Damn it, I'm in the garbage book I wrote

Chapter 539: Those who save the nation will never break the law

This was the biggest crisis Xia Lin had encountered since his debut, because someone instigated the villagers to besiege the new city, saying that Xia Lin's actions had affected the dragon vein of the entire Tang Dynasty, and that if he insisted on doing so, the Tang Dynasty would be destroyed.

For this matter, nearly ten thousand people from all over the country gathered here. All of them were strong young men and vigorous old men. What they meant was - if you have the ability, you can kill us all.

Killing tens of thousands of people at one time, and they were all innocent civilians. Don't mention that he was Xia Lin, even if he was Qin Shihuang himself, he would not be able to withstand such a storm. When Zhengzi buried a few alchemists and intellectuals who should have died long ago, he was scolded for more than three thousand years. Lu Meng crossed the river in white clothes and made Jiangdong people called rats for two thousand years. If so many good people were to be killed openly, Xia Lin would be finished.

"Fuck you."

Xia Lin sat at the front, with the sledgehammer in his hand poking the ground as a handrail. In front of him were the bustling people, and behind him were the soldiers ready to go.

"You idiots really deserve to die."

"Kill them if you have the ability!" The man in the lead was obviously not from the countryside. He was most likely trying to stir up trouble. Xia Lin could tell at a glance that the aura of his colleagues was too strong.

This matter was actually very big, so big that Li Yuan didn't dare to show up in Chang'an City. If it was handed over to Xia Lin, then it should be handed over to Xia Lin. If there was any trouble, it would be Xia Lin's business. What did it have to do with him, Li Yuan?
As for the civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty, they were silent. They just stood by and watched, waiting to see Xia Lin's joke.

It is said that the northern gentry have great influence and ruthless means. This trick really cannot be used in the south, but in the north their tentacles have penetrated directly into the village elders and clans, breaking bones and tendons. This civil uprising of tens of thousands of people is something that even the emperor dare not underestimate. If things go wrong, it may become a peasant uprising.

"These bastards are done for." Xia Lin crossed his legs and pointed to the huge crowd on the opposite side: "Come out and keep your word. Who are you to dare to talk to me?"

At this moment, the army behind them had already pulled their bows to their full potential, and the crossbows and treadle crossbows were all fully strung. The shield-armored infantry had even assumed an offensive stance, just waiting for the order.

"Put your weapons down!" Xia Lin turned around and shouted, "Your weapons are not for use against ordinary people! Do you hear me? Put them down!"

The soldiers behind him put down their weapons and the atmosphere eased a little. A path parted in the crowd that had been motionless before, and an old man walked out. His exact age could not be seen, but one could tell that he was quite old. He was wearing clothes with the word "longevity" sewn on them, which is the legendary shroud that one must wear while alive. According to the local customs, this old man must be over 80 years old.

"This young general may not know that this area was once the city of Xianyang. There is an evil dragon under Longshou Mountain. If we rashly start digging and anger the evil dragon, the dragon will rise up and cause disaster."

"There's a dragon underground, right?"

Xia Lin raised his hand. At this moment, several people came up from behind him. Xia Lin turned his head and asked, "Where is Longshou Mountain?"

One of the people in charge of the survey raised his hand and pointed to a small mountain not far behind Xia Lin: "That is Longshou Mountain, but a small mountain. If no one was causing trouble today, I would have blown it up."

The person who spoke was none other than the legendary blaster Bai Tang Tianzun who came from Fuliang. He personally brought 100,000 kilograms of gunpowder here just to level the entire area.

"fry!"

"Now?"

"fry!!!"

At Xia Lin's command, Baitang Tianzun took action and rushed over to ignite the explosives. In a flash, dark clouds rose in everyone's eyes, and then they heard a noise like thunder in early spring, followed by an earth-shaking movement, which made people even unstable.

All the people present were facing Longshou Mountain. They were really scared and immediately thought that the dragon had turned over. They all knelt on the ground and said they were guilty. The scene was so tragic that they cried for their parents.

Xia Lin sat there motionless, still with his legs crossed, letting the strong wind from the explosion make his clothes rustle.

"Later, Tufang Tianzun will bring people to chisel away all the rocks that were blown up, break them up, and use them to build roads later."

"clear."

After Xia Lin finished giving the order, the smoke and dust gradually dissipated. The dragon vein that the villagers were so proud of had disappeared completely, leaving only a few lonely boulders standing there.

At this moment, even Li Yuan in Chang'an City felt the vibration. He quickly stood up and walked to the window to ask: "Is the earth dragon turning over?"

Everyone here was still confused when they saw a group of fast horses rushing over, and they even ignored the court etiquette and went straight into Li Yuan's study.

