharp knife in his hand was still exposed and he did not put it away.

Wang Yan hurried forward and tried to help up the people in front.

"Who said we are going to arrest you? Who said we are going to kill you?"

"Don't worry, we won't harm the people."

“And we’ve said it before, we’re not here to collect land.”

"On the contrary, the Zhang and Wang families have been destroyed, and these lands have become ownerless. We will redistribute the land to you."

"From now on, you don't need to rent other people's land to farm. From now on, everyone will be their own farmer."

What?
The imperial envoys from the court not only did not confiscate the land or arrest them, but also distributed land to them?
real or fake?

Is there really such a good thing as a free lunch in the world?
The people of Puzhou looked at each other, and their eyes showed distrust of the imperial envoys and the Ming Dynasty court.

They believed that this was just a delaying tactic, used to calm their emotions and wait for the reckoning later.

"My dear lords, please stop lying to us. How can you give away land for free?"

"We really don't dare to ask for the land anymore. We just ask you to give us a way out!"

"Gentlemen! Please have pity on us and give us a chance to live!"

"..."

No matter how Wang Yan and Yang Jizong tried to persuade them, the people just wouldn't believe them and continued to kowtow and shout.

Wang Yan and Yang Jizong were extremely anxious. The people did not trust the court or the imperial envoy, so this matter was really difficult to handle.

At this time, Qinglong had just tied up Gong Ang, the prefect of Pingyang Prefecture, and returned to Puzhou.

When he saw a large number of people surrounding Wang Yan and others, he was shocked and hurriedly led the Jinyiwei to rescue them.

"How dare you! Who dares to cause trouble?"

Qinglong shouted loudly, and hundreds of Jinyiwei with unfriendly faces drew their swords against them.

They were even more panicked and more convinced that the imperial court wanted to target them.

Suddenly, the people kowtowed faster.

"We don't dare! We never dare again!"

"Please don't kill me! Please don't kill me!" "God of justice! Please let us go! Please let us go!"

"..."

After knowing the whole story, Qinglong was also a little amused and helpless.

He jumped onto the horse's back, looked down at everyone, and let out a loud roar!

"Everyone!"

"Quiet! Listen to me!"

Qinglong's shout did have some effect, and the people didn't dare to speak anymore.

After Qinglong took a quick look, he shouted, "I am the commander of the Jinyiwei, Qinglong!"

"I am here under the order of the current Ming Emperor to come to Puzhou and destroy the Zhang and Wang families of Shanxi merchants!"

"Catch Wu Yong, the magistrate of Puzhou! Hou Wei, the commander of the Puzhou Thousand Households Division! Gong Ang, the magistrate of Pingyang Prefecture!"

Qinglong said this, pointing at Gong Ang who was tied up like a dumpling on the ground.

When the people saw Gong Ang lying on the ground in such a miserable state, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they trembled all over.

Qinglong continued to roar: "These people! They were captured by our Jinyiwei!"

"Puzhou Zhang family! Puzhou Wang family! We, the Jinyiwei, destroyed them!"

"but!"

After saying this, Qinglong paused, glanced at the people kneeling on the ground, and then shouted even louder.

"Before we set out, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty specifically ordered that no one from Puzhou be harmed!"

"You don't believe him, you don't believe me, so don't you believe the Emperor?!"

Qinglong's words were like a bolt from the blue, awakening the mind!

The people of Puzhou looked at each other and suddenly reacted.

Yes, the words of the imperial envoy cannot be trusted, the words of the court cannot be trusted, but the words of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty are very trustworthy!

Emperor, please don't harm them. These imperial envoys from the court should not dare to harm them!

The people of Puzhou no longer kowtowed and begged for mercy, but stared at Qinglong in a daze.

I see that bringing up the name of the Ming Emperor really has an effect.

Yang Jizong also struggled to climb onto the horse at Qinglong's feet and shouted, "It is also the Emperor's order to distribute the land to everyone!"

"Your Majesty is truly doing this for the good of the people of Ming Dynasty. Everyone can put their minds at ease!"

"Once we have counted the number of acres of land in Puzhou, we will distribute the unowned land to the landless people."

"From now on, you only need to pay taxes to the court according to the amount of land registered by the Ministry of Revenue!"

After the demise of the Zhang and Wang families, hundreds of thousands of acres of land will be vacant in the entire Puzhou.

These lands naturally came under Zhu Youtang's control. Distributing them and letting the people pay taxes to him was the most reasonable arrangement.

In fact, the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty belonged to Zhu Youtang.

Whether other people buy or rent these fields, they need to pay taxes to Zhu Youtang.

It's just that some of the landlords, gentry, nobles, and powerful people have privileges, and some of them conceal the amount of land they own, which leads to a lack of tax revenue.

These privileged classes such as landlords and gentry, who rented out the land, were just like middlemen, who resold Zhu Youtang's land and collected another share of the rent.

Zhu Youtang distributed the land directly to the people, which actually deprived these middlemen of their profits.

This part of the profit was shared with the people.

To put it more bluntly, the people of the Ming Dynasty could only be exploited by Zhu Youtang alone.

Others are not qualified!

When the people of Puzhou heard this, they finally believed what Yang Jizong said.

Suddenly, these people shed tears and kowtowed towards the direction of the Forbidden City.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I am deeply grateful to you!"

"Your Majesty, you must live ten thousand years!"

"Emperor! You are the real Lord!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I kowtow to you, Your Majesty!"

"..."

Qinglong, Qin Lu, Wang Yan, Yang Jizong and other people present were all moved when they saw this scene.

Yang Jizong could feel the suffering of the people and the joy in their hearts at that moment.

At this moment, his heart also felt a little warm.

Ninety-nine percent of the officials in the Ming Dynasty may have thought about the common people in their hearts.

But after decades of ups and downs in officialdom and facing the reality, he only cares about his family's affairs.

But Yang Jizong is one of the extremely rare honest officials in the current Ming officialdom who truly cares about the people from beginning to end.

Officials like Yang Jizong were extremely rare, so rare that there were only a few of them in the entire feudal dynasty.

But precisely because they are few in number, their existence is like starlight, slightly illuminating the darkness of feudal society.

He never forgot why he studied hard and achieved success.

Isn't it just to make people's lives better?

Your Majesty is now a rare wise and benevolent ruler in ancient and modern times who truly cares about the people.

At this moment, Yang Jizong felt deeply honored to be able to work for Zhu Youtang.

For an honest minister to meet a wise ruler is the greatest blessing in this feudal society.

(End of this chapter)