What Should We Do With These Women?
Li Ke was really furious to the extreme.
He never thought that Member Yang would be so greedy!
Sixty million taels of silver was the entire Great Tang's annual tax revenue!
Although the Great Tang was already showing signs of prosperity, the chaos had only just subsided. The country had just begun to recuperate, and Li Shiming was constantly reducing taxes. As a result, the Great Tang's annual tax revenue was not much.
But who would have thought that in such a remote Yizhou, this corrupt official, Member Yang, would actually be so greedy!
Moreover, along the way here, Li Ke had seen with his own eyes the poverty of the people of Yizhou. Those people did not have enough food to eat and clothes to cover their bodies. They could really be called poor.
However, even in such a state like Yizhou, member Yang could still be so greedy! In that case, the severity of his exploitation of the people could also be known!
"This kind of person should really be executed by a thousand cuts!”
Li Ke gritted his teeth, making cracking sounds. His teeth were really about to shatter.
As for Han Lincheng and the others, they felt as if their hearts were being squeezed by a pair of invisible hands. Even though Li Ke's anger was not directed at them, it still made them sweat profusely. Their hearts were incomparably nervous.
"Right, Commander Han!"
A moment later, Li Ke finally restrained his killing intent. He suddenly remembered that there was something he didn't understand in the data Han Chenglin had reported.
"You said 200 women, what do you mean?" he asked. How did the woman become his property?”
Hearing Li Ke's words, Han Lincheng's eyes could not help but flash with anger and indignation.
"Your Highness, these women were all snatched by Member Yang!”
Bang!
Just as Han Lincheng finished speaking, he heard a loud bang. It turned out that the table beside Li Ke had been smashed into pieces by Li Ke!
"Preposterous! Not only is he corrupt, he even dares to kidnap a commoner's daughter! He really doesn't care about the laws of the Great Tang!”
Li Ke's eyes flashed with a cold light. After thinking for a moment, he directly said,"Someone come!"
"Your subordinate is here!" One of his personal guards walked over.
Li Ke said coldly,"Pass down this king's order to the dungeon. Tell them that this king has ordered that member Yang be castrated. Immediately execute it!"”
"Yes, sir!"
The guard received the order and left without hesitation.
As for Han Lincheng and the others, they only felt a chill run down their spines!
"Han Lincheng!" Li Ke said directly.
Han Lincheng didn't dare to hesitate. He quickly bowed and said,"I'm here!"
"Send someone to verify the identity of all the women and understand their details. Then, tell them that this king is willing to let them go home. If they are willing, give them some compensation and send them home. Also, tell everyone not to gossip, or this king will cut off their tongues!”
"As for those who are ashamed to go home, tell them that This King will not give up on them. This King will specially set up a place to support them so that they do not have to worry about anything. This King will also give them a new identity and will not let them suffer for the rest of their lives because of the sins of Member Yang!”
When Han Lincheng heard Li Ke's words, he subconsciously raised his head. His eyes were filled with a complicated and shocked expression.
He had seen many high-ranking officials in history.
Even if they encountered such a thing, they would only send these women home.
But who knew that the King of Shu not only did that, he even considered these women more!
Moreover, this kind of sacrifice, in his opinion, was not beneficial at all!
However, Li Ke was just like that. He did not hesitate at all. He did not have any utilitarians. It was as if he was purely thinking about these pitiful women.
This caused Han Lincheng to have a different judgment of Li Ke for the first time.
He knew that the King of Shu before him was truly different from those officials.
He was really someone who was willing to put himself in the shoes of the people!
Taking a deep breath, Han Lincheng finally nodded heavily and said,"I will obey your orders and will not disappoint Your Highness!”
After saying that, he turned around and left to give Li Ke his task.
Li Ke took a deep look at Han Lincheng's back and nodded slightly. He had a good eye for people, so although Han Lincheng's change was not obvious, he could feel that Han Lincheng had completely devoted himself to him.
"Ding dong!"
At this moment, the system's voice suddenly sounded in Li Ke's mind.
"Congratulations, host. You have solved the problem of corrupt officials in Yizhou and secured your position as the governor of Yizhou! Mission accomplished! The reward will now be randomly drawn. Please wait…"
In less than three seconds, the system's voice sounded again.
"Ding dong! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the reward-Talent Card! Using the Talent Card could increase the probability of discovering talents by 50%!”
"Talent card?"
When Li Ke heard this, he was stunned for a moment. In the next moment, his eyes lit up and he asked in his heart,"System, is this talent card like the novels I've read? There are even talents from other dynasties, such as Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, and so on?”
"…Host, please don't joke around. If a dead person were to be resurrected, it would only lead to chaos in the world! The only reason why he was stuck was to increase the probability of Yizhou finding talents. The talents that appeared were all people of this era.”
" Alright..." Li Ke sighed. He was a little disappointed, but he quickly pulled himself together.
"But even so, it's still very important to me now. So many corrupt officials have fallen from power, and many positions are vacant. Moreover, if I want to do something big in Yizhou, I can't do it without talent!”
"Ding dong!"
At this moment, the system's voice sounded again.
"Phase mission, mission requirements: To fill all the vacant positions in Yizhou, civil officials and generals would each recruit a person who could carry the cauldron! [Mission reward: Random draw!]
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