"Report! Dragon Head Hill has been razed to the ground!"

"Wan La..." Li Yuan covered his face and almost fell down. Fortunately, Du Ruhui beside him stepped forward and helped him up.

"Go ahead... Go ahead quickly, I want to go and take a look." "Your Majesty, you can't go, Your Majesty..." Du Ruhui took a deep breath and said, "If Your Majesty goes, something big will happen."

Li Yuan took a few steps back, swaying: "My dragon vein... this damn Xia Lin! I will skin him alive!"

"Your Majesty, please think twice... Your Majesty."

"My dragon vein is gone, what am I still thinking about? Someone, come and bring that traitor back to me."

"Wait a minute." Du Ruhui hurriedly stopped the guards and whispered, "He said he would build a better Dragon Head Mound for Your Majesty."

"Huh?" Li Yuan was stunned: "He can even move mountains and fill the sea?"

"Let's try it."

Li Yuan didn't know what to say at this moment, he just punched the pillar angrily: "I want to see how he deals with those unruly people!"

At this moment, Xia Lin stood in front of everyone with his head tilted, carrying a hoe in his hand. Even though the people below were cursing loudly, he didn't care at all.

"Except for this Longshou Mountain, all the villages within a radius of forty miles around you must be razed to the ground."

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was immediately excited. Isn't this like riding on someone's neck and urinating on him alive? Just when these angry people were about to go forward and eat him alive, the old man just now trembled and bowed with tears in his eyes and said: "Young general, don't you fear that you will be punished by God for doing this?"

"I have blown up the Dragon Head Hill. I want to ask you if there is any punishment from heaven. Where is the evil dragon you mentioned?" Xia Lin crossed his arms and said, "As the sage said, a gentleman should not talk about strange things. I will bear all the consequences, and it has nothing to do with you. As for your village, it will definitely be demolished."

As soon as these words came out, everyone on the other side was waiting for the old man's order to start eradicating the evildoers. However, Xia Lin waved his hand again and someone immediately brought a piece of paper over. Xia Lin took it and slapped it in front of the old man: "Take a look. If it's suitable, you can sign it for me."

The old man carefully read the paper, which contained the village's demolition plan and compensation. First, compensation would be made according to the census register after demolition. Those with land would receive two taels of silver per year for each acre of land, and each household would receive a new house in the city. If those still wanted to farm, they could apply for land from the government again after the city was built.

In other words, all the people here will be moved to the city in parallel, and if they are willing to cultivate the land, they can continue to cultivate it after the planning is completed, and the previous compensation will not be withdrawn.

Many of the fields here are inherited from ancestors, some have been cultivated for thirty years, and some have been cultivated for hundreds of years. Even if someone only owns one acre of land, he can get two hundred taels of compensation.

This is a huge sum of money...

For this old man, his family has owned the land for more than 130 years, and his family owns more than 100 mu of land. The total income should be more than 20,000 taels. If he goes back and applies for it, won't the land be returned to him?

Although Lao Deng is old, he is young at heart. He asked curiously, "This land?"

"Of course the land belongs to the court, but if you still want to farm it, we will divide it among you based on the number of people. You have all received the money, right?"

"If my family owns ten acres of land, how much can I get?"

"It's on the top! Alas, you old man, your eyes are blurry. Come, come, someone who has read books, come forward and read it to us."

At this moment, a young man volunteered to step forward, took the paper from the uncle's hand and began to read it aloud. When they heard that they would not only be given money and houses but also be redistributed with land, many people cheered. After all, not all people here have land, and having no land means poverty. Now they can have houses in the city, and even without compensation for the land, they can make a living in the city, and they can even apply for the land back later?

Is there such a good thing in the world?
Those who had more land also took the time to do the math and found that they were making a profit anyway. Although there were fewer fields when redistributed, they had received a large amount of money. Wouldn't it be nice to buy back the land with the money?

When everyone had their own calculations in mind, the so-called dragon vein or not had nothing to do with them. Anyway, the dragon veins were blown up, the country's destiny belonged to the Li family, and the silver was their own.

"This... General, does it count?" The old man picked up the paper again.

Xia Lin took direct action now, snatched the paper back, patted it and said, "Look at the seal on it. You may not understand it, but I can read it to you - the seal of the Tang Dynasty."

After he finished speaking, he handed it to the old man and said, "Either you go home and discuss how to bargain properly, or you continue to block me here. If you make me angry, I will quit. Don't even think about getting a tael of silver!"

They might not be afraid of being killed, but they were really afraid of losing their money. They had come here to punish the officials, but now they were all in trouble. The old man was silent for a long time, then turned around and waved his hand, and then the angry villagers left...

They just left like that...

(End of this chapter)