" Hiss hiss hiss…" In the brazier, the fiery red charcoal and the raging flames greedily burned the paper on it. Not long after, the paper was burned to ashes.
" Fort Master, you are so kind. I am grateful for your great kindness, Fort Master. Sob…" Seeing the pile of things that could kill people, the loan notes that could not be repaid by their descendants in a few lifetimes had turned into ashes in the fire. Instantly, all the villagers of Dagang Village were shocked. Their bodies trembled, and their faces were filled with excitement. They knelt down gratefully to Liu Cheng. Tears streamed down their faces as they spoke with trembling lips.
At this moment, the villagers who owed money all had relieved expressions on their faces. Everyone was crying tears of joy. As for those who were originally forced to sell their daughters to pay off their debts, their families kowtowed repeatedly to Liu Cheng. They kowtowed hard on the ground, and blood flowed out. At the same time, they were incoherently saying words of gratitude,
In the feudal era, usury was like a mountain, suppressing the poor people forever. Most of the time, they would be forced to break up their families and lose their families. Liu Cheng's killing of Qian Lizheng and the other landowners and evil gentry had only made the commoners feel grateful. It turned out that there were really strong people who enforced justice for the heavens and made decisions for the people.
Then, Liu Cheng burned all the promissory notes of the usury and instantly bought the hearts of all the people. They were willing to work for Liu Cheng, even if it meant nothing.
Because this was a great kindness.
This way, their descendants could finally make a comeback.
As for Qian Lizheng and the others, they were all dead. Those loan sharks were different. They didn't need to pay them back. Why weren't the people grateful to Liu Cheng just now?
It could only be said that the burning of the pledge was a shocking scene. The symbolic meaning was greater than the actual meaning. Just like in history, Cao Cao burned his subordinates in front of all the officials, and the letters they wrote to Yuan Shao to contact and surrender were reassuring.
At this time, Liu Cheng personally walked to the people and helped them up. Then, he asked someone to take out the title deeds of Qian Lizheng and the landowners and said,"This is Qian Lizheng's family's land deed, a total of 1250 mu, and the other families 'land, 870 mu, a total of 2120 mu. Now, these fields belong to our Liangshan Mountain, but I can collect three layers of rent a year from these fields and rent them to everyone to cultivate. What do you think?”
Originally, Liu Cheng wanted to give them the land, but he suddenly thought of it. If he gave them the land just like that, then within a day, his kindness would be too great.
After all, if the kindness was heavy, people would get used to it. It would make the commoners feel that this was a matter of course. At that time, they would enjoy the benefits of Liangshan with a clear conscience. In this way, everyone would very likely become a group of ungrateful wolves. Therefore, he changed his mind at the last minute and took the land of Dagang Village as the property of Liangshan. After all, Liangshan was not very far from Dagang Village. Liangshan could still protect this place. Finally, he rented the land to the people for planting at a rent of three layers a year. This was the best of both worlds.
Moreover, this land had the government's note. If it was really distributed to the people, it might not be a good thing for them. It was obvious that the people of the government did not dare to do anything to Liangshan, but they dared to bully the people.
" Fort Master is merciful…"
" The Fort Master is merciful…"
" May the gods and Buddhas bless the Fort Master to live a long life…" The rent was three floors a year, and there were no other exorbitant taxes. This was truly a Bodhisattva who lived. It was a benevolent act.
Like Qian Lizheng and the others, they also rented the land to the commoners to plant. How much land rent did they collect in a year?
If it was crazy, it would be nine, if it was barely human, it would be twenty, if it was thirty, it would be the greatest kindness.
Yes, it was the first level of income for the commoners and the ninth level for the landowners. But now, Liu Cheng had only taken three floors, and the other seven floors were all owned by the people. Therefore, this was an earth-shattering change. The most benevolent person in the world was none other than Liu Cheng.
As such, it was no wonder that the commoners worshipped Liu Cheng as an immortal and revered him as their reborn parents.
It was just a matter of interest.
Moreover, this land did not have to pay the kind of rent that could crush people to death. It was also something that belonged to Liangshan Lake and was not under the control of the government at all. This made people even more excited.
Because since ancient times, the gentry and landowners were the first class of the people who exploited the people, and the officials were the second class. Both were equally vicious.
"Fort Master, I also want to follow you to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens.”Suddenly, many people in the crowd started shouting. There were even some people in their thirties. It could be said that the crowd was in an uproar. Each and every one of them was extremely excited, and their necks were red from shouting.
This commotion caused everyone to be silent at first, but soon, more people began to shout.
"Yes, we also want to follow the Fort Master to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens.”
"Stronghold Chieftain has avenged me and exempted my family's interest, leaving me, Wang San, with nothing to repay. From today onwards, I'll hand over my rotten life to Stronghold Chieftain.”
"Please take us brothers in, chief. We will definitely be obedient.”At this moment, voices rang out one after another. Under Liu Cheng's series of wrist attacks, the villagers of Dagang Village broke the impression that bandits were not good people. They also broke the psychological barrier of becoming bandits. In the end, more than 300 of the hundreds of young people in Dagang Village requested to join the Liangshan team on the spot.
It was a family that wanted to join.
Liu Cheng nodded his head in satisfaction. What happened in Dagang Village today would spread the good reputation of Liangshan far and wide in the future. In this way, more people would trust them. Of course, a good reputation needed to be maintained for many years, so the discipline of Liangshan was even more important. There must not be any black sheep that disturbed the people, bullied the people, or harmed the people, so as not to ruin the reputation of Liangshan.
After that, Liu Cheng took in more than 200 young people between the ages of 13 and 20. He even took away their families, reducing the population of Dagang Village by half in a day. However, the rest of the people were also given farmland. Each family was given two stones of grain. Helping the poor villagers could allow them to live in peace and cultivate the land in peace. Because they had Liang Shanpo to protect them.
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