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Chapter 50 Cunning

The defeat of Chenjia Town was just an accident, and it also disrupted all Zhu Yicheng's previous plans. Zhu Yicheng has been thinking deeply about how to go in the future, should he continue to go to Wulong Mountain as planned? Or...?

Now, the risk of going to Wulong Mountain is too great. Chenjia Town made such a big fuss this night, and Chen Tianshou's family was destroyed. Zhu Yicheng also set up an ambush to destroy the yamen runners sent by Tonglu County. Such a big thing cannot be covered at all. I am afraid that the news of Zhu Yicheng and the others will be spread as soon as they leave.

But it is not okay to stay in Chenjia Town all the time. Although Chenjia Town is in the hands of Zhu Yicheng now, no matter how tight the defense is, it will avoid the rumors. You can't kill everyone, right? Besides, even if you do this, you will be discovered.

After thinking about it, Zhu Yicheng really had no choice but to hide, and now he can only face reality.

Chen Tianshou is a big family in the town. After taking over the Chen family, Chen Tianshou's property was of course all in Zhu Yicheng's hands. After counting, the Chen family had a lot of wealth. Although the local tyrants in a small place actually found more than 20,000 taels of silver and more than 600 taels of gold. As for the other jewelry, it would be estimated that there would be nearly 10,000 taels of fine and soft items.

In addition to these, the Chen family's grain shop also has 30,000 stones of grain, most of which were purchased from various places. Originally, Chen Tianshou wanted to transport a large part of it to the mainland for sale through the Jiangluo, but it was accumulated in the granary due to the Hangzhou war.

One stone in the Qing Dynasty was about 28 kilograms, and 30,000 stones were 840 tons. This figure was not small in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang generations, which was enough for Zhu Yicheng and others to eat for several years.

However, Zhu Yicheng would definitely not be able to take 840 tons of grain. Even if he carried nearly 100 kilograms on the road, it would be a drop in the bucket. In addition to gold and silver and grain, the Chen family also has many cloth shops, restaurants, pawn shops and other industries. In addition to the thousands of acres of fertile land and this big house owned by the Chen family, Zhu Yicheng could not take it.

At this time, Zhu Yicheng simply learned from Yuan Qi and summoned a town in Chenjia Town to announce the opening of warehouses and release grain. At the same time, he took out the Chen family's fertile land property to prepare to distribute it to these ordinary people.

On the night of the second day after the Chen family was destroyed, the Chen Family Town, which was peaceful on weekdays, was brightly lit. In the town, that is, the open space outside the Chen Family Mansion, Zhu Yicheng asked someone to call all the old and young people in the town over.

"What are you going to do?"

"I don't know, it's better to say less. Have you seen Mr. Chen's family be destroyed by the kings?"

"Brother, do you think these kings will wipe us like Mr. Chen's family...?"

"Wuuu...I don't want to die...I haven't married my wife and gave birth to a son. If I want to die, my family will be defeated."

"You are so cute! I'll cry again... I'll annoy you, the kings, and you'll be unlucky. Don't cry!"

The townsmen who were called stood in a group of fear, and many people in the crowd whispered, discussing the real reason for getting them here. Some timidly looked at the obvious traces of war on the outer wall of the Chen family's mansion, and the more they heard that Chen Tianshou's family was destroyed, the more they felt scared.

Just when everyone was in a panic, Wang Dong stood up with a gong.

Wang Dong, who had been in the yamen, had another trick to deal with the common people. He first shouted loudly to make the scene quiet, and then began to read Chen Tianshou's charges according to Zhu Yicheng's intention. These charges were nothing more than Chen Tianshou's bullying and dominating the market, taking advantage of tricks, etc., and also stated that these people were just heroes in the world, because Chen Tianshou captured their brothers and killed people, which attracted revenge.

"Dear elders! Chen Tianshou's family is responsible for his own fault. The Chen family's crime has nothing to do with you. What we are talking about most is the truth. Please rest assured. Today I ask you to tell you clearly the whole story of this matter. If you have offended me since I entered the town, please forgive me. Secondly, I will also tell you a great happy event today! A great happy event! Do you want to know?"

At the top of his voice, Wang Dong shouted loudly, "Not to mention that many people in the crowd understood a little as he explained. It turns out that the Chen family is seeking revenge in the world! Since it is seeking revenge in the world, then this matter is not too terrible. Besides, didn't this loud king say that, this matter has nothing to do with everyone, and let everyone be more tolerant."

As for what kind of happy events Wang Dong said, the townspeople didn't care much, but since they had said it, let's listen.

Seeing that the atmosphere seemed not very warm, Wang Dong looked at Zhu Yicheng hesitantly. Zhu Yicheng, who was standing beside him, just nodded slightly and signaled Wang Dong to continue.

"The Chen family's wealth is ill-gotten, and the Chen family's land is also robbed by tricks. Today, we are brothers who practice the law for heaven, eliminate evil and promote good, and at the same time let the family and the villagers enjoy the benefits. Come and bring people! Let me bring them up!"

Wang Dong waved his hand and saw a dozen brothers pushing a full grain truck appear. When bags of grain were constantly being placed at the door of the Chen family's mansion, everyone couldn't help but be attracted.

"Did you see that these are all Chen Tianshou's ill-gotten fortunes, as well as Chen's fields, Chen's land, and Chen's houses..." Wang Dong waved his hand and drew a circle around: "We are kind-hearted, and it's not easy for everyone to live. Now all of these are yours."

As soon as the words were finished, the surroundings were quiet, and everyone was stunned and looked at each other.

"No..." Looking at this scene, Zhu Yicheng wondered. Shouldn't Wang Dong be filled with joy after he finished speaking? Why did he become like this? Where did the masses' revolutionary enthusiasm go?

Could it be that something went wrong? But Zhu Yicheng thought for a long time but didn't expect that the arrangement was wrong. Anyway, he didn't turn around and said that he would give up grain and land, so he would give up grain and land. Zhu Yicheng didn't believe it anymore, so he wouldn't want what was placed in front of them?

But the situation that followed made Zhu Yicheng even more puzzled. From the beginning, the townspeople were not keen on. Except for the time when they were distributing grain, everyone was still acceptable. But when it was time to divide the land and industries, the townspeople all turned their heads into rattles, and refused in every way, and were unwilling to do anything.

The people of this era are so high? Zhu Yicheng was confused. In this way, the revolutionary atmosphere would not be mobilized at all! This is completely different from the lively style that Yuan Qi had done back then. What was going on?

Seeing that the situation was wrong, Zhu Yicheng asked Wang Dong to continue to send food, and at the same time found several clever people to inquire. These people were quite smart. Instead of asking in front of the crowd, they quietly found a guy who looked timid and easily intimidated, and took these guys aside to intimidate, and then asked the truth.

"Master Hong, I've asked clearly."

"Speak quickly!"

"Although Chen Tianshou died, there is still one person in the Chen family who is a prefect in another place. These ordinary people are afraid that they will be settled after they have divided the land."

"What about the grain? They are not afraid of taking the grain from the Chen family?" Zhu Yicheng asked.

"Anyway, everyone has taken all the food together. The law doesn't blame everyone. Besides, when we leave, we will sue the official, and we will say that all the food was stolen by Mr. Hong, and the fire that I can't get was burned, but the fields and real estate are different..."
Chapter completed!
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